The ambiguous atmosphere disappeared, and there was a hint of awkwardness in the air.
Xu Siyi picked up the decanted red wine and brought it to his lips, took a sip, and used the wine glass to hide his slight discomfort.
Xu Qiao continued to eat, and the chopsticks made a slight clash with the bowl. He ate in a very gentle and unhurried manner, with a posture that carried the leisurely elegance of a superior.
Xu Siyi withdrew his gaze from him, moved his throat, and swallowed the mellow wine.
He longed more than anyone else to have the most intimate contact with the boy in front of him, to kiss every inch of his body, and even better, to leave marks on him like a beast.
But, not yet.
Putting down the wine glass, Xu Siyi pinched the bridge of his nose. It’s not enough now.
People are shaped by memories.
After the car accident at the Venice Film Festival, memories of the past came rushing back. At the same time, he kept a safe distance, so that when he recalled the past, he would not have any obstacles in his personality identity due to these extra memories.
A more appropriate metaphor would be that these memories are like a sealed book. As long as he does not actively flip through it, the pages will not open by themselves, stubbornly asking him to recall and view them.
He is still Xu Siyi. His abilities, values, and way of thinking are still Xu Siyi.
He understood this clearly.
This is actually a very contradictory idea.
Seeing that Xu Qiao had finished eating, Xu Siyi stood up and put the dishes into the dishwasher. While washing his hands, he was a little absent-minded, watching the water flowing down.
Xu Qiao came over and stood across the counter from him, and put his hand into the water: "What are you thinking about?"
Xu Siyi came back to his senses, smiled, and took his hand.
He liked the person in front of him as Xu Siyi, and it had nothing to do with the memories of the past. He understood this clearly.
"nothing."
He didn't know whether Xu Qiao was willing to get close to him because of the vague sense of familiarity with him, or because there was no one he liked more, so he picked the one he relatively liked.
But this is not what I want.
The two had different skin colors, one darker and one lighter, which was even more obvious when they were superimposed. Xu Siyi held his hand, rubbing it slowly under the water, not neglecting the gaps between his fingers.
"Is the water cold?" Xu Siyi asked.
Xu Qiao shook his head.
The young man in front of him could not remember the past, and Xu Siyi knew that he would not try to awaken his not-so-good experiences and memories.
Xu Qiao is just Xu Qiao, and he is just Xu Siyi.
When he is sure that they are truly in love again, he can kiss and touch this person without any scruples.
Xu Qiao moved his fingers and looked up at Xu Siyi's handsome face. The sunlight from the window shone through the gap in the curtains onto his face, making his already deep-lined face look even more handsome.
He couldn't help but stare at him for a while, and when he came to his senses, Xu Siyi had already helped him wash his hands.
Xu Siyi took a dry towel beside him and wiped his hands dry, saying, "Take a break. We still have to go to the studio."
"Yeah." Xu Qiao withdrew his hand.
Xu Qiao and Xu Siyi returned to the studio. The employees they met along the way all gave them ambiguous smiles when they saw them.
"Qiao Qiao, you're finally back. We missed you so much."
"Congratulations, Qiao Qiao. Hehe, thanks to you, the boss treated us to afternoon tea many times, and this month's bonus has been tripled."
"Those three symphonies were so beautiful that everyone was stunned when they listened to them together in the meeting."
"To be honest, our PR department didn't even have time to send out the press release, but so many official media outlets took the initiative to report on it. It's incredible. Is this real strength? Love it!"
…
After finally getting into the conference room amidst the crowd, Mo Chenghong was talking on the phone.
Seeing Xu Qiao and Xu Siyi coming in, he put his index finger in front of his mouth to signal them to be quiet, and continued talking on the phone with a smile on his face.
In the past, he always looked serious and never smiled, but now the corners of his lips were raised and he couldn't suppress it.
Xu Siyi pulled out a chair, sat down with Xu Qiao, and waited for him to finish his call.
After waiting for a while, Mo Chenghong finally finished, put his phone aside, and poured a cup of tea for each of them: "Hey, you said this person is going to be famous, it's really unstoppable."
Pushing the teacup in front of the two people, Mo Chenghong pushed his glasses and said with a smile: "Do you know who called me just now?"
Xu Qiao took a sip of tea to moisten his throat and asked, "Who is it?"
"Several brands have contacted me and are interested in having you be their spokesperson." Mo Chenghong sat down, leaned back in his chair and sighed comfortably.
"The person who just contacted me is the head of Hecate's Asia Pacific region. He wants to invite you to be the spokesperson for the Asia Pacific region, for the entire product line. I will have to discuss the specific cooperation later, but it is 80% certain."
Xu Qiao had worked with Hecate before, but his status was not high at that time, so Mo Chenghong could only strive to endorse a shower gel product line under the fragrance series.
Now he has been directly promoted to the spokesperson for the entire Asia-Pacific region, and for the entire product line. The level is simply incomparable.
"There are also several top luxury brands in contact, and the hope of winning them is very high." The smile on Mo Chenghong's face became more and more intense.
Music itself is elegant. At an exchange meeting in Vienna, a place of great taste and popularity that is considered the ceiling of the music world, Xu Qiao displayed such an amazing talent that is enough to go down in history. It is not difficult to imagine the sensation it caused.
