Chapter 71 Conditioned Reflex
After returning home, Kong Nanzhu saw three suitcases placed in the middle of the living room. In addition to Qin Qi's large black suitcase, the other two were suitcases that she had not had time to organize when she returned from Yanqing.
"Why put my box out here as well?" Kong Nanzhu had a bad feeling.
It was impossible for Qin Qi to go to the crew alone. He contacted the director in the morning and asked for leave to delay his return to the crew. However, most of the scenes of other supporting roles had been completed before the New Year, and he would have a scene in almost every scene. Due to the venue deadline, if he didn't go, the entire crew would have to shut down and go on strike.
So Qin Qi planned to take Kong Nanzhu with him. Only when they were together could he find a way to solve the problem.
"Come with me to the group, the tickets are ready." Qin Qi's tone was pleading, "I can't just leave you at home and let you digest it all by yourself."
Kong Nanzhu did not hesitate and returned his two boxes to the workshop. He said weakly, "I can choose to listen to your advice or not, right?"
Qin Qi opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.
"I don't want to go. I'd rather digest it alone."
Kong Nanzhu closed the door of the workshop, and it seemed that she didn't even intend to go back to their bedroom to rest.
The sound of the door locking with a "click" hit Qin Qi's heart hard.
The chaos of a rainstorm rose in Qin Qi's dark pupils. He wanted to rush in, hold the person in his arms, and forcibly take the person away, but he knew that the consequence of doing so would only push Kong Nanzhu further away.
The thing he tried so hard to hold on to was gradually slipping away.
Qin Qi was a little confused. He had already made concessions and was learning how to be nice to Kong Nanzhu, but he still messed things up.
The farewell in the first month of the year has no lingering kisses or reluctant refrains. In this season that should be a time of renewal and hope, the vitality of the weeds is gradually recovering, but love is fading away, deposited in this frozen season.
After Qin Qi left, Kong Nanzhu did not remain in a daze and remain depressed. Instead, he devoted all his attention to his work and turned the initial plan for forming a business team in his mind into a written plan overnight. This year was a turbulent one, but it also sounded a wake-up call for Kong Nanzhu.
From the beginning to the end, she could only rely on herself, just like now, she could live a fulfilling life alone.
During the live broadcast, Kong Nanzhu would occasionally fall into a state of emptiness. Although she tried her best to control her emotions, some things could not be faked.
Fans said that she looked much more haggard and sent her private messages, asking her to have a good rest.
[Are you unhappy recently? Take care of your body and keep a good mood. Health is the first priority! ]
[Sister Gui, don’t make yourself too tired, learn to give yourself a break, we are waiting for you! ]
The kind concern of strangers can bring great psychological comfort. Kong Nanzhu didn't have the habit of checking private messages before, but recently she regards reading private messages as a way of relaxation every day. She will also reply to some sincere blessings, which makes many people happy to take screenshots and post them on Weibo to celebrate, causing more and more people to start sending private messages to Kong Nanzhu.
There are 999+ private messages in the private message column, and Kong Nanzhu reads all of them every day.
Apart from that time, she is either doing live broadcasts or preparing for recruitment.
Kong Nanzhu formally rejected Song Linyuan's invitation to cooperate. Song Linyuan seemed not surprised by this result and asked her about her next plan. Kong Nanzhu did not hide it and asked Song Linyuan if he had any suitable assistant candidate to recommend to her, preferably an intern with business assistant experience.
Five minutes later, Song Linyuan sent Kong Nanzhu a copy of his resume, saying that he was the best candidate.
Kong Nanzhu just thought he was joking. How could she have the ability to let the second son of Jiqi Entertainment be her assistant? What's more, Song Linyuan himself was also preparing to start a company. She clicked on the resume document thinking that she was about to see a blank document, but found that it described Song Linyuan's educational experience and internship background in great detail.
Song Linyuan is actually studying for a double degree in international trade and psychology. His foreign language skills are listed as [proficient in four foreign languages: English, French, Russian and Japanese].
Without waiting for Kong Nanzhu's reply, Song Linyuan made a voice call directly.
"Sister Nanzhu, how about it, do I meet your requirements for recruiting an assistant? I can start working with my own money. I already have several business cooperation opportunities in the fashion industry. As long as you hire me as an assistant, we can start running right away. Aren't you tempted?"
Song Linyuan was always full of energy and gave people a vibrant feeling. Kong Nanzhu couldn't tell whether his words were true or false for a moment, so he replied in a joking tone, "Sorry, you are too outstanding and don't meet the requirements of my small position."
Song Linyuan sighed in disappointment, "It turns out that excellence is also a disadvantage. Is it too late for me to drop out of school now? Is a high school diploma enough?"
