Chapter 59 I Am Who I Am

  He Mu finally broke through the layers of siege by reporters after much difficulty and successfully entered the Tiger Wolf Company.

  All colleagues in the company applauded for He Mu's return. During this time, he had endured too much, and the applause was an encouragement to him. However, it made him seem like a triumphant general returning from battle, when in fact he had just been utterly defeated.

  Shi Shi was also in the company, seemingly practicing in a rehearsal room with her teacher, she poked her head out to take a glance at He Mu and then retreated back inside. He Mu wanted to apologize for what happened last time, but looking at her expression it seemed like she hadn't taken it to heart, so he let it go. He'll invite her out for a meal when he has the time, she's not one to hold grudges, especially when it comes to food.

  In the general manager's office, Xiao Fang, Da Tang and He Mu's agent team were all present. Xiao Fang first told him some good news: "The script for the new drama has already started writing, it is expected to be completed in September, but in order to strike while the iron is hot, I have decided to start preparations next month, as soon as the script is finished, we will immediately start filming."

  "Didn't you say the company was short of funds? Won't making this film be a burden?" He Mu asked worriedly, not wanting the company to bear too much pressure just to support him.

  Xiao Fang had already made plans: "By September, the company's previous investment will recover a part of it, but it's still not enough to pay for the new play. However, this play doesn't require our family to invest in it alone. I've thought about it, first confirm a big-name actress as the female lead, and with the influence of the original work, we can definitely get more product placements. I think there should be many domestic airlines that would want Ruan Jing to work on their planes. And since Lu Fei likes playing games, computer and online game placements are a must."

  Upon hearing Xiao Fang's arrangement, He Mu let out a sigh of relief for the company. Next, Da Tang also told him how to handle tomorrow's media meeting and how to respond to unexpected accidents.

  After the internal meeting, He Mu Ben wanted to accompany his girlfriend, but was called away by Tao Qu Duo's phone call to the "Long Gun Short Cannon" bar, where Li Wen Hua and Zuo Jun were also there, comforting the old Tao who had just experienced a lost love.

  Hu Nan Tai's talent show "Finding Purple Lotus" has ended, and the champion is the most popular Zhang Jia Ni. She will also star in Qiong Yao's new play "Another Dream of the Red Chamber" as the female lead, and her co-stars are all established big-name stars. Little Zhang's road to stardom can be said to be exceptionally smooth, which is much easier than He Mu's two supporting roles.

  However, while harvesting her career, her love with Lao Tao also came to an end. It's unclear who was wrong and who was let down. In the words of Tao Yu Duo, they parted ways peacefully and remained good friends. He just didn't feel good about it now, after all, they had been together for more than three years. The feeling of reluctance at parting was still heart-wrenching, even if their emotions hadn't been fully invested.

  The enthusiastic and bitter words of Tao also sparked Li Wen Hua and Zuo Jun's individual views on love. Zuo Jun reminisced about his childhood sweetheart, Bai Si Han, and vowed to take this feeling to the grave. Li Wen Hua talked about each of his girlfriends since puberty, speaking for two hours, averaging 15 minutes per girl. Compared to them, He Mu, who was new to dating and still in the early stages, had nothing much to say, so he just accompanied them drinking.

  That night, three more men got drunk. He Mu, the only sober one, reached into his pocket again, but thinking that he was about to star in a TV series soon, his frustration from losing big eased up a lot.

  To save trouble, He Mu directly sent the three of them to the Tian Di Xuan Huang company, then rushed to Zhang Zilin's residence. A few days ago, he was unable to attend her graduation ceremony in Yunnan, which was a pity, and today he came to make up for it.

  Knocked on Zhi Lin's door, after the door opened, He Mu immediately hugged his beautiful woman tightly, and then the two faces stuck together for a long time, whispering sweet nothings to each other, while He Mu quietly closed the door with his foot.

  It's already eleven o'clock, it's indeed not early, Zhang Zilin decided to take in He Mu. He Mu excitedly rolled around on Zilin's fragrant big bed for a few times, then was thrown onto the sofa.

  That night, he slept restlessly, waking up multiple times with a start, thinking that Zhi Lin would appear before him wearing a white sleep shirt that was almost transparent, and say softly: "Why don't you just go back to bed?"

  Unfortunately, he didn't see that white figure even when dawn broke. In the end, it was Zong Lin who made a delicious breakfast to wake him up.

  Opening his eyes, the sky was already bright. He saw that Zhang Zhi Lin was already dressed and standing in front of him like a small mountain. At this time, his evil thoughts were still there, he reached out to hug Zhang Zhi Lin's waist. Although Zhang Zhi Lin's legs were very stable, but He Mu had recently gained a lot of strength, and it was easy for him to knock Zhang Zhi Lin down and press him under his body.

