Has Big Shot Fallen in Love Today?-Chapter 678: The Empress’s Ignorance

Chapter 678: Chapter 678: The Empress’s Ignorance
Sheng Tang and Qian Zhe Lin were chatting casually when Manager Cheng Jiao returned.
The meeting started with a discussion about last year’s achievements.
Fu Qingcen was still ranked first.
Last March, she had a TV series with a rating over 2, and another with a rating over 3 during the summer; plus two major ad collaborations.
Aside from Fu Qingcen, other artists also had good TV ratings and impressive online series viewerships.
Their company’s artist division includes over eighty talents. Four of their idols are in the top twenty of the popularity charts.
One outstanding performance after another, dazzling everyone.
The film starring Sheng Tang and Qian Zhe Lin, while a big hit, had little to do with the company and only brought in 9 million for Sheng Tang, so the manager didn’t elaborate on them.
After the meeting, Gu Jiahui sent her a message inviting her to lunch.
Sheng Tang went, intending to complain to Gu Jiahui. Such meetings drive people mad with jealousy, making everyone desperately want to achieve something and get noticed at company meetings.
But unexpectedly, Gu Jiahui didn’t invite her alone but had also invited Fu Qingcen.
Sheng Tang always speculated that Fu Qingcen stayed with the company not for career advancement or the position of number one sister.
Given her current market influence, though not on par with national stars like Yin Tong, she was still a ratings guarantee and could easily support her own company.
What Fu Qingcen coveted was possibly the position of the Gu Family’s young mistress.
Imagine, a company where a young couple works together to take charge of the big picture—such an enviable storybook romance.
Sheng Tang’s sudden rise probably caught Fu Qingcen off guard.
However, like many others, Fu Qingcen looked down on Sheng Tang, thinking she was too alluring and fit the "enchantress" stereotype—men fall for her but wouldn’t marry her.
For this reason, even when Gu Jiahui had a girlfriend, Fu Qingcen didn’t fall out with him.
The three of them sat down at the restaurant, and Gu Jiahui, unlike his restrained demeanor with Sheng Tang, showered Fu Qingcen with praises endlessly.
And Fu Qingcen was wholeheartedly talking with him, barely looking at Sheng Tang.
Sheng Tang kept silent, and Fu Qingcen didn’t ask her anything as if there was no space for an outsider in her and Gu Jiahui’s world.
"...Tangtang, you should learn from Sister Fu," Gu Jiahui said to Sheng Tang.
Fu Qingcen immediately laughed, "Sister Fu? That makes me sound old."
"You’re a senior; showing respect is appropriate," Gu Jiahui said humbly.
The topic reached a point where Fu Qingcen should have glanced at Sheng Tang, but she didn’t.
Her eyes remained on Gu Jiahui’s face, "Oh, I’m a senior now? I must really be getting old."
Gu Jiahui comforted her, saying she was overthinking it.
The conversation was still between the two of them.
Sheng Tang, sensing the situation, quietly ate her chicken salad without interrupting.
When Gu Jiahui glanced at her, she gave a polite smile. Fu Qingcen noticed this out of the corner of her eye and further dismissed her.
It was like the stance of the rightful queen towards the temptress.
The "temptress" Sheng Tang finished her salad just as her phone rang.
She apologized, "It’s Brother Fei calling; I have to take this."
She left the restaurant to answer the call.
It wasn’t Ke Fei but Zhou Yu, whom she discreetly asked to call her.
"What’s up?" Zhou Yu panted on the other end, evidently just finished with training.
Sheng Tang: "Just needed some fresh air, nothing serious."
While talking to Zhou Yu in the corridor, a large group of people suddenly came out, jostling around. Someone ran a bit too fast and bumped into Sheng Tang, causing her phone to fall.
Someone bent down and picked up her phone.
Sheng Tang also reached to pick it up, her eyes naturally falling on the very attractive hand.