I Want a Lifetime with You novel Chapter 104

Shi Nuan shrugged off Fu Chengyan’s hands as she signaled for him to behave and smiled at those who had ushered in. She looked like an angel descended from heaven in comparison to the stern-faced and distant Fu Chengyan.

Seeing the look on their faces, Shi Nuan thought that they were being too serious. However, when she stole a glance at Fu Chengyan, she finally understood the reason behind their uptight demeanor.

Fu Chengyan skimmed through the team with a stern look, “Not sitting down?”

The managerial staff then rushed in and found their seats, setting their backs straight. Shi Nuan was amused with their tensed behavior. It would be normal for one to be serious in a meeting, but all of them looked like they were ready to sacrifice themselves.

Fu Chengyan glanced at Shi Nuan and saw that she was trying to keep a straight face. It was as if her smile was contagious. In the end, he gave up and slightly curled his lips into a thin smile.

They were once again stunned by Fu Chengyan’s behavior. However, they were much more calm this time.

Fu Chengyan let go of Shi Nuan’s hands and tapped his fingers on the table, forming a rhythmic pattern.

Slowly, the heartbeat of those in the meeting room followed suit. They did not understand the boss’s intention of showing up abruptly today, nonetheless bringing a young woman along.

However, they knew that the two were closely related, especially since Fu Chengyan let the young woman presided over the meeting room. Thus, they had guessed the identity of the woman in their heads.

“I’m calling you guys here just to introduce someone.” Fu Chengyan spoke, and everyone held their breath while waiting for the next line.

Fu Chengyan’s gaze brushed past all of them and looked at Shi Nuan, “This is Shi Nuan, and she is the main shareholder of Xinhuang!”

The usually stern-looking crowd was now in an uproar upon the revelation, as their mouths hung wide open after hearing Fu Chengyan’s remark. But since it came out of Fu Chengyan’s mouth, it must be true.

Shi Nuan pursed her lips as she did not expect Fu Chengyan to announce her identity that bluntly. Then, she looked awkwardly at the heads of departments and smiled, “Greetings, everyone.”

“Greetings, Ms. Shi!” They replied in unison.

Fu Chengyan narrowed his eyes. At that moment, Shi Nuan thought that he was going to be enraged. But he did not, and grinned instead, “I just brought her here for an introduction, nothing else.”

They were quick to get Fu Chengyan’s intention and hurriedly nodded.

“From now on, Shi Nuan will be the de facto person-in-charge for Xinhuang. You guys can still look for Zhou Zheng as usual, but she’s the one to make the final call. As for me… I am also subject to her instructions. Is everyone clear?”

“Yes, yes!”

The boss had spoken with such clarity, how can we not get it!

They were just working on wages and had no say in the manpower shift, especially regarding the top management. Hence, they could only listen.

Although the managerial staff were clearly surprised at the shift, they had adapted quickly to the news as they were already veterans.

Qin Hong, however, seemed calm in comparison. She thought about Shi Nuan and Shi Wei’s names and made some deductions. However, she was wrong in guessing that they were cordial toward each other since she was thinking about ways to appease Shi Wei as a means to butter up Shi Nuan.

But as soon as Qin Hong thought about Shi Wei’s attitude, she felt helpless.

After all those years as a producer, it was the first time she had met someone that she disliked so immensely.

At that moment, Shi Nuan felt a pair of blazing eyes staring at her, so she turned over and saw Qin Hong. She immediately recognized Qin Hong as the producer for Shi Wei’s audition and smiled in her direction while nodding slightly. Qin Hong was startled at Shi Nuan’s friendliness and smiled back at her.

Just then, Fu Chengyan rapped at the meeting table, “I don’t wish for others outside of Xinhuang to know of Shi Nuan’s identity. Of course, I don’t want to hear any gossips about it in Xinhuang either.”

“Yes, we understand!”

When he had finished speaking, Fu Chengyan waved his hands to dismiss everyone, “Get back to work!” Then, he paused for a while and continued, “Ms. Qin, please stay back.”

Qin Hong was surprised that Fu Chengyan had called her name, “Yes, Mr. Fu!”

The spacious meeting room was left with only the three of them after everyone had left, so Fu Chengyan smirked, “How’s the audition for Shi Wei going?”

Qin Hong then knew that Fu Chengyan was somehow related to that Shi Wei, and she cast a glance at Shi Nuan.

“Why are you looking at her?” Fu Chengyan pursed his lips and tilted his brows slightly.

Qin Hong breathed in deeply before talking, “Mr. Fu, may I ask if Xinhuang is really going to sign Shi Wei for the role?”

“Do you have something to say about it?” Fu Chengyan replied impassively.

Instantly, Qin Hong shook her head in denial, “No sir. Ms. Shi Wei really has extraordinary acting skills that she even put to good use in real life. It’s my first time encountering someone like this.”

