Chapter 22.1

The next day, Su Qian went to the beauty salon for a treatment first, and had a new set of manicures done while she was sleeping. She spent the whole morning fussing around before she leisurely went to the company.

As soon as she entered, she saw everyone whispering to each other, and occasionally hearing words like “acquisition” and “Tiansheng”. It seemed that the acquisition of Xingcan was a foregone conclusion.

“Sister Qianqian, you’re here?”

Xu Ke, holding a stack of files, ran up to greet her.

Once in the office, Su Qian suddenly asked a question: “How much longer is my contract with Xingcan?”

Xu Ke was slightly taken aback, but quickly reacted, “Sister Qianqian, do you know about our acquisition by Tiansheng?”

“Who doesn’t know yet.”

“Actually… this morning, President Chen asked us to sort out the information of the artists we have. You’re the only one I have, so I paid special attention. Your contract expires in three months.”

Three months.

If Xu Ke can take this drama, the timing should be just right.

Su Qian nodded, “Got it.”

Asking about the contract must mean she had some thoughts. But Su Qian didn’t say anything, and Xu Ke felt a little uneasy.

Su Qian was the first artist she followed, and she had a bit of a fledgling complex. It’s too normal to come and go in the workplace, she knew her reaction was ridiculous, but she really couldn’t bear to part with such a good Su Qian.

“Sister Qianqian, are you planning to seek greener pastures?”

Su Qian glanced at her and reached out for the script. Xu Ke hurriedly handed it over, and Su Qian flipped through it, “I have reasons that I can’t continue to stay. I’m sorry, it’s not convenient for me to disclose.”

“Ah, it’s okay! After all, this is your privacy.”

“But if I really want to leave, you can consider whether or not you want to come with me.” Su Qian put the script on the table, “What I can guarantee is that the days ahead will definitely not be harder than now.”

This confidence inexplicably made Xu Ke feel reliable. She said excitedly, “Sister Qianqian, I…”

“You don’t have to answer me now, there are still three months to think it over.”

Xu Ke: “Okay. Then take this script back and look at it, and reply to me after you’ve finished.”

“No need, just sign it directly.”

Xu Ke was slightly taken aback, “Aren’t you going to ask which role they’re giving you?”

Su Qian raised her eyebrows, “Isn’t it the female lead?”

“Did I… ask a silly question?” Xu Ke touched her head embarrassingly.

“Actually, even if it’s not the female lead, I would take it.”

This drama is a low-budget web drama that the original host missed due to a leg injury. The production team is unknown, and the actors are all obscure, which is why she got the chance to play the female lead.

It was such a drama that no one had high hopes for, but it exploded later. And the lead actor rose directly.

The audience can see the things made with heart, and any role in this kind of drama is a gain.

A few days later, Xu Ke and the director set a time for the audition. The female lead of this drama is an undercover agent. To fit the character, Su Qian wore a neat sportswear, simply tied a ponytail, and went with a bare face.

The audition process went smoothly. The director is Zhao Xu, a young man in his thirties, with a good attitude and his own ideas, many of which coincide with Su Qian’s.

Su Qian: “I’m already looking forward to working with you.”

Zhao Xu smiled, “Actually, many details were discussed with my senior brother. He has won many awards and is a particularly excellent genius director.”

Su Qian, “I hope to have the honor to meet him in the future.”

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This matter was even more exciting for Xu Ke than for Su Qian. Because this is Su Qian’s first drama as a female lead, and it was won by her. This shows that she is somewhat useful.

After getting in the car, Su Qian suggested going to the supermarket. When she was busy with work before, she didn’t have much rest time. Occasionally, when she wanted to experience the real world, she would go to the supermarket fully armed.

But here, she didn’t need to be so troublesome. Not many people knew her, so she could be more relaxed.

Su Qian is a cup fanatic, and her hands itch when she sees a good-looking one. She liked both sets of tea sets on the shelf, and while she was hesitating about which one to give up, a timid voice suddenly rang in her ear.

“Excuse me, are you Su Qian?”

Su Qian looked up at the sound and saw a little girl who looked like a student, wearing a high school uniform and carrying a backpack, with excited and careful light in her eyes.

“I am, hello.”

