Confession of Rebirth

With a loud bang, Jiang Mingfan broke into the door.He straightened up and rushed in front of Zhong Lisui: "Have you read the trending searches?"

Without raising his head, Zhong Li finished approving the document in his hand and put it on the other side of the desk, before asking slowly, "What's wrong?"

"The little boyfriend you're pursuing has an affair with another female celebrity." Jiang Mingfan put the phone in front of Zhong Lisui: "It's already number one on the hot search list."

Zhong Lisui's eyes narrowed slightly, looking at the screen of the phone in front of him.Inside is a photo with very low resolution, which seems to have been secretly taken with a mobile phone.In a public space with a lot of people but a relatively narrow density, Gu Chen and a woman who couldn't see her face clearly stood facing each other. Because of the angle of the candid shots, both of them were facing the camera sideways.Zhong Li found the location of the base line and checked it visually. The distance between the two should be at least one meter.

"It should be a misunderstanding." Zhong Lisui calmly analyzed: "In a public place with a relatively large number of people, the social distance can still be guaranteed to be more than one meter. Gu Chen's attitude towards the other party should be very reserved."

"Are you still in the mood to analyze social distance?" Jiang Mingfan was almost speechless: "Is this the problem now? You should quickly call Gu Chen to find out? What is the relationship between him and that female star? Why did he suddenly appear on the Internet?" Hot search? Even if it's groundless, you still have to find that hole, right?"

Zhong Lisui pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "It's not necessary, I trust Gu Chen."

After finishing speaking, Zhong Li picked up another document.

Jiang Mingfan looked at Fa Xiao who pretended to be nonchalant, and slapped the document: "What are you talking about? If you believe him, you should call him and ask the matter clearly."

Zhong Li then frowned: "I said, it's not necessary."

"Is it unnecessary, or are you afraid?" Jiang Mingfan took a deep breath: "Let me ask you, after you confessed to Gu Chen, did he respond to you?"

Zhong Li then took out the document under Jiang Mingfan's slap, and opened it: "I said, I won't force him to respond to me immediately."

"Then you just waited so stupidly?" Jiang Mingfan scratched his hair: "You should at least ask if he likes men, right?"

Zhong Li then looked at the distraught Fa Xiao.He sighed and said, "There is nothing to ask."

"I said before that I like Gu Chen. But this is only my own business. I am indeed attracted to him. But I will not force Gu Chen to like me too. I will not force him to express his opinion immediately."

"You have to understand that whether he likes men is not necessarily related to whether he likes me. Even if he likes men, if that man is not me, do you think this question is meaningful?"

Jiang Mingfan couldn't say no to Zhong Lisui: "I don't care about your crooked reasoning. I only know that the man you like is now rumored to be having an affair with another woman. Don't you even have the courage and stance to question him? You still have to sit in the office by yourself Looking for an excuse to explain yourself?"

Zhong Li then frowned: "At least, Gu Chen didn't reject my liking for him. We often have dinner appointments together, and chat on WeChat every day."

"What's the use?" Jiang Mingfan said: "Gu Chen does not reject that you like him, and is willing to have dinner with you, and occasionally chat on WeChat. However, he doesn't even have the patience to watch a whole movie with you." No."

Zhong Li then stopped talking.

Jiang Mingfan continued: "Gu Chen was originally younger than you. A boy of eighteen or nineteen years old happens to be at the time when his hormones are strong. He is so outstanding, and there are no shortage of girls chasing him around him. He didn't explicitly reject you, maybe he just felt that he didn't want you. Necessary. Or I haven’t been chased by a man before, I think it’s very fresh. I’m just catching you for fun. Maybe I’ll show it off to others, the boss of Tiansui Capital is chasing him. What about you?”

"You want to spend the rest of your life with him. Hold a heart and hand it to him eagerly, waiting for him to put it away. I'm afraid that if you wait too long, your heart will cool down and there will be no result—"

Before Jiang Mingfan finished speaking, Zhong Lisui's phone rang suddenly.

Zhong Li then picked up the phone and looked: "It's Gu Chen calling."

