"Terminate the contract? What termination of the contract?" Zhang Yinghui and Si Cheng were acting casually on the side. When she heard the conversation between Xu Qiao and Li Feifei, she turned around and asked curiously.
Si Cheng also looked over.
It was hard to tell outsiders about this matter, so Li Feifei laughed it off. However, Zhang Yinghui was very open-minded and didn't care about any taboos. She just dragged a stool and sat next to Xu Qiao: "Xu Qiao, are you going to terminate your contract with SSE? I thought the rumors on the Internet were all nonsense."
star-studded entertainment, the economic entertainment company where Xu Qiao works.
Xu Qiao turned over a page of the script, raised her eyes and smiled, her long eyelashes were coated with a layer of fluffy gold by the sunlight: "It depends on what the company wants."
Zhang Yinghui couldn't help but complain in a low voice: "SSE is blind, leaving you with such a potential stock and not supporting you."
Si Cheng sat nearby, listening to their conversation while fiddling with the prop sword in his hand.
Staring at the sword in his hand, Si Cheng suddenly thought of something and looked up at Xu Qiao: "Brother Xu Qiao, I've watched a few of your fighting scenes. You use the sword very well. Can you teach me the sword flower movement?"
Jin'er originally only had a few fighting scenes, but Jiang Wen saw that his movements were clean and neat, with both strength and beauty, so he specially added a few more fighting scenes for him in the past two days.
Xu Qiao nodded when he heard this, closed the script and put it aside, then stood up and extended his hand to Si Cheng.
Si Cheng looked at the thin, white hand and subconsciously placed his hand on it.
Xu Qiao was stunned for a moment, then said with amusement: "Give me the sword."
Si Cheng blinked and realized that Xu Qiao was asking him for the sword. He withdrew his hand and handed the hilt to Xu Qiao with the tip of the sword pointing towards himself before the heat on his face rose.
Xu Qiao wrapped his fingers around the hilt of the sword, paused, and slowly turned it twice. Then he flipped his wrist and made a sword flower.
The sunlight rolled on the sword blade and reflected onto Si Cheng's face. Si Cheng couldn't help but close his eyes. When he opened them again, Xu Qiao had already sheathed the sword.
"Did you see it clearly?" Xu Qiao asked.
Si Cheng shook his head and said eagerly, "Slow down."
Xu Qiao slowed down his movements and demonstrated it to him again.
Si Cheng followed Xu Qiao's movements, and the production manager not far away noticed this and ran over with a camera. In order to maintain the popularity, the production manager would often take some daily footage on the set and post it on the official Weibo.
"Xu Qiao, say a few words, and give me a sword-bending flower tutorial!"
Xu Qiao cooperated with others very well. Facing the camera, he drew out the sword again: "Then I'll show you in slow motion. Hold the sword like this, with the tip facing down. First, turn it one and a half circles in front of you, then turn sideways and turn it behind you, then turn it one more circle below you, and bring the hilt in front of you. It's a simple sword flower."
The production manager chuckled twice, "Don't do it in slow motion, try something more showy. Just like the one you just taught Si Cheng, is there anything more complicated?"
A more complicated one. Xu Qiao looked at the prop stand not far away and pondered for a moment.
The production manager stared at the camera and saw Xu Qiao throwing out a few sword moves. As he stepped back to the prop stand, he pulled out another sword with his free hand.
With two swords in hand, Xu Qiao curled his lips towards the camera. The next moment, the sword shadows crossed unexpectedly. Xu Qiao's calm voice rang out in the almost airtight sword shadows: "Alternate the two swords back and forth, rotate forward and backward, throw and catch, wrap around, and circle the shoulders. After you learn these movements, you can do a combination of circle the shoulders, windmill turn, throw and catch..."
What combination and what windmill
The production manager's mouth opened wider and wider as he looked at Xu Qiao's nimble wrists, his powerful slender figure, and the two long swords that shuttled back and forth in his hands.
After Xu Qiao finished his performance, the stage manager was silent for a while, clasped his fists towards Xu Qiao, and left with the freshly prepared material contentedly, leaving the actors around him stunned.
In the afternoon, the video was posted on the official Weibo account by the publicity team.
Chatting about the passing years: Such a handsome sword flower, are you sure you don’t want to come and see it
In the video, Xu Qiao was wearing a tight black suit, his hair was tied up high, and the two swords were as nimble as snakes in his hands.
The number of comments and likes increased rapidly. Within ten minutes of the official Weibo account’s first post, the number of reposts, comments and likes exceeded four digits.
I couldn't believe my eyes. Why didn't I realize Xu Qiao had this skill before
Awesome… Awesome! Oh my god, I am a fan of this guy.
My eyes will, my hands will tell me it won't.
Am I the only one who thinks Xu Qiao has a great figure
What's so great about this kind of sword-wielding move? It's just a flashy and cool move that anyone can do if they practice.
Upstairs you said it's easy, come to one
Oh, I see you are capable again, so go ahead, I won’t mad you to death, haha.
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sse is located in the most luxurious area in the city center.
Yang Hui stood in front of the window of her office on the 20th floor, looking at the artists as small as ants coming in and out on the ground. She held a slender ladies' cigarette between two fingers and brought it to her lips, then slowly exhaled a smoke ring after a while.
These people live under the spotlight, enjoying the admiration of countless people. However, when viewed from a high vantage point, they are no different from ordinary people and are equally insignificant.
