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Booking a private room is quite a challenge, and the reason why Lu Mingzhe and Ye Shuyuan came here to dine today is that Hushang Family is extremely popular. Ye Shuyuan planned to record a video here, riding the wave of this craze.
As a presenter, she has her own Kuaiyin account, which is also a significant promotional channel. For this reason, many celebrities pay great attention to managing their Kuaiyin accounts.
Ye Shuyuan is no exception, always hitching a ride on trending topics. If it’s current affairs, she adds her commentary, and if it’s gossip, she joins in on the spectatorship.
Considering Hushang Family’s current popularity as gossip, she assumed it was just a random event, until she saw Yang Hao stepping out of Qin Feng’s car. Only then did she suddenly realize this was all a collaborative publicity stunt!
It caught her completely off guard!
The schemes of these people are indeed profound!
Ye Shuyuan silently marveled in her heart, then strode confidently towards Yang Hao, not missing the opportunity to connect with a bigwig of the entertainment circle.
In fact, Ye Shuyuan herself comes from a very good background. Her father is a shareholder of Hucheng Cultural Broadcasting Film and Television Group, which has helped her thrive at Hucheng Satellite TV.
Of course, Ye Shuyuan is talented. She has a real knack for hosting, otherwise, mere connections wouldn’t have guaranteed her success.
“Director Yang, my name is Ye Shuyuan.”
“I’m a presenter at Hucheng Satellite TV. I hope to receive your support in the future.”
Ye Shuyuan went straight up to Yang Hao and introduced herself with a smile.
“Hello.”
“I’ve seen the shows you’ve hosted, and they are fantastic!”
Yang Hao nodded and smiled, reciprocating the compliment.
“Really!”
“I hadn’t expected to have someone like Director Yang among my audience. Had I known, I would have tried to perform even better!”
Ye Shuyuan teased with a laugh.
Seeing the two hit it off right away, Lu Mingzhe immediately frowned, a gloomy look on his face. He had been pursuing Ye Shuyuan, and here she was, chatting warmly with Yang Hao.
But that wasn’t the main point. The main point was that Yang Hao was handsome and also the boss of two major companies, Tianmei Media and Maetian Entertainment.
Therefore, Lu Mingzhe had reason to believe that Ye Shuyuan was attracted to Yang Hao, at least his “hardware” definitely met her criteria for a partner.
Faced with such a formidable “rival in love,” Lu Mingzhe naturally felt a bit panicked.
“Director Yang, hello!”
“I am the founder of Mingzhe Film and Television, Lu Mingzhe!”
“My father is the Vice Chairman of Hucheng Cultural Broadcasting Film and Television Group!”
Lu Mingzhe, too, walked briskly up to Yang Hao, introducing himself while mentioning his father’s position.
This was a display of insecurity. His company, Mingzhe Film and Television, was just a small player in the entertainment industry.
In fact, his company was completely reliant on Hucheng Cultural Broadcasting Film and Television Group, and it merely picked up projects from them!
This kind of situation is quite common not just in the entertainment industry but also in other sectors. If the father has resources, the son starts a similar business.
In earlier years, this was even more prevalent within governmental systems and, despite some change, has not been completely eradicated.
However, such sensitive topics are not suitable for prolonged discussion!
“Hello!”
Yang Hao had guessed the relationship status between Lu Mingzhe and Ye Shuyuan while he was still in the car.
Therefore, he sensed that Mr. Lu might be feeling jealous, thinking that Ye Shuyuan and he had gotten a bit too chummy. That’s why Lu came over to butt in and show off his background a bit.
But Yang Hao certainly wouldn’t stop talking to Ye Shuyuan simply because of Lu Mingzhe’s presence.
I’m just socializing normally, do I need to consider your feelings?
Who do you think you are!
Yang Hao thought dismissively to himself, but he didn’t show it on his face, greeting Lu Mingzhe politely instead.
“Director Yang, your affair with Mr. Qin is really hot on the internet!”
“Everyone thought you two were enemies, but it turns out there’s a mentor-disciple relationship between you, completely fooling us all!”
