Jushang Entertainment is one of the leading companies in the entertainment industry. As Qi Yuqiu walked into the lobby, he spotted quite a few well-known celebrities. However, the entertainment world is a mixed bag—many appear glamorous on the surface but carry an aura that made him deeply uncomfortable.
Upon seeing Qi Yuqiu, those people immediately avoided him from a distance with disdainful expressions. Even those waiting for the elevator stepped aside, afraid of being associated with him.
Qi Yuqiu calmly went upstairs and found Li Qi’s office, where Deng Chao and Li Qi were already waiting for him.
When Qi Yuqiu entered, Li Qi handed him two books. “Post on Weibo and clarify yesterday’s incident.”
Qi Yuqiu took them and glanced at the titles—one was Modern Psychology, the other Huangdi Neijing.
“What should I post? I can’t even understand these,” he said, flipping through Modern Psychology.
Without hesitation, Li Qi took his phone, snapped a photo of him holding the book open, and posted it on Weibo.
“Qi Yuqiu: Recommending two books that have greatly benefited me. [Image]”
Netizens’ replies flooded in immediately.
“So, does this mean he saved someone yesterday because he read Huangdi Neijing? Alright then, I’ll believe it if you say so.”
“Hahahaha, what kind of persona is he trying to build now? I honestly don’t get it.”
“I knew it was a publicity stunt. Yesterday was all dramatic, and today it’s all peaceful and quiet. How original. I’m just asking—do you even understand what you’re reading?”
“Paying respects to the master.”
“Paying respects to the master +1.”
Seeing the haters jumping on this Weibo post, Deng Chao asked in confusion, “Li Ge, what are you doing?”
“Nothing much, just normal PR. Water Army will follow up soon to minimize the impact of this incident,” Li Qi replied, handing the phone back to Qi Yuqiu. “From now on, you can’t openly engage in superstitious practices anymore, understand?”
Qi Yuqiu nodded. “I won’t do it openly. I’ll do it discreetly.”
He still planned to sell talismans to pay off his debts.
“Brother Qi is so talented—sooner or later, it’ll be impossible to hide. Gold always shines through,” Deng Chao disagreed with Li Qi. How could such a thing be kept under wraps?
Li Qi stared blankly at these two naive souls and sighed heavily once again.
After signing the contract sent by Cheng Yu, Li Qi quickly ushered them out. He feared that if they stayed any longer, his heart might give out.
As Qi Yuqiu stepped out of the office, he noticed someone peeking around the corner. While waiting for the elevator with Deng Chao, a small group of people pushed and shoved their way over.
At the center was a fair and delicate-looking young man with large, sparkling eyes that evoked pity in anyone who saw him.
The young man glanced timidly at Qi Yuqiu, his eyes filled with an expression of deep grievance.
Passersby who witnessed the scene hid around the corner, eager to watch the drama unfold. Although Qi Han was a newcomer, he acted more arrogantly than some established veterans, thanks to his powerful backing.
“Hey, Xiao Han, you better prepare well today. Director Chang’s male supporting role number four is such a rare opportunity,” the woman standing next to the young man—his agent—glanced mockingly at Qi Yuqiu and boasted.
The young man, addressed as Xiao Han, stole another timid glance at Qi Yuqiu and nodded slightly before turning to say, “Brother Qi, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to steal your role.”
Qi Yuqiu looked at him, baffled. “What are you talking about?”
Deng Chao reacted faster than Qi Yuqiu. Hearing the words “Director Chang” and “male supporting role number four,” he immediately understood—this guy had snatched his Brother Qi’s role. Fine, take it if you want, but why put on such a disgusting act on purpose?
“Tsk tsk, Brother Qi, why does it smell so strongly of green tea here? It’s suffocating me.”
“You!” Xiao Han’s pitiful expression vanished, replaced by a fierce glare at Deng Chao. How dare a mere assistant call him a green tea bitch? Even his disgraced master hadn’t said anything like that!
Xiao Han’s agent was even more furious. Their Xiao Han had connections, talent, and a limitless future—how could a lowly assistant dare to act so recklessly? He raised his hand and slapped hard toward Deng Chao.
Slap!
The sound of a slap rang out, but Deng Chao remained completely unharmed. Instead, a large red handprint appeared on Xiao Han’s fair, delicate face.
Qi Yuqiu blew lightly on his finger, which had just tapped the agent’s wrist, and said, “How dare you touch my person?”
Deng Chao was moved to tears. Brother Qi was just too cool!
The people around were stunned. Qi Yuqiu’s movements were too fast—they hadn’t even seen what happened before the slap changed direction!
Qi Han, having been slapped, could no longer maintain his composure. He glared venomously at Qi Yuqiu and said, “You actually hit me!”
Qi Yuqiu felt wronged. Deng Chao, emboldened by Brother Qi’s support, rolled his eyes and retorted, “Are you out of your mind? It was clearly this woman who hit you. There are surveillance cameras here—don’t even think about pinning this on my Brother Qi!”
Xiao Han, tears welling in his eyes, looked at his agent. “It was him who hit me, right?”
The agent, whose face had turned pale with fright, immediately raised his phone upon hearing this. “It was him! I have a photo as proof. He can’t deny it!”
In the picture, Xiao Han was covering his face, looking pitifully at Qi Yuqiu as if he had been terribly wronged.
“There are surveillance cameras here. Are you all insane? If you want to step on my brother to climb up, at least use your brains!” Deng Chao was furious. These people were twisting the truth without any fear of retribution.
“Surveillance? The cameras are broken,” the agent whispered triumphantly. “Qi Yuqiu, you’re just a washed-up, scandal-ridden celebrity. Making one last bit of use of yourself to pave the way for a newcomer is just recycling waste. Even if the supervisor came, they wouldn’t give you the surveillance footage.”
