Chapter 61 World 2 [31]
The few of them had not collaborated much before, so the topics of conversation were relatively restrained. They just shared some news that everyone in the circle knew, and then exchanged contact information with each other.
Coincidentally, when Jing Ke and the others finished their meal and left the hot pot restaurant, people from another private room also came out. They were the other three male guests participating in the live broadcast and members of the director team.
However, compared to Jing Ke and the others who looked normal, the other private room was obviously serving hot pot with wine.
Especially the director, the live broadcast had over 10 million viewers, so he couldn't help but drink a bottle of white wine. When he came out, he needed the support of the assistant director to avoid falling to the ground.
"Mr. Jing, what a coincidence, you are having dinner here too." The director greeted him cheerfully after seeing his financial sponsor.
"Mr. Jing, look, what I said before was correct, right? Investing in our program is a guaranteed profit. The number of live viewers in the first episode exceeded 10 million. With such a good start, the rest will be no different." The director assured proudly, patting his chest.
"That's true. Programs that dare to innovate are destined to have a much higher ceiling than other traditional variety shows." Jing Ke said truthfully.
Putting aside my own little thoughts, the program team was able to come up with such a character script, without intervening in the guests' independent voting, and without insisting that the real murderer must be arrested. This is a very courageous move at this point in time.
"Actually, this matter is all thanks to Mr. Jing. Originally, when I filed the program, I wanted to change the first case, but when the review department saw that you, Mr. Jing, were an investor, they suddenly relented and only emphasized that the Young Duke must be played by a female player."
The director was obviously drunk, and he blurted out some things involving internal secrets without any hesitation.
Seeing this, the assistant director on the side quickly took out food to cover the director's mouth, greeted Jing Ke with a smile, and quickly pulled the director away.
Even if they were in the lobby after leaving the box, if they stayed for a while, some guests might notice them, and it would be a waste of time if they became a hot topic.
After the director left, Qin Zheng and the other two looked at Jing Ke in surprise. Qin Zheng even gave a wry smile, "So Mr. Jing is an investor in the program? I even wanted to recommend Mr. Jing to participate in a dating observation variety show. This is really embarrassing..."
"Mr. Jing, you must pretend that you didn't hear what was said just now." Qin Zheng couldn't help but put her hands together.
In fact, Qin Zheng had heard before that the program team had a new investor, but because the situation had been tense recently, she didn't inquire much. She didn't expect to meet the rumored investor at this time.
"It's okay. The variety show you recommended is quite novel. If you lack investment, you can tell me. I'm quite interested." Jing Ke smiled.
Of course, she wouldn't have any opinion towards Qin Zheng over such a small matter. Besides, there were many good-looking trainees in Xinsheng Entertainment. If they could participate in the variety show that Qin Zheng mentioned, maybe the company could even produce a few good newcomers.
"This is my business card. You can contact me if you need anything..." Jing Ke said, wanting to take his business card out of his pocket.
But after reaching in, Jing Ke found nothing. Not only did she not take out a business card, she also took out a lipstick.
"Ah, this looks like it's mine. We left our coats on the sofa before, so maybe I took the wrong one when I went out." Shao Qing recognized the lipstick in Jing Ke's hand, and a hint of embarrassment appeared on his face.
When they were in Mianyang City before, the two went to the mall together to shop many times. In order to appear less special, they even bought several of the same coats.
For a relatively loose coat, five centimeters in height is not enough to make two people have two completely different clothing sizes.
"Teacher Shao and President Jing... live together?" Pan Jing immediately grasped the key point.
"Yes, Jing Ke just came back from abroad not long ago, and I'm her only good friend in China. I happen to live alone, so we're rooming together." Shao Qing laughed, "Anyway, we've exchanged contact information, so we can just contact each other via WeChat when the time comes."
"Okay, I'll ask my friends. If I'm short of investment, I'll contact you, Mr. Jing." Qin Zheng smiled and suppressed all the questions that arose out of curiosity.
