Late at night, in an inconspicuous restaurant.
The location of the restaurant was not remote, but it was not very good. It was not even as good as the ordinary hotels in Shaxian.
However, there were a lot of customers here. The store had countless loyal diners. Could you imagine that an inconspicuous store would have people lining up from morning to night? The popularity of the store was no less than that of a specialty food store with a good reputation in the CBD.
But tonight, after the young store manager closed the store, he left two more hours for the crew and promised to play a cameo role that didn't need to talk.
The camera slowly moved from the brightly lit Neon Building to this small shop on this street.
After work, Qin Hao, who was 28 years old, asked his friend out for a drink. He ordered two bowls of noodle soup and a bottle of wine.
Slightly tipsy, his friend burped and said, "Haozi, how was the job interview today?"
Qin Hao took a sip of wine and shook his head, "I didn't go."
His clothes were no more than 500 yuan, including a cheap suit, cheap leather shoes, a counterfeit Vacheron Constantin watch, and a LV men's leather bag.
He was a loser who didn't have a good life in the big city. The only good thing about him was the ancestral small house of 50 square meters.
His friend clicked his tongue and said in an exasperated tone, "It's not that I want to criticize you, but I've been looking for this job for a long time. You have connections. The job interview is just a process. You will definitely be hired. Five insurances and one housing fund, with a monthly salary of 6,000 yuan. Where else can you find such a good job? Why don't you go? If not, why are you dressed like this? "
"If you have a decent job earlier, will your girlfriend leave you? It's not that I don't like you, not because you have no money, but because I can't see the future with you. Are you heart-wrenching? To be honest, I can only help you occasionally. You have to rely on yourself in life. "
His friend kept nagging. His nagging brought out the character of Qin Hao, who was born in Shanghai. His parents were both dead, and he grew up with his adoptive parents. He was mediocre all his life. When he was 28 years old, he still achieved nothing.
At this time, Qin Hao whispered, "She got married today!"
He said this in a very flat tone, but at this moment, the whole restaurant seemed to be quiet.
Silent diners and silent friends.
It was very quiet and there was no expression on their faces, but the atmosphere became inexplicably heavy.
This scene almost made the director forget to shout "Cut".
"Okay, we passed!" the director announced.
After that, he cautiously asked for Qin Ze's opinion, "Boss Qin, what do you think?"
Qin Ze nodded and buried himself in the noodles.
Although the price was outrageous, the taste was amazing.
The crew members stood outside the shop talking and moving the equipment. The director did not need to do this. He sat beside Qin Ze and said to the young shop owner, "Boss, give me a bowl of noodles and two tea eggs … The tea eggs in your shop are really expensive."
The young boss said coldly, "We're sold out. You can leave after you're done. We're closed."
Director: "Hey, is this the attitude of a businessman?"
After Qin Ze finished his noodles and wine, he smiled and said, "Boss, your cooking skills are better than mine. I'll bring my sister here to try some other day."
The young boss: "Remember to get a number and line up."
Qin Ze asked again, "Why didn't you choose the CBD?"
The young boss hesitated. "The conditions don't allow it."
"Is it because you don't have money? I can invest. "
The young boss did not answer.
Qin Ze did not ask anymore. He was too lazy to be ignored. He took a few tissues and said to the director, "Start the next scene."
"Are you ready? We'll start the next scene immediately," the director shouted.
The director's surname was Zheng. He was a second-tier director in the company. Most of the time, he was in charge of some MVs or commercials. Occasionally, when the company needed to promote a newcomer, he was in charge of some low-cost web dramas.
Fortunately, Mo Yu had gone overseas with the crew. It was a rare opportunity. He was chosen by the big boss and worked very hard.
Qin Hao and his friend left the shop. He declined his friend's offer to drive him home and crossed the road alone.
He did not know if it was because of the alcohol or because he was in a bad mood, but he was a little absent-minded until the sound of a horn woke him up.
He looked up and could not open his eyes because of the strong light. A speeding car hit him and sent him flying.
The scene changed. His friend, who had just opened the car door, turned his head in horror.
"Cut!" the director shouted.
This time, he did not ask for Qin Ze's opinion. There were no technical difficulties, nor were there any tests of acting skills.
On the other side, the staff came forward to help Qin Ze remove the wire.
"That's all for today. By the way, is the shooting for Qin Bao Bao's wedding finished?" Qin Ze asked as he took a bottle of mineral water from the director.
When the scene of crossing the road was released in the future, the female lead's wedding scene would be edited into it. The female lead was thinking about today's heart-wrenching scene and was hit by a car.
"It's finished," the director said.
In the shop, the young manager stood at the door and looked at the busy crew. He asked curiously, "Don't you pay attention to the rules? Why did you ask me to make an exception today?"
