Chapter 10 Romance × Company Team Building√
Just one week into July, the daytime temperature in Shanghai approached 40 degrees Celsius. The city was stuffy and hot, like a big steamer. People's clothes would be soaked with sweat if they stayed outside for a while.
However, although the temperature in Shanghai is hot, it has nothing to do with the crew of the dating variety show.
The only people who were poisoned by the temperature were those at the headquarters of Yinghuang Video, while all the staff of "Us in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter" had already been sipping on cool and sweet rice shrimp in Yeyu City.
At eight o'clock in the morning, in a villa by the lake.
The scene has been set, and the cameras have been set up inside and outside the villa. All we have to do is wait for the three couples to arrive and put on some makeup before the show officially begins.
The reason why the guests are asked to dress simply and wear light makeup is because "Us in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter" is positioned as a slow variety show for travel and dating, with a main healing and fresh style, aiming to heal the loneliness of urban workers with beautiful love and natural scenery.
However, Luo Qinglin thinks that the above plans are all bullshit.
No working person wants to waste time watching a few celebrities leisurely travel and get paid while telling the audience: "Always stay optimistic, life will embrace you in the end."
Jiang Yanyu scoffed at the statement in the trailer, saying, "If you don't have money, life will eventually give you a hammer."
Considering that they were filming together with Luo Qinglin, Jiang Yanyu, who usually loved to give others a beating, restrained his temper this time. As soon as he arrived in Yeyu City, he bought hundreds of snacks of different kinds for the staff.
People are more willing to accept soft offers than to accept hard offers. No matter how bad Jiang Yanyu's online reputation is, the staff's impression of him has changed after receiving such care.
"Thank you, Jiang, for the treat."
"Brother Jiang, the rice and shrimp taste really good, would you like to try it?"
Jiang Yanyu spread out his hands, showing a helpless smile and refused: "Control your body."
"Being a model is so hard. I can't eat this or drink that. I would not be able to survive if it were me."
"No way," Jiang Yanyu shrugged, "This is my job."
"Brother Jiang is indeed dedicated to his work. He is the ceiling of male models in China."
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While Jiang Yanyu was in high spirits and trying to get close to the staff, Luo Qinglin and Qin Xiaoxi were slumped on the sofa in the temporary rest shed, staring at the dark green ceiling in a daze.
"Qinglin," Qin Xiaoxi took a sip of warm Cangshan black tea, her eyes dull, "Do you also have to work at Mr. Jiang's house? Be on call 24 hours a day?"
"In addition to work, I also have to practice. It's even more tiring than being in Hanxin Studio." Luo Qinglin sighed to the sky, as if his body was hollowed out.
A week ago, Qin Xiaoxi officially started working at Yanyu Studio. She was not dispatched as a laborer, but directly resigned from Hanxin Studio and made a seamless job change.
The conditions offered by Chen Qixin were too tempting. When Qin Xiaoxi saw the monthly salary of 50,000 after tax, she got excited and signed a one-year contract without caring about anything else.
But she didn't know that with this contract, she would not only be Luo Qinglin's work assistant, but also Jiang Yanyu's life assistant.
She edits videos and runs errands to pick up express deliveries during the day. She doesn't sleep well at night and keeps her phone on 24 hours a day. Even if her boss calls at two in the morning, she has to answer the call in a gentle tone.
Qin Xiaoxi's job change directly jumped her from 996 to 007.
Although I was exhausted, my salary increased fivefold. For the sake of money, Qin Xiaoxi had to persevere no matter what.
Luo Qinglin seemed to be even worse off. Not only did he have to shoot films and videos for Jiang Yanyu during the day, but he also had to go back at night to edit the photos, organize the video materials and send them to Qin Xiaoxi, and he was also pulled to the sofa to practice.
Practice when you wake up in the morning and before you go to bed at night.
"You two practice," Qin Xiaoxi asked in a low voice, "Do you need to kiss?"
Luo Qinglin froze for a moment, and replied with an evasive look: "No, we just want to be closer and understand each other."
Luo Qinglin's expression was extremely unnatural, with a hint of almost undetectable shyness in his weirdness.
Qin Xiaoxi thought to herself, "What a sin!" She asked cautiously, "What do you think now? Do you like him a little? Are you gay?"
Qin Xiaoxi's eyes were filled with concern, and her careful and thoughtful attitude made Luo Qinglin suddenly feel guilty for lying.
With a long sigh of relief, Luo Qinglin finally made up his mind and said frankly: "I'm not a straight man."
?
Qin Xiaoxi fell silent, her pupils trembled, and her eyelids blinked frequently.
"He and I were classmates in high school. He transferred to my school in his third year of high school. At that time, I..." Luo Qinglin whispered as he confessed his lie, "Well, that's it."
