She spoke with a bit of a lisp, as if she were chewing something in her mouth.
"Who?" Gu Jinshen asked.
"It's the person from the company I signed with last time."
"So do you still want to go back?" Gu Jinshen suddenly asked.
"I don't want to go back at all. I don't like it there," Jin Luo mumbled.
After hearing her words, Gu Jinshen was pleased. He smiled and said, "Come to my workshop, we have something to discuss with you."
"Okay." She happened to have something she wanted to discuss with him as well.
Jin Luo finished the last bit of dried fish, changed her clothes and shoes, and quickly headed out.
Now that she had money on her phone and knew how to pay by scanning a code, she didn't take the bus and chose to take a taxi to his workshop instead.
She had visited his workshop a few days earlier, so she knew its location.
In less than fifteen minutes, she arrived at his unassuming workshop; due to his limited funds, that was all the space he could afford.
After going up, she saw another man. Jiang Chang greeted her with a beaming smile, "Miss Jin Luo, I finally get to meet you in person."
He was not sure if it was just his imagination, but he always felt that the girl radiating in front of him was shining with the glow of money.
With his years of experience in judging people, he could tell this girl had the potential to become very popular.
As Jin Luo approached, Gu Jinshen pulled out a contract, "This is your remuneration for this period. If you think there are no issues, you can sign your name on it."
Jin Luo took the contract and glanced over it twice; she didn't quite understand it.
Gu Jinshen came over to teach her the key points to look at. When Jin Luo saw the amount of money written, her eyes lit up.
So much!!!
"Is all this mine?" Jin Luo asked.
"Yes." Gu Jinshen nodded.
"Then can I go and splurge on food and drinks?" Jin Luo asked.
Jiang Chang chuckled beside them, "Yes, you can spend the money however you like."
Without speaking, Jin Luo suddenly asked, "Can I use it for investment?"
"Investment?" Jiang Chang asked, "You mean…?"
Jin Luo smiled and said, "I was looking up this topic online yesterday, and it seems it's called buying a stake. The boss's workshop certainly needs funding right now, so how about I use all my money to buy a stake? That way, I can get dividends."
Gu Jinshen and Jiang Chang were both momentarily taken aback, "Do you understand the consequences of buying a stake? There are risks in business; aren't you afraid of losing all your money?"
Jin Luo shook her head, confidently patting her chest, "I'm not afraid. I have the physique to make money."
"Miss Jin Luo, you really are confident," Jiang Chang said, then turned to Gu Jinshen, "Brother, what do you think?"
Gu Jinshen nodded, "I have no problem with it. We're in a difficult time financially, and if someone wants to invest, it would be like sending us coal in snow."
"If brother has no problem with it, then neither do I," Jiang Chang added.
With Miss Jin Luo buying a stake, it would not only solve their funding issues but also ensure she wouldn't be poached by other media companies.
After all, she was now the face of Yushen Media.
Both of them had no objections, so Jin Luo officially became a stakeholder in Yushen's workshop.
"Miss Jin Luo, we've got several notices here, do any of them interest you?"
Jiang Chang handed her a small stack of scripts, "Not only have variety shows approached us, but we've also received scripts for a few minor roles."
Sitting on the sofa, Jin Luo took the scripts from Jiang Chang's hands, flipped through them, and her gaze fell on the script for a variety show called "Island Challenge".
"Island Challenge" is the latest hit reality show, but filming only one season, they struggled to find guests for the second season because the challenges on the island were too dangerous and arduous.
Basically, no popular celebrities were willing to join such a strenuous program.
As a result, the directors had to settle for less known artists of the eighteenth tier and thought if that did not work out, ordinary people would suffice too.
Seeing her gaze fall on the "Island Challenge" show, Jiang Chang couldn't help but express his surprise, "Miss Jin Luo, you aren't thinking of participating in this show, are you?"
"Yes," Jin Luo said.
"Why do you want to join this show?"
"Out of curiosity," Jin Luo said with a smile, "I feel like it is a treasure."
Jiang Chang was taken aback, "A treasure?"
Jin Luo nodded, "Yes, I have picked it. Is that okay?" she asked for his opinion.
Then Jiang Chang looked towards Gu Jinshen.
"Let her join."
Seeing that Gu Jinshen had no objections, Jiang Chang could only nod in agreement.
"Apart from the dangers of the Island Challenge, it is indeed a show that offers the chance to make a comeback," said Jiang Chang.
