New Mission: Fill the Gaps

At dawn, the sun rises over the Qiantang River.

Zhang Yang got out of bed feeling refreshed, his perfect figure bathed in the morning light, stretching out to his heart's content.

The bed behind me was a bit messy, but now it was empty.

He vaguely felt that, just as dawn was breaking, Qu Shanshan seemed to have quietly dressed and gone out.

I was very careful the whole time, afraid of disturbing his sleep.

"I can't believe it," Zhang Yang muttered to himself, naturally recalling the events of last night.

That's unbelievable.

Qu Shanshan is not only outstanding in her work, but in other aspects, well... she is not far behind. For example, she is very eloquent, and as for her figure, it is truly consistent inside and out. When she is dressed, she looks curvaceous, and when she is not dressed, she looks just like the person in the picture.

Last night was actually a small test for her.

As for the result, Zhang Yang was quite satisfied and was happy to find opportunities to train Qu Shanshan more in the future and give her more responsibilities.

In such a large hotel, as long as an employee is competent, whether they are promoted or demoted is entirely up to the boss.

In the morning, Zhang Yang went into the bathroom and took a refreshing shower to start the day. Around 8 a. m., he walked out of the suite, feeling energetic, and headed to his office.

Along the way, he noticed that he was encountering more and more managers "accidentally".

Greetings were heard continuously.

After doing this several times, he gained an impression of the management and middle management at all levels.

Many of these were new hotel employees hired by Yu Kaili after previous positions were filled. They were all around thirty years old, and the atmosphere inside the hotel immediately became vibrant and energetic.

That's right.

As a service industry, it should be vibrant and energetic from top to bottom; being old-fashioned and dull is definitely not acceptable.

Inside the office, Zhang Yang was reviewing reports as usual.

Around ten o'clock, Yu Kaili knocked on the door and came in.

"Mr. Zhang, I have something I'd like to report to you, but I... can't make that decision."

"Something you can't decide?" Zhang Yang asked, puzzled. "Sit down and tell me slowly. What is it?"

Yu Kaili stepped forward, composed herself, and then began to speak.

"Here's the thing, early this morning, Tian Chuxi's agent came over..."

Yu Kaili explained the whole story clearly.

After hearing this, Zhang Yang's eyes widened, finding it unbelievable.

"No... They're filming a web series and want to use our hotel as a filming location. As long as it doesn't affect our hotel's business, I support it, since it's a win-win situation. But... what were they thinking, asking me to make a cameo appearance?"

He was deeply shocked by their way of thinking.

Damn it, he's not from a professional acting background, and he has no interest in acting.

As for increasing the hotel's brand awareness...

No matter how much a hotel's reputation increases, there's a limit to how much it can grow. Besides, the hotel's current reputation and business are undoubtedly among the top five-star hotels in Hangzhou.

It's really not enough to warrant him showing his face in public.

"Mr. Zhang, I also find it a bit unbelievable, but Tian Chuxi is so famous now. I think the potential effects of this collaboration are hard to predict, so I reported it to you," Yu Kaili said.

"Alright, we can discuss location scouting, but let's forget about me having a cameo role. I'm very busy," Zhang Yang instructed.

Yu Kaili nodded quickly.

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Tian Chuxi and her agent, Sister Sun, were both in the VIP lounge of the InterContinental Garden Hotel.

"Our boss said we can discuss filming together, but it's really inconvenient for him to make a cameo appearance," Yu Kaili said apologetically.

"This..." Tian Chuxi blinked.

She considered just letting it go, but every time she recalled her meeting with Mr. Zhang, the hotel owner, and his appearance, she couldn't help but think about it.

I felt that if this web series could get this person involved, it would definitely be a major hit and a big buzz.

However, as others have said, for the InterContinental Garden Hotel, cooperation is merely icing on the cake, not a necessity. But for them, it is quite important.

"Well then, Ms. Yu, may I meet Mr. Zhang in person?" she asked.

"I'll ask for you." Yu Kaili nodded without refusing and immediately made a phone call.

A moment later, she hung up the phone.

"Ms. Tian, Mr. Zhang is in his office. I'll go with you."

"That would be perfect." Tian Chuxi and her agent exchanged a glance and nodded simultaneously.

A moment later, in a huge office with floor-to-ceiling windows offering a panoramic view of the Qiantang River, they finally met Zhang Yang.

"Miss Tian, it's nice to see you again. Please have a seat here."

