Evil Duo of Limelight Chapter 2

In the teahouse, Olivia Lu took a sip of tea, with a gentle temperament: "Grace Li, thanks to you, I have tried most of the delicacies in City A recently."

Grace Li smiled, her bright red lipstick-covered mouth wide open: "A City is so big, there are so many delicious things. Let's go to Xinbei Street tomorrow. I know there is a Japanese restaurant there, and I heard it's very fresh."

Olivia Lu responded softly.

Olivia Lu is a senior executive in the company of Grace Li's husband. The two met at a company cocktail party a month ago. From the moment they met, they felt that they had met too late. In the past month, whenever Olivia Lu had free time, the two would get together to go shopping and have meals.

As they were happily chatting, Grace Li's phone rang. She glanced at the caller ID and picked up the phone, saying, "Did you know you have a mother?"

The person on the other end said something that made Grace Li laugh: "You must go home and stay for three to five days at the end of this month, no discussion." After saying that, he hung up the phone decisively.

Grace Li said helplessly: "Who did I inherit this worry-inducing energy from?"

Olivia Lu: "Carter Gu?"

Grace Li: "Yes, I don't know who I owed money to in my previous life, and the father and son came together to collect the debt."

Olivia Lu laughed and said, "How can it be so exaggerated? Didn't Carter Gu start his own company outside?"

It's not Olivia Lu's gossip. Everyone in the company knows that Carter Gu started his own company. First, Carter Gu once had a big fight with Henry Gu in the office and broke a lot of things because of Carter Gu's company. Second, Carter Gu's company did develop very well. In just a few years, the company even expanded overseas.

Grace Li: "Both father and son have bad tempers. Just because of a small matter...they started a cold war, like children. Carter Gu has moved out for two years. If I hadn't kept an eye on him and asked him to go home on time, the father and son might have become strangers."

Olivia Lu comforted him: "It's okay, there's no such thing as an overnight grudge between father and son, it will all be fine."

"Overnight? They've been holding a grudge for years." Grace Li sighed, "What about you? With your personality, the child you raise will definitely be good."

Speaking of his son, Olivia Lu's smile softened a little: "He is very filial and well-behaved, but he is busy with work. Like Carter Gu, he lives outside by himself. I can only see him once every ten days or half a month."

Grace Li: "Young people nowadays are so busy? I thought only my son was like that. What kind of job does he do?"

Olivia Lu: "I'm an actor."

Grace Li was a little surprised: "Actor? What's his name?"

"He's not very famous." Olivia Lu smiled embarrassedly, "His name is Ethan Lu."

Grace Li: "Ethan Lu? You have the same last name as me, the Yan in Good Day?"

Olivia Lu: "Yes, after his father and I divorced, he took my last name."

"Is it really Ethan Lu? He's not famous yet. Even an old lady like me who doesn't watch TV has heard of him." Grace Li said, "He's really handsome. I wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't told me. You two really look alike."

"How can it be so exaggerated?" Olivia Lu laughed. "Actually, I didn't expect him to be so popular. He's busy with announcements every day. Every time I see him, I think he's lost some weight. He's also been busy with contract terminations recently. I don't know if he'll have time to go home this month."

Grace Li picked out the key point, "Termination of contract?"

Olivia Lu: "Yes, I heard that the contract has expired."

Grace Li: "Have you decided which company to go to?"

Olivia Lu thought for a moment and said, "Probably not yet. He just told me about the termination of the contract the day before yesterday."

Grace Li's mind immediately turned around, and she tapped the table lightly, "Olivia Lu, why don't you let your son go to my son's company."

Olivia Lu was stunned: "Carter Gu's company? But isn't Carter Gu's company mainly engaged in real estate finance?"

"He has an agency." Grace Li said with a smile, "It has just been decided, and it seems that he hasn't signed many artists yet."

Olivia Lu was a little embarrassed: "This matter... we two can't help them decide, right?"

Grace Li: "Ethan Lu is so famous, there must be many companies that want to sign him. Carter Gu will definitely have no problem with him. And don't worry, Ethan Lu will definitely receive preferential treatment at Carter Gu. How about this, you go back and talk to your son about it first. If he agrees, that would be great. If not, that's fine too."

Olivia Lu hesitated for a moment, "Okay, I'll go back and ask him."

Less than half an hour after Xu Ze slammed the door and left, Olivia Lu called.

Ethan Lu got up and walked outside before answering the phone: "Mom."

Olivia Lu said gently: "Xiao Yan, are you busy?"

Ethan Lu: "Not bad, on the set."

"I hope I'm not disturbing you, are you free to go home this weekend?"

Ethan Lu thought for a moment and said, "It probably won't work. I have appointments with several agencies to discuss things this weekend."

Olivia Lu was silent for a few seconds, then asked, "Has your new agency not yet been decided?"

Ethan Lu hummed and was about to talk about his plan to open a studio when he was interrupted by Olivia Lu.

"I have a friend whose son runs a brokerage company. She asked me to ask you if you would like to go there."

