Chapter 128 Xu Jingyan is here
He Ziyan's PR team was very professional. In just a few hours, they not only helped Jiang Luo deal with the negative press releases, but also drafted and sent out a PR statement for her.
In the following days, he also accompanied her to meet several agents.
One of them left a deep impression on Jiang Luo: Ni Xiao, Zheng Man's former manager's apprentice.
Ni Xiao is a top agent at Polaris Entertainment, and most of the artists she manages are idols. In theory, she and Jiang Luo are not "professionally related".
Unlike other agents who came out of respect for Zheng Man or the He family, Ni Xiao prepared a thick stack of proposals, all of which she had meticulously prepared for Jiang Luo.
According to her, she developed a natural liking for Jiang Luo after watching her first drama, and had wanted to get to know Jiang Luo for a long time, but had never had the opportunity.
Jiang Luo really liked Ni Xiao's positive and sunny personality and her boundless energy.
In the end, as expected, Ni Xiao was chosen.
The day before the variety show resumed recording, Jiang Luo and Lin Heng terminated their contract.
Jiang Luo couldn't figure out Lin Heng's attitude.
She used to think she understood him, but later she realized that it was all just wishful thinking.
Before the articles smearing her as ungrateful appeared, she had considered trying to win Lin Heng back, but Lin Heng's actions made her feel no respect whatsoever.
When terminating the contract, Lin Heng made several demands, all for a share of the remaining few announcements, which Jiang Luo agreed to without hesitation.
She acknowledged Lin Heng's efforts, but they were simply on different paths and could not work together.
Back on set, things were still busy.
The production team found a new male guest to replace Fu Jing, and the first few episodes were re-recorded.
Fu Jing's footage was completely wiped clean, as if he had never been there at all.
The recording pace suddenly became intense, and we finished the previous week's worth of content in three days.
It wasn't until the fourth day that a new cycle began, albeit belatedly.
"I heard that a very important guest will be arriving today."
It was a bright and sunny morning, and only Jiang Luo and Shi Yan, two idle people with nothing to do, remained in the small house.
Jiang Luo sat in the rocking chair by the bed, engrossed in communicating with Ni Xiao via WeChat about the follow-up work arrangements.
Shi Yan circled around the room, reciting her expectations for the new guest eight hundred times. She was always full of curiosity about new things.
"I heard it's a big shot." She swung her arms, stood in front of the window, and craned her neck, trying to spot the new guest.
Jiang Luo didn't look up, "Mm."
Backed by Polaris Entertainment, Ni Xiao secured several audition opportunities for Jiang Luo as soon as he took office.
Ni Xiao's plans for artists are entirely based on the artists' own needs. She jokingly says that she aspires to be the "strongest assistant," rather than a guide for the artists.
Since Jiang Luo wants to act properly, she should strive to return to the path of acting and not continue to drift in the sea of entertainment, wasting her time in vain.
Whenever Jiang Luo saw how decisively this new agent handled things, she would feel a sense of regret for not having met him sooner.
"Please, please," Shi Yan clasped her hands together and prayed to the heavens again and again, "Please send a handsome guy! I consulted a fortune teller a few days ago, and it seems my sweet romance is about to begin..."
Jiang Luo smiled faintly: "Soon."
"Hey, it's here!" Suddenly, Shi Yan was as excited as a monkey that had just picked a banana, waving her arms and legs by the window.
On the road in the residential area, a minivan slowly drove up in the distance.
Just as the conversation ended, Jiang Luo put down her phone, stood up, stretched, and said, "Let's go out and greet our new friends."
"Hurrah!"
The two got ready and left the bedroom.
Surprisingly, this new friend wasn't new at all.
It's Xu Jingyan.
Jiang Luo suddenly remembered that Xu Jingyan had said they would meet again soon.
So this is where we were supposed to meet.
At this moment, Jiang Luona's former goodwill towards Xu Jingyan has been completely exhausted.
For her, Xu Jingyan had become a complete stranger.
"Luo Luo." As she dragged her suitcase in, Xu Jingyan called out to Jiang Luo the first thing she heard.
Jiang Luo didn't approach. She stood in front of the coffee table, keeping her distance, and nodded slightly as a response, without saying anything in particular.
As always, Shi Yan was very enthusiastic and went to help Xu Jingyan carry her suitcase.
She paused as she walked to her suitcase. "Oh, right, there are no rooms available now. We have to wait for them to come back."
Even with Shi Yan right beside her, Xu Jingyan didn't give her a second glance, still looking at Jiang Luo with a smile in her eyes: "Luo Luo, let's sleep in the same room."
As soon as she said those words, all the cameras in the room squeaked and turned to face Jiang Luo.
Jiang Luo noticed, but pretended not to hear, and calmly said, "Shi Yan and I are sleeping in the same room, there's no more room for us."
Her expression was indifferent, and her naturally aloof demeanor amplified her coldness, making her seem unapproachable.
"Oh, I see..." Xu Jingyan said with a look of regret.
As the biggest star on the show, Xu Jingyan should receive special treatment.
Taking care of big names is an unspoken rule in various variety shows.
She was already used to being obeyed in everything, so Jiang Luo's words left her speechless.
Shi Yan stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "Let's talk it over again when they get back, and then we can see how best to allocate the rooms."
“But I’m not very familiar with the others, so I feel safer sharing a room with Luo Luo.” Xu Jingyan looked at Shi Yan. “They are all your good friends, right?”
Her voice was soft and weak, like a ball of cotton, making it hard to resist.
"Yes..." Shi Yan chuckled dryly, a sense of unease creeping into her heart.
She realized that Xu Jingyan was not as kind and easy to get along with as she appeared.
Jiang Luo didn't indulge Xu Jingyan, saying, "We'll all be spending a few more weeks together, and we'll get to know each other eventually."
After being rebuffed again, Xu Jingyan's smile faltered, and a hint of confusion flashed in her eyes.
Today's Jiang Luo is quite different from the person she remembered.
"Let us show you around, this place is quite big..." Shi Yan interjected at the right moment, extending an invitation.
She vaguely sensed a strong tension between the two people in front of her, but then thought it was just her imagination.
Luo Luo and Xu Jingyan... are good friends, right?
Shi Yan glanced at the two of them carefully, not daring to say anything more.
Despite its "large" size, the little house was surprisingly quick to explore; in just a few minutes, they had toured the entire house, both upstairs and downstairs.
With nothing else to do, the three of them simply sat in the living room and watched TV.
Xu Jingyan sat in the middle, Shi Yan sat upright beside her, while Jiang Luo leaned against the corner.
Jiang Luo didn't say much; Shi Yan did most of the talking, and Xu Jingyan also rarely chimed in.
Around noon, He Ziyan returned.
Upon seeing him, Shi Yan almost jumped up from the sofa.
Finally, someone came to end this suffocatingly awkward situation.
"President He." Xu Jingyan stood up, smiling broadly.
He Ziyan's gaze passed through the gap between the two and landed on Jiang Luo at the other end, and he frowned slightly.
Luo Luo's lips were pursed, and her expression was weary, like a child exchanging pleasantries with their parents, as if she were extremely bored.
His gaze returned to the two people in front of him, and he asked, "Have you had lunch?"
Shi Yan shook her head. "We're planning to order takeout."
"I'll do it."
Shi Yan exclaimed, "Great!"
"President He can actually cook." Xu Jingyan's eyes lit up, then softened, her voice sweet and gentle. "It's my honor to taste President He's cooking."
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