Age of Legends

Chapter 66: Roll Call?

In the millennium city of Rong.

Chen Xuran is a well-deserved big star.

She is even known as the most beautiful female host in the province.

The programs she hosted, "Colorful Flowers", "Saturday Only", "Extreme Sunday" and "Screen Retrospect", all have guaranteed ratings and have won many provincial and municipal awards.

She is the face of Rongcheng TV. It is said that the provincial TV station has been trying to poach her, but Rongcheng TV won't let her go. Some satellite TV stations have seen her potential and are working with her behind the scenes.

When Chen Xuran appeared, people from both the political and business circles attending the annual group meeting became excited.

She went on stage to give some introductions for the annual party, and then hosted three interspersed programs: one was a performance by local singers, one was a face-changing performance, and one was a traditional folk art performance.

After the introduction, she stood by and watched the performances, her smiling eyes slowly wandering around the venue. Occasionally, when she saw a leader or company chairman she knew, she would nod and greet them.

Then, her eyes moved away from Zhang Chen, then turned back slightly and saw Zhang Chen.

At this time, she nodded slightly at him.

There were several tables in Zhang Chen's direction, so no one knew which acquaintance Chen Xuran saw and greeted him.

"Chen Xuran is really good-looking! I didn't think he was that good on TV, after all, it was all lit. Now that I see him in person, he looks vivid and lifelike, and he is indeed good." said a middle-aged woman in luxurious clothes.

"Chen Xuran will be amazing in the future. I heard from them that she might even move up to the central government. She is very motivated in making programs."

"Chen Xuran will definitely develop into a big person. I'm afraid that before long, Rongcheng won't be able to accommodate her anymore." Someone said with certainty.

They nodded sincerely. In this era, the TV effect is much stronger. The celebrities seen on TV have an aura, and everyone actually admires them. It's not like the stars in later generations who are everywhere and can be watched or not.

Zhang Chen was silent. In the millennium, everyone in Rongcheng knew Chen Xuran, and everyone was talking about Chen Xuran. Who could have known that half a year later, tragedy would strike and bring a bolt from the blue?

Probably because Zhang Chen did not expose the Yude dark horse incident at that time, his cousin's family did not invite them to the big client reunion party, so there is no record of Zhang Chen and Chen Xuran meeting in the previous life.

Now recalling the dinner with Chen Xuran, Wang Bowen, and Wang Shuowei at Wang's house, where they sat at the same table and discussed the matters of tomorrow's star, and then combining it with the image of the beautiful celebrity host in people's eyes, Zhang Chen truly felt the butterfly effect brought about by rebirth.

It seems that if he had not proposed the Star of Tomorrow plan, Chen Xuran would not have reconnected with Wang Bowen, and there would not have been the scene of getting close to the Wang father and son.

He would not get to know this legendary beautiful host in real life and acknowledge her as his prospective godmother.

Now, in addition to feeling the magical feeling of the butterfly effect on himself, Zhang Chen also felt a chill down his spine, or a vague fear of the unknown.

Because there will be murder in the future...and the death of Chen Xuran is lurking in the background.

Make everything in front of me seem unreal.

Zhang Chen doesn’t know whether the changes brought about by his rebirth will prevent the tragedy from happening later... or whether he can save Chen Xuran, who is destined to die in the future?

"What are you daydreaming about?" Cousin Li Wei's mocking voice came from the side. After she reacted, she found that she was being controlled by Zhang Chen. This made her feel humiliated and decided to attack him again with a venomous tongue. However, this time she couldn't use his grades to belittle him. She could only say, "You drool when you see a beautiful woman? Huh! Zhang Chen, you are too low-class!"

Zhang Chen glanced at her and didn't waste any words in refuting her.

But Li Wei seemed to feel that Zhang Chen was looking at an idiot. Zhang Chen always had a temperament that made people inexplicably angry. No wonder he didn't like this cousin!

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After the performance, Chen Xuran went up to Vice Mayor Zhang Xun to toast, causing a small commotion at the table over there.

