After I Gave Up/Let Things Slide, I Became Famous Across The Entire Internet - Chapter 19

Tang Shuxia walked away without even glancing sideways. Seeing Xie Jinzhi still dawdling, she tossed out a sentence, “Let’s go.”

Before leaving, Xie Jinzhi couldn’t resist taking another jab at Jian Chunyu, “Hurry up and go to the ophthalmologist. If your eyesight is bad, stop messing with your own artists. Look at what you’ve done to your own artist.” Especially that face, it looked a little asymmetrical, and staring at it for too long was quite unsettling.

In comparison, her Shuxia was much better, a naturally born beauty.

Jian Chunyu also hadn’t expected Xie Jinzhi to dare to snap back at her now, especially here in the company. In the past, Xie Jinzhi wouldn’t have dared to talk back with just one word from her. She stomped her foot in anger, “You’re really taking yourself seriously. Does she think that just because Tang Shuxia benefited from this misfortune and gained a little traffic, she’s going to become a huge star? What a joke. Whether she becomes popular or not still depends on whether I agree.”

As a result, no one beside her offered any agreement.

Jian Chunyu: “…”

She turned around, only to see Xi Qingshu busy taking out a mirror to check her face, muttering to herself while looking, “Don’t be angry, don’t be angry. Tang Shuxia definitely pretended not to know me just to anger me. She acted so well, I almost believed her. Damn it.”

Jian Chunyu quickly snatched the mirror away, “You still have time to check your face? It’s rare to catch her here at the company, we must seize the opportunity this time. Hurry up and follow her.”

Xi Qingshu cried out, “Oh, Sister Chunyu, give me back my mirror. I’m going to see CEO Gao, I must touch up my makeup. I have to outshine Tang Shuxia no matter what.”

Jian Chunyu was frustrated, “Touch up, touch up. You’d better just enchant CEO Gao so much that he gives all of Tang Shuxia’s good resources to you. Otherwise, all your touch-ups will be in vain.”

As soon as Tang Shuxia appeared in the company, she immediately attracted many gazes, but she ignored them and followed Xie Jinzhi to CEO Gao’s office. Gao Weiqi was currently whistling while teasing a bird, “Oh my, oh my, you didn’t want to live a good life and insisted on flapping your wings out of this cage. In the end, won’t you have to obediently come back, waiting for me to feed you?”

“Look at you, just be obedient, and you wouldn’t have to suffer all this.”

Xie Jinzhi knocked on the door, “CEO Gao.”

Gao Weiqi turned his head, saw Tang Shuxia, and immediately greeted her with a beaming smile, “Shuxia, it’s really been a long time, let me take a good look at you.”

Tang Shuxia saw the ‘salty pig’s hand’ reaching for her. She sidestepped, kicked out a leg, and Gao Weiqi flew forward, landing heavily on the ground in a dog-crawling posture. Zhang Zeyang narrowly avoided him, looking at Tang Shuxia’s retracted foot in disbelief.

Xi Qingshu and Jian Chunyu, who had rushed over in a hurry to get in on the action, happened to see Gao Weiqi fall flat on his face.

Xi Qingshu shouted, “CEO Gao!”

Jian Chunyu exclaimed, “Heavens, CEO Gao, how did you fall?”

The employees in the company all looked over. Gao Weiqi felt like he had lost all face. He tried to get up, and Jian Chunyu and Xi Qingshu were already diligently helping him up, one on each side. Gao Weiqi angrily brushed their hands away, took one step, and felt a distinct snap in his lower back. His expression changed dramatically, “Who tripped me just now? Who was it?”

Zhang Zeyang looked straight ahead, his eyes fixed forward, nose pointed toward the front.

Xie Jinzhi only heard a thud, turned her head, and saw Gao Weiqi fly out, “CEO Gao, you’ve twisted your back. Do you need to go to the hospital for a check-up?”

Gao Weiqi, limping, glared at her irritably, “I’m fine, why would I go to the hospital?” He rubbed his back and walked back to his seat. As soon as he sat down, the twisted area hurt even more. His eyes widened with rage as he stared at the culprit. There was no doubt about it; he was closest to Tang Shuxia at that moment. The one who tripped him could only be this woman, no one else.

Gao Weiqi forced his smile to be as kind and gentle as possible, not realizing his distorted face made everyone present’s hair stand on end. “Shuxia, you won this battle beautifully. So, the company has lined up a good endorsement and a variety show for you. I already asked Little Xie to send you the materials. If there are no issues, we’ll sign the contract directly, and you can go straight to the set for filming in a few days.”

Xie Jinzhi was surprised, “CEO Gao, didn’t we agree to give Shuxia a week to consider, and then”

Gao Weiqi directly interrupted her, “The amount they offered is so high, Shuxia definitely doesn’t need that much time to consider, right?”

Tang Shuxia sat down on the sofa, leaning back and casually crossing her legs, “Of course, I’m ready anytime.”

Xie Jinzhi: “???”

Xi Qingshu and Jian Chunyu on the side also got excited. They exchanged a look; there was hope.

Gao Weiqi’s face broke into a wide smile, “See? Our Shuxia is the most sensible. I like sensible and obedient people. As long as you follow the company’s arrangements, I guarantee your future path will be smooth sailing.”

Xi Qingshu seemed to already see the broad, smooth road ahead, “CEO Gao, Sister Shuxia is so popular now, please don’t forget about me.”

