Chapter Forty-two: Where Else Have I Seen You?

  Zhu Jingyan got enough account books to put Jin Long in prison for a dozen crimes.

  But that doesn't mean it can threaten Huang Dongzheng, an executive director with great prestige within the group. After all, Chu Jingyan relied on Gao Xingyang and Chen Shuo's tiger skin to overthrow Jin Longyi and make Huang Dongzheng feel apprehensive, so he is slightly calm.

  Huang Dongzheng has many people he needs to be wary of, but at least for now, Chu Jingyan is not one of them.

  For many years, the subtle influence and understanding that followed them, Qi Qingrong and Chu Jingyan both knew that whether it was Chen Shuo or Bai Jiming, under their bold and reckless management methods, there were extremely delicate controls and farsighted vision.

  Being able to drag Chu Jingyan from the streets of Qingtuan Cave to this office, and being able to summon Qi Qingrong back from the United States, means that these two already have enough capital to go to war with Huang Dongzheng and his men.

  This capital comes from where, and who is it, Chu Jingyan does not know.

  To be selfish, what Chu Jingyan needs to consider now is not the issue of the group's prosperity, but where he will go after what he and Qi Qingrong are worried about happens.

  Once the group is stabilized and the restless leader is knocked down, those directors offer their loyalty to survive in the group.

  Extremely extensive projects are no longer possible to intervene in, so what will you end up doing?

  Go back to being a street thug?

  Chu Jing said he didn't like it.

  Chen Shuo's phone call came at the right time and was straightforward, but it directly pierced through Chu Jingyan's thoughts. Would he go or not? Or what would happen after doing it? Chu Jingyan had some expectations.

  Chu Jingyan never thought about whether he could handle it or not. He always believed that even if he went begging, he would become the best beggar.

  Qī Qīng Róng finished eating and left for the construction site. Not long after sitting back down at his desk, there was another knock on the door.

  "Come in." Chu Jingyan raised his head.

  The secretary led in a woman of about thirty, wearing a crisp beige suit that was perfectly tailored to her figure. Her long hair was pulled back and secured at the nape of her neck, and she wore light makeup that didn't quite conceal all her flaws.

  In short, she is an unremarkable yet very flavorful woman.

  The secretary bowed slightly and said: "Director, this lady says she was sent by the chairman to find you."

  Chu Jing's eyebrows furrowed slightly as he carefully looked at the woman in front of him, unable to figure out when Chen Shuo had acquired such a person by his side.

  The woman smiled and bowed, then stood up straight and looked at Chu Jingyan, saying: "Hello, Director Chu Jingyan, I am Cui Xiaozhen, the private stylist of the president. Tonight you have an important dinner party, and the president has sent me to find you, asking me to create a new look for you."

  Personal Stylist?

  Chu Jingyun waved his hand to signal the secretary to leave, then looked at Cui Xiaozhen who was still smiling and asked in confusion: "What did the chairman ask you to come find me for?"

  "To put it simply, my job is to select a suitable outfit for you right away, and then head to my private studio to create a hairstyle that's fitting for a high-end cocktail party."

  Chu Jing said with a pout, this is really a fresh thing.

  "Although it's still unclear what exactly is going on." Chu Jingyan stood up and smiled, "I'll follow you for now."

  Choi Hyo-jin still smiled.

  After Cui Xiaozhen fastened his seatbelt, Chu Jingyan started the car.

  "I only knew that there was a cocktail party tonight, and judging from the lineup, it should be quite high-end," said Chu Jingyan, "I just didn't expect it to be like this."

  "Director Chu, don't be too surprised." Cui Xiaozhen looked at the young director and said, "Although I am the president's private stylist, but outside, I also have a studio. Even ordinary people going to nightclubs need to do their hair and makeup first, let alone attend a high-society party."

  After finishing speaking, Cui Xiao Zhen glanced at Chu Jing Yan and smiled: "You don't have to be too nervous, I've got everything under control."

  "Things you haven't experienced are a bit mysterious." Chu Jingyan said with a smile.

  Chu Jingyan didn't know who Cui Xiao was, but as the owner of a large studio in MyDong, she was quite famous in certain circles, and many celebrities had their makeup done at her studio.

  The more status he has, the less likely he is to design for people himself. Except for Chen Shuo, only VIP clients of the studio will bother Cui Xiaozhen to come out in person when needed.

  The young man in front of me is at most twenty years old. In a company, such a young person, unless he comes from a wealthy and powerful family, should be a fresh university graduate, leading the thinnest salary in the department, doing the most tedious and exhausting things.

