Chapter 781: Returning to school

Jin Li heard about the aftermath of Bai Jiang and his agent from Sui Lingfang.

The day after she and

"This matter has become very ugly; many people in the industry know about it. Bai Jiang had a falling out with his manager. It is said that they had a huge argument in the company, and many people heard it."

Sui Lingfang said in a voice suppressed with excitement: "Many companies have extended olive branches to Bai Jiang, asking if he wants to switch agencies."

Jin Li was stunned: "How long is Bai Jiang's contract with the company?"

Sui Lingfang: "It's next year, very soon."

Jin Li said thoughtfully: "His company doesn't just have one manager. Since this manager doesn't get along with Bai Jiang, why not just change managers?"

"Bai Jiang has been working well with his company, right? He filmed three movies for Director Chu in a row; it's impossible to say the company hasn't helped him."

Sui Lingfang nodded: "That's true, the company has been good to him, but unfortunately, the manager isn't very capable."

"However, for an A-list artist with traffic like Bai Jiang, the manager's say is actually quite low; the artist has more autonomy."

"But regarding the matter of changing the script at the last minute—" Sister Fang paused, "From a manager's perspective, I can understand his manager's determination to fight for the artist's interests."

She said with some regret: "It's a pity, it became a bit too ugly."

"That manager thought that making a scene in public could force Director Chu to give in, but in reality, the crew will only vent their dissatisfaction on Bai Jiang."

"And the news I gathered is that Bai Jiang's manager is the best manager in that company; the others aren't very good, and several are just novices."

Jin Li raised an eyebrow: "So this agency, is it a must to leave?"

Sui Lingfang shrugged: "Not necessarily, maybe the company can promise Bai Jiang greater benefits and more autonomy?"

"As long as the original agency offers good terms, other companies won't be able to poach him."

It wasn't just Jin Li's side discussing this; Gu Cheng was also discussing it with his manager.

Zhang Guang had gathered more details; he had the intention to poach Bai Jiang.

The reason was that Bai Jiang was very mature; once he came over, he could bring his own team, and there wouldn't be much need to manage him, as he could make his own decisions on many things.

"Old Zhang (Bai Jiang's manager) was also too anxious, making a scene on set without considering the consequences, thinking this could force Director Chu to give in."

"As a result, Director Chu had already prepared two plans, just making the actors work a bit harder to film two versions and choosing the best one; Old Zhang's scheme would fall through."

"It's just that Old Zhang didn't expect Bai Jiang to directly give up the scenes he had worked so hard to secure, so he had a big fight with Bai Jiang at the company."

Gu Cheng asked: "Then can you poach him?"

Zhang Guang pondered: "Hard to say, but I have successfully made contact with Bai Jiang. He isn't afraid of switching agencies; after all, no matter how much his screen time is cut in 'Dawn 2', he is still the absolute male lead."

"If this drama becomes a hit, all the actors will benefit, and if it doesn't..."

"With Jin Li there, it's impossible for it not to be a hit, so based on this one drama, he has the qualifications to negotiate terms with other companies."

Jin Li and Gu Cheng returned to Qingbei to continue their studies, and it was already early December.

The filming of "Dawn 2" took more time than imagined; from mid-June in the summer to early December, Jin Li had turned down many engagements.

The "Golden September and Silver October" of the fashion world were as intense as ever, and the four top magazines still wanted to invite Jin Li and Gu Cheng, though not for the cover, but for the inside pages.

Even then, because she was filming, Jin Li couldn't spare a day or two to shoot the inside pages.

Gu Cheng did have time, so he shot some inside pages.

The two were quite low-key when returning to school, but they had to be high-profile in class because the professors loved calling their names.

Especially Jin Li; the first sentence every one of her professors said before taking attendance was:

"I heard Jin Li is back from filming. Is Jin Li really back? Raise your hand and let me see."

Jin Li raised her hand helplessly, and the other students couldn't help but smile kindly.

?? As it nears the end, I'm getting more and more stuck, so daily updates will decrease from now on to ensure the ending plot is pushed forward completely. If there is no update on a given day, I won't post a separate leave note; it's most likely that I'm stuck, and after two or three days, I'll be able to continue.