Chapter 109 Backdoor Incident

The next day.

Zhang Zijie and He Xiu came to the company.

Before entering the door, He Xiu anxiously pulled her boyfriend's hand and said:

"Zijie, why don't you just forget it? You've just joined the company and it seems you don't understand the ways of the world if you make demands. Besides, I'm not a professional."

Zhang Zijie comforted him, "It's okay. I've already signed a contract with the company. It shouldn't be a big deal to just ask. I promise you, if Mr. Cheng doesn't agree, I won't force you!"

He Xiu said: "You can't force what you said. You just joined the company and your foundation is not stable yet. You must not offend Mr. Cheng for me."

Zhang Zijie patted her hands: "I know, don't worry!"

After entering the company, he and He Xiu waited in the reception room for a while, and then Zhang Zijie was taken to Cheng Cheng's office by the staff.

Li Zhuo handed him the complete script, gave him some instructions and encouragement, and said:
"Please keep the script. You will be joining the crew in a week. I hope you can study the script carefully and devote yourself to the role. In addition, please tell me your requirements for your agent and assistant. Since there is no formal arrangement yet, I can make adjustments according to your wishes."

Zhang Zijie spoke nervously:
"Mr. Li, Mr. Cheng, I want to ask if my girlfriend can be my assistant. I heard that some actors' assistants are people close to them. I want to let my girlfriend try."

Li Zhuo looked at Cheng Cheng and saw that Cheng Cheng was drawing the storyboard without any special reaction, so he said to Zhang Zijie with a serious face:

“Since you know that some actors’ assistants are their close friends, you should also know that the swords from close friends are often the most accurate and fastest.

Once you have a conflict, the damage caused will be much greater than that of an ordinary assistant!
What's more, she is your girlfriend. How many secrets does she know about you?

There needs to be a certain sense of boundaries and confidentiality between assistants and actors.

Besides, the relationship between boyfriend and girlfriend is full of uncertainty. Are you sure you can keep going?"

Cheng Cheng raised his head, feeling that Li Zhuo was hinting at him.

I'm still here!

In fact, according to what he and his girlfriend said, Zhang Zijie should have ended here, he should have known when to get ahead and quit while he was ahead.

But thinking of his girlfriend's hard work over the years, he risked offending Li Zhuo and continued:
"Mr. Li, what you said makes sense. I understand what you mean, but my relationship with my girlfriend is very stable. We have been together for five years. It is because I have not been able to give her good material conditions that we have not been able to get married.

Moreover, she graduated from a key university and had a very good future. She could have become a teacher, taken the civil service exam, or applied for a job. At worst, it would have been better than what she has now.

But in the three years after graduation, she changed jobs frequently because of me in order to take care of me. Now her salary is less than 4,000 yuan, and she is doing the most basic and least technical job, so I begged the company to give her a job.

Moreover, I will be performing in various places in the future and may not be home for a long time, flying all over the country. I am afraid that she will worry and think too much, so I want her to be with me.

Mr. Cheng and Mr. Li, I know these are my personal matters. What I am saying is a complete waste of your time. I also know that I have just joined the company and have no achievements yet, so I am not qualified to make any demands.

But my girlfriend is really a very kind girl, and I promise that if she becomes an assistant, her personal feelings will never affect her work."

Zhang Zijie's tone was sincere, almost pleading.

Li Zhuo frowned and said coldly:

"You also know that what you said is all personal matters? You also know that you are wasting your time?

Also, you have to realize that you have joined the company and are destined to become a famous actor in the future. Your social circle will be very different from before, and you will soon not be on the same level as your girlfriend. Are you sure you still want her to be tied to you?

I am not advising you to abandon your lover, but I am stating the most basic fact: this is the current situation in the entertainment industry."

Zhang Zijie said anxiously: "Mr. Li, that's why I don't want to have no common language with my girlfriend and prevent her from participating in my life."

Cheng Cheng stopped writing and said:

"Li Zhuo, let his girlfriend go and handle the employment process."

Li Zhuo said: "Boss Cheng, this is not in compliance with the regulations. If everyone is like him, how can we carry out our work?"

Li Zhuo is not unkind, but every company has its own corporate culture. The corporate culture of Shinhwa Entertainment is the "anti-ex-girlfriend" culture. After all, this is a widely circulated story of the founder of Shinhwa. Every artist who joins Shinhwa knows it and is deeply aware of it.

