Chapter 1
Chapter 1
"Hello--"
Cheng Cheng had just finished work and returned to the lounge to change out of his performance clothes when Su Qing called him repeatedly.
"Sister Su? Aren't you on a business trip? Why are you calling me?" Cheng Cheng still smiled out of habit even though he knew the other party couldn't see him.
Su Qing is Cheng Cheng's agent since her debut. She is decisive and swift in her work, and she also cares for her artists. Cheng Cheng respects and fears her.
She finally had a chance to relax for two days while Su Qing was away on a business trip, but she didn't expect to be monitored remotely.
Su Qing's voice sounded calm and professional, and she ruthlessly interrupted the greeting: "I just watched your live broadcast. Have you gained weight again?"
"No way!" Cheng Cheng hugged himself in fear and looked down -
Her slender waist can be hugged with one hand, and her breasts have not shrunk.
Tsk tsk, she herself was envious.
"At the second minute and fifteen seconds of the dance, your double chin showed when you winked. Do you want me to show you the screenshots online and how ugly they are?" Su Qing snorted.
"Oh my..." Cheng Cheng was in a very good mood and was not affected at all. Instead, she advised her agent: "Susu, didn't I tell you not to take the comments of those black fans to heart? If you don't read them and I don't read them, it will be half easier for fans to blacken me... Oh, right! Did you increase the clicks on my black pictures again?" She stretched out her tone and acted coquettishly to the other end of the phone.
"Do you know that it's very troublesome for my fans to be blackened if the number of clicks is large? It's not easy for them to like a small-time unknown like me. I only have so few fans. Who can I turn to if I'm exhausted?" Cheng Cheng said distressedly.
Su Qing: “…”
You are quite proud of calling yourself a confused person.
"You're such a pampered fan." Su Qing snorted coldly, "If you have time to feel sorry for your few fans, you might as well think about how to attract more fans back."
"......." Cheng Cheng was about to refute her.
But Su Qing didn't listen to her excuses: "I don't care. I want to see you lose weight when I return to the company next week, otherwise..." There was no response from the other end, but Cheng Cheng suddenly remembered the devilish weight loss training camp when he was first taken over by the woman.
That was a nightmare experience...
In that case—
Cheng Cheng bit her lip, lowered her curled eyelashes, and seemed to be thinking about something.
After minimizing the call interface, she opened a pornographic software.
The slender fingers moved upwards, and the dark pupils were full of desire.
Cheng Cheng licked his lips and finally chose one.
No. 1 in XX District Barbecue Popularity List
This is it!!! Cheng Cheng placed the order without hesitation.
".......Hello? Are you listening?" On the other end of the phone, Su Qing said a lot but there was no response from Cheng Cheng. Instead, she heard some rustling sounds and wondered.
"I'm here, I'm here! I was just changing clothes and turned on the speaker of my phone. Go ahead~" Cheng Cheng held the phone away and shouted while pretending to be very busy.
【Payment successful 82.19 yuan】
yeah!
The delicious food was tempting, and Cheng Cheng tried hard to keep herself from being anxious: "...Um, Xiao Chen was borrowed by Sister Qianqian. I don't have a driver today. The industrial park here is quite remote. If there is nothing else, I'll just hang up." Xiao Chen is Cheng Cheng's driver and assistant. Originally assigned to Cheng Cheng alone, but recently he has been borrowed by other artists in the company.
Small idols like her who are not very popular usually share a driver with several other artists.
It was Su Qing and the company who fought hard for her to have a full-time driver when she debuted.
When the company signed the amateur Cheng Cheng, they also saw that she had the most potential. She was a dancer, beautiful, worked diligently and did not cause trouble. She was originally trained as a seed player.
However, the company signed her for three years, and Cheng Cheng had been exposed to several good projects, but she always missed them for various reasons.
The company is not a charity. Seeing that the investment in her could not be recouped, they let her sit on the bench and turned to support other new artists with potential.
The sister Qianqian she just mentioned is one of them.
Moreover, Cheng Cheng's agency, Yuekai Entertainment, is only considered third-rate in the industry. Even the leading actress doesn't have many resources, and she, a little-known person in a semi-free-range state, has an even more difficult survival situation.
Today's job opportunity came as a surprise.
A low-budget mobile game called "Elf Notebook" has become popular recently. Coincidentally, she was at home picking her toes, so she followed the trend and started playing this game.
I was so engrossed in the game that I COSed one of the popular characters.
She originally just posted it online for her fans to see, but because her COS was so professional, it was reposted by several gaming influencers and became a minor celebrity.
It just so happened that the game’s anniversary was coming up soon, and taking advantage of the popularity, the mobile game company invited Cheng Cheng to be a guest performer.
After hearing that Cheng Cheng didn't have a car to take him home, Su Qing paused for a moment, then cut to the chase: "I've contacted the game company. They said today's live broadcast went well and they're very satisfied with you. Maybe there will be further cooperation."
