This isn't the kind of attitude a normal artist should have towards their manager. There's still a long time ahead, and he'll have to slowly teach her what respect means.

Upon seeing Jian Ruoxi emerge, Lu Jin quickly stepped forward to examine her from head to toe, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that she was alright.

"So, has the contract been signed? What did Ran Jie tell you?"

Jian Ruoxi smiled gently at her, "It's all signed. We signed a three-year contract with Huarui first. Ran Jie didn't say anything else to me, just something about how pleasant the cooperation was."

"That's good." As long as Ran Jie didn't take his anger out on Ruoxi because of her, she was relieved.

She's good at directing movies and TV series, but when it comes to managing artists, no one in the entertainment industry can compare to Ran Jie right now.

When Ran Jie came out and saw Lu Jinzai, his expression was somewhat complicated, but he still didn't say anything.

Turning to Jian Ruoxi and Su Ziyu, he said, "Get ready tonight, Su Ziyu and Jian Ruoxi will be doing a live stream together."

Su Ziyu rubbed his temples helplessly. Ran Jie truly lived up to his reputation as the legendary devil manager; his grudge-holding ability was second to none.

I had just finished announcing that my assignment was complete, and this person immediately assigned me a new one.

However, being able to do a live stream with Ruoxi makes adding another announcement a small matter.

"Ziyu, what's wrong?" Ran Jie noticed the changing expression on Su Ziyu's face and thought he was unhappy.

“No problem, I can definitely do a live stream with Ruoxi.” He couldn’t be happier to have such an opportunity.

Jian Ruoxi was more interested in the live stream itself, so she asked Ran Jie, "What's the theme of this live stream? What topics are we going to talk about?"

She used to focus on acting and had never done live streaming before, so she was a little scared.

Live streaming is different from acting; it can easily expose your true self.

She worries that if her fans find out about her like this, they will hate her.

If she had a script, she could act it out as a play, and the effect would be much better.

"The theme is very simple, it's just to promote the new drama." Ran Jie had specifically studied Jian Ruoxi's information, and her acting skills were indeed good. Her current popularity was just brought about by the hit drama.

If she doesn't cultivate fan loyalty properly, once the show's popularity fades, perhaps no one will remember her anymore.

There's still some time before she films her next drama, so his job as her agent is to help her make a stronger impression on the public.

The longer this period lasts, the better.

"TV series and actors have a complementary relationship. Only when a TV series becomes popular and more people see it will you have more exposure."

"As long as the show is promoted effectively, you can decide the rest of the topics yourselves. I won't interfere too much with that."

He has his own methods for managing artists, but he sets too many restrictions on them, which hinders their development.

His role as agent is simply to manage the risks from behind the scenes; the rest is up to the artist, and there might be unexpected gains.

"This..." Jian Ruoxi was a little unsure and couldn't help but complain about Ran Jie in her heart.

Is this agent too trusting of us or simply irresponsible?

Su Ziyu comforted her at the right time, "Don't worry, I have experience with this. Just follow my lead."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ran Jie added, "Tonight's live broadcast will be hosted by Jian Ruoxi. Wait a few minutes after she starts before you come in."

"clear."

Jian Ruoxi's eyes darted back and forth between the two people, her gaze lost.

What exactly are you talking about? I still don't understand.

Inside the mall, Li Anran strolled around absentmindedly, followed by two bodyguards. Everyone who passed by couldn't help but glance at them.

"Who is this person? He needs bodyguards just to go out, is he some celebrity?"

"It doesn't look like it at all?"

If it were a celebrity going shopping, would they only bring two bodyguards with them?

"Or maybe she's a rich girl?" The shop assistants couldn't help but gather together to discuss.

After all, it's really too conspicuous for someone to go shopping with two bodyguards.

"Which of the wealthy young ladies who frequently come here to shop don't we know? I really don't remember this one."

The people around him weren't hushed up, and Li Anran could hear them clearly.

If she had known that she would be met with disdain rather than envy, she would never have brought those two big, dumb guys along.

"Why don't you two go back first? I can shop by myself." All she wanted now was for the two bodyguards to leave quickly so as not to delay her business.

I don't know if those people arrived at the agreed location.

The two bodyguards seemed not to understand her and insisted on following her. "Miss Li, we can't go back."

"If we go back, the young master will definitely punish us. We dare not."

No matter how hard she tried to get rid of them, Li Anran had no choice but to give up and wander around the mall with her two bodyguards.

At that moment, she was the most beautiful sight in the entire mall, and everyone couldn't help but come to see her.

On the fifth floor, a man standing on the railing had his phone ring. He moved slightly away from the crowd around him and answered the call.

"Boss, I've arrived."

Lu Jianming was leisurely sitting in a deck chair, basking in the sun. "Where's Li Anran? Did she come as promised?"

"Li Anran has arrived."

The man's tone was slightly hesitant, a detail that Lu Jianming noticed.

"Is there anything else?"

After thinking for a moment, the man decided to report to his boss, "Li Anran also brought two bodyguards with her. Boss, could she have ulterior motives and want to use Lu Shen to deal with us?"

Bodyguard? Lu Jianming opened his eyes, seemingly lost in thought.

After a while, she said to the man on the other end of the phone, "Li Anran doesn't have the guts."

He had always known that Li Anran harbored ulterior motives; it was easy to guess what this woman was thinking.

But she hasn't even entered the Lu family's gate yet, and she still needs to rely on their help. No matter what, Li Anran would never go against them at this time.

"What should we do with those two bodyguards?" The man hadn't expected to encounter such a tricky situation when meeting Li Anran. "They look like Lu Shen's men."

But right now, he's all alone.

"Don't get into a conflict with them. Find a way to get in touch with Li Anran and convey my orders to her so she knows that I will find someone to cooperate with you."

"Yes, elder brother."

After hanging up the phone, the man sent Li Anran a text message: "I've arrived. Shake off the two bodyguards behind you as soon as possible."

Li Anran inwardly groaned. Even when she entered the lingerie store, the two bodyguards showed no embarrassment and followed her in as usual.

"I need to go to the restroom. You two wait here."

The two bodyguards frowned slightly. "Miss Li, it seems you just went to the restroom not long ago."