Chapter 156 The most popular female cannon fodder in the entertainment industry 12

Mu Cheng looked at the girl with her eyes downcast. His five fingers hanging down at his sides clenched and unclenched, and there was a hint of gloom in his eyes, but the smile on his face remained unchanged.

He still didn't call her "Third Aunt," but continued to call Qiao Qiao, "Qiao Qiao, I have a play this afternoon. Why don't you come over and watch it later? Didn't Director Wu say I acted well?"

Nan Qiao smiled. She wasn't the type to put on airs. Once she got to know someone, she'd be quick to joke around. "Okay, I can record Director Wu's compliments for you later."

Mu Cheng glanced at Qi Jing and smiled. "Okay, let me hear it. It might also boost my confidence."

"Then you can play it for your fans to boost their confidence in you."

Nan Qiao joked again.

Most of Mu Cheng's fans are stage fans. When they found out that their idol was going to act in a movie and was going to star in Director Wu's movie, it was like a bolt from the blue.

After all, there have been many examples in the past where other idols in the circle were stuffed into Director Wu’s crew by capital and then performed poorly, and were scolded by Director Wu.

Mu Cheng's fans were praying to the heavens and the earth in the super chat all day long, and at one point they made a plea under Director Wu's Weibo, asking "Please be gentle with me." It became a hot topic at the time, and even people like Nan Qiao who rarely read Weibo knew about it.

All the crew members of Director Wu's drama signed a confidentiality agreement, so until now, Mu Cheng's fans still don't know how their idol performed, and they are still praying to the gods.

Even though he knew in his heart that Qiao Qiao might have just seen the things about his fans by chance.

But the faint thought that "Qiao Qiao might also be paying attention to him" still made Mu Cheng's heart tremble.

The depression in his heart dissipated a lot, and Mu Cheng's smile became more proud.

The friendly exchange between the two made Xu Rong's heart tremble. She immediately glanced at the boss's face.

Without the expected change in expression, Qi Jing put one hand on the girl's shoulder. He was tall and straight, and the aura of power was unattainable. Even though he was standing silently behind the girl, he still showed a strong presence.

Mu Cheng's scenes in the afternoon were not important. He acted well and basically got it right in one take. Director Wu looked at the images on the screen in front of the camera with an expression of appreciation on his face.

Capital is dominant in the entertainment industry nowadays, and idols have been used in his movies before.

The idols he used in the past either had their facial features flying around or were stunned when acting, which was simply a big failure in his movies.

He hasn't come across such a good seedling for a long time.

Mu Cheng's part was over very quickly.

After getting stuck, he suddenly stood up from the ground and strode towards Nan Qiao, with fake plasma on his body after vomiting blood.

He looked at Nan Qiao expectantly, like a puppy waiting to be praised. "How was my acting? Was it okay?"

"You performed very well. Director Wu kept praising you just now, right, Director Wu?"

Director Wu, who was always strict, also smiled and praised, "Xiao Mu's acting was very good, not much different from a serious actor with a formal training background."

"In the future, you can also try to be an actor." He said earnestly.

There are not many stages for idols in the domestic entertainment industry. Except for a few exceptions, idols mostly just rely on their youth and are mostly short-lived.

If you want to stay successful in the industry, most people still choose to be actors.

Director Wu knew why Mu Cheng suddenly chose to star in his movie.

It's just that he is a rare and talented young man. Even though I know that he has an extraordinary family background, I can't bear to see him buried.

Mu Cheng smiled, "Thank you Director Wu for your guidance. I'm also considering this. It would be great if I could have the opportunity to work with Qiao Qiao... and Director Wu in the future."

Even though it was short, Director Wu still heard the hesitant pause in the other person's words.

He paused with realization in his heart, glanced at the man standing beside the girl with an unclear expression, and didn't dare to say anything more. He just praised her a few more times and then returned to the camera to continue filming the next scene.

There were also a few drops of fake blood on his fair cheeks. It was very hot on the set today, and Mu Cheng was covered in dirt from crawling and rolling on the ground, but he was not in a hurry to change his clothes.

Instead, he smiled and invited Nan Qiao to have dinner together tonight.

"Didn't Qiao Qiao want to eat Cantonese food a few days ago? I saw a Cantonese restaurant yesterday and asked my assistant to pack some for me to try. It tasted very good."

Nan Qiao's eyes moved slightly, and she was obviously interested.

Cantonese cuisine is mostly light, so she should be able to eat it.

Glancing at the man behind Nan Qiao, Mu Cheng smiled and said, "Uncle Qi, let's go eat together? We can also call Brother Cheng later."

The more people who call, the better!

"I've had it prepared and sent over," Qi Jing lowered his eyes and looked at Nan Qiao in front of him, interrupting indifferently.

It was hot on the set, and Nan Qiao didn't have any scenes in the afternoon, so she had already changed out of her heavy ancient costume and put on light casual clothes.

A pure white T-shirt and jeans reveal her rosy arms, showing the youthful vitality unique to girls of this age.

