The gap between record sales and physical double platinum status is closing at a visible speed. Not to mention, Fang Jiqing's WeChat Moments lately are full of photos of running and working out.
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Menghe Entertainment.
Hua Rong looked at the entertainment news playing on her tablet. That morning, almost all the media outlets were reporting on Ye Cang, a newcomer who had only debuted a few months ago, and who had become an overnight sensation at an alarming speed.
Having an artist like this is every agent's dream.
Hua Rong's eyes revealed greed. She was so jealous of Shen Huai. Why was he always able to find such outstanding talents, while she spent a lot of effort to discover new talents, but in the end she only got a group of trainees who had no star quality?
Hua Rong narrowed her eyes, not wanting to watch anymore, and reached out to turn off the video.
The room fell silent. She looked up at Pingping, who was standing in front of the desk with her head down, and asked casually, "How has Anqi been lately?"
Pingping whispered, "Anqi has been preparing for her next film, and she's also been busy with variety shows and endorsements..."
"That's not what I'm asking," Hua Rong said impatiently. "Has she been coming up with any unrealistic ideas lately?"
Pingping hesitated for a moment before saying, "She's been in contact with Director Lü recently, and they seem to be getting along very well."
"Lü Guohua?"
Pingping nodded.
Hua Rong's expression was somewhat unpleasant. Lü Guohua is a well-known art film director in China, specializing in filming stories of marginalized urban characters. Although the box office performance was not good, the script was highly dramatic and the theme was profound, making it very suitable for award consideration.
But in Hua Rong's view, this was not a good thing.
Lu Guohua's films all focus on ordinary people, and the actresses in his films are all disheveled and often have eccentric personalities, which is completely opposite to Xu Anqi's fairy-like image. Fans are fickle and fickle; don't be fooled by how much many people say they like Xu Anqi now, they'll be the first to unfollow her once they find she's no longer pretty.
If Xu Anqi has already established herself as a top-tier actress and wants to take it a step further, Hua Rong wouldn't refuse. But for Xu Anqi right now, maintaining her public image and securing her fan base are the most important things.
An art film that takes months to shoot will inevitably lose countless advertising endorsements and risk losing fans.
In comparison, making movies and TV series within safe limits is the most appropriate course of action.
After all, who would turn down money?
But Hua Rong didn't expect that Xu Anqi was too willful and didn't understand her good intentions at all.
She scared Xu Anqi into submission with Director Li's film before, but it hasn't been long since then, and she's already causing trouble again.
Hua Rong scoffed lightly: "Xu Anqi has really had it too easy for too long. Tell me, what has triggered her this time?"
Pingping shook her head: "Sister Hua, really not. You know, Anqi has always hoped to improve her acting skills. In recent years, the roles she has played have hardly changed. Some long-time fans have commented that she is wasting her talent. Although Anqi doesn't show it on the surface, she has always been very bothered by it."
"Sister Hua, please give Anqi a chance. Anqi is very talented. Back then, Shen..."
In her haste, Pingping almost blurted out Shen Huai's name, and quickly covered her mouth.
Hua Rong's kind face was now devoid of any smile. Her eyelids drooped slightly as she looked at Pingping with a mocking expression: "Go on, why aren't you continuing?"
Pingping bit her lip and shook her head quickly.
Hua Rong sneered, "If Xu Anqi couldn't bear to part with Shen Huai, why did she terminate the contract back then?"
Pingping wanted to say something, but ultimately remained silent out of fear of Hua Rong.
Her lowered gaze fell on the tablet on the table. She reopened the video and watched the reporter excitedly reporting on everything related to Ye Cang.
She suddenly remembered Kui Ji, whom she had seen recently, and her expression shifted: "Ye Cang is so popular lately, Shen Huai's energy will probably be focused on him, and he probably won't pay much attention to this newcomer. Such talented newcomers are the most arrogant, and they probably harbor a lot of resentment..."
Hua Rong was about to instruct Pingping to investigate Chu Meibo's information, but she stopped herself at the last minute. She simply told Pingping to leave and then made an internal call to summon her assistant.
Pingping dared not disobey her and could only leave dejectedly.
Hua Rong squinted and tapped the table lightly. Her expression was like that of a hyena eyeing its prey, revealing a look of determination.
"Shen Huai, so what if you find a lot of talented newcomers? Aren't you just making wedding dresses for others?"
"I don't believe that there really are fairies in this world who don't eat the food of mortals."
Chapter 67
Shen Huai has indeed been spending more time on Ye Cang lately, but he hasn't forgotten Chu Meibo either; it's just that his way of showing concern is a little different from what others might expect.
Shen Huai frowned as he looked at Chu Meibo's latest monthly exam results, while Chu Meibo, who was usually calm and detached, was unusually nervous, her eyes fixed on Shen Huai.
Shen Huai put down the report card. To be fair, Chu Meibo wasn't lazy. She had achieved a pretty good score from someone with no foundation. However, this score was still not enough to get into Zhongjing Film Academy.
Shen Huai frowned, pondering how to begin.
Ye Cang had just finished writing a song and came out to rest. Seeing the two people in the living room looking like they were facing a formidable enemy, he came downstairs and asked curiously, "What are you doing?"
The words had barely left his mouth when he saw the report card on the table. Without thinking, he exclaimed, "Holy crap, these grades are terrible! How did you manage to get only 20 points in math?"
Chu Meibo: "..."
Seeing the dangerous look in Sister Mei's eyes, Ye Cang immediately realized whose report card it was.
"Um... cough cough, um, Sister Mei, that's not what I meant. It's just that you haven't been to school for a hundred years, so it's normal that you don't understand the current knowledge points. With these grades, you've already done very well!"
Chu Meibo sneered.
Ye Cang's survival instinct kicked in, and he quickly said, "It's mainly because the questions were too difficult! Really! It's definitely not because you did poorly on the test."
Seeing that Ye Cang's words were getting more and more outrageous, Shen Huai had no choice but to take over his words: "The other subjects are okay for now, but the science subjects are indeed quite poor. We need to focus on improving in this area."