Chapter 10 - He Disappeared
Chapter 10 - He Disappeared
Ning Fei "disappeared" for more than a week.
His phone was always turned off, he didn't reply to any messages on the APP, and even Ning Fei didn't respond to the job offer. The studio people went to his door and knocked several times, but no one answered. At first, Su Cenxi secretly breathed a sigh of relief because no one was watching her at work. But after a few days, he still hadn't seen Ning Fei, and he couldn't control his anxiety.
Although Su Cenxi is still going to work as usual, there are still many "tentative" and "time to be confirmed" marks on her schedule. It turned out that these jobs were all contacted and arranged by Ning Fei. Without him, the remaining assistants in the studio didn't even know who to find. Occasionally, a kind-hearted party would call the studio or Gu Hechen’s company when they couldn’t contact Ning Fei, but more often than not, there would be no response at all. Not to mention the work that has not yet been scheduled, that is all waiting for Ning Fei to discuss. Su Cenxi had only heard about it once before and didn't take it seriously at all. Now, without Ning Fei's advice, Su Cenxi didn't know how many loopholes he had opened!
While the entire studio was in chaos, the peak period of fashion week interviews arrived.
Good news, Ning Fei once said that he could fill all of Su Cenxi's interviews. Bad news, Ning Fei didn’t even show up for the Fashion Week interview, and the studio has no idea where to go or when!
Su Cenxi was really about to collapse. He didn't like Ning Fei staring at him. But he has also suffered and knows clearly that if he fails to catch up with this wave of fashion weeks, something big will definitely happen. He finally went to ask about Ning Fei's whereabouts after Gu Hechen finished get off work one day, but all he got was Gu Hechen's irrelevant answer: "If you don't want to come, then don't come. I have arranged a new agent for you, who will be in place in the next two days. It's not like you can't do your job without Ning Fei."
Su Cenxi was determined to know the truth this time, and asked, "What did you do to him? What happened to him? You...didn't do anything illegal, did you?!"
"Illegal? Tsk, if you really think about it, it's not certain who broke the law..." Gu Hechen replied in an ambiguous tone, and then kissed Su Cenxi's cheek soothingly, "Okay, I have an online meeting to attend, you take a rest first. I've been busy these days, I'll take you out to play later, okay?"
Su Cenxi's attention was diverted, or rather, what Gu Hechen mentioned was exactly what he was worried about. So he asked, "Are you busy lately? Are you okay?"
"What's the matter with me?" Gu Hechen still looked like he had everything under control in front of Su Cenxi, and replied calmly, "I get busy from time to time. It's not like you haven't experienced this before. Why are you so sensitive all of a sudden?"
"Because Ning Fei has been missing for several days, this is not normal. Where did he go? You know, right?" Su Cenxi brought the topic back. "People in the studio asked me several times whether I wanted to call the police, but I suppressed them all. I was afraid that once they called the police, if it was really related to you..."
"Okay, I admit that I have something to do with it." Seeing that Su Cenxi seemed to be stuck in a problem, Gu Hechen finally gave a positive response, "But I just want to teach him a lesson. In fact, the starting point is to benefit him. Who knows that he is just a lunatic... Anyway, he is very good and left on his own. He didn't show up now because he wanted to threaten me. Who does he think he is? He said he could negotiate a job for you, but in fact, he is using you to control me and make a deal with me? Anyway, they are all my resources, and anyone can do it!"
It's a classic boss statement.
But Su Cenxi didn't notice this, he just felt that Ning Fei was different after all. However, Su Cenxi could not tell Gu Hechen the most important "special thing" truthfully, so at this moment he was anxious because he had nothing to say.
Gu Hechen didn't wait for his further explanation and kissed him again, then this time he really went into the study.
Su Cenxi couldn't find any new topics to keep him, so she could only watch him go away.
***
The next day, the "new agent" that Gu Hechen mentioned really came to work.
However, he didn't just randomly pick someone to replace him. The new agent is quite experienced in the industry. At least as soon as she arrived she knew who to contact to coordinate the paralyzed work schedule, and where to contact for interviews, reconfirmations and conversations. The new agent tried his best to pull back whatever he could. She would also ask Su Cenxi for his opinion to confirm whether he felt too busy and whether he should reduce his work. Su Cenxi was already worried because of Ning Fei's disappearance, so he didn't dare to add any more variables. Therefore, he accepted all the arrangements. Even when Gu Hechen told him to "take a few days off if you're too tired", he totally refused to listen.
Gu Hechen was actually a little dissatisfied. Ning Fei had "disappeared voluntarily" and Su Cenxi was still so busy. Didn't Ning Fei disappear in vain? But he has been really troubled recently and has no time, otherwise he would have "relapsed" and forcibly taken Su Cenxi away to travel.
However, Gu Hechen has not yet discovered - or he is too busy to pay attention to Su Cenxi's career - for some jobs, even if Su Cenxi is willing to go, variables have already appeared.
"What? Another model has already been used for this job?"
