SIATOWITF Chapter 12
by VolareChapter 12: The Divine Imagination: The New Foreign Brother Ruins Daisy…
Compared to ordinary companies, entertainment companies are noticeably more lively.
“Speak, what are your instructions?” Ji Cheng Yu leaned casually against the elevator screen, countless celebrity posters flashing behind him.
“Is Teacher Xi Xi here?”
“No, she’s out competing.”
“Then is Daisy here?”
“Daisy? Probably. I remember he’s here today to give posture lessons to the kids.”
“After the lesson, have him show his face to Daisy; we’ll talk in the office first.”
“Huh?” Ji Cheng Yu straightened up. “Can he handle Daisy’s temper? It took half a month for the kids to stop crying.”
“A few minutes is enough, just take a photo.” Ji Mo An didn’t seem to care much. Although that instructor had a notoriously bad temper at Ji Cheng Yu’s company, he had always been polite in front of him.
“Fine, I’ll contact his assistant. I can’t be bothered to mess with him when he’s teaching.” Ji Cheng Yu grimaced; he didn’t like Daisy.
Upon entering the office, the noisy environment immediately quieted down.
“Is ‘your person’ not at the company?” Ji Mo An pulled out a chair and skillfully retrieved a pack of chewing gum from the shelf.
“He went to a variety show. Sigh, he just got out of the film crew and already picked up a new gig.” Ji Cheng Yu looked proud.
“I’m saying, what kind of level is recruiting someone like that?” Ji Mo An gestured with his chin towards Xuan Bai, who was sitting diagonally across on the sofa, playing with his fingers.
“Someone like that? That’s like your ancestors’ graves emitting green smoke.” Ji Cheng Yu subconsciously rubbed his fingers. “He doesn’t even need to be a pretty face; just standing there brings in a ton of resources. But honestly, buddy, there are few domestic scripts for foreign faces, so it’s better to package him into a group and debut him as the center.”
“Wait, you’re not showing him off, are you…” He suddenly changed his tone. “With the resources your company has, he’ll be on the international stage in a few months.”
“I mean, to sign with you.” Ji Mo An lowered his voice.
“Huh?”
“This is a good thing?”
“Seriously, you’re not signing him on the spot and leaving him for me?”
“I’m asking if you’ll sign him. The person signs with you, but he usually hangs out with me. Gu Xing doesn’t need to pull resources for him. The resources I give him will be considered signed with Gu Xing, and the profit distribution will follow the normal contract.”
“You… this… is purely a nominal thing? Seriously, you’re giving me such a big pie? Doesn’t this mean I’m making money lying down?” Ji Cheng Yu started stomping his feet anxiously.
“We don’t belong to a media company after all, so we can’t create a separate department for him. Sign or not? If not, I’ll look for someone else.” Ji Mo An got up as if to leave.
“Sign, sign, sign! Bro, you’re my real bro from now on. I can sign right now; I’ll print the contract on the spot.” Ji Cheng Yu looked at Xuan Bai as if a hungry wolf were looking at a piece of delicious meat.
“Did you bring your ID? Just your ID card is fine.”
“No.” Ji Mo An shook his head.
“Oh… right, I understand.” Ji Cheng Yu snapped his fingers. “A passport will do too.”
“No passport either.”
“Then… what kind of documents do you have?”
“Currently, there’s only a person. I’m having someone register him for residency, but the process isn’t finished yet.” Ji Mo An beckoned to Xuan Bai, successfully summoning him over.
“Register for residency?” Ji Cheng Yu almost shouted. He darted to the door, looked left and right, then ran back, grabbing Ji Mo An’s sleeve and lowering his voice.
“He’s an undocumented immigrant? Seriously, you haven’t done anything illegal, have you? I’m a law-abiding citizen; I still want to apply to be a ‘Five-Good Citizen’!”
“This is just to give you the right to know.” Ji Mo An pulled up a few photos. “I had Lin Mo apply for him; if all goes well, it should be done in the next few days.”
“Lin Mo.” Ji Cheng Yu subconsciously rolled his eyes. “That big ice block is certainly reliable, but his face is too stern.”
“Forget it; your assessment should be reliable. But before the documents are processed, the signed contract has no legal effect. You want the contract to suppress public opinion later?”
“More or less; you have to prepare in advance.”
“Seriously, you’re a bit paranoid. Ah, Daisy’s class is over; he said he has time now for you to go over.”
As soon as the words fell, there was a crisp knock on the door.
“Mr. Ji, Mr. An.” Daisy’s assistant was a girl with a high ponytail, very efficient.
“Mr. An, I’m here too.” Special Assistant Bai suddenly popped out from behind the assistant.
“…” Ji Mo An looked back at Ji Cheng Yu.
“I called him.” Ji Cheng Yu admitted immediately.
“Xuan Bai, you go with Bai Yan; he’ll take you to take some pictures.” Ji Mo An had to give up on the plan to accompany him personally. “Go ahead first; contact me directly if anything happens.”
Xuan Bai was surprisingly obedient this time, even heading out without protest.
Only then did Ji Mo An secretly breathe a sigh of relief and close the door again.
“Hehe.” Ji Cheng Yu, who had already changed his posture and was now casually crossing his legs, slapped the table and made a lewd smile.
“Come on, no outsiders here. Confess leniently, resist strictly; spill it!”
“What’s there to say?”
“nonono, buddy knows you too well.” Ji Cheng Yu looked inscrutable. “If you really wanted to solve it, you would’ve finished it quietly yourself.”
“Is someone who looks like that easily recognizable?”
“Recognizable?” Ji Cheng Yu exclaimed. “The kind of degree where you can’t forget them for life, okay?”
“He feels familiar, like I’ve met him somewhere before or… spent time with him.” Ji Mo An rubbed his temples.
