TPH Chapter 9

The Protagonist’s Halo [Arc 1] Chapter 9: Entertainment Circle Vase (12)

Near the finale, almost all the truth has surfaced.

Cheng Xing had failed, been decadent and depressed, but he stood up again tenaciously, gained the support of many people, and took sharp and powerful revenge on all those who had hurt him.

He had seen with his own eyes how cold Xiao Yue was to him when she stood next to the heir of the Qin family.

Cheng Xing pursed his lips, “What else do you have to say? I won’t believe you anymore.”

Afraid of being soft-hearted again, he didn’t even look at Xiao Yue’s face. She was so beautiful, and so deceptive, like a demon with an angelic face.

Xiao Yue stared at Cheng Xing’s back, and for the first time, she indulged her feelings, took off all the masks of disguise, and said softly with a tearful smile,

“I seem to have done a lot of wrong things, but… I have always loved you.”

The dry voice concealed the sobs that no one knew about and the emotional secrets that were difficult to reveal, which she had always been deeply afraid of and carefully hidden.

No one knew that her last smile was a rare and brilliant one in her life, with the warmth of sunshine.

Only the camera captured this scene.

Cheng Xing was somewhat moved, but he couldn’t help turning around. He was hurt by Xiao Yue’s tears, and his trembling and tightly clenched fists seemed to reflect his mood, but he still pretended to be indifferent and kept people at a distance.

“You have said this to many people, it’s all fake. How long do you want to keep lying to me?”

Facing Cheng Xing’s questioning, Xiao Yue did not make any excuses, nor did she look sad at all. Her beautiful face only showed tenderness and fatigue that made Cheng Xing puzzled.

“Love is indeed painful.”

Xiao Yue seemed to remember the man who deceived her mother and then cruelly abandoned and hurt her mother. What was the difference between what she did and what that man did?

Xiao Yue smiled, her eyes were complicated but full of pure love, “No, I will bring you endless pain.”

Her final tone was filled with a sense of relief. Even though Cheng Xing did not believe her in the end, she still wanted to protect him, to protect the only light in her life.

Her death took away Cheng Xing’s pain. She died in the Qin family’s revenge, in a shadow that no one could see.

When he finally learned of her death, Cheng Xing was filled with disbelief, regret, and grief over the loss of his beloved.

…

Xiao Han’s scenes were successfully completed, and Director Zhang even specially arranged a farewell banquet.

Agent Yang Jing also came to the crew. She was a woman in her thirties, wearing a black and white professional suit. Her face did not look fierce but rather approachable. However, Xiao Han, who had seen what she did in the plot, knew that she was a two-faced person. She would flatter the powerful people who were beneficial to her, and would be arrogant and domineering towards people who did not listen to her or who were of low status.

Seeing Su Man again after two or three months, Yang Jing was stunned. It seemed that Su Man’s temperament had changed a little, and she seemed to be more beautiful. It must be said that Su Man’s appearance is also one of the best in the entertainment industry where there are so many beautiful women. Otherwise, when she first signed with the company, Yang Jing would not have used all means to become her agent.

It’s a pity that Su Man is so stupid that she doesn’t know how to make good use of her beauty. She couldn’t even keep Ji Yanhuai under her control, Yang Jing said contemptuously in her heart.

Director Zhang, who thought he had witnessed Su Man’s transformation in acting, smiled very kindly and said, “I look forward to continuing to work with Su Man in the future.”

Yang Jing’s understanding was still stuck at the time when Su Man was scolded by the director for her poor acting skills. Now seeing Director Zhang being so enthusiastic about Su Man, it was a world of difference compared to when she just signed the contract and joined the crew.

“Could it be that Ji Yanhuai said something good for her?” Yang Jing muttered to herself. Director Zhang was a well-known figure in the industry, and Yang Jing did not dare to offend him in the slightest. She smiled and said, “It is our honor to work with Director Zhang.”

