Jiang Cheng curled the corners of his mouth slightly and asked with interest, "Your company is that strict?"
Baba smiled softly and replied, "It's a special period right now, and it's mainly because I didn't let my assistant follow me, so the company is more worried."
Jiang Cheng could understand that.
After all, she was a popular trending star lately.
It wasn't easy for a company to successfully cultivate a trending star.
From the initial heavy investment to the later promotion and distribution, every step required a huge amount of capital.
Especially recently, the Huaxia film and television industry had begun to rectify the personal ethics and codes of conduct of celebrities.
If a star, who was made famous through a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial backing...
...suddenly had their image collapse due to some negative incidents just when they started making money...
...then no matter which company it was, they would probably find such a loss hard to bear.
Just like with Su Wan, Yu Xiaoxiao was strictly monitoring and protecting her every move at all times.
Seeing that the New Year was approaching, Jiang Cheng asked casually, "It's almost the New Year. Where do you plan to spend it this year?"
Baba thought for a moment and replied, "Hmm... I think there's an event invitation, but it hasn't been finalized yet. If the event doesn't work out in the end, then I'll probably choose to go home for the New Year."
"You don't even have an event for the Spring Festival Gala??" Jiang Cheng asked with a look of surprise.
Baba shook her head gently, a hint of disappointment showing in her eyes.
"Yeah, I wasn't invited to this year's Spring Festival Gala. But it's okay; I'll work hard to try and get on that stage next year."
Jiang Cheng nodded, not taking the initiative to say anything about helping her.
In Jiang Cheng's view, a trending star should follow the path of a trending star.
Baba's acting was average, and her singing was even worse.
Why go on? To pad her resume.
"By the way, have you seen the video of my New Year's Eve Gala??"
Jiang Cheng replied bluntly, "Do I look like the type of person who stays home on New Year's Eve to follow celebrities? If I want to see a show, I'll just watch you dance in person."
After saying that, he reached out and gave her perky buttocks a light slap.
Seeing this, Baba curled her lips and teased with a half-smile, "Mm-hmm, that's true. After all, how can watching TV be as satisfying as watching in person? It's more fun to spend New Year's Eve at a bar, especially with so many long-legged Girls around to look at."
"Exactly~" Jiang Cheng agreed with a laugh.
As soon as he said it, he suddenly realized something was wrong.
After using the Juice Card last time, the two of them hadn't chatted much besides the usual greetings.
How did she know??
Seeing Jiang Cheng look at her with surprise...
...Baba opened a video saved in her phone's photos, pressed play, and handed it to Jiang Cheng.
Instantly, a burst of dynamic and rhythmic bar electronic music poured out from the phone's speaker.
The beginning of the video showed someone's enthusiastic selfies; the people in the frame were either laughing or making funny faces, and the atmosphere seemed very lively.
As the camera moved and switched, the frame quickly focused on a booth nearby.
It first aimed at Wang Congcong, and then He Youjun's profile slowly entered the frame.
Looking further, there was even a short close-up of Jiang Cheng's profile.
Although it was only for a brief moment, it was enough for Baba to recognize Jiang Cheng immediately.
However, when the person filming tried to get closer...
...the Bodyguards near the booth immediately noticed something was off.
They all stepped forward.
Faced with this sudden obstruction...
...the person filming was clearly caught off guard, and the video cut off there.
Looking at the video, Jiang Cheng couldn't help but feel surprised, and he raised his eyebrows slightly.
"This really is a video of the bar on New Year's Eve..."
However, there was no sign of panic on Jiang Cheng's face; he remained calm and composed.
He asked Baba, "Where did you find this video?"
"I saved it from the Social Media Platform. Principal Wang's late-night clubbing on New Year's Eve made the hot search. When I watched until the end, I didn't expect you to be in it too."
One of the Security Team's daily routines was to handle their own online cleanup.
A title that only mentioned Wang Congcong was indeed easy to miss.
However, Jiang Cheng only showed his profile for a few seconds, so it wasn't a big deal.
Jiang Cheng replied with a grin, "Right? New Year's Eve should be spent outside where it's lively..."
Jiang Cheng's reaction, looking as if he were discussing someone else's business, was unexpected to her.
It had been agreed upon long ago.
When by Jiang Cheng's side, one should be the type who doesn't cause a scene.
Despite this, seeing the two beautiful Girls sitting beside Jiang Cheng in profile, Baba's lips still couldn't help but curl upward.
"I'm really curious, with so many sisters, can you handle being so busy??"
Speaking of which, Jiang Cheng suddenly remembered a problem.
He suddenly remembered that when he sent greetings and money transfers to the women around him at midnight on New Year's Day, he had actually missed Reba.
Jiang Cheng took out his phone and opened the WeChat app.
Seeing that he indeed hadn't put Baba into a group...
...Jiang Cheng couldn't help but touch his nose guiltily.
At that time, he had just added Baba on WeChat.
When adding her, he hadn't categorized her under the "Women" label in his mind.
At this moment, Reba, sitting to the side, watched as Jiang Cheng skillfully opened WeChat.
Then, he accurately found her name in the contact list.
Her already pouting little mouth puckered even more, and she said in a coquettish, angry voice, "Hmph, you rascal, you haven't even changed my WeChat nickname. I..."
However, before she could finish her complaint, she was surprised to find that Jiang Cheng had actually clicked the transfer button.
As Jiang Cheng's fingers tapped quickly on the screen, a long string of numbers appeared in the transfer amount input box.
Baba stared wide-eyed at the screen.
When she saw the string of numbers clearly, her eyes instantly widened to the extreme, and she looked at everything happening before her in disbelief.
A wave of immense joy suddenly hit her, making her feel a bit overwhelmed.
She couldn't help but reach out and cover her mouth.
She asked softly, as if murmuring to herself, "This... what does this mean? 1,314,550?"
At this time, her mind wasn't focused on counting the money.
Instead, she was a bit surprised that Jiang Cheng had suddenly confessed his feelings to her.
After all, a million wasn't a small amount.
Seeing that the transfer was successful and waiting for her to accept...
...Reba was so excited that she hugged Jiang Cheng directly.