ATLAS TRANSLATES

Chen Yongkun didn’t know Xu En, but Xu En had seen him before.

A big reason he came to Xiangcheng to develop his business was because he knew Chen Yongkun had been transferred here.

Unfortunately—

As a businessman, Xu En had tried to pass along his business card many times through connections, but he couldn’t get a meeting with Mr. Chen.

Xu En wasn’t surprised by this. After all, that was Mr. Chen, especially since he recently heard that Mr. Chen’s status had risen, and he had gradually gained some influence in the Chen family.

Xu En was usually calm and composed, an old fox in the workplace, but now he could barely keep his expression in check.

He was about to give up on connecting with Mr. Chen.

How come he suddenly saw him at the Ji family’s house?

Chen Ju still had a smile on his face. Hearing the words “Mr. Chen,” he raised his eyebrows slightly and greeted Xu En cheerfully: “Hello, hello, I’m Chen Yongkun.”

He introduced himself humbly and modestly.

He put the fishing rod in the hand holding the fish basket and shook hands with Xu En.

“Little Chen,” Ji Heng had finished washing his face in the courtyard, “you’re too early. Have you eaten?”

Chen Ju smiled at Xu En, then turned sideways to enter through the gap beside him. “Uncle, I haven’t eaten yet. We’re going early to get a good spot. It’s Sunday, so there will be many people.”

Ji Heng took out the egg pancakes and fried dough sticks, casually saying: “Ah Lian just bought them back. Eat a little, wait for me for a bit.”

Hearing this, Chen Ju quickly put down the fishing rod.

He sat at the stone table, not eating, but took out his phone from his pocket and took a picture, posting it on WeChat Moments—

[Picture] Breakfast bought by Miss Bai

Xiao Qi liked it.

Ming Dongheng liked it.

Chi Lu liked it.

Jiang Shao: [?]

Ji Heng was obviously very familiar with Chen Ju. When Xu En came earlier, Ji Heng only exchanged some pleasantries, but he was very natural with Chen Ju. Xu En saw this clearly.

“Uncle, that is…” Chen Ju took a bite of the egg pancake and looked back at Xu En who was closing the door.

Ji Heng finished a cup of tea before introducing Xu En.

In just a few words.

Chen Ju came to his senses and smiled at Xu En: “So it’s Mr. Xu.”

“Hello.” Xu En was a bit stiff, but having seen many big occasions, he didn’t bring his business manner here. He hid his inner shock and chatted with Chen Ju.

Both men were knowledgeable and well-spoken. If they wanted to become familiar with someone, it was just a matter of a couple of sentences.

When Bailian changed her clothes and came out, Chen Ju was still eating breakfast.

Seeing Bailian, Chen Ju quickly put down the egg pancake in his hand. He stood up, his tone unlike the casual way he spoke to Ji Heng, “Miss Bai, are you leaving now?”

Bailian was a bit late today because of maintaining her instrument. She casually hooked the canvas bag Ji Heng embroidered for her with two fingers, glancing at Chen Ju casually, “Yes.”

“Shall I drive you?” Chen Ju took out his keys from his pocket.

Bailian opened the courtyard door, “No need.”

“Alright then.” Chen Ju was a bit disappointed.

He stood up and saw Bailian off to the door. After she turned a corner and disappeared from his sight, Chen Ju closed the door.

Behind him, Xu En observed Chen Ju’s attitude towards Bailian.

His face remained calm, but inside he was shocked.

Wait…

What’s going on here?

What exactly does the Ji family do?

“Do you want to go fishing with us?” Chen Ju turned back and warmly invited Xu En.

The fishing squad was about to expand.

**

At the intersection of Qingshui Street.

Ming Dongheng, bringing Jiang He, had already stopped there waiting for Bailian.

Chen Jingyu was in the passenger seat. Seeing the slender figure at the intersection, he knew who Ming Dongheng was waiting for.

He opened his mouth, but this time he wasn’t as confused as last time.

He just frowned, looking at the thin and fragile Bailian, with her lazy and soft demeanor and average grades, wondering why?

Chen Jingyu couldn’t figure it out.

As Bailian got in the car, Ming Dongheng was speaking to Chen Jingyu in a cold voice: “It starts at 10 o’clock, we’ll make it, but why does Mr. Bai only have ten signed photos each time? Who can get those?”