“I understand; you always feel a sense of familiarity when you see handsome men and beautiful women…”
“I’m serious, and this familiarity isn’t because of his face, but after he makes a certain action, I suddenly feel like I’ve done the exact same thing before, but there’s no memory of it.”
“Ah… what did you do… I think you should talk to Big Brother Mu about this. But I feel it’s pretty normal; I’ve had it too.”
“He’s been in Germany for research for three months.” Ji Mo An rolled his eyes at him.
“Oh, right, I remember; Germany, that’s rough. What specific thing did you do?” Ji Cheng Yu was extremely curious.
“This…” Ji Mo An was a little embarrassed to say. “I… hit him three times.”
“Hit? Ah? Ah!” Ji Cheng Yu almost fell over. “What do you mean by ‘hit’? Can you even beat him with your build?”
“Listen to me.” Ji Mo An covered Ji Cheng Yu’s mouth across the table.
“I didn’t really want to hit him; it was just muscle reaction, you know? My brain didn’t catch up until after I hit him.”
“Wait, how did you hit him? Seriously, wouldn’t that cold person be beaten stupid by you? Ah? Then you’re covering it up by dragging me in; in the future, if there’s a problem, we’ll have to join forces to suppress it, and then a handsome guy will disappear just like that… how terrifying!”
“Stop using your imagination; I just hit him with a book.” Ji Mo An suddenly regretted coming to Ji Cheng Yu.
“Actually, I didn’t feel anything after the first two hits, but mainly the third time, I accidentally hit him on the head with a book. After hitting him, I felt like I’d always hit him like that.” Ji Mo An deliberately emphasized ‘accidentally.’
“When did you hit him? The third time?”
“This morning.”
“You… he was really beaten stupid by you…” Ji Cheng Yu was speechless.
“Alright, what do you want me to do? Just say it; it can’t really just be to sign a contract.”
“Investigate? Or get rid of him? If you want, I can directly freeze him after signing the contract.”
“Neither.” Ji Mo An shook his head.
“I want you to help me investigate the car accident I had a few years ago again.”
“You mean…” Hearing this, Ji Cheng Yu immediately became serious.
“I haven’t even seen the medical records from back then; they’re incredibly wary of me.”
“That’s a bit difficult, but I’ll try.” Ji Cheng Yu suddenly thought of something. “You had Lin Mo do it because…”
“I’m not sure if there’s a direct connection, but he hasn’t shown any malice yet. Lin Mo has his own investigation channels, and I can give my grandfather a heads-up in advance.”
Ji Mo An never thought Xuan Bai’s appearance in front of him was an accident, but he vaguely felt that it might not be a bad thing.
“Here’s your contract.” Ji Cheng Yu quickly stapled a stack of white paper together. “But I still hope it doesn’t have to be used.”
“I hope so too.” Ji Mo An put the contract into his briefcase. “Thanks.”
“Hey, no need to thank me.” Ji Cheng Yu waved his hand, but his face still wore a worried expression.
…
The kids Ji Cheng Yu mentioned were actually sixteen or seventeen years old and were now crowding at the door.
“What are you looking at?” Ji Mo An walked behind them, discovering they were all peering through the crack in the door.
“What’s inside?” he asked, amused.
“There’s a new foreign brother inside who’s making Teacher Daisy angry,” the tallest boy replied without looking up.
Making him angry… Ji Mo An suddenly felt a bad premonition.
He knocked on the door, scaring all the kids into running away.
The one who opened the door was the assistant with the high ponytail, followed by Special Assistant Bai, who was drenched in sweat.
“Mr. An, this… Mr. Xuan isn’t very cooperative, and you know Teacher Daisy’s temper isn’t good.” The assistant stepped aside, allowing Ji Mo An to see the scene inside.
In the large practice room, Xuan Bai was leaning against the window with his arms crossed, seemingly looking at something, his whole person bathed in golden sunlight, beautiful beyond words.
Daisy, on the other hand, was sitting on a cushion diagonally opposite him, looking displeased.
“It’s not that he’s not cooperating, it’s clearly…” Special Assistant Bai retorted, dissatisfied.
“If Mr. Xuan is still putting on airs, he can forget about being in this industry. Mr. An, excuse me, I can’t serve your Buddha.”
Daisy suddenly interrupted Special Assistant Bai and threw the ruler in his hand on the ground before storming out.
“Sorry, sorry; Teacher Daisy hasn’t been in a good mood lately.” His assistant smiled apologetically and hurriedly chased after him.
“Mr. An, look at this attitude.” Special Assistant Bai was a little angry.
“I already told him that our Brother Xuan’s Chinese isn’t very good, so please speak slower. But it’s fine to speak faster and also mixed with English. I have a hard time hearing it. I don’t see why he doesn’t mix in English when talking to you?”
“And then?” Ji Mo An frowned slightly.
“I saw that Brother Xuan didn’t understand, so I reminded him again, and then he said, ‘If the student is Congolese, should he first learn Congolese?'” He immediately switched to complaint mode.
“Then Brother Xuan said something, probably in his native language, which I didn’t understand. Daisy said he couldn’t teach him anything and just sat there.”
“Did you take pictures?” Ji Mo An patted Special Assistant Bai on the shoulder.
“I did, but only one.” Special Assistant Bai opened the album and handed the phone to his boss.
“Mm.” Ji Mo An looked at Daisy’s back in the photo and pressed the delete button.
A new photo immediately replaced the deleted one.
It was a side profile of Xuan Bai, his long eyelashes casting a shadow on his cheek, his amber eyes containing a hint of arrogance.
“Send this to me, and you go downstairs to drive back to the company.” Ji Mo An returned the phone to Special Assistant Bai and beckoned to Xuan Bai.