CH 16

Chapter 16

“Don’t worry,” Lu Zhi patted his nephew’s shoulder reassuringly, “I’ll help you find the first role for your little canary. You just be good and stay home awaiting news.”

Lu Bai nodded, but he also grasped Lu Zhi’s sleeve and stressed, “Second Uncle, you have to pick well. The debut role is very critical.” After a momentary hesitation, he added: “Money is not a problem, I still have some pocket money left.” If you wanted to grab a role, you may need to provide money for investment or something.

Lu Zhi thought in his heart: how much pocket money could you have as a child, while saying, “You can rest assured.” If he cannot stuff a single person into a play, then he will have spent all these years in vain.

He was about to advise his nephew further about some things when there was a sudden knocking at the door.

His secretary was outside and wouldn’t disturb him at this time if he didn’t have something important at hand, Lu Zhi gave an impatient “tsk” and said, “Come in”.

The handsome young secretary walked to Lu Zhi’s side, and pushed his gold-rimmed glasses up the bridge of his nose as he announced, “Mr. Lu, something has happened.”

Lu Zhi was alarmed for a moment, “What happened?”

The secretary then said, “Qu Xueyu’s love affair has hit the news.”

Lu Zhi: “…” His brow twitched and he took a deep breath, “Qu Xueyu’s romance has nothing to do with Laozi! He is not an artist of Laozi’s1Laozi,( 老子) lǎo zi father; daddy; “I, your father” (in anger, or out of contempt); I (used arrogantly or jocularly) company!”

The secretary pushed up his glasses unhurriedly, “Mr. Lu, other companies’ artists are readying their own press releases. Our PR department just came to ask if we also wanted to make arrangements.” The shock of Qu Xueyu, who has always remained free of scandal, is now in the news and will occupy the headlines for a long time. For some artists, especially those who have worked with Qu Xueyu, it is an excellent opportunity to rub off some heat and gain some popularity. There’s no need for the press release to be too blatant either, too obvious and it will offend people. As long as there is an implicit reference to something, it’s a sure profit.

Lu Zhi grimaced as he felt embarrassed in front of his nephew. He looked at his secretary and said tersely, “If those people in the public relations department have such stupid brain cells, they should just scram.” The artists who make their name purely on hype will sooner or later be devastated by that same hype. This is something that has never changed in the entertainment industry. Not to mention that he is not a good man, but even he knows that whoever really takes advantage of that guy Qu Xueyu will be skinned by the old man of the Qu family.

“Very well said.” The secretary calmly stated.

Lu Bai scooted closer to him at that moment, his eyes shining brightly, as he exclaimed, “Second Uncle, since you’re helping me, I’ll give you some news!”

Lu Zhi’s eye started a slow twitch, “What news?”

Lu Bai began by saying, “Do you know who Qu Xueyu likes?” He had just brushed up on the news, and it was not a specific relationship that broke out, only that Qu Xueyu had a favorite. The story only said that the source was reliable, but it did not explicitly indicate who. There were at least twenty different men and women included in various articles, but unfortunately, they were all wrong.

Lu Zhi looked at his nephew: “Who?”

Lu Bai clearly stated: “Qin Gu.”

Lu Zhi looked skeptical: “How is that possible?”

Lu Bai patted Lu Zhi’s arm: “This news is absolutely reliable, if you don’t believe me, you can wait and see.” The protagonist gong and the protagonist shou are a natural pair.

Lu Zhi doubted it for a long time and his face showed it, he turned to Lu Bai: “Don’t you like that Qin Gu fellow?” All the people in the upper Jinghai circles have heard about it, plus his nephew has been doggedly fawning after Qin Gu for years, and although he has a canary now, he still thinks Qin Gu remains his nephew’s white moonlight. But now his nephew is happily gossiping about Qin Gu and Qu Xueyu’s rumored relationship and is not upset at all…

Lu Bai: “…” He was so overly excited about the main characters being the subject of gossip that he forgot himself. In addition, Lu Bai blinked in thought, this kind of news about Qu Xueyu should occupy the hot spot for a long time. Now that the public’s attention has been drawn to him, not many people will be concerned about Lu Bai’s material, which simply helped him a lot.