Bailian, who had just sat down, slowly raised her head.

She raised her hand, hesitantly asking: “Mr. Bai’s signed photos?”

“It’s White Tank Top Guy’s.” Ming Dongheng slowly drove onto the main road, respectfully explaining to Bailian.

Bailian: “…Exorcist?”

Ming Dongheng said seriously: “Miss Bai, Mr. Bai has very high achievements in martial arts. East Wu’s evaluation of him is that he’s a rare talent that appears once in a hundred years. East Wu directly invited him to become a high-level member of the club. You can see from how he reached No.1 in just two months…”

After that battle, White Tank Top became popular in the domestic martial arts circle.

Bailian: “…”

Respect.

East of the city, in the old town area.

Bailian got out of the car with Jiang He.

In the car.

Chen Jingyu didn’t dare to speak in front of Bailian. After she got out of the car, he turned his head to look at Ming Dongheng, lowering his voice: “What’s the use of explaining so much to her?”

Can this Miss Bai understand?

Recently, with Yu Shen’s recommendation, he had been doing well in the Chen family and was still eyeing Ming Dongheng’s bodyguard position. His inner self was extremely inflated.

He was almost losing his composure.

Ming Dongheng’s face was cold: “Chen Jingyu, watch your words and actions.”

**

Bailian came early today, the Calligraphy Association hadn’t opened yet.

Only a few street vendors had opened their stalls.

Bailian bought a crane-shaped candy for Jiang He. While waiting for Jiang He to eat the candy, she also waited for the martial arts gym to open.

Finally, when Master Jin came out, she stopped him, getting straight to the point: “Master Jin, do you have any plans to reopen the martial arts gym?”

Regarding this plan, Bailian had been conceptualizing and planning since she found the martial arts gym.

In these two months, she had looked up a lot of information about martial arts gyms and also asked Jian Zhe and others to inquire about the Xingyi Martial Arts Gym’s affairs. She had a preliminary plan for the gym’s closure and subsequent development.

Hearing Bailian’s words, Jin Kai’s expression didn’t change at all.

He just looked up at her.

He was only about 40 years old, with deep wrinkles at the corners of his eyes and between his brows. “Sorry, I need to go to work.”

“This is my initial idea,” Bailian handed a piece of paper to Jin Kai. She just smiled lightly, “You can take a look when you have time.”

She had a pair of very lazy almond eyes, with black pupils and gentle lines. When she smiled, she looked casual and carefree, yet with an indescribable tension that made people unconsciously believe in her.

Jin Kai took the piece of paper.

Then he silently continued to go to work at the nearby construction site.

Not far away, at the bus stop, a car was parked there.

In the back seat, a man’s gloomy eyes fell on the girl through the window. He slowly pulled out a cigarette, “I wondered why that Jin Kai kept refusing to sell the martial arts gym. So he found a new backer.”

The person in the driver’s seat was surprised, “Secretary Zhou, do you know her?”

“I’m not Secretary Ren’s secretary anymore,” Zhou Jian lit the cigarette, the corners of his mouth slowly curling up, “She’s Xu En’s stepdaughter.”

“Who is Xu En?”

“Xu En… our new big boss in Xiangcheng. No wonder she’s so arrogant,” Zhou Jian sneered, “Let’s go back first.”

He lowered his head, took out his phone, and sent a message to a number—

[Don’t worry, Miss. No one can shake your position.]

He raised his head. If Bailian were here, she would definitely recognize him as Ren Qian’s former chief secretary.

In the afternoon.

In the evening, Xu En, who had finished fishing, finally attended the Ren family’s dinner party.

“Mr. Xu,” Ren Qian and Chen Gang raised their glasses to Xu En. After drinking a glass, Ren Qian spoke, “You were really unlucky today, otherwise you could have met Miss Yu.”

The person next to them refilled the three men’s glasses.

Xu En pressed his brow. The alcohol today was a bit strong.

He glanced at the person pouring the wine, seemingly having seen him before. It was Ren Qian’s secretary.

Regarding Ren Qian’s words, Xu En’s expression remained unchanged, “I had something urgent come up. If there’s a next time…”

“I will definitely notify you in advance.” Chen Gang smiled and said.

