My domestic idol

That week, the editorial department complained.The complaints on the surface were all aimed at Xue Jiani, but Cen Ruo knew that there must be accusations about her behind the scenes.

Content editors are just wage earners, and they are forced to work overtime for a week to change the face and majesty of their immediate superiors... For most people, it is a wasteful and unnecessary thing.

Fortunately, Selena was a good mediator and exaggeratedly complained to everyone how much Xue Jiani's team was going too far.Cooperating with Cen Ruo's huge allowance for the editors out of his own pocket, the work-weary mood in the office was finally appeased.

The finished product was good, and Xue Jiani's inside interview was replaced with an interview with a semi-retired veteran actor. This was arranged by Xu Ansheng using Xu's family connections to help Cen Ruo, and it was used to replace Xue Jiani's page, which was sufficient.As for the cover shot by Cen Ruo for Ji Qiang, it has already entered the category of artwork.

The slender, well-proportioned girl is dressed in aqua blue jeans, still holding a pipa half-hidden on the side of her head, her facial features hidden in her fluttering hair, making people daydream.The most eye-catching thing is the girl's waist, which is as white as beautiful jade, and the white silk randomly spread around her feet.Although there is nudity/exposure, it is not pornographic; it is extremely romantic, but not obscene.

When Cen Ruo was shooting, he guessed that the effect was good.But she didn't expect the finished product to be so satisfactory—a senior she knew sent a message to congratulate her, saying that the cover of this issue was likely to be shortlisted for an industry award.

There are rumors that Xue Jiani ate two pieces of Black Forest cake after the October issue of "D-line" was released.Cen Ruo smiled slightly and did not express any opinion on this.

However, the life of the other protagonist in the incident—Ji Qiang who replaced Xue Jiani—has not been affected in any way. She is still diligently working as an assistant intern in the D-line editorial department, and she is quite close to Selena.

Someone asked if the October cover character was her?She didn't tell whether the other party was benevolent or malicious, and told the truth.

Cen Ruo used Ji Qiang as a knife, and Ji Qiang just lay in Cen Ruo's palm obediently, never thinking that anyone would stare at him because of it.

Ji Qiang had seduced Cen Ruo silently, so Cen Ruo believed that Ji Qiang had deep plans.But in the cover incident, Ji Qiang behaved so clumsily again, Cen Ruo didn't expect Ji Qiang to be so naive, and felt a strange sense of guilt in his heart.

So Cen Ruorang paid Ji Qiang an extra 5000 yuan in the name of "field work subsidy".

In order to celebrate the smooth publication, Cen Ruo asked everyone in the editorial department to sing K.Xu Ansheng didn't send someone from the president's office to come over. I don't know if he thought it was unnecessary, or because he wanted to distance himself from Cen Ruo a little.

Cen Ruo was not absent this time, sitting in a corner of the box, silently playing with his mobile phone.

Ji Qiang is also there.She has a lively and enthusiastic personality, and it is easy to mingle with the people around her.She ran around in the box, sometimes playing board games with this one, sometimes going to the toilet with that one, and sometimes picking up the microphone and singing two songs.

Cen Ruo found it incredible that she had been in the company for so long, and she was not that familiar with some of her colleagues.Why did Ji Qiang seem to have gotten along with everyone?

The atmosphere in the box was not bad, Selena was bold enough to encourage Cen Ruo to sing.Cen Ruo shook his head with a smile, indicating a polite refusal.

Selena still didn't give up, and begged: "Boss, come on, I haven't heard you sing yet!"

Everyone else booed too.

Just when Cen Ruo felt that he couldn't refuse and was about to compromise, Ji Qiang suddenly stood up and grabbed the microphone, saying, "Wow! My song! This song is a song I composed before!"

After working in the company for so long, everyone has found out about Ji Qiang's background, knowing that she used to be a half-hearted idol singer.As soon as they heard that the original singer wanted to show off their skills, everyone turned their attention and forgot Cen Ruo went to Java.

Ji Qiang handed the UNO card to Cen Ruo and said, "Cen Ruo, help me play!"

Cen Ruo paused, and actually took the cards, and sat among his subordinates.

While playing cards, Cen Ruo was distracted listening to Ji Qiang singing.As expected of the original singer, Ji Qiang sang this song like the sound of nature, sang to the rising point, and even walked to the open space, completely restoring the singing and dancing.

Cen Ruo heard a sneer and didn't know who made it.She frowned calmly.

After Ji Qiang sang a song, she walked to Cen Ruo's side, and skillfully took out her mobile phone to take a short video.

After so many days of observation, Cen Ruo discovered that Ji Qiang is a heavy social platform lover, no matter what she does, she always posts a status.Occasionally, when I open Moments, I can be swiped by Ji Qiang for three full screens.

"Red 9, I'm done." Cen Ruo lazily threw away the last card in his hand, and the players around him wailed.Cen Ruo signaled Ji Qiang: "You continue to fight."

After speaking, he stood up and walked to the corner where he was just staying.

However, Ji Qiang did not sit back, but followed Cen Ruo to the corner.

Cen Ruo said, "Why are you following me?"

Ji Qiang said: "Let's chat with you, you are so boring by yourself. What do you want to talk about?"

Cen Ruo thought for a while and said, "What were you filming just now?"

