Chapter 36
In the evening, when little Chengjia saw his grandparents come back, he pouted and asked them to hold him.
Gu Boyuan held his grandson in his arms: "Oh, look at that little mouth, what happened?"
Luo Zhengzheng sat on the sofa and shot him a glare. This brat, he could continue the grievances in the morning into the evening.
Gu Shi explained from the side, "He got a vaccine shot today."
Little Chengjia looked at his grandfather and covered his arm, saying, "Shot, hurts."
Seeing her son's actions, Luo Zhengzheng said, "Didn't you say you weren't in pain? You little drama queen."
Gu Boyuan hugged him tightly and his face full of heartache: "Really? Then Grandfather must dote on baby."
Little Chengjia nestled obediently in his grandfather's arms to let him dote on him.
After Grandfather finished doting, he ran to find Grandmother to for more doting.
Luo Zhengzheng couldn't bear to watch. She asked Gu Shi, "Who does this personality resemble?"
Gu Shi looked at her: "Resemble who?"
Luo Zhengzheng stared at him.
Gu Shi glanced at her: "I wasn't like this when I was little."
Luo Zhengzheng, of course, would not admit that she was like this when she was a child.
Neither of them admitted it and it was unclear who he resembled.
Wang Yaning glanced at them from the side, and upon hearing the couple's words, couldn't help but retort, "Who else could your child resemble? Naturally, he'd resemble you two."
Gu Shi: "......"
Luo Zhengzheng: "......"
The two exchanged a glance and mutually fell silent.
After Lunar New Year's Day, winter vacation would begin in no time.
As soon as winter vacation started, Luo Can wanted to go home. Gu Shi dragged him to the company, ostensibly saying, "Come to the company and help me out."
In reality, he was handed over to Guo Yao so that Guo Yao could teach him.
Looking at Guo Yao's smiling face, Luo Can felt a chill. The brighter the smile, the more ruthless he was. No wonder he was called a smiling tiger.
This year, Luo Zhengzheng’s family of three went back to maternal home for a few days during the Spring Festival.
After the Lunar New Year, filming for "Home and Country" wrapped up in March. By then, little Chengjia had already turned two and was a two-year-old baby.
"I Am a Robot" was currently undergoing post-production with staff working overtime.
Chen Ze wanted to release the film during the winter vacation, but obviously couldn't make it. He could only aim for the Spring Festival slot.
Last year, with the advent of the 3G era, Gu Shi had been extremely busy this year. Sales of mobile phones produced by Ye Group's have surged, and he was either on business trips or working overtime.
Luo Zhengzheng wasn't idle either. She took a liking to two more scripts, one a modern mother-in-law-daughter-in-law drama, and the other a Qing Dynasty time-travel drama.
Almost everyone in the upper-class circles knew about Luo Zhengzheng's actions. Apart from the Gu Family, they were not very optimistic about her investments. After all, the two dramas she and Gu Shi invested in have not yet been broadcast and she had invested again. Wasn’t she afraid of losing money? It seemed that Ye's mobile phone business had made money, which had given Gu Family’s rural daughter-in-law, a lot of confidence.
Since playing the role of the Empress in "Home and Country", Liu Hanyue had hardly been home. She had been playing small roles on set to accumulate experience. Most of her resources were introduced to her by Chen Ze. Now her acting skills were acceptable, and playing an important supporting role should not be a problem.
Originally, Luo Zhengzheng wanted her to act in that Qing Dynasty time-travel drama, but she took a fancy to the role of the younger sister-in-law in that mother-in-law and daughter-in-law drama, so they let her have her way.
In July, after the post-production of "Home and Country" was completed, Chen Hui submitted the sample tape for review.
Once the film passes review, arrangement for people to watch it could be on the agenda and discuss the price.
But by the end of August, she still hadn't received any news that the application had been approved. She waited another half month, but still no news came out.
