Rather than changing one thing, it is better to change many things at once. - Francis Bacon
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The lights flicker, the figures sway, and the music swaggers.
Under the bright or dark light, the expressions of the men and women are either decadent, seductive or exuding desire for desire. Their faces are covered by heavy makeup, and their bodies are either pretentious or charming. When night falls,
, this particular occasion always has scenes of undercurrents surging.
Happy people will not choose to come here, and lonely people will feel even more lonely when they come. This is a place that you can’t explain why you come, but it has strong vitality and makes people flock to it. At least Xiaochuan used his decades of thinking
I also don’t understand why I always choose to come to a place like this, even if I’m with friends.
Qin Bei and Xiaochuan sat side by side on the bar, drinking in silence.
Sometimes I think about it, the communication method between men is really pitiful. However, if we understand each other well enough, where and how we use it is just a formality.
At the moment, these two people, although they have not spoken, should know what the other person is thinking.
"I didn't know Ruoruo was here to apply." Finally, Xiaochuan spoke first and asked for another dozen beers.
"Well, she didn't know it was your magazine." Qin Bei opened a new bottle, touched the wine bottle in Xiaochuan's hand, and drank it in one gulp.
"You promised her, where is Nan?"
"Same as me." Qin Bei's words were concise and to the point. Xiaochuan smiled mockingly, as if he felt that his question was a bit redundant. The two of them had always been on the same page, so how could there be any differences.
"Ruoruo, she's really good. It's my luck that she came here. She has outstanding abilities and is very independent." Xiaochuan made an appointment with Qin Bei today. It was originally because of Ruochu's affairs. Ruochu did it for him.
Whatever happened, it would be better to report it to Qin Bei. There was another thing that gave him a headache. He needed Qin Bei's help.
"Haha, this child has more opinions than her mother and I. I won't be surprised if she does anything shocking." Qin Bei is really proud of his daughter. However, regarding the matter of not taking the postgraduate entrance examination, he has no idea.
It's a pity that it's a lie. After all, Ruochu's qualifications are not inferior to Qin Nan's. Although his efforts are a little worse, he is a little more flexible and alert. Even from the perspective of a teacher, losing a good student will make you feel sad to some extent.
of.
"By the way, what's the name of your magazine? I forgot to ask Ruoruo last time?" Qin Bei rarely took the initiative to start a topic.
"Oh, "Mirror", a movie magazine." Xiaochuan replied casually.
"What?" Qin Bei didn't hear clearly because of the music, so he asked again.
"Mirror Image." This time Xiaochuan leaned into Qin Bei's ear and said loudly.
"Oh, let me tell you, it's no wonder Ruoruo. She ordered this book a long time ago. It seems that I really don't understand her very well." Qin Bei now feels that he has neglected his daughter's growth.
of attention.
"Are you jealous of me?" Xiaochuan wanted to liven up the atmosphere and joked to Qin Bei.
"What do you think, I've been jealous of you for more than a day or two." Qin Bei told the truth, which made Xiaochuan laugh, but there was bitterness in the laughter.
At this time, two young women in bright and revealing clothes came over and sat down next to Xiaochuan and Qin Bei respectively. Because the makeup was too heavy, it was impossible to tell their actual age, but even without looking, the rawness of the women around them could not be seen.
, Xiaochuan can also feel that this is a girl not much older than Ruochu, and she has only just entered the industry.
Xiaochuan might have tried to deal with them in normal times, but today, he was not in such a mood. When people asked him to buy wine, he bought it, and after buying it, he remained silent. Qin Bei was not surprised by them either, but
When the woman next to him deliberately pressed her body against him, she obviously gave way. The two women found it boring and left.
"Boss, this doesn't seem to be your style." Qin Bei suddenly wanted to tease Xiaochuan.
"Oh, what's my style?"
"He was a well-known libertine in the department back then."
"Forget it, such an unbearable past, oh, I am over fifty and still alone, but you still have the heart to make fun of me." Xiaochuan said with a pretense of sadness.
Qin Bei opened another bottle of wine and handed it to him.
"Bei, I need your help with something." Xiaochuan was about to get into the main topic of the day.
"Speak directly, whether you can help me or not."
"Yes, it's about Ruoruo." Xiaochuan took a sip of wine and was still thinking about how to mention it to Qin Bei.
"Ruoruo, what's the matter?" Qin Bei put down the bottle of wine and looked at Xiaochuan. Ruoruo's matter, no matter what happened, was extremely important to him as a father.
"If you want to live outside after graduation, ask my sister to find a house for you." After Xiaochuan finished speaking, Qin Bei frowned, he didn't know about this yet.
"My sister just happened to find a place for me. Because I often go abroad, I wanted Ruoruo to live there because it is convenient for work..." Xiaochuan said, and Qin Bei asked: "What does Ruoruo think?"
"Ruoruo, I also want to do this..." After Xiaochuan finished speaking, Qin Bei said nothing.
"I told Ruoruo that it's okay if you and Nan don't agree, so..."
"So you want to help her convince us?" Qin Bei took over Xiaochuan's words.
"No, no, I don't think you agree." Xiaochuan hurriedly retorted.
