The Vicious Male Supporting Character Only Wants to Focus on His Career - Chapter 6

Chapter 6: Dangerous yet Charming

Zhong Shengwan was on his way to Mingdu. Mingdu was a high-end clubhouse; today, a first-line celebrity in the entertainment industry was having a birthday party there, and people within the circle were gathered in droves.

Hearing the words, he said: “Big Brother Chu, you were the one who made the appointment with me. I waited for half an hour.”

His tone was calm and indifferent, not at all like before when he would quarrel whenever he was unhappy, only to stick close again affectionately after the fight like a little dog wholeheartedly trying to please its master… a puppy?

Chu Jinchen was startled. Realizing he was in the wrong, his tone unconsciously softened quite a bit: “Come over now, I’ll wait for you.”

He had a meeting in the afternoon; this little bit of time at noon was snatched from a busy schedule.

If it were anyone else, communication could be handled over the phone, but Zhong Shengwan was different. If some things weren’t said face-to-face, he would act like an ostrich and pretend he didn’t know.

He didn’t like dragging things out.

As for the engagement—it was even more impossible!

It was just that Grandfather was stubbornly demanding it, even going so far as to use a hunger strike as a threat. To untie the knot, one needed the person who tied it; he could only start with Zhong Shengwan.

Zhong Shengwan: “I have an appointment with Dongdong.” Jin Yundong knew Tao Jian, the first-line artist having the birthday, and had easily obtained an invitation to the birthday party.

The movie Desert Smoke, which Tao Jian invested in and was scheduled to star in, had recently been searching the entire internet for the third male lead—an exiled prince of a foreign tribe who, with the help of the male and female leads, regains his throne.

Zhong Shengwan had been eyeing this drama for several days and had already read the original novel; he was determined to get this role.

Chu Jinchen was very familiar with Zhong Shengwan’s social circle. It wasn’t that he deliberately paid attention, but rather that Zhong Shengwan loved to share everything and was always nagging in his ear.

After hearing it so many times, he couldn’t help but find the names familiar.

Being with that second-generation playboy from the Jin family, who had been fooling around in the entertainment industry since a young age—could that lead to anything good?

He instinctively felt dislike: “Then cancel it.”

In his previous life, from the moment Zhong Shengwan could walk and jump, every decision was made by himself.

For example, sneaking out of the orphanage at age seven to scavenge trash and save money; giving up top-ten grades at age seventeen to enter the entertainment industry; and once again refusing “unspoken rules” (casting couch) at twenty-seven before the Best Actor awards.

Though his life was short, he lived it freely.

Reborn into a new life, there was no reason to live backwards. If he had already made an appointment with someone, only a person without character would break it.

Chu Jinchen: …Just now, did Zhong Shengwan refuse him and even insinuate that he lacked character?

Zhong Shengwan then asked if it was about the engagement, explaining clearly and understandably that this matter was orchestrated entirely by Old Master Chu and that he had only just found out. If Chu Jinchen was unwilling, it could be canceled.

If the phone number wasn’t correct and the voice wasn’t Zhong Shengwan’s, Chu Jinchen would have thought the person on the other end was a stranger: “Are you truly willing to cancel the engagement?”

It was probably some tactic of playing hard to get.

Zhong Shengwan: “Of course. I was immature before and caused you a lot of trouble, Big Brother Chu. I won’t do it again in the future.”

He actually really wanted to grab Chu Jinchen by the collar and go “Zuan” (curse him out) once for all the things the “Zhong Shengwan” in the book endured. But being out in the world, and since many things in the book hadn’t happened yet, he ultimately couldn’t go “overbearing CEO” on him.

Besides, Chu Jinchen’s status as the male protagonist in the book was very intimidating.

Such a person was almost the representative of turning bad luck into good and escaping disasters; it was better to distance oneself peacefully rather than cause a total collapse. Otherwise, what if the Zhong family was affected?

Zhong Shengwan cherished this life with family very much and did not want to cause waves.

After thinking it over, he also told Chu Jinchen about Old Master Chu’s failing health: “Grandpa Chu is probably looking out for you in his own way. Perhaps you two should have an open and honest talk.”

Although Old Master Chu didn’t want Chu Jinchen to know his body was failing, human hearts are biased; Zhong Shengwan didn’t want his own family to be resented by Chu Jinchen.

If anything happened in the future, he wasn’t going to take the blame for this.

Chu Jinchen: “…”

Brain cancer?

He almost couldn’t stand steadily. Many details he hadn’t noticed due to his busy work surfaced—the old man had lost a lot of weight recently, his complexion was poor, and he was always looking at old photos…

Zhong Shengwan: “I originally wanted to tell you these things in person, but you’re busy… my dad is calling, so that’s it?”

He made up an excuse and hung up the phone directly.

At the Clubhouse, Birthday Banquet

The gift Zhong Shengwan gave to Tao Jian was a diamond brooch, and he even added Tao Jian’s contact information.

