9: Meeting.
Qin Qing originally thought that when Guan Yiyun and the rest debut, he would continue to be their assistant.
However, as the four boys were busy preparing for their debut, Qin Qing was directly transferred from the administrative department to the artist management department as an assistant agent.
There arenât a lot of people in this department. Only three official agents in total. Of the three, one is an assistant, and the other two manage other people. One of them is mainly responsible for the female internet celebrity and a few on the side, while the other was the male agent who was recently responsible for Guan Yiyun and the rest, and also managed a few little acts on the side.
All three of them are very busy and are rarely in the office every day.
Qin Light was transferred over, but not to the female celebrityâs agent, or with Guan Yiyunâs male agent, so there is no work for him, and he is idle.
In the previous life, nothing to do was the same as having no chance to climb up so Qin Qing was anxious to death.
But Itâs different now. He changed jobs and transferred work, the little girl in HR told him that his salary had increased by a few hundred, and his communication and transportation expenses had also increased. He can get off work on time if he has nothing to do and when he gets off work, no one in the department will care. He was relaxed and free.
So after getting off work in the past few days, Qin Qing took the bus to the Penglai vegetable market a little further away.
On one hand, it was to buy groceries and cook something to eat. One canât keep eating breakfast at a roadside stall.
On the other, there was a junior high school and two senior high schools by the vegetable market, so there were many bookstores and second-hand bookstores around.
On Qin Qingâs first day of shopping, he only looked around since he hadnât decided on whether he wanted to go back to school.
The next day he came back a little earlier.  It coincided with the end of the school day and students in school uniforms rushed out of the school gate. With the young and tender-faced youths and the energetic atmosphere for learning, the feelings in Qin Qingâs heart completely changed.
When he entered the bookstore again, he was no longer aimless. He fixated on a few bookshelves and began to flip through the books. He stood from there until ninety oâclock at night.
When he went back home that day, he was carrying a bag filled with a few second-hand books heâd bought, as well as pens, rulers, and papers.
His heart was also filled to the brim.
ââSince his life was starting again, then letâs try a completely different path.
In the following days, Qin Qing began to take time to read. He did not make a schedule because after all, he was still at work. Although there was no one in the office every day, he was not sure when he would have work one day.
Anyway, he can read a little bit. If there is no one in the office, he will flip through the books. He will also get off early from work so that he can read for a few hours at night.
Xie Lei, who was far away in his hometown of C City, helped a lot after knowing that he wanted to go back and take the university entrance exams.
Xie Lei: âI secretly went to find Old Ding! â Old Ding was Qin Qingâs former homeroom teacher, âHe said that your school registration is still with the school. â
Xie Lei: âDonât worry, I told him that you are only temporarily away and you will come back for the university entrance examination. Guess what, I almost made Old Ding cry. â
Only then did Qin Qing know that the school had been trying to get him to come back to school. They hadnât given up on him and had been holding on to his student registration.
And with his student registration, he can participate in the university entrance examination normally.
Qin Qing lightly replied that it was him who should cry.
It turned out that in this very world, there are so many people who had not given up on him, and there are so many people who cared about him. In the previous life, why did he have to suffer from paranoia and be so stubborn, effectively obstructing so much goodwill?
And in the face of those kindnesses today, Qin Qing has nothing to return, and can only say thank you first.
âDonât just thank me, do something for me too. â Xie Lei said on the phone, âYou started work some time ago, and I was embarrassed to look for you. Now that you have decided to take the university entrance examination and you have to study again, Itâs finally convenient for me to ask.â â
Xie Lei: âThere is this chemistry problemâ¦â
Qin Qing was finally able to openly evade him: âTo tell you the truth, I havenât been in class for a while and have returned what I learned before to the teacherâ
Xie Lei: ââ¦â
This was actually true. Qin Qing had already forgotten all those schoolwork earlier on.
Not only did he forget his schoolwork, but he didnât even remember how to take the exam.
