Xu Yongzhou

The two of them found a box in a nearby high-end restaurant and sat down.

Because it was close to the Starry sky, the nearby restaurants were often cared by some celebrity artists, most of them pay attention to the privacy of the guests, and the quality of the waiters was also very high. So, these two people, one was a hot new star in the entertainment industry recently, and the other was the second male lead in a popular idol drama. Although they were recognized as soon as they entered the door, they did not cause any further movement. The excited waiter just brought the two of them into the box, took out the signature pen and paper, and politely asked them to sign.

After the waiter closed the door and left, Xu Yongzhou took off the sunglasses he used to cover up, and smiled and winked at Lu Yan, “This kind of feeling is actually not bad.”

Lu Yan smiled and said nothing.

Xu Yongzhou turned and complained softly, “Speaking of which, Lu Yan, you are too boring. You didn’t tell me when you changed your phone number.”

Lu Yan explained casually, “I was too busy when I first changed the number, and had no time to inform anyone. When I contacted you, you also changed the number.”

“Hey, that’s really a bit of a coincidence.” Xu Yongzhou replied, and didn’t go to the bottom of why they didn’t get each other’s contact information through other classmates. Some things, since they had changed, they had no intention of spreading it out, and they were just a little confused and tacit.

Lu Yan deliberately did not tell Xu Yongzhou his new number.

In fact, Lu Yan didn’t plan to take revenge. He had more important goals in his life, and he didn’t have time and energy to waste in unnecessary hatred and revenge.

But Lu Yan was not a saint either, and he had never been able to let go of his past injuries. Although this had never happened to the other party.

On the other hand, Lu Yan still harbored grudges in his heart. Although he was not prepared to take revenge, he would not let anyone knead. The threat Xu Yongzhou posed to him was still deep in his heart. He didn’t know why Xu Yongzhou targeted him so much, and more importantly, whether he still had the ability to hinder him. The best way was to stand on a high place himself first, to a height that the other party could not reach no matter what.

While working hard towards this goal, Lu Yan inevitably ignored his inquiries about the opponent’s news. He didn’t expect Xu Yongzhou to appear in front of him so soon, which made him secretly vigilant in his heart.

The two chatted casually. Xu Yongzhou talked about his experience in the past six months, just as Lu Yan heard from Chen Yiming before. Originally, Xu Yongzhou just went to a production crew to audition for a role, not even an audition, it should be call an application, and he didn’t pay much attention to it himself, he just thought it was another experience. Who knew that luck was so good, the original male second thought that the lineup of this drama was not strong enough, and went to another TV series with a higher configuration to play the male supporting role. The agent just said something like the schedule couldn’t be arranged, so he left. The director was annoyed, and it was difficult to find an artist who was famous enough and had a free schedule. He simply decided to use a newcomer. He just saw Xu Yongzhou, who was coming to play the role, and his image and temperament were very consistent. When asked, he was a top student from a major. It couldn’t be more appropriate, so Xu Yongzhou was decided on the spot to play the second male lead.

What was even more unexpected was that it was originally just an idol drama produced in general. Even the male and female lead actors were not popular idol entertainers, but he didn’t know which point hit the hearts of the current drama fans, the first few episodes received a mediocre response, and then the ratings started soaring all the way, naturally the protagonists and supporting roles won a lot of popularity, especially Xu Yongzhou’s second male, gentle and affectionate, silently waiting for the heroine, gained a lot of fans. What’s interesting was that the original second male actor left this TV series to participate in the big production TV series, but after the broadcast, it never caused any waves. The male artist who saw this result almost vomited blood. But there was nothing he could do, who made him give up.

In short, Xu Yongzhou, who became popular because of this idol drama, had signed up for Starry Sky smoothly and was currently filming another idol drama. Of course, this time it was no longer the second male lead, but the male lead.

Lu Yan listened silently, occasionally interjecting a few words. As for his own experience, there was no need for him to say it. It was difficult for people to ignore the overwhelming publicity in the past few months, let alone Xu Yongzhou, who was also in the same circle and was now in the same brokerage company.

After Xu Yongzhou finished talking about himself, he smiled, half serious and half joking, “I thought I was lucky enough to shoot an idol drama by mistake and it became popular and even entered the Starry sky. I didn’t expect you, Lu Yan, you will always be one of the top performers, with two blockbuster movies in a row, I am afraid that there are only a few people in China who don’t know you.”

Lu Yan sneered, “Look at what you said, how can it be so exaggerated.”

Xu Yongzhou also followed with a smile, and then said with some gossip, “But to be honest, it’s not this that I envy you the most, but your manager is Qin Feng. Qin Feng, the most ideal manager in the eyes of all artists, Lu Yan, what kind of luck did you have to make a great god like Qin Feng willing to take you personally?”

