novelraw Chapter 44 Mr. Jiang, I've Learned a New Trick
Chapter 44 Mr. Jiang, I've Learned a New Trick
Standing at the door of Li Weiran's office, Chi Yuan took a deep breath before daring to go in.
When he entered, Li Weiran was on the phone. Seeing him come in, she gestured for him to wait a moment.
Chi Yuan waited quietly for two minutes before Li Weiran hung up the phone.
"Sister Weiran." Chi Yuan looked at Li Weiran somewhat nervously. He had just checked the online comments, and they were still overwhelmingly negative towards him.
The company did not hire online trolls to control public opinion.
Li Weiran glanced at him: "Have you met President Jiang?"
Chi Yuan was taken aback. Was Sister Wei Ran suggesting he ask Mr. Jiang for help?
"No." Chi Yuan shook his head.
Li Weiran looked slightly surprised: "You made a phone call?"
Chi Yuan's face paled: "I haven't contacted Mr. Jiang."
Li Weiran's surprise became even more obvious: "Really? But President Jiang contacted me."
Chi Yuan suddenly looked up, his eyes filled with surprise and panic: "What...what did Mr. Jiang say?"
Is Mr. Jiang going to give up on him?
Chi Yuan clenched his fists nervously, trying hard not to let his voice tremble.
Li Weiran: "President Jiang said we don't need to do anything for now, just wait for his call. I thought you had already contacted him beforehand."
Chi Yuan: "No."
Li Weiran: "Why not contact them? This is the time to use your relationship."
Chi Yuan knew what Li Weiran meant, but if Mr. Jiang didn't want to help with this matter, it would be putting Mr. Jiang in a difficult position if he brought it up himself, and he didn't want to put Mr. Jiang in a difficult position.
He knew that others would see this as foolish. He was being someone's mistress for nothing, yet he dared not take a single benefit. But only he knew that, in the end, he was the one who benefited from being kept by Mr. Jiang.
He had the chance to possess the moon, which he could only look up at before.
Li Weiran sensed something was wrong: "Did you two have a fight?"
That shouldn't be the case. President Jiang specifically instructed Linda to style Chi Yuan, which shows how much she cares about him. Chi Yuan isn't stupid; he wouldn't argue with President Jiang when his career is just starting out.
Chi Yuan remained silent.
Li Weiran was a little angry: "Chi Yuan, I don't want to interfere in your love life, but I am your manager, and there are some things I need to know."
Although he and Li Weiran had not worked together for long, Chi Yuan knew that Li Weiran was very devoted to him: "We didn't quarrel. It's just that when we signed the contract, we said that once my relationship with Mr. Jiang was made public, the contract would be automatically void."
Li Weiran opened her mouth, but for a moment she was unsure what to do.
"Fine, let's just wait."
Chi Yuan nodded: "I'm sorry, Sister Weiran."
Li Weiran glanced at him: "If you really want to fight for it, go to President Jiang immediately. There might still be a chance. Although there is such a clause in your contract, you didn't spread this incident on your own initiative, and so far it's just a rumor without any substantial evidence. It's still easy to suppress it."
There are all sorts of rumors in this circle, and netizens can't tell the difference between truth and falsehood. Yet so many people are still doing just fine in this circle.
Chi Yuan didn't answer, but said, "I'll go outside and wait."
Li Weiran assumed he had come to his senses and wanted to go find Jiang Haochen, so she didn't stop him.
Chi Yuan didn't plan to go find Jiang Haochen. He wanted to find a secluded place to be alone, but the people at the company were giving him strange looks. Chi Yuan didn't like those looks, so he went up to the rooftop and sunbathed alone.
"Beep beep".
Huang Kai messaged him: {What's going on? Why hasn't your company taken any action yet? Aren't you even buying any online trolls? What did your agent say?}
Chi Yuan: {I'm just a small-time actor, how come I'm getting so much attention? It's been so long, and I'm still trending.}
Huang Kai: {Isn't this dragging Jiang Haochen into this? Jiang Haochen has been almost completely out of the public eye since retiring from acting. The last news about him is this kind of scandalous gossip; entertainment reporters won't let this go.}
Huang Kai: {Go check your Weibo account; it's full of Jiang Haochen's fans cursing you.}
Chi Yuan opened Weibo and glanced at it; it was full of people criticizing him for piggybacking on Jiang Haochen's popularity.
