Chapter 73 Chapter 73 Don’t even look at the abdominal muscles
On the day of wrapping up, Lu Xuan was so anxious that he almost broke his head as he rushed to the door of the crew, but he didn't see the person he wanted to see. Instead, he waited for Meng Xingxing's small truck.
Meng Xingxing felt that the way Lu Xuan looked at her had experienced the ups and downs of life. She looked behind her in confusion: "Brother, what are you looking at?"
Lu Xuan didn't want to admit that the person he was waiting for didn't come.
Didn't Qiao Wu see the message he sent? Is she so busy recently?
Yes, I saw it on the news. She and Qin Tianrui’s new company has changed its legal representative, and she must be busy managing the artists of her own company recently.
I only hear the laughter of new people, but not the crying of old people.
Oh.
He also said that he was his financial backer.
She said she was looking forward to the day when he would stand on the podium, but now she was going to send someone else to the podium herself.
Lu Xuan was a little irritable.
It was obvious that Qiao Wu was full of lies in the past, but he could accept it then, but not now.
Meng Xingxing waited for a long time but received no answer. He felt as if his brother was about to kill him on the spot. "Brother?"
Lu Xuan went back to the set without even looking back.
"Brother, I haven't finished yet!" Meng Xingxing squeezed in front of him with a bouquet of flowers. "Why didn't you wait for me? Here, I give it to you. I wish you all the best."
Lu Xuan glanced at them. He had already received a lot of flowers today, and it would be a problem how to take them away later.
Although I felt depressed, I still said, "I don't need to do this anymore."
I didn’t expect that Meng Xingxing’s mouth is not so good, but her aesthetic taste is quite good. This bouquet of flowers is very beautiful.
He took it and returned it: "Put it in the car with the other flowers later."
"Okay!" Meng Xingxing turned around holding the flowers.
Something flashed through Lu Xuan's peripheral vision, and his brows suddenly furrowed. "Wait a moment."
He put his hand over Meng Xingxing's shoulder, reached out and took out a small card from the bouquet.
There are only four words on it - "Good luck with the completion of the shooting."
But the handwriting was so familiar that it made his hands tremble. Lu Xuan stared at it intently: "Who sent it?"
Meng Xingxing: "Miss Qiao."
As soon as he finished speaking, the flowers in his arms were snatched away. Lu Xuan glared at him angrily: "Why didn't you say so earlier!"
"It was Miss Qiao who said there was no need to say it."
"Who's your boss?" Lu Xuan cursed. "You don't say what you should say, but you blurt out things you shouldn't."
No, it’s just a bouquet of flowers. Meng Xingxing was confused.
Lu Xuan looked at the card and walked out holding the flowers: "She's here?!"
"No, no, no!" Meng Xingxing quickly grabbed him and said, "The flowers were ordered by Miss Qiao. I'll pick them up after I land."
"card?"
"Oh, she gave it to me in advance, and I put it up later."
Lu Xuan carefully read the card several times and put it back into his clothes, being very careful not to rub off the dried ink.
It's okay, even though she didn't come.
But she still has me in her heart.
"Brother, there's more inside."
Lu Xuan looked down and found that there were several cards on the ground.
The crooked fonts all had the same four words written on them.
But he was familiar with them all.
He had helped Lu Ning with her homework. Lu Yingchi's handwriting had always been in the style of Qiao Wu. As for Lu Jinzhi...
Why is Lu Jinzhi still involved? Why is he getting involved?
"Why, are they so poor that they can't even buy a bouquet of flowers for themselves?"
It also needs to be put together with Qiao Wu’s.
The flowers are dirty!
"Isn't this difficult to take away?" Meng Xingxing said, "So Miss Qiao ordered a bouquet."
Lu Xuan stared at the other cards for a long time, then reluctantly picked them up and put them in his other pocket.
He must have written it after listening to Qiao Wu's words.
So in the final analysis, Qiao Wu still has him in her heart.
The originally gloomy mood warmed up slightly.
The two main characters still had their scenes to shoot, so he finished filming alone today. However, the atmosphere on the set was good. Each main character gave him flowers and even made plans to have dinner together.
But Lu Xuan only held one of the bunches the whole time.
Before eating, you have to ask the waiter for a small spray bottle to spray water first.
"Why, what we gave you aren't flowers?" Jiang Qi felt nauseous and took a small flower from his own bouquet and stuck it into his clothes. "It's already wrapped, why are you still so sullen? This must be your first real wrap, right?"
yes.
first.
She didn't come!
The flowers I sent were actually put together with others.
