When Sawyer Ji saw the blind date information sent by his father, he couldn't help laughing out loud in the dressing room.
Harper, the assistant sitting next to him, raised her head from her phone and asked him what was wrong. Sawyer Ji turned off the phone screen, smiled bitterly and shook her head.
Manager Felicity Zhou just opened the door and came in, frowning and saying, "Don't smile like that when you go on stage later."
Sawyer Ji didn't respond to her. He put his phone in his pocket, leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes.
Felicity Zhou asked Harper in a low voice: "What happened to him?"
Harper said blankly: "I don't know."
Felicity Zhou took the speech she would give on stage and wanted to go over it with Sawyer Ji again, but he shook his head to refuse and did not open his eyes from beginning to end.
Felicity Zhou had no choice but to throw the speech to Harper and walk out in her high heels.
This ancestor has been acting strange lately. Although he used to be a bit arrogant, he is quite cooperative at work. In addition, he really likes acting, so he always listens to what people around him say.
However, ever since Sawyer Ji accidentally fell into the water in a reality show, he has become a completely different person after waking up and returning to work. He has become negative and lazy about his work, inexplicably absent-minded in front of the camera, and often shows this kind of disgusting smile.
But she couldn't say anything. Even if Sawyer Ji went crazy and refused to go on stage, she could only follow behind him and help him clean up the mess, nodding and bowing to apologize to the TV station.
Before taking over Sawyer Ji, the old man of the Ji family informed her: "He can do whatever he wants, as long as he doesn't embarrass my Ji family."
Thinking of this, Felicity Zhou felt relieved. Young Master Ji entered the entertainment industry just for fun, and whoever took it seriously would lose.
Fortunately, there were no mistakes in the live broadcast. Sawyer Ji didn't have many lines to begin with, and after presenting the award to the Best Newcomer Group, he returned to the guest seats and continued to be a vase.
Harper was checking Weibo in the background to see if there was any negative information about Sawyer Ji so that she could find and deal with it in time. This was a job she took the initiative to apply for. Today, the super topic was relatively calm. The new pictures that came out were all red carpet photos posted by the frontline girls. In the photos, Sawyer Ji was wearing a gray suit and striding forward with an expressionless face. Other stars tried their best to stay on the red carpet for a while, but he was the only one who couldn't wait to finish and go home.
I finally found a photo of her face, and the caption used by the frontline was: "No matter what posture you are in, you are the most beautiful in my eyes."
Harper sighed helplessly, and she agreed with him. As long as there were no major character issues, in the entertainment industry, looks meant victory. Even if Sawyer Ji was just sitting in the guest seat as a background board, waiting for the camera to scan him from time to time, the invitation fee from this TV station was worth it.
In the evening, when leaving the award ceremony venue through the dedicated channel, Sawyer Ji became lazy instead. He walked slowly to the car, unbuttoned the collar of his tightly buttoned shirt, sat down and began to doze off.
"Teacher Ji, are you going home?" Harper asked.
Sawyer Ji suddenly opened his eyes: "Home? Which home?"
Harper blinked. Does he have another home outside?
"Oh," Sawyer Ji nodded, answering his own question, "Let's go home."
He stepped on the accelerator and drove to a villa area on the outskirts of the city. Sawyer Ji got out of the car at the gate, walked into the community and wandered around for several times, and finally caught a security guard driving a patrol car and found the gate of his house.
Sawyer Ji has a very poor sense of direction, so when he goes out alone he has to turn on the navigation and follow the voice instructions step by step.
But he is rarely alone and hasn't been back to this home for a long time.
As soon as he entered the door and was still in the porch, Sawyer Ji saw that the lights in the living room were on. He raised his wrist to check the time. It was almost 11 o'clock, and the old man, who had a healthy schedule, had not yet gone to bed.
He put his feet back into his leather shoes and turned around to leave.
"Xiao Nan, come here." A low voice came from the house. Sawyer Ji had no choice but to put on his slippers and walked into the living room.
