Finally, after seeing off the PR team that had come to confront them, the two sat side by side on the floor. The floor was icy cold, just like their mood at that moment.
"Did you make a phone call?" Cheng Jixue asked, her voice heavy with worry.
"We're done fighting, we'll be there soon," Zhang Chaohe sighed.
After a moment of silence, Zhang Chaohe suddenly asked again, "Do you think he has a big appetite?"
Cheng Jixue: "It's hard to say."
In the short time that Cheng Jixue went out to make a phone call, the unattended goose once again broke free from Earth's clutches and let out a Martian-like honking: "Isn't that easy? I'll invite a few more people over to stay at my place, and the team building activity won't be disrupted, right?"
Cheng Xuelan: An unforeseen path, respect!
As soon as Cheng Jixue sat back down with his phone, he suddenly saw Assistant Jiang looking at him with a very sympathetic gaze... which made his scalp tingle.
Cheng Jixue glanced at Zhang Chaohe subconsciously, her smile perfectly natural: "What's wrong?"
“President Zhang just made a very good suggestion,” Cheng Xuelan frowned, “invite different Jiasheng artists to stay with you every day, that way you can avoid suspicion.”
Cheng Jixue's expression was completely shattered. He stared at Zhang Chaohe in disbelief, his heart breaking into eight pieces—I was working hard to clear away the roadblocks on the Avenue of Love, and you were carrying out construction demolition right next to it?
Why call for a light bulb? Is it because the LED lights in your house aren't bright enough?
Zhang Chaohe, however, looked smug, his eyes and brows practically screaming, "I'm so smart!" He added, "Surely no one can still accuse me of inciting a mob!"
Cheng Jixue: I've already started to worry about the rest of my life.
Meanwhile, netizens who were following the story of the financial backer suddenly came across a new Weibo post:
@JiashengEntertainment_V: Thank you for your concern, Mr. Zhang has decided to invite one working artist or friend to stay at his home every day to refute the false rumors! Resist rumors and reject malicious speculation!
Can you guess who was invited today?
【Huh?? What kind of clarification is this now?】
[Help! This seems like a useful trick, but it's actually useless... What kind of idiot at Gain Capital came up with this way of avoiding suspicion?!]
[Friend: Could you please settle the electricity bill for the light bulb? Thanks.]
[Promise me, stop with the nonsense, just hurry up and make a billion and get married, okay!]
[Stop trying! In the eyes of all the ladies, Xiao Cheng already has three kids. Hurry up and make some money so you can get married!]
[DianDian (crawling in the shadows) (twisted): I've already topped up my account with the money to buy the game pack, so hurry up and start the event!]
In an instant, all sorts of comments appeared... Zhang Chaohe thought he would be ridiculed by everyone, but he found that most people were either urging him to get married or urging him to make money.
Zhang Chaohe: You guys are so rebellious!
He put down his phone and asked listlessly, "How are things between you and your older brother?"
Cheng Jixue thought to herself, "What else can I do? My brother-in-law is just confused because he's worried. He's all bark and no bite. I'll be able to get rid of him and marry my son soon!"
Not to mention he just saw his nephew at Shengjing headquarters... It's said that his nephew and brother-in-law have been working together for some time and have a very good relationship?
If we let my nephew find another opportunity to speak ill of us, wouldn't that solve everything?
Cheng Jixue looked confident: "President Zhang has already agreed."
Zhang Chaohe patted his shoulder hard: "I believe my older brother isn't the wicked mother of Snow White!"
Cheng Jixue nearly coughed up blood, but managed a weak smile: "We will definitely overcome all obstacles..."
As long as you stop betraying the hard-working pioneers!
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Today's guest who has been wronged is Assistant Chen. In fact, barring any unforeseen circumstances, it is estimated that Assistant Chen will be on guard for most of the time going forward... After a few days, once the storm has passed, Assistant Chen will be ruthlessly kicked out and disappear smoothly from their sweet world of two.