Chi Yuan: {I've gained one million followers on Weibo; the follower growth has been quite fast.}
Huang Kai: {You still have the nerve to joke around? What is your company planning? This kind of thing isn't difficult. Jiang Haochen just needs to post a clarification on Weibo and then quell the public opinion.}
Yes, he knows this method of handling things. Li Weiran mentioned it earlier, and now Huang Kai has said it again.
Everyone knows this, but Mr. Jiang didn't do it, so it must be because he didn't want to.
Chi Yuan: {The company is handling it; they told me to wait.}
Huang Kai: {That's good.}
To distract himself, Chi Yuan found a movie starring Jiang Haochen and quietly watched it alone in a corner of the terrace until Li Weiran messaged him.
Li Weiran: {Come to my office.}
Any results?
Chi Yuan's heart skipped a beat. He resisted the urge to check the news online and got up to go downstairs.
Before even entering Li Weiran's office, Chi Yuan noticed something was wrong, because the way his colleagues looked at him was different.
"Chi Yuan, congratulations."
Some people even took the initiative to congratulate him.
Congratulations?!
Chi Yuan's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the matter online had been resolved?
He quickened his pace and, upon entering Li Weiran's office, found her beaming with joy.
"Let's go sign the contract." Li Weiran led him out.
Chi Yuan asked, puzzled, "What contract?"
Li Weiran: "You don't know?"
Chi Yuan shook his head.
Li Weiran: "Didn't you see the news online?"
Chi Yuan realized what had happened, looked down and opened his phone to see what was going on.
Li Weiran didn't stop him and waited for him to finish reading it himself.
Without needing to search, Chi Yuan saw the message pushed to him by simply opening Weibo.
[GH2025 Brand Ambassador...]
Behind a long list of familiar names, Chi Yuan saw his own name.
Chi Yuan looked up in disbelief: "How could I...?"
Li Weiran: "You are now one of GH's brand ambassadors, so it's reasonable for you to wear their clothes to events. The online opinion has completely reversed, and no one is talking about you and President Jiang anymore."
Chi Yuan opened the comments and, sure enough, the tide had turned.
{I knew it! How could a new actor be generating so much buzz on trending topics? It's obviously manipulated.}
Wow, they gained three million followers this morning! Their brand awareness has increased significantly.
{I knew Jiang Haochen wasn't clarifying things; it seems he was just promoting his company's artists.}
{What does it matter? Everyone in this industry does it, especially since this guy is quite handsome. Even the unedited photos from this morning show him looking ridiculously good.}
{I must say, this young man looks incredibly elegant in his GH outfit; he could definitely win over fans if he played a rich family's younger brother in the future.}
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Chi Yuan: "How did I suddenly become GH's brand ambassador?"
Li Weiran: "Of course, it was President Jiang who helped you negotiate. No wonder President Jiang didn't let me do anything before; it seems he had everything planned out, wanting to use this wave of popularity to help you gain followers. Now you have more followers, more fame, and you've even gotten an endorsement for free. You've turned misfortune into a blessing in disguise."
Chi Yuan: "Mr. Jiang... he helped me negotiate."
Li Weiran: "Before retiring from acting, President Jiang was always GH's spokesperson. He and the president of GH had a very good relationship. No one else could have done that."
Mr. Jiang went to GH's president for his sake and even made him their spokesperson.
Since Chi Yuan was only added temporarily, all the company needs to do is send over a supplementary contract.
The endorsement fee wasn't high, just a token 20,000 yuan, but Li Weiran and Chi Yuan both knew that the endorsement itself was already a huge reward.
As a newcomer, what makes him worthy of endorsing an international brand like GH? GH's influence on him far outweighs his influence on GH.
Meanwhile, in GH's headquarters office, Jiang Haochen was drinking with GH's president.
GH President Levin said, "I have sent the contract as you requested, and the official website has also announced that your little sweetheart is the spokesperson for GH."
Jiang Haochen: "I told you, he's not my little lover."
Levin: "I don't care about your business, but you have to remember, if he can't bring brand benefits to GH next year, you'll have to endorse me for free."
Jiang Haochen: "No problem."
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On the other side, Li Rui, who had secretly watched the show all morning, was so angry at this unexpected turn of events that he smashed everything in his house.
"What kind of bullshit endorsement is this? How could Chi Yuan possibly endorse GH? It's obviously a resource given by Jiang Haochen."
Li Rui grew angrier and angrier the more he thought about it. They were both being kept by someone, so why could Chi Yuan meet a sugar daddy like Jiang Haochen who gave him luxury brand endorsements, while he could only be with a pig like Wang Ming?
Enraged, he slammed his fist against the wall, but the impact aggravated the injury on his back.