Zhang Yang invited them to sit down in the adjacent reception area.

The reception area is decorated with mountains, water, pines, and cypresses, exuding a classical Chinese charm that is particularly serene and elegant.

"Yu Kaili, you can go out now," Zhang Yang instructed.

Tian Chuxi sat in front of the huge root carving tea table and gave her agent a wink.

Immediately, the agent Sister Sun, also quietly left the office.

In the blink of an eye, there was no one else in the office except Zhang Yang and Tian Chuxi.

Zhang Yang casually brewed some tea and offered Tian Chuxi a cup.

"Thank you," Tian Chuxi said sweetly, then looked around at the furnishings. "Mr. Zhang, your hotel has such a unique style. I heard there's a suite with over a hundred antiques, costing 188,000?"

"You've got your eye on the apartment I live in?" Zhang Yang asked with a smile. "If you're interested, you can move in there for a while."

"I won't be staying there, but you can come and visit, and I can help you promote your business." Tian Chuxi smiled generously. "Oh, and about that matter..."

"I know, Yu Kaili talked to me about it." Zhang Yang didn't beat around the bush. "The hotel can cooperate with filming, but you're asking me to have a cameo role? That's not appropriate, is it? Doesn't your studio have anyone else who can act?"

"You're playing yourself, so it's definitely different," Tian Chuxi said earnestly.

"You guys think it's suitable," Zhang Yang shook his head and said, "But it's really unnecessary for me."

Talking about a deal? That's definitely not going to work.

Anyway, Zhang Yang felt that there was really nothing that could move him.

"Just consider it making a friend and helping a friend out, okay?" Tian Chuxi decided not to mention any promises of benefits to the hotel, and as for anything more, she probably wouldn't say anything more.

"So you're trying to build a relationship now that the deal fell through?" Zhang Yang chuckled. "If we take everything into account, we've only met twice, right?"

"Practice makes perfect," Tian Chuxi said, counting on her slender, white fingers. "I didn't say my friendship was particularly valuable, but what if in the future I become a top star, a true A-list celebrity? Then I can say, 'I had a good friend, Mr. Zhang...'"

Bite!

The system has adopted reasonable suggestions.

New task: Gain Tian Chuxi's friendship

Task: Help Tian Chuxi star in the first web series produced by her studio.

Task Reward 1: 50 experience points

Task Reward Two: Fortune 500 CEO's Experience Book (Beginner Level)

Upon receiving the system notification, Zhang Yang was momentarily stunned, even somewhat lost in thought.

"Doesn't it seem quite promising when you think about it?" Tian Chuxi had no idea that Zhang Yang was thinking about the future because of the system task.

"Let me think about it." Zhang Yang looked up, gave a perfunctory reply, and then sank into the system.

Missions always come so suddenly.

Just that one sentence from Tian Chuxi actually triggered a system task?

Although the task is named "gaining Tian Chuxi's friendship," it's really just a matter of cooperating in her web series, which isn't too difficult.

Just follow the steps; the system doesn't provide any evaluation criteria.

As for the rewards...

Fifty experience points seems like a lot, but the experience points needed to level up have increased now, so it's about average.

The second one is... a book on the experiences of CEOs of Fortune 500 companies?

Zhang Yang immediately studied it carefully.

To put it bluntly, just like the fitness experience books he used before, this one can give him the experience of managing a Fortune 500 company all at once, including but not limited to experience, professional skills, and charisma.

As for why it's called beginner level...

Fortune 500 companies also have different levels of standing, and the qualifications and abilities of their CEOs vary.

But no matter what, this is a book of experience written by the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. No matter how basic it may seem, the person in question at least has the ability to manage a Fortune 500 company with thousands or tens of thousands of employees.

Looking at the reward, Zhang Yang felt a surge of excitement.

This could make up for his major weakness.

He's now rich, has businesses, and is confident; he has an amazing physique, is handsome, and is incredibly skilled in combat; however... as a boss, his abilities are simply inadequate.

To say he's ignorant and incompetent would be an exaggeration, but his abilities and vision are far beyond what one would expect from a Fortune 500 company, let alone the industries he currently owns.

To put it more bluntly, it means that one's virtue does not match one's position.

Wanting to be a hands-off manager is fine, but if you don't know anything about it, then that's a big problem.

Now, things are much better. The system has directly assigned me the experience book of a CEO of a Fortune 500 company, and overnight, I went from a business novice to a guru.