Lu Xuan put the flower away, turned around and sat down in his seat, took out the flower from his pocket, and ripped off the petals one by one like an abandoned concubine in the deep palace.
Seeing that he was not emotional, Jiang Qi remembered that he had indeed performed very well in the emotional scenes in the past few days.
The supporting actor's deep affection and forbearance for the heroine were well expressed. It should be that he has not yet recovered from his emotions. Many newcomers have this phenomenon, so he praised: "The emotional scenes have been filmed very steadily in the past few days, which shows that you have finally come to your senses. You will achieve great things in the future."
Hearing this, Lu Xuan stopped what he was doing, narrowed his eyes, and asked, "Have you gotten it yet?"
Jiang Qi was speechless: "You've read the script so much that it's almost torn apart. Don't tell me you were shooting blindly when you were filming."
"That's not the case." Lu Xuan pinched the flower stem, thinking.
He just suddenly had an extra reference.
He turned around and glanced at the male and female protagonists: "Is this love?"
You love me and I love you, you misunderstand me and I misunderstand you, you are trying to kill yourself.
To be honest, it's quite uncomfortable.
"Do you really expect the script to teach you about love?" Jiang Qi lit a cigarette and said with a vicissitudes of life, "You don't understand love."
Lu Xuan really didn't understand.
In the past, many people wanted to throw themselves at him, but he didn't want to give away his love to those who weren't as good-looking as him, so he generally didn't bother to pay any attention to them.
But when he put all the emotions in the script into another person, it seemed like everything fell into place.
If it was Qiao Wu...
He plucked off the last petal and thought to himself: Qiao Wu is pretty, kind to him, and a good person. He has liked her since he was a child.
If it was her, he seemed to be able to accept it happily.
Yes, he and she were childhood sweethearts, a perfect match.
Moreover, there weren't any of those messy things between him and Qiao Wu that happened between the male and female protagonists.
By that time, wouldn't he be able to stick to her openly and no longer have to worry about any bullshit withdrawal?
He handed the bald flower stem to Jiang Qi: "I understand."
Jiang Qi: “?”
What did you realize?
"Thank you. I will definitely invite you to my wedding."
Jiang Qi: "Huh?"
"Forget it." Lu Xuan thought about it seriously again, "You are unlucky. I will treat you to dinner alone next time."
Jiang Qi was so angry that he hit the back of his head with the flower stem.
Lu Xuan was very excited as he felt that his Ren and Du meridians had been opened. He decided to make a perfect plan to take Qiao Wu for himself.
It's a pity that he died before he could accomplish his mission. He was directly pulled onto a plane after the wrap party. He didn't even have a chance to go home as he was dragged to the show by Meng Xingxing. He was just a runner-up and didn't even have a seat name tag.
Meng Xingxing said earnestly: "You don't have any resources now. Going to the show will help you accumulate fashion resources and get advertising in the future."
Lu Xuan's mind is full of love plans now, so how can he think about any advertisements?
"What brand? Can I create my own and endorse it myself in the future?"
Meng Xingxing had no choice but to play his last card: "Miss Qiao asked you to go."
“…”
Lu Xuan endured it again and again.
I just closed my eyes and let the stylist do my makeup so I wouldn’t be bothered by it.
After a while, he couldn't help asking, "Have you ever been in love?"
Meng Xingxing chatted with her throughout the whole process: "We talked about it when we were in school."
"Who's chasing whom?"
"Of course I pursued her."
Lu Xuan's heart was moved, and he coughed lightly: "I have a friend who wants to pursue someone, do you have any experience?"
“…”
Meng Xingxing couldn't control her cracked expression: "Brother, your career is on the rise, so don't think about this kind of thing, okay?"
"Who said it was me? It's my friend!"
"Yes, yes, yes." Meng Xingxing rolled her eyes where he couldn't see. "I suggest that your friend who's on the rise in his career not to consider this kind of thing for the time being."
"Why?"
In fact, Meng Xingxing could probably guess who Lu Xuan was talking about.
After all, it was too obvious that there was only one person who could control Lu Xuan.
But to be honest, Meng Xingxing didn't think Miss Qiao would be interested in Lu Xuan.
Even though Lu Xuan is really handsome and has a decent personality, with a bit of naiveté and honesty, Miss Qiao is also very pretty, but her approach to things and behavior is not on the same level as Lu Xuan's. Lu Xuan is like a crying baby in his swaddling clothes, a bit willful. If he really gets together with Miss Qiao, it will be very difficult for her.
So Meng Xingxing said sincerely, "Because you...your friend hasn't achieved anything yet."
Lu Xuan suddenly opened his eyes and glared at Meng Xingxing angrily: "How do you know he has accomplished nothing?"
