[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme":3,"chapter-starting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-starting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-chapter-65":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starting from Hong Shixian: A Chinese Entertainment Rise",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2351344,4599,"Chapter 65: Agent, Yang Siwei (Seeking Favorites and Recommendations)","starting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-chapter-65",65,"\u003Cp>\"Junior sister, are you coming out to play?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah... were you unhappy last time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did I make you angry?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let's continue watching a movie today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Beijing Film Academy girls' dormitory, Jing Tian sat before her desk with a flush spreading across her face, her rounded toes constantly curling against her pink slippers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was too shameful; she couldn't bear to face Qi Hui!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Kan Qingzi suddenly leaned over, tilted her head to the side, and peeked at her: \"Girl, are you... in love?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What love?\" Jing Tian's face turned even redder: \"I'm not! That's not it at all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Qianru poked her head out from the upper bunk, took one look, and immediately chuckled: \"You're already acting lovesick, yet you say you're not in love.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Conversations between girls are sometimes much more open than those between boys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shut up!\" Jing Tian said, embarrassed and annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuangzi pushed the door open and walked in, subconsciously glancing at the white Apple phone in Jing Tian's hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn't interested in love or anything of the sort; she was more interested in this new phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So rich...\" Shuangzi couldn't help but mutter to herself. Why did she have both a house and money? Could she have been kept by someone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the residential complex, inside the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Jing Tian's message, Qi Hui breathed a slight sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good, for the time being, he didn't have to worry about this girl dragging him off to act in *The Warring States*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he needed to take advantage of these two days to get his next step of work sorted out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, when Jing Tian came again, Qi Hui wouldn't know what excuse to use to refuse her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't Ling Xiaosu say he was helping me find an agent?\" Qi Hui rubbed his chin: \"Why is there still no news?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>East of the Imperial Capital, Chaoyang District.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an office building, Wang Jinghua sat in her office processing documents. She was hailed as the country's number one agent, and she had no shortage of things to keep her busy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knock, knock, knock~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, a knock on the door sounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door was pushed open, and a somewhat plump young woman walked in quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Hua.\" Yang Siwei sat in the chair before the desk and complained with some frustration:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I called that Qi Hui last night, and he didn't pick up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not only did he not pick up, he turned his phone off directly; there was no way to communicate at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why don't you just let me go back to Fan Bingbing's studio.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Managing a newcomer is too much trouble. She wants to become someone like Sister Hua; managing a newcomer is time-consuming, troublesome, and exhausting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, the results aren't guaranteed—who knows if they can actually be molded into a star?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be better to stay at the Bingbing studio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\" Wang Jinghua shook her head helplessly: \"You have no future over there. To tell you the truth, Fan Bingbing's real agent isn't me, but that person surnamed Mu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Xiaoguang, said to be a Taiwanese person from the same hometown as Fan Bingbing, with a net worth as high as 500 million. It is said that because they are fellow townsmen, he is helping Fan Bingbing with all his might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it's true or false, those who know, know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Boss Mu is indeed quite capable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, Fan Bingbing was covered in black rumors—being a mistress, being kept, having a sugar daddy—all labels she couldn't wash off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after Boss Mu took over, he created a new set of talking points for Fan Bingbing, such as: \"The amount of slander you can endure is the amount of praise you can withstand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that line: \"I don't marry into a wealthy family; I am the wealthy family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, Fan Bingbing gained a new title: Master Fan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of image, she even began to lean gradually toward the neutral and masculine. The title of Master Fan was, for a time, unrivaled in popularity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Wang Jinghua, while nominally Fan Bingbing's agent, likely only the parties involved know how much influence she actually has.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Yang Siwei to try to carve out a situation and forge a different career path over at Fan Bingbing's side would be harder than starting a new account from scratch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to her boss's explanation, Yang Siwei was silent for a moment, then finally nodded slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright then.