CH 8.2

Should she say it or not, after struggling in the entertainment industry for so many years, Su Chengyang had never seen such a responsible talent agency. To use Sister Wen’s words, it was no wonder they had promoted so many top-tier artists.

Xu Yang, the assistant, took Su Chengyang back to her hotel and gave her a copy of the interview script. He also helped her register a new Weibo account, which was officially verified, making her a contracted artist of Starlight Entertainment.

“Miss Su.”

“Brother Xu, you can just call me Chengyang.”

“Okay.”

Brother Xu chuckled and said, “Chengyang, pay attention to the news on Weibo today. The company should officially announce your entrance into Starlight Entertainment and promote it for the interview program in three days. When the news comes out, there will definitely be a significant reaction from netizens. No matter what they say, don’t take it to heart, but…”

He paused for a moment and his gaze inadvertently lingered on Su Chengyang for two seconds before continuing, “I don’t think you will let their words get to you.”

Otherwise, you wouldn’t have gained so much weight in such a short amount of time.

“…,” Su Chengyang was taken aback and whispered, “Did I gain that much weight?”

“Oh, I see,” Su Chengyang nodded.

Xu Yang checked the time on his arm and said, “I still have some company matters to attend to. Please take a look at this interview script, and if you have any questions, feel free to call me. This is my phone number.”

Xu Yang handed Su Chengyang his business card.

“Okay, thank you,” Su Chengyang took the card and nodded at Xu Yang.

Although on the surface, Lin Yu was only her agent, he was after all the son of the chairman and would inherit the agency in the future. There were still many things he needed to understand and handle, so it was likely that the subsequent handover work would be handled by Xu Yang.

After seeing Xu Yang off, he seemed to remember something and turned to Su Chengyang, saying, “Chengyang, I will arrange for another assistant to prepare dinner for you tonight, and your diet will be taken care of by the company from now on.”

Su Chengyang was silent for a moment. “… Oh.”

“Then I’ll go first.”

“Take care on the way.”

“Okay.”

After seeing off Xu Yang, Su Chengyang returned to the room with a dejected look.

After all, food was the most important thing!

There were two dreams in Su Chengyang’s life: one was to earn enough money to open a bookstore and live a lazy life, and the other was to taste all the delicious food in the world!

Su Chengyang loved her previous physique, where she could eat as much as she wanted without gaining weight, and she was never picky about food. This might be a punishment from the heavens for being physically strong but mentally weak.

Su Chengyang wiped away the non-existent tears from her eyes, picked up the two documents on the table, one was the interview transcript, and the other was about the rules for her diet. Su Chengyang threw the document titled ‘Diet’ aside and started reading the interview transcript on the couch.

Su Chengyang has participated in many similar interviews before, usually being interviewed together with the cast members. Some conscientious companies would disclose the general direction of the questions in advance, allowing the artists to be mentally prepared. However, there are also some unscrupulous media outlets that would intentionally ask difficult questions during the interview, catching the artists off guard, and even maliciously edit the footage to create sensationalism.

But this time, it was a program arranged by the company, so Su Chengyang trusted that they would follow the script and nothing would go wrong.

After giving it a quick read, Su Chengyang understood that the company’s intention was to clear her name while also protecting Yang Xiuyi’s reputation as much as possible. Therefore, their unified stance during the interview was: it was a misunderstanding.

Basically, the netizens were misled by the marketing hype, causing them to be misled. After learning of this, Yang Xiuyi felt extremely guilty, so he helped Su Chengyang get a chance to audition at Starlight Entertainment. Unexpectedly, Su Chengyang’s acting skills were recognized by the company, and she successfully signed with Starlight Entertainment. Yang Xiuyi is now a senior who has shown her favor, and Su Chengyang is grateful to him.

After reading the entire interview, Su Chengyang only had one thought in mind: it was perfect.

As for the handling of this matter, they shifted all the blame to the marketing hype. Su Chengyang and Yang Xiuyi were both victims, and this seemingly flawless solution minimized the impact on Yang Xiuyi and fully protected Su Chengyang’s interests.

Putting aside other matters, this interview shows that the company’s approach to problem-solving is very mature and experienced.

However, Su Chengyang didn’t like it.

Although she also believed that the company’s handling of the matter was very appropriate, they overlooked one thing.

Before this, Tang Yue had spoken up for Su Chengyang online, insinuating that Yang Xiuyi had shifted the blame onto her. If Su Chengyang were to cooperate with Yang Xiuyi at this time and clarify the situation while clearing Yang Xiuyi’s name, how would people online evaluate Tang Yue?

Moreover, Tang Yue’s frank remarks had already offended Yang Xiuyi and his fans. If she were to cooperate with him and completely remove him from this matter, not only would she face the retaliation of his fans, but Yang Xiuyi might also be able to retaliate against her.

Even though the exposure of Yang Xiuyi relationship might have an impact on him, dealing with an unknown actress like Tang Yue would be easy for him.

In the entertainment industry, Su Chengyang was accustomed to see such things, but she didn’t want to do it this way.

After much thought, Su Chengyang decided to call Lin Yu and talk to him about this.

When the phone was answered, Lin Yu seemed to have anticipated her call, so he wasn’t surprised.

“Is there any problem with the interview draft?”

Lin Yu was probably in his office, and Su Chengyang could faintly hear the sound of papers shuffling.

Taking a deep breath, Su Chengyang gathered her courage and said, “Yes, I don’t want to cooperate with the company to maintain Mr. Yang’s interests.”

Lin Yu responded indifferently, “Have you figured out how to pay the breach of contract fee?”

Su Chengyang paused and hesitated, “Um…about that…”

Lin Yu chuckled and said, “The interview draft is written according to the CEO’s requirements. You can’t refuse to cooperate.”

“But…” Su Chengyang tried to protest.

“However, besides the draft, you still have a lot of room for creativity. After all, no one can predict how netizens will react after the program is broadcast,” Lin Yu continued.

Su Chengyang was stunned and understood what he meant. “Mr. Lin…are you teaching me how to exploit loopholes in the company?”

“I’m just reminding you to be psychologically prepared for any unexpected situations that may arise,” Lin Yu replied.