Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 48 Returning like an arrow
As the saying goes, "It's hard to learn good things, but it's easy to learn bad things," and this saying couldn't be more fitting for Zhang Yan.

At 3 p.m., we saw off the exhausted Zhou Tao.

Looking at the mess on the bed, Zhang Yan suddenly felt like a terrible person.

But ashamed as he may be, if you ask him if he regrets it, he definitely won't.

After all, the experience is truly indescribable.

So the shame came quickly and went quickly.

Zhang Yan quickly composed himself and began humming a song as he cleaned up the marks on the bed.

"Waves surge and flow, stretching for thousands of miles..."

As he tidied up, a thought suddenly popped into his head: why not just buy the house and keep it as a memento of his coming-of-age ceremony?

After all, he has about 60,000 yuan in his pocket. Although he can't afford a car, he can easily afford a house.

So he turned around and found the landlady. The landlady was willing to sell, but she couldn't be the landlord—that is, her father-in-law's landlord.

"Well, the lease hasn't expired yet, has it? I'll try to negotiate with the old man these next few days. If it works out, great; if not, there's nothing I can do."

As expected, the buyer is never as shrewd as the seller.

According to the older sister, regardless of whether the sale goes through or not, the rent for the past ten days will definitely not be refunded.

Fortunately, Zhang Yan didn't care about the small amount of money. After exchanging contact information with the landlady, he suddenly felt that he should buy a pager, otherwise it would be really troublesome to travel.

Ultimately, they have money to burn.

In the evening, Zhang Yan rode in Dou Wei's car to attend the 'rallying ceremony' held by Guo Chuanlin.

This time, the scale was much larger than when Zhang Yan hosted a dinner party before the Lunar New Year. Not only did several bands under Guo Chuanlin's management participate, but many familiar faces from the rock scene also came.

Even Cui Jian was present.

Wang Fei sat next to Luan Shu, their behavior intimate and undisguised, clearly indicating that the two had become entangled.

This is making things even more chaotic!
Zhang Yan shook his head inwardly, but then, thinking about what he had just done, he felt that he was just as bad as the pot calling the kettle black.

During the event, the Black Panther Band spontaneously performed their second original song, which happened to be "Nowhere to Hide" from their dream playlist.

This song was composed by Li Tong and written by Dou Wei.

Therefore, the rhythm is better than Dou Wei's version of "Dream Back to Tang Dynasty". However, the lyrics of "Dream Back to Tang Dynasty" were carefully crafted by Dou Wei and have been meticulously crafted. Upon closer inspection, it has more flavor than "No Place to Hide".

It can be said that each has its own merits.

With these two songs, Black Panther seemed very confident on their trip south.

…………

The next morning.

After seeing off several bands at the airport, Zhang Yan walked back and saw Jiang Xin still looking up. He hesitated for a moment, then gave up on reminding her.

Life is already so difficult, so it's better not to expose some things.

On the way back to the city, Zhang Yan hesitated about whether to see Jiang Shan, but feeling guilty, he eventually gave up.

Let's get Chen Hong into our mouths first.

So, eager to return home, he boarded a train bound for Tianjin that very noon.

When I got home a little after 1 p.m. and took out my key to open the door, things had already gotten complicated.

When he saw Chen Hong lying on the sofa, her two white feet swinging up and down over the armrest, he couldn't resist any longer.

With a yell, he dropped his luggage and immediately launched a crushing attack.

Seeing his eagerness, Chen Hong chuckled and finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he must not have been cheating in the capital, otherwise he wouldn't be so pent up.

But she forgot the saying, "Once you've tasted the marrow, you'll know its flavor."

Zhang Yan's goal this time was quite clear: he went straight for Huanglongfu, determined to seize the 'city' and show off his power.

Just as they were getting into the swing of things, Chen Hong stopped them again.

Zhang Yan was now somewhat annoyed. He knelt on the sofa and said angrily, "Didn't you say you'd come back..."

Chen Hong covered his mouth with her hand, rolled her eyes at him, and said, "It'll be yours sooner or later, what's the rush? The TV station called at noon and said you should go over there as soon as you get back."

"TV station?"

Zhang Yan frowned slightly, then shook his head and said, "It shouldn't make a difference of an hour or two!"

As he spoke, he lunged at him again.

Chen Hong lifted her legs and placed both feet against his chest, scolding him playfully, "What if it's something important? Go check it out first, don't let it interfere with the important matter."

Is there anything more 'righteous' than this?!
Although unwilling, seeing Chen Hong's resolute attitude, Zhang Yan had no choice but to leave the sofa dejectedly.

Seeing him straightening his clothes with a stern face, Chen Hong hugged him from behind again, teasingly saying, "I'll buy some good wine and food tonight to welcome you back." Zhang Yan grasped her heart in return, saying, "I don't want to eat anything except this dish."

"You're such a deadbeat!"

