Bab 27: Chapter 26: I choose the most dangerous occupation?!
The atmosphere was silent and tense and then finally Su Chenyu spoke. She looked down at the hand on her chest and asked,
"How do they feel?"
Wen Jiexi heard her words and unconsciously squeezed. She blinked and then suddenly pulled back as if she had touched a scalding hot stove. She placed her hands behind her and then bowed deeply, her face flushed as she apologized like a little kid who got in trouble,
"I-I'm sorry!"
"Cough, this, I…..Goddess Su, our Jiexi did not mean to do that intentionally." Li Lingmeng was frightened by Wen Jiexi's lewd actions and she froze up even more in front of her idol, Goddess Su. In her heart, she was furiously typing out,
"#As soon as we entered the company, we groped the pillar of the company's chest #That pillar was actually Goddess Su! #What to do now? #Frantically awaiting answers from online!"
"It's fine, come in." Su Chenyu took a step back and opened the door all the way.
"T-thanks." Wen Jiexi bowed her head and entered the room with a guilty conscience. Sitting inside was Su Chenyu's personal assistant, Lin Yunxi, and the legendary agent, Wang Anyi.
"Ah, so it's actually you two." Lin Yunxi said in surprise and set down the teacup in her hands.
"Eh? Sister Wang and Sister Lin, you're here too? Isn't this where we're supposed to sign the contract?" Li Lingmeng looked around, thinking they might've gone into the wrong room.
"We were sent here by the president to personally help the newcomer today. He even asked us to personally take care of them. Here I was, wondering just how big of a deal this newcomer is to even have our Little Su get involved." Lin Yunxi chuckled with delight. At first, she was somewhat annoyed and upset by this mysterious newcomer, but it turns out it was Jiexi, so all is forgiven~
However, she and Su Chenyu were the only ones who knew the truth, but Wang Anyi was still in the dark. Wang Anyi could tell that Wen Jiexi was not as simple as she seemed and most likely possessed a deep, powerful background. Her thoughts were similar to the receptionists from earlier as she too thought that Wen Jiexi must be some distant relative of the President. That would be the only reason for the President to have personally asked them to take care of her.
She looked Wen Jiexi up and down one more time. She already had a good feeling about this girl the first time, but she wondered if this newcomer might cut into Little Su's resources.
However, after thinking about it, she understood that the President wouldn't just devote all the resources to this girl because of a mere blood relationship. Especially when one remembered about the benefits the company received from Little Su's fame. Therefore, compared to Little Su who was at the top of stardom, this little girl had a long way to go before she could threaten Little Su's number one position. When she thought like this, Wang Anyi stopped seeing Wen Jiexi in a negative light. Furthermore, Little Su seems to have a favorable impression towards her and she did rescue them before. I guess it's only natural for us to pay back the debt and help her….oh, right….
"Little Su, didn't you want to go to the bathroom? Why are you still here?"
"Yes, I'm going now." Su Chengyu glanced at Wang Anyi and then at Wen Jiexi who was still hiding behind Li Lingmeng. Her eyes were smiling and she was inwardly laughing as she left, closing the door behind her.
She was also thinking about what she learned previously. Wen Linshu had previously accused her of coveting his sister, and she had no idea what he was talking about. Now that she saw Wen Jiexi again, she can tell they really are siblings because both were so easy to tease. No wonder that idiotic sis-con called me back so quickly, turns out he wants me to help his sister. Haha, he really knows how to abuse his power.
"Alright, alright, you should calm down now." Lin Lingmeng comforted Wen Jiexi, patting her on the shoulder as she dragged her to sit down.
"What's going on with Jiexi?" Wang Anyi quirked an eyebrow. She's fairly sure that Wen Jiexi was not an introverted person, so what happened to her today?
Lin Yunxi also felt confused by how Wen Jiexi was acting today. The two of them were sitting at an angle that didn't give them a good view of the door and Su Chenyu hadn't opened the door fully, so they didn't see the situation just now. However….even if they ask repeatedly, it was just too embarrassing for Li Lingmeng to bring it up again!
Li Lingmeng turned and saw that Wen Jiexi had basically withdrawn into herself, isolating herself from the outside world. Her dead expression indicated that currently she could not hear or see anything right now. Li Lingmeng could only sigh.
"Just now…." She proceeded to tell the two everything about the embarrassing scene from only moments ago.
