Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Immortal Koi Is Going To Debut - Chapter 6


Chapter 6: Past

After Wu Na left, Yura was feeling off. She had finally had some good luck and had made plans to have a meal with Su Jinli. After chatting with him, she felt much better, but then Wu Na showed up and ruined her good mood.

Xiao Mi also noticed that something was wrong and tried to console Yura, "Yura, don't worry too much. After you film this big production, you will definitely turn things around. Then, you won't have to care about Wu Na."

Yura didn't respond to her, she just looked at Hou Yong and asked, "What about you? Do you know Wu Na?"

Hou Yong's smile was no longer natural at this point. He took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the sweat from his forehead, then answered, "I used to be with Huasen as well, and I was managing Qiao Lin'er at the time."

"Oh, that pretty girl?" 

"Yeah." 

"I've heard of her." After Yura answered, she signaled to Su Jinli, "You can start eating now." 

"Okay." Su Jinli had been listening to their conversation the whole time and didn't dare to start eating first. 

In the end, no one at the table seemed to have the intention of eating, so he could only stare at the dishes and wait. 

Xiao Mi was also curious and asked Hou Yong, "Did you leave Huasen because of Wu Na?" 

"Yeah, at the time I thought I had been considerate and polite enough, but I didn't expect to still anger Wu Na." 

"She's like a firecracker, just one spark and she explodes. It's not just against you, she's also trying to cause trouble for Qiao Linger." Xiao Mi's impression of Wu Na was extremely negative, "She's acting like a mistress. I've never seen someone so arrogant before."

Many people don't know about Wu Na's affair.

Yura and Xiao Mi are direct witnesses to the whole thing, so it's not surprising that they know.

Hou Yong is an old man of Huasen, so it's normal for him to hear some gossip.

So only Su Jinli doesn't know the truth, but he wasn't shocked when he heard it because he didn't even know what "mistress" meant.

Yura stared at Su Jinli for a while and saw him enjoying his food so much that she suddenly felt hungry too. She magically felt much better and continued eating with a smile.

As they were about to part ways, Yura gave her card to Su Jinli again, "You just started working, so you must be tight on money. Keep this card, there's not much money in it, but there are hundreds of thousands. You can use it when you need it."

Su Jinli shook his head: "No need."

Yura walked up to Su Jinli and whispered to him.

"I actually thought if it wasn't for you, I might have jumped and killed myself or been hit by a car. Because of you, I can survive and get this part, the chance to turn over, and I need to thank you for that. Actually, those people could give you a chance to become popular overnight, but I used it instead, and I..."

"If I were you, I would have made the same choice," 

Yura looked at Su Jinli for a while. Suddenly, she felt a fondness for him, like an elder looking at a younger one with a sense of tenderness. "With your laid-back attitude, are you not afraid of being taken advantage of? The entertainment industry is not suitable for pure-hearted kids like you. It's a shame that you joined."

"I just want to make a living and be in the same circle as my brother, so I can find him easily. Once I find him, then I'll think about the future."

Yura took out her phone and added Su Jinli as a friend. As she was about to leave, she even ruffled his hair.

Yura was a beauty pageant champion and stood at 178 cm tall. With high heels on, she wasn't much shorter than Su Jinli. So, ruffling his hair like that seemed quite natural.

"Tell me if there's anything you need, I'll try my best to help you, after all, I'm your nobleman." This was their previous topic, and Yura said it in a joking tone.

Su Jinli laughed a few times after hearing it and nodded, "Yeah!"

"Look at me again," Yura suddenly took a step back to show herself to Su Jinli.

"I'm already looking at you," Su Jinli raised his hand and pointed to his own eyes, then pointed to Yura.

"Do you think my drama will be popular after it's aired?" Yura asked.

"Definitely!" Su Jinli answered without hesitation.

"Thanks for your kind words," Yura's mood improved again and she asked Su Jinli, "If you have a chance, can you please ask your grandfather to read my fortune?"

Su Jinli felt a bit hesitant about this: "It's a bit difficult. My grandfather doesn't really like to interact with outsiders."

Yura didn't insist, just nodded, and then said goodbye to Su Jinli: "I'll be joining the crew in the next two days, going there early to familiarize myself with the environment."

"Okay, sounds good."

"Hopefully when I come back, you'll be famous," Yura said.

"I hope when you come back, you'll be famous," Su Jinli smiled and said.

Yura realized that she was starting to like this little brother more and more, ruffling Su Jinli's hair once again before leaving.

On the way back, Hou Yong began tentatively asking Su Jinli how he knew Yura.

Yura had reminded him not to mention the incident where they had saved someone together, so he thought for a moment before answering, "We just met by chance."

