So red that everything is black

Chapter 22 Red ([-])
After three days, the two finally finished recording the advertisements, stills, promotional videos, and interviews.

Wen Xinlan complained that Capital was really evil and added many projects that were not included in the contract.

But they were the boss after all. Neither Wen Xinlan nor Qiang Gen raised any objections and followed the company's arrangements throughout the process.

After leaving the studio, Wen Xinlan asked: "Brother Qiang Gen, do you want to go out for a drink?"

"Okay, I just happened to have encountered some problems recently, and I wanted to ask you how you dealt with them."

"I also have questions to ask, let's go!"

The two walked to a nearby artsy bar and found a relatively quiet seat.

But before I had time to order drinks, I saw Pei Yuan and Ye Xuesong also coming to play, and they greeted warmly: "What a coincidence, you are here too! Is Wenyuan Pavilion filming another show?"

Wen Xinlan replied: "Well, there is an endorsement advertisement, and we just finished filming it."

Ye Xuesong joked: "Teacher Guifu is indeed the daughter of Wenyuan Pavilion!"

"Brother Qiang Gen is also the biological son of Wenyuan Pavilion!"

Qiang Gen stood up: "No, I'm an illegitimate child at best. Teacher Guifu, I remember something, you guys can talk about it! I'm leaving first."

"Brother Qiang Gen is going back to Cangcheng?"

"Well, my family is still waiting for me, I'll leave first."

"Slow down on the road!"

Qiang Gen said goodbye again and left the bar alone.

Ye Xuesong muttered: "Why is that person so weird? He feels a bit out of place."

"Literati, they always have a bit of their own personality." Pei Yuan asked, "Why did Teacher Guifu come to the bar? Could it be that he encountered something troublesome?"

"Teacher Pei Yuan is laughing at me for coming to the bar even though I don't drink well?"

"Uh……"

"Actually, Qiang Gen and I have encountered some troubles recently, and I just want to ask the two seniors for advice. How did you deal with it?"

"what's up?"

"Recently, there has been some discussion on the Internet about the allocation of resources for online writers. In fact, this conflict has been going on for a long time, but because Qiang Gen and I were ranked in the show, we were suddenly pushed to the forefront, and everyone had to @ us for everything. You tell me, what should I do about this?"

Pei Yuan replied decisively: "Don't worry about them."

"Don't worry about it?"

"Do you know how many malicious comments I receive every day? If I replied to every one, clarified every one, and stood up for every one, I would have no time to write and no life of my own."

"But it's not good to just let them talk nonsense..."

"If it's serious defamation, you can sue. As for other things that have nothing to do with you, don't worry about it."

"Teacher Ye, do you have any advice?"

Ye Xuesong looked at his watch: "Lao Pei is the most popular offline writer, and I'm not as experienced as him. By the way, I have a friend over there. I'll go over first. Let's chat!"

As soon as Ye Xuesong left, only Pei Yuan and Wen Xinlan were left, feeling slightly embarrassed.

Wen Xinlan tried to break the deadlock and asked with a smile: "Every time I see Teacher Pei, there is Teacher Xuesong next to me, but you two..."

"No!" Pei Yuan said righteously, "I am a straight man! I only like women! Lao Ye is also a straight man, and his ex-girlfriend dumped him because she thought he was too straight!"

"Is Teacher Ye's ex-girlfriend an insider?"

"It doesn't count. It's not from the cultural circle, but from the entertainment circle."

"Who?"

"I can't tell you now, otherwise Lao Ye will peel off my skin."

Pei Yuan had many interesting topics, and the two chatted happily for a long time.

After the bartender served several rounds of drinks, Pei Yuan saw that it was getting late and was ready to see Wen Xinlan off.

He took out his hat and mask, "You are now a celebrity, so be careful when entering public places in the future! Don't get targeted by bad guys!"

Wen Xinlan took the hat and put it on, "Thank you, Teacher Pei!"

*
It is said that it has been two months since Tong Lu went on a business trip to Haicheng, and the work is finally over.

Several colleagues from the investment bank were planning to go to a bar to relieve stress before leaving, so they met at a famous bar by the Jinjiang River, a flower-picking resort where young literary and artistic women gathered. "Oh, I've been so exhausted these past two months!"

