Tao Mu hung up the phone and suddenly felt his heart become clear and open. Even the overcast and snowy weather outside the window had somewhat of a hint of brilliance.

Regardless of whether it was a person or a situation, in fact, they were all afraid of comparison. In the same horrible situation, during the previous life all the people scorned and abandoned him, but in this life most of the netizens were able to treat the situation sensibly and differently, and all his family and friends stood by his side to help him speak out without hesitation. So his frame of mind naturally became immediately different.

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Tao Mu therefore felt that even if he had been miserable in his previous life, it didn't matter any longer—he had experienced the most sinister human heart, the worst situations. Living life again, so long as there were people who could give him a little kindness when he met trouble, for him, it was like the first rain after a long drought. Like a traveler who had walked in darkness for many years suddenly seeing a little light that could illuminate the whole world.

"Smelly brat, are you at ease now?" Liu Yao snorted coldly, and put his warm and thick palm on Tao Mu's head and rubbed it vigorously, directly rubbing Tao Mu's hair into a mess: "Look at you, hiding in the bed and crying cat urine for such a trivial matter. Is that really necessary?"

With a messy head, Tao Mu asked in a muffled voice, "Xiao Qi Dad, Yao Dad, why do you believe me so?"

Tao Mu stretched out his hand and scratched his head, still a little unsure and asked: "In case I am really like what those people said, I was born bad to my bones, I was jealous that those two people treated their own child better than me, so deliberately committed baby abuse?"

"That's also the fault of thay couple first. What can a five-year-old child know? Just throwing you back to the orphanage when they got a biological son, anyone with a working brain should know that these two people are not in the right. It's just that they didn't show up before. After all, it happened more than ten years ago. I would look petty if I flipped the old accounts for no reason. But since they dare to show up and make trouble, if I don't teach them a lesson, they will really think that my people can be bullied casually!"

Liu Yao snorted heavily, already thinking about how to make a fuss about the couple sending Tao Mu back to the orphanage. Don't know if it was feasible to sue those two people for abandonment.

Liu Yao rubbed his chin, and suddenly remembered something: "It was Guo Yaning who called you just now? That female celebrity? What did she want with you?"

"Oh. I promised to help her shoot the MV for the new album. She just called and asked me when I could start filming."

Liu Yao smiled, his anger turning into joy: "Count her as having good vision for knowing that you know these bells and whistles best. Then you must help her take a good video. If someone can take the initiative to ask you to shoot the MV at this time, you can trust them. Don't be affected by these bad things."

Meng Qi also smiled and said: "It's good to go help a friend to shoot a MV and change your mood. Don't worry about the bad people and bad things. After all, as long as you are alive, you will meet all kinds of people. Instead of wasting time being angry with these shameless, heartless people, it's better to find a way to make yourself happy. By the way, when are you going to help her shoot the MV, your Yao Dad and I will drop you off."

Tao Mu was about to refuse, but Liu Yao interrupted: "It's decided. You didn't sleep all night last night, and now you're barely on your feet. It will be bad if something happens while you drive yourself."

Tao Mu was instantly speechless. He could only laugh and say, "I made an appointment with her. Just this morning, I will first meet in her studio."

So Liu Yao drove his Grand Cherokee, and the co-pilot was as usual sitting Meng Qi, with their precious son in the back, taking Tao Mu all the way to the lobby of Guo Yaning's studio.

When Tao Mu got out of the car, Meng Qi rolled down the car window, stuck his head out of the window, and shouted to Tao Mu: "Go straight back to the orphanage in the evening, your Yao Dad and I will also go over to pick up Grandpa Song. We will meet up in the orphanage in the evening to make dumplings. Da Mao, Xiao Pang, Gou Rixin and your friends from H Town will also be there. You can see if you want to call anyone else. Dean Tao said that the more the merrier."

Tao Mu immediately understood why everyone did this. Nodding again and again: "…..I will definitely go back on time."

Liu Yao and Meng Qi sat in the car and kept watch as Tao Mu entered the building. Liu Yao said in a deep voice, "That couple hadn't been heard from for so many years. Suddenly jumping out at this juncture, it couldn't be because of the Yao family's money, could it?"

"Just ask someone to check it." Meng Qi said, "If they really took bribe money, it will be easier to deal with."

Tao Mu took the elevator directly to the top floor, Guo Yaning's private studio.

Guo Yaning and her agent Zhou Fengxuan have been waiting in the VIP reception room for a long time.

Seeing Tao Mu coming in, Sister Xuan stood up and said with a smile, "Mr. Tao is really busy. We have been waiting so long the dishes have gone cold. You have finally taken the time in your busy schedule to come over, huh?"

Tao Mu heard this and said apologetically: "I'm really sorry, there have been too many things recently—"

"I'm joking." Zhou Fengxuan chuckled before Tao Mu finished speaking, "I can see it. CEO Tao probably has the fire element in your fate, and therefore can make headlines and make a sensation at every turn. This luck is really impressive. It really makes one envious."

Zhou Fengxuan pointed to Guo Yaning: "…..Every time, in order to get a headline, it costs me 1.8 million yuan. And this is not a guarantee that she will be in the headline. Even if she is in the headline, we can't guarantee the effect of publicity. If our Ya Ning has even half the luck of CEO Tao, I will be able to wake up laughing." Just how much money could be saved!

Tao Mu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Sister Xuan, don't tease me. I really don't want to make headlines like this."

"Isn't it good if someone spends free money to let you make headlines?" Sister Xuan said seriously: "I want to persuade Mr. Tao, you have to think about it another way. This is obviously a slander of your reputation, but just a little maneuvering and it can have a good publicity effect. At that time, the more fiercely the netizens scold you, the more they will feel guilty after the truth is revealed. For us artists, such a large degree of attention and such a strong degree of discussion mean the same as real gold and silver. If Ya Ning was in your place, I would be so happy."

Zhou Fengxuan was still the staunch supporter of the theory "I am not afraid of being scolded, I am afraid that no one is scolding", "black red is also red, and red means making money".

"As far as our Ya Ning is concerned, every time a new work is released, I have to spend money to win over two groups of reporters. One group praises Ya Ning while the other scolds her. When the heat gets up, then people will pay attention to her new movies or TV series."

Zhou Fengxuan looked at Tao Mu with an expression of "you don't even know your blessings", and confessed to Tao Mu: "Same with Ya Ning releasing a new album in February. At first, no one paid attention. But didn't Ya Ning ask Mr. Tao to help shoot the MV? Mr. Tao has been stirring up bloody wind and storms recently. You see, hasn't the attention come up all at once?"

Zhou Fengxuan smiled and said, "This is the principle of one not having heat and therefore must rub off on other's heat. So CEO Tao really doesn't need to take it seriously. Now, how many of the people who praise you and those who scold you are really concerned about the matter itself? Most of them are just rubbing against the heat to increase their visibility. No more than three days, if there is more breaking news, they will definitely be chasing new hot spots. Who will still care about your old sesame seeds and rotten grains."

It was just a five-year-old making a one-year-old cry. It was not like a five-year-old killed a one-year-old. If Zhou Fengxuan were to say something unkind, even if there was really hot news about a five-year-old kid killing a one-year-old kid, how many days would it even remain hot for?

Netizens were forgetful. They only cared about sensational news. Who had the time to ponder the old things that happened in everyday life?

A past event that Tao Mu was so concerned about was nothing more than a piece of conversation material for after-dinner talk in the eyes of others. Since it was a conversation topic, then like eating dinner and drinking alcohol, after digestion, it all turned into excrement to be flushed into the toilet the next day. Who could keep hold on it into the third day?

Although Zhou Fengxuan's thoughts were a bit extreme, they successfully convinced Tao Mu.

Tao Mu nodded at Zhou Fengxuan, and said gratefully: "Thank you Sister Xuan for enlightening me, I have thought it through now."

"Thank me for what. I just flapped my mouth. I'm a typical case of speaking while standing and not feeling a bit of pain at all." Zhou Fengxuan said with a smile, "If I was in your place and was so judged by others and maliciously speculated by people who didn't know me, having my nose pointed at while being scolded, I might be so angry that smoke will come out of my ears."

"It's good if Mr. Tao has brushed the matter aside. If you really want to thank me, then shoot a beautiful video for our Ya Ning. I have seen the video you shot of Ya Ning in H Town, it's really great. I even have the heart to take that material to make Ya Ning's MV."

Guo Yaning, who had not spoken much, said with a smile: "Next, I will have to trouble CEO Tao."

"Don't call me Mr. Tao, just call me Tao Mu." Tao Mu smiled and said, "Everyone is so familiar already. Always calling me CEO Tao or Mr. Tao, I'm too embarrassed."

"Then I won't be courteous." Zhou Fengxuan said with a smile: "But Tao Mu, I have to give you a suggestion. You are also an actor from a professional acting school, you can't be so easily embarrassed in the future."

With the chat with Zhou Fengxuan, the atmosphere immediately became much more harmonious.

The several people went to the studio together. The lighting and scenery were already ready. Today they would be shooting the indoor part first.

Although Guo Yaning wanted to ask Tao Mu to help her shoot the MV, but considering Tao Mu's lack of experience, she still didn't dare to hand over the MVs to the new album's main songs, as well as those MVs with strong styles and complicated plots, to Tao Mu for shooting.

The MV she asked Tao Mu to shoot could be said to be the simplest in the entire album. The name of the song was "First Love". It told the story of a mature woman in her late thirties who accidentally ran into her first love boyfriend, and returned home and lamented the passing of time. There were also scenes of the heroine reminiscing about the past. Guo Yaning needed to sit in the classroom and sing in a school girl's uniform.

Generally speaking, the plot was relatively simple.

The part Tao Mu was going to film today was the scene where the mature heroine, who was nearly 30 years old, returned home after seeing her first love boyfriend, while cooking and recalling the past.

The makeup artist painted Guo Yaning a very professional workplace makeup. The makeup style was a bit similar to the makeup looks of the heroines of various workplace TV dramas in the 1990s in Hong Kong, a particularly classic makeup. It was also very suitable for Guo Yaning's face. The makeup was then paired with a classic OL suit with white shirt and black suit skirt. But how to say it, from the aesthetic point of view of Tao Mu who was from ten years in the future, this makeup and dress, which while classic enough and beautiful enough, was a bit dull and not fashionable enough, not stunning enough.

It seemed to no match with the MV shooting as well.

Tao Mu, who was particularly obsessive-compulsive, said immediately: "This style is not good. It doesn't match the image of a mature white-collar lady in my imagination. I want to change your look."

Tao Mu's state after entering work was a bit ruthless. To be more precise, he was quibbling, stubborn, mulish, and possessed an uncontrollable perfectionist obsessive-compulsive disorder. This was also an important reason why he was able to break through the obstacles to gain a place in the entertainment circle despite being under the heavy pressure of Shen Yu's admirers in his previous life.

The kind of muslish, powerful aura of "I have the only say" would directly affect the people who cooperated with him. Tao Mu simply quibbled with himself most of the time. For shots that were unsatisfactory to himself, he would ask the director to NG again and again, regardless of the shooting progress, until he was satisfied. Also pulling the actors in the crew together to NG with him.

