Who Needs a CEO? I Choose Stardom

Ni Bingyan had always been a woman of action, eager to settle the matter right away. Unfortunately, she still had three scenes to film that afternoon, so she had to let it go.

After three consecutive days of night shoots, both the crew and the cast were exhausted. The afternoon shoot was exceptionally difficult—if one thing didn’t go wrong, something else would. In the end, it was the director who couldn’t take it anymore.

”Forget it. We’re wrapping early today. Time spent sharpening the axe isn’t time wasted.”

Working around the clock like this wasn’t yielding good results. For a director like Chen Zhiwen, who had high standards for detail, scenes riddled with flaws were painful to watch. He simply couldn’t stand it.

Upon learning they had the night off, An Xin went home to her kids as soon as she wrapped. Zhou Dawei took his girlfriend to a hotel. After all, his RV was parked on set, and with people constantly coming and going, there wasn’t much privacy.

As a single woman, Ni Bingyan had no such concerns. Besides, with her sister-in-law around, she had plenty of food and drink. For just one night, going through the hassle of checking into a hotel would be less comfortable than staying put.

After removing her makeup and changing her clothes, she returned to her trailer and checked the time. It was only six in the afternoon. Ni Bingyan immediately contacted Sang Yuan.

Sang Yuan had previously said that if she was interested, he would fly to Shanghai. She’d figured that a commission worth tens of millions was a big deal even for a bank, so flying out for an in-person meeting wasn’t an excessive request.

But now that she knew it was a waste of his talents to take on this deal, she no longer had the nerve.

This movie had been one setback after another, and now they were running short on time. As the second female lead, she definitely couldn’t get time off unless it was for something crucial. But she also didn’t want Sang Yuan to think she wasn’t interested, so she wanted to schedule something in advance. Ideally, they could coordinate their schedules and talk in detail after filming wrapped.

But when Sang Yuan answered her call, he immediately said he would come over that very night.

’It was already a huge favor for a titan like him to even consider this. How could I be shameless enough to have him drop a project worth hundreds of millions to make a special trip for my little ten-million deal?’

Ni Bingyan quickly refused. ”It’s not that urgent. I’d feel terrible taking you away from your work. Compared to this little thing of mine, you must have much more important things to do. It would be just the same if I came to find you in Beijing after I’m done here.”

Sang Yuan immediately understood what she meant.

He didn’t mention that he had intentionally been reducing his workload lately and actually had plenty of free time. Instead, he gave a carefree laugh and said softly, ”Don’t worry about it. As it happens, I’m going to Shanghai for an event anyway. I can just stop by and see you then.”

Hearing that, Ni Bingyan felt her guilt ease, and she immediately agreed.

When one go-getter meets another, they really do click instantly!

Once she agreed, Sang Yuan hung up, went next door, and called out to Xiao Zhao. ”We’re going to Shanghai right now. Business trip.”

Xiao Zhao was conflicted.

’He’d been all set to head home, but then he heard the devil’s summons.’

’He wanted so badly to say, ’Weren’t you just in a great mood, telling me I did a beautiful job on that resume and registered the asset management company in half a day, which was why I could go home early?’’

’Why the change of heart all of a sudden?’

Seeing his hesitation, Sang Yuan asked, ”Is there a problem?”

Although he had more than one assistant, he trusted the versatile Xiao Zhao most. Especially on business trips, bringing Xiao Zhao saved a lot of hassle.

Seeing his boss’s solemn expression, Xiao Zhao thought, ’Could something have gone wrong with an important project, requiring him to fly out personally and handle it overnight?’

At that thought, Xiao Zhao quickly grabbed his bag and stood up. ”No problem, Boss. I was just wondering if it was an emergency.”

”No, but there is a very important piece of business that needs to be secured tonight.”

”Understood, Boss. I’ll book the plane tickets right away.”

They were both dedicated professionals. They kept pre-packed bags in the office for business trips, so they just grabbed them and hurried downstairs.

But while they were waiting for the driver to bring the car around, Sang Yuan suddenly asked, ”How do I look in this outfit?”

Xiao Zhao: ’???’

’What in the world was that question?’

After serving as his assistant for so many years, this was the first time Xiao Zhao had ever heard such an outlandish remark come from his lips.

’I guess even handsome men like to be complimented every now and then.’

The man was his boss. No matter the question, Xiao Zhao was confident he could give a proper response.

”Boss, you look as sharp as ever today.”

Sang Yuan thought the compliment sounded a bit odd, but just then, the car pulled up.

”This way, Boss.”

The driver was very polite, even holding the car door open.

Sang Yuan suppressed his nervousness and, with Xiao Zhao in tow, headed straight for Shanghai.

At 9:10 PM, Sang Yuan and his assistant arrived outside the film studio. When Ni Bingyan received the call, she was in the middle of slurping hot and sour noodles.