Chapter 292: The warmth of returning to Light and Shadow Media

Chapter 292: The warmth of returning to Light and Shadow Media

Chapter 292 Return to the warmth of Light and Shadow Media

Yanjing Hua Ting.

The text on the system screen slowly dissipated.

Tang Song subconsciously sat up straight, a smile of surprise and joy on his face.

With a charisma score of over 60, every upgrade is difficult.

This was also a pleasant surprise.

In fact, since the task of [Cognitive Awakening] was triggered, reading has been retained as a good habit.

With the help of the two props [Ginkgo Bookmark] and [Tang and Song's Glasses], his personal qualities and cognition have been steadily improving.

The charm +1 this time should also be related to these, and it can be regarded as a subtle self-upgrade.

But it is precisely because of this that he is afraid.

This isn't actually a bad thing.

People should maintain a fear of the unknown. This fear is not a negative emotion that makes people hesitate to move forward, but a fear that comes from awe of the world and a clear understanding of their own limitations.

Tang Song rubbed the beautician's long burgundy hair vigorously and let out a long breath.

"Woo——" Zhao Yaqian groaned suddenly, and then swallowed hard.

After a while, she raised her head and said with a smile: "Brother, do you feel that I have made great progress?"

"Baby is awesome." Tang Song praised sincerely.

Zhao Yaqian licked her lips and said, "I'll go wash up first and be back soon."

After saying that, she walked towards the bathroom with her hips twisted and her long legs striding.

Open [Warehouse] to view the details of the reward you just received.

[Tang Song's Mask]: In the game, the player Tang Song uses this item to conceal his true self. After using it, you will be transformed into a disguised character according to your wishes, helping you to understand your complex and multifaceted self (comprehension +1).

[Note: Life is like a painting. The background color is the foundation and determines the tone of the whole painting. The mask is the filter and determines the appearance of the painting.]

After reading the introduction of the items, Tang Song pursed his lips and his eyes flickered slightly.

[Insight +1] has already determined the rarity of this item, but what really matters to him are the six words "conceal your true self".

As his Charisma score increases, he seems to gain more authority.

For example, [The Light Feather of Memory] and [The Mask of Tang and Song Dynasty].

I am getting closer and closer to knowing the truth.

"Ding Dong——" the WeChat notification sound rang.

[Wenruan: "Are you free this Friday at noon? My cousin from my uncle's family is moving. If you are free, come and have dinner with me?"]

【Wenruan: "Don't be embarrassed. If you want to go, go. If you don't want to go, don't go. It's okay."】

Seeing this message, Tang Song couldn't help but smile and quickly replied, "No problem."

This older sister really opened her heart and wanted to introduce herself to her relatives and friends.

【Wenruan: "Well, when the time comes, you can come to Oasis Garden first, sit at my house for a while, and then we can go together."】

It’s finally time to meet the parents!

Tang Song was somewhat nervous as it was his first time experiencing this.

After chatting with Wenruan for a few more sentences, he exited the chat interface.

Tang Song looked at the unread messages on WeChat.

Most of them are from work groups, including Jinxiu Trading, Songmei Clothing, and Juqing Huijin.

By the way, the due diligence on the side of the Ordinary People Culture Media Company will begin the day after tomorrow.

The other party has already prepared all the financial, business, asset, human resources and other materials.

Since he has drawn elite talents from Juqing Huijin, and with the full cooperation of Quanjing Law Firm.

Such a top-level due diligence team is sufficient for group-type enterprises.

A small media company can get it done in four or five days at most.

It does seem like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

But this is his first overseas investment after all, and a smooth and perfect start will make him more confident.

After thinking about it, Tang Song opened the WeChat of Zhang Chengyuan, the person in charge of Juqinghui Jinyancheng, sent the gentle message to him, typed a message, and began to arrange the subsequent trust signing matters.

After inheriting the assets this time, Juqing Huijin received another investment of US$5000 million.

Correspondingly, the benefits for the beneficiaries will be more comprehensive and richer.

For example, when the beneficiary reaches a certain stage of life (such as marriage, childbirth, home purchase, education, etc.), he or she will receive additional property distribution.

It even includes some terms of service for the beneficiary's parents.

After sending the message and just about to put down the phone, a new message popped up.

