Chapter 334: Signing

"Potential female star detected. Sign her to unlock the Film and Television Script Exchange function!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Quan was nearly stunned into silence.

Unlocking the Film and Television Script Exchange ability—this was a brand-new feature that didn't exist in the mall at all!

Although this world was extremely similar to her previous life, it was a completely different story regarding modern music. Furthermore, film and literature also differed significantly from her past life; many timelines could not be reconciled, and many films that should have appeared long ago were still nowhere to be seen.

This should have been a massive, untapped treasure trove.

However, while Luo Quan saw it, she was completely unable to mine it. Although she had watched many movies, she could basically only remember the general plot; retelling them would be a struggle, let alone hoping to film them.

But now, the system had actually mentioned a "Script Exchange" function. As long as she signed this female star, she could unlock it—it was practically a pie falling from the sky!

With the scripts, couldn't she just film them according to the movies she remembered, thereby replicating those classics from her past life?!

Luo Quan was instantly overjoyed, especially upon hearing that this female star was also about to terminate her contract with her company. It was as if even the Heavens were helping her!

After choosing her words carefully, Luo Quan spoke: "When is your contract with the company ending? Do you have any intention to renew?"

The assistant frowned, wanting to say something, but was held back by the female star: "There's only one week left on the contract. We should have discussed renewal long ago, but there's been no movement from the company's side. Sister Xuan went to ask several times but never got a straight answer. Saying there's a week left is generous; ever since the company gave me this audition opportunity, there's been no contact at all."

"As for renewal... I don't even know which company would still be willing to take me now."

As the female star spoke, she removed her mask, revealing an exquisite face that even Luo Quan found stunning.

Although Luo Quan was of mixed heritage, aside from her black eyes, one couldn't find a single Asian feature on her; calling her a white person wearing colored contacts wouldn't be an exaggeration.

But the person before her was a true fusion of East and West: a high, straight nose bridge, full forehead and chin, and a three-dimensional contour, yet the overall facial lines were not as sharp as a Westerner's. The curves were soft and graceful, and the brows and eyes were not as deep-set—these were all features of an Easterner.

It sounded like a hodgepodge, but it was surprisingly beautiful. In the words of the Huaxia people, she was full of exotic charm—not mixed-race, yet better than mixed-race.

In the past year or so, Luo Quan had seen quite a few beauties. Excluding herself, people like Wen Xia, Yuner, and Lin Yuxiao were all top-tier beauties who could make it onto the TCC list, but compared to the person in front of her, she felt something was still slightly lacking.

What was strange was that such a beautiful female star had been in the country for so long, yet Luo Quan had never heard of her. Previously, when she had overshadowed a crowd of female celebrities in the entertainment industry, no one had brought this person out to compare with her. This made Luo Quan very curious.

"Are you... done?" The female star noticed Luo Quan was dazed and gave a reminder.

The assistant was unhappy: "What's wrong with you, reporter? You took the initiative to come up for an interview, and now that we've agreed, you're not saying anything. Our Su Yu might not be famous, but she doesn't deserve this, right?"

"Ah, no, that's not what I meant." Luo Quan snapped back to reality, realizing the two had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained: "Actually, I'm not a reporter. I'm also here for an audition. I really just came up to ask for directions."

Now it was the turn of the two women opposite Luo Quan to be stunned. At this moment, Luo Quan also pulled down her mask.

"It's you!" The assistant was greatly shocked after seeing clearly who it was.

Although Luo Quan always felt she wasn't very famous, often getting bullied, having her popularity leeched off of, and being bashed by inexplicable people and circles, which star in the entertainment industry wasn't like that?

Being constantly cued and having one's popularity leeched off of only proved one was famous. As for Luo Quan's true fame, one only needed to look at this female assistant to know.

Lan Xuan was full of apologies: "Sorry, you were wearing a mask, I thought you were a reporter."

"It's fine, it's fine." Luo Quan didn't mind at all, just continuing to ask Su Yu: "Actually, I'm quite curious. You're so beautiful, why aren't you famous? Just buying a trending search should be enough to attract a lot of traffic, right?"

"Because I'm not beautiful to your level." Su Yu cracked a joke.

Lan Xuan rolled her eyes at her artist: "She offended someone."

Luo Quan understood in a second: "Unspoken rules, didn't comply, and then got blacklisted?"

Su Yu nodded, her expression calm and ripple-free.