  He Mu grasped Zhi Lin's waist with one hand and stroked her back with the other, their faces inches apart. He Mu spoke first: "I'm about to film a new drama that includes a kissing scene, I don't know how to do it, can you teach me?" In "Flight Stewardess", Lu Fei and Ruan Jing did have a kiss, but who knows how the script will handle it, let's just assume they did.

  "I won't be able to either, can't teach you, you'd better ask someone else."

  "May I ask you again, won't you get angry? Are you really not angry?" He Mu scratched the itchy skin of Zi Lin.

  Zhang Zilin burst out laughing, her body violently twisting and turning, creating a large area of contact friction with He Mu, making him extremely angry. The beautiful woman's figure was simply too tempting to be a crime.

  "Stop it, can't I be angry?" Zi Lin said with a smile.

  "This is the right attitude," He Mu said with a smile, "it's okay if we don't know each other, we can learn from and improve together. You can't let my first kiss be given to a strange woman, can you?"

  "Brush your teeth first." Zhang Zilin covered He Mu's mouth with his hand, indicating that he agreed.

  He Mu quickly ran to the bathroom to clean up with the toiletries his girlfriend had prepared for him. When he rushed back to the living room, he found that "Where is she???"

  At this time, He Mu's phone rang, it was Zi Lin's text message: I have work to do, I'll leave first, try my skills, and if there's a chance, I'll accompany you to practice, bad guy (*^__^*).

  Yuwen He Muyu swallowed an omelette in one bite and smacked his lips, saying "Not bad."

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  At the press conference organized by Hu Lang Company, reporters from various media outlets had arrived, and while chatting with colleagues about industry gossip, He Mu appeared, his outfit designed by Dolly, handsome but more importantly, exuding an aura of confidence.

  There was no assistant or agent by his side, he walked alone to the front of the stage, facing hundreds of reporters from various media outlets below. He stood on the stage as if it were his own personal stage and everyone else was just an audience member. The momentum of the reporters suddenly weakened, which was quite strange - over a hundred people facing one person should have been overwhelming.

  There is no host, there is no spokesperson, all clarifying work will be done by him alone.

  He Mu picked up the microphone and said with a smile: "I'm delighted that all of you media friends could take out your precious time to attend this press conference. I am He Mu, thanks to all of you, the name He Mu has become somewhat famous, but people are more used to calling me Prince Pork."

  The audience below burst into laughter, and the tense atmosphere relaxed a bit. But what's this, stand-up comedy?

  Guo Siyuan, sitting in the corner, somewhat admired He Mu's courage. Facing over a hundred people alone, he could still make jokes so lightly. Regardless of whether he can turn around his negative image, at least this point makes him qualified to exist in this circle.

  "Some people even cut out the meat and directly call me 'Pig King', because I used to be an ugly fat boy. I think there may be some misunderstandings here, we need to have a face-to-face conversation to clarify things, so as not to mislead the public. I admit that I used to be a fat boy, but I was a handsome fat boy."

  "Don't you admit that your previous image and now are worlds apart?" a tabloid reporter asked first.

  "Is this the image you used to have?" He Mu pointed to the large screen behind him, and Mi Min, who was controlling the computer, immediately brought up a photo of He Mu's ugly and chubby face. It was that widely circulated half-body photo of He Mu, with his eyes narrowed, nose red, mouth corner with a pimple, hair messy like a bird's nest, and his big round face occupying almost half of the space in the photo.

  "That's right, it is." The people below followed with cheers, and Nang Tiren looked.

  He Mu tilted his head, looking left and right, "Indeed, no matter how I look at it, it's not handsome. This photo is probably the most embarrassing thing for me in this life. But the question is, why do I look like this now? Do you know, that friend?" He Mu directly pointed to the inconspicuous Guo Siyuan in the corner.

  Kuo Szu-yuan's first thought was: They must know who I am, but he didn't show any fear, stood up and said: "Maybe it's because of plastic surgery, the technology is so advanced nowadays."

  He Mu motioned for him to sit down, "That's just your personal opinion, do you have any evidence?"

  "Photos are the best evidence," Guo Siyuan said, standing up again. He could only say that with a straight face, but in reality, he was well aware of what had really happened.

  It was just what he said, "Since everyone believes in photos so much, I'll show you some," He Mu's voice had barely fallen when a photo of him at the age of three appeared on the screen, round and chubby, very cute.

  "I'm telling you this is me, you won't doubt it, will you?"

  Reporters started taking pictures one after another, of course without any suspicion. Being so fat at the age of three can't be normal, can it?!

  "He Mu smiled and said: 'No need to rush to take pictures, when everyone leaves I can give you a few more, with my autograph too.'"

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  (PS: Thanks again for the reward from Brother Feng Zhong Fei Cen ~ thank you for your support!)