Female Partner Became Popular in a Love Show - Chapter 117

Xue Wu clenched his fists, raised his head precisely when Ruan Qiu looked over, masking all his previous thoughts with a usual smile, speaking to her and leaving together, ignoring Jiang Yan behind them.

Seeing them leave, Jiang Yan initially wanted to apologize to Ruan Qiu. His recent song release had already been a forced business deal. He thought Ruan Qiu’s indifference meant she approved of his actions. Now it seemed she might not have even noticed his intentions, and he had overstepped.

But the atmosphere between Ruan Qiu and Xue Wu seemed like a wall, keeping him out.

Feeling he had resolved a rival, Xue Wu was in a good mood. He quickly changed clothes, exchanged a few polite words with K-family’s director, and left the show, getting into the waiting car outside to wait for Ruan Qiu.

On the other side, Ruan Qiu faced Lucia’s pleading and said helplessly, “But Lulu, I’ll be leaving the entertainment industry soon. You’ll lose money signing me.”

Lucia’s grandson, the young man next to her, took over, his Chinese more fluent and standard than Lucia’s. He smiled at Ruan Qiu, saying, “Hello, Ruan Qiu. I’m K-family’s director. You can call me Lam.”

“I’ve heard that in your industry, there’s a term called ‘semi-retirement’. It’s said that semi-retired artists still take on commercial collaborations, earning money without affecting their lives. Perhaps you could consider that?”

Ruan Qiu had heard of this, but it usually applied to highly influential stars who had achieved extraordinary success and remained unforgettable even after leaving the industry. She didn’t think she could reach that level.

She was still a third-tier actress without notable works.

So Ruan Qiu said again, “Forget it, Lam. You’d really lose money.”

She had glanced at the contract’s signing bonus, enough to buy twenty units of her current apartment. K-family would definitely lose money.

Lam smiled, saying, “Ms. Ruan, honestly, Lulu, my grandmother, indeed likes you and wants you to be our global ambassador. But I’m a true businessman. I don’t make losing deals. I believe you can shine brightly and earn us multiples of what we invest. Even if I do lose, that’s my problem.”

His attitude was firm because he saw immense potential in Ruan Qiu, believing she could bring in profits exceeding his investment. If he didn’t sign her now, he would regret it when competitors discovered this gem.

It was the first time Ruan Qiu encountered someone rushing to give her money. With Lucia’s persistent pleas about losing inspiration if Ruan Qiu couldn’t continue as her model, she reluctantly accepted the contract, planning to have her shared lawyer with Xue Wu review it before signing and officially collaborating with K-family.

With the contract in hand, Ruan Qiu bid farewell to Lucia and Lam, left, and found Xue Wu’s car.

As soon as she got in, she shared the news with Xue Wu, who smiled and said, “Yes, with such a stunning performance today, it’s only right K-family wants to sign you.”

Ruan Qiu sent the contract to Sister Lin for review, and soon received a call from Lin, her voice so loud that Ruan Qiu suspected people outside could hear, “Really?! You’re amazing! With K-family’s endorsement, you can dominate the fashion world. They’ll handle all your red carpet outfits, crushing anyone trying to compete with you, hahaha…”

Sister Lin thought Ruan Qiu could now completely overshadow Cheng Tianya, but suddenly remembered Ruan Qiu’s contract only had a bit over a month left, and calmed down. They had to choose a flawless time and method to decisively deal with Cheng Tianya, leaving no room for backlash against Ruan Qiu.

After listening to Sister Lin, Ruan Qiu asked the lawyer to review the contract, then hung up and started browsing Weibo, waiting for the professional’s feedback.

She refreshed the trending topics out of habit and immediately saw “Cheng Tianya’s New Movie Wraps Up”. Just as she was about to click in, her finger slipped, and the topic disappeared, replaced by a flood of her name: “Ruan Qiu K-family Runway”, “Ruan Qiu’s Kung Fu”, “Ruan Qiu’s Sword Dance”, “Ruan Qiu Isn’t Human”…

Ruan Qiu: I understand the first few, but what’s with the last one? Why am I not human?

She clicked in with some confusion and found out the hashtag was started by her fan, who posted a Weibo with screenshots from foreign comment sections. Above the comments was a video with over three million views on foreign platforms.

Many people were amazed: [This is Chinese Kung Fu!]

[Is this the K-family’s runway? Her dress is beautiful. I want to buy one.]

[Her eastern beauty is stunning. I really want to know who she is. Can anyone tell me?]

This fan liked comments praising Ruan Qiu, telling foreign netizens her name and sharing lots of information about her. In a comment arguing it was special effects, claiming humans couldn’t do that, the fan argued fervently but was mocked, accused of promoting her. The fan, exasperated, replied, “You’re right, Ruan Qiu isn’t human; she’s a fairy,” and posted the screenshot on Weibo, somehow making it go viral.

Seeing the truth, Ruan Qiu: …

She clicked on the previous trending topics and found that a K-family model posted the video. Due to the shaky, blurry footage from a phone, many praised it, while many others questioned its authenticity.

Domestic netizens shared the video, scoffing at doubters and posting plenty of videos and pictures showing Ruan Qiu catching Qi Yingying barehanded, single-handedly taking on multiple people, and slicing through the crowd, slapping these doubters with evidence.

[I knew Ruan Qiu had some Kung Fu skills.]

[Ruan Qiu, do you have any surprises left for me?]

[So she can use swords too. I’m now looking forward to Ruan Qiu’s cold weapon mastery!]

[@all directors, give Ruan more action scenes. Not only do we love watching, but foreign netizens do too. This is cultural export, get it?]

[Wait, am I the only one obsessed with Ruan Qiu’s beauty…]

[Hahaha, I tricked foreign netizens into believing Ruan is a fairy, and they actually bought it!]

[Quick, watermark the videos, lest those who love stealing stuff do it again.]

[Pfft, they’re already stealing, but this time everyone knows it’s our national treasure, and they’re getting flamed so badly, hahaha.]

[Serves them right, hahaha. Our Ruan Qiu is amazing!]

After reading the comments, Ruan Qiu shared K-family’s post, politely expressing her pleasure in the collaboration, genuinely praising Lucia’s design, and emphasizing that the sword dance was traditional Chinese swordsmanship. She promised to record videos teaching basic sword techniques if there was enough interest, further refuting those stealing videos.