Ji Qiang said: "I saw that you were going to win, so I took a picture of it. Your moves of playing cards are so cool!"

As Ji Qiang said, she handed the phone screen to Cen Ruo.Cen Ruo also laughed when he saw how he threw away the last card gracefully.

What to do, I also feel a little handsome.

Ji Qiang giggled, took back the phone, and said, "I want to keep this scene forever. I won't let you delete it this time!"

Cen Ruo narrowed her eyes and asked, "Last time, why did you take pictures of my car?"

"Your driving is also very handsome. I didn't dare to take pictures in the car, so I had to quietly take pictures of your back." Ji Qiang stuck out her tongue and said, "I didn't expect to be discovered by you...but the way you delete the video is also very handsome .”

Skipping over the slightly exaggerated compliments, Cen Ruo grasped the point: Ji Qiang was not taking pictures of license plates, but just to record her life, so she took pictures.This is in line with Cen Ruo's observation of Ji Qiang. Ji Qiang is a superficial, naive, and flamboyant urban girl. She has no ambitions or goals, and just lives simply. She can't think of the deep meaning behind many actions.

For a moment, Cen Ruo wanted to apologize to Ji Qiang.But considering the carefree personality of the other party, Cen Ruo swallowed the words back.Ji Qiang probably didn't feel offended at all, otherwise she wouldn't have faced herself with this attitude.

Cen Ruo said casually: "You like Douyin very much? Do you think other people are interested in your life? I heard that many people have blocked your circle of friends."

"Douyin, record a beautiful life." Ji Qiang repeated the slogan of the social platform, and then said: "If someone is interested in my life, isn't it a good thing?"

"In this day and age, no one really cares about others." Cen Ruo said coldly.

She is essentially cold and mean, and although she works in fashion, she hates conformity—trying to lead the trend is in itself compromising to the mainstream.She understands how social platforms work: everyone is talking, everyone is begging for attention, but no one is actually being noticed.

Ji Qiang posts so many statuses every day, does anyone care about her life?Even Ji Qiang doesn't care about it herself, she wasted her life on choosing filters and P-pictures, she lacks real experience and understanding of life.

Most of the time, Cen Ruo would not express these thoughts.Because her KPI still depends on social media, fan circles, and brands that flaunt uniqueness and trends.But facing Ji Qiang, she didn't seem to have to worry so much: Ji Qiang didn't realize that he was mocking her at all.

Sure enough, Ji Qiang blinked her big innocent eyes and said, "Why? I'm just interested in you. I think your life must be beautiful."

The pursuit of fashion and money is the main reason why Ji Qiang is interested in my "good life".Cen Ruo made a judgment.

Cen Ruo lowered her eyes, she doesn't want to continue talking to Ji Qiang now, because Ji Qiang and her are people from two worlds.

Ji Qiang was used to the silence and seriousness of her immediate boss, so she took the initiative to stir up another topic, saying, "How did I sing just now? That's the best song in our group."

Cen Ruo thought of the sneer coming from the dark, and heard someone blocked Ji Qiang's circle of friends in the bathroom, and suddenly felt a little depressed.

Does Ji Qiang know that many people want to see her joke?

"When you were dancing just now, someone was laughing at you." Cen Ruo paused for a second, and said: "Next time in a similar situation, don't open your screen carelessly."

This is the only kind warning that Cen Ruo can give Ji Qiang, as for whether he can listen to it or not, it is Ji Qiang's own business.

Ji Qiang said with a smile: "That's great, isn't idol just trying to bring happiness to people? Well...if making fun of me can make that person feel happy."

Ji Qiang's face was full of satisfaction, confusion, and some embarrassment... Cen Ruo judged that she was telling the truth, and found it even more inconceivable.

How can there be such... people who are willing to belittle themselves to please others?Cen Ruo has a further understanding of biodiversity.

Cen Ruo was stunned for a while, and finally found a suitable evaluation: "You, you are really stupid."

Ji Qiang said: "I can tell, you are calling me stupid."

But Ji Qiang's tone was not angry.

Cen Ruo said perfunctorily: "Ah, you can hear this, you are so smart!"

Ji Qiang nodded, put her head on her hands, and said, "Yes, I'm stupid. I can't understand many problems, so I just don't read."

Cen Ruo was about to speak when she saw Ji Qiang staring straight at her and asked, "For example, do you have a girlfriend?"

Cen Ruo paused, subconsciously replied: "No."

Ji Qiang laughed, eyes narrowed, happy like a Two-dimensional character.Ji Qiang said: "That's great!"

But I have a boyfriend in name...

Ji Qiang's smile was so bright that Cen Ruo couldn't say the second half of the sentence.Her eyes fluttered for a moment, and then she sighed from the bottom of her heart: "I really don't know what kind of family you grew up in."

Ji Qiang said: "I have lived in Ji's family since I was a child, and I have never boarded. Why do you ask?"

Cen Ruo said: "The family of origin has influenced a lot, and everyone's character can be found in the family."

With a personality like Ji Qiang's, there are only two possibilities in life: either you have never suffered, or you have never been smart.Therefore, her origin is also easy to speculate, either her parents are ignorant and illiterate, or her family is rich, warm and harmonious.

Ji Qiang blinked and said, "I don't understand...what does my character have to do with my family? I am me."