Chapter 7: Determination

  As they walked outside, a domestically-made Chery sedan was parked at the entrance. The owner found it and opened the door, making a polite gesture of invitation. Yang Shan covered her mouth to stifle a laugh and got into the car by herself.

  Tang Xiao didn't pay attention to Zhao Le's little movement, and directly walked to the back of the car, opened the trunk, put the heavy suitcase inside, then got into the car, sat down beside Yang Shan, and fastened her seatbelt.

  Zhao Le glanced at Tang Xiao Xiao, dissatisfied with a pout, started the car and drove away from the airport.

  "Is this car from the film crew?" Tang Xixi asked curiously.

  "It's Director Cao's own, I heard you were going out and he lent it to me, how about that? Director Cao is a good person, right?" Yang Shan said with a proud smile.

  Tang Xiao smiled helplessly, "You're so impolite! I just needed a ride, why bother Director Zhao to take a taxi with you?"

  Yang Shan pouted her small mouth, with a gloomy face.

  Tang Xiao deeply took a breath, turned her head and gazed out the window at the scenery. Her voice was somewhat downcast as if she had forgotten the fact that she had been reborn. It seemed as though she had returned to her days as an agent, and with some emotion, she said, "Xian Xian, Director Cao Hao has indeed made many stars famous. This is something you are well aware of, but being able to stand out in a sea of people and catch the eye of a great director is a kind of luck that makes many people jealous. When we get to Leyang, I want you to remember two words: humility and gratitude."

  "You're a newcomer, being bullied is normal. Your good fortune makes many people feel uneasy inside. They might use all sorts of methods to torment you. What you need to do is endure, because they can be reckless while you have a brighter future than them. Compared to them, you can't afford to lose, so you must be humble and patient."

  "Entertainment reporters are more terrifying than you think, and speaking out of turn is an absolute taboo in the entertainment industry. You can eat recklessly, but as a performer, you can't speak recklessly..."

  "Hey! Hey!" Yang Xiang giggled and hooked her arm around Tang Xiao's neck, whispering, "Xiao, I feel like you're like an old mother or something? You're even more nagging than my own mom... Hehe, looking at how professional you are, why don't you just be my full-time agent instead? We two sisters can take the entertainment industry by storm together!"

  "Are you sure?" Tang Xiao was somewhat stunned, "You know, for an artist, a manager is someone who holds their fate in their hands. A good manager can push you to the pinnacle of stardom, while a bad one can strangle a rising star... Even if a manager is that important, and has a grip on your throat, you still want me to be your manager?"

  "Of course!" Yang Xiang nodded affirmatively, "My dad and mom both disagree with me becoming a big star, only you support me. In that half year of learning acting skills, if it weren't for your constant support and encouragement, I would have given up long ago... You are my recognized best friend, if you don't become my agent, no one else will be willing to manage me."

  Tang Xiao rolled her shoulders, a cold smile playing on the corners of her lips. She glanced at Zhao Le in front of her, but saw through the rearview mirror that he was intently eavesdropping, so she deliberately raised her voice.

  "I have to make this clear to you, for an artist, a manager is the most important existence. You're still just a newcomer who hasn't made a name for yourself yet, so you don't need a manager now, but after this play, if you really become popular, you won't even need to speak for yourself and many managers will be eager to work with you... among them, there are some popular stars who want to be your manager."

  Yang Shanhao bluntly interrupted Tang Xiao's words, "Alright! Alright! Stop using this kind of talk to scare me, whoever says it doesn't work, you just honestly be my agent for me."

  As soon as these words came out, Zhao Le's eyebrows seemed to flash with a hint of anger.

  Looking at his expression, Tang Xiao laughed coldly in her heart. As expected, Yang Shan, this rising star of tomorrow, had already been booked by some people as a money tree, but she didn't know which family's company it was.

  "You'd better think about it for a few more days." Tang Xiao replied.

  What needs to be considered is not only Yang Shanshan, but also herself. She really didn't expect that there would still be such a thing as rebirth in the world. The past has long been turned into memories, but she can't help feeling resentful!