So this was also an important reason why many actors in the same crew who had worked with him felt that Tao Mu was arrogant and domineering on the set.

After rebirth, Tao Mu had already tried his best to restrain his personality's shortcomings, but sometimes he couldn't bear it at all.

For example, if he didn't agree to shoot Guo Yaning's MV, then whatever. But since he agreed, he must shoot the best version of the MV in his heart, and polish out all the most stunning parts of Guo Yaning behind the lens.

He must at least let Guo Yaning's beauty stun the entire entertainment circle with this MV.

The team of professional stylists who were responsible for styling Guo Yaning were also well-known elite makeup artists in China. So it was inevitable to be a little uncomfortable for them to hear this. However, due to Tao Mu's identity as the CEO of FlyNews, the makeup artists did not dare to show dissatisfaction—the people who succeeded best in the entertainment circle could always keep in mind the golden rule not to provoke capital. They could only look sheepishly at Guo Yaning.

Since Guo Yaning dared to ask Tao Mu to shoot the MV for her, at least she believed in Tao Mu's aesthetic ability and photographic ability. Hearing this, she smiled calmly and asked, "What kind of look do you think I should change to?"

Tao Muzi carefully looked at Guo Yaning for a while: "First of all, I have to change your hairstyle."

The hairstyle that Guo Yaning's stylist gave Guo Yaning was a very common long hair style with a little wave, but the simple styling could make Guo Yaning look mature and beautiful.

Tao Mu styled Guo Yaning's hair into a South Korean style bob and then dyed it an ash brown. The makeup style was also a very popular South Korean style makeup in the later years. In fact, before Tao Mu's rebirth, the domestic entertainment industry and fashion circles were deeply influenced by South Korea, with South Korean style eyebrows and nude makeup being seen everywhere.

Although Tao Mu also appreciated the charm of the actresses of Hong Kong in the 1980s and 1990s, he had to admit that if you wanted to shoot an MV, South Korean style makeup was actually easier to highlight the fashion sense of the style. After all, the Chinese people had long become used to the many styles of the actresses of Hong Kong from the 1980s and 1990s.

With these rare beauties in front, Guo Yaning's imitation makeup, while also beautiful, would definitely not give people the shock of "stunning beauty".

But the South Korean style makeup that was born more than ten years later was different. No one had done it before, and naturally no one had seen it before. Making its first appearance with Guo Yaning, it was easy to create the stunning effect Tao Mu needed.

Tao Mu spent five or six hours in the dressing room for just the single style alone. But when Guo Yaning appeared in front of people with the completely new look, as expected, everyone was stunned.

Guo Yaning sported a combed bob in ash chestnut that gave people a stunning and domineering aura at just a glance. In addition, the big wave-like side bangs let Guo Yaning reveal a flawless forehead and the slightly messy inner curved tips not only gave Guo Yaning a capable look but also showed a bit of mature womanly charm.

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Her makeup was also very special. The first part was the base makeup, and because Tao Mu only used a little base cream and cushion foundation, it gave Guo Yaning's makeup look a very clean appearance, and the makeup feel was also relatively light, which made Guo Yaning's skin have a creamy and white delicate texture. To the naked eye, there seemed to be almost no visible makeup product applied.

The second part was eye makeup. He did not use the painting method with pearlescent layers and smudges, which was very popular nowadays. Instead, he used a variety of dark pink and light pink eyeshadows to gently sweep a layer from one end of the eye to the other end of the eye, then applied a layer of light cinnamon eyeshadow for color, and then used fuchsia eye shadow to outline the end of the eye. The eyeliner used was brown, applied lightly to the upper eyelid while the inner eyelid was applied relatively heavier and curving up slightly at the end of the eye to match with the fuchsia eyeshadow. At first glance, the makeup was very neat and capable, but looking carefully there was an indescribably charming and enchanting allure.

There was no highlight, no trimming, and the lips were painted with matte lipstick in a rose color that was not very popular nowadays. However, with this set of makeup, there was an indescribable style, that was, the beauty of a domineering mature older sister.

In terms of styling, Tao Mu discarded the original white shirt and black suit and skirt he was particularly disdainful of. Instead, he chose a white shirt with a more transparent texture, with an open neckline and no accessories, just showing off white skin and slender neck. He then followed that up with a pair of wide and crisp black suit pants with a particular drape, marching that with a pair of pointed red high heels 10 cm high.

When Guo Yaning stepped out in a standard model walk, with a graceful figure and domineering aura, the stunning effect and visual shock created for everyone at that moment could hardly be described in words.

"Wow!" The people in the entire studio couldn't help exclaiming. Guo Yaning's assistant covered her mouth and screamed excitedly: "Sister Ya Ning, you are so handsome!"

—That's right. Neither beautiful nor charming, but handsome.

The charm of mature women and the strong temperament of women in the workplace could be described as "handsome".

Tao Mu crossed his arms over his chest, stood in front of the camera very contentedly, and began to instruct the lighting techs to re-do the lights. After fiddling with it for a long time, he still felt dissatisfied, and finally said to Guo Yaning: "I think we should change the script, what do you say?"

The previous MV script was that the heroine ran into her first love boyfriend outside, and returned home to reminisce about the youthful years.

But Tao Mu was not very satisfied with the lighting in the studio, nor was he very satisfied with the setting. He felt that the studio was too narrow, and there was no way to perfectly express the heroine's domineering older sister aura. So he wanted to change the setting of the shoot.

"How about changing to the subway?" Tao Mu thought suddenly and began to sketch the picture in his mind: "At one o'clock in the morning, the female protagonist who finished working overtime rushed home on the subway and ran into her ex-boyfriend on the subway. After separation, the heroine stood inside the subway train, staring at the dark windows, reminiscing about the past."

But in fact, these previous briefs were not important. Tao Mu just wanted to shoot the scene of the heroine walking on the runway of the subway station with her feet on high heels. Passing through the streets with neon lights, leaving behind the busy traffic, walking down the long steps, standing on the empty but coldly lit platform. In the unmanned subway late at night, the heroine stares at her mature face on the speeding train windows. The past years were like the scenery outside the windows, speeding by and then standing still in their youthful years.

"What do you think?" Tao Mu looked at Guo Yaning with bright eyes, trying to win the heroine's consent: "I think the space in the studio is too narrow. We should shoot on location. Only the neon lights, luxurious and dazzling night view of Beijing, as well as the cold and empty subway station, can fully bring out your aura."

"By the way, I think your posture when walking just now is too deliberate. It doesn't look like a strong woman who is decisive and keeps her words in the workplace. I think you should find a professional teacher to practice your catwalk." Tao Mu said frankly, "What I want is not 'I am the most beautiful in the world', what I want is the feeling of 'this queen's aura is 2.8 meters tall', 'everyone shall kneel in front of me'."

Tao Mu looked at Guo Yaning eagerly: "You understand?"

Guo Yaning also beamed with excitement: "I understand!"

"I didn't quite understand it at first, but when I saw this look, I fully understood it." Before today, Guo Yaning couldn't imagine that she could also carry off this style. Moreover, Guo Yaning was a domestic A-list superstar, and her most important source of income was to endorse various high-end luxury brands. But if one wants to win the favor of these high-end luxury brands, one must first win the recognition of the fashion circle.

On this point, Guo Yaning and her managing team have been doing well. However, after this year, Guo Yaning could almost swear that she would soon transform from a female artist who possessed a keen sense of fashion and was a fashion chaser, to an A-list celebrity who led fashion trends.

Tao Mu brought all of this to her.

Guo Yaning looked at Tao Mu with eager eyes—He was not only a golden thigh with great potential, but also a cornucopia that guaranteed money when cooperating with him!

As Guo Yaning's agent, Zhou Fengxuan's mobility and sense of publicity could only be more acute than Guo Yaning. Hearing Tao Mu's words, Zhou Fengxuan said immediately: "Even if the MV is going to change the script, can we take a set of makeup photos first? Ya Ning's look is really amazing. I hope we can take a few shots right away or publicize a few still photos. This way we can attract more people to pay attention to Ya Ning's new album. If we are lucky, there may be fashion magazines offering interview invitations or even cover photos."

Female celebrities, whether they were A-list superstars or 18th-line newcomers, whether they had good or bad acting, the most important thing was still that face.

As the agent who first promoted Guo Yaning to her current status, Zhou Fengxuan knew the advantages and selling points of her own artists best.

Which was the perfect face that was hailed by the media as "three hundred and sixty degrees flawless". Of course, there was also the 36D breast cup, slim waist, perk bottom, and long legs that all composed the devilish figure. No need to go into more details here.

However, Guo Yaning was 28 years old this year, and 29 after the new year. In the past, she was able to pick up some glamorous or gentle and coquettish heroine scripts based on her youth and beauty. But Guo Yaning could not act as an 18-year-old girl forever. In the face of the embarrassing situation of nearing her thirties, Guo Yaning also had to think about transforming her image.

However, when it came to image transformation, there was also a risk of failure. But if they continued to be so conservative and stereotyped, the audience might be able to bear the 30-year-old Guo Yaning pretending to be an 18-year-old girl on the screen. But what about when Guo Yaning was thirty-five or forty years old?

The domestic entertainment industry had very strict requirements for female artists. Moreover, the younger generations of pretty and youthful girls were also continuously cropping up. Guo Yaning got to this position with luck and strength. In order to consolidate this position, Zhou Fengxuan and her managing team were more conscientious than ever and did not make a misstep.

However, today, Tao Mu's appearance brought a glimmer of hope for Guo Yaning, who had been stuck for quite a while.

This look was the best opportunity for Guo Yaning to make her image transformation! Zhou Fengxuan had even planned it in her mind. When this set of makeup photos came out, they would seize the time to record the MV, and once the MV was recorded it would be broadcasted on Valentine's Day for promotion. Publicity appearances on various TV stations and various music charts must dominate the screen for two months, during which she would then go on all magazine cover, and then find a director and get a good workplace script. At that point, Guo Yaning could take advantage of this momentum to play the image of a strong woman in the workplace, and slam the new image of a coldly glamorous and noble queen into the hearts of thousands of viewers.

Then the transformation would be successful!

The more Zhou Fengxuan thought about it, the more happy she felt, her eyes becoming shiny and sparkling when she looked at Tao Mu, wishing nothing more than for both her pupils to turn into a "¥" shape.

Therefore, a person should be kind, be tactful, and take action immediately when meeting a potential talent. The vision must be accurate, the attitude must be steady, and the show of sincerity must be ruthless. Just like Guo Yaning, she offered an olive branch when Tao Mu was mired in trouble, and what she harvested in return was crisp minted money, as well as the infinitely beautiful scenery from up high!

It was a pity that he was a little too young. Otherwise, they could create an older female younger male love sensation. The image of the domineering older sister would be completely guaranteed!

Zhou Fengxuan looked at Tao Mu reluctantly, her brainwaves practically about to break through the sky.