He sat down on the sofa. On the other side, his father, Ji Andong, took a sip of tea and said, "Did you receive the information I sent you today?"
Sawyer Ji played with the cufflinks on his left wrist with his right hand and said, "Got it."
"Are you satisfied with the other party's conditions?"
This question seemed like a formal question, but Sawyer Ji didn't answer according to the format. The corners of his lips curled up slightly: "If I say I'm not satisfied, can you change it for me?"
Ji Anton seemed to have not expected his youngest son to react like this. This son had always been a bit of a mess with him, but he had never confronted him directly. His face darkened, but he felt a little guilty. He thought for a moment and said, "You promised me that I would let you enter the entertainment industry, and your marriage would be decided by your family."
The cufflinks on his hand were pulled off, and Sawyer Ji smiled and said, "I remember it, don't be nervous. This is like a contract of sale. If you want me to marry a dog, I have to press my fingerprints obediently..."
Ji Anton's lips trembled: "Nonsense!"
Sawyer Ji kept silent very obediently.
"Who told you to follow a dog... The young master of the Qin family is one of the most talented people in your generation, and he is more than qualified for you!"
Sawyer Ji nodded repeatedly: "Yes, you are right. It is a waste of talent to pair him with a useless person like me. Why don't you introduce him to my second brother? After all, they both have the last name Ji, so it doesn't matter."
Ji Anton stared at him with wide eyes, as if he was looking at a monster. When he sent people to investigate before, the information he got clearly said that Sawyer Ji had a good impression of the eldest young master of the Qin family. He was always too lazy to attend gatherings in the circle, but as long as Graham Qin was there, he would definitely attend.
Why is the current situation so different from what he knew?
Ji Anton didn't know which link went wrong.
Sawyer Ji felt that he had had enough of the fun, so he stood up, yawned, and said lazily, "I was just teasing you, look how scared you are." He pinched the button that was pulled off in his hand, "I can't bear to give up such a talented young man to my brother. Let's arrange a meeting as soon as possible. It happens that I'm free these few days and don't have any announcements."
Ji Anton was stunned by his unpredictable attitude. For the first time, he felt that this son was not the obedient and easy-to-control soft persimmon he had imagined.
Two days later, Sawyer Ji did not receive any blind date notification from his father, but instead received a call from his second brother Ji Zhizhang.
"I just heard that Dad has arranged a marriage for you. What do you think? If you don't want to, I'll go talk to Dad."
Sawyer Ji was putting on makeup backstage with the phone on speakerphone. He clearly felt the makeup artist pause the brush in her hand, and Harper, who was sitting next to him, also took a breath uneasily.
Sawyer Ji didn't think so. He looked at his face in the mirror and saw the elegant face of his second brother Ji Zhizhang. Both his eldest and second brothers were handsome, but he had completely different facial features.
Or maybe he prefers the adjective "standing out from the crowd".
Ji Zhizhang on the other end of the phone didn't hear a response, so he asked, "Hello? Xiaonan, are you listening?"
Sawyer Ji came back to his senses: "I'm listening, brother, please continue."
Ji Zhizhang: ...
The phone call ended in displeasure.
Harper asked cautiously: "Our second brother?"
Sawyer Ji glanced at her: "What?"
Harper shook her head quickly: "Nothing, nothing." After thinking about it, she couldn't help but ask, "Teacher Ji, are you getting married?"
"yes."
Harper covered her mouth and exclaimed: "With whom?"
Sawyer Ji raised his eyebrows: "Curious?"
Harper nodded vigorously.
"We'll know when the time comes."
Harper's mouth drooped instantly: "Okay..."
After finishing her makeup and preparing to enter the studio, Sawyer Ji suddenly turned around and asked, "What kind of person do you think is worthy of me?"
Harper's mind was working rapidly: "That... that must be the best among men!"
Sawyer Ji was really happy to hear that, and patted her on the shoulder: "Go to X Ji and buy me a cup of Yuanyang milk tea, without ice."
Harper asked in confusion: "You're not going to lose weight?"
