Hearing Jiang Wen shout "click", Xu Qiao opened his eyes, wiped the sticky blood plasma from the corner of his mouth with his index finger, and was about to stand up from Si Cheng's arms.
Unexpectedly, Si Cheng's hand was like an iron clamp around his waist, and he couldn't move at all. He looked harmless, but he was really strong. Xu Qiao pushed his arm to signal him to let go, but the child still closed his eyes and didn't react at all, looking extremely sad.
… It’s me who died, not you, so why are you feeling so bad
Xu Qiao couldn't push him away and felt helpless. She called him twice, and only then did Si Cheng flutter his eyelashes and slowly open his eyes.
The round eyes, which were a light honey color, were now filled with moisture. Xu Qiao was stunned for a moment, then curved his eyes and smiled gently, rubbing his head: "What's wrong?"
The soft voice sounds doting at first, and anyone who hears it will feel warmed.
But Si Cheng had been with him for some time, and the young man's mind was particularly delicate and sensitive, so he could hear a hint of carelessness in Xu Qiao's usual upturned ending tone.
Si Cheng's chest felt choked up. He knew that the person in front of him smiled at everyone, but the depths of his eyes were like a clear pond, more indifferent than anyone else. He lowered his eyelashes, pursed his lips stubbornly, and finally let go of Xu Qiao's waist.
Xu Qiao looked at him and didn't care. She stood up from his arms and shook off the snow on her body. Li Feifei ran over to help and brought a down jacket for Xu Qiao to put on.
After gathering his clothes, Xu Qiao turned around and saw Si Cheng still kneeling in the snow, not knowing what he was thinking. Thinking that he was too immersed in the play and still immersed in his emotions, Xu Qiao stretched out a hand to him: "Get up, don't get cold. It's all over."
It's over. Si Cheng silently recited these three words, and his nose was sore again. Seeing Jiang Wen walking towards him not far away, he took a deep breath, dodged Xu Qiao's hand, and stood up on his own.
It was the first time that Xu Qiao saw obvious resistance on Si Cheng's face. He felt a little strange and withdrew his hand. Before he had time to think about it, he saw Jiang Wen walking hurriedly towards him and immediately forgot about it.
"Congratulations on finishing the film!" Jiang Wen was filled with joy. He stopped in front of Xu Qiao and patted him on the shoulder. "You performed really well just now!"
The crew also gathered around.
"Congratulations to Xu Qiao for finishing the filming successfully."
"Brother Xu Qiao was really great just now! I couldn't even breathe while watching him."
Xu Qiao didn't stay in the crew for a long time, but now that the filming is finished he has to leave, and the entire crew is reluctant to let him go.
Jiang Wen was also a little melancholy. Having worked with so many actors, Xu Qiao was definitely the one who gave him the least worry and the most surprises.
"You've worked hard during this period of filming. When we finish filming here, the crew will set up a few tables for wrap-up wine. You must come over then."
Xu Qiao nodded in agreement. Not wanting to delay the crew's subsequent filming, he said goodbye to everyone, removed his makeup, changed his clothes, and without saying anything else, he asked Li Feifei to drive him back to the apartment.
Xu Qiao opened the passenger door, bent down and sat in. Just as he fastened his seat belt, he saw a person standing not far behind him in the rearview mirror.
Xu Qiao leaned out of the car window, but the man turned around in panic.
Recognizing Si Cheng from his clothes and figure, Xu Qiao was hesitating whether to go down and say hello, but Li Feifei had already stepped on the accelerator.
"Brother, what are you looking at? It's so cold, close the window." Li Feifei complained.
Xu Qiao frowned and stared at the figure until the car turned a corner and the building blocked his view. Xu Qiao retreated back into the car and closed the window.
"I didn't see anything."
It was already late at night when I returned to the apartment.
During this period of time, he lived in the film and television city and filmed every day, which consumed a lot of energy and physical strength. After returning to his own little nest, Xu Qiao slept until noon, and only opened his eyes hazily when the phone rang like a life-threatening ring.
"Hello." Xu Qiao picked up the phone, his face full of sleepiness, his voice still a little hoarse after just waking up, "Who is it?"
"It's me, Yang Hui." The voice on the other end of the phone was very cold, with a hint of deliberate distance. "I heard from Feifei that you've finished filming. Pack up this afternoon and come to the company. I'll ask Feifei to pick you up."
