Abstract Art Award Winner

"Hehehe, as expected of an outstanding young actor, so many leaders want you to be their son-in-law."

After the visit, Wu Jing sat down at the front, and Nazha said to Zhou Le with a hint of jealousy.

"Don't think like that, Auntie. It's not like every single person wants to marry their daughter to me. After all, you're standing right next to me. It's very possible that they're just asking casually and then trying to play matchmaker for you."

Upon hearing this, Naza beamed with joy: "That's more like it."

Zhou Le then added, "Or perhaps they don't have a daughter in their family."

Upon hearing this, Naza's face immediately fell again: "What do you mean? So you mean it's a pity you don't have a daughter, and if you did, she would definitely marry you?"

Zhou Le waved his hand: "No, that's not true. Just because someone has a daughter doesn't mean she has to marry me. Wouldn't it be better for her to find someone of equal social standing? We can help and support each other, right? She doesn't necessarily have to marry her daughter to me."

Naza's expression softened: "That's more like it. They're officials, while we're actors and business people."

Zhou Le nodded: "Yes, I am still very aware of my own status. After all, they are officials. But maybe it would be okay if they had a niece or grandniece in their family."

Naza: "."

"Zhou Le! I will never forgive you!"

"I am angry!"

Naza pouted and turned her head away, ignoring Zhou Le.

"Hey, don't be angry. I was just teasing you. Do you know why?"

Naza remained unmoved after hearing this.

"I'll take you to celebrate the New Year after the meeting today."

Naza snorted: "You were supposed to stay with me today anyway."

Zhou Le saw that the other party had spoken, so things were going to be easier.

"Then I'll treat you to a big meal tonight. You can eat whatever you want."

"I don't need your food. Besides, I'm on a diet and can't eat anything I don't want to eat."

"I understand. Then I'll give you a big surprise tonight. I've been preparing this gift for a long time and originally planned to give it to you on New Year's Eve, but I didn't know if you would like it, so I didn't say anything."

Hearing this, Naza was finally moved and turned to look at Zhou Le.

"What kind of mysterious gift is it?"

Zhou Le looked at the other person who finally turned around and asked, "Aren't you angry anymore?"

Naza pouted and said, "Tell me first what kind of mysterious gift it is?"

"Since it's called a mysterious gift, I definitely can't tell you now. You'll find out tonight."

"Hmph, you're not making up this mysterious gift to fool me, are you? And then you'll have your manager go out and buy me another gift tonight?"

Zhou Le was shocked. How did Nazha become so smart? Wasn't she quite slow and easily satisfied in this regard before?

"How could that be? My gifts are all carefully prepared; there is absolutely no perfunctory attitude involved."

After saying that, Zhou Le sighed inwardly. This time, he really couldn't fool anyone.

Previously, Dilraba had at least given herself time to prepare, but now she didn't even have time to prepare, yet she still needed to come up with an original gift.

Once the meeting started, they were no longer allowed to use their phones. There were cameras in the venue throughout the entire meeting, and reporters were also taking photos and videos.

Playing on your phone can get you photographed. What if one of the leaders gets upset and secretly posts it online? Who could stand that? This meeting is probably the last one.

So they could only listen attentively and take notes in their notebooks.

It was called a meeting, but it was really just one person talking.

About an hour and a half later, they can take a break. Everyone can go to the restroom, chat, and some who are craving cigarettes can have a smoke to relieve their cravings.

Zhou Le made an excuse to go to the restroom, and as soon as he got there, he immediately sent a WeChat message to Su Yingxia.

"Yingxia, do me a favor. I urgently need your help with something. You need to find a place to set off fireworks, order a batch of fireworks immediately, and then find another place to set them off. But we need a prime viewing spot where people can see them, a spot that is usually deserted."

The fireworks were a design that Zhou Le came up with in just over an hour. Compared to ordinary gifts that can only be bought at department stores, which are too "commercial," and Nazha doesn't actually lack gifts that cost a hundred thousand or so.

But a special fireworks display is different.

"Roger that!"

Su Yingxia and Zhou Le were still at ease. Su Yingxia had always helped them with their worries and had never caused them much trouble.

"Thank you for your hard work. Just send me the location before 5 p.m.

"Understood. Leave it to me."

After secretly sending the message, Zhou Le went to the bathroom and then went outside to chat with other people.

