Chapter 42: Qin Family Past 1
Qin Qi is obsessed with all kinds of old Hong Kong movies and foreign classics. Shen Jun doesn't want him to waste too much time on them, so he limits him to two hours a day. When Shen Jun goes on a business trip, he calls every day to ask about Qin Qi's situation, and Kong Nanzhu helps Qin Qi lie about the length of time he watches movies.
At that time, Qin Qi always grasped the corner of her clothes with gratitude, raised his fair and tender face with shining eyes and said, "Thank you, sister."
In order to say thank you to her sister sweetly, Kong Nanzhu secretly helped Qin Qi do a lot of things.
For example, secretly signing for the underage Qin Qi so that he could audition for a movie.
For example, she secretly prepared the materials needed for Qin Qi's art exam, and paid for his training and art exam fees without telling Qin's parents.
Of course, every time something was exposed, she and Qin Qi had to bear the anger of the two parents together.
Kong Nanzhu really wanted to help Qin Qi realize his life dream, but on the other hand, she felt guilty for the care and concern of her two elders. Seeing Shen Jun getting angry again and again, with his eyes turning red and his face turning pale, Kong Nanzhu felt ashamed to raise her head.
It was Qin Qi's first time acting in a TV series and he didn't have many parts. Shen Jun just thought he was satisfying his own desire and fulfilling his dream and didn't say much. But he didn't expect that after the show was broadcast, the attention and praise Qin Qi, a supporting role, received far more than the male and female protagonists of the movie. Qin Qi proved his talent and his worth, but Shen Jun still didn't agree with him to go the path of an actor.
The reason was simple. She was worried that Qin Qi would have to deal with the materialistic world of the entertainment industry. In such an environment, people's values, outlook on life and values would be easily negatively affected. Qin Qi's personality was strange to begin with, and even the doctor said that he had certain antisocial personality traits.
She didn't want Qin Qi to be exposed to the dark side of society too much.
Before Qin Qi took on his first leading male role in "Summer in Qingyu", he made a written agreement with Shen Jun that if the box office of the movie could not exceed 300 million, Qin Qi would never mention being an actor again.
The requirements proposed by Shen Jun were very demanding. A youth-themed art film hardly had such box office value, but surprisingly, "Summer in Qingyu" not only broke the peak box office of art films in the past decade, reaching 370 million, but also won numerous film and television awards that year.
Qin Qi became the youngest winner of the "Film and Television Person of the Year" award, laying a solid foundation for him to sprint for the title of Golden Bee Best Actor.
When Qin Qi went on stage to receive the award, he was four months away from his 18th birthday.
Qin Qi's preparation for the art exam was silent, and Kong Nanzhu was the only person around him who knew that he was going to take this path. The two parents only thought that Shen Jun controlled Qin Qi's bank account, and every expense would be presented to Shen Jun truthfully. Qin Qi couldn't even pay the 30,000 yuan tuition for the art exam training, so he could only ask Kong Nanzhu for help.
Kong Nanzhu still remembered the night when Qin Qi ran downstairs to the dormitory building to find her. It was drizzling, and Qin Qi was standing under the magnolia tree in front of the dormitory building, holding an umbrella and wearing a black windbreaker, waiting for her. Only a pair of eyes with distinct black and white were revealed on his face. He looked into her eyes without missing a beat, full of hope and pleading.
"Sister, only you can help me."
Yes, she not only had to help Qin Qi solve a series of expenses for completing the art exam, but also had to help him deal with Shen Jun's anger.
The year Qin Qi took the art exam, Shen Jun was still running around like a steel warrior. It was not until the hot search that Qin Qi passed the art exam and ranked third in the performance department of the school she applied for appeared on Weibo that Shen Jun rushed home in anger as if she had just woken up from a dream. She dragged Kong Nanzhu and Qin Qi back to the Qin family's old house and "interrogated" them separately in separate rooms.
Kong Nanzhu actually didn't quite understand why Shen Jun was so opposed to Qin Qi becoming an actor. Whether it was the industry's recognition or the audience's praise, it all proved that Qin Qi was suitable for this path.
She told Shen Jun her thoughts. Shen Jun frowned. The female CEO who was always decisive in front of others aged ten years overnight. She told Kong Nanzhu a story that happened to them in a hoarse voice.
Qin Qi's grandmother Meng Yunbing, also known as Shen Jun's mother-in-law, is a first-class actress of the National Peking Opera Troupe.
Before marrying into the Qin family, Meng Yunbing's name was a household name.
Meng Yunbing made her stage debut at the age of seventeen, and married Qin Qi's grandfather Qin Shaowen at the age of twenty-five with a child. After marrying into a wealthy family, she did not stop her artistic career, and remained active in major evening parties and opera stages, becoming one of the country's top actresses.
Qin Shaowen loved his wife so much that he spent a huge sum of money to make a phoenix crown inlaid with gold and jade for her. Every time Meng Yunbing appeared on stage, the costumes she wore were newly custom-made and never the same.
Mr. Qin's love for his wife has become a legend among the people. People all say that Meng Yunbing is lucky. Not only is she loved by her wealthy husband, but she also did not have to interrupt her acting career like other actors. She has a happy family and a thriving career. She is simply in the lucky place.
Where there is envy, there is jealousy.
After Meng Yunbing gave birth to Qin Qi's second aunt, a strange rumor spread from nowhere, saying that Meng Yunbing had had close contact with a senior official in the military region before his marriage, and the two seemed to have some unclear connection.
Qin Shaowen did not believe the rumors. Instead, he came forward to refute them on behalf of his beloved wife. However, the matter became a hot topic in the city. The senior official also retired abroad and did not make any positive response to the matter. Qin Shaowen could not stand the instigation of those around him and gradually became suspicious.
Rumors can neither be proven nor disproven.
