After my divorce, I became a lucky super-rich person.

Chapter 43 Asakusa True Love

To be honest, this was the first time in Chen Jiang's life that he had ever gone to the airport to pick someone up.

If he were to handle this alone, he would probably be completely lost. Fortunately, Zhang Jie is very experienced. He took Chen Jiang with him, and the two of them drove an Alphard minivan to the airport. They quickly went to a suitable spot, held up a large sign with the model's name, "Asakusa Masai," and began to wait.

However, this flight seemed to be delayed, so they waited a full half hour longer than expected. Just when Chen Jiang was getting sleepy, he saw a man and two women walk up to Zhang Jie, who was holding a sign. They spoke a mix of Japanese and English.

"Excuse me, Marseille, are you the person sent by Jerry Model Agency to pick us up?"

Zhang Jie naturally noticed them as well, and quickly nodded and put down the sign:

"Hello, I'm Zhang Jie, the one who came to pick you up, and this is Chen Jiang."

"Are you Mr. Arakawa from CUTE?"

"Hi! I'm Tadago Arasaka, sent by my company to make handover with your company."

The middle-aged man at the head of the group, judging from his appearance and demeanor, exuded a distinctly Japanese air—serious yet with a hint of deep-seated resentment. Upon hearing this, he immediately gave a slight bow, then rose to introduce the two women beside him:

"These two are Ms. Asakusa Maai and her manager, Ms. Takada Kotone, who is currently at the University of Tokyo."

"Nice to meet you."

Both of them bowed slightly and lowered their heads.

"Uh...it's nothing, it's nothing..." It was clear that Zhang Jie hadn't had much contact with the Japanese before, and he was a little embarrassed by their insincere politeness. Noticing that people were watching them, he quickly called out to the others, "The car is ready, let's leave right away."

"Because of the tight schedule, you need to go directly to the filming location today for a simple rehearsal and test shoot."

This man surnamed Arasaka certainly didn't intend to act arrogantly; he was very polite and immediately bowed his head in agreement.

"It's what we should do, please don't be shy."

Then, he straightened up, turned around and said a few words to the other two women, and then asked Chen Jiang to lead the way.

Chen Jiang took on the role of errand boy, following behind the young model named Asakusa Masami, helping her carry her luggage while observing her from behind.

To be fair, although she was wearing a mask and hat and his face was obscured, based on his experience and discernment, she was indeed a top-tier beauty.

However, what Chen Jiang never expected was... this girl was really too short, wasn't she?

As a model, Nina is 174cm tall, while Asakusa Maai in front of him seems to only reach Nina's shoulder at most... Chen Jiang is indeed unfamiliar with the modeling industry, so is this height acceptable for Japanese celebrities and models?

Chen Jiang was pondering to himself, but perhaps he had been watching for a while, because Asakusa Masami, who was walking ahead, noticed him.

Turning around unintentionally, his eyes met Chen Jiang's. He paused for a moment, then smiled slightly and nodded.

Asakusa Maai was somewhat surprised. She blinked but didn't say anything, then turned her head away.

The walk didn't take long, and soon everyone got into the car. Zhang Jie sat in the driver's seat, stepped on the gas, and the Alphard slowly drove away from the airport, heading towards the filming location.

Zhang Jie had already briefly explained to Chen Jiang on the way what they were going to film this time. It was a promotional video for a game company. The game company wasn't very well-known; Chen Jiang had never even heard of it. It was probably one of those anime-style online games or mobile games.

In order to make money off anime and manga fans, they specifically hired someone from Japan to film it.

The filming location has already been rented, and the equipment and personnel are all ready. So, as soon as Asakusa Love arrives, we can start working.

However, Chen Jiang naturally had no say in how the work would proceed, nor did he intend to. Last time, he had only wanted to play a minor role and yet he had already caused a huge mess. If he got involved again, he might cause more trouble. Therefore, for the sake of a smooth collaboration this time, it was best for him to stay out of it.

Fortunately, his luck worked out this time.

The simple tests and trial shots that took place over noon went smoothly without any problems or unexpected situations.

