Chapter 25 Beauty
Chapter 25 Beauty
"Big Head Brother, could you please tell me the signal to see Teacher Qiao?"
The assistant looked like he was thinking something bad, and said speechlessly, "I just have a big head, but I'm not called Big Head." He felt a little aggrieved. It was fine if the boss called him Big Head, but how could a random girl give him a nickname? Didn't he have a name?
"Hehe, sorry! Then what should I call you?" Ren Qianshui was a little embarrassed. She clearly heard Qiao Mu call him Big Head, and those twilights on the Internet also called him Big Head. She thought that person was just called this name!
"My name is Li Tou - forget it, just call me Datou." Brother Li Tou said this with a depressed mood.
"What about Teacher Qiao's letter?"
"I can't disclose my boss's information casually." When they arrived at the destination, Li Datou took out his cell phone again: "I'll ask my boss."
"Excuse me, I just want to thank Teacher Qiao. Thank you so much today."
Ren Qianshui hadn't realized how popular Tiancheng was right now, but from what Zhao Zihan had said before, she probably would be blocked for a while when she got to the door of Tiancheng's dormitory. She didn't have anyone around her right now, so it was hard to say what would happen if something happened.
Li Datou finished talking to Qiao Mu, came over with his phone, and directly took out Qiao Mu's QR code: "Scan it!"
"Thank you!" Ren Qianshui sent a friend request without having time to see whether the other party accepted it, because she had already seen Zhao Zihan. So she pulled the suitcase with one hand, thanked Li Datou again, and took two steps forward to reunite with Zhao Zihan.
"Qianshui!"
"Sub-Han!"
Li Datou looked at the two girls jumping and dancing, felt that his mission was accomplished, and got into the car and went home.
"Hey, that one just now looked like Datou?" Zhao Zihan was familiar with the entertainment industry. She even knew the agents and assistants around some artists. It was not surprising that she could recognize Datou.
"Yes, luckily he sent me here today, otherwise I might still be stuck at the gate of Ou Tian!"
When Zhao Zihan heard that he was really Qiao Mu's assistant, his eyes lit up instantly, and he approached Ren Qianshui with a curious look: "You and Qiao Mu are not really together, are you?"
Ren Qianshui looked at the other person speechlessly: "What do you think?"
"Well, it's a bit fast, but it's not impossible to fall in love at first sight! Besides..."
Ren Qianshui didn't interrupt her. He just rolled up his sleeves and started taking things out of his suitcase.
Zhao Zihan currently lives in an old residential building with a good location, one bedroom and one living room, and a fairly complete set of furniture and appliances. In a place like Beijing where every inch of land is valuable, the monthly rent of 2,000 yuan is considered quite cost-effective.
"How have you been doing at work these past two months?"
"Alas, I was just running errands and doing odd jobs for the first month. Later, they were short of people, so they assigned me to be an assistant to a small artist. I didn't have to follow her all the time, but I had to follow her whenever there was an event or a show. It would have been fine if it was just like that, but the key is that the artist is not a big name and has a bad temper. She treated me like a servant. She is not qualified to have a life assistant yet, otherwise she would have to let me be her nanny. With her status, I don't think she can become popular. I followed her for a month, played a supporting role in the crew, was a guest on a shady variety show, and attended a store opening event in a shopping mall. She still thinks she is awesome!"
"However, whenever I have time, I follow my boss. Although she is not a famous agent, her basic business ability is still good enough. I can learn a lot from her. At first, she was reluctant to take me with her, but I am thick-skinned. When she asked me to go without mentioning my name, I pretended not to see her angry face. Hehe, she acquiesced to my following."
"By the way, what about you? You've been almost cut off from the world in Idol Tiancheng. How's it going there? Are there any scripts, like The Real Concubine?"
"It's actually not that bad. We train every day, especially for someone like me who has no basic skills. I even want to use my sleep time for training..."
"Oh, I almost forgot something!" Ren Qianshui was talking, and when he mentioned Qiao Mu, he remembered that he hadn't thanked him yet!
She picked up her phone, opened Qiao Mu's message conversation interface, and started typing.
"Teacher Qiao, thank you so much for today. If you hadn't asked Big Head Brother to send me off, I don't know how long I would have been surrounded! I'll treat you to a meal next time!"
After waiting for a long time, seeing that the other party didn't reply, he finally said, "OK."
"Then please let me know when you are free. I'm always ready!" Ren Qianshui was just trying to be polite, but was afraid that the other party would find it difficult to refuse, so he added, "If you are really too busy, forget it."
"......" Qiao Mu was probably a little speechless, but after a while he replied: "Okay, I'll send you a message when the time comes."
"Okay~"
"Who is it? Why are you smiling so charmingly?"
"Can you talk? What do you mean by ripples? I'm just being polite!"
"Oh, you're here to thank Qiao Mu! Qiao Mu looks quite aloof, but is he actually so warm?"
"So you can't judge people by appearances, especially in the entertainment industry where people have so many fake personalities. You have to get to know them by actually interacting with them."
