Lin Luoqing called Shi Zheng once he finished his call with Wu Xinyuan.
He smiled and asked Shi Zheng, “Brother Zheng, I have a good job here. Do you want to try it?”
Shi Zheng had been busy until a few days ago. At this time, he finally had time to follow the drama. He had just opened Radiance and watched two episodes when he received the call.
He trusted Lin Luoqing’s vision very much. Besides, with Lin Luoqing’s current fame, the crew looking for him should be very good. Therefore, Shi Zheng paused Radiance and asked him, “Is it a drama or a movie?”
“A movie,” Lin Luoqing said. “This director isn’t famous but don’t worry. I have watched his previous works and the directing level is very good. In addition, the script this time is excellent and reliable. Therefore, I wanted to invite you as well.”
“Okay.” Shi Zheng said quickly. “Since you are so optimistic about it, I will also believe in him. Give me the time frame when it will start filming and I will talk to my agent.”
“It is in October and November. There is Xingyi’s investment in this movie so your salary might be lower,” Lin Luoqing said hesitantly.
Shi Zheng laughed and teased him, “The movie is invested by the company then I have to support it even more. Otherwise, won’t I be giving the boss no face?”
Lin Luoqing was a bit embarrassed by his words. “You might have to play a supporting role.”
“No problem. With your current fame, it isn’t appropriate for me to play the protagonist over you. It is too arrogant.”
“It isn’t inappropriate,” Lin Luoqing hurriedly said, “Brother Zheng, your acting skills are good and you should also play the protagonist. However, I have already agreed to play it this time and it isn’t good to change it. So wait a bit. When Director Yu is cooperating with the company next time then you can play his protagonist.”
“It seems that this Director Yu likes you very much since he has signed several cooperations with you.”
“He is a great director,” Lin Luoqing said without hesitation. “Brother Zheng, you will definitely like it if you see his works.”
“Okay, I’m looking forward to it,” Shi Zheng replied. He also became a bit curious about this director he had never met.
He also wanted to see a person that Lin Luoqing appreciated so much.
Fortunately, they would be able to meet soon.
Lin Luoqing saw that he agreed and silently sighed with relief.
He didn’t want to affect Yu Jiayou’s starlight so he wanted to guarantee the honor of Return to Jade to the greatest extent. Inviting the future Best Actor Shi Zheng to participate would undoubtedly give this movie another layer of insurance.
Besides, if Return to Jade really won awards this time as he expected then Shi Zheng’s participation in such a movie was also a good thing for him.
At the same time, this gave Shi Zheng a chance to get to know Yu Jiayou. When it came time for Yu Jiayou to choose actors to work with in the future, he might choose Shi Zheng. This was an opportunity for both of them.
Lin Luoqing finished negotiating with Shi Zheng and went to contact Su Tong.
Su Tong was really busy compared to Shi Zheng.
“I would like to agree with you but I have no room in my schedule,” Su Tong said helplessly. “My schedule has been booked from summer to the end of this year. I’m really not available. If your movie starts next year then I could free up time for you. However, if it is in one or two months then I really don’t have the time.”
Lin Luoqing had also thought about this situation before so he wasn’t shocked. “Yes, wait until next time and I’ll find a way to let you cooperate with him. By the way, this director is called Yu Jiayou. Yuxiao said that you might know him. Do you know him?”
Su Tong thought for a while. “I heard this name but I don’t know him. Is he in the same circle as us?”
“Yes.”
“Then I know. I’ll inquire another day.”
“Okay.”
In fact, it worked out well that Su Tong didn’t participate this time. Lin Luoqing thought about it and said, “The protagonist of this movie has been set as me and the rest are supporting roles. You are a top artist and we are about the same age. It is really inappropriate if you act as a supporting role to me. So wait until next time. Once he has a new work, the two of you can cooperate.”
Su Tong didn’t force this type of thing. “Let’s talk about it when the time comes.”
“No,” Lin Luoqing said firmly. “Your movie market isn’t open so you must cooperate with him.”
“You think so highly of him?” Su Tong was surprised. “Is Yu Jiayou so capable?”
“If not, would I let you cooperate with him?”
Su Tong listened to his words and laughed.
He felt that Lin Luoqing was very amazing and thoughtful.
When they first met, Lin Luoqing told him that his popularity had reached its peak and he needed to explore the movie market to open up a wider path to himself. Xingyi would choose the right movie for him based on his popularity.
At that time, he thought that Lin Luoqing was just drawing a big cake. He felt that Lin Luoqing’s cake drawing skills were good, so he affirmed Lin Luoqing and was moved by the cake he painted. However, he actually didn’t take it seriously.