\" Yang Siwei said: \"But I have a few questions, Sister Hua, can you clarify them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go ahead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Siwei flipped through a document: \"Is the split between us and Qi Hui a bit off? Why is it fifty-fifty?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically speaking, according to convention, it should be thirty-seventy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seventy for the agency, thirty for the artist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, the contract duration isn't long, just three years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Jinghua took off her glasses and asked: \"Do you remember who recommended him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ling Xiaosu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know what Ling Xiaosu's background is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His grandfather is a third-generation director who came out of Yan'an.\" Yang Siwei was puzzled: \"But how long ago was that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Jinghua chuckled: \"His grandfather had two assistant directors working under him back then. One was named Tian Zhuangzhuang, the one from Beijing Film Academy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And one surnamed Chen, who directed *Farewell My Concubine*.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Yang Siwei raised her hand and asked somewhat weakly: \"I understand the one surnamed Chen, Chen Kaige, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But isn't this Tian Zhuangzhuang just in the education system?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Jinghua looked at her and said: \"Old Tian's father was the first director of the Beijing Film Studio; he participated in the establishment of the Beijing Film Studio and, like Ling's grandfather, came out of Yan'an.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Tian's mother played Sister Jiang and was one of the 22 film stars of New China; she also came from Yan'an.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His grandfather also had a cinematographer under him who just reached the Olympics a couple of years ago... that's right, it's Zhang Yimou.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Back then, Old Zhang was at the Xi'an Film Studio and had a good relationship with Ling's father, who was a cinematographer, and was also a colleague of Ling's mother, who was a director.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to these somewhat intricate relationships, Yang Siwei scratched her head, but she wasn't truly stupid and quickly understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, this is all about human connections and social graces, right?\" Yang Siwei tapped the document in her hand: \"You're good, I'm good, everyone's good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Jinghua nodded: \"The entertainment industry is like this; it's not about fighting and killing, but about human connections and social graces.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood.\" Yang Siwei nodded: \"I'll contact him right away; I will manage him well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, Yang Siwei stood up and left to get to work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, she also knew that Qi Hui wasn't the kind of newcomer who had just stepped out of school; he had acted in *Lurk* and even won a Magnolia Award. Although it wasn't a heavyweight award, it was still quite good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he had a lead role under his belt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone like this is definitely a stock with super potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But... Yang Siwei was previously Fan Bingbing's deputy agent and was used to that level; having her go back to manage a newcomer, the psychological gap was not small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn't used to it, which was normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep~ Beep~ Beep~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, is this Qi Hui...\" Yang Siwei breathed a sigh of relief; the call went through quickly this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, the two met at a small coffee shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Siwei's original intention was to go to Starbucks, but Qi Hui didn't dare to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That place would even chase away the police, let alone a small actor like him, Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Qi Hui just found a random coffee shop; anyway, there were plenty of them in the Imperial Capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello.\" Qi Hui smiled and greeted her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had introduced himself on the phone; her name was Yang Siwei. If he remembered correctly, in a few years, she would have quite a few powerful artists under her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, Zhu Yawen. The director Li Jun, whom Qi Hui had met before, directed that show *North, Shanghai, and Guangzhou Do Not Believe in Tears*, which starred Zhu Yawen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Yang Siwei's public relations, Zhu Yawen gained the nickname \"Walking Hormone\" and became famous overnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, very nice to meet you.\" Yang Siwei was also sizing up Qi Hui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like in the photos, he was very handsome, with sharp and well-defined facial features.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even having seen many handsome men, Yang Siwei had to admit that Qi Hui was quite good in terms of appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just this point alone meant he had already won half the battle in life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the other half is the watershed of life: the amniotic fluid!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think you also know my purpose; let's get straight to the point.\" Yang Siwei laughed and took out the documents:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me introduce our agency services to you; if you have any questions, feel free to ask.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will do my best to answer them for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hui nodded: \"Let me look at the contract first...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1542,"2026-06-21T03:10:06.472Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","81916e267c7b49e14627c704576fd1ab5f6692047c7e51fffb80ca37a0b87d1e","starting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-chapter-66","starting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-chapter-64",202,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-cover.jpg"]