Chapter 80: Feeding Herself Candy Whenever She Wants

If she and Qin Shiyue act in this drama together, Director Zhang Zexun will surely be unhappy. She had already seen signs of this when they met last time. It’s crucial to persuade and appease the director. After all, Zhang Zexun is one of the top famous directors in the country. There may be chances to work together in the future. Lin Qingyi doesn’t want to offend him. Also, considering Zhang Zexun’s past kindness in recognizing her talent, she felt it was both morally and logically necessary to try her best to minimize Director Zhang’s resistance to Qin Shiyue joining the cast.

She needs to apologize to Zhang Zexun. This is the bare minimum.

Lin Qingyi took the initiative to invite Zhang Zexun to dinner without telling Qin Shiyue. She didn’t want her to feel burdened. Since she decided to act with Qin Shiyue, they are one body now. There’s no need to waste energy on unnecessary emotions.

In just a few days, this was already the third time Lin Qingyi met Zhang Zexun.

Director Zhang was all smiles today, unlike the  fake politeness he displayed last time. His mood seemed good.

Lin Qingyi understands his temper. He cares a lot about his work and reputation. He also has a temper. Capital interfering with casting shouldn’t be digested and accepted so fast.

His good mood was a bit abnormal.

Lin Qingyi thought, could it be that Qin Shilan has the ability to settle Zhang Zexun? If that’s true, this future big sister-in-law really has heaven-reaching ability.

No matter the reason, Director Zhang’s good mood isn’t a bad thing. When people are in a good mood, they’re easier to talk to.

Lin Qingyi first apologized for leaking the news to her pillow person. Then she apologized for Qin Shiyue wanting to act as the female lead. Finally, she got to the point and said many good words for Qin Shiyue.

Zhang Zexun didn’t interrupt. He listened with a smile.

Halfway through, Lin Qingyi felt something was wrong.

“Director Zhang…” This wasn’t the attitude he should have. Lin Qingyi stopped talking.

“She wanted to act in this drama, you didn’t know. She doesn’t want to act anymore, you also don’t know. You young couple are really interesting.” Zhang Zexun is a smart man. He roughly guessed the whole story.

“She doesn’t want to act anymore?” Lin Qingyi thought Qin Shiyue just said that but didn't really mean it. She didn’t expect Qin Shiyue really planned not to act.

“President Qin’s side has already withdrawn. Your beautiful girlfriend has confirmed she won’t act. Yang Yun has already signed. Only your side is left. I brought the contract today.” Fearing that the long night is fraught with dreams*, Zhang Zexun felt it’s better to settle it quickly, in case more branches grow out of the knot**.

*any delays will cause problem

**unexpected troubles

Lin Qingyi looked at the contract he took out. Her mood was complicated. At this moment, she couldn’t bring herself to sign her name. She knows the words she said to Qin Shiyue hurt her. Even if she coaxed her back, it doesn’t mean she truly doesn’t care.

Seeing her hesitate, Zhang Zexun’s heart tightened. Would Lin Qingyi not sign because of Qin Shiyue? In this age group, there aren’t many actresses with good acting skills. Lin Qingyi is already the best among them. Yang Yun’s acting is barely on par with her. If Lin Qingyi doesn’t act, the quality of this drama will drop a lot. It may not be much better than letting Lin Qingyi and Qin Shiyue act together. Before, when he thought Qin Shiyue would act, he had prepared for the worst. That was to change the script, increase Lin Qingyi’s scenes, and reduce Qin Shiyue’s scenes. With Lin Qingyi’s outstanding performance, he could make up for Qin Shiyue’s shortcomings.

“Do you have any other questions?” Zhang Zexun asked.

“No problem. I’ll take the contract first. Tomorrow I’ll have Bai Wenxi personally send it to you.” Lin Qingyi had no reason to refuse. But her heart was a little uneasy. She pushed it one day later. She would sort out her mindset before signing.

“It’s good to read the clauses clearly. If there are problems, we’ll discuss again.” Hearing this, Zhang Zexun felt more relieved. He believes Lin Qingyi won’t miss such a good chance.