Tao Mu obviously didn't know that Zhou Fengxuan had already imagined a CP pairing for him. Because both Guo Yaning and Zhou Fengxuan strongly requested to take makeup photos and cover photos, Tao Mu did not refute it and immediately began to direct the lighting and scenery.

The previous set up in the studio was built based on Guo Yaning's previous makeup look. The style was similar to the designer home decoration over in Hong Kong, and of course the styles from Taiwan was also used for reference.

But this was understandable. At this time, the styles of the various urban dramas filmed on the mainland still remained a bit old fashionef such as family ethics dramas and mother-in-law dramas. Any styling team with a little sense of fashion would not be able to bear it. So everyone who wanted to shoot fashion-related MVs would refer to the style of the Hong Kong fashion dramas and the Taiwan idol dramas.

It was a pity that these scenes didn't look all that good in Tao Mu's eyes either. If fashion also existed in a cycle of reincarnation, then we have to admit that even in the fashion world that reincarnated once every twenty years, the details of various fashion elements in each cycle were still different. It was precisely these details that could create a fresher sense of fashion.

Having already lived a lifetime, Tao Mu's aesthetic views were naturally also affected by later generations, especially when shooting beautiful and exquisite MVs. Tao Mu believed that his vision and sense of style was at least not worse than others.

Therefore, under Tao Mu's various suggestions that were so detailed that it could be called obsessive, in just one hour, the setting in the studio changed drastically. All the furnishings that looked classic or old-fashioned in Tao Mu's eyes were removed, and only a set board and a few shading cloths of various colors were left in the end.

White, black, red, blue.

Tao Mu stood in front of the studio with the camera in his hand. The surrounding lighting techs almost vomited from the workout they were put under, but still Tao Mu felt unsatisfied.

Then Tao Mu thought for a while, and directly brought the group of tortured people back to Guo Yaning's studio.

The office area, composed of various grids, was blocked by transparent glass. Tao Mu asked to turn on all the lights in the office, and then continued to direct the lighting techs to adjust the lights he needed. Immediately after that, a long camera shot was taken, having Guo Yaning sit in Zhou Fengxuan's office and pretend to be an OL lady, then standing up and walking to the floor-to-ceiling windows to stare at the night view outside.

It was already past six o'clock in the evening at this time, and the sky was completely dark. The dots of neon lights lit up the city, and Guo Yaning's face was reflected in the dark floor-to-ceiling windows, figure half-hidden. Tao Mu's camera advanced, and Guo Yaning, with delicate makeup and looking a little tired, stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows with her arms folded. The floor-to-ceiling windows were black, and most of the lights in the office appeared very dim. Only a desk lamp on the desk emitted a single warm yellow light.

The atmosphere came all at once. Tao Mu directly advanced the camera to take a close-up. Then Guo Yaning walked out of the office, passed through the empty office area, entered the elevator, and then went down to the first floor. The first-floor lobby was decorated in a very high-end office style. One could see one's own reflection on the floor tiles. The elevator opened and Guo Yaning walked out of it. With red high heels stepping on the smooth and clean floor tiles, she walked out of the office building and down the stairs before arriving to stand in front of a bright red sports car.

Tao Mu refused to let Guo Yaning stage the pose for the shoot. Instead, he had Guo Yaning go down the stairs again and again, walk to the front of the sports car, bow her head to take out the key, bend down and enter the car, holding the wheel in her hand. Then come out again and repeat it over and over again.

Zhou Fengxuan was curious on the side, and couldn't help asking: "Don't you want Ya Ning to take the subway? Then why is she driving to the subway?"

"Who said that I want her to drive to the subway?" Tao Mu looked at Zhou Fengxuan blankly: "Did you not ask me take a cover photo?"

Zhou Fengxuan was also confused: "Then you have so many people following…..I thought you were filming the MV?"

Tao Mu pointed at Guo Yaning: "Do you think Sister Ya Ning is in the right state now? What I want is the 'this queen's aura is 2.8m tall.' I feel that Sister Ya Ning's performance just now is, at most, 'I am seriously walking the red carpet'."

Zhou Fengxuan: "….."

Guo Yaning: "….."

The group of people filming and eating melons: "….."

They really didn't expect CEO Tao to not only have sharp eyes, good skills, but also a very poisonous tongue.

The several cameramen who followed Tao Mu and listened to his command looked over with aggrieved expressions: Then why did you make us run around carrying the camera? Even arranging the camera track specially, this is very troublesome okay?

Tao Mu was a little embarrassed when he noticed the bitter eyes of the several cameramen, "…..I just want to create an atmosphere. I think it would be rigid and unnatural if you simply pose for shooting. After all, Sister Ya Ning is not a professional model. So I want Sister Ya Ning to be in an environment that makes her feel comfortable, but not lazy. This way, Sister Ya Ning's body language can be fully mobilized. It is more convenient for me to take pictures."

Everyone involved in the filming: "….." Fine, you are the director and you say what goes. Anyway, it's not like we dare to give you a beating, right?

This day of tossing around lasted until 7:30 in the evening, everyone was so tired that they practically wanted to pant with their tongues hanging out, before Tao Mu managed to harvest a few satisfactory snapshots.

—Tao Mu's photography had a special characteristic. He didn't like subjects to be posing for his photos, he prefered to capture candid photos. This was why he could discover the unique style of each girl in front of the camera.

However, the consequence of such shooting method was that those involved in the shooting would feel very tired. The lighting techs were tired, the cameramen and makeup artists were also very tired. Even Guo Yaning, who walked around the whole day, came away with sore feet. In the end, she sat in a chair and was so tired that she didn't want to move a finger at all, but still couldn't bear to remove the makeup. If not for the plan of surprising everyone with the new look, she probably would be unable to resist the urge to update her FlyNews page.

Tao Mu originally wanted to continue filming, but his passion for work was interrupted by a phone call.

Li Xiaoheng called and said that he wanted to invite Tao Mu to dinner. Tao Mu then remembered that he had promised Yao Dad and Xiao Qi Dad that he would go to the orphanage for dinner at night. It was almost eight o'clock in the evening when he finally glanced at his watch.

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"I can't go out to eat tonight. I promised my Dads that I'll go back to the orphanage. Everyone is making dumplings." Tao Mu said, and then remembered that Meng Qi had told him to bring any friends who were available if he wanted, and that the more the merrier and so on. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "If you don't mind, I just want to ask, would you like to go back to the orphanage with me to eat dumplings?"

On the other end of the call, Li Xiaoheng played with the gift he wanted to give Tao Mu, and said with a warm smile: "I am willing."

Guo Yaning's studio was too far from the Houhai Orphanage, and Tao Mu did not have a car. So Li Xiaoheng had to drive to pick up Tao Mu first, and the two would go back together.

During the period, Tao Mu also called his Xiao Qi Dad, apologizing for forgetting the promised dinner when he was busy with work. By the way, he also brought a friend back to dinner. Because it involved Li Xiaoheng, Tao Mu put the phone on speaker.

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The reason why dean Tao suggested that everyone go back to the orphanage to eat dumplings was to comfort Xiao Tao Mu. Everyone around Tao Mu knew of Tao Mu's habit of forgetting to sleep and eat as soon as he started to work. If it was in normal times, they would definitely call to remind Tao Mu. But today's situation was different. If Tao Mu could forget the bad news on the Internet because of his focus on work, it would be a good thing for everyone.

However, this kind of habit of forgetting to eat when working must be criticized.

Li Xiaoheng drove on the side. It was already eight o'clock in the evening, and they had missed the evening rush hour, so the vehicles were speeding on the streets. While driving, Li Xiaoheng secretly glanced at Tao Mu from the corner of his eye. The dazzling neon lights converged into flickering light spots, and the brilliant nightlife was reflected on Tao Mu's face, making his outline appear more gentle and deep.

"Is dean Tao the dean of the orphanage where you stayed?" Li Xiaoheng never avoided sensitive topics when talking to Tao Mu, not because he didn't care about Tao Mu's mood. On the contrary, it was because he cared very much, so he was always blunt.

"I feel this dean Tao soumds like a very amiable person."

Tao Mu smiled and said, "En. The children in our orphanage like to call her Grandma Tao."

"I heard about what happened on the Internet." Li Xiaoheng steered the steering wheel, turned right along the lane, and after turning the corner, he continued, "You must be very unhappy."

Tao Mu didn't say a word. He didn't know what to say.

"When you are not happy, think about happy things. I have a gift for you." Li Xiaohang suddenly changed the subject, and signaled Tao Mu to pick up the two contracts he had the lawyer prepared for a long time: "Although I say it is a gift, actually it is a reward you deserve. Just don't blame me for presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers." (TN: idiom meaning to win favor or influence using someone else's property)

What did he mean?

Tao Mu opened the folder suspiciously, then his gaze paused—it turned out to be the contract for Tao Mu becoming a business partner of Xiaoheng Capital. It clearly stated that after Tao Mu became a partner of Xiaoheng Capital, he would get 5% of the shares, belonging to technology shares.

"This is too much." Tao Mu frowned. He didn't finish looking through the contract and handed it back directly: "Brother Li, you don't need to do this."

"I think it is very necessary." Because of the chat, Li Xiaoheng slowed down the speed of driving slightly and said: "Before you refuse, you should think about how much money you have made for Xiaoheng Capital in the international futures market in the past six months. There is an attachment in the contract. The table records the return on earnings of Xiaoheng Capital in the third and fourth quarters. We shorted oil in July and at that time, the price of oil was about 148M yuan per barrel. By now, the price of oil has fallen below 40M gold. In other words, your joining has allowed Xiaoheng Capital to increase its assets by dozens of times in just six months. Now the entire Wall Street is looking for you, the chief analyst. Don't you think I should act first and directly recruit you over to my side, a short-selling genius, and firmly tie you to Xiaoheng Capital?"

Tao Mu became more guilty as he listened. He was well aware of his own affairs, he was not a stock market genius at all: "…..I am at most just luckier than others. Maybe if I change to another field, or in a few years, I will have no inspiration and there is no way for me to accurately predict the price trend."

In a word, Tao Mu admitted that he did not deserve this. He originally agreed to Li Xiaoheng's invitation to cooperate in order to make friends with the future capital boss and on the way, let his starting capital churn in the futures market a few more times. But now that Li Xiaoheng invited him to become a partner of Xiaoheng Capital, Tao Mu was a little dumbfounded. He was worried that Li Xiaoheng would find out that he was not a stock market genius after ten years, and he would become angry with him at that time. He was afraid that they wouldn't even be able to remain friends.

Besides, about the matter of business partners, when you make money, you are naturally happy and everyone is happy, but when it came to dividing the money, once or twice was fine, but then too many times and it would be hard to guarantee that Li Xiaoheng would not feel unhappy because of the money being shared out. In particular, Tao Mu planned to focus more on the entertainment industry in the future. As for the financial market, at best, he would make some money when the market was good. It would not be like now, staring at the market constantly with regard to day or night. His body wouldn't be able to handle it.