The two chatted as they cleaned up, and ordered a deluxe takeout in the middle as a reward for Ren Qianshui's busy work over the past two months. They talked and laughed, and before they knew it, the night had passed.
The next day, Ren Qianshui thought he could sleep comfortably until he woke up naturally, but he was woken up by a phone call early in the morning.
"Hey?"
"Qianshui? What time is it? Why haven't you gotten up yet?" Lin Hefang's loud voice reached Ren Qianshui's ears through the phone, making her unable to help but hold the phone away.
"It's not even nine o'clock yet! How long has it been since I had a good night's sleep? What's the matter with you that you call me at this hour?"
"What are you talking about! If Yuanyuan and the others hadn't mentioned it yesterday, I wouldn't have known what you were participating in, what talent show! You said you've never learned any talent, but you still participated in a talent show? You told me before that you had a job, and this is also considered a job? Now that you've been eliminated, aren't you unemployed? I think you should honestly come back and find a job, at least you won't be unemployed after working for two months! Then slowly find a local boy to get along with, otherwise when you reach your age and don't even have a partner, how can you get married?"
"Oh——" Ren Qianshui couldn't help but throw the phone aside and not listen to the chatter coming from the phone.
"Hello? Hello? Ren Qianshui? Are you listening to me? Why are you getting more and more rude as you grow older? You were not like this when you were a child! I said..."
Ren Qianshui was no longer sleepy now, so he might as well get up and pack up, as he had to go to the suburbs of Beijing for an audition in the afternoon!
Yes, Ren Qianshui received a notice from Wang Zhong yesterday, asking her to go for an audition this afternoon. It should be that the other party found out that she was eliminated and there should be nothing else to do next, so he simply moved the audition forward.
"You're up now?" Zhao Zihan was also woken up.
"Ah."
"A call from my aunt?" Zhao Zihan mouthed silently to Ren Qianshui.
"Okay, I have to go to an interview, I'll hang up first!" Ren Qianshui said into the phone, and without waiting for Lin Hefang to answer, he hung up.
"Oh, Auntie is concerned about you?" Zhao Zihan didn't have much impression of Lin Hefang. She just felt that when Ren Qianshui was in school, it seemed that she didn't contact her family much, and her family rarely called her.
Ren Qianshui roughly told Zhao Zihan what Lin Hefang had meant before, but before she expressed her opinion, Zhao Zihan couldn't stand it anymore.
"Oh, no, what are you thinking, auntie? Even if you don't say you are very supportive, you can't be so discouraging. Have your family members been used to seeing you since you were a child? Don't they know how beautiful you are?"
"What does this have to do with looks?"
"Why is it okay? With your looks, you should shine in the entertainment industry and benefit all of us who love good-looking people!"
After a long pause, Zhao Zihan still felt uncomfortable: "Hiss, I still can't figure it out. I feel like your family doesn't care about you at all."
"No, I don't care. Since I was little, I have been a very sensible child in the eyes of adults. How sensible am I? I can live well without being bothered by them."
Ren Qianshui had never told her friends about her family situation before. Everyone only knew that her family was a reconstituted family, but they didn't dare to ask for details, fearing that it would bring up her sad memories. But in fact, it didn't seem to be a big deal.
But what he didn't expect was that after Zhao Zihan listened to Ren Qianshui's account of her family, he immediately felt pity for her, but at the same time felt a sense of powerless anger.
"Then you never felt it was unfair since you were a child?"
"Maybe I'm used to it? I don't remember much, but he never starved me, nor left me cold, and he even let me go to college. It's just that maybe he wants me to return the affection, which is probably a little bit impossible, but I won't evade my obligations."
"Your sister is interesting too, she even tells tales!" Before, Zhao Zihan heard Lin Hefang say that it was Shao Yuanyuan who said that Ren Qianshui participated in the idol group Tiancheng. She felt that this sister was not open and honest. She was ten years older than her sister Ren Qianshui, but she didn't say anything to show concern for her sister, but went straight to the parents to expose the matter. She knew clearly what her mother and sister meant!
Is it because I can't be with my parents and fulfill my filial duties that I want to take my sister back? How can I be so selfish?
"Maybe it's because of the huge age gap between us. I've never been close to her or Ren Qianli. Okay, let's not talk about them. I ordered takeout. Please pick it up and I'll clean it up first. Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to make it later."
In the afternoon, Ren Qianshui arrived in the suburbs of Beijing and walked to an antique building. As soon as he knocked on the door, someone came out to greet him.
"Ms. Ren, right? Mr. Wang is already waiting at Fengranyuan." The visitor made a gesture of invitation and motioned Ren Qianshui to follow.
"Thank you, what is your name?" Ren Qianshui looked at the graceful middle-aged woman walking in front of him, and he didn't think that she was just a waitress leading the way.
"I am the owner of this garden, you can just call me Aunt Pan."
"Okay, Aunt Pan."
"Don't be nervous, little girl. It's quiet here. Many big directors and actors like to meet me to discuss things. Maybe you will become a frequent visitor here in the future!" Aunt Pan gave Ren Qianshui a brief introduction of the entire Yushuiju as they walked.
