Chapter 226: The Sixteenth Moon
Chapter 226: The Sixteenth Moon
At this moment, time seemed to stand still.
Then Jiang Qingkui suddenly turned around and stared at Zhou Wang with unclear eyes.
"This is punishment. Who told you to look at it randomly? Where is your self-consciousness as a secretary?"
Zhou Wang looked very calm.
Jiang Qingkui opened her red lips, but in the end she didn\'t say anything, but her eyelids drooped: "I understand...Mr. Zhou."
It wasn\'t until Jiang Qingkui left with the tea cup that Zhou Wang breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back on the boss\'s chair.
Sister Qingkui\'s aura was still too strong, and Zhou Wang, who was so excited, felt a little guilty...
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However, Jiang Qingkui\'s attitude was a bit strange, and he didn\'t seem very angry.
Well, it was obviously her fault in the first place, so she really shouldn\'t be angry!
Zhou Wang subconsciously put his fingers between his nose and sniffed, and when he reacted, he quickly took his hand away as if he was electrocuted.
This is too obscene, what am I doing!
...
At noon, he took a nap in the rest room of the office. When he got up, Zhou Wang had almost calmed down the agitation that had been aroused in the morning.
Agent Lin Ran and photographer Eleven had been waiting outside for a while. When they saw Zhou Wang coming out after washing, they stood up hurriedly.
"Long wait."
Zhou Wang smiled and nodded at the two of them.
"No, no, Mr. Zhou, we have just arrived..."
Lin Ran quickly smiled and waved.
"Let\'s go, where should we go to shoot?"
"It\'s fine in the company, the venue has been arranged."
Zhou Wang nodded, and when he heard that he was in the company, he didn\'t ask Jiang Qingkui to follow him, so he and the two women took the special elevator to the fourth floor of Wuyou Building.
This floor is the entertainment area of ??Wuyou Media. It also has a viewfinder function. Shooting of many indoor scenes can be easily done here.
When Zhou Wang and others passed by, many experts were filming here. When they saw Zhou Wang appearing, they all came over to say hello.
Zhou Wang responded with a nod. In order to avoid being endless, he didn\'t show too much kindness this time. Except for a few who were almost blind, most people were still able to stop in time.
"Sister Ran, good afternoon!"
"Wow, Sister Ran, she has become more and more beautiful recently..."
Lin Ran, who was following Zhou Wang, felt a little uncomfortable facing the enthusiastic compliments from people he knew and didn\'t know.
She is also considered to be the most senior among the company\'s agents, but the only expert she has is "Hua Sui Sui". There are a lot of Internet celebrities at the company\'s level. How has she ever done this before? treatment?
But it\'s different now. Just because Zhou Wang named him the operating officer of his personal account, not to mention other colleagues in the company, when she met Mr. Zhang by chance the day before yesterday, even Mr. Zhang took the initiative to smile and say a few words to her. .
The most outrageous thing is that the incident of Mr. Zheng\'s harassment of her had been settled long ago. But Mr. Dong, who was in charge of personnel evaluation, also found her and compensated her with a sum of money in the name of bonus, which was almost half a year\'s salary. ...
It was the experiences of the past few days that made Lin Ran truly understand that it was so exciting to have "someone above"...
No wonder everyone wants to hug their thighs!
She used to be very opposed to things like unspoken rules, but now, assuming Zhou Wang really needs it, she thinks it\'s not impossible...
Taking a peek at Zhou Wang\'s handsome profile, this equally mature woman felt a little wet.
"Lin Ran, how are you getting along with Xiaoxiao?"
When Lin Ran was thinking wildly, Zhou Wang suddenly asked.
"Ah, you mean Wang Xiaoxiao?"
Lin Ran came to his senses and realized that he had asked a stupid question, otherwise who else could be there?
