RBCT Chapter 36 Flattery Never Fails
Chapter 36 Flattery Never Fails
Jiang Youzhen, who had already gone upstairs, was unaware that they were discussing him. He put all the things he had bought in Jiang Jingshu's office and then went to meet with the crew.
"Director, I'm sorry I'm late." Kang Woo-jin apologized to Hwang In-rae as soon as he appeared, and then nodded to Joo Ji-hoon, Yoon Eun-hye and other actors.
Huang Renlei had previously spoken well of Jiang Jingshu, and now seeing Jiang Youzhen dressed so formally, a rare sight, with his tailor-made shirt making him look even more elegant.
"Tsk tsk, look at those broad shoulders and narrow waist, our Youzhen's figure is still top-notch."
Huang Renlei chuckled and patted Jiang Youzhen's shoulder and chest, naturally taking advantage of the situation. Then, he smiled and spoke.
"Tomorrow is the premiere, and the TV station will be broadcasting it live. Yoo-jin, don't forget to come with us; the ratings depend on you guys."
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Jiang Youzhen silently endured the humiliation of being taken advantage of by the middle-aged man. He nodded with a stiff smile, "I won't forget it. The TV series' ratings will definitely be very good. Director, you are the one who has done a great job. We are just adding icing on the cake."
Flattery will get you everywhere. With such a handsome face, Huang Renlei's deliberate flattery has already made him so happy that two wrinkles have appeared on his face.
Jiang Youzhen couldn't help but secretly groan in his heart. His parents were the best at these kinds of social situations, and he could only say these two sentences at most!
Fortunately, Jiang Jingshu's secretary came to the rescue shortly afterward. He found an excuse to take Jiang Youzhen to the office, while he stayed behind to entertain the guests.
After this ordeal, Jiang Youzhen dared not go out again, nor did he try to expand his social network. Instead, he sat quietly in his office waiting for his phone to ring.
He sent a message to Kim Tae-yeon as soon as he came in, but after waiting for half an hour, his phone remained silent, with the only message being the weather forecast.
Jiang Jingshu had been busy outside for a long time, maintaining her network of contacts and making new friends. She was busy for most of the day before the celebration ended. She asked her secretary and staff to take the prepared gifts to the guests, and then she returned to her office.
As soon as she entered the office, she saw Jiang Youzhen staring at his phone. She was speechless for a moment and said irritably, "Hey Jiang Youzhen, I asked you to come and help, but what are you doing sitting here slacking off?"
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Jiang Youzhen snapped out of his daze, turned to look at Jiang Jingshu, and quickly shook his head to explain, "No, I was waiting for a phone call, I wasn't slacking off."
Jiang Jingshu put her hands on her hips and stared at him with a threatening look that said, "Are you kidding me?" Just as she was about to speak, her cell phone rang.
"Mine! Mine!"
Jiang Youzhen was excited when he heard the ringtone, but when he saw that it was an airport call, the smile on his face vanished instantly, and he answered it very reluctantly.
Half a minute later, Jiang Youzhen hung up the phone, looked at Jiang Jingshu with a sorrowful expression, and said, "Mom, my flight has been changed to the day after tomorrow. They said it was due to weather conditions, so the flight was canceled and postponed. Well, I'm going to get another day of nagging from Director Huang Renlei."
"That's because the director likes you and values you. You think that's a bad thing? But... speaking of which, I'd like to find some time to have a good talk with you."
Jiang Jingshu has now calmed down. She is definitely reluctant to see Jiang Youzhen go back to New York, but there are still some things she needs to talk to him about.
"What is it?"
Jiang Jingshu glanced back at the door, closed it, and then sat down on the sofa opposite Jiang Youzhen. Her expression softened considerably. Seeing Jiang Youzhen's curious look, she asked, "What are your plans after graduating from university?"
"What other plans do I have? Write screenplays, make movies. If nobody wants my screenplays, I'll just make the movies myself."
Perhaps it was because Jiang Youzhen's tone was too straightforward, and his answer was a bit too direct, that Jiang Jingshu took a while to recover.
She hesitated for a moment, but after thinking it over, she said, "Youzhen, actually I've been wondering if your dad and I have influenced you. Before we started the company, your dad and I talked about it, but we just didn't know what you were thinking. Of course, if you don't want to get involved in the entertainment industry, your dad and I support you in pursuing your own career."
After hearing these words, Jiang Youzhen felt several question marks appear in his mind.
He recognized every single word in the text, but when Jiang Jingshu put them together and said them, he couldn't understand them at all.
"Mom, what are you imagining all this time when you're bored? Why would you think that?"
Jiang Jingshu seemed to have overreacted. She looked at her son with a strangely loving gaze and sighed, "I just feel that after all these years abroad, you might have other ideas. Your father doesn't care about you, and now you're going back to New York. I can't help but think about a lot of things."
"So you're planning to have a second child?" Kang Woo-jin asked strangely.
"..."
Jiang Jingshu was silent for a moment, then gave Jiang Youzhen a disdainful glare and said irritably, "One child is enough. I'm over forty years old. You want me to have a second child with your father?"
"Ahem... Sorry, that's all I can think of given how strange you are today," Jiang Youzhen coughed awkwardly twice.
He had no idea what his mother was thinking. It is said that parents are a child's first teachers, and he had been exposed to so much from a young age, so naturally he developed an interest in it.
A mother who is a screenwriter and a father who is an actor, only asked their son, twenty years later, what do you want to be when you grow up?
"I just think you're overthinking it, Mom. I'm not interested in anything else. Writing screenplays feels great, and I'm also thinking about making my own movies. Besides, with you guys around, I can save a lot of time. Maybe I'll need your help someday, so I wasn't lying just now."
The sorting was done very quickly. Although Jiang Jingshu was somewhat surprised by Jiang Youzhen's decisiveness, she nodded in agreement as she saw that he didn't seem to be just going through the motions.
"Okay, I know quite a few people too. Even if there are problems, I'll put in a good word for you. Yoo-jin, several directors told me today that they want to send you scripts. Are you still considering taking any?"
"No, filming is too tiring, and maintaining so many interpersonal relationships is even more exhausting."
Compared to filming, Kang Woo-jin felt that maintaining interpersonal relationships was the most exhausting thing for him. It seemed like it was wrong to be on bad terms with anyone, but he also didn't want to be on good terms with anyone.
Jiang Jingshu didn't try to persuade him further. After hearing what Jiang Youzhen said again, she didn't react for a moment.
"Mom, do you know anyone at SM Entertainment?"
"What, you want to switch careers and become an idol?"
This question stumped Jiang Jingshu, but Jiang Youzhen's response puzzled her even more.
"Of course not, I'm just curious how long a trainee needs to stay before they can debut."
"What, do you know any trainees?"
"Yeah, I'm a little concerned about that," Kang Woo-jin nodded in admission. Then he added, "If you know anyone at SM Entertainment, Mom, could you ask me about a trainee, a girl named Kim Tae-yeon? I want to know when SM Entertainment will debut their next group."
Jiang Jingshu became more and more confused as she listened, until the last sentence made her suddenly realize that her seemingly unyielding son was about to blossom.
But... a trainee?
"Yu-jin, how old is that trainee?"
"Three years younger than me"
Upon hearing this answer, Jiang Jingshu's smile faltered, but considering that the trainees in China were all quite young, she quickly processed the news herself.