This circle was just like that. For female stars, especially beautiful female stars, unspoken rules were a topic that could never be avoided. Wanting to get famous quickly was a shortcut, but it wasn't as if there weren't those who refused this path and still became famous.

However, if one was too beautiful and refused to take the shortcut, it was very easy to invite trouble. It was the same principle as "an innocent man is guilty of his crime because of his treasure." It was likely some big shot had taken a fancy to Su Yu, made demands, and after being rejected, had directly blacklisted her.

Looking at Su Yu, she couldn't be much older than Luo Quan. She was likely a newcomer who hadn't debuted long ago. Just as she had said, aside from her looks, she had no other specialized skills. Once blacklisted, it basically meant there was no way forward.

"Is it convenient to say who it is?" Luo Quan intended to find out the name so that in the future, anyone associated with this person would be blacklisted.

"The boss of Huayi," Lan Xuan said through gritted teeth.

Luo Quan laughed: "Well, that really is a case of 'enemies are destined to meet'."

"He wanted to use unspoken rules on you too?" Su Yu was greatly shocked.

Luo Quan was choked up, thinking to herself: *This girl looks quite quiet, why is she so bold when she speaks? *

"Not really. A while ago, an artist from Huayi wanted to spread rumors about me to hype things up, but I scolded them back. Then the boss called to threaten me into reconciling online. I didn't agree, and that's how we crossed paths."

Su Yu nodded: "So that's how it is."

"By the way... do you want to sign with my company?" Seeing that she understood enough, Luo Quan directly extended an invitation for a signing fee.

"You want to sign me?" Su Yu had completely not expected Luo Quan to bring this up. "Can you make the decision? Would your company boss be willing to take me?"

Luo Quan was calm: "I am the boss."

"Which company, and what artists do you have?" As a professional manager, Lan Xuan was certainly happy to hear Luo Quan wanted to sign Su Yu, but before money was involved, she had to understand these important details clearly, even if they actually didn't have much room for choice.

"Springwater Entertainment Co., Ltd." Luo Quan began counting on her fingers: "The artists include me, Jiang Yuner, Liu Sheng Chunzi... Oh right, I signed a newcomer a few days ago named Ai Wei. In a few days, I'll write her a song and release an album for her official debut."

"The company certainly isn't very famous yet, but all the procedures are complete. It's a legitimate entertainment company, and it definitely has a promising future."

By the time Luo Quan finished, she felt a bit guilty herself.

Since the company's founding until now, aside from signing people, she hadn't done a shred of management. In the entertainment industry, having one more company like this didn't matter much, and having one less didn't matter either.

Lan Xuan continued to ask: "What about resources? How many resources can the company provide? For example, film crews that can be contacted, distribution channels with stable cooperative relationships, public relations teams, and famous directors or screenwriters in the industry..."

"Lan Xuan." Su Yu tugged at her manager's sleeve: "I'm already in this situation, why are you still making so many demands..."

"Don't speak!" Lan Xuan turned back and glared at her.

Luo Quan laughed happily: "It's fine, these are all things that should be clarified."

"Regarding resources, there are some, but I spend most of my time doing music, so the resources are all in the music circle."

"Some companies I'm quite familiar with include Sony, Penguin, and Universal. Expecting them to specifically produce a script for you to film a big female-lead drama is certainly impossible, but if there's a big production missing a third or fourth female lead, I don't think it would be difficult for me to squeeze someone in."

"As for distribution, I don't really use Weibo; there are too many haters and it's too annoying. I use Bilibili the most; I have a nickname there called 'Station God'!"

"'Station God'? What kind of saying is that?" Su Yu suddenly heard this term and burst out laughing.

Luo Quan smiled: "It means Bilibili Goddess. The kind where I can just post a status and make it onto the Bilibili trending list. Also, Zhihu likes to pay attention to my every move; I can get on the hot discussion topics whenever I want."

To show her strength, Luo Quan bragged as much as she could. However, she felt these things weren't particularly exaggerated, because she had never bothered to remember how many times she had made it onto the Bilibili and Zhihu trending lists.

"Also, if you can sign with my company, I can guarantee that in the future, you will definitely be able to act in very, very good scripts as the female lead!" Luo Quan added a final sentence. Of course, this condition required Su Yu to sign first; after all, this was a system mission.

Su Yu sighed with emotion: "That sounds so impressive. I can't believe you're two years younger than me."

Lan Xuan was still trying to remain calm: "What about salary and profit sharing?"

