5
Qin Qing was not showing off, or writing nonsense. the entertainment industry cared more about appearances than any other industry.
Because you would have to deal with all kinds of people in this business, good looks were like a stepping stone, and having some was always better than none.
What’s more, artists and celebrities generally elevate the aesthetics of this industry. If they were incapable, or they had no connections, or they looked ordinary; It would be very easy to become invisible in the circle.
So good-looking people were different. If a good-looking person entered the circle for the first time, even if they had no ability or background, they would still get some attention. They would even be asked why they didn’t become a star when they were so handsome.
Unsurprisingly, Qin Qing was asked this again during the interview.
The reason for the “again” was because Qin Qing had heard this question in his last life till his ears became calloused.
At that time, someone had asked why he didn’t think of becoming an artist. After all, stars looked good and earned a lot.
Unfortunately, the hotel where Qin Qing worked happened to receive a lot of artists and stars, and what was even unfortunate was that when Qin Qing was going to receive an artist, he happened to bump into a star being humiliated by their boss in public.
Only then did he snuff out the star dream.
And now, the Qin Qing who has been reborn would never want to be a star because this career can no longer rank high in his life. He doesn’t want to be so busy and tired again. He just wants to live a healthily and comfortable life in the future.
The interviewer didn’t force it. He just casually asked. You should know that there were so many good-looking people in this business, and there was more than enough fresh blood; which was simply overwhelming at times.
Besides, it was useless nowadays to only be good-looking. The Film Academy still had a slew of beautiful men and women who compete with each other every year, and the positions were so few that unless one was chosen by heaven, most were filled with good-looking and wealthy people who had backgrounds.
So when Qin Qing said that he had no thoughts about becoming a star, the interviewer didn’t care at all, he was just curious: “Why did you say ignore him in all your answers? ”
Interviewer: “If you don’t urge the celebrity to drink water, and you don’t give the artist meat, and you also don’t do as they ask, are you not afraid of losing your job? ”
Qin Qing: “My job is an assistant, not a nanny. ”
The interviewer nodded when he heard those words: “It seems that you have your own ideas about the position you are looking for. Then tell me what kind of existence an assistant is in the team. ”
Qin Qing: “Artists have to focus on the work in front of the stage, everything else behind the scenes needs to be managed by others. The assistant may be in charge of the very ordinary and trivial parts, but everything that is done around the artist, including managing the artist themselves, is done for sake of the team’s goals. ”
The interviewer looked at Qin Qing surprised. He glanced at Qin Qing’s resume in his hand: “You have a good grasp of the overall situation.” He looked quite satisfied.
He asked about something else: “Where do you live now? ”
What kind of transport did you take to come here? Is the commute convenient and how long was the journey time?
Qin Qing answered one by one.
The interviewer heard that he lived close by, just a few bus stops away and that there was no need to squeeze into the subway. He decided on the spot and said: “Come to work tomorrow.” ”
The basic salary was 1800, with five types insurance, free meals, performance, and overtime pay, and all travel expenses would be reimbursed.
Qin Qing successfully found a job on the tenth day of arriving in B City.
The company’s name was Cuckoo Culture and it was a small company that has only been established for more than a year.
The company wasn’t large. It was mainly engaged in brokerage and in film and television investment and development. Currently, it had only participated in the filming of a few small-budget TV series.
The company’s biggest artist was a female artist who was somewhat famous online. Several other signed artists were still unknown and additionally, the company has also raised a few trainees.
Qin Qing’s job was to take care of those trainees.
There were a total of four trainees. The youngest was sixteen and the oldest was nineteen. They lived in dormitories arranged by the company and were provided food and lodging. there was no salary, but they were given the occasional pocket money.
The company wanted to save money and had no intention of sending a few people to train abroad, so it hired a vocal, dance, and body training teachers to come in twice a week. For the rest of the time, they (the trainees) were to self-learn or learn from each other to improve themselves.
After understanding this, Qin Qing felt that it wasn’t easy for the company to achieve this level these days.
one should know that in a decade or so, a culture company that was even bigger than this one, wouldn’t be able to support these four trainees for nothing.
When Qin Qing arrived, these four people looked at his handsome face and thought that the company had recruited another trainee.
