Chapter 51 Do we have to pay the rent ourselves?
Thursday, September 12th.
Chu Yuanqing was sent to work by the system as usual at 8 o'clock. Jiang Huai and Yu Lan finally finished putting on their makeup and went out at 10 o'clock. They took a taxi to Jingming Media with two large suitcases. The two-bedroom and one-living room apartment, which was originally a bit crowded, became empty again in an instant.
[Poor Chu, you are now alone at work again, sob.] 819 pretended to be sad, [Huai! Remember to go home and see your brother often!]
Jiang Huai entered the Jingming Building from the back door with a unhappy expression on his face.
Occasionally there would be photographers waiting downstairs at Jingming Building. After all, it was a top entertainment company, so this was not uncommon.
But today, the downstairs was surrounded by so many photographers that there was a constant stream of people, and even the back door that only a few internal employees knew about had people squatting.
He and Yu Lan were each carrying a large box, so they were forced to move slowly. The photographer came very close to take photos of their faces. They finally got through the door after the photographer was pulled away by the security guard.
Who knows if the paparazzi will turn around and accuse him of being a big shot and disrespecting his fans? Just thinking about the possible public opinion fermentation gave him a headache - forget it, it would be abnormal for anyone in the entertainment industry to not have some black material, Jiang Huai comforted himself.
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In the conference room on the 14th floor of Jingming Media.
N1NE's one-year limited activity period is managed by Jingming, and the group's main planner is Liu Jing, who I've known since Produce Producer: "Long time no see. How was your week off?"
The meeting room immediately became abuzz with conversation: "It's really bad. My sister is really annoying."
"Finally I don't have to get up early. It's so nice to sleep until noon every day."
"I stayed at my brother's house for a few days. It was pretty good."
"I saw you were live streaming..."
After the group of people who were talking a lot finally finished, Liu Jing asked again: "Are you not looking forward to the upcoming dormitory life period?"
The conference room suddenly fell silent, in stark contrast to what had just happened.
Liu Jing raised her eyebrows: "Why are you all so quiet? Do you really not want to live in the dormitory?"
Jian Yuan: "That's not the case... I heard the dormitories are not single rooms."
Shan Tonghe added: "I heard there are also triple rooms."
"Oh, you already know that. Don't worry, the dormitories are very luxurious, much better than the conditions in the player base."
Ruan Qiao: "The conditions are much better. Shouldn't everyone have their own place to live?"
"I want to help you improve your relationship. Let me ask you first, who do you want to live with?"
Sheng Mingzhi was alert: "Will the answer to the question affect the dormitory assignment?"
"It cannot be disclosed. Please tell us first."
Yu Lan, who had been silent until now, answered quickly: "Jiang Huai."
Lin Yuanbai propped his chin with his hand: "I also want to live with Jiang Huai."
All eyes turned to Jiang Huai in an instant: "...I would rather live with Yu Lan."
Wei Xiuyuan said calmly: "What a pity, I also want to live with Jiang Huai."
The subtle atmosphere disappeared in an instant, and the remaining few people started discussing at once. Jiang Huai felt relieved.
It’s really strange. He and Lin Yuanbai were only in the same group once. Why would the other party vote for him?
"But unfortunately, the discussion just now doesn't count." Sheng Mingzhi whispered, "I knew it." Liu Jing shrugged, "It was decided when you sat down."
"There is a number plate with a number in the drawer of each position. Those who get the same number will be each other's roommates for the next year."
"Of course, hotels for business trips will still be randomly assigned each time."
The number plate in Jiang Huai's hand said 2, and Yu Lan's said 4, and her dream of having a double room to herself was shattered.
Lin Yuanbai on the opposite side smiled so much that his eyes narrowed, and shook the number plate with 2 written on it in his hand.
The final dormitory allocation results are out. Room 1 belongs to Sheng Mingzhi and Wei Xiuyuan, Room 2 belongs to Jiang Huai and Lin Yuanbai, Room 3 belongs to Jian Yuan and Shan Tonghe, and Room 4 belongs to the remaining Yu Lan, Si Xi, and Ruan Qiao.
"Now that we have roommates, is there anything else that is important to us as a group?"
Ruan Qiao: "...C position?"
Jian Yuan: "...works?"
Jiang Huai: "...strength?"
Liu Jing was silent for three seconds: "Yes, it's the captain. Let's get familiar with each other for a week first, and then we can vote for our N1NE captain during the recording next Friday."
The camera was turned off, and the main planner's business tone disappeared: "Okay, okay, we can go back to the dormitory! There are three camera positions in the living room over there, and one in each room. You don't have to keep them on all the time, just make sure you record enough material every week."
"After you finish organizing your things, take a video of the room tour. It's better to make it interesting and include you in the video. Any questions?"
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The dormitory is not far from Jingming Building, and it takes about 15 minutes to walk. But today we had luggage, so the nine of us took three nanny cars to the dormitory. We drove for half an hour in traffic jam, which was slower than walking.
The "very luxurious" dormitory that Liu Jing mentioned was not in vain. This area of City B was originally a place where every inch of land was valuable, and Jingming had actually generously arranged a large flat to be used as a dormitory.
As you step into the spacious living room, the first thing that catches your eye is the extremely wide floor-to-ceiling windows.
