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Chapter 55: Your mom exploded! (Part 2)
She could dance freely in front of Shi Jing, but she didn’t know why, when she faced Mr. Sheng, she felt inexplicably pressured. Probably because the other party’s eyes were too focused.
You Qiuqiu even felt as if she was a kindergarten child who was forced to perform on stage.
In the past, her childhood playmates in the community were often pushed on stage by their parents, but You Qiuqiu’s parents never let her do this. She was just a bystander.
But she experienced it now.
…
You Qiuqiu was very serious, threw away all distractions, and concentrated on showing her full effort.
After You Qiuqiu finished showing off her skills, she was panting and asked the person on the other end of the phone, “President Sheng, how is it?”
The man opened his mouth and strictly told her, “You got a few moves wrong.”
You Qiuqiu: ? ? ?
You Qiuqiu didn’t believe it, how could she get the moves wrong? She had learned it for so long!
Unless……
“President Sheng, you dance and show me what I did wrong.”
Didn’t he say that she made a mistake, then let him dance and show what she did wrong. Only then would she believe it.
As soon as You Qiuqiu said this, the surroundings fell silent. You Qiuqiu looked at the man across the screen, and gradually she seemed to realise that there was something wrong with what she had said.
She asked Mr. Sheng – a grown man to dance for her, an enchanting female dance.
You Qiuqiu: “……”
She choked on her words and her original firm eyes gradually shuddered.
*Du–du–*
Without waiting for You Qiuqiu to say something, the video call was hung up from the other side.
You Qiuqiu: Should she text him something as a form of reply?
She didn’t know what to say… Should she just forget it?
You Qiuqiu really didn’t want to use her brains to figure out how to resolve this situation, and finally decided to learn from her own pet turtle and keep her head low.
However, what Ms. Turtle You Qiuqiu did not expect was that she would receive a video before going to bed, and it was sent by Sheng Shiyun.
“Click on it and have a look.” Such a sentence was sent after the video.
So, You Qiuqiu clicked on the video and saw a cartoon stickman dancing enchantingly, the lines representing the arms and legs were constantly twisting, and even the huge dot representing the head was not idle.
If her eyes weren’t wrong…it was still the dance she learned.
It can be said that the dance was very good, and it was better than her.
Subtitles also appeared in some places on the video.
“It’s wrong here, you didn’t raise your hand.”
“You need to turn your neck here.”
….
Mr. Sheng really danced for her! Although it was replaced by stickman.
He simply used the video to prove that You Qiuqiu got a few moves wrong, and that she was not a good performer.
You Qiuqiu stared at the phone screen brightly.
After thinking about it carefully…it seems to be the case ah. She indeed got them wrong.
Also, why was Mr. Sheng able to make such a video? She thought he graduated with a degree in management, but now it seems to be… major in animation?
She was shocked at his talents.
Seeing the stickman dancing around was as if she was watching magic, and You Qiuqiu watched it several times. After watching it, she felt like she didn’t dance as well as a Stickman.
She lost.
….
Time flied quickly, and the audition for the third female lead role in Director Lu Jiang’s movie soon came.
The audition took place in a relatively remote area, and the hotel where they stayed was uniformly stipulated in order to allow the actors to present themselves in a better state.
This time, not only Jiang Tao but also Sheng Shiyun accompanied You Qiuqiu. Li Ge specially asked the rest of the company to record a cheering video for You Qiuqiu. It can be said that he worked very hard.
The media had already heard the news and came to stay, and found that many popular artists had stayed in this hotel, and You Qiuqiu was also photographed.
Fans from the Xingqiu saw this news and sent it to the group.
The group chat was lively for a while, and this post received 99+ likes in an instant.
As fans, they all wanted their artists to get more business, especially since You Qiuqiu revealed on the show some time ago that she had nothing to film, so that if anybody needed her the crew could contact her. And now she had been contacted by such a good director.
The Xingqiu couldn’t be happier.
Qiu Cub, give mom(dad) fire! (T/N: They want her to get more popular)
They were not blindly thinking that their Qiuqiu was the best. Although You Qiuqiu hasn’t played many roles, it could be seen from “Hello Actor” and “Ting Yu Pavillion” that their Qiu cub had acting skills. After all, she got into the film school with the first place in her major.
Her acting skills were a lot better than many popular little actresses whose acting skills were criticized.
