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Chapter 447 Beauty Scheming
The station director personally assigned the task, and Jiang Xiaoshuang couldn't bring herself to refuse.

The key point is that she felt an interview wouldn't cause Cao Sheng any harm, and might even be beneficial. Moreover, she had been working at Huizhou TV Station for a year and a half since her internship, and apart from becoming a full-time employee, she hadn't received any opportunities for promotion or a raise.

She believes that if she can get an exclusive interview with Cao Sheng, her career will have a turning point.

Of course, she is also career-minded.

Back in school, she was recognized as a talented woman by Huizhou Teachers College. If she didn't make a name for herself after entering society, she would be ashamed to face her former teachers and classmates.

Sometimes, ambition is not something we set for ourselves, but rather something that is fostered by external factors.

Who can remain indifferent to seeing classmates who were once inferior to them doing better than them?

As Jiang Xiaoshuang left the station director's office, she frowned, already considering how to tell Cao Sheng about the interview.

How can I persuade him to accept my interview?
Since he became famous, it seems he hasn't given an exclusive interview to any media outlet.
Will he make an exception for me?
What should I do if he refuses?
Back at her workstation, Jiang Xiaoshuang took out her phone, hesitating whether to call or text Cao Sheng about it.

Several of her colleagues in the same office asked her questions out of curiosity.

Colleague A: "Xiaoshuang, why did the station director call you over? Did he criticize you?"

Colleague B: "Hey! Xiao Jiang! What's wrong? Is the station manager going to punish you?"

Colleague C: "Xiao Jiang! What's wrong? Don't keep it to yourself. Talking it out will make you feel better, and maybe we can even help you! Right? Tell us quickly! What did the station manager call you to his office for?"

……

Jiang Xiaoshuang glanced at the expressions of her colleagues and knew that they were just curious and wanted to get her to talk so they could satisfy their curiosity.

She smiled and said calmly, "It's nothing, they just assigned me a task. As for the details, please don't ask. The station director told me to keep it a secret, so I dare not say."

Several colleagues looked at each other, wanting to ask more questions but Jiang Xiaoshuang had already cut them off, which made them feel very uncomfortable.

Seeing that everyone in the office was paying attention to her, Jiang Xiaoshuang got up and went downstairs to the flower bed in front of the TV station. While basking in the sun, she dialed Cao Sheng's cell phone number.

Like Huang Qingya, she was always worried that she was not good enough for Cao Sheng.

But I also want to be with him.

Therefore, she wanted to achieve some success at work as soon as possible and get promoted and receive a raise.

Unlike Huang Qingya, Huang Qingya wanted to prove her abilities through writing.

Jiang Xiaoshuang, on the other hand, wanted to prove herself through her work abilities.

Huang Qingya hopes to become a top-tier author on female-oriented online novel platforms.

Jiang Xiaoshuang hopes that after proving her abilities at work, she can convince Cao Sheng that she will be his capable wife in the future.

Huang Qingya was thinking about making herself outstanding so that she could be worthy of him.

Jiang Xiaoshuang was considering proving that she was capable of helping Cao Sheng.

Huang Qingya has taken a unique and outstanding path.

Jiang Xiaoshuang is following the path of being a virtuous wife.

However, she currently needs Cao Sheng's help to take the first step towards a promotion and a raise.

Therefore, Jiang Xiaoshuang had mixed feelings when she dialed Cao Sheng's number.

She was afraid he would reject her, and also afraid he would think she wanted to be with him for his own benefit.

She felt a little self-mocking about herself for going to such lengths for a man.

……

Shangri-La Hotel, in Asa's room.

Asa has already called the hotel front desk and ordered some food and drinks to be delivered to her room.

At that moment, she and Cao Sheng were having a meal.

As a newcomer to the scene, her toasts quickly became rather strange.

At first, things were fairly normal, such as: "Brother Cao, let me toast you. Thank you for coming to see me today. I'll drink this first as a sign of respect."

For example: "Brother Cao! Let's have another drink for our friendship!"

For example: "Brother Cao, let's have a drink to celebrate the success of your new movie, 'Drishyam'!"

……

As a newcomer to the field, she clearly lacked experience in persuading others to drink.

Soon, they couldn't find suitable words to persuade the other person to drink.

The art style then changed to this:

"Brother Cao! You're so handsome, really! I think you're even more handsome than Tingfeng and Guanxi. I think this deserves a celebration. Shall we have another drink?"

"Brother Cao! I've been very sorry about what happened in Hong Kong last time, and I'd like to apologize to you here."

