Chapter 286 Li Manman’s melon field
"He..." Li Manman snorted slowly, sounding sarcastic. "He climbed up the ladder. When Xiangtian Studio was first established, their boss wanted to poach Chi Xianlin, but Chi Xianlin had just finished negotiating with the stars for the most popular TV series last year, so he was reluctant to let him go, so he was left hanging!"
"What was the result? He did become popular because of that TV series, but Xiangtian released Si Younian, a top-notch talent, in the same period! He was directly suppressed. Chi Xianlin was very dissatisfied. He felt that if he was on the show, he would not be worse than Si Younian! He didn't even think about what Si Younian looked like. Could he, Chi Xianlin, compare with him?"
Yan Yueqing ate the melon with relish.
I didn't expect that Li Manman stayed with Director Yang for so long and collected so many melons.
She continued, "If he had gone there two years ago, Xiangtian would have given Chi Xianlin the best resources! But now all the stars have agreed to terminate their contracts, and he is not being poached or switching jobs. He ran to Xiangtian happily, thinking that others would support him like before?"
"I heard that Chi Xianlin started fighting with Si Younian for the script as soon as he got in. It's about a new movie that will be shot in the spring of next year. The director is still selecting roles. Chi Xianlin feels that he can do it again, and he's making a lot of trouble in Xiangtian. It's so lively."
After that, he suddenly asked, "Yueqing, do you still remember how you entered the stars?"
ah?
Eating the melon will affect your own head?
Yan Yueqing had a very vague memory of where the counterfeit was, so she shook her head and said honestly, "I don't remember."
"You really forgot?" Li Manman was a little unbelievable.
"Well, I was like a ghost possessed at first, and I had to come to the entertainment industry. Now that I'm sober, I don't remember a lot of things."
Li Manman laughed and hit her: "If you don't want to say it, then don't say it. Do you really think you've watched too many TV dramas and started traveling through time?"
Yan Yueqing shook her head. Sigh, to be honest you don’t believe me, so I can only use my ultimate weapon: “I’m just kidding. Pregnancy makes you stupid for three years~ But I really can’t remember some things.”
Li Manman nodded and said, "I heard from Director Yang that it was Chi Xianlin who recommended you to Zhongxing. You told him that you were the second daughter of the Yan family and wanted to seek investment for his new drama, so the stupid boy believed it and dragged you in front of Director Yang. He didn't even think about it. If you wanted to enter the entertainment industry, why did you have to go through him?"
Yan Yueqing smiled helplessly when she heard this.
Listening to how counterfeits mess up their reputations is really... a different kind of experience.
"And then?"
Li Manman pulled out a blade of grass and threw it into the backpack. "Didn't you later disclose the identity of the second daughter of the Yan family, and then the Yan family issued an official statement to deny it? That night, Director Yang got very angry at Chi Xianlin and even changed the two resources that were originally going to be given to him."
"Oh." Yan Yueqing nodded.
"In fact, with your appearance at that time, even if you were not the second daughter of the Yan family, you would still be very famous! But since you used this identity and it was denied by the Yan family, Director Yang was afraid of retaliation from the Yan family."
"I understand, I understand." Yan Yueqing pecked at the rice like a chick.
"Last time we participated in the Kids Variety Show, you spent all kinds of money generously and convinced the netizens. Many people speculated that you were the second daughter of the Yan family! Even if you are not, there are bigwigs behind you to support you. Not only netizens, but also a group of celebrities guessed so, except Chi Xianlin! He thought you were playing some tricks again."
Li Manman sighed: "What is this called, one day, one day..."
"Once bitten by a snake, one will be afraid of ropes for ten years."
"Yes, yes, that's what I said." Li Manman continued, "Everyone knew that Zhongxing wanted to reform, and they kept a wait-and-see attitude at first. When the drug test and spokesperson issues came out, many people made up their minds to leave. Chi Xianlin had already contacted the people at Xiangtian Studio, pretending to be righteous, as if he left in anger because of the spokesperson issue, but in fact it was all his own choice. What does it have to do with others?"
Yan Yueqing sighed, "I'm not used to you speaking for me like this."
"What's the matter?" Li Manman spread her hands. After she was far away from the crowd and made sure that no one could hear their conversation, she lowered her voice and spoke.
"I've said it before, I'm bad in public, I fight for what I want, and I never do bad things behind people's backs. Even if they say I'm hooking up with Director Yang, so what? I just want to find someone powerful to hang around with before I dare to get involved in this industry! Many people appear to be pure and innocent, but in reality they've been slept with by many directors and producers! I'm smart, I found Director Yang, at least I don't have to serve so many dirty guys."
"Ah this..." Yan Yueqing was a little speechless for a moment.
Although what she said is not wrong, what she did is shameful and I really cannot agree with it.
Li Manman knew that it was difficult to bring her being a mistress to the table. Even if Director Yang and his wife were playing with each other, it was common in the circle, but it would be unpleasant if it got out. Anyway, she had no intention of replacing Director Yang's wife. It was just that one was greedy for money and the other was lustful.
However, Yan Yueqing would definitely not accept this kind of thinking. There would be no benefit in saying more, so it would be better to go back to the topic of Chi Xianlin.
"Okay, let's not talk about my business anymore. Let's get back to the topic——"
Before Li Manman finished speaking, Yan Yueqing suddenly asked, "I want to ask you a truthful question. Do you plan to continue like this?"
"What?"
Yan Yueqing said: "Everyone has their own choices. Maybe at the time, this choice was not the purest, but it must be the most beneficial. I can understand that you have made a lot of ideological struggles in order to adapt to the rules of the entertainment industry. But you should also know that the stars will first clean up the bad artists who violated the law, and then they will strictly require the artists to set a model of behavior."
Li Manman pursed her lips: "I know."
"You and Director Yang..." Yan Yueqing hesitated, "Are you planning to continue like this?"
Li Manman had helped her before, so she was just returning the favor.
"I heard that after Mr. Yang sold the Zhongxing shares, he had some disputes with his wife over the income. If the other party forcibly checks your income over the years, you will probably be in trouble."
Li Manman was distressed: "I do want to leave, but the question is, can I leave?"
"As long as you want to cut it off, there will always be a way. It depends on whether you have the courage." Yan Yueqing saw her hesitation and struggle, and reminded her, "Give up the current glory and wealth, and start from scratch."
Starting from scratch?!
A trace of confusion gradually emerged in Li Manman's eyes...
After a long while, he fiercely pulled the weeds in the field and said, "It's not that I can't bear to give up my wealth and glory. It doesn't matter if I become a pauper now! But... I can't bear to give up my identity as an artist..."
She took a deep breath. "At the beginning, I came to Zhongxing with great ideals. I went through a lot of things. One wrong step led to another... Yueqing, this circle is inherently shady. It is not easy for a newcomer like me to stay pure. Since I will be taken advantage of by those people sooner or later, I would rather choose the best one for myself..."
(End of this chapter)
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