Starting from a Romance Variety Show
Chapter 16

So It Was Tang Zhi Chu and Chen Si Yang on a Date

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Is career important? Of course, it is.

What if your dream is your career?

Then there's no need to be anxious, just enjoy the whole process.

Spring has arrived, and the flowers will surely bloom; why worry about how they bloom?

As for how Chen Si Yang understands it, that's her business.

The river wind blew past skyscrapers, also lifting the corners of clothes and strands of hair of all sorts of people.

Chen Si Yang suddenly shivered and snapped back to reality.

Her phone vibrated, and Chen Si Yang took it out.

He Jin: "Scroll up yourself, you haven't replied to at least three of my WeChat messages!"

Chen Si Yang: "Huh? I remember I replied!"

He Jin: "Reply my ass, apologize!"

Chen Si Yang: "I'm sorry, I really thought I replied!"

He Jin: "Hmph! Since you're apologizing, you can treat me to a meal then."

Chen Si Yang: "???"

He Jin: "No waiting, you know. I heard they're starting casting for the second part of the company's project, Realm of Painting."

Chen Si Yang's eyes widened, and she quickly typed back: "Brother! Please give me a chance to treat you to a meal!"

He Jin: "Hahaha, then we're good. You're still my Yang Yang treasure!"

Chen Si Yang: "Okay, Jin Bao!"

Putting down her phone, Chen Si Yang suddenly felt her shoulders relax, then let out a long sigh of relief.

Huh, where did he go?

Chen Si Yang finally noticed that Tang Zhi Chu seemed to have gone to the restroom and hadn't returned for a long time.

She looked back and saw Tang Zhi Chu leaning against the railing over there.

The two made eye contact. Tang Zhi Chu took out his phone and took a picture of Chen Si Yang.

Chen Si Yang was a bit confused, what was he doing?

Her phone vibrated again, and Tang Zhi Chu sent her the photo.

A woman in a plaid shirt jacket sat there against the backdrop of the surreal, uneven cityscape.

Chen Si Yang blinked, then gave Tang Zhi Chu a thumbs-up, saying it was a great shot.

In the villa, the first couple on a date returned.

Jiang Lan sat on a stool by the entrance. After taking off her outdoor shoes, she massaged her feet for a long time before changing into slippers.

Today, she had gone hiking with Huang Ze Jun.

Jiang Lan felt that hiking was much more tiring than working a full day.

Huang Ze Jun brought a camera and kept taking pictures, which annoyed Jiang Lan.

Was it necessary to take so many photos while hiking?

Men are so pretentious.

"I'll do a quick edit on the photos, then I'll pick out some good ones to send to you," Huang Ze Jun's voice came from the living room.

Jiang Lan frowned, "Okay, send whatever you think looks good."

"What do you mean, send whatever I think looks good? I'm a professional photographer, the kind whose work has been exhibited!" Huang Ze Jun's voice came from the living room again.

Jiang Lan: "Alright, alright, great photographer, I'll leave it to you then."

Huang Ze Jun appeared within Jiang Lan's line of sight holding two cups of water and said with a smile, "That's more like it. I'll leave the water here for you, and I'm going upstairs to edit."

After saying that, Huang Ze Jun put down the cups and eagerly went upstairs.

Upstairs, Huang Ze Jun was humming a tune as he pushed open the dorm room door.

Did Jiang Lan's tone just now sound like she was acting cute?

Sitting in front of the computer, Huang Ze Jun opened editing software and imported the photos.

It was a solo shot of Jiang Lan. Through the gaps in the tree canopy, a ray of sunlight fell on her face.

Her flawless, oval face was bathed in a layer of light. The light blue, thin sweater was very form-fitting, as if it were clinging to her body's curves.

It made Huang Ze Jun a little embarrassed to look.

He was pleasantly surprised; she was truly beautiful, the photo was well-taken, and the person was stunning.