One is an investor in the circle who just returned to China, and the other is an artist who has just washed away the scandals and black materials and transformed into an officially certified artist with good moral character. The two live together. If there is no connection between them, she will write her name backwards.
But speculation is speculation. This was the first time for them to work with Shao Qing, not to mention their close relationship with Jing Ke. No one asked too many questions out of ignorance. After leaving the hot pot restaurant, they each got into the assistant's car and went home.
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The temperature in Hai City in January has dropped below zero, and with the heavy snow last night, it has become even colder today even though there is no sun.
Not long after getting in the car, the wind outside became stronger. If you lower the window just one centimeter, the biting cold wind will blow into your neck.
It is not an easy task to successfully hide clues and canvass votes for oneself. During the more than two hours of recording, Shao Qing's brain cells can be said to be running at high speed.
After eating a full meal of hot pot and being blown by the warm air conditioning in the car, Shao Qing began to feel drowsy.
The person driving the car was the assistant, and the person sitting in the back seat with her was Jing Ke. Both of them were people Shao Qing could trust, so she was very relaxed. After her eyelids had been fighting for two minutes, she fell asleep leaning against the seat.
Shao Qing's body and head slowly fell towards Jing Ke. After struggling twice, he finally leaned his head on her shoulder.
Jing Ke looked over subconsciously, and Shao Qing's eyelashes, nose bridge and plump lips were reflected in her amber eyes.
Not knowing what he was thinking about, Jing Ke frowned subconsciously, with a hint of confusion in his eyes.
Fortunately, such emotions were only fleeting. After seeing that Shao Qing had a good sleep quality, Jing Ke took advantage of his long arms to pick up the coat placed aside with one hand and finally covered Shao Qing with it.
Seeing this, the driving assistant adjusted the temperature of the air conditioner in the car and slowed down the speed a little to avoid disturbing his boss's rest.
The recording location of "Who is the Murderer?" is also in Haishi, but it is more than an hour and twenty minutes' drive from where Shao Qing lives.
In addition, as the New Year was approaching, there were more vehicles on the road than usual. The assistant drove for two hours before successfully arriving at the destination.
"Shao Qing, we're home." Jing Ke said with his head down after the car stopped.
"Huh? Are we home?" After hearing his own name, Shao Qing's eyelashes trembled and he opened his eyes with a hint of confusion.
After realizing that almost half of his body was leaning on Jing Ke, Shao Qing slowly came back to his senses and sat up straight again.
"How long have I slept? Why does it seem like it's getting dark outside?" Shao Qing rubbed his eyes.
"It's almost 4:30. You slept for a little over an hour." Jing Ke explained, "There's a lot of traffic on the road, and there's a ten-kilometer section of slow traffic."
"It's half past four?" Shao Qing repeated, looking down at the coat he was wearing.
Although the coat should belong to Jing Ke, it has been worn since morning. If you smell it carefully, you can still smell the scent of Jing Ke's shampoo.
"Does your shoulder hurt? Did I press it and make it numb?" After recovering from her shock, Shao Qing turned her head and looked at Jing Ke. There was still a trace of moisture in her eyes from just waking up, which made her look less ostentatious and more fragile.
"It's okay. The clothes are quite thick, but you're not heavy." Jing Ke smiled and handed the scarf to Shao Qing. "If you're still sleepy, go back to your room and sleep. It'll be more comfortable this way."
Shao Qing nodded, and when he took the scarf, he rubbed Jing Ke's shoulders twice. After seeing that she looked normal, he believed what she said.
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Shao Qing didn't feel sleepy after sleeping in the car for more than an hour. He was also quite full after eating hot pot, so he simply ran to the gym to practice sword.
As the official start-up time draws closer, Shao Qing feels a rare sense of urgency. Not only does he practice swordplay himself, but when Jing Ke is free, he will also ask her to be his opponent.