Xu Qiao rubbed his eyes. He was still a little confused. He resisted the urge to yawn, which made his nose feel sore. He subconsciously replied, "Yeah, I know."
Yang Hui didn't say anything more and hung up the phone.
He put down his phone and closed his eyes for a while, until the sunlight moved through the gap in the curtains and shone onto Xu Qiao's face. Only then did his eyelashes tremble and he turned over impatiently.
Unable to fall asleep again after turning over, Xu Qiao opened his eyes, and after his vision focused, he slowly sat up from the bed.
After flipping through the call log, Xu Qiao threw his phone aside, got out of bed barefoot, and opened the curtains. The sunlight that had previously only been able to cautiously penetrate through the gap in the curtains seemed to have been allowed in all of a sudden, rushing in, wrapping Xu Qiao inside, and illuminating the small bedroom exceptionally brightly.
Xu Qiao leaned his two thin hands on the windowsill and looked into the distance. The city had woken up with the rising sun, and the city was bustling with traffic.
The building where SSE is located is not far from here. From Xu Qiao's angle at this moment, he can just see the avant-garde office building. There is a huge display screen hanging above it, and the screen is playing the latest advertising works of SSE's artists.
The first one is an advertisement for men's shaving cream endorsed by Li Chengxuan, and the next one is an advertisement for skin care products endorsed by Xiaohua Guanhan.
Every day, countless young people stare at the display screen from all directions, dreaming of entering the bizarre entertainment industry.
But he had to leave this circle after only half a year.
Xu Qiao had a lazy look in his eyes. What did Yang Hui ask him to do in the company? Naturally, it was to negotiate the termination of the contract.
I am really anxious. I had agreed to terminate the contract as soon as the filming of "Liao Jiang" was finished, and now it is true. I can't afford to waste even a day. I am really very active.
Looks like he's eager to draw a line in the sand.
Xu Qiao withdrew his gaze from the office building, and casually picked up the slippers that had been kicked aside with his slender white feet. He walked to the living room and poured himself a glass of water. Not long after, Li Feifei came.
He drove over to pick up Xu Qiao, looking depressed all the way.
What’s even more annoying is that I run into annoying people as soon as I get off the car and enter the company.
After passing through the revolving door, Li Feifei looked at Li Chengxuan who was walking towards her and rolled her eyes secretly.
"Xu Qiao." Li Chengxuan was about to go to the other side, but when he saw Xu Qiao, he turned around.
He smiled warmly, as if he hadn't even considered snatching the role. He put his arm around Xu Qiao's shoulder and walked forward, "What are you doing back at the company today?"
Isn't this asking knowingly? Li Feifei walked behind, staring at Li Chengxuan's back and gritting her teeth.
Xu Qiao was too lazy to pay attention to him.
Li Chengxuan became more and more proud: "By the way, the last time I went to audition for the crew of "Hundred Ghosts", I really didn't know that Director Zhang would choose me in the end. Please don't mind it."
Xu Qiao glanced at him, not feeling the sarcasm in his words at all. His eyes fell on his shoulder and he said in a light voice: "Take your hands away."
When Li Chengxuan met those eyes, he felt a chill on his back for some reason and stopped in his tracks.
Xu Qiao brushed his hand away like dust and walked towards Yang Hui's office.
Li Chengxuan stopped where he was and looked at Xu Qiao's back, his face pale. He didn't know what happened to him just now, but he felt guilty when Xu Qiao looked at him.
Walking into Yang Hui's office, she took out several stacks of documents. After Xu Qiao looked at them and confirmed that there were no problems, he signed his name quickly.
The termination process was too smooth, and Xu Qiao was too forthright, so Yang Hui felt a little uncomfortable. Holding the signed document, she frowned and looked at Xu Qiao: "Do you have anything else to say?"
Xu Qiao looked sleepy, and finally couldn't help yawning: "Sister Yang, is there anything else you want to sign? If not, I want to go back and catch up on some sleep."
Yang Hui stared at him, her fingers clenching around the document: "No more."
Xu Qiao nodded, stood up and was about to leave, but unexpectedly Li Feifei stopped where she was and seemed to have something to say.
Yang Hui raised her eyebrows: "Fei Fei, what else do you want?"
Li Feifei gritted her teeth, took out a piece of paper from her bag, and handed it to Yang Hui with a fearless attitude.
