Chapter 199: Chapter 199: Look at Our Treatment!
Damn, she’s nobody, you’re seeing things!
Lin Yingying rushed over and hugged Bai Yaning’s arm: “Goddess, can we take a photo together?”
Bai Yaning firmly shook her head: “I’m really sorry, I rarely take photos with others.”
“Brother Hao!” Lin Yingying promptly sought help: “You’re my real brother!”
“Um…” It wouldn’t be right not to say anything, Wang Hao felt embarrassed too: “Could you do me this favor?”
“Uh… okay then,” Bai Yaning hesitated for a moment and then nodded, saying, “But I have to make it clear, no spreading it around, okay?”
“No problem, no problem!” Lin Yingying nodded vigorously: “It won’t get out! I’ll just keep it for myself! Oh goddess, you look so beautiful even with makeup!”
Why does that sound so awkward?
So the two of them stood together, Lin Yingying held up her phone: “Cheese!”
Lin Yingying was so satisfied: “Brother Hao, thank you so much, you really are my brother! Oh my, today has been such a surprise! At the reunion later you…” she hinted wildly at Wang Hao.
Wang Hao felt a tingle in his scalp—Is this really okay?
“Let’s talk about that later, let’s talk about it later,” Wang Hao sweated buckets: “I told you she’s really busy…”
“Hehe, got it,” Lin Yingying laughed: “Then I won’t bother you two anymore, hehe!” saying that, she ran off.
That girl, she just loves stirring up trouble!
The next morning, Wang Hao got up early and prepared.
Today was the big day for the celebration banquet with the production team, he had to attend!
He stepped out, went downstairs, and directly called Director Gao—
Wang Hao: “Is this Director Gao? It’s me, Wang Hao.”
Director Gao: “Haha, Brother Hao, Zheng Yue told you about it yesterday, right? Today we have the celebration banquet, you must come!”
Wang Hao: “No problem, at eleven noon at Henglong Holiday Hotel, right? But Director Gao, I wanted to ask, all this celebration banquet aside, when can I get my salary?” Even if the temporary work doesn’t pay much, a small amount is still something, can’t let it go to waste!
Director Gao: “That’s absolutely no problem! I’ve already alerted the higher-ups, just go directly to the accounting department at the company to get it.”
Wang Hao: “Alright, no problem!”
So, he took a taxi straight to the company headquarters building, quickly arrived at the finance department on the twenty-first floor, but as soon as Wang Hao entered he was stunned: “Xia Fei? You work here?”
No wonder Wang Hao was surprised; who would have thought a high school classmate would be working at the same company…
“Xia Fei!” Wang Hao exclaimed: “I was wondering why the person coming to pick up their salary today had the same name as you, I didn’t expect it to really be you!”
It turned out to be an old classmate…
“Ah, I just took a part-time job since there was nothing else to do,” Wang Hao scratched his head, “How long have you been working here? How’s the treatment?”
Xia Fei seemed quite proud as he said, “I’ve been working here for two years, the pay is alright, over seven thousand a month, enough to muddle through. Haven’t you found a proper job yet? Temporary work pays less and has no future, you might earn more working at a fruit supermarket.”
Can I tell you that I took up this job on purpose?
“Ah, I just thought it’d be easier to work here, hehe.” Wang Hao laughed, “When can I get my salary then?”
“I’ll get it for you right away, we’re old classmates after all,” Xia Fei directly counted out the money and handed it over, “Check if it’s all correct.”
“No need, no need, it can’t be wrong,” Wang Hao said as he prepared to leave, “I’ll go first then, I have some other stuff to handle.”
“Okay,” Xia Fei said, “By the way, have you received the message about the reunion in a few days? I heard most of our classmates could make it.”
“I got the message,” Wang Hao replied, “I saw Lin Yingying yesterday, she’ll definitely come. Well, I’m off then.”
Xia Fei smiled and said, “Go go.”
Once Wang Hao left the building, Xia Fei pulled out his phone and sent a message to his good buddy Lu Yu in the WeChat group: “Old Lu, guess who I just ran into?”
Xia Fei: “Wang Hao! Damn, he’s in such a bad state now, working as a temp in a production crew, earning only two thousand four hundred a month!”
Lu Yu: “Really? Two thousand four a month! That’s barely enough to cover food, right?”
Xia Fei: “Exactly, I’m telling you, back in the day Wang Hao was top of our class. Who would’ve thought he’d end up …”
After leaving the company building, Wang Hao breathed out—oh my, finally got my first paycheck! It hasn’t been easy…
Eh? Looks like I haven’t done much though, just wandering around every day, occasionally visiting the set, and if not, just staying at home or strolling around…
Yeah, speaking of which, making money this way feels great!
Looking at the time, “Ah, it’s almost eleven, time to head out!” Wang Hao stretched lazily, time to eat!
Wang Hao was familiar with Henglong Holiday Hotel, one of the upscale hotels in Zhonghai City, about five kilometers away from his company, not too far. He got into a taxi and in just over ten minutes, he arrived at the place. As soon as he entered the lobby, Director Gao and the screenwriter Li Fei came up to greet him. Director Gao led with a laugh, “Haha, our production’s lucky star has arrived, come in, come in!”
Look at this treatment!
“Hello, Director Gao, hello, Teacher,” seeing the two big shots from the production crew come out to greet him personally, Wang Hao greeted them cheerfully, “I heard it’s about to premiere, and the key point—there’s a meal, so I hurried over, hehe.”
“Yes, it’s ready to premiere, everything went very smoothly,” Director Gao reflected, “Thanks to you, otherwise several scenes would have taken dozens of takes. Now that it’s finally premiering, I can finally take a breather. I didn’t want to bother you these days and figured you’d relax at home and focus on writing. I’ve been reading your book too, it’s written very well! I’ll support it once it’s on the shelves!”
“Then thank you in advance, Director Gao,” Wang Hao quickly showed his gratitude.
Don’t mind how much support it is, at least he’s got the sentiment, right?
“Haha, alright, let’s not talk about this,” Gao Mingxing laughed, “We’d be too formal otherwise. Come on, let’s sit down to eat!”
The three of them got ready to eat, and as soon as they sat down, Zheng Yue called out, “Brother Hao!” Along with Zheng Yue, Zhang Muqing, Yang Yunfei, and Ma Ming were also at the table, they all called out together after seeing Wang Hao, “Brother Hao!”
Once Wang Hao was seated, Zheng Yue asked with a giggly smile, “Brother Hao, our drama premieres today, how do you think the ratings will go?” With her question, everyone at the table turned to look at Wang Hao, waiting for the mascot to respond.
“This? Of course, no problem!” Wang Hao cheerfully raised his glass, “The dramas we produce always catch fire!”
“Exactly, it has to catch fire!”
Brothers, I ask for monthly tickets!