[Jinxiu Commerce - Li Junyi: "Mr. Tang, the weather is nice this weekend, are you free? My friend and I have opened a motorcycle club in the ancient city, and we plan to invite everyone to go for a short ride and get together there. I counted the people in the group, and there are a lot of beautiful girls this time."]

[Jinxiu Business-Li Junyi: Fengchi Diance Cycling Club.map]

[Jinxiu Commerce-Li Junyi: Environmental Photos.jpg]

...

I clicked on the photos of the club and saw that the decoration was very atmospheric.

The leisure area is large, spacious and comfortable, and it also provides coffee, desserts, entertainment facilities, etc.

In addition, there are workshops full of modern industrial style.

It is a very professional motorcycle club.

After thinking for a while, Tang Song replied: "Sure, no problem."

This can be considered a new hobby that I have developed.

It has been a month since I got the [Motorcycle Driving Experience Book], but because I was busy, I haven't ridden it properly.

Get the work done in the next few days.

Grab your camera, hop on your motorcycle, and go out and relax.

Relieve the recent tense emotions.

"Buzzing—"

[Jinxiu Commerce-Li Junyi: "Okay, I'll arrange it!"]

The sound of "thump thump thump" footsteps sounded.

After washing up, Zhao Yaqian walked over quickly and threw Tang Song onto the bed.

The plump, shapely goblet legs pressed against his sides.

Zhao Yaqian licked her lips with her flexible tongue, swayed her body, and said expectantly: "Brother, I brushed my teeth three times, and they are already very clean. But my body is burning, can you help me heal it?"

Tang Song threw his phone aside, hugged the beautician's long legs and stood up from the bed.

He patted her butt and said with a smile, "It's quite cool today. Let's go to the balcony to get some fresh air."

Zhao Yaqian shouted excitedly, kissed his neck and said, "Okay, brother."

……

Qiaoxi District, Zhuxi Community.

"Senior, stop for a moment. I'm going to the supermarket to buy some things."

"Squeak——" The Wuling Hongguang pulled over outside the south gate.

"Hey, Qiuqiu, grab the umbrella!"

"No, it's only a few steps away."

In the hazy rain and fog, Cheng Qiuqiu, wearing a T-shirt and jeans, waved to Gao Mengting with his back to her.

"Bang, bang, bang--" She stepped steadily in the rain, and she seemed to enjoy the feeling of being drenched in the rain.

Gao Mengting leaned back in her chair, looking at the back of her schoolmate, as if thinking about something.

On the way from Yunxi Building to Zhuxi Community, we actually passed by the Chengjing Business Building where Cheng Qiuqiu was.

She had suggested before that if the time was right, I could pick her up after get off work and go home together.

However, he was directly rejected by this junior schoolmate.

During the time we shared a house together, she knew her limits and always did more than she said.

Deliberately avoid the time for washing and going to the toilet.

After eating the fruit snacks I bought, I will definitely return them the next day.

The relationship between the two has always been stuck in a state of familiarity yet distance, similar to when they were in school.

However, after Su Yu's concert, this state was completely broken.

She began to tell herself about her work troubles, social distress, and emotional confusion.

Especially in the past week, she also started to read every day with me.

The relationship is becoming closer.

That Li Jingzhong was the trouble she had talked about many times.

As the deputy general manager of Yancheng Inspiration Brand Design Co., Ltd., Li Jingzhong, who is only 35 years old this year, is undoubtedly very outstanding.

Since Qiuqiu started her internship, I have been very caring towards her.

Qiu Qiu, who was a little slow in emotions at first, did not notice anything unusual.

It was not until she graduated and became a full-time employee that Mr. Li asked her to be his assistant and invited her to dinner and shopping many times.

Because of the favor she received in the beginning, Cheng Qiuqiu couldn't refuse directly and could only make up various excuses.

It happened to rain today, so in order to reject the other party's kindness, I moved myself out.

This also shows that the relationship between the two is getting better and better.

While she was thinking.

With a "click", the car door was opened.

Cheng Qiuqiu, whose body was wet, sat down with a shopping bag in her arms.

The car started slowly and drove into the gate of the community. After circling for a while, it barely found a parking area in a narrow place.

