Chapter 433 I like the smell of you
Hearing Yang Rou's words, Lu Man couldn't help but ask, "Did He Mengxue give it to you too?"
Yang Rou looked at Lu Man, nodded, and then said coldly, "Yes. That day in the office, Mr. Chen was looking for shower gel, and Mr. He saw it and recommended it to him. The brand he used."
"Because I was there too, she gave Mr. Chen a bottle the next day and also gave me one."
"However, I didn't finish my own shower gel, so I haven't used it yet."
After hearing Yang Rou's words, Lu Man felt even more guilty.
Because she felt that she really misunderstood Chen Yan.
In fact, even though Chen Yan had just proved that the fragrance on his body did not come from He Mengxue but from the shower gel, Lu Man still had many doubts in his heart.
Because she thought: Is it possible that He Mengxue didn't give Chen Yan the shower gel at all? Chen Yan used her shower gel at He Mengxue's house.
But...after Yang Rou proved that He Mengxue did give her the shower gel, this doubt disappeared.
In addition to being worried that Chen Yan was taking a shower at He Mengxue's house, Lu Man actually felt that... even if the shower gel was really given by He Mengxue, then the act of giving the shower gel was too intimate, right?
How close does the relationship have to be to receive shower gel as a gift?
However, when Yang Rou said that she also received the shower gel, Lu Man felt that... this was not a problem.
She even imagined the scene at that time: He Mengxue probably liked this shower gel very much, so after hearing that Chen Yan's shower gel was sold out, she strongly recommended it.
Chen Yan probably wasn't very interested.
However, in order to make her favorite brand more popular with more people, He Mengxue gave a bottle to each person present for them to try.
In this way, everything makes sense and is normal.
So, thinking of this, Lu Man couldn't help but feel even more guilty towards Chen Yan.
She felt that she really misunderstood Chen Yan. No wonder Chen Yan was so angry...
It’s just… when she didn’t see it, just when she was blaming herself, Chen Yan and Yang Rou looked at each other, then nodded slightly.
The aroma issue was resolved, and soon, the dishes were served one after another. The atmosphere became much more lively.
Chen Yan just wanted to solve the Shura Field, and didn't want to make Lu Man too sad, so during the meal, he took the initiative to pick up some food for Lu Man, which touched Lu Man very much.
Everyone present was well aware of the ambiguous relationship between their two bosses, so they all pretended not to notice and continued chatting with each other.
After the meal, Song Chuang had to rush back to Tiandu, Lu Man and Sister Meili also wanted to go home, only Chen Yan and Yang Rou returned to the company.
So, at the hotel entrance, several people parted ways.
The company's car and driver were already waiting on the roadside, dropping off several people.
Chen Yan waved goodbye to them, exchanged glances with Lu Man, and then walked towards the company side by side with Yang Rou.
Walking on the road, perhaps because Yang Rou's personality was too cold, the two of them did not speak for a long time.
After a while, Chen Yan took the initiative to speak.
He said to Yang Rou, "Sister Rou, I owe you a favor today."
The favor he was talking about was Yang Rou cooperating with him to resolve the Shura field.
Not long after entering the meeting room, Chen Yan guessed the reason why he was exposed: although he took a shower, he accidentally used He Mengxue's shower gel. So he also had the scent of He Mengxue on him.
However, because Chen Yan had never associated the scent of his shower gel with the scent of He Mengxue, he made this mistake.
So, after Lu Man discovered the problem, what Chen Yan had to do was to explain the matter.
Chen Yan only had to think about it for a moment before he came up with the explanation: He Mengxue gave him shower gel. He took a bath at home.
However, this explanation is too weak. There are too many loopholes to be exposed.
So, Chen Yan needs a wingman.
Among the three outsiders present, Sister Meili is Lu Man’s person, and Song Chuang is based in Tiandu, not in Qingdao.
So, the only candidate left was Yang Rou.
If it were the Chen Yan from the past, he would never dare to make such a request to Yang Rou.
However, since the last time he chatted with "Yang Rou" online, Chen Yan, who knew Yang Rou's true character, still believed that Yang Rou was willing to help him.
So, after taking the energy pills, he not only remembered the brand and appearance of the shower gel, but also sent a WeChat message to Yang Rou asking for help.