Jiang Mingfan raised his eyebrows, and Zhong Lisui had already connected the phone.

"I have nothing to do with that Wenxuan." Gu Chen explained: "I was recording a program on the TV station, and I happened to meet her. She should have gone to the art performance on May [-]st. Counting this time, we met twice in total. That's all."

After a pause, Gu Chen added: "The last time we met was at the awards ceremony of the microfilm competition. The professor and I went backstage to find Teacher Lin Lanjuan to ask for an autograph. I happened to meet her. Her assistant thought I was looking for her to ask for an autograph. She came out to smooth things over. I was afraid of embarrassing her, so I asked for an autograph and a group photo symbolically. Other than that, there was no interaction. I’m not even her fan."

Gu Chen asked: "Did I explain clearly? Maybe, you have other questions?"

Zhong Li subconsciously hooked the corners of his mouth: "There is no doubt. I saw that candid photo. Visually, the social distance between you should be more than one meter."

"Smart eyes are like torches." Gu Chen praised lightly: "But I really had a good time today. When I was recording the show, I was confessed by the alumni next door. Although the other party probably wanted to interact with me tactically."

Zhong Li couldn't help asking: "What?"

Gu Chen told Zhong Lisui about the episode of recording the show: "I guess tonight, some viewers who participated in the recording of the show will post about it. So I will report it to you in advance."

Zhong Li then smiled: "Actually, it's not just today. Since the day I met you, you have never lacked admirers."

"It proves that Mr. Zhongli, you really have a good vision." Gu Chen said with a smile, "I'm looking at blue-chip stocks."

Zhong Lisui said: "Then to celebrate my good vision, I invite you to dinner tonight?"

"Yes." Gu Chen said, "You come to the TV station to pick me up. After dinner, I just go to your company to work overtime."

"Okay." Zhong Li glanced at the time: "What do you want to eat tonight?"

"Let's eat hot pot." Gu Chen said, "I want to eat spicy butter hot pot."

Zhong Li said with a smile, "It just so happens that there is a very good hot pot restaurant near our company. Their rock sugar pear and white fungus soup is also delicious. There is also homemade pumpkin and yam porridge. You must like it."

Listening to Zhong Lisui's description, Gu Chenguang felt his appetite whetted: "See you tonight."

"See you tonight." Zhong Li then hung up the phone.

Jiang Mingfan watched the whole process.Seeing this, he shook his head, and couldn't help complaining: "I know how to treat guests to dinner, what is Gu Chen talking about. You really don't know how to fall in love, right?"

Zhong Li then looked at Jiang Mingfan with some hesitation.

Jiang Mingfan pointed out: "Have you never mentioned this matter since that confession?"

Zhong Li then nodded: "I said, I don't want to force—"

"Is this a question you don't want to force?" Jiang Mingfan thought it was funny. He had been too shrewd since he was a child, so why did he keep being stupid on this matter: "You chase people, and you still let them think carefully about it." They didn't reject you either. I chatted with you on WeChat every day, but you confessed once and didn't follow up. What do you want, let Gu Chen take the initiative to tell you that he agreed to your confession?"

Zhong Li looked at Jiang Mingfan in a daze.

Jiang Mingfan was on the verge of crying: "I finally understand, I really wronged Gu Chen. If he really wasn't interested in you, or just wanted to catch you, he wouldn't have taken the initiative to call in such a timely manner. explain to you."

"Gu Chen has already shown it clearly. Can't you work harder? You find something innovative and play with romance. No wonder you haven't made any progress after chasing him for so long. If I were Gu Chen, I would have Tired."

Zhong Lisui asked, "What's new?"

Jiang Mingfan said: "He doesn't like watching movies and thinks watching movies is a waste of time. You can invite him to climb mountains, swim, or soak in hot springs. Yes, it's a hot spring."

Jiang Mingfan slapped his hands and said excitedly: "Think about it! Two big men, especially big men like you who are in an ambiguous period, go to the hot spring together and meet honestly. When the hot spring water is slippery, the heat Steam, the atmosphere came immediately."

