The Queen's Rumored Father

As everyone knows, Qianda Media's top star ran off with someone else!

Moreover, the relationship between that top courtesan and Zhang Lin was not so simple.

Therefore, this matter has always been Zhang Lin's Achilles' heel.

Today, Xu Yuan has thoroughly exposed this wound.

Zhang Lin's shout just now terrified the two little girls around him.

Cao Dun also trembled.

Only Xu Yuan showed no reaction whatsoever.

"Little sister, don't be afraid, your chairman is just joking with me. Keep pressing." Xu Yuan looked up at Zhang Lin and said, "I didn't ask you to help me groom Meng Xiaoxuan."

Thunder and rain, all are blessings from heaven... This approach might work on ordinary people, but Xu Yuan has seen all kinds of storms, so how can it be used against him?

He ignored her completely and continued casually, "To be honest, letting Xiaoxuan use Qianda's name is just a mutually beneficial arrangement. With my help, Xiaoxuan will be able to break into the top tier this year. At most, she'll become a superstar in three years."

"Qianda can continue to recruit and cultivate new stars by leveraging Xiaoxuan's name. Qianda's appeal to young artists will not be weaker than before! But if Xiaoxuan is gone, Qianda won't have a leading female star, and are you willing to bear the resulting chain reaction, Chairman Zhang?"

With their top star leaving, and given that Qianda didn't have many female artists to begin with, there was simply no one who could take their place.

This situation is absolutely terrible.

Although for some female artists, this provided them with an opportunity for advancement.

But for Qianda, the territory they once owned is about to be cut off.

Sponsors, investors, major platforms, directors, producers, and so on—they won't wait for Qianda to cultivate several new, sufficiently capable female pillars. They must find replacements immediately. If Qianda can't provide one, there are plenty of others who can.

Once this resource is lost, it is lost forever.

This isn't a matter of tens of millions or a hundred or two hundred million; this is Qianda's Achilles' heel.

Xu Yuan saw this point, which is why he dared to negotiate with Qianda.

Meng Xiaoxuan was able to quickly take over Qianda's resources. Her resources skyrocketed, and her status was firmly established. This gave Qianda a much-needed respite.

As for his contract with Qianda, it seemed more like a formality and didn't have much practical effect.

Everything seemed wonderful.

However, the next moment, Zhang Lin suddenly sneered.

"Using someone else's resources? You're not aiming for stardom anyway. When Meng Xiaoxuan leaves, you can just nominally continue as her manager. Even if Qianda wanted to blacklist you, it wouldn't matter, you don't need exposure! Right?" Zhang Lin said. "Young man, don't think everything's so rosy. Want me to promote Meng Xiaoxuan? No problem, but when Meng Xiaoxuan leaves, there needs to be a leading actress to take her place!"

The implication is that your idea is indeed good, but the so-called "breather" only makes sense if someone else emerges to take the lead.

Among the female artists under Qianda Media, almost none have been able to rise to prominence in the past two years.

If they really had a chance to emerge, they would have done so already; Qianda has plenty of resources.

In fact, Li Yuan, who had abundant resources in the early days but failed to become a big star, and only managed to reach the level of a second-tier actress after more than ten years of stumbling and struggling, is an example of the failure of these big companies to cultivate their female stars.

Once their contracts expire, they leave, and the company won't try to retain them.

For an entertainment giant like Qianda, they only consider top-tier talent. And specifically, they want young, top-tier talent with the potential to become top-tier.

"You just want a buy-one-get-one-free deal, right? I'll grant your wish." Xu Yuan suddenly grabbed the arm of the young woman who had been massaging his feet, pointed at her, and said, "I'll sign with Qianda and set up a studio. Meng Xiaoxuan will be signed under my company and will only need to use Qianda's resources for a year."

"If you agree to this condition, I guarantee that in two years, your Qianda will produce a young female A-list star! With good luck, even a top-tier star isn't impossible."

