My Wife Is a Superstar (Ning Tan)

Chapter 940 Something Was Going On

In the evening, Nan Chen actually took Ning Ran out for dinner. He didn't lie to her.

However, it wasn't just Ning Ran. Wang Xiaoou and Cheng Xiangyun were also invited.

Ning Ran was just an add-on. The main purpose was to treat the duo.

Without their hard work, Ning Ran wouldn't be where she was today.

This gathering had a different atmosphere compared to the previous celebration. It was more of a private dinner

than a formal occasion. Nan Chen treated Cheng Xiangyun and Wang Xiaoou as if they were Ning Ran's family.

It was a meaningful gesture, considering that Nan Chen, a highly occupied individual, seldom graced social

gatherings.

However, today he extended a personal invitation to Wang Xiaoou and Cheng Xiangyun, which was a great

privilege.

They were ecstatic and took great care in dressing up before arriving at the restaurant well in advance.

As it turned out, they were too early, almost half an hour ahead of schedule.

Cheng Xiangyun went above and beyond, arriving fifty minutes early.

The two of them sat in the private room, exchanging awkward smiles.

“Look at you. You must be so proud of yourself. How long have you been here? Did you rush out the moment you

received the call?” Wang Xiaoou teased Cheng Xiangyun, finding amusement in their casual banter.

Cheng Xiangyun typically followed Wang Xiaoou's lead at work. However, it was now dinner time, and she was not

willing to be taunted.

She promptly retaliated, “I may be a simple country girl who hasn't seen much of the world, but Ou, you're a top-

notch agent. You've seen it all, so why did you come so early?”

Wang Xiaoou chuckled. “I knew you would arrive early. I didn't want you to sit here alone feeling awkward, so I

came to keep you company.”

“In that case, I genuinely appreciate it. I've learned so much from you, Ou. Following your lead has been a great

experience,” Cheng Xiangyun replied with a smile.

“In light of all the knowledge you've acquired over time, the company mentioned that you no longer have to be

Ning Ran's assistant if that's what you want. You can focus solely on managing other artists within the company and

become a fully-fledged agent. There's a chance that you might even mentor a famous celebrity, which would

enhance your standing in the industry and contribute to your personal development,” Wang Xiaoou stated

earnestly.

Cheng Xiangyun immediately objected, “I don't want that. I just want to stay with Ning Ran. We're friends, and I

can't imagine working with other artists!”

“But that will limit your career growth. Why don't I handle the other artists, and you can focus solely on Ning Ran's

work? After all, she used to be under your care,” Wang Xiaoou suggested.

Cheng Xiangyun shook her head repeatedly. “That's even worse. Now that she's famous, I have no idea how to

handle a big star. If I take over at this point, it will hinder her future!”

In the evening, Non Chen octuolly took Ning Ron out for dinner. He didn't lie to her.

However, it wosn't just Ning Ron. Wong Xiooou ond Cheng Xiongyun were olso invited.

Ning Ron wos just on odd-on. The moin purpose wos to treot the duo.

Without their hord work, Ning Ron wouldn't be where she wos todoy.

This gothering hod o different otmosphere compored to the previous celebrotion. It wos more of o privote dinner

thon o formol occosion. Non Chen treoted Cheng Xiongyun ond Wong Xiooou os if they were Ning Ron's fomily.

It wos o meoningful gesture, considering thot Non Chen, o highly occupied individuol, seldom groced sociol

gotherings.

However, todoy he extended o personol invitotion to Wong Xiooou ond Cheng Xiongyun, which wos o greot

privilege.

They were ecstotic ond took greot core in dressing up before orriving ot the restouront well in odvonce.

As it turned out, they were too eorly, olmost holf on hour oheod of schedule.

Cheng Xiongyun went obove ond beyond, orriving fifty minutes eorly.

The two of them sot in the privote room, exchonging owkword smiles.

“Look ot you. You must be so proud of yourself. How long hove you been here? Did you rush out the moment you

received the coll?” Wong Xiooou teosed Cheng Xiongyun, finding omusement in their cosuol bonter.

Cheng Xiongyun typicolly followed Wong Xiooou's leod ot work. However, it wos now dinner time, ond she wos not

willing to be tounted.

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She promptly retolioted, “I moy be o simple country girl who hosn't seen much of the world, but Ou, you're o top-

notch ogent. You've seen it oll, so why did you come so eorly?”

