Xiao Bai immediately said, “This will absolutely never happen again.”
Lin Xiaoxi achieved her goal, her tone softening: “I hope we can cooperate happily in the future.”
“About the advertisement…” Xiao Bai looked at her expectantly.
“As long as the signing event ends before noon and I catch the noon flight, I can make it to the afternoon shoot,” Lin Xiaoman explained. “I’ve already bought the tickets. You just need to buy your own ticket.”
Xiao Bai suddenly realized that Lin Xiaoman had already planned everything, and she hadn’t told him immediately in order to warn him and make him understand that she wasn’t someone to be manipulated.
Xiao Bai couldn’t help but recall their first meeting, when she was a timid girl who spoke softly and always said “I’ll listen to you” – completely different from the cunning and sharp-eyed person before him now.
A good girl being cursed by the entire internet, yet managing to climb from the bottom to first place on her own.
“If you have any dissatisfaction in the future, tell me directly. Don’t do this again,” Xiao Bai said.
Lin Xiaoman was stunned, looking at him in surprise. He awkwardly averted his gaze: “I want to be a good agent too.”
“
★ Chapter Nineteen: Advertisement
From the start of the signing event, Lin Xiaoman began her crazy signing mode, apologizing to every arriving fan.
The fans were all little angels, feeling sorry for her hard schedule and offering her snacks and drinks. Lin Xiaoman didn’t accept them. As an apology, she paid for the fans to have lunch at a nearby hotel.
As soon as the signing event ended, she and Xiao Bai took the company car to the airport.
Passing through the square, Lin Xiaoman noticed the man in black who had been there the past few days, still holding a black umbrella.
Xiao Bai followed her gaze and saw the man in black, quickly advising: “Xiaoman, don’t casually interact with this kind of person.”
“Do you know him?”
“No,” Xiao Bai looked disdainful, “These people are common. He’s definitely a stalker fan. Stay away from him.”
“Stalker fan?” Lin Xiaoman thought it unlikely.
“Does someone like this look normal?” Xiao Bai spoke like an experienced insider, “Trust me. I’ve been in the entertainment industry for three years. I’ve seen all kinds of people. Anyway, stay away from him.”
Lin Xiaoman didn’t mention that she had previously given the man in black an umbrella, knowing he would make a big fuss about it.”
Xiao Bai’s phone suddenly lit up, and he replied to messages while continuing to advise: “Once these people latch on, you can’t shake them off, like drugs. Speaking of drugs, remember to never touch drugs, or you’ll ruin your entire life…”
“Oops, wrong message,” Xiao Bai suddenly called out, immediately dialing a call, “Babe… don’t be angry, I didn’t say you’re useless… you’re so cute…”
Xiao Bai had recently started dating, and Lin Xiaoman knew about this. No matter the time, Xiao Bai’s phone was always in hand, using any free moment to send voice messages and chat with his girlfriend.
Lin Xiaoman quietly put in her earphones and closed her eyes to rest.
When they arrived in City C, Lin Xiaoman went directly to Saint Mi Technology. Arriving at the shooting site and receiving the script from the director, she discovered she was to shoot an advertisement for a common page game.
The type of ad that says “Register now and get million-worth equipment, take you on the path to godhood” or “One knife for 998, get experience and red packets.”
Even when she was Tang Feifei, she had received such advertisement invitations. The prices were high, the shooting was simple, and many stars wanting quick money would like them. But she had refused back then.
Because the quality was too low and would affect her image.
Her thoughts remained the same now.
Even though she was just an eighteenth-tier star, she couldn’t become known through such poorly made advertisements.
She found Xiao Bai, who was deeply engaged with his girlfriend and didn’t even look up when she entered.
Lin Xiaoman directly threw the script on the table: “Reject this advertisement.”
Xiao Bai still didn’t look up, his fingers typing quickly: “No, the company has already agreed.”
“Tell the company I’m not doing it. This doesn’t match my image.”
“How does it not match?” Xiao Bai finally looked up, smiling ingratiatingly, “Xiaoman, an ancient costume fairy girl – isn’t this perfectly matched to your image?”
“What image in a trash advertisement?” Lin Xiaoman’s expression turned cold. “There’s not even a decent line of dialogue, let alone ad creativity. Shooting this would invite criticism.”
Xiao Bai still smiled, picking up the script and pushing it into her hand: “Xiaoman, now is not the time to be picky. If there’s a chance to shoot, just shoot. Getting the money is what matters most.”
“I won’t shoot!” Lin Xiaoman slammed the script back on the table, looking at Xiao Bai. “Now is the time for you to be a good agent.”
“A good agent should let you shoot,” Xiao Bai said earnestly, “Do you know how much money you can earn?”
“No matter how much money, I won’t accept.”
“Then do you know how much you’ll have to pay in compensation if you don’t shoot?”
“I’ll find a way.”
“
Although she didn’t have much money now, she was confident she could return to her original position by following things step by step. This compensation was not a big deal for her.
“Can you accept even twenty times the compensation?”
Lin Xiaoman slightly furrowed her brow, “This is an oppressive clause!”
“If you follow the contract, it can’t be considered an oppressive clause.”
Lin Xiaoman looked at Xiao Bai: “Are you trying to trick me?”
It was Xiao Bai who brought the original owner into the company, and she signed without any doubt because she trusted him.
“Can’t you have some conscience?” Xiao Bai was angry. He had brought her to the company out of pity, and now that she had some achievements, she was turning around to blame him. This was too much!
“If it weren’t for me, how could you be so glamorous now? How could you easily earn tens of thousands? Now you’re blaming me for tricking you? Why don’t you blame me for bringing you back to the company and finding you a place to live?” Xiao Bai was so angry he could barely breathe, “If I had known you were so ungrateful, even if you were starving or being cheated, I shouldn’t have spared you a glance.”
Qian Yuan’s frown deepened, and after a moment of silence, he impatiently waved his hand: “Start shooting, start shooting!”
“Wait a minute—” Lin Xiaoman had already removed her harness and walked to the shooting area.
“
Hearing her voice, he rushed over in surprise: “What’s wrong? Is there a problem?”
He was on edge because of Lin Xiaoman, afraid something might happen again.
“The lighting, I’ll adjust it.”
“You know how to do this?” Xiaobai was surprised and couldn’t help but praise, “What a treasure, Xiaoman, you’re amazing.”
Lin Xiaoman walked to the sound engineer and helped him adjust the angle of the lights.
“That’s good,” Lin Xiaoman turned to the sound engineer, “If you don’t understand something, you can ask me again.”
The sound engineer stared at her, momentarily speechless.
“Shall I explain again?” Lin Xiaoman’s tone was gentle.
“No, no…” The sound engineer’s face turned red, nervously rubbing his hands.
Ah, he was going crazy!!!
“Thank you for the compliment,” Lin Xiaoman smiled softly.
The sound engineer felt like his heart was struck!
Today, he would be a qualified fan!
Immediately, he would post on Weibo!
Back in front of the green screen, Lin Xiaoman was re-harnessed and nodded to Qian Yuan, who was still frowning: “Director, we can start.”
