"No, no, none of that is right. Husbands and wives should live in harmony and not doubt each other!" Bie Yunzong immediately changed his tune, "I forgot what I just said. I was blind and didn't understand lens focus."
Chapter 116
"Easier said than done." Su Yanxi entered the shower room. "So, where's the ring?"
"It's the shelf where you put the shower gel and shampoo. Move the camera a little closer, do you see that little slot over there?" Bie Yunzong was very into the shot, swaying his body left and right following Su Yanxi's camera, wishing he could jump into the frame. "Yes, yes, right, right here!"
Speechless, Su Yanxi picked up the necklace and ring from the small container and showed them to her nemesis husband: "Got them. Are you satisfied now? Are you at ease?"
Bie Yun nodded vigorously, beaming at the camera: "Satisfied, satisfied! Honey, please keep this safe for me, love you, muah!"
"Now we can switch back, it's time to see my wife's face!"
Su Yanxi hurriedly covered the rear camera again, found a wall to lean against, and switched back to the rear camera the moment she adjusted the angle.
To fool his unusually clever husband tonight, he even manually created a sense of lag and stuttering.
"Are you alright? If you're alright, I'll hang up." Su Yanxi continued to gesture to Chen Yongyan, indicating that Chen Yongyan should move to the opposite side of him.
Bie Yunzong persisted, clinging to his wife and refusing to let go: "Why are you in such a hurry? Can't I chat with my wife a little longer if I have nothing else to do? We're an old married couple, would it kill us to say a few more words?"
Su Yanxi rubbed her forehead in exasperation: "Fine, go ahead."
"You didn't get too close to that guy surnamed Chen today, did you?" Bie Yunzong suddenly frowned and emphasized to his wife with a warning tone.
Chen Yongyan, who had been hunched over, not daring to stand up or speak, looked bewildered and pointed to his chest, mouthing to his senior brother: "Are you talking about me?"
Senior Brother Su had no time to pay attention to his junior brother; his mind was entirely focused on dealing with his troublesome husband: "No, we're just normal colleagues. I've told you so many times, why won't you believe me?"
“It’s not that I don’t believe it, it’s just that…” Bie Yunzong scratched his bangs in distress, “Honey, haven’t you been surfing the internet lately? There are so many more CP (couple) edits of the two of you online! You’ve only been filming the second phase for a short time, and there aren’t even many trailers released yet, but there are already so many!”
"My heart can't take it. What's most annoying is that the big data keeps pushing it to me. There are several different ones on the homepage. It's giving me a heart attack."
"Don't look if you block the tags."
“I’ve blocked the CP tag, but it’s no use.” Bie Yunzong said aggrievedly, “If I keep blocking it, I’ll have to block your name too… but I can’t bear to, I still want to browse my wife’s beautiful pictures and great edits.”
Su Yanxi: "..."
Chen Yongyan listened silently from the corner of the wall, and a deep sense of sympathy for his senior brother suddenly rose in his heart.
He felt that his senior brother had such a clingy partner, so the experience of being pestered by him must be similar to when he was relentlessly pursued by his suitors.
Horrible, horrible, falling in love is so scary.
"Okay, honey, I promise I won't get too close to him. You can relax and stop overthinking." Su Yanxi wanted to reason with Bie Yunzong, but considering the timing and occasion, it was better to end the video call quickly. "I need to go talk to the screenwriter about a few lines now. I'll call you back later when I have time, okay?"
Bie Yunzong naturally agreed, then, feeling wronged and coquettish, he asked his wife for a virtual kiss before silently waiting for her to hang up first.
After the video call ended, Su Yanxi breathed a long sigh of relief and told Chen Yongyan, who was still squatting.
"Get up, it's alright now."
Chen Yongyan stood up, leaning on the sink, his face showing both guilt for accidentally overhearing someone's privacy and shock at discovering such a shocking revelation.
Chen Yongyan followed Su Yanxi out of the bedroom, scratching the back of his head and asking shyly, "Yanxi-ge, are you... already married?"
He clearly heard his senior brother Su and the person in the video calling each other "husband" and "wife." They called each other so intimately and naturally; they must have a very good relationship and have been married for some time, right?
Although Chen Yongyan had no feelings of affection or love for Senior Brother Su, he still felt a little regretful and disappointed after guessing the outcome.
Because Senior Brother Su is just too outstanding, the kind of outstanding in every aspect! He's good-looking, capable, kind, and has a great management team. He's the kind of person Chen Yongyan is happy to admire and learn from.