After the meeting in the morning, Zhou Le planned to lead everyone to the cafeteria for lunch, but Wu Jing came over and asked Zhou Le to go out to eat together.

"Brother Jing, is it really necessary to go through all this trouble? Wouldn't going out to eat take up too much time, and it's not convenient to drink at lunchtime?"

"We can't drink at noon, we'll drink later tonight. If we go out now, we can just have a simple meal. Besides, I can tell you're stingy and haven't booked a hotel. You can come to my place to rest later."

Zhou Le didn't care, but Nazha was the main concern.

"Wow, we can get a free meal from Brother Jing and even stay in Brother Jing's room! This is great! Let's go, let's hang out with Brother Jing for lunch today."

Seeing that Naza didn't object, Zhou Le went to eat with Wu Jing. Only during the meal did he learn that they had another dinner party that evening.

Although the top leaders can't go, it's perfectly fine for the lower-level staff to have a meal and drinks together.

"Can I not go?"

Zhou Le knew that Nazha wanted to ask this question, so he simply asked it for her.

As expected, after she finished speaking, Naza couldn't help but glance at Zhou Le.

She did want to ask that question, since attending such gatherings was meaningless to her. She already had enough resources in the industry, and she was an actress. Plus, she wanted to give up, so she preferred dating Zhou Le to attending dinner parties.

Just because he doesn't need it doesn't mean Zhou Le doesn't. There are three types of people in the entertainment industry: one type is those who are just good at networking, with little personal talent but outstanding networking skills, so they can still make a name for themselves; another type is those who have talent but aren't good at networking; these people need someone to mentor them, someone can give them a push and they can take off, but without someone to push them, they'll remain the same forever.

However, Zhou Le possesses both qualities: he's well-connected and has strong professional skills, so it's best for him to attend such dinners.

But now Zhou Le has asked such a question directly, which shows that he still has his own thoughts about it.

But if Nazha could think of it, how could Wu Jing not think of it?
He glanced at Zhou Le and Nazha and knew they had made plans to go out for New Year's Eve, so he smiled and said, "Hey, it's a free meal, so let's go. Anyway, this is a gathering organized by Teacher Chen Daomin, so it wouldn't be appropriate not to go, right? But you know, Teacher Chen Daomin is a man of principle, so even if we go out for dinner, it won't be too late."

The meeting will end around 5 PM. We'll go to a restaurant to chat for a while, then have a meal. Those who want to drink can have some, and no one will force those who don't. Professor Chen Daomin certainly won't drink. We'll probably call it a day around 9 or 10 PM; he needs to go home and get some sleep.

Wu Jing only told the two of their schedule, and said nothing else, but it was as if he had said everything.

Naza felt a little embarrassed by Wu Jing's matchmaking gaze, so she nudged Zhou Le with her elbow and said, "I think we should go too. You're not even enthusiastic about eating, that won't do."

"Haha, if we need to go, let's go." Zhou Le knew what Nazha was thinking, so he didn't blame her. After all, they were all on his side.

So they spent more than an hour outside at noon, chatting for a while. Afterwards, Naza touched up her makeup briefly and went to her meeting in the afternoon.

After the meeting ended, everyone dispersed, and then the actors received the news that they were going to have a meal.

After they came out, they were in twos and threes, some driving, some hitching a ride with others to the restaurant.

Zhou Le, on the other hand, drove his own car.

Once at the restaurant, the conversation mainly revolved around filming, or who had recently undertaken a project, and who was preparing to win an award.

Sure enough, around 9:30, Chen Daomin got up and said that he needed to rest and recuperate and couldn't stay up too late.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Le immediately stood up and said he would go and deliver it himself.

Chen Daomin naturally realized that Zhou Le had no intention of staying. After all, he knew that Zhou Le was a heavy drinker and would usually drink with others when they ate together. But today he hadn't touched a drop of alcohol, which clearly meant he wanted to leave as soon as possible.

In addition, Nazha kept urging him on while he ate.

"Ah, everyone, I'll be taking Zhou Le and Nazha with me. I'll have Zhou Le drive me home later. There's only one woman at the table, and it's getting late, so it's not appropriate to leave her there too late. I'll take her home first, and then I'll go back. If there's nothing else, I'll have Zhou Le go home directly. You guys can eat and drink as you please. I've already paid the bill. If you need anything, feel free to eat or drink whatever you want."

