I became famous in the entertainment industry by burning incense

Jian Liting's company was caught off guard by Director Zheng's move.

The CEO stared at the news online, feeling incredibly depressed.

What the hell? !
He simply made a phone call to inquire about replacing Jian Liting, offering a more favorable price for another actress, and even suggesting that actress perform for free...

But before he could say anything, Director Zheng hung up the phone.

He said he was busy and asked me to call back at 8 p.m.

The results of it?
He hadn't even made that call yet, and suddenly so many revelations appeared online.

How is this still playing?
He meant well and wanted to talk to Director Zheng with great sincerity.

As a result, Director Zheng seemed to agree on the surface, but then betrayed him.

Not only did they sell him, they also betrayed him!

What is a bloodsucking company? What does it mean to be after artists' contract termination fees? What does it mean to be short-sighted?

He recognized all the words when put together, but when netizens deciphered the phrase to refer to the company he ran, the president was dumbfounded.

That's not the case at all!
He only targeted Chien Li-ting as an artist; he managed the relationships with other artists quite well.

As for why he targeted Jian Liting, the reason is quite simple.

In his eyes, celebrities are just commodities.

If a product is disobedient and you want to remove the label the company has given it, then naturally you have to replace it with another product that is more obedient.

Since he's going to replace this product anyway, he certainly can't let the price of the original product go up.

Otherwise, it would be a losing proposition.

Therefore, he wanted to suppress Jian Liting, prevent her from receiving any more stage plays, and ideally force her to leave the entertainment industry and become an ordinary person.

In fact, if Jinli hadn't interfered, the CEO's plan would have ultimately succeeded.

However, Chien Li-ting is determined. Even if she takes a short break from the entertainment industry, she will find an opportunity to make a comeback in a few years.

Even the most dusty pearl is still a pearl, and one day it will shine with its own brilliance.

The president's phone kept ringing; many people in the industry were calling him, asking if he had offended anyone.

Some production companies even proactively cancelled their collaborations with his artists due to negative online public opinion.

The president was so busy that he couldn't spare a moment for Jian Liting, let alone call Director Zheng that evening.

He just hoped this storm would pass quickly.

Meanwhile, Chien Li-ting's agent learned about this after getting off the plane.

She hesitated for a moment, feeling that the company must have offended someone.

Otherwise, these negative stories wouldn't have spread so quickly and become trending topics so fast. There must be someone buying traffic and exposure behind the scenes to push them to the top.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through her mind, and she thought of Jian Liting, and then of Director Zheng, who wanted Jian Liting to film. Her face turned pale instantly.

"No way, it can't be such a coincidence, can it? Could it be that Director Zheng is trying to help Jian Liting by suppressing the company?"

"That can't be right. What's so good about Jian Liting? What did Director Zheng see in her?"

The agent hurried to the film studio; she wanted to find Jian Liting and get to the bottom of things!

Is it possible that Director Zheng intervened to suppress the company and exposed so much dirt on her in order to help her?

But what she least expected was...

She couldn't even get into the film crew's office; she was stopped by security guards just outside the film studio.

The security guard looked her up and down. "Are you a tourist?"

He continued, "Tourists cannot use this passage; they must use another passage to swipe their cards to enter the city."

The agent shook his head: "No, I'm the agent. I need to go into the film crew to find my artist."

The security guard took out a piece of paper: "Let's register your name first, and also which artist you are in charge of?"

The agent filled out the form with his name and number, and said, "I am Jian Liting's agent."

The security guard's expression changed upon hearing this, and he blurted out, "You're the agent from that unscrupulous company?"

The agent choked up. How many gigabytes of surfing speed is that?

The news was only out for less than three hours, but it feels like the whole world already knows.
When she got off the plane, she felt like someone was watching her, even though she wasn't a celebrity and there was no way she could be being watched.

The security guard continued, "You're still looking for Jian Liting? Are you sure she's in this film studio?"

She's been blacklisted by your company for years without any exposure, and you still have the nerve to come looking for her.

The agent's lips twitched, forcing a smile, and he said in a forced, insincere tone:

"You've misunderstood. The company has other plans for Jian Liting. She has been performing in stage plays for the past few years, honing her acting skills."

The news online only told half the story; it didn't tell the whole story. Jian Liting also auditioned for Director Zheng's "Desperate Counterattack" and successfully joined the cast. I went there this time to visit her and bring her some nice things.