This is how the self-consistent lie that follows came about.
Hearing Chen Yan say this, Yang Rou smiled slightly, nodded, and didn't say anything.
Chen Yan looked at her expression, thought for a moment, and then asked,
"Sister Rou, is there anything you want? As long as it's not exaggerated, you can ask for it. I'm repaying you a favor."
Yang Rou looked at Chen Yan with interest on her cold face, and said softly, "Mr. Chen, I can tell at a glance that you don't understand women. Women... don't like questions~"
Hearing Yang Rou's tone, which was different from usual, Chen Yan was stunned.
Because as Yang Rou's tone changed, her entire temperament became completely different.
The original coldness disappeared without a trace, replaced by a natural charm that made Chen Yan lose his mind.
After listening to her words, Chen Yan thought for a moment, and then said, "Okay. I'll treat you to dinner tomorrow night. Remember to be there on time."
Yang Rou shook her head gently, "This is too chauvinistic~"
Chen Yan: …
"Will you have dinner with me tomorrow?"
Yang Rou raised her eyebrows, "It's still a problem~~"
Chen Yan looked at Yang Rou's half-smiley expression. There was only one voice in his mind: She is teasing me! She is definitely teasing me!
However, it must be said that Yang Rou's pushing and pulling successfully aroused Chen Yan's desire to win.
So, he thought for a moment, looked into Yang Rou's eyes, smiled, and said, "I want to go to the Gemini Hotel for dinner tomorrow night. I can't eat without you. So..."
A brilliant smile blossomed on Yang Rou's face, which had always been serious.
That smile is like the melting of icebergs and the blooming of spring flowers.
She bowed slightly, "My pleasure, sir~"
Perhaps because they saw each other's unknown side, the distance between the two of them was shortened a lot. So the conversation between the two of them became more harmonious.
And so, the two of them got into the elevator together and returned to their respective companies.
However, after returning to the office, Chen Yan felt a little regretful.
Because, after he came to his senses, he found out that he had actually made an appointment with Yang Rou!
Didn’t I want to stay away from Yang Rou, this dangerous woman, a few days ago?
How come, after being provoked by her, he took the initiative to ask her out? !
Moreover, he made the appointment in such an ambiguous tone!
Oh. Damn my desire to win!
After sitting back at his desk, Chen Yan thought carefully about the "confrontation" with Yang Rou just now.
The more Chen Yan thought about it, the more he felt that he had fallen into a trap.
Yang Rou's calm guidance and the sudden change in tone and expression were like a bait, constantly luring Chen Yan to take the bait.
But he didn't notice any of this, and happily followed Yang Rou's request to continue the conversation, which eventually made their relationship so ambiguous.
After thinking it over, Chen Yan felt: This woman's level is too high!
When getting along with her, Chen Yan seemed to see himself "when getting along with He Mengxue".
They all seemed to take things so lightly and were chatting and laughing happily.
Dangerous, very dangerous!
Thinking of this, Chen Yan decided that he must be alert at dinner tomorrow, and even take an energy pill to speed up his brain.
Anyway, I can't let Yang Rou lead me into this bad situation again.
After thinking about Yang Rou, Chen Yan began to think about the content of today's meeting.
In fact, several senior executives of the company have their own areas of expertise.
For example, Song Chuang is good at issuance and capital operation.
For example, Sister Meili is good at artist management and brand maintenance.
For example, Yang Rou is good at film and television project production.
As for Lu Man...
She is beautiful.
Therefore, compared with the other three executives, Chen Yan trusts Yang Rou's judgment on the Xu brothers' projects more: that is, the probability of these projects failing is too high.
This also happens to coincide with Chen Yan's judgment.
This invisibly relieved a lot of the pressure in Chen Yan's heart.
After all, no matter what he said, when he really had to face such an alliance's stranglehold, Chen Yan was still a little nervous.
Now, with Yang Rou and him on the same front, Chen Yan felt that he might not really need to worry so much.
So, he had made up his mind.
After a while, when Yang Rou, Song Chuang and others got the information of these projects, he used Polaroid to take some pictures to see the status of these projects.
If it was really as he and Yang Rou expected, these were some failed works, then Chen Yan would have to step on the corpses of the Xu brothers to reach the top of the entertainment industry!