"Party A's dad has to be satisfied! I've been practicing for a long time."
Cheng Cheng is a professional dancer and has studied folk dance for more than ten years. The dance she performed this time was also choreographed by herself.
Wearing her popular COS costume, she danced to a piece of music in the game.
After the live broadcast ended, she read the comments and found that fans of the game praised her for her high degree of restoration.
Because she not only simply completed the dance, but also carefully considered it and added some classic movements of the game characters to make the expression as close as possible.
"Oh, by the way, I have a script in my hand. It's about the third female lead in an ancient costume drama. The script is pretty good. You should study the role carefully. I will take you for an audition when I get back." Su Qing said.
She recalled the first time she met Cheng Cheng.
She went to the dance academy to select people and was attracted by this lively girl at first sight.
First of all, this girl has a natural first love face, bright eyes and white teeth, a tall figure, and is also among the best in her professional courses.
Her good looks made her suitable for the big screen, and her good grades showed that she was smart, so Su Qing immediately decided to sign her.
At first, I felt a little relieved that such a good seedling was missed by the big company ahead.
After signing Cheng Cheng, Su Qing also tried her best to plan her career path. Cheng Cheng was very cooperative and completed every task professionally and excellently.
Somehow, I just lacked a bit of luck.
Cheng Cheng was quite popular when she first debuted, but now, almost no one remembers her except for those half-dead fans and black fans.
Without popularity, there will be no resources; without resources, there will be no works; without works, there will be no popularity. This has become a vicious circle.
The entertainment industry is changing very quickly, with young and beautiful girls coming one after another. Without any memorable works, even the most beautiful girls will be forgotten by the audience.
The company's top management once suggested that she take the black and red route, but Su Qing firmly stopped it.
It is true that being black and red can make you famous quickly, but once you are tied to it, it becomes an indelible black mark. She will not let her artists drink poison to quench their thirst.
Therefore, the company gave Su Qing an ultimatum: if Cheng Cheng's career did not improve within a year, Su Qing would be transferred to manage other artists.
As the remaining time became less and less, Su Qing became more and more anxious.
Cheng Cheng's specialty is dancing, and she is also good at singing, but there are too few domestic stages for her at present. The company also formed a girl group for her at the beginning, but it disbanded in less than a year due to few fans.
After careful study, Su Qing decided to let her transform into an actor, start with small roles to hone her acting skills, and then think about her future development.
She has been studying various scripts recently and has even enrolled Cheng Cheng in an acting class.
"Okay, Sister Qing, I got it. Bye."
Cheng Cheng hung up the phone with his agent and fell headfirst onto the small sofa.
The forced smile on his face fell, and his expression showed a hint of sadness.
From Su Qing's increasingly harsh attitude, she guessed that the company must have put pressure on Su Qing again.
What should I do next? She lowered her eyes and looked at the exquisite game costume on her body.
This dress is custom-made to a one-to-one scale. The intricate embroidery is dotted with fingernail-sized pearls, which hang in a circle around the waist, making the waist look even more slender and charming.
She twisted her fingers around the tassels at her waist and pulled them unconsciously, a trace of confusion flashing across her watery eyes.
I am only 22 years old this year. If I don’t become a star, what else can I do?
She didn't think about entering the entertainment industry at first.
Cheng Cheng has loved singing and dancing since she was a child. Because her high school grades were average, she chose to be an arts student when she was divided into classes. Fortunately, she performed exceptionally well in the cultural subjects of the college entrance examination and was admitted to a top dance academy.
While in school, she wanted to be a dance teacher.
In my senior year, many entertainment companies came to the school to recruit people.
Cheng Cheng was also called and stood in the first row.
She was among the first group to be selected. It was a big company with countless well-known artists.
When Cheng Cheng was a freshman in college, he was madly infatuated with one of the company's top students.
The company offered good conditions for newcomers and promised Cheng Cheng that they would make her famous within a year and help her gain over a million fans.
The day before the signing, Cheng Cheng was called to a dinner party.
At the dinner, Cheng Cheng was introduced to an old man named Mr. Wang.
"Mr. Wang" was still wearing a wedding ring, and the screensaver of his cell phone on the dinner table was a photo of him, his wife, and his children as a family of four.
This didn't stop him from looking at her with lustful eyes and trying to touch her.
Cheng Cheng was scared away and lost the contract, and she was still in shock.
Later I heard that the big company signed a beauty from the school’s music department.
Cheng Cheng waited for a year and searched for news about the school beauty online: there were only a few results, and the number of her fans was less than 100,000.
When she complained about this to her best friend Lu Yumeng, Lu Yumeng picked her teeth with a toothpick and chuckled: It seems that Mr. Wang is too old and can't do it anymore.
