Huayu: Were you ever a top star before writing nonsense?

On the other side, Blue Phoenix Company.

Xu Xinran lay on the sofa in the office, staring blankly at the ceiling with her beautiful eyes, bored.

These past two days, she has actually felt very insecure.

Feeling anxious and fearful, afraid that the phone will ring and that bad news will arrive at any moment.

Given Shen Can's looks and talent, she was afraid that Shen Can would sign with an entertainment company.

When a person has nothing, they are not afraid of losing it, because they have nothing to lose and life cannot get any worse.

But once you have it, you'll be afraid.

Lan Fenghuang currently only has a cooperative relationship with Shen Can, and the contract does not contain any clauses that force Shen Can to stay in the company.

Once Shen Can decides to leave, Lan Fenghuang can't stop him; it's like "the sky is going to rain, and a mother is going to remarry."

That's why she dared to express her love.

Whether it was lust at first sight or being bound by beauty, she simply didn't want to lose it.

"Can I keep him?"

A soft voice drifted through the office.

She didn't know the answer.

……

"Thank you, but I'm not interested."

At the entrance of the Shanghai Theatre Academy, Shen Can refused without much consideration.

There are two reasons:

First, Tangren already has a top star, namely Hu Ge.

Although Hugo suffered a car accident last year that severely injured his face and disfigured him.

But Shen Can knew that Tangren would not give up on Hu Ge.

During the filming of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", due to Hu Ge's car accident, some people suggested replacing him as the lead actor, but Cai Yinong refused and insisted on waiting until Hu Ge recovered.

In 08, Hu Ge will play Jing Tian in Chinese Paladin 3, returning to the peak of his career.

Shen Can's joining Tangren Media is definitely aimed at securing the top spot for his career.

Will Tsai Yin-Nong give herself the role of Jing Tian?

Shen Can felt that unless he could use his silver tongue to persuade Cai Yinong to become her beloved lover, there was absolutely no chance.

You should know that getting through to Yi-Nong's back door is notoriously difficult.

The role of "Xu Changqing" is one I could try.

Secondly, Shen Can didn't want to work for others, which was the most important reason.

His plan is to become famous through singing, then register a sole proprietorship, i.e., establish a personal studio, and then grow and become a big player in the industry.

Compared to traditional talent agencies, personal studios allow celebrities to act more freely without being controlled by companies. Most importantly, personal studios also offer many "conveniences" in terms of taxation.

Take actors as an example. If an actor acts in a film or television production as an individual, he or she will have to pay up to 40% income tax on his or her labor remuneration. However, if an actor participates in performing arts activities through a studio, he or she can file a tax return under the category of "income from production and business operations of individual industrial and commercial households" and only pay a tax rate of 5% to 35%.

While they may seem similar, the tax base for personal income is "income," while the tax base for sole proprietorships is "profit." Through various "cost deductions," celebrities can significantly reduce their tax burden.

By exploiting tax discrepancies, celebrities can easily save millions of dollars in taxes with a simple flick of the wrist—equivalent to a lifetime's wages for an average worker.

Moreover, some places offer tax incentives to attract investment and develop the economy, such as Horgos and Haikou, where celebrities pay even less tax.

This is why celebrities are keen to set up studios and open studios in multiple locations.

In fact, this is a legal way to avoid taxes. As long as celebrities pay their taxes honestly, hire employees, and have real business operations, it's very safe.

The reason why many celebrities cancel their personal studios after a certain incident is actually due to other reasons, involving violations of regulations.

As the saying goes, "A person with a clear conscience has nothing to fear," and Wang Baoqiang's studio, for example, has not been deregistered.

Upon hearing Shen Can's explicit refusal, the man and woman from Tangren Media looked surprised.

The woman remained silent for a few seconds, attempting to persuade her:

"With your outstanding talent and striking looks, if you sign with Tangren Media, the company will invest a lot of resources in promoting you. I believe you can quickly become a top star. This is why our CEO Cai is optimistic about you and sent us to find you."

"Did Cai Yinong send you?" Shen Can raised an eyebrow.

He thought he had been discovered by a talent scout, but it turned out to be someone sent directly by Tsai Yinong.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Seeing Shen Can's reaction, the man in the suit quickly nodded.

Shen Can glanced towards the school gate and saw Li Jiahang, wearing a basketball jersey, and several boys from the basketball team coming out of the school and looking in their direction. Shen Can said to the man in the suit:

"Please pass on a message to Mr. Cai: Thank you for your appreciation. We look forward to working together again in the future."

"Okay." The man in the suit nodded. Since Shen Can had already said this much, there was no point in continuing the conversation.

Some people are impossible to persuade.

The woman beside him gave Shen Can a deep look and left him with a single sentence:

"Keep this business card safe. Call me if you regret it."

Shen Can put the business card in his pocket, thinking it might come in handy someday.

The two people from Tangren Media have left.

Li Jiahang walked over and greeted Shen Can, and the other boys followed.

After Shen Can left, they entered the school gate.

The boys stopped smiling and stared at Shen Can's retreating figure.

"Air Canada, how do you know him?"

"running."

"I'm so envious. He's already entered the entertainment industry, while we don't even have the chance to find a film crew to hone our acting skills."

"He's only a freshman."

"Some girls in our class use him as their phone wallpaper. They're all crazy about him and have become infatuated with this junior."

"His face is absolutely stunning. Luckily, he's not in the entertainment industry, otherwise, I would feel a lot of pressure," Li Jiahang said, touching his handsome face.

After he finished speaking, several boys stared intently at him.

"Shameless!"

"yue..."

At this moment, the boy, who had been silent all along, seemed to be deep in thought and said:

"If I'm not mistaken, the two people who were talking to Shen Can just now are from Tangren Media."

"Are you sure?" another boy exclaimed.

"Yes, I'm sure. I saw him when I auditioned at Tangren before."

Li Jiahang watched Shen Can's figure disappear at the end of the road: "It's possible that Tangren Media came to sign him, but I don't know if he agreed."

"Comparison is the thief of joy." A wild-type boy shook his head with a wry smile.

Actors have an easy job and make good money; who wouldn't want to get into the industry?

However, not every graduate from a formal acting program can smoothly enter the entertainment industry and become an actor. It requires connections, money, opportunity, and even one's physical attributes and dignity…

He had encountered situations like Shen Can being proactively offered a contract by an entertainment company, but only in his dreams.

Li Jiahang patted him on the shoulder.

"It's all about human effort; let's work harder."

……

Five minutes later, Cai Yinong, who was having lunch with Shi Shi at Tangren Film and Television, received the message.

Tsai Yinong burst out laughing:

"Cooperation? You rejected me, yet there's still a chance for cooperation?"

"Who is it?" Shishi asked, her eyes filled with curiosity.

"I wanted to sign a greenhorn, but he rejected me."

Shishi blinked, opened her red lips in surprise, and said, "Then he seems a bit difficult to deal with."

Cai Yinong smiled calmly: "He is difficult to deal with, so I'll just let him be. He only has one chance. If he doesn't seize it, he'll be the one who regrets it."