Chapter 149
Dai Qingyue sent Xu Qingye back to the hotel, and before leaving, he insisted on giving him a card, saying it was pocket money for him. Xu Qingye felt a little complicated when he received the pocket money from his father at his age, but he didn't want to make Dai Qingyue sad, so he had to accept it.
Back in the hotel room, Shen Que had already returned and was sitting on the sofa reading a script. He looked up when he heard the door open.
"I found my dad."
Xu Qingye was changing his shoes at the entrance and spoke in a very calm tone. After hearing Xu Qingye's words, Shen Que didn't react much. He just said "hmm" and congratulated him.
Xu Qingye gave him a suspicious look, then walked over to Chen Que, reached out and pulled the script away, then leaned over and pressed Chen Que down on the sofa.
"You knew this a long time ago? What role did you play in this?"
Xu Qingye pinched Shen Que's chin and stared into his eyes. Shen Que was too calm, it was obvious that he had known it for a long time.
"I guessed it. After all, you two look quite similar."
"If you guessed it, that's it. Didn't you say anything to him? He kept praising you today. You must have done something I don't know about, otherwise why would he praise you so much?"
Xu Qingye continued to ask, no one would praise others for no reason.
"It's nothing. He was very hesitant about whether to recognize you. I just advised him to tell you the truth based on my understanding of you." He reached out and grabbed Xu Qingye's hand that was pinching his chin.
"Tell me what you know about me, and I'll see if you're right."
Xu Qingye stood up and sat down next to Shen Que. He looked at Shen Que and waited for his next words.
"Duplicitous, hard-mouthed but soft-hearted, emotional, vulnerable to others, and overly enthusiastic."
Shen Que started talking with a long string of words, and the more Xu Qingye listened, the more he felt something was wrong. Why did it seem like some good words?
"Wait, there are no advantages? Why don't you say something I like to hear."
"In my eyes, these are all your strengths. But I hope you use all your enthusiasm on me, otherwise I will be jealous."
Shen Que reached out and touched Xu Qingye's hair. Xu Qingye's enthusiasm was very charming, and he wanted to keep it for himself.
"That's so corny. I'm going to take a shower."
Xu Qingye shook off the goose bumps on his body. It was quite unbearable for Shen Que to do this out of the blue occasionally.
Xu Qingye ran very fast. He soaked himself in hot water and took out his mobile phone to look at the group photos taken today.
In the photo, Dai Qingyue's smile was a little awkward, but when their faces were close together, they did look somewhat similar. The direction of their muscles when they smiled was almost the same. Xu Qingye suddenly found it very magical.
In the past, he had been asking for an answer, and when he couldn't get it and gave up, this person suddenly appeared in his life.
Xu Qingye thought for a while and posted a message on his Moments.
Xu Qingye: Let's get to know each other again, Lao Dai. [Photo]
After Xu Qingye posted, Dai Qingyue was the first to like it and also left him a message.
Dai Qingyue: Okay, Ono.
Xu Qingye found Dai Qingyue's message very interesting and couldn't help laughing. It was a very happy thing for someone to pick up his joke in this way.
Most of the others praised him for being handsome, and some praised his father for being handsome. He said nothing, but just posted a photo together. No one doubted their relationship at all.
When Ms. Luo Baozhu saw it, she immediately sent a private message to Xu Qingye. They naturally knew Xu Qingye's background, so when she suddenly saw him posting pictures of his father, Luo Baozhu was shocked and hurriedly asked for details.
After the chat, Luo Baozhu was really happy for Xu Qingye, and she also said that she would invite Dai Qingyue to dinner during the New Year. It became very formal, and Xu Qingye couldn't refuse, so he could only ask Dai Qingyue for his opinion.
Dai Qingyue: Of course I have to go. Since you're together, your two families should visit more often. Give me his parents' contact information so we can talk privately.
He didn't care what Xu Hong thought of their relationship. In his opinion, as long as the child liked it, it was fine. Shen Que's parents being so formal made him feel more at ease.
He didn't care whether Xu Qingye liked boys or girls, he just hoped that he could live a happy life. Of course, he also liked the child's relationship to be blessed. Now it seems that Shen Que did a really good job, at least he didn't let Xu Qingye be embarrassed by his parents.
The elders got in touch with each other, and Xu Qingye suddenly had the illusion that they were going to get married.
When Xu Qingye came out of the shower, Shen Que was still reading the script. He looked very serious, and the script was densely marked with a lot of content.
Xu Qingye always likes to mention Shen Que's talent, but in fact it is a neglect of his efforts.
"You're done washing, do you want to rest?"
"I don't want to sleep yet, so why don't you chat with me? I'm a little uncomfortable with the feeling of suddenly becoming a rich second-generation. You've been a rich second-generation for over 20 years, so why don't you teach me how to be one?"
"Rich second-generations don't have any money, they only have a little pocket money given by their parents. You have much more money than them, so you don't need to get used to anything."
