Spoiled by the CEO after amnesia!-Chapter 39: Special Overtime Task

After JJ’s new product photos were featured in the advertisement section of the fashion magazine "Trend Front," they sparked a wave of good reactions.

In the magazine, a pure and beautiful girl wore the simplest white T-shirt and knee-length pleated skirt, her fresh attire complemented by sunscreen in hand, with the lid of the lotion opened and slightly tilted, allowing the white cream to flow into her palm, revealing a sweet and sunny smile. Next to her, the ad copy read:

"I’m a fresh face in society, I cherish my skin under the sun, do you?"

Trend Front was well-known domestically as a "star-making magazine."

Those featured in the magazine, aside from internationally and domestically renowned movie queens and emperors, newcomers would also catch the eyes of major talent agencies or famous directors.

Many young models and utterly unknown artists from the eighteenth tier were desperate to be featured in Trend Front.

Thus, a newcomer capable of making it onto Trend Front was generally assumed by many to have a very powerful background.

Therefore, Jiayi’s sudden appearance was shrouded in a layer of mystery, fueling speculation.

A portion of the youth left messages on the magazine and JJ’s official Weibo account, asking who the fresh-faced model was and whether she was an up-and-coming new star.

Two days later, someone claiming to be a JJ employee leaked information on Weibo:

The girl was just a minor employee at JJ. The original model for JJ’s new product photos was the movie queen Jian Meiyi, who, after offending the big boss behind the scenes at JJ, was replaced by this girl at the last minute.

This leak triggered a huge uproar!

My god, to be able to replace Jian Meiyi!

Within a few days, the phone line at JJ’s public relations department was blown up with calls.

In addition to inquiries about Jiayi’s name and home address, several talent agencies and production teams also called, expressing their interest to have Jiayi audition and fervently inviting her to join show business.

Samuel was always confident in his judgment, yet he was surprised at how successful Jiayi had become this time.

If it weren’t for Huo Zhenyang’s vigilant eyes closely monitoring him from behind, Samuel would have really considered shaping and cultivating this girl.

"Mr. Gu, Director Liang from the production team of ’Harem’s Tale Sequel’ also called," his assistant reported as he knocked on the door, coming in for the nth time that day. "He said that Jiayi’s appearance fits one of the concubine roles in their show and would like to talk to you about it."

As before, Samuel gestured dismissively, "Decline it."

This time, however, his assistant hesitated, lamenting, "Mr. Gu, Director Liang is one of the top directors in the country. Everyone who acts in his dramas becomes famous. All the actors from the first part of ’Harem’s Tale’ rose to stardom. I heard that even A-list stars are vying for roles in this sequel. If Jiayi could join the cast, it would be excellent publicity for our JJ too."

"That’s enough, decline it," Samuel knew this all too well.

From the day when inquiries about Jiayi began to increase, Huo Zhenyang had strictly forbidden him to agree to any of them.

This was Jiayi’s first and last time modeling for an advertisement.

All other photo shoots and performance opportunities were absolutely prohibited.

Did he have a death wish by letting Jiayi audition?

Huo Zhenyang would probably chop him to pieces!

With this thought, Samuel’s lips curled, instructing, "Anyway, I’ll be out of town on a business trip for the next few days, any calls or invitations for our company’s Luo Jiayi, just reject them all."

With the new release, there were many press conferences and news meetings to attend, and Samuel was off to Paris again tonight.

The assistant nodded, "Yes, Mr. Gu."

*

In the marketing department, inside the office.

Tang En’en had just come back from the restroom and excitedly grabbed Jiayi, "Jiayi, I just heard that even the crew of ’Harem’s Tale Sequel’ has called to ask about you! My god, are you about to become famous? Wow, ’Harem’s Tale,’ if you get in, introduce me too, okay? I don’t mind even playing a little palace maid who empties the chamber pots for the concubines!"

"Really shameless!" Jiayi laughed as she gave Tang En’en a gentle smack.

She had absolutely no interest in acting.

’Harem’s Tale’? Isn’t that a really popular palace drama?

Forget it! She was already working at JJ where every day was like a real-life palace intrigue, no need to join another battle in a TV drama! 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Perhaps acting in films might have allowed her family to see her, but the process of filmmaking was too long, and she couldn’t wait.

Now, all she wanted was for her photos to appear in the country’s hottest trend magazine, so that acquaintances could quickly see and find her...

The mere thought of it gave her a headache.

Even if an acquaintance did see her photo and came looking for her...

Would that man really let her go smoothly?

The message he had sent still seemed to linger before her eyes.

Just thinking about it made her feel a chill creeping up her spine.

"Jiayi!"

A call broke Jiayi’s train of thought.

It was the secretary of Gao Ziming.

"Jiayi, the deputy general has asked you to stay after work. There’s a task that requires you to work overtime."

Huh, Deputy General Gao had never assigned her any tasks before.

At JJ, aside from Samuel, Gao Ziming held the highest position.

Her level was too far below Gao Ziming’s; even if there were tasks, they would be conveyed to her through her superiors in the marketing department, not assigned directly to her.

Jiayi had her suspicions but didn’t say much, just nodded her head.

After work, her office colleagues left one after another.

Today was the weekend. Tang En’en had already made plans with Jiayi to go sing at a KTV and was going to introduce a few new friends to her, since Jiayi, a girl alone in G City, was quite lonely.

But Deputy General Gao’s request for Jiayi to work overtime disrupted the plan, and Tang En’en was somewhat unhappy. She could only postpone it to next time, complaining, "The deputy general really knows how to mess things up for you. You can’t even accompany me to sing now. He’s keeping you for overtime on a weekend; you should ask the company for a raise!"

Jiayi offered a wry smile.

A raise?

To this day, she had not even received her salary bank card.

She had inquired about the salary issue before.

Huo Zhenyang’s blunt four words were, "You don’t need it."

He had said it with such conviction that she was unable to argue, telling her that her food, clothing, shelter, and transportation were all arranged perfectly and that they were the best of the best. If she needed anything else or wanted to add anything, she should just tell Auntie Li or enter it into Dummy’s computer. Within two days, it would appear.

In such circumstances, what need did she have for money?

Jiayi knew that the damned man was afraid she might have other ideas if she got the money, like secretly looking for her family or just running away.

But what could she do, even though she knew? Huo Zhenyang had decided, and she felt truly powerless to resist.

That man seemed to have an invisible aura that made her feel a sense of danger.

Yet within this sense of danger, there was also a feeling of security.

It led her step by step into the golden cage he had crafted, waiting for his arrangements and care.

"Hmm, I got it," Jiayi came back to reality, comforting Tang En’en, "Why don’t you go sing with your friends first? When I finish my overtime, I’ll call you, and then I can come over?"

"That sounds good. Since it’s the weekend, we might sing all night anyway, so I’ll wait for your call! Remember, okay?" Tang En’en shrieked with delight.

"Don’t worry," Jiayi said with a smile.

After Tang En’en left, the office fell silent.

At that moment, a middle-aged man with a potbelly approached.

Jiayi quickly stood up: "Deputy General Gao, may I know what the overtime task is that you’ve kept me for?"