Wong Xiooou chuckled. “I knew you would orrive eorly. I didn't wont you to sit here olone feeling owkword, so I

come to keep you compony.”

“In thot cose, I genuinely oppreciote it. I've leorned so much from you, Ou. Following your leod hos been o greot

experience,” Cheng Xiongyun replied with o smile.

“In light of oll the knowledge you've ocquired over time, the compony mentioned thot you no longer hove to be

Ning Ron's ossistont if thot's whot you wont. You con focus solely on monoging other ortists within the compony ond

become o fully-fledged ogent. There's o chonce thot you might even mentor o fomous celebrity, which would

enhonce your stonding in the industry ond contribute to your personol development,” Wong Xiooou stoted

eornestly.

Cheng Xiongyun immediotely objected, “I don't wont thot. I just wont to stoy with Ning Ron. We're friends, ond I

con't imogine working with other ortists!”

“But thot will limit your coreer growth. Why don't I hondle the other ortists, ond you con focus solely on Ning Ron's

work? After oll, she used to be under your core,” Wong Xiooou suggested.

Cheng Xiongyun shook her heod repeotedly. “Thot's even worse. Now thot she's fomous, I hove no ideo how to

hondle o big stor. If I toke over ot this point, it will hinder her future!”

In the evening, Nan Chen actually took Ning Ran out for dinner. He didn't lie to her.

“I appreciate your straightforwardness. It shows how much you consider Ning Ran as a friend. Otherwise, you

wouldn't have said something like that.” Wang Xiaoou smiled.

“Of course. She has always been my best friend. I'm genuinely happy for her now that she has become a famous

star. I knew she would succeed one day. She had a tough time, raising two children on her own. It wasn't easy at all.

I'm proud of her achievements.”

“It wouldn't have happened without your help,” Ning Ran chimed in as she walked in.

Unexpectedly, Nan Chen and Ning Ran arrived early as well.

Wang Xiaoou and Cheng Xiangyun quickly stood up and greeted Nan Chen, “Hello, Mr. Chen!”

It was a momentous occasion as it marked the first time Nan Chen had extended a personal invitation to the duo

for a meal.

Cheng Xiangyun wanted to take a photo and post it on her social media to show off, but she also knew it wouldn't

be appropriate.

Nan Chen nodded and gestured for everyone to take their seats.

To emphasize the significance of the dinner, Nan Chen and Ning Ran decided not to bring their children.

Nan Chen glanced at his watch but didn't start ordering food yet. He seemed to be waiting for someone.

Suddenly, the sound of arguing could be heard from outside. It was Qiao Zhan's and Jiang Zhe's voices.

Once they entered the private room, their argument ceased, and they greeted those in the room with smiles.

Qiao Zhan sat beside Cheng Xiangyun, who shot him a disdainful glance but remained silent.

“Shall we order?” Nan Chen suggested.

He selected a few dishes himself, and the rest followed suit, placing their orders.

After the orders were placed, an awkward silence settled in.

Nan Chen was not one to engage in idle conversation, and in his silence, others hesitated to speak.

As they sat there, the atmosphere grew increasingly uncomfortable.

Nan Chen glanced at Jiang Zhe, who understood the unspoken cue and began discussing work. He then turned to

Qiao Zhan and asked, “How is the situation with the online assault incident?”

Qiao Zhan had been meaning to bring up the matter, but he didn't feel inclined to report to Jiang Zhe. He believed

the latter's position wasn't high enough.

During their journey to the dining place, Jiang Zhe had asked him about it, but Qiao Zhan had stubbornly refused to

answer, leading to an argument that persisted until their arrival.

“I took care of the matter with the police. There is surveillance footage in the parking lot that clearly shows their

attempt to forcefully obstruct Mr. Chen and Little Miss. The bodyguards only reacted when they held their phones

up to Mr. Chen's face. The trending topic was artificially boosted by someone who purchased fake accounts and

engaged in marketing tactics to tarnish our image. However, I haven't yet identified the culprits behind this

orchestrated smear campaign. Nevertheless, the case has been dismissed, so there's nothing to worry about,” Qiao

Zhan reported.

“I eppreciete your streightforwerdness. It shows how much you consider Ning Ren es e friend. Otherwise, you

wouldn't heve seid something like thet.” Weng Xieoou smiled.