Shen Que put the script aside and packed it up. Most of the rich second generations just listened to it and it sounded good. The family power was not in their own hands. They just had slightly more pocket money than ordinary children. There were cases where they drove luxury cars but could not afford to fill up the gas.
Xu Qingye's wealth was all earned by himself, and he has full control over it. This makes him better than many rich second-generations. After all, life is not easy when asking for money.
"Oh, Dad is still too late to recognize it."
Xu Qingye made a joke and pulled Shen Que to talk about his business plan again.
"Night Spread" was released, and because the pre-sale box office was very popular, the screening schedule was much better than expected. Xu Qingye invited everyone in the studio to watch it, and he also watched it with Shen Que's parents.
Shen Que's performance in the play was so vivid that Ms. Luo Baozhu couldn't help crying after watching it. However, the reason why she cried was different. She said that when she saw Shen Que's mature appearance, she thought about how old she would be when Shen Que really reached that age.
The age of Shen Que in the play is about 36 years old, 9 years older than his actual age. 9 years is indeed a long time, and it feels like a long time to anyone.
Before the broadcast of "Nighttime", there were a lot of negative voices online. Influenced by the previous blogger, many people thought that this was a movie that relied on borderline themes to gain popularity. But after actually watching it, you will find that the theme of this drama has nothing to do with homosexuality. It is just a mutual healing between two victims.
After the release of "Nighttime", the reputation of "Nighttime" continued to rise, and the value of Shen Que's acting skills was also increasing. For a while, all kinds of business came to it.
When Chen Que got busy, Xu Qingye also became busy. Not only did he receive praise from various accounts, but he also had to work hard to collect data. "Night Spread" registered for the three major film awards, hoping to win something.
Although foreign awards sound impressive, apart from a few recognized major awards, domestic awards are generally more recognized.
The ultimate compliment for an actor is the triple gold grand slam.
Of course, the crew didn't think that if everyone signed up, they would win the award. They simply cast a wide net. The three major film awards have different focuses, so it is difficult for a movie to win everyone's favor.
In addition to the three major awards, there are many other second-category awards, and the crews have also registered seriously, hoping to win as many awards as possible.
The box office of art films is not very high to begin with, so naturally they need more awards to make up for it.
Shen Que didn't really care about this, but Xu Qingye always hoped that he could become a movie emperor, so he could only work towards this direction.
The box office of "The Dark World" was not particularly high. After the initial curiosity, the box office gradually stabilized. Although it was much better than expected, it looked ugly when compared with the data of other movies.
Shen Que's haters seized on the box office issue and started to criticize Shen Que. What they said was the same old stuff, saying that no matter how good Shen Que's acting was, it was useless if he couldn't carry the box office.
There are too many such remarks, which have some impact on Shen Que's popularity. Xu Qingye reports them all day long, but these people are like locusts and cannot be killed.
Xu Qingye could only buy some boastful water army to counter them, and finally he managed to suppress a lot of these people.
It’s a pity that we haven’t found out who bought the water army.
"Hey, Director Xin Yan posted a message praising Shen Que, and said that he would let Shen Que be the male lead in his next new work."
Cao Muan was chewing an apple at her workstation when she suddenly rushed to Xu Qingye's office excitedly with her notebook in her arms. She had been helping to suppress the internet trolls recently and had been working so hard lately that her eyes were all dark circles. When she saw someone coming out to do something, she immediately felt like she had grabbed a life-saving straw.
"Besides Director Xin, are there any other people in the industry who praised him?"
"Many artists who have worked with Shen Que have helped promote the film, and many have written reviews, including Zhuang Yang, Jiang Yang, Chen Qing, Zhuang Qibei, and many more. Everyone has been praising it."
Cao Muan reported a series of names, all of whom had worked with Shen Que. When he heard Zhuang Qibei's name, Xu Qingye frowned. He didn't like this person very much. Others probably praised Shen Que sincerely, but he praised Shen Que mostly to get attention.
"That should be enough. No need to keep hiring internet trolls. Just write a post praising Shen Que's popularity, and the matter will be almost over. When Shen Que wins the award, all these people's words will just be jealousy."
Xu Qingye calculated the investment and found that it was basically enough. If he continued to buy water army, he would lose money.
"You said before that you wanted to open an artist studio. Is that true? Can I recommend someone?"
After talking about work, Cao Muan sat down opposite Xu Qingye. He had mentioned in the group about opening an artist studio. Because he hadn't thought of anything specific yet, he didn't go into the topic in depth. Unexpectedly, Cao Muan was still interested in it.
Just thinking about Cao Muan's physique gave Xu Qingye a headache.
"Who are you into again?"
"No, no, I'm not a fan. I don't chase stars anymore. I just love my job, so I just observed him carefully."
Cao Muan quickly waved her hand. She didn't want Xu Qingye to miss a good seedling because of prejudice.
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