Mr. Song wasn't afraid of anything but he was afraid of his daughter crying. When he heard his daughter crying over the phone, his heart softened.
Her mother's death had left a huge trauma in her heart. As her father, he naturally had to take care of his daughter's emotions.
"Okay, okay, okay. Dad will listen to you. I will not be working with your uncle. Don't cry, Lili. Daddy will listen to you."
Then, Song Qingli burst out in laughter. "Then, it's a deal!"
She can't be having a sad conversation with her father over the phone.
Song Qingli always liked to act coquettishly to her father. She said in a soft voice, "Dad, I feel like having sweet and sour fish, candied sweet potato, and pineapple rice."
"Didn't you want to be an actress? I see that other people are very restrained when it comes to managing their figures. They don't eat sugar or salt. You, on the other hand, don't have any taboos. "
"That's because CEO Song has great genes and so his daughter would be naturally beautiful. I can't get fat from eating."
"You're one with a sweet mouth."
Song Qingli talked on the phone for more than an hour. In the end, after hearing Father Song yawn a few times, they finally hung up the phone.
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The next day, the sky started turning bright and the light was shining on the castle of the Gu Gardens. After calling her father last night, Song Qingli had a good night's sleep.
'Buzz, buzz, buzz ~~~'
The phone under the pillow kept ringing. The girl was still drowsy as she reached out for her phone and placed it next to her ears without looking at who it was.
"Hello, who's this?"
The person on the other end of the phone was the voice of a young woman. "Hello, are you Miss Song Qingli? Our company saw your resume and there's a role that's suitable for you. If you have time, please come over for an interview."
"Resume, role, interview." Song Qingli's tightly shut eyes slowly opened. She sat up from the bed and glanced at her phone screen. It was a call from 'Taiyang Entertainment'.
The young girl's mouth opened and closed repeatedly but she didn't know what to say.
"Hello? Miss Song, can you hear me?"
"Yes, I can hear you. W-w-w-when should I be there for the interview? "
"As soon as possible. I've sent the address to your email. "
After hanging up the phone, Song Qingli still couldn't get herself together. She looked at the name that was displayed on the phone repeatedly – Taiyang Entertainment. It was really Taiyang Entertainment!!
Her favorite actor, Xiao Yi, was from this company. She had dreamed of working for this company and now she finally received the chance for an interview.
The young girl clenched her fists and let out a shrill scream. She jumped up high on the bed and said, "Xiao Yi, here I come!"
Song Qingli opened her wardrobe and was not satisfied even after changing into more than ten dresses. In the end, she chose a black swan JK dress. The small black blouse highlighted the young girl's narrow shoulders and slim waist. When paired with a black tie and a pleated skirt, she gave off the feeling of a gothic young girl.
After getting dressed, she quickly ran downstairs. Uncle Jin saw a black shadow that flashed by but he was too old to see clearly. He only realized who it was until she was far away and he shouted anxiously, "Miss Song, the second master wants you to have breakfast with him. There's fish, sweet potatoes, and pineapples."
She had already run 200 meters away. Uncle Jin's legs were not fit enough so he followed her for a short while before he stopped. He looked at the girl's anxious back and said, "Is she running away? It wasn't easy for the second young master to bring her home, we can't let her leave."
At the thought of this, Uncle Jin immediately rushed to the dining room. He lowered his head and whispered a few words into the second young master's ear. The man's eyes darkened and he lowered his gaze. He picked up a piece of sweet and sour fish with his chopsticks and placed it in his mouth. The fish meat was wrapped in a thick yellow sauce, which taste sweet and sour.
Assistant Xu, who was standing next to him, was a little puzzled. The second young master always liked clean food and usually had porridge for breakfast. Sweet and sour fish, shredded sweet potato, and pineapple fried rice would give others the illusion that it was already lunch.
"Mother Wang, aren't these dishes a little too sweet?" Gu Zechuan only took a few bites and felt that it was really too sweet. It was extremely difficult for him to accept something so sugary.
Mother Wang walked forward respectfully, her face full of wrinkles from smiling all the time. "Second young master, you usually have food that is clean. Most of these dishes are for those with a sweet tooth. You've never tried them before, so naturally, you would think that they're too sweet."
After taking a few bites of breakfast, Gu Zechuan put down his chopsticks. Mother Wang, being a detail-oriented person, had already prepared shrimp congee and carefully served it on the table. "You still have to eat breakfast. The shrimp porridge is still hot. Second young master, have some more."
The second young master held the jade spoon in his hand and stirred the shrimp porridge in the bowl. Hot steam rolled from the congee. He looked at the fresh shrimp curled up in an orange glow but he had no appetite. The man then put down the jade spoon and turned his head to look at Assistant Xu.
"Second young master, what do you need me to do?" Assistant Xu leaned over and listened.
"Alright, I understand."
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The sky was clear and the sun was getting brighter causing the summer heat to get stronger.
Song Qingli called a taxi on her phone and waited for half an hour but there was no one that would pick her up. In the end, she had to add another 50 yuan to the fare before she finally met someone who accepted the offer.
The young girl stood under the shade of a tree. Her black hair stuck to her neck due to all the sweat from the heat. She fanned herself with her hand as she was extremely anxious, and finally, she saw the car arrive.
"Sir, please turn on the air conditioner. It's a little hot."
"I'm sorry, you can't use air conditioning in the express car. If you want to use air conditioning, you'll have to pay an extra five yuan." The driver spoke with a dull expression on his face.
The young girl paused as she was closing the door. She blinked and looked at the driver. "Sir, doesn't this go against your conscience? I've already paid 50 yuan extra for the ride."
"It's five yuan to turn on the air conditioner."
"I... alright, five yuan then. I still have money for that." If it wasn't for the interview later and Song Qingli didn't want to be seen sweating, she wouldn't have spent five yuan to turn on the air conditioner. It sounded so ridiculous.
After an hour's journey, they finally arrived at Taiyang Entertainment.
The young lady got out of the car and stood there in a daze. The huge 3D screen was showing the shining moments of the popular actors. Song Qingli stood at the bottom of the huge building and felt like an ant. The entire building felt like a giant that was about to collapse and this kind of pressure made her a little excited. This was the first time she was so close to her idol.
She has liked Xiao Yi since high school after watching him act in the 'Ancient Sword Technique'. Back then, Xiao Yi became the hottest topic on all major platforms. Even if he appeared for only five minutes, he could greatly increase the usage of those online platforms.
Unfortunately, in her previous life, when Song Qingli was overseas, she found out that the superstar had fallen from his throne because he got into a relationship. After exposing the relationship, he lost a lot of fans. At that time, Song Qingli was facing the most difficult period in her life. She was both happy and sad when she saw the news about her idol.
She was happy that her idol finally found the girl that he liked and would live happily ever after. However, she was also sad because she felt as if the pure and innocent person in her heart had been sullied.
Getting into a relationship for idols like him meant that he would be losing fans and jobs but all of these were temporary. The issue that made Xiao Yi the target of public criticism was his girlfriend's scandals. It was as if someone was deliberately messing with her. Back then, photos of her drinking with the director and producers in hotels in exchange for a role were exposed one by one.
One of the best actors of their generation had fallen into the hands of a woman.
Within one month, Xiao Yi suffered from depression and lost up to 30 pounds.