Chen Hong said coquettishly, "Then I'll prepare a surprise for you tonight, is that alright?"

"That depends on how surprised you are..."

The two cuddled and kissed for a while longer before Zhang Yan reluctantly left the house.

Speechless all the way.

Upon arriving at the television station, he was personally received by Deputy Director Ma Yuan, who then laid out three packets of instant noodles on his desk.

From left to right, they are Guangming Braised Beef Noodles, Guangming Seafood Noodles, and Guangming Garlic Meat Sauce Noodles.

So that's why they called me here.

Zhang Yan was somewhat speechless, but he certainly couldn't show it in front of Ma Yuan, so he could only pretend to be excited and ask, "When was this made?! How does it taste?!"

"It was just finished a couple of days ago."

Ma Yuan said with a smile, "The packaging was redesigned by the station's graphic designer—as for the taste, you'll know once you try it."

As he spoke, he instructed his secretary to bring in the bowls, plates, and hot water that had been prepared beforehand.

Zhang Yan then pretended to be excited and snatched the kettle, personally filling each bowl with water.

five minutes later.

Zhang Yan tasted all three flavors of instant noodles, then gave a thumbs up with a look of delight: "For instant noodles, this tastes absolutely amazing!"

He was exaggerating somewhat, but under the heavy oil and aroma of the meat sauce packet, the taste of Bright Dairy instant noodles did indeed make a qualitative leap.

At least for now, it's in a class of its own in the country.

"Hahaha……"

Ma Yuan laughed heartily. The tertiary industry enterprises are the most troublesome problem for the TV station. If Guangming Flour Mill can be revived in his hands, who will be qualified to compete with him for the position after the station director retires?
Although it was Zhang Yan's idea, wasn't it also the result of my own discerning eye for talent?

The more confident he was in the meat sauce packet instant noodles, the more he looked at Zhang Yanshun.

"If this batch of instant noodles can successfully turn the situation around after it hits the market, then Mr. Zhang, you will be a great hero to our TV station."

"I dare not accept that."

Zhang Yan quickly replied modestly, "I only talked a lot. The ones who truly made solid achievements were our station leaders and the workers of Guangming Flour Mill."

He paused, then cautiously added, "However, even if we improve our taste, we can't let the quality decline. Otherwise, we'll be at a disadvantage once others start imitating and copying us."

"Don't worry about that."

Seeing that Zhang Yan did not take credit and was even more concerned about the flour mill, Ma Yuan was even more satisfied. So he revealed some inside information: "In a couple of days, I will nominate Chen Zhipeng as the deputy director of the flour mill, and he will be in charge of production quality issues."

what? !

The advertising department is a lucrative position at the TV station. Chen Zhipeng's position as deputy director is far more prestigious than that of a factory director in a tertiary industry. Even being transferred to the position of factory director would be considered a demotion, let alone deputy factory director...

Seeing Zhang Yan's strange expression, Ma Yuan explained, "This is also Chen Zhipeng's own idea. He feels that there are too many rules in the station and he can't make full use of his abilities. He hopes to make a name for himself in the enterprise. Once the flour mill starts to do well, the station will promote him to a higher position."

That's what happened.

Chen Zhipeng does often complain about the rules and regulations of the TV station, but his courage in taking the initiative to request a transfer is admirable.

Ma Yuan invited Zhang Yan this time, not just to try the instant noodles. His real purpose was to have Zhang Yan add some product placement for Bright Dairy instant noodles to the script.

That's quite simple.

Zhang Yan immediately wrote a passage describing the lively scene of the Major Crimes Unit returning to the Economic Development Zone Branch Bureau, hungry and exhausted, after solving the "film crew murder case," and having instant noodles as a late-night snack.

After watching the video, Deputy Director Ma praised Zhang Yan highly.

When Zhang Yan was leaving, Ma Yuan personally escorted him downstairs and had the logistics department give Zhang Yan a large bag of things, saying it was a benefit for the station's employees and that young people would definitely find it useful.

When Zhang Yan left the TV station and opened the package, he found it contained several large boxes of condoms.

It seems that his affair with Chen Hong is not a secret among the leaders of Taiwan, and Ma Yuan's actions can be seen as tacit approval of the matter, while also reminding Zhang Yan not to cause any deaths.

Since that's the attitude of the leaders.

Zhang Yan had nothing to fear and charged back with great fanfare.

Upon entering, he saw that Chen Hong was not in the living room. Just as he was about to call out, something hard pressed against the back of his head.

Zhang Yan froze, thinking he was being robbed, but then Chen Hong's voice came from behind him: "Don't move, hands up!"

Turning around, I saw Chen Hong wearing a Type 89 policewoman summer uniform. Her upper body looked dignified, solemn, and serious, but her skirt revealed two pale thighs, and she wasn't even wearing shoes or socks...

(End of this chapter)