"Who? Ma Zhen?" Song Lan furrowed her brows. She had absolutely no idea who this Ma Zhen was, she was initially suspicious but since Guo Sichen knew who he was, he must probably be a big deal.
"Ah, little beauty I'm a legit recruiter!" Ma Zhen urged Song Lan with an oddly unreliable look on his face.
Song Lan never thought of joining the entertainment industry, she certainly won't fare well as an actress. Nevermind that she didn't have acting skills, her reputation as black as the bottom of the pot would only make people throw eggs at her!
'But aiya... I guess my pretty face would be a waste if not put to good use.' Song Lan considered.
A model was something more low profile and won't require her to interact a lot with others, moreover, it was just posing for pictures. Song Lan was a natural charmer in front of the camera when she was younger, she believed that she could have what it takes to be a model.
"Little beauty, it's better to accept my offer than enter a modeling agency! You can simply find a manager after this since I'm confident that offers for you will start piling up." Ma Zhen smugly proclaimed while touching his chin.
"Well, what exactly is your offer? I have no idea how these things work..."
Ma Zhen nodded excitedly, "First of all, I'm planning to open an extension of my brand but for ladies wear of course. You will be my brand ambassador as well as History's exclusive model! But since this will be your debut, if it's possible I will also add a hand in building your public image together with your manager."
Song Lan rubbed her nose guiltily. 'Eh, why do I feel like I'm scamming this old man instead...'
What public image? Ayo, her public image was already made... and it isn't exactly pleasant.
But no way will she let go of this gold mine opportunity. Maybe they can even deal with that blackened reputation of hers.
But she still wasn't sure...
Song Lan took a peek at her bodyguard. Surely he'll have a good opinion, no? He looked like the type to not let others rip him off and would take advantage of others instead. Moreover, he should have her best interests at heart since he was now working under her. No lackey would put their boss in a disadvantageous position!
Guo Sichen looked pleased of himself when he saw that Song Lan was seeking his opinion. It seems that she thought highly of his opinion.
If only he knew what Song Lan was thinking...
Ma Zhen also looked eagerly at his valued customer, Mr. Moneybags Guo to put a good word in for him.
"Mr. Ma's offer is good enough." Guo Sichen commented.
Ma Zhen and the store manager nearly spat out blood. Just how insincere is that?!
Any model would stop at nothing to even get an offer of modeling for History, and this proposal was to be a brand ambassador as well as an exclusive model! 'What good enough?!' Ma Zhen spitted in his mind.
But Ma Zhen didn't dare voice out his complaints. "Ayo, Mr. Guo that's too..."
Faced with Guo Sichen's sharp and nonchalant eyes, he swallowed down his words.
He pretended to cough, "Ehem, I would like to add that the launch will be revealed through a photoshoot."
"And History's already a league above other brands. It should be your honor to receive this offer, Miss Sun." Ma Zhen shamelessly [1]blew his own trumpet.
"Hmm, I'll think about it." Song Lan hummed and nodded as Ma Zhen proceeded to stuff her hands with his calling card.
Now that this potential moneybag was dealt with, Ma Zhen shifted his attention to Guo Sichen.
"Oh, is Mr. Guo here to get suits tailored?" Ma Zhen specifically emphasized the 's' in suits.
The store manager at the back felt helpless seeing his elderly sir shamelessly acting like this. It really was a contrast to the image he was trying to portray. If it was him, he'd choose to just be upfront about being a money-grubbing rascal rather than looking like an unreliable bastard.
Song Lan perked up and looked at her bodyguard curiously. "You had your suits tailored here in the past, Brother Sichen?"
She eyed his current suit and indeed, despite his excellent body frame that suits any clothes, the suit he was wearing was obviously tailored for him and looked exceptional on him.
"Indeed, the one Mr. Guo is wearing is one of my creations. A simple and classy black suit." Ma Zhen boasted with a proud tone.
Song Lan almost wowed, "If that's the case, then your pay must be ridiculously high right? No wonder King was acting like such a lackey, it turns out that you're really high up in your company!"
Ma Zhen wanted to boast a bit more that almost every single suit of Mr. Guo was tailored for him but his words faltered even before it got out his throat.
Both Ma Zhen and the store manager were dumbfounded, staring at Song Lan as if she lost her head.
"Miss Sun, you don't know who?..."
Guo Sichen interrupted abruptly.
"Ah no, I almost spent a life's worth of savings to have this suit tailored by Mr. Ma. I impulsively did so without thinking much that I almost had to register for a loan." He lamented as if he was in a loss but kept a straight face.
Song Lan immediately felt sympathy and regretted assuming things immediately. She patted Guo Sichen's shoulder a few times in an attempt to comfort him.
"Oh, sorry to have assumed. You must've been underpaid despite your high position by your boss! This must be your only suit, then?" Song Lan was filled by anger seeing how her favorite bodyguard was mistreated by his boss. He was unfortunate to suffer from the same thing as her too.
She felt bad for him because she was also an impulsive buyer and tended to splurge large amounts of money but later regret it.
Guo Sichen who was speechless from getting berated again nodded after a few seconds.
Song Lan sighed and patted his back. "Let's get you a suit instead. Mr. Ma! Please get his measurements, he'll be getting a suit tailored. Charge it to me." Song Lan only felt more determined to treat Guo Sichen well seeing him suffer from injustice.
Ma Zhen and the store manager: "..."
A store associate at the side immediately guided Guo Sichen and Song Lan seeing their boss and the manager gobsmacked.
"This way please..."
Ma Zhen and the store manager who was utterly speechless as if they had witnessed a phenomenon, was left.
Ma Zhen look at the retreating back of Guo Sichen pensively and touched his nose.
"Say... I'm not that thick-faced, am I?"
"No elderly sir..."
They stared at the direction Guo Sichen left to as if they experienced enlightenment. They didn't expect someone like Mr. Guo to be that shameless.
He was so thick-faced to have deceived someone in front of others so openly with a straight face...
Seeing Guo Sichen act like he was penniless from just getting one suit tailored while maintaining his dignified and righteous looking face was such a comedy.
Truly an eye-opener, indeed.