I Really Didn’t Want to Be Famous - Chapter 54

Chapter 54: Can You Stop Interrupting Me from Posturing?

The sudden call by Wang Jinxue baffled Lu Yuan.

Is she angry?

But I didn’t seem to say anything wrong, right?

After Wang Jinxue had abruptly hung up, Lu Yuan put his mobile phone away and didn’t seem to care much.

Anyway, he didn’t understand her.

The night’s moonlight was limpid and bright. The rays of light spread over the big plot of land and caused it to reflect many dots of silvery light.

Through the window, the lights of the street far away were waning. With the endless stream of people passing to and fro, it seemed like a city that never slept.

Lu Yuan was fumbling around his pocket. He finally took out a cigarette and lit it.

The spiraling smoke managed to keep his mind at ease temporarily. After he blew out a few smoke rings, Lu Yuan closed his eyes.

He seemed to have not smoked for a long time. After calculating, the last time he smoked was a full seven hours ago.

Seven hours…

It was not easy!

He turned his head slightly to look at Chen Zhixiang and Chen Zhiyun who were quarreling noisily. Even though the two of them still had smiles on their faces, both were surrounded by different groups of people and their energy levels were about the same.

Looking from afar, both seemed like big shots and were surrounded by people, waiting for the arrival of prey at stake.

Lu Yuan, this unfortunate guy, had unluckily become their prey for gambling against each other.

Like the saying, ‘a mountain cannot contain two tigers’, there would always be a big shot with radiating splendor in every class, and these two men were competing to be number 1.

The two of them not only wanted to have the reputation of being helpful toward students, but they also wanted to compete and see who was better!

Lu Yuan shook his head when he thought of this.

He thought that this was dull and boring. He was very speechless.

Lu Yuan returned to his seat after he finished smoking. Chen Zhixiang and Chen Zhiyun had been waiting for a long time.

“Lu Yuan, how is it? Come join my company. I will surely take care of you, you can rest assured. My company is still at the stage of setting out, and there will be a chance for listing on the stock market in the future. If it’s being listed, our people will definitely get special treatment…”

“Lu Yuan, join me instead. What concept do you know of in the entertainment business? I’m an artist under Brother T’s team. Do you know who Brother T is? Famous artists like Xu Huishan, Chen Jiayu, and Xu Guanfeng were all trained by Brother T… Come and join me, we’re old classmates after all, I will not treat you unfairly…”

Both of them looked at Lu Yuan.

Both were very confident and seemed to be looking at a nobody who was struggling to make his choice. In fact, they were both prepared to receive the gaze of longing and greediness from Lu Yuan, as well as his intentions to flatter them from deep within.

After all, even though the positions they had offered were very normal, to an insignificant nobody, it was very sufficient.

They seemed to have had everything in control and were enjoying the sounds of bootlicking and envy from their surroundings. They felt very comfortable.

Among everyone, only Chen Shanbin and a few other quiet girls were sitting in the corner silently, looking at the situation.

The few quiet girls were not suitable for such occasions; hence, they were not interested in such situations of rowdy jeering.

Chen Shanbin’s gaze was indifferent toward everything.

He seemed to be seeing a few clowns while looking at Chen Zhiyun and Chen Zhixiang. He revealed a sense of arrogance beneath his face.

However, after seeing Lu Yuan, he was a bit stunned. He first looked at his phone, then at Lu Yuan, then at his phone again…

After that, his indifferent gaze suddenly turned into shock.

It seemed as though he had seen the most unbelievable thing in his lifetime.

Everything seemed extremely absurd…

And then…

He realized that this group of people seemed even more like clowns now.

“Erm, sorry, I still have work to do. In fact, I’m busier during this period, and I don’t wish to change jobs… If there’s a need to, I will contact you guys again.”

Lu Yuan let out a smile after seeing both their expressions. He didn’t show any expression of flatter, envy, or happiness, only a courteous rejection.

After hearing Lu Yuan’s rejection and seeing his facial expression, the two guys who thought they had everything in control changed their expressions suddenly!

In fact, they thought they had heard wrongly!

Rejected?

Yes, they had been rejected.

At this moment, there was a wave of silence…

“Lu Yuan, you’re crazy. Do you know what you’re doing? Any of them can give you good enough conditions for you to start soaring!” Chen Feng tugged at Lu Yuan subconsciously. He thought that Lu Yuan was out of his mind.

“No thanks, I have work to do. Recently, I’ve been having quite a lot of things to settle, but I still have to thank you for your kindness. If it’s convenient here, I’d like to smoke.” Lu Yuan still shook his head. He even took out a cigarette to lit without hesitation…

“Lu Yuan, what kind of job is more important than the conditions given by both of them? Do you know that Chen Zhixiang’s company had earned a profit of 20 million dollars last year!? Moreover, Chen Zhiyun is a new artist with bright prospects in the entertainment business. His hopes of starring in movies and releasing albums are very high. Don’t be muddled, we’re no longer students! Stop smoking…you’re still smoking!” Chen Feng was a bit anxious.