Lu Yan pretended to be profound, “What do you think?”

Xu Yongzhou blinked and tentatively said, “I heard that Director Li Ran appreciates you very much, and the relationship between Director Li and Starry sky is said to be very close.”

Lu Yan smiled, noncommittal.

In fact, not only Xu Yongzhou, but almost everyone believed that it was because of Li Ran that Lu Yan was able to keep up with Qin Feng, a gold broker.

After all, during the promotion of “Blade”, Li Ran never concealed his appreciation for Lu Yan, which was quite rare before. And Li Ran’s relationship with Starry sky also made people doubt his influence on Starry sky ‘s chief agent.

As for the real behind-the-scenes driver, Su Mo, he was too low-key. Even Starry sky’s own artists had rarely seen him. Naturally, few people would associate Lu Yan, a newcomer, with this real behind-the-scenes boss. As for the receptionist and the two girls who received Lu Yan the first time, they were nothing more than gossip. After that, Su Mo never came to Starry Sky again as usual, and they almost forgot about that part.

Lu Yan didn’t intend to explain anything.

It wasn’t that he felt that there was anything wrong with Su Mo. On the contrary, if people in the circle knew that he was favored by Su Mo, his treatment would only be better, not worse. As for people who were jealous and ridiculed more, who cared, only people in low positions would have such emotions. Lu Yan’s goal had always been high, and he will not look down.

He wasn’t going to explain just because it wasn’t necessary. On the one hand, others may not believe what he said, and they might think he was delusional; on the other hand, although he would not refuse the convenience provided by Su Mo, he didn’t want to take the initiative to use it.

What’s more, Lu Yan naturally wouldn’t do such a thing as to show his trump card in front of his taboo opponent.

So, regarding Xu Yongzhou’s speculation, Lu Yan was just silent, neither saying yes nor no.

Xu Yongzhou naturally thought it was the default.

The two ate and chatted like this. Xu Yongzhou raised topics one by one, and Lu Yan responded casually but not perfunctory, letting go of their time in school.

However, something was different in the end. Lu Yan could clearly feel Xu Yongzhou’s change, and he knew that he was actually the same, even if he didn’t have one more life experience.

For some reason, Lu Yan felt a touch of sadness. He also remembered a time a long ago, the two, who had a close relationship, secretly bought beer at night and drank it on the top floor of the teaching building, talking about the future, and saying that no matter how the future developed, they would always be good brothers. The words were still in his ears, but the people and things were already different.

What was it that could last forever? Or be less greedy, as long as this life didn’t change, right?

When he left the hotel, he was soaked by the cold outside and looked at Xu Yongzhou, who had put on his sunglasses again and disguised himself. Those inexplicable emotions were left behind by Lu Yan.

In life, nothing was permanent, and those occasional sentimentalities did not need to stay for too long. Now that he had set his goals, he wouldn’t look back.

In the next few days, there was a lot of leisure time. Qin Feng pushed some unimportant announcements, and soon sent the brand information, advertising ideas over the years, and the characteristics and promotional themes of new season products.

Lu Yan still got up early every day, like a habit he had developed over the years, jogging for half an hour and making his own breakfast after a break. There were not many announcements, sometimes in the morning, sometimes in the afternoon, and sometimes in the evening, and at other times, he read materials, searched the Internet for videos, listened to music, and found some feelings.

M’s men’s watches had always followed the line of business elites, giving people the feeling of being rigorous, self-disciplined, calm and capable. Coupled with its mid-range price, it was very popular among white-collar workers.

However, the new season’s watch was a business casual series, emphasizing the feeling of leisure and home after work without losing elegance.

It was precisely because of this that M company wanted to find a new spokesperson for Asia, trying to integrate this feeling.

The appointment time for the photo shoot was set three days later, at the company M’s office in the city.

Lu Yan arrived half an hour earlier than the agreed time. Gavin, the head of M Company, was a middle-aged man in his forties. He had a big belly and smiled kindly, which made people feel good at first sight. A born businessman, he was very satisfied with Lu Yan’s dedication.

Europeans paid more attention to efficiency. After meeting and saying hello to each other, Gavin took Lu Yan and others directly to the studio without exchanging greetings.

The lighting props in the studio were all ready, and the photographer was fiddling with the lens to find the best angle.

The photographer was a young man in his early twenties, with a neat head and tanned skin. It seemed like he did outdoor activities often. Surprisingly, he was actually a Chinese, and Lu Yan knew him.

Seeing Lu Yan, the photographer raised a hearty smile and said hello, “Hello, Mr. Lu Yan, I’m today’s photographer.”

Lu Yan continued with a smile, “I know you, Ren Yanfei. Your works are often featured on National Geographic. I like the photos you take.”