My Life with Narration

Chapter 523 - 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, don’t 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 he’ll really pass out, and I’ll have to carry him back!"

Taking this opportunity, Su Qing quickly waved his hands: "I can’t, I can’t, I really can’t drink anymore, how about I have some juice instead?"

Hearing this, the girls disagreed: "What? We women are drinking, and you’re 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 can’t drink then don’t 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, you’re a bit biased, protecting this little brother so much, what’s up, you want a young boyfriend too?" Li Ranran teased.

Facing Li Ranran’s jibe, Gao Yuan rolled her eyes and spat, "Go away, it’s Su Qing’s first time here, don’t 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? That’s thinking too much; after all, in the entertainment circle, what kind of handsome men do they not meet?

Although Su Qing was okay-looking, he’d still fall short compared to those superstar heartthrobs.

In the entertainment industry, it’s all about fame and profit, and Su Qing wasn’t getting any fame here, only profit.

Even if they couldn’t secure a collaboration, at least they’d 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 thousands—it’s only friendships like these that are valuable.

This is why they’re so interested in this friend Tang Nan mentioned.

If you bring no value, why would anyone want to be friends with you?

From Su Qing’s perspective, it’s 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 don’t arrive soon, we’ll have finished eating."

Today, she hadn’t just invited this group of girls; there were also men, as it’s 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 it’s 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 don’t have much, just a little money on hand. They’re not great at investing, and the bank interest is low. Didn’t you let us earn a bit last time? See if there’s any way out for us. Don’t worry, these sisters won’t let you lose out."

Hearing Tang Nan speak, the girls’ eyes lit up, knowing it was time for serious talk, since that’s 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.

[He’s quite young, with this setup, he probably can’t resist these beauties’ 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 wasn’t naive at all; she was quite clever, even a bit presumptuous.

Not that she was bad. Women leveraging their looks for benefits isn’t 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 Nan’s face changed, a bit annoyed. She’d introduced her friend to let you earn some money, and you come in with this "free ride" attitude?

Don’t 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 room’s atmosphere was a bit awkward, with everyone inwardly cursing Xia Wanning for speaking out of turn.

However, it wasn’t the time to say anything, when the eldest among them, Gao Yuan, saw what was up and quickly took over:

"It’s not about stocks today. I’m just here to make friends with Su Qing. If you have any good ideas and need funds later, just tell me. Money won’t be an issue, we wouldn’t 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 wouldn’t mind using Xia Wanning’s 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 wasn’t trying to freeload, and her words were well-put—that’s experience.

"Yeah, let’s be friends!"

"Exactly, with Su Qing being so handsome, if he ever wants into the entertainment circle, just say the word and I’ll get gigs for him. What do you think?" said Li Ranran.

Ding Sheng chimed in too: "Sounds doable. If Su Qing debuted, he’d be an idol. He might get really popular, maybe we’d even play a couple in a show, Nannan, don’t blame me for stealing your friend’s boyfriend then!"

And jokingly, she glanced at Tang Nan.

For such jokes, Tang Nan wasn’t bothered: "If he wants to act, go ahead, be your boyfriend, go ahead and add a bed scene and I’ll cover with his girlfriend, nothing to fear!"

"You said it!"

"You bet I did!"

Su Qing: ...

Shouldn’t you all consider that I’m right here?

But indeed, Gao Yuan’s topic, joined by the others, quickly covered up Xia Wanning’s earlier awkwardness.

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