After toasting with that table, she turned to the next table and clinked glasses with a middle-aged man with a big belly, a fat face, but a pair of lively eyes.

"That's Leng Chunlin, the boss of Dongfeng Department Store! Dongfeng Department Store opened its third store this year, and our company has their shopping coupons! Leng Chunlin was a chemistry teacher back then, and he said he opened a supermarket because his salary was too low, but now he's turned it into a department store! He's worth tens of millions!"

Chen Xuran turned to another table and toasted a tall and thin man. The man was very appreciative and pulled Chen Xuran aside and said many admiring words.

"That's Huang Tongfang! The founder of Huang's Peanut Crisps! At this year's Food and Drinks Fair, their peanut crisps were sold overseas and became a big hit!"

"That's Liu Changying, the chairman of Sifang Hotel Group. The new building in the city center is their new hotel..."

Chen Xuran went to the core table to toast. Everyone who was qualified for her to contact individually was a legendary figure in Rongcheng, and many of them knew their deeds like the back of their hands.

So when Chen Xuran points to someone, that person will become the center of attention. People around him will naturally start talking about and discussing the other person's background. It is an eye-opener for them to get to know these celebrities who usually only appear in newspapers and business journals.

Huang Huifen and Zhang Zhonghua had never seen such a scene before. In fact, not only that, even Liu Shuzhen, the wife of the chairman of the labor union of Rongcheng Sugar and Wine Company, had never seen such a scene before.

This time, it is actually Deputy Mayor Zhang Xun, who is in charge of the Internal Affairs and Economic Chamber of Commerce, who is taking this opportunity to unite some private entrepreneurs and business associations in related industries in Rongcheng to promote the development of the sugar and wine economy. He also plans to hold a sugar and wine exhibition next year, which will be regarded as Rongcheng's signature, to build its reputation and go global.

Therefore, this reunion event was a tribute to Buddha, and the standards were much higher. Chen Xuran was also invited by Zhang Xun to help.

They are all entrepreneurs who have risen to fame, and each of them is well-known in the province because of the stir they have created.

In such occasions, even Li Degui, the union chairman, had no say and could only stand by as a foil to the company chairman and accompany Zhang Xun in social events.

Liu Shuzhen asked Zhang Chen's family to come this time because, on the one hand, Li Degui lost face at the last group gathering and was rumored to have family discord. As the chairman of the trade union, if he did not manage his family well, he would be criticized behind his back. This time, everyone could see that the small family quarrel had been settled.

On the other hand, she also wanted to subtly intimidate Zhang Chen's family. Zhang Chen did very well in the exam this time, but Huang Huifen did not come to announce the good news immediately, which shows that Huang Huifen still has some grudges about the last incident. So this time Liu Shuzhen brought Zhang Chen's family directly to this higher-level table, just to let them see the level of contact and authority of her cousin's husband Li Degui.

Don't think that your Zhang Chen is arrogant because of his small achievements. Do you want to be proud in front of us? What can you be proud of? Even if you did better than Li Wei in the exam, you are a sophomore and Li Wei is a junior. There is no comparison. Moreover, in terms of family background, your family should also wear braids, don't stick them up too high!

This was also what Li Degui was thinking, so he did not go to the family members' table to say hello to Huang Huifen and Zhang Zhonghua this time. He had planned that when the meal was about to end, he would go over and praise Zhang Chen for his final exam, which would be regarded as the proper attitude of a head of a large family.

On this side, after Chen Xuran and the last business representative raised their glasses, they said a few polite words to encourage everyone to eat and drink well.

Everyone thought it was about time, and the top lady would probably leave. If she was invited to such a banquet, she would not stay.

As a result, Chen Xuran walked straight from the core table area. In everyone's eyes, he did not go backstage, but came to a table in the southeast corner and came in front of Zhang Chen.

"Zhang Chen, are these your parents? Why don't you introduce them to Aunt Chen?"

Chen Xuran said this with a gentle smile at the table under the light.

(End of this chapter)