This is how it is in old residential areas, the parking spaces are all on the ground, and they are public parking spaces.

As long as you register, you can park anywhere. But if it rains, parking spaces will be very tight.

Lock your car.

Take the elevator directly to the 12th floor.

Gao Mengting took out the key from her bag and was about to open the door of room 1202.

The door next to him was suddenly pushed open.

Then, Jasmine, wearing a small suspender dress, walked out.

He smiled and patted Cheng Qiuqiu on the shoulder and said, "QQ, you're finally back."

"Good evening, Jasmine."

Jasmine pointed to the door of room 1203 and said, "Do you want to go in and play for a while? Wen Ning and Dong Bing are writing a new song in there. I think the melody is amazing."

"No, you guys have fun." Cheng Qiuqiu shook her head calmly.

As if she could tell that she was in a bad mood, Jasmine didn't say anything else and instead said, "There's a cycling event in the group this Saturday. We're going to a club in the ancient city. Let's go with the White Knights! The atmosphere in the club is pretty good. The boss even invited us to perform there. There's an appearance fee, which is twice as much as before!"

As she spoke, Jasmine's eyes sparkled.

Cheng Qiuqiu was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, let's go together."

"OK, it's a happy decision!" Jasmine snapped her fingers, said goodbye to the two of them, and turned back into the house.

"Squeak--" The door of 1202 was opened.

The living room was pitch dark.

After turning on the lights, they changed their shoes in the entrance hall.

Cheng Qiuqiu suddenly raised the red shopping bag in her hand and said with a smile: "Senior sister, will you drink with me?"

"Sure." Gao Mengting pushed Cheng Qiuqiu, "Go change your clothes first, don't catch a cold."

"Yeah." Cheng Qiuqiu nodded and walked into her small bedroom.

After a few minutes.

There are a lot of things on the small coffee table in the living room.

Pickled pepper chicken feet, potato chips, spicy strips, peanuts, preserved fruits...

There are also several bottles of cocktails of different flavors on both sides.

I opened the window and a cool breeze mixed with the scent of rain seeped in.

The two of them moved the coffee table to the balcony and sat down next to it with a small stool.

"Ding——" the glass bottles clinked together.

The soft light casts a warm and hazy atmosphere on the surrounding space.

Neither of them spoke much.

Just enjoying the breeze, drinking wine, and eating all sorts of snacks.

I don’t know how long it took.

Cheng Qiuqiu, who was a little drunk, stood up from the stool and took out an acoustic guitar from the room.

Sit in the corner of the balcony, leaning against the wall.

He plucked the strings casually with his fingers and started singing to himself.

"BGM: Don't let go of what you can hold tightly, don't pull away what you can hug, time is rushing by anxiously..."

Listening to my schoolmate singing "Time Thief" and watching her figure interweaving with light and shadow.

Gao Mengting was filled with emotion.

She herself is a very emotional and empathetic person.

For some reason, she could always sense a faint sadness and loneliness from this schoolmate.

It seemed that there were many things in her heart that she was unwilling to express to others.

"BGM: Who made me~, time is something that catches people off guard, it is sometimes sunny and sometimes rainy..."

Cheng Qiuqiu has a very delicate voice and her singing is very beautiful.

Gao Mengting just sat on a small stool and listened quietly to her singing three songs.

10 o'clock in the evening.

The two of them simply tidied up the living room, washed up, and went to bed.

Gao Mengting just took off her pants.

"Dong dong dong" knocked on the door.

Cheng Qiuqiu's voice came from outside the door: "Senior sister, I want to chat with you."

"Come in." Gao Mengting gently opened the door.

Cheng Qiuqiu walked in holding a pillow, "Thank you, senior."

The lights were turned off and two slightly tipsy people fell onto the bed.

Cheng Qiuqiu looked at the ceiling in the dark and said in a complicated tone: "My mother said she would come to Yancheng to see me."

"Hmm?" Gao Mengting blinked. "Isn't this a good thing? Why don't you just stay here for a few days? You can take a leave and go around with me, and relax yourself."

Cheng Qiuqiu sighed, "I hate her and don't want to see her. It's for this reason that I chose Yancheng for college and stayed here after graduation."