Jin Yundong watched with his heart racing. Aside from Chu Jinchen, when had Zhong Shengwan ever been so polite and thoughtful to anyone else? Was he shifting his affections?

But of all people, why fall for Tao Jian, a playboy who rose to the top by relying on women? If Uncle Zhong or Big Brother Zhong found out, wouldn’t his legs be broken!

While Tao Jian was busy exchanging pleasantries with others, he pulled Zhong Shengwan aside for a lecture.

This included, but was not limited to, the sinister nature of the entertainment industry and the sweet-faced but cold-hearted nature of its people. In short, a “silly, white, and sweet” (naive) rich beauty like Zhong Shengwan would never get out if he fell in.

Zhong Shengwan smiled and agreed: “I know.”

Jin Yundong had single eyelids; when he laughed, his eyes narrowed into slits, making him look very good-natured. In reality, he was a little fox-like character; otherwise, his family wouldn’t let him mix with all sorts of people.

But despite the mixing, he knew who was close and who was distant. Someone like Zhong Shengwan was in the core circle—a biological brother from another mother.

Hearing this, he breathed a sigh of relief: “It’s good that you know.”

Zhong Shengwan: “But I want to give it a try.”

Jin Yundong: “…Huh?”

In the distance,

A famous director watched Jin Yundong and Zhong Shengwan standing very close. His gaze lingered on Zhong Shengwan’s face and body for several rounds before he gestured to Tao Jian: “Top-tier… these young masters really have wide connections. Where did he get him from? Is he introducing him into the circle?”

He wanted to find out early. Once the people above were tired of playing, with those looks, keeping him for a couple of years wouldn’t be out of the question.

Tao Jian’s hair almost stood on end. He warned in a low voice: “Director Liu, shut up! The person the Young Master of the Jin family calls ‘Little Young Master’ and follows around to serve…”

Director Liu’s reckless gaze snapped back instantly. He whispered: “Thanks, brother. I’ll buy you dinner another day.”

He thought to himself that it was lucky he didn’t ask Jin Yundong directly. That young man, not even of age yet, was full of schemes and had a massive background. If he were to be held in a grudge…

With lingering fear, he wiped his sweat and went far away to greet others, pretending nothing had happened.

On Zhong Shengwan’s side, he didn’t hide his desire to enter the entertainment industry from Jin Yundong.

Jin Yundong didn’t believe Zhong Shengwan’s “nonsense” about it not being for Chu Jinchen. Finally, he steeled himself: “If you can persuade your father and elder brother, forget just introducing a Tao Jian—I’ll even be your manager!”

Zhong Shengwan: “It’s a deal.”

In his previous life, he hadn’t gone to university, and Zhong Shengwan felt regret about it—especially when anti-fans attacked him for his low education level. But at that time, earning money was more important; he desperately needed the security that money provided.

He didn’t expect that by a stroke of luck, he would end up in the industry he loved most. Even if the water in this industry was very murky, there were also many people who did things with true heart.

He had suffered grievances and gained glory; he never regretted it.

In this life, Zhong Shengwan’s heart was as firm as a rock.

He planned to take a year off from school to act properly in the circle. Once he achieved results and let his family know he wasn’t just playing around or doing it for a non-existent romance, things would be easier to handle later.

Having achieved his purpose at the clubhouse, Zhong Shengwan didn’t stay long.

He didn’t let Jin Yundong see him off and called a car directly. Halfway there, for some reason, the car he was in had a minor scrape with another car. That car was expensive; thanks to the original “Zhong Shengwan’s” love for cars, one glance told him it was worth at least eight figures.

Both cars pulled over to the side.

Zhong Shengwan got out and saw the rear window of the scraped car was halfway open.

The man in the back seat had a face that was extremely handsome yet extremely cold, looking truly as if carved from marble without a single smile line.

This kind of handsomeness was different from Chu Jinchen’s heroic and bright look; it was a noble type of beauty with a hint of dark tones, silent like a tipsy night.

Dangerous yet charming.

He made a professional judgment: if this face were on screen, it would be absolutely stunning!

Then he heard the young man in the driver’s seat speak: “President He, there might be a delay here. I’ll have them send another car over. Could you please wait a moment?”

The man remained unfazed: “Okay.”

Zhong Shengwan: President He, another car sent over… With this look, this surname, and a car of this price, he shouldn’t be unknown.

Of those with the surname He that he could think of from the original book—He Yingnong?

He pulled out his phone to check the calendar and recalled the plot of the original book. Because he was very interested in the character, there was a sentence in the book that had left a deep impression on him: “In He Yingnong’s life, nothing was darker than his twenty-seventh year. In the spring, his mother passed away and he left for Haicheng; in the same year, when the Big Dipper pointed southwest, a car accident occurred, and he could never stand again for the rest of his life.”

When the Big Dipper points southwest, it means the handle of the Big Dipper is pointing in the southwest direction. From this day on, autumn begins; it is known as the Start of Autumn (Liqiu).

This year, the Start of Autumn was August 8th.

And today, was exactly August 8th.

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