"Artists signing with our company for the first time will sign for five years, with 1.2 million after tax annually. Afterward, for all your income related to the company, it's a 70/30 split—you get 70%, I get 30%."

Luo Quan didn't know if this annual salary was considered high for a newcomer like Su Yu who had already debuted, but this split was definitely a quite good level in the industry.

It was just that Springwater Entertainment had absolutely no fame. If it were a big company, let alone 1.2 million, even if it were 120,000, people would certainly sign without a word just for this split.

"1.2 million is not a small amount. I only made 950,000 in two years at my previous company..." Su Yu whispered to Lan Xuan.

Lan Xuan, who had originally wanted to make Luo Quan raise it a bit more, rolled her eyes directly. It really wasn't that she, as a manager, wasn't capable; it was just that her teammate was too much of a drag. Not only did she not cooperate, but she also held her back!

Looking at Su Yu with a sense of "wishing she could turn iron into steel," Lan Xuan sighed: "Last question, does the company have employee dormitories?"

Luo Quan was stunned: "You've debuted for years, and you haven't even managed to get a house?"

"Houses in Jingcheng and Shanghai are so expensive. A small star like her, how could she afford to buy one? Besides, after being blacklisted, she had no income at all and was almost eating through her savings. The house is rented, and the car is also rented." Lan Xuan blushed when talking about this with Su Yu.

Luo Quan waved her hand, full of grandeur: "It's fine. From today on, your current predicament will soon be improved. Although the annual salary isn't high, my company's treatment for artists is definitely top-tier in the industry."

"Buy one house each in Jingcheng and Shanghai. Is the Tang Chen Yi Pin level okay? As for cars, there's one ready—a Lamborghini Veneno. There's only one in the whole country, no other!"

Lan Xuan and Su Yu's eyes lit up when they heard the big promise Luo Quan painted. This treatment was even better than those popular young stars in the entertainment industry. They hadn't expected that one day they would have such treatment.

"But, this is all your money." Su Yu still felt a bit embarrassed.

Luo Quan laughed: "Mine is the company's, and the company's is mine. Why distinguish so clearly?"

"Then it's settled. I'll send you the electronic version of the contract later. If you don't see any problems, sign it when your contract time with the original company is up."

"Remember, you must wait until the time is up. It will be troublesome if any disputes arise later."

Lan Xuan's expression turned serious: "Rest assured, I will handle these."

Luo Quan patted her head, remembering she hadn't asked about her actual business: "We've chatted for so long, I almost forgot I came here to ask for directions. By the way, who should I look for regarding the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala audition?"

Lan Xuan flipped through the memo on her phone: "Go to the studio on the fifth floor and look for Deputy Director Li."

"Then let's go quickly. There are only nine spots in total. If we go late, they might be gone." Luo Quan said, turning and walking toward the CCTV building.

Su Yu looked at Luo Quan's back, feeling as if she were dreaming.

Five minutes ago, she was still suddenly feeling sad about her dim career path. Five minutes later, she suddenly felt that everything was full of light and hope.

"The old saying is good: after the extreme comes the auspicious. We've met a noble person." Lan Xuan let out a long sigh of relief, the heavy burden in her heart finally lifted...

The exterior of the CCTV building looked strange, and the internal structure was also very complex. The three women asked for directions all the way, turning around and around before finally finding the studio on the fifth floor.

A considerable number of stars and their managers were gathered outside the studio. In CCTV, no one put on airs or wore masks; everyone showed themselves with their "true faces," and several were still looking in mirrors to touch up their makeup.

"By the way, did you put on makeup?" Luo Quan turned her head to look at Su Yu.

"A little." Su Yu nodded gently. Under the lights, her white-with-a-tinge-of-red melon-seed face looked even more charming, and she had a head of ink-like, soft, and shiny waist-length hair that even Luo Quan envied.

"Do you need cosmetics? I brought some with me, but the variety might not be complete." Su Yu started rummaging through the bag Lan Xuan was carrying.

"No need, I have my own." Luo Quan was also carrying a bag. She rummaged through her military-green backpack and pulled out a bottle of Dabao.

"This... also counts as cosmetics?" Su Yu and Lan Xuan fell into deep confusion.

"This can keep the skin moist and eliminate dryness and fatigue. The wind is strong in autumn and winter; applying this is more effective than those thousands-of-yuan protective lotions." Luo Quan said, and started applying it to her face. ===== CHAPTER 335 =====