"My bones are almost falling apart!"

"I heard that the bars in Haicheng are very good. I must have a few more drinks tonight!"

"If you don't get drunk tonight, you won't go home!"

"I heard that there are many female literary youths in Haicheng!"

"Let's go look at the beauties together!"

Pei Yuan and Wen Xinlan walked out of the bar wearing hats and masks and stood on the street waiting for the bus.

Although "fully armed", Tong Lu recognized his girlfriend Wen Xinlan at a glance.

But why did the girlfriend come out of the bar?

Shouldn’t my girlfriend be in Wencheng now?

Why come to Haicheng on a working day?
Could it be that he's just a guy who looks a lot like his girlfriend?

On the other side, Pei Yuan straightened the brim of Wen Xinlan's hat, lowered his head and said: "Teacher Guifu, it's already late tonight. How about you go to a hotel to stay for one night? Or I and Lao Ye's family have guest rooms, and you will Just for a moment, let’s go back to Wencheng tomorrow morning!”

"I don't want to bother you anymore. Let's go back tonight."

"It's late at night, and I don't worry about you coming home as a girl."

"I'm very grateful that Teacher Pei is willing to take me to the station. I can't cause you any more trouble!"

Tong Lu, who was hiding in the dark, took a photo with his mobile phone and immediately sent a message to his girlfriend, asking: "Baby, are you asleep?"

Wen Xinlan heard the sound of her cell phone and glanced at the message but did not reply.

"What's wrong?" Pei Yuan asked.

Wen Xinlan smiled and replied: "My boyfriend is urging me to go home!"

"Oh..." Pei Yuan said no more.

Tong Lu watched the two of them get into the taxi. Soon after, he received a reply from his girlfriend: "I haven't slept yet. I'm on a business trip. I'll be home soon. I'll chat with you when I get home."

The next morning, while other colleagues were still hungover, Tong Lu bought the earliest high-speed train back to Wencheng.

*
Wen Xinlan wrote her resignation letter overnight, came to the company early the next morning, and handed it over to her supervisor Feng Min.

Feng Min asked: "Xiaowen, have you really thought about it?"

"I figured it out."

"I know you have achieved very good results in online writing, but after all, it is not a serious career. You have been in the company for so long, I feel sorry for you, and I hope you will think about it again."

"Director Feng, I'm really sorry. Especially my frequent leave has caused you a lot of trouble, and I feel very guilty. But I really don't have time to balance work and writing. Please forgive me."

"Well, since you have decided to leave, I won't hold you back. Don't blame Mr. Qi. Our company is too small after all. Every carrot is a pit, and I am responsible for the work of several people. It’s really overwhelming.”

"Director Feng, I have a request. Can the handover time between me and my next colleague be extended for another two months? Because I want to buy a house and my social security cannot be cut off. Can you wait until I buy a house before applying for my social security attrition?" During this period, I will actively complete the handover with my colleagues, and I can accept half pay or suspension of pay from the company!"

Feng Min nodded: "It should be no problem. I'll go and tell Mr. Qi. The company doesn't recruit new people that fast. Xiaowen, you should come to work normally these days. Don't leave your work on the ground."

"Okay, thank you, Director Feng!"

*
After get off work, Wen Xinlan dragged her tired body back home, silently opened the closet, rummaged around and took out a hidden bottle of Coke.

"Clap!"

Wen Xinlan opened the Coke and drank half the bottle in one breath.

At this moment, Leng Buding stretched out a hand from behind and said grimly: "Drinking Coke secretly again? Huh?"

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Wen Xinlan was so frightened that she almost vomited. She turned around and shouted, "Husband? When did you come back?"

Tong Lu grabbed the Coke bottle and said in a cold voice: "During the time I was away from home, you did a lot of bad things behind my back, right? Tell me! Where is the Coke?"

"Smelly husband, you scared me to death!"

"I didn't do anything wrong, why are you scared?" Tong Lu said as he rummaged through the closet and didn't seem to find anything else. He just dug out a few bottles of Coke with different flavors.

(End of this chapter)