Chinese Entertainment: Becoming a Superstar After a Breakup

"We're done with each other. Please leave immediately." A frightened female voice said.

"The end? I still have a lot of your old stuff, those photos, those videos... Tell me, what would happen if the media and your fans saw them?" A somewhat cunning male voice said.

"What can I do? I can only marry you and then bully you for the rest of my life." The woman's voice became cheerful.

"Reba, we're rehearsing a scene, what are you doing?" Shen Ze was a little helpless. The audition was coming up soon, and because of the company, they were able to get some scripts. The two of them were preparing, but Reba was not following the script.

"Oh, I know, don't be so serious. Auditions aren't like filming; it's mainly about how you're in character," Dilraba said.

"I just can't do anything with you." Shen Ze patted Dilraba's head with the script. Dilraba could never be serious in front of him.

"Baby, this role you're playing is no good. The character is so wicked. How could you threaten someone with their private photos? That's inhuman." Dilraba started criticizing the character of Han Bin, the person Shen Ze auditioned for.

Han Bin was Gao Wen's ex-boyfriend before she became famous. He was also a man who would do anything for money, so his character wasn't very good. However, Shen Ze didn't care.

He doesn't care whether a role is good or bad, and he can't care anyway; having work and acting opportunities is what matters.

"She's definitely not human." Shen Ze agreed with Dilraba's statement.

"You won't follow his example, will you? Look, we're each other's first love, and I like you so much. If I become a big star someday, you won't show me my photos, will you?" Dilraba said.

"I didn't, did I take any pictures? It seems like you're the one who took more pictures of me," Shen Ze said.

"Yes, let's go back and film it, okay? I'll film it for you," Dilraba said.

"Stop playing around, we're still at the company," Shen Ze said.

"So what? The boss knows we're dating, what's there to be afraid of? What are you looking at?" Dilireba said, seeing Shen Ze looking at his phone again.

"Let's see if there's an email address. My song should be a good fit for 'Fleet of Time.' The movie has already been scheduled for release, so why haven't I heard anything about my song yet?" Shen Ze said.

When he was soliciting songs for the "Fleet of Time" film crew, he submitted "Fleet of Time," which is the original movie music. Why has there been no follow-up? It would have been the perfect match.

It can only be said that Shen Ze was too naive. He really thought reality was like a novel, where you can just pull out a song or a script and someone will see it and say it's bound to be a hit, and give you millions. That's insane.

Any work that becomes a hit is validated by the market after it becomes a hit. Take this music, for example. The original version of "Fleet of Time" was credited to a big name, but now it's credited to an unknown artist who hasn't released any other works yet, and it was eliminated in the first round of auditions.

When it's uncertain whether a work will be popular or not, the difference between a big shot being credited and a nobody being credited is completely different.

Shen Ze was still a bit too optimistic. He thought that because the song was popular in his previous life and was exclusive to a movie, he would definitely be chosen for it in this life. Reality was teaching him a lesson.

"I also think it sounds so good. Maybe they don't have ears, baby. Don't think about that. Let's go sing karaoke. How come you sing so well this year? You weren't like this before. Your voice is changing again." Dilraba said.

"Alright, let's see where we sing and if there's anything good to eat," Shen Ze said.

"Phone, there's a Japanese restaurant here, let's eat here, it'll look good in photos, all pretty, don't say no, baby, be good." Dilraba took Shen Ze's phone and started making a reservation.

She saw good reviews for a newly opened Japanese restaurant and booked it right away. Knowing that her boyfriend didn't like raw food, she reassured him.

What can Shen Ze do? He'll get used to it. When eating out with his girlfriend, she chooses the place—it doesn't matter if the food is good or not, but it has to be a nice-looking place.

"Baby, your allowance has arrived!" After booking a restaurant, Dilraba saw that she still had more than 10,000 yuan in her balance, and she knew that her boyfriend's allowance must have arrived.

Nowadays, Shen Ze no longer asks his family for money. After joining the company, he receives his full living allowance every month, which is 8,000 yuan. Unfortunately, this allowance is not part of his entertainment industry income; it is essentially borrowed from the company and doesn't qualify him as a superstar.

He has to get living expenses. Even though Dilraba spends money on him, he can't shamelessly rely on her to support him completely. She's already paid his rent, how can he still have the nerve to do that?

"Yeah, Singles' Day is coming soon, I have to save some money for you," Shen Ze said. Dilireba will definitely go on a shopping spree on Singles' Day. They're not exactly rich anymore, but they still need to participate in Singles' Day.

"My sweetheart, darling. But, with so much money all of a sudden, you won't spend it recklessly, will you?" Dilraba said happily, as long as her boyfriend cared about her.

"What do you mean?" Shen Ze asked.

"Baby, look, you used to ask your family for living expenses, so forget it. Now you're working and starting to have an income. I've heard that men with money go bad." Dilraba said seriously.

"So what do you plan to do?"

"Let's put the money together, okay?" Dilraba said.

"Uh, okay, but it's a deal, you have to give me the money if I want it," Shen Ze said.

"Of course, I'll give you as many as you want. Let's get new phones together on Singles' Day!" Dilraba's eyes narrowed.

"No need, my phone works," Shen Ze said.

"Baby, you're being a chauvinist again. People want to give you the best, but if you don't change, they can't just change it all by themselves," Dilraba said.

Shen Ze's salary card ended up in Dilireba's hands. Of course, this was just a formality. His salary card was linked to his mobile phone, so he basically didn't need to use the card to make purchases. Besides, there wasn't much money in it. Dilireba spent much more than he gave her.

Strictly speaking, he is indeed living off a woman now, although he doesn't intentionally want to, he is indeed doing so.

Of course, giving him the salary card had another benefit: taking advantage of this opportunity, Shen Ze was able to use Dilireba to completely clear QQ's memory.

"It's still that voice acting? I've forgotten. What did the company say?" A few days later, seeing Shen Ze still working on that voice acting, Dilireba asked.

There's no way to hide the fact that you're doing voice acting; Dilraba was the first to know. Shen Ze has also told the company that it's up to you, just don't let it interfere with their work.

However, this also reveals that the company doesn't seem to care much about Shen Ze, and Shen Ze is happy with that. But what he's most curious about is that there are supposedly three resources. Currently, "Diamond Lover" is one, the one that the company postponed is another, and when will the third resource arrive?

Some things happen quickly, and they don't last long. Yang Mi's movie, which she filmed a while ago, was a small role in the movie version of "My Sunshine." It was really perfunctory.