"I feel like I met an old friend."
"An old friend?"
"I'm not sure. Maybe it's an illusion. The other party has a special hiding technique. I can't catch it."
"Oh."
The door closed and the lights were turned off. The shop was plunged into darkness.
Qin Ze drank some wine and could not drive. The director personally drove him back. He was willing to be his lackey and serve him everywhere.
The law of the workplace: Sucking up to the boss will always give you a better chance of promotion than working hard.
So far, Director Zheng's performance was average, which satisfied Qin Ze. As long as he was not too useless, Qin Ze was still willing to train him.
Perhaps it was because of the perpetual system, but Qin Ze was more casual when it came to using people. As a self-made entrepreneur, he was more rigorous in the use of talents. After many years, he would often be able to cultivate the skill of identifying people.
But Qin Ze did not need that. His success and rise came from the system. As long as they were not useless, Qin Ze would use them and was willing to use them.
In other words, even if all the directors and artists in the company all jumped ship, given some time, he could still build a new entertainment industry capital company.
I have countless good dramas and songs. I can do well wherever I go.
I don't produce works. I'm just a porter between the two worlds.
"Chairman Qin, why don't you act in a TV drama?"
On the way, Director Zheng tried to change the topic.
"I don't have time," Qin Ze said.
A TV drama would take a few months to half a year. He did not have the energy to do that.
There were also those that could be done in a month, such as low-cost and fast-food dramas.
Director Zheng laughed dryly.
"Oh right, you've seen the script. What do you think?"
"Good, very good."
"Tell me the truth."
"… It's very average."
“.....”
Suddenly, he felt a stab in his heart.
Director Zheng said, "It's actually very high quality. But compared to Chairman Qin's previous scripts, it's a little worse."
Qin Ze thought to himself, because this was my original work.
"You didn't read the script carefully." Qin Ze said, "Go back and read it carefully. Once you understand the feelings and the tears at the end, you won't say that."
"Oh, oh …" Director Zheng felt that Chairman Qin was a little angry.
But he really did not study the script carefully. The time he had the script was too short. He was busy working.
"You've been in the company for three years," Qin Ze said.
"Yes, it's all thanks to Chairman Qin. I was actually planning to quit at the end of last year and try my luck in Dongguan." Director Zheng said flatteringly, "But Chairman Qin, when you came, you immediately changed the company's fortunes."
Qin Ze said, "Why don't you drift to the north. There are more opportunities there. Compared to that, Guangdong has been going downhill these few years. Prosperous and prostitutes are everywhere. That's why they can't prosper. "
Director Zheng nodded. He naturally did not understand the meaning of the latter half of the sentence.
They did not speak for the rest of the journey.
Qin Ze opened the chat app. He wanted to ask his sisters if they had dinner.
The university group was bustling. He opened it silently, scrolled through the chat history, and then exited.
Nowadays, it was very difficult to joke and joke with his old friends. In the past, they could still chat, talk about beautiful women, and talk dirty.
But now, he couldn't do that. If he continued to be the same as before, posting some GIFs that made people unable to keep up with his nutrition, or discussing girls with big buttocks and giggling a few times, his chat history might be posted online the next day.
"Shocking, Qin Ze is actually such a person."
"Shocking, Qin Ze actually likes HEHEHE."
Wait.
His circle of friends was getting bigger and bigger. But the friends he made when he was down and out, those pure friendships were getting fewer and fewer.
Only his sister was still the same. So he could only kiss her often to reminisce about the past.
He was so lucky to have a capable sister.
A message came over. It was from his cousin Jiang Cheng. "Cousin, it's my birthday today. Give me a red packet."
Qin Ze replied, "Ask your sister for one."
"I already asked [Blind Crying]." His cousin sent a screenshot. It was a conversation between him and Qin Bao Bao.
Jiang Cheng: "Cousin, it's my birthday. Red packet."
Qin Bao Bao: "Wrong name. I'll give you another chance."
Jiang Cheng: "Beautiful, invincible and adorable cousin, please give younger brother a red packet."
Qin Bao Bao: "Say it again. Also, it's cousin, not younger brother."
Jiang Cheng: "Beautiful, invincible and adorable cousin, please give younger brother a red packet."
Qin Bao Bao: "Say it three more times."
Jiang Cheng sent it three more times.
Qin Bao Bao: "Good boy. [Touching head]"
Jiang Cheng: "Cousin, where's the red packet? [Shy]"
Qin Bao Bao: "No, get lost!"
Jiang Cheng: "…"
Qin Ze couldn't help but laugh. So it was his cousin's birthday today.
In the past, Qin Ze didn't care about his birthday. At that time, he didn't have money. But it was different now. He was a big shot with a net worth of ten billion yuan.
Qin Ze sent a five-yuan red packet generously.
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