Luo Qinglin has been secretly in love with Jiang Yanyu, the capitalist who exploits his employees, for so long? What's more, the capitalists know nothing about this and think that Luo Qinglin is a straight man, trying to make him gay?
When she thought of this, Qin Xiaoxi was about to scream loudly, and turned over with excitement like an exploited serf. Fortunately, her muscles acted first and she covered her mouth with her hands.
"So you pretended to be straight because of the gossip I told you?" Qin Xiaoxi's voice was a little muffled because she was covering her mouth.
"Yeah." Admitting that he was a gay straight man was very shameful. Luo Qinglin lowered his head and looked at the edge of the sofa, not wanting to see Qin Xiaoxi's expression.
Qin Xiaoxi remained silent, and Luo Qinglin was as frightened as a cicada.
Silence followed by silence.
The breeze outside the shed was blowing gently, causing ripples on the water in Ye Yuze's lake. The sound of the wind came into the shed through the curtains, making Luo Qinglin nervous.
"Don't tell him." Luo Qinglin broke the silence first.
"How could I possibly tell him?" Qin Xiaoxi was in high spirits. He clenched his fist and raised it to his head to assure, "I'm on the same side as you!"
Seeing that there was no trace of disgust on Qin Xiaoxi's face, Luo Qinglin finally let go of his worries.
"So what's your situation now? What stage are you at?" Qin Xiaoxi asked excitedly.
Luo Qinglin was about to answer when the curtain of the rest shed was suddenly opened.
Seeing that the person standing outside the studio was Jiang Yanyu, Luo Qinglin and Qin Xiaoxi raised their heads at the same time, opened their eyes slightly, and asked in unison: "Are we going to start shooting?"
The two looked flustered, as if they had done something wrong. Jiang Yanyu noticed something was wrong and asked with narrowed eyes, "What were you talking about just now?"
"Nothing." Walking outside the curtain and taking Jiang Yanyu's right hand, Luo Qinglin asked, "Are all the guests here?"
Jiang Yanyu glanced at Qin Xiaoxi, then looked at Luo Qinglin, and was silent for a few seconds before saying, "Everyone is here."
The three of them left the shed together. Qin Xiaoxi originally wanted to walk beside Luo Qinglin, but after being warned by Jiang Yanyu's unfriendly eyes, she walked dejectedly to Jiang Yanyu's side.
In just a few steps, the three of them arrived at the temporary dressing room at the back door of the villa.
"Are you nervous?" Jiang Yanyu put his hand on the door handle and leaned close to Luo Qinglin's ear to ask.
Luo Qinglin shook his head, put his hand on the back of Jiang Yanyu's hand, and pulled down the door handle together.
Holding hands has become a common thing? Qin Xiaoxi lowered her head to hide the excitement on her lips, held back her laughter and followed the two into the dressing room.
Two newly arrived couples are putting on makeup.
Sitting on the left are the 18-year-old rising film queen Jiang Linxu and her 19-year-old rock band lead singer boyfriend Xi Min, and on the right are two former girl group members He Yihan and Xuan Chu.
All four belong to the entertainment company of Shanhai Group. Jiang Linxu and Xuan Chu belong to the actor department of Yaoying Entertainment, and the remaining two belong to the singer department of Yaole Entertainment.
Jiang Linxu, also known as the national daughter, made her debut at the age of five and has participated in countless film and television productions. Last month, she won the title of the youngest actress at the Golden Bell Awards, and then it was revealed that she was in love with the rebellious Xi Min.
As soon as the dating and traveling photos were leaked, Xi Min was directly scolded and became a hot topic, with negative information flying everywhere. Passersby mother fans cried and shouted that their precious daughters were deceived by the bad boy, and the girls should run away!
He Yihan and Xuan Chu were once members of the girl group #include. The group had good looks and talent, but it was not popular. Last year, passers-by felt sad when they heard that the group was going to disband.
But as soon as the group disbanded, He Yihan and Xuan Chu posted a photo of their rings to make it official. The number of fans on the CP super topic skyrocketed by 100,000 overnight, and the traffic was so high that it dominated the hot searches for several days, and even #include became popular.
After seeing this, fans couldn’t help but say, “When they are together, they are a mess; when they are apart, they are a sky full of stars.”
There are only three couples, both gay and heterosexual, and all of them have a bloody physique. When the official announcement is made by the program group, the popularity will be extremely high.
Hearing the door being pushed open, Jiang Linxu opened his eyes, asked the makeup artist to stop, stood up and said with a smile: "Brother Jiang, Mr. Luo, good morning."
Jiang Linxu had a decent smile and a gentle and mature temperament, and she didn't look like an eighteen-year-old girl at all.
Xi Min was playing with his mobile phone. He raised his head when he heard the voice, raised his eyebrows at Jiang Yanyu as a greeting, glanced at Luo Qinglin meaningfully, and then buried his head in his mobile phone.
