Chapter 523: Chapter 514: Probing at the Dinner Table
Women, especially those in the entertainment industry, are naturally skilled at socializing. You can see a bit of it from these five people.
Before long, the waiter served the dishes, and the women, being social butterflies, quickly livened up the atmosphere in the room.
"Come on, little brother, have a drink with your big sister!"
"Bottoms up, donāt be a fishkeeper!"
"Right, right, big sister toasts you again!"
Watching a few of them crazily toasting, Tang Nan was speechless: "Hey, enough already, his alcohol tolerance is weak, if you keep this up heāll really pass out, and Iāll have to carry him back!"
Taking this opportunity, Su Qing quickly waved his hands: "I canāt, I canāt, I really canāt drink anymore, how about I have some juice instead?"
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Hearing this, the girls disagreed: "What? We women are drinking, and youāre a man wanting juice?"
"No way, no way, have another drink!"
Helplessly, he could only cast his eyes towards Gao Yuan, realizing that Tang Nan was of no help here.
It was only natural to infiltrate the enemy ranks and divide them; otherwise, even Wang Xing, the big drinker, would be knocked out today.
Seeing his look, Gao Yuan smiled slightly and said softly, "Okay, okay, stop bullying him, if he canāt drink then donāt force him, just let him have some juice!"
She then took away the glass of wine in front of him and replaced it with juice, allowing Su Qing to finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"Yuan Yuan, youāre a bit biased, protecting this little brother so much, whatās up, you want a young boyfriend too?" Li Ranran teased.
Facing Li Ranranās jibe, Gao Yuan rolled her eyes and spat, "Go away, itās Su Qingās first time here, donāt scare him."
Everyone laughed off her words. They were all here today for money, and everyone knew that, yet no one spoke up.
As for liking Su Qing for his looks? Thatās thinking too much; after all, in the entertainment circle, what kind of handsome men do they not meet?
Although Su Qing was okay-looking, heād still fall short compared to those superstar heartthrobs.
In the entertainment industry, itās all about fame and profit, and Su Qing wasnāt getting any fame here, only profit.
Even if they couldnāt secure a collaboration, at least theyād make a friend. Who knows, there might be another opportunity like before in the future?
If someone just leaks some information, they can earn tens or even hundreds of thousandsāitās only friendships like these that are valuable.
This is why theyāre so interested in this friend Tang Nan mentioned.
If you bring no value, why would anyone want to be friends with you?
From Su Qingās perspective, itās the same. He was still waiting for the narrator to prompt him on where the so-called crossroad was, but without a prompt, there was nothing he could do.
Tang Nan saw that everyone had stopped forcing drinks on Su Qing and breathed a sigh of relief. She then changed the topic: "By the way, where are Brother Han and Director Wang? If they donāt arrive soon, weāll have finished eating."
Today, she hadnāt just invited this group of girls; there were also men, as itās impossible to only have same-gender friends in the entertainment industry.
"Those two? They had something come up unexpectedly and will be a bit late. They called me, but itās fine, we can start eating first," Gao Yuan laughed.
At this, Tang Nan nodded, then saw some hopeful eyes in the room. She knew it was time to talk business.
"Little brother, your big sister is introducing some sisters to you today... we donāt have much, just a little money on hand. Theyāre not great at investing, and the bank interest is low. Didnāt you let us earn a bit last time? See if thereās any way out for us. Donāt worry, these sisters wonāt let you lose out."
Hearing Tang Nan speak, the girlsā eyes lit up, knowing it was time for serious talk, since thatās why they came today.
In response, Su Qing sipped some juice to cleanse his mouth, and with a smile, looked at them and said, "So the sisters want to play the stock market?"
"Yeah, since we have you, the Stock God, especially with such impressive returns. Little brother, got any tips you could share with us? Could you recommend another stock?" Xia Wanning spoke, giving him a playful wink.
[Heās quite young, with this setup, he probably canāt resist these beautiesā demands, might even ask for some contact later. Give him a taste of sweetness and I could be making money in the stock market.]
Hearing this, he looked at Xia Wanning. This woman often played naive and sweet female leads, but her mind wasnāt naive at all; she was quite clever, even a bit presumptuous.
Not that she was bad. Women leveraging their looks for benefits isnāt surprising in reality, and the entertainment industry is a hub for such phenomena.
Calling her a bit presumptuous was due to her confidence in winning him over, even knowing he had a girlfriend, wanting to add his contact and employing sweetness to have him help her make money. Gotta admit, she had plans.
As for what sweetness? Is that even a question?
The final impression Su Qing had was that this woman wanted to "KTV" him.
Tang Nanās face changed, a bit annoyed. Sheād introduced her friend to let you earn some money, and you come in with this "free ride" attitude?
Donāt people with money know how to earn it themselves? Why would they share it with you? Negotiating a partnership should be done properly, set terms, then discuss more.
For a moment, the roomās atmosphere was a bit awkward, with everyone inwardly cursing Xia Wanning for speaking out of turn.
However, it wasnāt the time to say anything, when the eldest among them, Gao Yuan, saw what was up and quickly took over:
"Itās not about stocks today. Iām just here to make friends with Su Qing. If you have any good ideas and need funds later, just tell me. Money wonāt be an issue, we wouldnāt let you work for nothing."
She was older than everyone there and naturally more experienced, knowing what to say in what situation.
If it was a serious collaboration talk, she wouldnāt mind using Xia Wanningās methods earlier, grabbing what she could. But with Tang Nan here and this being a contact brought by her, formality needed some sincerity.
Hearing this, Su Qing smiled and nodded. Though Gao Yuan had her intentions, at least she wasnāt trying to freeload, and her words were well-putāthatās experience.
"Yeah, letās be friends!"
"Exactly, with Su Qing being so handsome, if he ever wants into the entertainment circle, just say the word and Iāll get gigs for him. What do you think?" said Li Ranran.
Ding Sheng chimed in too: "Sounds doable. If Su Qing debuted, heād be an idol. He might get really popular, maybe weād even play a couple in a show, Nannan, donāt blame me for stealing your friendās boyfriend then!"
And jokingly, she glanced at Tang Nan.
For such jokes, Tang Nan wasnāt bothered: "If he wants to act, go ahead, be your boyfriend, go ahead and add a bed scene and Iāll cover with his girlfriend, nothing to fear!"
"You said it!"
"You bet I did!"
Su Qing: ...
Shouldnāt you all consider that Iām right here?
But indeed, Gao Yuanās topic, joined by the others, quickly covered up Xia Wanningās earlier awkwardness.
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