Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 129: Has - 129 changed?

Chapter 129: Has Chapter 129 changed?

The most critical thing was that Ye Zhenzhen was the only person in the entire network who could get Xiao Yi’s autographed photo.

If she became Ye Zhenzhen’s assistant, she would have even more opportunities to interact with Xiao Yi in the future.

With access to Xiao Yi, how could she worry about not getting his autograph? Thinking of this, Shao Qiqi’s heart bloomed with joy, and just for this reason alone, her marriage house was settled.

However, Ye Zhenzhen didn’t see it that way; an assistant was too important to her.

Especially under her current circumstances, she would absolutely not hire an unknown employee to be her assistant.

The day before yesterday, after she had Yu Lili send the durian husks, she had already considered that it would be most fitting for Yu Lili to become her assistant.

The girl had a good nature, and though she hadn’t attended college, she was clever and trustworthy, so Ye Zhenzhen didn’t have to worry about her privacy being exposed.

Moreover, Aunt Li and Yu Lili also agreed with this idea.

Ye Zhenzhen composedly glanced at Liu Rui, then turned to Shao Qiqi, "Sorry, but I’ve already found a new assistant."

"Ah!" Shao Qiqi’s hopeful expression instantly faded, and after bidding farewell to everyone, she left Liu Rui’s office.

Shao Qiqi’s little schemes had failed, and she sat downcast at her desk, beginning to doubt the truth behind Ye Zhenzhen’s words. She felt that Ye Zhenzhen was deliberately refusing her, hence claiming she already had an assistant.

If she really had an assistant, why hadn’t Ye Zhenzhen brought her to the company?

No, for Xiao Yi’s autographed photo, as well as the down payment for her marriage house, she felt she had to find another opportunity to try.

Right now, she was the only assistant in the company not assigned to an artist, and also the poorest one...

Inside the office.

Liu Rui asked Ye Zhenzhen, "Did you really find an assistant?"

"Yeah, I did. It’s the girl who delivered the durian shells the day before yesterday during my live stream."

Liu Rui nodded, having some recollection of the girl, "She looks really young though, can she handle it? Shao Qiqi graduated from a professional academy and has been with the company for half a year, having never worked with an artist before, and she’s okay. Why not try both assistants out?"

Ye Zhenzhen shook her head, "No need, an assistant’s job is actually simple, once she gets familiar with the environment, it will all go smoothly."

Seeing Ye Zhenzhen so resolute, Liu Rui didn’t press any further. Although she was Ye Zhenzhen’s agent, choosing an assistant still ultimately depended on Ye Zhenzhen herself.

These matters weren’t Liu Rui’s focus for the day. She smiled and asked Ye Zhenzhen, "Zhenzhen, are you going to the children’s variety show?"

"I am."

"Okay then, I’ll give Director Fei a call."

Director Fei had called Liu Rui the day before and said that as long as Zhenzhen participated, they didn’t need to personally visit Lemon Channel to sign the contract. He would have Xiaowen bring the contract to their company for signing.

As Liu Rui made the call, she reminisced about the treatment Ye Zhenzhen had received when she signed up for the children’s variety show not long ago, which was worlds apart from now.

Once connected, Director Fei was so delighted upon hearing from Liu Rui that Ye Zhenzhen would continue participating in the second season of the variety show that he almost leaped through the phone with excitement.

"Liu Rui, tell Zhenzhen to wait a bit, I’ll come to your company with Xiaowen right away," said Director Fei.

Liu Rui was speaking on speakerphone, and Ye Zhenzhen, hearing Director Fei’s words, interjected from the side, "Director Fei, it’s Ye Zhenzhen. You don’t have to come over in person; I’m going to Lemon Channel with Huahua to sign the contract."

Ye Zhenzhen thought that she had just started to gain some renown in this world and it wasn’t necessary to have a director bring his variety show to her company for her to sign.

If someone with ulterior motives got wind of it, they might once again maliciously fabricate stories about her.

Director Fei paused for a moment, wondering who Huahua was?

Then he laughed and said, "Zhenzhen, it’s fine. Xiaowen and I are at the channel right now not busy; you still recovering from the injury on your hand, so we can come and find you."

In Director Fei’s heart, Ye Zhenzhen was now the best actress candidate. Surveying the landscape of stars, big and small, in the industry, he felt none could compare to Ye Zhenzhen.

The key thing was he felt that Zhenzhen was not at all pretentious or temperamental, unlike other artists who, after his offer, would not have been as courteous as Zhenzhen.

Ye Zhenzhen spoke frankly, "Director Fei, thank you for your concern, but my injury is really not serious.

"The important thing is I’ve just started gaining some popularity, and if you were to personally visit our company to sign the contract, I’m afraid if someone with an agenda photographed and posted it online, there would be gossip about me putting on airs, you know?"

Having said that, how could Director Fei not understand? He nodded in agreement, "Hmm, you make a good point. I’ll listen to you, Zhenzhen. Then, Xiaowen and I will wait for you at the station; take your time on the road."

"Thank you, Director Fei."

Director Fei laughed heartily, "Zhenzhen, you’re too polite!"

Who wouldn’t like an actress with such an understanding of the situation!

Director Fei felt that meeting Ye Zhenzhen was a stroke of great luck; he had picked up the least influential variety show in the station, but it turned out to be an instant hit...

Liu Rui put away her phone and couldn’t help but give Ye Zhenzhen a thumbs-up, "Zhenzhen, you’ve really impressed me recently."

Not just anyone possesses such a sense of measure.

Especially in this industry.

Ye Zhenzhen smiled lightly, "People have to grow up eventually. I used to slack off, but I don’t want to anymore; I want to develop properly within the industry."

Perhaps her personality was very different from that of the original host, but fortunately, the people around her only knew her superficially through tainted lenses, and not much at that.

So, it was unlikely that her act would be discovered.

...

At Huanya Group’s top floor, in the President’s Office.

Secretary Zhang handed over documents for the company president to sign, his gaze involuntarily drifting towards the dark purple tie around the president’s collar.

From the moment he saw the president in the morning, he had noticed this extremely conspicuous tie. Looking at it again now, it was still an eyesore.

He truly hadn’t expected the president, who usually had such high standards for dressing, to wear such an ugly tie.

"Secretary Zhang..."

"Secretary Zhang?"

Song Jinze had to call Secretary Zhang several times before he came back to his senses, "President."

Having seen that the documents were signed, Secretary Zhang leaned over to collect them, yet his sight was still unconsciously drawn to the swath of dark purple at the president’s neck.

The color was so ugly he wanted to directly reach out and change the tie for the president.

Song Jinze noticed Secretary Zhang’s gaze, "Do you like my tie?"

Secretary Zhang: ...

Are you alright, President?

Secretary Zhang swallowed and nodded hesitantly, giving a very insincere answer, "It’s... nice."

Immediately after, Secretary Zhang saw the president’s jaw move slightly, and a faint smile flashed in his narrow eyes, as if he was very satisfied with that response.

But he still couldn’t help asking, "President, when... when did your taste change?"

Becoming so unbearably tacky...

Song Jinze raised an eyebrow, changed, has it?

His thin lips curved into a faint smile, "Secretary Zhang, have you ever received a gift from a girl?"

Blinking, Secretary Zhang had a confused look on his face. What was the president even talking about?