In short, we'll have to excuse ourselves now. Sorry!

Since Chen Daomin has said so, what else can anyone say? There's absolutely nothing wrong with what he said. If he wants to go back, it's perfectly reasonable for him to call a driver to take the only female comrade back as well.

"Xiao Le, make sure you get them home safely," Wu Jing said, standing up to help.

"Don't worry, Brother Jing, I haven't had a drop of alcohol today. I'm here just to be the driver. Besides, I'm a race car driver, so you can rest assured about my driving skills."

"Haha, I'm just worried about you, race car driver, so you'd better drive slowly on the road."

"Don't worry, we race car drivers aren't just good at driving fast; we have to be good at both fast and slow."

And so Zhou Le led the two of them out.

Chen Daomin naturally wanted to sit in the back, but as soon as he got in the car, he closed his eyes and said, "You guys take me back first, and then you can go wherever you want."

Clearly, those eyes had already seen through everything.

"okay."

Zhou Le didn't stand on ceremony. Since everyone had already figured it out, why should he pretend? So he stepped on the gas and drove straight to Chen Daomin's house.

They didn't chat much on the way, but Chen Daomin still told Zhou Le that he could start preparing for some of the selections, and that there would definitely be benefits if he won.

Zhou Le wrote them all down, planning to look into how to proceed. After all, it was a new year, and he needed to make further progress. In his career, he wanted to earn more money, and it would be great if he could advance further in terms of status.

After sending Chen Daomin back, Nazha finally looked at Zhou Le.

"Okay, we were supposed to go out for New Year's Eve, but it's already past 10 o'clock. Where are we supposed to go now? Our plans are all messed up."

Naza said this with a hint of grievance, but not with blame. Attending today's dinner was definitely more beneficial than harmful, but her previous plans had now been mostly ruined.

"Can you leave the rest to me?"

"That's fine, but didn't you prepare a gift for me?"

"Yes, let's go now."

Naza was skeptical that Zhou Le had prepared a gift. After all, when she called yesterday, Zhou Le hadn't even considered coming out, and this morning he hadn't even thought about spending New Year's Eve together. How could he have prepared a gift? It was just that Zhou Le had said so, and she was willing to believe him and give him a way out. As long as he had prepared something, she was happy no matter what the gift was. If he hadn't prepared anything, she would rather Zhou Le hadn't said anything.

Zhou Le then navigated directly to a location.

Naza glanced at the location on the navigation: "Where are you taking me? This place feels so remote! Are you going to sell me off?"

Zhou Le: "."

"How much can you sell it for? If it's too expensive, people can't afford it; if it's too cheap, you'll lose out. I'd rather invest in something and make some money. Don't worry, I definitely won't let you come here for nothing today."

At the same time, Zhou Le was also hoping that Xiao Su could arrange things perfectly this time.

They listened to music and chatted on the way, and when they arrived at their destination, the moon was just covered by clouds.

Is your gift here?

Naza watched as the car drove up the mountain and stopped at the edge of a cliff.

"Your gift isn't going to be conjuring up the moon for me, is it? Do you really have magic?" Naza had already decided in her heart that even if Zhou Le really said he would conjure up the moon, she would pretend to be happy, but she would definitely be disappointed in her heart.

In a place like this, Zhou Le might bring out something very dazzling, or something else entirely, but she would definitely hope that Zhou Le had prepared something; if he hadn't, she would rather not say anything.

Zhou Le smiled and indicated that of course not.

"You know what? Naza, I've actually loved watching your dramas for a long time. Back then, I really wondered what my expression would be if I could meet you. But after I actually got to know you, I realized that you're not always as happy as you seem on TV."

So I've been thinking, what can truly make you happy? Is it custom-made jewelry, a limited-edition bag, or spending a whole day playing around with you without a care in the world? But I feel that while these things are precious, they are readily available to you, so I've been thinking about what kind of gift would be more meaningful.

Some things you can buy with money, but some things are more precious when they come with heartfelt sentiment.

As Zhou Le spoke, he pointed into the distance: "That's why I thought of this."

After getting out of the car, he quietly dialed Su Yingxia's number; his voice could be heard on her end.

As soon as Zhou Le finished speaking, a red phoenix suddenly rose into the sky from afar, followed by bursts of fireworks that exploded in the air, revealing magnificent fireworks before Nazha's eyes. (End of Chapter)