…
At the same time, Chen Yan was planning various ways to take down the Xu family.
The Xu brothers were also holding a small meeting.
Director Zhang was not present at this meeting, only the Xu brothers were present.
After the press conference, Xu Zhaoqing felt refreshed. He danced in front of his brother and talked about how cool and domineering he was today.
Xu Zhaorong just smoked with an expressionless face.
The smoke was so thick that it seemed to obscure his face.
Just like that, he silently listened to Xu Zhaoqing finish his story today, and then slowly said, "Please take care of these projects."
"Do everything yourself and don't let others interfere."
Xu Zhaoqing smiled and said, "Brother, don't worry. There are so many big names and so many resources."
"If I can't make these TV shows and movies well , then what's the difference between me and a pig?"
Hearing his brother's words, Xu Zhaorong shook his head slightly.
Then he asked, "Zhao Qing, do you really think these projects can succeed?"
Hearing his brother's words, Xu Zhaoqing's expression froze. He looked at his brother and asked in confusion, "Brother, you don't think it's good?"
Xu Zhaorong pressed the cigarette butt into the ashtray and nodded slowly.
Xu Zhaoqing said doubtfully, "Then why are you still...?"
Xu Zhaorong stood up, walked to the French window, looked at the prosperous Tiandu outside, and said, "Otherwise, what can I do?"
"Before, I thought that accepting the Zhao family's resources would give us opportunities for development."
"But later I realized that the moment we made this decision, we were already being controlled by capital."
“Capital doesn’t understand content, nor does it believe in content.”
“Because content cannot be copied.”
"They just need a replicable model that can be verified and then reproduced as fast as bacteria."
"So, for them, the investment amount doesn't matter. What matters is that they can succeed and that this success can be replicated."
"So what could be easier to succeed and easier to replicate than pairing big stars with big IPs?"
At this point, he lit up another cigarette, squinted his eyes and took a puff, "So, since they want it, let's give it to them."
"After all, this is the only way to get as much money as possible from them."
"As for whether it can be successful, no one knows until it is filmed."
Hearing his brother's words, Xu Zhaoqing was a little surprised. He said, "Well, what if it doesn't work?"
Xu Zhaorong smiled. "No? The film and television industry itself is a high-risk industry. If it fails, isn't it normal?"
"Anyway, they've given the money..."
He turned to look at his brother, "As long as we can make money, that's fine."
"Besides, those projects are really interesting. Who knows, we might get lucky."
Hearing what his brother said, Xu Zhaoqing opened his mouth wide and his brain almost crashed. He felt that he could not keep up with his brother's train of thought.
"This... is not what I expected?"
"I have four or five best actor and actress awards, three or four top TV shows, and a sci-fi blockbuster finale. Shouldn't I be the one to open a new chapter in the film and television industry?!"
'How did you suddenly become a discarded pawn?'
'Did I get the wrong script?'
"I must have taken the wrong one..."
…
And at the same time.
Tiandu. Zhao Group.
Zhao Qingtian was handling official business with his head down while chatting with his assistant without even raising his head.
"Does Xu Zhaorong think you're a fool?"
"If the film and television industry could succeed simply by piling up stars and IPs, it would have been eaten up by capital long ago."
"That's how he fooled me back then. I exposed him."
"I didn't expect that I would use this trick to fool you now?"
"After so many years, not even the routine has changed?"
Hearing what Zhao Qingtian said, his beautiful assistant's face turned red and then pale.
She reviewed and approved all these projects, and she didn't think there was anything wrong with them. But when it came to Zhao Qingtian, she was criticized.
She wanted to refute, but she didn't know how to refute.
After all, she had witnessed Zhao Qingtian's success time and time again over the years.
So, in the end, she said, "Then Mr. Zhao, I...will stop these projects?"
Zhao Qingtian waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "No need."
"It's a film and television project. No one knows whether it will be successful or not before the final product is out. Let him do it."
"It's all other branches' money anyway. We can just lose it if we lose it. It will weaken their strength. Let them have nothing to do every day, and always think about making trouble because of Zhao Xuan's death."
