Chapter 409

Early morning, starting with a sweet kiss.

"Muaヽ(* ?з`*)ノ! Good morning! My dear baby bear!"

The alarm clock woke [Qin Wei] up, and she hugged the little bear and gave it a hard kiss.

Waking up used to be like going to her death, but today she was happily bubbly.

In the glass cabinet in her room, there were so many cute little ones, and every one of them was smiling at her.

[Qiao Sixiao] pushed open the door of [Qin Wei]'s room:

"[Qin Wei] get up quickly, today I have to go shoot a promotional video, come with me and I'll give you a ride."

"Can you say something auspicious this early in the morning?"

[Qiao Sixiao] ruined [Qin Wei]'s good mood.

After brushing her teeth and washing her face, [Qin Wei] went to make breakfast. When she came out with the plates, [Qiao Sixiao] had just come out of the bedroom too. As a reward for her breakfast, [Qiao Sixiao] put the little bear on the sofa for her.

While eating, she opened the news on her phone. The first headline was discussing the ratings for "Star Combustion" on Douban.com.

"Star Combustion" rating: 6.6

"Counterattack" rating: 7.9

Concurrent overseas dramas were uniformly above 8 points.

Seeing [Qin Wei] look so calm, [Qiao Sixiao] was afraid she would feel downhearted, so she said:

"6.6 is a passing rating for a TV series, which means our drama is average.

Domestic dramas have always had a mediocre reputation on Douban because the main audience there watches overseas dramas, so overseas dramas have an advantage - no matter how bad they are filmed, their baseline is 8 points. So don't take it too seriously."

[Qin Wei] nodded:

"I care more about the viewership ratings. After all, Xiao Tang said earlier that breaking a certain number would mean extra bonuses!"

[Qiao Sixiao] couldn't help but laugh out loud directly:

"And what does your pay have to do with bonuses? Xiao Tang...why do you always call that kid Xiao Tang...nevermind, that's not a bonus, it's a dividend for the investors..."

Speaking of this, they both had a moment's pause, thinking of how the money they worked so hard to earn would eventually go to her mom after their pay...

"It'll get better in the future..." [Qin Wei] muttered softly.

[Qiao Sixiao] patted her on the head, speaking kindly to comfort her:

"Don't worry my dear, of course it will!"

...

Xiao Wang sat in the passenger seat telling [Qiao Sixiao] today's schedule, while stealing glances at the rearview mirror from time to time.

It was fine for the silly cutie pie to catch a ride with them today...

But wasn't she going to school??

Why was she still hugging that bear??

"When are you going to stop hugging it..."

What a coincidence, [Qiao Sixiao] also couldn't stand her childish behavior.

[Qin Wei] selectively ignored her words, playing on her phone while hugging her bear and not letting go.

Fortunately when they arrived at the school she got off, leaving the bear in the car.

She was quite safety conscious, remembering to buckle the bear's seatbelt before leaving.

Xiao Wang: "......"

"[Xiao Wang], remember to pick up [Qin Wei] in the afternoon. [Qin Hongdou] gets out of kindergarten at 4pm, you need to make sure [Qin Wei] is at the kindergarten door before then."

After [Qiao Sixiao] finished speaking, Xiao Wang acknowledged first, then felt something was off, so he asked [Qiao Sixiao]:

"Shouldn't Li Liang and the others go?"

[Qiao Sixiao] sighed, looking at Xiao Wang like he was an idiot:

"Wang Dongdong, are you really expecting [Qin Wei] to pick up the child? Would He Hong let her take the child away?

It's just to make it look like she's going, then you and Assistant Liu will take him home together. Use your brain, whose child is Hongdou?

Also, don't touch her bear, she'll flip out in seconds."

...

[Xiao Wang's Diary: I signed up for a master class in emotional quotient management online for 4,999 yuan.]

...

By mid term, everyone at school was busy. Some people had exams to deal with, some had exams and internships to juggle.

The freshmen who went to intern on the crew of "Skirmish" also started getting busy. Pre-production work had already begun, and some students had already joined the crew and applied to postpone courses they couldn't attend until next semester.

So when [Qin Wei] came to class today for ideological and political education, only half the people were there. The class was very boring for most students, even Shen Qingqing was nodding off. Only [Qin Wei] was listening attentively and taking careful notes.

Awareness is something that needs constant learning and effort to improve.

"Weiwei, haven't seen you for so long, want to go out for a meal together?"

Finally class was over. There was only one class in the afternoon. As [Qin Wei] packed up her things, she heard Shen Qingqing's invitation.

"Can't today, I have to go pick up Hongdou from school."

Shen Qingqing looked expectant:

"Then I'll go with you!"

[Qin Wei] shook her head: "Hongdou is jealous, she'll be upset if she sees you with me."

Shen Qingqing felt extremely disappointed. She hadn't seen [Qin Wei] for many days, but she didn't have time to hang out.

Often when there's no opportunity, you have to make one.

So Shen Qingqing looked at the trending news on her phone -

【Movie Skirmish: #MovieSkirmish official announcement# Character unlock - Zhao Yu (@[Qin Wei]_Vivian cast)】

No pictures or description, just announcing that this role had been confirmed and there was no need to compete for it anymore.

But the comments were very controversial -

【Although it's fictional, there should still be basic logic, right? When casting was announced to the public, Zhao Yu was the martial arts lead, can't China's movie industry find a female martial artist instead of using a vase/flower pot (someone cast just for looks)?】

【Some things make more sense when connected - let me explain:

[Qin Wei] and An Xing terminated their contract, outwardly the boss gave up on [Qin Wei], but actually [Qin Wei] thought An Xing's tree was too small (company wasn't big enough for her).

Then there was the Bai Ying Awards incident not long ago. You all thought [Qin Wei] was cozying up to Huanyi's #1 actress, even willing to curry favor with her, but actually she bribed the director to warn [Qiao Sixiao] not to compete with her for roles.

Otherwise why would [Qiao Sixiao] explicitly state in interviews that she had no intention to act in movies, and even glance at [Qin Wei]? From a psychological perspective, [Qiao Sixiao] should have concerns, but with her status plus the new title of TV Queen, she shouldn't fear [Qin Wei]. Clearly she's afraid of the backer behind [Qin Wei].

So we can deduce that [Qin Wei] has climbed up to an even bigger backer, likely the boss of a large entertainment agency.】

【Similar to my guess. There have been many people eyeing this movie "Skirmish" since before filming even started, competition is so intense, there are so many quality actors, yet such a good role like Zhao Yu just so happened to go to qw (Qin Wei). What virtues or abilities does she have?

Must have cajoled the backers and they invested money to stuff her into the crew!】

【Maybe the director exploited her?】

【*sigh* With such good looks she could do anything, why does she have to debase herself like this... Roles obtained by selling her body, if she can't act them well she'll still be scolded.】

【What else can she do? Barely recognizes a few words, no culture whatsoever. As if she hasn't already done enough of this kind of thing to get popular.】

【Director [Yuan Xintong]: Uhhh...you guys don't know the director Yuan Xintong of this movie is her professional course teacher...and her school is also participating in the production...she's also not quite what you imagine...and and...I didn't exploit her...】

【Ah the director came out to refute rumors, thanks Director Yuan for speaking up for our sister】

【Mentally ill people also say they're not sick, murderers also say they didn't kill, corrupt officials also say they were wrongly accused. If she says herself there's nothing, can that be believed?】

【Legal ignorance is not an excuse for your groundless accusations. The one who raises doubts should provide proof, spreading rumors is against the law, please be aware. 】