Gao Weiqi looked at the artist in front of him and couldn’t recall her name for a moment, “You…”

Jian Chunyu spoke up without hesitation, “CEO Gao, I think we need to create some hype. How about a rival? I’ve even thought up titles for them. If that doesn’t work, we can add some romantic drama two women fighting over one man. If this drama gets out, it will definitely be eye-catching and explosive. Coupled with the emotional trauma Shuxia just experienced, the public will definitely pay attention to her love life.”

Xi Qingshu nodded, “Yes, yes, for the company’s sake, I can cooperate.”

Jian Chunyu vigorously promoted her artist, “And our Qingshu excels in the four arts (Zither, Chess, Calligraphy, Painting). She can also help Shuxia, so our company’s artists won’t fall too far behind those of other companies. Mutual help, CEO Gao, don’t you think so?”

Xie Jinzhi interjected, “CEO Gao, I think we”

Zhang Zeyang’s phone buzzed. He glanced at the four people arguing noisily like a vegetable market, then picked up his phone to check.

[Miss: Is the matter progressing smoothly?]

Zhang Zeyang looked at the office, which was as noisy as a marketplace, then at Tang Shuxia, who was leaning her head back eating fruit and watching the show. He was momentarily unsure of the current situation. After careful consideration, he picked and chose his words and replied with three words: “Quite lively.”

Xu Yujing stared at the three words on her phone for a long time, “Lively?”

It seemed so.

As long as Tang Shuxia was around, it wouldn’t be too quiet. She suddenly felt that the room was a bit too cold and desolate.

Jian Chunyu managed to persuade Gao Weiqi in just a few words. He had originally planned to select a newcomer for Tang Shuxia to mentor, but now, it was perfect mentoring a newcomer while simultaneously creating hype; killing two birds with one stone. He made the final decision, completely ignoring Xie Jinzhi’s objections, “That’s the arrangement. I’ll discuss it with the other side later and squeeze in a couple more people.”

After speaking, Gao Weiqi smiled and asked Tang Shuxia for her opinion, “Shuxia, as a senior artist, you don’t mind guiding the juniors, right?”

Tang Shuxia had already finished a plate of fruit, “I can. It’s entirely up to the company’s arrangements.”

Xie Jinzhi trembled with anger, yet it was futile. She especially couldn’t understand why Tang Shuxia would agree to such an unreasonable decision. This was clearly draining her value and popularity as an artist. She didn’t believe her Shuxia couldn’t see the company’s intention behind this arrangement.

Jian Chunyu left gracefully with Xi Qingshu, displaying the victorious attitude of a winner. As they walked away, she didn’t forget to step on Xie Jinzhi one last time, “You’re still far from being able to fight me.”

Xie Jinzhi gritted her teeth, held it in, but finally couldn’t help but ask, “Why did you agree so readily?”

Tang Shuxia still had a lollipop in her mouth, “Don’t you think they were quite amusing?”

Xie Jinzhi: “???”

She was almost angry to death; how was that amusing?

Tang Shuxia glanced at the two retreating figures walking with exaggerated, twisting waists, “Don’t they look like a couple of clowns?”

Zhang Zeyang, connecting this to the two who had just ‘offered themselves up,’ couldn’t help but let out a chuckle, but he quickly composed himself, “Ahem, Miss Tang is right.”

Xie Jinzhi: “…”

Whether she liked it or not, the matter was settled.

Xie Jinzhi sent all the relevant information and contracts for the endorsement and the show to Tang Shuxia’s email. When Tang Shuxia received the email, she was lazily lying on the sofa downstairs from Xu Yujing’s place, making small talk with her, “I heard he woke up. In a couple of days, I’ll have to take you home to meet him.”

Xu Yujing replied, “I have plenty of time, I can cooperate anytime.” She paused, “I heard you accepted an endorsement and a show.”

Tang Shuxia was too lazy to reiterate the work matters. She simply beckoned to Xu Yujing. Xu Yujing wheeled her chair over. Tang Shuxia realized they were at different heights, so she casually placed the laptop on the coffee table, picked up Xu Yujing in a swift motion, and settled the still-unprepared Xu Yujing onto the sofa next to her. She then picked up the laptop and leaned closer, “Look.”

Xu Yujing was already getting used to this person picking her up horizontally at every turn, but her heart rate still skipped a beat, especially when the other person actively leaned closer. She took a moment to compose herself before forcing her gaze onto the laptop screen, “The company arranged for you to take on this kind of endorsement and show?”

The endorsement was an advertisement for a certain brand of hot sauce, and the show was even more outrageous. Based on the program proposal, most of the content involved pranking the artists on camera. In other words, the more miserable the artists looked on screen, the more public attention they would gain from this kind of content.

In Xu Yujing’s view, both the endorsement and the show were unworthy of the person next to her.

Tang Shuxia also finished reading quickly and replied calmly, “Yes.”

Xu Yujing’s expression was gloomy for a split second, but it quickly returned to normal. She even smoothly changed the subject, “By the way, what gift should I bring when my new girlfriend meets your father?”

The thought of meeting Tang Mingcheng again filled Tang Shuxia with anticipation, especially for the expression on his face when he saw Xu Yujing. She hadn’t fully clarified things from last time, “I think he’ll probably just throw out whatever you give him, so don’t waste anything, don’t give him anything. Also, we might have an unpleasant incident, so consider it a free show for you then.”

Xu Yujing nodded, but her gaze remained fixed on the show proposal on the computer screen.