She nodded quickly and said while observing Zhou Wang\'s face: "It\'s good. She works hard and is very enthusiastic about her work. She can basically listen to what I say... Well, I just think that her previous positioning It\'s not too pure. I want to change her image and make her less sexy. What do you think, Mr. Zhou?"
"Okay, if you want to make music, just make music. There is really no need to deal with all that mess."
Zhou Wang thought for a while and then said: "If she doesn\'t want to participate in activities and entertainment that have nothing to do with work, don\'t force her. If you have any questions, you can come to me directly."
"Okay, Mr. Zhou, I understand."
While Lin Ran responded, he looked at Eleven who was standing next to him with his ears pricked up. They both felt a sense of satisfaction in succeeding.
It seems that those vague rumors in the company are true. Mr. Zhou and Wang Xiaoxiao, tsk...
Just thinking of Hua Sui Sui Sui, who had returned to the mountain city, Lin Ran couldn\'t help but sigh and worry.
She should have already known that it was impossible for Zhou Wang to marry her, but she still made the choice.
The contract has been terminated. If Zhou Wang just wants to play with her, he can eat her up and wipe her clean without taking any responsibility...
I just don\'t know what her "big gamble" will get in the end.
...
"Mr. Zhou, your smile is a little fake. Let\'s try another one. Just try to think of something interesting and try to ignore the camera..."
In a room decorated like a classroom, Eleven, holding a Sony camera, raised his head and reminded.
Zhou Wang, who was sitting behind the desk, shook his head helplessly. He really didn\'t expect that his performance in front of the camera would be so stiff.
After all, I have experienced scenes as big as Wuyu Night, so this kind of shooting should be easy to do...
"Mr. Zhou, this is normal. When everyone first faces the camera, it is difficult to behave naturally. You just need to get used to it."
"Yes, Mr. Zhou, don\'t you know that when Sui Sui was filming for the first time, she could walk with a limp..."
Lin Ran and Eleven didn\'t think it was anything, and they both smiled and spoke.
"Okay, let me adjust it."
Zhou Wang nodded.
The content being filmed now is the material for the first video to be released on Zhou Wang\'s personal account, but it is only the first half, and the rest will be connected to the Wuyou Night party through a transition.
Zhou Wang didn\'t know what the final effect would be. Anyway, it was a script written by Lin Ran with great effort.
The company does have dedicated short video directors, but Lin Ran didn\'t seem to trust them, so he did it himself.
Because there were not many shots to be taken, Zhou Wang originally thought that it would not take too much time, but who knew that this shot still took a whole afternoon.
Not only because Zhou Wang had little experience, but also because Lin Ran and Eleven were pursuing the best results, many scenes were shot over and over again.
It wasn\'t until near sunset that the shooting finally ended. Seeing the two women looking tired, Zhou Wang suggested, "Shall I treat you to a meal?"
"Actually, I really want to kill you, but I can\'t help it. There will be a live broadcast at Xiaoxiao tonight. It\'s the first show after cooperating with Miaomi Music. Eleven and I can\'t miss it..."
Lin Ran shook his head helplessly.
When Zhou Wang heard this, he didn\'t force it. He just took out his mobile phone and transferred a thousand yuan red envelope to each of them.
"Don\'t be embarrassed, just take it, a thousand yuan is really very little to me, just treat it like I\'ve treated you to dinner."
"..."
Listening to Zhou Wang\'s sincere but unflattering words, what else could Lin Ran and Eleven say? They could only silently accept the red envelope, thinking that they were cooperating with Zhou Wang to "show off".
After Lin Ran and Eleven packed up their things and left, Zhou Wang looked at the time and saw that it was almost six o\'clock in the evening. Instead of returning to the office, he directly sent a message to Jiang Qingkui to ask her to go downstairs, and at the same time asked Miao Ying to drive the car. Wait for him at the company door.
"Xixi, come on, don\'t you still need to take a shower? There will be a queue for the shower soon..."
Zhou Wang, who was playing with his cell phone with his head down, suddenly heard a voice coming from beside him. He subconsciously looked up and was startled.