**

From Saturday night to Monday morning.

Jian Zhongyou, who hadn’t replied to Bailian, finally responded to her message.

Dean Jian: [The song is recorded]

Dean Jian: [Let me see the simplified notation you added]

Bai Jian: [1]

Jian Zhongyou sat in his office. He hadn’t rested much these two days. The people at Jiangjiang Music Academy were perfectionist and couldn’t tolerate any flaws. They finally finished the whole song just before Yan Lu’s release.

After finishing all this, he listened to the music for a long time before opening the chat box with Bailian.

It was a picture of a simplified notation.

Jian Zhongyou clicked to open it.

Bailian had added a few fingerings to that sheet music. Jian Zhongyou was a bit stunned. He immediately ignored his need for rest and went to the piano room to play the fingerings Bailian had added in order.

“Ah ah ah ah! Sister Lian, the official account commented on me!” In the front seat, Lu Xiaohan opened the video to show Bailian: “Look quickly!”

Other students in the class also gathered around.

This was the video Lu Xiaohan posted this week.

It was about Grandpa Tao and his puppets.

Bailian watched it seriously.

Lu Xiaohan had a talent for editing. It took her more than half a month to produce this video that was less than two minutes long. The opening was the classic music of the Great Sage’s appearance, paired with Grandpa Tao’s Great Sage puppet—

“In heaven and earth, who does old Sun fear!”

Wen Qi next to her got goosebumps all over.

From the spirited Sun Wukong to the scholar writing for the imperial examination, then to Grandpa Tao’s small house, the ending was a black screen with Grandpa Tao’s words—

“Will anyone really like it?”

Top comment: [Grandpa, I like it very much (tears)]

[Such good craftsmanship, why does grandpa look like he’s not doing well]

[Because he can’t make a living from it (sigh)]

[It’s in Xiangcheng, I’ll come see you when I’m on holiday, grandpa!]

[…]

The top comment was the official comment Lu Xiaohan mentioned—

[A very high-quality and meaningful video.] 2,587,441 likes

Soon, a hot search “Official comment, eat a big bowl” rose rapidly.

The followers of “Eat a Big Bowl” soared from 5.6 million to over 9 million.

Wen Qi slapped Lu Xiaohan’s shoulder seriously, “Don’t forget us when you’re rich and famous!”

“Everyone gets a share, everyone gets a share.” Lu Xiaohan escaped from the crowd, then bit her finger while looking at Bailian.

Bailian unhurriedly took out a book.

Hearing this, she raised her eyebrows slightly, “Speak.”

Lu Xiaohan made an “oh” sound, then said seriously: “I want to film one like that of you, dancing with the long spear. And also your grandfather, I want to film one about his embroidery.”

She had seen Bailian demonstrate the long spear to Yan Lu, not many times, only twice.

After seeing it with her own eyes, she understood why Bailian said she was “like a long sword”, because compared to her long spear, a long sword could indeed be said to be “ordinary”.

Lu Xiaohan couldn’t forget it.

Bailian crossed her legs, writing a neat line of chemical formulas in her notebook, her tone unhurried: “Next time, let Yan Lu film it for you. As for my grandfather… I’ll ask him.”

She didn’t know if Ji Heng would be willing to be filmed.

“You won’t film?” Lu Xiaohan was a bit disappointed, but hearing that she was willing to ask Ji Heng, she became excited again, “Oh, if only we had those special effects, you know, the ‘bang’ effect when things collide and explode. This time, Grandpa Tao’s video lacked special effects, otherwise it would have been even more perfect…”

Her video transitions, cuts, and background music were all perfect, just lacking some real-scene special effects.

“Collision effects?” Bailian paused, raising her head thoughtfully.

Then she took out her phone—

[.]

Mr. Jiang always replied to her WeChat quickly: [?]

Student Bai: [Can I borrow your lab]

Teacher Jiang: [Oh]

Teacher Jiang: [Just for this?]

Student Bai: [1]

The reply was extremely cold and emotionless. After replying, it was just time for class, so she put her phone away.

Early in the morning, at the CRFS Dark Matter Research Institute, which had just finished a group meeting, Jiang Fuli put away the documents. His cold white fingers poked at the screen, his gaze looking at that “1” very displeased, tapping several times—

[I patted Student Bai’s shoulder and said let’s build socialism]

Mr. Jiang: “…”

**

On Yan Lu’s side.

