bookbashuk Chapter 597 Yuan Kang Establishes His Persona
Chapter 597 Yuan Kang Establishes His Persona
After greeting Hu Ke, Nong introduced the artists who were participating in the team building activity to us one by one.
Such as Yuan Kang, whom we already mentioned in the car; Lin Jiming, who is still a newcomer; and Guo Lejia, who started as a child star.
Besides these individuals, there are also two company vice presidents.
After the introduction, I understood a bit. These people will all be participating in the major drama "One Step to Startle Heart" produced by Datang Film and Television in the second half of the year. This team building activity can be considered a pre-filming mobilization.
These people have different attitudes towards us.
Yuan Kang spoke calmly, with a touch of reserve.
Ma Shuangshuang was cautious, yet also curious.
Lin Jiming, the newcomer who was touted as the dream of 1.3 billion girls, had probably heard of us before, and his greeting was clearly tinged with a hint of ingratiation.
Like Ma Shuangshuang, Guo Lejia, a former child star, also harbors a sense of curiosity.
Of these people, the one who impressed me the most was Ma Shuangshuang, mainly because she was beautiful.
Compared to her portrayal on television, Ma Shuangshuang is even more beautiful and spirited in real life.
Despite the outside world's ridicule of Ma Shuangshuang for her lack of acting skills and dull eyes, that's just on TV. In real life, Ma Shuangshuang's eyes are still very lively. At least when Fatty Lin shook hands with her, the curiosity that flashed in her eyes was quite obvious.
After the introductions and a short chat, it was almost time for the people arranged by General Manager Nong to arrive.
The Agricultural Association arranged a total of fifteen people, ten women and five men.
These women were all beautiful, each with their own unique characteristics.
After entering, these people didn't say much, but simply bowed slightly to greet him and waited for General Nong's instructions. On the surface, they didn't seem like servants at all.
In reality, they were either students at the Shanghai Theatre Academy or minor models and unknown celebrities in the industry. They were all eloquent, skilled in singing and dancing, and seasoned veterans of these private gatherings.
Mr. Nong said a few words, waved his hand, and told us to have fun.
With the agricultural leader giving the order, this group of people started working.
By preparing ingredients, lighting the charcoal fire, and finding topics to talk about, the atmosphere quickly warmed up within minutes.
That's right, being a companion isn't just about drinking and singing; they were also the chefs for Patty's barbecue.
This group of people are respectable, obedient, capable, discreet, and good at creating a lively atmosphere. No wonder Mr. Nong said that business owners in the industry like to invite this group to their gatherings.
Of course, the price is good too. These fifteen people can earn a minimum of 100,000 yuan each over four days.
Even a decade or more later, this price will still be considered a high salary.
Fatty Lin was really into it. He and the two girls he had chosen changed into bikinis and started swaying to the music.
Long Nier and I didn't participate; we sat on the sofa and watched coldly, only occasionally taking a sip of champagne.
Ms. Nong was mixing drinks, and I watched her pour various liquors into an 18-liter glass mixing bucket with a stainless steel tap.
While she was mixing the drinks, I counted the types of liquor she poured in: vodka, rum, brandy, fruit juice, and sparkling wine. I think she also added a few colorful sugar granules.
After the liquid was mixed, it became a strange, cloudy color.
This wine is so good that even the King of Hell would drink too much of it.
Perhaps because it was the beginning, the artists from Datang Film and Television weren't very excited. The two vice presidents and Director Li were the ones who were excited. They were either swaying with female escorts or dancing with male escorts who were showing off their chest muscles.
By the way, those two vice presidents were also men.
Aside from the senior executives, Hu Ke is the most uninhibited.
He chose a girl with gentle eyes to sit beside him, humming softly along to the music while clinking glasses with her and whispering intimate words, making her giggle.
With him taking the lead, the others gradually loosened up, especially Lin Jiming, who was already playing dice and rock-paper-scissors with the person he had chosen.
Half an hour later, as darkness fell and the colored lights came on, the entire first-floor lobby became completely noisy.
I remained a detached observer, watching them have fun while I ate barbecue and drank beer with Long Ni'er.
Perhaps it was because it was just the beginning and the games weren't going too far yet, but in this atmosphere, one person seemed out of place.
That person was none other than Yuan Kang.
Yuan Kang sat on the sofa on the side of the hall, his back straight and his expression indifferent. He looked like a man who neither smoked nor drank, and was sober and virtuous, as if he were the only one who was sober in a world of drunks.
"Ni'er, look!"
I nudged Long Nier, who was disassembling chicken wings for Xiao Ba, and gestured towards Yuan Kang with my lips.
"Chirp!"
Long Nier and Xiao Ba both looked at Yuan Kang at the same time, and then Xiao Ba pouted and called out.
"Don't swear!"
Long Nier frowned and tapped Xiao Ba's head.
"Is Xiao Ba saying I'm showing off?" I couldn't stop laughing, I guessed what Xiao Ba was talking about.
"Brother, you and Fatty should swear less. You're corrupting Little Eight!" Long Ni'er reached out to pinch me.
"oily!"
I quickly pointed to Long Nier's hand to make an excuse.
"snort!"
Long Nier glared at me and withdrew her hand.
I breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Fatty Lin, who was surrounded by women on both sides, and made a mental note of it.
"Brother, look, Sister K has noticed him!"
Long Nier kicked me and said.
I looked at Yuan Kang, and Nong Zong handed him a glass of wine. I don't know what he said, but Yuan Kang forced a smile and drank the wine.
"Oh!"
I curled my lip in disdain; this was just a cargo loading operation.
Everyone else is playing, but you're not. What are you trying to do?
The main point is that it's not that he doesn't like to have fun; he's just afraid that someone will think he does, so he does it on purpose.
That person is Ma Shuangshuang.
On the way here, Nong Zong told us about it.
She said that Yuan Kang pursuing Ma Shuangshuang was like a toad trying to eat swan meat.
Now it's clear what Yuan Kang was thinking.
He simply wanted to establish a persona in front of Ma Shuangshuang, to act aloof and virtuous, and to gain the reputation of a gentleman.
In this kind of situation, if you act aloof, it's not just a matter of being unsociable; it also shows a lack of understanding of the rules and a disrespect for others.
For example, right now, if you're so capable, then don't drink it. Why did you drink it as soon as Mr. Nong offered it to you?
After one glass of wine, the two vice presidents also raised their glasses and started clamoring for Yuan Kang to drink.
He has no choice but to drink now, otherwise, in the eyes of those two vice presidents, it means that he drinks when General Manager Nong toasts him, but doesn't drink when they toast him, which means they look down on him.
As expected, Yuan Kang drank it anyway, not daring to offend these two executives.
After a few drinks, Yuan Kang's face began to flush, and his eyes brightened. He couldn't hold back any longer and joined in the fun.
"Something's not right with Ma Shuangshuang!"
Long Nier then tugged at my sleeve.
"wrong?"
I was afraid Long Nier would mind, so I didn't dare to look at Ma Shuangshuang too much. But now that she spoke, I immediately looked at Ma Shuangshuang and realized that the male model next to Ma Shuangshuang had left at some point and was replaced by Director Li.
"Director Li?"
Seeing Director Li sitting intimately next to Ma Shuangshuang, my curiosity was immediately piqued.