What's even more rare is that he has an appearance that is enough to amaze everyone, and no one can resist being moved by him.
Another plus point is his excellent foreign language skills demonstrated at the exchange meeting, which is also one of the reasons why top brands took a fancy to him.
Xu Siyi glanced at Mo Chenghong and said, "There are a few brand founders who, as I recall, have made bad remarks, such as racial discrimination, promiscuity, etc. Try to avoid working with them."
Mo Chenghong nodded, and couldn't help muttering in his heart again that Xu Siyi cared about Xu Qiao to a greater extent, sometimes even more than he, the agent, cared about her.
"Don't worry about that. There are many options now. I will definitely consider them comprehensively and choose the best and most suitable one for Xu Qiao."
Finally, Mo Chenghong couldn't help but smile and said:
"It's a good thing that you participated in the music exchange in Vienna. This brings real reputation and status. Your current status is firmly in the top tier."
It has to be said that Xu Qiao is definitely the artist who has given the most surprises among all the artists he has ever worked with.
This can't be described as a surprise, it's simply a shock.
His speed of advancement in the entertainment industry has exceeded everyone's expectations. He has been steady and solid along the way, and his tone is high enough, so we can see how bright his future is.
I don’t know if SSE, which chose to terminate the contract with Xu Qiao, is regretting it now.
Look at how many domestic artists want to go international, and how many of them have worked so hard for so long but still have little success.
Not everyone is Xu Siyi, who can win the Best Actor award at an international film festival based on his own strength.
For those who have connections, playing various supporting roles in Hollywood and holding commercial performances and promotions in various countries may be effective, but none of them has achieved the results like Xu Qiao.
The unexpected success has made it a hit on social networks both at home and abroad.
Mo Chenghong was right. The SSE executives were indeed furious at this time and took out their anger on Xu Qiao's former agent Yang Hui.
Such a person was driven away on his own initiative? This is like forcibly driving away the cash cow.
As an agent, such vision makes people have to question it.
Mo Chenghong patted Xu Qiao on the shoulder and said, "Take a good rest for a few more days. You will be busy soon."
In the following days, Mo Chenghong told Xu Qiao: "Domestic netizens have copied a lot of clips of "Liao Jiang", "Hundred Ghosts" and "Survival". Now several major foreign video platforms have responded very enthusiastically and are interested in purchasing the copyrights and introducing them."
At the beginning, foreign netizens simply viewed Xu Qiao as a talented musician.
It was not until his popularity gradually grew and more and more stories about Xu Qiao spread on social platforms that netizens realized that music was only Qiao's side job. He was also an actor and even an outdoor adventurer.
The surprise brought by such a contrast is unimaginable, and at the same time, it brings a bit more excitement.
They kept discovering surprises in this young man and wanted to see more sides of him.
Under such circumstances, the CP clips and famous scene clips that Chinese netizens uploaded by climbing over the firewall made foreign netizens even more unable to stop.
Clips of his online dramas and TV series quickly spread and became popular. Jin Er in "Liao Jiang", the water ghost and slug spirit in "Hundred Ghosts", Xu Qiao, who has rich knowledge of wilderness survival in "Survival"...
They liked the boy more and more.
As the influence and popularity grew, the video platform contacted "Liao Jiang" and "Hundred Ghosts", hoping to purchase the foreign language copyrights of the TV series and introduce them to the platform.
This matter went smoothly and was immediately put on the agenda after the price and cooperation method were agreed upon.
Jiang Wen and Hu Zhenghua even called Xu Qiao to express their gratitude.
Originally according to the contract, the revenue from the distribution of foreign language copyrights had nothing to do with Xu Qiao, but this matter benefited him, and both of them generously paid an additional generous remuneration to Xu Qiao's card.
After discussing with Mo Chenghong, the documentary channel printed and released all five episodes of "Survival" in 4K Blu-ray discs, which are divided into collector's edition and hardcover edition for sale worldwide.
The success of "Survival" is inseparable from Xu Qiao's performance in it, and also inseparable from the most advanced equipment sponsorship provided by Xu Siyi and the help of the most outstanding photographers.
The proceeds from the sale of the documentary disc will be shared with Xu Qiao in a profit-sharing model.
"Survival" is excellent in terms of both subject matter and content. The production of the CD set is unambiguous, the packaging is full of texture, and the accompanying posters and record albums are beautifully printed.
The first-day sales broke the domestic documentary disc sales record and sold well in many countries.
This surprised the industry.
[Wow, the documentary channel is really conscientious. The packaging and poster are so exquisite and heavy.]
[I bought three sets of both the collector's edition and the hardcover edition, one for collection, one for reading, and one for use]
[What the hell is this for? ? Put away your obscene thoughts, I won’t allow you to desecrate Qiao Qiao’s body!!]
[I’m an old fan of Qiao Qiao. I’ve been into this since before Chatting General. I never thought he would get to where he is today. Now that I see so many people like him, I feel happy and sad at the same time. I love Qiao Qiao so much]
[Sister, I understand your disappointment, but I am still happy for Qiao Qiao. This proves that our vision was correct!]
Xu Qiao didn't have much feeling about money. He was just surprised when he saw the growing numbers in his account, but other than that he didn't have any special feelings.
After a while, after several rounds of testing, the doomsday game was finally scheduled for official launch.