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Chapter 65
Lu Jiuxu said this with all seriousness, but Su Xingyao couldn’t shake the feeling that something felt off when he heard it.
He didn’t rush to look at the contract but instead, after seeing the words “Lanxing Entertainment Co., Ltd.” on the first page, he inquired about it.
“When was this contract drafted?”
When Lu Jiuxu first asked him, Su Xingyao thought he was joking.
But now, after seeing the contents clearly, he realized that Lu Jiuxu wasn’t joking at all.
Е ǹ u ḿ å
The terms were clearly and thoroughly written, and the talent agency was a legitimate one.
Lu Jiuxu was serious.
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And he had already prepared the contract in advance.
Actually, Su Xingyao wasn’t surprised that Lu Jiuxu was venturing into the entertainment industry.
After all, the last time they worked together, they had both invested in Xu Huan’s new movie.
At the time, he believed Lu Jiuxu’s words, thinking he was just dipping his toes into the film industry by making a light investment.
Е̃ṅ umӓ
He hadn’t imagined that one day, Lu Jiuxu would establish a legitimate talent agency and invite him to join.
Su Xingyao actually wanted to ask him when this company was founded.
But before he could ask, the man across from him had already answered his previous question seriously.
“The contract was drafted the day after you…”
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Suddenly realizing a certain name might bring bad luck, Lu Jiuxu didn’t want to bring it up in front of Su Xingyao. He paused for half a second before changing his words, “It was drafted the day after you terminated your contract.”
The day after he terminated his contract with the Yingxing…
W ѐb́ǹ оv е̄l Еñ û m̆ а̊
Hearing Lu Jiuxu give such a specific timeframe, Su Xingyao’s eyes flashed with surprise.
He had actually written up the contract… that early?
Su Xingyao’s heart, located on the left side of his chest, inexplicably skipped a few beats at that moment.
A question kept repeating itself in his mind, asking why it was at that specific moment?
And why, even though Lu Jiuxu had planned this so early, was he only bringing it up to him now?
Su Xingyao looked at Lu Jiuxu, seemingly trying to read the answer through his eyes.
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But in the end, he felt that asking would cause a misunderstanding, making it seem like he was blaming him.
After a moment of hesitation, he finally just made a joke.
“Mr. Lu, you really have an eye for talent. You saw my potential so early on.”
Lu Jiuxu chuckled lightly in response, “Mm, I’ve always had a good eye.”
His tone was quite proud.
After Lu Jiuxu finished speaking, he noticed that Su Xingyao had lowered his eyes, looking distracted, so he said to him, “Cat, consider Lanxing Entertainment as well.”
Е̊ n u ma .īd̆
Feeling Lu Jiuxu’s gaze directed at him, Su Xingyao felt a strange emotion slowly spreading inside him.
He looked up and met the other’s gaze, replying, “Just consider it?”
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“But your eyes seem to be telling me that you want me to agree right away.”
When Su Xingyao said this, his expression was calm, but his whole body felt a little tense.
He wasn’t sure why he was tense or even why he said those words.
But the one thing he was clear about was that whenever he encountered Lu Jiuxu,
W е b̊ ǹо vě l Е n um̀ а
With just a look or a word, the other person could easily disturb his peace of mind.
Lu Jiuxu, having his intentions exposed by Su Xingyao, didn’t feel embarrassed at all. He openly admitted it.
“That’s exactly right.”
He chuckled softly.
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When he learned that Su Xingyao wanted to terminate his contract, he immediately founded the company.
But all this time, he had never mentioned the purpose or meaning of the company’s existence to Su Xingyao.
Ё n u mа̇.i̊_d
From the very beginning, he had planned to only tell him about the company’s existence when Su Xingyao needed it.
If Su Xingyao didn’t want to stay in the entertainment industry after terminating the contract and didn’t need any agency anymore, he would never bring it up.
Lu Jiuxu picked up half a lime from the plate and threw it into his glass.
The soda mixed with lime immediately made a fizzing sound.
He added two ice cubes, then gently glanced at Su Xingyao.
Actually, the timeline and motive could be traced back even further.
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After all, from the first moment he saw Su Xingyao, he couldn’t help but feel the desire to protect and keep this person.
In front of Su Xingyao, he always pretended to be just a friend, acting all proper.
But only Lu Jiuxu knew the truth.
His talk about friendship was nonsense.
Everything about Su Xingyao was nothing but love at first sight.
Lu Jiuxu leaned back on the sofa, lifting his chin to look at Su Xingyao.
Ēn̆u m̃ ӑ
At that moment, he didn’t hide the affection in his eyes at all.
Unfortunately, the other person wasn’t looking at him.
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“I really do hope you’ll agree.”
