Who taught you to be a celebrity like this?

When the surfing instructor introduced him to the entertainment industry, Li Ye was momentarily stunned.

"So, are you interested?"

"Yes, absolutely!"

Li Ye snapped out of his daze, feeling quite excited.

How could anyone not be interested in such a good thing—being able to make money and enjoy their hobbies at the same time?

"Haha, I knew you'd like it, but..."

Zhang Hai's smile faded, and he said tactfully, "The guest lineup for that show is pretty good. Yan Tao and I, the boss of Julang, will both recommend you, but you'll have to put in some effort too."

Fearing that Li Ye might misunderstand, he quickly explained, "Our influence might not be enough, so you'd better try to get the program team involved and have your agency contact them."

After parting ways with Li Ye at the guesthouse, Zhang Hai immediately contacted Yan Tao and persuaded him to help Li Ye secure a recording opportunity for a variety show. Then, he searched for Li Ye online.

He has less than 200,000 followers on Weibo, not many more than him, and only two Weibo posts promoting the drama. Surprisingly, the number of comments exceeded 10,000, but most of them were insults and people laughing at him.

His only work is a web series that I've never even heard of. Aside from the car accident and his poor acting, there's not much else information about him online...

Zhang Hai initially thought the show was quite professional and assumed that Li Ye, a minor celebrity, couldn't be that insignificant. However, he never expected Li Ye to be this "wild."

The production cost of this show is not low, so if Li Ye doesn't work hard, it will be difficult for him to be noticed.

Li Ye understood the meaning behind Zhang Hai's words. Even with a good attitude, he couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed. He tugged at the corner of his mouth to show his understanding.

But the agency...

Li Chengsong and Ding Yan both belong to Guangzhou's local entertainment company, Fanxing Entertainment.

This is a comprehensive brokerage firm with considerable strength and resources in the industry, but Li Ye himself does not have any brokerage contract.

But there's no use thinking about it now, so Li Ye brought his attention back to the present.

Zhang Hai was telling Li Ye about the new variety show when, a little while later, Yan Tao, the boss of Giant Wave, also arrived.

Yan Tao didn't appear overly enthusiastic, but his attitude was quite firm. He poured himself a glass of beer and said, "Young man, I ran into some problems at my factory and came back in a bad mood this afternoon. Don't mind me, I'll punish myself with a drink."

"You flatter me..." Li Ye was just a greenhorn in this situation and seemed a little flustered.

"Alright, Ah Ye's mindset is much broader than ours, these two old men. He didn't take it to heart at all."

Zhang Hai tugged at Yan Tao, then smiled gently at Li Ye and said, "Yan Tao is a pretty good guy. Here, pour yourself a drink. Men can always clear things up with a drink."

Li Ye quickly poured a full can of cola.

"You're making me drink another glass." Yan Tao jokingly scolded Zhang Hai, but still filled his beer glass and clinked glasses with Li Ye.

Afterwards, while eating and chatting, Li Ye learned more about the new variety show.

This variety show is called "Summer Surf Shop".

The idea is roughly to find a few celebrities and one professional to run a surf shop for a period of time. Zhang Hai is that professional.

The filming location was in Wanning, Hainan Province, with the venue provided by Yan Tao, who also participated in a small portion of the investment.

The conversation slowly started, and Yan Tao spat out the bone in his mouth, took a sip of beer, and said, "Dahai, on the phone you kept telling me that Aye's surfing talent is amazing, but you didn't explain exactly how amazing it is."

Zhang Hai slammed down his chopsticks, visibly excited. "To be able to do a cutback on your first day surfing, how amazing is that?"

"ha?"

Yan Tao's mouth dropped open, wide enough to fit an egg. Seeing he wasn't joking, he looked at Li Ye in disbelief. "Is this really your first day learning to surf? That can't be that exaggerated. Surfing a single green wave on your first day is already incredibly impressive, and you're doing a cutback?"

"I can guarantee that to reach Aye's level, it's impossible to have no marks on your body at all," Zhang Hai said seriously.

Li Ye stated truthfully, "I watched many videos at home and did some practice myself. Besides, that cutback was just an accident. I still fall when I walk on the board."

His current level is considered entry-level, but he's still quite a ways off from intermediate.

Moreover, my physical training hasn't kept up, so my condition isn't very stable.

"If watching videos were useful, coaches would have been out of a job long ago."

Zhang Hai even looked at Li Ye with some anger, "For your first time surfing, standing up on a green wave more than a meter high all by yourself without any help, that talent and mental fortitude already surpasses 90% of people."

"Wow, that's really awesome."

After Yan Tao finished speaking, his excitement subsided slightly, and he pursed his lips, saying, "It's just that time is too tight, and the program's guests have almost all been decided... But don't worry, I will definitely do my best to help you get them."

Although he did participate in the investment, it was mainly because he had the resources to save the production team a lot of trouble. Moreover, the investment was only a small part, which was equivalent to giving up his own brand and could not interfere with the production team too much.

He now understood why Zhang Hai had called so urgently to insist on taking Li Ye to record the show.

There are actually quite a few people with surfing talent, but Li Ye is the only celebrity who has surfing talent and is also associated with them.

Although Li Ye is only a beginner now, he has a long way to go in surfing, and unlike professional surfers, he doesn't have much time to practice. It's hard to say what level he will reach in the future.

But as long as you have an intermediate level of skill and can reliably handle green waves less than two meters high, that's enough.

Even if Li Ye doesn't become famous in the future, his face and the hype surrounding his profession are something that ordinary wanderers can't compare to.

As a coach, Zhang Haiyou's presence also gives Yan Tao's surf shop and even his outdoor sports brand considerable exposure.

Li Ye was exhausted today, so the meal didn't last long.

Li Ye strolled leisurely back to the guesthouse, covered the camera lens with a cloth, turned off the radio, and called his aunt.

On the show, he told Zhang Hai and others that it was nothing to strive for variety show opportunities, but it's not convenient to show how he actually strives for them in private.

When Ding Yan heard that Li Ye had gotten another opportunity on a show while recording his own, and that the person who introduced him to him was a surfing instructor, she was momentarily stunned.

"You want to record this program?"

"Hmm, I'd like to know if signing up with Starry Sky would give me this opportunity."

"I'll think of a way for you. Don't rush into signing with the company. Come back after recording the show tomorrow, and go to your vocal coach's house for lessons the day after tomorrow."

After ending the call, Li Ye leaned against the headboard and thought for a while.

Signing with Starry Sky was a spur-of-the-moment decision, but he hadn't completely ignored other things.

First of all, unless he remains a minor celebrity, it's impossible for his aunt to continue acting as his personal agent without expecting anything in return.

He didn't know what Fanxing's reputation was in the industry; he only knew that his uncle and aunt had been quite happy working at the company for so many years.

If you absolutely must sign with a company, Fanxing is a good choice.

Before he knew it, Li Ye closed his eyes and fell peacefully asleep.

In his daze, his subconscious seemed to be telling him that he could learn something else in his dreams today.

For example, singing and acting.

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