Liang Yu’s film and television company was located in Chaoyang, Beijing. Xiao Luo even had the time to catch a nap in the car during morning rush hour. Liang Yu, on the other hand, didn’t sleep. He was busy, his hand tapping away at his phone. Xiao Luo glanced at him several times before finally advising him, “Ge, stop sending messages to Mr. Xu. He’s also very busy.”
Liang Yu glanced at her, put his phone away, and said, “I know.”
Xiao Luo thought to herself, “Like hell you do.” She was truly stressed on his behalf. On the one hand, she was worried that Liang Yu’s controlling tendencies would annoy Mr. Xu and cause him to break up with him. On the other hand, she was worried that Liang Yu might actually go off and buy an island. Not only was it a waste of money, but it was also against the law.
Yang Jierui usually arrived at the company very early. The scale of their office started growing exponentially ever since he began signing on idols. This was especially true after Liang Yu’s movie broke five million at the box office during the Spring Festival. The company’s shares reached astronomical figures. Yang Jierui didn’t even skimp on dance studio rentals anymore, boldly renting four more than usual.
Liang Yu’s car stopped at the entrance of the company, and Xiao Luo got off first. It just so happened that several idols had also arrived for dance practice. Xiao Luo recognized two of them because they’d debuted last year through Produce Camp. She specifically remembered that one of them had been the center, so she paused to take a few more glances. He was definitely a very beautiful young man.
The idols naturally knew of Liang Luo, Liang Yu’s personal assistant. The group stood by the door like a crew of professional greeters, waiting for her boss to get out of the car.
Xiao Luo: “…”
Liang Yu was wearing sunglasses. He gave them a glance, a little confused, and asked his sister, “Since when do we have doormen?”
Xiao Luo had no choice but to whisper back, “They’re not doormen. They’re the idols that just debuted through Produce Camp. The one in the middle is called Tang Mian.”
Liang Yu didn’t catch the name at all. He walked towards the door, and the young idols collectively bowed, loudly shouting, “Hello, Mr. Liang!”
Xiao Luo greeted them with a smile, “Hello, everyone.”
Liang Yu took off his sunglasses, his gaze sweeping over them one by one, and found that the one in the middle was in fact the most good-looking. He thought to himself that Yang Jierui really did have a good eye. He then nodded and, having basically greeted the group, walked past them all and headed straight inside.
Xiao Luo didn’t want to lag behind, so, after exchanging a few words with the juniors, she immediately chased after him. Tang Mian and the others tagged along, following after them.
Liang Yu moved swiftly, paying no mind to the people following him. It was only once he reached Yang Jierui’s office that he paused to knock.
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Seeing that it was Liang Yu, Yang Jierui naturally came out to greet him. However, upon closer inspection, he noticed the large gaggle of people trailing behind him.
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Tang Mian had already formed a temporary group with his teammates from Produce Camp. He has his own schedule to follow. Typically, he would report to the company, and then assistants and managers would bring him and his teammates to the studio to film their group variety show.
Liang Yu wasn’t interested in listening to them squabble, so he walked straight into the office and sat himself on the sofa. He then had Xiao Luo fetch some water.
Several young idols were still peeking through the door. However, Yang Jierui quickly sent them off to dance practice. In the end, Tang Mian also left but not before exchanging a brief greeting with Xiao Luo, who had returned with the water.
“Xiao Luo.” His voice was sweet and gentle. “You have to come watch our first stage.”
Xiao Luo politely replied, “I’ll definitely go if I have the time.”
Inside the office, Liang Yu was flipping through a magazine. He called out Xiao Luo’s full name, “Liang Luo!”
Xiao Luo yelled back an affirmative and walked inside.
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Liang Yu had Xiao Luo put the water down. He then closed the magazine and coldly asked, “Is he professionally trained? Has he studied acting?”
Yang Jierui was momentarily stunned. He said, “No, definitely not. He was an idol trainee. He spent a year in South Korea before I brought him back.”
Liang Yu sneered, “What kind of acting can he possibly do with no training and no pedigree? He wants to run before he’s even learned how to walk?”
Yang Jierui was a little unhappy. “You didn’t start out as an actor either. This kind of thing depends on talent.”
Liang Yu couldn’t be bothered to continue this conversation. He was here to discuss movie roles and didn’t want to waste anymore time. “I’ve picked out a few scripts and sent them to your email. You go talk to the directors. I won’t be taking the role, but I’m recommending Xu Jingzhe. Ask them if they’re interested in getting in touch with him.”
Yang Jierui thought he’d misheard, a stunned look on his face. “What did you say? You’re recommending who?”
Liang Yu didn’t understand his reaction. “Are you really that old? You’ve got hearing problems already?”
Yang Jierui: “…”
All the agents in the industry were aware of a single fact, and that was the fact that there were only so many slices to the pie that was the big screen. Once all the slices were divvied up, that would be it. There wouldn’t be any more slices. This was approved by the National Radio and Television Administration. No one would be getting an extra slice of pie just because of their status. Who in the world would be shameless enough to do so?