A boss always talked a lot when trying to retain employees. Just listen to it and it wouldn’t be a loss if it really happened. In addition, Lin Luoqing was the newly appointed CEO and he was so young. He had to face a lot of problems. How could he have time to manage Su Tong?
Then he found that Lin Luoqing was very serious about helping him bake this cake.
He took the initiative to tell Su Tong about the opportunity to audition for ‘All the Way to the West’ and asked him to audition too. Later, he heard the director’s worries about his high popularity and felt he wouldn’t get the role, so he signed with another drama.
Lin Luoqing waited and waited. Once the opportunity came to him, he specifically called Su Tong to talk about it out of fear he would think too much. He assured Su Tong that if there was an opportunity, he would definitely recommend Su Tong to a director.
Later, he did exactly that.
Now Lin Luoqing met a new director whom he felt was good and couldn’t wait to invite him to participate together. Su Tong said he didn’t have time so he immediately arranged for the next work where Su Tong would be the protagonist.
Obviously, Su Tong himself didn’t pay much attention to this matter but the other person always remembered it. He acted wholeheartedly and this feeling made Su Tong inexplicably moved.
“Okay,” he promised. “I’ll work with him when the time comes.”
“Yes,” Lin Luoqing replied.
“Jiayou,” Su Tong said softly. “I wish you a successful movie this time. If it is a commercial movie then I hope it does well at the box office and if it is a literary movie then I hope it wins awards.”
“Then I will borrow your good words,” Lin Luoqing said unceremoniously.
He hung up the phone and sent Yu Jiayou a WeChat message, asking him to pay special attention to Shi Zheng during the audition and to choose a suitable role for him.
Qualitatively, Lin Luoqing was also selfish.
Among the employees of Xingyi, he undoubtedly cared more about Su Tong, Shi Zheng and Qin Wu. He didn’t want Qin Wu to have that ending from the original novel, he hoped that Shi Zheng would get the honors he deserved from the original novel and Su Tong…
Su Tong was the only one of them who wasn’t personally signed by him. He was signed by Ji Yuling and due to his relationship with Ji Yuling, he always stayed in Xingyi. Even in the confrontation between Lin Luoqing and Chen Liwei, Su Tong helped him succeed and retain Xingyi’s other artists. He stabilized his heart due to Ji Yuling’s kindness.
He was like the spark left by Ji Yuling, a piece of wealth and a symbol of him.
Everyone else in Xingyi gradually forgot Ji Yuling’s existence. They accepted Chen Liwei and Lin Luoqing, the CEOs who took office later, and equated Xingyi with them. Su Tong was the only one who always remembered Ji Yuling and would equate Xingyi with Ji Yuling.
Just for this, Lin Luoqing also hoped that he would have a better future.
He hoped that Ji Yuling would be remembered no matter how different the times became. This was the company Ji Yuling founded and he should be remembered.
What’s more, Ji Yuling should also be happy if Su Tong had a good future.
It was only after he had arranged everything that he put down his phone and continued to read the script of Return to Jade.
At the end of September, Yu Jiayou finally prepared everything.
“Don’t go out. It will start in mid-October.,” he told Lin Luoqing.
“Okay.” Lin Luoqing remembered.
If this was the case, he would stay at home for another half a month and accompany Ji Yuxiao, Lin Fei and Ji Leyu together.
Ji Yuxiao heard that he was going to film in mid-October and felt that he was gradually getting used to it.
“So are you coming back for the New Year?” He asked.
“It should be possible. If not, I will ask Yu Jiayou to give everyone a day off.”
Ji Yuxiao nodded. “It is okay if you don’t take a day off. I can take Xiao Yu and Fei Fei to go to the crew to find you.”
“Then maybe the two of them can earn pocket money again.”
“That’s good.” Ji Yuxiao patted his pocket. “In the end, it will fall into our pockets.”
Lin Luoqing laughed instantly. The cute moment of the two children giving him money appeared in front of his eyes.
“Then for October, before I go to work, let’s take the two of them out to play,” Lin Luoqing suggested.
Ji Yuxiao didn’t refuse. “Then let’s go to the amusement park. Xiao Yu hasn’t gone since my legs were injured. While you have time, our family of four can go together.”
“Okay.”
Lin Luoqing announced the good news at dinner this evening. Ji Leyu was really happy and constantly asked them which day they would go, which amusement park they would go to, what time it would be and how long they would play.
Lin Luoqing smiled and said to him, “As long as you have the energy, we can play until 12 o’clock at night.”
Ji Leyu shook his head. “Then the amusement park should be closed.”
“You still know that the amusement park will be closed?”
Ji Leyu snorted and pouted. “I know a lot.”
