Chapter 756

Sui Lingfang smiled slightly, "So Director Zheng, what do you think of this plan?"

Zheng Chengxin thought for a while and said: "Your plan is so perfect, I have no reason not to agree, and this is not without benefits for me.

So many female stars have had scandals about being with me; one more Jian Liting is not too many, and one less is not too few."

He nodded: "Let's follow the plan you said; if there is any place where you need my cooperation, just tell me."

Zheng Chengxin smiled: "Anyway, I am also a vested interest party; although the crew's filming is busy, I still have a few minutes to make a phone call."

Sui Lingfang also smiled: "Being able to get your cooperation, I believe that as this matter progresses, there won't be any accidents."

Jian Liting was standing at the door of Director Zheng's room waiting, walking back and forth anxiously, occasionally tapping the ground with her toes, feeling uneasy.

One moment she felt Director Zheng would not agree, fearing he would be furious.

The next moment she felt Director Zheng was a shrewd businessman and should agree.

After all, hyping scandals is a common method for stars, it's just that stars often hype with other stars and rarely with directors, but it's not like it hasn't happened before.

Soon the door was opened, and Sui Lingfang walked out.

Jian Liting hurriedly greeted her, just wanting to say something, but was stopped by a look from her.

She immediately closed her mouth and silently walked back to her room with Sister Fang.

Once the door was closed, Sui Lingfang's tense face relaxed; her posture was casual, she had a smile on her face, and she made an "OK" sign at her.

"Director Zheng agreed; we can start acting tomorrow. I will stay with the crew for three days to guide you in completely resolving the contract issue with the company."

Jian Liting let out a long sigh of relief, and a wave of complex emotions suddenly surged into her heart, making her unable to help but cry and laugh at the same time.

"Thank you, Sister Fang, thank you for being willing to guide me; I, I don't know what to say...

Thank you Seeing Jin Li, thank you Chenxi Entertainment, thank you, thank you for being willing to reach out and help me when I was at my lowest!"

Sui Lingfang could not help but say: "The role that I and Chenxi Entertainment can play is actually very small; the person you should be most grateful to is Seeing Jin Li. If it weren't for Seeing Jin Li recommending you to me, I might not have had the thought of signing you.

First, it was Seeing Jin Li who favored you, which is why I favored you."

She said this very bluntly, almost explicitly telling her: If Seeing Jin Li didn't favor you, Chenxi Entertainment wouldn't have signed you.

The reason she was able to enter Chenxi Entertainment was entirely because of a word from Seeing Jin Li.

This kind of statement is very ruthless, seemingly stripping away all of Jian Liting's value, not looking at her ability, purely looking at whether she can please Seeing Jin Li.

But that is the fact.

There are too many talented people in the world, but resources are limited; not every talented person can be discovered.

Jian Liting nodded heavily; even so, she was very grateful to Seeing Jin Li and Chenxi Entertainment.

No matter what they were thinking, being willing to provide help in a time of need makes them her benefactors!

It was already too late today, so Jian Liting did not call her manager.

When the next morning arrived, accompanied by Sui Lingfang, she took the initiative to dial her manager's phone number.

The moment the call was answered, her manager's arrogant and impatient voice came through:

"Finally willing to call me? I sent you so many WeChat messages and called you so many times before, and you treated them all as wind in your ears!

Now that your popularity is gone, you're starting to get anxious and want to call to please me and the company? Jian Liting, I'm telling you, it's too late!"

Jian Liting took a deep breath and said: "Are you done? If you're done, it's my turn to speak."

The manager was choked by her words and said in anger: "What do you mean by this, what kind of attitude is this! You've really rebelled!

Do you really think you can stay in the *Desperate Counterattack* crew and finish filming?

I'm telling you, once this play has your scenes and is released, the company will sue the crew for breach of contract, making it impossible for this play to be released later!

Do you think that because you've latched onto Director Zheng, the company will be afraid of you? Your contract is still in the company's hands; unless you pay a sky-high breach-of-contract fee, don't even think about leaving the company and going solo!"

Jian Liting: "Oh."

The manager widened her eyes in disbelief—just like that?

How could she be so calm?

This made the manager's sense of unease grow even stronger.

Jian Liting was silent for a while, and after confirming that the manager was no longer speaking, she said:

"I am in a relationship with Director Zheng, which is why he let me join the *Desperate Counterattack* crew and gave me the female number 4 role. I remember that the contract the company signed with me does not restrict me from dating; you cannot obstruct my right to date."