The onlookers shook their heads inwardly. They had seen plenty of cases where people bullied others by relying on their powerful backers. Qi Yuqiu, with no connections at all, dared to provoke Qi Han—it was truly overestimating himself.
Qi Yuqiu calmly waited for them to finish their tirade before speaking. “Instead of wasting your energy cursing, you’d be better off burning some incense and praying. Your bad luck is written all over your face—it’s giving me a headache.”
“I’m doing just fine, so there’s no need for you to worry about me. You should worry about yourself instead,” Qi Han sneered at Qi Yuqiu. He had connections with the company’s higher-ups and was flooded with resources—life was going splendidly for him.
“Is that so?” Qi Yuqiu smiled faintly. “Well then, let’s see how long you can keep gloating.”
Since joining the company, Qi Han had always been treated with deference. No one had ever dared to speak to him like this. He couldn’t help but sneer, “Just wait to be blacklisted. Stay at home and watch how long I can keep gloating.”
A washed-up celebrity with no resources or connections, yet still so arrogant? Once he went back and complained to that person, Qi Yuqiu wouldn’t be able to land a single gig.
A few onlookers felt some sympathy for Qi Yuqiu, but they also thought that since he currently held no value, the company might indeed completely blacklist him just to please a favorite.
Before Qi Han finished speaking, the elevator doors opened, and the general manager of Jushang Entertainment walked out with someone.
“Manager Sun, what brings you here?” Seeing the manager, Qi Han instantly changed his expression, transforming into a pitiful and innocent young man, deliberately showing off his slightly swollen face.
Manager Sun glanced at him coldly and said, “What’s going on here? Why are you all gathered around?”
The agent quickly chimed in, “Qi Yuqiu went crazy and attacked Xiao Han when he found out Xiao Han was taking his supporting role. You must stand up for Xiao Han!”
Qi Han looked at Qi Yuqiu with a pitiful, hesitant expression and whispered, “It’s fine, he didn’t mean it. I don’t blame him.”
After saying this, he gave Qi Yuqiu a smug look.
The onlookers were disgusted by the overwhelming “green tea” vibe. The level of shamelessness was truly unmatched!
Deng Chao spat in disdain, “Manager, they did this to themselves and are now framing my Brother Qi!”
Qi Han secretly despised this little assistant. With his bright future ahead, the general manager would surely side with him!
However, Manager Sun did not scold Qi Yuqiu as he had expected. Instead, he gave Qi Han a cold glance and said, “There must be some misunderstanding here. Go take care of your face first.”
Qi Han’s expression darkened. He remembered that the manager didn’t get along well with the person backing him, but surely he wouldn’t use Qi Yuqiu to suppress him, would he?
“I don’t think it’s a misunderstanding,” said the person who had been standing behind the manager all along. “Mr. Qi is a kind-hearted person and would never do such a thing. Manager Sun, I think it’s best to investigate this thoroughly.”
Only when the person stepped forward did those who hadn’t paid close attention realize he looked somewhat familiar.
“Mr. Gu makes a good point. I’ll have someone check the surveillance footage right away.”
Upon hearing the manager address him as “Mr. Gu,” Qi Han suddenly remembered that someone had said yesterday that the child Qi Yuqiu saved was from the Gu family. In their small circle, they had assumed it was just a publicity stunt.
Who would have thought it was actually true! Qi Han’s face turned pale, and he leaned weakly against the wall. The manager wouldn’t dare offend Mr. Gu, so in this situation, regardless of who was at fault, the blame would ultimately fall on him. Even the person backing him wouldn’t be able to change that.
After all, no matter what, he wasn’t as important as the cooperation contracts under the Gu Group.
Gu Changqing smiled and extended his hand to Qi Yuqiu, “Mr. Qi, thank you so much for saving Xiao Xi yesterday. Since I had some free time, I thought I’d come personally to express my gratitude. There’s also another matter I’d like to ask for your help with.”
Manager Sun also smiled at Qi Yuqiu and said, “It’s rare for Mr. Gu to come personally to thank you. Let’s postpone everything else for now.”
Naturally, Qi Yuqiu had no objections. Without even entering Jushang’s office, Gu Changqing followed Qi Yuqiu downstairs.
After they left, Qi Han slumped to the floor.
“Xiao Han, what should we do? Maybe you should go find Manager Li?” his agent said anxiously.
Qi Han scrambled to his feet and said, “Right, maybe Manager Sun was just talking and won’t actually take action against me. I’ll go to the audition first, and when I come back, I’ll find Brother Li. Brother Li won’t let anything happen to me!”
Despite saying this, Qi Han was filled with panic. His dream of becoming a star had just begun—how could it end like this?
The agent helped Qi Han leave as well.
The onlookers were so shocked by the turn of events that they nearly dropped the metaphorical melons in their hands.
That was Gu Changchun—someone even their Jushang Entertainment CEO couldn’t easily meet—and he had personally come to back up a minor celebrity like Qi Yuqiu!
“The slap in the face came too fast, completely catching us off guard.”
“Qi Han is finished. Qi Yuqiu saved the CEO’s son and is about to rise in the world.”
Li Qi opened the door and came out, noticing everyone gathered in the break room. Only after walking over did he understand that, without his knowledge, Qi Yuqiu had once again become the center of attention and had even managed to latch onto Gu Changqing’s coattails!
He felt that with Qi Yuqiu’s situation, it was best to just let him grow freely—he truly couldn’t handle him anymore!
Holding his goji berry tea, Li Qi returned to his office under the envious gazes of the crowd, appearing calm on the surface but feeling utterly numb inside.