CH 29

29.

That same night, Xiang Xun really brought a contract over.

On the dining room table, his finger pointed at the cover of the contract, pointing at Qin Qing, then again he turned to the last page of the contract, pulled off the pen cap, and positioned it, then the contract was turned over and pushed to the edge of the table. He then made a “go ahead ” gesture.

At that very moment, Qin Qing had been studying, Su Zhihe and Cui Huohuo each sat on the sofa checking their phones. Xiang Xun’s behavior of not saying a word after entering the door caused the three people to simultaneously look over.

Seeing the “go ahead”, Qin Qing got up and walked over.

Xiang Xun leaned against the side of table and raised his hand to look at his watch. There were evidently other matters to attend to so after signing he had to leave. He said: “first sign, then after signing read the terms. if there is something not suitable or you have questions, anyway, the boss is here, you can ask him.”

It was all so efficient and quick like he didn’t take this contract matter seriously.

But it was exactly like that. This contract really didn’t matter*. An employment contract couldn’t bind people. To stay or to go depends entirely on the heart**

This was nothing more than a formality to conveniently promote Qin Qing openly

Qin Qing also didn’t waste time. He placed the pen down and signed.

After signing, Xiang Xun again in a very ceremonial manner without applause “Congratulations. Congratulations.”

After congratulating, he efficiently chatted about something else: “you will enter the crew tomorrow. you will have Manager Qin there I won’t accompany you guys, I have another matter.“

Cui Huohuo listened the term Manager* Qin couldn’t understand it and started to feel that he must have missed something in these past few days.

Xiang Xun had already taken back his pen, opened his suit and inserted it into his inner pocket. While doing that he simultaneously flashed Qin Qing a look.

Qin Qing followed Xiang Xun to the entrance and stood outside the door.

Xiang Xun inserted his two hands in his pocket, contemplated for a moment and said: “I want to ask you about something.”

“That Kou Jiang,” Xiang Xun looked contemplative: “how are things with this person? Do you know much about him?”

Since Qin Qing has already revealed his identity, there is no reason to continue to play ignorant, directly said: “Is there a problem?”

Xiang Xun lifted his arm, crossed it in front of his body, bit his thumb, still looking deep in thought, raised his eyes to look at Qin Qing, and said: “That person is now starting to defect to our side. as well”

Xiang Xun took Qin Qing as his own person and did not hide this issue: “I have been continuously thinking these two days of whether or not I can use this person.”

It’s best if you can use it. who would dislike having more “prophet” like characters around themselves.

If you can’t use it, you have to think about how to ” deal with it “.

Unfortunately, people aren’t objects. objects can be directly “dealt with” into the trash but people cannot be bagged and thrown away

So in the past few days, Xiang Xun has been thinking about this Kou Jiang issue.

Qin Qing thought about it, but did not give an opinion, only said what he knew.

Kou Jiang first worked in a television station. After accumulating experience and contacts, jumped ship to the platform. After staying on the platform for a few years, he came out to be an independent producer.”

He only spoke about his ability, not about the grudges between them…

Qin Qing: “He’s not bad.”

This evaluation of not bad, dispelled a small piece of the doubts in Xiang Xun’s heart.

Xiang Xun nodded: “Okay, I’ll act as I see fit.” Again muttered: “Anyways these days, he cannot think to leave.”

Boss Su also wanted him to write an A4 (length) paper.

Qin Qing did not understand, thus: “?”

“Nothing.” Xiang Xun smiled and teased: “It will be tough on you when you enter the crew later, Manager Qin.”

Qin Qing took out his previous habit of socializing and chatting with people in the circle: “it’s not hard to serve the boss.”

Xiang Xun waved his hand and walked towards the elevator door: “The boss will be grateful to you.”

Qin Qing: “No need to be grateful, it’s part of the job and what I should do. He just raised his salary.”

Xiang Xun walked into the elevator, waving his hand, but then stepped one foot back out again: ” Oh by the way, I will tell someone to send a few clothes to you. We are managers. we must have style, this is a requirement. We mustn’t lose face.”

However, their status was definitely unlikely to drop because as soon as they entered the “Ferry on the River” crew, when the entire crew; from top to bottom became aware that the young boy beside Su Zhihe called Qin Qing, was actually the executive manager he had brought; they could only feel amazed and strange.

Too young. Way too too young!

And even so handsome?

Are you sure you’re not an assistant?

And even if you’re not an assistant, was he actually so skilled in doing things?

On the first day on set, Qin Qing contacted all departments and added contact information to ensure that there was a corresponding person to communicate with to solve any problems.

He also went to the set in advance to view the setup and see the scenery, then to ask the site teacher what scenes were using a wire, and which type of wire was being used, and then he went to the teacher responsible for the wire in advance to say hello.