Cheng Cheng asked, "What is Zeng Xiaoxian's catchphrase?"

Li Zhuo: "I am a good man. I am Zeng Xiaoxian?"

Cheng Cheng said: "Yes, isn't he really devoted to the role? And we should give the Pure Love Warrior a chance, for the sake of pure love! Go! Go daddy!"

Li Zhuo looked at Cheng Cheng's eyes and knew that he was in the right state again, so he sighed helplessly, nodded, and said to Zhang Zijie:

"You've heard what President Cheng said. You can let your girlfriend be your assistant. But I hope you can also understand that this is President Cheng's trust and support for you. You can't let him down."

Zhang Zijie was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes. He repeatedly assured:
"Thank you, Mr. Li, thank you, Mr. Cheng! I will work hard and live up to the company's cultivation and tolerance of me!"

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After leaving the office, Zhang Zijie felt relieved. He returned to the living room and saw his girlfriend. He couldn't wait to share the good news:
"A Xiu! President Cheng has agreed. He has promised that you will be my assistant!"

"Ah?" He Xiu was incredulous. "Really?"

Zhang Zijie said with a happy expression, "Of course it's true. This way you can be by my side when I'm acting! And it's not just that! The salary at Shinhwa is also high. You can make 6,000 a month as an assistant, with five insurances and one fund! When I become a first- or second-tier star in the future, I'll have a whole team of assistants, and you'll have several more people under you. By then, your salary will definitely increase again!"

He Xiu looked at her boyfriend's face full of longing and his endless chattering, and felt that nothing could be happier than this!
"Let's go!" Zhang Zijie pulled her and said, "Let's go and handle the entry procedures now. Mr. Li has already made arrangements."

They left the living room, their voices echoing in the corridor.

"Zijie, you didn't argue with reason, did you?"

"Of course not. Both Mr. Cheng and Mr. Li are very easy to talk to."

"That's good." "A Xiu, although you are my assistant, I can take care of myself. You don't have to worry about it. Just play with your phone on the set. Hehe, I won't report you anyway."

"Huh? You still want to report me? And what about you taking care of yourself? You should just focus on your role!"

-

Lin Jia was wearing silk pajamas, lying in You Qing's arms, pouting and saying coquettishly:
"Master Qing, look! Cheng Cheng made an official announcement on Weibo, and put me so low down. Now all netizens are paying attention to Zhang Zijie, and no one is discussing me at all! And that Wen Lian, she was the leading actress in one movie and the second female actress in another. Why? Who the hell is she? She was just a defeated opponent of mine back then!"

When You Qing heard Lin Jia mention Wen Lian, a subtle desire flashed in his eyes. He gently put his arm around Lin Jia's waist, letting her get closer to him. He took a sip of red wine to suppress his desire, and coaxed her nonchalantly:

"Jia Jia, why do you care about this? The hype and attention in the entertainment industry are only temporary. When the TV series is filmed, netizens will know that you are in it. It's just a matter of sooner or later. What difference does it make?"

"No~", Lin Jia's voice was sickening, "I can't let Wen Lian steal the limelight, I won't accept that!"

You Qing glanced at her: "Then what do you want to do?"

Lin Jia twisted his body and said, "Mr. Qing, can you help me buy some water army to build momentum?"

You Qing thought to himself that the beautiful croupier played by Wen Lian really made him hard to satisfy his desire, but he had never had any chance to have sex with her. This was a good opportunity. He could use Lin Jiaxian to suppress Wen Lian and show his strength.

"Okay!" You Qing said, "I'll make a call for you now."

When Lin Jia heard that You Qing agreed to her request, she was as happy as a child. She hugged You Qing tightly and said:
"Thank you, Mr. Qing! I knew you would help me."

You Qing: "I love you~"

-

The internet trolls contacted by You Qing quickly launched their campaign online.

The official Weibo account released by Shinhwa Entertainment was quickly occupied by the troll army:

“Ahhhhhh looking forward to the beautiful Jia Jia’s drama!”

"Ahhh, it's Jia Jia who plays the absolutely gorgeous Fenghua Furong. I love her so much and am looking forward to it!"

"Looking forward to Lin Jia Furong, looking forward to the spread of Lin Jia by Fairy Sword and Fairy!"

"Once again, he brought his character to life with his acting skills. Excellent actor Lin Jia."