“Everyone has their own choice, regardless of whether we’re students or adults in society.” Lu Yuan smiled. “Do you want a stick?”

“What stick, you, you’re out of your mind…” Chen Feng’s expression showed how incorrigible he was.

“Lu Yuan, you’re crazy. Have you thought it through!?”

“Lu Yuan, if I can get such a great opportunity, I’d be so grateful beyond words!”

“What rubbish, why’s an ordinary person being so arrogant?”

“This fella doesn’t even want his face. He thinks he is really a big shot!”

“That’s right, he wasn’t good at studies, and he can’t be doing good in society either. Now he’s learning to act all aloof?”

“His brains are really spoilt…”

In an instant, there were countless sounds of jeering, sighing, and gasping coming from around Lu Yuan.

Except for a minority of people who were silent and did not make any comments, the rest were all staring at Lu Yuan. Everyone had already thought Lu Yuan was a nobody. Since there was such a good opportunity for them to bootlick and step on him now, who wouldn’t want to?

Stepping on people was actually very pleasurable!

Lu Yuan looked at the crowd and instantly felt that this alumni gathering was too meaningless. He didn’t think of himself as being superior to them. He just felt this group of classmates had slowly become too snobbish.

He had only rejected this joke-like recruitment, and it felt as though he had committed a grave mistake. What was the meaning of this?

Lu Yuan looked at these people who were sneering at him. Most of them were friends with the two Chens during student times…

Hence, it was normal for them to sneer at him.

“How much is one pack of your cigarettes?”

“Eight dollars.”

“How much for one bundle?”

“Eighty.”

“Do you know how much this one stick of my cigarette is?”

“Not sure.”

“More than the cost of your bundle.”

“Oh and then?”

“Do you intend to smoke trash cigarettes your entire life?”

“Yes, that’s right.” Lu Yuan nodded and looked at Chen Zhixiang. He didn’t even like the tastes of other cigarettes.

Even though this cigarette was cheap, the taste was considered acceptable to him.

“That’s why you will always be a poor soul in this life. You don’t even cherish such a good opportunity in front of you, what are you other than a poor soul?” This time, someone beside Chen Zhixiang stood out and pointed at Lu Yuan coldly.

His voice was ear-piercing, but Lu Yuan looked at him and the rest indifferently…

He felt that this was a bit of an irony.

In the corner, a few quiet girls were staring at their phones and then at Lu Yuan who was smoking in the crowd. He wasn’t looking frantic at all…

This wasn’t awkwardness nor inferiority. Moreover, it wasn’t some kind of shame either.

It was confidence!

The girls could feel an extremely confident trait in Lu Yuan.

They lowered their heads, wanting to take a photo of Lu Yuan, but the notification of a video popped out on their phones and they were dumbfounded.

“Actually, I’m a direc…..” Lu Yuan looked at the crowd and straightened his body.

For such an alumni gathering, it didn’t matter even if he wasn’t there.

To flaunt and make comparisons, it all felt very unrefined.

He made a posture and turned his body to leave.

He was rather confident and at ease.

“Du Du Du.”

“Sorry, I need to take a call…” Just when Lu Yuan was about to reveal the truth, his phone rang again.

“Hello, Lu Yuan, I’m downstairs, are you free now?”

“I’m good.”

“I’ll come up then, I’m really very sincere…”

“I really don’t wish to sign with China Gold…..”

“There’s no harm in listening to my conditions first. You’re upstairs, right? I’m coming up now…”

“Alright then.”

Lu Yuan ended the call and looked at everyone. They didn’t hear Lu Yuan’s voice but were feeling more unhappy seeing how Lu Yuan was unwilling to admit his mistake.

Especially the few people next to Chen Zhiyun, they seemed ready to stand out and start a sneering session again…

“Honestly, I’m a…” Lu Yuan was prepared to lay out his cards once again and give them a confident rearview, but…

“Bang!”

He was only halfway through his words when the door opened.

“…”

“A’Yuan, I’ve made some edits to the S-grade contract. Take a look at the contract first, and we can talk again regarding the rest……” Tang Chong was panting heavily as he ran over. It was as though the cake would fly away if he was any slower.

“…” Lu Yuan was interrupted again just when he was planning to take a posture and lay out his cards.

The scene made Lu Yuan feel extremely awkward once again…

The incomparable confidence trait in him had vanished.

F*ck, could you have appeared after I finished speaking?