Cao Dun was stunned!

Zhang Lin was also stunned!

Because the young girl Xu Yuan was pointing to, who was massaging his legs, was a newly signed artist by Qanda Media.

This girl has no potential, isn't formally trained, and lacks business connections. She'll basically spend a year or two as an extra, then get a role with lines. Her lifelong goal is to land a supporting role, maybe a third, fourth, or fifth female lead, and become a somewhat recognizable supporting actress.

In the entertainment industry, some people are the kind of people whose future is predictable.

This little girl is just like that.

However, Xu Yuan pointed at this little girl and actually said that he would give Qianda a first-tier or even a super first-tier university!

Does this girl have this kind of potential?

If you had that kind of potential, you wouldn't be here. I was just massaging Xu Yuan's legs and feet!

"Why should I believe you? Just because of a single sentence, you think you can take away my resources that I've had for a year?" Zhang Lin scoffed. Xu Yuan was being far-fetched!

"Let's make a bet! If this girl doesn't become a top-tier star in two years, Meng Xiaoxuan will sign with your company!" Xu Yuan spread his hands and laughed.

"It's a deal!" Zhang Lin smiled. Although it wasn't what he initially thought, he had finally achieved his goal.

He's guaranteed to make a profit on this deal!

Two years later, Qianda will either have another leading actress who is not yet twenty-two years old, or another Meng Xiaoxuan who may be even more terrifying.

A few first-tier cities are not important; what's important is that all of Qianda's resources have been preserved, and that's enough.

"Of course, in terms of resources, Qianda can't shortchange this young girl. The sooner she becomes a top-tier actress, the sooner Qianda can recoup its resources, right? I'll arrange her acting roles, and I hope Chairman Zhang can cooperate appropriately." Xu Yuan made the follow-up request.

Zhang Lin naturally had no reason to refuse.

"Let's add each other on WeChat and keep in touch." Xu Yuan took out his phone, while the girl on the other end was already flustered and lost her composure.

Just now, this young man and the chairman had a heated argument, and then her fate changed?

Is the boss going to start grooming her up a lot?

Is this a dream?

It's important to understand that every entertainment company has a potential grading system for its artists. The four major companies have particularly strict grading systems, ranging from one star to seven stars. Only those with five stars or higher are eligible for company promotion and resource allocation.

For those below five stars, we can only give you a chance; you have to fight for it yourselves.

Anyone below Samsung will be fired immediately.

This young girl was an unknown individual who was internally assessed as having only three stars of potential.

Now, I only got a foot massage, and didn't receive any other services, yet I was... selected?

The chosen child?

Is my life about to take off like a rocket?

The little girl's eyes welled up with tears of excitement.

However, Zhang Lin disagreed.

If anyone could become famous simply by accumulating resources, then there wouldn't be a shortage of female artists in the entertainment industry. And there wouldn't be so many female artists who are only moderately famous.

Whether someone becomes famous or not is something that can't be said for sure.

Even among ten newcomers with seven-star potential, only one might become a top-tier star. So what makes this little girl with three-star potential so special?

Is it because she was chosen by Xu Yuan?

absurd!

Zhang Lin had already made up his mind. He would give Xu Yuan face. But if this little girl didn't seize the opportunity and failed to become popular, then sorry, his Qianda resources weren't given away for nothing!

"Look in the mirror often during this time, observe your expressions, especially when you look wronged or pitiful. I'll get you a role in a modern drama later, good luck," Xu Yuan encouraged the young woman. Then he said to Cao Dun and Zhang Lin, "As for the procedures, Mr. Zhang, you can arrange them. I'm looking forward to having dinner with you later."

"Okay, I'll arrange it." Zhang Lin nodded, then, for some reason, suddenly found the little girl Xu Yuan was pointing at quite interesting, and the more he looked at her, the more he liked her. So he asked, "What's your name?"

"Zhao Liying!"

The little girl answered obediently.