Proofreader: Prof Zhu Yuan
The executive office.
Mr. Zhang sits in the chair, looking at his supervisor Mr. Liu, “Mr. Liu, what can I do for you?”
“Bo Yu becomes so popular recently. His news is reported everywhere.” Mr. Liu says lightly, “Lao Zhang, I have a completely new appraisal of you about your ability of star-making.”
Mr. Zhang laughs and doesn’t reply to him.
Mr. Liu laughs and shakes his head. Then he changes the topic. “However, I hear that Bo Yu still has more than a year on his contract. Have you talked to him about renewal?”
If Bo Yu doesn’t become popular because of The Young General, the agency will be indifferent to his renewal. But the situation is different now. Bo Yu is popular all of a sudden, and his popularity is roughly the same with the leading male stars. So, it is impossible for the agency to let go of that a legendary tree like him that sheds coins when shaken.
Mr. Zhang has thought about that matter these days, but he doesn’t have a conclusion. In order to be the best broker, he must be responsible for several notable actors and actress. And Bo Yu is the suitable candidate at present.
However, he doesn’t know whether Bo Yu is willing to sign a contract with Tingfeng or not.
Mr. Zhang’s facial expression is hesitant, and Mr. Liu is immediately displeased and says in a cold voice, “All right. I don’t need to know the process. Just tell me the result.”
“I will try to persuade him!” Mr. Zhang says sternly.
Liu always nods satisfactorily. When he thinks of something, he rolls his eyes and says, “By the way, Lao Li has so many things to do recently, and he is responsible for so many trainees. So, it is hard for him to take good care of all of them. Well, how about taking charge of a trainee for him during this period?”
Mr. Zhang feels unhappy. It is disgraceful for him to take care of the trainee for Lao Li?
While he is thinking, the door of the office compartment is opened. Ran Fei, wearing the white shirt and black trousers with the reddish cheeks, comes over and bows respectfully to Mr. Zhang. “Hello, Zhang Ge, I’m Ran Fei. Hope to get well along with you.”
Mr. Liu glances at Ran Fei’s raised bottom as he bows with the ambiguous eyes and laughs deeply.
Mr. Zhang’s blood freezes. Then he understands that the background of that trainee is certainly not ordinary; otherwise Mr. Liu can’t ask him for such a trainee.
Mr. Liu looks at Mr. Zhang, suggesting to him, “Take good care of that trainee, whose prospect is beyond measure.”
Ran Fei, looking down, seems to be embarrassed because of his praise.
Mr. Zhang thinks that he shouldn’t stay here, so he excuses himself from the office.
Well, he knows about latent rules, but he hasn’t seen the person who blatantly implies latent rules.
Ran Fei nods to Mr. Liu who smiles ambiguously, and slowly follows Mr. Zhang out.
There are only Ran Fei and Mr. Zhang in the elevator. Ran Fei suddenly says, “Bo Ge and I met at the audition of the same crew before. But at that time, he wasn’t so popular as now.”
Mr. Zhang says idly, “What is the crew?”
“It’s Director Wang’s male urban TV series. At that time, I auditioned for the tech geek as the third male supporting role at the same time with Bo Ge.” Ran Fei pretends to say humbly. “I have never thought that Bo Ge becomes the male protagonist so soon. Although it is the web series, it is pretty good for a trainee to get such achievements.”
Mr. Zhang thoughtfully looks at him. He belittles that The Young General is too low, so Bo Yu can act as the male protagonist and become popular all of a sudden.
It seems that Ran Fei is shoddy.
When the elevator door opens, Ran Fei leaves Mr. Zhang, smiling, and takes the lead in taking the elevator.
Mr. Zhang shrugs his shoulders and follows him.
*
Wearing the dinosaur suit that Mo Anyu gives him, little watermelon wants to touch the tail with his hand. However, the tail and his hand are so short, and he sweats anxiously.
