You Don’t Understand The Pain Of Being Popular

Yao Xinxin's agent sat on the nearby sofa and, seeing the situation, also looked over.

He smiled and said, "Ansheng Entertainment is the largest company in the country, so it's normal for her to want to join."

With so many newcomers entering the entertainment industry every year, who wouldn't want to sign with Ansheng Entertainment?

However, the threshold for Ansheng Entertainment is very high, and many newcomers may struggle to secure a trainee position.

Yao Bianliang being able to receive their company's invitation and such generous conditions should already feel content.

Manager Zheng asked Yao Bianliang, "So, Miss Yao, do you have any additional conditions you'd like to add?"

Yao Bianliang replied, "Forget it, the conditions I have in mind are probably beyond what you can afford."

Upon seeing this, Manager Zheng couldn't help but furrow his brows slightly.

In his view, all Yao Bianliang wanted was good resources or a higher profit share.

In the end, isn't it just about money? And Ansheng Entertainment has plenty of money.

And as long as they sign her, they can earn even more money from her.

If they can't offer her what Ansheng Entertainment can, then other companies surely have no chance.

Manager Zheng couldn't help but laugh, a trace of disdain flashing in his eyes. "Miss Yao, why not give it a try and let us know."

Yao Bianliang's choice of words made him wonder if she was using a provocative tactic or if it was simply because she was fearless as a newcomer.

Under the gaze of the two, Yao Bianliang finally sent a message.

[First, I will only accept scripts that don't conform to the mainstream market and won't take on currently popular themes.]

Manager Zheng: "..."

This message completely caught Manager Zheng off guard. He was slightly stunned, with three question marks appearing in his mind.

What kind of bizarre request is this? Only accepting scripts that don't conform to the mainstream market, isn't she deliberately going against the wind?

If that's the case, how can the company profit from her?

Manager Zheng's lips trembled, but before he could reply, he saw Yao Bianliang sending a few more messages.

[Second, in order to deliver good performances, I may engage in closed-door filming lasting several months to years, during which I won't appear in public.]

[Third, I refuse all marketing hype activities, such as CP campaigns, character promotion, and so on.]

[Fourth, I don't want the company to excessively promote me, including but not limited to buying hot search rankings, purchasing marketing account tweets, or intentionally creating topics to generate hype.]

[Fifth, unless I request it, the company cannot arrange any variety shows, advertisements, endorsements, or other events for me to attend.]

[Manager Zheng, these are just minor requests, your side should be able to handle them, right?]

Manager Zheng: "..."

The messages kept coming, each one more outrageous than the last. Manager Zheng went from initial shock to gradually becoming perplexed, and then slowly grew numb.

Finally, he felt an indescribable sense of anger.

Not accepting currently popular themes and wanting to engage in closed-door filming, could be understood as her being independent, dedicated to her work, and taking each role seriously.

Although Manager Zheng couldn't possibly agree, he could somewhat understand.

However, no marketing, no promotions, and not even allowing the company to promote her? What kind of conditions were these?

Which artist would complain about being too popular?

Other actors were afraid that the company wouldn't market and promote them enough, eagerly demanding resources from the company.

But she, on the other hand, outright rejected all of it.

Manager Zheng had been in the industry for over a decade, but he had never seen a star as outrageous as Yao Bianliang.

Of course, those weren't even the most critical points.

The most outrageous thing was that Yao Bianliang refused to participate in variety shows and didn't want the company to help her with advertisements and endorsements.

The company would never agree to such conditions.

They relied on those avenues to make money.

How could they allow an actor to do as they pleased?

Manager Zheng racked his brain but couldn't figure out what Yao Bianliang had in mind.

Advertisements and endorsements were the quickest way to make money.

Although the company would take a cut, as an artist, she would still receive a substantial payment.

Moreover, a high-quality endorsement not only allowed the artist to earn endorsement fees but also helped increase their fame.

It could be said that it had no downsides, only benefits.

Yet, Yao Bianliang showed no interest in such opportunities!

Then why did she enter the entertainment industry in the first place?

No fame, no profit, rejecting everything that would help her become popular—she couldn't possibly be doing this to become "cold."

Manager Zheng said, "Sorry, we cannot agree to your conditions."

He was racking his brain, thinking about how to persuade Yao Bianliang, when he received another message from her.

Yao Bianliang said, "Which requirement can't you fulfil? Let's discuss it further."

Manager Zheng: "..."

Which requirement could it be? Of course, they couldn't agree to any of the conditions!

Manager Zheng was about to reply when he saw Yao Bianliang's message again: "Oh, I understand now. Manager Zheng means that you can't fulfil any of the requirements."

Manager Zheng's face immediately darkened.

He finally realized that Yao Bianliang had never intended to join their company.

She was simply playing with him, intentionally proposing a bunch of requirements that they couldn't accept. Once they refused, she could mock them.

This was a blatant provocation!

Manager Zheng couldn't help but sarcastically laugh in anger, "Miss Yao, we sincerely extended an invitation to you. But now it seems that you have no sincerity at all. In that case, there's no need for us to continue this conversation."