"I don't know, you should know." Meng Xingxing naturally continued, "Excellent girls should like excellent men, right? Is your friend excellent?"
"He..." Lu Xuan hesitated, "He's very good-looking."
"Isn't that girl good-looking?"
"…excellent."
"That's it." Meng Xingxing said decisively, "Then your friend's appearance can't be considered a plus in her eyes. You can think of what plus points your friend can have."
Lu Xuan was silent.
He closed his eyes again.
I never thought that one day being good-looking would become a demerit for him, even though his looks were clearly certified by Qiao Wu.
But his bonus point...
His acting skills have improved, he's become more obedient, responsible, and...
He couldn't find it.
He reached out and touched the card in his pocket, and found that he seemed to be nothing in front of Qiao Wu.
The car soon stopped outside the show venue.
Meng Xingxing advised: "Brother, drink less later, I will wait for you in the back."
There was a dinner after the show, which was basically a gathering of artists and bosses invited by some brands, so drinking was inevitable.
Lu Xuan didn't plan to drink. It's not like he had never been to such occasions before, but he had always been the invited boss.
Those artists usually wear branded products, which can be considered a form of advertising.
He has no endorsements, so naturally he doesn't need these.
He wasn't very interested, so he just nodded casually. Just as he was about to get off the bus, he suddenly saw a familiar figure not far away.
The person who didn't go to see him finish filming and who had been lingering in his mind just now appeared before him vividly.
Qiao Wu wore a champagne-colored short dress with a black suit jacket over it, and she stood out among the other artists.
"Why is she here?"
Meng Xingxing followed his gaze and when she saw the people behind Qiao Wu, she suddenly realized, "They must have brought their artists with them as well."
"You don't need to explain."
Lu Xuan saw that among the people following Qiao Wu was the bird he was familiar with.
He got out of the car with a gloomy face.
Meng Xingxing was so anxious that he shouted from behind: "Brother, control your expression!"
Bullshit expression management.
Lu Xuan kept staring at Qiao Wu as he disappeared at the door, and it took a lot of effort to make his expression look less sour.
He lowered his eyes, feeling a little uncomfortable and a little aggrieved.
Qiao Wu has indeed been quite busy recently. Things are fine at home, but the project at the foundation has been underway for a while, and a different progress chart is delivered to her every day. The company she and Qin Tianrui will start also needs to get on track.
Before, Qin Tianrui had always been busy running around in the company. Today, she had some free time and planned to bring someone over to recognize their faces.
Many artists in the company had already terminated their contracts and left. Those who remained, like Liao Liao and Li Xiangyang, had no experience. Even though there were no relevant resources yet, she wanted to give them a chance to get familiar with this kind of occasion to avoid making mistakes in the future.
Moreover, she needed to make some connections in the circle, which would be helpful for Lu Xuan to manage the studio in the future.
As soon as she walked into the venue, many people looked at her.
Except for the entertainers, all the people present, including bosses and young masters and young ladies from famous families, have some connection with the entertainment industry, so they naturally pay more attention to people with superior looks and temperament.
I also often pay attention to current hot topics on Weibo.
It’s not difficult to recognize Qiao Wu, after all, she has been on the hot search list several times.
So soon someone came up and took the initiative to talk to her: "Ms. Qiao Wu."
Qiao Wu was unfamiliar with most people, but she was not at all nervous. With a simple apology, she could ask the other person's name and exchange information with them.
Within half an hour, without having to move around, she had basically become familiar with most of the important people in the conference room, and also left a preliminary impression of the new company in everyone's mind.
She has done what she can. As for what opportunities the next few artists want to pursue, it depends on them themselves, so she let go.
After the others left, she set her sights on a young man in the crowd. From the information she had just exchanged with others, she learned that the man's name was Cui Sitong, an artist who had become popular in recent years by filming online dramas. Later, he opened his own independent studio and has gradually transformed from a web drama resource to the protagonist of satellite TV dramas. Now he has very good resources and is also the spokesperson for this brand in mainland China.
For an artist who can become popular through online dramas and still maintain his foothold, the team behind him must be very mature and experienced enough to withstand the storm of the Internet.
So Qiao Wu was very interested in him.
It’s just that as the popular star of the night, Cui Sitong has always been surrounded by many people, and she had been sorting out information and had not had a chance to talk to them.
After a little thought, she called the waiter next to her.
Cui Sitong here has been surrounded by many people today and has drunk a lot of wine. There are many brand spokespersons, but most of them come for him. Although everyone just pretends to drink a few sips, there are so many people who want to drink with him, and some bolder ones even take the opportunity to take advantage of him.