Dandan barks, looking at little Watermelon in green. While Bo Yu is not looking at them in the living room, it jumps in place and bites little watermelon’s dinosaur tail, hanging in mid-air and shaking.
Little watermelon is caught off guard. It loses equilibrium and almost falls down.
Dandan bites off the dinosaur’s tail and walks around in the house with the tail in its mouths, waging its tail very happily.
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Little Watermelon with the red-rimmed eyes runs behind it. After catching up, they twist into a fight.
Bo Yu is standing in the kitchen and washes vegetables with Mo Anyu, preparing to have the hot pot.
Mo Anyu Yu washes green vegetables, then puts them on the dish, takes the corn and continues to wash. “I hear that your contract will expire in more than a year. Is there a renewal or you want to find another agency?”
That kind of topic can only be talked about with good friends in private, which is a taboo for most people.
That is also a taboo for Bo Yu. He takes a serious look at Mo Anyu who is washing the corn, and laughs, “I have no idea right now.”
It seems that Mo Anyu doesn’t know that is taboo for Bo Yu, and continues to say, “If you want to continue acting, Tingfeng is not the best choice for you. They have too many despicable means, and opportunities in entertainment are not pretty good either.
Bo Yu is silent.
It has been almost ten years since his debut. He has signed with Tingfeng for ten years, so he knows about the shortcomings.
To be honest, Bo Yu has no nostalgia for Tingfeng. If it doesn’t benefit his development now, he will leave it without hesitation.
He just has no idea which agency he should sign with after terminating the agreement with Tingfeng.
Quickly, Mo Anyu’s confidential words succeed in overcoming Bo Yu’s defense and vigilance.
Bo Yu hesitates for a moment and says, “I really think about renewing the contract. After all, I have cooperated with Tingfeng for ten years. If I leave all of a sudden, I feel a little...”
Mo Anyu nods in understanding, puts the vegetables aside and lets them drain. Then he takes out the lighter and a cigarette from his pocket and lights up the cigarette in his mouth.
Bo Yu looks at him.
Mo Anyu takes another one out, puts it into Bo Yu’s mouth and lights up it for him.
The two men stay in the kitchen and begin to talk about life, while smoking.
“My contract with Tingfeng will expire soon. I don’t want to extend my contract because I feel that its development trend is not suitable for me.” Mo Anyu, holding a cigarette between his two fingers, glances greedily at Bo Yu’s eyes through the fog.
Bo Yu lowers his eyes, puts the kitchen knife in place, places the sliced meat on a plate, and says, “Have you considered which agency you will sign with?”
“I trust your decision.” Mo Anyu smiles and says ambiguously, “I will go wherever you go. We are less-fortunate lovers.”
Bo Yu doesn’t take Mo Anyu’s words seriously at all, giggling, and thinks that it is a joke.
Mo Anyu smiles and doesn’t take that serious, either.
Bo Yu is here. So, there are always chances for him.
After a conversation, Mo Anyu pierces Bo Yu’s last defense, and Bo Yu is amiable and feels obviously close to Mo Anyu.
“There’s still more than a year. Consider those things carefully. We are not in a hurry.” Mo Anyu serves the dishes on the table with courtesy.
Bo Yu sets chopsticks, nodding approvingly: “I’ll look for the agency carefully. I’ll tell you as soon as I make the decision.”
*
The next day, Bo Yu receives an urgent notice from Mr. Zhang and sends little Watermelon to the preschool class. Bo Yu enjoins little Watermelon and then leaves.
However, as soon as Bo Yu comes out of the door, he sees Teacher Chen leaning against the wall, looking at himself unblinkingly and frowning. Bo Yu deviates from her.
Mr. Chen stops Bo Yu and says with grievance, “I want to talk to you.”
“There’s nothing for us to talk about.” Bo Yu looks around. Teacher Chen can’t see his facial expression because of the sunglasses on his face.
“It is be wrong of me to deal with what happened to little Watermelon before. It is my neglect of duty, but it isn’t entirely my fault!” Teacher Chen says very excitedly.
