Chinese Entertainment: Becoming a Superstar After a Breakup

Chapter 127 Ignoring You

"Sis, how are you settling in?" Shen Ze asked Shen Yan as they strolled and chatted, inquiring about her recent work situation.

"It's alright, I've basically adapted. It's just about communicating with people, and Reba is quite easy to manage." This is the job of an executive manager, dealing with both the company and the artist.

Coordinating the artists' schedules and liaising with the production team and other project managers—in fact, the general direction, such as what movies to film and what actors to cast—is handled by the agent. The executive agent then handles the specific tasks.

Of course, even though this job doesn't seem difficult, it's not something just anyone can do. Most people start as assistants, and after working there for a while, the company will assign you to be in charge of a specific artist.

Shen Yan was lucky; she met Dilireba, who had just become a sensation. Before Gao Wen, Dilireba's executive agents were quite random. Apart from Zhao Ruoyao, who managed them, everyone else was randomly assigned, and there was no fixed manager.

The main problem is that you don't have that much work. Even if you're assigned to an executive role, you don't have much to do; it's just random assignments.

However, after Gao Wen, Dilraba became qualified. She had more work and needed an executive agent to take care of her. This was actually an opportunity for everyone.

Everyone knows that Dilraba has just become popular, but with this role, she should be playing leading roles from now on. With more work and things settling down, she can probably get rid of the role of her manager.

Zhao Ruoyao is the agent for all the artists, but that's only when everyone doesn't have much work. She uses Yang Mi's connections and the company's network to find work for everyone.

Now that Dilraba is popular, she can no longer be solely responsible for, nor does she have the energy, to help screen scripts. Dilraba is now able to attract scripts from outside the industry.

Besides, she's in a management position now; what's a better job for an agent than the Director of Artist Management at Jaywalk Studio?

In this situation, after the executive agent guides her for a period of time to adapt, she becomes the agent herself. This is an opportunity, especially since everyone knows Dilraba's personality. She is honest and soft-hearted, making her easy to manage.

But unexpectedly, before the TV series finished airing, I planned to talk to her after filming for "Hot Girl" wrapped up to see which one Dilraba wanted to use. She had the autonomy to decide, and she directly found an executive agent.

The company didn't really agree, especially after learning that she was Shen Ze's sister. But how to put it, Dilraba usually doesn't need anyone to worry about her, but when it comes to Shen Ze, it's really hard to say, she's too resolute.

And her firmness wasn't just meant to scare people. But whatever, being an executive agent is fine too; maybe she can bring Shen Ze back. Shen Ze hasn't signed with a company yet.

In fact, Dilraba's behavior proves that Shen Yan is suitable for the position of her agent. The most difficult thing for an agent to manage is not the work, but the artist. If the artist is uncooperative, whoever can persuade them is skilled.

"That's good. Are you still going to the film set? How about we get a room here?" Shen Ze asked.

"Forget it, Reba is still filming there. I've come out for a bit, I can't just not go back. Come on, take me there." Shen Yan said. Shen Ze had no objection. It was late at night, and although there was a high probability that nothing would happen, it wouldn't be appropriate for her to travel alone.

"Okay, no, you have someone to pick you up and drop you off, why do I have to take you?" Shen Ze said, but immediately realized something was wrong as he watched Shen Yan get into a G18, a car often used by film crews for their artists.

"Come on up," Shen Yan said, a little helplessly. She had promised Reba that she could meet her brother today. Looking at him, he was indeed quite handsome, but was it necessary? They had already broken up, and she still didn't understand what their relationship was.

However, she knew one thing: Dilraba cared a lot about her younger brother. She told Dilraba that she was going to the city, and Dilraba directly asked if she was going to see Shen Ze. After receiving the answer, Dilraba said that she would go to the city with her.

What others said makes sense, and I also want to eat something good. I'm tired of eating boiled vegetables every day. The problem is, why do you have to follow Shen Yan to eat wherever you want?

There are some things that even Shen Yan wouldn't say, and she'd be too embarrassed to say. She can't very well say, "I just want to see him," but your behavior is a bit too obvious.

But she really couldn't leave. They were filming, and anyone else could leave except her. However, seeing Dilraba's pitiful eyes, she agreed and asked Shen Ze to take her back. Only then did Dilraba let her go.

"Filming takes a long time every day, but like you said, most of the time is spent waiting. Compared to the income, it's definitely worth it." Shen Yan chatted with Shen Ze; she had also worked part-time before.

"Right?"

While chatting, the car drove to the filming location, a factory area in Shunyi District. The set was all built in a studio, and Beijing was the main filming location.

"Sister Yan, you're back." Shen Yan was carrying two bags of vegetables. When Dilireba saw Shen Ze behind her, her eyes were practically overflowing with excitement, but she kept her composure. "Hmph, I'm ignoring you. You ran away again. If you don't coax me, I'll get angry."

Of course, there's not much you can do in front of so many people; there are too many people in the company, including the male lead and the male supporting character, who are both artists in the company.

"Shen Ze, it's been a long time."

"Long time no see." Shen Ze didn't get a chance to chat with Dilraba, but he did talk to Zhang Yunlong. Although he had a falling out with Jiaxing, he wouldn't be cold to others. They were all just employees, and of course, he wouldn't have a particularly good relationship with them either. But when they met, he couldn't just stay silent.

"Weiguang, what happened to your head?" Shen Ze noticed that Gao Weiguang had a band-aid on his head.

"We bumped into each other while filming."

They chatted for a bit, and that was it. Actually, he was quite curious about how these people felt about him.

Of course, I felt a little uncomfortable. When I left, I was nobody. The company suppressed me. I was just an acquaintance of theirs, not even a competitor.

But after leaving, he soared to new heights. The popularity of the character Zhang Xianzong was unmatched, even for those who played supporting roles. This character was a role that could be considered a life-changing figure.

His departure was followed by meteoric rise, leaving many with mixed feelings – envy, even a touch of jealousy. They hadn't had much interaction before, he joined the company later, but now the situation was reversed; he was truly a star.

Of course, they were still not optimistic about Shen Ze's future. He hadn't joined any other company, and many people still thought he was an artist under the same company. This alone was a slight delay in his future.

However, when we met, my emotions were always mixed. Luckily, we weren't very familiar with each other, otherwise it might have been really awkward.

"Hey Dilireba, how are you? Tired?" Shen Ze asked Dilireba as he saw her.

"Sister Yan, you care about me." Dilireba completely ignored Shen Ze, "Let you make me angry."

"Sis, I'm leaving now. I have things to do tomorrow." Seeing this, Shen Ze also left.