The curtains were drawn, and the sun shone in, making the whole living room bright. Outside, the city was full of tall buildings, extremely prosperous. There were also two long sofas in the living room that looked very soft, completely enough for nine people to lie on at the same time.
Not to mention living there, it was even the first time for him to step into such a mansion.
Jiang Huai turned his head cautiously and asked Liu Jing: "Do you want us to pay the rent ourselves?"
"Of course not." Liu Jing laughed, "But you have to buy the other furniture yourself."
Xiao Jiang is really cute sometimes, she thought. Besides, this house is not rented, it is originally an asset under Jingming.
The company is usually a bit stingy, but it has just made a lot of money from you, so it has to provide a good grinding for the donkeys that can work. When fans see that the dormitory conditions are good, they will also feel that the money they spend is meaningful, and they will be more willing to continue to give money in the future.
Liu Jing recalled N1NE's schedule for this month and they are about to start working non-stop.
But she is also a beast of burden, and she earns less than they do, so there is nothing to sympathize with her.
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The double room that Jiang Huai and Lin Yuanbai lived in had a very simple layout. There were two single beds placed against the wall on each side, a shared bedside table in the middle, and two desks on each side.
On the left side of the door is a row of simple white wardrobes. The space is not too large, but since the two of them don't have many things, it is just enough.
The suitcases were spread out in the middle. Jiang Huai hung up the newly bought clothes one by one. Lin Yuanbai sorted out various cosmetics at the desk and casually brought up the previous topic: "I didn't expect to live with you... Are you not happy?"
Jiang Huai made sure that the camera in the room was off: "That's not the case. What's wrong?"
"Nothing," Lin Yuanbai turned around and smiled at him, "I just think the relationship between you and Yu Lan is quite magical."
Jiang Huai stood there in a daze, with thousands of thoughts flashing through his mind. Finally, he pretended to be confused and asked, "Really? What's so magical about it?"
Lin Yuanbai said calmly, "I watched the show during my days off these few days, and found that everyone in our debut group basically has a few familiar people. Only Yu Lan seems to have no other friends except you, but you get along well with everyone else. Don't you think this kind of emotion is heavy?"
...scare him. The simple word "magic" made Jiang Huai start to recall at the speed of light whether he had made the wrong call, and even wondered if the other party had any golden fingers - the result was just this?
Jiang Huai spoke frankly again: "It's okay. He is quite introverted, but he should get familiar with everyone later. And he is not only familiar with me, he is just the most familiar with me."
During the random dance, Yu Lan even joked to Sheng Mingzhi, there is no such thing as a lone wolf.
"You still don't understand what I mean." Lin Yuanbai sighed softly, "That's it. Should we buy some decorations to make the house look better?"
Jiang Huai: "Oh." He hates the Riddler.
As he thought about this, he placed the pots of succulents that Chu Yuanqing brought back yesterday on the table, and belatedly realized a question: "...Do you know how to grow succulents?"
Lin Yuanbai: "...Let me search it."
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On the other side, Yu Lan was unlucky enough to get a triple room.
The structure of the triple room is quite inhumane - a bunk bed is installed in such a large flat!
Bushixi won the rock-paper-scissors game and was awarded a single bed. Yulan and Ruanqiao fought desperately and lost again. Ruanqiao chose the upper bunk and he passively chose the lower bunk.
Although this room is larger than the double room next door, the two roommates have so many things that their wardrobes are not big enough.
Si Xi and Ruan Qiao were arguing with each other over the one-third of the cabinet that Yu Lan had left empty. Yu Lan was holding a camera to record the room tour and made a light "yeah" gesture in front of the two of them.
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@Cold rabbit delicious:
I really misjudged him. He gave his fans a cold shoulder right after his debut. He acted like a decent person during the talent show, but he stopped performing after just a few days? [Picture] It's really heartbreaking. He quit being a fan and ran away. 886
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@水工水隹: You squatted downstairs of Jingming Building without making your schedule public and you still come out to jump. You never posted anything on your homepage before. You also quit being a follower and ran away. How dare a proxy photographer pretend to be Huai Jie? Take a look at the pictures you posted. Are they within the normal shooting range? Don’t you know how close you are? Huai Jie saw the homepage and gave a slap to the original blogger, this bitch.
@为母则强: @N1NE official Weibo @Jingming Media you two pieces of trash, come out and sue the black community.
@恋与小淮: Ka. But my husband's cold face makes my legs weak, you know...
@淮皇驾到皆同去：CP fans, if you want to ship this, go back to your super topic. Are you asking for punishment again?
@淮岚永远热恋: I made a careless comment just now, sorry. I saw the original post. //@淮岚永远热恋: The person next to me in the photo looks familiar. My product and I went to Jingming together today???
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@淮岚Forever in love:
WTF! WTF! I looked through other photos taken by proxy and they really went there together, Jingming, they got off the same car!!!
[Reply] Damn it. So Huai stayed at his neighbor’s house for two days and then ran off to find his wife at lightning speed? ? ?
[Reply] In fact, she is hiding a mistress behind her neighbor's back. Every day, she waits for her neighbor to go to work and for him to fall asleep, so that Lan can sneak out and spend time with her husband. Plus, Lan is heavily dependent on Jiang Huai, haha ...
*Comment has been deleted* [Reply] Maybe they are three people living together.
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