Chapter 30.2 - This is too d.a.m.n cruel
When she went to Chief Ning’s office, Qiao Yijing and Su Bai had already arrived.
Seeing the three people enter, Qiao Yijing’s eyes measured Tang Xiao up and down before very quickly, lowering his head to look at the script book again.
Su Bai stood up to welcome them.
First, she greeted Tang Xiao. “Tang Xiao, it’s been a long time. Congratulations for getting the role of Spirit Road’s spokesperson.”
Tang Xiao politely returned a few phrases.
“Mu Cheng, you too. I thought you were avoiding me.” When she greeted Mu Cheng, her tone was a bit flirty.
“How could I, you’re just too busy.” Mu Cheng gave a polite smile.
When actors first debuted, the company would organise lessons on how to greet fans and reporters, how to best display a smile that would photograph well.
If Tang Xiao was in a lesson now, the teacher would definitely point to Mu Cheng’s slight smile and say: Look, that is the perfect example.
They simply spoke before Qiao Yijing went straight to the main points.
“Tang Xiao, I’ve seen some of your previous ads as well as an MV that you’ve shot before. Speaking truthfully, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen someone like you.”
“Ah?” Tang Xiao was a bit confused.
She turned to look at Chief Ning who used his eyes to comfort her before mouthing “stimulating” at her.
Qiao Yijing was ruthless, “Whenever you act, it’s always just a single expression. Your eyes are empty, your speaking lines are trash. To find someone like you as my second female lead, to me, really is too much of a challenge.”
Tang Xiao: …….
Chief Ning’s face wrote: Stimulating, right!
Tang Xiao expressionlessly walked out of the office.
Thinking to how his words could’ve been hurtful, Qiao Yiqing organised his words in a new way that went from hurtful to the most hurtful.
“But of course, don’t be afraid. As you’re someone that one of our sponsors has decided on, I won’t swap you out.”
Tang Xiao: ……
Tang Xiao kept breathing in slow and deep, the opposite party is Qiao Yijing!
Whenever he directed a movie, he’d be the director that received so many awards that his hands would start hurting.
So she definitely needed to stay calm!
“I’ll definitely try my hardest, director Qiao.” Her tone was very respectful.
Mu Cheng coughed a few times and helped her out, “Director Qiao’s speaks really straightforwardly.”
Qiao Yijing corrected him, “It’s called hitting the nail on the head.”
Mu Cheng used his thumbs to rub his temples. “I remember what you said when we first met.”
“What did he say? That you’re very handsome?” Tang Xiao piped up.
Mu Cheng’s eyes laughed. “No, back then, he said that someone with my looks would probably never get an award. His words whipped and followed me for six years, but it’s a good thing that last year, I got the award for best male actor.”
Qiao Yiqing corrected him again, “You were nominated for six years and finally got a best male actor.”
Then turned around to Tang Xiao, “You getting that award, from your appearance, would be easier than Mu Cheng, but from your acting skills …”
Tang Xiao slightly smiled, twitched for a long time until hearing that last phrase, she couldn’t hold it in any more.
“Director Qiao, I don’t care from which angle but for me to get that award, maybe in the next lifetime. This lifetime, I definitely won’t change genders, just to get a best male actor!!! Even if you give me ten, I definitely won’t change!”
Mu Cheng: ……
Qiao Yijing: ……
Tang Xiao really wanted to ask, from her outer appearance, how could she get the best male actor more easily than Mu Cheng!!
Can’t you see my chest!!
My chest has self respect too!!!
Qiao Yijing suddenly felt like for Tang Xiao to get an appropriate character, he needed to change some things.
“Okay, what other requirements do you have for your character? As the script is still changing, speak now about what you want.” Qiao Yijing took out a pen.
Tang Xiao silently became more guilty.
She’d only met with Qiao Yijing for the first time and he already had a negative impression on her.
She felt like she had to suck up to him more, that way, her future would be more beautiful, more impressive!
Sucking up was an art.
You had to do it in a way that would make the listener feel comfortable, not too exaggerated and definitely not complimenting the wrong thing.
Tang Xiao organised a few good phrases but didn’t speak out until Chief Ning s.n.a.t.c.hed in front of her.
Tang Xiao heard Chief Ning say, “Has to be beautiful, virtuous, cute, drives a flashy sports car, lives in a luxurious mansion, has impressive security guards.”
When he finished, he added strong emphasis on the last sentence, “I’m helping her speak out the words in her heart.”
Qiao Yijing: ……
Tang Xiao: … My heart says that I’d like to kiss Mu Cheng once!! Why didn’t you say that one!!!
Qiao Yijing looked at Chief Ning as he splayed out his hands, his face innocent.
When Qiao Yijing first started directing, Chief Ning had just started his role at Wanyu Media.
Originally, Su Bai was introduced to him by Qiao Yijing.
But when two poisonous tongues meet, one of them has to get hurt.
It’s not the first time that both Chief Ning and Qiao Yijing have torn each other’s stages.
Qiao Yijing also started to charge Wanyu Media more and more, so that’s why there was the innocent cannon fodder; Tang Xiao who got pulled in like this.
QIao Yijing mercilessly struck out a few script lines and movements that originally wrote ‘Tang Xiao’’s name with his pen.
“I’ll definitely agree to your request.”
Tang Xiao felt like when he spoke, he spoke through gritted teeth.
She could slightly feel that her future as cannon fodder was about to begin.
After coming to an agreement on a few other things, they all then left to go their own homes.
The couples’ PK battle began at 8pm that night and when they finished, it was already 6.30pm.
Tang Xiao quickly rushed home to prepare.
Originally, she wanted to head back with Mu Cheng but thinking about how she was still a chicken that hadn’t decided to jump into the pot yet, she finally knew what to do!
I could pretend to not know anything!
To live a day, was to live an extra day!
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TL note:
And the award for best male actor goes to …. Tang Xiao!
I get less views on the days that I post WNSYM and then more views the day after. Am I posting too late?
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