Chapter 23 : Patron, Please Keep Me 3 (1/2)

The original poster was someone with the username ‘Sleeping Kitty’{See: Sleeping Beauty}. The title was: [A Surprising Look at What Happens Behind the Scenes ]{I took some liberties with the emoticon. The text just described it as a fearful face but I figured this would portray it better} The content was a video of Shi Sheng slapping Lin Shanshan but what happened before and after were both cut out.

There were quite a few ‘V’ accounts[1] who re-posted it. When some people dug up that the two of them were currently shooting for a TV drama as well as the pictures in the trailers and used them to find the novel the movie was adapted from, these people thought they had found out the truth. Below were countless posts condemning her for the sake of ‘righteousness’. Lin Shanshan’s fans also charged towards Jiang Wan’s Weibo and started scolding and cursing her.

[Why is there such an evil woman? I thought her acting sucked when I watched that drama she acted in. Now I find out her character sucks too; She actually dared to bully our Shanshan! Jiang Wan get outta the entertainment circle!]

[Face slapping was required for the script. Even if goddess Shanshan really slapped you it was for the sake of better effects! What right do you have to hit back off screen? You can’t even differentiate between on and off scree, what kind of an actor are you? Jiang Wan get outta the entertainment circle!]

[Newbies nowadays don’t show enough respect for their seniors, they don’t have character quality at all. I’m turning into a hater.]

[Jiang Wan apologise! Jiang Wan get outta the entertainment circle!]

It was pretty brutal to read all those. Those questioning her whole family were already the relatively tame ones. These people hid behind a screen so they just said whatever they wanted. They didn’t care what the truth was, they would just hold on to a point and use it to spout rubbish. They could even ‘fill in’ your background and ‘motives’ for you.

In around half an hour’s time, Weibo was pretty much dominated by posts of #Jiang Wan apologise! Jiang Wan get outta the entertainment circle!# and was one of the most searched posts.

More and more people headed to her Weibo account to curse her. The imagination of the online community is infinite…

To quote Jiang Wan, ‘The most malicious thing in the world is the human heart. It can send you to Heaven yet at the same time can also knock you into Hell in a single night.’

Shi Sheng didn’t reply to the posts online. She knew the more she replied the happier these people got. Besides, there was always the company.

And, as expected, Milan called soon after. Her tone was stiff and unwelcoming as she spoke her request very unwillingly. The gist of it was to not reply no matter what as the company would handle it.

Shi Sheng expressed that if there were resources to use, then why shouldn’t she?

……

Lin Shanshan’s matter was resolved very quickly but Shi Sheng could tell that Milan didn’t truly have her interests at heart. This could be seen from how she hadn’t done anything to clear up her name but had simply used someone else’s news to cover up the matter. Shi Sheng was now even more certain she wanted to leave Dongfang Entertainment.

The duration of the contract was for three years and only about half a year’s worth of time had passed. There were still two and a half years left. If she wanted to leave she would have to pay a compensation fee which she couldn’t afford right now.

‘I really want to be a rich person.’

The next day, Shi Sheng met with another agent employed by the company.

“Ms Jiang, you are currently an actress under Milan. Her resources and contacts are the best so why do you want to come under a newbie agent like me?” A young man pushed his spectacles back up as he spoke unhurriedly.

“I require an agent who takes their responsibilities seriously.” Though she was unable to leave Dongfang Entertainment as of right now, she could at least maximise her interests. She definitely didn’t dare to continue using Milan.

“Why does Ms Jiang believe that I would be able to steal someone from Milan?” Although his speech wasn’t rushed, it brought a few hints of probing.

With smiles in her eyes and a slight smile on her lips, she spoke in a certain tone, “I believe you. You’ll be able to do it.”

He raised his head slightly and met her gaze. Her eyes were calm without the slightest ripple. When placed together with her smiling face, there was always this dissonance.

He hadn’t even entered the company for a month so what made her so sure he would be able to snatch her from a gold-level[2] agent

He subconsciously pushed against his glasses as his tone took on a more questioning air, “Then what cards does Ms Jiang have that would convince me to carry you?”

“One day I’ll be standing at the top of the pyramid. Mr Tang Yin, I once again sincerely offer you an invitation to join me. Are you willing?”

Tang Yin looked at the girl extending her hand with sincerity in front of him. The gaze behind the glasses darkened a bit before he spoke in the same unhurried tone as always, “My apologies, I have no way to carry you.”

Shi Sheng “…” ‘Damn this guy is as hard to convince as I’d thought!’