The manager said loudly: "What? You said you are dating who?"

Jian Liting gripped her phone, looked at the calm Sui Lingfang beside her, and said calmly:

"You heard me right; I am dating Director Zheng Chengxin. Otherwise, why would he help me for no reason and let me, someone who hasn't had an announcement in two years, join the crew to play the female number 4, and in a movie that is highly anticipated and has a strong IP?"

Manager: "You, you, how could... this is impossible, why would he take a fancy to you, you, you..."

The manager was shocked into incoherence by this news.

She had thought of many hypotheses as to how Jian Liting could suddenly join the crew and not be afraid of the company suing her for breach of contract.

But she had never thought it would be such a simple and plain reason as dating Director Zheng!

Jian Liting gave a light scoff: "Why can't I date Director Zheng? Am I very ugly?"

She changed the subject: "Zheng Chengxin knows about the conflict between me and the company; he told me to tell you that he will only give me the contract for this one movie and will not interfere with my announcements in the future.

He wants to promote me, but he knows his limits and will only step in to promote me after I have completely terminated my contract with the company.

The reason I called to tell you about my relationship with him is that I hope the company can reconsider its relationship with me carefully and cautiously.

After I terminate my contract with the company, I will not completely withdraw from the entertainment industry; I don't want to be on such bad terms with the company. You want to block me, not let me take any film or television dramas, and not let me take commercial advertisements.

OK, I can accept all of that, no problem.

But you cannot deprive me of the opportunity to perform in stage plays; if you won't even give me this path of survival..."

She paused intentionally when she said this, "Hehe, what I will do after terminating the contract, even I don't know!"

This was a naked threat!

After speaking, she hung up the phone.

This was the first time in nearly two years that she had been so confident in the face of her manager and the company.

And she understood that this confidence was given to her by Seeing Jin Li.

After thinking about it for a night, she also understood.

Director Zheng had no relationship with her; he purely appreciated her acting skills, which is why he was willing to give her such an opportunity.

The reason Director Zheng was willing to agree to hype a scandal with her was probably for the sake of Chenxi Entertainment.

And isn't Chenxi Entertainment's biggest reliance Seeing Jin Li?

So Director Zheng was willing to cooperate with her in hyping the scandal for Seeing Jin Li's sake.

Having figured this out, her gratitude toward Seeing Jin Li was beyond measure, and she made up her mind that she must repay Seeing Jin Li well when the time came.

Jian Liting's company naturally would not believe that she was dating Director Zheng just because of her one-sided words.

Especially when the manager told the president this news, the president did not believe it at all.

"Zheng Chengxin is such a proud person; would he take a fancy to Jian Liting, an actor who has almost no popularity and is about to fall out of first-tier status?

He is a big director; even if he takes a fancy to a star, it should be one of the first-tier stars who is currently popular; why would he think of promoting a down-and-out actor who has no popularity?"

The manager hesitated: "President, no matter what, Director Zheng is clearly protecting Jian Liting now; even if we cut off all her announcements, she won't withdraw from the entertainment industry.

Jian Liting is a professional actor; she reached first-tier status by relying on one film and television drama after another. As long as she is given plays to film, based on the foundation she laid before, she will soon return to the audience's sight.

No matter what relationship she has with Director Zheng, based on Director Zheng's attitude alone, I think it's better not to offend Jian Liting too much; we can't suppress her anymore."

Speaking of this, she was very helpless.

Jian Liting was promoted by her.

If it weren't for the president's determination to give her up, she wouldn't want to be on such bad terms with her.

The manager continued: "Instead of provoking an enemy who might have great potential in the future, it's better to shake hands and make peace now.

Even if she is destined to terminate her contract with the company in a year and not renew it, at least we won't be enemies with her.

If the company's artists want to enter the film industry later, they might be able to climb onto Director Zheng's line; otherwise, if Director Zheng publicly announces that he is blocking our company's actors, it would cut off the hope of our artists appearing in movies.

You know how profitable movies are; unless the company doesn't want to develop film business in the future, Zheng Chengxin is an obstacle we cannot bypass."

The president's expression changed for a while, and it was only after a long time that he said: "You go down first; I want to make a phone call to ask."

He searched his address book, originally wanting to ask Director Zheng what his attitude toward Jian Liting was through an intermediary.

