Chapter 17: Plant the Flag First

Five minutes later, Shen Yinuo left Luo Mo's A Class dormitory room, looking puffed up with anger, with her assistant in tow.

After returning to the van, Shen Yinuo recalled her conversation with Luo Mo and still felt quite angry, feeling as if her chest was about to explode from frustration.

"This is simply an outrageous demand!" Shen Yinuo was speechless.

The female assistant nodded, expressing her agreement.

"Such contract terms are indeed too ridiculous," the assistant said.

To say nothing else, the mere clause about establishing his own studio was impossible.

It is true that a small portion of stars have their own personal studios. This allows for higher autonomy and greater freedom, preventing them from becoming puppets of the company.

In this way, the star's affairs are basically handled by the studio rather than the management company.

In reality, many Superstar studios are already considered small management companies themselves.

For instance, Xu Chujing has her own studio, and her studio has even signed other minor artists; she is practically a big boss.

Who doesn't love a rich woman?

Under normal circumstances, for a Newcomer like Luo Mo who has yet to debut, being offered a contract with decent terms is already considered quite sincere.

To say nothing else, just look at these trainees from Xingshi Entertainment, like Shen Mingliu and Meng Yangguang; the contracts they signed were of the very average kind.

The company cultivates you in the early stages and provides you with resources, turning you from a nobody into a star, so you must work hard for the company to earn money for these few years.

The company takes the lion's share, and you personally only get a small portion.

Shen Yinuo felt she had gone with sincerity; the terms she offered were absolutely not Newcomer terms, but the kind of terms that could poach a minor star from another company.

Yet Luo Mo remained unmoved!

"Xiao Wang, do you think this Luo Mo doesn't understand anything, and is just pretending to understand?" After calming down, Shen Yinuo began to brainstorm.

She said to her assistant Xiao Wang: "He might not know at all that the contract terms I gave him are considered very good, thinking that entertainment industry contracts start at a thirty or forty percent split as a matter of course, and then seeing many stars have studios, he thinks having a studio is the norm."

Assistant Xiao Wang nodded and said: "It's possible."

Shen Yinuo pouted her little mouth and said huffily: "Even I don't have a studio yet, okay!"

Assistant Xiao Wang suddenly felt a mix of laughter and tears; my dear young lady, have you forgotten that the company is your family's? You yourself even hold some of the company's small shares!

Shen Yinuo lay half-reclined on the comfortable seat of the van, looking out the window and saying: "Forget it, I'll find him to chat properly next time. He doesn't even think about it—with zero resources on hand, how can he open a studio? You need to have confidence to open a studio!"

On this point, Shen Yinuo was indeed not wrong.

Many stars only start their own studios after being in the industry for a long time and having resources in their hands.

These stars might already have high popularity, with resources and endorsements coming to them on their own.

Then, based on years of operation, they know many peers, directors, screenwriters, producers, etc., and have good Connections to access resources.

Coupled with a group of seasoned old employees by their side, they can skillfully solve public relations issues, promotional issues, and so on.

Only with such confidence do you have the qualifications to open a studio!

If you have nothing, then obediently cling to the big tree that is the management company.

Shen Yinuo muttered to herself: "Ugh, this person is really something, he doesn't even think about how his old classmate Jiang Jiang hasn't established a personal studio either!"

"Hmph, next time I'll have more patience and educate him on the knowledge; I'll definitely be able to sign him!" Shen Yinuo was once again full of fighting spirit.

She has one great advantage: she is always full of energy and never stays down for long.

She is broad-minded, after all!

Hmph, I must sign him! Let him be the first artist signed by this young lady personally!

"Luo Mo, I've got you pegged!"

Having reignited her fighting spirit, she felt her chances of winning were very high.

The van soon drove to the hotel arranged by the production team. As soon as Shen Yinuo returned to the hotel suite, she saw Jiang Ningxi sitting on the sofa with her arms crossed, her two long, beautiful legs crossed and elevated, scrutinizing her sister who had just returned.

"Yo, it ended in just a few minutes?" Jiang Ningxi said in a cold voice.

"What is that supposed to mean, you Dirty King, it sounds like I did something with him in the room!" Shen Yinuo plopped down beside her, and once seated, she immediately released the bindings on her chest and tossed them aside.

"It was killing me," she said, rubbing herself.

Jiang Ningxi was also dressed very lightly now; her upper body was a loose short-sleeved shirt that could cover her hips, and her lower body was cotton shorts, revealing legs with amazing proportions.

Of course, she also had no extra bindings on her body.

Jiang Ningxi looked at Shen Yinuo, who was constantly rubbing herself, and said coldly: "Aren't you going to take a shower first?"

Shen Yinuo leaned halfway against her, squeezing her, and said: "I don't want to, the recording tired me to death, let me lounge for a bit."

Jiang Ningxi couldn't do anything about her and could only say: "Fine, lie down for five minutes then go take a shower!"

"Got it, Mama Jiang!" Shen Yinuo said.

She flailed her feet, kicked off her shoes, and then used her left and right feet to hook off her socks, starting to stretch her fair, tender toes, moving them back and forth in the air.

"Jiang Jiang, is your old desk-mate a good person?" Shen Yinuo began to probe the character of her future signed artist.

Character is really important!

"He's pretty good," Jiang Ningxi said without even thinking.

To deny an ex-boyfriend is equivalent to denying one's own eye for picking men.

"Oh, is that so." Shen Yinuo smiled foolishly.

Jiang Ningxi looked at her smile and inexplicably had some ominous premonition, saying: "You're smiling like a total fangirl."

"What fangirl? Fangirling over him?" Shen Yinuo immediately sat up straight and said with a serious face: "Look, I admit he has a bit of looks."

"Hmm? Don't you go messing around!" Jiang Ningxi was suddenly a little scared; she knew that this young lady Shen Yinuo was sometimes truly lawless.

"Oh, why are you nervous? Have I seen few handsome guys in the company since I was little? I remember our Promise, to focus wholeheartedly on our careers, no dating allowed, and to build Aurora Girls into the top girl group in the country!" Shen Yinuo waved her fist.

"I have plenty of drive; after all, the company is my family's, I earn two shares of money," she added.

Jiang Ningxi kicked her lightly and said: "As long as you know! Time's up, go wash up!"

"Alright, alright!" Shen Yinuo stood up and walked barefoot toward the bathroom.

Jiang Ningxi lay on the sofa, the inner knees of her long, beautiful legs hooked over the armrest at the other end, her calves dangling in the air.

She looked at the ceiling, thinking once again of the Promise she had made with Luo Mo.

She did not feel that this first love would disrupt her life or her plans for the future.

Their romantic connection had been severed long ago.

Aurora Girls was a rare girl group without backstabbing, and the members shared a deep bond.

Everyone was pulling in the same direction, thinking about making Aurora Girls bigger and stronger.

Revolutionary friendship must not be betrayed!

Although everyone knew that in reality, it was impossible to remain alone forever and grow old in solitude, that was a matter for the distant future.

"Anyway, it's impossible for me to be the first traitor," she thought to herself.

(End of this chapter)