I thought I was a jerk

There was a moment of silence in the office. After a round of brainstorming, Manager Qin was still somewhat worried, so he called his boss Bai Ning to confirm again.Knowing that Xue Ci's boyfriend had indeed come to ask for leave... Lao Qin's tone was slightly complaining: "Then why didn't you notify me? I've been worried for a long time."

Bai Ning: "..."

Ever since he received Xie Wenhan's phone call, he was also in the midst of the collapse of his world view.

Although he knew that Xue Ci had a good relationship with the Demon King, and he could be called a dragon slaying warrior, but he really didn't expect him to be a boyfriend.Ever since I hung up the phone, I have fallen into the time of a sage who was struck by lightning. How could I recall explaining to Xue Ci's manager assistant. I am still thinking philosophically. What will I call Xue Ci next time? ...Would it be too abrupt to call my sister-in-law directly?Calling brother, brother Xue?

Still struggling in silence, Manager Qin also hung up the phone with a sigh.

After confirming the authenticity of the information from Bai Ning, Manager Qin was a little relieved, reorganized the work schedule, and let Xue Ci rest for a while-the current work schedule is indeed too tight, and the other artists in the company are finishing a job. The group had to rest for at least ten days and a half months after the recording, so Xue Ci continued to take on the new job non-stop after the filming ended.Calculated in this way, Manager Qin even felt a little guilty for oppressing the young man.

Obviously Mingning also told him not to make him too tired...

Lao Qin stared at the plans in his hands, gritted his teeth and pushed away some resources, not going to send them to Xue Ci.

The whole team has made preparations for Xue Ci to rest for three or four days. The music recording of "Hou Men" is still in the late stage of tuning, and the focus of work is on another singer, which can just make room for Xue Ci. .

As a result, Xue Ci came to the company the next day.

His little assistant bumped into Xue Ci in the elevator, and was a little surprised: "Teacher Xue!"

Xue Ci also saw him, and was about to say hello, when the little assistant came over and said, "Your illness will be cured? I thought I would have to recuperate for a few more days..."

Xue Ci: "..."

He looked a little unnatural, and coughed lightly, and said lightly, "It's not like I have to cultivate for a few days."

"That's good." The little assistant said eagerly, "You have to take care of yourself."

Xue Ci seemed to have thought of something... Originally, he didn't have to ask for leave.Finally, he smiled slightly, gritted his teeth and said firmly, "Definitely."

When he entered his studio, Manager Qin was still flipping through some contract documents. When he heard the sound of the door opening, he raised his head sharply. When he saw Xue Ci, he was startled again, and got up to greet him: "Why are you here?"

There was still worry and concern in Lao Qin's eyes: "I'm not very familiar with your boyfriend, so I didn't ask any more questions. He said that you are not feeling well—are you suffering from the cold? I should remind you to add an extra windbreaker, and I didn’t plan to order brown sugar ginger tea to dispel the cold..."

He rambled, it seemed that he was worried for a long time.Xue Ci listened patiently to what he said, but when Lao Qin asked about the cause, he hesitated twice: "... just have a fever."

Lao Qin was a little confused: "What do you mean by having a fever? If you are not in good health, you should report it in time, and if you have special circumstances, you have to deploy a medical team..."

Xue Ci responded with lowered eyes.

Anyway, when Xue Ci came, Lao Qin would not drive him back, the commuting time was too long.It's just that they didn't arrange work, let Xue Ci play games with the air conditioner in the studio, and even go to the cubicle next door to sleep for a while when tired.

Xue Ci was puzzled: "Where is "Hou Men"?"

"Please take a good leave." Lao Qin said, "It will be your turn to record in a few days-now take a good rest."

So Xue Ci was forced to start fishing with pay, full of guilt.

Xue Ci is also used to the extremely busy schedule, and he is still not used to it when he is free for a while.After lying on the sofa for a long time, he began to ask Lao Qin if he had any other work besides "Hou Men". If he couldn't do it, he went to the research room to see if there was any new project...