"Pffftt-! Hahaha!" Lin Yunxi howled with laughter and she could barely breathe as she slapped her hands on the table. While Wang Anyi's eyes widened at first and then she pinched the bridge of her nose, her body trembling a little as she tried to stifle her own laughter.
"Cough! Ahem! You two….well, I think Little Xi might have been scarred by what just happened." Li Lingmeng turned her head towards Wen Jiexi but ended up witnessing Wen Jiexi blankly looking at the hand that had touched Su Chenyu. The hand seemed to be squeezing at something and then she slapped it with her other hand. What the hell?! Just what is she doing! Then she even raised her head and weakly smiled at Lin Yunxi and Wang Anyi.
"Hehe, Jiexi is so awesome! You actually were able to touch Goddess Su's…..if the fans find out, things will get interesting!" Lin Yunxi's smirking face was full of delight from the other's misfortune.
"This is nothing. They're both women, so it's okay if she accidentally touched them." Wang Anyi had already calmed down and simply took a sip of her tea.
Click….
The door opened and Su Chenyu came in, effectively ending the conversation right there.
"This…Goddess Su, we really are sorry for what happened earlier." Li Lingmeng scratched her head and smiled sheepishly.
"It's fine." Su Chenyu waved a hand and then glanced at the seating before deciding to sit down on the sofa, right next to Wen Jiexi.
Wen Jiexi stiffened immediately and huddled closer to Li Lingmeng.
"Pfft-" Lin Yunxi almost burst out in laughter again but she quickly smothered it with a hand to her mouth.
Meanwhile, Li Lingmeng was holding Wen Jiexi up while sending a signal with her eyes, Little Xi, try to stay strong, okay? Why do you look like a mouse who has met a cat? It's not like Goddess Su will try to eat you.
"Aren't you signing a contract with us today?" Su Chenyu glanced at the distance between her and Wen Jiexi. Although she felt a little upset, she couldn't do anything about it.
"That's correct." Wang Anyi took out the prepared documents and placed them on the table.
"This is the contract prepared for Jiexi by your company Please take a look. However, do keep in mind that the details of this contract must be kept secret." She also deliberately didn't mention that Wen Jiexi was signing an A-level contract that was just a tiny step below Little Su's S-level contract. If a word of this gets out, it might attract a lot of jealous gazes and Wen Linshu did not want his sister to become a target for others. Therefore, in order to let Wen Jiexi focus on her career and to protect her, Wen Linshu had specially withheld giving Wen Jiexi a silver card that most A-level artists would get.
Wen Jiexi and Li Lingmeng skimmed through the documents together,
"Wow, Sister Wang, the benefits offered by your company is amazing." Li Lingmeng let out a low whistle. The contract even stated that the company will only take a 30% commission, which was somewhat a surprise to her.
"It actually depends on the artist. The company heads usually discuss it together first before offering up a contract so the contract an artist signs will differ from a case to case basis." Wang Anyi explained, sighing a little in her heart. Of course the benefits were good, otherwise, why would it be called an A-level contract?
"If I remember correctly, this company divides the artists into sub-categories such as singers, actors, talentos, etc." Wen Jiexi pointed to the top of the contract and at a blank line that was obviously meant for the signer to fill out.
"Yes, that's right. Our contracts are different from other companies in that we will develop the artist based on their wishes, not ours." Wang Anyi explained and then pointed at Su Chenyu,
"For example, Little Su directly said she wanted to be an actress when she signed on. Furthermore, if you don't understand what category you wish to choose, we have several documents explaining each one in detail. Of course, you don't have to choose just one. You can choose several categories such as being an actress and a singer. It doesn't matter how many you choose because all training will be handled and paid for by the company. After trying out the training, you can still choose to change at any time. If you do choose to go with two categories at once, know that it will be possible but you will just have to work harder."
Of course, she was only saying this because it was Wen Jiexi. Most artists usually just choose one, and even if they choose two, it is almost impossible for an artist to become a master at both. They would most likely have one category they were stronger in, so most artists choose to focus on one in the end. Some would say it would be better to specialize in one than to be just mediocre in two. However, the President had told her to allow Wen Jiexi to choose whatever she wants. Therefore, she did not try to pressure Wen Jiexi into choosing one like she did with other artists, and only waved a hand at Lin Yunxi.
LIn Yunxi nodded and then took out several stacks of paper, each one thick enough to be clipped with a binder clip. There was a myriad of information for each category, from acting and singing to even directing and film editing.