“But to give credit where it’s due, Director Yang, your marketing strategy is really impressive. The popularity of Hushang Family soared, almost doubling its value.”
Lu Mingzhe started off as if he was a victim himself, as though he represented the vast number of netizens.
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Yang Hao had not fully heard the conversation between Qin Feng and Lu Mingzhe when he was in the car, so, he did not know that when Qin Feng introduced him, he actually labelled himself as his master.
Therefore, when Lu Mingzhe said this, Yang Hao subconsciously glanced at Qin Feng who was looking down, not daring to make eye contact with Yang Hao.
After all, it was only Qin Feng who had unilaterally decided to recognize Yang Hao as his master, and the other party had never agreed!
However, Yang Hao saw no need to explain these things to Lu Mingzhe, so he did not refute the title of master, but rather explained with a smile, “Qin Feng and I indeed were not familiar with each other yesterday, in fact, it was our first meeting.”
“So there was no such thing as hype or deception!”
“No such thing?”
Lu Mingzhe slightly curled his lips, “Then how come Qin Feng said you are his master?”
“You are already master and disciple, so did you just take him as your disciple today?”
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“If that’s really the case, that would be too far-fetched!”
Lu Mingzhe simply did not believe Yang Hao’s explanation.
Hearing this, Yang Hao just shrugged lightly, “We don’t really need to explain our situation to an outsider, do we?”
Lu Mingzhe had obviously come with hostility, and Yang Hao did not show him a shred of friendliness.
Indeed, Lu Mingzhe found himself speechless in response!
Because Yang Hao was right, it was none of his business what the relationship between him and Qin Feng was; he had not even met Yang Hao before today.
“Alright, let’s not talk about that!”
“Let’s talk about the parking issue then, Mr. Yang is the owner of Hushang Family, and I am a customer who came to dine at your Hushang Family, so shouldn’t this parking space be given to me as the customer?”
Lu Mingzhe decisively changed the subject, as there was no point in dwelling on the previous topic, given that he had no legitimate grounds.
But regarding the parking space, that was something worth discussing; he was the customer, and Yang Hao, as the owner of Hushang Family, should naturally give in to his customers.
“Sure, giving you the parking spot is no problem.”
“Since you’ve come to Hushang Family, you are a guest!”
Yang Hao nodded indifferently.
Lu Mingzhe’s words did have a point, after all, he was the guest, and it made sense for Yang Hao as the owner to offer up the parking space.
Lu Mingzhe did not expect Yang Hao to agree so readily; his lips twitched slightly, and after scanning Yang Hao, he continued, “Alright, then you guys should quickly move the car, don’t delay my parking.”
Yang Hao nodded, “OK!”
However, just as Yang Hao was about to ask Qin Feng to move the car, Ye Shuyuan suddenly spoke up, “Director Yang, there’s no need for you to bother, we’ll move our car, after all, you arrived first.”
“And besides, this is your turf!”
“Nonetheless, I do have a favor to ask.”
Yang Hao narrowed his eyes and looked at the beautiful host, “Please, go ahead.”
“Mr. Yang, if it’s convenient for you, could you include me for this meal?”
Ye Shuyuan immediately asked with a resolution already in mind.
“Have dinner together?”
Yang Hao was somewhat surprised by her request, especially since Lu Mingzhe was still present.
Even though the two were not in a romantic relationship, Ye Shuyuan’s initiative to dine with Yang Hao still gave an impression of putting Lu Mingzhe in an awkward situation on the spot.
“I have many questions I would like to ask Director Yang!”
“If Director Yang is not available today, then I’ll visit some other time.”
“By the way, Director Yang, this is my Weixun, can we add each other as friends?”
Ye Shuyuan said as she handed her phone to Yang Hao.
“Hmm, let’s have it together then!”
Yang Hao hesitated for a moment and then nodded in agreement.
The reason she agreed was not so much because Ye Shuyuan was attractive, but more because she was a lead host at Hucheng Satellite TV, and he could get some information about Hucheng Guards from her.
Well, it was all for work!