Chapter 29 Zhao Qian "Did you eat salt as a meal today? I'm so bored...
"Bang!"
The office door was pushed open violently, hitting the wall with a loud bang, and then closed with a bang.
The high heels made a clacking sound and stopped in front of the desk menacingly.
Ling Siyan calmly put down the coffee in her hand, her eyes still fixed on the document in her hand, and said lightly: "Knock on the door before entering. I think this is the most basic courtesy and upbringing."
"Ling Siyan, what gives you the right to take my role?" Seeing that Ling Siyan didn't even look up at her and obviously didn't take her seriously, Zhao Qian became even angrier.
Ling Siyan finally moved her gaze away from the documents and looked at her sister-in-law who had not been seen for several days since she came back, and looked her up and down.
Zhao Qian has a hot body. The tights and short skirt highlight her curvy figure. Her face is also pretty, but in the entertainment industry, she is only average.
Thanks to the resources provided by the Zhao family and Huaying, he has reached a first-tier position, but he can only be called a "traffic star."
He only lip-syncs when singing and relies on a stand-in for acting. He is also often in the news for acting like a big shot on the set and bullying newcomers.
She created a character of a second-generation rich lady with a straightforward and unpretentious personality, and a group of ignorant girls followed her, shouting "Sister, you're so cool".
"The character doesn't belong to you in the first place, so how can you 'take it'?" After looking at it, Ling Siyan lowered her head to look at the document again.
Zhao Qian's face twisted for a moment, she strode forward, snatched the document from Ling Siyan's hand, threw it back, and it fell to the ground with a "click" sound.
"Huaying's resources have always been tilted towards me first, why do you say you can take them back?
Ling Siyan's expression turned completely cold: "Did you eat salt as a meal today? You have nothing better to do than go crazy in front of me!"
"If I remember correctly, sister-in-law, you are not an artist of Huaying. Your financial contract is signed with the entertainment company under the Zhao family. Huaying gives you resources out of kindness, and not giving them is their duty. You just open your mouth and ask for it. Do you think you are bolder than others or are you thick-skinned?"
"You..." Zhao Qian was speechless for a moment, but soon reacted, "I married your eldest brother, so I am a member of the Ling family. Why can't I use Huaying's resources?"
Ling Siyan sneered, her eyes full of mockery: "Ling family? The Ling family who eats Ling family food, drinks Ling family drinks, uses Ling family things, lives in Ling family houses, and always thinks of getting money from the Zhao family?"
Zhao Qian's face turned pale and blue.
"Besides," Ling Siyan pulled out another document from the side, "I didn't stop you from using it. I told you that you will have an audition in three days, and you can fight for it based on your own ability. For any role in this drama that has a name, only artists who have won acting awards are eligible to audition. Letting you audition, isn't that enough of a privilege for you?"
Zhao Qian's face darkened completely, and she glared at Ling Siyan: "You are a married woman who doesn't stay at her husband's house to take care of her husband and children. Why do you run back to your parents' house to act like a tyrant?"
Ling Siyan sneered and started to make trouble, right?
"You are a person from another family. You are not at home serving my eldest brother, but you are showing off your power in my Ling family's territory while pretending to be a member of the Zhao family. How could 12 years of compulsory education filter out a fish like you? Do you want me to teach you how to write the word 'double standard'?"
Zhao Qian's face turned pale. She raised her hand with sharp nails high up and threw it down without thinking.
Looking at the delicate face getting closer and closer, Zhao Qian's eyes flashed with satisfaction.
Without even raising her eyes, Ling Siyan accurately grabbed Zhao Qian's wrist and pushed her forward. Zhao Qian screamed "Ah", staggered and fell to the ground, covering her ankle and began to cry out in pain.
"Ling... Ling Siyan, how dare you do this to me? Just wait for me, I won't let you go." Zhao Qian looked at Ling Siyan with resentment.
Ling Siyan glanced at her and dialed the internal line: "Send two people to ask everyone in my office to leave. Also, notify the security department that from now on, no one without a work badge and an appointment will be allowed in."
***
Shooting scene.
"Cut! Okay, Teacher Qiao, today's filming ends here." The photographer raised his head from behind the camera and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work today, Teacher Qiao."
Qiao Shiyu smiled and replied, "It should be."
Manager Lin Chen came over and looked at Qiao Shiyu's red face with a look of heartache: "Come on, take it off quickly." As he spoke, he reached out to unzip Qiao Shiyu's down jacket.
I cursed the company in my heart for being so rude. It was so hot, but they let Qiao Shiyu endorse a down jacket. Even though there was air conditioning in the room, it was useless!
Qiao Shiyu cooperated and took off her down jacket, and then she felt alive again.
"Come on, let's go to the lounge and take a rest. I've prepared an iced latte for you."
"Yeah!" Qiao Shiyu no longer had the strength to speak, and just smiled gratefully at Lin Chen.
After entering the lounge and closing the door, Lin Chen began to complain quietly: "If it were you, why don't you just terminate the contract? You've lost more than ten pounds this month. You didn't have much flesh to begin with. Now, after all this trouble, you can just play the role of the Skeleton Beauty in your true colors."
Qiao Shiyu took a sip of iced latte and sighed with pleasure. Hearing this, she couldn't help but tease, "Hey, Sister Chen, didn't you always say, 'Eat less? Look, you've gained two pounds this month'?" Qiao Shiyu imitated Lin Chen's previous tone and expression.
