It was already time for lunch after walking near the Twin Towers. Zhou Yanqing casually entered a street snack bar, ordered a 10 yuan scallion oil noodles and ate it whole. He sat for a while before returning to the company while his colleagues were finishing their meals and preparing for their lunch break. After passing by the coffee shop downstairs of the company, he packed a cup of hazelnut latte before going upstairs.
After lunch in the past two days, Monica will send a message to Zhou Yanqing asking him if he drinks coffee, and strongly recommends the hazelnut latte in the coffee shop downstairs. Zhou Yanqing thought that Monica would like it a lot, so she brought a cup.
Pushing open the door, the huge company is empty, with no popularity, and the wind pouring in from the top-hung windows can be heard clearly.
Monica just finished her lunch and is applying lipstick with a touch-up mirror. Zhou Yan approached lightly, and gently put the coffee on the front desk table.
Monica looked up at Zhou Yanqing along the coffee cup, and her lazy eyes instantly brightened.
"Xiao Zhou, you're back!"
Zhou Yanqing was infected by Monica's smile, nodded with a slight smile, and replied: "Well, I just took half a day off, and I'll treat you to coffee."
"Xiao Zhou, you are so kind! You don't even know that I am dizzy from eating fat-reducing meals every day, and I just need a cup of coffee to pick me up."
Monica heard that coffee made her eyes straight, and regardless of whether the lipstick was freshly applied, she couldn't help but take a sip to replenish the sugar. The mellow and milky aroma of coffee moistened the whole mouth, and Monica let out a long sigh of relief before she said: "Xiao Zhou, thank you for the coffee, but I can't take advantage of you as a student, it costs dozens of dollars a cup, you Don’t even want to buy it, I’ll transfer the money to you later.”
Zhou Yan lightly said no, and refused several times, but Monica still insisted on paying, so he nodded with a guilty conscience. He purposely brought a cup of coffee here just to find an excuse to chat with Monica and ask her about Gao Lei. Monica insisted on giving the money, but Zhou Yanqing was embarrassed to ask. He accepted the WeChat red envelope sent by Monica in embarrassment and wanted to leave.
"Don't go, chat, it's still early to go to work, besides, Mr. Song and Brother Meng are not here." Monica stopped him by pulling Zhou Yanqing's sleeve.
"Not here? Aren't the people from the program team of "Returning to the Garden" this afternoon coming to sign the contract?" Zhou Yanqing was a little puzzled.
Monica curled her lips, a little dissatisfied: "Come here, come early in the morning. At that time, Brother Meng and Teacher Song hadn't come yet, and they had been waiting here. They originally made an appointment with Brother Meng for the afternoon. I came early and blamed me for not confirming the time with Brother Meng. Later, Brother Meng and the others came, but it’s not easy to blame them, so I had to blame me for a few words, and you said I was wronged. Just now Brother Meng Song The teacher took them to dinner, if you come back earlier, you may still have a big meal."
Zhou Yanqing understood that Monica was dissatisfied because she was blamed. From the quarrel between Song Yu and Meng Shiping in the car yesterday, it can be heard that the remuneration for "Returning to the Garden" this time should not be high. It is no wonder that they signed such an expensive artist with such a low remuneration. Come here, if the contract is not signed, they probably have trouble sleeping and eating.
Zhou Yanqing took out a few pieces of chocolate from his pocket and handed them to Monica: "Brother Meng doesn't really blame you, it's just to give the program crew a little face, eating a piece of chocolate will make you feel good, and eating a piece once in a while won't make you fat." .”
Monica took the chocolate and laughed at Zhou Yanqing: "You also gave me chocolate the day you came for the interview, Xiao Zhou, do you like chocolate very much?"
Zhou Yanqing thought about it carefully, then nodded: "Eat a piece when you have no strength, and you will be fine immediately."
For example, when the script I wrote is named by someone else's name, such as when the crew is angered by the director.
There are many pale moments in life. Others smoke, but Zhou Yanqing develops the habit of eating chocolate.
Monica misunderstood the direction, and she was surprised: "Are you hypoglycemic? Then you should pay more attention."
Zhou Yanqing did not explain, but nodded obediently.
Monica has a younger brother who is about the same age as Zhou Yanqing, but he loves to fight against her since he was a child, and they would fight when they meet. Seeing Zhou Yanqing's obedient appearance, she gritted her teeth and thought of her disappointing younger brother. She couldn't help getting closer to Zhou Yanqing, and couldn't help but want to take care of him more.
Thinking of this, Monica moved a little closer to Zhou Yanqing, lowered her voice and said, "Gao Lei has joined the job today, and he is temporarily arranged by Brother Meng's side."
Hearing Monica mention Gao Lei, Zhou Yanqing straightened up unconsciously, and his expression became serious: "Have you seen him? He is a human now."
"I went out to eat." Monica pouted at the company's door and replied.
Although there are not many people in the company, and other people seldom come to the front desk, Monica still lowered her volume cautiously, and told Zhou Yanqing earnestly: "Although Brother Meng said that Gao Lei was recruited as a reserve assistant, but We can't guess what the boss is thinking. Both of you have joined the job, and both of you are working assistants. Maybe Brother Meng wants to test you, and you might choose one of the two."
Monica glanced in the direction of the door, confirmed that no one came in, and continued: "Gao Lei is quite big, has rich work experience, and is especially good at dealing with things. There are only a few people in our company. Brother Zhang is acquainted, and we went out to eat together just now. Don't say that my sister didn't remind you, you have to be competitive, you know?"
Zhou Yanqing was a little moved, if it wasn't for Monica reminding him, he wouldn't have realized this problem. It's not that he's not good at doing this, it's just that he has been focusing on Song Yu for the past few days since he joined the job, and he doesn't even know the names of other colleagues except Monica.
"Thank you for reminding me that I really didn't do well enough in this regard." Zhou Yanqing thanked him sincerely.
Seeing Zhou Yanqing's gloomy expression, Monica thought it had hurt his self-confidence, she patted Zhou Yanqing's shoulder to encourage him: "Don't be depressed, I just remind you."
Zhou Yanqing took advantage of the situation and asked, "Is Assistant Gao very good?"
Monica nodded earnestly: "Very powerful, with rich work experience. He didn't work as an artist assistant at the beginning, but as a branch manager of an e-sports club. The team he managed won more than a dozen championships in one fell swoop that year. He started working as an artist assistant after he left the club, and he has worked with a total of three artists, all of whom are first-line well-known actors."
Zhou Yanqing nodded reflexively. In his previous life, he checked Gao Lei, but the information he had was limited, not as detailed as Monica.
Seeing that Zhou Yan frowned slightly and listened seriously, Monica took a sip of coffee to moisten her throat: "These are all written by himself on his electronic resume, so he shouldn't be fake. But ah, I suspect that he might be poached by Brother Meng." of."
"Poaching?" Zhou Yanqing's ears perked up.
Monica sticks out her tongue: "I guess. There are quite a few people who came for the interview. It was Brother Meng who was satisfied with his resume and asked me to communicate with me about the interview time. Only Gao Lei was called by Brother Meng himself. And Mr. Song's cafe Isn't it easy to find a good assistant in the industry? Besides, Gao Lei's salary... "
Realizing that she was talking about something she shouldn't be talking about, Monica quickly covered her mouth. Although the company has no express regulations not to discuss salary with each other, but this is the default rule in the workplace, and she actually doesn't know how much Gao Lei's salary is, but one of the electronic resumes is the expected salary, and the number Gao Lei fills in is Zhou Yan is more than ten times lighter.
Zhou Yan smiled lightly, pretending not to hear, he changed the subject and asked casually: "What about Teacher Song's former assistant? Is it great?"
Monica nodded: "Although Mr. Song's former assistant made mistakes, he is also very capable of working. Don't think that the position of a working assistant is just to serve tea and water for artists and do coolies. In fact, the requirements for working ability are particularly high. , It is a test of eyesight, communication skills, and endurance."
Zhou Yan pursed his lips and listened carefully to Monica's senior teaching, and asked inadvertently, "What did the former assistant do wrong? Can I ask this?"
Monica smiled coquettishly and answered him: "It's not something that needs to be hidden. It's been talked about in the fan group. Mr. Song has always only accepted fan letters and no gifts. Half a year ago, there was a website that imitated the draft star website Zi raised funds to buy several expensive gifts for Mr. Song. After Mr. Song found out, he asked his assistant to return it, but he accepted it privately. Later, this matter was exposed by fans, and he was fired."
Monica is very measured, except for the quick mention of salary just now, on the basis of mentioning Zhou Yanqing, she only revealed some information that can be said.
The two chatted for so long and it was almost time to go to work, Zhou Yanqing returned to his office.
Opening the door of the office, a faint scent came, it was Song Yu's perfume. Fresh and icy ocean tone, refreshing.
Song Yu and Meng Shiping were not in the company, Zhou Yanqing had nothing to do, sitting at his desk, resting his chin on the table, pondering the possibility of Gao Lei being "poached".
As Monica said, with Song Yu's popularity and reputation, it is not difficult to find an assistant in the circle, and there is no need to openly recruit. Besides, since Gao Lei was poached here, why did he become Song Yu's assistant in the end
Zhou Yanqing couldn't figure out the reason just based on speculation, so he wrote down the temporarily unsolved points in his notebook as usual.
The noodles mixed with scallion oil at noon was so salty, Zhou Yan sat lightly for a while, feeling thirsty, and left the office with a water glass.
The size of the tea room is small, Zhou Yanqing put his mind elsewhere, and when he buried his head in, he almost bumped into the people who came out of it. He raised his eyes, and unexpectedly met a familiar face - it was Gao Lei now.