The little girl couldn’t believe it and covered her mouth, her voice becoming excited, “It’s really you! You’re even more beautiful than on TV! Can I ask for your autograph?”

At this time, the familiar process was about to come up. As soon as Xu Ke heard it, she quickly put down the shopping cart and blocked the girl, “Sorry, we are on a private trip today…”

Su Qian shook her head at her, “It’s okay, I’ll sign for you.”

“Thank you, thank you!”

The little girl immediately took out a beautiful notebook from her backpack, which was obviously handmade DIY. When she opened it, there were all kinds of flamboyant signatures inside.

Su Qian flipped to the last page, and among a crowd of hard-to-identify fonts, she saw two refreshing and beautiful characters: Jiang Zhan.

The writing was strong and forceful, each stroke seemed to carry the character of the name’s owner.

“Can I sign here?”

“You can sign wherever you want!”

Su Qian opened the pen cap and wrote her name under that name.

The girl held the notebook like a treasure and looked at it several times, then shyly made a joke, “Teacher Su Qian, look how well your name and Teacher Jiang’s name match. Both are ‘grass’ on top and ‘three drops of water’ below.”

Su Qian knew that some fans liked to ship CP, but she didn’t expect that names could also generate so many associations.

Su Qian: “Who is Jiang Zhan?”

“You don’t know him? He’s a genius director! He won so many awards abroad that he got tired of it, and suddenly returned to China to develop last year.”

The two words “genius” reminded Su Qian of Zhao Xu’s senior brother. She wondered when she would meet one of these many geniuses.

After coming out of the supermarket, Xu Ke occasionally stole glances at Su Qian.

“If you want to say something, just say it.”

Xu Ke pursed her lips, “I thought you would be excited if someone recognized you and asked for your autograph.”

If she didn’t guess wrong, Su Qian should be encountering this kind of thing for the first time, shouldn’t the normal reaction be very happy?

Su Qian found it a bit funny, “Do you think your sister Qianqian is the kind of person who hasn’t seen the world?”

Xu Ke wanted to say a little, but for the sake of personal safety, she wisely swallowed her words.

Originally, Su Qian didn’t feel much, after all, she had experienced too many of these things before. But when Xu Ke said this, she felt that it wouldn’t hurt to show off a bit.

So she took out her phone and sent a message to her only two friends, Bai Shuangshuang and Jin Lie: 【I’m going to play the female lead! 】

Bai Shuangshuang replied quickly, with both congratulations and confetti, and also said that she would invite her to dinner when she had time.

While Jin Lie was relatively cold: 【Not easy. 】

The three cold words made Su Qian unclear whether it was a congratulations or a sarcasm.

She was not reconciled and sent another message: 【Someone recognized me and asked for my autograph [proud.jpg] 】

Jin Lie: 【Is it the cashier asking you to sign the bill? 】

Su Qian: “……” She was speechless for a moment.

This dog man! Would it kill him to encourage her?!

Su Qian resisted the urge to block him and threw her phone back into her bag. She would never tell him anything again!

The tempered door of the elevator reflected her expressionless face. Xu Ke was cautiously silent on the side.

After a quiet moment, she carefully pulled Su Qian’s hand, “Sister Qianqian, look at the elevator over there.”

“What’s wrong?”

Su Qian turned her head and saw Zhou Bingyan and a middle-aged man waiting for the elevator.

“The woman is called Zhou Bingyan, the future new boss of Xingcan. And the man next to her is the producer of our new drama.” Xu Ke muttered doubtfully, “What a coincidence, these two people are our future first party hahaha.”

This is the largest shopping center in Shencheng, above is the Global Hotel under Jin’s, and the first two floors are entertainment venues.

Zhou Bingyan and the producer took the elevator downstairs. Su Qian stood at a high place and saw them go to the bar on the first floor.

“Is it a coincidence?” Su Qian smiled meaningfully, “There are not so many coincidences in the world.”

In order to keep an eye on her and Jin Lie’s movements, Zhou Bingyan could go to great lengths to plant a nanny by their side. What can’t such a deep-minded person do?

Every drama and endorsement she took over would be obstructed in big and small ways, indicating that Zhou Bingyan knew all her news.

Su Qian walked towards the elevator, “You go buy two masks.”

“Ah? What do you need masks for?”

Su Qian replied, “To take you to spy on secrets.”

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