He had a slight headache, but with his current status he couldn't do anything out of line, and he had to maintain his expression. After all, every move he made could be magnified infinitely on the Internet. Whatever others could do to push him up, they would naturally bring him down again.
After a while, a waiter came to him: "Teacher Cui."
Cui Sitong apologized to the others and turned back: "What's wrong?"
The waiter handed him a list: "This is what Miss Qiao bought tonight."
Above are all the jewelry sold in his name tonight.
Cui Sitong was stunned for a moment. It had only been a short while since the launch, and how come someone had already bought all of them? And it was the same person, too.
In fact, this situation has happened in the past. When he was still the spokesperson for a small brand, some big bosses wanted to buy everything for him.
But later, when he became more famous and the brands he endorsed became bigger, no one would be so blatant anymore. People would only buy a small amount as an opportunity to get to know him or to take advantage of him like I did just now.
The richer a person is, the smarter he is. He only does things according to the circumstances and naturally won't spend a lot of money.
This person is...Qiao Wu?
Cui Sitong had just heard this name from someone else. He heard that the person was a very young but very capable person who was related to the Lu Group and now had a small entertainment company under his name.
I didn't expect that although he is not even older than her, he is so generous.
He is the biggest boss tonight.
It is reasonable and necessary to go and see him.
But someone who could spend so much money on him in one go... Cui Sitong frowned almost imperceptibly, fearing that he might be a bit difficult to deal with.
He turned around and asked the waiter, "Where is she?"
"there."
Following the direction the other person was pointing, Tracy's eyes first locked on a young woman in a champagne-colored dress. The dress was inlaid with diamonds and sparkled under the light, but it still couldn't compare to the exquisiteness of her eyebrows and eyes. She sat on the sofa with her long legs gently folded, and her calmness and gentleness were incompatible with the surrounding vanity.
Cui Sitong looked at him for several seconds, but he couldn't connect this person with the man who spent money lavishly. He restrained himself and looked away, asking, "Who?"
Waiter: "The lady on the sofa."
Tracy looked surprised.
Could it be her?
He didn't think that kind of person would spend so much money on an artist like him.
But when he thought it was her, he seemed less resistant.
"knew."
He took off his watch: "Wrap it up."
The waiter quickly took the form and registered it, then wrapped up the watch and handed it to Cui Sitong: "This watch is a gift from Miss Qiao to you."
Cui Sitong: “?”
It looks like they're going to take care of him, right?
He lowered his eyes to look at the gift box in his hand and frowned slightly.
After thinking for a while, he walked forward with the box.
In the corner behind him, Lu Xuan's expression gradually distorted as he listened to the entire thing.
He had been to such occasions before, so he naturally knew that this was a huge sales venue, and some wealthy people would pay for the stars they liked.
But he didn't expect that the person who paid the bill was Qiao Wu.
I originally thought it was someone with the same name, but when I saw the direction the man was walking, who else could it be but Qiao Wu!
Didn’t she bring an artist with her? Why is she eyeing other stars?
The people around him were shocked when they saw his expression suddenly change: "Teacher Lu?"
"Don't look for me." Lu Xuan said with a sour face, "I don't have any money."
Artists who want to promote their products: "..."
They knew Lu Xuan and thought he came today to drink and chat like he did before, so they wanted to take the opportunity to sell him something.
I didn't expect to hit a wall this time.
"Teacher Lu misunderstood. We just came to catch up with you."
Lu Xuan glanced at her and said, "What are you talking about? I don't seem to know you."
The actress took a deep breath.
I sold you so many luxury goods before, and now you tell me you don’t know me!
Brother, isn’t your money money?
"You bought your cufflinks from me."
Cufflinks!
Qiao Wu also gave him cufflinks!
Lu Xuan was furious. He took the glass of wine in front of him and drank it all in one gulp. He said bitterly, "I can't afford it. My financial sponsor is going to become someone else's financial sponsor now."
Female star: “???”
"Who is that pretty boy?" Lu Xuan asked.
"You mean Mr. Cui Sitong?" The female star looked over. "He's very popular, don't you know? He has several hit dramas airing lately."
Tristan?
Lu Xuan remembered that Qiao Wu had once told him that she liked to work with people who were better than herself.
So she likes powerful people.
Is it because he is not popular?
hateful.
Seeing that he was about to go crazy, the female star quickly retreated, thinking she couldn't afford to offend him.
In the center of Lu Xuan's sight, Qiao Wu didn't know how long he had been stared at.
She knew Lu Xuan would come today, but she hadn't seen him.