Li Xiaoheng might be happy making the decision now, but he might feel distressed at that time. He might feel that Tao Mu didn't do anything, or had put limited efforts into Xiaoheng Capital, but still had to divide away such a large amount of money, and as a result his mood might feel unbalanced.

Tao Mu had seen many business partners and even relatives who had turned against each other because of money in his last life, and he never shied away from figuring out people's hearts from the most evil angle. In order to avoid these bad things, he felt it necessary to make a clear distinction in advance. Sometimes, good positioning was more important than good work.

"Brother Li, don't worry. I don't know other people on Wall Street, nor can I trust them. And I think the cooperation between us is very pleasant. Even after this stint on the market, I will allocate some funds to maintain the normal operation of FlyNews while keeping the other half of the funds in Xiaoheng Capital, and you can help me take care of it. As for the financial market, no matter what you consult with me, I will tell you everything I know. But I will not put too much energy in the financial market in the future. After all, I am an actor. I will film in the future, I will set up my own studio, and possibly my own film and television company. I don't have enough energy to pay attention to the financial market as well."

Tao Mu's attitude was sincere and earnest, and he did his best to dispel Li Xiaoheng's doubts: "As for this division of shares, didn't you hire me as your personal consultant and chief analyst? If you think my suggestions are not bad, you can follow Xiaoheng Capital's analyst's revenue share rewards to pay me. Just like we did before. I think this way of cooperation is already very good."

Cooperating one time and ending it there. The price was fair, and there was sincere treatment to all.

"And I think, brother Li, you can't completely attribute Xiaoheng Capital's increased return in the second half of the year to me. At best, I have only done several analysis reports for you. The specific trader is you and your team. Besides, even if you didn't have me, didn't you also decided to go short on oil. So my existence is actually not that important."

"No. Your existence is very important." Li Xiaoheng ignored Tao Mu's heart-to-heart confession, and said very solemnly: "I don't know why you are so unduly humble. The fact is because of your existence, Xiaoheng Capital's rate of return has been at least ten times higher than I expected. This is all your credit, and you deserve to be rewarded."

Tao Mu smiled bitterly: "I've already got the reward I deserve. The money I saved in Xiaoheng Capital has been doubled dozens of times. And the income share I got is also very impressive. Add it up together and it is also $200 million, right? Converted to the Chinese yuan it is one billion. Just half a year ago, my principal was only ten million yuan."

"I said it already. This is all deserved." Li Xiaoheng suddenly changed the subject: "You were worried that your inspiration was limited, and you think you may not be able to accurately predict the price trend of stocks or futures in the future. Then how long do you think your inspiration will remain fresh?"

Tao Mu thought about it a little bit, and felt that this kind of thing could not be lied about—after being reborn ten years in the past, of course his inspiration would be kept fresh for ten years. If he lied and fooled Li Xiaoheng at this time, yet he himself would make big money in the financial market in the future, he was afraid that it would make Li Xiaoheng have ill-feeling. This didn't conform to his original intention of making friends with Li Xiaoheng.

"Probably only ten years." Tao Mu hesitated and told the truth.

"Then fine. Our partnership will be changed to a ten-year period. Within ten years, you will be a partner of Xiaoheng Capital and enjoy a 5% share of the revenue you deserve. Ten years later, we will base it on your performance to decide whether to continue the contract. During this period, all you need to do is to call me at least three times a week. Or meet once to discuss in detail our various views on the financial market."

Li Xiaoheng spoke concisely: "You won't refuse such a decision, will you?"

Tao Mu smiled bitterly when he heard this, and said frankly: "Brother Li, in fact, you don't need to be like this. We are friends. If you have anything to consult with me, I will tell you everything I know. Xiaoheng Capital is your painstaking hard work, and I also have my own career. I think for the sake of our long-term friendship, we had better not get too involved in each other's career."

In Tao Mu's view, a quick deal was the best state of cooperation.

"On the contrary." Li Xiaoheng said: "I think friends should be open and honest with each other, and have a clear distinction of interests. In fact, your mindset is easy to lead into trouble. As the saying goes, inequality rather than want is the cause of trouble. If I always ask you for advice in the future on financial matters, and because of this, I have made huge profits, but am not willing to share it with you and even delay your own serious business because of this. Will you still be as willing as you are now?"

Nonsense, this was the future capital boss. He was already eager to hug the golden thigh, how could it be possible to blame the boss for not giving him money.

Tao Mu's two-life experience made him accustomed to the mode of giving first and then asking for something in return. Especially when working with bigwigs, he would rather his interests suffer a bit in the beginning than for the other person's heart to have ill-feeling towards him. He had always been someone who had no problem making compromises for his purpose. No matter who he was working with, Tao Mu was accustomed to letting the other party see the profit first and taste the sweetness first.

However, Li Xiaoheng's acting style was different from that of most people he had met. Li Xiaoheng had studied in M country for many years, and he had set up his own career in the working atmosphere of Wall Street where people squandered money like dirt or haggled over every cent. He had become accustomed to the cooperation model of "depending on how much you help me, I will give you equal repayment". He liked to handle everything, including feelings, in a clear and organized manner. He also knew what an inspired financial genius meant to an ambitious financial institution that was on the rise—it was a priceless treasure whose value could not be calculated by simple addition and subtraction.

It was not that 1+1=2, but a wonderful evolution of 1+1= at least greater than one hundred. This time, the performance in the international oil futures market had perfectly confirmed this.

Li Xiaoheng knew Tao Mu's abilities well, so he would not do the kind of stupid thing such as "exchanging friendship for profits". Not to mention that this stupid approach was not in line with his style of doing things, and just to discuss matters, he did not want to exchange his friendship with Tao Mu for profits. Even if it was a huge profit, it was not enough to buy the friendship between them.

Or in other words, Li Xiaoheng clearly had a method that satisfied all demands. Not only could he satisfy his expression of appreciation and reward for Tao Mu, but it could also further win over Tao Mu and tie this little genius firmly to Xiaoheng Capital. So why must he consume the friendship between the two, and take great risks to try that model of one man's loss being another man's gain when getting along with each other.

"If you are unwilling to accept this invitation and share in fees due to our relationship, then how will I have the face to talk to you about the financial market from time to time?" Li Xiaoheng slowly tempted Tao Mu and described to Tao Mu what might possibly happen in the future according to Tao Mu's method: "I will be too embarrassed to look for you from time to time, and dare not call you when I encounter a problem—after all, you just said that you will put more energy on your acting career in the future and that you have to devote yourself to the entertainment industry and run your own business. Then if I call you, I will have to consider whether you are free, and will my call cause trouble with your work? When this happens too much, maybe it will delay our time to deal with business matters and maybe our friendship will even cool down as time goes by."

Li Xiaoheng's eyes were very sharp, and he had already spotted Tao Mu's desire to make friends with him. The direction of his persuasion immediately shifted from the discussion of etiquette to the long-term relationship between the two. The so-called attacking the heart barrier, he felt that Tao Mu seemed to care more about the friendship between them.

This little discovery really made his happy.

Tao Mu found that the ability to trick and persuade investors he was so proud of when used in front of Li Xiaoheng seemed not to work as well. This future financial tycoon seemed to have better negotiating skills than him. At least after this conversation, he actually felt that there was nothing wrong with Li Xiaoheng's statement. He really should accept this partner's invitation and this generous revenue share.

"Perhaps brother Li, you are right." Tao Mu said this, and suddenly felt that his refusal just now seemed particularly pretentious.

—It was estimated that brother Li was likely already slandering in his heart about his dawdling and indecisiveness.

Tao Mu also vehemently reflected on his mentality that he couldn't help but worry about gains and losses every time he met a bigwig. He felt that he could not continue to be like this—after all, he would be a bigwig from now on as well.

While Tao Mu shamelessly fantasized, he also decisively signed his name on the contracts, and then accepted his copy of the contract.

Li Xiaoheng was very pleased to see Tao Mu's actions. While waiting for the red light, he couldn't help reaching out and touching Tao Mu's head, and said with a warm smile: "Now that's a good boy."

Tao Mu was stunned for an instant, and his whole person looked dazedly at Li Xiaoheng, as if he was an alpaca whose three views had been greatly shocked.

Li Xiaoheng forcibly suppressed the corners of his mouth that was about to rise, and forcibly pressed his eager paws on the steering wheel. The two fell silent, one focused on driving, and the other silently looking out of the car window. However, the atmosphere in the car had become inexplicably relaxed and warm.

When the two finally arrived at the orphanage, it was almost half past nine in the evening.

Dean Tao and the children of the orphanage, as well as Liu Yao, Meng Qi, Gou Rixin, Qin Miaoru, and Da Mao and Xiao Pang had already finished their dinner. Hearing the noise of a car at the door, a large crowd of people swarmed out. Their eyes were dazzled by the low-key, luxurious and self-possessed Maybach that was parked in the alley, and only then did they notice Tao Mu and Li Xiaoheng who got out of the car.

Da Mao and Xiao Pang both startled, and immediately thought of the meal they had together back in H Town, as if they could still feel that fear of being dominated by a stern and dull parent. In their hearts they inexplicably rejoiced, fortunately, they had finished their dinner already, otherwise the meal would be really impossible to eat.

Liu Yao and Meng Qi also remembered Mr. Li who spoke justice for them during the out of court settlement. They instantly smiled and said: "It turned out to be CEO Li. I also mentioned to them, I wonder what friend Xiao Mu will bring back." They had all guessed before that it might be Guo Yaning, after all, Tao Mu went to shoot the MV for Guo Yaning. The large group of fans and movie fans who had never seen A-list superstars in person were quite excited for a while. Byt who knew thay Tao Mu came back and didn't bring that charming star. Instead, he brought a grown man who was almost 1.9 meters tall and looked like a Wall Street elite.

How boring!

Qin Miaoru and the others who didn't know the identity of Li Xiaoheng curled their lips subtly, and could hardly hide their disappointment. Of course, even if they knew the identity of Li Xiaoheng, they would probably still regret that the person Tao Mu brought back was not a big star.

Although in real life, the power of capital was much greater than that of celebrities. However, in the minds of ordinary people, it was estimated that the presence of stars was more eye-catching.

After all, the dazzling brilliance of stars could wash their eyes, but the money in the capitalists' pockets would not be shared with them.

The group of particularly realistic friends gathered around Tao Mu and his friend and ushered them into the orphanage. Dean Tao went to cook the dumplings herself and said with a smile: "Tonight's dumplings are stuffed with leek, shrimp, and egg, and stuffed with green pepper, cabbage and pork. I wonder if Mr. Li has any diet restrictions?"

Li Xiaoheng glanced at Tao Mu, then said with a smile, "I can eat anything."

Tao Mu said, "Dean, you should still cook in two pots. Brother Li may not eat leeks." He at least had a few meals with Li Xiaoheng, but he never saw him eat leeks before.

Not only leeks, but also all the strongly flavored ingredients such as onion, ginger and garlic, Li Xiaoheng didn't eat much of them either. Although Li Xiaoheng ate garlic lobster and garlic scallops.