Before joining the production team, Chen Yongyan didn't understand why Cheng Zhuo, a senior with a fan base and stable attention, would take the risk of creating a CP with Su Shixiong. After arriving, Chen Yongyan understood. It was because Su Shixiong had an inexplicable charm that made those who didn't like him afraid to stay away, while those who liked him became more and more fascinated and couldn't help but get closer.
Behind such a wonderful senior brother Su, there must be an outstanding and peerless partner.
Although from the video call just now, this person seems a bit clingy and abnormal...
"Okay." Su Yanxi dialed Zhou Tong's number again. "I'll call Sister Tong now, and I'll tell you the details later."
Less than five minutes later, Zhou Tong, wearing a long, plush autumn/winter pajama set and disposable hotel slippers, came downstairs.
Upon entering and seeing Chen Yongyan, Zhou Tong gasped in shock and then quickly looked at Su Yanxi.
"Does Young Master know this?"
"I don't know." Su Yanxi sat on the sofa, propping her head up with her hand on the armrest. "He just called to check up on me via video and asked me to keep the ring he left behind. Xiao Chen and I worked together well and managed to fool him."
Chen Yongyan was still out of it and asked blankly, "Who is Young Master Bie?"
“Su Su’s husband,” Zhou Tong said simply, “a rich young master who is very clingy to Su Su, and they argue and bicker with each other every day, but the two have a very good relationship.”
"A wealthy family?" Chen Yongyan became wary and asked Su Yanxi, "Yanxi, is your husband also a young master from a wealthy family? In that case, you should know what Song Yanqi's background is, right?"
"I don't know," Su Yanxi answered crisply.
Chapter 117
Chen Yongyan was a little disappointed: "Ah...then you guys aren't from the same circle, are you?"
Zhou Tong asked, puzzled, "Why did you say 'also'? Did you discuss any other interesting things before I came?"
Chen Yongyan is a newcomer to the industry. He doesn't even have a manager or a regular assistant. It is said that he personally went to the set of "Red Flower" and signed the contract with the director.
Out of trust and respect for Su Yanxi and Zhou Tong, the top agent, Chen Yongyan recounted the inside story he had just told Su Yanxi to Zhou Tong in detail.
Compared to Su Yanxi, Zhou Tong's reaction was much stronger! When Chen Yongyan said "Song Yanqi has a powerful family background," she slapped her thigh hard and excitedly pointed at Chen Yongyan, asking him a question.
"Does this Song Yanqi have a very powerful relative in the industry?"
"It seems... is it?" Chen Yongyan was uncertain. "I don't have concrete evidence, but I think he must have someone protecting him in the entertainment industry. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to block my audition slots, nor could he bring his own investment to the production team and arbitrarily control the hotel location for the film crew."
“Song Jinlan!” Zhou Tong immediately gave the name. “It’s definitely Song Jinlan! According to seniority, this Song Yanqi should be Song Jinlan’s nephew, and the two are most likely uncle and nephew!”
Su Yanxi thought the name sounded familiar, and after a moment's thought, she asked in surprise, "Sister Tong, isn't Song Jinlan...?"
“An artist I managed before,” Zhou Tong rolled his eyes, his face full of unspeakable frustration, “that ‘Best Actor’ I managed before you, Song Jinlan.”
"Oh my god, so Song Yanqi is Senior Song Jinlan's nephew?" Su Yanxi, who had been sitting casually, perked up upon hearing this, straightening up and exclaiming, "Amazing..."
No matter how impressive a background is, it's not as useful to Su Yanxi as "the nephew of a movie star." After all, he's a movie star, Su Yanxi's life ideal and ultimate goal!
If "Red Flower" wins him the Best Actor award, Su Yanxi will be overjoyed. Perhaps after a short rest at home, he will prepare to focus on film and strive to win the Best Actor award! But "Red Flower" hasn't finished filming yet, and the level of competition at this year's Golden Flower Awards is uncertain; Su Yanxi himself doesn't dare say he's guaranteed the Best Actor award, let alone dream of winning the Best Actor award.
"It's alright then." Zhou Tong even curled her lip in disdain. "Song Jinlan has a trick for winning the Best Actor award, he—"
Zhou Tong also wanted to pour out his grievances, but he stopped himself in time and did not reveal the so-called "trick".
"I won't go into details, but his Best Actor award is questionable."