After introducing himself, Qin Qing explained: “I will be in charge of the training room from now on. ”
A boy whose hair was dyed milky grey said: “Ah, so you are the new assistant.”
The handover process from the previous assistant to Qin Qing had been full of various complaints:
“It’s so annoying, really. ”
“One moment it’s this, one moment it’s that. ”
“How dare the assistant make any request. ”
“They’re lazy, talkative, and unscrupulous. ”
“As soon as they sit on the ground, they procrastinate and refuse to get up to practice. ”
“If you want to say something about them, they will work together to target you.”
“They don’t listen to scolding and to what I say. Their faces were thicker than the walls of the city. ”
There was really nothing to hand over regarding the work. It was nothing more than the key of the dormitory, the card of the dormitory’s water grid, a little spare cash, a work phone, a computer, and a workbook recording the daily schedule of the children.
t/n: Yes, children. These trainees sound like overgrown babies (◔_◔)
After the handover, the former assistant patted Qin Qing on the shoulder and said honestly: “It’s not a bad job. it’s very annoying, but it can be used as a springboard to enter the industry and change jobs in the future. ”
Qin Qing nodded in response, and asked: “Among these people, is there a leader?”
Former assistant: “Yes, the oldest one. ”
The oldest was the milky-greyed one.
Grey hair was called Guan Yiyun and he entered the company through a selection and interview process. He could play the piano, speak French, and dance. He was the most handsome of the four and the most knowledgeable.
The former assistant commented on Guan Yiyun and said that he felt that this child was particularly contradictory.
Qin Qing asked why he thought so and the former assistant said: “He actually knows a lot and is very smart. When you talk to him, you can feel that he is not the kind who doesn’t understand anything. But I don’t know why he always likes to pretend to be stupid. Sometimes he complains and thinks that our boss is stupid and that the company can not be kept open (t/n: operating).
When I first saw him wearing a famous brand, I thought his family was well off; that even though there was no salary from the company, his family would give him money. But he is the one who has asked me the most for pocket money in the past few months.”
Not just for pocket money, but also for meat.
Steak, beef ribs, beef eye meat, with crispy grilled buns, some pasta, grilled chicken wings……
t/n: lol, meat (º ﹃ º )
Guan Yiyun: “Assistant Qin, on your first day of work, wouldn’t you treat us? ”
In the practice room, four boys sat in a row in front of Qin Qing.
There was no dance teacher there today so they had to practice the dance that was taught a few days ago by themselves. They had to dance for at least six to eight hours a day and were not allowed to leave the practice room until they were done.
Qin Qing leaned against the wall while holding a booklet recording the daily training in his hand. When he had just arrived, the boys actually had the face to ask for a treat, then he also had the face to refuse: “You still have two hours of training left today. ”
One of them laid down directly on the ground: “oh, I’m so tired, I can’t move anymore. ”
One pressed his hands on his thigh and pitifully said: “We only had a little lunch at noon. ”
Another curled his lips: “Tsk, stingy. ”
Guan Yiyun sat cross-legged and leaned back with his arms propping him up. His eyes shone from under the milky-grey bangs as he stared at this new assistant: “Why do I think that you’re younger than me?. ”
Qin Qing ignored them and said: “If you can’t finish practicing in the afternoon, you can continue practicing after dinner. ”
He looked at the time: “the vocal teacher will be here at 8:30 and the class is two hours long. If you can’t finish the dance, you can only stay up late after class. ”
“Damn” Someone let out a sound and secretly wondered why this new assistant was so ruthless.
When you were tired and laid down, you wouldn’t want to get up again. They were loose and lazy and didn’t want to get up to continue dancing.
Qin Qing looked at the four of them: “My suggestion is to take a break then continue to dance. After the evening class, you can go back to your dorm room early when it’s over. ”
In the small training room, the wailing of the boys suddenly rang out.
Qin Qing stood there and watched them howl. After howling for a while their voices weakened. He put his hands in his pockets and suddenly said: “Recently, a boy group came out. I heard that the original plan was for a five-person group. I don’t know what went wrong but in the end, only four people debuted.”
The training room suddenly became quiet. all the people carelessly laying down all sat up and silently looked up at their new assistant.