So Tao Mu inferred that Li Xiaoheng was not unable to eat these heavy-tasting spices, maybe he just didn't like them.

But Tao Mu himself liked to eat dumplings stuffed with leeks and garlic, and occasionally ordered two skewers of roasted garlic cloves when he went out to eat barbecue. His extremely serious idol baggage was always so unprincipled when it came to eating.

This point was also laughed at by Wen Bao and the others.

Thinking of this, Tao Mu realized that he had forgotten to call Wen Bao and the others. In the afternoon, Tao Mu was busy taking pictures of Guo Yaning and had muted the phone. Later, when he saw a series of missed calls, he adjusted the ringtone back easily, but forgot to return the calls.

Wen Bao probably guessed that Tao Mu might be busy, and they didn't call Tao Mu afterwards. Now it was a bit late—

Tao Mu checked the time, and it was already 10pm. Don't know if the three roommates were asleep or not.

Tao Mu thought about it for a while, and dialed Du Kang, who often stayed up late to play games. After less than two rings, it was picked up: "Oh, Xiao Mu? Where are you now? Do you need us brothers to accompany you? Wanna go eat barbecue? I'll treat you."

Du Kang was the cheapest among the four guys in their dormitory. Let him treat others once, and it would be a huge loss of blood for him. In order to force him to treat them to a meal, Wen Bao and Chu Sui'an had piled on top of him on the bed to extract a promise but even that was still ineffective. This time, Du Kang actually offered to treat him, apparently in order to comfort Tao Mu, who was very unlucky recently.

Tao Mu smiled slightly: "I'm fine. I'm eating dumplings in the orphanage. Do you want to come together?"

Today was Saturday and tomorrow was Sunday. There were no classes anyway. Du Kang discussed it with the other two roommates and said: "Okay. We'll go there now. We'll just stay at Grandpa Song's house for the night. Let's play Mahjong all night?"

Even though he would be filming the MV for the big star tomorrow, Tao Mu still smiled and said, "Okay. Come on over. Call me when you arrive at the alley and I will pick you up."

After hanging up the phone, Tao Mu returned the missed calls to Yun Yi, Long Tianao and others one by one. Yun Yi was on duty and couldn't make it, and the rest, such as Long Tianao and others, loved to join in the fun. In the end, the people invited over grew more and more, and it was really not too far from becoming a party.

However, Tao Mu was probably the first one to have a dumpling party in an orphanage.

The dumpling party in the end temporarily turned into a barbecue party due to a serious lack of ingredients. The large group of people moved to the courtyard house of Mr. Song, eating, drinking, and playing mahjong until the next morning. When everyone couldn't remain awake anymore, and with their brains spinning, they all stumbled into the side rooms on both the east and west part of the courtyard residence, and fell asleep.

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Tao Mu was not so lucky. After randomly washing up in the yard, he had to go to work at Guo Yaning's studio.

Li Xiaoheng wanted to send him there and then go home to rest. Speaking of strangeness, Li Xiaoheng stayed with them until dawn as well. He didn't know how to play mahjong, so he sat next to Tao Mu and looked at the international futures market with his tablet. Sometimes he would also make a few phone calls.

Tao Mu felt embarrassed and was also afraid of delaying Li Xiaoheng's work, so he persuaded Li Xiaoheng to go back first. Li Xiaoheng smiled and said, "Playing mahjong looks like fun. Would you like to teach me?"

Tao Mu immediately gave up his position and let Li Xiaoheng on the court while he taught on the spot next to him.

Li Xiaoheng sat over with great interest. Before playing, he handed over his mobile phone to Tao Mu for safekeeping: "William may call. He is the manager of the investment department of Xiaoheng Capital, and he admires you very much. When he calls again later, you can help pick it up for me."

Tao Mu hesitated a little. He felt that answering the phone for someone seemed a bit too intimate. But on second thought, he was both a business partner of Li Xiaoheng and the chief analyst appointed by Li Xiaoheng. Moreover, in regards to shorting international oil, he also followed from the beginning, so helping Li Xiaoheng answer a few calls didn't seem like much. It was not like Li Xiaoheng could play mahjong while on the phone, that would neither let him concentrate on work nor have fun.

Moreover, Li Xiaoheng handing over the phone to him for safekeeping was also a sign of trust and closeness. If he refused him in front of everyone, it also didn't seem very good.

Tao Mu had many worries, and it was cumbersome to talk about it all, but in fact, the thoughts appeared in a flash, and he immediately made a decision: "Alright."

Tao Mu took the phone and put it aside, explaining the game rules in detail to Li Xiaoheng. In fact, Li Xiaoheng watched Tao Mu play mahjong next to him, and after a few rounds, he had already touched upon the rules. The other three players knew that Li Xiaoheng was a novice, and they all wanted to defeat him. But, Li Xiaoheng was too good at counting the tiles, winning against everyone within two rounds.

Qin Miaoru wrinkled a bitter face: "No wonder everyone says that novices are lucky players, they really make people want to cry and call for their mothers. I say, handsome guy, please be accommodating, if you keep winning like this, I won't even be able to keep my panties."

Du Kang also shook his head and sighed, "I have lost all my food expenses for the week."

On another mahjong table, Wen Bao, who was playing with the old man and dean Tao, couldn't help but say: "I say, Xiao Kangzi, don't be embarrassing, alright? At most there is 20-30 yuan to be lost or won in total. Can this even cover a week of food expenses?"

Du Kang said shamelessly: "This is called artistic exaggeration. Do you understand art? This buddy has won from the moment he played. I tell you, this is no longer a problem of losing money. It is because this game has become very unsatisfactory. You know?"

He then asked Tao Mu: "Where did you find such a capable buddy? He's practically like the king of gambling. I think if Hong Kong will shoot another God of Gambling movie in the future, they should just find this buddy directly to be the protagonist."

He was handsome and had bearing, and his head was also really smart. Sitting there, the presence was very strong indeed. That posture was not the posture of playing a mahjong game worth a few yuan. He looked more like he was participating in a gamble of hundreds of millions of international capital. It made people feel timid just looking at him—

To some extent, Du Kang had also hit upon the truth.

Qin Miaoru said very straightforwardly: "I'm not exaggerating. I bought my underpants in the Zoo Wholesale City, three for ten yuan. You guys calculate it, just how many underpants did I lose during this short time?"

"A perfectly good girl, why can't you talk more decently?" The old-fashioned old man Song couldn't stand it: "Girls should be gentle and reserved, don't say whatever without a care. Be careful you can't find someone to marry in the future."

Qin Miaoru chuckled, thinking in her heart that she didn't want to get married at all. Once she struck it rich, she would find a younger wolfdog with a handsome body and six-pack abs for the rest of her life. When that happens, she will replace one each year, keeping it new and fresh every year.

Of course, she did not dare to say this in front of Mr. Song, so she randomly threw a tile out: "Twenty thousand."

"Missed!" Long Tianao, who hadn't said anything and had his head down and glaring at the thirteen tiles in front of his eyes, victoriously pushed his tiles and opened both his hands at everyone: "Money, give money."

"No way?" Qin Miaoru looked at Long Tianao's tiles with a face of one on the verge of mental collapse: "I fired the cannon again."

"You are the March 8th Red Flag gunner today." Long Tianao said with a laugh: "Shooting wherever it is aimed, professional skills particularly excellent."

"Piss off!" Qin Miaoru sadly dug in her pocket for spare change: "The three of you at the poker table are all men, and I'm the only woman. You don't know to take it easy on me? Do you guys even have a bit of gentlemanly manners?"

"As if, there are no fathers and sons in the casino." Long Tianao rolled his sleeves up his arms, acting very arrogant: "Hurry up and hand over the money."

Qin Miaoru harrumphed and gave the money, completely losing all her spare change. Sitting on the sidelines watching the battle, Gou Rixin quickly took out two coins from his pocket. Qin Miaoru was so happy she patted Gou Rixin's shoulder continuously: "Thank you, bro."

The several people continued to play. During the period, Qin Miaoru scooched over to Li Xiaoheng: "Handsome guy, I know some physiognomy, you have a broad head and extraordinary bearing, and you are not an ordinary person with just a glance. Wanna think about firing the cannon for me to help out this weak and pitiful little girl?"

Li Xiaoheng hadn't even spoken yet, when Da Mao, Xiao Pang and Feng Yuan, who hadn't managed to a snatch a mahjong place and could only sit on the sidelines to play the Fight the Landlord card game, couldn't help but expose: "Sister Qin, you ate forty-six dumplings at night."

"And the username of your FlyNews is Charging Forward With A Big Knife On The Shoulders."

"That's right, that's right."

"Piss off!" Qin Miaoru rolled her eyes, feeling that these guys really deserve to be single dogs, they didn't know how to treat a lady at all. Look at brother Yao—pei, he now had to be called uncle Yao, just how considerate he was! Sitting at Meng Qi's side and occasionally feeding tiles to him and even offering some cannons. This one-stop service made uncle Meng so happy, one could imagine just how happy he would be once they went home.

Li Xiaoheng smiled but said nothing, feeling that Tao Mu's friends were especially fun. If Tao Mu was always with these people, he could finally be relieved.

This all-night mahjong battle lasted until 5 o'clock the next morning. Those with no work or class, went back to the house to sleep quickly. But Tao Mu had to rush to Guo Yaning's studio during rush hours.

Li Xiaoheng also stayed up all night. Worrying that something might happen due to fatigue driving, he specifically called the driver and asked him to come over and drive instead. On the road, he said in a particularly considerate manner: "It is estimated that it will take two hours to arrive with the traffic jam. You can rest for a while, and I will wake you when we arrive."

Tao Mu nodded and lay down on the back seat, taking off his coat and curling it up as a pillow. He closed his eyes and fell asleep very quickly.

Li Xiaoheng took off his wool coat and put it over Tao Mu.

The driver of the Li family secretly peeked at their eldest young master with his eyes, shocked secretly from the bottom of his heart—their eldest young master rarely showed such a gentle and considerate side. It seemed that the young man sitting at the back must be a particularly important business partner for the young master. It was estimated that at least tens of billions could be earned for the young master, and it must be of M gold.

Of course, Li Xiaoheng didn't know that his driver was slandering him in his heart. He didn't sleep all night and felt a little tired. He sat in the position of the passenger seat but did not close his eyes to rest. Instead, he took the time to watch the international futures market and continued to collect the last wave of information of the day before the market closed.

Tao Mu, who had been sleeping for more than two hours, recovered most of his energy when the car arrived downstairs at Guo Yaning's studio. The price was that his face became a little swollen, a red sleep print showed up on the right cheek, and his hair had become particularly messy.

Prepared for this, Tao Mu took out the peaked cap and put it on his head, then rubbed his face severely, trying to rub the mark off, before opening the door and getting out of the car.

Li Xiaoheng rolled down the car window and said with a smile, "I will come to pick you up at night?"

Tao Mu shook his head: "It is likely that Yao Dad and Xiao Qi Dad will come to pick me up at night."

