Chapter 21 I Belong Only to Me
The matter of starting a company was suddenly put on the agenda, and Xu Qingye decided to talk to Brother Huang first. Some of the numbers Xu Qingye had were made by himself, some were from the company, but most of them were given to him by Brother Huang.
Xu Qingye was already very familiar with these accounts and was reluctant to return them to the company. He planned to negotiate to buy all of them.
Brother Huang had already anticipated that Xu Qingye would resign. As soon as he opened his mouth, Brother Huang nodded indifferently.
"Your performance is average, not outstanding in the company, and the commercial value of those accounts isn't high. If you want, I can negotiate a package price for you."
Brother Huang checked Xu Qingye's account. The ones with good data were all made by Xu Qingye himself. These accounts did not belong to the company. Many marketing accounts would operate in this way. Brother Huang also made several accounts himself.
"Thank you, Huang, but you don't need to stress about my mediocre performance."
"Your performance has been at the bottom for a long time, and you don't allow anyone to mention it."
Brother Huang glared at him, and then seemed reluctant to do so.
"It's not easy to do it yourself, so I wish you good luck. Money earned in this business is hard-earned."
"Well, I know. When I become big and strong, you can come to me. I will definitely give you a high salary." Xu Qingye painted a pie in the sky for Brother Huang, but was met with a roll of the eyes in return.
I went to the company to complete the resignation procedures. The salary was not much, and I spent tens of thousands of dollars to buy an account. This year's work was a pure loss.
The procedures for opening a company are rather complicated, and an office needs to be rented. Xu Qingye directly found an agent to handle it, and took on some photography work himself. He couldn't pay out too much at once, so he had to earn some money back.
Chen Que was busy with graduation matters and had been out of sight recently, so Xu Qingye contacted Cao Muan to organize a group photo shoot.
The person to be filmed this time is a newcomer who is not very famous and can only make a brief appearance in the compilation concert. The customer does not want to spend time and energy to watch the entire concert for a few minutes, so he placed an order with Xu Qingye.
Xu Qingye looked at the concert list and found a few popular ones. He planned to take some photos of them and sell them to his fans later.
Cao Muan has been chasing idols for many years and his photography skills are pretty good. After running two shows with Xu Qingye, he suddenly felt that he still had room for improvement.
Xu Qingye edited the photos very quickly. He finished the entire photo almost on the same day and then quickly found a buyer to sell it to.
"Can I become your disciple? I feel like I still have a lot to learn."
Cao Muan really admires Xu Qingye. He is simply a natural star-chaser. He takes good photos, edits quickly, and has strong social skills.
"What should I study? To be a paparazzi or a marketing account?"
Xu Qingye was packing his things and asked casually. Xu Qingye's business scope is quite broad and he does almost everything at this stage.
"Are you still a paparazzi? When you go to take photos, can you take me to experience it?"
Cao Muan was a little excited. Her business had never been so in-depth before. She considered herself a relatively sensible fan. If she went any further, she would become an illegitimate child.
However, there doesn't seem to be much difference between paparazzi and illegitimate children.
"Once my company is established, I can take you on as an intern. It doesn't matter if you have a master or not. The studio needs to maintain income in the early stages, so the scope of business must be quite broad. You can then decide which area interests you more."
Xu Qingye has been busy with trivial matters recently, and there has been no news of any big news for the time being. The life of a paparazzi depends on fate.
"Well, be sure to take me with you if you have the chance."
Cao Muan felt a little regretful. She was always unhappy every time she ate melons, as most of them were confusing. If she became the melon owner, it would definitely feel great.
After sending Cao Muan home, Xu Qingye was considering where to go for something to eat when Xiao Yang called.
Xu Qingye answered the phone, and Xiao Yang on the other end still had that cold tone.
"Where are you? I'll pick you up."
Xu Qingye gave the address, and the person on the other end responded and hung up. It was rush hour and the traffic was very heavy. Xiao Yang couldn't get there for a while, so Xu Qingye found a fast food restaurant and had a simple meal.
When Xiao Yang arrived, Xu Qingye was sitting alone in a coffee shop on the street. He was wearing a simple black casual outfit and looked a little lonely.
Xiao Yang watched from a distance for a while. Xu Qingye actually looked more like his father, but his temperament was like his mother. He sat there quietly. Xiao Yang had a sense of déjà vu, as if he had seen another person through time.
"Come on, your mother is waiting for you."
Xiao Yang walked up to Xu Qingye and tapped the table lightly. Xu Qingye looked up at her with a half-smile on his face.
"The longer I wait for her, and the longer she waits for me, the more balanced I feel."
Xu Qingye didn't know how long it had been since the original owner had contacted his mother. At least in the six months since he came, there had been no audio or video contact, and the relationship between them had become extremely distant from his family.
After slowly packing up his things, he followed Xiao Yang into the car. Xu Qingye sat in the back seat, looking at the traffic outside the window.
Xiao Yang looked at him in the rearview mirror, wanting to say something to break the awkward atmosphere.
"Don't be angry with your mother. She has had a hard time these years. You should be more considerate of her."
Xu Qingye was studying the billboard outside the window, estimating the commercial value of those stars based on the advertising space promoted by the market. When he heard Xiao Yang's words, he looked back ahead.
"Her difficulties were not caused by me, but my difficulties are definitely related to her. I am the one who should be understood, not her."
Xiao Yang didn't expect Xu Qingye to say that. He opened his mouth but didn't continue.
The car gradually drove away from the crowd and headed towards the open suburbs. Xu Qingye felt a little sleepy and leaned against the window to take a nap.