Lu Jiuxu paused for two seconds before continuing, “But before that, I hope you won’t let anything bind your will.”
“Whether it’s friendship, family, or… other emotions…”
He didn’t say the word “love.”
Е ńu m ȧ . î d
His voice was unusually gentle and low, and when he looked at Su Xingyao as he spoke, it was as if he were solemnly making a vow, utterly serious.
“You only need to do what you like.”
“I will always unconditionally respect your choices.”
After finishing, Lu Jiuxu lazily and casually handed the glass of lemon soda to Su Xingyao.
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“This contract is just an opportunity I’ve secured for myself. If you don’t like it, it’s perfectly fine.”
Su Xingyao stared steadily at the person in front of him, feeling a strange, swelling sensation in his heart.
Ẁеb̀n̊ о̀ v̊e l̂ Е n̊u mа̌
He reached out and took the glass of lemon soda, lowering his head to take a small sip.
“I’ll think it over carefully.”
That night, Su Xingyao tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.
Every time he closed his eyes, Lu Jiuxu’s words echoed in his ears.
Before meeting him, perhaps influenced by the will of the world, Su Xingyao felt like his past was just a machine serving the plot.
No one really cared about his choices or feelings, being the person that everyone disliked.
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But Lu Jiuxu wouldn’t.
He had always genuinely cared about Su Xingyao’s feelings.
The bed in the bedroom was soft and large. After rolling around for a while without being able to sleep, Su Xingyao took out his phone.
He originally just wanted to check the time, but for some reason, he ended up opening WeChat.
After staring at the pinned chat icon for a while, he opened the conversation and sent the other person a sunset meme he had edited.
Su Catcat: Dog snoring.jpg
Ẅ è b̆ n óv ė l̇ .Е̄ńu̇m̄а̀
It was a meaningless meme, but surprisingly, the other person quickly replied with a meme of his own.
Lu Doggie: Cat wagging its tail.jpg
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Seeing the meme the other person had sent, which was one he had used before, Su Xingyao’s lips curled slightly as he quickly typed a reply.
Su Cxatcat: Quietly stealing my meme.
Lu Doggie: Clearly done in the open.
In the following days, Su Xingyao carefully went through all the agency contracts he had received.
Е̃ṅ ü m̄.ä
Some of the companies he was considering weren’t very reliable.
However, compared to that, the conditions offered by most of the companies were very sincere, and two of them were particularly determined, almost giving him the greatest rights and concessions within the range they could offer.
Yet, no matter how tempting the offers from these agencies were, when compared to Lanxing, they still had no advantage.
The conditions Lanxing offered him were almost at the level of charity.
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Each clause was beneficial to him, with no restrictions on his work, and every contract was written in a very transparent manner, without any hidden fraudulent clauses that mislead like [1]“hanging a sheep’s head to sell dog meat” (挂羊头卖狗肉) is a Chinese idiom that refers to a deceptive practice where the appearance or label of one thing is used to sell … Continue reading“hanging a sheep’s head to sell dog meat.”
To put it bluntly, if one didn’t look at the names of the parties in the contract, anyone who saw it would mistakenly think that Su Xingyao was the boss behind the scenes…
Е n ú m̀ǎ
With such conditions, no one wouldn’t be tempted.
After a few days of short rest at home, Lu Jiuxu had already flown overseas to conduct business.
Therefore, Su Xingyao didn’t discuss the signing process with him, but instead, with his agent, Zhou Mengxue.
This, on the contrary, made things a little easier for Su Xingyao.
He arrived a little earlier than the agreed time for their meeting at a high-end coffee shop. As he gazed out at the city’s nightscape through the café’s large floor-to-ceiling windows, he suddenly heard the faint sound of high heels.
Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw Zhou Mengxue, with her large wavy hair and wearing ten-centimeter stiletto heels, walking briskly with the wind.
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“Hello, Mr. Su, I’m Zhou Mengxue.”
She quickly sat down in front of Su Xingyao and briefly introduced herself.
Upon hearing that, Su Xingyao finally got a clear look at the legendary top-tier agent, who had retired after working with two top stars.
Before this, Su Xingyao had only occasionally heard her name and stories, but he had never seen her in person.
When he saw her today, he realized that despite her three-year retirement, she still appeared to be around 34 or 35 years old, looking very youthful and full of charisma.
She was completely different from what he had imagined.
Е̊n̄ üm̌ а
“Hello, Sister Zhou.”
Zhou Mengxue nodded at Su Xingyao and took a sip of her coffee.
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She was dressed very professionally, but she wasn’t in a rush.
After discussing some work-related matters and getting to know each other a bit, Zhou Mengxue then brought up the contract.