From the terrace area on the fourth floor, several girls walked together. The others looked around and they didn\'t recognize each other, but the one at the end was wearing a white tie-waisted shirt, a black JK skirt, and white stockings, revealing a fair section of her body. The girl with long legs is none other than Endme Ji Xiaoxi, whom Zhou Wang has not seen for four or five days.
"Coming, coming!"
When Zhou Wang looked over, Ji Xiaoxi, who was also tinkering with her phone with her head down, smiled and raised her head, and was about to take steps to catch up with her companion, but she also saw Zhou Wang at the same time.
Ji Xiaoxi\'s footsteps paused, and a mixture of panic, embarrassment, shame, and confusion flashed across her face.
"Mr. Zhou!"
"Hello, Mr. Zhou..."
Several other characters, who didn\'t know whether they were agents or something else, also saw Zhou Wang at this time and quickly greeted him cautiously.
Only Ji Xiaoxi, who paused on the spot, took a step back subconsciously, as if she wanted to turn around and escape.
Zhou Wang glanced at her without saying anything, nodded to a few people and left straight away.
"Mr. Zhou\'s aura is so strong. Don\'t they say he is very easy-going..."
"Shh, keep your voice down, we\'re not far away yet!"
Listening to the discussions of her companions, Ji Xiaoxi gradually came back to her senses. Seeing that Zhou Wang didn\'t say anything specifically to her, she breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time she felt some inexplicable loss...
...
In the elevator, Zhou Wang secretly shook his head.
Did Ji Xiaoxi regard herself as a scourge that she couldn\'t avoid?
Speaking of that night, she was obviously more immersed than herself. If Zhou Wang hadn\'t hesitated for a moment, she might have disappeared before Chen He knocked on the door...
However, girls\' minds have always been complicated. Even though Zhou Wang is now considered "experienced", he still often feels that he cannot control it.
Even for Jiang Mo and Su Yajing, whom he thought he knew best, he didn\'t dare to be 100% sure that he could guess what they were thinking.
Although I was very curious about what the "rainbow-colored exclamation point" above Ji Xiaoxi\'s head meant, since she was leaving Hangzhou tomorrow, she could only let it happen.
As for what happened last time, Zhou Wang had already taken the initiative to upgrade Endme\'s contract as compensation, so he had nothing to be embarrassed about and treated it as an even deal.
bite!
As the elevator reached the first floor, Zhou Wang was walking towards the door when a surprising voice suddenly came from beside him:
"Mr. Zhou?"
Zhou Wang turned his head in surprise and saw a figure standing up from the reception area of ??the hall and walking towards him quickly.
"Oh, are you here to see Ji Xiaoxi?"
Seeing Chen He, Zhou Wang was not surprised and just nodded.
Chen He, who had already stretched out his hands, saw that Zhou Wang had no intention of shaking hands with him. He felt embarrassed for a moment, but was quickly covered up by a smile.
"Yes, she was not feeling well a few days ago and has been resting at home. She only officially came to the company to sign a contract today. I just thought of picking her up from get off work and then going to have a meal together to celebrate..."
"That\'s a good celebration. Congratulations...I\'ll leave first."
Zhou Wang smiled lightly, nodded, and turned to leave.
"Mr. Zhou, did you forget to apply as my friend... Well, I\'m worried that you didn\'t see it and you clicked it three times."
Seeing that Zhou Wang was about to leave, a somewhat anxious Chen He asked quickly.
"Oh, really?"
Zhou Wang pretended to be surprised, "Maybe I missed it. I\'ll take another look when I look back. That\'s it."
Although Chen He was young, he was certainly not stupid for breaking out of the turbulent modeling world. He could certainly hear that Zhou Wang was obviously trying to shirk the situation.
Chen He was a little impatient.
The second season of "Chu Tianyao", which he has spent several months trying to star in, is about to announce the final casting, and Chen He, who has not received any information yet, knows that he has been unsuccessful.