"Wow, they even let people choose if they want to be a director or film editor?" Li Lingmeng exclaimed in wonder.
"That's because most would already have the basics down if they are signing the contract, that's why we offer these jobs as well. Otherwise, do you expect them to learn after signing?" Lin Yunxi voiced her thoughts and then helped Li Lingmeng put these stacks to the side. As a newcomer, why would they go out of their way to create trouble by choosing those two categories that were considered torturous and hard support work?
Dango, do you have any suggestions? One that will generate the most missions?
Wen Jiexi couldn't figure out which one she wanted, but since she had decided to step into the entertainment world she might as well make sure that her amount of missions don't drop. So she can simply choose one that can trigger the most missions for her. In the end, her purpose in doing this was just to experience a new world outside of her sheltered life, not to become some big shot celebrity.
"I think you should choose at least two or three. You can stop anytime, so might as well learn something for free." Dango patted its cheeks in distress. After all, Dango has only watched movies and TV shows, but didn't actually know the inner workings of it all. So, how would Dango know which one to choose.
Seeing that Dango couldn't give any advice, Wen Jiexi could only wrack her own brain for some ideas. Things like photography, singing, and dancing were immediately eliminated. One, because she wasn't good and second, because she didn't know how. It would just be a joke for a tone deaf person to become a singer, might as well just remove that from the list. As for acting….I should be able to do it. So the first one should be acting….the other one…
As Wen Jiexi sorted through the documents, one of the stacks suddenly fell off the table. She quickly picked it up, brushed the lint off of it and then looked at the words. Huh? Stunt performer?
She flipped through the information and from it she could gather that the stunt performer was one of the most dangerous jobs in the industry. It required one to be able to fight and perform dangerous physical tasks, sometimes while hanging from steel wires. They did things that ordinary actors couldn't do so it was inevitable that there would be an increased risk of injuries and accidents for such a job.
"Jiexi, choose this one! This kind of dangerous job will be the easiest to trigger high reward missions. Ah, don't worry about getting injured because you can buy healing potions and other medicine from the Shop. The medicine there is way more advanced than the current medical treatment out there! It will be fine, no problem at all!" Dango shouted in excitement and as if providing evidence to the statement, it opened the Shop's interface to show the many different medicinal drugs on display. Although many of them were grayed out, Wen Jiexi could still see an abundant number of them were already available for her.
"Although Jiexi is only at the second level, you will soon reach the third level. By the third level, about a fourth of the medicine will be available. The Shop doesn't consider the medicine to be previous items so unless it's a miracle drug that can return a person to life, the points and user level needed are very low."
Wen Jiexi pursed her lips but decided to take Dango's advice anyways. She set her two choices down on the table, sliding them in front of her. When Wang Anyi, Su Chenyu, and Lin Yunxi saw Wen Jiexi's choice, their expressions changed.
Stunt performer? The acting choice is normal, but why choose to be a stunt performer?!
"Jiexi…do you understand what a stunt performer does?" The first one to speak was none other than Su Chenyu sitting beside Wen Jiexi. She frowned slightly as she picked up that stack of papers and casually flipped through the pages. She quickly flipped to the page about injuries and accidents. It showed row after row of densely packed information that showed the exact percentage of injuries, and even how many got that certain type of injury. From this alone one could say that a stunt performer must be prepared to get all types of injuries.
"Little Xi, I think this one is too…" Li Lingmeng scanned through the data and almost gained in shock. Is she trying to kill herself or something?!!
"Yunxi…." Wang Anyi sent a murderous glare towards Lin Yunxi. Didn't she tell her that dangerous choices like these are to be directly taken out. If the President finds out about this….ah, I can feel a headcame coming on already!
Lin Yunxi felt wronged as she shrank back from the killing intent being emitted from Wang Anyi. She was only supposed to gather the information, how was she supposed to know that the usually clever and sensible Jiexi would choose such a dangerous profession? What should she do now? That Sis-con will definitely try to kill her!
"I think….this is a good choice." Wen Jiexi mumbled as the pressure from the three increased and she turned towards Wang Anyi,
"And Sister Wang just said that I can cancel it anytime if it's not suitable."
Wang Anyi: "…." Is my own words being thrown back into my face?
"The chances of a stunt performer getting ahead is very low, and even now there are no more than five first-rate celebrities who are famous because of them being stunt performers." Su Chenyu said lightly.