After thoroughly discussing the details, Zhou Mengxue once again asked for Su Xingyao’s opinion.
“Xiao Su, do you think there’s anything wrong with this contract, or if there’s anything about the career planning and development that you think could be improved, feel free to mention it and we can make changes.”
W̄ е̇bṅ.о̇ v̂еl Ĕn̄ um̌а
Unconsciously, Zhou Mengxue had already started addressing Su Xingyao more casually.
She smiled and looked at him, patiently waiting for him to offer his suggestions.
As for Zhou Mengxue’s question, Su Xingyao honestly felt that there was nothing to change.
After all, the contract Lanxing gave him had already crossed the line in a good way.
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Even his biggest concern, the issue of work choices, was entirely up to the company.
This contract, when looked at from the perspective of the entire entertainment industry, has no flaws at all.
W̆еb́ nо̊ v̇ӗ.ľ É n̄.ū m_а̇
If he were to ask for more, it would be excessively greedy.
Therefore, Su Xingyao shook his head and truthfully responded, “No, everything is perfect.”
Zhou Mengxue raised an eyebrow and smiled casually.
“Then the day after tomorrow is an auspicious day. If you think there are no issues, shall we sign the contract?”
Upon hearing “auspicious day,” Su Xingyao was momentarily stunned.
She had even picked the date? Was Sister Zhou preparing too thoroughly?
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Zhou Mengxue, however, didn’t care about that and confidently extended her right hand to Su Xingyao. “Xiao Su, I look forward to working with you.”
Su Xingyao nodded and politely shook her hand. “I’ll trouble you more in the future, Sister Zhou.”
Without further ado, the two happily finalized the contract.
After the contract was settled, Zhou Mengxue didn’t rush to leave. She leisurely sipped her coffee and chatted with Su Xingyao.
Zhou Mengxue had a great reputation, but she was very gentle and easygoing in person.
Su Xingyao was also a very gentle person, so the two of them got along very well.
W ёb̂ ṅ оv̆е l̂ Еn u̇m̈а
As they became more familiar with each other, Su Xingyao couldn’t help but ask a question he was very curious about.
“Sister Zhou, may I ask why you were willing to come out of retirement to manage me?”
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Zhou Mengxue smiled gently. “Because I really admire your talent.”
Su Xingyao laughed upon hearing this.
“Sister, don’t joke with me.”
Zhou Mengxue nodded. “Then I won’t tease you.”
Ё.n û m̄ а
She then reached into her wallet, pulled out a hundred-yuan bill, and placed it on the table, tapping it lightly with her finger.
“Because of Mr. Lu’s financial power.”
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Two days later, it indeed turned out to be an auspicious day.
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Su Xingyao was picked up by a special car and taken to the Lanxing building, where he successfully signed the contract with the company.
Although they didn’t invite the media for a live broadcast, Lanxing still held a very formal signing ceremony for Su Xingyao inside the company.
W̊ e̊ b̊ ňŏṽ e̊l Ѐ ňu_m а̂
After everything was settled, Su Xingyao sent Lu Jiuxu a message and a photo of the signing ceremony that took place at Lanxing today.
Su Catcat: Mr. Lu, Lanxing left me with no choice but to choose them over the other companies.
Across the ocean, in a quiet car, a deep, low laugh echoed.
Lu Jiuxu narrowed his long eyes slightly and read the message from Su Xingyao several times.
Indeed, he would offer Su Xingyao many options.
However, at the same time, among all the other choices, he would make sure that he became Su Xingyao’s best option.
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After the signing was complete, that evening, Lanxing Entertainment updated Su Xingyao’s photo and personal information on their official website.
At the same time, their official Weibo account also posted about Su Xingyao signing with Lanxing Entertainment.
Lanxing Entertainment: #SuXingyaoSignsWithLanxingEntertainment#
When the rose falls into Klein Blue’s sea, all the waiting becomes romantic and meaningful.
@ssSuXingyao, thank you, Mr. Su, for your trust and support of Lanxing Entertainment.
If meeting is a destined encounter, then accompanying you will be unwavering.
Ẅё b n о v ěl É n û m̂а̌
Grateful to have you, and in the future, Lanxing will walk hand in hand with you~
After Lanxing Entertainment made the official announcement, the company began promoting it widely across all major platforms.
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The news of Su Xingyao signing with Lanxing immediately shot to the top of trending topics.
With such high-profile promotion from the company, fans immediately learned of the news.
Su Xingyao’s fans, who had been waiting for such a long time, were overjoyed to finally hear that Su Xingyao had signed with a new company. They quickly followed Su Xingyao’s new account and Lanxing’s official Weibo.
The previously scattered fans had finally found an official organization to follow.