However, his words reminded Ji Yuxiao of something. During the National Day holiday on October 1st, there would be a lot of people at the amusement parks. Based on Lin Luoqing’s current level of fame, they would definitely be recognized once they went out. It would probably be difficult for them to move freely.
Ji Yuxiao lowered his head and sent a WeChat message to a friend. Then he looked up again and told Ji Leyu, “Now the amusement park won’t close and you can live inside it.”
Ji Leyu blinked in a confused manner.
Lin Luoqing looked at him and asked, “What do you mean?”
“Book an amusement park. If other people recognize you when the time comes then you won’t have fun.”
Lin Luoqing was pleasantly surprised. He had never booked an amusement park before. “Then is it possible to play bumper cars several times?”
Ji Yuxiao was amused by his simple joy. “Your reaction is to play bumper cars a few times?”
Lin Luoqing nodded. “I used to go to the amusement park when I was in school. Every time, I would bump into a queue for the bumper cars. There are so many people and it isn’t even a big ride. If I don’t have to line up then I really want to play it.”
“Then you can play until you get tired this time,” Ji Yuxiao said gently.
Lin Luoqing looked at him. His eyes slowly showed some affection. He wanted to kiss Ji Yuxiao but he was too embarrassed to do it. He quietly lowered his head, his heart sweet. His eyes were filled with happiness and satisfaction.
Seeing him like this, Ji Yuxiao turned to Ji Leyu and said, “Go and get some fruit for Dad.”
He finished speaking and told Lin Fei, “Fei Fei, help serve a bowl of soup for your Dad.”
The two children obediently agreed and left the dining room. Lin Luoqing didn’t understand the reason but he was kissed on the face by Ji Yuxiao in the next second.
Lin Luoqing was shocked. He looked over and saw Ji Yuxiao smiling at him.
“If you want to kiss me then just kiss me. Why endure it?”
Lin Luoqing snorted arrogantly. “Who wants to kiss you? You are the one who drives away the two children every day.”
“Then should I kiss you in front of them next time?” Ji Yuxiao said.
Lin Luoqing’s eyes widened immediately. “You dare.”
“Aren’t you the one who won’t let me send them both away?”
Lin Luoqing, “……”
“Why don’t you wait until we go back to our room before kissing again?”
Ji Yuxiao lengthened his tone. “Oh~ So you really want me to kiss you.”
Lin Luoqing, “……”
Lin Luoqing reached out a hand to pinch him. Ji Yuxiao grabbed his hand, lowered his head and approached him, voice gentle and intoxicating. “If I knew you wanted to go to the amusement park so much, I would’ve taken you earlier. In the future, we can go to other places more.”
Lin Luoqing looked up at him. Ji Yuxiao was watching him with silent tenderness in his eyes.
Lin Luoqing’s heartbeat instantly became uncontrollable and his face gradually burned up.
Ji Yuxiao lowered his head, touched their foreheads together and kissed him on the lips.
Lin Luoqing didn’t refuse. Ji Yuxiao only kissed him shallowly twice before sharing a gentle kiss with him.
Lin Fei had just walked to the door with the soup when he saw this scene.
He silently stopped and turned to look at Ji Leyu, who was following him. “Wait a minute.”
Ji Leyu was curious. “Why?”
“No reason.”
Ji Leyu wanted to look into the dining room but was quickly blocked by Lin Fei. “Don’t peek.”
Ji Leyu, “……”
Ji Leyu puffed up his cheeks. ‘Really, why won’t you let me look? What can’t I look at?’
He was muttering in his heart when he suddenly realized something. He asked Lin Fei in a low voice, “Are they kissing?”
Lin Fei, “……”
Ji Leyu was obedient. “Children can’t look at adults kissing. I know.”
Lin Fei, “……”
“They didn’t do anything.” Lin Fei’s tone was firm.
Ji Leyu squinted at him with a look that implied, ‘Do you think I believe it?’
“Oh.” He nodded. “There is no silver here and the two of them didn’t kiss. I know.”
Lin Fei thought, ‘…What do you know?!’
“Who wrote ‘An Ode to the Willow’ and how do you recite it? Recite it once for me.” Lin Fei directly changed the topic.
Ji Leyu, “???”
‘No, how did it become ‘An Ode to the Willow?’ Brother, your face changes so quickly!’
Ji Leyu felt miserable.
His uncle and aunt were happily kissing but what about him? He had to sing praises to a willow tree?
Did the willow tree have no aunts and uncles of its own? Why should he, an outsider, sing praises?
It was really an immodest willow tree!
Proofreader: Jesse
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Leyu baby is so adorable 🥺