Ran Jie still gets goosebumps when he thinks about the cheesy things his cousin used to say.
When my cousin meets Lu Jin, even if he's usually very smart, he immediately becomes love-struck.
Well, he wouldn't be able to say that in eight hundred lifetimes.
Seeing the unusual determination in their eyes, Lu Jin knew that nothing she said would make a difference, and she wouldn't be able to attend the banquet.
She shook her head helplessly and walked out of Lu Jin's house with her hands behind her back.
"Alas, when there's trouble, Zhong Wuyan is there; when there's no trouble, Xia Yingchun is there." She truly understood the profound meaning behind this saying.
When they were filming, Jian Ruoxi, as one of her actors, still respected her to some extent.
Now that I'm an artist under Ran Jie, it seems like I have no status anymore.
Jian Ruoxi was amused by Lu Jin's words. Was that how you used the phrase? It was the first time she had ever heard it.
Besides, can Ran Jie really be called "Xia Yingchun"?
She turned to look at Ran Jie and found that his face had turned horribly ashen after hearing what Lu Jin had said.
The next moment, she immediately heard Ran Jie's roar.
"Lu Jin, if you keep talking nonsense, believe me I'll break your legs."
Upon hearing that Ran Jie seemed genuinely angry, Lu Jin immediately took off running, faster than a rabbit.
Jian Ruoxi shook her head helplessly from behind, as if she were seeing the scene of the three of them together many years ago.
It's probably similar. Xiao Jin is a troublemaker, and when Ran Jie can't stand it anymore, he'll chase her all over the set.
Li Tianlei, whose eyes are only for Xiaojin, will probably always be there to protect her.
Ran Jie turned around to look at Lu Jin and noticed the smile on her face. He was momentarily dazed and muttered to himself, "Tian Lei also shows this kind of smile when he sees us playing around."
"However, he would never be on my side."
Jian Ruoxi knew that he was thinking about the missing Li Tianlei again. Although Ran Jie and Lu Jin had reconciled, they would not be truly happy until Li Tianlei was found.
After running out, Lu Jin stopped to rest when he saw that Ran Jie hadn't chased after him, and patted his chest in lingering fear.
"I thought that after years of directing, I had developed courage, but when I encountered Ran Jie's roar again, I still instinctively wanted to run away."
Lu Jin squatted down in the corner, hugged his knees, and looked up at the sky.
"Tianlei, where are you right now? Look, Ran Jie is bullying me again!"
I remember that she used to act coquettishly with Li Tianlei like this before, and she always managed to win his sympathy.
Inside the room, Ran Jie noticed Jian Ruoxi's questioning gaze and immediately lowered his head, concealing his eyes.
"Sorry, I lost my composure just now. Let's get down to business."
"The dinner hosted by the investors later is very important. In addition to the investors themselves, they will also invite other business leaders from the industry to make an appearance."
"All you have to do is build good relationships with them."
Jian Ruoxi had attended similar banquets before, but at that time she was only focused on filming and never thought about these interpersonal relationships.
She felt that these were things that film and television companies needed to do, and all she had to do was to make good films.
She usually categorizes agents who say these things to their artists as having impure motives.
"Ran Jie, you're not implying that I'm being sexually harassed, are you?" She had heard quite a few gossips in the entertainment industry before.
Some agents want their artists to get more and better resources, so they make the artists pay money to business tycoons in exchange for something.
Ran Jie gave her a disdainful look. "What kind of person do you think I am?"
He could easily propel an artist to a high position through his own abilities. As for agents who would do such a thing, they are people who have neither moral principles nor competence.
"That's good. Then please continue."
Ran Jie felt a lump in his throat, unable to breathe properly. He felt like Jian Ruoxi was sent by heaven specifically to torment him.
She is even better than Lu Jin.
He coughed twice to ease his embarrassment and continued.
"There's one thing you need to understand: in the eyes of those people, they've always looked down on those who work in the entertainment industry."
Jian Ruoxi deeply sympathized with this, having already experienced the resistance she felt from the old lady of the Lu family.
"However, ideas are not static; to earn their respect, one must stand higher."
Jian Ruoxi liked what Ran Jie said very much.
That's why she returned to the entertainment industry.
"Do you mean I should fawn over them?" Her former agent thought she wasn't easy to talk to, so he didn't say much to her.
Ran Jie shook his head. "No, that would lower your profile."
The artists he mentors don't need to be so subservient.
"There's no need to try to please them or lower your own status. Just communicate with them on an equal footing."
He had carefully studied Jian Ruoxi's information and her performance at the banquet, and immediately knew that no one had taught her these things.
“Jian Ruoxi, you must remember that investors only value one type of person: someone who can make money and someone who can help them make a lot of money.”
“Only when you reach the same level as them, or even higher, will you have more options.”
What Ran Jie said today really overturned her previous understanding; she had been thinking too simply.
I believe that as long as I keep honing my acting skills, I won't have to worry about not finding roles to film.
She has indeed learned a lot from following Ran Jie during this time.
"Okay, I've got it."
After giving the instructions, Ran Jie felt something was missing. He looked Jian Ruoxi up and down, then shook his head.
"Ran Jie, what's with that expression? Are you going to comment on my appearance too?"
She was quite satisfied with her appearance and didn't notice anything wrong when she looked in the mirror every day.
Seeing Ran Jie's furrowed brows, Jian Ruoxi felt a little worried and leaned back involuntarily.
"Let me tell you, don't even think about trying to change my face. I will not get plastic surgery according to your wishes."
Some celebrities frequently visit cosmetic surgery clinics to have their faces altered in order to look more perfect when they are younger.
When you reach a certain age, you age very quickly, and eventually your face will sag.
She wants to act for the rest of her life, and she doesn't want to ruin her image now, otherwise she will really be too ashamed to face anyone.
Why do you always think the worst of me?
The artist he signed is truly something else; he's always on guard against him. Can't people trust each other more?
Jian Ruoxi smiled sheepishly, "Maybe it's a conditioned reflex?"
After all, she had scolded Ran Jie quite harshly back then, which made her always worried that Ran Jie would find a chance to retaliate.
"I'm not interested in your face, but I'm asking you, what are you planning to wear to the dinner party?"
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