Ling Shuangjiang: "The perspective and concept are very profound. We need to understand these intangible cultural heritages in advance, otherwise it is easy to make a mistake."
Upon entering the administration building, they were personally greeted by a staff member. A dedicated staff member provided a detailed explanation of the program's initial concept and planning.
The head of the planning team said to Ling Shuangjiang, "Our first stop is to interview Ms. Lin Yinci. Through our initial communication with Ms. Lin, we know that kesi (silk tapestry) products have recently appeared frequently in the public eye and become best-selling brands, which is the result of your collaboration with Fanyin. Therefore, we feel that inviting you to be a regular guest is the best choice. We also believe that with your current popularity, you can help these intangible cultural heritage crafts to be effectively disseminated and known to everyone."
“You flatter me. The recent popularity of kesi (silk tapestry) products is not due to me.” Ling Shuangjiang said gently, “But I am very willing to be a guest on the program, just as you said, to help the intangible cultural heritage crafts be effectively disseminated.”
The team leader nodded: "So, do you have any questions?"
Li Man: "There are some issues with the timing. A movie about the Frost's Descent solar term will officially start filming in 21 days. I don't know if the recording schedule for this variety show will be continuous or how long it will take."
The team leader replied: "Our variety show is recorded for seven days at a time, with one episode recorded every other week, for a total of twelve episodes."
Li Man: "Okay, but I need to discuss it with the production team."
Team leader: "Okay."
Before they left, the team leader saw them off, asking, "Shuangjiang, do you know how to do kesi (silk tapestry)?"
"I know some, but it takes me a while to complete a piece," Ling Shuangjiang said.
The team leader smiled and said, "I heard there's a dragon robe in the museum that your family's ancestors made. It was through this robe that I found your mother."
"A dragon robe?" Li Man glanced at Ling Shuangjiang without any knowledge, thinking to herself that her darling was truly extraordinary.
After saying goodbye to the staff, Li Man immediately asked, "Shuangjiang, your family must have been a wealthy family in your ancestors' time, right?"
"That's not true," Ling Shuangjiang joked. "When I was a child, my family was very poor."
Li Man asked suspiciously, "Aren't you going to study in the UK for four years? Your family must be quite well-off. I heard that tuition alone is 200,000 yuan a year."
Ling Shuangjiang: "That was the money I earned from acting in movies and doing commercials when I was a child."
"Wow, really?" Li Man was shocked. "Wasn't your new house bought for you by your mother?"
Ling Shuangjiang explained with a smile, "That's some of the revenue my mother received from collaborating with Fanyin recently and creating a few hit products."
“My goodness, so you weren’t born into a wealthy family? But your demeanor doesn’t seem like it at all.” Li Man clicked her tongue and shook her head. “I secretly glanced at your resume. You participated in a lot of social practice during your four years of university, and you also had many hobbies and interests that you supported with your own money. Learning about art paints and such is also very expensive. Don’t tell me that you earned all this money by working part-time.”
As Li Man said these words, her eyes were filled with sympathy when she looked at Ling Shuangjiang.
Ling Shuangjiang opened a can of coffee and said softly, "No, my living expenses are given to me by my mother. She sold a round fan for it."
"Excuse me, how much does a round fan cost?"
Ling Shuangjiang looked at her: "1 million."
Li Man, suppressing her drool, asked, "Do you have a lot of these things in your house?"
Ling Shuangjiang said lightly, "Not many, the exact number is countless."
Li Man wanted to pound her chest and stamp her feet in frustration: "Is it fun to play me like this?!"
Ling Shuangjiang smiled and comforted her, "I'll take you to my house sometime and let you stay for a few days."
Li Man: "That's more like it."
The afternoon's advertisement shoot lasted quite a while, and Ling Shuangjiang finished at seven o'clock.
He bought a box of vegetable salad at random, and Li Man took him back to his home.
Fortunately, I declined Xie Wang's invitation in advance, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to have dinner until after 8 p.m. tonight.
Lying in bed, overwhelmed by exhaustion, Ling Shuangjiang recalled Xie Wang's conversation with his friend late last night.
He couldn't help but smile; he simply couldn't predict Xie Wang's thought process.
A little more difficult?
He wanted to see who was really going through the hardship.
At this moment, Lin Jiayi sent him a WeChat message.
[Lin Jiayi: Baby, guess who I saw today?]
[Ling Shuangjiang: Who?]
Lin Jiayi sent me a photo.
[Lin Jiayi: It's Lin Yili!]
Lin Yili is Shang Qi's boyfriend and also the senior she has had a crush on for many years.
It was because of this person that Shang Qi targeted Ling Shuangjiang throughout his four years of university.
[Ling Shuangjiang: Let him come back. We probably won't have any further contact.]
[Lin Jiayi: I used to think Lin Yili was a good guy and advised you to accept his advances, but who knew he would end up with Shang Qi and let him bully you.]
