Chu Cheng refused to admit it, “When did I tell you that? I did talk to Qin Xue, who knew Qin Xue was so unreliable, he even told you all, really disappointing.”
Qin Xue almost spat out a mouthful of blood, “Ah Cheng, now that you’re happy and have a beautiful man, you’ve forgotten who woke you up when you were depressed and miserable, right? Without me torturing your soul, you’d still only want to be a backer to someone! I should have recorded you that day and played it for Zhouzhou to see, so that he can see how stupid a person can be, obviously you’re usually quite smart, but when you fell in love, you became ridiculously stupid.”
“Hey hey hey, I have this ah.” Yao Xiuyuan took out his phone, “I searched the keywords and found it in the group chat, Ah Cheng said, ‘I like him? I wouldn’t make such a low-level mistake, it’s just for fun.’ You see, you said it yourself in the group chat, yet you falsely accused Qin Xue.”
“That’s because at that time Qin Xue had already told you, I saw that you all knew, so I didn’t hide it.”
“So you’re not a crooked businessman who wouldn’t make this kind of mistake?” Shao Yong teased, “Does your face hurt?”
“Or can we say that the essence of human beings is love? Now that I think about it, Ah Cheng quickly hung up a white flag.”
Chu Cheng had long thought of what to say, and generously replied: “I’m no longer a shrewd business man, I’m law-abiding and I pay taxes on time, isn’t that the consciousness of the business community?”
Shao Ying couldn’t bear to look at his righteous expression, “Your face is as thick as a city wall, ordinary people can’t surpass you.”
“Anyway, this matter is over, when Zhouzhou comes back later, none of you are allowed to talk nonsense and ruin my relationship, it won’t do you any good, look at Anming, he doesn’t fool around, learn from him.”
Yu Anming turned to look at him, “Because I didn’t believe your bullsh*t from the beginning.”
Chu Cheng: ……
“As I said, non of the pigs I’ve met ran like you.”
“The most terrible thing is not that pigs don’t run like you do, but that as a pig, you can’t even use the cabbage, and you wanted to be a pig. You’re really a shame for pigs.” Qin Xue said without mercy.
[TN: the pig and cabbage metaphors ——- It compares a great lady or man as a cabbage, and a bad man as a pig/boar. It basically means a good woman/woman was despoiled by being in a relationship with an ugly, poor or otherwise bad-mannered man.]
“Losing face is still a loss. Zhouzhou, a cabbage, is clever and sensible. If it was another cabbage, maybe you wouldn’t be taken back.” Shao Yong added.
Yao Xiuyuan knocked his cup on the table in agreement, “That’s right.”
Chu Cheng: ……
Chu Cheng became silent, which was rare.
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Ji Qingzhou had always been very open-minded, so he wouldn’t mind these things. After all, Chu Cheng’s friends had always been very polite and friendly to him. He just didn’t expect that they would tease Chu Cheng like this. Thinking about it, Ji Qingzhou was still curious about what Chu Cheng said to his friends when they separated. What was it that made them make such comments?
He was a little curious, but also too embarrassed to ask Chu Cheng, after all, his old father was a very face-conscious person.
As Ji Qingzhou laughed quietly, he heard someone call out to him, “Ji Qingzhou.”
He turned his head and saw Yu Anyi coming this way, Ji Qingzhou hurriedly walked over, Yu Anyi couldn’t help but spit out, “It’s freezing to death, wearing a dress in this damn weather is simply too inhumane.”
Ji Qingzhou helped her hold her bag, “Is it still too cold?”
“It’s much better now, but then it was really cold, so cold that I shivered everytime, warmers were useless.”
“Then come inside, I’ll help you turn down the air conditioner.”
“That’s not necessary, I’m not too cold anymore. I just think actresses are so miserable, they have to wear dresses in winter, next time I’m going to wear a suit to a red carpet event! Maybe I can even surprise people and become the most striking actress of the day.”
“That’s fine.”
“Ugh right, I heard the other day that the crew of “Broken Light” seems to have submitted you for the Golden Laurel Award, Best Newcomer, did they tell you?”
