novellhall Chapter 6 From today onwards, I am your employer.
Chapter 6 From today onwards, I am your employer.
"Very good!"
Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Zhang Jiani excitedly grasped Xu Jingxing's hand. "Wait for me a moment, I'll go find Sister Fang Yi and fill in your information."
"You just signed the contract, so Sister Fangyi should have your personal information, right?"
"some."
"Okay, wait for me a moment, let me sign up first."
Just as she ran out, Zhang Jiani suddenly stopped, turned around, and said shyly:
"You should come with me. It's better if you're there in person for something like this."
Xu Jingxing remained seated, not standing up, and said with a smile, "You can fill it out for me. As long as you don't sell me to the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, or anything like that, I'm fine with it."
"You're really joking. Wait for me a moment."
Watching Zhang Jiani run away, Xu Jingxing suddenly remembered something and shouted loudly:
"Myanmar won't work either!"
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When Zhang Jiani came out, Xu Jingxing was playing the Snake game on his phone. He hadn't played it for many years, and it was quite addictive when he started playing again.
"Do you have time? I'd like to treat you to dinner, and we can talk about salary while we're at it."
"Since you're being so polite, then I won't be polite either, haha."
Since my rebirth, all I've encountered are beautiful young ladies who love to treat me to meals!
I hailed a taxi and headed straight for the World Trade Center.
Driving on the way to the Second Ring Road, I saw the Bird's Nest and Water Cube rising from the ground, and the CBD already taking shape.
Having witnessed the strength of his motherland, Xu Jingxing now feels a unique mix of emotions as he returns to witness its growth once again.
"Is there anything you'd like to eat?"
Zhang Jiani, sitting in the passenger seat, turned to ask Xu Jingxing.
"Actually, a bowl of noodles with soybean paste would be enough."
In my memory, there was a pretty good noodle shop behind the market in Xiushui Street, which wasn't far from the World Trade Center. Later, when I returned to my hometown, Xu Jingxing would still crave that bowl of fried sauce noodles from that shop from time to time.
"That won't do." Zhang Jiani quickly waved her hand. "Then listen to me, I'll take you to a restaurant. Can you handle Thai food?"
"I'm fine with anything, I'm not picky about food."
"That's fine!"
The taxi stopped at the main entrance of China World Trade Center Phase 1, and Xu Jingxing followed Zhang Jiani to a restaurant with a very distinctive decoration.
A pink fortress.
The restaurant's exterior walls were covered in a large area of pink, and a giant sign with the words "Pink Cool" hung in the air. If it weren't for the tables inside, Xu Jingxing would have thought he had come to some kind of anime figure store.
After finding a seat, the waiter handed over the menu. Zhang Jiani wanted Xu Jingxing to order first, but he, who had never eaten Thai food before, quickly declined, especially since the menu was full of incomprehensible text. It would be embarrassing if he actually ordered several packs of napkins.
"Tom Yum soup, curry crab, steamed fish with lemon." Zhang Jiani looked at the menu for a while, "and a snack platter and green papaya salad."
He then looked at Xu Jingxing and asked, "Would you like some wine or a soft drink?"
"Drinks."
"Two Thai iced teas, please!"
After ordering, Zhang Jiani took out two contracts from her bag, handed one to Xu Jingxing.
"I just asked Sister Fangyi to draft a contract for me. You can take a look at it first."
"it is good."
Xu Jingxing opened the contract and looked at it carefully for a while.
It took four days in total: two days for travel to and from the venue, one day for rehearsal, and one day for the actual competition.
The timing was relatively favorable; after the preliminary rounds, the main competition began, and Xu Jingxing was no longer involved.
The competition will be held in Linxiang, the capital of Hunan province. Although it is not close to Hengdian Film City, it is still about half the distance from the capital. We can go directly from Linxiang to Hengdian.
Turning to the last page and seeing the salary, Xu Jingxing was somewhat surprised and blurted out:
"5000 yuan?"
In 05, 5000 yuan was a considerable sum of money.
"Do you think it's not enough? Then we can talk about it some more," Zhang Jiani quickly said.
"No, no, I just think it's too much." Xu Jingxing closed the contract. "You must still be a student, right? I didn't expect you to be a little rich."
