Chapter 843 - 833: Damn, He Pulled It Off
Chapter 843: Chapter 833: Damn, He Pulled It Off
"Captain Zhao, if I were you, I couldn’t stand it. Who does he think he is, daring to play the role of the head of the criminal investigation team? I think this is a provocation and dissatisfaction towards you as his mentor.
Just tell me, does he have your charisma? Does he have your style that’s been tempered over time? Does he have your years of experience?
Clearly, he doesn’t!
He just wants to use this role to express his dissatisfaction from working under you for so many years. After all, he hasn’t learned acting, so how can he play this role of the head of the criminal investigation team? Isn’t he using you as reference?
If he performs well, that’s all good. But if he doesn’t, doesn’t that mean he’s implying you’re like that usually?"
In the afternoon, Su Qing went to the East City Public Security Bureau, spicing things up right away. Anyway, Du Qiang is still in the crew and can’t come back, so whatever he says goes, right?
He just asked Director Liao to arrange a bit role for Du Qiang, but unexpectedly, he got promoted in the drama, which really made him jealous.
If he had known there were roles with high seniority, high positions, and high prestige, even as a bit role, he would’ve tried.
After all, we can’t wear police uniforms in real life; can’t we at least wear them in the drama? Not just wear them, I want to be an official.
"Wow, old Zhao, this young man Xiao Qiang is really ambitious, thanks to your good mentorship," Lin Chengcai said, sipping water from his thermos cup and smiling.
Upon hearing this, old Zhao was somewhat pensive. In the end, a sister knows her brother best.
"Are you jealous, so you came here especially to complain?" Li Zijun said, sitting on the sofa with a ’stop pretending’ expression and crossed legs.
Su Qing: ...
"How... how could that be? Am I that kind of person? I just think Qiang is getting ahead of himself!"
Upon hearing this, Li Zijun chuckled lightly, "Your little schemes can’t fool me. You’re really jealous, go talk to the director yourself. You’re the investor in this crew, aren’t you? I think you’re just here to stir things up and hope Captain Zhao deals with Du Qiang."
As soon as she spoke, the narrator naturally appeared.
[The plan to sow discord failed but also succeeded, Zhao Minghui has started paying attention to Du Qiang. If Du Qiang doesn’t perform well, he might get thoroughly trained by his mentor.]
Indeed, in the next second, old Zhao said, "Go ahead, anyways he’s useless here now, but what little Su said makes sense. If he performs poorly, I’ll deal with him later."
In response, Su Qing gave a thumbs up, affirming old Zhao’s behavior. As long as it causes trouble for Du Qiang, he’s happy.
"By the way, Captain Lin, why haven’t we seen you much lately?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Chengcai couldn’t help but laugh, while Li Zijun spat and said, "You’ve been gone for over a month, how can you see anyone?"
"Not really. Recently, I’ve applied to change my shift hours, working daylight. Unless there’s something special, I won’t be doing night shifts!" Lin Chengcai explained.
"Yeah, Lao Lin’s kid is just a few months old, now he works during the day and has to look after the child at night, it’s tough," Zhao Minghui explained.
Upon hearing this, Su Qing suddenly understood. Turns out Lin Chengcai is someone who cares for his wife.
Luckily he’s a squad leader, so he has some power. Regular officers don’t get this treatment.
Thus, without making a sound, the crew of ’The Suspense’ completed its opening ceremony in Jiang City and moved into the shooting phase.
At 5 pm, Su Qing picked up Shen Yi after work and went directly back to Jiangming District.
Regardless of anything else, his mom Zhou Hui was quite happy, chatting a lot with Shen Yi, making them seem like close relatives.
They’ve already planned to meet up next month on the 15th, where both families would meet and settle things for the two.
Honestly, when they heard this news, neither he nor Shen Yi was even a bit surprised. After all, with the situation on both sides, their parents wouldn’t give them too much time.
Moreover, he and Shen Yi had already agreed to let their parents handle this matter; they’d just show up when called.
So when his mom Zhou Hui announced the news, the two merely nodded, indicating they had no objections.
It’s just an engagement, not an immediate marriage. Besides, the two are essentially already living like a married couple, having been cohabiting for several months.
Their habits have almost fully adjusted, so marriage is just a formality unless they plan on having a child.
However, Su Qing and Shen Yi have discussed that even if they marry, they don’t intend to have children right away, so this news didn’t faze them.
They stayed at his home until 9 pm. Amid his mom Zhou Hui’s reluctant farewells, they drove back to their own place.