Taking advantage of the time when he wasnât working, he spent two days in the company reading. His linguistics were okay, but what of mathematics, physics and chemistry formulas and equationsââ
Qin Qing was almost crying in his heart: Where did you come from~ my friend~
He doesnât know any friends for either Math or science but the friend who likes to sing and dance all the time is the one who likes to brush their sense of existence from time to time.
Guan Yiyun has been sending messages to check up on him recently.
ââYouâre in the company? You didnât go anywhere?
ââI heard you got transferred? Have you seen any strange people recently?
ââ If you donât like your new job, you have to tell me.
Qin Qing sighed that this young master was really energetic. He was busy preparing to debut yet he still had time to care about him.
It is evident that there isnât enough work.
On this day, there was finally someone in the office.
The visitor was a man in his thirties. He wore a suit and tie and had a smooth and glossy big back.
He swaggered into the office with his hands in his trouser pockets, walked towards Qin Qingâs desk, and looked at him with scrutiny.
Qin Qing had put away the book he was reading and stood up.
Big back: âQin Qing? â
Qin Qing: âThatâs me. â
The big back nodded: âWell, youâll follow me from now on. â After speaking, he turned and walked out.
Qin Qing blinked and raised his steps to follow.
Big back walked quickly, but was unflustered and spoke imposingly. Without turning his head or looking back at Qin Qing, he said: âYou should follow me closely for a few days, watch carefully and pay attention to everything that you see. In the future, it may be the work that youâll have to do. â
After speaking, he said, âMy name isâ¦â
Qin Qing said deep in his heart: Xiang Xun.
This big back is called Xiang Xun.
Xiang Xun was a well-known agent in the circle that has managed many big celebrities.
Qin Qing knew this man in his last life and had some dealings with him, but they werenât familiar.
Because the two of them took different routes-Xiang Xun is a professional agent without a company. He solely focuses on bringing up artists and each artist will sign a contract for one to two years. Even though they wonât cooperate for long, because of his excellent skills, there are many artists who take the initiative to find him, and the commission rate is extremely high.
Although Qin Qing is also responsible for brokerage affairs, he is not bound to the artists individually. He still focuses more on the company.
He has brought up artists, has promoted celebrities, and had also gotten involved in the production of several film and television dramas.
The last time the two of them met in the previous life was at a dinner party. At that time, Qin Qing had already made a name for himself but in Xiang Xunâs eyes, it was not even remotely significant.
Why did they meet so early in this life?
The company has changed owners but surprisingly thereâs a relationship with Xiang Xun?
Why would Xiang Xun suddenly take him?
Qin Qing was confused.
With this confusion, the two of them took the elevator downstairs together.
There was a car parked just outside the elevator on the ground floor, and the driver is idly waiting.
Qin Qing was originally going to seat in the co-drivers side but was called to the back seat by Xiang Xun.
After getting in, Xiang Xun propped up his leg in the spacious car and asked Qin Qing, âYouâre Single? â
What?
Qin Qing felt perplexed by this question and paused before replying, âYes. â
Xiang Xun nodded his head.
Qin Qing thought to himself that todayâs Xiang Xun was different from his usual demeanor.
Coming to ask whether he was single?
How could he have known that Xiang Xun, who was sitting beside him was also silently cursing himself in his heart.
This type of question? This type of question! Boss Su had the nerve to make him ask!
Heartless! Inhuman!
After silently cursing, Xiang Xun quietly observed the boy beside him in the residual light.
Heâs really good-looking, tall and thin, with a clean temperament.
He didnât talk much, was very quiet, and wasnât curiously looking around in the car.
Xiang Xun: How could this boy just happen to run into boss Su?
It was really just by chance.
First, there were Guan Yiyunâs continuous messages.
Then a chance meeting at a second-hand bookstore during an early morning run after 6 oâclock.
There was also a time in front of the community iron gate when Qin Qing swiped his card to enter the door. Su Zhihe was wearing a hat and mask and because he didnât bring his card, had to quickly catch up to the door. Seeing that the door was about to close, Qin Qing had turned and stretched out his hand to stop the door.