Half of the boy's body was almost sinking into the soft sofa. When he raised his head slightly, his pale face looked inexplicably obedient and soft, his eyes were dark and foggy, and the old Qin felt pity for his youth, and Xue Ci The restless behavior of not recuperating properly made him a little dumbfounded, and comforted him: "What are you thinking? Take a rest at ease, it's okay if you're really bored..."

Lao Qin paused for a moment. After all, he had never done anything to encourage his artists to fall in love, so he felt a little weird.But thinking of Xue Ci's special situation, the company didn't care much, and said calmly: "It's really not possible, you can find time to fall in love with your boyfriend."

Xue Ci: "..."

Lao Qin saw that his expression was wrong: "What's wrong?"

Xue Ci slowly raised his head again, covered the book on his face, and said in a muffled voice, "Don't look for him."

Lao Qin was funny, and thought it was a conflict between the young couple, and he didn't care about the things between them. How could he think that his family's little cabbage was cast out of the shadows, and he was about to gently let Xue Ci go and rest obediently, but then thought of There was indeed an invitation in his hand, and his heart moved slightly.

The invitation Lao Qin received was a party invitation from the boss of Xingyao Entertainment Company.

The boss of Shining Star Entertainment was born from the grassroots. The family business owned by his father was only a small studio at that time.Now it has been passed on to him, and after more than ten years, the scale of operation has doubled, and now it is also a leading and prestigious first-line entertainment company.

The boss of Xingyao heard that he is very good at "commercial affairs", has a wide network of contacts, and is also very popular, and has a good relationship with other competitors.Such social invitations were not once or twice, and even became famous, known as the "Star Show Party".

Some well-known celebrities in the circle have received similar invitations, and the threshold is said to be quite high: it doesn't matter if they win an award or not, but they must be famous enough, people must be popular enough, and their business must be strong enough to attract money.

This is jokingly called the "touchstone" in the circle. If you don't accept the invitation letter from Xingyao, you won't be called red.

Manager Qin has no friendship with Xingyao, and only occasionally heard some rumors that the boss would use his artists to do some power and sex transactions, and his reputation is not very good.However, Lao Qin has never seen it with his own eyes, so he has a skeptical attitude towards such things, and will not take the initiative to wear colored glasses. Whether it is because the rumors in this circle can't distinguish between true and false rumors, or seeing is believing.

The Shining Star Gala held this time happened to be the [-]th anniversary, and the scale was quite large, and many of today's first-line celebrities were invited.Manager Qin took the invitation letter in his hand, and sent it solely for the face of his contacts, which was considered a very face-saving gesture.

Although this invitation letter should be aimed at one of the two film kings under his command.

Now people outside don't know that Lao Qin handed over the three top talents who were in full swing to others, and brought Xue Ci with him.

How about taking Xue Ci with this invitation letter?

Manager Qin hadn't thought about it that way before. After all, this kind of banquet is more social, and socializing is inevitable.But in Xue Ci's situation, he doesn't need to socialize in this circle at all, it's not suitable, and it's also unnecessary.

It's just that if you remove the social attribute, take the children to play, recognize people, and let the colleagues of other companies not be blind to count Xue Ci's head, it seems to be a good pastime.

Lao Qin quickly weighed it in his heart, or simply asked, and listened to Xue Ci's opinion.

Xue Ci lowered his eyes slightly when he heard it was a "dance party", as if he had no interest in it.

Lao Qin even had a hallucination at that moment, thinking that Xue Ci had grown cat ears, and at this moment they were softly hugging him, making him want to reach out and touch that black hair, to comfort the child who was devoted to work.

But when Xue Ci heard him say that the name of the ball was "Xingyao Gala", she raised her eyes slightly, and asked inexplicably, "Xingyao?"

"Yes, it was organized by Star Entertainment," Lao Qin said, "It has a good strength, and its resources are well balanced in all aspects."

If it were other entertainment companies, Xue Ci would not have much impression of them.

But it happened to be Xingyao.

It was the entertainment company that invited him to join the wine bureau in the previous life to drink and drug Lin Baihua.Those criminal proofs that were exposed later were shocking, and by the way, Xue Ci's reputation was almost ruined.

As for the dirty things done by Xingyao Entertainment, maybe Xue Ci, a businessman in his previous life, knows better than most people.

