Chapter 35 : Patron, Please Keep Me 15 (2/2)

Because she was one of the first artists to enter the company and was now a 3rd rank celebrity who only needed an opportunity to leap to the 2nd rank, they didn’t have any conflict of interests with her.

Sometimes the company would even make her bring along people. Though she always had an unwilling face on, if anyone dared to bully them, she would definitely defend them so no one dared to provoke her.

Xia Man however, was a different story. She was very welcomed in the company, she was simply the equivalent of their company’s auspicious creature. “Man-jie, Man-jie, you came to the company today? Are you done filming for the day?” Xia Man was immediately surrounded by girls upon entering the company.

“Man-jie, the last time I went to visit your set you weren’t there…”

“Man-jie, I’ve been working hard recently. When will you be free to give me some pointers?”

Shi Sheng arrived a few minutes after Xia Man. The first thing she saw when she entered was Xia Man being surrounded. The moment she appeared though, those girls immediately quietened down.

Xia Man turned around to find Shi Sheng who was exuding a mafia-esque Big Sister vibe. She was wearing a black trench coat and sunglasses. Together with her short, cropped hair, she looked awesomely cold as she strode over.

The other girls were all stunned by her aura!

But the next second, Shi Sheng took off her sunglasses and her entire aura changed as she spoke with disdain, “How come you’re back too?”

Xia Man was already used to her sudden changes in aura but those other girls weren’t. Can you imagine if one moment you saw a goddess and the next moment, she turned into a madwoman[3]?

“Tang-ge told me to come back.” Xia Man shrugged. “Let’s go up. You guys work hard!”

The first sentence was addressed to Shi Sheng while the second one was to the group of girls around her.

The girls nodded their heads. ‘*grateful sobs* Man-jie is the best! Man-jie is so pretty and kind, she also encourages us. We have to work hard!’

Tang Yin and the CEO had already been waiting for a while now. The moment Shi Sheng entered the office, she forcibly occupied the CEO’s computer. Xia Man and Tang Yin cast helpless glances at each other. ‘What else can this person do besides money?

…Okay, so maybe that’s the most important job already.’

Tang Yin and Xia Man made their reports before discussing about the areas the company was developing in recently. Finally, they asked Shi Sheng for her opinion.

“The team the company has been developing recently can go public now. Xiaowan, weren’t you participating in a reality TV show recently? I remember you were allowed to bring people on set. Xiaowan, can you bring them there for some exposure?

“Why is it me again? And that reality TV show is so harsh, do you want those buds to fall before they’ve even bloomed?”

Tang Yin, “…” ‘Can’t you be more optimistic?’

CEO “…” ‘I don’t understand this boss of mine.’

“It won’t be like that. Xiaowan, that reality TV show has gotten a lot of attention recently and all they’re doing is to show themselves. It’s not as if they’re going to participate throughout.” Xia Man spoke calmly. You shouldn’t take her words seriously, otherwise you’d lose.

“That’s so unfair.” Shi Sheng blurted out. “How come I have exhaust myself but they can just show themselves? That won’t do. I heard the programme’s been looking for sponsors recently…”

“Er, Xiaoman, how’s the progress on that movie you’re acting in?” Tang Yin quickly changed the subject. If he let her continue on, she’d definitely get the company to sponsor the programme. And she’d probably torment them to the point it would become part of their dark history!

“It’s doing quite well and filming is about to be over…” Xia Man clearly knew what Shi Sheng was like so she cooperated with Tang Yin. The CEO meanwhile, was just sitting there confused. ‘I really don’t understand these bosses of mine.’

[1] Swallow a person whole and not spit out the bones is used to describe a ruthless, scary thing/place.

[2] This is used to emphasize their disbelief and a bit of exasperation.

[3] This sounded so much better in the raws since it uses wordplay. Remember how Lu Qingyun called Su Yixiu a “god…ly madman” in Chapter 27.