Yang Jing asked directly in the car, “How is your relationship with Ji Yanhuai now?”

Assistant Xiao Xia glanced at Xiao Han and didn’t dare to speak. After more than two months of getting along, Xiao Xia had long been taught by Xiao Han to become her own person and to listen to her first. Besides, Yang Jing was not that popular.

Xiao Han sat in the back seat with her eyes closed to rest, without making any response.

Yang Jing was a little unhappy, but thinking about Ji Yanhuai and Director Zhang’s attitude towards Su Man, she still held back. She could still save face for someone who was good to her. But when she wanted to say something else, Xiao Han interrupted her directly.

“Go straight back to my house and tell the company that I need to take a break for a while and don’t take any work for me for the time being.”

The original owner’s residence is a single-family apartment in a high-end community with good confidentiality, and it was bought by the original owner herself. She has made a lot of money in the two or three years since she entered the circle. She lives alone. Su Man also has a family. Unlike those fans of Ji Yanhuai on the Internet who say that she is not worthy of the male god and has a poor family background, Su Man’s parents are both high school teachers, but they are determined to oppose their daughter entering the entertainment industry.

Su Man’s father had a big fight with her because of this, and told her not to go home if she was in the entertainment industry. Su Man had already signed a contract with the company at that time, and if she terminated the contract, she would have to pay a large sum of money. In short, the relationship between Su Man and her family has been quite strained in recent years. Her family never called her, and refused to accept the money she sent back. In front of the media, Su Man rarely disclosed family information, for fear of disturbing her parents’ work and life.

The crew of “Empty Star” also finished filming very quickly, and the official Weibo released a wrap-up announcement, and @ed all the leading actors.

Fans of various groups responded, with Ji Yanhuai’s fans being the main force, but it was also obvious that some were praising one and some were criticizing the other.

“Director, please be a human being. Don’t waste my idol’s acting skills, and don’t let my idol play against that woman.”

“Just bear with it. The plot is about a male protagonist, and Su Man is just a vase.”

“How long will that woman keep tying up God Ji? This is simply unbearable.”

“Another day of my male god being dragged down.”

…

The director didn’t even take those comments on Weibo seriously. He just waited for the audience to slap him in the face after the show was aired.

Director Zhang watched Su Man’s last scene over and over again all night. With his eyesight, Su Man will definitely become a hit.

This circle does have many conditions, requiring the right time, right place, and right people, and even metaphysics. But those who are truly capable will always come to the fore, and those who fail to come to the fore can only say that their abilities are not strong enough.

Actors want to be favored and appreciated by big directors, and directors also strive for such natural actors.

During the post-production editing, Director Zhang was reluctant to cut out Su Man’s scenes. Her acting was textbook-level and as natural as breathing. Director Zhang had rarely seen such acting in all his years in the industry.

As soon as the drama was finished, Ji Yanhuai’s agent Zhou Zhuo couldn’t wait to post a breakup post on Weibo. Soon, Su Man also posted a message on Weibo with three simple words: “Broken up.”

#Ji Yanhuai and Su Man break up# quickly became a hot search and reached the top in less than half an hour.

Most of them were posted by Ji Yanhuai’s fans, who quickly updated the information on Baidu Encyclopedia and changed the prefix of Su Man’s name in the relationship column to “ex-girlfriend” in the past tense, as if they were afraid that she would regret it.

Fans were quite happy about the breakup and started celebrating, announcing with joy that their idol was single again.

“I’m so happy that I’m going crazy [Retweet for the lucky draw] [Retweet for the lucky draw] The first 100 people will get a chance”

“To celebrate the breakup of Ji Yanhuai and Su Man, I watched the drama “Empty Star”.”

“Finally my idol doesn’t have to be tied to a vase with poor acting skills anymore.”

“Su Man is finally willing to let my idol go. To be honest, she is not worthy of Ji Yanhuai at all.”