The security guard said with some skepticism, "So that's how it is. I saw those netizens talking about it in great detail, and I thought your company was just exploiting artists to make money off their contract termination fees."

Chien Li-ting is at least a top-tier star, and she hasn't fallen behind yet. It's not easy for you to promote a top-tier star.

If it's really just about ripping off A-list celebrities from their contract termination fees, that's incredibly unethical!

The agent felt her smile was about to crumble, a wave of shame and anger washing over her.

The decision to suppress Jian Liting was made by the president. As Jian Yiting's agent, she was in a difficult position regarding the company's arrangement.

Both sides are her children, but she has to follow the company's decision.

After all, it's the company that pays her salary, not Jian Liting.

Because of this incident, the company also compensated her with several promising newcomers, all of whom have the potential to reach the top tier of the industry.

She couldn't fight city hall, so she could only ignore Jian Liting's grievances and follow the company's arrangements.

The security guard collected her information and proceeded with the final verification step.

He called the production assistant of the film crew of "Counterattack in Desperate Circumstances".

"Hello, this is the security team of the film studio. An agent wants to come in and meet an artist named Jian Liting, who is in the cast of 'Desperate Counterattack'. Is there any arrangement?"

No wonder the security guards were so cautious.

The area he was in charge of had very strict security. Film crews shooting in this area maintained the highest level of secrecy, and they were mostly filming movies.

If even one fan posing as an insider were allowed in to take photos and then leak them, it would cause serious losses to the production team and could very likely prevent the film from being released. These production teams, which maintain extremely strict secrecy, have all signed separate confidentiality agreements with the film studios.

If the person who leaked the photos was one of them, the film studio would have to compensate the production crew a large sum of money.

The security guard, having overheard something, suddenly glanced at the agent several times.

A moment later, he hung up the phone and said seriously:
“You can’t go in. The production crew of ‘Desperate Counterattack’ told me that you didn’t make any reservations and are considered an outsider. Even if you are Jian Liting’s agent, you can’t go in.”

Did you not communicate with Jian Liting before suddenly showing up to visit the set?

First, communicate with Jian Liting, then have your artist apply to the production crew for a set visit appointment. The artist can only enter after the production crew approves the request.

The agent had been holding back all the way, but this time she couldn't take it anymore.

She frowned, and asked with a hint of anger, "What's going on? Is it that strict? Are you deliberately keeping me out because you have ulterior motives?"
"I've visited so many film sets before, and none of them have been this strict as yours. Are you messing with me?"

The security guard was also unhappy when he saw her putting such a big hat on her.

He was speaking to her in a very polite and courteous manner, asking her to follow the procedure. How did that turn into him playing her for a fool?
Security guard: "It doesn't matter who comes. Even if it's the agent of a superstar, they have to make an appointment and fill out a visit application before we'll let them in."

Who knows if you're genuinely here to visit the celebrity, or if you have ulterior motives?
Maybe you're trying to sabotage the production team by taking photos to leak information about the crew!
Can you sign a confidentiality agreement? Can you take responsibility for any unintentional leaks?

The agent, enraged, retorted, "You...you're just being unreasonable! You're just looking down on me!"

The security guard's mouth fired like a machine gun: "What do you mean, 'you'? Since you can't take this responsibility, then honestly follow the procedures to apply."

Don't accuse me of messing with you. I'll say it again: even if you're the manager of a superstar, if you haven't made an appointment beforehand and filled out the application process, we won't let you in. We have to be responsible for our work!

A video of Jian Liting's agent arguing with security guards at the entrance of the film studio was taken and quietly uploaded to the internet.

The person who filmed the video was just a tourist who didn't follow entertainment gossip and didn't know that the person arguing with the security guard was Jian Liting's agent.

From an outsider's perspective, he felt that the security guard had not done anything wrong.

Other artists' managers have to fill out a visit form in advance. It's not like she's the only one who has to fill it out. Why should she be an exception?
The video quickly caught the attention of netizens browsing the blog's topic square. They recognized the woman in the video as Jian Liting's agent and began to dig deeper out of curiosity.

[What about Chien Li-ting's fan club? Do they know her latest activities?]

I saw her sharing promotional material for a stage play a while ago, so why is her agent suddenly appearing at the film studio?

I've finished watching the video. Some of the conversations were a little hard to hear, but I could get the gist of it.

I'm not curious about anything else, the only thing I'm curious about is whether Jian Liting is actually at the film studio, or if her agent is visiting her junior colleagues?