Ethan Lu was slightly stunned after hearing this. He hadn't heard the word "friend" from his mother for a long time. Ever since Olivia Lu got divorced, she had almost devoted herself to work and kept to herself, which made Ethan Lu worried for a while.

He raised his lips slightly: "So, which company is it?"

"It seems to be called... Mingsheng." Olivia Lu said, "It's a new company, but I think it has a very good prospect."

Olivia Lu was afraid that her son would dislike the fact that it was a new company, so she expressed her opinion. She did not like to interfere in her child's life, but she was indeed quite satisfied with Mingsheng. There was no shortage of funds, and Carter Gu had connections, so Ethan Lu would not suffer any loss if he joined.

Ethan Lu agreed immediately: "Okay, I'll have someone contact Mingsheng later. Have you eaten?"

Olivia Lu: "I just had dinner with a friend. I won't disturb you from working. Remember to go home next week. I haven't seen you for more than half a month."

Ethan Lu smiled and said, "Okay."

Back in the dressing room, he threw his phone on the table and asked Noah Lin, "Has an agency called Mingsheng contacted you?"

Noah Lin: "Famous place? I think there is, but I forgot. It shouldn't be a big company."

Ethan Lu leaned his head back on the chair and closed his eyes: "Contact them to sign the contract."

After hearing this, Noah Lin immediately recalled the situation of this company, and then his eyes widened: "What?! Signing? No, Mingsheng is not as famous as Xingyu! Why?"

Ethan Lu was too lazy to explain: "I like its name."

... Noah Lin has become accustomed to the thinking of his own artists, "Then why don't we open a studio?"

Ethan Lu: "No, I didn't think much about it anyway, it's a bother."

Noah Lin didn't give up and asked again: "Don't you want to consider it again?"

Ethan Lu: "Don't consider it, just contact them."

Noah Lin: ...

The bar was full of lights and wine.

Xu Ze drank his wine one mouthful at a time and said to his friend next to him: "You said, isn't it just a one-night stand? I didn't cheat on you mentally, why do you think Ethan Lu got so angry?"

Today is a gathering of friends. On the surface, they are friends, but in fact, it is just a hypocritical gathering of bosses from brokerage companies to expand their network. Xu Ze originally wanted to drink to relieve his sorrow, but he drank too much and started talking nonsense. The expressions of people around him were a little subtle.

His friend looked at him speechlessly: "If you speak louder, the whole world will know that you and Ethan Lu were in a relationship tomorrow. Then you will see where Ethan Lu will smash the bottle."

Xu Ze was immediately frightened by this, and he lowered his voice: "Damn it, he still wants to terminate the contract with me, and he won't listen to me no matter what I say!"

His friend took his glass and said, "Okay, stop drinking and talk less. It's not good if someone hears you."

Just as they finished speaking, a tall man passed by them and sneered, indicating that he had heard what the two had just said.

The man did not stop or raise his head, but sat down opposite the two of them. It seemed that he was also invited to the party.

Xu Ze clearly heard the sneer and squinted his eyes in dissatisfaction: "Who is it?"

"Carter Gu, please keep your voice down."

Xu Ze: "Carter Gu? Who is that?"

"Henry Gu's son! I heard he recently opened a brokerage company."

Xu Ze: "His father is doing so well in the real estate industry, why would he open a brokerage company when he has nothing better to do?"

Friend: "Really? Inside information, absolutely accurate!"

"Tsk, the world of the rich." Xu Ze snorted.

As soon as Xu Ze finished speaking, Carter Gu sensed his gaze and raised his eyes to glance at him.

The friend apologized with a smile: "Mr. Gu, I'm sorry, Xu Ze was heartbroken and drank a little too much."

Carter Gu sneered with ambiguous meaning but did not say anything. However, Xu Ze was sneered at twice by the same person in less than five minutes. He felt very unhappy and took another big gulp of wine.

A man stood up and said with a smile: "We've almost had enough wine, let's find something else to do?"

Late in the evening, everyone knew what fun meant.

Carter Gu had just finished a phone call. He stood up and buttoned up his suit. "I have something else to do."

Xu Ze was drunk and asked, "What's going on in the middle of the night? Isn't this a bummer?"

As soon as these words came out, the table immediately became quiet. They all wanted to curry favor with this 'newcomer in the industry' tonight, but in the end, no one paid any attention to them. Xu Ze, on the other hand, offended people as soon as he opened his mouth.

A group of people were getting ready to watch the show, but unexpectedly, Carter Gu was not angry. He walked calmly to Xu Ze's side. When he took a closer look, Xu Ze realized that Carter Gu's face looked like a male model, and his nose was almost high to the sky.

Carter Gu looked at him: "Oh, I'll go sign a contract with Ethan Lu."

...

Half a minute after Carter Gu left, Xu Ze came back to his senses and asked his friend in disbelief: "Who did he say signed a contract with him, Ethan Lu? Who is he trying to fool?! Who the hell chooses to sign a contract in the middle of the night?"

As soon as Xu Ze recovered, he borrowed a friend's phone to call Ethan Lu. However, as soon as he said "Hello" - the other party hung up.