Chapter 711: Poaching
"Your agent?"
Yao Jinwei froze, then seemed completely deflated, feeling lost and sad: "So you knew all along."
"I guessed."
Yao Jinwei, of course, did not believe it. She looked sad and said, "My agent is a very controlling person, but he has always been very good to me. I never thought that he would conspire with others to scheme against me behind my back."
She learned about this by chance from her younger sister's "inner thoughts".
She knew that her agent was very unhappy that she had ignored his advice to return to the film crew instead of going to audition for another movie as he wished. As a result, the agent even intercepted a large portion of the resources that originally belonged to her and transferred them to other artists under his management.
Yao Jinwei harbored some resentment about this matter, especially since her contract with the company was expiring in about three months.
Because of a rather unpleasant falling out with her agent, Yao Jinwei did not immediately agree when her agent urged her to renew her contract the first two times, only saying that she needed to think about it.
Unexpectedly, because of this, the agent mistakenly thought that she wanted to escape his control and switch to another company, so he simply decided to go all the way and prepare some leverage in advance to force her to comply.
Yao Jinwei's agent had been managing her for several years and had some understanding of her personality.
I know that she is most unguarded with those close to her, and she is also quite straightforward, saying whatever comes to mind without overthinking.
Recently, their relationship has cooled, so he turned his attention to the young actress who had been getting close to Yao Jinwei, asking her to find out about Yao Jinwei's situation on set and, if the opportunity arose, to get her to say something unpleasant to record, for future use.
After listening to Yao Jinwei's description, Ye Wanxi glanced at her with a complicated expression.
Yao Jinwei was full of questions, thinking that Ye Wanxi had seen something on her face again, and that she might be in big trouble in a few days.
After waiting for a long time, all I got was, "Your agent, aside from anything else, does know you quite well."
Yao Jinwei: "???"
"We've only met briefly and don't even work in the same company. You tell me such private things as soon as I ask, showing no sense of caution. Aren't you afraid I'll tell others, and they'll spread it around, reaching your agent or other people in your company? Your situation would be a hundred times more awkward and difficult than it is now?"
Yao Jinwei hadn't really thought about it that way. After a few seconds of stunned silence, she chuckled and said, "I didn't think that much about it. I just felt that you wouldn't be that kind of person."
She was straightforward and outspoken, but not stupid. Ye Wanxi had saved her once before, and even this time it was Ye Wanxi who reminded her that made her realize what was happening; otherwise, she would probably have been tricked without even knowing it.
Yao Jinwei didn't think Ye Wanxi was the kind of person who liked to gossip behind people's backs, and she certainly didn't think Ye Wanxi would harm her.
Ye Wanxi sighed helplessly, both amused and exasperated: "With your personality, you're really not suited for the entertainment industry without someone keeping an eye on you. So, do you still want to renew your contract with the company?"
Yao Jinwei shook her head with a solemn expression. If she hadn't known about this, she might still have been willing to stay at that company.
Now, Yao Jinwei is genuinely afraid that if she stays at the company any longer, she will be devoured without a trace.
After this experience, she finally understood that all her agent wanted was a puppet who would do whatever he said, obedient and sensible, without any opinions of her own.
She didn't want to be a puppet, but as long as she remained in this company, she couldn't escape the fate of being a puppet.
She couldn't change her agent either. Her agent was a veteran in the company and had a complex network of connections. If he wanted to, he could make Yao Jinwei helpless in the company and ultimately have no choice but to be manipulated by him.
"Have you thought about which company you'd like to work for next?"
Yao Jinwei shook her head again.
Ye Wanxi's eyes darted around: "How about coming to our company? Our company isn't very big, but the people are all very nice and won't force you to do things you don't like. Of course, if you join our company, you also need to be mentally prepared. Company resources are limited; it's a merit-based system. As long as you're good enough, you won't have to worry about resources, but otherwise..."
Yao Jinwei's eyes brightened slightly: "Can I?"
"Of course, if you'd like, I'll give your phone number to my agent and have her contact you later. You can handle the specifics yourselves; I won't interfere."
"Thank you, Sister Ye!"
"...I am younger than you."
"Ah, I forgot." Yao Jinwei stuck out her tongue a little awkwardly. It's no wonder that she subconsciously wanted to call Ye Wanxi "sister." There were quite a few people who had helped Ye Wanxi before who wanted to call her "ancestor."
Qiu Yuerong had been following Ye Wanxi these past few days, and now she was standing not far from the two of them, watching helplessly as her sister Ye poached a potential newcomer from another company with just a few words, and her expression was slightly dazed.
After exchanging Gao Min's contact information with Ye Wanxi, Yao Jinwei's excitement cooled down slightly, and she muttered dejectedly, "He wasn't like this before."
"People change, and people are multifaceted. You may have seen their good side before, but now you only see their bad side."
What Ye Wanxi didn't say was that you think he was good before, probably because you were obedient and never touched his sore spot or his interests.
But once you touch him, he will turn on you and reveal a side of himself that you don't want to face.
Human nature, most of the time, cannot withstand the test of self-interest.
As Ye Wanxi and the other person were talking, a voice suddenly came from behind them.
The two turned around and saw that the person who came was Yu Qingping, the male lead in their drama.
Yu Qingping jogged a few steps to the two of them and asked in confusion, "Why are you here so early today? And you're still standing at the entrance of the film set talking. Aren't you going in?"
"We're about to go in. Brother Yu is here early today too."
Yu Qingping scratched his head sheepishly: "I have a cousin who also works at the film studio. I was worried that if I dropped her off there and then came to the set, I would be late, so I came a little earlier."
When Ye Wanxi saw Yu Qingping approaching, her eyes narrowed and she patted his shoulder a few times.
This sudden action startled everyone present.
Yu Qingping, in particular, almost mistakenly believed that Ye Wanxi was interested in him.
"Where did you go just now?"
Before he could even let his thoughts wander, Ye Wanxi's question stumped him.
"ha?"
Yao Jinwei was the first to react and quickly patted Yu Qingping on the shoulder: "I'm asking you a question."
"Oh, I didn't go anywhere, I just dropped my cousin off."
Ye Wanxi raised an eyebrow, as if she had a premonition: "Which film crew is your cousin in?"
(End of this chapter)
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