Best friend turned enemy? Marrying the villain, if she runs, I'll run too.

Red Hacker Pictures.

After Meng Tang parked the car, her assistant Tong Tong came to greet her.

"Sister Tang, a new person has joined the company. I heard that the manager personally invited her. She studied abroad and graduated with a degree in drama and film directing. She's here to take our jobs!"

Tong Tong had only graduated for less than two years. The young woman was full of energy and enthusiasm, and her personality matched Meng Tang's perfectly.

After transmigrating, Meng Tang immediately fired her sluggish and unserious assistant and chose Tong Tong, a recent graduate whom no one else wanted.

The young girl was very grateful to Meng Tang for recognizing her talent and listened to her every word. She was proactive and serious in her work, which greatly reduced Meng Tang's workload.

Like many young people, Tong Tong loves gossip. She knows all the gossip in the company and then tells Meng Tang everything in a rush.

When Meng Tang heard that a new employee had joined the company, and that he had even returned from studying abroad, her heart skipped a beat.

If she wasn't mistaken, this was a plot point from the original book, so this newcomer should be—

"Xiao Meng, you've come at the perfect time. Let me formally introduce you. This is Chu Weiwei, a professional director who graduated from the Department of Drama and Film after studying in France."

Chu Weiwei wore a white dress, like a pure white lotus rising from the mud. After making eye contact with Meng Tang, she smiled and took the initiative to extend her hand to greet him.

"Hello, Senior Meng. My name is Chu Weiwei. I'm new here, so please take care of me."

That's right, in the original novel, Chu Weiwei also worked at Red Hack Pictures. This was a deliberate arrangement by the author to give her scenes with the male lead.

Because Chu Weiwei's first drama after taking office was with the male lead Cheng Youjun, and the two were on a love story of reunion after a long separation.

Cheng Youjun fell in love with Chu Weiwei at first sight while in France, and their relationship rapidly developed during the filming of this drama.

Like all clichéd Mary Sue novels, Chu Weiwei is a heroine who is both charming and has a golden touch. Of course, the director's first drama must achieve the effect of being an instant hit so that readers can enjoy it.

Meng Tang put on a professional fake smile and shook hands with her. "I should be the same age as you, just call me by my name."

"The company is in need of a professional director like Weiwei. We happen to have two projects on hand recently. One is a period detective drama, which is the one that Xiao Meng is currently working on."

"The other one is a modern romance novel with a mind-bending plot, where the male and female leads swap souls. The current young market likes this kind of novelty, and the company was worried about not having anyone to take over. Well, here you are, Weiwei."

As a transmigrator, Meng Tang naturally knew more about the upcoming plot than any of the fictional characters.

With the female lead involved, it was inevitable that the ancient costume detective drama she was working on would fail in the end, while the modern romance drama that Chu Weiwei took over became a hit across the internet as soon as it aired.

Sure enough, the manager added, "But the company is currently short of funds, and we'll have to rely on you two directors to raise the necessary capital for the project."

"Xiao Meng has almost finished talking with Mr. Sun from Haihui. Weiwei, even though you're new here, you need to work harder. These are the contact details for the investors, so I'll have to trouble you to go and make the arrangements."

Chu Weiwei took the business card, somewhat embarrassed: "Manager, I've never secured investment before and have little experience. I'm afraid I'll mess up the negotiations."

“That’s true. Weiwei, you’ve just graduated and you really don’t have much experience in this area. How about this, Xiaomeng, you take Weiwei with you today and let her learn some negotiation skills from you.”

The original plot was similar, except that in the end, the original owner became a stepping stone for the female lead, and the investment that was about to be made fell through, which the female lead then profited from.

Is Meng Tang the kind of person who would be easily fooled?

Of course not!

She will do everything in her power to make others her suckers!

Meng Tang's eyes flickered, and she readily agreed, "No problem."

After leaving the manager's office, before Chu Weiwei could speak, Meng Tang said first, "Get ready, we're having dinner with President Sun at the Fuduolai Restaurant at 11 o'clock, don't be late."

Chu Weiwei asked, somewhat puzzled, "Aren't we going together?"

"Xiao Chu, you're new here, so you might not be familiar with our company. We're a relatively new company and quite poor. Several of us share one van, so when we go out to solicit investment, my assistant and I usually drive there ourselves."

The implication is that she will only bring her own assistant, and will not bring any other unimportant people.

Chu Weiwei, being the female lead, understood Meng Tang's implication and smiled, saying, "I understand, I'll be there on time."

After Meng Tang left, Chu Weiwei's phone rang; it was Cheng Youjun calling.

On the other end of the phone, Cheng Youjun's tone was very gentle: "How are you doing on your first day at the company? Are your colleagues easy to get along with?"

"Everything is fine, it's just..."

Chu Weiwei hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.

Cheng Youjun noticed something was wrong: "What's wrong? Did someone bully you?"

"It wasn't bullying, it's just that I felt like Sister Meng didn't really like me."

Cheng Youjun quickly guessed: "Meng? It's Meng Tang?"

"Brother Youjun, do you know Sister Meng?"

He didn't just know her; this woman seemed to want to pounce on him whenever she saw him. She was incredibly annoying.

"I understand. I'll handle this. Don't worry about it. Just focus on your work."

*

Meng Tang plans to sign the contract with Haihui today, so she is carefully reviewing the terms of the contract with Tong Tong.

The phone on the table rang.

Meng Tang glanced at the caller ID and saw that it read "Debt Collector".

With a furrowed brow and an undisguised look of disgust, he hung up the phone.

But the other party seemed determined to succeed, and even after Meng Tang hung up on him, he continued to attack.

Meng Tang finally answered the phone, but put it on speakerphone.

"Meng Tang?"

A familiar, magnetic male voice came from the other end of the phone. At first, Tong Tong wondered who was calling so persistently.

Seeing Meng Tang's disgusted expression, he thought it was a harassing call, but upon hearing the voice, he realized it was Cheng Youjun.

Tong Tong looked at Meng Tang, who had a cold expression, with great surprise.

Then look at the nickname for Cheng Youjun on the phone—Debt Collector.

What's going on? Tang Jie isn't obsessed with Cheng Youjun. It's said that she joined the company as a director specifically to make Cheng Youjun famous.

She was incredibly accommodating to Cheng Youjun, practically living in his shadow.

She helped him secure investment and tailored scripts for him to film. All along, Meng Tang had kept his phone number with the affectionate nickname "Youjun," followed by a heart emoji.

Everyone in the company knows that Meng Tang likes Cheng Youjun to the point of obsession.

But today, things seem a little different.

When did Sister Tang change his contact name to "debt collector"?

Tang Jie, who always answers Cheng Youjun's call immediately after just one ring, hung up more than ten times before finally answering impatiently!

"Tell me what it is right away, I'm very busy."