With good looks, body, and acting skills, why was she unknown for so many years?
The Xingqiu also know that gaining popularity is a matter of luck, and now that their cub’s opportunity had come, and she was getting better and better.
They felt happy and emotional at the same time. Happy that Qiuqiu was going to be successful, and sad… thinking that there would be a lot more competition for their daughter.
No matter what the discussion was about outside, the three of them dropped off their things at the hotel, and Sheng Shiyun told You Qiuqiu again about the schedule.
“At 6:30 tonight, we are going to have a meal with investors.”
“You have audition at eight tomorrow morning.”
You Qiuqiu nodded like she was pounding garlic, making Sheng Shiyun wonder if she had listened.
In fact, You Qiuqiu’s ears are almost calloused. She has heard this arrangement countless times, and she felt that Sheng Shiyun was even more naggy than her father.
Sheng Shiyun was not at ease, but fortunately, he followed You Qiuqiu the whole time this time and just called her in advance. There would be nothing wrong. He didn’t stay in You Qiuqiu’s room for too long.
You Qiuqiu said, “Mr. Sheng, can I have something to eat for lunch?” with a longing look in her eyes.
These days, You Qiuqiu had been dieting and losing weight to the point where she doubted her life.
Sheng Shiyun was not that crazy. He replied to You Qiuqiu, “As long as you eat less.”
You Qiuqiu cheered.
When she arrived, she saw a convenience store next to the hotel, so she and Jiang Tao happily rushed to the convenience store to buy something while holding their mobile phones.
Jiang Tao bought a lot of oden, despite You Qiuqiu’s persuasion to buy a lot of sticky corn, she got only one.
You Qiuqiu gritted her teeth and told herself to bear it until she finishes filming Lu Jiang’s movie.
You Qiuqiu held her corn like something rare, and walked to the hotel with Jiang Tao, and then she was suddenly called out.
“You Qiuqiu?”
The two people looked towards the source of the sound.
Jiang Tao found that the person calling You Qiuqiu was a well-dressed middle-aged man who was a bit fat and short. There were many people around him.
He said hello to You Qiuqiu, and then, as if something happened he waved and went away without saying any more.
Jiang Tao: Fans? Acquaintances?
“You know him?”, Jiang Tao asked You Qiuqiu.
You Qiuqiu shook her head, “…I don’t know.”
Her fingers were instantly cold, and even the piping hot corn that had just been cooked couldn’t warm her hands.
You Qiuqiu returned to the room as if she was running away. The first thing she did was to take out her mobile phone and search for the investors of Lu Jiang’s new film.
She would never be so unlucky, right?
Hasn’t she been lucky recently?
After reading it, You Qiuqiu put aside her phone, looked at the ceiling and exhaled a long breath, as if to exhale all the depression in her chest.
Facts have proved that she was still a passerby, even if she was lucky a few times, she would still be beaten back to her original form.
…
“Don’t sleep, let Qiuqiu get ready, I’ll come pick you guys up in a while.”
Sheng Shiyun was still worried about You Qiuqiu after all, and called Jiang Tao in advance. He felt that You Qiuqiu might not be awake yet.
Jiang Tao hesitated and dodged the subject.
Sheng Shiyun’s intuition told him that something was wrong, “What happened?”
Jiang Tao couldn’t withstand the pressure and told him, “Mr. Sheng, Qiuqiu said she will not go.”
Sheng Shiyun asked, “You Qiuqiu, what are you doing?”
His temples were throbbing. Even though he was as calm as ever, he was still shocked by You Qiuqiu’s words.
“I’m on my way.” He said, and hung up.
When Sheng Shiyun came over, knocked on the door first to make sure that they were all well-dressed inside, and then he stepped in after the door was opened.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw Jiang Tao who was at a loss, and You Qiuqiu, who was lying there, hugged herself into a cocoon with a quilt and only showed one face.
When You Qiuqiu saw Sheng Shiyun, she didn’t speak, but she blinked.
“Don’t want to go?” the man asked.
You Qiuqiu nodded, “Yeah.”
“Why don’t you want to go?”
You Qiuqiu said, “I am not motivated, I am too lazy, I feel too much pressure to bear, I am not qualified to take this role originally, I will only humiliate myself…”
After thinking about it, she added, “I still have a cold.”
She looked poor, weak and helpless.
