The Unexpected Rise Before My Exit from the Entertainment Industry

Chapter 62

Qin Wei breathed a sigh of relief.

That one sentence had basically conveyed everything she had wanted to say. Thankfully, she usually worked out to keep fit. Otherwise, after saying so much in one breath, she might have just passed out on the spot.

Seeing the dumbfounded look on the host's face, Li Hanming couldn't help but laugh out loud. Meanwhile, Qin Wei still had a serious expression as she looked at the host and asked, "Is this okay? If not, I can say it again."

The host came back to her senses and quickly waved her hands while holding up the cue cards to move on with the show flow:

"As everyone knows, after the teaser of 'Stars' was released, it received a warm welcome from viewers who urged us to air the full version soon. From this perspective, we can see that the audience is still very curious about what happened between you two during the journey. Can you give everyone some spoilers about it in advance?"

Li Hanming looked at Qin Wei, and Qin Wei gestured for him to speak first.

"Well...since I only joined the Stars crew starting from the Rome leg, I'm not clear about what happened in London. What left the deepest impression on me was when I flew a drone on the sea. It looked simple but was actually very difficult to keep balanced. I fell straight into the sea many times, fortunately I didn't give up..."

Qin Wei listened to him with her chin in her hand. She felt like this was when he behaved most like a kid should, recounting the most memorable things methodically, with background, process, and reflection, as if he had aftereffects from preparing for too many essay assignments recently.

As soon as he finished speaking, the host asked Qin Wei again:

"What about you, Weiwei? The most impressive memory was..."

Qin Wei sat up straight and answered seriously:

"I went jogging in Rome..."

"Pfft—"

Li Hanming couldn't help laughing out loud again. He quickly apologized.

Qin Wei went on:

"Halfway through the run I got hungry, so I bought breakfast. But before I could put the money back in my pocket, someone grabbed and robbed it. I chased after him relentlessly despite being exhausted already. But I still caught up and moreover..."

Don't say anymore.

The director stood on the opposite side, shaking his head furiously to signal Qin Wei to stop.

For once, Qin Wei understood his meaning and obediently kept quiet.

The main reason was that when trying to think of examples from the journey where she persevered and never gave up, this was the only thing that came to mind.

Netizens:

[Hahaha family, Qin Jie took the initiative to bring up Assassin's Creed!]

[Ezio Qin Wei Auditore da Firenze, she is already enlightened.]

[Damn, I exclaim in admiration!]

[If only the teaser showed the second half. I would get an annual membership in a minute to thank the program team and platform if the full version had it!]

[Person above, me too! Assassin's Creed is such an iconic scene! Rumor has it Qin Jie beat up the guy afterward so they didn't air it out. Although it's spoiled, I still want to see!]

[@Sunny Stars @Triangle Video give us the full Assassin's Creed scene! We allow you to rip us off]

[I'll write a petition in blood for the full uncut version of Qin Jie's Assassin's Creed scene. And the unabridged R-rated version of Peach Blossom Spring while you're at it, paid options welcome.]

[Pfft you're asking for resources here?]

...

The director gave the host a hand signal to move on to the next segment.

The reason for not continuing was because the director had discussed it with the editing team beforehand. Qin Wei was quite cooperative throughout, better to not stir up more controversy for her. They decided not to air the full version of that part.

Unexpectedly, she didn't think it was controversial at all and directly cued it herself.

Fine, let's indulge her then.

"Go tell editing to include the entire Assassin's Creed segment, air everything that was filmed, don't leave out a single frame."

...

Host:

"I see, it must have been thrilling huh hahaha! Why don't we leave some suspense and let the audience see for themselves in the full version, let's not spoil anything and move on to the next segment!"

Netizens:

[Don't interrupt Qin Jie's essay writing! Let her finish, I'll still get the membership!]

[What an unprofessional host, how can any other segment compete with the excitement of the iconic Assassin's Creed scene? Don't they know it's the highest viewed clip?]

[Qin Wei's personality really...strangely silly, huge contrast with her looks. When she starts seriously saying dumb things, I just want to keep listening. She has monopolized all my joy this year.]

[Has Qin Jie considered doing stand-up comedy?]

...

Host:

"After the teaser aired, you two became the most popular. And from what I know, this isn't the first time you've worked together either. You cooperated on another show recently right? Could you share your impressions of each other?"

Qin Wei glanced at him and smiled.

"Little Hanming is a standard warm guy. Very considerate and willing to think of others. I feel super relaxed around him. Don't let his young age fool you, he's very reliable.

What's more, I had a little accident on the last day of that show's filming. He tried very hard to save me, so he's my life saver."

Li Hanming smiled, revealing shallow dimples.

"When I worked with Sister Qin Wei last time, I felt she was the cold as ice beauty type, distant towards others. I didn't even dare speak to her.

After getting along for a while, I discovered that Wei Jie is actually really nice and kindhearted. She's very enthusiastic towards friends, not competitive or grabby at all. Not like what I first imagined. Indeed, you can't judge someone solely based on 'hearsay'."

Netizens:

[The little brother is truly warm-hearted. He's trying to tell others between the lines that his Sister Qin Wei is a good person.]

[Are these two real siblings? I tear up every time seeing them help each other.]

[Little brother is lucky to have a sister like Qin Wei. Fans feel much more assured. Qin Wei, you can't mess up for little brother's sake!]

[Hahaha Qin Jie must feel stabbed hearing this.]

...

Host:

"I also learned about Weiwei's accident, it was indeed very dangerous. I'm curious, since little Hanming helped out, how does Weiwei plan to thank him?"

Speaking of this, Li Hanming couldn't help bursting into laughter again.

He didn't seem to have good emotional control today, he had already broken character and laughed many times.

Host:

"Little Hanming, do you have something to say? Don't hold back, just say it."

Li Hanming tried his best to hold in his laugh and said to the host:

"Actually, after coming back, Sister Qin already expressed her thanks to me. When we were in Italy, she asked what I wanted and said she'd buy it for me. I declined and said the company doesn't allow gifts..."

Li Hanming paused and turned to look at Qin Wei.

"Sister Qin, can I say it?"

Qin Wei was very candid.

"Go ahead."

Li Hanming asked his assistant for his bag:

"No one expected that Sister Qin would send our company a ceremonial banner..."

As he spoke, Li Hanming took out a ceremonial banner from his bag. It was rather small, only A4 paper sized.

On this mini banner were the words:

"Saved My Life"

Flanking both sides were:

"Presented to: Li Hanming of Pioneer Entertainment" and "Qin Wei of Imperial Capital District xx presents this gift"

Netizens:

[I'm gonna die laughing tonight, such a tiny banner hahaha, Qin Wei is too petty! Hahahaha]

[Damn 'saved my life', my face mask laughed off]

[What does Qin Wei listing Imperial Capital District xx as her address mean? Could it be she still hopes the CEO of Pioneer will write back to her?]

[Hahaha I think I get Qin Jie's train of thought. Normally people would list their identity or company under ceremonial banners. But! Qin Jie's studio disbanded so she could only put her registered residence.]

[Hahaha someone go manage Qin Wei please? Get her to stop flexing her comedic skills.]

...

This was also Qin Wei's first time seeing this banner. She had it custom made on Pinduoduo when she got back. That explained why it was so cheap. She also felt it was pretty embarrassing to be shown so abruptly like this.

Damn...that was rash...