As she spoke, she drank another glass.

Cao Sheng's expression turned strange.

Is she going to bring up what happened back then?
But it seems that it hasn't been fully clarified.

"Brother Cao! Do you know what? Before the New Year, I had a dream. In the dream, we were both ancient people! I was Zhu Yingtai, and you were Liang Shanbo. We were wearing bright red wedding clothes and drinking, drinking from the same cup! How about... how about we drink one now?"

She was already drunk when she said these words; perhaps she would never have said such things if she were sober.

But when she was drunk, she became much more unrestrained.

What he said caught Cao Sheng off guard.

Before he could agree or refuse, she had already stood up and moved closer to him, holding a glass of red wine in her right hand and pulling his right hand with her left, wanting to drink a toast with him.

Woman! You're playing with fire!

In this situation, a line from a Korean drama suddenly popped into Cao Sheng's mind.

It must be a line from a Korean drama, right?

He wasn't sure.

Just then, his cell phone rang.

This instantly brought him and Asa back to their senses. Asa was startled, her gaze began to dart away, and she was too embarrassed to look Cao Sheng in the eye. She returned to her seat, her face flushed.

Cao Sheng smiled, took out his phone, and saw that it was Jiang Xiaoshuang calling. He was a little surprised, but he still answered the call.

"Hello? What's up?"

Jiang Xiaoshuang: "Where are you? It's almost lunchtime, let's have a meal together? There's something I'd like to discuss with you."

Cao Sheng: "I have guests here, they're eating right now. What's up? Just tell me!"

Jiang Xiaoshuang: "..."

After a moment of silence, Jiang Xiaoshuang spoke again: "Oh, is that so? Then I'll come find you after get off work tonight. It's not convenient to talk on the phone."

Cao Sheng was surprised again. Was it something that couldn't be said over the phone?

"Okay! See you tonight."

Jiang Xiaoshuang: "Okay, then I won't disturb you entertaining your guests any longer. See you tonight?"

Cao Sheng: "Okay, see you tonight."

call ended.

As soon as Cao Sheng put his phone away, Asa on the other end of the line hesitated and asked, "Brother Cao, was that... was it your girlfriend calling?"

Cao Sheng looked at her, smiled, and shook his head.

Asa's expression relaxed slightly, and he smiled, "I see. Does your girlfriend know you're here to see me today? If she does, will it affect your relationship?"

Cao Sheng's mind flashed to Huang Qingya's face, and thinking that he was now single again, he couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

But he still didn't want to tell anyone that he had broken up.

"fine!"

He said.

Perhaps because he had drunk too much, Asa was much bolder than when they first met earlier today.

She looked at Cao Sheng for a while, then smiled shyly and asked softly, "Brother Cao, what happened that night...you really don't remember?"

Cao Sheng: "???"

He smiled and shook his head.

She looked at him, frowned, thought for a moment, and then asked, "You should remember something, right? You...you think who...who did better that night?"

Cao Sheng: "..." She was drunk, but Cao Sheng was far from being drunk.

Seeing how bold her words had become, he no longer wanted to stay there.

I got up and made her a cup of tea.

While he was making her tea, she got up, swayed against the wall, and came to his side. With her eyes glazed over, she glanced at him and asked with a grin, "Brother Cao, you're so famous, you must have a lot of female fans, right? Have you ever gone on dates with any of them? When you're on those dates, do you do anything?"

Cao Sheng: "..."

He turned around and handed her the freshly brewed tea.

"Have a cup of tea!"

"Thank you, thank you!"

She reached out and took the teacup, but Cao Sheng let go. She cried out in surprise, scalded by the hot tea, and dropped the teacup to the ground, splashing hot tea onto her and Cao Sheng's legs.

"Ah..."

She immediately jumped up and down, crying out in pain.

Cao Sheng also staggered back several steps, wincing in pain from the burn.

Fortunately, they were both wearing long pants in winter, otherwise, their calves would definitely have been burned.

Even so, when they subconsciously squatted down and rolled up their trouser legs to check their calves, they found that their calves had red marks of different sizes from being burned.

Of course, there are benefits as well.

Asa's eyes cleared, and his drunkenness subsided considerably.

The two looked up at each other.

She apologized shyly, "I'm sorry, Brother Cao, I... I didn't mean to."

Cao Sheng: "It was my fault. The teacup was so hot just now, I shouldn't have handed it to you."

Asa: Are you alright? Should I go buy you some burn ointment to apply?

