Chapter 317: Target

Although Mou Lili didn't know what was so good about this name, she heard from Tan Jie that it was both trendy and retro.

Uh... trendy?

And how is it retro?

In any case, she couldn't see it at all.

However, the company has its own plans, and no one understands the psychology of fans better than the company, so Mou Lili accepted it calmly.

It's just that, in private, she still referred to herself as Mou Lili.

Just after joining Jiali, Zhu Dami assigned an agent to Mou Lili; it wasn't Duan Jie, but a young girl named Liu Yang.

Duan Jie is in charge of the agents, while Liu Yang is specifically in charge of Mou Lili.

Upon entering such a company, it is best to listen to the agent in all aspects; for example, how to dress for events, what should be said and what should not—the agent would give her special training on these.

During the first week, Mou Lili felt that she had done nothing but learn the rules at the company.

Of course, this was all for the sake of work; she had to become familiar with this circle first.

Besides these, it also included all the social media accounts Mou Lili had used in the past, which could no longer be used to avoid having "black material" dug up by anti-fans after she became famous in the future; the price to pay for "whitewashing" one's reputation is very high, and some people simply cannot be whitewashed at all.

Except for WeChat, all accounts were managed by the company.

The video account was also reviewed from beginning to end by Liu Yang and Duan Jie, and only after confirming that she had never said anything other than recording songs was it not deleted.

This video account of Mou Lili had accumulated quite a few fans, so the company decided to use this account to promote Mou Lili.

Mou Lili was puzzled; her account clearly looked like a private one, the videos inside were filmed crudely, and the songs were recorded just average, so why use this account for promotion?

Liu Yang explained: "You don't understand this, do you? The more an account looks like a real person's, the easier it is to go viral. Those that look like they have a team, unless they film something particularly interesting, are really hard to go viral."

Mou Lili was unfamiliar with the ins and outs of this, so she simply handed over all her affairs to the company to manage.

She studied at the company during the day, and after getting off work at night, she took the subway back to where she was renting.

Liu Yang joked with her: "Sister Mou, you should cherish this opportunity to take the subway. Once you become famous, taking the subway will become a luxury. Think about it, once you take the subway in the future, a huge wave of fans will surround you, which will cause traffic jams."

Mou Lili laughed: "We're nowhere near that yet."

She didn't expect to become a big star; she felt that at most she would reach the level of a third-tier singer. A singer at this level still has a very comfortable private life, but their earning power is not bad—one concert is enough to live off of for several years.

Liu Yang said: "Although I am young, I have been in this industry for a while. Mou, you have the potential to become a powerful singer."

Mou Lili said: "Tan Jie said the same thing."

It was nothing more than saying she was a bit unconventional, had a cool personality, and a bit of dry humor, which made it easy to attract fans.

Ling Feng had sent her many messages during this time and called many times, but she never replied.

Ling Feng: Where are you?

No response.

Ling Feng: I know where you are. As long as I want to check, I can definitely find out.

No response.

Ling Feng felt it was boring.

Later on, Ling Feng's calls and texts gradually decreased. Although Mou Lili felt heartache, she knew that the two of them were destined to drift apart.

This day, Mou Lili was putting on makeup in the company's dressing room.

Although she hadn't debuted yet, putting on makeup is a basic skill for a singer.

Mou Lili was applying lipstick when, unexpectedly, someone bumped into her back. Her lipstick swiped upward, instantly drawing a big mess on her face.

At first, she didn't care; it wasn't like the other person did it on purpose. If the makeup was ruined, she would just wipe it off and redo it.

However, the person behind her had no intention of apologizing.

Mou Lili turned her head and saw a woman walking past her. Their eyes met, and the woman only said indifferently: "I bumped into you by accident."

Mou Lili couldn't help but ask: "Then shouldn't you apologize?"

"I apologize to you? Fine, I'm really sorry. Go ahead and keep painting."

After saying that, she walked away swaggeringly.

Mou Lili suppressed her anger.

She didn't want to argue with an idiot.

At noon, many people were eating in the breakroom, and Mou Lili was there too.

She hadn't officially debuted yet, so she ate at the company during this time. Besides her, there were some trainees or artists who had just joined the company.

These colleagues were all very young, having come out at eighteen or nineteen, or having just graduated from film school and been signed by the company.

Mou Lili, who was already 27, actually felt old.

So, she just ate her boxed lunch silently.

This boxed lunch was provided by the company; the taste wasn't great, but it was edible.

Some who came from well-off families would order takeout, or those who lived nearby would bring food from home.

Seeing Mou Lili eating the boxed lunch, a girl under 20 asked in surprise: "My god, you're actually eating that."

"Can I not eat it?" Mou Lili asked.

The girl said: "It would be fine if you only ate the vegetables, but you're actually eating the rice too. That's a carbohydrate bomb."

Mou Lili knew that these girls didn't eat rice to keep their figures, but she didn't need to.

"I'm afraid of being hungry," Mou Lili said.

The girl still clicked her tongue: "I can only say, I admire you so much. Are you a singer?"

"Yes."

"Singers also have to maintain their figures on stage."

"If I don't eat until I'm full, I won't have the strength to sing," Mou Lili said.

A girl beside the girl said, "Why do you care about others? She isn't even fat; some people don't get fat no matter how much they eat."

"That's true, too."

Mou Lili continued to eat, and at this moment, a few more people entered.

To be precise, it was a few young assistants crowding around a woman as they entered.

This woman was around 25 years old, looking as if she had just finished a photoshoot; her makeup had not yet been removed, and her gait was swaying, looking very domineering.

As soon as she arrived, the pantry suddenly went quiet.

A few trainees even fawned, "Sister Man, you sit here, we have finished eating."

After the trainees got up, those few young assistants hurried over; some sprayed disinfectant mist, some wiped the table, and only after finishing these things did the woman walk over and have the assistants open those 10 lunch boxes.

Although there were 10 lunch boxes, every dish inside only had a tiny bit; for example, there were only two shrimp, only two florets of broccoli, plus a small bowl of soup, and one spoonful of black truffle...

Mou Lili recognized that this woman was the one who had shoved her in the makeup room this morning.

She whispered to the young girl beside her, "Who is she?"

"Her? Zhou Man, a singer who follows the talent-based route."

Mou Lili was stunned.

Isn't this the same route she is following?

Was this the reason the woman targeted her this morning?