But it's also good this way, which means that he has been successful in quitting and knows what he should do now, instead of sticking to her as soon as he comes.
Seeing Cui Sitong walking towards her, she stood up, extended her hand and said with a smile, "Teacher Cui."
"Miss Qiao Wu." Cui Sitong took out the box containing the watch and shook her hand. "You are really expensive."
"Just a small gift." Qiao Wu let go and took a step to the side. "Would it be convenient for you to chat for a while?"
Cui Sitong was a little surprised to see that she behaved very properly and gave a watch as a gift without shaking hands or doing anything like others did.
He sat down not too far from Qiao Wu and handed the box over: "This is too valuable, I can't accept it."
Although she bought a lot, this watch was indeed not cheap and he had already received a commission.
"Teacher Cui, don't take it personally." Qiao Wu said with a smile, "I just need a favor from you, so I'll show my appreciation first."
Cui Sitong: "What do you want from me?"
"Yeah." Qiao Wu handed him an unopened bottle of water. "I saw you drank quite a bit just now. Drink some water first to calm down."
It wasn't a poured wine or any other drink, but a simple bottle of water.
Cui Sitong really had a different opinion of the person in front of him. He asked curiously, "Miss Qiao, can you just tell me what it is?"
Qiao Wu knew they wouldn't have much time to talk here, so he didn't beat around the bush and said, "I heard you have your own studio now. To be honest, I also plan to set up a studio in the future, but I have zero experience in this area, so I wanted to ask you for some advice."
Cui Sitong was stunned.
He had already thought about how to politely reject the other party's unreasonable request, but he didn't expect it to be just this!
"This..." He laughed, "Miss Qiao is really too kind to me. You even need such a valuable gift, and all that."
Although he really hopes that his products can sell more, he does feel a little unworthy for this reason.
It would be better to let Qiao Wu touch his hand.
"You're at a loss."
"It's worth it." Qiao Wu smiled. "After all, I wasted your precious time. Not only did I learn some experience but I also made a friend. What's more, I also borrowed your fame. It's worth it."
After she said that, Cui Sitong understood.
I just heard that Qiao Wu has set up a new entertainment company and there are no second-tier or higher artists around him.
She bought his things in front of so many people and asked him to come over to her on his own initiative. As the most famous artist present, it has to be said that this did earn her more attention.
She achieved multiple goals at once.
Cui Sitong completely understood why when people talked about this young boss just now, they said she was young and promising.
This mind is indeed incomparable to ordinary people. The money is just her investment, and she is honest enough, so it won't make people feel uncomfortable. After all, it won't do him any harm.
A transaction that is made public will make people feel more at ease, and he only got a watch, the other things still belong to Qiao Wu.
Cui Sitong now felt at ease accepting the watch. "It seems I really should make friends with Miss Qiao. I feel like I can learn a lot. But didn't you just establish your company? Why are you thinking about the studio?"
To open a studio for an artist, first of all, the artist must have the ability to do so, otherwise it will be a big loss and you won’t be able to support him/her.
"I have a friend." Qiao Wu explained simply, "I hope things will go better for him in the future."
Seeing this, Cui Sitong didn't ask any more questions. The gift he accepted allowed him to share all his experience. However, due to the limited time, he couldn't stay here forever, so he finally exchanged contact information with Qiao Wu and made an appointment to meet next time.
After Cui Si left, Qiao Wu stopped moving.
There was no one on the scene tonight that she wanted to get to know better, so she flipped through the jewelry album in her hand to see if there was anything she wanted to take back.
The things she just bought were, firstly, for Cui Sitong, secondly, for her to establish roots, and thirdly, so that she could give them to other people as favors in the future. They were not things she liked.
As she was flipping through the pages, she suddenly felt someone sitting next to her, smelling strongly of alcohol.
As soon as the man sat down, he stuck to her.
Qiao Wu frowned, picked up the booklet and slapped it on his hand, looking up unhappily: "You..."
Seeing who it was, she paused for a moment: "Lu Xuan?"
Lu Xuan had obviously drunk quite a bit of wine, his eyes and eyebrows were tinged with drunkenness. He covered his red hand with his hands and looked at her with watery eyes.
Seeing this, Qiao Wu knew he was drunk. He picked up another bottle of water, unscrewed it, and handed it to him: "Why did you drink so much?"
As he said this, he waved to the waiter to bring him something to sober him up.
As a result, Lu Xuan grabbed her wrist.
Before Qiao Wu could break free, he heard him sobbing.
"You spent a million just by touching his hand."
Lu Xuan's eyes were red, and he choked with sobs: "I only want 50,000 a month, but you don't even want to see my abdominal muscles."
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