Last night, that idiot Wang Ming actually used a tool on him.
"You bastard! You bitch! Ah!" Li Rui's face turned pale with pain.
Just then, a loud banging came from the doorway.
Li Rui, his face dark with anger, yelled, "What are you banging for? Get lost!"
"Li Rui!" It was Wang Ming's voice.
Li Rui's face darkened for a moment, but he quickly composed himself. When he opened the door, he was all smiles: "Brother Ming, what brings you here?"
Wang Ming raised his hand and slapped Li Rui across the face.
Li Rui was both shocked and furious: "Ming-ge, why did you hit me?"
Wang Ming said coldly, "You're the one who caused all that trouble online, aren't you? I already told you I'd compensate you later. Why are you resorting to these petty tricks?!"
Li Rui: "I just couldn't stand his attitude yesterday. He didn't respect you at all. When he left yesterday, he didn't even glance at you."
Wang Ming raised his hand and slapped Li Rui again, symmetrically on both sides: "Don't give me that. Do you think I don't know what you're thinking? Do you even have a brain? 'Baihua Mountain' is currently showing in theaters. If you mess with him, you're messing with me! You're just the fourth male lead in the show, with few scenes, but 'Baihua Mountain' is my show."
Knowing that Wang Ming was truly angry, Li Rui quickly humbled himself, sobbing, "Brother Ming, I know I was wrong. I lost my temper. I... I was just so angry. You promised me the role was mine."
As Li Rui spoke, he kept pressing his body against Wang Ming.
Wang Ming was aroused and cursed her as a vixen, then pinned her to the living room floor.
Li Rui's face was full of humiliation, but he still managed to make sounds of enjoyment and flattery: "Brother Ming, it hurts, please be gentle."
A few minutes after being reviewed.
Wang Ming said with satisfaction, "Let's leave it at that this time."
Li Rui's lips were chapped: "The second male lead in the next drama."
Wang Mingzao pinched Li Rui's face hard: "It's still yours."
Wang Ming left satisfied, but Li Rui vomited in the bathroom for a full half hour.
Li Rui stared at his face in the mirror, his mind replaying the humiliation he had just suffered, and he couldn't help but think about it.
If Chi Yuan had successfully slept with Wang Ming, would he have been treated the same way, crawling on the ground like a dog, trying to please Wang Ming?
But he didn't. Not only did he escape, but he also followed Jiang Haochen and got an endorsement deal.
Why, why is he so lucky!
"Bang!"
Li Rui shattered the bathroom mirror with a single punch.
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That evening, Chi Yuan arrived at Jiang Haochen's apartment building, hesitating whether or not to go up.
Because he suddenly got the endorsement, he has been busy with Li Weiran all day, doing a lot of things, such as understanding GH's corporate culture, finding stylists for makeup trials, and confirming the shooting time. He has been busy until now.
When he left the company, Li Weiran told him to thank Mr. Jiang properly.
But what could someone of his status possibly offer to thank Mr. Jiang? Only his own body.
So he brought it over voluntarily.
After hesitating for a long time, Chi Yuan sent a message: {Mr. Jiang, may I come to see you?}
Jiang Haochen looked at the message and chuckled: "At least you still have some conscience."
Just as he was about to reply, Chi Yuan sent another message: {I...I learned a new trick.}
Jiang Haochen's eyes darkened: {Come here.}
That night, Chi Yuan tried to show off his newly learned tricks, but he was only good at theory and lacked practical experience.
Jiang Haochen took a breath: "I shouldn't have had any expectations of you."
Chi Yuan lowered his head in shame: "I'm sorry."
Jiang Haochen was most susceptible to this: "Forget it, if you get too skilled, I probably won't be happy either."
Chi Yuan exclaimed "Ah!" and before he could react, Jiang Haochen pressed him down onto the bed.
"Mr. Jiang..."
"Chi Yuan, if you want to learn anything in the future, just come to me and I'll teach you."
Feeling the increasingly unrestrained hands on his body, Chi Yuan nodded obediently.
"Chi Yuan, tell me, what do you want to learn today?"
"I... I'll learn whatever you teach me."
"Naughty~~" Jiang Haochen pinched Chi Yuan below the waist, and Chi Yuan groaned and curled up in discomfort.
"Tell me what you're going to learn," Jiang Haochen said mischievously.
Chi Yuan, suppressing his embarrassment, said, "It's...it's what happened just now."
"What just happened?"
Chi Yuan knew that Mr. Jiang was teasing him on purpose, but he still said, "I want... um... my mouth."