Zhong Li frowned subconsciously: "Soak in the hot spring together? Would it be too—"

"What the hell!" Jiang Mingfan cut off the conversation: "Don't think too much. Just think about it, you and Gu Chen are more workaholics than the other. Usually you work overtime and study every day, do you often have backaches while sitting in front of the computer? Back pain? Let's go to a hot spring together, relax, and have a full-body massage, it's okay!"

"Our company's team building doesn't often take hot springs!" Jiang Mingfan said here, and he had a flash of inspiration: "If you are really embarrassed, why don't we go to the hot springs for the company's team building this month. All employees bring their own families. Take it, Gu Chen."

Jiang Mingfan thought that it would not only promote the relationship between Zhong Lisui and Gu Chen.In disguise, Zhong Lisui announced his identity.

Zhong Li was a little moved.

Jiang Mingfan said: "Don't hesitate. It's a deal. When you have dinner with Gu Chen tonight, tell him about it. Leave the rest of the hotel booking and other things to me Let's deal with it. It's the May Day holiday soon, let's find a place to relax."

Jiang Mingfan really couldn't see Zhong Lisui's marathon chase.The key is that Zhong Lisui has been running for so long without making any progress, and it's okay to go around in circles every day.

The old donkey didn't work so hard to pull the mill.

Jiang Mingfan was gearing up, feeling that he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders.Whether Zhong Lisui can get out of the order smoothly depends on him.

Zhong Li hesitated for a moment: "What if Gu Chen doesn't want to?"

"It's just for team building." Jiang Mingfan said, "You don't need to make your words so clear. According to your own words, if there is a showdown, you will force him to make a choice. Then you don't have a showdown. Gu Chen has always been kind to us The capital is kind, the project of Haoyang Technology, he saved us hundreds of millions of dollars in the project budget in one sentence. The planning plan given to you a while ago, the people in the investment department have also done due diligence, and they are all very high-quality projects With such an excellent investment talent, it is normal for Tiansui Capital to win over him, right?"

Zhong Li was thoughtful.

Jiang Mingfan said earnestly: "Didn't you really want Gu Chen to come to Tiansui Capital before? This is also a good opportunity. Let Gu Chen get acquainted with our employees of Tiansui Capital. We have been friends for so long, and we must get along very well." .Maybe somewhere, he will become a senior partner of our Tiansui Capital!"

Zhong Lisui suddenly laughed and said, "Wouldn't that be an office romance?"

Jiang Mingfan stopped abruptly, and said in a daze, "That's right. It violated the company's regulations."

Zhong Li then looked at Jiang Mingfan.The two stared at each other for a while, and Jiang Mingfan realized: "Gu Chen already has his own stall network. His future career plan must be to start his own business. I believe that with Gu Chen's ability, he will definitely set up his own business. The stall network is doing very well. So you should give up those unrealistic fantasies. Instead of thinking about an office romance, you should think about how to win over Gu Chen, so that Tiansui Capital will become Gu Chen's first choice for financing in the future! "

Zhong Li then smiled: "What you said makes sense."

"Whatever you call it makes sense, it's very reasonable." Jiang Mingfan said dryly, picked up the Longjing on Zhong Lisui's table and drank it down: "I won't tell you anymore. Hurry up and ask Gu Chen out, I will discuss with the administrative department, where to choose the May [-]st Regiment!"

Zhong Lisui said: "Tell the administrative department that you can bring all the family and friends you want to bring with you this time. The company will reimburse you all. Everyone has worked hard in the past six months, and this year has been completed in just a few months. My KPI is to relax."

Jiang Mingfan gave Zhongli a thumbs up: "As expected of a big boss, he is generous in his actions."

Zhong Li then looked at Fa Xiao who hurriedly left the office, smiled and shook his head.

Province A TV station learned that Gu Chen came to record a show and was on the trending search with the female artist. The producer and director of "Talk" hurried over.Apologize to Gu Chen.Because the photo on Hot Search and a so-called "industry revelation" narrative were obviously leaked from their TV station.

But what surprised the producer and director was that Gu Chen and Wen Xuan knew each other.Gu Chen is actually a fan of Wenxuan, and asked Wenxuan for an autographed photo.