"Well, I chose acting as well. There shouldn't be any conflict if I do both of them together." Wen Jiexi argued, her eyes flashing with stubbornness. Although she was under pressure from three sides, she was not going to back down.
"Then….which one do you want to start with?" Wang Anyi asked dryly.
"This one!" Wen Jiexi pointed at the stunt performer job without hesitation and even Dango shouted loudly beside her,
"Stunt performer! Stunt performer! Being a stunt performer is the best!"
Quiet down.
"Ok!"
"Jiexi, you…." Lin Yunxi started but was interrupted by Su Chenyu.
"Very well, however, this is the path you choose for yourself. Know that the hardships of being a stunt performer are beyond your imagination, so prepare to work hard along this bitter road."
AH, that's right! After experiencing the hardships first hand, if she is unable to endure it then naturally she will quit! Why didn't I think of that? Wang Anyi coughed and added,
"Since that's settled, Jiexi, please wait for your agent to arrive before we finish this. We would also provide an assistant, but the President has told us that you've already chosen your own personal assistant?"
"Yes…is that ok?" Wen Jiexi asked solemnly and Li Lingmeng beside her suddenly stiffened, her eyes showing her panic.
"Of course it's ok. In the first place, you always want an assistant that one is familiar with. Since all the food, clothing, housing, and transportation has to be requested by them to the company." Of course, no matter what you ask for the President will probably agree to it….Wang Anyi smiled wryly at the thought.
Bang!
At that moment the door opened and a figure rushed in,
"Whaa~ I heard Mr. President has found me a little cutie~ Where is she~" In came a beautiful woman with a gorgeous appearance that could be comparable to a model's. Her slender and hot figure was accentuated by the provocative red dress she wore and her fox-like eyes paired well with her sharp face. Her eyes roamed over everyone in the room and stopped on Wang Anyi's body.
"Aiya~ Isn't this Little Yi~ Did you come here to play with me again~"
The beauty twisted her waist seductively and then they all watched as the figure clad in red clothes rushed at Wang Anyi. Wang Anyi was pulled into the woman's embrace, her face pressed into that bountiful chest.
Wen Jiexi and Li Lingmeng: Oooo! What's going on?!
The woman's boobs were already halfway exposed with the clothing she wore and her chest was even bigger than Su Chenyu's. Furthermore, because of the woman's actions, everyone could see that those boobs were starting to spill out of her clothes, a button popping off at the top. Wen Jiexi's eyes widened slightly and swallowed. Th-this, this, what is this?
Suddenly she felt a hand gently cover her eyes and she stiffened as a fragrant scent entered her nose when someone whispered in her ear,
"Don't look. Although I never thought that you liked that part of a woman so much…."
"I-I wasn't…." I-I'm just envious alright! Wen Jiexi blushed and pulled away, attracting the woman in red's attention. Her eyes seemed to light up and she let go of the suffocating Wang Anyi and moved over to her.
"Oh? So you're Wen Jiexi? En…not bad, not bad. Your skin is very nice, the figure is good too, the height is perfect, but …." She then proceeded to directly pull up Wen Jiexi's shirt and unabashedly stated,
"En, the chest is a little small, but we'll fix that!"
"What the-! W-wait, wait, wait, who are you! Get your hands off of her!" Li Lingmeng quickly pulled Wen Jiexi away from the woman and her admiring gaze turned into the gaze of a prey looking at a wolf.
Wen Jiexi quickly pulled down her shirt and fixed it. Meanwhile, Dango circled around every woman and then looked back at Wen Jiexi,
"Jiexi….your's tiny…."
Wen Jiexi: Shut up!!!! QAQ!!!!
"Eh? You're the assistant, right? You're pretty cute too~" The beauty did not even spare Li Lingmeng and stretched out her claws to pinch Li Lingmeng cheeks with a devilish smile on her face.
"Cough!….Xue Molin, you're scaring them." Wang Anyi coughed a few times, panting for breath as she looked at the woman with a cold glare.
"This is just my unique way of greeting people." The woman known as Xue Molin shrugged and smiled.
"Jiexi, Lingmeng, this woman will be your agent. Although she seems unreliable, she is one of the only agents who is on the same level as me. The current artists under her care…..well, something happened to them so she doesn't have any work to do right now. That's why I arranged for her to work with you." Wang Anyi ignored Xue Molin's words and introduced her to Wen Jiexi and Li Lingmeng.
"This is our agent?" Li Lingmeng felt stupefied. They were both agents, but why was she so much more different than Sister Wang?