Jing Ke has a very healthy body and an outstanding learning ability. After studying with Shao Qing and a professional martial arts professor for a period of time, the fluency of his sword moves is even better than Shao Qing.
At the beginning, Shao Qing couldn't help but feel a little jealous, and tried to practice secretly while Jing Ke was cooking, in order to surprise Jing Ke with his hard work.
But after a week of hard work, Shao Qing found that the distance between them had become even greater. Jing Ke's learning ability had become so strong that even professional professors could not help but be surprised.
The martial arts professor even wanted Jing Ke to be her apprentice and teach her all the skills he had learned.
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After letting out a breath, Shao Qing put all useless thoughts behind his head, grasped the solid wooden sword used for practice, treated Jing Ke as the villain he wanted to defeat, and began to attack.
Jing Ke had received emergency training from Shao Qing. She knew that the role she was going to play was a villain whose martial arts skills were better than those of the female swordsman, so her moves were relatively fierce. From time to time, she would use the sword to hit Shao Qing's body as a mark of injury.
After half an hour of back and forth sparring with each other, both of them in the air-conditioned room broke out in a thin layer of sweat, and an inexplicable sense of joy appeared in Shao Qing's heart.
"Huh - Jing Ke, I seem to be a little inflated. I always feel that if I travel back to ancient times, I can become a female knight." Shao Qing said, hanging the towel to wipe sweat around his neck, unscrewing the lid of the cup and taking a sip of warm water.
"If you add a sword made with modern technology, it won't be difficult for you to become a female knight." Jing Ke also unscrewed the lid of her cup and drank water in small sips.
"Thinking about it this way, owning a sword that can cut through iron like mud seems to be a standard feature for every protagonist who ventures into the martial arts world." Shao Qing smiled and picked up his phone to read the message.
"Jing Ke, send me your bank account number. The company just transferred the compensation for participating in the variety show. After deducting taxes, there is still 500,000 yuan. According to our previous agreement, we have to split this money equally."
Shao Qing has not forgotten her original decision. She cannot accept Jing Ke's unilateral efforts. Although Jing Ke always said that her luck was her reward, Shao Qing must give her what she deserves.
"Wait a moment, let me check." Jing Ke did not refuse. After finding her bank card account number, she quickly copied it and sent it to Shao Qing.
Shao Qing tapped on the screen of his mobile phone, verified the portrait photo, and quickly transferred the money.
"Shao Qing, if I remember correctly, your contract with Zongheng Entertainment will expire in June this year. Would you consider coming to Xinsheng Entertainment?" Jing Ke clicked on the pop-up text message and glanced at her balance.
There is still a little over 500 million on this card, which can be used to invest in many projects.
"Well, I haven't thought about it yet, and Sister Ke hasn't told me either." Shao Qing sat on the chair, his handsome eyebrows slightly wrinkled.
"If they increase your salary, will you choose to stay?" Jing Ke asked from a different angle.
Shao Qing pursed her lips. "Mr. Yuan's arrest by the police has had a negative impact on the company. If nothing unexpected happens, he should leave Zongheng Entertainment after the verdict."
"So you want to stay?" Jing Ke asked, and the hand holding the towel unconsciously became tighter.
"I have some idea. If Zongheng Entertainment can give me more freedom, I might consider it." Shao Qing hesitated for a while, and finally said the truth.
Shao Qing actually knew very well why Jing Ke wanted to acquire Banana Entertainment and turn it into New Entertainment, and he also knew very well why Jing Ke was keen on various projects in the investment circle.
But Shao Qing felt that she could not bear Jing Ke's care and concern. What she could offer Jing Ke was too little. Jing Ke could even reshuffle the entertainment industry for her.
If other normal capitalists did this, it would be fine. Shao Qing could still comfort himself by saying that they invested in order to make money in the circle.
But Jing Ke is different. Jing Ke is willing to transfer everything to her just for a word from her. How could she invest in projects and spend huge sums of money just to make money?