Although they had been receiving lots of offers recently, few were valuable, and only "Island Challenge" provided a good chance of becoming an instant hit if one's performance was outstanding.
They also had some newly popular internet influencers under their wing, so they weren't worried about wasting these offers.
But they did not expect that Jin Luo would choose the most arduous outdoor challenge show the moment she arrived.
"Then I wish you a smooth journey on this show, and with that, we will have the funds to hire promising newcomers," Jiang Chang said to her with a smile.
Jin Luo laughed, "I will make sure of that."
Watching her, Gu Jinshen felt like she was radiating light all over.
He had been observing her performance on reality shows for some time, and it almost seemed like she was not human...
After Jin Luo left, she forgot about the matter she wanted to discuss with Gu Jinshen.
Oh, she had wanted to introduce Mu Xi to work at Yushen Studio as well because she believed her instincts about people had never been wrong.
...
On the street, Mu Xi, just out from his own company, was walking dejectedly.
He had just been chastised by his manager, drenched in humiliation. The reason was that from his last live-streaming sales, he was supposed to receive forty percent of the earnings, but ended up getting only ten percent.
Unable to contain his anger, he argued with the manager, and, predictably, the altercation didn't end in his favor.
Suddenly, he recalled the girl, Jin Luo. Last time, after having a meal at her place and leaving, he immediately received a call from his manager.
He had no job offers initially, but then the manager suddenly presented him with a live-streaming sales gig, promising him forty percent of the earnings if he sold all the lipsticks.
Without time to rejoice or consider, he instantly agreed.
Now, in hindsight, he wondered how those people could have had a sudden change of heart. The company didn't allow him to break the contract or accept offers; they just wanted to pressure him into apologizing to the general manager.
"Mu Xi!" Suddenly, a crisp female voice called from behind.
Coming out, Jin Luo was about to hail a taxi home when she spotted him standing on the street, lost in thought.
Mu Xi turned around in surprise, seeing it was her, "You're actually here?"
"Yeah, what a coincidence," she said with a cheerful smile.
Just then, a black car sped over and stopped right in front of them.
Two robust bodyguards in black quickly jumped out of the car, each with a burlap sack in hand, which they threw over the heads of Jin Luo and Mu Xi, and whisked them away.
By the time Jin Luo and Mu Xi emerged from the burlap bags, they found themselves surrounded by pitch darkness, unable to see anything.
Just then, a metal door in front opened, a stream of light pouring in, followed by two men wielding wooden sticks.
Behind the two men stood a potbellied old man, his sleazy eyes fixed on Jin Luo, his face twisting with rage, "You've finally given me the chance to catch you."
Upon seeing him, Jin Luo became angry as well, "I haven't even settled my score with you, and you dare to come after me!" Her aura changed dramatically.
Caught off guard, President Liu sneered after regaining his composure, "Hmph, you bratty girl, don't play dumb with me. Once you're in my hands, don't even think about getting out unharmed!"
But Jin Luo was not to be outdone, "Do you believe I can expose your secret of cannibalism to the public?"
At this, the bodyguards looked at their boss in shock, their hands trembling as they held their sticks. Could it be true?
Although they were criminals, the thought of stooping to their boss's level of disreputable and horrifying acts was something they found dishonorable and could never bring themselves to do.
President Liu was dumbfounded. What in the world?
"You wretched girl, don't cause a scene here with your tricks and schemes. I'm going to deal with you right here today!"
With that, he strode toward her, and Mu Xi quickly stepped in front of her.
President Liu kicked him away with one foot, and his greasy hand reached out to grab her arm, but it wouldn't budge.
He tugged a few times, panting heavily, then gave up and ordered the bodyguards behind him to take her away.
But then the two bodyguards also found they couldn't move her. Even with all their might, Jin Luo sat there immovable.
The bodyguards couldn't believe it and kept on trying to pull her.
Unable to stand it any longer, President Liu finally called in all the guards from outside to help, and not one of them could move her.
Mu Xi was stunned by the sidelines.
Just moments ago, he was filled with anxious concern for her welfare under President Liu, but now he realized his worries were superfluous.
Minutes later, all the bodyguards were gasping for air, exhausted.
With an unsightly look on his face, President Liu impatiently declared,
"If she can't be taken away, then beat her, beat her mercilessly!"
Mu Xi instantly looked worriedly at her, while she patted his shoulder, saying, "Don't be afraid. I won't let them bully you."
The next second, the bodyguards' wooden sticks came down on the two of them.