Qin Beigang felt a little uncomfortable when he heard Xiaochuan mention this. After all, the two major decisions that Ruoruo had made recently had to go through Xiaochuan first, and as his biological father, he only found out about it after others. Just then Xiaochuan opened his mouth, Qin
Bei thought he was here to do their work for Ruochu, but he didn't expect Xiaochuan to make this request, so he didn't understand.
"Then, why don't you refuse directly?" Qin Bei's question actually makes sense.
"Oh, you also know that girl's temper. I have to come up with a reason for rejection and convince her. I can only move you out, plus my sister is fanning the flames." Xiaochuan said helplessly.
Qin Bei nodded. What Xiaochuan said was true. If he refused categorically, it might hurt Ruochu. Thinking about it, there was no other way. He could understand.
Qin Bei started pouring wine one bottle after another, and Xiaochuan stopped talking, so he returned to the scene when the two of them first sat here.
"Boss, I can't help you." Qin Bei finally said something, presumably after struggling for a long time.
Xiaochuan almost spat out his drink and turned to look at Qin Bei with wide eyes, full of surprise and confusion. "You mean..."
"I want to ask you to help me with this." Qin Bei suddenly said to Xiaochuan seriously. "No one can change Ruoruo once she has made up her mind. Since she has decided to go out to live, we will definitely stay."
If she can’t live there, instead of letting her go out and live on her own, it’s better to put her by your side, so that Nannan can feel more at ease, but I don’t care.”
After Qin Bei finished speaking, he looked at Xiaochuan's dumbfounded expression and smiled, "How can I say that you are also her daddy? Living at your place is not the same as at home?" After listening to Qin Bei's words, Xiaochuan
He wanted to be moved, but he didn't feel the same in his heart. Since Qin Bei had already said this, he couldn't refuse. Thinking about it, if Ruoruo lived outside, would he be able to rest assured? Obviously.
No, but he just had a bad premonition, and he couldn't really tell what it was.
Before he could think of what to say, Qiao Qian arrived, and the topic between the two of them stopped.
The three of them moved to a relatively quiet round table. As soon as Qiao Qian arrived, he ordered strong drinks for them, and Qin Bei couldn't stop him.
"Have you not had a drink for several months?" Qin Bei couldn't help but tease him.
"That's right, is it easy for me as a nanny?" Qiao Qian didn't hold back, but instead laughed at herself with a hint of pride.
Xiaochuan couldn't get in the conversation and was drinking. However, he remembered the time when Ruochu was born. At that time, he replaced Qin Bei and was also a quasi-nanny. Thinking about it now, it was actually the happiest period of his life.
So he understood Qiao Qian.
"Brother Xiaochuan, are you sure he will return to China to pursue his career?" Qiao Qian noticed that Xiaochuan was not in a high mood and took the initiative to chat.
Xiaochuan and Qiao Qian clinked glasses and introduced their situation.
Qiao Qian suddenly slapped her thigh: "How about we cooperate?" It was like discovering a new world.
"Cooperation?" Xiaochuan and Qin Bei said in unison.
"That's right, Zheng Fang and I have always wanted to create a women's DM magazine because we have a lot of advertising client resources, but we don't have the experience or distribution channels to run a magazine..." Qiao Qian said halfway.
"Yes, you can indeed join forces." Qin Bei nodded repeatedly and continued what Qiao Qian said.
"DM magazine? It's a good idea. I've also considered it, but it's just that I don't have any advertising customers." Xiaochuan suddenly became interested.
"Yes, our DM magazine can come with your "Mirror" as a bonus. Also, Bei, haven't you been studying online literature? Anyway, brother Xiaochuan is back, why don't we also create an original website for fun?
, you also have research subjects, your students can also work-study, Brother Xiaochuan's publishing company also has writer resources, we might as well integrate them together..." Qiao Qian became more and more excited as he spoke, which made Xiaochuan and Qin Bei dumbfounded.
After a while, "Are we three old men going to start a business now?" Xiaochuan said seriously.
"Why not?" Qiao Qian replied unconvinced. "Bei, what do you think?"
"I said no..." Qin Bei shook his head reluctantly, while Xiaochuan and Qiao Qian stared at him.
"It's not enough for us to play alone. It would be fun if we bring Qin Nan, Xiaoqing, Zheng Fang and the others along."
"Yes, there is Ruochu." Xiaochuan agreed.
"Then, are we settled?" Qiao Qian looked at the other two people with bright eyes.
Qin Bei and Xiaochuan raised their wine glasses to Qiao Qian in unison. The moment they met, the three of them seemed to have returned to their youthful and frivolous youth, and they were so excited to do the same thing.
It was night, the three of them were very drunk, and many new ideas kept emerging through the alcohol. They had a brainstorming session in the bar. Maybe none of them would remember this when they sober up tomorrow.
Ideas and ideas, but whether it was because of impulsiveness or other reasons, Qiao Qian's proposal was like a shot in the arm of their lives, especially to Xiaochuan.
The same goes for Qin Bei. Everyone hopes to change their lives and is not afraid of hard work. What they are afraid of is doing nothing after becoming famous.
Finally, Zheng Fang came to pick up Qiao Qian, while Qin Nan and Ruo Qi took Qin Bei and Xiaochuan back to Qin's house.
(DM magazine is a direct magazine. It is given to readers for free and does not require an issue number. The source of profit comes from advertisements placed on it.)