She didn’t wait for the complete song to come out. The opening ceremony was on Monday morning.

She flew back to Beicheng, then took a long car ride back to Xiangcheng to join the crew.

It was already Monday morning.

The main cast of “Da Yong” had all arrived.

After finishing her makeup and costume, Yan Lu took a stick of incense and worshipped at the altar with a group of people. Although she had gotten the lead role this time, because her popularity was lower than other actors, she only occupied a marginal position.

Director Wan Qiushan finished worshipping, then found her. He was a bit worried: “Post on Weibo about joining the crew along with the public at 9 o’clock. And that character song of yours, you didn’t use the one we found for you before?”

Yan Lu took out her phone.

Sister Xin had just sent a message: [[Video]]

Sister Xin: [The song wasn’t released in time, you post the video on Weibo first.]

“Thank you, director. My friend wrote a song for me. I’ll post the video directly later.” Yan Lu saved the video.

Wan Qiushan was shocked by Yan Lu, “This song of yours hasn’t been released yet?”

The character songs of other people had been released a week ago. Yan Lu had been very calm for this week. He thought she had found a well-known creator, but it turned out to be her friend?

He pressed his forehead and went to the side to call the program promotion team.

“When Yan Lu posts on Weibo later, pay attention to controlling the comments.” Wan Qiushan really appreciated Yan Lu’s interpretation of this role. If he had known earlier that An Qi would back out at the last minute, he wouldn’t have found him at all.

He didn’t want the female lead to be criticized before the TV series even started filming.

Being criticized is common in the entertainment industry. Wan Qiushan had experienced it too, but he didn’t want Yan Lu to be criticized and have it affect her filming state.

Beicheng.

Before the recording of the “Perfect” variety show.

“An Qi, Manxi, have you heard,” a singer who had just finished recording the variety show laughed and put his arm around An Qi’s shoulder. He lowered his voice, “An Qi’s former rumored girlfriend is looking everywhere for someone to write a song for her. Has she come to you?”

Manxi’s variety show had specially invited the popular singer An Qi.

The CP fans of these two would surge again after this episode.

News travels faster within the circle than outside. Previously, Yan Lu was blacklisted by the Liu family, but Yan Lu had good luck – the Liu family was found to have tax and financial issues, and most of the major shareholders were still in detention being investigated.

An Qi’s face was cold, “No.”

“Ah, then she’s going to be blasted by netizens today.” The person shrugged.

“Maybe she found a good team,” Manxi smiled.

Someone else chimed in, “Haha… maybe she found someone even better than An Qi?”

Of course, everyone knew this was impossible.

Manxi stood to the side, lowering her eyes. There was contempt in her eyes. It was unknown whether Yan Lu had even finished recording a song.

The group went to do makeup.

An Qi’s manager also gave An Qi a look, pulling him aside to warn him in a low voice, “Even if Yan Lu asks you, don’t give her that song. You’re going to Jiangjiang Music Academy for further studies later, you can’t be tainted by any scandal.”

An Qi had been linked with Yan Lu before, but compared to Yan Lu who had no acting skills and only a pretty face, no potential for development, and numerous scandals, An Qi’s team naturally favored Manxi more.

This was an opportunity that Time Entertainment found for An Qi. An Qi was just going to audit one or two classes at Jiangjiang Music Academy, but later it would be publicized as further studies. How would fans know the truth?

“I know.” An Qi nodded.

9 o’clock.

The official “Da Yong” account tagged all the actors, announcing the start of filming for “Da Yong”.

v Yan Lu: [Thank you everyone, thank you to the crew, I will do my best to portray this role and not let everyone down. Here’s the character song [Video]]

There was a storm on Weibo.

The character songs of other main actors had been out for a long time, but there had been no news from Yan Lu.

Now that filming had started, although Yan Lu had many anti-fans, she also had a few scattered fans. They saw that Yan Lu’s character song hadn’t even been released, she just directly posted a video.

Forget it, just give up.

The few fans were almost in despair.

Until they opened the comment section.

Jiangjiang Music Academy reposted and commented: Congratulations to Miss Yan Lu.