When the results didn\'t come out, Chen He still held on to a trace of luck. When everything settled and the last trace of illusion was shattered, Chen He\'s unwillingness reached the extreme.
Why!
He endured repeated scrubbing with steel wire balls and tried to please the sexy lady for several months before he got such a precious audition opportunity...
But now all is lost.
He knows why.
It\'s not that the glamorous sister is not enough to convince Mr. Ma of Daxia Film and Television, but that the other party is unwilling to expend so much effort on her behalf. Being able to recommend her for an audition is already a piece of meat thrown by the other party.
The root of the problem is that as one of the talkative people in the fashion circles of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, there is no shortage of so-called young models like me.
If he hadn\'t put so much thought into it, suppressing his nausea and watching countless movies, and trying every trick to please him, maybe that sexy lady would have been tired of him long ago...
Perhaps, he is also afraid that he will escape from her control after successfully entering the film and television industry, right?
In fact, he got a lot from the other party. So many catwalk resources and various print advertisements have already made him seven figures.
But with this little money, what can we do in the first-tier cities that are so rich and luxurious?
Especially in this circle, Chen He has seen too much scenery above the upper class... It is the life he dreams of.
He also hopes that one day, he will be the one who wields the whip, so that those so-called supermodels who always have a cold face can kneel down obediently, crawl to his feet willingly, and let himself be whipped arbitrarily...
But the reality is that because he sent many messages in succession, the director in charge of casting at Daxia Film and Television has deleted him.
Although he came to Wuyou Media today to pick up Ji Xiaoxi from get off work, Chen He actually also thought about whether he would meet Zhou Wang.
He knew that Zhou Wang must be a busy man, so he just thought about it, but he didn\'t expect that he actually bumped into him.
What\'s this?
This is the revelation of fate!
So Chen He was not willing to let Zhou Wang go so easily no matter what.
Ji Xiaoxi didn\'t even know what kind of advantage Zhou Wang had taken last time, and now that he was letting Zhou Wang go, wouldn\'t his "pay" be in vain?
"Um, Mr. Zhou... do you want to have dinner with us?"
Chen He, who was in a hurry, suggested.
Once again blocked by Chen He, Zhou Wang shook his head helplessly. He was about to refuse, but was suddenly stunned.
Seeing that Zhou Wang didn\'t speak for a while, Chen He, who thought Zhou Wang was attracted, quickly struck while the iron was hot: "I booked a reservation at a well-known French restaurant. It\'s quite difficult to book a location there. It happened that Xiaoxi\'s contract could be upgraded, and it was because of Zhou. Thank you for taking care of us, we would like to find a chance to thank you..."
Zhou Wang actually didn\'t quite hear what Chen He was saying. He was checking the system prompts.
Yes, Zhou Wang was also puzzled as to why the system would pop up a prompt at this time...
bite!
[Due to the blessing of "Mythical Chessboard - Realm of Crouching Dragon", the host triggers adventure and opens a hidden round: Angels and Demons - Middle Chapter: Whisper of the Soul. "
[Automatically bound adventure object: Ji Xiaoxi]
[Are you ready to peek into the truth again? ]
[The hidden round will open "in 1 hour and 23 minutes"]
[If you choose to complete this round, please arrive at the following location before the countdown ends]
[Ambré Ciel restaurant.gps]
...
Zhou Wang was stunned for a while before he finished digesting this very brief information.
He was in a trance for a moment.
After all, it had been a long time since the first "hidden round" was opened, and he hadn\'t heard the word for a long time.
At the same time, he also suddenly realized that the "rainbow exclamation point" above Ji Xiaoxi\'s head turned out to be a hint for a hidden round.
When he first arrived at the "Mythical Chessboard" in Hangzhou, the system explained that the "Mythical Chessboard" meant that the city\'s map would provide at least three initial hidden rounds.