Xue Ci was slightly lost in thought.

He knows that many things in the upside-down world are different from the present world, but is it the same for Xingyao?

Is Xingyao's boss an upright and law-abiding company president, or is he still doing the same thing in private?

Xue Ci was thinking about this, and unconsciously said: "...Go."

"Huh?" Seeing that he had suddenly changed his mind, Lao Qin was still surprised, and asked Xue Ci, "Do you want to go?"

It was only then that Xue Ci realized what he had said before.However, he glanced at Lao Qin, and after thinking about it for a moment, he finally said: "Go."

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The star-studded gala was supposed to be a feast for the media, but since the previous sessions, the boss of Starlight has changed the rules and strictly prohibited the media from entering, and the management of sneak shots is also very strict. It is rare for celebrities to attend public occasions without paying much attention to their image, and they are quite comfortable.

No matter how free you are, there are still many comparisons in Vanity Fair. At least the clothes are carefully selected and customized, and you can't wear defective products to avoid losing your reputation. If you are serious, you can start tailor-made preparations two or three months earlier.

Xue Ci seems to have an advantage in this regard.

He doesn't have to customize it either, he just picks out any piece from the closet, no matter the price or the famous design of the customizer, he can hit it off.Although Xue Ci seldom wears formal clothes, his figure is able to support the clothes very well, and he looks very thin, tall, handsome and beautiful when he wears them.

Old Qin's eyes lit up when he saw Xue Ci.

However, he hadn't opened his mouth to praise his children, but before he left, he received a phone call, and his expression turned ugly in an instant.

Xue Ci noticed.

"Old Qin?"

Manager Qin recovered from Xue Ci's doubtful voice. He lowered his voice and said to the person opposite, "I'll come over later." Then he hung up the phone, took a deep breath and apologized to Xue Ci.

Manager Qin obviously didn't have the experience of being a dove before a battle, so he couldn't help but feel guilty: "Xue Ci, I'm sorry, something happened to an artist I brought before, and she wants me to go now."

Compared with her new manager, this movie queen obviously trusts Lao Qin who made her popular. Something will happen, and Liushen Wuzhu also wants to ask Lao Qin to help.

Xue Ci is not a person who is not strict with his mouth, but this is related to a girl's privacy, so Lao Qin had no choice but to say vaguely: "She is pregnant."

Judging from Lao Qin's attitude, I am afraid that giving birth to a new life is not a good thing for the actress.Matters were prioritized, Xue Ci understood: "You go to accompany her first."

Manager Qin has already replied to the Xingyao Gala, saying that he will be invited to go, and it is not easy to release pigeons for the time being.It was just the first time to attend such an important event and let Xue Ci go alone. Lao Qin felt a little uneasy and burned with guilt.But now that time is urgent, he has no time to show more apologies, so he only asked Xue Ci to bring a few assistants who are usually the most stable and capable of handling affairs to the banquet, and explained that he said to the outside world that he brought artists with him, and they ate, drank and had fun at the dance. That's good, try not to socialize with other people, if someone comes to talk to you, let a few assistants deal with it... You are so worried that you almost pretend to be Xue Ci's shoulder and tell him not to talk to strangers.

He was so nervous that even Xue Ci was a little funny, and he also took the trouble to patiently reply to his instructions.

The assistant who came in to report heard it, and couldn't help teasing Lao Qin: "Teacher Xue is not a child."

Lao Qin blushed slightly, and thought that he was nervous, such an important dance, held by Xingyao Entertainment, there would be no troubles.

He straightened his collar and was about to leave. He glanced at Xue Ci again. Seeing the young man's pretty face, he couldn't help saying, "Why don't you wear a mask? Anyway, there are no reporters to take pictures."

Xue Ci turned his head sideways, his eyelashes trembled slightly, and when he heard Lao Qin's words, he still let out a "huh".

So Xue Ci may have become the first invitee to wear a mask to the banquet.

His clothing and accessories were not the usual famous brands. If he hadn't had an invitation letter to prove it, he would have been screened out by the strict security outside the banquet.