“I hope Su Man won’t continue to act like a demon under the name of Ji Yanhuai’s ex-girlfriend. I will be grateful to you for the rest of my life.”

…

Agent Zhou Zhuo was very satisfied with the public opinion effect. God knows how long he had been holding it in. He and Ji Yanhuai’s fans were on the same front in this matter. He didn’t want to be labeled as such by Su Man and wanted his artist to be single forever.

The original owner still has millions of fans on Weibo. In the entertainment industry, even the most badly criticized stars have their own fans. If they don’t have any, it only means that they are doing very badly and have no connection with the entertainment industry at all.

There are also fewer zombie fans because her agent didn’t help her manage them. Now Xiao Han is in the hands of her assistant Xiao Xia, and the first thing she did was to post the breakup Weibo.

The following comment is, “As long as Su Man’s face doesn’t collapse, we will always be your fans.”

Well, I’m a real fan of looks.

“Congratulations to Su Man for becoming a happily single little fairy.”

Well, the joy of being single is beyond your imagination.

“I am Su Meiyan Shengshi, I will definitely find someone better, pat on the head.”

Most of the fans of the original owner expressed their consolation, and as for the messages from Ji Yanhuai’s fans who came to seek attention, Xiao Han simply skipped them.

Since the announcement of their relationship, the original owner’s fans have been frequently attacked by Ji Yanhuai’s girlfriend’s fans. The fan sites, support clubs and fan groups have all been scattered. It is not easy to stay strong here, but it also makes it impossible to get the data and traffic required by many celebrities’ Weibo.

What often happens is that Su Man’s fans vote for her, which attracts a large number of Ji Yanhuai’s fans, who deliberately vote for other competitors in order to step on Su Man.

After so many times, the militant fans became weak and stopped fighting, and they could only become quiet fans of the show.

Su Man and her management company are also responsible. Every time when she encounters a big battle between Ji Yanhuai’s fans and her, Su Man will be weak and dare not speak up for her fans. Under such circumstances, Ji Yanhuai’s fans will naturally become more arrogant and make fun of her. Her agent Yang Jing and the company did not deal with this situation in time. It would be strange if Su Man’s fans did not run away out of frustration.

After clarifying the situation, Xiao Han couldn’t help but shook her head. But it didn’t matter. She was not afraid even if she had to start all over again.

Agent Yang Jing was going crazy. The hot searches on the Internet were about to explode. She couldn’t get through to Su Man on the phone, so she rushed directly to Su Man’s residence and started scolding her.

“You broke up with Ji Yanhuai, why am I the last person to know about it?”

Xiao Han was not in a hurry and said slowly, “You should ask yourself about this.”

“Are you a good agent?”

Xiao Han’s sharp eyes made Yang Jing feel a little guilty, but she believed that Su Man still relied on her, so she said confidently, “What do you know? I have done so much for you behind the scenes…”

“Your hard work is that you don’t even bother to take care of the artist’s Weibo, you only let an assistant accompany me to the crew to film, and you go on vacation by yourself, and you still have the mood to post photos on Instagram.”

Counting out this sentence, Yang Jing’s hand was slightly sweaty.

Xiao Han chuckled and said, “Since you can’t do it well, I don’t need you to continue to be my agent.”

“You want to replace me.” Yang Jing was shocked and angry, but she said in a cowardly way, “Who do you think you are? I am the agent assigned to you by the company.”

“So Mr. Chen should have received my email by now.”

At this time, Yang Jing’s cell phone rang. When Yang Jing saw the name displayed on the screen, her face turned pale. She glared at Xiao Han fiercely, then walked away in her high heels.

Although Yang Jing was sent away, Xiao Han would not think that the matter could be easily resolved with just a few words.

Normally, if she insisted on replacing Yang Jing, the company would not disagree. A qualified person in charge of any company would not harm his own interests or cause unpleasantness with an employee who still had the opportunity to bring him benefits.

But what if the CEO of this company is really an idiot? Xiao Han touched her chin.