Time swiftly passed, bringing them to the end of the month.
During these days, Tang Nan’s crew has gotten on track, and there’s buzz online from passersby that Tang Nan appeared in Jiang City, suggesting she’s possibly filming a new drama.
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I have to say, celebrities are truly celebrities. In just a few days, passersby have already spread the news.
During this time, he visited the set again. Du Qiang was very much addicted to guiding the crew, and Tang Nan invited him for a gathering at night, but he refused.
He knows the director, there’s no need to know the actors.
The landlady’s shop is thriving. Shen Yi has already started acting as a behind-the-scenes promoter, inviting influencers to visit and boost its popularity.
After all, it’s not a restaurant. This club caters mostly to women, and just relying on the mascot dog inside is starting to become insufficient.
It’s not that the popularity has dropped, but the dog can’t keep up. Dogs need rest, too.
Besides, the mascot, Da Huang, has joined the crew, playing a police dog. Rumor has it this was the director’s idea, and Su Qing doesn’t mind.
It’s just the dog walker changed from the landlady to Tang Nan and the whole crew. It doesn’t matter who walks the dog.
"So... President Shen just let you off like that? Be honest, does President Shen have some kind of hold over you?"
In the company, planning department, Su Qing unusually did not visit the PR department or Shen Yi’s office today. Instead, he sat near his old station next to Wolong and Fengchu.
"What do you mean ’she has some hold’? Can’t it be that Xiao Yi is just considerate?"
Facing Sun Mumu’s question, Su Qing couldn’t help but roll her eyes and spat.
While talking, he was constantly sliding the mouse, checking the current status of "Life-changing Matters".
As expected, the daily box office has started to decline, now barely 10 to 20 million a day.
However, the total box office has already reached over 1.5 billion. By the end of the month, it would easily hit 1.6 or 1.7 billion.
As for "Demon Capital Fortress", there’s hardly any recent discussion on it, even though it’s not off the shelves yet, all traces of its popularity are gone.
After missing its peak, even fewer people are criticizing it now.
Director Wang Jiang has been laughing nonstop these days, insisting on a meal after the film goes off the shelves. Su Qing just smilingly brushed it off, neither agreeing nor rejecting.
After the last incident, Su Qing has quietly made up his mind: It’s okay to collaborate and make money, but other matters are unnecessary. A gentlemanly friendship is as light as water, no need for deeper exchanges.
"Ehh~~~ Xiao Yi, you’re so cheesy!" Sun Mumu shivered and spoke disdainfully.
Su Qing: ???
"What else should I call her if not Xiao Yi? Should I, like you, call her President Shen?"
Occasionally calling her President Shen is fine, just like Shen Yi sometimes calls him Grandpa Su, Officer Su, Dad... cough cough, it’s just some odd nicknames. But if it’s always that, then there’s a problem; there should be affectionate names between couples.
Hearing this, Sun Mumu was momentarily speechless but still stubbornly retorted, "Miaomiao and Xiao Wang aren’t as corny as you two, and besides, President Shen is older than you; how can you be so shameless?"
Su Qing was about to respond when suddenly the office door opened, Shen Yi beckoned to him, "Brother, come in, there’s something!"
With Shen Yi’s words, everyone in the office stopped their work and looked over, faces full of gossip curiosity.
Su Qing: ...
Facing everyone’s gaze, Su Qing swallowed nervously, quickly stood up and pushed Shen Yi back inside, closing the door behind him.
With a bang, the planning team suddenly became like students whose homeroom teacher left.
"Wow, President Shen is so sweet, I want~"
"I feel the same, I, a woman, am starting to envy President Su, it’s despicable. Am I turning?"
"By the way, I came to work, but I feel like I’m watching an office sweet romance idol drama!"
Sun Mumu: "Tsk~ Despicable, he fooled everyone!"
Lin Miaomiao: "Don’t you think President Shen and Su Qing are quite similar? They seem like they’re taught by the same master, even their actions are the same!"
Hearing this, Sun Mumu was taken aback, but recalling carefully, she found it true. Whether it’s Su Qing’s way of addressing Shen Yi, or President Shen calling Su Qing brother, they indeed seem cut from the same mold.
Recently, employees in the company are no longer surprised by President Shen personally delivering sweet dog food to employees, especially people in the planning department.
"Cough cough, quiet down, have you finished your work? If not, shall we do some overtime today?" Feng Yan loudly slapped the table, lightly threatening, which made everyone quickly shut up.
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