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In the same underground parking garage, Ji Yan secretly answered the phone call from his agent.

Wan Ling's voice came through the phone, sounding somewhat distorted. Her voice, which was already devoid of emotion, now sounded even colder.

"The company has made all the preparations. The show is almost over, and your votes have been rising quite a bit recently. If nothing unexpected happens, you should be able to debut as the center."

However, before Ji Yan could react to this good news, Wan Ling added:

"However, Su Xingran's vote pool has also increased quite a bit recently, and his vote count has been very close with yours. Don't think that just because you've secured your debut, you can stop caring about anything. I don't need to tell you again how important this center position is to you, right?"

"This is a great opportunity for those in higher positions to see your market value."

Even Wan Ling, who is usually very calm, started to get angry when this was mentioned.

"It's like they're doing you a disservice by making you flirtatious with your female fans more often."

"And why aren't you listening to me again?"

"I know that this limited-time CP between you and Su Xingran from the talent show will eventually have to be broken up, but such a crude way of breaking up is unacceptable. Get out of here and don't say I taught you how."

"The timing was wrong, the method was wrong, how did you manage to unbind a CP (couple pairing) and end up purifying all the CP fans for the rival side?"

Wan Ling was completely baffled.

Why not learn from Bai Shuyang and Gu Shiwan? Their success stories are right there in front of him.

Do you really like him?

She asked earnestly.

After eliminating all the incorrect options, the one left must be the correct answer, right?

"Cough! Cough cough..."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yan was so frightened that he almost choked on his own saliva.

Just thinking about Su Xingran's appearance gave him goosebumps all over.

What kind of horror novel is this? Or some strange tale?

"Stop! Sister Ling, please don't say anymore!"

"I'm only 17 this year, and what you said makes me feel like I'm almost at the end of my life..."

Taking advantage of Ji Yan's inability to see, Wan Ling rolled her eyes at him frantically through the phone.

That little brat, he gets upset every time I say something to him.

After rambling on for so long, Wan Ling hadn't forgotten the important matter of the day:

"By the way, are you familiar with Jiao Wangshu?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Yan was even more flustered. What exactly did Sister Wan Ling mean by asking him this question?

Was his affection for Jiao Wangshu really that obvious on the show? Even Sister Ling noticed?!

Fortunately, Wan Ling's next words calmed his restless heart.

"If you can still talk to him a few more times, please ask him if he would like to join our Tianhua Culture."

Wan Ling was at her wit's end when it came to this.

Anyone can see that Ling Tinglan and Jiao Wangshu are definitely two cash cows that can make a lot of money for the company.

But given Ling Tinglan's relationship with Fu Donghai, it was completely impossible for her to poach him. So Wan Ling set her sights on Jiao Wangshu.

Just look at the difference between Donghai Entertainment and their Tianhua Culture, even a fool would know which one to choose.

Moreover, Wan Ling understands the principle of scarcity and profit. Not only them, but many companies are eyeing Jiao Wangshu. The best course of action is to strike first and get her into their own hands.

Ji Yan suddenly realized that Sister Ling wanted him to help her get in touch with Jiao Wangshu.

This is a good thing, and Ji Yan naturally supports it 100%.

but--

"But he probably won't agree, right?"

Ji Yan said somewhat uncertainly.

Because he had already invited her long before Wan Ling told him about it.

Jiao Wangshu had already clearly rejected him back then, and Ji Yan knew that the other party probably hadn't changed her mind now.

Unexpectedly, Wan Ling's single sentence sealed the victory:

"If Jiao Wangshu can join our company, we'll arrange for you two to team up and promote bromance."

Ji Yan:! ⁄(⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)⁄

Is this true?!

These words, when they reached Ji Yan's ears, were like Wan Ling suddenly pushing open his door and saying to him: "Do you want a wife or not?"

Of course we want that!

So, he put all his disappointment and sadness aside and hung up the phone to excitedly go find Jiao Wangshu.

At this moment, Jiao Wangshu had just returned to her dormitory from the practice room.

Under Ling Tinglan's murderous gaze, Ji Yan clung to the doorframe of their dormitory, peeking out from there.

"Jiaojiao, could you come here for a moment?"

Before Jiao Wangshu could even hear what Ji Yan was saying, Ling Tinglan grabbed him from the side.

"Don't go! I knew that kid was up to no good!"

Jiao Wangshu looked up at Ji Yan outside the door, then looked down at Ling Tinglan beside her.

Why did he inexplicably feel that his palms and the backs of his hands were covered in thorns?

But it wasn't very polite to leave someone standing at the door like that, so Jiao Wangshu had to use a lot of persuasion to calm Ling Tinglan down temporarily.

"One minute!"

"×10".

Jiao Wangshu rejected the other party's unreasonable demands and finally locked Ling Tinglan behind the dormitory door, standing face to face with Ji Yan.

"Is there something you need from me?"

Ji Yan lowered his head, stammering in a voice barely audible. He couldn't help but feel nervous when facing Jiao Wangshu.

But he finally asked, "I still want to ask, would you like to work with me at Tianhua?"

"Tianhua is really great! We have a lot of resources, which will be good for your future development."

"Donghai Entertainment is just wasting your time right now!"

Jiao Wangshu waited quietly for him to finish speaking, his gaze remaining as calm as a still lake.

"But not everything in this world can be measured by interests."

"No need to say anything more, I will not leave Donghai Entertainment."

Jiao Wangshu, who thought she had made herself perfectly clear, nodded to Ji Yan and turned to leave.

Unexpectedly, the moment he turned around, a cautious question came from behind Jiao Wangshu:

"...Is it because of Ling Tinglan?"

"Um."

Jiao Wangshu nodded with her back to him, but what he didn't see was...

Ji Yan stood there alone for a long time, so long that even when he tried his best to force a smile, it froze on his face.

Jiao Wangshu truly loved Ling Tinglan.

At that very moment, Ji Yan confirmed this matter once again.

He was 21 years late, which is longer than his entire life.