Unexpectedly, one of them would come true in Endme.
But...why did the trigger switch of the hidden round fall on her boyfriend Chen He?
"Mr. Zhou, Mr. Zhou?"
At this time, seeing that Zhou Wang remained silent and seemed to be a little distracted, Chen He couldn\'t help but shout a few more words.
"Is the restaurant you are talking about called Ambré Ciel Restaurant?"
"Ah, Mr. Zhou, how do you know?"
Chen He was obviously taken aback.
Chen He\'s answer also made Zhou Wang completely sure. He smiled and said, "There are not many famous French restaurants in Hangzhou. I just guessed it casually."
"That\'s true. It\'s the only French restaurant in Hangzhou with one Michelin star. It\'s really not difficult to guess."
Chen He suddenly said: "Look at that, Mr. Zhou..."
"That\'s okay, but I\'d better treat you..."
"How can that be done!"
When he heard that Zhou Wang really agreed, Chen He was overjoyed and quickly shook his head, "We agreed to thank you, how can we let you spend money? I have to do this meal!"
"Let\'s talk about it then. Have you driven?"
"Let\'s go, I borrowed my friend\'s car, Mr. Zhou..."
"Then I\'ll go there by myself. See you in the restaurant later."
"Okay, okay, Mr. Zhou, the time I reserved is seven o\'clock, you can go directly there, I will wait for Xiaoxi, I will send you the location of the restaurant..."
"Well, my friend application has been approved."
Upon hearing that Zhou Wang finally added him as a friend, Chen He secretly gave himself a thumbs up.
Fortunately, he was smart and made this invitation on the spur of the moment. Otherwise, it is foreseeable that it would be basically impossible for him to add Wang Wang\'s WeChat.
...
Ambré Ciel Restaurant in Hangzhou is located on the northwest side of West Lake, near Tianmu Mountain Road, which Zhou Wang must pass every day when he goes home.
This restaurant is famous in certain circles for several reasons.
One of them is the rating from Michelin. There are currently eleven Michelin restaurants in Hangzhou, all of which have one star. Therefore, this restaurant actually symbolizes one of the highest-level local food sources in Hangzhou.
And its chef Alan Yu is also very famous. He is one of the few Chinese-American chefs with three Michelin stars.
Another reason is the location of this restaurant.
It\'s located on the first floor of a beauty brand\'s corporate headquarters, which means it\'s actually built in an office building.
However, the word "Po" itself also explains its origin. This restaurant is a cross-border joint venture between the domestic beauty brand and the Michelin chef, so it is not surprising that the restaurant is built at the company\'s headquarters.
At 7:05 pm, the Rolls-Royce driven by Miao Ying drove into the building\'s ground parking lot and parked into the marked internal parking space under the guidance of the security guard.
"Boss, we\'re here."
Miao Ying\'s voice came from the front row, causing Zhou Wang, who was flipping through a magazine with his head down, to look up.
"Qing Kui, are you sure you don\'t want to go in with me?"
Zhou Wang asked Jiang Qingkui, who didn\'t speak much along the way.
"I don\'t have much appetite. If you don\'t have any other instructions, I will go back and rest first."
Jiang Qingkui shook his head.
Although she occasionally joked with Zhou Wang, Jiang Qingkui always understood clearly at critical moments. At least at this time, she could tell that Zhou Wang\'s invitation was not sincere...
Although it was a little strange, because Jiang Qingkui knew that it was a couple who invited Zhou Wang to dinner, and in theory there was nothing to hide from her, but Jiang Qingkui couldn\'t explore everything. At this time, she knew that she just had to disappear obediently.
"Okay, let Miao Ying take you back first... Qing Kui."
Zhou Wang, who was about to get off the car, thought for a moment, then turned back and called Jiang Qingkui.
"Um?"
"Are you a little angry with me today?"
Jiang Qingkui was startled, and then blinked with unclear meaning: "Why do you ask like that?"