"I just like to dress up a bit, that's all." Xue Molin straightened her back and stuck out her tongue. Her chest bouncing up and down in front of Li Lingmeng and Wen Jiexi's eyes.
"Yes…she does like to dress up…ugh…" Wen Jiexi turned to see Wang Anyi muttering something. She also noticed that Xue Molin's gaze never left Wang Anyi and a look of sorrow briefly flashed in Xue Molin's eyes.
Sorrow? Wen Jiexi looked at Wang Anyi and then Xue Molin. Were these two together before or something?
"Sister Xue, these are the two categories that Jiexi has chosen." It seemed like Lin Yunxi didn't seem to know about the two's backstory as she spoke, breaking the awkward silence. She only knew that this Mis Xue was a first tier agent and that one couldn't offend her.
"Let me see, let me see." Xue Molin sat next to Lin Yunxi and then waved at Wen Jiexi,
"You two should also sit down and discuss this with me, why are you still standing there dumbly?"
That's because we're trying to avoid a certain pervert!
Wen Jiexi hesitated. Where should she sit? Should she sit in her original position next to Su Chenyu? She really didn't want to though. However, before she could decide, Li Lingmeng already sat back down and pulled her to sit down in the same spot as before. QAQ!
"Acting, huh? Not bad, but a stunt performer? Why choose this one?" Xue Molin looked up at Wen Jiexi in surprise only to see Wen Jiexi act like Su Chenyu was a big beast about to eat her as she trembled like a terrified bunny….
"En, I want to try it." Wen Jiexi nodded.
"Alright, I guess that's decided then." Contrary to what Wen Jiexi had expected, Xue Molin did not try to stop her. As she signed the contract, she felt that all of this was a little unbelievable. Is signing a contract supposed to be that easy?!
"En, well then….oh, right! Little Su, do you have any spare time to help Jiexi? Since you're such a great actress, how about you give her some pointers from time to time?" Xue Molin clapped her hands and asked Su Chenyu bluntly.
"I have no qualms about it…." Su Chen merely chuckled in agreement and Xue Molin laughed with her,
"Great, great, great! Then that's that! I'm going to take them on tour of the company now, so I'm leaving first!" As if she was afraid that Su Chenyu might change her mind, Xue Molin grabbed the contract and stuffed them into Wen Jiexi's hands before dragging her and Li Lingmeng out the door. She left the other three speechless people in the now empty room.
"Why does it feel like…we just went through a war….this person is really…." Lin Yunxi said dumbfoundedly.
"A horrible woman…." Wang Anyi mumbled as she sorted the documents and said lightly,
"Let's go, we still have to report back to the President."
"Ah? Oh, oh…."
On the other end, Li Lingmeng and Wen Jiexi followed after Xue Molin down the long hallways.
"What are we doing next?" Li Lingmeng couldn't help but ask.
"Of course, we're going to familiarize you with your workplace. Since Jiexi has chosen to be a stunt performer, then naturally we have to let her try her hand at it first." Xue Molin said as she opened the door into a gym covered in mats. There were both men and women in there, with most of them sparring with each other.
"This is one of the company's martial art training rooms. Almost all stunt performers have some martial art experience, but all of them are at different power levels so many can train here to improve their skills. For these stunt performers, we usually have them work in large groups in roles like being a soldier in a war movie or a henchmen in action films. The risk level is low and the work is not dangerous for those roles, but there still are strict skill requirements.
"Eh? But aren't we only starting out? Why are we here?" Wen Jiexi watched a group of people roar loudly as they punched into the air. Some were practicing their somersaults or back flips but all of them looked highly skilled. There weren't many young people around her age, but there were a few teens scattered around.
"Hmph, who do you think I am? Every single one of my words holds weight in this company so how can I have my artist start from scratch? A stunt performer is usually part of a group, so a single performer like you is rare and you'll usually have to work hard to get a spot in a group." Xue Molin said proudly.
Indeed she was correct, because as they passed by, most people stopped their practice to look at them but they were all staring at Xue Molin. Their eyes were full of yearning and they watched Wen Jiexi with jealous gazes.
"Molin, it's rare to see you here. What business do you have with us today?" A middle aged man that looked roughly fifty made his way over to them.
"Long time no see, Master Zheng. This is my new artist, Jiexi and she's here to take a look at what it means to be a stunt performer. Jiexi, this is one of the martial arts teachers affiliated with our company. You may call him Master Zheng." Xue Molin introduced.
