Chapter 98
Thanks to his agent Chen Guo's betrayal, Chu Huaiqin moved into Xia's residence, just as Xia Entang had hoped, bringing his little monk along with him. Xia Entang was reluctant to have the monk follow him, but he had no choice. Although the monk had won a lot of prize money in domestic and Asian competitions, he had no house down the mountain, and staying in a hotel wasn't an option at the moment. He decided to stay with Chu Huaiqin as before. Now that Chu Huaiqin had nowhere else to stay, he followed him to Xia Entang's residence.
The Xia residence was located in a certain district. It was a decent size, after all, a place for a family to live. However, since everyone was away, the large space had become empty. Besides the family's living quarters, the house also had guest rooms. But when Xia Entang returned with Chu Huaiqin, he heard the servants say that all the rooms except his were locked.
Xia En almost burst into curses on the spot. If Xia Huang was in front of him, he would definitely smash his head.
What does it mean to 'help him create opportunities'?
It's clearly just making trouble.
Xia En's face flushed instantly. This bastard, what if Qingqing leaves in anger?
Fortunately, the maid only whispered it in his ear and Chu Huaiqin didn't hear it.
Xia En's face turned dark and then red, then red and then dark, changing back and forth like a color palette.
"What? Is it inconvenient?" Chu Huaiqin guessed when he saw the servant's face change after he whispered a few words in Xia En's ear.
"No, no, except for my room, all the other rooms are locked. Xia Huang took the key." Xia En's face flushed red, embarrassed and annoyed, but he didn't intend to lie. "But the little monk and I can live in the study. There is a small bed in the study."
"The small bed is not big enough for two people to sleep in, so you can just come with me..."
"My brother and I will sleep in my room, and the little monk will sleep in the study."
Little Monk: ...
After deciding on a place to sleep and moving their luggage into the room, Xia En asked Chu Huaiqin if he was hungry and wanted to eat, but was refused.
Chu Huaiqin now just wants to take a good bath and have a good sleep.
Xia En sat on the edge of the bed, feeling uneasy as he watched the person walk in. The sound of water inside made him feel unwell. He paced back and forth in the room. Even though there was a wall between them, he couldn't help but take a sneak peek. This peek made his head so angry that it felt like it was about to smoke. So when Chu Huaiqin came out, Xia En felt like a cooked shrimp all over.
Chu Huaiqin watched Xia En run into the bathroom as if he was escaping for his life, and he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He walked to the side of the bed and sat down. He lifted the quilt and was about to go to sleep when the photo frame on the bedside table caught his attention.
The little boy in the framed photo is about ten years old and is so handsome that it is difficult to tell whether he is male or female. He is wearing black shorts, a short sweatshirt, and sneakers, revealing his white calves. He is wearing a baseball cap and holding a pair of boxing gloves in his arms. He has a cold face and a pout, looking at the camera reluctantly.
The fifteen-year-old boy standing next to him was so familiar that Chu Huaiqin was surprised.
Chu Huaiqin held the photo frame and looked at the two people inside in silence. The vague word "Qingqing" seemed to ring in his ears again. After a long time, Chu Huaiqin put the photo frame back on the cabinet and turned it upside down.
After taking a shower, Xia En lingered in the bathroom for a long time before rushing out. He suddenly remembered that the only photo he had taken that year was placed on the bedside table.
Feng Su rushed out and saw Chu Huaiqin asleep. He tiptoed to the bedside table and saw that the photo frame was turned upside down. He was confused for a moment. Was the photo frame originally upside down or did his brother take it down?
With this question in mind, Xia Entang climbed onto the bed with trepidation and lay down on the edge, his heart pounding. He couldn't fall asleep. After a long moment, Xia Entang turned his head and stared at the handsome face under the dim orange light. He inhaled more heavily, bit by bit, slowly, until he was only a fist's length away. Then he closed his eyes and carefully inhaled the familiar scent.
When Chu Huaiqin woke up the next day, he saw Xia Entang with a pair of panda eyes and almost laughed out loud.
"Brother, good morning." Xia En was hesitant to speak. He wanted to ask but didn't dare. He was so conflicted that he looked gloomy.
"Am I affecting you?"
"No, no, I, I haven't slept on a soft bed for a long time, I'm not used to it."
"Then take another nap!"
"Brother, what about you?"
"I have to go to the company to handle work today."
Chu Huaiqin turned over and got out of bed. Seeing Jiujiu sleeping on Xia En's head, he couldn't help but reach out and rub it. Then, under Xia En's ghostly gaze, he walked into the bathroom.
Chu Huaiqin washed up and had breakfast and went out. Instead, Xia En was wandering around like a ghost, and he couldn't find his way. The little monk sat on the sofa in the living room eating his favorite ice cream, his head shaking with Xia En's movements, and finally he defined it as: Xia En was stupid.
"This morning, my brother rubbed my hair." Xia Entang stood in front of the little monk in a daze and said seriously.
The little monk blinked and asked blankly, "And then?"
Xia Entropy: "I have hair, you don't."
Little monk: “…”
Brother, someone bullied me.
Chu Huaiqin returned to the company primarily to discuss the script and endorsement matters with Chen Guo. They sat there until the afternoon, and near the end of the meeting, Chen Guo mentioned that a company had approached Xiao Heshang and Xia Entropy about being their endorsements. The former was an unknown person, a seemingly unnamed Xiao Monk, while the other was the CEO of Qing Entropy Technology. Xiao Monk's contact information was unavailable, while Xia Entropy's calls were all blocked. Consequently, numerous reporters and advertising agencies contacted Chen Guo, hoping to reach out to both through Chu Huaiqin.