Suddenly, those two little pink fists beneath the sticks moved faster, flurrying like shadows at the bodyguards, and in no time at all, their eyes turned into 'panda eyes', wailing and rolling on the ground in pain.
And as President Liu attempted to flee after witnessing this, she delivered a flying kick swiftly, targeting the bulging flesh on his face with great force.
"Smack!"
President Liu's teeth were knocked out, and his burly body slid across the floor as before, his head getting wedged under a nearby chair, immobilized.
Jin Luo moved around gracefully like a cat, the whacking noises of her beating them echoed throughout the warehouse.
Mu Xi was shell-shocked, his mouth agape like a duck egg.
In the end, Jin Luo dusted off her hands, looking refreshed as she walked out of the warehouse with Mu Xi.
Meanwhile, the bunch inside the warehouse had been tied up with twine.
Bodyguards formed a circle, squeezing President Liu into the center, his face streaming with sweat.
"Move over a bit, don't squash me!" President Liu complained, his face contorted as if constipated.
"Boss, we're not squeezing you!" the bodyguards retorted as they struggled to break free from the bonds, which only tightened the more they struggled.
Outside, Jin Luo, who was worrying about how to get a taxi, heard her phone ring.
She saw that the call was from Gu Jinshen and quickly answered it.
"Where are you now?" he asked.
"In a warehouse," Jin Luo replied.
"Warehouse? What warehouse? What are you doing in a warehouse?"
Jin Luo said, "It's that old man I ran into when I first came here; he wanted to eat me. He didn't succeed the first time and dared to try again, then I accidentally got caught by him and was put in here with a burlap sack."
Gu Jinshen was silent for such a long time that Jin Luo thought he had hung up the phone.
Finally, "Send me the address; I'm coming to pick you up right now."
"Sure. I was just worrying about not being able to get a cab," Jin Luo said cheerfully.
After hanging up, she turned to Mu Xi next to her and said, "We don't have to worry about not getting a cab anymore; someone is coming to pick me up."
"Is it your boss?"
"Yeah, it is. Isn't my boss great? The moment he heard I couldn't get a cab, he immediately came to pick me up," Jin Luo said with a smile.
Mu Xi pursed her lips and said nothing.
Suddenly, Jin Luo said, "Right, is your company also located on Binyuan Road?"
Mu Xi nodded, "I had an argument with my boss, so I left."
"No wonder you seemed in such a bad mood earlier," Jin Luo said. "But if your company treats you badly, you could come and work for my boss."
"I can't leave Chunfeng Media; they won't let me terminate my contract."
Jin Luo nodded somewhat cluelessly, "I see. If I could help you terminate your contract with your current company, would you come?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Xi looked up, "Yes, if I can leave Chunfeng Media and terminate the contract, as a token of my gratitude, I'm willing to sign a lifetime contract with Yushen Media."
"Okay."
Just then, an old second-hand car drove up, and Gu Jinshen inside saw Mu Xi there as well, his eyes deep and thoughtful.
Jiang Chang was the first to get out of the car. He exclaimed in surprise, "Miss Jin Luo, were you kidnapped?" He looked at the tightly shut warehouse iron door.
"Eh, who is this...?" Jiang Chang's eyes then fell on the young man, Mu Xi. The boy was good-looking, a currently popular 'fresh meat' type. If he could join Yushen Media, that would be great...
"My friend Mu Xi," Jin Luo introduced.
"A friend, I see." Jiang Chang's smile bloomed like a flower.
"He is also an artist," Jin Luo added.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Chang knew he didn't stand a chance, "Is that so? But such an excellent prospect, how come I've never heard of you before?"
He had a good appearance and demeanor, and he also possessed a unique charm. Logically speaking, even if he hadn't become hugely famous, he should have had some reputation.
But thinking about how complicated the entertainment industry was, Jiang Chang didn't continue on this thought.
He returned to the original topic, "Miss Jin Luo, how were you abducted here, did you offend someone?"
Then Jin Luo told him the whole story from beginning to end.
After listening, Jiang Chang's face showed an odd expression as he whispered to Gu Jinshen, "Brother, are you sure the artist you found used to be in the internet celebrity circle?" She's practically white as a sheet.
However, he met his brother's cool gaze, and he immediately shut his mouth.
He chuckled and said, "Good thing Miss Jin Luo is lucky, running into the two of us."
Then he grinned at Jin Luo and said, "Miss Jin Luo's fighting skills are impressive. It'd be a waste not to be a martial arts coach."
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