Jiang Huaizhi's composure, in Gu Xing's eyes, became a blatant provocation.
He turned his gaze back to the audience and realized that the person sitting in the direction Jiang Huaizhi was looking was Jin Shu.
In a daze, he seemed to recall every event of the past three years, and whenever he looked into the audience, he could always see that figure sitting in the corner.
Even though he couldn't see her face clearly, Gu Xing knew it was Jin Shu.
However, unlike before, this time Jin Shu was sitting here for someone else.
Just as he was lost in thought, the host's voice suddenly rang in his ears.
"Based on the vote count, I hereby announce that the winner of Group 3 is—Jiang Huaizhi!!"
Let's congratulate Jiang Huaizhi!!
When Jiang Huaizhi's name appeared on the big screen, Gu Xing's world was completely plunged into silence and desolation.
He couldn't hear any sound, but he could see Jiang Huaizhi's name flashing incessantly and glaringly before his eyes.
The final qualifier was Jiang Huaizhi.
With one judge's vote and 60% of the audience's votes, they advanced without any suspense.
What happened after that was like a film reel playing in Gu Xing's eyes. Everyone made different gestures in front of him, but he couldn't hear or understand them. He felt like he had lost half his life. He left the competition venue in a daze and finally returned to his car in a daze.
Zhao Yiran was speaking intensely in front of him, gesturing wildly with her hands and feet, her expression both angry and ferocious.
Gu Xing vaguely heard words like "behind-the-scenes manipulation" and "previous rules," but these were no longer important to him.
At this moment, he himself was unsure whether the blow of failing to advance was greater than the blow of being completely abandoned by Jin Shu.
In short, he felt as if a large piece of his heart had been ripped out, and as the cold wind blew in, he began to tremble uncontrollably.
Gu Xing failed.
This was the last chance the company had secured for him.
This world is terrifyingly realistic. Even Sister Zhang, who once said she would treat him like a younger brother, would not hesitate to choose not to renew his contract after learning that he had failed to advance.
In other words, Gu Xing was abandoned.
Many people loved him before, but he ignored them.
When all that remained in his life was the disgust and betrayal of others, Gu Xing realized just how absurd and ridiculous his past actions had been.
Zhao Yiran was also dismissed.
Because she kept saying bad things about Jin Shu in front of Sister Zhang.
After that, Sister Zhang only said one sentence to her.
"If you can't see any redeeming qualities in Jin Shu, then that person is definitely a failure."
Although I don't particularly like her, I have to admit that Jin Shu is so outstanding that it's almost detestable.
As for you, you're arrogant and foolish; don't you dare pollute our company's environment.
Zhao Yiran never expected that Gu Xing would fail, and what surprised her even more was that someone like Sister Zhang would take the initiative to speak up for Jin Shu.
Those who are fired by Sister Zhang will almost never have anything to do with the role of agent again.
No one wanted Zhao Yiran, leaving her with nowhere to turn, but she was unwilling to leave the entertainment industry, so she could only continue to struggle.
There is another way to stay in Sister Zhang's company: stay as an assistant.
Having already tasted the sweetness of being an agent, how could Zhao Yiran be willing to go back to being a small assistant? So she chose the shortcut that people in this industry often take.
The next time Jin Shu saw news about Zhao Yiran was on the trending topics list.
A well-known director was embroiled in a scandal at the age of seventy.
Upon clicking, one finds a chat log between an old man and a young girl, the content of which is so explicit that it cannot be published without censoring.
The chat logs were leaked by the old man's granddaughter.
The granddaughter couldn't accept that her seventy-year-old grandfather was still entangled with a young woman, so in a fit of anger, she released all the chat logs and even directly circled the female protagonist's app account.
And the female lead is Zhao Yiran.
After a long period of silence, the sudden reappearance of such explosive content has sparked a frenzy of discussion among netizens.
[How could a seventy-year-old man eat that?! I'm going to vomit—]
[Oh my god, my eyes are wide open! This old man is doing such fancy things, isn't he worried about his health?]
This woman will stop at nothing to climb the social ladder. I wouldn't have been able to justify doing this if she didn't offer hundreds of millions in compensation!
Of course, compensation of several hundred million is impossible.
Let alone hundreds of millions, it doesn't even amount to a few hundred thousand.
Because the old man was a shrewd person, he only knew how to play games without spending money. He relied on his masterful ability to make empty promises to coax Zhao Yiran into obeying him completely.
Jin Shu wasn't really interested in what happened to her in the end.
The company has developed very well over the years, mainly thanks to her two trump cards.
One is the internationally popular girl group NEXT. With the release of more than a dozen hit singles, the group has been propelled to the world stage.
Currently, their number of fans worldwide far surpasses that of other girl groups.
In addition, Jin Shu has a second trump card in her hand, namely the young actor Jiang Huaizhi, who was recently awarded the Best Actor award.
He debuted as a singer, then transitioned to acting in movies and TV series. His first starring film won a world-class award, making him an instant star.
Following the film, three sequels were released, each of which caused a nationwide sensation. It was also thanks to this series of films that Jiang Huaizhi became the youngest male actor in Chinese film history to have a box office of over 10 billion yuan.
Of course, his path to fame did not stagnate for long; on the contrary, his rise to stardom was incredibly smooth.
He won the Best Actor award at the film festival.
He was the King of Singers at the Golden Melody Awards.
In addition, the TV series he starred in broke the historical record for viewership ratings as soon as it aired.
In just five years, Jiang Huaizhi has become the highest-paid male actor in China.
His success in both acting, singing, and dancing has made him a unique all-around artist in the Chinese entertainment industry.
With these two trump cards, Jin Shu became the most influential agent in the industry.
At this moment, her success is unparalleled and cannot be replicated.
Many people have tried to replicate the success of Jiang Huaizhi and the girl group, but they have all failed in the end.
They have talented artists and ample financial backing, but they just can't seem to produce a second world-class girl group or a national treasure-level male actor.
When these matters were brought up in front of reporters, the name that Jiang Huaizhi and the three members of the girl group mentioned most often was Jin Shu.
Jiang Huaizhi: "Without her, I would never have achieved what I have today. It is no exaggeration to say that I am a work of art shaped by her. I was created by her and I was born because of her."
(End of this chapter)
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