"The relationship between you two..." Hou Yong trailed off.

"What about it?" Su Jinli responded.

When talking to Su Jinli, Hou Yong knew he couldn't beat around the bush, so he had to ask directly, "You two aren't in a romantic relationship, are you?"

Hou Yong felt like he needed to be mentally prepared. The artist he was accompanying was involved with someone who was in the limelight, and he had to take precautions.

"No, we're just WeChat friends. We added each other just now," Su Jinli said.

"Oh, have you been in a relationship before?" Hou Yong asked again.

Su Jinli shook his head and said, "Don't even mention it. We don't even have any female fish in our mountain. Who am I supposed to date?"

"It's that remote?" 

"Yeah..."

"Then if you really make it big, you'll have very few scandals. Let me tell you about Yura's story, so you can learn a little about the entertainment industry from her experience. When you really enter this circle in the future, you should be mentally prepared." While driving, Hou Yong told Su Jinli about Yura's story.

During the initial period when Yura had a falling out with Wu Na, Hou Yong was still at Huasen.

Later, because he stood up for Qiao Linger and sacrificed himself, he was kicked out of Huasen and came to Guyu Studio with Brother De.

Because Hou Yong lost a very good job due to Wu Na's actions, some of Huasen's employees who didn't like Wu Na, often complained to him privately, letting Hou Yong know the whole story.

Yura and her ex-husband, Fu Yangze, actually finalized their divorce last year.

Yura was very beautiful when she was young, she was the champion of a beauty pageant, tall, with a good figure, and she was also one of the most beautiful at that time.

Even now, when many people mention Yura, the first thing they think of is: beautiful and tall.

Even during the period when Yura was swallowed up by negative news, there were still fans who said: "Because Yura has always been a goddess in my heart, even if I know these news, I still can't attack her."

Yura's ex-husband, Fu Yangze, is a wealthy businessman. They were in love during Yura's golden period and she chose to get married. After marriage, she has always been introverted, a good wife, and rarely appeared in public.

As a result, Yura's ex-husband suddenly asked for a divorce. Due to the prenuptial agreement, it seemed that things had been planned beforehand, and Yura received very little in the settlement.

Originally, that was the end of it, but Yura later found out after the divorce that Fu Yangze had a mistress, which was why he wanted the divorce.

The mistress was Wu Na.

Yura has a fiery personality and actually took journalists with her to confront Wu Na face-to-face. In front of the reporters, she slapped Wu Na and accused her of being the mistress.

This made Wu Na furious and she held a grudge against Yura.

The subsequent developments were not what Yura had expected.

Yura probably thought that by finding journalists and exposing Wu Na as the mistress, Wu Na would disappear for a while.

Unexpectedly, Wu Na had bribed journalists to block any news about Yura contacting her. Soon after, a flood of news related to Yura came out.

Photos of Yura's pre-marriage social events were found, deliberately made blurry, claiming that Yura had affairs during her marriage, which made Fu Yangze angry and led to their divorce.

Fu Yangze's side also mentioned Yura's infidelity during interviews, expressing great sadness and even falsely accusing her of using his money to support young lovers, which made him very angry.

They distorted the truth, but that's how it went.

Fu Yangze had a lot of money and the news flooded in.

Wu Na was the niece of a high-ranking official at Huasen and had some connections. She had a professional publicity team under her, making it impossible for Yura to defend herself. No matter what she said, no one believed her.

These two people are criticizing Yura together, and no one dares to stand up for her.

"Yura only has her beauty, she has no background, and all the connections she has made over the years are related to Fu Yangze. Her ex-husband has turned his back on her, and the mistress is like a crazy person. Yura's situation is indeed not very good," Hou Yong commented.

"It's really frustrating. How can those two be so bad?" Su Jinli asked, his face wrinkled, clearly shocked by the development of the situation.

"Because you're a good person, and you can't imagine how bad other people can be."

After listening, Su Jinli was silent for a long time, and seemed to feel uncomfortable.

The scenery outside the car window was rapidly left behind, and he didn't have the mood to look carefully. Instead, he lowered his head and sighed after thinking for a while, "Yura is a very good person, actually very kind. She shouldn't have to endure these things. However, she was indeed impulsive."

"Hmm, and she's also beautiful, which makes people feel even more sorry for her," Hou Yong sighed as he talked. When he saw Yura in person, he couldn't help but exclaim that she really was very beautiful.

Men always have a weakness for beautiful women.

"What about you? What's your relationship with Wu Na?" Su Jinli asked Hou Yong again.

