Chapter 558: Chapter 557: Missing Him (3)
Before there was professional planning and work, now it’s lifestyle, diet, and everyday details.
He managed Xia Siyu, of course, for her own good, to help her maintain her figure and beauty. Bo Yan, however, didn’t need to be responsible for Xia Siyu’s career. Perhaps from the perspective of a wealthy family that values “good upbringing,” female celebrities in the entertainment industry could collectively be considered long-lived. Being slightly overweight didn’t affect everyday beauty but certainly impacted how one looked on camera.
His seven years of nurturing and supporting Xia Siyu were ultimately stolen by Bo Yan with just a few pieces of meat—whom could he complain to about this?
He couldn’t let them continue to develop their relationship. He must cut it off. If he let Bo Yan indulge further, it would not only ruin Xia Siyu’s feelings but also her career!
The group checked into the hotel arranged by the show’s crew and were informed that there might be activities that night, so they needed to be on call at all times.
Then Wei Jingjing and Little Tang waited on the side while he and Xia Siyu took part in a pre-interview.
“Me and the Manager” featured one of its major attractions: interviews with artists and their managers before each activity, with both pre- and post-event interviews. Some were individual, and others were joint.
This time it was a joint interview with him and Xia Siyu. Since it was an interview and a part of a variety show, it certainly wouldn’t be the serious back-and-forth of a hard-hitting talk show but would include many playful elements that the audience hoped to see about the private life between a big star and their artist.
For example, they were asked the same question, “What do you think is the best thing you bring to the other person?”
Qin Baizhou, who was used to speaking publicly, smiled and said, “It’s a clear plan, accurate positioning, and the same discipline day in and day out for seven years.”
If it weren’t for the context, perhaps no one would have guessed that in saying this, he was actually still expressing his discontent with Bo Yan.
Xia Siyu, obviously oblivious, answered more bluntly, “My face.”
Sister relies on her face to make a living. Her face is worth hundreds of millions, and with her beauty, she is the company’s cash cow.
The second question from the crew was, “What is one thing about the other person that you find intolerable, that doesn’t sit well with you?”
This was clearly meant to stir trouble, deliberately provoking conflict. Moreover, the artist and the manager had to answer on the spot. Qin Baizhou glanced at Xia Siyu and laughed, “She’s too beautiful.”
This seemed like an official answer. Xia Siyu was very beautiful, and because she was too beautiful, it brought trouble. For example, no matter how she acted, people saw only her beauty and not her acting skills. For instance, many men pursued her, and quite a few women disliked her.
But upon deeper thought, this could also be seen as a bittersweet sentiment from a man towards the woman he is pursuing. Because she is too beautiful, she has many suitors, and he feels uneasy as he can’t focus solely on her.
However, Xia Siyu obviously didn’t pick up on this. After thinking for a moment, she said, “He won’t let me eat meat!”
In the world of a food lover, eating is most important. In their seven years of working together, what she found most unacceptable, aside from dieting, was choosing scripts. To vie for “Spring Light,” she and Qin Baizhou rarely disagreed strongly. But after she forcefully took the role, she no longer dwelled on these issues and focused on eating.
After this statement, Qin Baizhou should have simply laughed it off. But instead, he kept thinking of Bo Yan, and facing Xia Siyu’s straightforward words, he could only smile and say, “I do it for your own good.”