The neck was slender and white, but lacked another common color. The man's black eyes were dark and surging.

He gave a polite smile. "...The restaurants out there use complicated ingredients. Qiao Qiao is weak and allergic to many spices. I've asked the Cantonese chef to prepare a few Cantonese dishes as requested. They should be delivered soon."

A hint of apology appeared on his handsome face. "It's just that I didn't think much about it when I prepared it, so I only prepared two servings. If Xiao Mu wants to eat it, I'll ask the chef to bring it over now..."

The smile on Mu Cheng's face froze for a moment, and then he said with a forced smile, "...Uncle Qi is really thoughtful."

Qi Jing smiled indifferently and did not comment.

Xu Rong, who was watching from behind, was simply amazed.

He is worthy of being the first queen to marry the beauty.

Look at this thought and this method, it's really beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Poor Mu Dingliu, tsk tsk tsk.

Oh, and poor actor Cheng.

Or maybe we should add one more, my poor former colleague, Yu the agent...

Nowadays, all the resources in the circle are almost running and jumping to Nan Qiao. Without the pressure of attending various drinking parties to find resources for artists, Xu Rong has almost completely let herself go.

On the surface, she maintained the composure and calmness of a manager, but in private she was much more cheerful, and even treated her former enemies in the circle with a smile.

Sure enough, having an artist who is less troublesome can extend the life of an agent by several years.

The dishes prepared by the Qi family chef have been delivered to the hotel where Nan Qiao is currently staying.

Cantonese cuisine is light, low in oil and salt, and emphasizes the original flavor. The steaming dishes were placed on the table one by one. Nan Qiao's eyes showed anticipation, and she couldn't wait to pick up a piece of white-cut chicken and put it into her mouth.

The chicken skin was crispy and tender, and the sweet taste of the chicken meat burst in his mouth. Nan Qiao squinted his eyes in enjoyment.

"Why did you come here today?"

The girl slowly swallowed the chicken in her mouth and looked up and asked.

The man opposite was using serving chopsticks to pick up food for Nan Qiao. The expensive cufflinks on his suit cuffs shone brightly under the light, making him look elegant and noble.

Qi Jing smiled calmly and said, "Come over if you want."

Nan Qiao didn't know whether to believe it or not. She just paused in picking up the food, raised her eyes, and said carefully, "Yu Xiu came to see me a few days ago."

The man opposite didn't look surprised.

She was surrounded by the other party's bodyguards, and even the agent following beside her was vaguely biased towards the other party, so Qi Jing couldn't have been unaware of this.

"...He and I talked about a lot of things."

He said that he had originally wanted to come to her when he was living in the countryside, that Qi Jing had used his power to completely isolate him from her life, and he said a lot of things...

Qi Jing scooped a bowl of soup from the stew pot and placed it in front of Nan Qiao.

The soup is also a Cantonese soup, Polygonatum lily quail soup. After skimming off the oil foam, the soup is light yellow and has a fragrant aroma.

The Qi family has more than a dozen chefs, including Chinese chefs who are proficient in various domestic cuisines, as well as Western chefs who are quite familiar with some foreign cuisines.

For them, a simple Cantonese meal is naturally no problem.

"Is everything he said true?"

"What do you think, Qiao Qiao?"

Nan Qiao lowered her head and slowly drank a mouthful of soup. Her eyelashes trembled slightly when she heard the words, "I think what he said is true."

She knew Yu Xiu's character, but she knew Qi Jing's character even better.

She just didn't quite understand.

"Why are you so..." guarding against him alone?

Over the years, she had met men who showed interest in pursuing her, but when she counted them up, the only person who could make Qi Jing go to such great lengths to completely cut him off from his life was Yu Xiu.

Why? Is it because he is her former agent?

Nan Qiao was puzzled.

Qi Jing was using chopsticks to slowly and methodically stir the steamed fish meat, and put the bones-free snow-white fish meat into Nan Qiao's porcelain bowl.

The porcelain bowl was still filled with many dishes that the other party had picked for him. Nan Qiao ate silently. The man opposite her did not answer her questions for a long time, and the originally relaxed atmosphere became a little stagnant.

"...Maybe it's because of some kind of panic," Qi Jing thought for a moment and said frankly, "...a kind of panic that comes from a low-minded thief who stole someone else's treasure."

Guilty and panic?

Nan Qiao looked up in surprise. Could the Qi family's patriarch, Mr. Qi Sanye, also have such emotions?

All her thoughts were reflected in her clear eyes, and Qi Jing laughed softly.

"I'm a human being, of course I get scared."

"I'm afraid that you'll fall in love with someone else, afraid that you'll have an attachment to your former agent, afraid that you'll leave me..." The man's expression was as calm as water, and ripples appeared in his calm eyes again.

"Qiao Qiao, actually, there are many things I'm afraid of."

Qi Jing put down his chopsticks and said, "Until today, I've always felt lucky that I attended that banquet three years ago."

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