It was so lifelike that Lin Chen laughed out loud.
At this moment, Lin Chen's cell phone in his pocket vibrated. Lin Chen took it out and handed it to Qiao Shiyu: "Here, Lele sent you a message."
Qiao Shiyu heard this, a soft look flashed in her eyes, she took the phone and opened the message:
【Mom, can you pick me up from school today? 】
The smile on Qiao Shiyu's face paused, and she replied:
[Baby, Mommy is a little busy these days. How about we get through this week? Next week Mommy will have time to pick you up from school every day.]
[Okay! Mom, please take a rest and don’t be too tired! Lele will always love mom! ]
Qiao Shiyu's smile widened:
【Mom will always love baby Lele! 】
[Mom, class is about to start. I won’t talk to you anymore! ]
[Okay, goodbye, Lele baby! ]
【Goodbye, Mom! 】
Seeing Qiao Shiyu put down her phone, Lin Chen couldn't help but sigh: "At first I didn't agree with you giving birth to this child."
Qiao Shiyu had been facing constant doubts along the way, and yet she had a child out of wedlock at the peak of her career.
Now, before the rumor about Qiao Shiyu "relying on the sponsor to get to the top" was clarified, rumors about "being a mistress who overestimated her own abilities and wanted to gain status by relying on her son, but was ruthlessly abandoned by the sponsor" were spreading like wildfire.
"LeLe is a little angel. I have never regretted giving birth to her."
There was a hint of sigh in Qiao Shiyu's eyes. Although she chose to give birth to Lele because of that man, when Lele was born, she looked at her little face and loved this child from the bottom of her heart.
Lin Chen wanted to say something when another cell phone in his pocket vibrated. He took it out and saw it was a call.
After the call was connected, the other party said something. Lin Chen looked surprised and asked, "Boss Ling?"
When Qiao Shiyu, who was standing next to her, heard these two words, her heart trembled.
Lin Chen glanced at Qiao Shiyu, turned on the speakerphone, and the voice from the other end of the phone came through.
"I would like to invite Queen Qiao to audition for the female lead in 'The Supreme God' in two days. The crew will start filming in two months. Queen Qiao can come and try if she has time."
Not him!
After hearing that the voice was a female one, Qiao Shiyu felt relieved, yet also slightly disappointed.
"Yes, there is, but..." Lin Chen's voice was a little hesitant.
"Is there something you can't tell me?"
"The contracts of our Shiyu and Canxing are about to expire, so, if we pass the audition..."
Qiao Shiyu debuted at the age of 15 and signed a 10-year contract with Canxing, which promoted her to the second-tier position.
On the eve of the expiration of her contract, Qiao Shiyu gave birth to a child out of wedlock and was pushed to the forefront of public opinion. Canxing did not choose to terminate the contract with Qiao Shiyu, but even took the initiative to propose a contract renewal and asked the public relations team to fully guide the direction of public opinion and control the situation.
Qiao Shiyu was ready to be hidden, but she didn't expect Canxing would protect her. She was grateful and renewed her B-level contract for another ten years.
Later, when Qiao Shiyu became a top star, the company raised her contract benefits to A-level.
At this time, Qiao Shiyu's cooperation with the company was quite pleasant.
It was not until Mr. He stepped down and Mr. He took over that Shiyu's situation in the company took a sharp turn for the worse after he proposed to take advantage of Shiyu and was rejected.
Mr. He always suppresses her openly and secretly, trying to force her to compromise.
Later, Qiao Shiyu worked hard to improve her acting skills and finally won the Golden Bull Award, becoming one of the top stars. Only then did Mr. He become more restrained.
But there was no mention of upgrading Qiao Shiyu's contract to S-level. Qiao Shiyu remembered Mr. He's kindness and did not mention terminating the contract.
Until recently, when her contract was about to expire, it seemed that knowing that there was no possibility of Qiao Shiyu renewing her contract, Mr. He vowed to squeeze out the last bit of value from Qiao Shiyu. Not only did he give her many notices, but they were all of low-quality ones, just to get her to train new people.
Sucking blood blatantly!
A-level contracts require a 50-50 split with the company, and Lin Chen is not willing to let the company get away with it so easily.
"We can wait until Queen Qiao and Canxing terminate their contract before signing a contract. In addition, what are Queen Qiao's plans after she terminates her contract? If she wants to sign with another agency, we at Huaying are open to welcome Queen Qiao to join us. You can raise any requests you have for her treatment."
"Well, thank you Mr. Ling for your kindness," Lin Chen smiled awkwardly, "Our Shiyu..." plans to open her own studio.
Before he could finish his words, Lin Chen's arm tightened.
When he turned his head to look over, he saw Qiao Shiyu looking at him with a flattering expression.
Lin Chen looked puzzled. What happened?
"Answer, answer, her!" Qiao Shiyu mouthed the words.
Lin Chen's eyes widened: Didn't we agree to work on our own and be our own boss after getting out of this fire pit?
Qiao Shiyu clasped her hands together, her eyes full of pleading.
Lin Chen grinned, turned his head, and continued what he had just said naturally: "She said she wanted to think about it carefully."
"Of course, the audition in two days..."
"Shiyu will attend on time."
"Okay, then I'll wait for good news."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Chen looked at Qiao Shiyu expressionlessly: "Shiyu, give me an explanation."
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