She frowned. Logically, they should be notified whether the application passed or not. What did it mean when there was no information provided?
She ran to ask Chen Ze, who frowned, "Is there anything against the rules in that film?"
Chen Hui hesitated: "I checked, there shouldn't, right?"
Couldn’t she pick out whether it went against the rule?
Chen Ze tapped the table: "Even if it didn't pass the review, I would have told you. It can’t be that it is getting suppressed?"
Chen Hui instantly looked at him: "Who would suppress it? This drama is invested in by Zhengzheng, and it's the first drama she's invested in. It's unnecessary for others to be wary of her, isn't it?"
"There’s no news at all. Doesn't that prove something?" Chen Ze thought about it more and more and felt that made sense. He looked up and said, "You go ahead and do your other things. I'll check it out and then we'll talk."
Chen Hui nodded: "Okay, I'll leave it to you." She didn't have as many connections as her younger cousin brother, so she figured he could find out something.
After leaving Chen Ze's office, Chen Hui made a phone call to Luo Zhengzheng.
After hearing the whole story, Luo Zhengzheng frowned. Who was picking on her?
She considered herself to be a low-key person who hadn't offended anyone. If anyone had a problem with her, it would only be Su Zhilan, who often used Liu Hanyue to annoy her.
Su Zhilan? Could it really be her?
She didn't want to make assumptions about someone, so she dialed Gu Shi's number, but the line was busy.
A few minutes later, Gu Shi called and said on the phone, "I was just talking to Chen Ze."
Luo Zhengzheng asked, "Why did he call you?"
Gu Shi: "About your TV series."
Luo Zhengzheng: "You know? What do you think is the problem?"
Gu Shi: "It’s linked to me."
Luo Zhengzheng: "Why?"
Gu Shi: "The company's mobile phone sales are good in the first half of the year. Su Chenyang saw the potential profits and wanted to invest as well, but I refused. Someone in the Su Family works at the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. Since he holds a grudge against me and can't do anything to me, he can only resort to underhanded tactics by going against the TV series you invested in. Simply lower than a snake’s belly."
Luo Zhengzheng: "Aren't the Su family and the Gu family old friends?"
Gu Shi: "Uncle and Aunt Su are decent people."
Luo Zhengzheng couldn't help but ask, "What about Su Chenyang and Su Zhilan?"
Gu Shi: "In conclusion, be careful of them. They're not good people."
Luo Zhengzheng thought to herself, "Is this how one describes his ex-fiancée?"
Gu Shi added, "I'm only telling you this. Su Chenyang pursued Maoxiu's fiancée back then and after being rejected, he coerced her through improper means. He's not a good person."
Luo Zhengzheng exclaimed. No wonder Wang Maoxiu's tone was so cold when he talked about Su Chenyang. A rich young master who couldn't win a woman's heart actually resorted to coercion. How despicable! No wonder his family went bankrupt in his previous life.
Gu Shi: "You just need to keep this to yourself. Maoxiu had always disagreed with his fiancée going out to work, and it's for these reasons."
Luo Zhengzheng nodded: "I won't tell. After all, it's their private matters."
Gu Shi: "I'll handle the review submission of the TV series. You don't need to worry about it."
Luo Zhengzheng smilingly said, "With you taking care of things, I naturally have no worries."
Luo Zhengzheng didn't know how Gu Shi managed it. A week later, Chen Hui called her to say that "Home and Country" had passed the censorship.
Luo Zhengzheng was overjoyed and immediately called Gu Shi to tell him the good news.
Gu Shi had just finished a meeting and stepped out of the conference room when his phone rang. He picked it up and saw it was Luo Zhengzheng calling. A faint smile appeared on his lips as he answered, "What are you busy with?"
Luo Zhengzheng: "Chen Hui just called me and said the TV series had been approved."
Gu Shi smilingly said, "That's great."
Luo Zhengzheng naturally praised him without reservation: "It's all thanks to you."