Furthermore, because there were actors residing near the set and hotels all year round, squatting on behalf of others to take pictures had become a very serious problem

Qin Qing contacted the familiar security team Su Zhihe commonly used to discuss the issue of anti-shooting and at the same time bought sufficient white and black umbrellas to prevent sneak photos and squatting*

Including meals, rest chairs, RV, and other issues, no matter how small, as soon as Qin Qing entered the crew, he immediately arranged an appropriate solution for it.

Even on the side of the makeup room, according to the call sheet of the first few days, Qin Qing went to report when Su Zhihe would arrive to put makeup on.

The people on the make-up room side, perhaps looking at Qin Qing’s young age, assumed that he didn’t understand anything and tried to fool him: “Manager Qin, the dressing room has a daily working time, you’ve also seen the itinerary. Teacher Su starts work at 10:00 to shoot, so he must sit in the dressing room before 7:00 to do his makeup.”

Qin Qing didn’t argue but instead asked: “You want mold*?”

t/n: special effects makeup. Think Star Wars

Makeup room: “uh, that’s not necessary.”

Qin Qing: “You don’t need mold and there’s need to do much styling. the makeup for this play is also simple. So the time I reported to you is enough.”

Without waiting for the makeup room side to find another reason, Qin Qing directly stressed: “if it’s not enough, you can adjust it again, my side is easy to negotiate with.”

(Meaning) If you can’t adjust it, it looks like you are no good at negotiating and not human enough*.

Make-up room: “……”

Not only did he adjust it to a reasonable make-up time, but he also directly refused the pre-shoot interview arranged by the film crew.

Qin Qing: “Teacher Su doesn’t have time.”

Other side: “We have already arranged it, it’s just two hours! Other actors will also go!”

Qin Qing: “Since there was this process, you should have said so in advance.”

The other party questioned: “So if it’s not said in advance, you won’t do it?”

But Qin Qing instead asked: “you don’t say in advance but want teacher Su to cooperate, then what about his own itinerary?”

What’s more this kind of statement of other actors also going; was basically false.

This kind of impromptu interview without advance communication will usually invite the big players and good talkers first and as long as one went, the people on the other side will be solved. Once the other actors hear who was going and who got called, they would also think that it wasn’t good for them not to go and would naturally follow.

These were all routine practices specializing in fooling people who did not understand.

But Qin Qing understood it all, so from start to finish it was completely obvious*. 

And with this kind of situations; there was no need to do more. After two or three occasions, the reputation will quietly spread to everyone in the crew.

t/n: after failing to fool QQ two or three times, QQ’s rep will spread by itself.

The amazing thing was that it was significantly different from the time of “Survival in the Wild”.

At that time, there were often people who still looked at Qin Qing through tinted glasses, thinking that he was using being an assistant to stay by Su Zhihe’s side and that the relationship between the two of them was not small and there was something.

But In the “Ferry on the River” crew, this kind of gossip was almost unheard of. Most of the gossip was about how Big Shot Su was able to have this kind of young executive manager who knew a lot and was also experienced. That they (he) were not easy to fool and was also strong; similar to Xiang Xun’s manner when he was young. Then could he be the disciple of Big Manager Xiang?

It’s possible.

Therefore Qin Qing was given far more consideration and respect over here in the crew than when he was recording the variety show.

It was also a lot easier to contact and communicate with people and deal with any problems with the identity of an executive manager

In this way, Qin Qing conveniently had a completely different experience from beginning to end.

And these experiences again caused Qin Qing to have subtle movements in his heart.

These touches probably meant that although he planned to follow a different road and live a completely different life than before and hadn’t formally returned to that old road (t/n: agent), yet when he relied on past experience to do the things that were familiar, he not only felt at ease but didn’t have any of the expected …… disgust.

Qin Qing originally truly believed that when he wanted to discard his former self and make a clean break with the past, it would make him deeply uncomfortable to pick up those things he was familiar with.

But it turns out there was no such thing?

Qin Qing can’t help but think, why not?

Because the circumstances have changed.

Because he was no longer isolated and on his own.

Because he was no longer an agent because he wanted to move up the ladder, but rather because he was staying by that person’s side.

He can no longer network for a certain result or for a result that would be beneficial or useful to him after finishing a matter, and he also no longer gets trapped in the anxiety of not having a backup.

Now he works as if he were solving a problem or memorizing a text, there was a beginning and an end.

Thus, there was a clear feeling of stability growing in his heart.

And the reason for all of this was because of–

Su Zhihe.

……………………..

On the set, amidst the noise and bustle, Su Zhihe, his co-star, and the director were discussing the content of a scene.

Qin Qing and Cui Huohuo were both outside the scene in the corner.