Just then, Jian Liting's fan club suddenly appeared and posted a long article on its official Weibo account, recounting Liting's experiences over the past two years.

V Jian Liting Fan Club: [Since Liting reduced her public appearances two years ago and stopped taking on film and television roles in favor of stage plays, she has had very little contact with the fan club.]

The last time we were in contact was a month ago. Liting joked that she was going to lose her job and might not even be able to perform in plays anymore. She even asked the president of her fan club to disband the fan club.

She said the fan club was practically defunct, she couldn't offer any benefits to her fans, and she was no longer the glamorous star she once was.

Fans want to see her build her career, but she struggles to make ends meet, and the worst-case scenario is that she has to leave the entertainment industry!

We were heartbroken to see Liting say that in the group chat, but there was nothing we could do.

Fans have done their best to promote her play, but there are thresholds for the audience of a play, and a play needs the right time, place, and people to become popular. Not every play is destined to be a hit.

So we're not surprised at all to see these revelations online today.

Liting is the only A-list star in her company, but the company hasn't arranged any film or television dramas or other commercial engagements for her in the past two years, which clearly indicates a suppression of her.

Who wouldn't want to cling to a money tree that brings in a fortune every day? Unless, of course, the company just wants to profit from the termination fees of that money tree!

These words from the fan club have once again put the company, which had just issued a hasty clarification and denial, in the spotlight.

Chien Li-ting has very few fans left.

This time, it wasn't just the fans who were putting in the effort; many bystanders couldn't stand it anymore and were full of doubts, leaving comments on the company's official Weibo account.

You say that's not true, but there are plans for Jian Liting's appearances. Over the years, she has chosen to hone her acting skills by performing in stage plays, and the company respects and supports that.

But you've even stopped its business operations. What's going on? Are you discarding it after it's served its purpose?

[Industry insiders have already revealed that it's not that no production teams have invited Jian Liting, but you all turned them down. Not only that, you even specifically recommended other artists from your company for these projects. What are you up to?]

[666, I just saw a video from a netizen showing that Jian Liting's agent got into an argument with security guards at the entrance of the film studio. Apparently, she didn't have an appointment and just wanted to rush into the film studio!]
The agent isn't contacting Jian Liting at all. This is going to severely strain their relationship. They won't even help the agent submit a visitation request?

In the crew of "Desperate Counterattack".

Jian Liting had just finished performing her scene and had a one-hour break.

She took out her phone and found that her WeChat messages had reached 99+, which was quite unusual.
She was stunned; what was going on?

Jinli did not send her a message.

She had previously sent mass messages to other celebrities, but they mostly ignored her. However, this time, they all replied to her messages.

I need to check if there's a availability for this play.

He seemed to have a very good attitude.

The second message followed immediately, asking her if the online allegations were true or false, and whether her company really wanted to make money off her contract termination fee, which was why they were being so harsh on her.

Jian Liting looked bewildered and quickly opened her blog, only to find that her topic had suddenly appeared at the top of the trending searches!

She read aloud one of the netizens' questions: "Deliberately reducing her exposure, not letting her take on film and television dramas, and forcing her to perform in stage plays—is this what the company calls long-term development?"

Jian Liting couldn't help but laugh.

Luckily, she hadn't drunk any water, or she definitely would have spat it out.

Even netizens can see the problem, yet the company still issues this clarification statement...

Do they think netizens are stupid, or is the company imitating Ah Q's mentality, believing that as long as they can't see it, the world will revolve around their ideas?
"By the way, Jane Liting, I just received a call from the security team."

The production assistant ran over, panting, and said, "Your agent is standing at the entrance of the film studio, wanting to come in and visit you."

However, the production crew has strict confidentiality regulations. Anyone not part of the crew who wants to visit the set must fill out an application form. Should you ask your agent to apply for one?

Jian Liting thought for a moment and asked, "I don't want to let her in. Can we not apply?"

The stagehand paused for a moment, then said, "Of course, security will stop her and not let her in."

The stagehand turned and left, thinking to himself: It seems that the news on the internet isn't all false; Jian Liting and her agency really have a serious falling out!

Even though her agent was standing right outside the film studio, she didn't want her to come in.

Well, then let's not let that agent in, so as not to spoil Jian Liting's mood.

Director Zheng has been really valuing her lately; it seems like her roles are about to be upgraded! (End of Chapter)