As Gu Shi walked, he asked, "So, how do you plan to reward me?"
Luo Zhengzheng: "Old children should be rewarded for doing good deeds."
Gu Shi: "There's an adorable little wolf cub here, of course, with white eyes."
Luo Zhengzheng internally grumbled that wolf eyes were initially white: “You're indirectly calling me a little white-eyed wolf. Since that's the case, I'm taking back the reward I was going to give you."
Gu Shi didn't have the mind to care about anything else. Since there was a reward, he was determined to get it. He said, "Come to the company. I'll be waiting for you there."
Without waiting for Luo Zhengzheng to speak, he hung up the phone.
Luo Zhengzheng curled her lip and mentally chewed out the man.
Luo Zhengzheng put on makeup, changed into a tight-fitting dress, went downstairs to check on her son who was still taking a nap, and then went to the Ye Group headquarters with her bag.
Upon arriving at Ye Group's headquarters, a few receptionists secretly sized her up.
Upon seeing her enter the president's private elevator, they all started gossiping in the group chat. This had become their habit. Whenever Luo Zhengzheng came to the company, they would always have a long discussion in the group.
"Madam’s dress is really gorgeous."
"The price is also quite attractive. I just checked, it's 200,000 or so."
"Our company's salary is considered high in the industry. Even if I don't eat or drink, I still have to pay the mortgage and car loan. Can't afford to buy anything."
"I have to admit, Madam is really lucky. President Gu is not a womanizer, and there's not a single scandal about him."
"Look at those female celebrities in the entertainment industry who married into wealthy families, and then look at our madam. Can't be any more happier."
"Does President's wife count as the happiest example of a Cinderella who married into a wealthy family?"
"A while ago, a new female college graduate joined the secretary department on the top floor. She's beautiful and charming. Our company has been very busy lately and President Gu often works overtime until late at night, sometimes even staying at the company. The female college graduate thought that he and his wife had a bad relationship and tried to seduce President Gu. However, the charms were directed to a blind. President Gu only had his work on his mind and didn't see her attempts at seduction at all. This matter has become a joke in the secretary department."
"No matter how beautiful someone is, can they be as beautiful as Madam?"
"Hilarious! Which of us long-time employees doesn't know that President Gu only cares about work, not gender?"
"It's not like no one tried to get President Gu's attention back then, but what happened to them? They were all fired."
"Perhaps Madam is less important to him than his job."
"Don't talk nonsense."
"......"
Luo Zhengzheng stepped out of the elevator and walked directly to Gu Shi's office.
Apart from the two new employees, everyone in the secretary department knew her, and no one stopped her.
Zhang Yiran came out of the restroom and saw an unfamiliar woman walking towards President Gu's office. She quickly went over to stop her: "Who are you? You can't just walk in here."
Before Luo Zhengzheng could speak, a middle-aged female secretary rushed over and called out, "Zhang Yiran, this is the president's wife."
Luo Zhengzheng smiled at the middle-aged female secretary and said, "You guys work away." Then she walked towards Gu Shi's office.
After hearing what the middle-aged female secretary said, Zhang Yiran stared blankly at Luo Zhengzheng. When she saw Luo Zhengzheng open the door to President Gu's office and walk in as if no one else was there, Zhang Yiran's face turned slightly pale.
The middle-aged secretary glared at Zhang Yiran. She had worked in the secretary department for so long and had never seen such a shameless girl.
When the chairman was in charge of the company, these things didn't happen.
Later, President Gu came to the company. The young and handsome president naturally attracted the attention of many unmarried girls, causing a bit of chaos. Several female employees were fired, and then they became more obedient. At that time, President Gu was not married, so it was understandable.
It had been years since such an insensitive girl appeared in the company. She was still too young. She knew that President Gu was married, but thought she could rise to the top just because she was pretty. She didn't even know what kind of person President Gu was. She might lose her job if she was not careful.