"Why?" Gao Mengting turned around and looked at her, realizing the problem with this junior schoolmate.

That’s right, she has lived here for such a long time, but I have never seen her video or phone call with her parents.

Every day, besides work, I paint, play guitar, and read. Cheng Qiuqiu turned sideways, closed her eyes, and said in a somewhat gloomy tone: "I grew up with my grandmother in the countryside, and I also went to elementary school in the village..."

As she narrated it in bits and pieces, Gao Mengting gradually understood what had happened.

When she was 3 years old, her father fell to his death from a 30-story height while working on a construction site.

Her mother left her at her grandmother's home in the countryside and stayed in the city to work and live, only coming back to see her occasionally.

Cheng Qiuqiu, a left-behind child who lacked parental companionship since childhood, established an incomparable deep relationship with his grandmother.

It was not until the year she graduated from elementary school that her mother took her to Chengdu to study.

It was also there that she fell in love with Su Yu, who was still in the Echo band.

When I was in the third year of junior high school, my grandmother suddenly fell seriously ill and needed a large sum of money for surgery because she was old.

The surgery is also very risky and may not be successful.

My uncle is unwilling to pay and my grandmother doesn't have much savings.

Qiuqiu knew that when her father died, the company paid a large sum of money to the family, and her mother also had a lot of savings over the years.

So she begged her mother to pay the money and she would pay it back to her mother when she started working and earned money.

But in the end no one cared about her opinion.

Grandma still closed her eyes in pain.

Since then, she has fallen into depression and pain, and has become increasingly withdrawn.

It was also during that time that Su Yu was caught up in the Black Sea turmoil.

As her idol Su Yu emerged from the quagmire and shone brightly, she gradually recovered.

However, there is still an irreconcilable rift between him and his mother.

Her mother wanted her to go to a prestigious university, succeed in life and make a lot of money.

She chose art.

Her mother wanted her to stay in Sichuan Province and Chengdu.

She chose the faraway Yancheng.

During college, she didn't ask for a penny from her family.

I earned all my tuition and living expenses by myself.

Now that she has graduated, she doesn't want to go back to Chengdu. Her biggest goal now is to make money.

When I earn enough money, I will pack my bag and travel alone.

Listen to Su Yu’s concert and take a look at the places in your grandmother’s childhood stories.

Maybe it was because of the alcohol or maybe it was because she was sleepy, Cheng Qiuqiu closed her eyes and murmured in Sichuan dialect: "Grandma, I miss you so much."

Gao Mengting let out a breath, and couldn't help but reach out and gently hug this schoolmate, comforting her in a low voice.

……

July 2023, 7, Tuesday, Sunny, 4~23℃.

After a rain, the air in Yancheng is fresh and cool.

"Itchy..." Gao Mengting frowned and opened her hazy eyes.

What caught my eye was a head of long orange-brown hair.

Gao Mengting gradually woke up.

The scenes from last night appeared in my mind.

He lowered his head and took a look, and his face immediately became a little strange.

She always had the habit of sleeping naked. Last night, she felt uncomfortable while sleeping, and she took off all her clothes after drinking. Seeing the bulging D cup of the school girl, she couldn't help but feel a little envious. The difference was quite big.

Feeling the movement, Cheng Qiuqiu slowly woke up from her dream.

I yawned, opened my eyes and saw the B cup right in front of me.

"Um..." She quickly let go of her hand, looked at Gao Mengting, blushed a little and said, "Senior, good morning."

I was clearly wearing a T-shirt last night, but how come I’m naked when I woke up?

Could it be that my senior also has a problem?

"Good morning, Qiuqiu." Gao Mengting patted her head with a smile, "I'm used to sleeping naked, don't mind."

"It's okay, it's okay. I'll go cook. You wash up first." Cheng Qiuqiu said, then slipped out holding the pillow and slammed the door shut.

She had not had many good friends since she was a child, and especially after that incident, she had never been so close to anyone. She felt inexplicably happy, but also somewhat resistant.

Gao Mengting shook her head, picked up the clothes on the bedside and started putting them on.

Wash, put on makeup, and eat.

Before leaving, Gao Mengting patted her schoolmate on the shoulder and said, "Qiuqiu, I think you should have a good talk with your mother."

