Chapter 115 Emperor's One Hundred and Fifteen Melons of New Year's Money
I stayed at the Shen family for two days, and just as Shen Que said, I didn't see his parents at all. Except for Shen Mu's occasional appearance, it was no different from being at their own home.
The company trip was scheduled for after the New Year. They were going out to play when others were returning to work after their holidays. It just so happened that the scenic spots were empty. After hesitating for a few days, they finally chose the warm south.
After calculating the time, Shen indeed couldn't go. Xu Qingye felt it was a pity, but there was nothing he could do. Work was important, and it was already great to be able to stay at home for so long during the New Year.
Curled up on the sofa, Xu Qingye was browsing his phone. Weibo has been very lively recently. It's the end of the year and celebrities seem to have KPI assessments as well. They post on Weibo, send blessings, or recommend and promote their own works.
Xu Qingye looked at Chen Que's Weibo. The last post was about the release of "Breaking Dawn". There hasn't been any update in so many days.
"Hey, Chen Que, don't you manage your Weibo? Zhao Wen doesn't even say anything about you. You're too lazy. You should give your fans some benefits. It's the end of the year, everyone is working on sales, you should do it too."
Xu Qingye raised his foot and kicked Chen Que who was sitting not far away. Chen Que was holding the script and reciting the lines. Suddenly he was kicked and looked up at Xu Qingye in a daze.
"How to achieve sales?" Shen Que frowned. This was an unfamiliar field for him.
"Live streaming, interacting, posting selfies, showing off your talents, even borderline stuff is fine. How about filming a muscle transformation for you? First, he walks out in baggy clothes, looking ordinary, and then with a flick of his hand, the clothes disappear, revealing beautiful abdominal muscles. The contrast is amazing, absolutely charming."
Xu Qingye went through the business routines of those artists in the past in his mind. Singing, gesture dancing and the like were too conventional, but cross-dressing was quite good.
"You are quite generous and willing to show it to others."
Shen Que stared at Xu Qingye for a while and found that he didn't seem to be joking. He couldn't help feeling a little dissatisfied. Xu Qingye didn't seem to care about him at all.
"I'm not a pedantic person. Since I've chosen an actor to fall in love with, I'm open-minded about many things. It's an honor to devote oneself to art. Your beauty is my glory, so of course I have to show it off generously." Xu Qingye smiled. Some exposure is also capital. Some male actors are not very attractive even when they are naked. They don't manage their body at all. The domestic entertainment industry is too tolerant of male artists. Female artists are curled up in the air, while male artists are filming idol dramas with beer bellies. Staring at that body, the female artists are simply suffering from work injuries.
"No, I don't want to shoot this kind of thing."
Shen Que refused. He was not interested in showing off his muscles. He was not a fitness fanatic and had no pursuit of muscles. He just wanted to exercise a little to maintain his figure.
If I show it, people will point fingers at me and it will definitely become a topic of conversation among relatives during the New Year, so I'd better forget it.
"Well, I can't just post a selfie and get away with it. The competition is still fierce at the end of the year."
Xu Qingye looked at the box office. "Dawn" has already broken the 1 billion box office, ranking fourth. The first place is a series of movies, which already has a large audience base. The second place is "Little People", which Xu Qingye had paid attention to before. The box office of "Little People" has suddenly risen in the past few days. It should be that after the first wave of audiences watched it, word of mouth spread, and the box office also rose accordingly.
The third one is an animation, and animation has its own audience and is not on the same track.
A commercial film that was heavily promoted before its release, its performance was mediocre and currently ranked at the bottom. Xu Qingye looked at the rankings on the cast list and couldn't help but plead with them. This lineup and these data would be ridiculed by the public for a long time.
"How about I show you a talent?"
Shen Que thought about it, but he really didn't have any ideas. After his debut, his Weibo posts were almost all kinds of advertisements and promotions, and there was not much content about him personally. Firstly, he didn't want to post much, and secondly, his life was a little boring, so he didn't know what to share.
"Talent? You don't have this thing, how come you suddenly have it?"
Xu Qingye was stunned for a moment, his mind was a little confused. Shen Mu had personally confirmed that Shen had no talent.
"I've studied piano for a while, so maybe I can just play the piano."
Shen Que stood up, took Xu Qingye's hand and walked towards the piano room. His parents once wanted to cultivate his and Shen Mu's artistic cells, and spent a lot of money to buy a piano. Unfortunately, neither of them seemed to have high talent, and gave up after learning for a while.
The piano naturally became a decoration, and I had to hire someone to maintain it every year, which was the most unprofitable money spent.
Walking into the piano room, Xu Qingye sat in front of the piano. He opened the lid and took a quick look to get a feel for it. His hands lightly fell on the black and white keys. Although it was a little unfamiliar, it was a tune.
Xu Qingye looked at Shen Que playing the piano with one hand and the sunlight shining on him, and quickly picked up the camera to capture it. Shen Que was wearing a fluffy white sweater and played the piano calmly and elegantly, exuding an artistic aura.
"I didn't expect that you can play the piano even though you can't sing. Teach me."
Xu Qingye felt a little magical. Shen Que smiled and waved at him, asking him to sit down next to him.
"Playing the piano and singing are two different things. To play the piano, you just need to understand the music and practice diligently to get the tune right. But to sing, you need to at least sing all five notes."