Perfect!

This task must be completed!

So··

Zhang Yang looked up at Tian Chuxi, who was still waiting for his reply, and hesitated for a moment before asking, "If I join, how quickly can you finish filming my scenes? I'm very busy."

Upon hearing this, Tian Chuxi's smile instantly blossomed.

"I knew Mr. Zhang wanted to be friends with me... Here's what we'll do: if things are a bit tight, your scenes won't take more than a week, but it will be quite tiring."

"Alright," Zhang Yang said, extending his hand. "I'm not much of an actor, so don't be picky."

"No way, you can just play yourself." Tian Chuxi smiled and extended her hand. "I'll give you the script later, and we'll sign the contract this afternoon."

The two held hands and clasped together.

Zhang Yang held Tian Chuxi's slender, fair hand and touched it a second time.

Tian Chuxi's eyes widened slightly. This time, she was finally certain that Zhang Yang had really done it on purpose. She couldn't believe that such a handsome man with such clear and bright eyes would actually...

"What are you doing?" She pulled her hand away and lightly patted Zhang Yang.

"We're friends now, can't you take a joke like this?" Zhang Yang casually lowered his hand. "By the way, I'll treat you to lunch this time... you should give me some face, right?"

"Yes, you must give it to me," Tian Chuxi said with a light reproach.

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At noon, Zhang Yang didn't host a formal banquet; he only invited Tian Chuxi.

The two found a quiet private room by the window in the upstairs Chinese restaurant and had their meal.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows stretched the vast and magnificent Qiantang River. Tian Chuxi, with her sunglasses on the table, was taking small bites of lunch.

"They're all light and low in calories, I know you're controlling your blood sugar and weight," Zhang Yang said casually while flipping through the script. "They should suit your taste, right?"

Tian Chuxi gave a thumbs up while eating Longjing shrimp.

"I haven't looked at your script in detail either. My character, um... male supporting role... positive or negative? By the way, you're the female lead?" Zhang Yang put down the script, too lazy to look at it carefully, and asked directly.

"Yes, I'm the female lead." Tian Chuxi put down her chopsticks. "As for the character of President Zhang, well... let's put it this way, he's on the opposite side of the male lead, but he's genuinely good to the female lead."

"Do we have many scenes together? Are there any kissing scenes?" Zhang Yang asked again.

"What are you thinking about?" Tian Chuxi rolled her eyes at Zhang Yang. "You're not even getting the male lead's treatment, are you?"

"That's so boring." Zhang Yang's initial enthusiasm and passion for acting vanished instantly. "Couldn't you have made some special arrangements for me, a guest star, to give me a break?"

"Give it to me." Tian Chuxi suddenly stretched out her hand.

"What?" Zhang Yang asked back.

"The script, take this version back." Tian Chuxi took back the script, then looked Zhang Yang over carefully again. "I'll give you another version later."

She put on sunglasses and then a mask.

"Let's go, thank you for the meal."

"Why are you leaving in such a hurry?" Zhang Yang looked at Tian Chuxi, who suddenly stood up, somewhat surprised.

"I didn't want to either, but time was tight, I just squeezed in a bite to eat." Tian Chuxi waved her hand gently. "Let's go, Mr. Zhang."

Zhang Yang shook his head and smiled, then slowly picked up his chopsticks and began to eat his meal.

Being a celebrity may seem glamorous on the surface, but it's actually incredibly busy.

"I wonder what surprises the second version of the script will bring?" Zhang Yang muttered to himself.

After lunch, I took a short nap.

Sister Sun, Tian Chuxi's agent, delivered the contract drafted by Chu Xi's studio.

"Mr. Zhang, what about the payment..." Sister Sun hesitated, unable to bring herself to say it.

"I understand, you have limited resources too, so let's leave it at that." Zhang Yang didn't even look at the pay; he treated this cameo role purely as completing a system task.

For a low-budget web series, the biggest expense should have been Tian Chuxi's salary, but the biggest investor was actually Tian Chuxi's studio.

How much money can you make from acting in a play that you invest in yourself?

He could only express his understanding.

"Thank you for your understanding, Mr. Zhang."

"Yes, it's a pleasure working together." Zhang Yang showed the contract to his legal counsel, and finding no problems, he readily took out a pen and signed it.

It's quite unusual for a boss, a billionaire worth several billion, to make a cameo appearance in a web series.