Li Xiaoheng said: "Your Yao Dad and Xiao Qi Dad didn't sleep last night, so let them rest. I will ask Lao Zhang to pick you up at night."

Tao Mu thought for a while, and felt that his Yao Dad and Xiao Qi Dadi hadn't slept well for two consecutive days and two nights, so they should take a good rest.

"Well then, I must trouble you."

Li Xiaoheng suddenly smiled and said, "It's no trouble at all."

After a pause, he said: "I will call you tonight. Let's have dinner first, and then I'll take you home."

"Just head back to school directly." Tao Mu said, "I have class tomorrow."

"Okay." Li Xiaoheng hooked up the corners of his mouth, and the facial contours that had always been cold and deep became a little softer.

Tao Mu bid farewell to Li Xiaoheng, went straight into the office building, and then up to Guo Yaning's studio.

Guo Yaning was already waiting in the dressing room next to the studio. She was also excited the whole last night and didn't sleep much as well. After midnight, she reluctantly removed the makeup and washed up. The next morning, she opened her eyes and crawled over to the studio, waiting for Tao Mu to continue to give her a beautiful domineering older sister look.

But, Tao Mu did not apply the domineering older sister makeup, but a South Korean style nude makeup—because part of Guo Yaning's MV was reminiscing the youthful years and pure love with her first love boyfriend in high school.

Tao Mu felt that compared with other makeup looks which appeared a bit heavy, nude makeup was better to show off the pure side of girls. Moreover, with nude makeup and a dozen of soft light filters placed at that time, Tao Mu was confident that he could shoot Guo Yaning to look better than an eighteen-year-old girl.

But when he explained the concept of nude makeup to Guo Yaning, everyone misunderstood. Guo Yaning's agent, Ms. Zhou Fengxuan, said in a faltering manner: "…..Well, although our Ya Ning has also gone the sexy route before, but I think it's not appropriate to take nude shots for our MV today? Isn't the scale a bit too big?"

Tao Mu was dumbfounded when he heard this, and it took a long while to react: "Nude makeup is not makeup painted while naked, but the makeup looks like one has put on any makeup—"

What big scale, Tao Mu was speechless.

"Oh, oh, oh," Zhou Fengxuan and the others also reacted and immediately expressed their understanding. However, they slandered Tao Mu's naming style as too dirty: "You can't blame us. You say, why call your newly invented makeup such a name. Can't blame us for thinking too much, right?"

Was this name something I came up?

In Tao Mu's heart, there were almost 10,000 grass mud horses whizzing past, and he didn't even have the strength to complain: "…..It is said that the lewd sees lewdness and the wise sees wisdom, you all are obviously the dirty one who sees dirtiness, okay. What does it have to do with my makeup? Besides, isn't the name of the makeup quite appropriate. It's all your own random thoughts….."

Tao Mu defended himself while putting makeup on Guo Yaning. After the makeup look came out, it naturally caused another round of gasps of amazement in the studio.

During the shooting, Tao Mu asked the lighting techs to apply various soft filters together, so the overall effect was as one could imagine. It was simply beautiful, aesthetic, and fresh.

Guo Yaning and Zhou Fengxuan were immediately impressed: "No wonder netizens praise Tao Mu for being the friend of women. This makeup technique, this shooting technique, there is no one else. If you don't enter the fashion industry, it will be a waste."

Tao Mu wondered in his heart, when have I gained the title of "Friend of Women", how come I don't know. But he didn't mind about Guo Yaning and Zhou Fengxuan's teasing. In the afternoon, they went to a school campus for live shooting. Guo Yaning originally wanted to persuade Tao Mu to take the male lead role, but Tao Mu refused on the grounds of "concentrating on being a photographer and not being distracted."

Guo Yaning was a bit regretful, but she was also very grateful: "If you don't want to, then it's fine. Say, if your beautiful face appeared with me, wouldn't it just turn me into a wallflower. Originally, I'm just an old cucumber painted with new green paint, pretending to be tender here."

The most important thing was that Tao Mu's shooting skills were too expert, and he liked to use various filters and soft light when shooting, which other photographers did not. Guo Yaning was also worried that Tao Mu's distraction would cause the quality of the MV to drop. So according to the original plan, Wang Boyuan was invited to come as a guest actor.

—The "Faraway Jianghu" starring the two of them had been set for the Lunar New Year. Valentine's Day also coincided with the release period of "Faraway Jianghu". Guo Yaning invited Wang Boyuan to appear in the MV pit of friendship, and of course, in order to stir up a wave of enthusiasm.

Wang Boyuan also intended to compete for this year's best screen couple award, and he was naturally willing to cooperate. Besides, Guo Yaning was also a super A-list actress in China, with very high popularity and presence on the Internet. It was also a benefit for Wang Boyuan himself to be CPs at work with such a female star.

It was just that after seeing Tao Mu, the photographer, Wang Boyuan was a little embarrassed.

In fact, Wang Boyuan was the first to hand over an olive branch to Tao Mu in the crew of "Faraway Jianghu". It was a pity that Tao Mu was discredited twice before, but out of cautious consideration, Wang Boyuan's management team did not agree with Wang Boyuan standing out and speaking for Tao Mu when the incident was still unclear. Every time the dust settled, Wang Boyuan would come forward to explain. After several times of this, the relationship between the two became a bit estranged. On the contrary, it was not even as close as the relationship between Guo Yaning and Tao Mu, who had ignored Tao Mu at the beginning in the crew.

If Tao Mu were to comment, Wang Boyuan's vision and personality might be more steady than Guo Yaning, but he was bound by his managing team and was always too cautious and indecisive when he did things. Safe was safe, but sometimes it was inevitable that opportunities would be missed. Unlike Guo Yaning, even her attitude was not as friendly at the beginning, so long as she made up her mind to befriend someone, she would have no hesitation and fiercely pursue it, making others feel embarrassed if they didn't accept it. Moreover, Guo Yaning ran her own studio, so she didn't have to worry about the company's thinking. Coupled with the full support of her agent, Zhou Fengxuan, it was natural she did things more decisively than Wang Boyuan.

Wang Boyuan was to be a guest male protagonist for Guo Yaning's MV. He also had two makeup looks. One was the white-collar elite style at the beginning, and the other was the same 18-year-old student makeup as Guo Yaning.

As a domestic superstar, Wang Boyuan naturally had his own team of makeup artists. But in order to unify the style of the MV, Tao Mu must do it personally for him as well. At first, Wang Boyuan's makeup team was a little unhappy, but after seeing the South Korean style little fresh meat makeup carefully painted by Tao Mu for Wang Boyuan, directly reducing the 30-year-old Wang Boyuan to a 20-year-old exquisite and fashionable young man. Coupled with a dozen of soft light filters, there was absolutely no problem in pretending to be an eighteen-year-old school hunk.

Wang Boyuan's makeup team no longer said anything.

In a hurry, Tao Mu first took a set of 18-year-old Wang Boyuan and Guo Yaning stills, and then immediately pulled the shooting team to the school that had been scheduled to shoot the memory part.

Sitting in the classroom and reading, running in the corridor, and strolling on the campus grounds where the snow piled up.

Snowflakes fluttered down one after another, and the two of them walked out a heart shaped path on the empty snow covered campus grounds, making snowmen and playing snowball fights in the heavy snow. It was simply too artistically beautiful.

—After the filming was finished in one afternoon, everyone was frozen stiff.

In the evening, Guo Yaning paid to treat everyone in the working group to hot pot nearby. During the period, Guo Yaning held the camera without letting go, and kept complimenting Tao Mu's photography skills: "It's so beautiful. Tao Mu, you are really amazing. Wow. You are so handsome and so rich at such a young age. And you even know how to take amazing pictures and videos. How can you let other male actors in the entertainment industry live."

Wang *other male actor* Boyuan touched his nose: "Ya Ning is right. When Tao Mu enters the entertainment circle, it is estimated that all female artists will want to have you be their boyfriend."

While talking, the waitress opened the door and came in to serve the food. Tao Mu casually glanced in the direction of the waitress, and was stunned: "Zhang Hanya?"

Zhang Hanya was also stunned: "Tao, Tao Mu?" Guo Yaning rented the filming location in Xicheng District. Beijing Film was in Dongcheng District. Zhang Hanya didn't expect Tao Mu to come here for dinner. And with big stars like Guo Yaning and Wang Boyuan.

Tao Mu introduced to the others: "This is a friend of mine."

He then asked Zhang Hanya again: "Are you using the weekend for part time jobs while studying?"

Zhang Hanya hesitated for a moment and then nodded. She glanced at Tao Mu, and said nothing in the end, putting down the dishes and going out.

Tao Mu thought for a while, and followed out: "How are you doing?"

"I'm okay." Zhang Hanya responded in a low voice. She was actually very grateful to Tao Mu. If it weren't for Tao Mu, she might have been ruined in this life. But when Tao Mu was discredited, she did not stand up to speak for Tao Mu.

She was not as courageous as Yun Duo and Wu Xiaoxuan, who were not afraid of anything. She was really afraid that people around her would viciously speculate on her after they knew what happened to her. Moreover, her family always cursed Tao Mu for being vicious, so that every time they went out, they had to be pointed at and talked about by their old neighbors. Her aunts even complained to her, saying that if it were not for her, they would not have provoked Tao Mu. Now great, since their bosses saw the news, they refused to hire them as babysitters. She was an unlucky star and it was all her fault.

Her uncle didn't mind, he was originally a man who had a long list of vices and was usually scolded by others, so he had become accustomed to it. He even advised her to look more openly. In fact, Zhang Hanya felt that she was quite open minded. She had even lived through such a dangerous situation, so what else couldn't she face in the future?

No matter how bad things were, they would not be as bad as being trafficked and sold into the mountains. Even if her mother refused to pay for college, she could still work on her own and wait until she saved up her tuition fees before applying to night college classes.

That night, Zhang Hanya returned home with exhaustion. Her aunt and uncle were quarreling again. Her aunt complained that her uncle knew nothing but gambling and drinking all day long, and that a grown man like him couldn't even support his family. Uncle said indifferently that which family was not the same. The people living nearby were all poor people, and their pockets were cleaner than their faces. And it was only this run down house worth a few yuan.

"I didn't bring money back home. But I didn't let you and our son sleep on the streets, did I? You were a migrant worker girl who married me and got a Beijing household registration. You now live in such a large courtyard within the Third Ring Road. You should just be content. Look at the little friends you used to work with. Who has your treatment? Either they returned to their hometowns, or they are renting a house with their husband outside the Fifth Ring Road despite their advanced ages. This is Beijing, you know."

"Pei, you only know to compare with those migrant workers. Why don't you compare with your neighbors? What man doesn't bring money home on a monthly basis? Just speaking of that old Tao in the courtyard house next door, he has even become rich."

"Who did you hear that from?" Zhang Dafu sneered, "It's not that I look down on old Tao. Tao Haiguo, who can't even make a fart despite three hits from a stick, can only bring 2,000 yuan a month back home. Him getting rich, are you dreaming?"

