Chapter 44
Not long after Shen Que set off, Xu Qingye called.
"How is it, has the contract been signed?"
Xu Qingye stayed in the crew where Shen Qing was and watched the show for the whole morning. He estimated that it was about time to call Shen Que to check on him.
The story of the original novel begins when Shen Que signs a contract with Brilliant Film and Television. Everything is about to get on track, and the melons recorded in Xu Qingye's little notebook can be picked one by one.
"Well, the contract has been signed, and the company has also assigned me a dormitory. I may have to move in one of the next few days. I'm sorry to bother you for quite a while."
"What are you talking about? Why are you suddenly so distant? Aren't we renting together? Why bother or not?"
Xu Qingye was stunned after listening to Shen Que's words, and didn't know what to say for a moment. It was only a matter of time before Shen Que moved away, but he didn't expect it to be so sudden.
"We share a house in City C, and I still have to live there. City A is your home after all, and I'd really be disturbing if I always lived there."
"I'm not such a stingy person. If you want to stay here, just stay. Whatever's convenient for you, you're always welcome in my home."
Xu Qingye felt a little annoyed. He wanted to organize his words, but he couldn't say them properly. In the end, he just gave up. It was just moving away, not breaking up the friendship, so there was no need to care too much.
"By the way, who did your agent choose?"
Xu Qingye changed the subject. The issue of agents was something he and Shen Que had emphasized. There were many agents at Huihuang Film and Television, but not all of them were suitable for Shen Que.
"I've chosen one. Her name is Zhao Wen. She's a newcomer. Her personality is quite similar to yours."
Shen Que glanced at Zhao Wen who was sitting in the passenger seat and reported to Xu Qingye in a low voice.
Hearing Zhao Wen's name, Xu Qingye felt familiar. He recalled the original novel and found that Shen Que's agent in the original novel seemed to be Sister Wen.
Xu Qingye found it somewhat magical. He had obviously started the storyline a long time ago, but the main plot did not seem to have changed, and everything was still developing in the original direction.
Soon Shen Que will sweep the newcomer awards through movies, and then start filming leading roles, winning various awards and becoming a famous Ziwei star in the entertainment industry.
Xu Qingye imagined the subsequent plot. The original novel was a cool story. Shen Que was unrivaled all the way. Those winners of major film awards had a bright future.
Xu Qingye was imagining a beautiful future, and suddenly he couldn't smile anymore.
According to the original plot, Shen Que's development is extremely smooth, and he will soon become famous. The gap between them will be infinitely widened. By then, he can only look up at the big poster of him posted on the most expensive landmark building in the city center.
"Why aren't you talking?"
Xu Qingye suddenly fell silent. Shen Que was a little worried that he might have said something wrong, so he called out softly on the other end of the phone.
"Nothing, I just got lost in thought. Go ahead and do your work. I'll come to your house after you've settled things down. You won't reject me, will you?"
Xu Qingye shook off his messy thoughts. Shen Que was not an indifferent person. Even if he became famous in the future, he would not ignore him. He did not need to worry about these things that had not happened. Because his mind was in a mess, Xu Qingye did not listen carefully to Shen Que's words that her personality was quite similar to yours.
"Well, of course you're welcome."
Shen Que responded, and the two said a few more words before hanging up the phone.
After hanging up the phone, Xu Qingye stood up and was about to leave. Shen Qing was reading the script and hurriedly chased after him when he saw him leaving.
"Why did you leave? Didn't you say we'd have dinner together?"
"No, I'm not eating. Something happened and I have to go back first. I'll send you the data later. Don't worry, I won't delay you."
Xu Qingye and Shen Qing waved their hands and ran even faster.
A heavy car stopped outside the house. Fang Xiaoqi got out first and opened the door. Cao Muan was walking down from upstairs with messy hair. She was wearing pajamas and looked very sloppy. Her dark circles were almost on her cheeks.
Seeing someone coming in, she squinted her eyes to see clearly.
"Chen Que is back. Don't worry about me. I'm going home now. I'm a little tired after staying up all night last night. There's another person upstairs, but he's asleep. I don't know when he'll come down. Don't worry about him if you see him."
Cao Muan greeted Shen Que with a yawn. Last night was a sleepless night. Xu Qingye asked them to follow up with Tu Rong and Qiao Qiwei. They found a lot of data and actually dug out a lot of things.
Qiao Qiwei, this scumbag, has never mended his ways. Publicizing his girlfriend and showing off his affection are just his excuses. Over the years, he has been constantly looking for women, using resources and connections to seduce them. When the other party asks for a formal relationship, he throws out his girlfriend, saying that they have been in love for so many years and he cannot hurt her, but he can maintain the current status.
He used the same rhetoric many times, but this time he failed.
Before Cao Muan and Yi He could send out the data they had compiled, Tu Rong suddenly blew herself up at night. To be more precise, she was accusing Qiao Qiwei. However, she herself was not completely innocent in this relationship. In the final analysis, she was the one who knew the truth.
Tu Rong posted a very long post, describing in detail how she and Qiao Qiwei fell in love. In fact, the story was very cliché, but the characters of the female star and the talented photographer seemed to become a lot more exciting when combined.
Unfortunately, the female star was full of enthusiasm and thought she had met true love, but she didn't know that she was just a small fish in the pond, and was abandoned because she wanted to monopolize the pond.