But at the last moment, he steeled his heart, feeling that rather than finding an intermediary to pass on information that might be wrong, it would be better to just ask Zheng Chengxin directly.

Whether it's true or false, one question will reveal it!

Judging by Zheng Chengxin's temper, he is not someone who would hide dating an artist.

So he dialed Zheng Chengxin's number.

It was still noon, during the crew's lunch break.

Zheng Chengxin answered quickly: "Hello?"

The president hurriedly squeezed out a smile and asked with a smile: "Director Zheng, I am the president of Jian Liting's company; I have something I want to ask you. I heard from Jian Liting that you are dating her."

Zheng Chengxin agreed without hesitation: "Yes, what's the matter? Are the artists in your company not allowed to date?"

"No, no, that's not the case." The president said hurriedly.

Zheng Chengxin said: "I am filming in the crew and don't have time to go out; otherwise, I would bridge the gap and let Liting have a meal with you, and past grievances would be wiped out.

You have also blocked her for two years; for an artist in the rising stage, two years of zero exposure is a painful price, and you know this very well. You are old enough, don't make things difficult for a young girl."

The smile on the president's face froze, "This, this..."

Zheng Chengxin: "How about this, as long as you don't make things difficult for Liting, I still have a few small actor spots in my next play that I can give to you."

The president immediately said: "Okay, Director Zheng, it's a deal!"

Jian Liting's matter was completely resolved, and the effect of the resolution was even better than expected.

The promise made by Director Zheng was like a castle in the air; *Desperate Counterattack* hasn't even finished filming, who knows what his next play will be, and whether it can be prepared next year is an unknown.

Who doesn't know how to draw a big pie?

But after Director Zheng made this promise, Jian Liting's company's attitude toward her took a 180-degree turn.

Not only did they fully restore her stage play work, but they were also willing to let her take some audition announcements for small film and television dramas, and also opened up her commercial endorsements.

But it is a pity that after two years of silence, her popularity was long gone.

The announcements she can receive now are all kinds of small commercial performances in corners, and in film and television dramas, she has long since stepped down from female lead to female N-th lead.

The entertainment industry is just that cruel.

As long as you can't keep up for a moment, you almost never will, unless you can keep yourself at the very front.

Sui Lingfang left the crew and did not take a plane back to Nancheng, but went to the Imperial Capital first to see Seeing Jin Li.

Before Seeing Jin Li was popular, every month whenever she had time, she would bring a pile of food to Seeing Jin Li's apartment to visit and see how Seeing Jin Li's physical condition was.

Now Seeing Jin Li is very popular, and she is busy with work, but the habit of meeting once a month is still retained.

As long as she doesn't see her for a month, Sui Lingfang always feels a bit uneasy.

She has to see the person and know she is living well to feel at ease.

"... That's how it is; her conflict with the company is considered completely resolved. She didn't want to take any announcements at all, but I persuaded her.

At the current stage, only by taking some announcements can she dispel the company's doubts and confirm that she really doesn't care about the company freezing her for two years, so that there won't be any trouble in the future."

Sui Lingfang came to Seeing Jin Li's apartment near the school and chatted with her about the gains from this trip to the crew.

A flash of interest crossed Seeing Jin Li's eyes: "I didn't expect that your trip to the crew, besides signing her contract intent agreement, would be so exciting, and you helped her resolve the conflict with her original company along the way."

Sui Lingfang spread her hands helplessly: "I didn't want to either, but what else could I do? Otherwise, if this continued, I was afraid she wouldn't last until next year and would be completely blocked this year."

Seeing Jin Li thought for a while and asked: "I haven't had much contact with Jian Liting, and the content we discussed wasn't that deep.

Although you had little contact with her, you stripped her bare as soon as you met; what kind of person do you think she is?"

Sui Lingfang smiled: "I wasn't sure before why you favored Jian Liting so much, but now I am sure; she fits the internal company atmosphere of Chenxi Entertainment very well.

She is the same kind of person as the members of your Pink Girls; her goals are firm, she has her own attitude, she doesn't follow the crowd, and she won't let the company order her around."

She paused and said the most critical factor: "And her self-drive is very strong; I believe that without me arranging work, she will fill her work schedule to the brim, which is also the difference between her and you."

Seeing Jin Li coughed and looked into the distance.

She is very diligent...

Well, actually she is really diligent, it's just that she has to go to school, so she takes so few announcements.