Chapter 555
Chapter 555
There was a huge gap between her and Shi Jin in the industry. She had never paid attention to the celebrities who were too famous.
"That Shi Jin, the singer."
"The one from 'Ultimate Singer Songwriter'?"
"I think so. She's the one I searched online."
Meng Ling smiled. "Dad, are you serious?"
"When did your dad ever joke with you? I'll send you her WeChat. You can pick her up later."
"Got it."
Meng Ling put down her phone and shook her head secretly. She did not believe this at all.
Her manager happened to be at the side. When she heard Shi Jin's name, she asked, "Why were you talking about Shi Jin?"
"My dad said that the artiste he recommended is Shi Jin."
"Really?" The manager's eyes lit up and she laughed dryly. "That's so funny!"
Meng Ling also felt that her father's joke was not funny at all.
Did he know what status Shi Jin had now?
Not to mention that Shi Jin did not have much interest in these business activities, her schedule was something that even the top female celebrities in the industry could not dare be envious of. Basically, Shi Jin would not attend any of the ineffective social activities.
The places that she was willing to attend were always stunningly beautiful and had the highest value.
How could such a Shi Jin appear on a show like 'Exercise King'?
The manager said, "I've already spoken to the production team. You will bring a substitute friend over. If there's a chance, she will go on stage. If there's no chance, she can only wait by the side."
"Thank you." Meng Ling thanked her sincerely.
The company was very harsh on artists who weren't famous, but their managers were already trying their best to mediate their relationship.
***
Imperial Capital University's medical laboratory.
After a busy day, Shi Jin and Gu Jingyuan walked out of the laboratory together.
The others also followed them, chatting and laughing.
Liang Jing held the data report in his hand and said, "After Shi Jin came over, our progress sped up a lot. These Chinese medicine data are indeed not what we're good at."
"You guys are pretty good too. My understanding of modern medicine is limited."
"Shi Jin, you're too humble. If it weren't for you, it would have taken us at least two more months to reach this conclusion. By then, we would definitely be slightly behind others," Liang Jing said sincerely.
Gu Jingyuan said, "With Shi Jin's data, you guys will have to continue experimenting on your own. Shi Jin won't be here every day for this period of time."
Liang Jing was slightly disappointed, but eventually smiled. "Shi Jin has other work to do. I understand."
Glasses Boy also looked disappointed.
Wei Zai looked up at Shi Jin, then lowered his head again, his eyes flickering.
"I'll send you off," Gu Jingyuan said to Shi Jin as he took in everyone's expressions.
"Fu Xiuyuan is here to pick me up."
Gu Jingyuan laughed. "Then I'll walk with you to the school gate."
***
On the way.
Fu Xiuyuan sat in the car and looked down at the report in his hand as Song Fan drove.
Song Fan kept looking at the rearview mirror, observing Fu Xiuyuan's expression.
Fu Xiuyuan put down the report and pinched the space between his brows. "Speak."
Song Fan's heart skipped a beat. It turned out that he wasn't the only one observing Master Fu. Master Fu had seen all of his actions.
He coughed lightly. "Master Fu, I want to give Miss Shi a present... Don't mind me. I just thought that the stock market had made money previously. I bought a pot of flowers that are not commonly seen on the market for her to study."
He had also thought about it for a long time. Shi Jin didn't lack anything.
It wasn't easy for him to buy a pot of flowers that weren't in Shi Jin's garden. He wanted to give them to Fu Xiuyuan, but was afraid that he would anger him.
That was why he wanted to hear Fu Xiuyuan's thoughts first.
"What flowers?"
"I'm not really sure. That's the picture."
Song Fan passed the phone to Fu Xiuyuan at the red light.
Fu Xiuyuan scoffed and said calmly, "Give it to her."
"Yes, Master Fu," Song Fan replied immediately.
He heard Fu Xiuyuan say faintly, "Anyway, she has plenty of these flowers. Your flowers will only be placed in the corner."
Song Fan:"..."
That stung.
The car stopped at the entrance of Imperial Capital University.
When Song Fan saw Shi Jin and Gu Jingyuan approaching from afar, he immediately got out of the car and opened the door for Shi Jin.