Cheng Jixue looked at Zhang Chaohe with a resentful expression—he was holding his plush toy brother, Chengzai, and sniffing him intensely. Whenever Cheng Jixue said something that was about to draw Zhang Chaohe's attention away from the cat, Chengzai would let out a soft, long "meow!"
Cheng Jixue gritted his teeth but was helpless. In terms of gentleness, he was no match for a kitten. He could only helplessly admit defeat and try his best to prepare dinner in an attempt to regain His Majesty's favor.
Can a cat cook you a delicious lobster stew? Probably not!
Zhang Chaohe has also resumed his live streams. He's holding Chengzai in his arms and has stopped playing games, instead just spending a lot of time streaming.
People were already waiting for his live stream, and as soon as he started broadcasting, they rushed in. However, Zhang Chaohe had declared in advance that he would no longer respond to any controversial issues. Some people who were just watching the show left, some moderators who were talking nonsense were banned, and in the end, only the fans who came in out of genuine curiosity remained.
"Whose cat is this..." Zhang Chaohe read a friendly question from the live chat while pinching Chengzai's paw pads: "It belongs to Assistant Chen. Assistant Chen came over today to have a meal together."
[Does this muscular guy own a Ragdoll cat?]
I don't understand, maybe everyone at Gain Capital follows the boss's lead...
"Want to see my wardrobe?" Zhang Chaohe put Chengzai down. "I need to go check if I've tidied up the walk-in closet..."
He opened the door and went out, intending to check if his walk-in closet was safe to see, but suddenly heard Assistant Chen's scream. Zhang Chaohe rushed back and saw Caiye chasing Chengzai all over the room!
Fortunately, although the vegetable leaf was aggressive, its attack range was very flat, and it could hardly touch the agile orange cub that was jumping around. The thumping sound of the cat and the goose running around the house, coupled with Assistant Chen's princess-like screams, made it seem quite bizarre.
The abusive goose's parent, Mr. Zhang, immediately shouted, "Shut up, vegetable leaf!"
However, he hadn't closed the door.
So people all over the country heard the noisy commotion coming from Mr. Zhang's house, like a group of gorillas gathering in a zoo, through their radios.
I don't know why, but I wasn't surprised at all.
If Mr. Zhang had appeared in my world like this on his first day, I probably would have panicked, but now...
Show some respect, call him Zhang Baiyi! (doge)
Soon, Mr. Zhang appeared on camera with an arrogant and aloof face as if nothing had happened. He glanced at the comments section—which was full of "hahaha".
Zhang Chaohe looked completely bewildered: ? What are you all fuming about?
He suppressed his doubts, maturely and steadily picked up the laptop, and prepared to carry the heavy load to the dressing room. Immediately, the screen was flooded with comments:
[I hope the content creator knows that there is a portable mobile electronic device called a mobile phone that can also be used for live streaming.]
Where's the cat? Look, the cat! The cat!
Zhang Chaohe replied sadly, "The cat was confiscated."
Assistant Chen firmly believed that Zhang Chaohe was conspiring with the foul-mouthed goose Caiye to harm his sweetheart Orange, so he took Orange away in order to ruthlessly separate him from Caiye.
The fresh little creature that Caiye had been eagerly anticipating disappeared from its sight on the spot—it could only sadly fold its wings and run to the kitchen to see what Cheng Jixue was up to... and then it was surprised to find that there were actually fresh giant mantis shrimp!
While Cheng Jixue was turning around to get salt and cooking wine, Caiye, relying on her agile body, leaped into the air and knocked down a lively crayfish!
It quickly fled the scene of the crime with the crayfish in its mouth, but unfortunately bumped its head into Zhang Chaohe, who had just come out of the activity room.
Zhang Chaohe cried out in pain, and his phone camera fell to the ground, pointing directly at the crayfish that was standing pitifully with its toes turned inward, trying to cover up the evidence of its thrashing and struggling on the floor!
Zhang Chaohe picked it up by its wings and found a small crayfish struggling on the ground.
Oh, Mr. Zhang is having lobster tonight!
I saw it! The vegetable leaves were stealing food from the crayfish!