  Chu Jingyan was already seated, and Cui Xiaozhen, although not very familiar with the personnel structure of Dongfang International, had become the head of the department at such a young age, and Chen Shuo personally called her to give instructions. Cui Xiaozhen felt a little curious about Chu Jingyan.

  "You may not know, you are the first person that the president personally entrusted me to serve with attention," said Choi Hyo-jin, "It seems like you are highly valued by the president."

  "Too kind."

  As they spoke, the car arrived at Choi Hyo-jin's workshop.

  A family renovated luxurious villa.

  Chu Jingyan thought that in his imagination, it was just a matter of buying a set of clothes and then sitting on a chair for ten or twenty minutes before it was all over, but when Cui Xiaozhen led him into a room, Chu Jingyan felt like his day of suffering had arrived ahead of schedule.

  A whole room full of clothes, on the walls, on the tables, and on the floor.

  Suits, shirts, ties, leather shoes, watches, everything is available, dazzling.

  Chu Jing spoke with a habitual looseness of his shirt button, and bitterly smiled: "You mustn't tell me that I have to try on all these clothes."

  "In theory, it is indeed so," said Choi Hyo-jin.

  Chu Jing took a deep breath and said with reckless abandon: "Then, let's begin."

  One set after another, from outerwear to shirts to the watch on his wrist, under Choi Hyo-jin's meticulous care, Choo Kyung-yeon finally saw a meaning called 'qualified' in Choi Hyo-jin's eyes.

  A well-tailored black suit, standing in front of the mirror, Chu Jingyan wasn't surprised by his own handsome appearance, but he was puzzled that he had tried on at least five similar outfits, could this be what fashion people meant by "a difference of a single hair can lead to a difference of a thousand miles"?

  Anyway, Chu Jing didn't think there was anything different about these clothes.

  The staff of Choi Hyo-jin's studio put a watch on Chu Jingyan. Choi Hyo-jin walked to Chu Jingyan's side, looked him up and down, and said with satisfaction: "Mr. Chu, you have a standard figure, and the overall temperament is very neat and tidy, so this set of clothes is completely suitable, there is no more suitable one than this."

  After finishing speaking, Choi Hyo-jin joked: "Actually, if you dress up a bit more, you can totally go act in movies."

  Chu Jingyan said: "I can now feel the pain of being a star."

  When Chu Jingyan sat in the position, letting others play with her hair, and it took more than an hour without seeing them let go, she realized how naive her previous thoughts were.

  Then beauty.

  Chu Jing said that this life has never applied so many things to his face, and then there are special service personnel who touch your face back and forth, eating tofu in the name of beauty.

  Relaxing massage for your skin.

  After flipping through the magazine and finishing a segment of TV shows, Chu Jingyan returned to Cui Xiaozhen's side with some weakness, packaged like a Christmas gift. Chu Jingyan vowed in his heart that if he had to go through this every time he went to such an occasion in the future.

  Then he suggested going to the suburbs for a barbecue together.

  Not only can they enjoy the scenery, but also personally make food with their own hands. Those brain-full and gut-fat old men need to do some physical labor to improve the health problems brought by their too comfortable life.

  Chu Jing suddenly felt that she was very suitable for being a health consultant.

  Seeing Chu Jingyan standing in front of him again, Cui Xiaozhen's eyes lit up and he smiled: "Mr. Chu, I've also seen many celebrities, but to be honest, a lot of them aren't as good as you."

  "Thank you for the compliment." Chu Jingyan smiled weakly and said, "But from now on, I dare not say that it's easy for artists to make money again."

  Choi Hyo-jin took another close look at Cho Jeong-yeon from head to toe, and after confirming that there was no problem, he said, "Mr. Cho, now I have to ask you to go to the rest room for a while, I need to start preparing."

  Chu Jing said something unclear.

  "Tonight I am the president's lady companion," explained Choi Hyo-jin.

  Chu Jing suddenly enlightened.

  This wait was a full three hours. Chu Jingyan felt that at the time, she shouldn't have been polite and should have just said "Can you hurry up?" What's the point of being stubborn about saving face?

  But as Chu Jingyan said, it's likely that we'll still have to wait for this long.

  Woman, you're even more terrifying than a clown.

  A woman without enough confidence and capital wouldn't dare wear crimson, as it's easy to look tacky if not done carefully. Choi Hyo-jin exudes confidence and seems to have the means to pull off a bold, shoulder-baring red gown that accentuates all the right things about a woman of her age, complete with an elegantly styled hairdo and makeup.

  This woman is good at packaging others and also good at packaging herself.

  Moreover, she suspected that the chairman had ulterior motives or might have already colluded with someone.

  However, Chu Jingyan can understand that such a big diamond bachelor is always showing off in front of her, and if it were Chu Jingyan, Cui Xiaozhen would also have thoughts about it. Look, even the usually un-gossipy Chu Dashi has started thinking about this kind of boring rumor, which shows how much mental exhaustion they are suffering from.