It's no wonder that such a talented man and beautiful woman sparked an explosive discussion as soon as it hit the hot search.

The producer explained to Gu Chen: "...We have found the person who secretly posted photos and broke the news, and we will expel them."

Gu Chen ignored the producer and director's apology, walked to Wen Xuan's solo dressing room in full view, and knocked on the door.

With a "creak", the door of the dressing room opened, and Wen Xuan's little assistant looked at Gu Chen with a guilty expression: "You, what do you want to do?"

Gu Chen looked past the little assistant, and fixedly looked at Wen Xuan who was sitting in front of the dressing table with an uneasy expression.She smiled: "Shouldn't Ms. Wen give me an explanation?"

"Sorry." Wen Xuan hesitated to speak, got up and invited Gu Chen in. The director and producer of "The Talk" also followed Gu Chen into the dressing room.

After Wen Xuan told the little assistant to close the door, she said apologetically, "I didn't expect such a thing to happen."

"Hello, are you Gu Chen? I'm Wenxuan's manager, Yang Yunsu." Yang Yunsu rushed over from another artist's studio immediately after seeing the hot search: "Don't worry, this matter We will definitely investigate to the end. We will give you an explanation. But before that, we also hope that you can understand that as an ordinary person, you don’t want to be tied up with an artist in the trending searches. Our Wenxuan is a rising female artist , and I don't want to have an affair with a boy who is at least seven or eight years younger than her."

Gu Chen raised his eyebrows: "So?"

Yang Yunsu was slightly taken aback.

Gu Chen smiled and said, "There's no need to complain, I'm asking for a solution now."

Yang Yunsu didn't expect Gu Chen to have such an attitude: "I said, we will definitely investigate this matter to the end—"

"How to pursue it? What explanation?" Gu Chen glanced at the time: "Everyone is very busy. There is no need to waste each other's time. I need to know, who bought the hot search? Whose marketing account on the hot search belongs to?" ? How long will it take for your company to suppress the trending searches? When will Ms. Wenxuan speak out to clarify the scandal? Will it have a bad impact on my personal image?"

"I want you to be clear about one thing, no matter whether this hot search was bought by your so-called opponent to frame you, or you made it yourself, I am the one who was innocently implicated. So I have to pursue this matter rights, and capabilities."

Yang Yunsu and Wen Xuan looked at each other.

Gu Chen said: "Get to the bottom of this. Now, tell me everything you know. Don't waste my time."

Intimidated by Gu Chen's aura, Yang Yunsu hesitated for a moment, but said slowly: "Wen Xuan is competing with several other female artists in the industry for a movie resource recently. This movie resource can win international awards. Xuan's transformation is very important. The director of that movie also likes Wen Xuan, but the management is more optimistic about another female artist. We now suspect that it is the other team who is going to mess with us."

Everyone knows how much a scandal hit a rising female artist.Wen Xuan was born as a puppet girl, and her confidence lies in her own traffic and the support of her fans.If someone wants to suppress Wenxuan and weaken Wenxuan's competitiveness, they will naturally start with the scandal.

As for why the other party wanted to attack Gu Chen, Yang Yunsu didn't know.It may have been a coincidence that the photo was taken secretly, or it may be for other reasons.

Gu Chen asked again: "Whose marketing accounts on Hot Search belong to?"

Yang Yunsu reported to a little-known navy company.Gu Chen hadn't heard of it, so he called Zhao Xinhang directly: "...you work in 4A company, do you know who owns this company?"

"I just guessed that you would call me and ask me. I really will help you find out!" On the other end of the phone, Zhao Xinhang said with a smile: "Guess what, I won't talk about the legal representative of the shield, anyway, you won't Yes. You just need to know that Cao Yan is behind the investment.”

Gu Chen was stunned for a moment before he realized who Cao Yan was: "He actually went to be a sailor?"

Zhao Xinhang said: "Not only that. Guess who gave Cao Yan the money to start the company?"

Gu Chen knew that Cao Yan's relatives were the major shareholders of Da Zhou Group.Hearing this, he immediately reacted: "Da Zhou Group?"

