QWAPMP Chapter 21
by VolareThe other party told him to perform well and strive to become a key training target for the company.
Song Xi saw this and felt uninspired. He bit into the apple in his hand, originally wanting to reply with a perfunctory ‘oh’, but in the next second, he deleted the ‘oh’ and changed it to a row of question marks.
[??? Is the Yan family crazy? Why acquire a company that could go bankrupt at any moment?] Song Xi couldn’t understand. He stopped eating his apple and just waited for his manager’s reply.
All he got back was one sentence from the other party, [How would I know? Anyway, it doesn’t matter to me now. The Yan family is huge and wealthy, so there will be no shortage of good resources in the future. Now is the time for you to perform well.]
Song Xi swallowed the apple in his mouth and typed back, [How can I perform?]
He couldn’t help but think about the disrespectful words he had said to Yan Ye at the banquet yesterday.
He started doubting his life.
Would he be frozen out because of this?
His biased parents didn’t think of him at all, only wanting to hand over the company to his younger brother to inherit. So, what else could he do besides acting to support himself?
Song Xi rubbed his hair in annoyance, already starting to imagine his fate after being frozen out.
Yan Ye was completely unaware that one action of his had scared someone this much.
Acquiring the company where the male supporting character was located was something he thought of after leaving the banquet last night. It was also to facilitate the male supporting character’s public relations matters later on.
He still preferred to keep the male supporting character under his watchful eye, only then could he feel at ease.
After Yan Ye acquired a small company, there were no significant movements or personnel changes, except for replacing the company’s general manager, and the matter came to an end.
Song Xi spent a week in fear and trepidation. He thought he would be frozen out by the company, but instead, he received an offer for a romance reality show.
“General Manager, please rest assured. The character setting in this script is clearly tailor-made for our Xiao Xi. His personality is just like this, and he will definitely not disappoint the company’s expectations of him.”
Song Xi looked at the script. Although he had had the script for two days and read it countless times, when he heard his manager’s words, he still doubted if he had misread the script.
Gentle persona, melancholic youth, cold on the outside but warm on the inside?
Was this him?
“Song Xi, can you please curb your volatile temper?, so arrogant and petty…” These seemed to be the things he heard his manager curse him for.
Why today…
The general manager was not familiar with Song Xi and only saw him in person today. Seeing him standing quietly beside his manager, he was completely convinced by the manager’s words, nodded, and looked at Song Xi a few more times.
The person Director Yan named is indeed good. This Song Xi has good looks, is clearly a potential stock, and is worthy of being favored by the capitalist.
Song Xi stood like a human pillar in the office for over ten minutes. If his hand hadn’t been constantly pinched by his manager, he would have spoken up long ago.
Leaving the office, the two of them went to the lounge. The manager’s mouth was dry from praising Song Xi in the office, so he poured a glass of water and drank it.
Song Xi sat on the nearby sofa watching him, he endured it, then couldn’t help but say, “Brother Qiao, so this is the kind of person I am in your eyes. I always thought you…”
He hadn’t finished the more touching words when his manager seemed to guess what he was going to say, “Wait, I know what you’re going to say, you don’t need to say it. As for what I just said in the manager’s office, you have to do it!”
Song Xi was dumbfounded, even doubting if he had misheard.
Wait, what did Brother Qiao mean?
Clearing his throat, the manager continued, “From today onwards, your persona is the persona in the script. Remember, you cannot let people discover your terrible personality.”
“I…”
“What ‘I’? As an actor, can’t you even act as a gentle and melancholic young man? This romance reality show is something many people in our company can’t get even if they beg. You got this opportunity by sheer luck.”
Love Collision is a romance reality show with very high viewership ratings. Many actors and stars without traffic or popularity want to participate in this show.
This show has a very high degree of freedom and does not force guests to pair up after the recording ends; it just lets things happen naturally to see if everyone successfully pairs up in the end.
Therefore, there are quite a few real celebrity couples who came back from this show.
This also gives those who like to ship couples something to eat, so they don’t get their table flipped by the main characters after only a few days of eating.
Song Xi participated, and on the second day after the program announced filming was to begin, he was packed up and sent off by his manager.
As for the script in his hand which was contrary to his persona, it was deliberately arranged by Yan Ye.
At the beginning of the show’s filming, no one knew that this season was exclusively sponsored by the Yan family, which was why there was a script contrary to the male supporting character’s persona.
The production team invited a total of eight guests for this season, three females and five males, including three popular young male idols and two established actors, with the remaining three being pretty faces with little substance.
Coincidentally, Song Xi was that good-looking pretty face.
Yan Ye came to visit the set in the name of the sponsor. The director invited him into the RV to sit, pulled open the window, and pointed at the guests being filmed outside, signaling him to look out.
Yan Ye’s visit to the set was very low-key this time. His secretary had informed the production team yesterday, which was why the director discreetly invited him into the RV.
Yan Ye’s face was highly recognizable in City A. Who in the entertainment industry wouldn’t recognize this face? This was a thigh everyone wanted to hug.
Not a few actors had seen Yan Ye at wine tables with their sponsors, but none of them could get a word in.
Looking towards the filming direction, those people were playing some small couple games, each in pairs.
Song Xi was paired with an established actor. The expression on his face was subtle, an unpleasant smile appeared on his face, and his eyes were fixed on the hand on his waist.
The actor paired with Song Xi was named Luo Fei, a frequently active deeply affectionate male supporting character in historical dramas.
Commonly known as a male supporting character specialist.
It was also because of the filter of these deeply affectionate male supporting characters that while he gained a large number of young female fans, it also made everyone not doubt his character at all.