Е n̆u m̄ а̀. іd
While fans were happily celebrating Su Xingyao’s signing with his new company with giveaways, some anti-fans and passersby started mocking him.
【??? What kind of shady company is Lanxing Entertainment?】
【I’ve never heard of it before. Did Su Xingyao set up his own studio?】
【Has Su Xingyao lost his mind? He finally gained some popularity, but instead of signing with a reliable company while he’s still hot, he waited this long and signed with this kind of company??】
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Lanxing Entertainment was so new that many netizens didn’t know about it until they heard Su Xingyao had signed with them.
Curious, people searched for the company’s qualifications, but after a thorough search, they found absolutely nothing—just a blank page.
Е n̆u m̌ӑ
For a company with no track record, no one could understand why Su Xingyao would make such a decision.
【Could it be that Su Xingyao couldn’t find a good company at his level?】
【No way, he’s been really popular recently. At least a few well-known companies in the industry have reached out to him.】
【Then why would he choose this kind of company? What is Su Xingyao thinking…】
【His taste has always been bad, right? The former Yingxing and now this… it doesn’t seem like anything good.】
【Damn, why does it have “Xing(star)” in the name too…】
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Just as netizens were dumbfounded by Su Xingyao’s choice of agency, those who had been digging into Lanxing’s information came back with shocked expressions.
【Well… I can only say that a new company might not necessarily be a bad thing.】
【Guys, you should search Lanxing yourselves. It’s not what you think. This company has some serious backing.】
【After reading up on it, I just want to call Lanxing ‘Dad.’】
【?】
【Troll army???】
Web́ ń о́v еl Е̌ n̄ uṁ а
【Don’t speak hesitantly, if you have something to say, just say it.】
【Calling ‘Dad’? A company no one had ever heard of before, how impressive could it be?】
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Seeing that many people didn’t believe it, those who were accused of being trolls immediately posted two photos.
The first photo was of the Lanxing building.
In the most prime commercial area of the city, a magnificent and impressive standalone building stood proudly in the center.
At the very front of this building, which clearly wasn’t cheap, was a bold sign that read “Lanxing Entertainment Ltd.”
W ebṅоv̀е l É ń ū m а̂
Before the shocked netizens could calculate how much the building was worth, someone posted a second photo.
Netizen: This photo was taken on-site just now, and the photo can’t fully capture the shock.
Netizens quickly clicked on the larger image.
The angle of the photo was taken from the glass door of the building, sneaking a look inside.
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Originally, netizens wanted to see how luxurious the interior of the building was.
However, when they saw the contents, they realized that the incredibly expensive-looking decoration inside wasn’t the focus.
Wе b̄n̄о́v̈ е̊ l̃ En̊ um̈ а
The key highlight was the wall, which was at least 20 to 30 meters high, on which hung a giant poster of Su Xingyao.
The various decorations and trinkets inside the building were also all related to Su Xingyao.
The entire company seemed to be built just for Su Xingyao.
The netizens who had been insulting Lanxing as a shady company a moment ago now had only one word in their minds: Impressive.
【This building and decoration are really grand, luxurious, and impressive.】
【I’m blinded by that giant poster.】
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【This isn’t even an entertainment agency anymore, it’s basically Su Xingyao’s fan club!】
【Sorry, Lanxing Dad, I was wrong to judge you.】
【Oh my god, this building screams money!】
【They’re really loaded. A friend of mine said the poster of Su Xingyao alone costs seven figures.】
【With such status, if I were Su Xingyao, I’d sign too.】
【Does anyone know what Lanxing is all about?】
W ѐb̆n о vе̃l̇ Е n̆ u_m а̊
【I don’t know about Lanxing, but Su Xingyao’s current manager is someone with a big background.】
【Su Xingyao has a manager now? Who is it?】
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【Zhou Mengxue, who took two top stars to fame and then retired for three years because she felt there was no challenge in the industry.】
【Whoa…】
As people’s interest grew, more news about Su Xingyao and Lanxing started bombarding the netizens.
It completely stunned the people who had previously looked down on Su Xingyao and his new company.
Е́ ñû m а̂. і̃d
Before the netizens had even processed all this information, Lanxing boldly announced a new project for Su Xingyao.
The country’s top-tier variety show “Exit with Style,” with a super luxurious guest lineup, was about to invite Su Xingyao as its newest guest.
References
| ↑1 | “hanging a sheep’s head to sell dog meat” (挂羊头卖狗肉) is a Chinese idiom that refers to a deceptive practice where the appearance or label of one thing is used to sell something completely different. It’s similar to the English phrase “bait and switch,” where a person offers something attractive or desirable (the “sheep’s head”) but delivers something of lesser quality or not what was promised (the “dog meat”). |
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