“Ahem“, Lu Bai realized that he was too happy and patted his face, dropping the corners of his mouth perfunctorily and looking at Lu Zhi: “Second Uncle, I’m actually very sad right now – very sad inside, really.”

Lu Zhi: “…”

Only when Lu Bai had finally left did the secretary continue, “Mr. Lu, there is one more thing.”

Lu Zhi: “What?”

The secretary then said, “People from the Qu family have delivered the paparazzi who secretly photographed the young master that day. They said it would be more appropriate for you to handle it.”

Lu Zhi gave a wry smile: “Since when did the Qu family have such a good relationship with us? To get entangled in this matter?” His face was smiling, but his eyes are filled with coldness.

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Bo Yangzhi sighed over the phone, “Young master, what the hell are you doing now? Look at all the hot searches, you’re about to turn into Wagyu2OG was “Tang monk meat”. It’s in reference to a famous story called “Journey to the West”, Long story short it’s now a reference to a popular, hard-to-get thing. As the old saying “selling like hotcakes”. I used Wagyu instead because almost everyone knows about it. and get eaten alive.”

Ruan Jiangjiu put a plate of celery lily on the table while holding the phone, and smiled: “Don’t worry about it for now, let it ferment for at least a week before you deal with it.” A week is enough for the public to forget about Lu Bai. After a pause, he continued, “I’ll tell my grandfather.”

“Fine.” Bo Yangzhi let out another sigh as he said, “You just stay quietly in Jinghai, and I’ll deal with the mess from this week.”

Ruan Jiangjiu beamed and said, “Okay. Thanks.”

It was already late in the evening when Lu Bai returned home, this river-view villa’s security is very good, even safer than the main residence of the Lu family. Lu Bai has not told his family about Ruan Jiangjiu, so when Lu Bai proposed to stay here for a while, his family only thought he wanted to take a break and change his mood, and agreed to it.

As soon as he entered the house, he smelled a tantalizing fragrance of rice and saw Ruan Jiangjiu sitting in the warm yellow light, with a smile in his eyes.

Lu Bai was astonished, and his heart surged with a burst of warmth, the corners of his mouth curving up. He said, “Xiao Ruan, I’m home.”

Ruan Jiangjiu cocked an eyebrow and smiled, there was something profound about it, “Welcome home.”

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After eating, Lu Bai sat on the sofa in the living room with a pillow, and Ruan Jiangjiu sat next to him and handed him some fruit. Lu Bai ate a piece of rabbit apple3Literally just apple slices halfway peeled with a notch at the top to resemble a rabbit. Often seen in anime lunchboxes or as a snack., then asked, “Do you want to watch TV?” There don’t seem to be many other entertainment options in the house at night.

Ruan Jiangjiu nodded: “That’s fine.”

As soon as Lu Bai turned on the TV, a large, bright yellow font burst into view: “Is the dream lover of the movie star him, him, or her~?” After the big words are the silhouettes of several people, accompanied by the hostess’s vivid and excited presentation.

Lu Bai “tsk” and confidently stated: “They are all wrong, Qu Xueyu obviously likes Qin Gu.”

Ruan Jiangjiu: “…”

Lu Bai belatedly reacted to the slip of the tongue again – Ruan Jiangjiu is also from Jinghai. He also works in a bar, a place where gossip runs wild, so it is impossible for him not to know that Lu Bai likes Qin Gu. There is still a large chunk of relevant story yet to come, so for now he can’t be exposed.

He then had a brilliant idea, so he swallowed the apple chunk, and pointed at Qu Xueyu on the screen, feigning viciousness: “Qu Xueyu is a demon!”

After a pause, he painfully added: “That’s why brother Qin was charmed by him! I don’t like him at all! Really!”

Ruan Jiangjiu, who was now in a very complicated mood: “…”

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Edit: Krone

Proof: Mao