I became famous in the entertainment industry by burning incense

Chapter 373 Job-hopping Showdown (asking for monthly tickets)

Lu Shuxian returned to the KTV and apologized to the other leaders, "Mingzhu is not feeling well, so she won't come."

The president of Century Entertainment was still concerned about the health of this cash cow and asked with concern:

"I haven't seen Mingzhu in the company for a while, and she hasn't been receiving many announcements recently. Since she's not feeling well, has she been to the hospital?"

Lu Shuxian nodded hurriedly, and said calmly: "I took her to the hospital, and she is still the same. She is unwell due to excessive fatigue. She just needs more rest."

Another newcomer suddenly said, "Sister Mingzhu is getting old, she's not as strong as before."

As if it had opened up a conversation, other newcomers also started talking: "Under 30, that's not bad, right?"

"There are so many artists coming into the industry now. Although she is under 30, the roles suitable for her are becoming fewer and fewer. It is impossible for her to play a 30 or -year-old underage girl when she is nearly years old. Even if she can play the role, the audience will not buy it."

"I remember Sister Mingzhu stopped acting and said she wanted to explore singing and dancing. Oh, I think she said it in public on "Leisurely Slow Life."

"Singing and dancing?" Some people shouted louder as if they had heard something out of the Arabian Nights.

"She always feels uncomfortable just running around for normal announcements, how can she transform into singing and dancing?
The intensity of singing and dancing is greater than that of variety shows. She has to spend two or three hours practicing dancing every day. In order to create a qualified stage, it is common to practice for more than ten hours a day. How can her body bear it?

It would be better to go to film and meet a qualified crew, at least you can work from 9 to 5 and have weekends off."

The president of Century Entertainment suddenly spoke up: "Well, what you said makes sense, Shuxian."

"Hey!" Lu Shuxian looked up and found that the president was looking at her. Despite the cheerful KTV atmosphere, there was no smile on the president's face.

He said: "Why don't you communicate more with Mingzhu and let her continue to pursue the variety show route. If she really doesn't want to participate in variety shows, then she can transform into an actor.

Her good sister Jinli transformed herself into an actress, and she is doing very well, isn’t she? She is now very successful, and any drama she takes is sure to be a hit.”

Lu Shuxian's heart skipped a beat, but she said without changing her expression, "Okay, President, I'll go talk to Mingzhu later."

No one said anything after that. Everyone was rushing to use the microphone to sing, but Lu Shuxian just sat quietly in her seat and watched.

In the past, Qi Guan Mingzhu would also come to company gatherings and was the object of everyone's compliments. Everyone praised her.

She is Qi Guan Mingzhu's agent, communicates with Qi Guan Mingzhu the most, and has the best relationship with her in the company.

Whenever she attended these events in the past, even the president didn't dare to speak loudly to her.

But I don’t know when everything changed.

Lu Shuxian only stayed for half an hour before she felt like she couldn't stand it any longer and got up to go to the parking lot.

After getting into the car, she entered the navigation of Qi Guan Mingzhu's apartment, then thought of something and called Qi Guan Mingzhu again.

The phone rang for a long time, but no one answered.

Lu Shuxian frowned. Her agent's keen sense told her that something was wrong with Qi Guan Mingzhu recently.

She opened WeChat and wanted to send a message to Qi Guan Mingzhu, but suddenly the latest blog information popped up -

[Qi Guan Mingzhu and Jinli have a private gathering, and their sisterly love remains strong! ]

[Qi Guan Mingzhu and Jinli went to the Taoist temple to worship again! They worshipped the God of Wealth again! Do celebrities also have money anxieties? ]

[Qi Guan Mingzhu is on vacation recently and travels frequently with Jinli! ]

When Lu Shuxian saw the news, she pursed her lips and couldn't help but point the cross one by one.

Qi Guan Mingzhu is taking a rest?

Why didn’t she know!
She kept telling herself that she was not feeling well, but it turned out that she ran out to play with Jinli?

Obviously work is more important than leisure. She is almost out of fashion. The important thing is for her to work hard to make her presence felt in variety shows!
Lu Shuxian was very angry and felt that Qi Guan Mingzhu had gone astray and had no idea of ​​her current situation.

Even though this had nothing to do with Jinli, she felt that Jinli's face was hideous when she saw her.

Originally, she couldn't get through to Mingzhu on the phone, so she wanted to go somewhere else. But Lu Shuxian suddenly changed her mind and decided to go to Qi Guan Mingzhu's apartment and wait for her to show up!
She hasn't seen Qi Guan Mingzhu for a long time, and they need to communicate properly.