At this point, Zhao Qingtian raised his head and took a sip of coffee. "Besides, this rubbish plan can distract Chen Yan's attention. It can also serve as a cover for our real plan."
"So, let him do it."
"Wait for me to go to them in person and ask for our share of the dividends."
Hearing Zhao Qingtian's words, the female assistant said, "Yes. Mr. Zhao."
After that, she paused.
"Then I will continue to move forward with our plan?"
Zhao Qingtian nodded, and just as he was about to lower his head to continue handling official business, he immediately raised his head and solemnly warned, "Don't let the news leak out. Especially to the He family."
The female assistant nodded again.
…
Just like that, with each family having their own thoughts and calculations, the day passed quickly.
In the evening, after get off work, Chen Yan did not go home immediately. Instead, he took a taxi to He Mengxue's house and took two bottles of shower gel she used.
He Mengxue was a little confused as to why Chen Yan suddenly asked for her shower gel.
So, Chen Yan told her: I kind of like the smell of you...
So, just one sentence made He Mengxue's heart beat "boom bang bang".
So, he was very enthusiastic in giving it and even wanted to give Chen Yan a few more bottles.
In the end, Chen Yan politely declined.
After returning home, Chen Yan threw away the shower gel at home, opened this bottle of shower gel, squeezed out some more and used it.
In this way... another loophole in his previous plan was filled.
As long as I give another bottle of shower gel to Yang Rou tomorrow, all the loopholes will be plugged...
…
【Chaoyang Plan】Continuous spending: Career wealth value +300 million.
…
The next day, Chen Yan got up and checked the game data as usual.
When Chen Yan saw that his professional wealth value had increased by 300 million, he knew that Yang Rou had not ignored his words during this period, but had implemented them seriously.
If you count the money, he is now only 200 million yuan away from buying the remaining 2 billion yuan worth of Toutiao Technology shares.
I guess that will be enough soon!
After washing up, I ran to work.
Because of the pressure from the Xu brothers, the company seems to run more efficiently.
After a day of official business, Chen Yan and Yang Rou went to the hotel together in the evening.
Compared with He Mengxue, Yang Rou knows how to take advantage of women and is better at pushing and pulling.
Yesterday, she had clearly taken the initiative to show her goodwill to Chen Yan, and even showed her icy smile. However, when she met Chen Yan today, she was still serious.
She was standing downstairs waiting for Chen Yan in a cold and lonely manner, wearing a slim black women's suit, looking cool and sexy.
However, with her expressionless face, it looked like the two of them were not going on a date, but were going to the police station to turn themselves in.
This made Chen Yan, who had already prepared himself mentally to keep a distance from Yang Rou tonight, feel a little uncomfortable.
He glanced at Yang Rou and felt that this woman was too fickle and did not play by the rules.
Weren't you the one who was so enthusiastic and took the initiative to tease me yesterday?
How come it suddenly returned to its original state?
Seeing Chen Yan's somewhat unwilling expression, Yang Rou revealed a barely perceptible smile at the corner of her mouth.
She glanced at Chen Yan coldly, nodded slightly, and said, "Then, let's go, Mr. Chen."
Chen Yan nodded and went to the Gemini Hotel with her.
Arriving at the private room reserved by Chen Yan in advance, the two sat down and the waiter came up to pour tea and water for them.
Those who can serve in this private room are obviously the smartest employees in the hotel. When they saw Chen Yan and a woman coming, they felt the fire of gossip was burning.
As a result, after just a few minutes, they felt that the tense atmosphere was unbearable.
There's no fire here, it's just ice.
These two people didn't look like they were here for a date or dinner. Instead, they looked like they were here to negotiate with their enemies.
So, after serving the two people, they quickly slipped away.
After the waiter left, Chen Yan felt a little awkward as he noticed the atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense.
He coughed and wanted to take the initiative to talk to Yang Rou to ease the almost tense atmosphere between them.
As a result, at this moment, Yang Rou spoke instead.
She opened a folder she carried with her, took out a document from it, and handed it to Chen Yan, "Mr. Chen, this is the list of the second batch of [Chaoyang Plan]. I think you should be interested."
Chen Yan: ???
Sister Rou, do you really need to do things so unconventionally?
We are out on a date!
Do you have some weird system for predicting good and bad luck?