Liang Yu’s arthouse film, the one that was aimed for the award shows, was his biggest project for the second half of the year. In other words, he only had room in his schedule for one more domestic production at most. Thus, the scripts he received were all carelessly sifted through. They were all top-notch projects. Director Qiao’s return to filmmaking was even more so. Liang Yu was the first person he approached.
“You want to recommend Xu Jingzhe to Director Qiao?” Yang Jierui felt like his heart was about to be ripped out of his chest. “Are you insane?! This is Director Qiao we’re talking about!”
Qiao Zhenqiao was the only Chinese director to win awards at the top three international award shows. He was also Liang Yu’s mentor. In fact, Qiao Zhenqiao had been the one to discover him. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that Liang Yu must have burned eight hundred years worth of incense in his past life in order to have the fortune of meeting Qiao Zhenqiao.
Unexpectedly, Liang Yu said, “I already mentioned it to Director Qiao. He’s willing to meet him. I’m just here to let you know.”
“…” Yang Jierui slowly exhaled and reminded himself to stay calm. “Hold on. What in the world has Xu Jingzhe done for you that you would just give this role away? It looks to me like you’re planning on acting alongside him in this movie. What? You plan on mentoring him as a newcomer to the big screen?”
Liang Yu looked at him for a while before calmly saying, “No, he’ll play the male lead, and I’ll play the supporting role.”
Yang Jierui: “?” Liang Yu must’ve woken up too early today, and the blood hadn’t reached his brain yet.
Xiao Luo couldn’t bear to listen any longer. She intervened, “Let’s not talk about this right now. It hasn’t even been confirmed yet. Let’s first deal with the matter right in front of us, the Starlight Awards.” She gave Yang Jierui a look. “Mr. Yang, it’s the Starlight Awards!”
Yang Jierui took a deep breath. He’d received the invitation to the Starlight Awards earlier this morning, and Liang Yu’s red carpet appearance was scheduled for the best time slot. The invitation did not, however, mention who he was walking with. The person in charge seemed to have reservations, appearing to defer entirely to Liang Yu.
“You’re pretty high up in seniority, so whatever you say goes,” Yang Jierui said. “I hope you can walk with the cast from your holiday film. With a box office of more than five billion, they’re going to be the center of attention wherever they go.” After a pause, he added, “You could also walk with Xu Jingzhe. He’s walking during that time slot. I checked with the crew of Green Water, and he’s not walking with them. He’ll either walk alone or he’ll walk with you. What do you think?”
Liang Yu thought for a bit. Suddenly, he asked a seemingly unrelated question, “Will we be sitting together?”
Yang Jierui: “Of course you two will be sitting together. I don’t think there’s a single couple in the industry that dares not to sit together. Otherwise, they’d basically be asking to make headlines?”
“In that case, tell Zhang Man.” Liang Yu crossed his legs and leaned back onto the sofa, almost as if he were sitting on a throne. He ordered, “I want to walk the red carpet with Xu Jingzhe.”
Yang Jierui: “…”
Since the boss had spoken, Yang Jierui had no choice but to call Zhang Man. He actually felt that something was a little bit off, but he just couldn’t put his finger on it. He ended up asking Xiao Luo for some advice.
“Has the relationship between Mr. Liang and Mr. Xu been pretty good recently?” Yang Jierui cautiously inquired.
Xiao Luo nodded. “Their relationship has always been good.”
Yang Jierui: “Their activities are all going smoothly?”
Xiao Luo laughed. “Mr. Yang, what kind of question is that? No one else is as dedicated to their work as my brother and Mr. Xu.”
Yang Jierui thought about it for a bit, and it made sense. As he was mulling it over, Liang Luo brought up a different topic, “Have those people come to bother you at all recently?”
Yang Jierui blinked. He then slapped his forehead, seemingly having just remembered. “If you hadn’t brought it up, I would have totally forgotten. There was just so much stuff going on with the produce show that it ended up on the back burner. They contacted me once. I think it was around the time that Mr. Xu sent out those legal notices.”
Liang Luo frowned and asked, “What did they say? Were they asking for more money?”
Yang Jierui: “They didn’t ask for money. They just asked if we wanted to all go down together or something. Who knows what they were saying? They weren’t speaking in standard Mandarin, so I couldn’t really understand their dialect. I told them to contact us again if they ran out of money and the other person just hung up on me.”
Liang Luo couldn’t shake the feeling that something wasn’t quite right. She wanted to warn Liang Yu, but Yang Jierui advised against it. “What’s the rush? Let’s wait until after the Starlight Awards. We’re prepared to deal with those people anyway. It won’t hurt to wait a little longer.”
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I’m anxious for the trouble that has been foreshadowed as of late.
Oh nooooo it’s people from their hometown
And thanks for the chapter ❤️
Thanks for the chapter, the last message seems suspicious. Something big is about to happen