Just like her former agent said, she was someone who couldn’t use a wall as support (aka. using easy means of pleasing the investors), so don’t put too much hope in her.
You Qiuqiu felt that this time she completely offended Mr. Sheng.
Sheng Shiyun did not speak, Jiang Tao was shocked by the low pressure atmosphere in front of her, she wanted to speak up and justify for You Qiuqiu.
Jiang Tao didn’t know why Qiuqiu said that. She was obviously trying very hard to lose weight, and even if she wanted to eat, she still tried her best to hold it in. She wasn’t proficient in dancing, but endured the training well. When the dance teacher pressed down on Qiuqiu’s limbs like building blocks, she looked so much in pain that Jiang Tao told her to give up but Qiuqiu comforted her in turn.
She obviously put a lot of effort into this role.
“Jiang Tao, go to the drugstore and buy some cold medicine,” Sheng Shiyun turned his head and said to Jiang Tao.
Jiang Tao, “Oh, Okay”
Seeing that Mr. Sheng’s face was not so bad, he didn’t look like he’ll yell at You Qiuqiu.
Jiang Tao went out hesitantly, and then accelerated her pace. She wanted to come back as soon as possible.
But after pushing away Jiang Tao, Sheng Shiyun tentatively pressed You Qiuqiu’s forehead with his hand. His hand was a bit cold, and You Qiuqiu shivered a little.
The other party naturally saw You Qiuqiu’s reaction, but did not intend to comfort her, and took back his hand.
“No fever.”
“Tell me, why on earth you would not go. Give me a reason to convince me.”
Seeing that he was not angry like You Qiuqiu imagined, but instead he even looked gentle, like a confidant big brother.
You Qiuqiu hesitated for a while, almost squeezing out between her teeth, “A few years ago, that investor wanted to speak unspoken rules with me.”
…
Unspoken rules exist in all walks of life, especially in the highly competitive entertainment industry. Some people take shortcuts to become famous, and there were still people who used the resources the could offer to make little girls submit.
Sheng Shiyun didn’t expect to get such an answer, and his eyes flickered, “Sorry.”
“It’s okay, he didn’t succeed, I even kicked him.”
At that time, You Qiuqiu had just signed a contract with the company, and a good opportunity came up. You Qiuqiu was very excited under the encouragement of her former agent, Pete. Unexpectedly, not only the investor said something that made her uncomfortable, but also wanted to touch her hands and feet.
Fortunately, You Qiuqiu had been vigilant and escaped, and the incident ended quickly. But Pete told the company that he did not know about it.
“Is there any evidence?” Sheng Shiyun asked and You Qiuqiu shook her head.
“No evidence. I didn’t expect something like that to happen.”
As a college student, the world she saw in her eyes was beautiful. She would never have thought that an ugly corner would appear in front of her suddenly.
Sheng Shiyun frowned and was lost in thought for a moment, until You Qiuqiu stretched out her hand and tugged on his sleeve, “Mr. Sheng, can I not go?”
After You Qiuqiu saw the investor, she knew that she wouldn’t get the role this time. Afterall he still remembered her.
Mr. Sheng said last time that it is better for a girl to think too much than to think too little. He should understand her, right?
Sheng Shiyun looked at You Qiuqiu’s expectant expression and frowned, “You Qiuqiu, you are a mature artist.”
Her selection for the role of director Lu Jiang has been revealed by the media. If You Qiuqiu had not been photographed, it wouldn’t be a big problem, but now… They would say that she’s putting on a show for popularity and intentionally appeared in the hotel where Lu Jiang’s movie audition was happening. An actress who has not yet become famous and has no recognisable work under her name dares to put on airs.
And the path ahead for You Qiuqiu would be more difficult.
You Qiuqiu let go of her hand holding the man’s clothes, and the stars in her eyes dimmed little by little.
“Okay, I understand.”
After all, she has to face it, she can no longer be afraid.
….
After Jiang Tao came back from buying the medicine, the two people in the room had reached an agreement, although both had their own ideas.
At six o’clock in the evening, You Qiuqiu was taken to the dinner room by Sheng Shiyun. Only he went with her and Jiang Tao stayed behind in the room.
You Qiuqiu saw the fat investor. She was still tense. She reached out and touched the things in her bag to make sure that the thing she prepared was still there. Only then You Qiuqiu calmed down a little.