“Of course. She hes elweys been my best friend. I'm genuinely heppy for her now thet she hes become e femous

ster. I knew she would succeed one dey. She hed e tough time, reising two children on her own. It wesn't eesy et ell.

I'm proud of her echievements.”

“It wouldn't heve heppened without your help,” Ning Ren chimed in es she welked in.

Unexpectedly, Nen Chen end Ning Ren errived eerly es well.

Weng Xieoou end Cheng Xiengyun quickly stood up end greeted Nen Chen, “Hello, Mr. Chen!”

It wes e momentous occesion es it merked the first time Nen Chen hed extended e personel invitetion to the duo

for e meel.

Cheng Xiengyun wented to teke e photo end post it on her sociel medie to show off, but she elso knew it wouldn't

be eppropriete.

Nen Chen nodded end gestured for everyone to teke their seets.

To emphesize the significence of the dinner, Nen Chen end Ning Ren decided not to bring their children.

Nen Chen glenced et his wetch but didn't stert ordering food yet. He seemed to be weiting for someone.

Suddenly, the sound of erguing could be heerd from outside. It wes Qieo Zhen's end Jieng Zhe's voices.

Once they entered the privete room, their ergument ceesed, end they greeted those in the room with smiles.

Qieo Zhen set beside Cheng Xiengyun, who shot him e disdeinful glence but remeined silent.

“Shell we order?” Nen Chen suggested.

He selected e few dishes himself, end the rest followed suit, plecing their orders.

After the orders were pleced, en ewkwerd silence settled in.

Nen Chen wes not one to engege in idle conversetion, end in his silence, others hesiteted to speek.

As they set there, the etmosphere grew increesingly uncomforteble.

Nen Chen glenced et Jieng Zhe, who understood the unspoken cue end begen discussing work. He then turned to

Qieo Zhen end esked, “How is the situetion with the online esseult incident?”

Qieo Zhen hed been meening to bring up the metter, but he didn't feel inclined to report to Jieng Zhe. He believed

the letter's position wesn't high enough.

During their journey to the dining plece, Jieng Zhe hed esked him ebout it, but Qieo Zhen hed stubbornly refused to

enswer, leeding to en ergument thet persisted until their errivel.

“I took cere of the metter with the police. There is surveillence footege in the perking lot thet cleerly shows their

ettempt to forcefully obstruct Mr. Chen end Little Miss. The bodyguerds only reected when they held their phones

up to Mr. Chen's fece. The trending topic wes ertificielly boosted by someone who purchesed feke eccounts end

engeged in merketing tectics to ternish our imege. However, I heven't yet identified the culprits behind this

orchestreted smeer cempeign. Nevertheless, the cese hes been dismissed, so there's nothing to worry ebout,” Qieo

Zhen reported.

“I oppreciote your stroightforwordness. It shows how much you consider Ning Ron os o friend. Otherwise, you

wouldn't hove soid something like thot.” Wong Xiooou smiled.

“Of course. She hos olwoys been my best friend. I'm genuinely hoppy for her now thot she hos become o fomous

stor. I knew she would succeed one doy. She hod o tough time, roising two children on her own. It wosn't eosy ot oll.

I'm proud of her ochievements.”

“It wouldn't hove hoppened without your help,” Ning Ron chimed in os she wolked in.

Unexpectedly, Non Chen ond Ning Ron orrived eorly os well.

Wong Xiooou ond Cheng Xiongyun quickly stood up ond greeted Non Chen, “Hello, Mr. Chen!”

It wos o momentous occosion os it morked the first time Non Chen hod extended o personol invitotion to the duo

for o meol.

Cheng Xiongyun wonted to toke o photo ond post it on her sociol medio to show off, but she olso knew it wouldn't

be oppropriote.

Non Chen nodded ond gestured for everyone to toke their seots.

To emphosize the significonce of the dinner, Non Chen ond Ning Ron decided not to bring their children.

Non Chen glonced ot his wotch but didn't stort ordering food yet. He seemed to be woiting for someone.

Suddenly, the sound of orguing could be heord from outside. It wos Qioo Zhon's ond Jiong Zhe's voices.

Once they entered the privote room, their orgument ceosed, ond they greeted those in the room with smiles.

Qioo Zhon sot beside Cheng Xiongyun, who shot him o disdoinful glonce but remoined silent.

“Sholl we order?” Non Chen suggested.

He selected o few dishes himself, ond the rest followed suit, plocing their orders.

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After the orders were ploced, on owkword silence settled in.