He wanted to edit it but found there wasn't much to fix. She had a good figure and long legs; he only needed to adjust the light and contrast.

Huang Ze Jun felt that Zhou Yun's good figure was reflected in her waist, while Jiang Lan's good figure was reflected in her overall curves and temperament, like a peony in full bloom.

Huang Ze Jun suddenly felt that Chen Si Yang wasn't as dazzling anymore.

Once the idea struck him, Huang Ze Jun increasingly felt that his aesthetic was exactly like Jiang Lan's.

Stable career, mature personality, and a demeanor that exuded both the virtue of a good wife and mother and a sense of charm.

Why was he interested in Chen Si Yang at first?

Huang Ze Jun thought it must be because her aura was too strong; she was the visual center of Planet Girl Group, with goddess-level beauty.

But, was a woman like that really someone he could handle?

When a person's heart changes, various reasons surface in their mind.

Downstairs, Jiang Lan sat alone on the sofa, spacing out.

She was a little tired and was contemplating that even though it was the weekend, she'd have to go to the company tomorrow.

She worked in the meat processing industry. One of her small meat snack products had started selling well, so she had purchased a batch of new equipment to expand production.

At the same time, she was conceptualizing a livestream-ready production workshop.

These were currently the company's top priorities; missing out or delaying could mean losing the first-mover advantage.

Therefore, Jiang Lan wasn't busy for no reason.

As for the dating reality show?

Coincidentally, she wasn't here with the intention of finding romance either.

Actually, if you thought about it, she had almost become the show's benefactor, meaning a sponsor.

The deal hadn't gone through, mainly because the show carried risks, and Jiang Lan had re-evaluated it herself.

It was competing for resources with another music reality show, and dating reality shows were on the decline. It had been difficult for the Heartbeat production team to even get the seventh season approved.

Although the sponsorship deal fell through, Jiang Lan wasn't someone who gave up easily. After considering it, she decided to join the show as a guest instead.

Not only did she not have to pay, but she would also get screen time for the entire season. As for advertising, she'd find opportunities later.

Moreover, based on the information she had gathered, there was a female celebrity among the guests this time.

The director also felt a bit resentful. Since the higher-ups weren't optimistic, he decided to take a gamble and go all out.

And so, Jiang Lan arrived.

Given Jiang Lan's image and conditions, the director was overjoyed that she was willing to come.

Fortunately, after arriving, no man paid attention to her, which was a good thing. Jiang Lan felt she could focus on her career and just treat this as a side gig.

While Jiang Lan was spacing out, the door outside was pushed open again.

Zhou Yun and Yang Jia Xing had returned.

The two had played golf and then taken a cruise.

However, Yang Jia Xing could only give this date an eighty out of a hundred.

Half of the deducted twenty points were because his date wasn't Chen Si Yang, and the other half was because Zhou Yun knew everything, leaving Yang Jia Xing with no sense of accomplishment.

He didn't need to teach her golf at all; she played better than him. What was there to teach?

There was no physical contact as he had imagined either.

This left Yang Jia Xing quite puzzled. What young person nowadays, especially a girl, would have the patience to learn golf!

On the other hand, Zhou Yun was full of enthusiasm, chatting animatedly the whole way.

"Sister Lan, you're back too? Where did you go?" Zhou Yun, after changing her shoes, trotted over to Jiang Lan and plopped down beside her.

Jiang Lan replied weakly, "We went hiking."

Zhou Yun chuckled, "No wonder you look so tired."

Yang Jia Xing interjected, "With Zhi Chu?"

Jiang Lan shook her head, "With your Brother Jun. He was too much; he filled up the camera's memory card."

Yang Jia Xing pondered this, a sense of relief washing over him.

That's good, that's good. So Tang Zhi Chu was with Chen Si Yang.

New book data is very important, please follow along. The outline is very complete, and all arrangements have follow-ups. Time is long.

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