This junior schoolmate obviously has some psychological problems. If possible, she still hopes that the other person can be happy.

"Senior, I understand what you mean, but things are very complicated. I..." Cheng Qiuqiu pursed her lips and lowered her head in silence.

"Okay, we'll talk later. I'm leaving now. Remember not to be late."

"Bye-Bye."

"Bye~"

The door was gently closed.

Gao Mengting shook her head and quickly went downstairs.

Soon, the spirited Wuling Hongguang S drove out of Zhuyuan Community facing the rising sun.

Yunxi Building.

"Morning, Mr. Gao!"

"morning."

"Good morning, Mr. Gao!"

...

Gao Mengting had a gentle and beautiful smile on her face and kept greeting every colleague she met.

As Songmei Clothing's expansion period ends, the number of employees has reached nearly 70.

The office area, which was originally deserted, also became lively.

"Mengting, over here!" Suddenly, a magnetic male voice came from one direction.

Gao Mengting turned around and followed the sound, and saw a leisure area.

Tang Song was leaning back in the sofa, chatting with some new colleagues.

He was wearing a business-like summer outfit, with fluffy hair, full of energy, and a pair of black-framed glasses on his nose.

With a slightly raised chin and thin lips showing a smile, he looks tall and confident.

I haven't seen this partner for more than a week, but he is still as charming as ever.

Seeing the smile on his face and feeling his vigor and vitality, I felt much better.

It seems that no difficulty can stop them from moving forward.

Maybe I can introduce Qiuqiu to my partner later, which may help her get out of the haze of the past.

Gao Mengting had a bright smile on her face.

He walked over with brisk steps and first greeted several new colleagues who were recruited from the imperial capital.

Then he patted Tang Song's shoulder, sat down next to him, and joined their conversation.

As the adjustment of the company structure is completed, new work tasks are about to begin.

In addition to running-in the team, it is also necessary to adjust department settings, optimize functional divisions, and redistribute authority based on their specific business.

Keep the company at the highest efficiency possible and reduce unnecessary friction and internal consumption.

The Tang and Song dynasties have already made plans for these, and the next step is the specific implementation stage.

Since he also needs to participate in the due diligence of Ordinary People, his work will be quite busy, so the specific work still has to be assigned to Gao Mengting.

After all, this partner is very reliable and has never let me down.

At around 9 o'clock in the morning, the company's employees began to clock in for work.

The sunlight pours in from the large floor-to-ceiling windows on the east side, making the entire office area full of vitality.

……

Huayun Center, Building B, Guangying Media.

"Thump thump thump--" the sound of hurried footsteps.

Zhang Xintong ran quickly into the company gate.

After a beep, the attendance machine successfully clocked in.

Looking at the numbers above, he let out a long sigh.

9:30 sharp, not late!

I came to the office area of ​​the marketing planning department, took out meat buns and soy milk from my bag, and started eating them happily.

Recently, a series of major changes have occurred in the company. All employees have become cautious and the atmosphere in the office is very subtle.

However, privately, in various WeChat groups, there are all kinds of messy speculations.

Some people say that the company is finished and will be laying off a large number of employees soon.

Some people also said that a new investment institution had emerged that wanted to acquire the company and negotiations were currently ongoing.

It can be said that everyone is in danger and is afraid that the company will be completely ruined.

There is no way. As the leader in Yancheng's advertising and media field, Guangying Media has the best salary and benefits.

Flexible working hours, five insurances and one housing fund, paid annual leave, overtime allowance…

Besides, the current environment is so bad that no one wants to leave.

However, these are not a problem for Zhang Xintong, after all, she has already received the promise from Sister Wen Ruan.

About to switch to the Yancheng branch of Nebula International Group.

"Tada ta-ta--" the sound of high heels hitting the ground was heard.

Li Meiling, dressed coquettishly and holding a cup of coffee, walked into her workstation.

He first glanced at Wen Ruan's position, then said to Zhang Xintong: "Wen Ruan is not coming to take over yet? What's going on? Is she trying to keep dragging us along?"

Zhang Xintong patiently explained again: "Sister Meiling, Sister Wenruan just returned to Yancheng yesterday, and had already handed over most of the materials."