Shen Que felt somewhat helpless. He had tried hard to sing, but he discovered that success did not come from just hard work.
Xu Qingye tried to hold back his laughter; it was rare that Shen Que had such a harmless little flaw.
Sitting on the chair, Shen Que grabbed Xu Qingye's hand from behind and played gently on the piano. He led him to play a simple song "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star". Xu Qingye found it interesting and wanted to continue, but when the difficulty was slightly increased, he was completely dazzled. How could the fingers move so quickly on the piano?
"Forget it, forget it. I won't play anymore. You play it and I'll take a picture of you. The sun is shining brightly right now, and it's just right for the piano. The picture is very beautiful."
Xu Qingye stood up, picked up the camera, adjusted the focus, and tried to aim it at Shen Que.
"Well, then just play a simple piece."
Shen Que thought for a while and played a piece of "Radetzky March". It was not difficult and was just within his ability. The rhythm was cheerful and suitable for the New Year.
Xu Qingye recorded it carefully, edited and adjusted the color, and then sent it to Chen Que. After Shen Que read it once, he edited it and posted it on Weibo.
The copy was also written for him by Xu Qingye.
Chen Que: As the new year begins, everything will be renewed. I appreciate your kindness and would like to play a song to express my gratitude. I wish you all a happy new year and all the best. [Video]
Maybe it was because Chen Que hadn't released any news about himself for a long time, and his fans had been clamoring for more. As soon as the video was released, a group of people gathered around.
The video was only three minutes long. Xu Qingye simply added an opening credit, and the rest was footage of Shen Que sitting there playing the piano.
Definitely in love with you: Great news, great news, my Quedi is open for business, what a good day today is, my Quedi is actually open for business!!!
Blooming flowers do not necessarily bring wealth: Hahahaha, as a music student, you can see that my playing is a little awkward, maybe because I haven't played for a long time, but my basic skills are still very solid. The key is, this piano is so expensive, ah ah ah ah, can I go to your house to play the piano for me? I really just want to play the piano.
Just laugh, it's no big deal: Wow, Shen Que seems like a treasure, he is a good actor and plays the piano so well, so can you talk to me?
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Driven by the enthusiasm of fans, the topic #沉缺打琴# became popular all of a sudden and was even on the hot searches. Looking at the popularity, Xu Qingye couldn't imagine what kind of lively scene it would be if he filmed a dress-up video.
On New Year's Eve, many guests came to the house, and Xu Qingye began to feel restrained again. He almost stayed in Shen Que's room and didn't go out. Shen Que simply didn't go out either. Then Shen Mu also hid in, saying that he was bored staying in his room alone, and came to their place to have some fun. So the three of them sat there staring at each other.
"Can't we just be open and honest?"
Xu Qingye sat for a while and was really bored. If Shen Mu was not around, he could tease Shen Que to kill some time. But Shen Mu sitting next to him restricted his ability to perform.
"Well, then you go out. They mainly want to see you. After all, my brother finding a male wife will be a topic of gossip for them behind their backs for a long time. You go out and have more conversations with them. At least when they gossip about you in the future, they will say that you are a nice person."
Shen Mu patted Xu Qingye on the shoulder and gave him an encouraging look. Xu Qingye backed off and continued to stay in the room playing with his phone.
They had to go out for dinner in the evening, but the situation was not as bad as Xu Qingye had thought. Just as Ms. Luo Baozhu had said at the beginning, no one dared to say anything. When they saw Xu Qingye, they all praised him. However, I didn't hear many people praising his handsomeness. Most of them just said a few words about their good match.
It was the first time for Xu Qingye to have New Year's Eve dinner with so many people. He didn't dare to pick up food with his chopsticks. In the end, he just signaled with his eyes and Shen Que helped him pick up food. He felt like he was ascending the throne as an emperor, and the only thing missing was Shen Que feeding him the food.
After the meal, a room full of relatives came to give him red envelopes. Xu Qingye was shocked. He didn't expect to receive such treatment. After a while, he enthusiastically called uncles, aunts, uncles, and grandmas and started his enthusiastic business mode. He had never been so sweet-mouthed in his life. His face was a little stiff from laughing at the end.
Xu Qingye glanced at Chen Que with dissatisfaction. Chen Que just stood beside him without saying a word and took all the red envelopes anyway. It was so unfair!
Back in the room, Xu Qingye began to count the red envelopes. Shen Que looked at him and gave him his share as well.
"Do you feel like you're counting the gifts in your room on your wedding night? Do you want me to keep a notebook for you to keep accounts?"
Shen Que leaned against the bed and watched Xu Qingye sitting cross-legged on the bed counting red envelopes. He couldn't help but curl his lips. This scene was really comfortable to watch. The person he liked was in his bed. There was no more touching scene than this.
"Go to hell. By the way, didn't you prepare a gift for me?"
Xu Qingye put the red envelope away. The main purpose of the New Year's money was to have a good time, and there wasn't much. He casually put it in the bedside table. When he opened it, he saw it was full of sets. There clearly weren't so many yesterday. When did he buy them?!
Xu Qingye glared at Shen Que. That was really the only thing on the young man's mind!
"Well, it's ready, just wait."
Chen Que walked into the cloakroom without changing his expression, took out a bag and handed it to Xu Qingye. Xu Qingye took it doubtfully and took out a silk shirt from the bag. He picked it up and took a look at it, and felt that the style was very familiar.
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