When Luo Fei was exposed for having poor character and liked to bully newcomers by relying on his high status, his fans didn’t believe it and even went to the exposing actor’s Weibo to mock them, saying they were desperate for fame.
In Luo Fei’s eyes, Song Xi was currently a newcomer.
Although he had the Song family background, his father had never publicly announced Song Xi’s identity in the newspaper, which led to some people not knowing his true identity.
The hand on his waist gradually became restless and began to explore under his clothes. Song Xi suddenly turned his head, pushed the person away, and then stopped the game.
The game was paused, but the filming continued. Song Xi had a belly full of anger with nowhere to vent, and he had to constantly remember his persona, so he could only say expressionlessly, “I concede this round.”
This game was swinging on a viral bridge. Two people were in a group, and whoever fell first lost. Song Xi conceded without falling, which made everyone a bit confused.
Knowing why he conceded, Luo Fei showed a look of deep concern and asked, “Is Xiao Xi feeling unwell?”
Song Xi lowered his head, really wanting to roll his eyes at him, but in the end, he couldn’t help but say, “I’m fine, just a little nauseated.”
Being touched by a lecherous hand, how could he not feel nauseated?
He really wanted to chop off this scumbag’s hand.
Thinking of how Song Xi had just pushed him away, stopped the game, and now said such words, Luo Fei laughed instead of getting angry, “Since Xiao Xi is uncomfortable, then I won’t compete either. It’s fine if our group concedes now, right?”
Because Song Xi kept his head down and his voice was weak, the filming staff genuinely thought he was unwell, discussed it, and nodded in agreement to let them go rest first.
Luo Fei maintained his warm-hearted man persona in front of the camera and said to him very considerately, “It’s not sunny over there, I’ll accompany you to sit there for a bit!”
Song Xi didn’t want to stay with him and found an excuse to go to the restroom.
Luo Fei used the excuse of worrying something might happen to him and wanted to go with him.
In the end, Song Xi agreed.
In the cramped restroom, Luo Fei had a face full of toilet water splashed on him. The culprit stood with his arms crossed, his foot stepping on an empty water bucket, and looked at him with arrogant and rude eyes, “Disgusting thing, still want to follow me in to eat sh*t.”
He had already tolerated this person for two days; the other party had come looking for trouble to be dealt with by him.
Song Xi, who had been without parents since childhood, had been mocked countless times. The one thing he was not short of is experience in dealing with people.
Luo Fei was soaked wet, and before he could get angry, another person walked into the restroom.
Yan Ye, dressed in casual wear, had an ineffably noble temperament. His meticulously styled hair had only a few strands scattered over his forehead. His eyes, which were calm and unruffled, showed no change after seeing the two people in the restroom.
Song Xi held his breath, not expecting to meet him here. His hand, still stained with water, involuntarily moved behind his back.
Yan Ye was washing his hands at the sink. When he looked up at the mirror, he called out his name, “Song Xi?”
He seemed to have just noticed Song Xi.
Before Song Xi could respond, Yan Ye had already finished washing his hands and was about to leave.
Appearing inexplicably and then calling his name inexplicably, it seemed strange no matter how you looked at it.
Luo Fei was like an invisible person; at that moment, no one remembered his existence.
Yan Ye left, and Song Xi immediately ran out after him, leaving behind a shocked Luo Fei.
How did Song Xi know Yan Ye?
That was a figure well-known throughout City A.
Song Xi didn’t catch up to Yan Ye. By the time he ran out of the restroom, Yan Ye was already gone.
During the rest of the game time, because Luo Fei couldn’t figure out how Song Xi knew Yan Ye, he didn’t dare to lay a hand on Song Xi again.
However, the embarrassed state he was in when he came out of the restroom was filmed by the brave cameraman who sought him out.
Luo Fei left in a hurry and didn’t notice that the staff had followed him.
At the end of the day’s filming, Song Xi returned to the hotel to rest with the other guests. Because he was thirsty, he didn’t go into the elevator with the others but went to the vending machine to buy a bottle of water.
After scanning the QR code with his phone, Song Xi had just crouched down to retrieve the dispensed water when someone passed by, accompanied by two giggling voices, “I’m telling you, that guy is really handsome, even handsomer than those celebrities.”
“Really? As handsome as Luo Fei?” The girl questioned, clearly not believing anyone could be handsomer than Luo Fei.
You know, Luo Fei’s ancient costume look was absolutely stunning; saying he was refined and handsome wouldn’t be an exaggeration.
“Hmph.” The girl who spoke first snorted, “How can Luo Fei compare to him?”
“That’s right, Luo Fei is so handsome…” The girl couldn’t help but show a dazed expression when she thought of Luo Fei. Before she could finish her sentence, she was interrupted.
“He is so handsome, how is Luo Fei even qualified to compare with him?” The girl said with a look of disdain.
The smile on the face of the girl who liked Luo Fei stiffened. She thought her colleague was saying that no matter how handsome that person was, he couldn’t compare to Luo Fei.
But it turned out to be? Luo Fei wasn’t qualified to compare with that person?
Song Xi heard their conversation and looked at the girl who was clearly angered. He secretly gave a thumbs-up to the other girl in his heart.
Look! What a clear-headed girl!
However, although he also disliked Luo Fei very much, among all the guests so far, Luo Fei’s appearance was still acceptable. So, who could be the person handsomer than Luo Fei?
Song Xi walked slowly, his mind also thinking. When he walked into the elevator and pressed the floor, a sudden thought flashed through his mind. Yan Ye, could that person be Yan Ye?
There was only this one resort hotel where they were filming, and Yan Ye happened to appear in the restroom today. So, would he also be staying in this hotel?