[Ling Shuangjiang: That's all in the past.]
[Lin Jiayi: I heard that Shang Qi was recently fired by He Chun, but thanks to Lin Yili's connections, he got a job as the deputy editor-in-chief of a fashion magazine. I think he wants to return to China to develop his career after graduation.]
[Ling Shuangjiang: Stop worrying about them, let's talk about something happy.]
[Lin Jiayi: Hehe, that's great! I recently met a super hot top, tall and handsome, single, 1.9 meters tall.]
[Ling Shuangjiang: Good, seize the opportunity.]
[Lin Jiayi: Hmm, of course I'll seize the opportunity, but you should too. How are things going between you and Xie Wang?]
Mentioning Xie Wang clearly improved Ling Shuangjiang's mood.
[Ling Shuangjiang: Yesterday, I overheard him chatting with his friends. It seems he knows I like him.]
[Lin Jiayi: Wow!! That's great! Did Wang Ge confess to you?]
[Ling Shuangjiang: He said he wanted me to go through a difficult process to get him, so that I would cherish him.]
[Lin Jiayi: ??? Is he lacking something? Is he trying to hook you up?]
[Ling Shuangjiang: That's not quite right. His thinking has always been strange; I can't figure him out.]
[Lin Jiayi: What do you plan to do?]
[Ling Shuangjiang: It depends on his performance. If he performs well, he'll suffer less; if he doesn't, he might have to endure more hardship.]
[Lin Jiayi: Haha, that's fine.]
—
Xie Wang was working overtime when Assistant Jin brought over a late-night snack. Seeing Xie Wang staring blankly at the lunchbox for a long time, with a faint smile occasionally appearing on his lips, Assistant Jin tentatively asked, "Mr. Xie, are you alright? Is the food not to your liking?"
Xie Wang snapped out of his reverie: "It's nothing, I was just thinking about something."
Assistant Jin sighed. With that expression, that demeanor, that sycophantic look, who else could he be thinking of but Ling Shuangjiang?
"No matter how busy you are with work, you must take care of your health. Diligence is a good thing, Your Majesty... Mr. Xie should also take care of himself."
Xie Wang was in a wonderful mood at that moment: "Yes, thank you."
Assistant Kim: "You're welcome."
Xie Wang's friends were chatting in a WeChat group on his phone.
[Xiang Ming: Tomorrow night at 10:30 PM, on the second floor of the Sofitel Hotel, a grand social party hosted by me will be held. Everyone is welcome to attend.]
[Chen Siqi: Not bad, who's going? Are the potential dates any good?]
[Xiang Ming: Of course, those coming here tomorrow night are all prominent young masters and ladies from Bintan City.]
[Lü Xin: Let's go, do you have a private VIP room?]
[Xiang Ming: Yes, come on.]
[Qi Hang: That's great, you might even find a girlfriend.]
Xie Wang browsed through everything in the group, raised his eyebrows slightly, replied with a sentence, and then tapped his fingers on the table, waiting for everyone to ask questions.
[Xie Wang: I'm not going.]
[Lü Xin: Why? You're the oldest here, and you're still not married. Aren't you worried?]
[Xie Wang: I'm no longer single.]
[Qi Hang: !!!]
[Chen Siqi: !!!]
[Xiang Ming: Oh ho, you finally revealed the truth last night?]
[Xie Wang: No.]
[Xiang Ming: Without you, how could I possibly find a partner?]
[Xie Wang: I'm about to find a boyfriend. The day after tomorrow night, I'll go confess to him with roses, and finding a boyfriend will be a piece of cake!]
[Xiang Ming: Didn't you say yesterday that you wanted to make the process of getting you a little more difficult?]
[Xie Wang: He hasn't had me for a whole day. Isn't that arduous?]
The remaining people watched the two chatting, completely bewildered.
Who confessed to whom?
[Xiang Ming: Then come too! We brothers can get together and give you some advice to make your confession more impressive.]
[Xie Wang: Deal.]
After putting down his phone, Xie Wang felt refreshed and quickly reviewed ten documents, a strange smile always playing on his lips.
Assistant Kim shook his head: "I don't understand."
When Xie Wang got home that evening, he took a shower and opened his chat history with Ling Shuangjiang.
The conversation above ends with Ling Shuangjiang telling him that she has something to do during the day and cannot keep their appointment.
Xie Wang quickly pressed the keys on the keyboard, a silly grin on his face.
[Xie Wang: Good evening, Little Frost.]
Ling Shuangjiang was reading the script when she picked up her phone to reply.
[Ling Shuangjiang: Good evening.]
Xie Wang looked at those three words and was immediately filled with love. He imagined his little Shuangjiang (Frostfall) was probably snuggled under the covers right now, chatting with him shyly.
Those wet, bright eyes must be especially beautiful.