Although he promised to treat everyone to ten meals, he didn't rush to do it as soon as he got on the starship.

The shock generated by the starship's jump was not small, and the environment inside the cabin was not very good, not very suitable for rest. After working hard for so many days, everyone finally returned to the capital star. Everyone was anxious to go home to take a shower and sleep, intending to have a good rest first and adjust to the time difference of tens of millions of light years.

The production team also knew everyone's mentality, and simply informed everyone that the next departure time would be one month later, the gathering place would remain unchanged, and then announced the disbandment.

Jiang Ran waved his hand: "See you next month."

Zeng Pei patted her shoulder: "Why next month? Did you forget you still have to treat everyone to dinner?"

"...Don't worry, I won't forget."

Fu Bo muttered quietly to the side: "My memory is so good at times like this."

Ren Xiayang counted on his fingers: "A month's vacation, ten meals, that's an average of one meal every three days."

After counting, he didn't know what he remembered, and he slurped with nostalgia. Then he looked at the bag of sweet potatoes in his hand with disappointment: "Baby, I'll have to rely on you to satisfy my cravings for the next few days."

Fu Bo took a step back in disgust. It was unclear whether he thought Ren Xiayang was useless or was afraid that his sweet potatoes would be snatched away.

Bai Zhiyong politely held up a black umbrella, carefully shielding the little orchid from the sun. "I'll be leaving first. The little orchid needs a nutrition pack."

"Okay," Zeng Pei said, "I have to go too. The studio has a lot of work piled up, and they've been urging me to finish it."

In the end, everyone had their own plans and arrangements, and after a while, they all disappeared into the crowd.

After saying goodbye to everyone, Jiang Ran found his original body's residence based on the few pieces of information on the computer.

When the original body's dark history was exposed, his residence was also exposed. Before Jiang Ran even entered the door, he saw the scratches on the facial recognition lock, which were obviously man-made.

She walked into the house cautiously, and only felt relieved after making sure that no one was hiding inside.

Although there were no signs that personal belongings had been searched, the house was not safe in any way.

Jiang Ran immediately changed his route and stayed in a hotel, and then moved in the next two days. After everything was done, he finally had some time to rest and was able to go to Star Network to check the post-production feedback of the program.

The Star Network reviews did not surprise Jiang Ran. Apart from some initial doubts, the show received mostly positive reviews in the middle and late stages of its broadcast.

This episode also spawned a lot of new online memes, such as "The gentle and harmless Amazon bird-eating spider with pictures", "Ingratitude and tying a grass ring", and "As long as you treat me to a meal cooked by Jiang Ran, we will be good friends for life"...

Jiang Ran didn't look closely at the jokes that were about to be ruined. After confirming that everyone was generally looking forward to the next episode, he decisively left the comment section.

Then he turned around and looked at his Weibo comment section.

The overall trend is somewhat similar to that of "Back to Earth". The early comments were mainly insulting, but as the program was broadcast to the later stages, they gradually turned positive.

There were far fewer private messages than comments, and the content was relatively serious. Jiang Ran clicked on them and read them one by one.

Hello, Ms. Jiang! I'm Zhou Kuang, a student in the Department of History at the United Nations University. My advisor, Professor Bi Shengrong, was very impressed by your insights into Earth's history and would like to invite you to participate in the History Summit Forum in mid-month. Would you be interested?

History Summit Forum?

It sounds like it's very powerful.

Jiang Ran clicked on the personal Weibo of the person who sent the private message, wanting to find out if there was any relevant information about the forum, and then reply after understanding the basic situation.

I just scrolled through a few posts and didn't see any relevant information on the forum, but I saw the live broadcast account bound to this Zhou Kuang. The most recent content he shared was the live broadcast push of "Back to Earth".

It turns out she is also a fan of "Back to Earth", no wonder she was able to find her here.

Jiang Ran was curious and clicked on his live broadcast account, wanting to see his evaluation of this episode, but he was hit by a row of negative comments.

[This Jiang Ran is really too pretentious, isn't he? Does he really think he knows everything about the history of the Earth Era?]

Please, stop spreading misleading historical knowledge. Can't you try showing off in a different way?

The Earth Era is indeed very backward. After all, it is an era that has not yet entered the Cosmic Era. I am not denying it, but respecting facts is respecting history.

Jiang Ran: ...

Jiang Ran: ???

Is this the legendary black man in black skin?

Isn't that too careless? If you want to deceive people, why not clear the history first?

And it’s fine if he just criticizes her, but this guy didn’t even think twice before criticizing the Earth Era?

Jiang Ran was speechless and didn't even want to read his latest comments. He just replied "Not interested" in a private message on Weibo and deleted the dialog box, blocking his account at the same time.

Out of sight, out of mind.

The other private messages were not as outrageous as this one. Most of them were invitations to cooperate from various brands.