"Haha, you still want to play in the capital?" Li Meiling put the coffee on the table and sat down with her legs crossed. "MeiGou Technology wanted her to come over to discuss cooperation, but she didn't even give our boss face, which directly led to the cancellation of the cooperation. If you ask me, the reason why our company is in this state is inseparable from her."

“I heard that it was because of the cancellation of this cooperation that the previous investment institution gave up directly.”

"I still don't understand why Meigou Technology has to find Wenruan to discuss cooperation?"

"Tsk~, that's just an excuse. To put it bluntly, it was our competitor who did it."

"However, Wenruan is really too extreme. After all, she has worked in the company for two years and she doesn't have any feelings for the old times."

"You guys have looked at her circle of friends, right? She's having a great time in the capital, with all kinds of delicious food, movies, and beautiful scenery."

...

Following Li Meiling's provocative words, several colleagues began to discuss in a low voice.

There were some opinions about Wenruan in their words.

In any case, the company's crisis started with her.

Faced with an unpredictable future, they subconsciously put the blame on one target, in order to gain a tiny sense of belonging and identity through collective complaints, and to huddle together for warmth.

All in all, it's still because of fear.

Zhong Ying, who was sitting in the corner, had a gloomy look on her face, but she didn't complain.

All the hatred between her and Wenruan was because of Director Wang Liyu.

However, after Director Wang gave up pursuing Wenruan, his attitude towards her did not change.

This also made her gradually sober up, and she no longer had any opinion about Wen Ruan.

Now I am more worried about my future and the fact that I will not be able to see Director Wang again after I leave the company.

Listening to their discussions, Zhang Xintong's face flushed, and she couldn't help but say, "Wasn't it that Mr. Liu from the capital was responsible for Sister Wen's resignation? According to what you said, it was also his fault!"

Li Meiling's face darkened.

She worked so hard to please the other party, but in the end, she got nothing. Now she has to face the crisis of the company's possible bankruptcy, and she feels very sad.

At this moment, a burst of rapid footsteps came.

The company's human resources director and two administrative specialists trotted into the office area.

“Pa pa pa—” The HR director clapped his hands vigorously and shouted, “Quiet! Everyone, get to work immediately! An important leader will be coming over soon! This is related to the survival of our company!”

As she spoke, she walked straight through the office area of ​​the marketing planning department and headed inside.

Guangying Media Yancheng Headquarters has a large number of employees, and the office area occupies most of the 15th floor.

Soon after, similar notifications were received in the WeChat group.

Everyone in the office perked up instantly.

I no longer have the heart to complain about Wenruan.

Although they seemed to remain quiet on the surface, various small groups had already started frantic discussions.

Soon, a well-informed colleague revealed the identity of the "leader".

The investor's representative who negotiates the acquisition agreement with the company.

Everyone's eyes were filled with anticipation and excitement, and the keyboards could be heard typing away.

If a company acquires them, it means their company is valuable and they have a great chance to stay.

Zhang Xintong rolled her eyes and quickly sent the message to Wen Ruan.

Given the current atmosphere in the company, I won't be able to do the handover work even if I came today.

Everyone will be watching this negotiation that determines their fate.

A tense and uneasy atmosphere unknowingly spread within Guangying Media.

10 o'clock in the morning.

A message quickly spread across various WeChat groups: "They are here! The chairman has gone down to pick them up in person!"

In an instant, you could hear a pin drop in the office, and everyone began to pretend to work seriously.

Another few minutes passed.

Dense and rhythmic footsteps came from the door.

It was like stepping on all of their hearts, "thump, thump."

"Come in!" Someone whispered.

Everyone's eyes couldn't help but secretly look towards the door.

Immediately afterwards, a series of low cries of surprise were heard.

Walking in front were two women.

One of them was tall and thin, with a stern face, and walked with great resolution and swiftness.

Next to her was a tall and plump sexy beauty wearing a shirt and a tight skirt.

Behind and beside them, in addition to familiar executives such as Chairman Zhang Shun and Vice President Xu Feiyu, there were more than 10 unfamiliar men and women, dressed in suits and looking calm and composed.

Compared with these people, the aura of the two women seemed extremely powerful.

However, everyone's eyes were turned to Wen Ruan who was standing on the left, and they were stunned.

(End of this chapter)