Qiao Qiwei proposed breaking up, and Tu Rong didn't want to be abandoned so silently, so she sorted out all the data and posted it all online.
In addition to playing with women, Qiao Qiwei also has many other problems, such as bribery, tax evasion, unfair transactions, etc. Tu Rong's main strategy is to destroy him if she can't get him.
Tu Rong killed one thousand enemies but lost eight hundred of her own. After this action, she could no longer stay in the circle. Tu Rong finally announced that she would retire from the circle.
She wrote, "Sincere people aren't suited to this world. It's filled with so much hypocrisy and deception. I thought I just fell in love at the wrong time, that he happened to be with someone else, and that being with him would only let down another woman. I never imagined that woman's existence was just a clever pawn, a pretext for years of deception. He always said that being together was already unfair to Amy, that all Amy wanted was marriage, and that he could give me everything else. The three of us could continue living as we were. From that moment on, I felt sick. I began to doubt whether what I was pursuing was love. If it was love, how could he tolerate a story involving three people? If not, then I was being tricked. Not wanting to admit I was being tricked, I kept paralyzing myself, telling myself I just loved him too much. But in the end, self-deception won't last. He had more fish in his pond than just me, and certainly more than just Amy. I'm tired, so I'm quitting. But everyone has to pay the price for their actions. Qiao Qiwei can't get away with it, and I won't stay in this world anymore. Too many fish will eventually break the net."
Tu Rong has a very good writing style, and even very long texts are not boring to read. It’s just that she chose to post them in the middle of the night, when everyone was almost drowsy, and they were all woken up to watch the show.
Cao Muan was already one of the first to take advantage of the popularity. She had already sorted out the data and had a detailed relationship chart. As soon as Tu Rong exposed herself, she immediately followed up to let everyone know the truth and successfully took advantage of the first wave of popularity.
This incident caused a big stir and implicated many people. In addition to Tu Rong, there were many other female stars who were deceived. Tu Rong did not name any names, but all the female stars who had worked with Qiao Qiwei became suspects. For a time, a large group of people came out to refute the rumors, making the night extremely lively.
Cao Muan and Yi He were so busy all night that they didn't have time to go home and sleep.
Today's hot searches are still going on. Cao Muan is going to go back to sleep for a while before continuing. He has to seize this free popularity. The impact of Tu Rong's self-exposure is greater than theirs. It's a pity that he can't sell it out for hush money, so he can only use the traffic to increase his KPI.
"Busy all night? Any big news?"
Shen Que frowned. Even if Xu Qingye was busy, he rarely stayed up all night like this.
"It was taken when you were traveling in Sakura Country. Xu Qingye was too lazy to follow up, so he asked me to follow up. I was almost done with it, but Tu Rong exposed herself and almost caught me off guard. You can see it for yourself. I'm sleepy, I'm going home to lie down for a while."
Cao Muan said a few words but was too lazy to say more. He waved his hand and rushed out, leaving Shen Que to look it up online by himself.
Zhao Wen heard the conversation between the two. She frowned, glanced at Cao Muan who was walking away, and reached out to tug at Chen Que's sleeve.
"Is your friend a paparazzi?"
“They’re not paparazzi, they’re self-media people.”
Shen Que shook his head and walked straight to his room. He didn't have many things and they could all be packed in one box.
There was a photo frame on the headboard, which was a photo of him and Xu Qingye on the day of his graduation. Xu Qingye was not very satisfied with his roommate's photography skills, so he went home and spent a long time to edit it himself.
Shen Que also put the photo frame into the box, but it took only ten minutes to clean it up.
Zhao Wen followed behind him and saw the photo on the bedside clearly. The other person in the photo was smiling brightly, and the two looked quite a good match.
Zhao Wen silently helped him take his luggage without saying anything.
When Yi He was going out, he came down from upstairs and saw Chen Que carrying his luggage and about to leave, so he rushed over and grabbed him.
"You can't leave. If anyone leaves, it's me. How am I going to explain to my boss if you leave? You must be annoyed by me. I promise I'll stay in the studio every day and never bother you again."
Yi He's mind was in a mess after staying up late, and he immediately became anxious when he saw Shen Que was about to leave. Xu Qingye's attitude last time was obvious enough. No matter what happened, Shen Que would definitely stay and he would leave. He couldn't afford to offend his future boss!
Chen Que didn't expect this to happen and was grabbed by Yi He. Chen Que tried to pull his hand free but failed.
Zhao Wen was startled by the sudden appearance of the person, and instinctively stood in front of Shen Que. After hearing what he said, she relaxed a little because he didn't seem to be a bad person.
"You misunderstood. I don't mind you two being noisy. It's just that I signed a contract with the company and will be moving into the dormitory. I've already told Xu Qingye about it."
"Is that so? Do you need my help?"
Yi He let go of his hand somewhat embarrassedly. He scratched his head and realized that there were two other people there.
"No, I don't have much stuff, I can get it myself. I'll just watch Xu Qingye eat while I'm gone. Forget it, you guys should just supervise each other. None of you seem to have a normal schedule."
Chen Que originally wanted to ask Yi He to take care of Xu Qingye, but looking at Yi He's appearance, he felt that he could not rely on him. It would be better to find a reliable nanny for them.
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