"If you come to Xinsheng Entertainment, I can give you 20% of the shares and let you be your own boss. The contract will also be very relaxed." Jing Ke said, trying to use tempting enough conditions to make Shao Qing change his mind.
But after hearing Jing Ke's words, Shao Qing became even more conflicted. His original three-point desire to stay gradually increased to five points.
"Jing Ke, I told you that you don't need to do too much for me. You are now a person of status and position. Maybe you can find some hobbies of your own and experience life?" Shao Qing said with a hint of entanglement.
"I don't have any special hobbies. Isn't living with you just about experiencing life?" Jing Ke asked back.
Shao Qing hesitated for a moment, "That's not what I meant. I meant that you don't need to revolve around me. I'm not the center of your life. You should be the center of your own life."
"But I exist because of you. If you don't need me, I can just live in your body as a consciousness. There is no need to obtain a human body." Jing Ke said in a calm and serious tone.
"Shao Qing, sometimes you don't need to think too much, and there is no need to have such a heavy burden." Jing Ke paused, trying to find a suitable comparison.
"Your luck has almost returned. From now on, half of the extra luck will belong to me." Jing Ke continued, "The luck that you think is insignificant is very important to me."
"Really?" Shao Qing asked with a hint of doubt.
"Yes, take your current luck as an example. If you give me half of it, I can use this luck to trade with someone at least twenty times."
Jing Ke: "In other words, that luck can allow me to obtain at least twenty identities and bodies like my current one, allowing me to live in this world for two thousand years."
"Huh?" Shao Qing couldn't help but open his mouth slightly, surprise evident in his eyes. "Is half of my luck really worth that much?"
Jing Ke nodded. "Yes, that's a conservative estimate. So there's no need to feel like you owe me anything. I've gotten much more from you than you can imagine."
"Wait, let me calculate first." Shao Qing made a pause gesture.
"Half of my luck can be exchanged for twenty of you, so you now only need one fortieth of my luck?" Shao Qing asked while counting on his fingers.
Jing Ke nodded, "Yes, such a small amount of money is not worth mentioning to a certain existence."
"Okay, one fortieth of my luck is nothing to me. You can take one fortieth of my luck first. Then I might be able to feel at ease and switch to your company with my shares in Xinsheng Entertainment." Shao Qing said.
"You said before that my luck has almost returned. Xu Yin has also been taken away by the police for investigation. I guess there is no chance for him to turn things around." Shao Qing predicted what Jing Ke was going to say and finished his words in advance.
"So it doesn't matter to me whether I have this one-fortieth or not, right?" Shao Qing looked at Jing Ke with a smile, a hint of cunning in his eyes.
"Are you sure you want to give me that part of your luck now?" Jing Ke asked.
"Be sure and affirmative, only then can I accept your resource feeding with peace of mind." Shao Qing nodded without hesitation.
Jing Ke frowned and after thinking for a minute, he decided to respect Shao Qing's decision. He prepared the supplementary contract and asked Shao Qing to sign it.
"Don't regret what you have written. Think it over before you decide." Jing Ke reminded.
However, Shao Qing obviously didn't take her words to heart. After taking the special pen, he smoothly left his cursive signature on the contract.
After the last stroke was made, Jing Ke could clearly see from her perspective that a ray of golden light peeled off from Shao Qing's body and merged into her body very smoothly.
At the same time, Jing Ke's core couldn't help but begin to heat up slightly, as if resonating with the golden aura.
Hmm? Resonance, why does his core resonate with Shao Qing's destiny?
A huge question mark appeared in Jing Ke's mind, making her unable to help but check her core to see if there was something wrong.
Jing Ke knew that there was something very important sealed in her core, which was the precious memories and feelings she had preserved in the previous world.
However, Jing Ke did not look up the specific content, but just felt a sense of familiarity in a trance.
But what is happening now? Why does Shao Qing's luck resonate with the things sealed in the core?
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