Let’s Squander A Billion First!

Chapter 584: Chapter 584: Raising a Star (7)

Chapter 584: Chapter 584: Raising a Star (7)

Lan Ling looked at the balance on the card and silently counted a string of zeroes.

Finally, she took a deep breath.

She turned off her phone’s screen.

“Miss Chi, I’m not lacking in money,” she said.

“But…”

“I’ve suddenly become a bit interested in you,” Lan Ling said.

With a professional smile, Lan Ling extended her hand, “Then, it’s a pleasure to cooperate.”

Chuzheng shook it, “Pleasure to cooperate.”

Lan Ling brought up a few new terms, amended the contract, and after Chuzheng had no objections, they both signed the contract.

“You’re still trending on social media,” Lan Ling said, sliding into her role as agent after signing the contract, “Is it really just because you broke up with Chu Anyang that you ended your contract with Eastern Entertainment?”

“Sorry, I don’t mean to pry into your private affairs, but this matter is pertinent to my job.”

Lan Ling spilled everything, rattling off a string of words.

“It’s because of the breakup,” Chuzheng said, leaning on the couch.

“Being in the same company as Chu Anyang is too irksome.”

Lan Ling laughed, “You do have some guts, that’s for sure.”

Eastern Entertainment is an excellent platform; the challenges faced in terminating a contract are not so straightforward.

If it had been anyone else, even if they had broken up with Chu Anyang, they probably wouldn’t dare to end their contract.

“Will Eastern Entertainment slander you?” Lan Ling asked.

“It’s hard to say.”

Chu Anyang could even resort to using women as shields.

Who knows if they would twist the truth and malign her for terminating the contract.

“So there’s a chance they might,” Lan Ling said, “But since Eastern Entertainment hasn’t made a move yet, and the best opportunity has already passed, anything they do now shouldn’t be too problematic.”

“Do you have any vulnerabilities they could exploit?”

Chuzheng: “…”

Does an agent really need to be so involved?

Thinking Chuzheng was reluctant to share, Lan Ling said, “Miss Chi, you need to understand that I’m now your agent. I have the right to know everything about you, good and bad, so that I can plan better for you.”

Chuzheng shook her head, “I don’t.”

The original owner had no other skeletons in the closet besides her affection for Chu Anyang.

“Good, I’ll start by finding you a new place to live,” Lan Ling said, slipping on her high heels and putting the contract into her bag, “Don’t respond to any rumors or gossip online, all right?”

Chuzheng: “…”

“If that’s not an issue, then you should get some rest, good night,” Lan Ling said.

Chuzheng: “…”

Lan Ling left the room, and Chuzheng blinked.

She was rather taken aback by the decisiveness of her new agent.

–

As expected, Eastern Entertainment stirred up trouble.

The next day, the internet was flooded with searches about Chuzheng allegedly cheating and having a mistress.

However, the reigning trending topic was still about the ‘flower vase’ becoming king.

Moreover, new revelations about this ‘flower vase’ were uncovered. It was said that not only did the ‘flower vase’ steal scenes, but she also suppressed a colleague named ‘Huan Huan’—Chuzheng still had no clue who Huan Huan was.

The nicknames fans used were truly unrecognizable even to family.

The rumors about Chuzheng were leaked by an anonymous account, claiming to be a crew member of a certain film set.

This person claimed to have seen Chuzheng entering and exiting a hotel with a male actor from the same production, accompanied by a photo that wasn’t particularly blurred.

At least it was clear that the person in the photo was her.

It’s normal for a film crew to stay in the same hotel and come and go together after filming.

But this hotel wasn’t the one where the film crew was staying.

So this suspect candid photo became solid proof.

The filming for this drama took place while Chuzheng and Chu Anyang were still in a relationship.

So this is cheating!

A group of netizen Sherlocks began reconstructing the case online, ultimately showering Chu Anyang with sympathy.

Chuzheng went from a domineering breakup yesterday to today’s cheating scumbag, reaping countless curses.

Chuzheng was feasting on her own drama when Lan Ling’s call came through.

“Did you see what’s on the internet?”

“Yeah.”

Chuzheng’s tone was indifferent and calm, as if she was a very serious person, when in reality, she was sprawled on the sofa without any image.

“Don’t respond, I will handle it for you on my end.”

“…You don’t suspect that I really cheated?”

“Miss Chi, even if you did cheat, that would be false.” As long as Lan Ling was in charge, she would never have a falling out with her own artist at this time.

Any issues could be discussed after they had been resolved.

“Yeah.” The agent was very conscious.

Lan Ling inquired about the details of that photo, then told her not to worry about it.

The photo was indeed real.

When the original owner was filming that drama, she had been to that hotel with the male actor.

However, at that time, the male actor’s girlfriend needed a girl’s help in private, and since the original owner was with him, he asked if she could help.

To get to the crew set, they would pass by that hotel.

The original owner had no reason to refuse.

Chuzheng had a meal, and when she checked again after eating,

the direction of the winds on Weibo had changed.

This male actor came forward personally to clarify that he was just helping out and it wasn’t cheating, warning people not to make wild guesses based on a blurry photo of someone’s back.

Chuzheng had only worked with this actor once.

They hardly had any contact afterward.

So it definitely wasn’t the case that he was looking out for her misfortune, coming forward to clear her name of his own volition.

The person involved had spoken out.

No matter whether netizens believed it or not, the fans would certainly stand by.

Unless more damning evidence was dug up, the matter would likely not cause any further uproar.

Eastern Entertainment was too slow to act.

They had lost the initiative with the initial contract termination.

Now, with this incident popping up and being quickly resolved,

they weren’t able to take advantage of the situation with the contract termination.

But after this mess, would Chuzheng let them off the hook?

Of course not!

–

#Dramatic Twist in Plot, Eastern Entertainment’s CEO Suspected of Cheating#

Before Chuzheng’s issue had settled down, someone discovered that an anonymous account was leaking information.

The claims and leaks about Chuzheng were very similar, saying that a certain staff member happened to see and take a photo.

In the picture, Chu Anyang was embracing a girl.

The girl’s face was not shown, but from her figure and attire, it was evident that it was not Chuzheng.

The position of the two in the photo appeared more like they were kissing.

[Why Am I Still a Dumb Student: My goodness, what is this plot? Even novels wouldn’t dare write this, right?]

[Half a Lifetime of Affection: So who really cheated? I’m confused now, this melon is tiring to consume, I prefer what’s happening next door.]

[Single-minded for Celebrities: Art imitates life, the ancients truly did not deceive us.]

[Traveler in the Snowy Night: This drama is even more engaging than a TV series, what a mess your circle is.]

[Chuzheng Is So Cool I Can’t Keep My Legs Closed: It’s obviously Chu Anyang who cheated, our Little Cutie must have found out he was cheating and thus cut ties with him!]

[Miss Chuzheng You’re the Best: Our Little Cutie is so well-behaved, how could she possibly cheat? It’s probably Chu Anyang framing our Little Cutie.]

The original owner’s fans arrived at the battlefield in a second and quickly took the high ground.