Qin Qing continued: “The one who didn’t make the debut, I don’t know what happened to him. Maybe he got an assistant’s job like me”
Qin Qing: “oh, you may not know that my basic salary for this job is 1,800, and It doesn’t include food or accommodation. I’m eighteen years old this year. I have no diploma or ability so I can’t find a good job. I can’t be a star in this industry nor can I be a singer or dancer. I had no income before I came here and I’m afraid of spending all my money so I’ve only eaten plain rice for three days in a row. If I can’t save any more money to pay the rent, I may not even be able to live in the basement. ”
Four boys: “…”
Qin Qing didn’t say much again and glanced at them, asking: “Which one of you wants this job?” ”
After a while, all four boys got up.
Music sounded in the training room, and amid the fast-paced accompaniment, Qin Qing stood alone in the corner and opened the book to record the training time.
It was useless to reason with these trainees, and it was useless to scold them. You have to just state the facts.
What is the harshest truth that they may face that will give them the strongest dose of reality?
Being unable to debut; all their training being in vain, and they had to find another way.
Not only would life not be glamorous but they wouldn’t make much money, and if there was no money, they would have to live in a basement and eat plain rice.
It was a cruel truth.
But that cruelty could also be effective.
Qin Qing closed the book and looked at the jumping figures, secretly thinking that they were all a bunch of immature children who had just left their parents and didn’t realize how high the sky was and had no priorities in their hearts.
Eat steak?
I’m afraid you wouldn’t even have an appetite for dinner today.
Qin Qing came up and cured the stinky problems of the four boys and sure enough, after the treatment of today, the four of them couldn’t even eat as much anymore.
Qin Qing had dinner with them, and he himself ate very well. while eating, he motioned to Guan Yiyun to take a bite out of the box of plain rice he hadn’t touched.
Qin Qing: “Well, it is just like this. This box is 80 bucks per one and I bought 3 boxes per day and ate them for three days.”
The four boys’ throats and eyes were dry.
Plain rice? Three times a day? for three days?!
Qin Qing munched on a duck leg: “There were no pickles, and the water for soaking the rice was cold, so I ate it like that”.
Guan Yiyun’s face was difficult to read: “You, couldn’t you boil hot water in a kettle?”
Qin Qing: “I’m originally not from around here. I just moved here. I didn’t buy a kettle for the rental house and you need to pay for the landlord’s kettle to use it, and there isn’t a charge for taking water from the public dispenser, so I just soaked it directly in cold water.”
Four people: “…”
It’s really too difficult to live these days.
Among the four of them, if some of them didn’t debut; will they have to live like this as well?
It felt uncomfortable to think about it.
The reason why the sense of vicariousness was so strong for the boys and why this harsh truth was so completely understood by them, wasn’t because the boys couldn’t understand life’s realities before now, because after all, these were known facts and the previous assistant must have talked about it a long time ago, but it only completely dawned on them today because the new assistant was Qin Qing.
Qin Qing, who was the same age as them, who looked better than them, and had a better temperament than them, had longer legs than them and even had a better voice than them.
And if this kind of peer with excellent external conditions could only find a job of 1800 in the industry and could only live in a basement room, and use cold water to soak rice, then what about them?
They had no money and no background to debut early.
so would they be able to make their debut? were they sure that they’d be stars?
What if they don’t make it? What if the company collapsed? Or they couldn’t become stars for other reasons?
A sense of crisis immediately rose in the hearts of teenagers who hadn’t experienced much.
Not to mention steak, you couldn’t even eat duck legs anymore. The rice in their hands became extremely hot. It seemed like the duck legs and other dishes would be gone in the next second. There was only a pot of water for soaking the rice, and it was f*cking cold!
The four boys hurriedly buried their heads in their meal, vowing to finish at least six or seven hours of dance training today before the vocal teacher came by.
Qin Qing, on the other hand, sat alone in the corner of the room, eating up the remaining food, and watching the boys in the room.
What white rice. What basement. What cold water. Naturally, it was to fool people.
There was a 3,000 travel expense from selling the tablet, and there was also no need to pay rent. If you lived close, you don’t have to work so hard.
He also added a ham sausage and an egg to his omelet this morning.
And when you get off work in the evening, if you don’t take the bus and instead walk back, you can then buy some snacks and fruits along the way.
Qin Qing: Comfortable!
