Chapter 17.3

After reaching the extreme, Su Qian seemed to start turning her luck around.

The day after she secured the role in 《Piercing the Clouds》, a mysterious new agent finally contacted her. The other party started with “Sister Qian”, the tone was not strong at all, undoubtedly a newcomer in the workplace.

If an artist is in a rising period, it is very likely to be delayed by an agent with no work experience. And Zhao Wenjun threw her out, definitely with the idea of giving up.

In her eyes, Su Qian was already a mess, she was not motivated, and there was a huge stumbling block in front of her.

At that time, Su Qian was sunbathing in the yard with Blueberry in her arms. The little guy was comfortably curled up on her lap, and the gentle sunlight made them drowsy.

“Hello Sister Qian, my name is Xu Ke, I’m your new agent. This is the thing, the Oumi brand contacted me this morning, asking if you are interested in endorsing their products.”

“What is Oumi?”

“It’s a beauty product. One of their star beauty devices was particularly popular online before. Both Qiqi and Yaya have recommended it.”

It seems that live streaming is the mainstream everywhere.

However, Su Qian was a bit concerned, “Is it an internet celebrity product?”

Xu Ke explained: “Actually, this brand has been around for three or four years, and it also ventures into makeup and skincare products, but it only became popular recently.”

“Have you checked the quality and all that?”

“Yes, I have. I checked the data, all the necessary tests have been done.”

Su Qian was somewhat moved. In the past, her endorsements were all first-line brands and high-end luxury, she wouldn’t even look at this level.

But when one is under the eaves, having an endorsement is already a pretty good thing considering her current status. Internet celebrity products don’t matter, as long as the quality is good.

Su Qian was stroking Blueberry, and told Xu Ke, “Then let’s talk about the details.”

“Sister Qian, the other party said if it’s convenient today, then we can meet at Demon Club at six in the evening.”

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At six in the evening, Su Qian saw Xu Ke at the entrance of the club. A very young girl, petite, with a pair of sparkling eyes hidden behind large black-rimmed glasses.

“Sister Qian, Manager Liu from Oumi is already waiting inside.” Xu Ke smiled.

“Then let’s go in.”

The light in the box was dim, and there were several bottles of Royal Salute on the marble countertop. The slightly plump Manager Liu was sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, his arm lazily resting on the back of the sofa, tapping rhythmically.

Hearing the door open, he turned his head, and his muddy eyes brightened when he saw Su Qian coming in.

“It’s Miss Su Qian, right? Nice to meet you.”

“Hello, Manager Liu.”

In order to facilitate the conversation and to maintain a proper distance, Su Qian chose to sit across from him.

A flash of dissatisfaction passed through Manager Liu’s eyes, guessing that perhaps the other party needed time to adapt, he didn’t say anything.

“Shall we start?”

Su Qian nodded, “Okay.”

He coughed lightly, and pretentiously took out a document to start introducing the related information.

Su Qian had a general understanding of this brand before she came, and Manager Liu was talking about what she knew. Just as Su Qian was about to ask more in-depth questions, Manager Liu suddenly stopped.

“It seems inconvenient to talk from a distance, I’d better go over to your side.”

After saying that, his slightly fat body moved closer. He sprayed a lot of perfume, perhaps to cover up his body odor. The strong fragrance was already pungent, and coupled with his own sweaty smell, the smell was simply touching.

“Achoo——” Xu Ke sneezed uncontrollably, and lowered her head in embarrassment to rub her nose.

Manager Liu originally found her annoying, and immediately glared at her with a stern face, “You go and order some food for us!”

Xu Ke subconsciously looked at Su Qian.

“Go ahead, just take your things.” Su Qian smiled, and implied, “I don’t have time to watch when Manager Liu and I are talking business.”

A beautiful woman’s smile is charming. Manager Liu was almost melting, “Miss Su is right, you should quickly take your things and get to work.”

Xu Ke opened her mouth, then silently turned and left.

For a moment, only the two of them were left in the room, and Manager Liu’s eyes became more blatant. Su Qian lowered her eyes, deliberated in her heart, and then gracefully stood up.