  The car sent by Chen Shuo had been waiting for a long time, and the gentleman helped Cui Xiaozhen into the back seat. Chu Jingyan waved his hand to the driver and said, "Let's go."

  The venue of the wine party was a private temple, and most of the guests had arrived. Cui Xiaozhen obviously wasn't here for the first time, leading Chu Jingyan through the crowd, under the guidance of the attendant, found Chen Shuo.

  Chen Shuo, dressed in a silver-gray suit, sat on the sofa and dozed off. Cui Xiaozhen walked naturally behind him and placed her hands on the back of Chen Shuo's head, starting to massage with even force.

  Chu Jingyan stood aside and waited for a long time. Chen Shuo opened his eyes, looked at Chu Jingyan from head to toe, and said, "Not bad."

  He waved his hand to signal Cui Xiaozhen to stop, and Chen Shuo tidied up and signaled Chu Jingyan to sit down. After thinking for a long time with her elbow propped on her hand, she said: "I know you're very tired during this period of time, just wait a little longer, it won't be long."

  Chu Jingyun didn't know if Chen Shuo was being so ambiguous because Cui Xiaozhen was by his side.

  I'm fine.

  "No need to pretend." Chen Shuo smiled and said, "You always like to plan ahead, before doing one thing, you will plan the next thing well. If I say there's no worry at all, then I'm a bit worried that this small temple of our company can't hold such a great Buddha like you."

  Chu Jing spoke awkwardly and touched his own nose.

  "I'm going to open a new entertainment company." Chen Shuo looked at Chu Jingyan and said, "I've been preparing for a long time. The composition of this company is very complicated. When you go there, I hope you can manage it well."

  Chen Shuo liked to simplify extremely complex things. At first, he pulled Chu Jingyan out of the Snake Palace with just a few words, and now he threw her into a completely unfamiliar company and field, summarizing all this in such a light tone.

  One hand can't do it, two hands are also unrealistic, but the most tiring and annoying task is definitely Chu Jingyan's.

  Do you think it's easy to make a living in this world?

  Chu Jing spoke cautiously: "Guild leader, I don't understand that at all."

  "I'll find someone who understands to take you."

  "Why me?"

  "Because you can't make it in the company."

  "It's because of you that I'm struggling to make ends meet in this company."

  "Really? I don't remember."

  Chu Jing gazed at Chen Shuo with a sorrowful and indignant expression.

  Chen Shuo waved his hand and said, "In recent years, the Korean Wave culture has been doing well. The vice president has also pulled in some good resources domestically and signed a cooperation plan with several local cultural media companies. Here, Director Li is also negotiating with CJ. If you go, it won't be bad for you."

  "When there is an opportunity, I will naturally come back."

  Chu Jingyan knew he couldn't escape the fact of being exiled.

  "It's not an exaggeration to say that a hundred things are waiting to be done, and there is already concrete work to be done. Your responsibility is very heavy." Chen Shuo cleared his throat and said seriously: "Let's go, tonight is very important for you."

  Chu Jing nodded slightly.

  Walking into the hall, holding a glass of champagne, following Chen Shuo and Cui Xiaozhen, Chu Jingyan's smile never faded from his face.

  Many years ago, Chu Jingyan came to Seoul and wore cheap suits standing on the streets of Cheongdam-dong. The first thing he learned was a smile without emotion.

  Many years later, Chu Jingyan stood in a luxurious hall in Jiangnan, wearing an expensive tailored suit, still with an insincere smile.

  Nothing has changed, nobody has changed.

  Chu Jing spoke and laughed for a long time, saying many words, but still not enough.

  After a long time, even Chu Jingyan's smiling mouth was a bit stiff. This time it wasn't Chen Shuo, but Cui Xiaozhen who led Chu Jingyan to a woman and smiled at him: "Jingyan, let me introduce you, Cheng Youli, my good friend. Who knows, maybe you'll have the chance to work together in the future."

  Looking at the beautiful woman in front of him, Chu Jingyan thought to himself: Could she be a colleague from his own entertainment company?

  If all female employees were of this caliber, life wouldn't be so dull after all.

  "Kyung-ah should know Yoo-ri, right? When Yoo-ri was hot back in the day, she was the dream girl of every young boy in Korea." Chae-hyun said jokingly.

  "What nonsense are you talking about?"

  Who is the dream girl in the hearts of young boys during the fire?

  Who is this woman?

  Chu Jing spoke with some confusion, damn it, seems like I've seen him somewhere before.

  Where?

  P.S: Seeking recommendations, seeking collections