"But to be honest, I do have two promotional projects for beauty brands. Even if you don't plan to invest in my company, we can still cooperate on a project basis. You can just treat me as a middleman who makes a profit from the price difference, and I will outsource the project to you."
Kong Nanzhu was very tempted by the proposal. She understood that resources and connections were the most important. Just like if it weren't for Qin Qi's introduction, she would not have been able to get the business from Yayun, nor would she have been qualified to attend Yayun's press conference. He, Song Linyuan, could have seized these opportunities to find internet celebrities with greater traffic to cooperate with, but he still chose himself. Kong Nanzhu was grateful to him.
She really needs resources that have nothing to do with the Qin family.
Kong Nanzhu didn't know why she wanted to do this. Women would lay out the plot for their own ideas.
If one day, she really broke up with Qin Qi...
She needs to have independent capital, she cannot always rely on Qin Qi or Shen Jun for help.
Kong Nanzhu did not deliberately regard Qin Qi's previous help to her as having ulterior motives, but she subconsciously still wanted to completely separate Qin Qi from her work .
In order to screen the brands, Song Linyuan invited Kong Nanzhu out for dinner. This time it was Sichuan hotpot. Kong Nanzhu likes spicy food, so she didn't even put on makeup. She wrapped herself in a thick long down jacket and wore a mask and drove to the appointment.
After the meeting, Song Linyuan was very disappointed. He pointed at Kong Nanzhu's unkempt attire and angrily said, "Is this how you treat your future Party A father?"
Kong Nanzhu pulled open a bench and sat down. The dark circles under her eyes showed her fatigue and lack of sleep. She said listlessly, "I'm giving you enough face by being able to cheer up and see you. Besides, you're just a middleman who makes a profit from the price difference, not the real Party A."
Song Linyuan complained, but he actually felt mixed emotions.
The good thing is that Kong Nanzhu treats him as his own, or at least a close person, so he doesn't care about his image.
What’s worrying is that if a woman doesn’t even care about her image in front of a man, she probably really has no interest in him.
While eating and chatting, Song Linyuan briefly introduced the brands he had on hand for selection. Kong Nanzhu was stunned and once again sighed at the power of capital.
"DP rarely used this kind of self-media marketing before, thinking it was cheap. I got their internal materials and found that their sales fell by 20% last quarter. If they don't find a solution, they will probably be the next to be killed by the new marketing wave."
DP is a French cosmetics brand, with its main products being eyeshadow and liquid foundation. The price of a palette of eyeshadow is over 800 yuan, and it has always been positioned as a high-end brand. When the cosmetics market was booming in the early years, some of DP's limited edition eyeshadow palettes were sold for 1,400 to 1,500 yuan.
Kong Nanzhu did collect a few palettes of DP's eye shadows, but she hadn't heard of any hot products coming out from DP in the past two years.
Song Linyuan held his chin and looked at Kong Nanzhu intently, who was thinking while chewing the food in her mouth. He felt that the tripe in her plate seemed to taste much better than the one in his bowl.
Song Linyuan stood up and stretched his chopsticks towards Kong Nanzhu's plate.
Kong Nanzhu used the tip of his chopsticks to block Song Linyuan's action of taking away his tripe, "There are still so many on the plate, why are you taking mine?"
Song Linyuan blinked pitifully, "Yours looks more delicious."
They are obviously the same ingredients, cooked in the same pot, so how can there be any difference?
"Impolite." Kong Nanzhu commented, then stuffed a large piece of tripe from the plate into his mouth and made exaggerated chewing movements as if in a provocative manner.
so cute.
Because she stuffed too much food into her mouth, Kong Nanzhu's mouth corners were stained with red oil. Song Linyuan took a tissue, leaned over the spicy pot, and wiped her mouth in the suffocating heat and choking fumes.
Kong Nanzhu subconsciously wanted to hide, but Song Linyuan had long arms and legs, so he just touched the corner of her mouth with the paper like a dragonfly touching the water, and then sat back naturally.
"There's oil on the corners of your mouth."
This action was too intimate. Just a moment ago, Kong Nanzhu couldn't help but think of Qin Qi's angry, warning face.
Song Linyuan was originally such a guy who behaved without restraint. Considering that he fantasized about Qin Qi's muscle photos every day, Kong Nanzhu was basically sure that Song Linyuan liked men. And he said a long time ago that he didn't like to go out with his friends because he didn't want to find women like them.
Thinking about it this way, a "sister" who has no interest in women at all helping her wipe her mouth is not really an excessive act.
What Kong Nanzhu was concerned about was her own overreaction.
Qin Qi's influence on her was so great that she had developed a conditioned reflex from his getting angry over and over again.
Kong Nanzhu originally had difficulties in socializing, and after Qin Qi's treatment, she had no idea how to get along with strangers.