On the other side, Jinli and Zhenzhu left the Taoist temple in a hurry after they found out they were being photographed.

When they got in the car, Jinli asked Zhenzhu, "Did you pray just now?"

Qi Guan Mingzhu nodded: "I pray, I pray, I also ask the God of Wealth to bless me to change jobs smoothly, make my wishes come true, and make a fortune every day."

Chen Qin was sitting in the front row and turned to ask, "Sister Jinli, Sister Zhenzhu, are you going to eat or return to the apartment now?"

Jinli said, "Let's go eat first. I finished filming with Domi and you dragged me out to worship right after I came out. I haven't eaten anything yet."

Qi Guan Mingzhu waved his hand and gave an address: "Go here, I'll treat you to a meal!"

Jinli smiled and said yes.

After dinner, Chen Qin first sent Qi Guan Mingzhu back to her apartment, and then sent Sister Jinli back to her apartment.

When Xiao Cheng drove into the underground garage, Lu Shuxian was leaning against a pillar in the parking lot. Qi Guan Mingzhu in the car saw her agent at a glance.

Jinli also saw it, and suddenly thought of something, and asked: "You haven't told your agent about your desire to change jobs, right?"

Qi Guan Mingzhu shook her head and said calmly, "No, I can't tell her. I can't get along with her, and I won't take her with me to change jobs. Once she knows, the company will also know, and I can't keep it a secret for too long."

Jinli said worriedly: "But you haven't shown up in the company recently, and there's been no response to the renewal. They will guess it sooner or later."

Qi Guan Mingzhu said calmly: "Let's keep it a secret for as long as possible."

"Okay, don't worry about me, I know my limits." She comforted Jinli in return, "Since Lu Shuxian is here to guard, I'll go down first, you go back quickly, don't stay here."

Jinli saw her unusually calm expression, understood something, and said carefully: "I see, if you need any help, feel free to call me."

After Qi Guanmingzhu got out of the car, Xiao Cheng turned the car around and left the underground garage. When they got to the road, Chen Qin turned to look at Jinli and asked cautiously, "Why do I feel that Sister Zhenzhu's state just now is a little bit wrong?"

Jinli asked back: "What do you think her condition is?"

Chen Qin thought for a moment, "Although it's not nice to say this, I feel that the tone and expression she spoke just now gave off a feeling of disheartened, as if she didn't care about anything anymore. Whatever, just explode."

A hint of deep meaning flashed across Jinli's eyes, "You guessed it quite accurately."

Chen Qin was shocked: "Ah, no, Sister Zhenzhu really wants to commit suicide?"

Jinli was speechless: "...You think too much. She is such a life-loving person. She just really gave up on Century Entertainment."

She thought that since Lu Shuxian came to see her today, Zhenzhu might confront her.

There is no point in continuing to conceal the job-hopping. In a few days, Lu Shuxian and Century Entertainment will guess what Qi Guan Mingzhu is thinking.

Otherwise, a first-line star with decent popularity had his company start negotiating contract renewal half a year ago, but the star always avoided the question and kept dragging it out until now, when there are only three months left in the final contract.

Even the most obtuse companies and agents understood what the star meant.

Out of caution, Jinli still called Sui Lingfang and asked her to monitor public opinion, expecting a wave of negative news about Qi Guan Mingzhu to come.

Sui Lingfang had just returned home from overtime and immediately said, "OK, I'll ask Zou Da to pay special attention to this! Don't worry, Chenxi Entertainment's public relations department is pretty good."

Jinli did not deny this.

The reason why she has been popular since last year and has remained popular till now is certainly because of her high public recognition and popularity, but it is also because the company has done a good job in public relations and most of the comments directed to her are positive.
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"You're back." Lu Shuxian said this with a faint expression when she saw Qi Guan Mingzhu getting out of the car.

Qi Guan Mingzhu's expression was also indifferent. He just said "hmm" and said nothing more.

Lu Shuxian and she went back to the apartment together. The atmosphere was quiet. Lu Shuxian twisted her body uncomfortably, frowning, feeling that something was wrong with Qi Guan Mingzhu today.

She took the initiative to break the deadlock and said, "I came here to see how you are doing. You told me before that you were not feeling well and went to the hospital to see a doctor. The doctor told you to have a good rest and asked me not to arrange any announcements for you recently, so I did.

But you are still in the mood to go to the Taoist temple with Jinli tonight. You have recovered, right? Can you accept the notice? I have three variety shows that I want you to participate in. "

At this point, Lu Shuxian deliberately emphasized: "They are all very good first- and second-tier variety shows, not third-tier ones, and the variety shows are not very intense. I picked the ones you like."

