TPH Chapter 24

The Protagonist’s Halo [Arc 1] Chapter 24: Entertainment Circle Vase (32)

Ji Yanhuai retired from the entertainment industry three years later.

His life trajectory is somewhat similar to the original story, except that in the original plot, he retired from the entertainment industry at the peak of his career, his godhood solidified and he retired from the entertainment industry at the height of his popularity, returning home to inherit a multi-billion-dollar fortune and become a CEO, leaving countless people missing him. He only appeared in public occasionally, accompanying Pei Yiren on variety shows to show their affection, leading many netizens to envy them as a perfect couple.

This time it was not so glorious. His career started to go downhill after “Awakening from a Dream”. He lost a lot of fans because of the frustration he felt because of Su Man, but more because Tianhuang failed to maintain its giant status.

“Awakening from a Dream” not only brought Su Man’s ascension and made her a film legend, but also caused the market value of the entertainment company to increase several times. These were later called the “Awakening from a Dream Effect” or the “Su Man Effect”, which is also synonymous with a series of subsequent developments.

With the help of Su Man, a groundbreaking superstar, Youyi directly threatened Tianhuang’s status, and the power in the entertainment industry was reshuffled.

Tianhuang’s flop also affected Ji Yanhuai’s development. In the past, he didn’t need to audition. Suitable roles and the best scripts in the circle would be sent to him. Even if he couldn’t shoot so many dramas, at least they would go through him first, and other artists only got things that were selected by him.

Is this just because he was once the youngest winner of the three major film awards in the country? Of course not.

Tianhuang’s power and connections control the best resources in the entertainment industry.

But now these no longer belong to Tianhuang or Ji Yanhuai.

And it became Youyi and Su Man.

With the help of Su Man, Youyi got the biggest piece of the pie and controlled more resources and connections. In just three years, it replaced Tianhuang’s leading position.

If the rise of entertainment is incredible, then Su Man is the real synonym for incredible.

If “Awakening” made her a legend in the film industry, then the subsequent “Tomorrow” became a global hit, achieving a second Grand Slam at A-level international film festivals.

Who knows how many people envy Youyi. The company’s president must have accumulated blessings for several lifetimes to be able to sign Su Man, and she continued to stay in Youyi even after she became a god. Even if a large international company like Universal Pictures offered her extremely generous conditions, Su Man had no intention of changing companies.

There were rumors in the past that Mr. Shen of Youyi had been taking good care of Su Man since the signing of the contract, praising her and spending money on her like crazy, treating her better than his own brother. It was no surprise that Su Man stayed with him.

The CEOs of major companies are all looking for good-looking young men at home. If they can catch one, it would be best to bring her back to their own company and become successful instantly.

This kind of male beauty and temptation idea is just a thought, and it is said that no one has ever succeeded.

Some people also recalled Su Man’s only public relationship in the circle, her ex-boyfriend Ji Yanhuai.

Even Ji Yanhuai’s fans felt that he was miserable. Since the breakup, Su Man’s career seemed to be on the rise, while Ji Yanhuai was having all kinds of misfortunes. Some fans even maliciously speculated that Su Man had cast a spell behind Ji Yanhuai’s fortune.

But even some of his own relatively neutral fans refuted it, saying that Su Man was truly against the will of heaven, something that ordinary people wouldn’t even dare to think about. However, Ji Yanhuai’s career setbacks were also somewhat related to Su Man.

After the Grand Slam of “Awakening from a Dream”, many people were envious and jealous, thinking that if you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. If you reach the top so quickly, you must know whether Su Man can bear it.

However, the second and third Grand Slams slapped her in the face.

The film she starred in not only won Best Actress, but also Best Picture, and even Best Actor. The actor who won Best Actor even joked, “The first person I should thank for this award is Su Man. If she and the director hadn’t chosen me, I might not have won it.”

This is also why investors, companies and artists in the entertainment industry dream of working with Su Man.

However, the person least likely to cooperate is Ji Yanhuai.

Su Man, as always, did what she said and would no longer have any relationship with Ji Yanhuai, so the directors and film producers who wanted to work with Su Man also crossed out Ji Yanhuai’s name first.

The gap between the two is getting bigger and bigger, even the black fans have no presence, and even if they do, they only dare to do it secretly.

Problems that Ji Yanhuai would not have encountered before, now emerged one by one.

The Ji family’s influence in the entertainment industry has declined significantly, and they are even more reluctant to let their heir waste time in the entertainment industry. Under the repeated strict orders of Ji Yanhuai’s father, Ji Dong, Ji Yanhuai had to sadly withdraw from the entertainment industry and return to inherit the family business.

As a result, as soon as he returned home, without waiting for Ji Yanhuai to take over and adapt to the company’s affairs, his parents arranged a busy blind date for him.

The daughters-in-law that Madam Ji had chosen were all typical daughters of wealthy families, prioritizing family background, well-educated, generous, dignified, well-mannered, gentle and quiet. But these were not the types he was interested in, and he even felt a little annoyed by the number of them.

It can be said that he rejected every one that Mrs. Ji arranged for him.