"Hello, Master Zheng." Wen Jiexi bowed slightly towards the middle-aged man.
"Ah? With such a small body and thin arms you actually want to be a stunt performer?" Master Zheng rubbed his chin as he looked her up and down.
Wen Jeiexi's figure was actually very good as she had made up for her previous sickly body by eating paint of nutrients. Her thin figure was actually starting to buff up a little and was the perfect example of a healthy person. However, when compared to a strong and muscled man like Master Zheng, her body seemed tiny and frail.
"Won't she get hurt like this?" Master Zhen whispered quietly into Xue Molin's ear.
"I don't know either, I just picked her up a few minutes ago." Xue Molin replied.
"Ah, I see. Ok." Master Zhen scratched his head.
"Little Plum, come over here."
Hearing his nickname being called, a young teenager about the size of Wen Jiexi ran over with a smile on his face. He looked like an energetic and hearty boy as he greeted them,
"Master Zheng, you called?"
"En." Masher Zhen patted the boy's shoulder and then said to Wen jiexi,
"This is the youngest stunt performer we have, his name is Li Wen and has recently just been promoted. If you wish to become a stunt performer, you must have a certain level of ability. If you're here that means you should be quite skilled. Spar with this boy and let me take a look at your strength."
"Huh? Master Zheng, this…." Li Wen hesitated and scratched his head. Even the other martial artists besides them stopped practicing to look their way.
"Don't worry about it, it's just a spar." Master Zheng assured him with his arms folded and then turned towards Wen Jiexi.
"Little Li here has a martial arts background so be careful and don't underestimate him."
"Understood." Wen Jiexi nodded and then stepped towards Li Wen.
"This…this, please be careful and tell me if I hurt you." Li Wen's face turned red as he looked at the pretty girl in front of him. He scratched his cheek sheepishly and then took up a defensive posture,
"Then, I will start now." As soon as he said that, he threw a punch at Wen Jiexi.
His speech was fast but one could see that he did not put his full strength behind the punch. Perhaps he was afraid that he would hurt her and Wen Jiexi felt amused at the gesture. At the same time, she understood his thinking for she was a female after all and a weak looking one at theat. It couldn't be helped that he had not taken her seriously. Furthermore, her martial art skills were still the basics and she had to wait until level three before she could buy the next book.
However, Li Wen's fist was no threat to Wen Jeix as she easily doged and then gently grabbed his wrist. Then she pulled him towards her but Li Wen's reaction speed was fast and his eyes only flashed in surprise before he stabilized his body, throwing out another punch with his other hand. The other punch was aimed straight towards her shoulder, but Wen Jiexi was not alarmed in the slightest.
She leaned forwards and bent down, causing Li Wen's hand to go over her back and punch nothing but air. Her other hand pressed against his stomach and with both hands, she flipped him over her and slammed him into the ground. She quickly maneuvered into a chokehold, completely imbolizing him.
"I give up."
Wen Jiexi smiled and released Li Wen from her grasp.
"Good, good, not bad at all! Molin, you have picked up a good seedling. With a little more practice, there will be no problem at all ofe her to become a successful stunt performer." Master Zheng clapped happily and then proceeded to yell at the group of men staring at them in disbelief,
"What are you looking at! Hurry up and get back to work! Or else you'll be beaten by the newcomers!"
Although the last sentence was a joke, the stunt performers' faces darkened and they began to practice seriously. In fact, what did Master Zheng always say? There is no lack of hard work in the entertainment industry. If they relaxed now, they may be replaced sooner or later. And unlike the other stars, stunt performers were replaced often. Directors wanted people who are strong and skilled, and not people who make mistakes all the time and who are only good because their group is good.
"Hey, Molin, did you get shocked silly? Haha, I promise you that if this girl practiced a little more, she will definitely be able to get roles in those martial arts movies in no time. Of course, roles like assassins in period dramas might be a little out of her reach. She still needs to hone her skills a bit more." Master Zhen rubbed his chin thoughtfully and then patted Xue molin on the shoulder.
"Ah? I see…." Xue Molin had frose for a moment. She never expected that Wen Jiexi was actually able to throw a young man who looked heavier than her with no problem at all. Could it be that she had a martial arts foundation? But why wasn't that in her information? This was a real surprise for her. However, this was a good thing. Even if the other party couldn't act, they could definitely become a famous stunt performer. In her opinion, packaging her as a martial arts star will take some time but all she really needs is one opportunity. That should be easy enough as with her relation to the President, they definitely will not be short on resources.