"What dreaming? I heard it with my own ears. Didn't Tao Dabao always quarrel with his mother and complain that their family is poor and that his classmates laugh at him. His mother said it personally, saying that their family would be rich soon. That they will move into a big house, a high-end apartment building within the Third Ring Road. That they won't be staying here anymore and after a while, they will sell their house to collect enough money for a down payment."

"Impossible." Zhang Dafu stood up suddenly: "Where did their family get so much money? And even buying a new apartment? Do you know how expensive Beijing's house prices are?"

"How do I know." Zhang Dafu's wife gave him an eye roll, turned her head to see Zhang Hanya who was standing in the room in a daze, and she immediately cursed: "You damn girl, what are you doing just standing there? Go to bed already or are you not going to work tomorrow morning?"

In order to better interpret the role of the adult heroine in the MV, Guo Yaning listened to Tao Mu's advice and hired a top international model from F country to learn from the other on how to walk with a powerful presence on stage.

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As a domestic A-list actress, Guo Yaning would immediately become the focus of everyone's eyes every time she appeared in public. And because of her "excellent bearing" that allowed her to repeatedly stand out from the crowd, becoming the object of praise from the media and the fashion industry. She was invited to participate in Fashion Week every year, and she was a guest of several major international luxury brands, and even the darling of the fashion industry. Last year she had even achieved the "Big Five" cover grand slam.

—These were to explain that Guo Yaning had also put in hard work in private in order to refine her aura of a super A-list actress in China. Every year, she spent a lot of money to hire an etiquette teacher to adjust her posture, so that she looked more charming, and walked more gracefully. This was because before meeting Tao Mu, Zhou Fengxuan's image transformation route for Guo Yaning was the mature, sexy and charming type. This was also the first choice of most actresses in the transition—to charm people with sex appeal. Moreover, the path was simple and the risk was low. One only needed to put on a little thicker makeup and show a bit more of the chest when appearing in public. And the safest choice for a public appearance was of course to walk the red carpet.

Zhou Fengxuan had even decided the specific time for Guo Yaning's debut—at the premiere of "Faraway Jianghu". Zhou Fengxuan even had the evening gown that Guo Yaning was going to wear at that time custom-made. A deep red form fitting strapless gown that ended with a long trail and with a front split up to the thigh. It had to be gorgeous, sexy and enchanting.

But now with Tao Mu's involvement, this image could be passed off—it was beautiful, but it was too clichéd. As Tao Mu said before, although the style that everyone had used was classic, because there were already too many outstanding examples, it did not have the stunning feeling at first glance. If she ran into another little b*tch who was secretly planning to bribe a reporter and stir up a wave of discussion that compared the similar look or something? Zhou Fengxuan was very confident in the looks of her artist, and she didn't think Guo Yaning would lose to others, but just letting other little sluts stir up discussion and rub off the heat was not in line with Zhou Fengxuan's view of "maximizing benefits".

— Simply put, her point of view was very double standard, that was, I can rub off your popularity, but you are not allowed to do the same back. Especially the little demonesses who were of the same gender as their Guo Yaning.

So after thinking about it, Tao Mu's queen-like, domineering sister style was better. Even with this one, there have been some people who have had similar images, but their makeup and styling were quite different from Guo Yaning's. Even if the media insisted on rubbing off on the heat, Zhou Fengxuan was not afraid—after all, the classic actresses who emerged from the golden age of Hong Kong were on average a dozen or twenty years older than Guo Yaning. If they really met with media commentary on similar looks, Zhou Fengxuan still had a lot of room to maneuver.

Adhering to this thinking, Zhou Fengxuan paid more attention to the shooting of this MV. In fact, during the shooting, she even released Guo Yaning's cover photo for publicity.

Regardless of what stage the entertainment industry had developed to, there was never a shortage of simps who only looked at good looks. Guo Yaning was already a domestic A-list actress with countless fans and most of them love her face. This time Tao Mu's carefully crafted cover photo for Guo Yaning immediately caused Guo Yaning's fans to scream, kneel, and simp in short order.

As expected by Guo Yaning and her management team, the fashion industry also quickly noticed Guo Yaning's new look. The never before seen makeup technique and the powerful presence all contributed to the exquisiteness of the photo that could immediately be put on the cover of the five major fashion magazines.

The entire fashion industry went crazy immediately. Almost at the same time that Guo Yaning's cover photo for her new album was released, Zhou Fengxuan's mobile phone was blown up by calls from the editors of major fashion magazines and several internationally renowned luxury brands. Everyone was asking whose work did Guo Yaning's cover photo belong to, who did the makeup, who matched the styling, and who did the hair…..from head to toe.

After learning that Guo Yaning's new look was all done by Tao Mu, the founder of FlyNews, Tao Mu's phone was also blown up with calls.

Fashion magazines invited Tao Mu to do a cover interview, wanting him to talk about his experience in creating a new look; luxury brands wanted to invite Tao Mu to act as a brand ambassador to promote their brand platform.

Zhou Fengxuan struck the iron while it was hot, and after seeking Tao Mu's consent, she posted a video of the behind the scenes filming on , under the name of treat for fans. The netizens followed Guo Yaning's FlyNews account to Bullet Screen. They watched as Guo Yaning, with her 2.8 meter aura walk in the manner of a queen about to be crowned, instantly shouting with excitement and looking forward to the MV even more. The pre-orders of Guo Yaning's new album surged by more than 100,000 overnight, all of which were simps who were aiming at Guo Yaning's new styling.

Tao Mu also kindly gifted a caption that could create hype—

"When you meet such a handsome Queen, just marry."

So this caption was reprinted by major entertainment media and fashion magazines. In the last month of 2008, the domestic fashion industry was suddenly occupied by a creature called "Queen". Guo Yaning's hairstyle, makeup, white dress shirt, black suit pants, and red high heels instantly became the hot style of the year. The sales of major brand stores had all increased by more than 30%. Such a crazy ability to raise sales dumbfounded all brands. Of course, while stunned, they all couldn't help but laugh in delight.

The endorsement contract with Guo Yaning was expiring soon. The brand that was considering replacing Guo Yaning with another female star made a decision immediately and re-signed with Guo Yaning at a price that was 30% higher than the original contract for another three years. After seeing Guo Yaning's ability to increase sales, other brands also contacted Guo Yaning's managing team, wanting to discuss cooperation matters. Several major domestic fashion magazines contacted Zhou Fengxuan one after another, wanting to invite Guo Yaning to take cover photos.

Zhou Fengxuan had long known that Guo Yaning's new look would cause a sensation in the entertainment and fashion circles. But she didn't expect the impact this time to be so big. She almost laughed out loud in a crazy manner. Everyday when she looked at Tao Mu it was as if she was seeing a cornucopia.

However, what everyone did not expect was that the most eye-catching thing in the behind the scenes filming was not Guo Yaning, who made the new Queen look hot, but the photographer Tao Mu who fiddled with the camera from time to time opposite her—

The handsomely beautiful face that was flawless and perfect at 360 degrees, the serious eyes that made one's legs go soft, and the noble ascetic aura. Even if he just wore a simple white T-shirt and jeans, he still shone brilliantly in all his gestures. Tao Mu's existence simply and perfectly embodied the best spouse selection criteria in the minds of all women—

He was young, rich, talented, and had a perfect personality. He also knew how to take pictures to make girls happy. Of course, the most important thing was that handsome face and fit body. Especially the body proportion with wide shoulders, narrow back, thin waist, perk butt and long legs. Mama, it simply caused all viewers to go soft in the legs!

How can he be so handsome to such a level?

Really envy the Queen, who is standing opposite to Mr. Tao.

Even Wang Boyuan, who appeared as a guest act for the MV, couldn't help but gratefully say to his agent after seeing the behind the scenes filming footage: "Fortunately, I didn't appear in the behind the scenes. Otherwise I would have definitely been the most obvious background board of the year. I really sympathize with the actors who will be in the same frame with Tao Mu in the future."

Wang Boyuan's agent also agreed with feeling, but he comforted Wang Boyuan: "He's just handsome. It doesn't necessarily mean he also has acting skills. His looks are favored in the fashion industry but when it comes to acting in movies and TV shows, many directors will consider that too handsome actors might affect the plot itself….."

He could no longer continue. Wang Boyuan's agent also went to the "Faraway Jianghu" crew to visit the set, and naturally knew how good Tao Mu's acting skills were. Generally, an idol actor's face was a subtraction when a film director considered casting. But Tao Mu's acting skills were enough to make his face a bonus point when the director considered casting. Moreover, Tao Mu was not just an actor, he was also the founder of —

The most frustrating things in this world was that someone who was handsomer than you was younger than you, younger than you but more talented than you, as well as more talented than you and richer than you…..Motherf**ker, Tao Mu ticked all the boxes alone. If all the items were accounted for, how could other people live?

Wang Boyuan's agent didn't know at this moment that Tao Mu had also become a business partner of Xiaoheng Capital, and was soon to become a capital boss. But even if he knew…..he likely wouldn't have any ideas.

When a person was a little better than the people around him, everyone would feel jealous and feel that if they worked hard maybe they would also be just as good. But when a person was superior enough to crush those around him, most people would only look up at him and never feel even a specky of jealousy.

"I think you can contact Tao Mu more. His FlyNews has been very present in the entertainment industry recently. I found that many celebrities have significantly increased their popularity after signing up for FlyNews accounts. The company is already considering whether you should also register a FlyNews account. Although you are a domestic A-list star, you have a personal relationship with Tao Mu. At this time, registering a FlyNews account can be said to help a friend's platform, and it will not appear like you are lowering your status."

Wang Boyuan smiled bitterly when he heard the words, and said in his heart that it was already too late. If he was able to register a FlyNews account for Tao Mu when was just created, or when Tao Mu was discredited for the first time, everyone would believe that he and Tao Mu really had a good relationship—just like Guo Yaning did.

But now, at best, he was just icing on the cake. But the icing on the cake was still good, it was at least better to make an expression than not doing anything at all.

However, Wang Boyuan's managing company changed their mind the next day because Tao Mu's adoptive parents actually accepted a TV station's invitation to film a talk show. On the show, they made various cries of complaint, saying how well they treated Tao Mu when they adopted Tao Mu, and how Tao Mu was jealous of his younger brother and even abused his younger brother and as a result they were forced to send Tao Mu back to the orphanage. But they didn't expect that after so long, someone would sue them for abandonment. They couldn't help but come out to clarify the facts, hoping to obtain Tao Mu's forgiveness.

The general public always liked to sympathize with the weak. Especially a middle-aged couple who seemed to look honest and law-abiding, dressed particularly plainly, and timidly bowed their heads between gestures. At a glance, this middle-aged couple was clearly run down by the hardships of life, no longer with any temper and couldn't even lift their heads. Many people instantly felt a sense of empathy and substitution.

At this moment, an unidentified voice began to appear on the Internet again, and began to discuss why Tao Mu refused to support his adoptive parents—even if it was only five years, that still counted as having raised him. Moreover, Tao Mu's adoptive parents personally told the truth about Tao Mu's abuse of his younger brother when he was five years old. A small group of people agreed that this honest middle-aged couple would never lie on a TV show so there must be such a thing.

