Forcing Me to Be Reborn?!-Chapter 220 - 189 The Marvels of the Voice Actress Girl
Chapter 220: Chapter 189: The Marvels of the Voice Actress Girl
Chapter 220: Chapter 189: The Marvels of the Voice Actress Girl
At first, when Zhang Qiqi saw Cheng Zhu actually taking the initiative to seek her out, her mood instantly improved greatly.
This girl from a “wealthy family” was so pleased she could hardly contain her excitement.
But after she saw the two words “Xu Shao,” her expression chilled a bit.
She used to be idle, so keeping a few fish in the pond to pass the time didn’t really matter to her.
But now that she was fully focused on Cheng Zhu, those fish seemed superfluous.
In the realm of romantic relationships, there is a rather hurtful saying: “You’re beginning to feel like a waste of my time.”
This was precisely Xu Shao’s current predicament.
Alas, the world of emotions can sometimes be so damn complicated.
Ordinary people think, surely rich folks wouldn’t be played by women, right?
But in reality, even those super-rich second-generation heirs, famous to the point where almost everyone knows them, didn’t they also have their share of regrettable, even embarrassingly ridiculed past incidents when they were young?
Honestly speaking, Zhang Qiqi really didn’t want the name Xu Shao to come from Cheng Zhu’s lips, feeling this person would be a stumbling block in her path to securing a hold on Cheng Zhu.
Fortunately, the matter he spoke of was serious business.
It was about a deal.
But why… would Xu Shao think of buying this shop?
And he didn’t even discuss it with me beforehand?
This isn’t his style at all.
He can’t be thinking this is some kind of surprise for me…
To go and deal with Cheng Zhu, for me, is quite clearly a horror show!
“Ah? I didn’t know about this thing,” Zhang Qiqi replied with such a response.
To tell you that he came to buy the shop is not to ask if you know or not.
The point is merely to distance her relationship with Xu Shao.
Cheng Zhu didn’t intend to have an in-depth conversation with her, he just straightforwardly informed her of the matter.
As for whether Zhang Qiqi, the tool person, could play a key role in this deal, he wasn’t sure.
But he thought it wouldn’t hurt to let her know.
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After chatting briefly with her, Cheng Zhu said he had to attend to some work matters.
In fact, he wasn’t deceiving her; he truly had to start getting busy.
Models for cross-border e-commerce had sent him some photos a few days earlier.
Cheng Zhu sent these pictures to Hu Yan to be drawn.
Initially, Hu Yan was quite surprised.
“Boss, are we switching to foreign models? Tsk tsk, foreigners do have big butts, huh!”
This made him suddenly think that Hu Yan and the half-French, half-Chinese translator Liu Jiani probably had a lot in common.
Hu Yan was now absolutely loving Cheng Zhu, her sugar daddy.
She felt that this sugar daddy was really spoiling her to bits.
Look, the model for the Taobao store suddenly changed, which meant she got another commission for similar pictures, and another paycheck.
And now they’ve switched to international models.
The same product, three different models, three paychecks!
Woah, he’s provided for me three times!
Where else can you find such a generous sugar daddy?
Soon she received a reply from Cheng Zhu: “These are not for the Taobao store, I’m moving on to cross-border e-commerce. So when drawing, you will need to adjust the style too, you get what I mean, right?”
“Got it, should I lean a bit more towards their aesthetic?”
“Correct.”
“Alright, I will ensure to draw well, to contribute my stroke to the grand plans of the boss’s fortune!” she played with a pun.
—Hu Yan, reporting to her lord with a brush!
Just like that, three days whizzed by, and Hu Yan sent over three images, to which Cheng Zhu expressed his satisfaction.
So, he planned to list these three products online today.
Then, he would gradually release more.
Now, six more people had been hired in the studio.
This sort of product listing work was not something Cheng Zhu would do himself anymore; he left it to his staff to take care of the tedious tasks.
After being busy for a while, Wang Anquan, who had just finished class, came to the studio.
Cheng Zhu glanced at him and felt that the guy looked a bit under the weather, with heavy dark circles under his eyes.