Cui Huohuo was sitting on a small stool with his head buried in a game, Qin Qing was standing to the side with his two hands in his pockets, silently looking towards the scene, where Su Zhihe was standing. His eyes were lowered and restrained, lost in thought.

He was completely unaware that after entering the crew, the busy situation caused his original temperament to unfold and gradually, his former demeanor emerged.

That sort of appearance was no longer like when he was a low-key assistant quietly studying but it had more of the stability, proficiency, unconcealed sharpness of an experienced person, and a temperament that had quietly appeared in his aura. In addition to his innately beautiful appearance, people suddenly couldn’t move their eyes off him.

And nowadays whenever Kou Jiang was around, he couldn’t help but shiver twice and secretly say that wasn’t this the fucking Qin Qing of the previous life!?

And the previous life’s Qin Qing, or better yet the Qin Qing of nowadays was clearly a dazzling and very eye-grabbing existence.

Cui Huohuo unconsciously looked up during a lull in playing a game and saw Qin Qing with hands inserted in his pockets, standing still and with his aura displayed, and was frozen stiff.

Qin, Qin Qing?

Cui Huohuo opened his mouth. At first, he was puzzled in his heart and unconsciously made alittle sound.

Qin Qing heard the sound and turned his head: “hmm.”

Cui Huohuo froze and blinked: “Er, that what…” He couldn’t find the words, “You don’t want to sit?”

“No.” Qin Qing withdrew his gaze, pulled his hands out of his trouser pocket and folded his arms on his chest. Aura firmly in place.

Watching Cui Huohuo proceed to scratch his neck: What’s wrong with this younger brother? What ripening medicine did he consume that seemed to change him from a child to an adult overnight?

Within the shooting site, Su Zhihe tilted his head to glance and happened to also see.

Seeing Qin Qing’s sophisticated hugging chest appearance and the silent change in his aura, Su Zhihe lightly snorted and silently smiled.

A person’s experience was embedded into their bones and blood, and it was too difficult to try to conceal it, whereas it was easy to trigger and reveal it.

And this was the real Qin Qing, wasn’t it.

Su Zhihe finished chatting with others about the play and walked back.

As he walked closer, his heart stirred a little with an idea. He raised his hand that had the rolled-up script inside and went to lightly tap Qin Qing’s chin. Grinning: “what are you thinking about”

Unexpectedly, Qin Qing reacted very quickly. When the script in Su Zhihe’s hand almost touched the tip of his chin, he stepped back with a sideways motion, just in time to avoid it.

Rather than saying that his reaction speed was fast, it was better to say that this avoidance was more of an instinctive response to when he was too close to people.

t/n: alternatively being flirted with

After avoiding it, he smoothly raised his hand and used the back of his fingers to rub his chin.

While stroking, he raised his eyes to look straight back at Su Zhihe.

Su Zhihe was stunned, he unhappily put down his hand and silently stared at Qin Qing.

Two pairs of eyes faced each other*. Between the two of them, the slight tension of the colliding auras was not obvious but it was enough for people to see that Qin Qing’s aura was not atall weaker than Su Zhihe’s, and even at certain moments, gave the feeling of being equally matched.

t/n: alternatively four eyes stared (each other) down

The corner was silent for a moment.

After a while, Su Zhihe raised his eyebrows and asked: “Manager Qin, isn’t this reaction too much?” (t/n: excessive)

Qin Qing inserted both hands into his pocket and steadily said: “Sorry. instinct.”

Cui Huohuo, who was sitting beside the feet of the two of them and raising his neck: Wow~ Qin Qing looks so tough like this! Cool!

Then the Cool and Tough Manager Qin signaled for Assistant Cui to bring water for Artist Su.

Cui Huohuo held it but Su Zhihe didn’t take the water. He looked at Qin Qing: “Now, you won’t even get me water?”

Qin Qing put one hand in his trouser pocket and looked down at his phone, his feet turned in one direction, looking ready to go, and without raising his head said: “Well, there’s a matter, I’m going out for a while.”

After saying that, he left.

Leaving behind a Su Zhihe with the script rolled up in his hand and a Cui Huohuo who was still holding up water.

The two people: “……”

Cui Huohuo stood up with a face full of amazement, and said to Su Zhihe: “Boss, don’t you feel that the Qin Qing of these past few days has a particular …… feeling?” The feeling of a tough person?

Su Zhihe took the water out of his hand and threw the script over. His eyes glanced at the direction Qin Qing left in.

Cui Huohuo paused: “What’s wrong?”

Su Zhihe took a large gulp of water, pursed his lips and slowly swallowed it little by little. His eyes were slightly narrowed and his expression was not good. He looked like a wolf who was plotting and scheming.

And this wolf was thinking: for the Qin Qing who was like this, he really didn’t have to worry too much like before, he could (now) employ some extraordinary measures.

t/n: