Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Yan Qingchi was still a little confused when he heard Jiang Mochen say that he would need to audition in early April, “Didn’t I tell Director Fu that my schedule was not suitable and I wouldn’t be able to attend the audition?”
“You first go to the audition. If you pass the audition, then the filming can be postponed.”
Yan Qingchi looked at him with a look of doubt on his face, “Did you go to see Director Fu?”
“Communicated on the phone.”
Yan Qingchi felt a little helpless and moved, “I was there that day. What I told you is true. If I miss it, I will miss it. I won’t care too much.”
“Yeah,” Jiang Mochen looked at him, “You won’t care too much, but you will still care, won’t you?”
Yan Qingchi was unable to refute what he said, so he lowered his head and smiled.
Jiang Mochen then reached out and hugged him, “You are on the rise this year, so you shouldn’t stop for other things. Without this child, this year would have been a critical year for you. If you stood firm, your road ahead would be smooth, but you would still keep working hard. Just because of this child’s sudden visit, you have to stop. This is actually quite unfair to you. After all, the child belongs to both of us, but you have undertaken and paid more than me. So I don’t want you to feel sorry for missing this opportunity. If you really don’t care at all and don’t feel sorry, then you won’t miss it. You obviously still care about it, don’t you?”
Yan Qingchi felt that he was really attentive. He had obviously hidden it well, but he still saw it. Was it a pity? Of course it was a pity. Wanting to star? Of course he wanted to star in it. One day he and Jiang Mochen would make their relationship public. At that time, he hoped that he would have some achievements, so that after making it public, netizens would say “They are actually together, it’s quite suitable”, instead of everyone being all surprised, “They are actually a couple? What does Jiang Mochen like about him?”.
When he first entered the entertainment industry, he just hoped that he could make more money. But slowly, as the relationship between the two of them warmed up, he also had more ambitions and hoped that he could achieve certain results here. It was just that he had always been casual, and even if he was ambitious, he was not too pushy. This child did come a bit suddenly, but he was his and Jiang Mochen’s child, so it was natural that he was more important than anything else, so he was willing to give up other things for this child, but if he could have his cake and eat it too, then it was naturally the best.
“Thank you.” Yan Qingchi said, “Although I won’t regret it if I miss it, it is indeed a happy thing to get it.”
“As long as you are happy.” Jiang Mochen said gently.
When Jiang Mochen went to work the next day, he asked Guan Mei to come to his office. Guan Mei guessed that it was because of Yan Qingchi’s incident, and that was indeed the case.
“Do you think I shouldn’t have let him see Fu Minzhi?” Guan Mei asked Jiang Mochen.
Jiang Mochen looked at her, “He is your artist, so you naturally have the responsibility and obligation to help him pick and choose movies. For a director like Fu Minzhi, you don’t want to miss it. It is also because you want your artists to have a better future. This is normal. I also understand, I called you here just to remind you, do you still remember what I told you when I chose you to be his agent?”
Guan Mei looked at him and said nothing.
“I said that he has the right to refuse all his acting appointments. He has the right to refuse. In this case, you bypassed me and told him directly. It doesn’t matter, because you are his agent, and you only need to be honest with him. Just be responsible. However, you clearly knew that Fu Minzhi came to him to ask him for drawings, and he would not violate his own principles to paint for others. Without communicating with him and getting his permission, you agreed on a time and place with Fu Mizhi. Do you think this is appropriate?”
“I just didn’t want him to miss this opportunity.” Guan Mei explained.
“I know, but you also know that he can’t do any activities this year, right? If he hadn’t been feeling unwell and needed to recuperate, would I have suspended all his activities in such a critical year for him?”
Guan Mei was a little confused and puzzled, “What’s wrong with him?”
“He’s not feeling well and needs to recuperate.”
Jiang Mochen returned to the previous topic, “Guan Mei, I leave him to you. Not only because I hope that he can become famous, but because I also hope that he can have the greatest freedom in this circle. You want to bring out a movie star, make his resume look better, and make your own resume look better. But you also have to understand me. For me, his body and mood are the most important things. If he needs to recuperate or he doesn’t like something, I hope you can consider his feelings first. This time, you didn’t agree to Fu Minzhi on the spot, which is good, but you made the appointment for him without permission. This proves that you were tempted and you could not resist the temptation from Fu Minzhi. Then next time, if there is a better opportunity in front of him, can you guarantee that you will not be tempted and will not agree on the spot?”
Guan Mei opened her mouth, as if to say no, but closed it again.
Jiang Mochen had already guessed that this would be the case. He knew this circle and the people in this circle too well. “I hope you can.” Jiang Mochen said seriously: “I hope you can always remember what you promised me and put him first and respect his every decision.”
When Guan Mei heard what he said, she knew that Jiang Mochen was somewhat angry about this matter, but he always had a good temper, so he just reminded her and did not directly blame her.
“I know,” she said.
Jiang Mochen nodded slightly, “That’s it, go get busy.”
Guan Mei nodded at him and left.
Jiang Mochen watched her close the door and leave, then he turned on the computer, and continued the work at hand.
Qi Qi had been a little worried these past two days because his good friend Bo Yan would be having his birthday soon and he didn’t know what gift to give Bo Yan. He lay on the table, pillowing his arms, looking at Yan Qingchi eagerly, wanting Yan Qingchi to give him an answer.
Yan Qingchi thought for a while, “How about this, let’s draw a short story for Yan Yan. You draw it yourself first, and dad will help you draw what you don’t know how to draw.”
“It’s the kind of drawing that dad drew for me.”
“Yes.” Yan Qingchi replied.
Qi Qi quickly took out the drawing paper and colored pencils, holding his face in his hands, thinking about what to draw.
After thinking about it for a while, he made up his mind. Yan Qingchi came over and saw him staring at the drawing paper and drawing very seriously. If he didn’t draw well in some places, he immediately wiped it with an eraser and puffed up his cheeks to blow the rubber shavings from the paper.
Yan Qingchi didn’t bother him, just sat aside and watched him drawing quietly.
It took a week to finish the story. There were ten pages in total. From the first page to the tenth page, it told the story of Yan Yan fighting against the Autobots, and finally conquering the Autobots and turning them into his own cars.
He was so happy that he didn’t ask Yan Qingchi for help, and Yan Qingchi didn’t interfere. After finishing, Qi Qi explained the story to him seriously. Yan Qingchi sighed with emotion. Could it be that the White Dragon Horse and the Transformers were combined into one? While applauding Qi Qi, he praised him for his great painting.
Qi Qi liked this gift very much, and even drew a picture of him and Bo Yan playing together, which was considered an extra gift.
Yan Qingchi bound the paintings he had drawn and asked Qi Qi to write the words “Happy Birthday to Yan Yan” on the title page.
Qi Qi asked him, “Do you think Yan Yan will like it?”
“He will definitely like it,” Yan Qingchi said.
“But I still want to buy him a toy.” Qi Qi obviously had his own ideas. “Dad, how about we buy him a little bear? It should be this big.” Qi Qi gestured in the air, “Same size as Qi Qi.”
“Okay.” Yan Qingchi touched his head, “I’ll buy a bear as big as this for Qi Qi as well, and he can sleep with you at night.”
Qi Qi hugged him and said softly, “Instead of sleeping with the bear, Qi Qi would like to sleep with dad more.”
Yan Qingchi was warmed by his caring attitude as always, “Okay, then Qi Qi will sleep with dad tonight.”
“Yeah.” Qi Qi then rolled his eyes, like a small crescent moon.
In early April, Yan Qingchi went to audition for Fu Minzhi’s new movie. The makeup and hair stylist gave him a simple look, restraining the arrogance between his eyebrows and eyes, making his appearance look a bit plainer. Fu Minzhi knew that he was good at acting, so she asked him to audition for a literary opera. Only then did Yan Qingchi realize that the role he was auditioning for had so few lines.
There were few lines, and a lot of emotions had to be expressed with body parts, eyes and expressions. However, the character himself was a bland person without many expressions. After Yan Qingchi listened to the screenwriter’s explanation of the play, he caught one key point, which was the character’s inner persistence, calmness, indifference to people, and unconscious compassion.
With this understanding, he became much more comfortable in acting. Looking at his performance, Fu Minzhi couldn’t help but feel that he was indeed very suitable for this role.
After Yan Qingchi finished the audition, Fu Minzhi asked him to come out. Yan Qingchi was a little confused, but he followed Fu Minzhi out.
Fu Minzhi took him to her office and said warmly: “It was Yan Yan’s birthday a few days ago. Qi Qi gave him a comic book. Yan Yan liked it very much. Thank you.”
Yan Qingchi smiled and said, “It’s Qi Qi who drew it himself, I didn’t interfere. If you want to thank anyone, you should thank Qi Qi.”
Fu Minzhi nodded, “Qi Qi is a good boy, and I’m very happy that Yan Yan can play with him. On Yan Yan’s birthday, Qi Qi. came to me secretly during the birthday party and said that he hoped I would buy more toys for Yan Yan. I realized that whether it was me or Bo Feng, we had always felt that we had given him good enough material conditions, including his basic necessities, food, clothing, housing, and transportation. It’s the best, but we even forgot about such small things as buying him toys.” Fu Minzhi sighed and took out a gift box from her bag, “This was bought when Yan Yan and I went out to play. I bought a small toy for him, and also bought one for Qi Qi. It’s a small gift from me. You can accept it. It’s just a thank you.”
After hearing what she said, Yan Qingchi didn’t refuse, and reached out to take it, “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome, then go ahead, I’ll go see the others.”
Yan Qingchi had no choice but to take the gift box given to him by Fu Minzhi, then he left the audition building.
Jiang Mochen’s car was parked downstairs. When he saw him getting into the car with a small box, he asked him, “What is this?”
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