The new agent, Jaslin, looked at the Fashion Week casting director in front of her and was shocked: "But didn't we already schedule an interview for Xixi? How come it's confirmed without even an interview? And we were notified to come here for an interview today!"
"You contacted the assistant, right? The interview is indeed today, but it was a different interview. I guess the assistant misunderstood your question. The position that Su Cenxi was originally going to interview has been confirmed." The casting director paused and kindly added a few words, "This message should have been sent to Ning Fei. I sent it personally because I'm quite sorry that we can't work together this time. Didn't you receive it? How come you have to contact him?"
Neither Jaslin nor Su Cenxi, who was standing behind her, could answer this question truthfully.
"Well, I'm in charge of Xixi's work now. I'm Jiasilin, formerly the agent of A+ Studio." Jiasilin took out her business card and looked around the room, "Can I ask what the interview is about today? Anyway, we're all here, and since we can't work together on the previous job, how about adding Xixi to this interview? Xixi's qualifications are not bad, and she was originally qualified for the interview, so let's continue with the interview."
"Then I can only continue to regret it." The casting director took the business card and handed it to the assistant next to him. "Let me tell you the truth. Today I have more than just those handsome guys you see. Several top supermodels from ST will also be here later. Today is almost like ST's special show, and their director is here in person to support the show. Xixi is good, but compared to the lineup of ST... you understand, right?"
Jaslin was stunned: "Those top guys from ST are coming too? What's the point of the meeting?"
The casting director smiled and said, "Look, aren't you very clear? The top talents are all here, so why did you keep Su Cenxi for the interview?"
This was too straightforward, and both Jaslin and Su Cenxi looked unhappy.
At this moment, there was a commotion at the door of the room, and soon a series of people filed in. There were several tall men among them. Even though they were dressed casually, they were still very conspicuous in the crowd and their temperament was unique. Among the last people who came in, there was a man who was also very tall, but he looked very relaxed, and was wearing a designer outfit that was casual but not casual. The casting director looked over and raised his chin: "Look, here comes Andrew and his walking cash cows."
Of course, Jaslin also knew the name "Andrew" and looked at the man: "He is so young..."
And this new ST director, who was younger than she had imagined, actually walked straight towards her.
"Hey, Miti, long time no see." Duan Yunhong greeted the casting director and shook hands. "We are all here. Is there anything else to prepare?"
"There's nothing else to prepare. Just get the girls to stand in position and we can start." The casting director replied in a relaxed tone, and it was obvious that he was quite familiar with Duan Yunhong. "Are those handsome guys in your family busy? Do you want to leave first?"
Duan Yunhong replied casually: "It's all right, it depends on your arrangement. This work is very important, they are not in a hurry."
Casting director: "Why not let them walk a few more steps so that others can see. The steps of the young people walking on the stage nowadays give me a headache..."
The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and then Duan Yunhong looked at Su Cenxi and his agent who were standing next to him. The man looked at Su Cenxi with a scrutinizing gaze, as if he was evaluating some merchandise, and then he spoke in a calm tone, "Su Cenxi?"
"...It's me." Su Cenxi felt that his attitude towards her seemed to be unfriendly, and thought it was because he had snatched the Y-brand promotional photo of the ST model last time. But Su Cenxi still tried to hold herself together and greeted calmly: "Hello, Mr. Andrew."
Duan Yunhong said again: "My last name is Duan."
"Mr. Duan." Su Cenxi was not good at dealing with this kind of situation and wanted to retreat. "We won't disturb you and Director Miti. We'll leave first."
Duan Yunhong pretended not to hear anything. He glanced at the people behind Su Cenxi and asked casually, "Isn't your agent here?"
"Here I am." Jia Silin also realized that the director had "bad intentions", but after all, he was an agent, so she still had the ability to take out her business card and greet people. "Hello, Mr. Duan, I've heard a lot about you. I'm Su Cenxi's agent, Jia Silin, formerly from A+ Agency. I also know some of ST's agents..."
Duan Yunhong took her business card and glanced at it: "Is this the business card template of your studio?"
Jaslin thought he thought her business card looked good, so she smiled and said, "No, our studio doesn't have a unified business card template. This is my personal design..."
Duan Yunhong returned the business card to her: "Where's Ning Fei?"
Jaslin was choked by his obvious "I don't want to know you" behavior. She couldn't think of a perfect excuse for a while, and reluctantly replied vaguely: "Uh, now I am responsible for Su Cenxi's work..."
The more Su Cenxi listened, the more she felt that Duan Yunhong was here to cause trouble, perhaps to avenge the last time he stole her job, so she said goodbye decisively again: "We have other things to do, so we'll leave first. Miti, Mr. Duan, goodbye."
After saying that, he signaled Jaslin to leave quickly. Jaslin also realized that it was not advisable to stay here for long, so she said goodbye as well and left with Su Cenxi.
Duan Yunhong looked at the backs of the group of people leaving with a cold expression on his face.
——Ning Fei, was replaced?
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