After saying that, he broke the toothpick and threw it into the trash can.
Cheng Cheng laughed so hard that he almost choked.
Coming back to his senses from his memories, Cheng Cheng glanced at his phone——
It’s almost nine o’clock! ! ! !
Oh no, oh no, I really can’t get a taxi!
She changed her clothes as quickly as possible because the performance costume was custom-made according to her figure, so the game organizer gave it to her directly.
The weather in early spring is still a bit chilly.
The temperature was even lower at night. Cheng Cheng was wrapped in a long black down jacket. After removing the hair accessories on her head, her black hair fell directly on her shoulders. Her long hair was like a waterfall, and her plain face made her look like a classical beauty walking out of a painting.
Because her assistant was not there, she carried the large backpack filled with clothes with some difficulty, found the person in charge of the event, and said hello.
"Mr. Gong, thank you for the invitation. I'll be leaving first. I hope we have a chance to work together next time." Cheng Cheng shifted the backpack to his left hand, stretched out his right hand and smiled politely.
The person in charge of today's event, who is also the technical director, Gong Yang, is a young man in his twenties. He was suddenly in close contact with the beautiful woman and seemed to be mesmerized. His ears suddenly turned red.
He quickly stretched out his right hand, but let go after a brief touch.
Hearing that Cheng Cheng came by himself, he glanced at the watch on his wrist and frowned worriedly: "Oh, it's already nine o'clock, I guess I can't get a taxi.
"Our industrial park is located in a remote area, and no cars pass by after 8 o'clock," explained Gong Yang.
"Ah?" Cheng Cheng stood there, stunned.
Cheng Cheng didn't believe it, so he picked up his phone and opened the taxi app: [No cars available nearby]
......really.
Just as she was hesitating to call Xiao Chen, Gong Yang thought for a moment and said, "How about this——"
"Wait for me for ten minutes. I'm about to get off work. I'll drive you back to the city later."
"Oh, it's too much trouble for you... No need..." Before Cheng Cheng could finish her refusal, Gong Yang hurried to arrange things.
Cheng Cheng had no choice but to stand there and wait.
Gong Yang came back in less than ten minutes. He swung the BMW keys in his hand and said with a relaxed look, "Let's go to the parking lot."
The two chatted as they walked. Cheng Cheng, who was half a mobile game fan, talked about the interesting things that happened when he played the game, while Gong Yang shared the behind-the-scenes stories of their mobile game development, which was quite speculative.
"By the way, which community do you live in? Can I drop it off at your home?" After a few words of familiarity, Gong Yang said naturally.
Cheng Cheng pursed his lips and smiled, then replied vaguely, "I live near the XX Building. When you get to the city, find a place closer to drop me off, and I can just take a taxi back."
"That won't do. It's so late..." Gong Yang walked to the front of the car and gentlemanly opened the passenger door for her, saying a few polite words.
As soon as he finished speaking, the elevator diagonally opposite opened and a group of people walked into the parking lot in a mighty manner.
His gaze involuntarily turned towards that—
Wearing all black suits and ties, he looks very elite.
A man was surrounded in the middle. He was very tall, but he was not wearing a suit. His shoulders were broad and straight. He was wearing a dark gray jacket with two buttons of a dark blue shirt inside open, and the lines of his chest muscles were faintly visible.
Because the parking lot was dimly lit and Cheng Cheng was a little nearsighted, she just glanced at it from a distance and didn't pay much attention.
But Gong Yang recognized a familiar figure among them and his eyes lit up.
"I saw our boss. I'll go say hello and be back soon—" Gong Yang took two steps and then stepped back, pulling Cheng Cheng with him.
"Come with me, let's get to know each other better so we can work together."
Cheng Cheng has always been resistant to social occasions, but it was difficult for her to refuse Gong Yang's kindness, so she had to be pulled over by him.
Gong Yang walked up to a short man with a flat head, and his eyes passed inconspicuously over the tall man in the center.
I thought: Who is this man? The boss is so fawning to him.
I smiled in my heart and thought, who cares? I don’t even have the qualifications to talk to someone of this level.
Gong Yang's boss didn't know Cheng Cheng, but with Gong Yang's introduction, he nodded politely to Cheng Cheng.
After the polite exchanges, the two prepared to leave.
Because Gong Yang's flat-headed boss was standing at the outermost edge, Cheng Cheng was always a little restrained and didn't look around. He didn't know who the man surrounded was.
"Okay, then let's go home first--"
Just as I lifted my foot, a careless voice sounded above my head——
"Mr. Lu, who are these two?" The man's tone rose slightly at the end of his words, with a hint of interest and laziness.
Hearing this sound, Cheng Cheng was nailed to the spot, his heart tightened, and even his breathing became lighter.
She raised her eyes and saw a face that made her hate him so much, but with an arrogant smile on his face.
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