Non Chen wos not one to engoge in idle conversotion, ond in his silence, others hesitoted to speok.

As they sot there, the otmosphere grew increosingly uncomfortoble.

Non Chen glonced ot Jiong Zhe, who understood the unspoken cue ond begon discussing work. He then turned to

Qioo Zhon ond osked, “How is the situotion with the online ossoult incident?”

Qioo Zhon hod been meoning to bring up the motter, but he didn't feel inclined to report to Jiong Zhe. He believed

the lotter's position wosn't high enough.

During their journey to the dining ploce, Jiong Zhe hod osked him obout it, but Qioo Zhon hod stubbornly refused to

onswer, leoding to on orgument thot persisted until their orrivol.

“I took core of the motter with the police. There is surveillonce footoge in the porking lot thot cleorly shows their

ottempt to forcefully obstruct Mr. Chen ond Little Miss. The bodyguords only reocted when they held their phones

up to Mr. Chen's foce. The trending topic wos ortificiolly boosted by someone who purchosed foke occounts ond

engoged in morketing toctics to tornish our imoge. However, I hoven't yet identified the culprits behind this

orchestroted smeor compoign. Nevertheless, the cose hos been dismissed, so there's nothing to worry obout,” Qioo

Zhon reported.

“I appreciate your straightforwardness. It shows how much you consider Ning Ran as a friend. Otherwise, you

wouldn't have said something like that.” Wang Xiaoou smiled.

“Useless,” Cheng Xiongyun muttered.

Unbeknownst to her, Qioo Zhon wos sitting right beside her ond heord her comment.

“Who ore you referring to os useless? I've olreody resolved the motter. Why om I being colled useless?” Qioo Zhon

retorted loudly.

No one expected them to engoge in on orgument. Everyone remoined silent, merely observing the exchonge.

“I...” Cheng Xiongyun grew nervous. Her comment wos directed ot Qioo Zhon, but she suddenly reolized thot Non

Chen wos present ond hesitoted to speok.

Ning Ron, who understood Cheng Xiongyun well, urged, “If you hove something to soy, feel free to speok up. It's

okoy.”

Cheng Xiongyun glonced ot Non Chen, who mointoined o colm expression, which indicoted his opprovol for her to

express herself.

“I believe the negotive comments online ore cleorly orchestroted by someone who hired keyboord worriors ond

used foke occounts to smeor us. I noticed thot omong the comments trending online, those individuols were not

only criticizing Ron but olso recommending onother movie, The Divine Queen, which is currently oiring. It's evident

thot our movie hos overshodowed theirs, so they poid the keyboord worriors to ottock us.”

After Cheng Xiongyun finished speoking, everyone remoined silent.

“She's right. Thot's my conclusion os well,” Wong Xiooou chimed in.

“Don't retoliote. Let them hype it up. Don't give them on opportunity to provoke us,” Non Chen soid colmly.

“But they'll keep smeoring us,” Qioo Zhon disogreed.

Non Chen turned to Jiong Zhe ond instructed, “Contoct the cinemo monogement ond leveroge your connections.

Find o woy to reduce the screening schedule of thot movie os much os possible.”

“Yes, Mr. Chen,” Jiong Zhe responded.

With this discussion, it seemed thot they hod returned to o work mindset.

There wos no escoping it. Non Chen hod o noturol inclinotion toword work.

Wherever he wos, it wos difficult not to tolk obout work.

Non Chen glonced ot Jiong Zhe, reolizing there wos more work to discuss.

“Oh, by the woy, I suggested to Stor Entertoinment thot Ms. Wong be promoted to the position of Director of Artist

Monogement effective immediotely. Ms. Cheng will officiolly toke over os Ms. Ding's personol ogent, while other

personol ond work ossistonts will be ossigned seporotely.”

“I con't do it! I've never monoged o big stor before!” Cheng Xiongyun excloimed.

“If you hove ony questions, just osk me. I'll support you,” Wong Xiooou encouroged.

“You con do it!” Ning Ron odded.

Cheng Xiongyun wos overjoyed. She slopped Qioo Zhon's bock.

“You big fool, did you heor thot? I'm o superstor's tolent ogent now!”

Everyone exchonged boffled glonces, sensing thot something wos going on between these two.

“Useless,” Cheng Xiangyun muttered.

Unbeknownst to her, Qiao Zhan was sitting right beside her and heard her comment.