“#林嘉芙蓉# Wow, such a cute and beautiful Furong wife, give me a kiss muamuamua~”

“I personally think Cheng Cheng and Jia Jia look great together. I look forward to their scenes together!”

"There aren't many people in the domestic entertainment industry who are worthy of Lin Jia, and Cheng Cheng is one of them."

At the same time, Weibo also saw hot searches such as #Looking forward to Lin Jia Furong#, #Lin Jia will star in The Legend of Sword and Fairy#, and #Lin Jia's role surpasses Wen Lian#. Many passers-by and black fans were directly shocked by Lin Jia's actions.

But this is not the end. After Lin Jia bought the hot searches, Meng Xi, as well as two other people, Ma Lou and Lai Yiwei, also bought hot searches and created momentum crazily.

For a time, entries such as #Cheng Cheng's new drama# and #The Legend of Sword and Fairy official announcement# suddenly became chaotic, with people saying "Lin Jia Lin Jia Lin Jia", "The expectations for the Queen are high", "Lai Yiwei's ancient costume is superb", "Meng Xi my fairy heroine", etc.

They went too far, and directly led to a boycott from passers-by:
"Fuck, what did I see? Why is Lin Jia here? I hate Lin Jia so much!"

"How did Lin Jia manage to appear in almost every drama? Can't the producers let the audience off the hook? Can't the audience just want to see something good? There's no shortage of actors in the entertainment industry. I really don't understand why they have to use Lin Jia, who the audience doesn't like."

"She has a great backer, it looks like she'll have dramas all year round next year!"

"How come Meng Xi has such good resources? I don't like her looks at all!"

"Isn't it possible that Cheng Cheng's casting this time was controlled by capital? Although many important roles are still played by his team, why are there Ma Lou, Lai Yiwei, and Meng Xi? And they are so prominent?"

"Ma Lou is the most disgusting guy to me! Not only is he greasy, but his fans are also crazy."

"Why is Lai Yiwei still not a household name? Let me tell you for those who don't know, Lai Yiwei is disgusting, and his fans are even more disgusting! One of his fans is a primary school teacher. She filmed a video and asked the students in the class to shout his brother's name and make cheering gestures. She then uploaded it to TikTok, and Lai Yiwei liked her post. This behavior of bringing fan circle culture into the classroom is really disgusting! I will hate him for life!"

"Wen Lian and Lin Jia were in the same drama, so what happened back then is just forgotten? Are they half enemies?"

"These guys have no acting skills and no good looks. Is it really possible?"

-

"Boss Cheng! They've started buying press releases again! Will this group of people ever stop doing this? This has already started to affect us!
Especially Lin Jia, who claimed during a media interview that her role was no worse than the female lead, openly and covertly dragged down Xiao Yan and Wen Lian, which caused us a lot of public pressure. Netizens speculated whether she had used the back door to bring in money to join the group. "

Li Zhuo was so angry that he felt like he had period pain!

Recruiting these four precious creatures into the crew was simply the beginning of misfortune. They started to act up before filming even started. How many more troubles could they cause after filming started?

But there is nothing we can do about them, each of them has a strong backing!
Cheng Cheng smiled and comforted:
"The scale has been expanded. I know they are showing off, but it's not a big problem. Even if they buy announcements to whitewash us, it won't have much impact on us. On the contrary, they can take the opportunity to greatly increase the popularity. There will be a wave of popularity when the official announcement is made, another wave of popularity during the filming, another wave of popularity after the filming starts, and another wave of popularity during the publicity. It's simply a wave of popularity that comes with the wind, which is much more effective than advertising."

After thinking about it carefully, this is indeed the truth, but Li Zhuo still finds them a bit disgusting.

Cheng Cheng poured a glass of water for Li Zhuo and said, "Calm down. Don't get so angry that you get a knot."

Li Zhuo took a sip of water and felt better. She glanced at Cheng Cheng and said, "Boss Cheng, you are quite understanding."

Cheng Cheng held out his hand: "No one knows more about nodules than me."

Li Zhuo: "Then should we just leave them alone?"

Cheng Cheng said: "Since they are like this, why not go along with them? Inform Xiaoyan, Wenlian, Li Yang and others to attend the Golden Film Awards ceremony the day after tomorrow."

Li Zhuo: "Okay, I'll go right away."

(End of this chapter)