Qi Guan Mingzhu suddenly stopped and turned to look at Lu Shuxian. There was an inexplicable look in that look that made Lu Shuxian feel a little uneasy.

Qi Guan Mingzhu turned her head back and continued walking forward, saying lightly: "So you know what kind of announcements I like to run, and you also know that those miscellaneous third- and fourth-tier variety shows that were stuffed into me before were not good."

Lu Shuxian choked up and played the emotional card: "Mingzhu, I have no choice. The CEO asked me to send you those notices. I just followed his instructions."

Qi Guan Mingzhu walked steadily and said without turning her head, "Don't put everything on the president. The last time you took a third-tier variety show for me, you said it was arranged by the company and I couldn't refuse it. I called the president to talk about it."

Lu Shuxian paused and asked loudly: "You also went to see the president, what did he say to you?"

Qi Guan Mingzhu did not stop walking: "The CEO told me that he usually does not ask about my specific announcements, but only about the general direction. That announcement was not arranged by him, but by you."

Lu Shuxian felt embarrassed and annoyed for a moment because her thoughts were exposed, but she soon felt justified again.

"Anyway, you didn't end up participating in that variety show, so you didn't lose anything. It was all my fault for not understanding what you really wanted to participate in. I will correct it in the future."

Qi Guan Mingzhu's expression remained unchanged: "I have heard you say this hundreds of times. You say this every time you make a mistake. I don't know whether you really don't know or are just pretending to be stupid."

Lu Shuxian took a deep breath and decided not to discuss this issue with her.

"Then please find some time to take a look at these three announcements. My suggestion is to take all three. These three announcements are all of high quality and I carefully selected them."

At this time, they waited for the elevator. Qi Guan Mingzhu didn't say anything when they got on the elevator.

After she walked out of the elevator and arrived at her door, she turned around and said, "Sister Lu, I'm not feeling well and don't want to attend any announcements recently. Besides, I've been recording "Leisurely Slow Life" and I can rely on this variety show to maintain my exposure."

Lu Shuxian looked at her seriously, and the bad premonition in her heart became stronger and stronger. Her mind quickly flashed through the news she saw in the evening, the comments of netizens in the comment area, and Qi Guan Mingzhu's recent refusal to run announcements and not show up at the company...

Suddenly, an idea flashed in her mind, and she said in shock: "Are you going to change jobs?"

When this thought arises, other facts come to frantically support it.

Lu Shuxian also changed from being doubtful at the beginning to being certain, "You want to change jobs. You have been in contact with Jinli recently. Did she promise you some benefits to let you switch to Chenxi Entertainment?"

Qi Guan Mingzhu didn't say anything.

This attitude of neither denying nor admitting is a tacit consent!
Lu Shuxian stared at her coldly: "Qi Guan Mingzhu, the company has trained you for so many years, there is no way we will let you go. If you have any dissatisfaction, you can raise it. We will do our best to meet your requirements."

Qi Guan Mingzhu said calmly, "Are you trying to make peace with me or are you treating me as an enemy? I don't see a company showing goodwill in you, I only see threats."

Lu Shuxian angrily accused her: "You were the one who found the next job first, and you changed jobs without telling us!"

Qi Guan Mingzhu: "What I signed with Century Entertainment was a contract, not a contract of sale. It is not against the law for me to change jobs."

Seeing her resolute attitude, Lu Shuxian suddenly thought of the president's attitude towards Qi Guan Mingzhu, and softened her tone and said in a gentle voice:

"Mingzhu, I had a bad attitude just now. I will communicate with the company about this matter and guarantee to give you a better contract treatment. Anything can be discussed."

Qi Guan Mingzhu said softly: "I have been talking to you calmly, but you got angry several times."

Lu Shuxian only cared about herself and didn't listen to her heart at all. She complained to herself: "If you change jobs, what should I do? You and I are one. If you leave, I will definitely not be able to do this job.

You can't be so selfish and only think about yourself. I have two children to raise. They have just started elementary school. You also know my family situation. One of my parents is paralyzed in bed and the other has diabetes. It costs a lot to hire a caregiver every month..."

"But." Qi Guan Mingzhu interrupted her and said calmly: "Sister Lu, this is your family, not mine. I know your life is not easy, but I have also worked hard to run notices so that you can get more share.

It was you who introduced me to Century Entertainment, and you were the one who arranged my contract. I know you could get a lot of commission for the third- and fourth-tier announcements you got for me, but I didn't say anything. I've been indebted to you for nearly five years, so I should have paid it back a long time ago."

She laughed at herself and said, "That's your family, not mine. Why should the pressure you bear be placed on me? I am also a human being and I will get tired of it too."

Good night~