After calling him into his office, Cheng Zhu initiated: “You haven’t been indulging in those “dear father gambles, mother falls ill, and brother needs to attend school, and you’ve visited a green therapist who is still fresh at her job, right?”
“Why do you look so drained?”
Wang Anquan didn’t quite understand at first and after some thought, he realized Cheng Zhu was teasing him.
Seeing that Brother Zhu was in the mood for jokes, he responded, “No, Brother Zhu, and it seems like I’m starting to prefer women who are older than me now.”
“There are those too, those kinds of cases: the ex-husband was abusive and a gambler, she’s raising a child with no income, and reluctantly walks a road of no return,” Cheng Zhu replied like he was preparing for a postgraduate entrance examination.
“No, Brother Zhu, recently I’ve been… struggling to learn English!” Wang Anquan said.
Hearing this, Cheng Zhu was genuinely surprised.
“You? Learning English?”
Wang Anquan’s scholastic performance was quite lacking compared to his, and his main weakness was English.
It seemed understandable if you couldn’t grasp mathematics, but indeed there are many students who simply couldn’t absorb English, no matter how hard they rote-learned it.
Wang Anquan was among them.
“Is it because I’m going to start doing cross-border e-commerce?” Cheng Zhu asked.
Wang Anquan nodded.
“Alright, that’s good,” Cheng Zhu nodded slightly in approval.
He always believed that Wang Anquan wasn’t stupid, just looked a bit so.
It was the same in his past life, where he knew clearly that fraternal love was fraternal love, but individual ability was something else.
Even though every college student was indeed a pig!
But you can’t keep being a transparently stupid college student for life, can you?
Wang Anquan had always looked up to Cheng Zhu as a role model.
He knew his chase might seem clumsy, but he wouldn’t choose to give up.
“Oh right, if you’re free this weekend, I plan to arrange a business trip for you, to Guan Yun, take a look at the factory on my behalf, and conduct an inspection,” Cheng Zhu delegated work to him.
“Sure thing,” Wang Anquan agreed.
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In the afternoon, in the design coordination group for the milk tea shop, the designer Xia Liang notified Cheng Zhu and Lin Lu that the first draft of the design rendering had been completed, asking if they had time to come over for a look and to have a face-to-face discussion.
Cheng Zhu was free for the rest of the day and privately messaged Lin Lu, inquiring, “Are you going?”
“Of course! Why wouldn’t I?” she responded.
“Alright, I’ll come and pick you up later,” said Cheng Zhu.
“Okay, I’ll arrange a place with him. Let’s not meet at the company today, I’ll ask him to bring his laptop. How about we just go to Star City and also check out the shop while we’re at it?” Lin Lu suggested.
“Is it because your parents are at the company today?” Cheng Zhu replied directly.
Lin Lu sent a ‘smack you’ emoticon, which was a veiled admission.
In the end, the three of them decided to meet at the Starbucks inside Star City.
At two in the afternoon, he left the studio and drove to the upscale apartment where Lin Lu and Shen Qingning lived together.
The apartment complex had a total of two buildings and was arguably the best in terms of comprehensive conditions near Technology University, with rent that was not cheap.
Lin Lu and Shen Qingning lived in Building A, and he wondered if he should rent a place in Building B as well?
While his thoughts fluttered, Lin Lu came downstairs.
Today, she was wearing a white T-shirt with a brown knit cardigan on top.
Below, she had on a simple pair of black jeans, tucking her white T-shirt into them.
This highlighted her impressive figure even more.
After getting into the car, she buckled up tightly.
“Off we go!” Lin Lu was always so full of vitality.
It was as if they weren’t on their way to discuss business, but heading out for a leisurely drive together instead.
After they arrived at Star City, before entering Starbucks, Lin Lu peeked into a perfume shop.
It was the last day of business for Wu Yuzhou’s perfume shop in Star City.
And so, as the owner, Wu Yuzhou was also there, feeling rather sentimental.
Seeing Cheng Zhu and Lin Lu standing outside the shop, he was taken aback.
“Why has the person at his side changed?” Wu Yuzhou was confused.
“This girl is so cute!” He felt himself being drawn in once again.
Damn it, what’s the deal with this Cheng Zhu!
You’re so close with this cute girl; does the girl from last time know about her?