"Brother Jiang, Mr. Luo." He Yihan and Xuan Chu also stood up and nodded to greet them.
"Good morning, everyone." Luo Qinglin replied with a faint smile.
Jiang Yanyu waved to everyone, pulled Luo Qinglin to the middle seat and sat down. Qin Xiaoxi nodded and greeted each star, then stood leaning against the dressing table.
All six guests had already put on makeup, only Jiang Linxu needed to touch up her makeup.
The atmosphere in the dressing room was a little cold, no one was talking, only the sound of the makeup artist dipping a brush into contour powder.
Except for Jiang Yanyu and Xi Min, the rest of the people looked a little weird, especially Jiang Linxu. While touching up her makeup, she opened her eyes from time to time and glanced at Luo Qinglin with an interested look.
Xuan Chu folded his arms, turned around and leaned against the dressing table, looking straight at Luo Qinglin.
He Yihan sat facing the makeup mirror and peeked through it.
Attacked by several gazes from both sides, Luo Qinglin's heart, which was not nervous at all, became tense again. He turned his head calmly and asked Qin Xiaoxi with his eyes whether there was any dirt on his face.
Qin Xiaoxi shook her head and wondered inwardly, Luo Qinglin only attracted gay people before, could it be that he is now attracted to both men and women?
"Everyone, don't be nervous," Jiang Yanyu said, "Don't treat me as Jiang Chan's brother, just treat me as an ordinary guest."
Xi Min burst out laughing, put down his phone and said, "Everyone is curious about your wife. Who would be afraid of you gossiping with Mr. Jiang?"
Ximin has slightly curly chestnut semi-long hair and a pink tattoo of "XM/JLX" on her fingertips. Her tone reveals the rebelliousness of someone who has not been beaten by society.
"Shut your mouth," Jiang Linxu didn't bother to put on makeup, jumped up and punched Xi Min, then turned around and said with a smile, "Mr. Luo, his brain was just caught in the door yesterday, and his language system is disordered, please don't take it seriously."
"It's okay," Luo Qinglin said with an uneasy smile, "You can just call me Qinglin or Luo Ge. Calling me Mr. Luo is too formal."
Hearing this, a man who was ordered to call "Mr. Luo" as soon as they met raised his eyebrows and snorted in dissatisfaction.
"Brother Luo, we dare not call you Qinglin," Ximin said with a smile, "What if Brother Jiang gets angry and jealous, and asks General Manager Xiao Jiang to ban us?"
"Ximin," Jiang Yanyu closed his eyes slightly and warned, "If you make fun of my boyfriend again, I will ask your brother to take you home and never let you play rock music again."
Xi Min smacked his lips and said, "Are you an elementary school student? How old are you to report your parents?"
"Alright!" Afraid that Ximin would say something rude again, Jiang Linxu covered his mouth tightly and glared at him, preventing him from speaking.
However, Xi Min had just been restrained, but Xuan Chu on the other side was still staring at Luo Qinglin with a scorching gaze.
Jiang Yanyu rubbed his brows lightly and asked Xuan Chu impatiently, "Are you also curious about my wife?"
Xuan Chu raised his eyebrows, did not reply, turned around and put his arm on He Yihan's shoulders and sat down, exchanging glances with her while trying not to laugh.
The dressing room returned to silence, with only the sound of makeup brushes dipping into powder remaining.
Luo Qinglin lowered his eyes and looked at the floor. Although he was flustered by the three words "my wife" and the strange attitude of everyone, he remained calm and nothing unusual could be seen on his face.
Although Luo Qinglin deals with celebrity models all year round due to his work, he still feels a little tired when he really goes on variety shows and interacts with celebrities up close.
It seemed as if everyone was speaking in code, hiding things in a roundabout way, and excluding him.
never mind.
It's just three days of work, and adults shouldn't expect to make friends in the workplace.
Luo Qinglin tried hard to adjust his mentality, took a deep breath, and tried to suppress the depression that was about to arise.
Jiang Yanyu heard a slight exhalation and glanced at the person next to him.
Noticing the loneliness and dejection between Luo Qinglin's brows, Jiang Yanyu pondered for a moment and ordered everyone, "From now on, you should call him Qinglin. Don't call him Mr. Luo Geluo, it sounds strange."
Hiss...
As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the dressing room was pushed open.
Everyone present raised their heads and looked towards the door.
I saw a well-dressed man standing outside the door. He had a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on his nose, a neat slicked-back hair, and was wearing a smoky gray high-end suit.
The man had a gloomy expression and his eyes slowly scanned everyone. And when his gaze finally fell on Luo Qinglin's face, his cold eyes suddenly blossomed with the warmth of early spring.
"Qinglin, long time no see."
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