Chapter 1044

Qiu Keying was startled and blinked in some surprise: "Miss Lin, you know this person too?"

Lin Biqi lowered her head and chuckled, a sinister glint flashing in her eyes: "I know."

Of course she knew; everything she had suffered started because of Shen Ci.

She hated Li Xiao, and she hated Shen Ci even more.

"Oh my god, even Miss Lin knows this person. It seems she started pestering Li Xiao a long time ago."

Pestering?

Lin Biqi slowly raised her head, the expression on her face having returned to normal, but she was a bit confused about Qiu Keying's choice of words: "Is that what Li Xiao told you?"

Shen Ci pestering Li Xiao?

This was clearly turning the world upside down.

And she was a person who had personally experienced and witnessed Li Xiao's days back then. It could be said that Li Xiao had completely lost his mind for Shen Ci.

If it weren't for Shen Ci, Li Xiao wouldn't have treated her like discarded shoes.

Perhaps without Shen Ci, she would have naturally been with Li Xiao.

But she didn't say much. Qiu Keying was clearly being kept in the dark; Li Xiao must not have confessed the truth to her.

Even if Qiu Keying was a "silly sweet," she could hear the rhetorical meaning in Lin Biqi's words at this time and couldn't help but be slightly stunned: "Isn't it? Does Miss Lin know something?"

Lin Biqi pursed her lips and said with hidden meaning: "The things between them... are actually quite complicated, not just as simple as pestering."

"But Miss Qiu doesn't need to take it to heart. Given Li Xiao's conditions, there must have been other girls before meeting you, but the one who is engaged to him in the end is you. Isn't that enough?"

Qiu Keying couldn't hide her smugness for a moment. Clearly, Lin Biqi's words were very useful to her, and she couldn't help but nod: "You're right. I actually wouldn't care about Li Xiao's past, but this Shen Ci always appears from time to time, and I can't completely ignore it."

"But Li Xiao and I are about to get engaged, and if it's fast, we might get married next year. Then it doesn't matter if others have any thoughts about him; in the end, he still belongs to me."

Lin Biqi listened to her say these things with a smile, but her heart was completely unmoved.

In the end?

It was far from the end.

According to Shen Li's request, Brother Bo quickly helped her draft a contract filled with "extra ingredients."

After Shen Li looked it over herself, she immediately found Wang Ziyu's uncle to negotiate.

When the "Jin Xiao Entertainment" contract was placed in front of him, Li Jianli's complexion was visibly ugly.

It was clear that he was unwilling to let Wang Ziyu leave his side.

So he didn't touch the contract, just looked at Shen Li and said coldly: "Thank you for being so concerned about our Ziyu's affairs, but I have already clearly stated before that I am not considering letting Ziyu sign with a company for the time being."

Wang Ziyu stood to the side, looking nervous, even more nervous than when she first joined the crew to film.

Li Jianli's reaction was within Shen Li's expectations; she knew what Li Jianli was thinking.

But she had read the contract in advance, and she knew that the content of the contract was extremely tempting to someone like Li Jianli who was blinded by greed.

So Shen Li wasn't in a hurry, but persuaded him patiently: "Don't be in a hurry to refuse. The content of the contract is very sincere. I think you will be satisfied after reading it."

Li Jianli frowned, glanced coldly at the contract, and snorted: "Sincerity? Our Ziyu is just a small actor now. For a newcomer like her who is unknown, how much sincerity can there be?"

"It's better to rely on yourself; at least the remuneration for the work received is all your own."

Shen Li sighed lightly and looked at Li Jianli seriously: "Uncle, let me ask you, we all know that Ziyu was discovered by the director because of a video online. She doesn't know how to act, and she hasn't studied acting. She was noticed only because she is beautiful."

"She therefore got film contracts for two small roles. Before I met Ziyu, she only received those two jobs, and they were obtained relying on the popularity of the video."

Li Jianli looked at her, not knowing what Shen Li meant.

Shen Li smiled slightly and continued: "And after I met Ziyu, she got recommendations for several film contracts from 'Jin Xiao' through me, including films by big directors and films for the New Year's season."

"The opportunity obtained previously was relying on video popularity, but popularity passes quickly."

"After that passed, it was because of our company's favor that Ziyu had the subsequent jobs."

"Then may I ask, Uncle..." Shen Li looked at Li Jianli and asked bluntly: "As Ziyu's agent, have you secured any opportunities for Ziyu?"

Li Jianli's eyes widened, almost becoming angry out of shame.

Of course he couldn't help Ziyu with anything; he wasn't a professional agent at all, and he didn't have any connections in the entertainment industry. Before Ziyu became an actor, he was a self-employed individual in a third-tier city.

As far as the entertainment industry was concerned, he was a complete outsider.

"I don't mean anything else by saying this, and I don't mean to blame you." Shen Li changed the subject and hurriedly explained: "I just hope you can see the situation in the entertainment industry clearly now."

"Opportunities exist, but not everyone has them. If our company hadn't been recommending roles for Ziyu this year, her resources would have been cut off long ago."

"And the thing this circle fears most is having no resources, because newcomers emerge in batches. If you don't show your face, the audience will soon forget you."

"So the importance of resources to an actor is self-evident."

At this point, Shen Li tapped the contract on the table with her fingertips, and there was a bit more momentum in her tone: "To tell you the truth, the content of this contract placed in front of you and Ziyu today is very, very sincere."

"But if you don't sign, our company has many other newcomers to cultivate, and Ziyu will inevitably not get the work opportunities we give in the future."

Li Jianli's expression changed significantly.

Because he knew Shen Li was right. If it weren't for Shen Li's help this year, Wang Ziyu would have had no roles to film long ago.

Shen Li helped him open the contract: "You can take a look first. Various resources are arranged for every stage. Regardless of the weight or size of the resources, at least they are opportunities, and there is money to be made."

The main content of the contract was very conspicuous, densely packed with resource guarantees. There were film contracts for several plays in the first year, and event appearances and variety show resources in the second year.

If the traffic volume can meet the standard in the third year, the company also has endorsement resources that can be tilted. These are all written in black and white, and they are all guarantees.

From initial resistance to seeing that pile of resource promises, Li Jianli's gaze gradually focused, and then he couldn't move it away.

Because those resources in his eyes were all bright, real money.

Seeing the change in his expression, Shen Li couldn't help but smile, knowing that this matter was likely settled.