After entering the banquet hall, this place is indeed quite grand and luxurious, with scenery everywhere, giving people a great visual shock.

Xue Ci didn't feel much about this slightly exaggerated and exciting decoration, only a few assistants couldn't look away from it, and felt that he was "seeing the world" this time.

As for the flow of people walking around in the hall, except for some service staff who shuttled through the crowd, it was really astonishing.Even the few assistants working in the entertainment company have rarely seen so many top stars.

From time to time, he sighed softly, this side is the leading male actor with a box office of 20 billion, and the other side is the queen girl of a certain director with excellent acting skills.I also met a certain idol who I have retired for many years, and I was so excited that I wanted to go up and ask for an autograph.

But the assistants are very sensible, not to mention anything else.Afraid that going up to ask for autographs would bring trouble to Xue Ci, they all shrank behind Xue Ci obediently.

Although all the "red" people came to the Xingyao dinner, the reds are also divided into grades.Xue Ci was wearing a mask, and he looked very weird. He hadn't been introduced by an agent to lead the way. Naturally, no one had a chat with him, and he was not led into the most central banquet hall in the interior. over there.

However, Xue Ci's background determined that he would respond well to such occasions, so he found a seat to rest.

As Manager Qin had said, he ate, drank and had fun at the banquet quite easily.The food grades provided at the banquet were quite good, and even Xue Ci couldn't fault it, so he ate some fruit snacks and brought a few assistants to eat together.

Xue Ci's assistants are not very old, that is, fresh graduates.Originally, he was frustrated because he couldn't have contacts everywhere like Qin Jingren, could chat and laugh happily with people, and fight for resources for Xue Ci, but he forgot to be frustrated by Xue Ci's surroundings, and sat obediently in the corner to eat and drink.Seeing that they were bored, Xue Ci asked the waiter for a card to play with them.

The little assistants haven't seen Xue Ci playing cards yet, they just saw him cut and shuffled the cards beautifully, the playing cards fluttered like flowers between his slender fingers, and a little blue blood on his pale wrist could be vaguely seen, which was much more beautiful than his He didn't show much in professional performances, so he couldn't help giving a good thumbs up. He felt that Xue Ci was very quiet, he must be a master!Ask expectantly: "Mr. Xue, what shall we play then? Texas Hold'em? Bridge?"

Xue Ci looked at them in surprise, "Playing Fighting the Landlord."

Assistants: "..."

Xue Ci asked: "You don't want to play? How about size?"

Assistants: "...not really..."

It's just that Mr. Xue showed the temperament of a gambler, and he is quite down-to-earth when he really plays...

A few young people were quite open-minded, and started playing landlords with Xue Ci without hesitation, secretly completing a beautiful scenery at this kind of high-class banquet.It made several celebrities passing by couldn't help but glance at them, maybe they were searching for someone else's artist, and they didn't come to socialize, they looked pretty silly.

But for Xue Ci, it was easier.

This time there was absolutely no one to talk to.

When Xue Ci won five matches in a row playing Doudizhu, the dinner party officially started, and the dance floor was vacated, and all the top stars who could lead the dance were born and talented.The natural appearance is also extremely refined, when the lights fall, it will catch everyone's attention at once, and the clothes are fragrant, and the shadows on the temples really have the appearance of a dancing banquet.

They were showing off over there, and Xue Ci was also showing off.

He won again—

"It's over." Xue Ci held his hands empty, and his tone was a little innocent.

The last four cards are bombs, and there are no more cards left.The assistants were suspicious of life, staring at Xue Ci's fingers and the pale wrist with his sleeves lifted.

It's a good thing they don't gamble, otherwise they would all lose money tonight.

Before thinking about it again, I was thinking about whether to join hands to release the water, so that Teacher Xue could have a better time, and the little assistants blushed in shame.

Compared with the harmonious atmosphere on both sides, the Xingyao executives who came out of the most important inner hall were restless, and there was even a little hatred brewing in their eyes.

"He can't come if he can't? How did I tell you that this is the person Mr. Chen wants. Now that he's gone, how can I explain to Mr. Chen?"

"Mr. Fang, it's really difficult for us this time. He even threatened to call the police..."