“Qiuqiu, I haven’t seen you in a few years, you are getting brighter.”
And the investors over there quickly reacted and sized up You Qiuqiu.
“President Wang knows our artist?” Sheng Shiyun, who was sitting next to You Qiuqiu, asked amidst the uproar.
“Of course I know. After all, there are not many girls who are so pretty. This is Qiuqiu’s new boss, right? Before it was Mr. Huang.”
Investors began to comment on You Qiuqiu, which seemed to be an evaluation of an actor, with some unwanted comments mixed in.
A group of greasy men who were drinking kept laughing in agreement.
You Qiuqiu felt uncomfortable, but she pressed the contents of her bag.
Let’s just say, every sentence will become evidence in court.
“In fact, women are naturally more relaxed than men. Men have to work hard for their careers, and women only need to please men… A good actress does not necessarily have to be good at filming. What can you do if you are stubborn? Can your stubbornness earn money? Can it be used as food?”
“Be obedient and you’ll get roles, right?”
“You don’t have to pay anything at all.”
Others said, “Who says there is nothing to pay.” Then they started to make uncomfortable remarks, and laughed non-stop.
Investor Wang asked, “Qiuqiu, what do you think?”
Under the watchful eyes of a bunch of greasy men, Qiuqiu’s milky voice sounded.
You Qiuqiu, “Your mom exploded [1]” Thinking that not everyone has a mother, and he is probably an orphan.
The investor was stunned, and the laughter of the other greasy men who laughed abruptly stopped.
You Qiqiu tried to stand up, but was held down by the man sitting next to her.
You Qiuqiu looked at Sheng Shiyun incomprehensibly.
When Mr. Sheng asked her to come to the meeting after hearing her concerns, You Qiuqiu didn’t expect him to help. A capitalist is a capitalist after all, and everyone was just in a cooperative relationship. She wasn’t too naive.
But why should he hold her down.
If he wanted to force her to do something she doesn’t want to do, then at worst she would quit. Think of it as if it was she who fired Sheng Shiyun from the position of being her boss. And she also prepared some ‘gifts’ for Xiao Sheng, timed messages and a basin of water in the hotel. (T/N: She calls him Xiao Sheng as a form of ridicule; and she has prepared a basin of water to pour on him when he return to the hotel room😅)
You Qiuqiu’s words really made the group of people uncomfortable, but watching her boss hold her down, the investor’s expression improved.
Though You Qiuqiu was not smart and didn’t know the affairs of the world, at least her boss was quite aware.
“What are you saying little girl, hurry up and toast to Mr. Wang.” Investor Wang’s lackey responded and shouted to You Qiuqiu.
You Qiuqiu saw that investor Wang getting up and walking towards her.
Was he walking towards her? No, he was heading towards the abyss of the law. (T/N: Qiuqiu is talking about the evidence she is collecting and how he’ll be punished later)
“Just toasting is not enough. Room 211… once you come, the role of the third female lead will be yours. If you don’t come, you’ll find it difficult to survive in this circle.”
As he spoke, he leaned towards You Qiuqiu, reeking wine.
The waiter put the teapot on the table, which contained boiling water that she had specially ordered.
You want to drink, right? Drink some hot water and calm down! You Qiuqiu picked up the teapot and was about to pour water on the investor, but before she could, his bulky body was grabbed and a powerful fist punched him in the face.
*BANG–*
There was a loud bang, the sound of bone hitting flesh.
You Qiuqiu was shocked and let the scalding hot water flow out from the slender outlet of the teapot as it spilled on the tiled floor.
The investor’s fat body was pinned down on the dining table, and the person holding him down was none other than Sheng Shiyun who was sitting next to You Qiuqiu.
Notes:
[1] 你妈炸啦 (pinyin: nǐ mā zhà la ) : Curse word, referenced to Harry Potter where Harry’s aunt asks if he wants to be killed like her mom had gotten herself blown up.
- There is another reference to this where a joke got popularised on weibo: {“Boom!” A loud noise startled Tang Monk . He looked up, pointed at the broken stones for road construction at the foot of the mountain, and said, “Wukong, your mother exploded.”}
T/N: This guy deserves to be hit. A thousand times. Even more than thousand times. How many of you want to meet truck-kun and directly go inside the novel to beat him up? I’m in
Xiao Rong 
Good job President Sheng! A true man!
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