"What do you think?"
"Sorry, boss, I can\'t answer your question."
Jiang Qingkui was silent for a moment and said.
"Why?" Zhou Wang was a little confused.
"If I say I\'m not angry, it may fuel your arrogance and make you more presumptuous, but it\'s inappropriate if I say I\'m angry. You are my boss after all, and I still have to rely on you for food. You Is that true? "
Jiang Qingkui smiled softly.
"...There\'s nothing wrong with it."
Regarding Jiang Qingkui\'s clear logic, Zhou Wang could only give a thumbs up.
He thought for a moment, then signaled Jiang Qingkui to wait a moment. He got out of the car and walked around to the box behind him. After a while, he came back holding a small box made of logs and handed it to Jiang Qingkui.
"For you."
Jiang Qingkui was not sure why at first, but when she lowered her head and saw the "snowflake"-shaped sign on the wooden box, Jiang Qingkui couldn\'t help but tremble with her palms.
"Patek Philippe?"
The luxury goods she knows are relatively popular, and she only knows three high-end watch brands, but as it happens, PATEK PHILIPPE is one of them. The other two are Rolex, which is basically well-known by everyone, and Cartier, which women will pay attention to. .
"Well, just consider it an apology. Don\'t worry about what happened in the morning."
Zhou Wang said casually.
Jiang Qingkui pursed her lips, glanced at Zhou Wang, then lowered her head and carefully opened the watch box.
Immediately, a women\'s steel band watch with a bezel inlaid with diamonds appeared in sight.
(Patek Philippe 5087 women\'s watch, attached hand renderings)
"I..."
Jiang Qingkui actually wanted to refuse, but Zhou Wang\'s gift was too timely.
For image and work reasons, she was recently planning to buy a watch.
She had only worked for Zhou Wang for a short time, and she had only received one month\'s salary, which was low but not low. Plus the bonus, even after tax was deducted, it was a small amount of one hundred thousand.
But for girls, daily expenses are exaggerated compared to boys. The more refined a girl lives, the more so. So when it comes to buying a watch, Jiang Qingkui is still a little short of money.
She originally liked Cartier\'s blue balloon, but Xu Wenqian was wearing that model, and she didn\'t want to conflict with him. Other styles did not meet her aesthetic taste, and she couldn\'t afford the more expensive ones for the time being, so the whole The situation is quite embarrassing...
And who can refuse a Patek Philippe, which is known as the king of watches?
It\'s funny to say that when she first joined the job, she tried to counteract all the sugar-coated bullets sent by Zhou Wang, but...
The Porsche Panamera is really easy to drive, and the professional skirt from Hermès is also really easy to wear, plus the small satisfaction that comes from crossing a class in advance...
After getting used to it, she even started to look down on the original clothes in her wardrobe.
With complicated emotions, Jiang Qingkui finally nodded according to her heart: "I like this watch very much. Thank you, Mr. Zhou."
"You\'re welcome. If you don\'t like steel straps, there are leather straps, and the visual effect will be softer, but I think the steel strap should suit your temperament."
As Zhou Wang spoke, he had already picked up the watch from the watch box and was about to help Jiang Qingkui put it on.
Jiang Qingkui let Zhou Wang fiddle with her slender and slender hands, unable to say any words of rejection. After putting the watch on, Jiang Qingkui took a look at it and couldn\'t help but curve her eyebrows.
This watch is really beautiful...
"Sister Qingkui, since I gave you a gift worth more than 200,000 yuan, do you want to tell me whether you are angry or not?"
While Jiang Qingkui was still dazed, Zhou Wang suddenly came closer and asked in a low voice against her crystal earlobe.
Jiang Qingkui\'s body stiffened, and then she turned her head away. She knew that she should not answer this question when she had already stated two hypotheses, but perhaps the cold touch on her wrist swallowed up her reason. After a moment, , she finally bit her lip helplessly and responded softly:
"I\'m... not angry."