The car stopped. Xu Qingye looked at the villa in front of him and felt that it looked somewhat familiar. It was a scene that appeared in the original owner's memory. However, the memory of this house did not seem to be a happy one.
"For a moment, don't talk back to your mother. She's doing this for your own good."
Xiao Yang still couldn't help but remind him, but Xu Qingye looked at him and didn't respond.
The decoration in the room became more and more familiar, but Xu Qingye's pace slowed down subconsciously. He did not have high expectations for this meeting.
It probably won't be a happy ending.
Pushing the door and entering the room, Xu Qingye looked at the person in the room. Looking at that bright face, he felt that it was as he expected.
Xu Hong, Xu Qingye, he should have thought of it earlier.
"Now that you're here, take a seat."
When Xu Hong saw Xu Qingye, she didn't feel much emotion, as if she was meeting an ordinary friend, or even worse than a friend.
Xu Qingye sat down and his eyes fell on Xu Hong's face. Time seemed to be particularly kind to her and did not leave too many traces on her face. Xu Hong looked no more than thirty years old and looked more like Xu Qingye's sister.
"You've lost some weight recently. Haven't you been eating well?"
Xu Hong spoke first, but she really didn't know how to get along with her son, especially since the child was older and more like a stranger.
"I've been doing pretty well lately. I've made new friends, I've been eating well and sleeping well, and I've even gained some weight. We haven't seen each other for so long, you probably don't remember whether I was fat or thin, tall or short."
When I saw Xu Hong, the chaotic memories in my mind began to become clear.
Xu Hong debuted very early, and the fact that she had a child was a secret that could not be told to her. In front of others, Xu Qingye could only call her sister.
After Xu Hong made money from filming, she hired a nanny to take care of Xu Qingye, and the two of them had less and less contact.
In the end, the only thing Xu Hong could give Xu Qingye was money.
Xu Qingye longs for family affection very much. When he wants to see Xu Hong, he goes to participate in her various offline activities. Sometimes he can only squeeze in the crowd and see her from afar, sometimes he can get close to her and ask for an autographed photo. If he is lucky, he can take a photo with Xu Hong with a group of people.
Most of the time he could only watch the TV series and movies directed by Xu Hong over and over again.
Everyone knew that he was a die-hard fan of Xu Hong, so he was even ridiculed by his classmates. His classmates all liked young female artists, but he was the only one who always liked Xu Hong, who was popular in the previous era.
Because of Xu Hong, Xu Qingye's life has become much more unhappy, but after all, blood is thicker than water, and he always has some expectations for Xu Hong.
"I've been busy lately and haven't been able to take care of you much. Do you have enough money? If not, ask me for more. I don't have much to give you."
Xu Hong smiled awkwardly, and then she didn't know what to say.
"The gossip reporters said you were trying to get pregnant, and I thought you didn't like children."
Xu Qingye took the initiative to bring up the topic, but Xu Hong didn't know how to respond. She understood that Xu Qingye was here to pick a fight today.
"I know you're unhappy with me, and I admit I owe you something. Besides money, I can't give you anything else, but after all, I gave birth to you. I just want you to stay here quietly. Isn't this just one request of mine?"
Xu Hong lost her patience. In the past, Xu Qingye was easy to coax and would agree to anything with some sweet words, but today he was being prickly.
One of them lost the patience to coax, and the other lost the desire to be coaxed. The two of them tacitly gave up their hypocritical performances.
"Since you've never loved me, let's stop here. The Xu in Xu Qingye has nothing to do with Xu Hong anymore. I won't bother you anymore, and you don't have to care about me anymore. I don't need your money or your concern."
Xu Qingye is not the original owner, so he does not have such complicated feelings for Xu Hong. When the memories flooded into his brain, he only felt that the original owner was not worth it.
There is no information related to his father in his memory. Xu Qingye doesn't know under what circumstances he was born. He must have loved him at that time, but as time went by, the affection between them had become extremely weak.
Xu Hong didn't expect Xu Qingye to say such a thing. A nameless anger ignited in her. She was about to scold Xu Qingye, but Xu Qingye spoke first.
"From now on, my existence will no longer be a worry to you. I will live my own life well. Thank you for giving me life. I wish you all your dreams come true and no more worries. Lastly, I will call you mother. From now on, I belong only to myself."
Xu Qingye bowed deeply to Xu Hong, then turned and left without looking back. Without expectations, there would be no sadness and sorrow. The ending had been anticipated long ago, and there was also a feeling of relief.
Xiao Yang was standing outside. She didn't expect Xu Qingye to come out so soon. She hurriedly pushed the door open to see Xu Hong, but only saw Xu Hong standing there with tears streaming down her face.
Xu Hong wanted to chase him, but her feet felt like they weighed a thousand pounds and she couldn't take a single step. She looked at Xu Qingye's back as he left and felt that something between them was completely broken.
Xu Hong loved the child, otherwise she would not have escaped from the hospital and given birth to him alone in such an environment.
But life had worn away too much of her emotions, and her feelings for that man faded little by little, and even the child became a problem.
Xu Hong admitted that she was too selfish and brought Xu Qingye into this world without considering anything carefully.
But the bond between them as mother and son is not deep after all.
"Give him a sum of money, enough for him to live well."
Xu Hong laughed at herself. As she said, apart from money, she could not give Xu Qingye anything.
Xu Qingye left alone. He did not rush to take a taxi, but walked slowly along the path. Too many memories flooded into his mind, giving him a headache. His emotions were controlled and he felt like his body was out of control.
The cold wind blew outside the house, and he finally woke up a little. He looked back at the villa that seemed a little far away. This villa contained the few warm memories of the original owner and Xu Hong, but he didn't know how much sincerity was hidden in it.
Anyway, it's all gone now.
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