Naturally, as the host, Xu Ruirui needed to fulfill her duties as a local. So, after the test shoot, she gathered the filming crew and staff to prepare a banquet for the guests who had come from afar.

Arakasa readily agreed. He came with a mission: to cooperate in successfully completing this collaborative filming and to help his company expand into the Tokyo market. Therefore, he would not refuse.

However, when asked about the protagonist of this story, Asakusa Makoto, she received a rejection from her manager, Takada Kotone.

"I'm sorry, President Xu, my beloved cannot attend this kind of dinner due to her status. Otherwise, if she is photographed, there might be unexpected situations. So please forgive me."

This was a bit disrespectful. Xu Ruirui was kind to Chen Jiang, but she was never a good-tempered person at the company, and her face immediately darkened.

"So, you're not giving me face?"

"Since you're not going to give me any face, there's no need to continue cooperating. I'll have your boss replace you with someone else."

"I...I didn't mean that!"

Kotone Takada hadn't expected that just a few words would cause Xu Ruirui, who had been all smiles just moments before, to turn hostile. She quickly bowed and apologized.

Chugo Arasaka, who was standing nearby, couldn't hold back any longer and quickly came over to bow and apologize as well.

"A private Marseille!"

"President Xu, Takada did not mean any disrespect to you!"

After apologizing, he quickly helped Takada Kotone explain.

As for Xu Ruirui, she wasn't really angry.

To put it bluntly, she saw through the attitude of CUTE, the company behind Tadashi Arasaka, and knew that they wanted to use her company as a springboard to enter the Tokyo University market. So, of course, she had to find an opportunity to take control of them.

So regardless of whether the other person agrees to have a meal together or not, she will throw a tantrum sooner or later, both as a test and to seize the right to speak.

But the more humble and modest Arasaka's attitude was, the more she understood how much CUTE Corporation valued this collaboration.

However... even if she wanted to manipulate things, she had to be careful. She needed to keep these Japanese in check, but at the same time, she couldn't let the cooperation break down, otherwise all the connections she had made and the initial investment would be wasted.

So Xu Ruirui's anger flared up quickly, but it also subsided just as quickly. Amidst a series of apologies from Arasaka Chugo and Takada Kotone, Xu Ruirui backed down.

"I can give Mr. Watanabe, who is behind you, face and let bygones be bygones for what you did to me. I can also make sure your artists don't attend the banquet."

Xu Ruirui glanced at Asakusa Maai, who was standing to the side with her head down, not daring to speak, then pointed to her manager, Takada Kotone, beside her: "However, you have to go!"

Kotone Takada's expression darkened further, but she could only say:

"But I still want to be with my true love..."

This time, Xu Ruirui didn't even need to say anything. Arasaka didn't have much confidence in front of Xu Ruirui because his company had given him a strict order, but he still had a lot of influence in front of Takada Kotone, a mere manager.

Without hesitation, he turned around and slapped her across the face.

"You idiot! Does that mean President Xu couldn't have arranged for people without you?"

"I command you to attend this banquet. Do you understand?"

"Hi...hi!"

This slap silenced all her refusals, and Kotone Takada could only nod and agree with a trembling voice.

Chugo Arasaka, however, completely disregarded what she was thinking, turning to look at Xu Ruirui with a fawning smile:

"President Xu, are you satisfied?"

"not bad......"

Seeing this dog-eat-dog scene, Xu Ruirui couldn't help but laugh, but she didn't forget the important matter: "Don't worry, I'm not deliberately making things difficult for you. I will send someone here to take care of your artist."

As she spoke, Xu Ruirui glanced to the side, pointed at Chen Jiang who was watching the commotion, and said to Arasaka Tadago:

"This is the person who's going to pick you up. What do you think about having him stay here and take care of Asakusa Masai?"

Chugo Arakawa turned to look at Chen Jiang. He recognized the face from earlier; he knew Chen Jiang had been helping them with their luggage. Chen Jiang seemed approachable, so Chugo nodded slightly in agreement.

"Of course, no problem..."