Huh? Are villainous bosses this easy to flirt with?

Chapter 181 Afraid of making the director even poorer

More than half a month later——————

“Congratulations!!!”

Xie Qing had barely stepped into the film crew when a group of energetic young people shouted and opened their firework tubes.

With a crisp "bang," colorful little pieces of paper exploded, fluttering down like snowflakes and gently landing on Xie Qing's hair.

Director Mi Qiwu is a young man in his mid-twenties who wears black-rimmed glasses, but he always wears a plaid shirt, which makes him look a bit older.

He sincerely congratulated Xie Qing, saying, "Xie Qing, congratulations on winning the award."

"Thank you, Director Mi."

At the 46th Galaxy Awards ceremony last night, Xie Qing won the Best Supporting Actor award for his outstanding performance as Qin Cheng in the TV series "Breaking the Sky".

The award-winning news is still trending on various platforms, and the level of discussion remains undiminished.

The rest of the crew gathered around, offering their congratulations. Bao Xin, the crew's most eye-catching member, exclaimed exaggeratedly, "Teacher Xie, you were absolutely stunning at last night's awards ceremony!"

Xie Qing smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment. You're handsome too."

A casual remark stirred the heart of a young man.

Bao Xin was stunned. Two seconds later, a blush quickly spread from his earlobes to his entire face, even turning his ear tips bright red, making him look like a ripe shrimp.

The people around him seemed to have discovered a new continent, and they started teasing him at the top of their lungs, "Oh my, Bao Sanjin, why is your face as red as a monkey's bottom? You only got praised by Teacher Xie."

"We usually praise you to the skies, but we've never seen you react this strongly!"

Bao Xin's blush deepened, and she shouted, both embarrassed and annoyed, "Go away, stop making a scene here!"

As if they had planned it, the people around him stuck out their tongues and made faces at him, giving him a "mind your own business" look that made the others burst into laughter.

Director Mi Qiwu also announced with a smile, "To celebrate the award won by one of our members, Xie Qing, let's all go out for a meal tonight, it's on me."

The expected cheers did not occur. The crew members stared at him with wide eyes, looking shocked as if they had heard something.

"Director Mi, did you sell your kidney?"

Mi Qiwu was a little slow to react. "No, what does this have to do with selling a kidney?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than he heard whispers around him, "The sun must have risen in the west! Director Mi, who's dirt poor, is actually treating everyone to dinner!!!"

"Should we refuse? What if we bankrupt them by eating them up?"

"You can tell how poor the director is just by looking at how poor our crew is. Well... it's a little better than at the beginning, but we're still very poor."

"..."

Despite the influx of investment, the production team's financial situation remained largely unchanged.

Most of the money invested by the investors was spent on the film production process.

Top-of-the-line filming equipment, set construction, costumes... every single item costs a fortune, with the remainder reserved for the film's post-production.

Upon hearing this, Mi Qiwu raised his hand to adjust his glasses, his face full of black lines, "Well... I still have the money to treat someone to a meal."

Although he was indeed very poor.

The crowd started whispering again, "Looks like he's just putting on a brave face (???.???)????"

"I dare not eat it, for fear of making the director even poorer and then trying to extort money from me." "..."

Mi Qiwu: "..."

I've never felt so powerless -_-

Seeing this, Xie Qing smiled and said, "Since it's to celebrate my award, then this meal should be on me."

"You can choose the location."

Just as Mi Qiwu was about to say that wouldn't do, he heard a burst of cheers from the people around him, "Thank you so much, teacher! We won't be polite then!"

"Thank you, Teacher Xie, for your generosity!!!"

"..."

Mi Qiwu looked at the noisy young people in front of him and smiled helplessly.

He adjusted his black-rimmed glasses, looking at Xie Qing with a hint of gratitude. "Then I'll trouble you, Xie Qing."

*

The dinner was to be held at the renowned high-end club in City A – Jinhua Club.

After get off work, the crew gathered here, eating, drinking, and laughing, creating a lively atmosphere.

Someone stood up and shouted, "Come on, let's raise a glass to celebrate Teacher Xie's award and also to thank Teacher Xie for treating us to dinner!"

The crisp sound of glasses clinking rang out, accompanied by congratulations. Xie smiled and thanked them.

After a few rounds of drinks, Xiao Zhao, a cheerful member of the crew, suggested, "Hey guys, there's a huge pool hall upstairs. How about we go up and play a few games after dinner to relax?"

Bao Xin, who is usually playful and mischievous, suddenly brightened up. He eagerly raised his hand and shouted, "I have no objection! I've been itching to play a few rounds for ages!"

Most people nodded in agreement, discussing how to form teams and whose skills were better, but a few said they wanted to go back and rest early.

Xiao Zhao's gaze swept over everyone, finally landing on Xie Qing, who had been quietly listening to the discussion but had not yet expressed her opinion.

He smiled and leaned closer to Xie Qing, "Teacher Xie, everyone's been talking about going upstairs to the pool hall for some fun, do you want to come?"

Bao Xin also joined in, looking on expectantly, "Teacher Xie, it's more fun when everyone plays together, let's go together!"

Xie Qing had planned to return to Yunlan after dinner, but then she suddenly remembered that Huo Yunting had gone abroad on a business trip.

Today is the seventh day, and the return date is still uncertain.

With Tingting gone, it doesn't seem like there's much point in him going back alone.

Xie smiled and raised an eyebrow, her glassy eyes shining like water, making the red beauty mark at the corner of her eye even more captivating. "Then let's go together."

Bao Xin stared in admiration for a moment, then, when he came to his senses, a barely perceptible blush appeared on his face. He coughed lightly twice, trying to make his tone casual, "Teacher Xie, how are your ball skills?"

Xie Qing smiled modestly and said, "I just play around with it usually, my skill level is average."

Bao Xin chimed in enthusiastically, "My ball skills are pretty good, how about we team up later?"

Xiao Zhao was as agile as a monkey. Suddenly, he jumped out from behind and hooked his arm around Bao Xin's neck, laughing and shouting, "Bao Sanjin, you're really dishonest! You tried to sneak Teacher Xie to your place without me even noticing. I, Zhao Lei, will be the first to object!"

Bao Xin's face turned red from being strangled, and his hands flailed wildly in the air, like a fish out of water.

"Zhao the bastard, let go of me!"

He yelled in a hoarse voice, "You're choking me to death! I can't breathe!"

As soon as Zhao Lei let go, Bao Xin gasped for breath, his voice broken and defiant, "So what... so what? This is called striking first, don't you understand?"