"Don't joke with me, what kind of rich woman am I?" Taking the iced tea from the waiter, Zhang Jiani picked up the coconut milk that the waiter brought along and poured it into the iced tea glass in front of Xu Jingxing. "Adding some coconut milk is the soul of Thai iced tea."
He then continued, "I've been preparing for this competition for a long time. To raise enough funds, I've practically been living in the team's office lately."
Looking at Zhang Jiani's slightly tired face, Xu Jingxing felt a pang of pity. "I can actually offer you a discount, since you took me to eat such delicious Thai food."
Zhang Jiani stared at Xu Jingxing's face for a while, then suddenly couldn't help but laugh out loud, "You're so cute."
She thoughtfully served Xu Jingxing a bowl of Tom Yum soup, saying, "The previous actor quoted me 5000, but you are much better than him. I still think that price is too low."
Xu Jingxing was about to say something when Zhang Jiani interrupted him.
"From today onwards, I'm your employer, so you have to listen to me." Then, Zhang Jiani took out an envelope and handed it to Xu Jingxing, "There's 1000 yuan in here, consider it my deposit."
"Okay!" Xu Jingxing didn't say anything more and took the envelope.
After taking a sip of Tom Yum soup, Xu Jingxing almost vomited. "Holy crap, who poured shampoo in here?!"
"Haha, this is the taste..."
Once the food was served, the two ate and chatted.
Xu Jingxing had always thought Zhang Jiani was a cool and aloof goddess, but he didn't expect her to talk more than him when they started chatting. She talked about all sorts of places she had been and even mentioned that her biggest dream was to travel the world after she achieved financial freedom.
Although Xu Jingxing in his previous life was short of money and hadn't traveled much, fortunately, after the rise of short videos, he often watched videos by travel bloggers. When they chatted, the two felt like they had known each other for a long time.
After the meal, Xu Jingxing made an excuse to go to the restroom, intending to pay the bill first.
It wasn't that he was being generous. During our conversation earlier, Zhang Jiani talked about her family. Her parents were both working-class, and to support her dance dreams, they even quit their jobs and went to the capital to accompany her to study.
After she successfully entered university, her parents returned to their hometown and could only do temporary jobs. Therefore, she earned her tuition and living expenses by running errands or doing part-time work.
It's really not easy for a young girl to be alone in the capital.
Luckily, Zhang Jiani had just given me a deposit, otherwise I would have been seen as a low-class guy trying to skip out on my bill, since I only had a little over 20 yuan left in my pocket.
Just as Xu Jingxing was about to return to the dining table, he noticed a man and a woman standing next to him, talking to Zhang Jiani.
I thought Zhang Jiani had met a friend, and I was about to go up and say hello, but when I got closer, I realized something was wrong, because Zhang Jiani's face looked very pale.
Moreover, why does this woman dressed so provocatively look so familiar?
"Yafei has accepted my proposal. We've met each other's parents, and she's pregnant with my baby." The man touched the woman's belly. "Why is a woman so focused on her career? Isn't it better to stay home and be a good wife and mother?"
"Nini, it's not my fault for stealing your love, it's just that you don't know how to cherish it." The glamorous woman took the man's arm, her words full of mockery.
"Li Yafei, you're a mistress and you still talk about yourself so righteously, you're shameless." Zhang Jiani's tone was calm, and no one could tell that she had any emotional fluctuations.
"The one who isn't loved is the mistress!" Li Yafei pouted and shook the man's arm. "Brother, tell me who you love!"
"Of course it's you, baby." The man looked at Li Yafei with a doting expression.
"Zheng Ran, you two are truly a perfect match, a pair of bitches and dogs, destined for each other forever. I wish you two will stay together forever, but please don't go out and harm other people."
"Brother, look at her, what she said was awful!"
"Say that again!" Provoked by Li Yafei, Zheng Ran instantly flew into a rage, shook off Li Yafei's hand, and was about to walk towards Zhang Jiani.
"Yanyan?"
Fearing that Zhang Jiani would be taken advantage of, Xu Jingxing quickly took two steps and appeared behind the two of them. He grabbed Li Yafei's hand, looked at it for a long time, and then pretended to be surprised and said, "It really is you!"
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