Those young ladies were originally attracted to him because of his good family background, handsome appearance and the fact that he was once a movie star, but they were also embarrassed and upset when they were rejected. When the news got out, people in the circle said that Ji Yanhuai had a cold personality.

There were also those who faced challenges head-on, such as those obsessed with his face and figure, pestering him relentlessly, and his fiery personality troubled Ji Yanhuai endlessly. There were also those who pestered him in the entertainment industry before, but he had Tianhuang and the Ji family behind him, so he didn’t have to worry about that.

But the rich young lady who was pestering him was from a family no less wealthy than the Ji family. Even his parents advised him not to offend her even if he refused. Ji Yanhuai, who had already begun to take over the family affairs, had to learn to be tolerant and consider the overall situation, and just ignored her coldly.

This daughter of the Jiang family was not the type of gentle and obedient daughter-in-law that Mrs. Ji had her eyes on, but Ji Yanhuai had rejected so many blind dates that she didn’t care who it was, as long as Ji Yanhuai was willing to get married and have children .

As a result, by the end of the year, Ji Yanhuai’s father, Mr. Ji, mentioned that he should get engaged to Miss Jiang.

Ji Yanhuai’s face changed drastically, and he flatly refused, “I don’t agree.”

He had no feelings for Miss Jiang at all, and even disliked her spoiled and clingy temperament. He was able to tolerate her entanglement only for the sake of the Jiang family’s face, and there was no possibility of getting married.

Mr. Ji disagreed. Isn’t business marriage a very normal thing? The industry is in economic recession now, and marrying into the Jiang family is a strong alliance. As for Miss Jiang’s personality, whether Ji Yanhuai likes her or not, those are all trivial matters.

Ji Yanhuai insisted that he had already taken charge of the company’s affairs and could do a good job, and did not need to rely on marriage to help the company.

He frowned and said coldly, “Even if I get married, I will find someone I really like.”

Ji Yanhuai’s relationship with his father had always been strained because of their dispute over their dreams, and they were always very cold when they spoke.

“What do you like?” Director Ji snorted lightly, pointing at Ji Yanhuai with anger on his face, “Don’t you see, those you dated in the past were just actors.”

Mr. Ji has always considered himself a wealthy family and looked down on the entertainment industry. The fact that his son, who has always been outstanding, would rather fall out with him than enter the entertainment industry is enough to make him extremely disgusted with celebrities and entertainers.

In the original plot, if Pei Yiren had not also achieved considerable success, and had not deliberately flattered Mr. and Mrs. Ji, and successfully persuaded Ji Yanhuai to retire from the entertainment industry and inherit the family business, it would not have been so easy for her to be accepted by the Ji family, and they would not have been very satisfied with her.

Mr. Ji was furious. “You too, have wasted so many years in the entertainment industry. You don’t do your job properly. What’s so good about being in the entertainment industry?”

It can be said that the father and son parted ways on bad terms.

…

The next day, Mr. Ji still had a gloomy face, so no one in the company dared to breathe heavily, for fear of angering him.

The secretary sorted out today’s magazines and newspapers and placed them on the left side of the chairman’s desk so that Mr. Ji could read them at any time. “Is there any important news today?”

The secretary bowed slightly and humbly spoke about several important changes in industry policies, stock price changes of large companies, etc.

Finally, he said, “Time magazine also released the latest Forbes Asian Wealth Celebrity List.”

“Oh.” Director Ji took out Time magazine and opened it.

From bottom to top, many of the names were familiar to him, but soon a look of shock appeared on his face.

Shen Can, president of the entertainment giant Entertainment Entertainment, is ranked tenth. Also listed are his key businesses and his total net worth.

A few years ago, there was still some gap between the Shen family and the Ji family. Moreover, because the Shen couple passed away, they let Shen Can, who had just returned from studying abroad at a young age, take over the family business. At that time, many people were waiting to see the joke of this young man.

Unexpectedly, they were wrong. Shen Can was not an inexperienced newcomer, but a fast-growing young lion. He stabilized the company in a short period of time and knew how to make drastic changes. He was so ruthless that he gave up a lot of industries that outsiders were coveting and wanted to devour them, and also shifted the focus of his career to the entertainment industry.

Director Ji only admired some of his youthful decisiveness, but was not very optimistic about the rest. The Shen family had lost all the connections and industries that they had built up over decades, and it would be difficult to restore the peak glory they had when the Shen couple were alive.

But this ranking seemed to slap him in the face.

A young man who is only half his age now has assets under his name and is worth several times, or even dozens of times, more than his.

Next to the ranking there is also an introduction saying that the amusement and entertainment company has not yet gone public and its market value is estimated to be as high as 30 billion.

Seeing that the chairman looked unhappy, the secretary stepped forward with some concern, but was waved away by Mr. Ji. He was just a little shocked that Shen Can directly ranked tenth on Forbes, and it was no big deal.

Is the entertainment industry really that profitable? Is there gold everywhere? Ji Dong began to feel confused about the world.

Mr. Ji thought that he had developed a calm mindset over the years and would not be shocked by a young man’s achievements. But when he looked up again, his eyes finally couldn’t help but widen, and for a moment his heart began to feel uneasy.

Su Man, an international superstar, is third.