Cao Sheng stood up. "I'll have my assistant buy it! You shouldn't be showing your face in public."

Asa: "Well... okay! I'm really sorry, I really didn't mean to."

Cao Sheng smiled and asked, "Have you finished eating?"

Asa nodded. "Yes, I've almost finished eating. How about you?"

Cao Sheng: "I've finished eating, so I'll be going now? See you later?"

Asa: "Oh? You...you're leaving already? Why don't you sit a little longer?"

Cao Sheng: "No, I have something to do. See you next time!"

With that, he waved and walked toward the door, with Asa following closely behind to see him off.

As Cao Sheng was going downstairs, he dialed Sun Liang's number.

"Go buy me two tubes of burn ointment, and deliver one to room 416."

416 is Asa's room.

He has thick skin and doesn't actually need to apply burn ointment, but she has delicate skin, so he felt it was necessary to buy burn ointment.

Room 416.

Asa sat back down at the table, looked at the leftover food and wine, slapped his forehead in frustration, slumped his shoulders, and muttered to himself, "How stupid of me! I ruined the opportunity I worked so hard to create. What am I going to do? What am I going to do? Will he even come to see me again? Will he even come?"

In fact, she is not as innocent as she appears.

When she was studying, she came across this sentence: "Baseness is the passport of the base, nobility is the epitaph of the noble."

This sentence made her ponder for a long time.

On the one hand, she felt that this statement made a lot of sense. On the other hand, she felt that she was not despicable enough and probably could not get the pass of the despicable. At the same time, she was not noble enough and probably could not have a noble epitaph engraved on her tombstone after she died.

that……

What kind of pass can I get?

Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan travel permit?
Many people can get that pass.

What kind of pass is uniquely mine?

I'm not despicable enough, nor noble enough... then what am I?
She had been thinking about this problem for several days.

It wasn't until one morning, when she looked in the mirror at the sink after getting up, that she suddenly realized something when she saw her innocent and lovely face reflected in the mirror.

Who says only the despicable have a pass? Doesn't someone like me have a pass for innocence and cuteness?

Everyone should have their own unique style of passport!
Being sexy can be a way to get by.

Those who are wise can use wisdom to navigate.

Ordinary or unremarkable can also be used as an excuse.

The key is to make good use of your own strengths.

From then on, she began to learn to make good use of her innocence and cuteness, and also to maintain her innocence and cuteness.

Then... everything went smoothly and the journey was unobstructed.

After joining Yinghuang Company, she formed a duo with Chung Hsin-tung, and released two albums within a year. They had already accumulated a group of fans in Hong Kong, and many people in the company admired and were optimistic about their duo.

In particular, the CEO of Yinghuang announced at the meeting that he would be giving their group a strong push for the coming year.

She knows many people are wondering why someone like her could sign with Yinghuang and receive their strong support.

In terms of looks, figure, and temperament, she cannot be considered a great beauty.

In the entertainment industry, there are many women prettier than her.

Within Yinghuang, there are quite a few women prettier than her.

But she had a smooth journey all the way, as if divinely aided.

Why?

She knows the reason herself.

Beauty can be stunning, but it doesn't necessarily make people like you.

She learned to make good use of her innocence and cuteness, which allowed her to be liked by everyone.

In fact, her innocence and cuteness are genuine.

She simply learned to make good use of this characteristic.

Unfortunately, today's efforts were in vain, and we failed to capture Cao Sheng.

……

evening.

First floor of the old street.

Cao Sheng and Jiang Xiaoshuang sat in a small private room. There were dishes on the table but no wine. Jiang Xiaoshuang originally wanted to order a bottle of wine, but Cao Sheng disagreed.

As a writer, he tries to avoid drinking alcohol except for necessary social engagements.

Because once I start drinking, I can't write for at least half a day.

He was not, after all, a writer like Xuehong who was in better form after drinking.

"Speak! What do you want from me?"

After taking a sip of watermelon juice and eating a few bites of vegetables, Cao Sheng asked a question.

Jiang Xiaoshuang glanced at him, feeling a little annoyed. She had originally planned to have a drink with him and, when he was tipsy, bring up the interview, believing he would be more likely to agree when he was drunk.

But now he hasn't touched a drop of alcohol and is perfectly sober.

She wasn't very confident she could persuade him.

However, things still need to be said.

She hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "The station director contacted me today and personally assigned me a task. He hopes I can arrange an exclusive interview with you. Would you agree?"

Since he was perfectly lucid, she decided to tell the truth.

It all depends on whether he's willing to help her.

(End of this chapter)