The other person seemed to say something again, the high-level President Fang's face was slightly distorted, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I see, someone tipped off the news, right—"

He sneered: "Escape today, I think he can hide for a lifetime?"

He was really irritable and didn't want to listen to the other person's explanation, so he just said coldly: "Just these few now. Don't make any problems next time." Then he hung up the phone, frowned and nodded in the corner. smoked a cigarette.After taking two puffs, it was turned off in time when other people looked over, and put on a friendly smile.

This Boss Fang was walking forward, ready to socialize, his eyes roaming left and right like a pair of treasure hunting mice.This is his habit, and occasionally he would salivate a little when he saw a beauty, but because he didn't want to cause trouble, he quickly retracted it.

When he saw a certain corner, he suddenly stopped.

The first thing he saw was Xue Ci's hands.

Celebrities pay attention to maintenance, and most of them will have beautiful hands, but such beautiful hands are indeed rare. Even the white wrist exposed by the slightly rolled up sleeves is as fascinating as a hook, and it is difficult to move open eyes.

Looking up at the face again, even though he was wearing a mask, only a little of the incomparably white skin was revealed, which could make people have infinite reverie, and even the slightly lowered eyes seemed to be very beautiful.

Fang has always been able to rise to this position, relying on a pair of extremely vicious eyes.

Almost without taking a step closer, he can be sure that this is a stunning beauty that he has somehow missed.

He stopped for a long time, and the secretary leaned over slightly to understand his thoughts, and asked in a low voice.

Mr. Fang first said disdainfully: "I'm not interested in men." But he looked at Xue Ci a few more times: "Go and find out who that man is from."

The secretary replied: "I'm staying in the outer hall, and I don't have much contact with other people. They should be the kind of little stars who are not well-known."

Those who couldn't afford to offend even a little bit were invited into the inner hall.

Mr. Fang paused slightly, "That's true."

Mr. Chen likes men, especially beautiful male stars.

Mr. Chen was greedy for the pretty boy, and Mr. Fang had guaranteed a ticket to invite him over, but the duck he got flew away. He was inevitably afraid of being angered.

But in the end, he really was like God's help, he ran away, but he was able to meet such a handsome young man with no background and no background.

He should be favored and promoted step by step.

Mr. Fang smiled slightly, and greeted the people around him: "Invite him over, be careful, don't make any noise."

The secretary understood: "Yes."

Xue Ci blatantly played poker with his assistant, and a man in a suit and leather shoes who looked like a professional elite came over and handed over his business card, saying that he liked Xue Ci's image and wanted to invite him to a quieter place to discuss cooperation endorsements in detail .

It's just that Xue Ci glanced at it, then refused, and didn't even have a deeper understanding.

The man explained with a good temper: "I'm not a liar, this is my job..."

Before he finished speaking, the little assistants became more cautious: Can the endorsement be accepted casually?What's more, with Xue Ci's reputation, he should be more vigilant against such a small endorsement with no name!

So it was effective, and they all stood up and declined for Xue Ci.

The man smiled awkwardly, but he didn't bother. He said sorry for the interruption and left, chatting with another starlet next to him who was not interested.

Xue Ci took another look at him.

After eating and drinking for half the night, a little assistant probably had too much to drink, got up with a blushing face and told Xue Ci that he was going to the bathroom, and then left in a hurry.

There are many bathrooms in the banquet hall, and it's not too far away. As a result, I went there for more than ten minutes and didn't come back.Xue Ci glanced at the time, and called the little assistant first, but the busy signal came.

Xue Ci got up and asked the waiter who hurried past beside him.The waiter glanced at Xue Ci, and said with a calm expression: "Just now there was a fight in the bathroom, and I was there to deal with it. One of them... seems to be somewhat similar to the person you just described."

fight?

The other assistants stood up all of a sudden, and their faces changed slightly.

Xue Cizheng lowered his hair and sent a text message, put away his phone, and then looked at the waiter: "Is that so? Can you show me?"

It is natural for an artist to be anxious when his subordinates get into trouble.

The waiter showed a slightly strange smile: "Of course. Please follow me."