Luckily, Wu Yuzhou was wiser today, and they simply exchanged glances from a distance, nodding to each other as a greeting.
“Cheng Zhu, this perfume shop is quite flashy,” Lin Lu whispered to Cheng Zhu, slightly on tiptoes, leaning toward his ear.
She thought it was better to whisper while doing a review outside someone’s shop.
Still, there was a noticeable height difference between them, so even on her toes, her lips were a bit far from Cheng Zhu’s ear.
But it’s okay, he would bend down.
Yet, her breath tickling his earlobe was quite an itchy sensation.
“Let’s go in, you’ve seen enough. Let’s head in,” Cheng Zhu said to her.
“Hmm,” she nodded slightly.
Xia Liang arrived earlier than both of them, and as soon as they entered, he immediately motioned to them.
“I’ll go buy the coffee, what would you guys like? It’s on me!” the little rich lady offered energetically.
“Iced Americano.”
“Caramel Macchiato.”
After Lin Lu left, Xia Liang glanced at the perfume shop across from them and marveled, “This location is indeed fantastic.”
He thought Cheng Zhu must have some background, or used some connections, in order to secure such a prime retail space for a milk tea shop.
“Yes, I am almost perfectly satisfied with the location,” Cheng Zhu smiled.
However, in Xia Liang’s view, having the courage to open a milk tea store right opposite Starbucks indeed required guts.
The two didn’t chat much and quickly started reviewing the design together.
Cheng Zhu was basically pleased with Xia Liang’s design, with just a few minor modifications.
“This pickup spot is too small; the area can be larger.”
“Also, this part here, I think the stainless steel section could be enlarged a bit more, to be more prominent, which would be more effective for photos.”
“…”
After about ten minutes of discussion, they efficiently wrapped up the meeting.
Sitting on the side sipping an oat milk latte, Lin Lu couldn’t help but ask, “Just… done?”
“Yeah, we’re done,” Cheng Zhu said.
After Xia Liang left, he turned to Lin Lu, “It’s still early, barely three o’clock. Should I take you home or what?”
“Let’s go back; I’m cooking dinner at home with Qingning today,” Lin Lu said.
“Hmm? Not inviting me?” Cheng Zhu feigned discontent.
“Not this time. This is the first time Qingning and I are attempting to cook at home. We might end up ordering takeout in the end,” Lin Lu declined.
“Oh, then forget it. I don’t want to force myself to come up with compliments after eating something terrible.”
Once they got into the car, Cheng Zhu was the driver again.
While waiting at a red light, his WeChat pinged.
Upon checking, it turned out to be an audio message from Zhang Qiqi.
The little green tea often relied on her slightly nasal voice, sending audio messages from time to time. On several occasions when saying goodnight, she would pretend to be exhausted, with a lazy, sleep-filled voice sending out a “goodnight” as if she was too tired to type, when in reality, she was using her voice for a late-night flirtation.
Cheng Zhu didn’t avoid anything and played it openly in front of Lin Lu.
As soon as the sound started in the car, it began with a drawn-out “Hmm—”
“Hmm— Cheng Zhu, I just went to ask Xu Shao about it, and I helped you gather a bit of insider info,” her slightly nasal voice echoed inside the Land Rover.
Listening to the voice, Lin Lu first furrowed her brows slightly, then the voice acting girl couldn’t help but imitate her speech and repeated the phrase.
“Wow, you’re quite good at speaking nasally!” Cheng Zhu laughed, turning to look at her.
It must be said, the voice actress was really capable; her versatility in changing voices was amazing.
If one had such a girlfriend, they could enjoy numerous private benefits and fun, couldn’t they?
“Nasal? What does that mean?” Lin Lu was puzzled.
Cheng Zhu then realized that, in 2014, there might not have been the term “nasal tone.”
“It’s this kind of voice, all nasal,” he explained.
“Oh, I see. I can go even more nasal, I can nasal you to death! Tsk! What kind of voice can’t I produce?” she instantly became boastful.
The next moment, her voice changed dramatically, and she threw in an internet meme: “Big bro, do you do online love? I have a loli voice.”
Cheng Zhu immediately responded with a pig squeal, “Great, great!”
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