"Hello, is this Xiao Zhou?" Gao Lei smiled politely after a moment of astonishment.
Zhou Yan lightly pinched Gao Lei's trembling right hand, and replied, "Hello, Zhou Yanqing."
Gao Lei squeezed Zhou Yanqing back with a little strength: "Hello, I'm Gao Lei. I heard Brother Meng mention you in the morning, and he said that you took leave in the morning and didn't go to work until the afternoon. I'm going to talk to you later. chat."
Zhou Yanqing raised the corners of his mouth and pulled out a faint smile. The "Xiao Zhou" and "chat chat" in Gao Lei's mouth are different from the "Xiao Zhou" in Monica's mouth. Monica is a friendly closeness, while Gao Lei is a veteran in the workplace who secretly suppresses a newcomer.
His age and qualifications are not good enough, so Gao Lei will inevitably be complacent. Zhou Yanqing had been working for two years, and he was not afraid of such tricks at all, but he put on a timid face, and withdrew his hand from Gao Lei's sticky hand.
"Then... I'm going to work first, and I still have a few calls to make." Gao Lei shrugged, and took a step forward with a steaming coffee cup in his hand.
Zhou Yanqing understood, and turned sideways to make way. Gao Lei raised his hand and patted Zhou Yanqing's shoulder, and walked out of the tea room.
Zhou Yan stared intently at Gao Lei's back, his eyes darkened.
Gao Lei is wearing a simple black suit today. He is not tall and thin. His appearance is also very popular, but his eyes are full of shrewdness and confidence, which is very different from the Gao Lei who Zhou Yanqing met two months ago two years later.
two months ago.
It has been ten days since Song Yu passed away, and the police report had been released a week ago, ruling out the possibility of homicide and confirming suicide.
The news that Song Yu hanged himself became less and less popular day by day, and everything seemed to be settled.
After all, people still live for themselves. Fans are sad and passers-by feel sorry for them, but they always want to get on the right track of their lives. Busy work and fucking life will soon divert their attention.
After Zhou Yanqing resigned from the company, he was in no mood to look for a job again, so he lay in a rented house for a few days. Until one morning when he woke up and opened Weibo, he found that none of the nine Weibo hot searches were related to Song Yu.
At that moment, he suddenly realized that Song Yu was really dead, and everyone accepted it. He had mixed feelings in his heart, and he couldn't tell what it was like. The intersection of his and Song Yu's lives was only a short ten minutes in the second year of high school, but he felt that he would always be sad for ten years or even longer.
Suppressing the soreness in his throat, he scrolled through Weibo aimlessly, and a Weibo caught his attention.
This Weibo was posted by one of Song Yu's fan sites. It basically means to try to get in touch with Song Yu's studio. If there is no memorial ceremony, at least I hope the studio will inform Song Yu of the cemetery where he died. To sweep the grave.
This Weibo aroused Zhou Yanqing's little thoughts, yes, at least he can go to the cemetery to see him.
He has been following this Weibo all day long, hoping that Zhanzi can contact the studio. However, a few hours later, not only was the Weibo deleted, but the Zhanzi account was also suddenly cancelled. Chaohua Square was full of curses, accusing the studio of reporting it.
Zhou Yanqing had no time to take care of the chaotic Chaohua Square, he suddenly remembered the number that had been stored in his mobile phone for two years. Two years ago, because of student donations, Song Yu's assistant Gao Lei once called. He quietly saved Gao Lei's number for no other purpose, and he never called this number.
Zhou Yanqing's hands trembled a little, even though he knew that the number might have been empty long ago, even if he knew that even if he really got through the phone, he might get nothing, but he was still a little excited.
Wandering in the narrow room for a while, Zhou Yanqing made up his mind to at least give it a try.
To show his sincerity, he spent some time sending a sincere text message to Gao Lei, revealing that he was Song Yu's donor, and then sincerely expressed his desire to pay homage to Song Yu. The text message was sent that evening and there was no reply until the next morning.
Zhou Yanqing gave himself 12 hours of waiting time. After the 12 hours passed, he picked up the phone and closed his eyes and prayed sincerely for a minute. Then he dialed the call with trembling fingers.
The few seconds of waiting with held breath seemed as long as years, until the regular "beep" came from the mobile phone, and Zhou Yan's body, as stiff as a stone sculpture, regained its vitality.
The handset of the mobile phone stopped after the twelfth "beep" sound, and was silent for a few seconds, and then a weary "Hello, who is there?" came.
Zhou Yanqing's chest trembled, and it took him a while to reply "Hello" in disbelief.
He thought that even if the call got through, he would be hung up by Gao Lei as a lunatic, but things went very smoothly. After listening to his self-report on the phone, Gao Lei was silent for a while, and then said: "Let's meet tomorrow and talk about it." .”
The next day, Zhou Yanqing met Gao Lei who was out of his mind in the cafe.
Gao Lei is the key to open Pandora's Box.
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Xiao Song's next chapter is coming out