"Huasen belongs to a large group with many shareholders, including two chairmen. After all, it was a company that was established through cooperation. Wu Na is the niece of one of the chairmen, so she is quite favored in the company. I am the agent for Qiao Linger, an artist under Huasen."

"Okay, and then?"

"Qiao Linger is quite beautiful and has a gentle personality. She is also a hardworking newcomer. As a result, she caught the eye of the son of another chairman in the company, who took care of her and even snatched the role that Wu Na had her eye on, just to please her."

"Then Wu Na got angry?"

"Wu Na had a bit of a flirtatious relationship with that young master, but they eventually broke up. Later, Wu Na took a liking to Fu Yangze, who was much more reliable than that young master, since he was a successful businessman. But the young master turned his back on her and snatched her role. Wu Na had a fight with him and then started causing trouble for Qiao Linger."

"Is that necessary? Doesn't she already have a boyfriend?"

"Wu Na has always been spoiled. If someone even slightly offends her, she will definitely be furious."

"Were you fired because of this?"

"Later, it became a big deal and the chairman asked about it, seeming to want to hide Qiao Linger. I didn't want such a good girl to be hidden away during her prime, so I said I was the one who asked the young master for the role, and it had nothing to do with Qiao Linger."

Su Jinli finally learned the reason why Hou Yong was fired and asked, "Qiao Linger must be very grateful to you, right?"

After being asked this question, Hou Yong fell silent for a moment before answering, "She..." and didn't say anything else.

Su Jinli realized he had asked the wrong question and immediately comforted Hou Yong, "It's okay, brother Yong. You have me in the future. I will definitely help you turn things around."

"You will definitely become famous in the future!" Hou Yong became excited when talking about Su Jinli and even honked the car horn twice to motivate himself.

"I will work hard." Su Jinli patted his chest.

-----

Four months later. 

Zhang Heming returned to the company and slammed the folder on the desk in his office.

He had previously gone to the Muzitao Entertainment Company, but he didn't expect them to reject his invitation.

He is a producer who mainly produces reality TV shows. This time, he is planning a talent show to select high-quality young idols from amateurs and trainees from entertainment companies.

He is very confident about this talent show. However, many people do not have high expectations for it.

In recent years, talent shows have been popping up, and they did become popular for a while, which also made some people famous.

For example, shows like "You Are the Brightest", "The Strongest Girl", "The Strongest Boy", and others only had a successful first season. The second season received a mediocre response, but some people still paid attention to it. The third season had almost no famous people, and the fourth season was cancelled.

This talent show planned by Zhang Heming is similar to these shows.

Since it is not highly anticipated, the show did not receive large investments. Without sufficient funding, there can be no big productions, and the judges were unable to invite enough famous and professional artists.

Nothing at all, not even entertainment companies are willing to send their trainees over. They would rather use other methods to debut their artists.

Zhang Heming went to several entertainment companies. The big companies were not interested, but the small ones were quite enthusiastic and would actively contact him.

But Zhang Heming also knew that most of the excellent trainees were in big companies. Only those eliminated by big companies would be sent to small companies.

Those who can enter big companies, other than those with connections, all have some reason.

He was interested in Muzitao Entertainment because he wanted them to send An Zhihan to participate in this talent show.

An Zhihan's entry into the entertainment industry was a highly anticipated event. He has a halo around him, and many people who care about An Zhiyan are curious about An Zhihan.

In addition, even though An Zhihan was not in the entertainment industry before, the news about him never stopped.

If it's a hot topic, then there's enthusiasm.

However, he still hit a wall. Muzitao Entertainment didn't seem interested, which made him very frustrated.

At this moment, Zhang Heming's phone rang and he couldn't help but sigh when he picked it up and glanced at it.

Hou Yong: Are you at the company? I'm downstairs at your company.

Fatty Hou came again.

Zhang Heming and Hou Yong are old classmates. In fact, many people don't want to meet acquaintances after they fall out of favor, and they don't want to be seen in their down-and-out state."

However, Hou Yong really went all out for the artist he brought, leaving his dignity behind and pestering Zhang Heming for two weeks, showing no signs of giving up.

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Heming replied, "Send me a photo of the artist under your care."

Actually, Hou Yong had sent a resume before, but Zhang Heming didn't look at it. He always felt that the new talents signed by Hou Yong's small and shabby studio might not be as good as the amateurs who entered the audition.

After receiving the photo from Hou Yong, he added a sentence, "All natural, no cosmetic surgery, and the photo is not photoshopped."

Zhang Heming clicked on the photo, enlarged it, and suddenly sat up straight after looking at it for a moment.

After examining the photo carefully for a while, he finally logged out and replied, "I'm at the company, come up."


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