[Mr. Zhang, why don't you start a channel for observing vegetables? (shyly)]
Everyone had originally agreed to visit Mr. Zhang's walk-in closet, but as soon as Caiye appeared, everyone's attention was instantly diverted, and they all asked to see Caiye's life!
Meanwhile, the various factions engaged in a cyberwar on Weibo finally received the news: while they were arguing fiercely, it turned out that Boss Zhang was live-streaming the sinful life of his pet goose on a pink website.
The other protagonist in the scandal showed no reaction whatsoever, seemingly busy in Mr. Zhang's kitchen, sizzling lobster...
I don't quite understand, so does this attitude mean they're just giving up?
[Um, is it possible that neither of them really needs female fans or male fans, and whether or not they're in a relationship doesn't seem to affect their main jobs?]
I originally wanted to ask Cheng why he wasn't afraid of losing followers, but when I checked his Weibo... he only had one video of himself singing "The Legend of the White Snake" in three different singing styles...
[Yes... that was posted by him when someone questioned his basic skills. This guy is completely unprofessional (angry)]
[Let's call it a day, let's call it a day. To be honest, I actually hope they get together; they really are a good match.]
The various parties participating remotely with their own agendas: ?
What? How did they break up? Wasn't it like there was an earthquake in the entertainment industry during the day? How come they're suddenly all compatible and sending their blessings tonight??
And it got even more outrageous later on—it seems that people are more concerned about Mr. Zhang's money-making career than his love story?
All the investments and grand schemes that Mr. Zhang was involved in or whose names he was involved in have been dug up, and everyone is urging him to tell when the company will go public and raise money!
Even Jiang's assistant noticed... it seemed that all of Xiao Zhang's assets were appreciating steadily and rapidly... She couldn't understand why the scandal of their supposedly good relationship exposure had turned out this way.
So, is this Mr. Zhang actually in the atmosphere?
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Before dinner, Zhang Chaohe had to finish his broadcast.
Today's video streaming was a great success, and Zhang Chaohe has already figured out how to stream videos in the future - he'll just keep the live stream running and let everyone see the vegetables for a day... He doesn't even need a whole day, he can fill up the live stream time in half a day and go home on time!
Cheng Jixue placed the lobster casserole on the table. Assistant Chen looked very shocked. He picked up his chopsticks thoughtfully and said, "Is this the truth behind your absence from work for several days?"
How is he going to defeat the vixen and rescue His Majesty?
This is simply unsolvable, waaaaah!
Halfway through the meal, Assistant Chen suddenly received a call from operations. When he returned, Zhang Chaohe and Cheng Jixue were throwing scallion segments and ginger slices from each other's bowls like elementary school kids fighting, which made the elderly Assistant Chen frown.
“Mr. Zhang,” Assistant Chen rubbed his nose, seemingly embarrassed, and after a long pre-casting motion, finally uttered the next words: “The operations team said they’d like to ask if you’d be willing to let them ride the wave of popularity…”
Zhang Chaohe: ?
Why are they trying to ride the coattails of another trending topic? The last time they did this was when the cast of "The Golden Hairpin" released their official character posters!
Fortunately, the money all went into his own pocket, so he might as well take advantage of it—Zhang Chaohe elegantly put down his chopsticks: "Go ahead and take advantage."
Assistant Chen seemed hesitant to speak: "Um... I might need your cooperation."
Zhang Chaohe nodded understandingly: "Okay, how do we do it?"
Assistant Chen sent the planning document to General Manager Zhang with great shame. Zhang Chaohe's expression changed from calm to great shock in just two seconds, faster than flipping through a book!
He held up his phone in disbelief: "?"
Assistant Chen lowered his head guiltily—if the boss is humiliated, it's because the assistant is incompetent!
But what can an assistant do? QAQ!
Zhang Chaohe angrily said, "So this is the new marketing tactic that the operations team came up with?"
Assistant Chen racked his brains: "Hmm... actually, to put it positively, Mr. Zhang, this can be reused. Suffer once, and it's over once and for all."