“Yes, the names of the main actors of the crew were submitted, the director specifically called and talked to me, he said Lin Luoyang’s persona was a bit thin, the tension wasn’t enough, if he submitted it for the best supporting actor, it was basically impossible to win the award, so I got submitted for the best newcomer. But he also said this year’s best newcomer competition is very fierce, there are a few people that played main characters, and they all performed well, and he asked me to treat it casually, if I win, good, if I don’t, it’s also Okay.”
Yu Anyi nodded, “Yes, you’ve just entered the industry, this is your first film, you need to take it easy, not winning an award is also normal, even Lian Jingxing, when he was nominated for the Golden Laurel Award, everyone thought it would definitely be him, but someone else won. So enjoy the nomination, and take everything else lightly.”
“I know. Speaking of which, Senior Brother’s name was also submitted for the Golden Laurel Award for best male lead this time, the nomination is definitely stable, I just don’t know if he can win.”
“He isn’t in a hurry, he has two more nominations, those two were submitted for foreign film festivals, maybe he can win an international award, he has three nominations, he should win one, just worry about yourself.”
“I just think he’s been very busy all year, so I hope he can take a break after winning an award.”
“You’ve been busy this year too,” Yu Anyi looked up at him, “I basically don’t see you every time I come back from filming, and last time you even told me that you and Cheng broke up, such a big deal, yet you both didn’t think to inform me? I’m so mad at you.”
Ji Qingzhou was a little embarrassed, “We’ve reconciled.”
He could see that Yu Anyi was probably the only one of Chu Cheng’s friends who didn’t know the truth. Probably because she was also a celebrity, Chu Cheng was afraid that she would carelessly tell someone, so he didn’t tell her, and didn’t let others tell her.
“Reconciliation is good, otherwise won’t I be wronged? I’ve liked him for so long, you appeared and I moved back for you two, then you broke up, isn’t it embarrassing for me?”
Ji Qingzhou thought she was quite cute. “You’d better not like him. You have to like someone who likes girls.”
As he spoke, he suddenly thought of Lian Jingxing, but it was a pity that Lian Jingxing seemed to like someone, otherwise it would be possible to ask Anyi if she liked Lian Jingxing. The two of them were quite suitable, a handsome man and a beautiful woman, a mature one and a delicate one, and both were entertainers of Western Entertainment, water didn’t flow outside the field.
Alas, if only he had thought of it earlier, it wouldn’t have been too late to set them up.
While speaking, they pushed open the door.
When Chu Cheng saw him come in, he quietly spoke, “What took you so long? I was getting ready to look for you. Oh, you met Anyi.”
Yu Anyi sat down next to Yu Anming, who transferred the dishes he had left for her to her, and asked as she ate, “What are we doing later?”
“Didn’t Anming tell you? Zhouzhou invited us to watch a movie.” Qin Xue said.
“Broken Light, huh?”
Ji Qingzhou nodded.
“Okay.” Yu Anyi thought it was fine.
Ji Qingzhou was about to say something when he heard the WeChat notification bell, he clicked on it and looked, it was from Sheng Wenxi.
Sheng Wenxi: I saw Broken Light, it was a good movie.
Ji Qingzhou politely replied: Thank you.
Sheng Wenxi: But this character is too thin and has limited expressive power. You won’t win the award.
Although Ji Qingzhou had initially thought about whether this role could help him get a best newcomer award, but after he saw the movie, he gave up on this idea. Lin Luoyang’s appearance was too short, so short that the essence of his role was in the scene where Lin Luofeng had a dream of Lin Luoyang, but the character tension in that scene wasn’t on him, but on Lin Luofeng played by Lian Jingxing. He was a character that was tainted by his persona, but was also destined to have nothing to do with awards because of the limitations of his persona.
The director helped him apply for the best newcomer award just because of his appreciation for him, and tried his best to help him get the most rights and interests, but this role, there was a possibility that it wouldn’t even be nominated, let alone win the award.
Ji Qingzhou calmly replied: I know, this role is my first movie role, he is a supporting role, and his persona is relatively thin, I don’t expect to rely on him to win an award.
Sheng Wenxi: So, you need a role with tension that can win prizes.
Ji Qingzhou knew what he wanted to say, he knew what his final destination was from the very beginning.