As the agent of the Light Chasing Group, Yang Hui paid the most attention to Xu Qiao, who was called a straw bag by outsiders, when the four boys officially debuted.
He has a recognizable face, which makes him stand out even in the entertainment industry where handsome men and beautiful women gather. Unfortunately, Xu Qiao has gradually disappointed her in terms of both ability and temperament.
It's not that he doesn't have talent, it's just that he can't compare to the other three members of the group who have professional backgrounds in singing and dancing and have been learning singing and dancing since elementary school.
The entertainment industry is stingy with him and will not be tolerant enough to give him enough time to grow.
The company has made it clear that it will no longer waste resources on Xu Qiao and will terminate the contract after the filming of "Liao Jiang" is completed.
Yang Hui took a puff of cigarette, looked at the makeup photo of Xu Qiao released by the official Weibo account of "Liao Jiang" on the screen, and then opened the video of Xu Qiao holding the sword flower.
In the video, the young man is dressed in black, with his long hair tied up high. Two long swords are flying between his wrists. In the shadow of the swords, the young man's eyes are looking over, as clear as black glass balls, making people unable to look away.
This kid... seems to be different from before? Maybe I should wait and see, talk to the top management, and put the termination of the contract aside.
The air was filled with smoke and there were two knocks on the door.
"Come in." Yang Hui put out the cigarette in the ashtray.
The door opened and Xu Qiao and Li Feifei walked in.
There was no scene with Xu Qiao in "Liao Jiang" these two days, so Yang Hui made a special call and asked Xu Qiao and Li Feifei to go back to SSE.
Li Feifei was worried all the way, wondering whether to call them back to discuss the "peaceful" termination of the contract.
"Sister Yang." Xu Qiao greeted Yang Hui when he saw her.
This was the first time he met Yang Hui after he came back from the book. His agent in front of him was wearing a gray business suit, with long dark brown hair tied up behind his head, a thin face, slightly prominent cheekbones, and a capable and slightly unkind look.
Yang Hui's gaze fell on Xu Qiao and she paused for a while. He was still the same person, but for some reason, there was an indescribable aura about him that made people unable to help but stare at him.
After calming down, Yang Hui smiled and said, "I heard that you have been doing pretty well in the crew recently?"
Xu Qiao's lips curled up in an obedient arc, but he didn't respond.
Li Feifei couldn't help but say, "Sister Yang, Director Jiang always praised me when I was on the set."
Yang Hui raised her eyelids and glanced at him, half-smiled and said, "It's a small web drama that is destined not to make any waves. Don't take the director's praise to heart. Focus on polishing your acting skills and learning more."
Her light words made Li Feifei open his mouth, and then he stammered for a long time before closing it.
Xu Qiao's expression remained unchanged: "I understand."
Yang Hui looked at Xu Qiao and tapped the table twice. After a moment, as if she had made a decision, she pulled out a folder from the side and handed it to him: "Here is a role. I'll take you to an audition tomorrow. Go back and prepare."
Xu Qiao took it and when he saw the black words on the title page, he looked at Yang Hui with some surprise.
Audition script: "One Hundred Ghosts". Director: Hu Zhenghua.
Speaking of "One Hundred Ghosts", Xu Qiao is not unfamiliar with it. After all, one of the filming sets of this drama is right next to "Liao Jiang".
Unlike "Liao Jiang", a small web series with limited investment, "Hundred Ghosts" is a real big production.
Yang Hui said, "I won't say much about Director Hu. He is one of the directors in the billion-dollar box office club. This is a series of supernatural dramas directed by him."
She leaned back in her chair and continued, "The sixty-episode TV series is divided into five volumes, five stories, and each story is about twelve episodes. The role you are auditioning for is the second male lead in the fourth story, 'Water Ghost Volume', a young Taoist priest who has come down from the mountains to gain experience and is unfamiliar with Taoism."
Although this role is the second male lead, it does not play an important role because most of the drama is about the male lead, Water Ghost.
But the character is very likable. A reckless little Taoist priest, with a natural and innocent nature, who is dedicated to punishing evil and promoting good. If you can really get this role and perform well, you will definitely gain a lot of popularity.
More importantly, this is an opportunity to work with a great director.
This time, Yang Hui really cared about him.
"Thank you, Sister Hui. I will prepare well when I get back." Xu Qiao closed the notebook and looked at Yang Hui.
"Yeah." Yang Hui looked at her watch, stood up and said, "I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. Come to the company tomorrow and I'll take you to the set."
After Yang Hui left, Li Feifei was so excited: "The second male lead of 'One Hundred Ghosts', brother, Sister Yang is protecting you. If you pass the audition, you don't have to worry about the company terminating the contract again."
Xu Qiao said "hmm".
Not seeing the expected surprise and excitement on his face, Li Feifei said, "Brother, aren't you excited?"
Xu Qiao raised his eyes to look at him, his gaze as calm as water: "I'm so excited."
Li Feifei: “…”
Xu Qiao stood up from his seat: "Let's go too."
When Xu Qiao walked out of the office and saw two people chatting happily not far away, he stopped.
It was Yang Hui and Li Chengxuan. She must have met them by chance when she went out.
Different from the cold and serious expression when facing Xu Qiao, Yang Hui's face was full of smiles at this moment.
Xu Qiao saw her pointing at her watch, Li Chengxuan smiled and nodded, and Yang Hui patted his arm and left.
Li Chengxuan watched his agent enter the elevator. After the elevator door closed, he turned to look at Xu Qiao and smiled.