"Be careful on the road," Gu Jingyuan instructed. He knew that Fu Xiuyuan didn't really want to have another third wheel, so he didn't say much and watched as Shi Jin got into the car.
By the time Shi Jin got into the car, Fu Xiuyuan had already put down all sorts of reports.
He took out a brocade box and handed it over.
"What is it?"
"Take a look."
Shi Jin took the brocade box and opened it. Inside was a diamond pendant necklace in the shape of a dragon.
Her zodiac was the dragon, so this gift was quite appropriate.
"Let me think about it. It's neither New Year nor my birthday today..."
"The stocks I bought made money. I bought the ones you recommended." Fu Xiuyuan's eyes were brimming with radiance.
"You bought it too?"
"Mm."
Song Fan:"..."
He had been working for Master Fu for so long. This was the first time he had ever seen Master Fu so happy just from earning money from stocks.
Wait a minute, no. Could it be that he, Yao Jiahong, and Shen Xinghe had made money from buying stocks with Shi Jin, and Master Fu didn't want to be outdone by the people around him, so he had rushed to buy these stocks specially recommended by Shi Jin?
Was this Fu Xiuyuan, the number one financial genius in a listed company? Could this person be three years old?
After Shi Jin received Doctor Meng's message, she quickly added Meng Ling.
In the entertainment industry, Meng Ling could not be considered as having no background. At least, in every drama, she had to be scolded, and in every drama she had to become an obstacle to the relationship between the male and female leads. She could be considered the only one.
According to what Yao Jiahong said, "I don't know if this company purposely created this kind of persona for her or if it was because they didn't want to support her completely. That's why she ended up in such an awkward situation. If she wants to change her career in the future, it will be extremely difficult."
Shi Jin did not mind getting involved with her.
Doctor Meng meant well. Anyway, she had nothing to do recently.
After Meng Ling added Shi Jin's WeChat, she quickly opened her Moments to take a look.
Shi Jin's WeChat Moments was very simple. Basically, she posted either flowers or her own acapella.
"It really is Shi Jin?!" Meng Ling was surprised.
"Hello, Shi Jin. I'm Meng Ling. My dad is Meng Chao. He introduced us to each other."
"Hello, Meng Ling. I heard from Doctor Meng that I'll set off to your place tomorrow."
Meng Ling's heart started thumping.
Although she had been in the industry for a long time, she had never added any celebrities with high status.
In the past, when they were filming, there were old actors and main characters that she added, but she would never message the veteran actors out of the blue.
After the protagonist became famous, she was too embarrassed to chat with them, so her circle of friends was still the same.
Meng Ling could not understand why Shi Jin agreed to her father's request.
"Okay, I'll pick you up then."
After replying to Shi Jin, she went to look for her manager.
The manager was surprised. "Wait, let me see if I'm dreaming now."
She pinched herself and frowned in pain.
After confirming that it was not a dream, she asked, "Is it really Shi Jin? Not a lie?"
"Will I get money from lying to you?"
"Alright then, I'll talk to the company and the production team."
The next day's recording was the highlight since the team competition was held then.
All the artists would be divided into teams to determine the final results of the team.
The person with the worst results would be punished. They might even be replaced by a backup artist. There would be even fewer scenes. Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.
The broadcast team was already preparing for the entire game.
Meng Ling's manager went to the director and told him that Shi Jin was coming.
"Shi Jin?" The director chuckled. "I know Meng Ling doesn't have many scenes. As long as she performs well, she'll get more scenes."
The director also wanted to film the program well, and in order to do so, every artiste had to cooperate. He still needed sponsorships if he wanted to create a good program.
Now, he had no choice, but to accept the sponsorship of "Amazing Concubine's Daughter" and focus all his attention on the male and female leads. He could not care about anything else.
If Meng Ling had any objections, he could understand. However, bringing up Shi Jin was a little ridiculous.
If Meng Ling could invite Shi Jin, would she still act as the supporting actress every time and be pulled down by others until she couldn't get up?
"Director!"
"Alright, alright. I understand. I'll arrange for someone to fetch 'Shi Jin' with Meng Ling."
When the other artistes and managers heard that Shi Jin was coming, some believed it while others didn't.