Su Zhihe stretched out his hand and helped push the door. He lowered his head and with his voice muffled by his mask said: âThank you. â
Qin Qing: âItâs okay. â
Xiang Xun: Itâs simply like a sheep caught in a tigerâs mouth.
Forty minutes later, the car stopped beside a recording studio.
Xiang Xun got out of the car and said as he walked inside: âDonât talk carelessly when you go inside. Keep what you see in your heart and keep your mouth shut.â
Upstairs turned out to be in the middle of recording a special interview.
There were many people in the room. There were staff members interviewing over on one side as well as people surrounding the artists and among them were several well-known artists.
Qin Qing was very familiar with this type of environment and after walking in, he didnât feel out of place or nervous but simply kept following Xiang Xun.
People greeted Xiang Xun, but didnât say a word when they saw him. When someone looked at him, he just politely glanced back and didnât make any extra movement.
After Xiang Xun greeted the people who said hello, upon glancing back at Qin Qing, he was slightly surprised to find that the young boy was not flustered and adapted well to the environment.
At this time, the person in charge of this interview came over to say hello.
âItâs almost done. â
Xiang Xun retracted his gaze and talked to the other party.
Xiang Xun: âHowâs the interview going? â
âItâs okay,â the other party laughed helplessly, âItâs moderate. â
Xiang Xun slapped on sloppy eyes: âYou know him, if he doesnât want to, you canât dig anything out of his mouth. â
The other party sighed, raised his gaze, and saw Qin Qing: âWho is this? â
Xiang Xun: âOh, new assistant. â
The other party looked at Qin Qing, his eyes lit up: âSo handsome. â
Xiang Xun gestured to Qin Qing: âManager Ou of Yangtze Weekly.â
Qin Qing nodded: âHello, Manager Ou. â
After the simple greeting, there was nothing else for Qin Qing to do, so Xiang Xun and Manager Ou continued talking by themselves.
Qin Qing used to be like Xiang Xun before. He also socialized a lot and had to know everyone.
Now that heâs an ordinary assistant who stands behind a big agent, he doesnât have to talk and feels comfortable and relieved.
He also calculated in his heart that there should be no way to get home on time today. He wonât be able to study today and has to postpone the practice questions.
At this time, a door in the room opened and someone shouted, âItâs over. â
Qin Qing stopped musing and raised his gaze.
He was slightly startled when he saw the person at the head of the group clearly.
Su Zhihe?
The big actor who he had never met in his previous life?
As soon as Su Zhihe came out, Xiang Xun greeted him and walked a few steps before turning his head to look at Qin Qing who remained motionless: âWhat are you standing still for? Water! â
Qin Qing returned to his senses, grabbed the water that was recently taken from the car, and walked over.
Qin Qing was still a little stunned as he walked over and to stand in front of the familiar and yet, unfamiliar face. He couldnât react but his body subconsciously moved by quietly removing the circle plastic wrapper on the mineral water bottle and handing it over.
Xiang Xun: Hmmm!? Â So he also knew that they were spokespeople for another brand of drinks that were slightly similar, so he was attentive enough to remove the label from the drink for them?
Without being taught, he can understand this very well?
This kid is really not simple.
Su Zhihe raised his hand to take the water and while his lips held a smile, his gaze fell on the face of the boy in front of him: âNot bad. â
Not bad?
Whatâs not bad?
Qin Qing raised his gaze.
The smile on Su Zhiheâs lips stretched wider. Uncapping the bottle and lifting it up, he explained unnecessarily: âI meant the water. â
ââ¦â¦â
Qin Qing felt that something was strange, but he couldnât pinpoint where. A moment later, he said, âOh. â
Nearby, Xiang Xun, who knew the real story: Bullshit itâs water! This is clearly talking about a person!
Boss Su! For the first time meeting him, could you be much less flirty?!