Shi Nuan smirked and understood that Qin Hong was a straightforward person. She knew that Qin Hong was also discontent with Shi Wei’s attitude just now.

Fu Chengyan tilted his brows at Shi Nuan, “This is the producer, Ms. Qin Hong. You can ask her whenever you have any doubts. Even though you won’t be here often, you’re still the boss. As for Shi Wei, why don’t I let her work under you directly? How do you feel about this?”

It was Shi Nuan’s turn to raise her brows at Fu Chengyan, “Are you asking for me to suppress Shi Wei?”

“No, I’m not saying that. She’s your sister after all. If you happen to turn her into an A-list celebrity, isn’t that considered as taking good care of her?” Fu Chengyan got up and reached out his hand to twirl the loose strands of her hair. “What do you say?”

Shi Nuan chuckled, “It seems like you’ve given it more thought than I have. I did not consider this when I exchanged my shares with you! But you’re quite cunning. I’m afraid Shi Wei will loathe me if she knows of this.”

“Well, nobody’s forcing her!” Fu Chengyan grin. Then, he saw Qin Hong’s expression, who had just come to a realization, and waved his hand to dismiss her, “You can leave now. As for this new drama, you need to console Mr. Chen and ask him to take one for the team.”

Qin Hong immediately understood Fu Chengyan’s intention. He’s asking me to stay so that he can teach me how to work?

But before Qin Hong left, she glanced at Shi Nuan and then at Fu Chengyan. She still thought that it was unbelievable for things to take such a turn.

Her boss had always seemed cool and impassive, so she did not expect him to be so…

Qin Hong’s colleague, who was also one of the managerial staff, was already waiting for her at the office. He saw her distraught demeanor and asked, “What’s with Mr. Fu today? And who is this Shi Nuan? I just feel like she’s…”

Right away, Qin Hong regained her composure and looked straight at her colleague, Zhang Qing, from the publicity department, “It’s nothing. Just that this Shi Nuan is not someone to take lightly. We have to listen to her starting right now. Didn’t you hear what Mr. Fu say just now? Even he also has to listen to Ms. Shi from here onwards.”

However, Zhang Qing refused to take Fu Chengyan’s words seriously, “I think Mr. Fu is just saying it for fun. She’s only a woman…” Zhang Qing suddenly noticed Qin Hong’s face that had instantly darkened at his words and realized that he made a mistake. He slapped himself as he said, “Ha-ha! I’m just kidding. It’s a joke! But Mr. Fu asked you to stay back?”

“It’s for that new drama. He wants me to console Mr. Chen.” Qin Hong felt helpless, “That Shi Wei…”

“I’ve heard of it too. She’s really coming out of nowhere… Plus, wait a minute. Shi Wei? The woman just now was Shi Nuan? Are they somehow related?”

“No, they’re not related!” Qin Hong did not forget Fu Chengyan’s words just now. He must have had a plan in mind by asking her to stay back just now. “Just do your job and don’t try to guess what’s on our boss’s mind. But I’m warning you. Just be more mindful when you see Ms. Shi Nuan next time. If you keep up with that attitude of yours, you’ll regret your words!”

Zhang Qing waved his hands to dismiss her worry, “Yeah, yeah.”

Meanwhile, Shi Wei was very displeased at Qin Hong’s impassive expression even after she had put on such a good show.

She then thought of her identity as the beloved daughter of the Shi family. People are always in all smiles when they see me. Why should this Qin Hong be any different? Besides, she was on the way to the A-list. Qin Hong surely knew her identity but still treated her as such.

And that Zhou Zheng, he is just a lowly assistant. How dare he disrespect me?

Shi Wei was even more exasperated thinking about it and hurled the script in hand as soon as she was in the car. It was handed to her earlier by Qin Hong. How dare she say such a thing to me? ”Ms. Shi, you better take good care of this script and not lose it again!”

What does she mean by that? Huh?

Shi Wei had wanted to throw a tantrum right then and there but was stopped short by her agent, reminding her to take care of her reputation. Then only did Shi Wei not burst into rage. But she was boiling with fury, and she had nowhere to vent it.

“Some lowly producer. And she thinks she’s the boss! Fu Chengyan did not even say anything!”

“I know.” The agent immediately handed a bottle of water to Shi Wei in hopes of calming her down, “Drink some water and calm down. You did very well just now. You were in character even in just a short while, and you even spiced up the atmosphere. Your acting skills have surely improved a lot.”

Shi Wei calmed down after hearing her agent and sighed aloud, “I’ve always been good at acting. Did you only realize it today?”

“Yes, you’ve always been good. But you’re even better now. Why do you care about that Qin Hong? Don’t forget that you know Fu Chengyan personally, and those people will only suffer when you get yourself back up through this drama!”