I Definitely Choose Jinfu

"What a coincidence, Junior Sister."

Zhang Yang sat down on the sofa opposite Nazha and smiled, "I didn't expect to see you again so soon."

"Why do you say that, Senior Brother?" Nazha asked, puzzled.

"Don't you need to go back to school to prepare for your cultural courses exam?" Zhang Yang retorted.

Nazha was scheduled to join the cast of Xuanyuan Sword in May, and by then, she might not have time for school.

However, she still had to take the college entrance examination in June and wouldn't be able to enroll in Beijing Film Academy until the latter half of the year.

"I'm not worried about the cultural exam," Nazha said with complete confidence.

"So you're a top student too?" Zhang Yang was a little curious.

He remembered that in the future, someone would deliberately buy articles to praise Nazha as a top student, building an academic persona for her, and then guide people to dig into her past, only to discover that she was an ordinary girl with nothing special besides her looks.

Nazha, who was already plagued by scandals, was then attacked again for a period because of this.

"I'm far from being a top student," Nazha immediately shook her head and denied. "I didn't get to take the college entrance exam last year due to some issues. I'm retaking it this year. I'm Uyghur, and I'm applying to an arts school, so the cultural score requirements aren't that high."

Hearing this, Zhang Yang's eyes flashed.

Nazha and Reba were contemporaries born in Urumqi, and both had studied at the Affiliated Secondary Art School of Xinjiang Arts Institute and had experiences as dancers in the Xinjiang Song and Dance Ensemble.

Therefore, there had always been rumors that they were high school classmates, but Nazha was delayed by an incident during the arts exam year, so she was admitted to university a year later than Reba.

Since the two parties had never responded to this claim, people just took it as gossip.

Now it seemed, perhaps it was true?

Zhang Yang was about to try and pry more information out of Nazha.

But before he could speak, the sound of a lock turning came from not far away.

"Click~"

Cai Yinong pushed open the door to the lounge inside the office and walked out.

Seeing Nazha and Zhang Yang chatting with smiles, a look of confusion appeared on her face, "Do you two know each other?"

Nazha immediately stood up and greeted her, "Sister K."

Seeing this, Zhang Yang also stood up and said, "Good evening, Sister K. Nazha and I met in the apartment elevator the night before yesterday and chatted for a bit."

"You live in the same building?" Cai Yinong frowned.

She thought highly of Nazha's development prospects, which was why she signed her so early and arranged for her to play the third female lead in their big production right away.

Under these circumstances, she certainly couldn't arrange for Nazha to live in the same building as the company's male artists. What if entertainment reporters or rival journalists caught them and spread rumors?

"Not only are we in the same building, but we're also on the same floor," Zhang Yang added.

Cai Yinong's frown deepened. She walked to her desk, picked up her phone, and dialed a number, putting it on speakerphone. "Hello, it's me. You arranged the housing for Gulina Nazha, didn't you?"

"Didn't I specifically tell you to arrange her in a building with no male artists?"

"Both buildings have male artists living in them now? Since when?"

"Jiang Jinfu wanted to live on a high floor, so he moved to Building 8. So it's the same for both buildings?"

"..."

Cai Yinong hung up the phone, feeling a bit frustrated.

Although she hadn't explicitly stated that housing arrangements for artists should be decentralized, didn't people in the entertainment industry have this unspoken rule?

But now that the deed was done, she couldn't ask Jiang Jinfu and Nazha to switch apartments just because of some assumptions.

"So you two are neighbors?" Cai Yinong looked at Zhang Yang and Nazha standing together, feeling an indescribable sense of annoyance.

She had a feeling that something bad might happen if these two lived across the hall from each other.

Was she being too sensitive?

"Yes, Sister K. Senior Brother even helped me with a small favor," Nazha replied immediately.

Cai Yinong gave Zhang Yang a deep look and said, "Since you're so eager to help others, I assume you won't refuse the job I'm about to assign you."

Zhang Yang's expression remained unchanged. "What job?"

Cai Yinong didn't answer but asked, "Have Hu Ge spoken to you about the role in The Legend of Dugu?"

"He has," Zhang Yang replied.

"I have good relationships with several investors in that drama. When we had dinner last night, they said the actor originally cast as Zhao Kuangyin wanted to change and add scenes, which led to a conflict with Lin Ziwei, and he was fired from the script."

"Now they urgently need an actor with a good image, preferably with acting skills, and I thought of you."

"Anyone else would be begging to join such a crew, but it's different for you as a Tangren artist."

"..."

Cai Yinong began her performance as a boss.

The main points were to emphasize how good this project was.

And how difficult it was for her to secure this project.

The decision to give the role to Zhang Yang was made after very careful consideration.

These words were seven parts true and three parts false, intended solely to make Zhang Yang feel grateful.

Zhang Yang listened patiently and smiled, "Sister K, you have excellent taste. I definitely won't let your high regard go to waste."

Cai Yinong: "."

Well, that was a wasted performance.

"The role is yours. I'll have someone handle the salary negotiations. We're stepping in to save the production, so we won't be asking for a low price," Cai Yinong said, her expression returning to normal. "But I need you to do one more thing: mentor new actors."

"Mentor new actors?" Zhang Yang glanced at Nazha.

There's such a good thing?

Then he heard Cai Yinong continue, "Take Jiang Jinfu and Nazha with you to experience life on set. When the Xuanyuan Sword starts filming, it will reduce the adjustment period."

Zhang Yang: "."

Why is there also a Jiang Jinfu?

"Sister K, you think too highly of me," Zhang Yang said, a flurry of thoughts crossing his mind. "I haven't acted in almost two years. My acting skills might have improved a lot, but I'm also a bit unfamiliar with set life. Asking me to guide two new actors while I'm acting, I'm afraid I won't be able to do a good job."

"If I go to the The Legend of Dugu set, I'll be representing our Tangren. If I perform poorly, Tangren will be embarrassed along with me."

"If I don't act well and Tangren gets embarrassed, and Jiang Jinfu and Nazha don't learn anything, what then?"

Nazha, standing nearby, nodded along, seemingly finding Zhang Yang's words very reasonable.

But Cai Yinong understood that Zhang Yang simply didn't want to mentor two people at once.

You're telling me set life is unfamiliar, Zhang Yang? Back when you were filming Chinese Paladin 1, how did you adapt faster than Hu Ge and the others, and even become friends with the main creative team?

However, Cai Yinong didn't expose him. Her gaze playful, she asked, "Then, mentoring one is acceptable, right?"

"That..." Zhang Yang pretended to think seriously, finally nodding reluctantly, "Alright, just one."

"Then who do you choose?" Cai Yinong asked again.

"Does this even need choosing?" Zhang Yang glanced at Nazha beside him and said without hesitation, "I'll definitely choose Jiang Jinfu."

Nazha:?

Cai Yinong:??