"Speaking of Song Jinlan and Song Yanqi, they really are 'birds of a feather flock together,' their styles of doing things are too similar! They are both extremely self-centered and don't know how to consider other people's feelings at all; they have serious prince syndrome and are picky about everything in the entertainment industry; relying on their large families and extensive connections, they do whatever they want, and if they can't do it openly, they will do dirty tricks behind your back!"
Zhou Tong got angrier and angrier as he spoke, and nudged the arm of the artist who was deep in thought.
"Do you only know why I retired from the entertainment industry after mentoring Song Jinlan?"
Su Yanxi shook her head, trying to guess: "I don't know. Isn't it because your resume is so impressive, Sister Tong, that you feel there's no need to continue developing your career in the industry?"
"Or is it... all because of Senior Song Jinlan?"
"It has to be because of him!" Zhou Tong gritted her teeth and angrily punched the sofa cushion.
Su Yanxi felt as if she had seen this scene somewhere not long ago.
"The first two TV Queens I mentored were both very easy to get along with. They were talented and humble. Although they were about the same age as me—one of them was even a bit older than me—they both respected my ideas and listened carefully to my plans and followed my arrangements."
"But this actor Song, he really is—!"
Zhou Tong rolled her eyes and waved her hand.
"He's too difficult to please. He pays a lot of money and seems generous, but he's really too difficult to please and get along with. Compared to the hardships and exhaustion I suffer at work, the salary he pays me is really nothing."
"Therefore, after my last agency contract ended, I had only one thought in my mind: I want to retire, I'm done!"
The unpleasant impression Song Jinran left on Zhou Tong was also a major reason why Zhou Tong did not show a good attitude when he first met Su Yanxi.
Su Yanxi and Song Jinran seem very similar at first glance: both are extravagant spenders with powerful backgrounds. Therefore, being their agent wouldn't present many objective challenges, such as resources being snatched away, limited budgets, or insufficient team strength. As long as you have money and connections, you won't encounter resource or budget problems at all.
However, these two have completely different personalities. Su Yanxi is steady and methodical, and enjoys pursuing all-around domination. Even without considering family background, she can still crush you with her strength. Song Jinlan, on the other hand, is capricious. When she's happy, the world has to revolve around her; when she's unhappy, the whole universe has to cry with her.
“He’s different from you, so different!” Zhou Tong shook his head more and more as he spoke. “Su Su, it’s so easy taking care of you. You don’t have any small problems, and I don’t have to handle any big ones. But him?”
"He's your extreme. He's really, really—a real headache!"
Chen Yongyan felt anxious and uneasy. He stood up and paced around, saying, "What should we do? I can't stand Song Yanqi anymore, and now we have Song Yanqi's movie star uncle."
"Oh no... I thought Sister Tong was so experienced that she would definitely be able to think of a solution, but I didn't expect—"
What's the rush?
After vomiting out the black mud, Zhou Tong regained her leisurely demeanor. She leaned back comfortably on the soft sofa, crossing her legs and swinging her hotel slippers back and forth.
"I can't do it, but the big shot next to me has a solution, right, Su Su?"
Chapter 118
Su Yanxi had been teetering on the edge of daydreaming. When Zhou Tong snapped her out of it, she smiled calmly and feigned ignorance: "Who's the big boss?"
Newbie Chen Yongyan still doesn't understand Senior Brother Su's identity. Judging from Sister Tong's words, Senior Brother must be incredibly powerful, right? But just now, Senior Brother said he didn't know Song Yanqi?
She said she would explain the marriage details to him, but she kept putting it off. He's getting more and more confused, unable to figure out who has a better chance of winning, his side or Song Yanqi's side.
"Didn't my senior brother already answer that? Doesn't he know Song Yanqi? If he doesn't, he probably can't come up with any defensive or counter-attacking strategies, right?"
"That's to be true. Anyone who doesn't know even Su Su should be removed from the ranks of the wealthy!"
"They just spout off about being super-rich, super-rich, who are they trying to fool? They don't even open their eyes and look where the real super-rich are."
Zhou Tong stood up confidently and patted the young mistress of the house, Su Yanxi, on the shoulder.
Su Yanxi obliged her manager's desire to show off, chuckling in response, her bright eyes flashing with an alluring yet dangerous glint.
"Here it is."
Author's Note:
Dog: (Feeling really unwell tonight, like I'm under a spell) ...Did I miss something?
Su Su: No, I was just having some fun.
49# Misunderstanding: Why do I have to do things I don't like?