On Monday, Xu Jie took the earliest flight back to Beijing. When he walked into the program team, he was immediately surrounded by colleagues who were still in the office.
"Xu Jie, you're back!"
"I watched the opening ceremony of the Deep State Film Festival last night, and your look was so handsome."
"I usually see you in casual clothes, but I didn't expect you to look so handsome in a suit."
"By the way, you're popular again, did you know that? You even have emoticons now."
What?
Xu Jie looked at his colleagues in confusion. He had no idea what they were talking about. It felt like he hadn't seen them for two years, not just two days.
"Emoji? What emoji?"
Xu Jie looked at himself in the mirror on the table and thought to himself that he didn't look ugly.
The most gossipy Zhang Huihui immediately took out her mobile phone from her pocket, went to Weibo and randomly browsed through the hot topics, and immediately found a group of pictures.
"Look." Zhang Huihui turned the phone screen towards Xu Jie.
Xu Jie looked over curiously. It was a Weibo post posted by a user named "給你下吃". The content was very simple, with only three photos, but he was the protagonist in all three photos.
The first one was a photo of him with his eyes closed at the opening of the film festival last night, with four words on it: Wife is not here.
The second photo was of him listening to Su Yun's singing attentively, with four words captioned on it: My wife is here.
The third photo was of him getting up to go to the bathroom, and there were still four words on it: My wife is gone.
Xu Jie looked at the three photos with a frown on his face, completely speechless.
Is this called fire?
It's obvious that I've been hacked again!
Xu Jie sighed deeply, well, now he has become an Internet celebrity.
"Xiao Xu, why are you sighing? Do you know that you have become the ideal type in the eyes of many female netizens?" Zhang Huihui said with a smile.
"What ideal type?" Xu Jie asked puzzledly.
"Of course it's the ideal type of my boyfriend or husband." Zhang Huihui pointed at the photos and explained, "In the first photo, you're sleeping while the performance is going on stage. When your wife is not around, you don't even bother to look at any beautiful women, which shows that you don't have any unfaithful thoughts. In the second photo, you're awake, and when your wife appears, you immediately perk up, which shows that you care about and value your wife. In the third photo, you're gone, and you leave when your wife leaves, which fully shows that your wife's position is irreplaceable..."
Xu Jie stared blankly at Zhang Huihui who was talking incessantly, and was completely stunned by what he was saying.
He just wanted to take a nap or go to the bathroom, but the female netizens analyzed it into so many meanings? If he took another photo of clapping, wouldn’t the female netizens interpret it as applauding?
The picture-telling is so good that Lu Xun almost cried after listening to it. What kind of tears was he crying? It was because his heart was so tired!
"Wow, they can even see my subtext. Female netizens nowadays are really amazing." Xu Jie sighed . I can't just tell the truth, right? It's so hard to have a positive image, why not use it?
"By the way, have you seen Peng Kun? Is he as handsome in person as he appears on TV?"
"Did Liu Xiaoyi have plastic surgery? Is her nose fake?"
“…”
Female colleagues started gossiping.
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Near noon, Xu Jie came to the cafeteria to eat. After lunch, he planned to go to the Municipal Heating Office to inquire about the results of the discussion on the demonstration community.
He had just taken a few bites when he saw Qin Yan from the entertainment channel walk in from outside. She ordered two vegetarian dishes and a small bowl of rice, then found a seat to sit down and eat.
Xu Jie lowered his head and thought for a while, then walked towards the other party with a tray and picked up two boxes of yogurt by the way.
"Sister Yan, when did you come back?" Xu Jie greeted her as he sat down opposite her. Qin Yan was older than him, so he didn't feel at a disadvantage by calling her Sister Yan.
"Just came back. I'm on the 8 o'clock flight. How about you?" Qin Yan's eyes lit up. She didn't expect to meet them again so soon.
After meeting at the Shenzhou Film Festival yesterday, the relationship between the two is no longer as strange and tense as before, and the previous misunderstandings have been completely resolved.
"I arrived earlier than you and took the 6 o'clock train. If I had known you were coming back today, I would have changed my ticket and gone with you." Xu Jie shook his head and sighed.
"Su Yun is back too?" Qin Yan asked.
"Yes, she came back with me. By the way, thank you for reminding me last night, otherwise I would have embarrassed myself." Xu Jie said sincerely, and then handed a box of yogurt to the other party, "Please have some yogurt."
"It's a small matter. We are from the same unit. How can I watch you make a fool of yourself? Besides, I misunderstood you before, so we are even now." Qin Yan said with a smile.
"Sister Yan is too polite. Actually, I have long forgotten about the misunderstanding." Xu Jie took a bite of his meal and then asked, "By the way, has your entertainment broadcast reported on the Shenzhou Film Festival?"
"It hasn't been broadcast yet. We need to record a few more segments in the afternoon." Qin Yan said.
"Sister Yan, can you please do me a favor?" Xu Jie asked.
"What help?" Qin Yan asked curiously. They were not from the same department, so how could they help?
"It's like this..." Xu Jie looked around and whispered, "Can you add more news about Su Yun to the show?"
"ah?"
Qin Yan was stunned when she heard this. She stared at the man opposite for a long time and suddenly burst out laughing.
"I was wondering why you called me Sister Yan so affectionately today. Turns out you have something to ask me." Qin Yan said with a smile.
Xu Jie blushed and said a little embarrassedly: "Well, we are all colleagues in the same unit, so we should help each other."
Qin Yan put down her chopsticks and looked at Xu Jie intently, "That's not what you said when I wanted to interview you."
Xu Jie explained awkwardly: "At that time, I was young and frivolous and ignorant, and I offended Sister Yan unintentionally. Now I have grown up and know that Sister Yan is a kind person who is willing to help others."
Qin Yan snorted twice.
You are still young and frivolous. Wasn't it just half a month ago?
How much growth can be achieved in half a month?
"There is one thing I don't understand." Qin Yan asked, "Su Yun is a pop diva with fans all over the country, but you still want to increase her popularity by reporting her news? Is this what you mean or what Su Yun means?"
"Of course I mean that." Xu Jie said, "My wife wants to make a movie, but those people in the film and television industry don't seem to recognize her. As a husband, I am anxious, so I want to increase her exposure through your program. She is good in every way, but she is too low-key, alas!"
"I see." Qin Yan nodded, and then asked, "Then how do you want us to promote our entertainment news?"
"When reporting on the Shenzhou Film Festival, say a few more words about her performance in the movie, praise her acting skills, and get good reviews from fans, you know." Xu Jie didn't want to continue to be a bystander in Su Yun's affairs. He wanted to do his best to do something for the other party.
Qin Yan thought about it and felt that this was not excessive. Besides, Su Yun was from Beijing, so it would not be a big deal to promote her a little more. People should help each other.
"No problem. Leave it to me. After dinner I will go back and discuss it with the people in the group. I guarantee it will be written beautifully." Qin Yan said with a smile.
"Sister Yan is very generous." Xu Jie gave her a thumbs up. "I knew that Sister Yan is beautiful and kind-hearted. If you want to know any entertainment gossip in the future, you can ask me. I promise to ask my wife to tell you everything clearly."
After Xu Jie finished speaking, he mentioned yogurt.
"make a deal!"
Qin Yan also picked up the yogurt.
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