Sawyer Ji narrowed his eyes like a cat: "Life is short, why bother?"
Two days later, Felicity Zhou caught Sawyer Ji eating barbecue in a corner of the company's conference room, and realized that what Harper said, "Teacher Ji has completely let go recently," was true.
The whole room was filled with the greasy smell of barbecue. Felicity Zhou looked at the table full of bamboo sticks and put her hands on her waist in frustration: "Do you still want this face? There is a commercial shoot tomorrow. What will I do if I get acne?"
Sawyer Ji finished eating the last mutton skewer and drank some water to calm down: "Just ask the post-production to photoshop it out."
"Oh my god, that's a skin care product ad!"
"Skin care products?" Sawyer Ji frowned. "No, I'll turn it down."
Felicity Zhou held her forehead with her hand. After two or three weeks of blows, she seemed to be getting more and more accustomed to Sawyer Ji's nonchalant and ignorant appearance.
"Are you planning to quit the entertainment industry because you are getting married soon?"
Sawyer Ji didn't even think about it and said, "I won't quit the circle."
Felicity Zhou breathed a sigh of relief. She thought that according to her ancestor's recent behavior, it was not uncommon for her to say that she would go home to take care of her husband and children after marriage. Although Sawyer Ji was not very obedient, he was the most popular artist she had ever managed. Moreover, he was only 21 years old this year and had a lot of potential to be developed in the future. As an agent, she was naturally unwilling to let go of such a male artist who might become the next top traffic star.
"Have you discussed this with your partner? Will it be made public or not?"
Sawyer Ji was stunned, with some confusion in his eyes.
Felicity Zhou patiently explained to him: "I believe you know that it is better for you not to make your current route and position public. But it is not impossible to make it public. You have to tell me the other party's information, and I will ask the public relations department to prepare early..."
"No need," Sawyer Ji interrupted her, "It's not public."
Seeing that he answered so straightforwardly, Felicity Zhou asked tentatively: "Do you want to discuss it with your family?"
She only learned from Harper that Sawyer Ji had a partner, but she didn't know the gender of the partner. Same-S3x marriage has been legal in China for many years, and there are more and more examples of gay marriages around her. This is a common thing, but Sawyer Ji is in the entertainment industry, and he may be forced to make it public one day. The gender and even identity of his partner will affect their future work arrangements, including Sawyer Ji's future development path, so it is necessary to prepare in advance.
"No, he would rather not make it public." Sawyer Ji said lightly, with an aloof attitude, as if he was talking about someone else's business.
"So, can you tell me who he is?"
Before Felicity Zhou finished speaking, Sawyer Ji's cell phone on the table suddenly rang. He picked it up and pointed the screen at Felicity Zhou: "Hey, that's him." Then he picked up the phone.
A magnetic and deep male voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hello, I'm Graham Qin."
Sawyer Ji thought he was ready, but his mind went blank in an instant, and his fingertips holding the phone trembled slightly. This voice seemed to have sounded a long time ago, and it seemed to be lingering in his ears just a second ago.
The only thing that didn't change was that my heart still beat heavily the moment I received these words.
Chapter 02
The Ji family has three sons. The eldest, Ji Zhihuai, has been stationed abroad for many years, helping the Ji family manage overseas business. He has been married for five years and has a daughter. The second son, Ji Zhizhang, is 25 years old and works in a research institute doing biochemistry. The third son is Sawyer Ji, who is now known as an actor.
Actor Ji was on his way to the shooting site of an advertisement, and the skin care product advertisement was finally rejected. The nanny car drove steadily and slowly, but even so, Sawyer Ji's brows were furrowed and his face was pale. Whenever he braked at a red light, he covered his mouth and nose, as if he was about to vomit.
He had a stomach upset all night yesterday and managed to get some sleep at dawn. When Harper went to the hotel to wake him up, she saw him leaning against the door frame and sliding down. She was shocked and wanted to take him to the hospital. He waved his hands and said he was fine. He leaned against the door frame and leaned forward.
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