Chapter 1251: Chapter 1242: An Incident (2)
But this time, as soon as Bo Yan got off the plane and found the car that came to pick him up, he connected to the internet in the car and received a call from Song Fengzhi.
The internet abroad wasn’t as good as back home. Just after leaving the airport and exiting the signal reception area, the connection quickly became unstable.
Song Fengzhi’s call was intermittent, and the pictures he sent via WeChat were constantly buffering. After a long wait for the images to load, the moment Bo Yan saw the pictures, he immediately told the driver in English, "Return to the airport."
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Over there, Xia Siyu was still filming.
After Qin Baizhou arrived, he quickly managed to organize everyone on set efficiently. Jiang Bumei watched coldly, knowing that this man was the key figure who resurrected Xia Siyu’s career. Once a mere star scout in the company, he had rocketed to become a partner at Huixing.
He had bet on the right horse: Xia Siyu. No matter how many haters Xia Siyu had, she trusted him, and he consistently supported her, successfully transforming her image from a "pure girl" to a rebellious and unapologetic persona, which the audience accepted—an impressive feat indeed.
She wasn’t just competing against Xia Siyu, but also against Qin Baizhou behind her. Qin Baizhou was indeed very capable, excellent at public relations, coordinating various interests, adept at handling complex situations, and always on the move when necessary—truly a "smiling tiger." Even against her, he must have learned about her plans for Xia from Siyu, but showed no sign of hostility, always smiling pleasantly.
As they say, barking dogs don’t bite. The more he smiles, the more dangerous he seems.
Moreover.
Not to jump to conclusions, but she couldn’t help feeling that Qin Baizhou seemed overly kind to Xia Siyu. It’s important to note, if strictly speaking, Jiang Jiahe’s agent wasn’t herself, but her boss. Her position was akin to Wei Jingjing’s beside Xia Siyu, as an executive agent and assistant.
Unless it’s a small company relying heavily on one or two big stars, a top agent usually doesn’t take the field personally.
Yet, Qin Baizhou not only joined her in variety shows but also visited her on set. Visiting her on set was understandable as her manager, but flying long distances for overseas shoots was indeed quite "touching."
After all, Huixing was listed, and while Qin Baizhou wasn’t excessively wealthy, he had assets worth over a billion yuan. Recently, he had been in frequent contact with directors and screenwriters, preparing for future projects on big and small screens.
Although Xia Siyu was Huixing’s top star, was it really necessary to pamper her to such an extent? Wasn’t Huixing currently promoting Zhou Weiwei? She had also landed several major productions. Although Zhou Weiwei couldn’t match Xia Siyu in terms of looks, achieving a second-tier status was quite possible. Besides Zhou Weiwei, they had also signed several mid-generation actors who had won Best Actor/Actress awards and had popular dramas airing. Even with personal connections, there wasn’t really a need to go to such lengths.
Unless it was for love.
No matter what, Xia Siyu was undeniably beautiful, and having been supported by Qin Baizhou for seven years, developing feelings was quite normal.
She intended to see if these two would slip up!
Director Ji was still giving instructions on the scene.
Jiang Jiahe stood by while Xia Siyu—snuck into the set, allowing the reinforced plastic and large foam boards to press on her. Although there were foam boards, real cement slabs were also set up for close-up shots, and some of the steel bars were real, just hollow inside.