This meal was quite pleasant.

Qin Shiyue cried too badly yesterday. Today her eyes were still sore and swollen. Compared with usual, her face value wasn’t good to look at. She could only hide at home. After scrolling her phone for a while, she felt her swollen eyes, like injured-disabled person eyes, hurt a lot. She threw the phone aside and closed her eyes to play music. It was the song she and Lin Qingyi sang together on stage on New Year’s Eve. She downloaded it to her phone. From time to time she listens and watches, feeding herself candy whenever she wants.

Last night when Lin Qingyi was taking a shower, Qin Shiyue sent messages to Fang Xinhua and Qin Shilan, saying she would quit the movie.

Lin Qingyi went out at noon. She said an old friend who came back from abroad invited her to eat. Their friendship is very good and she couldn’t refuse, so she went.

They made up, but Qin Shiyue was more clingy now. She didn’t want Lin Qingyi to go. She wanted her to stay home and keep her company. After all, there weren’t many days left before Lin Qingyi would join the crew at the end of the month. But she felt embarrassed to ask her to stay. It would seem she’s not sensible. After yesterday, Qin Shiyue decided to be a sensible lover.

Qin Shiyue kept checking the time. She still hadn’t come back. They were only apart for two hours, and it was already hard to endure. Thinking about being apart for several months during filming, she couldn’t imagine it. At the same time, she couldn’t help thinking of what Lin Qingyi said yesterday. She hated her own incompetence again. When Lin Qingyi goes to film, she must also work hard. Even if she can’t catch up to Lin Qingyi, she must not fall too far behind.

So Qin Shiyue, who was lying on the sofa, suddenly turned over. She picked up her phone again and found Fang Xinhua.

“What dramas have invited me recently? Send them all to me. I’ll choose.” Qin Shiyue sent a voice message. Her Lin Qingyi said before that she would help her choose scripts.

Source: https://www.jjwxc.net/onebook.php?novelid=5821232
This translation was originally posted on https://love4baihe.blogspot.com

In less than five minutes, Fang Xinhua sent all current acting projects. Fang Xinhua thought, compared to drama offers, Baby Qin'er has more variety show invitations. The pay isn’t lower than film pay. Some variety shows are quite easy. They’re not as tiring as filming. She doesn’t know if influenced by Lin Qingyi, but she feels Baby Qin'er now seems more willing to film and be an actress, not take the traffic star route like before. Fang Xinhua doesn’t know if this is a good thing for her. Taking the traffic route, Baby can walk easily. If she becomes an actress, it may not be so easy. Baby Qin'er is 28 years old now. After New Year, she’ll soon be 29. She’s not young anymore. Maybe transforming isn’t a bad thing.

Forget it. Fang Xinhua didn’t think more. Anyway, how to choose is up to Baby Qin'er. Now she also has Queen Lin to give her advice. She can worry less.

Qin Shiyue opened her email. She found she’s probably really popular recently. There were quite many drama offers. But looking at the script names, she knew they were all Mary Sue bad scripts. She picked one with a relatively normal name. But the dense words made her eyes hurt. Of course, her eyes were already sore. Now they hurt even more.

At this time, Lin Qingyi came back. She saw Qin Shiyue curled on the sofa looking at her phone. She didn’t even notice she came back.

Lin Qingyi took off her shoes and walked in, and sat close beside Qin Shiyue.

The person she likes came back. Qin Shiyue threw her phone and hugged Lin Qingyi, full of joy.

“Don’t your eyes hurt when looking at your phone?" Lin Qingyi lightly patted Qin Shiyue’s thigh. Her eyes were still swollen like peaches, yet she was already scrolling her phone. How stubborn.

“I’m not playing with my phone. I’m choosing scripts,” Qin Shiyue answered with great ambition.

Author’s Note:

Qin Shiyue: Career woman 1% progress bar.

Lin Qingyi: Love brain 5% progress bar.

Red envelopes will be randomly dropped!