Chapter 29: Simply Outrageous!

The staff member who came to notify Bai Liang actually also had the qualifications to work in media.

He knew how to hit the key points!

He specifically emphasized the "young girl" part—anyone who didn't know better would have thought some sweetheart had come knocking.

But when he ran down to the hotel lobby to look, it was a girl he didn't recognize.

Round face, short, not particularly pretty—could only be called a little cute.

Bai Liang racked his brain trying to recall who this girl was, thanks to his super memory... good lord, Sister Yanzi?!

This round-faced little girl wasn't exactly honest either! The photos on her social media were heavily edited!

He almost didn't recognize her.

In theory, Sister Yanzi was his manager.

Back when Huang Jingyu pushed this girl onto Bai Liang, he honestly hadn't taken it to heart, because he himself didn't know how long he'd last in the acting business.

When he arrived at the set, he suddenly remembered this matter and sent her a message.

"I got your message and bought a ticket right away! I shouldn't be late, right?"

After greeting him, Sister Yanzi looked at Bai Liang with a little nervousness, as if afraid he'd find her lacking.

"You came really fast. I thought you'd take another two days."

After a brief exchange, the two started staring at each other.

Bai Liang wasn't sure exactly what a manager was supposed to do, and Sister Yanzi, this rookie manager, was also feeling very insecure inside—she hadn't been doing this job for long either.

She didn't even have a very ambitious career plan...

Although she did have two artists now: Huang Jingyu and Bai Liang.

But she never thought about building something big off these two, because she knew perfectly well she didn't deserve to.

If these two did well, they'd most likely sign with some film and television company and have more professional, more capable managers to handle them.

Sister Yanzi had a very down-to-earth idea: right now, serve these two handsome guys as best she can; if they get noticed and signed by a film company, they can bring her along and get her a job.

Good thinking!

Yes, over the meal, Sister Yanzi very honestly told Bai Liang this idea of hers directly.

But Bai Liang didn't "criticize" her for lacking ambition—instead, he felt this girl was quite pragmatic.

"Really?" Sister Yanzi asked, eyes wide with delight.

Bai Liang stroked his chin. "You want to find a big company as your backing, I want to find a rich pretty girl as my girlfriend and live off her—aren't both of those perfectly reasonable?"

Being human, you can't lose sight of your true nature.

For Bai Liang, acting was a personal hobby, not a livelihood.

The real way to make a living still had to be finding a partner! Two birds with one stone.

Praise the rich woman!

Sister Yanzi:???

In a flash, she turned her gaze toward the two pretty actresses at the same table.

Nazha and Jin Cheng had come just to watch the fun, wanting to see what kind of girl had shown up at the set looking for Bai Liang.

Jin Cheng was purely there for the gossip, but Nazha had already thought of that pretty maid from the previous "War God Zhao Zilong" set—was her name Meng Ziyi?

But when she saw it was a manager, that was that!

Since she was already here, they all had a meal together.

At this point, Sister Yanzi's gaze at Bai Liang was a bit off.

Bro, you want both of them?! And you said it right in front of them?

Nazha and Jin Cheng were ordering dishes and froze when they heard this.

Jin Cheng had an extremely exaggerated reaction. "Are you serious?! Live off a woman?"

Nazha didn't say anything, but broke into a big smile, seeming to find it very amusing too.

Obviously neither of them took it seriously... they thought Bai Liang was just joking around to liven up the atmosphere.

Nazha: The house I bought really is a bit small... it won't be enough when we have kids in the future!

Although she didn't think Bai Liang was serious, she actually took it to heart.

Thinking~

"You two still need to keep working hard," Bai Liang encouraged.

"Tch, you're looking down on people like us, huh?" Jin Cheng quipped.

Simply outrageous!

Once the atmosphere livened up, this meal naturally became a lot more enjoyable.

Jin Cheng suddenly figured out why Guli Nazha's cup size had gotten bigger after not seeing her for a while... turns out she'd just gained weight!

She really eats! And she eats with such gusto!

Actresses are human too—apart from a few "gifted" types, normal actresses who diet too much will definitely lose chest size...

By the same logic, when some people gain a little weight, naturally it gets bigger too.

After this meal, Sister Yanzi was going to get to work!

She had to negotiate Bai Liang's pay for this shoot, and once that was done, they could sign the contract.

Although it was a bit strange to negotiate pay only after already joining the set, Bai Liang, who had gotten into both sets almost entirely through the back door, didn't feel anything was off.

Sister Yanzi: Everything about this is off!

The staff member from Tang Ren's side in charge of contracts thought the same.

This Mr. Bai finally remembered to sign a contract?

Never seen such a carefree artist—although the pay really wasn't much, someone who paid zero attention to it like him was truly unheard of.

And then they waited, and Sister Yanzi arrived!

As a broker with no connections, no resources, and no credentials — a triple-nothing agent — Sister Yanzi was not entirely without her merits.

She looked fairly harmless, which made it easy for the "opposition" to let their guard down.

At the same time, she was also very good at grocery shopping.

She could haggle the aunties at the market down on price! When it came to negotiating fees, that was squarely her turf.

Especially when she keenly noticed... that the Tang Ren side didn't seem to be putting on the arrogance of a big company — then there was genuinely something to negotiate.

Ordinary small artists had basically no bargaining power in front of big companies and big productions.

Unless... the other side wanted something from you, in which case there was naturally room to raise the price.

"Bro, it's all set! Two roles bundled for two hundred thousand — at first they were only planning to offer one-fifty." Sister Yanzi bounced over, hopping with each step, to claim credit.

Bai Liang naturally wasn't stingy; he tossed her a thumbs-up, ladling out the emotional value generously:

"So impressive! Having you is my good fortune!"

Although he didn't really care much for that sort of thing either, he still gave Sister Yanzi high marks along with heaps of praise.

Praised the Miss until her face turned red~

But seeing the way Bai Liang carefully looked over the contract, Sister Yanzi was a little curious inside: can he actually understand it?

After reading through the contract, he signed it with a few swift strokes — the first payment would be wired over in a couple of days.

"Are you heading back to Yanjing? And don't I still owe you a cut?"

"I can run between both places. I'll take the lowest percentage cut — the fact that the negotiation went so smoothly is mostly your credit, Bro Bai. Tang Ren probably wants to sign you..."

Sister Yanzi actually felt a bit embarrassed taking the money; she truly didn't feel her role had been all that big.

This whole trip felt like something picked up for free.

But she felt Bai Liang was a bit different from the hardworking-struggling type like Huang Jingyu... the courage to shoot kissing scenes and bed scenes with a man wasn't something just anyone had! That took real guts!

Logically speaking, with roughly equal luck, the latter clearly had more development and a brighter future.

A salted-fish mentality in the entertainment circle won't do~

But she had a strange feeling... this Bro Dou Xiao Bai might just stir up an even bigger commotion!

"I'll stay here for now, not going back to Yanjing. Brother Jingyu's side doesn't need me at the moment."