Sitting in his seat, he replied rationally: I really need it, but it won’t be Ah Heng. Director Sheng, I have rejected you many times about this matter, and I think my attitude is very clear, so I hope you can find a new actor. There are many outstanding actors in this industry, either I or someone else can play Ah Heng. You don’t need to focus on me, thank you.
Sheng Wenxi looked at the refusal, and helplessly put down his phone.
Ji Qingzhou was too stubborn, he had given him enough patience and time, but he still stubbornly refused to try. He was like an athlete who could clearly win a championship and had the potential to win the Olympic gold medal, but was only willing to participate in local competitions because he was afraid of getting hurt. This was simply a waste of qualifications!
He should have signed under him, if he signed to him, then he would force him to act, even if he didn’t want to, he would let him try, to break through, to see his limits. If he stayed in his comfort zone for a long time, he would waste his aura and motivation. Ji Qingzhou now had aura because he had been in the industry for more than a year, but if this continued, he would sooner or later lose it.
Sheng Wenxi wanted to guide him, wanted to spur him on, but couldn’t do so because he didn’t have the right to control him. Wait, it suddenly occurred to him, what kind of contract did Ji Qingzhou sign with Western Entertainment? If he paid the breach of contract for Ji Qingzhou to leave Western Entertainment and signed him to his company, or even if he didn’t sign to his company, he could stop Western Entertainment from continuing to provide him with resources. If Ji Qingzhou lost Western Entertainment and lost exposure, then even if he didn’t understand him now and didn’t want to act, he was a star, and in the end, he would have to star in his movie for exposure.
He was Chu Cheng’s canary, according to Chu Xin’s character, he wouldn’t like him. He would let Ji Qingzhou leave, and reap a high amount for the breach of contract, Chu Xin wouldn’t disagree with this sure-fire deal. And as long as Chu Xin was willing, Chu Cheng, as his younger brother, wouldn’t dare openly call the shots with his brother. Then, Ji Qingzhou would have to listen to him.
Sheng Wenxi thought this wasn’t a bad idea. Adversity made heroes, every successful person had to overcome their own adversity, if no one forced his hand, he’d never know how much potential he had.
Every director had his favorite actor. Sheng Wenxi didn’t like Ji Qingzhou much at the beginning, but his refusal and his insistence made Sheng Wenxi obsessed. He wanted to polish this diamond, let him shine in his hands, so that when others mentioned Ji Qingzhou in the future, they would lament that there were always a thousand li horses, but there wasn’t always a bole, he was Ji Qingzhou’s bole, he single-handedly made Ji Qingzhou.
At that time, Ji Qingzhou would understand his bitterness and thank him for his insistence on him.
Sheng Wenxi thought of this, and asked his assistant to check the contact information of the director of Western Entertainment Artists, and prepared to use his own way to control the performing path of Ji Qingzhou.
And all this, Ji Qingzhou still didn’t know, he was with the others, preparing to go to the cinema.
Ying Nian arrived earlier than all of them, he didn’t go to dinner because he wasn’t familiar with Chu Cheng’s friends. But he was on Ji Qingzhou’s list of guests to watch the movie, so he drove over first.
When Ji Qingzhou saw him there, he introduced him to everyone, “This is my friend, Ying Nian.”
Ying Nian smiled and said, “Hello.”
“Hello.”
Yao Xiuyuan tapped Shao Yong, “Does his name ring a bell?”
Oh wow, that’s a lot of yikes
Despicable.
OHMYFCKINGGOD!!! SOMEONW THROW SWX TO THE PIT OF LAVA!!!! WE HAD ENOUGH OF HIM ALREADY!!!
+1
+2 He’s really a scum director.
Way too quickly he wants ZhouZhou to be his slave. What a trash fire he is
The vile villain appeared. Shen Wenxin smh
Thank you for this chapter!!
Smh SWX doesn’t know what no means?
Someone! Come quick! Help me knock some sense into this director, it seems his IQ has miraculously gone offline and we need to reboot him
Okk YN and Yao guy???? I just want YN to have successful love imma cry if he is alone, he seems so lonely
Ohhhh
My god, director. “No” is a full damn sentence! 🤢
Shen Wenxi, you’re not important as you think you are. You’re not. Maybe if you try to behave like a decent human, but alas… you’re scum.
Anyi my queen 😭 Get your happy ending!!!