Yang Hui took it and looked at it. The two words "Resignation" at the top were particularly eye-catching.
She sneered and glanced at Xu Qiao: "Okay." He did a good job in winning people's hearts, but he didn't even consider what capital he had.
Before Xu Qiao left the company, the official Weibo accounts of SSE and the Light Chasing group had already issued an announcement.
After friendly negotiation between the two parties, Mr. Xu Qiao and SSE have officially terminated all cooperation relations and will withdraw from the Light Chasing Group. During the cooperation period, Mr. Xu Qiao was responsible in business activities and performing arts. SSE and the Light Chasing Group would like to express their sincere gratitude. Mr. Xu Qiao has a promising future. We wish Mr. Xu Qiao all the best!
Don't be too quick. Xu Qiao sincerely admired the high efficiency of SSE.
The words in the announcement sounded very high-sounding, and everyone knew that it was SSE that gave up Xu Qiao, and the peaceful termination of the contract was just a way for both parties to remain decent on the surface.
The comment section is bustling with activity, and at first glance it gives off a festive vibe as if the New Year is approaching.
This time Xu Qiao is really finished.
sse should set off some firecrackers to celebrate!
The brothers are unlucky to have this person, a nobody who is just trying to get attention. They have to beg for food and be tied up with her. Fortunately, the contract was terminated, and the Light Chasing Group finally got rid of this dog-skin plaster.
Now that he's gone, I can finally be a fan of the group, and I cried with joy.
Congratulations, get out of the entertainment industry as soon as possible~
Li Feifei was sitting in the car flipping through the comments. After scrolling for a long time, she saw a few comments speaking for Xu Qiao. She couldn't help feeling sad.
Xu Qiao leaned back in his chair and said lazily, "What are you looking at?"
When Xu Qiao thinks back on the heroic look on Li Feifei's face when she handed in her resignation, it still makes him feel funny and touched.
After the contract was terminated, the company's car was naturally taken back. He drove when he came and took a taxi when he went back. Li Feifei felt so frustrated that he almost got depressed by the contrast. He was very conflicted, thinking back to the impulse when he resigned, and he didn't know whether he felt happy or regretful.
The driver kept glancing at the rearview mirror, and after a while he couldn't help asking Xu Qiao: "Hey, are you that, that - star?"
After a long while, he couldn't remember Xu Qiao's name. The master gestured and said, "The one who dances with the sword very well?"
Sword dance is good? Li Feifei hesitated to speak, thinking of the sword flower video that the "Liao Jiang" crew posted on the official Weibo, and replied gloomily: "Yes, it's the star who dances sword very well."
The master became excited and said with a smile: "Oh, my granddaughter likes you very much. Can you sign an autograph for me? I will give it to her later."
Xu Qiao smiled and asked, "Where is the signature?"
There was no paper in the car, so the driver simply printed out a ticket and handed it to Xu Qiao: "Just sign it."
Li Feifei looked at the shabby little receipt and immediately felt annoyed. His brother hadn't fallen to the point where he could only sign a receipt, had he
Seeing that Xu Qiao was really about to take the ticket, Li Feifei stopped him and said, "Master, your granddaughter thought you were lying to her when she saw you taking a note back."
"Ah? Then sign the clothes for me."
After getting off the car, the driver smiled and refused to take any money. He waved at the two and drove away.
After returning to the apartment, Xu Qiao changed his shoes and slumped down on the sofa as if he had no bones.
Li Feifei sat opposite him and sighed, "Brother, I am now unemployed because of you."
Hearing this, Xu Qiao looked at him. The lines on his face seemed to have been carefully carved, and the clear jawline shone like jade under the sunlight.
"Well, I am also unemployed."
Li Feifei curled his lips and said, "Brother, aren't you in a hurry? The house you live in now is provided by the company, and you have to move out next month! You have to be nervous!"
After he said this, Xu Qiao's eyes finally became serious.
You can't be without a place to stay.
"Fei Fei, how much is Liao Jiang's salary? Is it enough to buy a house?"
Li Feifei was speechless and sneered, "What are you daydreaming about? You want to buy a house with that little web drama? You can't buy a house with ten episodes of "Laughing Generals"."
The pay for "Chatting General" would not be paid until the show was aired, so Xu Qiao checked his account balance to see how long it would last. After seeing the numbers clearly, Xu Qiao sat up resignedly, took out his laptop and opened the recruitment website.