  Lu Yanfan, Cheng Jiayu, Du Qisheng, Wei Fan, Liang Chuchu, Ouyang Minghui, Ke Linna, Zhao Wen, Ning Ruoxuan... These illustrious superstars were all personally cultivated by him, but it was these hypocritical superstars who collectively defected to their arch-nemesis - Shengshi Entertainment Group, which dominated half of the Asian entertainment industry!

  In this war of acquisition and counter-acquisition, she admitted defeat, but the only thing she couldn't accept was the collective betrayal of those superstars!

  Lu Yanfan, back then was just a silly young man in the film academy, could only play as an extra in the crew, it was himself who helped him expand his connections time and time again, even spent all his savings to get him the lead role in one movie, carefully nurturing him to become today's top artist in Longguo Continent.

  Cheng Jiayu, although an old drama actor, was a perennial supporting actor. He had participated in so many film and television productions but never became popular. It wasn't until he put in great effort to redesign his image and role positioning that he finally burst into popularity at the age of 40.

  Wei Fan, a trainee who was put on ice by a certain Korean entertainment company, was encountered by her when she happened to be in Korea. She bought out his contract with money and spent half a year packaging him, even writing songs for him personally. He finally became an overnight sensation, making him the new era idol superstar of Asia.

  Liáng Chǔchǔ, her family was forced to flee due to usury, and when I saw her, she was a bar girl. It was my keen eye that recognized her talent, helped her pay off debts, and even gave her money to go abroad for plastic surgery. I went to great lengths to help her conceal her dirty past, and made her a popular first-line actress. Who would have thought that the current queen of the jade family would actually be a prostitute?

  ……

  After rebirth, should I re-enter the entertainment industry where you cheat me and I deceive you, or choose to be Tang's little princess, waiting for the age to come, and then marry a man?

  The future is really confusing.

  After Yang Shan calmed down, the car fell into a brief silence. Zhao Le seemed to feel a bit lonely and after calling out, he turned on the radio in the car. The DJ's extremely magnetic voice slowly came from the speakers, bringing with it a sense of serenity and gentleness.

  "It is reported that mainland entertainment industry's golden broker, Miss Ye Yuxin, jumped to her death from the rooftop of a hotel at 2:27 am half a month ago. The reason for her suicide may be due to the acquisition of her studio and the termination of contracts with several artists... Today, many superstars in the entertainment industry went to the funeral home to pay their respects."

  "Miss Ye Yu Xin's suicide is a huge loss for our entire Longguo entertainment industry. From her debut as a member of the DY girl group to the accident that put an end to her superstar path several years ago, Miss Ye Yu Xin did not give up. Instead, she re-entered the entertainment circle with the attitude of a top-notch entertainment broker and successfully promoted many stars, becoming a well-deserved gold medal broker in the industry... So next, let's listen together to Miss Ye Yu Xin's only single "Betrayal" from back then."

  Upon hearing this news, Tang Xiao's pupils suddenly contracted.

  Although I had already guessed the result in my heart, I still couldn't believe it. - It was actually determined to be a suicide, and Lu Yanfan, the murderer, completely cleared himself of the matter!

  Is this really the world I know? — In the face of absolute power and wealth, so-called justice and law are just excuses for those in high positions!

  No... I refuse!

  I refuse to be manipulated by others!

  In two lifetimes as a human being, in the previous lifetime he had humbled himself for his entire life, only to end up with a tragic fate of dying alone and being abandoned by everyone.

  So this life... Do I still have to compromise myself like that?

  At this thought, a hint of pain and confusion flashed across Tang Xiao's eyes, and then it seemed as if her entire life had been illuminated!

  If the weak are destined to become a pile of white bones, then I will step on the weak's white bones to reach the peak!

  If this sky is destined for only the brave to soar, then I wish to be the one who flies the highest, even if it means crashing to death, I will not regret!

  I swear: No matter who I am and no matter who you are, nobody can stop me from moving forward!

  All of you owe me, I will definitely get it back a hundredfold and a thousandfold!

  Tang Xiao Xiao, this name will light up the starlight of this world! I will become Her Majesty the Queen in the history of entertainment!

  Digression

  A certain soul weeps and begs for mercy...