Zhao Xinhang said: "Cao Yan started the company with his uncle. As for whether there is any handwriting from the Dazhou Group, I dare not say. But the last time the Dazhou Group suffered a lot in the process of crisis public relations." Fortunately, it is not impossible to set up a navy company to guide online public opinion."

"Did you know that Dazhou Group is re-preparing for listing on the Hong Kong stock market?"

Gu Chen raised his eyebrows: "Do they still have that capital?"

"I got the investment." Zhao Xinhang said: "Haoyang Biotechnology, have you heard of it?"

Gu Chen smiled lightly.Of course I've heard of it, but it's too familiar.

Zhao Xinhang said: "The most popular search is Liang Xiyuan's studio. Her team is competing with Wenxuan for a high-end endorsement. They want to damage Wenxuan's image through scandals. You should be a disaster."

Gu Chen was taken aback: "Isn't it a movie source?"

"Who did you hear that from?" Zhao Xinhang frowned: "Although there are several teams that compete with Wenxuan for the film to fish in troubled waters, it is Liang Xiyuan's studio that pays for the hot search. My news is not wrong. "

"understood."

Gu Chen hung up the phone, looked at Yang Yunsu and Wen Xuan: "Do you know Liang Xiyuan?"

Yang Yunsu and Wen Xuan nodded.

Gu Chen said: "Liang Xiyuan's studio bought the hot search, and several of them wrote the marketing draft together."

Before Yang Yunsu and Wen Xuan could react, Gu Chen continued, "I don't care what you do in the future, but now, I need you to post a Weibo."

Wen Xuan asked in a daze, "How?"

Gu Chen looked at the director and producer of "The Conversation": "I hope your program team can help cooperate."

The director and producer immediately said: "Of course it's okay. This is our TV station's mistake. If we can solve the problem, we should cooperate."

Gu Chen's idea was very simple.Now that the hot search has already been bought, don't waste it.Let Wenxuan stand up and promote Xiangshan canned food, "Mind Map" and the stall network.Then let the "Talk" program group respond and ask the navy to lead the way. Netizens will naturally think that this is a kind of mysterious propaganda method, and they will not think about scandals.

"Do you still have the set of CPA guidance books I signed?" Gu Chen asked the producer.

The producer hesitated for a moment: "The ones for the audience have been distributed. But I kept one set for myself."

After all, it was Gu Chen's first autograph to commemorate.The producer felt that with Gu Chen's ability and city government, sooner or later he would become famous.At that time, the commemorative significance of this set of guidance books will be great.

"To Wenxuan." Gu Chen said, looking at Wenxuan: "I hope you post a Weibo and post a reference book. I have a few canned photos here. I will send them to you, and you will post them too. No words Talk more. Just explain to netizens that you are currently recording a May [-]st cultural performance on TV. You happened to meet me. I remember you graduated from the Film Academy. Help me to advertise, just say that you are invited by me, and give yourself with your student number Registered an account on the stall network."

Wen Xuan was a little confused.He didn't even understand the meaning of Gu Chen asking her to do this.

But Yang Yunsu immediately reacted, clapping his hands and laughing: "Why didn't I think of that? Let's do it like this. I remember that we Wenxuan also participated in the award ceremony of the microfilm competition before, and even did publicity for the February [-] market. That's also considered Contribute to the development of the people's livelihood project in the old city. When you post on Weibo later, you can also post the photos at that time and express your feelings."

"It's only natural for me to meet Gu Chen to participate in the show for such a meaningful event. It's only natural to have a chat and then help promote it."

The producer of "Talk" said: "After Wen Xuan posts Weibo, our program team will also repost Wen Xuan's Weibo."

In the eyes of outsiders, it is Wenxuan's help in publicity at the request of the program team.Take Gu Chen out too.

Moreover, several people's livelihood and state-owned enterprise projects that Gu Chen was in charge of had a particularly good reputation on the Internet.Wenxuan helped publicize, and invisibly made a positive publicity for her image.

It is simply a classic case of crisis public relations.