TPH Chapter 10.1

The Protagonist’s Halo [Arc 1] Chapter 10.1: Entertainment Circle Vase (13)

The boss of Jiangjing Entertainment Company is Mr. Chen, who is in his forties. The company was founded by his father’s generation, and he has been in charge for only seven or eight years. His ability is not outstanding, and he can barely maintain the company. The competition in the entertainment industry is fierce, and the good resources have been divided up by the giants. It is lucky for their second-rate company to get a taste of the pie.

Xiao Han made a report, listing in great detail all of Yang Jing’s shortcomings and her incompetence as her agent, and sent it to Mr. Chen by email.

The first request made to the company was to replace Yang Jing.

When Mr. Chen saw this, he was very unhappy and asked Yang Jing what was going on. But Yang Jing immediately found a backer, her aunt, Mrs. Chen. Yang Jing was actually his wife’s niece. Mr. Chen’s wife was fierce, and she was very strict with her husband. She even let her niece take an important position in the company to monitor Mr. Chen and prevent him from having affairs. But Yang Jing used this identity to bully others in the company.

Mrs. Chen came to Mr. Chen’s office and raised her chin in a rather arrogant manner, “What’s that girl called? Su Man? She’s disobedient and wants to change her agent. Why should the company obey her? She’s just an actress who makes money for the company. It’s her right for the company to let her do whatever she wants.”

“My niece is her manager, but she still doesn’t know what’s good for her. I think she should be ignored for a few years, so that she knows her own status and behaves herself.”

Mrs. Chen had been a rich wife at home for many years. Apart from keeping an eye on her husband in various ways, she had never taken care of other matters. Her impression of the artists in the company was just that they were small stars and actors. In particular, Mrs. Chen saw Su Man’s photo and felt threatened because she was so beautiful. With Yang Jing adding fuel to the fire, Mrs. Chen’s impression of Su Man became extremely bad.

“Her contract is here anyway. If you say you want to keep her in the dark for a few years, she won’t dare to make trouble with you.”

Mr. Chen was easily influenced, and he felt that his wife was right. There was no need to make a big fuss about it. After all, Yang Jing was a family member. If he didn’t do well, his wife would probably quarrel with him every day. Mr. Chen sighed, “Then let it be.”

Two days later, Yang Jing came to Su Man’s residence with a haughty look on her face. “I am Mr. Chen’s niece. Do you think Mr. Chen will listen to an outsider like you?”

Xiao Han sighed. She was unlucky to have met such a fool.

It is the artists, not the agents, who can bring profits to the company. How can an artist be pushed out to protect the agent who made a mistake?

Seeing her sigh, Yang Jing thought she had given in to her. However, this time Su Man was so bold as to go to President Chen and make a scene, making her lose face in the company. She would not let Su Man off so easily. She had to make her know how powerful she was and listen to her obediently in the future.

“You’d better stay under my command obediently. If I am happy…”

“In that case, let’s terminate the contract.” Xiao Han said in a flat tone.

But Yang Jing heard it like a thunderbolt. She stared at her in disbelief with her eyes wide open. “Su Man, are you crazy? How dare you say such a thing?”

She was shaking with anger, and her fierce eyes looked as if she wanted to tear Xiao Han apart alive. “Your contract hasn’t even expired yet, and you want to terminate it. Who would be willing to pay a large termination fee for you?”

Xiao Han raised his eyebrows and chuckled, “Can’t I pay for it myself?”

The original owner was not a new artist, nor was she a spendthrift. Being a star was quite profitable, so she saved a lot of money in the past two or three years. The contract was for seven years, with a termination fee of 15 million. If she gave her savings and her house and car, it would be enough.

This was also a relatively bad contingency plan that Xiao Han had made. If the situation was good, she would at least not be so anxious to terminate the contract early. But now it seemed that there was no point staying for one more day in such a company with no future.

But Yang Jing would not believe that she would rather become penniless than terminate the contract. Many female stars hope to marry into a wealthy family, or at least marry someone of equal status in the same industry. It is precisely because they are used to enjoying such a lavish life that they would not choose to marry an ordinary person even if it is to ensure that their quality of life does not decline.

Who, after being used to eating abalone, shark fin and fish maw, can still swallow light porridge and side dishes?

After Yang Jing calmed down from her shock and anger, she was certain that Su Man would not really pay the termination fee to terminate the contract. She crossed her arms and sneered, “Su Man, you don’t want to be in this circle anymore, right?”

Xiao Han said calmly, “Since when has Jiangjing Entertainment become the leader of the entertainment industry? They can ban someone at will.”

After saying this, Xiao Han was indeed more confident, as Yang Jing had nothing to threaten or force her with.

Xiao Han was calm and composed, but Yang Jing was so angry that she said, “I’m telling you, Su Man, with your acting skills and your self-righteous and ignorant character, you won’t have a chance to make a name for yourself.”

Xiao Han said coldly, “Then it has nothing to do with you.”

After she left, Yang Jing’s expression changed unpredictably. Su Man was so stubborn and confident. Did she find a new employer? Or did she hook up with some financial sponsor? But if you think about it, even Ji Yanhuai dumped her. Who else could Su Man rely on? How could she have the capital to terminate the contract?

Although she cursed Su Man countless times in her heart, Yang Jing felt guilty when she thought that Mr. Chen knew that Su Man asked to terminate the contract.

She had dared to persuade Mr. Chen to stand on her side before, but she was relying on the fact that Su Man was an artist of Jiangjing Entertainment and had to listen to the company. However, she did not expect that Su Man would directly propose to terminate the contract.

In Jiangjing Entertainment Company, there are actually not many people who are more popular than Su Man. No one can compare to her in terms of appearance, and there are also few who can show off their acting skills.

Even though Su Man was badly criticized in the original plot, and eventually was banned and retired from the entertainment industry, that was because Su Man had no hope of becoming a star. But if they talk about terminating the contract at this point in time, Jiangjing Entertainment will be the one that suffers.

As for Xiao Han, she had to pay a large sum of money for termination of the contract, but she was willing to do so.

Xiao Han said to his assistant Xiao Xia, “Come with me and I will pay you.”

She added another sentence, “Of course it’s up to you.”

Assistant Xiao Xia nodded, “Sister Su Man and I.”

She has no experience, but Yang Jing is such a narrow-minded person. If she continues to stay in the company, she will only be bullied and have no one to complain to. Moreover, she thinks Yang Jing is stupid. Who said that Sister Su Man has no acting skills? One should look at a person with new eyes after three days of absence. She saw with her own eyes how kindly Director Zhang spoke to Sister Su Man. And as for the acting skills, even though she is an outsider, she also thinks she acted very well.

“That’s good.” Xiao Han also asked casually.