Love Variety Show: The despised me exploded in popularity-Chapter 476 - 268: Dude, you’re really putting on an act!_2
Chapter 476: Chapter 268: Dude, you’re really putting on an act!_2
“Although that’s true, Yun Yi didn’t suffer a loss either,” Zhou Mian said, then paused, suddenly realizing something.
“Two??? Who else?”
“Oh, I forgot to tell you.” Xu Qingyan smacked his forehead and laughed, “I figured that since the company was just established, it couldn’t be without a moneymaker, so…..”
“So what?” Zhou Mian was numb, “So Brother Xu, you went ahead and poached another pillar from Cloud Wing Entertainment, no wonder I saw Jiang Ling become popular again last time I saw her.”
“Pretty much, she terminated her contract.” He spoke vaguely, taking a sip of his coffee, “I saw that she had nowhere to go, alone and looking rather pitiful, so I asked her if she would come to my company.”
Zhou Mian: “…”
“Brother Xu, you really are something.” Zhou Mian gave a thumbs-up and took a deep breath, “It’s the first time I’ve seen a small company ntr a big one.”
At the same time, he was inwardly shocked, wondering how much money Xu Qingyan had spent. To be able to poach the diva from Cloud Wing Entertainment, he was truly an NTR prodigy.
Indeed, he was the chosen abstract ancestor by Director Chen, possessing some real talent.
“It’s not as exaggerated as you think, it was just a matter of mutual need,” Xu Qingyan waved his hand, referring to the need for making money and becoming famous.
His new company needed a temporary crutch before it could fully stand on its own, to ensure money kept flowing in and to cover the deficit from filming.
Jiang Ling was that crutch. She wasn’t after money, she just wanted fame. Xu Qingyan, on the other hand, had little interest in fame; he only wanted to make money.
But Zhou Mian didn’t know this, so it sounded different to him.
“Ah, it’s not easy in any line of work, you have to sacrifice something.”
“Yeah.” Xu Qingyan thought Zhou Mian sounded odd but couldn’t make the connection, so he vaguely asked, “How about it? Are you interested in joining me?”
Although the two were friends, if they got down to business, there was somewhat a client relationship between them. Xu Qingyan trusted Zhou Mian with most matters.
Their usual interactions had a hint of a superior-subordinate dynamic, so if Zhou Mian really came to work for him, it wouldn’t actually be too much of an adjustment.
After beating around the bush, the truth came out.
“I…” As soon as it came to his own issues, Zhou Mian’s gaze dimmed, “I haven’t been doing well lately, I do think about it, just afraid of holding Brother Xu back.”
“It’s okay, I’m currently planning a martial arts sitcom,” Xu Qingyan said carefully, “I want to assemble a team, but I don’t have the industry resources.”
“You come and help me build the team, just get the framework up. I’ll give you some extra days off; it shouldn’t interfere with you and your wife trying for a baby.”
At that, Zhou Mian couldn’t help but laugh and cry.
“We’ve already separated, what’s there to try for.”
“Ah?”
“Yeah, we had a fight over the New Year and have been separated since then.” Zhou Mian gave a bitter smile and said helplessly, “I’ve been busy working lately; I didn’t even go back for the holidays.”
“Haven’t you sat down and had a talk?” he asked.
There’s an old saying that it’s better to destroy ten temples than to break up one marriage. When it comes to dating it’s one thing, but after marriage, guys usually counsel reconciliation over separation.
After all, marriage is no laughing matter, and a breakup is harmful to both families involved.
“We talked, my wife keeps bringing up Madame Curie, saying Hemingway was able to write because his wife took care of the kids and such.”
“If it were just these things, it wouldn’t matter, but she kept looking down on me for not measuring up to others. She went on about emotional value and the rituals of life.”
“Brother Xu, I consider myself a stable person emotionally. But honestly, can anyone really do all that? To earn money and take care of all these things at the same time?”
“She told me a mother’s labor is worth 1.24 million a year and said that if we had a child, she would not only require compensation but also a salary.”
Upon hearing this, Xu Qingyan instantly broke out in a cold sweat and took a sip of his coffee to calm his nerves.
“Haha, you’ve got quite a sense of humor.”
For a moment, the conversation fell silent.
He felt it was inappropriate to continue the topic. Although they were friends, Zhou Mian was in deep distress now. If the couple reconciled later on, it would change everything.
Xu Qingyan had seen such turnarounds before and wouldn’t rashly judge the situation.
After a while, Xu Qingyan changed the subject.
“Do you make 1.24 million a year?”
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The question crushed Zhou Mian, who lit a cigarette and took a deep drag. He leaned back in his chair, staring blankly at the sky, and murmured.
“I don’t.”
“I don’t really know what to say, you know what’s best for you.” Xu Qingyan sighed, “But I can’t offer you an annual salary of 1.24 million.”
After both men sighed for a while, Zhou Mian took the initiative to say.
“Brother Xu, let me help you with the networking and team-building.”
“Alright, what about your situation?” Xu Qingyan asked, “You can’t go on like this forever, see if there’s any way to resolve it.”
“I don’t know, she wasn’t like this when we were dating,” Zhou Mian replied.
Xu Qingyan was silent, thinking it was good he hadn’t made any comments. If Zhou Mian had no lingering feelings, he probably would have resolved the situation already and would not have complained to him.
Just let it be, respecting someone else’s fate.
Though Zhou Mian didn’t join, he introduced a lot of resources. The trip wasn’t in vain, and as they were about to part ways, a man and a woman approached them.
It seemed they were headed for Zhou Mian. Upon closer inspection, Xu Qingyan recognized the woman. She was “Li Zhi” from the chat group, whose real name was Chen Niannian.
Xu Qingyan had met her backstage at “I Am the Song King,” and later found out she seemed to have a special relationship with Zhou Mian, but Zhou Mian had denied it.
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