"Speaking of which, you and this garden are quite predestined. Both of your names contain the word 'water'. Water is a good word, and water brings wealth. In the future, I guarantee that you will have a lot of money!"
"Thank you for your good words!"
"Hahahaha, what's the auspicious saying? Just don't think Aunt Pan is tacky!"
The two of them walked around the front yard, passed through a corridor, and entered a small door, and arrived at Fengranyuan.
"We're at Fengranyuan. I won't go in to disturb you. Please—"
"Thank you Auntie Pan for leading the way!"
"The little girl is pretty and sweet-spoken. Auntie Pan wishes you all the best in advance!"
After saying goodbye to Aunt Pan, Ren Qianshui pushed open the door of Fengranyuan and found several people standing in the yard, chatting under a maple tree. When they heard the door open, they all turned around to look.
"Hello, Director Wang! Hello, seniors! I am Ren Qianshui."
“Come in quickly!” Wang Zhong looked at the real-life version of Ren Qianshui appearing in front of him, and the worry he had felt for several months finally settled down a little. It was even more shocking than what he saw in the live broadcast. If the audition went well, then it would basically be confirmed.
The people around Wang Zhong also came back to their senses at this time. One of them was an old man in his sixties or seventies. His eyes suddenly lit up when he looked at Ren Qianshui and he shouted, "Auntie!"
He shouted and quickly walked to Ren Qianshui, pulled her up and walked under the maple tree, "Come, stand here!"
"Hey, Lao Yu, don't scare the girl. Wait until Xiao Wang confirms, then you can wait and see!" The speaker was a grandmother who was about the same age as Lao Yu: "Qianshui, right? When Yingchun told us that there was a good seedling in the talent show, we didn't believe it. Later, when I watched the show, I saw you at first sight. Even if Yingchun didn't recommend you, I would let you try!"
"Thank you for the compliment."
"Alright, alright, let me introduce myself to you first. I'm Wang Zhong, the director of the play you're going to audition for. These two are the screenwriters of the film, Mr. Yu Daoxian, and his wife, Ms. Song Zuimian."
"Hello, Director Wang, Teacher Yu, and Teacher Song."
"Yeah, good. This demeanor already has a bit of charm." Yu Daoxian looked at Ren Qianshui and nodded repeatedly.
It is early autumn now, the season when maple leaves turn red. Ren Qianshui is standing under the red leaves with a gentle smile on her face. It makes Yu Daoxian and Song Zuimian feel as if they have seen the person who had passed away long ago again. They both couldn't help but shed tears.
Ren Qianshui also let several people look at him. Yu Daoxian and Song Zuimian were the screenwriters of the movie "Yiren", and the protagonist of Yiren, Song Yiren, was Song Zuimian's cousin.
The Song family was originally a prominent family in the capital. It had countless branches, and all of them were well-read. It was a veritable family of scholars. Family members were spread throughout the court, and there were leaders in all walks of life.
During its heyday, even the powerful and wealthy families of the time had many people coming to propose marriage.
But later the country was invaded by foreign enemies, and the adult men from both the main and side branches of the Song family fell in the gunfire one after another, leaving only orphans and widows surviving in the family. However, it was almost impossible to preserve such a large family business in that era relying only on weak girls and children. Therefore, within a few years, the once prosperous family rapidly declined.
Song Zuimian's cousin was in her teens when the family fell into decline. At that time, even if all the family members were put together, they could not even sit at a few tables. However, with few people and little purpose, the family members took their remaining wealth and hid from place to place. Finally, they settled in Mohai City and opened an incense shop, making and selling incense to support their family.
After more than ten years of such days, the national situation became increasingly severe. During a war, the Song Family Incense House was bombed, and the foundation of the Song family was also destroyed. The remaining members of the Song family, including the daughter-in-law and son-in-law who were married later, fell under the bombardment. In the end, the only ones who survived were Song Yiren, who lost her husband, and Song Zuimian, who lost her parents.
Under such circumstances, they could no longer stay in the Demon Sea, so Song Yiren took Song Zuimian, who had just started to remember things, and fled across the country. During the escape, they met Yu Daoxian, who had also lost his relatives, and the three of them traveled together.
Along the way, because Song Yiren was too outstanding in appearance and temperament, she often got into various troubles. Song Yiren's voice was also permanently damaged in an insult, and it was difficult for her to make the sweet voice like a nightingale.
In the end, the three of them had no choice but to hear that Shangjing had temporarily stabilized. Song Yiren remembered that her clansmen still had some properties in Shangjing, so she wanted to go back and try her luck.
This time, she found a garden. The garden was called Hongye Shanju, which was specially used by the Song family to enjoy the red leaves. It was located in a remote place, which might be the reason why it was preserved. Song Yiren took Yu Daoxian and Song Zuimian to live here permanently.
But what about food when there is only a place to live? Of course, Yu Daoxian and Song Zuimian, who were only a few years old at the time, could not be relied upon, so the responsibility of finding a livelihood fell on Song Yiren's shoulders.
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