"Wow, Little Xi, when did you get so good at martial arts?" Li Lingmeng was shocked. She knew that Wen Jiexi was healthy now, but not this healthy.
"Haha….It's only because I watched some videos in my spare time. I only practiced it casually, nothing that amazing." Wen Jiexi could only give this flimsy excuse. Anyhow, it's not like she can tell them she bought these skills from the Shop, right?
"Miss, just now….I thank you for your mercy." Li Wen felt a little ashamed of his earlier thoughts. Fortunately, the other party did not use all their strength and cripple him for his disrespect. If he really did get injured, it would only cause him to lose even more face.
"It's fine, weren't you doing the same? Besides, it was just a spar, not a real fight." Wen Jiexi waved her hands.
"Alright Little Li, stop flirting and get back to your practice." Master Zheng knocked his head and laughed. Because of Master Zheng's words, Li Wen flushed red and he gave Wen Jiexi a shy look before running away.
"Alright, Jiexi, Limeng, let's get going, we still have a lot to do. Farewell Master Zheng, I'll see you again next time." Xue Molin still had many things planned for them and waved a hand before leading them out the door.
Xue Molin gave them a quick tour of some of the other places before finally stopping at what looked like a break room/lounge area.
"Let me explain something to you two. Right now you guys are considered as students but since you have signed a contract with us, we are in charge of your safety. You will no longer be living in the school dorms and we will choose a place for you instead. There will be security guards at your new place who will offer better protection than the school dorms." Xue Molin started and then took out a tablet to show them the many different choices offered,
"The dorms and suites are based on your contract and your fame. Of course, you don't have to live in these places, but it's a good option if you want to ensure your privacy. As for how the dorms are divided, we have suites that are three rooms, two rooms, etc. and each room will have a certain number of people assigned to it. The bathroom and kitchen are private, so you don't have to worry about sharing with the whole floor. Furthermore, each floor is full of fellow aspiring stars and not random strangers from the street. As for where the famous stars live…." She swiped the screen and switched to another page full of small villas.
"They get villas?! You guys are that generous?!!" Li Lingmeng exclaimed.
"What can I say, this is Xingle after all. We are number one not just because of our artists but because of how we treat our employees. Even many Xingle senior executives, like me, live in these villas with their families. Wang Anyi also lives in one and many artists, like that big shot Su Chenyu also live in those villas. Although she doesn't really live in hers often and seems to be always traveling. Well, anyhow, all the top stars live there and the security is also very good. In addition to state of the art technology, they also have guards patrolling the area 24/7. I guarantee that you can't find a safer place than there. Also, I believe that it's not too far from the school so there should be no problem if you live there."
"But…didn't we just sign with the company? Aren't we supposed to get those two-person rooms instead?" Wen Jiexi asked in confusion.
"That's because you're under my name so the company will assign you to a villa. So make sure you don't embarrass me and get me some good results." Xue Molin lightly tapped her nails on the table with a suspicious smile on her face.
"Well, it's getting late, so you two should go home first. Remember to pack up your things and I'll pick you up in two days."
"Aren't we moving a little too fast?!" Li Lingmeng did not expect that they would be forced to move in such a short time period.
"It's not fast at all. Jiexi will be taking training courses in a few days and you will be taking classes on assistant related matters. You'll also need to get acquainted with the company and other matters in the entertainment industry so we'll be very busy. Alright, let's get going, come on!" Xue Molin clapped her hands and walked out in her high heels,
"If you pack faster than expected, just give me a call and I'll drive you to your villa! Alright, I'm leaving first, have fun!"
With that, Wen Jiexi and Li Lingmeng watched their agent leave. They then turned to look at each other.
"Let's go, we have to go back to the doors and pack up. We also have to fill out the paperwork if we want to leave the dorms." Wen Jiexi shrugged helplessly and the two walked otu the company, called a taxi, and went home.
At the same time, in the president's office…..
There were currently two people in the office, Wen Linshu and Su Chenyu. Currently, Wen Linshu was shouting at Su Chenyu,
"How could you let Little Xi choose such a dangerous profession!! Why didn't you remove that choice from the stack?" Wen Jiexi was panting heavily, pacing back and forth as he pulled on his tie, his brows furrowed together.
