Hearing the chairman say this, Ran Jie understood that the chairman wanted to ride on Jian Ruoxi's current popularity. As for the future, if she didn't develop well, the company wouldn't promote her.
However, he still wanted to give Jian Ruoxi a chance: "Sister Zhao has never met Jian Ruoxi before. If we let her take charge, the two of them will need to work out together."
"You don't need to say anything more. I've already decided to have Sister Zhao take her under her wing." The chairman decisively rejected Ran Jie's request.
Jian Ruoxi was overjoyed to learn that the company had lifted its ban on her and wanted to seize this opportunity to regain her popularity.
As soon as she arrived at the company, Ran Jie welcomed her, saying, "Congratulations on the return of our big star."
"Stop making fun of me, I'm just an ordinary person now." Jian Ruoxi was very clear that her current situation was just another wave of popularity. If she didn't seize the opportunity to become popular again, she wouldn't have such an opportunity next time.
Ran Jie led her to his office: "The chairman asked Sister Zhao to take you. I went to his office and begged him for a long time, but he kept refusing."
Hearing Ran Jie plead for her, Jian Ruoxi was deeply moved: "I really want to work with you, but I still have to follow the boss's arrangements. I'm fine with whoever takes my place."
Sister Zhao came to Ran Jie's office to find Jian Ruoxi: "Brother Ran, the chairman asked me to take Jian Ruoxi through some procedures first."
Ran Jie nodded.
Unexpectedly, the new agent immediately arranged many variety show interviews for Jian Ruoxi.
Moreover, these variety show interviews feature well-known directors and hosts.
"What are the contents of these interviews?" Jian Ruoxi asked.
Sister Zhao said, "Most of them are related to your own experiences. When the time comes, you can go on the show and cry about the injustices you have suffered during this period."
Jian Ruoxi felt a sense of resistance: "You mean you want me to sell my experiences and expose my scars to the public?"
However, Sister Zhao didn't care: "Everyone is just watching the show. You can say a few words and cry a little, and you'll quickly gain a lot of sympathy."
After all, Jian Ruoxi's current popularity surpasses that of many other female celebrities.
However, it wasn't related to her dramas or previous works; it was all about the tragic experiences of well-known actresses.
So Sister Zhao wanted Jian Ruoxi to go on a show and play the victim, taking this route.
"I won't answer." Jian Ruoxi's refusal was very firm.
This infuriated Sister Zhao: "Why won't you answer?"
Jian Ruoxi defended herself: "I'm an actress, not a variety show personality. If you ask me to go on variety shows, wouldn't that be narrowing my career path?"
When Sister Zhao saw that her first tactic didn't work, she explained to Jian Ruoxi in a gentle tone, "I'll have you take on some variety shows soon to boost your popularity."
"What about the future? What if I want to continue acting in the future?" Jian Ruoxi questioned the path that Sister Zhao had paved for her. "As an actress, I just want to act well, and I don't consider anything else."
Unexpectedly, Sister Zhao mocked her: "You? Do you think any director would hire a pregnant woman to act in a movie?"
"You were just doing odd jobs on set before, helping the actors with their makeup and changing clothes. You couldn't even stand it and fainted and had to be sent to the hospital. How could you act?" Although Sister Zhao didn't take Jian Ruoxi with her before, she had heard about everything that happened in the company.
The chairman of Huarui Company asked Sister Zhao and Ran Jie to come and discuss, "Recently, the company has been discussing the future development of these artists. What do you two think?"
Sister Zhao said, "I think we should give newcomers a strong push, after all, they are currently very popular and have quite impressive skills."
Although he wanted to give Jian Ruoxi a chance to appear in public, Ran Jie didn't make his intentions too obvious: "If the older generation has the ability, we can also support them."
After a moment's thought, the chairman said, "Then let's promote Hu Xuezhi first."
Hu Xuezhi is a newly signed artist of the company, and since the company decided to promote her, it has poured a lot of resources into her.
There were some opportunities to work with well-known directors, so Hua Rui Company sent Hu Xuezhi to audition.
If some big-name luxury brands want to sign new actresses, Huarui Company also puts Hu Xuezhi in the spotlight, greatly increasing her exposure.
On the other hand, although Jian Ruoxi was no longer sidelined, she didn't have any good resources.
Even with scripts, Hu Xuezhi gets priority to read them, and Jian Ruoxi can only choose the ones she doesn't want.
The company has been heavily promoting newcomers, while Jian Ruoxi has been largely ignored by the company. The manager couldn't stand it anymore. If things continued like this, even if Jian Ruoxi put in her best effort, she wouldn't get a chance to become a big star.
Ran Jie couldn't stand it anymore; he didn't understand why the company consistently refused to provide Jian Ruoxi with resources.
He had no choice but to call Lu Shen: "Brother Lu, this is Ran Jie. I have a relationship with Jian Ruoxi, and I want to talk to you in person."
The two agreed to meet downstairs at Lu's company.
“Brother, Jian Ruoxi’s resources have been lacking lately. Although the company has lifted her ban, all the top-tier resources have been given to Hu Xuezhi. Jian Ruoxi can only take on the ones that Hu Xuezhi doesn’t want.” Ran Jie got straight to the point.
Lu Shen has been busy with company matters and receiving notifications from the police.
Therefore, I haven't put much effort into Jian Ruoxi's matter recently. I thought the company was starting to promote Jian Ruoxi again, but I didn't expect this to be the result.
Lu Shen asked Ran Jie, "You're more knowledgeable about this matter. You can share your thoughts with me."
"It's impossible to compete with talent agencies for resources, since they are professionals in this area."
"Why don't you invest in something and put the resources on Jian Ruoxi?" Ran Jie offered a brief analysis.
Lu Shen agreed: "Sure, money is no problem. What do you want to invest in?"
"For movies, Jian Ruoxi mainly wants to pursue acting, which is also more suitable for her."
After Ran Jie finished speaking, Lu Shen immediately asked his secretary to contact Sister Zhao.
"Sister Zhao, our company is planning to invest in a movie recently. Do you think it would be convenient for Huarui to cooperate?" Lu Shen asked her.
Upon seeing that a major client had arrived, Sister Zhao proactively stepped forward to promote the deal: "Brother Lu, this will definitely be convenient for you. I'll pass on your message to the chairman later. Please briefly state your requirements."
"Just let Jian Ruoxi play the lead role in the new movie. That's all I ask. You can do whatever you want with the rest," Lu Shen said bluntly.
He said this to imply that Jian Ruoxi had his protection and that he shouldn't make things difficult for her.
Sister Zhao also relayed this news to Chairman Gao.
Chairman Hua Rui was naturally overjoyed; with investors coming in, the company's costs would be significantly reduced.
However, to Lu Shen's surprise, after filming began, Hua Rui also cast Hu Xuezhi in the movie.
Furthermore, the chairman of Huarui Company contacted the director and asked him to film more scenes of Hu Xuezhi.
Initially, the plan was simply to have Hu Xuezhi dress simply and appear more often on camera.
However, they later blatantly dressed Hu Xuezhi in gorgeous clothes and gave her an exquisite makeover, stealing the spotlight from Jian Ruoxi.
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