However, what is strange is that after these invitations were sent, they were all withdrawn one after another in various forms, with various reasons. Some said that more suitable partners were found, some said that the company's cash flow suddenly became tight, and some even said that the product line that she was planning to invite to cooperate with could no longer be discontinued.

After a closer look, I found that the latest withdrawal letter was sent this morning.

If Jiang Ran had not been superstitious, he would probably have thought that this was a ghost.

It is quite difficult for these businesses to come up with so many strange reasons to terminate cooperation.

Jiang Ran thought about it carefully and realized that she must have wasted time moving these days, and those merchants couldn't wait for her and rushed to find new partners.

This was understandable, but it was a shame that all the generous endorsement and promotion fees were wasted, not a cent received. Normally, this money wouldn't matter, but Jiang Ran was planning to negotiate a termination with her agency, and if she had more bargaining chips, she'd have more leverage during the negotiations.

But Jiang Ran quickly calmed down.

This money was not originally in the plan. It would be a surprise if I got it, and it would not be a regret if I didn’t get it. The termination of the contract must be negotiated.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ran picked up the laptop and contacted his agent.

The meeting and negotiation was scheduled for the next day at the agency.

Jiang Ran checked the company's information a day in advance, and also learned about the original owner's specific experience and so-called black history. After thinking clearly about his bargaining chips and bottom line, he went to the door without fear the next day.

The agent probably wanted to give her a break and give her a warning. Jiang Ran waited in the office for a long time. More than ten minutes had passed since the appointed time, but the agent hadn't even shown up.

Jiang Ran was not very angry. He simply walked around her office as if it were his own home, looking at the documents here, the bookcase there, and even found a can of top-quality Dahongpao. He happily brewed a pot for himself and leaned against the window, enjoying the breeze and sipping the tea.

A few minutes later, the agent stormed in aggressively.

"Who told you to touch my tea leaves?" she raged. "Didn't your mother teach you not to touch other people's things?"

Jiang Ran took a sip slowly. "Didn't your mother teach you that you shouldn't be late for an appointment?"

"You are..."

"Pah!" Jiang Ran spat the tea leaves back into the cup. "What a clueless piece of tea!"

Then he placed the cup on the coffee table, his movements skillful and natural, as if he had never done anything insinuating before.

The agent was almost irritated by her and was breathing heavily.

Jiang Ran smiled harmlessly, "It's getting late. Can we get down to business now?"

The agent snorted coldly: "Talk! Why not talk?"

"Okay, then I'll be frank."

Jiang Ran leaned back on the sofa and said, "I'm not very interested in the benefits and profit sharing ratios you mentioned earlier."

"Then what else do you want?" the agent said with a forced smile. "Jiang Ran, do you think winning a championship is so great? It's a second-rate program on a third-tier platform, and even the recording location is in ancient Earth, so remote that it's light-years away. You're not really taking this seriously, are you?"

"I haven't thought about it that much," Jiang Ran said. "What I want is very simple. A complete and final termination of the contract. No further contact... I don't think you really want to see me every day, do you?"

"Heh, the company has spent so much resources to promote you, and now that you've become a little more popular, you want to be the boss? Jiang Ran, you think too highly of yourself."

"I'm just stating my bottom line. As for the conditions and price, can't you raise them later?"

"Okay, sure," the agent said. "If you want to terminate the contract, it's not impossible, but you have to do one last thing for the company."

"What is it?"

"Ailon, one of the richest men in the capital, contacted me a few days ago and said he wanted to invite you to his house."

"Visiting?"

"He has the resources the company needs, and the compensation he offers is also very high. As long as you can help the company make this trip, we can discuss the termination of the contract after you come back."

What is it that must be discussed in person?

Jiang Ran couldn't help but think of some rumors he had heard in his previous life.

The entertainment industry seemed... quite chaotic. Could it be as chaotic as she imagined?

Jiang Ran asked tentatively, "Do you know what Mr. Ai wants me to do?"

The agent didn't take it seriously: "Isn't that the norm in the entertainment industry? You're bored now, aren't you? Do you really want me to tell you about it?"

Jiang Ran: “…”

The agent looked her over and said, "You know what? You look a bit different now that you've changed into a tomboyish look."

Jiang Ran paused: "Are you sure you really want me to go?"

"Why," the agent sneered, "are you backing out already?"

"No." Jiang Ran said sincerely, "I just think you are very courageous."

broker:"……"

The agent said, "If you dare to cause any trouble for me tomorrow, you won't even think about terminating your contract. You'll just be banned from the company forever."

"No problem." Jiang Ran agreed readily.

Jiang Ran has always been the best at countering attacks.

If Mr. Ai was really planning something bad, Jiang Ran thought, she would make him understand what he could do and what he could not do in his life.

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【Small Theater】

Sweet potato: You call someone your darling, but in your heart you want to eat them.

Ren Xiayang: That’s because I love you so deeply (///v///)

Jiang Ran: ...?