“Excuse me, Manager Liu, I’m going to the restroom.”

“Please, Miss Su.”

Su Qian took her bag and went into the restroom in the room.

As soon as she closed the door, Manager Liu, like an exploding egg, sprang up from the sofa, and closed the room door swiftly. Then he looked up at the turned-off camera, and smiled satisfactorily.

Not long after, Su Qian came back. She sat down on the single sofa, and rested her arm casually on her knee, “I wonder if Manager Liu is satisfied with me?”

“Satisfied, satisfied.”

“Then about the contract…”

Manager Liu smiled slightly, rubbed his palms in an ambiguous way, “I am satisfied, but does Miss Su need to show more sincerity?”

Su Qian raised her eyebrows, “For example?”

“For example, how about we change the place to chat?”

Manager Liu, with his greasy body, leaned over and reached out to hug Su Qian.

Su Qian’s face turned cold, almost disgusted by his lewd expression. She swung her handbag to block his short and fat hand.

“If Manager Liu is not sincere in talking, then there is no need to continue.”

It’s just an internet celebrity endorsement. It’s okay to have it or not, at most, she would earn a little less endorsement fee.

Manager Liu’s face immediately darkened, and he sneered, “What are you pretending to be noble with me? You agreed very well yesterday, saying that as long as I give you the title of spokesperson, I can do whatever I want. You’ve come all this way to play this with me?!”

Su Qian chuckled, “I don’t remember promising you anything.”

There must be something she doesn’t know about this. According to his words, he wants to exchange the endorsement with her body.

In other words, he wants to play by the unspoken rules.

It’s ridiculous, does he think he is some royal enterprise?!

“Don’t do this to me. If it weren’t for you agreeing to my additional conditions, would it be your turn to endorse? What do I want… there’s nothing much, just your body is a bit interesting.”

Manager Liu loosened his tie and threw it on the sofa, and his legs shaking non-stop, “I can’t be bothered to talk nonsense with you, choose for yourself! Either go to a hotel with me today and sleep, or wait to be frozen out.”

Su Qian looked at his confident appearance and was silent for a few seconds. It seems that someone must have promised him that they could do some unethical deal. And who could bypass the boss of the agency to operate her affairs behind the scenes, the answer is self-evident.

Su Qian’s eyes cooled down, she held back her impatience and gave a fake smile, “Manager Liu, don’t rush! I had a bit of a misunderstanding just now, how about this, let me toast you first?”

Manager Liu had a face of “I knew it”, and sneered, “Isn’t it better to be like this earlier?”

Su Qian took a bottle of wine, shook it lightly, and chatted with him while opening it, “Maybe Manager Zhou was afraid that I would be embarrassed, so she let me have a good talk with you, she didn’t say much else. I only found out when I came here, the kind of talk she said is the kind that can chat under the quilt.”

“Now you know. Zhou Bingyan has warned me, if you don’t obey, she has ways to deal with you.”

Manager Liu was used to bluffing, some words just came out of his mouth. He dared to say this because this kind of thing was not the first time it happened.

Su Qian’s eyes narrowed. As expected, she was the one who was making trouble.

She put down the wine utensils and slowly stood up, “Then let her try to deal with me.”

With a pop, she pulled out the cork, and the wine sprayed on Manager Liu’s face like a fountain. His nose and eyes were all sprayed, and he covered his face and coughed several times.

“You… what the hell are you doing?!”

Su Qian raised her lips with a gloomy smile, stepped directly onto the sofa, and poured the wine on his head from above.

“Do you think it’s my first day out? The first time I saw you, I knew what kind of person you are! You fat-eared old pervert!”

“Cough, cough, cough——” Manager Liu grabbed a tissue from the table randomly and wiped his face, not caring about the soaked paper scraps sticking to his face, “You wretch! I won’t let you off today!”

He staggered up from the sofa, with a stocky figure and short, thick legs. Before he could chase to the door, there was a crash – an empty wine bottle flew through the air and shattered at his feet.