"This was Jiexi's own decision, wasn't it? And if she can't do it, she can stop anytime. What are you so worried about?" Su Chenyu couldn't stand listening to this idiot any longer and frowned slightly as she set down her tead, leaning back into her chair.
"She can't use the scripts I picked out anymore!!" Wen Linshu pointed at the pile in front of him, an entire morning's worth of work.
Su Chenyu flipped through the scripts. Each one were roles for heroines or female leads and there was one thing they all had in common: they were all roles for silly and sweet characters….Does he not understand his own sister's personality?
"Didn't you say you wanted to respect her choices?"
"Hmph, yes, but I didn't expect that you would let her choose such a dangerous profession." Wen Linshu snorted with his arms folder.
"If you want to give her a choice, you must lay out all the choices for her." Su Chenyu said lightly.
Ahhhhhh! I personally asked you to do this for me and yet you-! Can you still call yourself my friend!? Wen Linshu gritted his teeth and then….huh? He seemed to have heard something interesting earlier….
"Excuse me but why did you just call me little sister? Cough…did you just call her Jiexi? Since when did you two become so familiar?"
"I've seen her a few times now and we've talked with each other as well." Su Chenyu set down the script in her hand. In her heart, since they've seen each other twice now, they could be considered friends….
Wen Jiexi who was frightened by Film Princess Su's 「enthusiasm」the first time and then scared to death by her own actions the second time knew about this, her reaction would be: QAQ!!!
"Is that so?" Wen Linshu narrowed his eyes in suspicion.
"You should be thinking about what resources you should give Jiexi right now." Su Chenyu's words immediately distracted his attention.
"Ahhhh!" Wen Linshu quickly walked back to his desk and picked up the phone,
"Give me all the scripts that have to do with martial arts and other combat related stuff right now."
"Huh? But….that's a lot…." A trembling voice answered from the other end. The manager responsible for overseeing the scripts didn't know what medicine the President was on today. It was still ok when he had asked for some cliche drama's scripts, but now he asked for combat related scripts? That was such a wide range!
"I don't care, send me the scripts within half an hour." Wne Linshu replied coldly and hung up the phone.
The manager stared blankly at the phone as he was hung up on. The President didn't even specify what roles he wanted. Howere, his tone just now was full of impatience and that meant the President was clearly very angry right now and not in a good mood. He did not want to be on the receiving end of that unstable anger and so…
"Everyone get moving! The President wants every script that is related to combat ASAP! As long as the actors aren't decided yet, you will find them for me and send them up to him!"
"Huh? Um…what type of combat and role does he want?"
"How do I know? I just know we have to deliver them all within half an hour!"
Wen Linshu had no idea that his one sentence managed to send an entire department into a frenzy. He only looked through the pile of documents on his desk in distress,
"The risk of injury is too high. If Little Xi has an accident, how will I explain to our parents…." He did not dare to imagine what dangerous storm he would encounter if Little Zi was injured.
At that moment, the door was kicked open,
"What's going on?" Wen Linshu raised his head with a frown and looked at the person in front of him with a sigh.
"Xue Molin, don't you know how to knock? This is the President's office!"
It was Xue Molin, wearing a flamboyant red dress. Following her was Long Huiguang, Wang Anyi and Lin Yunxi. It seemed like they tried to stop Xue Molin but had failed.
"Aiya~ Don't sweat the small stuff." Xue Molin shrugged.
"What do you want?" Wen Linshu could only helplessly ask. He had no way to deal with Xue Moling, this veteran agent who like Wang Anyi had been working for his company for over ten years now.
"I just wanted to ask, what resources do you plan to give our Jiexi? I just brought her over to the stunt performers' training gym and she actually beat one of them in a fight! Her skills are not bad." Xue Molin exclaimed and tood out her tablet, playing the footage she got from the security department to back her words.
Other than Su Chenyu, every person present had their mouths wide open in astonishment. Especially Wen Linshu, who knows his sister the best. His jaw almost flew off his face. This is my sister? Is she possessed or something? This….
"What do you think, President?" Xue Molin smiled with her eys narrowed.
"I got it, I got it. I already asked for someone to bring up the script within half an hour. Why don't you pick one out for her?" Wen Linshu said, wearily rubbing his temples. He pointed at Su Chenyu, Wang Anyi and Lin Yunxi,
"You guys can go through them as well as see if you want one for yourself. Huiguang, go down to the department and ask them when they are going to send up those damn scripts. Tell them, the sooner the better."
"Understood."
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