Chapter 18: Chapter 18: What caught your eye about him?
Jin Luo said, "Just call me by my name. You're the boss's friend, so naturally you're my friend too."
Jiang Chang was startled, "Alright, Jin Luo."
He then looked towards the warehouse, "Bro, what about the people inside?"
The moment Jin Luo brought this up, her face instantly turned angry, "They should be locked up for a few days before letting them out."
"You're right, such big bad guys should be punished more." Jiang Chang laughed.
Today, he felt as if he was meeting her for the first time, completely different from the person he knew from the information he had gathered.
Then, the four of them left.
Meanwhile, inside the warehouse, there was still a chorus of wailing, endlessly shouting for help.
By evening, their throats were hoarse from shouting, and no sound came from outside.
They made their final act of defiance.
"Help, is there no one to save us..."
They had been locked up for a whole day and night, without a drop of water to drink, and no longer had the strength to shout.
"Boss, we're not going to die here, are we?"
"Impossible, I refuse to die in here." President Liu gasped, his face pale.
He was starving to the extreme, feeling as if he had lost a layer of flesh from his body.
At that moment, one of the bodyguards, oblivious to the severity of the situation, still dwelled on what that girl had said during the day.
He hesitated for a few seconds, then asked curiously, "Boss, the thing you eat..." "Is that thing she mentioned true?"
"Don't listen to her nonsense, I don't have such a perverted hobby." President Liu felt like he was going to explode with anger.
That damned girl was talking nonsense; if it got onto the internet, he wouldn't put it past ending up in a cell, having tea with the police.
In a certain entertainment company, Chen Yousheng and Li Xiaolei saw their popularity rise thanks to a cooking variety show, and so did their value.
As their agent brought over the schedule for the coming days, both of their eyes lit up when they saw Jin Luo listed as a guest on the "Island Challenge" show.
"I want to be in this variety show," Li Xiaolei said, pointing at the script.
The agent, upon seeing it, had a troubled expression, "This variety show has very harsh conditions. I heard that many guests from the first season dropped out halfway through. Miss Xiaolei, why not choose another one?"
"No, this one is fine. Sister Jin Luo is on this show, and I want to go too," Li Xiaolei insisted.
"Is it the same little internet celebrity you filmed the cooking show with?"
In that passé cooking show, the little internet celebrity exploded in popularity out of nowhere. Li Xiaolei, along with Chen Yousheng, got more screen time because they were in the same group as her, which also propelled their fame and garnered them a lot of fans.
"Yes, I'm telling you, Sister Jin Luo is amazing, and there's something magical about her."
The agent was surprised, as he always believed that the so-called good sisters in the entertainment circle were just for show; this was the first time he had honestly heard such enthusiastic praise about a girl from his own artist.
"Alright, since Miss Xiaolei likes Miss Jin Luo so much, let's go with this variety show. I will communicate with the old man about the Island Variety Show on Shanghai Island."
Li Xiaolei was not just any ordinary girl; she was the precious daughter of a wealthy family who entered the entertainment industry hiding her true background, because she enjoyed acting and participating in variety shows.
At another entertainment company, Chen Yousheng felt the same. No matter how much his agent emphasized how tough the variety show was, he wanted to be a part of the live-streamed Island Variety Show.
In the Yushen Studio.
"Jinshen, can I talk to you about something?" Jin Luo had just finished an engagement in the morning and rushed to his office.
Since she became a shareholder of Yushen Media a few days prior, Gu Jinshen had told her she no longer needed to call him boss.
On the contrary, he not only wanted to look after his business, but he also had to take care of being her agent.
After all, she was now a formally debuted artist with a fan group and, of course, needed an agent by her side.
Without a second thought, she agreed, since there was still so much she didn't understand.
"What's the matter?" Gu Jinshen looked up and asked.
"The only artist in our studio with any real clout is me, right?" Jin Luo said rather narcissistically. "Are you thinking about recruiting new talent?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Jinshen turned his head to look at her. "Do you have someone in mind?"
Jin Luo nodded eagerly, "Yeah, it's that Mu Xi you met twice. What do you think of him?" She was all smiles.
"Not much."
Jin Luo, "..."
"How come? If you sign him, you'll make a fortune," Jin Luo strongly recommended him.
Gu Jinshen frowned upon hearing this, "What do you see in him?"
"He's a gem," Jin Luo hurriedly said.
"A gem?"
"Yes!" Jin Luo nodded urgently, her eyes gleaming as she pulled out her classic line.
"I have an eye for talent, and if he signs with your studio, success won't be far off. Of course, you could be successful with just me, but there's strength in numbers."
She had received quite a few notices too but seemed to not have seen much money yet. She figured it must be because there weren't enough money-making people.
"Chunfeng Media is such a big company, why would he come to our little studio?" Gu Jinshen said.
"He'll come. The people at his company don't treat him well and give him no resources. He's broke, and his boss isn't as nice as you are," she said.
Gu Jinshen felt oddly pleased by her last comment, his lips curving slightly as he asked, "You're so well informed?"
"Yeah. We chatted last time, so I know a lot," she responded.
"Alright. I'll look into his background first. If he's willing to join our humble studio, I'm not opposed."
Upon hearing this, Jin Luo smiled, "Does that mean you agree?"
Gu Jinshen nodded.
"You're so nice," Jin Luo praised.
Hearing this, Gu Jinshen felt something was a bit off, yet somewhat gratifying as well.
"But, if his company won't release him, signing him could still be a hassle," Jin Luo said with a frown.
"That's not a big deal. I have a way. You don't have to worry about it," Gu Jinshen said.
Jin Luo's eyes lit up at this, "Really?"
Gu Jinshen nodded.
"Then I'll be off," Jin Luo said.
"Where to?"
"I promised that chef on the culinary variety show that I'd taste test for him. I can't go back on my word."
Gu Jinshen felt relieved, "Alright, just remember to come back early."
"Sure," Jin Luo smiled, and then she happily went on her way.
Not long after, a unique headline appeared in the trending searches. It depicted a group of beefy men tied up in a warehouse.
And in the middle of those men was a fat, bruised old man with a swollen, purple face. The sight was somewhat comical.
People on the internet laughed heartily.
[Who is this guy? This is too funny.]
[The scene is too beautiful, I can't even imagine.]
[Who did they offend to get beaten so badly, and then to have it posted online?]
[Anyway, I was in a bad mood, but when I saw this news today, I instantly cheered up.]
[Same here, my unhappiness from getting scolded at work vanished.]]
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