Since Tao Mu made a mistake back then, he should apologize to his adoptive parents and his younger brother.

Once such weird remarks appeared, it immediately caused Tao Mu fans' to crazily diss them.

"I really vomited. From the beginning to the end, the adoptive parents are jumping around making trouble by themselves, okay? Tao Mu has never responded to these rumors. At most, some netizens have discussed whether the actions of this pair of adoptive parents count as a crime of abandonment on the Internet. When did Tao Mu say that he would sue his former adoptive parents for the crime of abandonment?"

"Don't you think this pair of adoptive parents is really weird? Tao Mu has ignored them the whole time and they are just talking by themselves. They themselves broke the news that they adopted Tao Mu and threw Tao Mu back to the orphanage because they had their own son. And after being denounced by netizens they participated in a TV show, repeating over and over that they want to apologize to Tao Mu and ask Tao Mu to forgive them. But in fact, every word they say is secretly accusing Tao Mu of abusing their son when he was five years old. Does anyone know who their son is? Is he now crippled or mad, and therefore there is such a great hatred for Tao Mu?"

"I think this ordinary couple is also quite capable. It seems like just anyone who breaks the news can cause a sensation on the whole Internet. They can just get on a TV station to clarify themselves. Has it always been so easy to get on TV? Why don't I know?"

"I know this couple. Their son Tao Dabao is a classmate of my brother. His academics are particularly poor and his character is not good either. My brother said that Tao Dabao's parents were called by the teacher for stealing money from his classmates. His mother was rolling on the ground and refusing to admit to it in the teacher's office…..they are certainly not as honest as they appear on TV."

"Upstairs+1. This couple is an old neighbor of my grandmother's which is in the XX Hutong in Xicheng District, Beijing, and the woman is a famous shrew in the neighborhood. And the fact that they abused their adopted son when they had their own son is known by all the neighbors. I think there must be a problem with this. Could it be someone who doesn't like to see Tao Mu doing so well, so deliberately found someone to pour dirty water on him?"

"When upstairs said this, I suddenly felt that this routine is a bit familiar."

"Familiar +1"

"Familiar +2"

In the old Zhang's house in Xicheng District, Beijing, Zhang Hanya's aunt was watching TV while eating melon seeds. When she suddenly saw the show on the old Tao couple next door, she was stunned: "Hey, come and watch. The old Tao couple are on TV….."

The neighbors in the entire courtyard were all howled over by Aunt Zhang. Seeing the old Tao couple crying and wiping tears on TV, Aunt Zhang sneered: "This acting is quite good, and she has even caught up with the heroine of a tragedy drama I've been watching. If she can act so well, why not go into acting!"

"How sinful!" Some old neighbors living in the courtyard vaguely remembered that the old Tao couple adopted a child more than ten years ago: "A pure and innocent child had been ruined by them. It was such a heavy rain, yet they left him at the entrance of the orphanage, and now they even have the face to say such things on TV."

"It's because they saw that the child is now rich, so they want to recognize him again, right?"

"How can anyone recognize a son like this? How is this even recognizing a son, more like recognizing an enemy, right?"

"Grandma, don't you know? It's said on the Internet that this is called moral coercion. They must use public opinion to persecute Tao Mu and to force Tao Mu to support them. It's truly shameless."

"Tao Mu?" Aunt Zhang's ears twitched, she was particularly sensitive to the name: "Is it the Tao Mu who founded FlyNews? Wasn't the child adopted by the old Tao family named Xiao Bao? How could it be Tao Mu?"

"Xiao Bao is the child's nickname. Normally, no one calls it." Someone remembered what happened back then, and explained: "It must be said that the old Tao family has truly done a crime. You say, if they had treated the child well back then, then they would already be enjoying blessings. Now great, using such means to force the child. Even if the child took out money the heart will definitely not be happy."

Aunt Zhang thought of Tao Mu's ruthlessness, and immediately laughed with gloating amusement, "They are all bad apples."

She continued: "The old Tao family may want to use public opinion to force Tao Mu to pay money to them, but they have made a wrong calculation. This kid is dark and ruthless, who knows how many bad tricks he has up his sleeves. He definitely won't let this couple have any good days left."

The group of old neighbors looked at Aunt Zhang questioningly: "You know Tao Mu?"

Someone recalled what happened to the old Zhang family when the media broke the news of how they made a scene at the hospital, and they suddenly said, "Oh, he is the life-saver of your family's Hanya, right? He is also a good boy. How could it be like you said. The more good a person is, the more soft-hearted they are. The way I see it, it's not likely."

Only Zhang Hanya was sitting in the corner of the living room with her head down, silently making her calculations.

Early in the morning of the next day, the sky was not even bright yet, but a whole busy day of noise had already begun in this old alley extending in all directions in Xicheng District of Beijing.

Those who came out to go to the toilet to pour urinal bottles, those who wore cotton-padded jackets to go out to buy soy milk fritters, and those who rode bicycles to work nearby, bells ringing accompanied by all kinds of trailing yells.

"Hey, move out of the way."

"Out of the way, let me go ahead first, I'm in a hurry to go to work!"

"Hey, have you eaten?"

Zhang Hanya stood by the public toilet at the entrance of the alley and waited for nearly half an hour. Finally she ran into Tao Haiguo's wife, who was walking over while still adjusting her waistband.

Zhang Hanya's eyes lit up. Her cold cheeks flushed with redness and white mist came from her mouth when she spoke. She pretended to greet casually, "Aunt Yang, have you also come to the toilet too?"

Yang Shufen looked at Zhang Hanya who was standing at the door of the toilet in surprise. What happened to the old Zhang family's daughter today? Normally so silent but actually taking the initiative to greet people today.

What a novelty.

"Isn't this nonsense? I'm at the door of the toilet. If I'm not going to the toilet, then did I just come here to smell it?" Yang Shufen snorted. She did not like the old Zhang family. Especially Zhang Hanya's aunts, they would bicker as soon as they saw each other.

Often, neighbors and neighbors accumulate much resentment and as a result, Yang Shufen did not have a good expression when seeing Zhang Hanya.

Zhang Hanya didn't care too much, and she asked, "Aunt Yang, I heard people say that your family is now rich and that you plan to not live here anymore and instead buy a high-end apartment. Is that right?"

A look of vigilance flashed across Yang Shufen's face: "Who did you hear that from? What nonsense. Who doesn't know the situation of our family? And even buying a high-end apartment, in your dreams maybe."

After finishing talking, Yang Shufen ignored Zhang Hanya, and quickly went into the toilet so that she could do her business and leave. The hurried look, it was as if there was a dog chasing behind her.

Zhang Hanya had been standing in the freezing cold next to the toilet for quite a while, and still did not manage to get a clear word. So she also rushed home shivering. As soon as she entered the house, she was scolded by her aunt: "…..it took you more than half an hour to go to the toilet, and even breakfast is not made. A big girl yet you don't know how to do any work at all, and only know how to be lazy. Why didn't you just freeze to death outside."

Zhang Dafu frowned: "Enough. What are you yelling so early in the morning? How can people not get constipation once in a while. Are you saying you don't get constipation at all?"

"Oh! You are quite considerate of your niece. What's the matter, still wondering if she can marry big money so that as the uncle you will also be able to ascend to the sky? Bah, just this unlucky star, it's already a good thing if she doesn't drag our whole family to death….."

Suddenly she said: "By the way, isn't Tao Mu your savior? He has started his own company now, and is also considered a big boss. Why don't you try to fawn over him, maybe Tao Mu will have pity on you and be willing to give you a lighter job. It's better than you serving dishes in the hot pot restaurant right now, right?"

Zhang Hanya's mother's eyes lit up and she said immediately, "Your aunt is right. You go to Tao Mu. Maybe he'll see you as pitiful and be willing to help you."

Compared with Aunt Zhang, Zhang Hanya's mother had more ideas. She felt that her daughter was quite decent looking, and also had an affinity with Tao Mu. Take a bit more initiative, maybe she could even become Tao Mu's girlfriend. By then, their family would have struck it rich as well.

Zhang Hanya ignored her mother and turned a deaf ear to her aunt's ridicule. Frowning, she asked: "Auntie, didn't you say that Aunt Yang's family is rich yesterday? I ran into Aunt Yang outside the toilet today, and she said there was nothing like that."

"How could it be? I heard it with my own ears. The night before, when I went to visit old Zhao's house, Tao Dabao was throwing a tantrum next door. When I came out, I eavesdropped outside their window. She absolutely said it with her own mouth." Zhang Hanya's aunt was not at all ashamed of such eavesdropping behavior, yelling it out loudly.

Zhang Hanya stopped talking. Zhang Dafu looked at Zhang Hanya's thoughtful appearance and couldn't help asking: "What's the matter? You never inquired about these things before, so why do you suddenly care about that family?"

"No, I just asked casually." Everyone knows about Tao Mu's matter on the Internet now. However, the members of the Zhang family were generally older and didn't use the Internet very much. Besides, the name Tao Mu was a taboo in the Zhang family, and no one could mention it. Zhang Hanya didn't dare to mention it either and just randomly excused herself.

Aunt Zhang snorted coldly: "You only know to stay in the gambling house all day, and you don't even know that such a big thing has happened….."

With that said, Aunt Zhang retold how the Tao family complained about Tao Mu on TV. "The old Tao family can be regarded as having the good fortune to be able to have such an adopted son. It is estimated that this time, they should be able to take a bite of meat from Tao Mu's body."

After a pause, she said bitterly: "Served him right!"

Compared with his wife's complaint, Zhang Dafu's thinking was different. They were all neighbors so Zhang Dafu naturally knew what kind of people the old Tao family were like. They absolutely did not have the capability of being interviewed on TV.

Thinking of what his wife said before, the Tao family was going to make a fortune. Zhang Dafu's eyes flickered slightly. In his heart he thought, the fortune was definitely not referring to the sum they would try to take from Tao Mu.

Zhang Dafu knew the character of Tao Mu better than anyone else. The old Tao family wanted to use public opinion to persecute Tao Mu, but it was likely that they would not only fail but also be worse off, and the accusers would instead be accused of abandonment crime. However, the old Tao family firmly believed that they would be able to make a fortune.

This matter had happened so many years ago. But now the old Tao couple suddenly brought up such old things at this time. So there was a high chance that they took someone's bribe money.

Zhang Dafu suddenly stood up, rushed into his son's room, and started rummaging through the cabinets. Aunt Zhang yelled angrily: "Why are you not eating, what are you searching for now? I told you that there is no money at home, so don't search for it."

"I don't want money!" Zhang Dafu asked Aunt Zhang, "Where is our son's sound recorder?"

Aunt Zhang asked: "What do you want that thing for?"

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"Don't worry about it." Zhang Dafu said impatiently: "Anyway, you have to find it for me, I have use for it."

That night, Zhang Dafu wore a large coat, sewed a pocket sound recorder inside, and went to invite Tao Haiguo for a drink.