Fog Returns to the Capital

Chapter 29 will also see him get quite a beating.

……

During the time Li Wu was recovering from her injuries, she stayed at Zhou Jinghuai's place.

An auntie came to cook all three meals. She would ask Li Wu what she wanted to eat, but nothing more. Her words and actions showed no sign of looking down on her.

The initial anxiety and tension in Li Wu's heart were unconsciously soothed.

Sometimes when she wanted to help with something, the aunt wouldn't let her lift a finger.

When she has free time, Li Wu browses the casting calls of various film and television production teams. If she meets the requirements, she submits her resume.

After several unanswered calls, Li Wu hesitated, then opened the script Chu Xuan had given her again.

She stared at the string of numbers for a long time.

That's indeed a very considerable salary. If you only did that to make a living, it could last you a long time.

Li Wu was so engrossed in watching that she didn't even notice Zhou Jinghuai walking over.

"looking at what?"

Zhou Jinghuai casually draped his suit jacket aside and sat down next to Li Wu.

The script in Li Wu's hand was open, and Zhou Jinghuai could see it at a glance.

It's almost like reading ten lines at a glance.

Zhou Jinghuai then gained a general understanding of the role that Li Wu was going to play.

"Did your agent pick you up?" Zhou Jinghuai asked.

When Zhou Jinghuai walked over, Li Wu originally intended to hide the script.

But then I thought, it's unnecessary. Anyway, he'll know everything about her.

"……no."

Li Wu hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Didn't I tell you last time that I also played a role? This was compensation from that senior... compensation to me."

When faced with Zhou Shoujinghuai's dark, unfathomable gaze, Li Wu's voice inexplicably softened.

She always felt that she had nothing to hide in front of him.

But after a pause, Li Wu smiled and added, "However, the pay for this role is much higher than the last one."

"They'll get a lot of beatings too."

Zhou Jinghuai said in a neither too light nor too heavy tone.

"..."

Does this person even know how to chat?

Li Wu explained, "Actually, most of these scenes don't involve real fighting; they're usually staged."

Although Li Wu said that, she knew in her heart that for a small actress like her, the director would not let her use camera tricks to achieve a realistic shooting effect; she would have to do it all for real.

Zhou Jinghuai saw through it but didn't point it out. He simply asked, "Do you really have to accept this script?"

"...This is the only script I've been able to get right now." Li Wu's grip on the script tightened, and her voice became much softer.

Zhou Jinghuai clearly hadn't anticipated that Li Wu would be in this situation within the industry.

His gaze lingered on her face for a moment, but only for a second, before he naturally asked, "Have you ever thought about changing your agent or changing companies?"

His tone was so calm that it was as if he were just asking a casual question.

Hear the words.

Li Wu glanced at him, her beautiful, clear eyes widening slightly, the accusatory tone of "unaware of human suffering" impossible to hide.

"When I first came to Beijing, I had no money. It was Tianze who signed me, which is why I'm where I am today."

"Just that huge penalty for breach of contract, I don't know how many years it would take me to earn enough to pay it back. Besides, if I can't become famous in a big company like Tianze, I guess I'll be the same in other places."

Say.

It's not just the agents and the company's fault.

"That's because the company has poor judgment."

Zhou Jinghuai's tone when he said this was casual and nonchalant. Li Wu was still wondering whether he was joking or just trying to comfort her.

But the next day.

Zhou Jinghuai gave her a card.

Li Wu hesitated, holding the thin black gold card, but Zhou Jinghuai saw this and didn't say anything, only telling her that she could buy whatever she liked.

But this is just the beginning.

Li Wu, who rarely visits the company, was summoned to the company headquarters that day. When she arrived, only her agent, Sister Xin, was waiting for her.

The chairman and a group of senior executives of Tianze Entertainment were all waiting for her in the conference room.

Aside from the annual meeting, this was the first time Li Wu had seen Tianze's top executives arrive so completely.

She walked over, forcing a calm smile on her face. "Sorry, there was a bit of traffic on the way, so I'm a little late."

In fact, she arrived more than ten minutes earlier than the time she was notified.

But at this point, that was all she could say.

Before Sister Xin could speak, the chairman of Tianze Entertainment stood up first, his smile amiable. The usually solemn and dignified man was unusually easy to talk to at this moment.

"It's alright, it was our oversight. We should have set the notification time later."

Li Wu had never seen the chairman like this before, and felt a little helpless. She subconsciously went to find her most familiar agent who was in the room.

But don't want to.

The agent, Sister Xin, also seemed to have witnessed something unbelievable.

However, she concealed the shock in her eyes very well and did not show it very obviously.

The chairman kindly gestured for Li Wu to sit down, then handed her a thick contract.

"Lili, the reason I called you here today is because the company wants to sign a new contract with you."

Subsequently.

Tianze Entertainment's top agent carefully explained the contents of the contract to Li Wu.

The gist is that all of Tianze Entertainment's resources will be prioritized for her from now on.

And a separate team will be set up within the company—dedicated solely to serving her.

of course.

Within the entire team, and even within the company, Li Wu wields complete and absolute power. She has the sole authority to decide what resources are needed and what scripts are selected.

At last.

The top agent who spoke to Li Wu said that if Li Wu was willing, he would transfer all his artists to her and only manage her from now on.

Li Wu knew that this top agent was Tianze's most senior agent.

He once mentored two Best Actor winners and one Best Actress winner. Even now, the top female star of Tianze Entertainment, and two or three A-list celebrities are under his wing.

Li Wu was actually a little frightened.

All the people present, and everything they were saying, had once been unattainable for her.

But now, it's been placed right in front of her so easily.

The large office was silent as all the senior executives awaited Li Wu's reply.

Li Wu looked at Sister Xin, and when she met her shocked but hopeful eyes, Li Wu said first that there was no need to change agents.

During the year or so that I worked under Sister Xin, she was actually quite responsible. She didn't treat me perfunctorily just because I was a relatively unknown artist. Occasionally, she would take me along for work.

Hearing Li Wu say that, Sister Xin breathed a sigh of relief and immediately expressed her attitude, "Li Li, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of you from now on..."

Naturally.

The contract was signed smoothly.

Because almost every rule in it is in Liwu's favor.

……

After leaving the company, Sister Xin followed behind Li Wu, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back the whole way.

Just as they were about to get into the car, Sister Xin hesitated before speaking, "Lili..."

But she had only uttered two words when a clear and gentle voice rang out from not far away.

"Dawn Mist".

Li Wu turned her head to look.

It's Shen Yichen.

He was dressed in simple casual clothes, leaning casually against the car, clearly having been waiting downstairs for a long time.

"Do you have time? Let's talk."

Shen Yichen walked towards her with a faint smile on his lips, looking like a refined, gentle, and polite young nobleman.

(End of this chapter)