“Oh?” Bo Yu sneers.
While hearing that, Bo Yu decides to listen to the female teacher’s excuse. With such a laugh, Bo Yu raises his feet and walks towards the backyard.
Teacher Chen is stunned at first. When she finds that Bo Yu walks towards the backyard, she quickly follows up.
At this time, there are no children playing in the backyard. So, it is the best place to talk.
“Little Watermelon is blocked in the man’s restroom. It’s impossible for a female teacher to follow him to the man’s restroom, right? It’s not fair!” The more Teacher Chen says, the more grieved she feels.
Because of little Watermelon’s incident, the dean is somewhat dissatisfied with her, and even hopes that she will resign on her own initiative in several conversations. She doesn’t want to lose the job. She hesitates several times, and then she makes up her mind to beg Bo Yu and wants him to put in a good word for her to the dean.
Bo Yu leans back against the slide. “Is that all?”
Teacher Chen takes a dissatisfied glance at Bo Yu.
“What’s your aim?” Bo Yu doesn’t believe that Teacher Chen just wants to defend for herself.
Teacher Chen lowers his head and says carefully, “I want you to help me put in a good word to the dean. I’m driven into a corner.”
Bo Yu sneers and nods, “Listen to my opinion first.”
“Firstly, why don’t you inform me in time when little Watermelon is bullied?”
Teacher Chen’s mouth moves and tries to explain. But Bo Yu doesn’t want to listen to her explanation at all, and goes on.
“Secondly, little Watermelon is taken away by my friend. Why don’t you inform me in time again?”
Teacher Chen is in a cold sweat, stuttering without saying a word. Finally, she can only awkwardly lower her head.
Bo Yu takes a deep breath and says to himself in his heart three times, “I’m a gentleman”. Then he is forced to control his anger against Teacher Chen.
“I hope you won’t stop me anymore if there’s nothing important.” Bo Yu takes a deep look at Teacher Chen, who is stunned, and leaves with strides.
He doesn’t want to stay with the young woman teacher, even for a minute.
When she makes some mistakes, she refuses to be responsible for her mistakes and even tries to shirk responsibility!
In consideration of her attitude toward work, Bo Yu doubts whether she can make a good relationship with the children or not. She won’t really love the children!
Teacher Chen stands in place, her face turning red with anger because of Bo Yu’s words just now.
How can he treat her with such an attitude?
After the anger has subsided, Bo Yu sits in the driver’s seat and doesn’t start the car. He leans back on the seat and breathes deeply.
Perhaps he is really angry for what Teacher Chen has done, so he flips out just now.
After sitting for a while, Bo Yu steps on the accelerator and the car leaps forward.
After the web series becomes more popular, Bo Yu’s position in the company and popularity rise. When Bo Yu walks from the company hall to Mr. Zhang’s office, there are always warm greetings with Bo Yu. Bo Yu’s attitude is neither cold nor gracious, and those people who greet him don’t mind.
Bo Yu opens the door and enters the office.
Mr. Zhang sits at his desk and sees Bo Yu coming in. He says passionately and a little flattering. “I’ll make tea for you. Please have a try.”
Bo Yu picks up his cup and sips the tea lightly. “What can I do for you?”
“Introduce a trainee to you.” Mr. Zhang forces himself to smile. He is worried that Bo Yu won’t agree to Ran Fei’s proposal, so he feels a little nervous. But Mr. Liu has already asked him, and he can’t overtly agree but overtly oppose.
“I don’t want to see him.” Bo Yu refuses. He is not foolish, so he won’t give half of his hard-won opportunities to a trainee.
“Mr. Liu always has made his opening pitch. You have to meet the trainee.” Mr. Zhang shows that it is none of his business.
Bo Yu smiles without replies.
Mr. Zhang is embarrassed. He complains in his heart that Bo Yu can’t read his face and doesn’t even give him a step to avoid embarrassment. Next story -> Story 16.