"Boss Xia will definitely not be impressed by this advertising fee," Chen Guo sighed. The other company's daily revenue was often much higher than that. He continued, "Little Monk, since you've asked me, go back and talk to him about it and see if he's willing."
"No problem." Chu Huaiqin agreed, but he felt that with the little monk's personality, he would definitely not accept the advertisement.
"And 'War of the Gods' is about to air. Thanks to Wild Survival, it's scheduled for the central channel this time." The central channel is the national television station. Originally, they expected the best outcome would be satellite TV. Unexpectedly, as Chu Huaiqin's influence grew, the producers tried to contact the central channel staff. Unexpectedly, this plan actually came true. When Chen Guo heard the news, her screams almost lifted the whole building. "Fantasy TV series rarely get broadcast on the central channel. You've surprised a lot of people with this one, hahaha!"
Chen Guo got excited when he thought of the expressions of those so-called A-level agents who had looked down on him when the result came out.
"By the way, the producers wanted you to participate in a few stops of the roadshow promotion, but I declined and only agreed to the capital. Your main focus right now is still on preparing for the global competition, and they also expressed understanding."
"when?"
"Five days later."
Chu Huaiqin's schedule is very tight. He only has half a month of rest after each competition. The global competition will start around early July. He not only has to adjust his condition within this half month, but also has to complete the accumulated work.
After Chen Guo blabbered on, she saw Chu Huaiqin with his head down, reading the script, showing no signs of excitement. She said helplessly, "I've never understood why you entered the entertainment industry. You said you loved acting, but you didn't seem happy when you got the results. You said you didn't like it, but with your nonchalant personality, you're back in the entertainment industry."
Chu Huaiqin was very poor, at least that was what Chen Guo thought. Not to mention his small three-bedroom apartment, even his daily clothing and food were more frugal than Chen Guo's. But as Chu Huaiqin's agent, no one knew his income better than Chen Guo. No one knew where his money went!
"Because it makes money quickly," Chu Huaiqin put down the script. This was really the reason he entered the entertainment industry. However, he smiled and said, "Now I think acting is quite interesting."
Chen Guo felt relieved. At least he didn't have to worry about receiving Chu Huaiqin's request to terminate the contract without being mentally prepared.
The two chatted for a while, and then Chu Huaiqin went to shoot a commercial and returned to Xia's house at 11 o'clock in the evening.
Xia En and the little monk were playing games. When they saw Chu Huaiqin coming back, they rushed over and asked him repeatedly whether he had eaten and whether he was tired.
"Not bad." Chu Huaiqin didn't feel tired. Compared to the outdoor survival variety shows he'd been participating in since he was fifteen, filming commercials and movies was obviously much easier. When he first started working in the industry, Chu Huaiqin worked so hard for this very reason, and felt embarrassed to earn so much money for such an easy job.
Unexpectedly, he moved the first director of his first movie in his life, which made his subsequent career in the entertainment industry smooth. Therefore, many people in the circle like to criticize him.
"Little monk, do you want to shoot a commercial?" Chu Huaiqin sat down, took the water from Xia En and told the little monk what Chen Guo had said.
"No." The little monk shrank his head. He didn't want to! Those flash lights were too scary.
The little monk was unwilling, but Chu Huaiqin didn't force him. The next day, he went to the company and told Chen Guo what the little monk meant.
Chu Huaiqin was always busy, mostly endorsements and commercials, working non-stop for five days without a single media appearance. Fans couldn't wait to see the popular wilderness survival contestant, who hadn't appeared in front of them for five days.
They rushed to Chu Huaiqin and the survival variety show's official website and Weibo to flood the screen with questions. Where is he? Where is my brother? Even if the global competition hasn't started yet, you can't hide.
"Did his company freeze him out?"
No one liked this question. Chu Huaiqin is so popular now, which company would not treat him as a golden baby? How could they possibly put him on ice?
"Brother is preparing for the global competition!"
"I really want to know the venue for the global competition. Why hasn't it been announced yet? The Amazon? Antarctica? The Arctic? The Himalayas? The African savannah? Mount Merapi in Indonesia?"
"Pfft, Indonesia's Mount Merapi? Do you want your brother to become a barbecued lover?"
"Ahhh, why hasn't the World Championship come yet? Come quickly! I can't wait to see my brother dominate everyone."
"Well, looking at the rosters of other regions who have qualified in the past few days, it's really hard to say."
"Yeah, I noticed that too. A lot of them called in foreign reinforcements. Their sturdy figures and the way they walked, some people said they were mercenaries. Please help."
"Aren't the five Somali players who qualified terrifying? Oh my god, I watched their continental competition and I wished my brother wouldn't go. Their tactics were so horrific. The people competing with them didn't quit because they lost, they quit because they were scared."
"Ahhh, anyway, it really wasn't easy for my brothers and them this time."
"Cry! I take back what I said before about letting my brother take first place. Now I just hope that my brother can come back alive."
Chu Huaiqin, who was in the lounge putting on makeup for the first roadshow of "Clash of the Gods," also saw these comments and switched off to look up the list of qualified candidates from several continents. The avatars and names were all there, so familiar that it gave Chu Huaiqin a headache. Chu Huaiqin even had the illusion that they knew he was participating in wilderness survival and that's why they came to him.
As for why they came over, that’s easy to explain. They have a grudge against each other!
The author has something to say: There is only one chapter left before the global competition. The competition area will be announced in the next chapter. Have you guessed it? The last three hours.
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