A Favor Done, A Husband Won-Chapter 298 - 294: Ready to Carry You Upstairs at Midnight

Cherry Yang raised an eyebrow, "Is there a problem?"

"May I be so bold as to ask how many artists you currently manage, and who are they?" Shi Su asked.

"Not many. Including you, I only have three artists. The other two are also quite famous female artists in the industry. One is filming in S City, and the other is preparing for a concert. Everyone’s business resources don’t conflict. It’s just that you’ve recently attracted a lot of business opportunities, more than you can handle alone. As the saying goes, don’t let fertile water flow into others’ fields. Where possible, transferring the resources you can’t take on to others, I believe, isn’t excessive."

"Is that so?" Shi Su raised an eyebrow at her, "I currently endorse only four advertisements, and the companies interested in collaborating with me add up to no more than seven or eight. Many top artists handle more than a dozen brand endorsements without issue. How can you determine I can’t complete these endorsement tasks? As far as I know, after ’Honey Ferris Wheel,’ there is no confirmed script yet, and this drama will be finished in a little over a month. Filming a modern drama isn’t that complicated, and if there’s an advertisement to shoot, I can always spare a day for it. At present, I don’t believe I’m unable to handle the resources that belong to me."

Cherry Yang’s face, which had a somewhat courteous smile earlier, had now retracted it.

She stared at Shi Su, seeing that although Shi Su’s face showed no displeasure, her calm and composed demeanor clearly indicated she wasn’t someone easy to push around.

Cherry Yang suddenly smiled again, "This is merely a provisional contract. It states what adjustments and arrangements I need to make if similar situations occur in the future."

"Then let’s wait for such situations to arise before we consider the attitude and requirements towards resources from brand partners, and decide accordingly. There’s no need to sign anything now." Shi Su showed no intention of picking up the pen to sign.

"Shi Su." Cherry Yang suddenly said clearly, "From today on, I’m your agent, so I hope you can cooperate with me."

"Since we’re all working, of course, I’ll cooperate. However, since the company signed a contract with me three years ago, from my perspective, the contract you’ve brought doesn’t seem very necessary. I still have two years with the Yijia Entertainment agency agreement. In these two years, I’ll fully cooperate with all the company’s work arrangements. Meanwhile, I also hope Miss Yang can perform her duties as an agent to the best of her ability. Let’s focus on what we need at work and leave personal matters out of it."

After finishing, Shi Su didn’t give her a chance to speak more, accepting a script handed over by Chuju from behind her, "I still have scenes to shoot later. I need a quiet space to memorize my lines. Did you drive yourself here, Miss Yang? Then please go back to your own car first. If there’s anything you need to discuss after today’s filming, we can talk then."

Cherry Yang paused, then with an unpleasant expression, picked up the contract from the table and briskly got out of the car.

It was clear she was irritated by Shi Su’s non-cooperation.

The car door was closed from outside by the bodyguard, returning the car to silence. Shi Su took the script to sit by the sofa, and Chuju sat next to her.

Having held back earlier, Chuju couldn’t help but vent, "What’s with her? Does she even know what an agent’s job is? Though Jun didn’t have a lot of resources at first, once you, Shi Su, became more popular, she at least organized all the resources that came to us advantageously and never offended those brand partners with a high-and-mighty attitude. But that Cherry Yang, with that attitude, I reckon even if advertisers come looking, she’ll offend them all with her high-handedness. And then, instead of ensuring resources and work for her artists, she just wants to talk about siphoning off resources to others shortly after starting. It’s blatant exploitation, treating you like someone to be bullied!"

Shi Su opened the script and commented indifferently, "I can’t contact Jun recently, lest the company gives her trouble. Find an opportunity to check on her."

Chuju nodded, and even though feeling unrealistic, she asked, "Is it really impossible for us to continue working with Jun in the future?"

Shi Su didn’t answer.

Her eyes remained on the script, and she didn’t speak further.

Chuju didn’t dare to ask any more.

...

In the evening, after her scenes were done, Shi Su didn’t drive over today. However, as the filming location wasn’t far from Kaixing Mansion, she was about to hail a ride back when Cherry Yang honked from below the RV, offering to drive her home.

Knowing she wanted to continue the unfinished discussion, and that it was inevitable, Shi Su didn’t refuse.

Getting into Cherry Yang’s purple-pink decorated Porsche 911, Shi Su spent the ride messaging Jing Jihan, occasionally giving perfunctory replies to Cherry Yang.

Jing Jihan: [When are you planning to go to the 32nd floor?]

Shi Su: [In a few days, isn’t Mianmian’s room still missing a child’s bed? Plus, I need to prepare some things. Wait a little longer.]

Jing Jihan: [You’ve been mysterious for days, what are you preparing?]

Shi Su: [Secret! (Smirk)]

Jing Jihan: [I’ll give you at most five more days. As long as you’re not afraid of startling the housekeeper at home, I can carry you up anytime in the middle of the night.]

Beside her, while driving, Cherry Yang suddenly asked, "So you live at Kaixing Mansion, right? Isn’t the rent there very expensive? When did you start living there? Based on your previous earnings, it seems unlikely you could afford it."

"I’ve lived there quite a while. I’m not sure about the rent, since I’ve never paid it." Shi Su replied, eyes on her phone.

Before Shi Su replied, Jing Jihan messaged again: [Don’t think about changing the password, truly believe the code can stop me?]

"What do you mean you haven’t paid rent?" Cherry Yang cast a suspicious glance at her.

Shi Su answered calmly, "It means the landlord is my boyfriend."

Cherry Yang suddenly braked hard, turning wide-eyed to her, "You have a boyfriend? You should know the company’s regulations on artists! Recently there have been rumors about you online frequently. There’s still no clarification on your relationship with Mr. Yi from Four Seas Entertainment. Oh, right, I’ve also heard some rumors involving you and Mr. Jing from Yu Jing Group, but those are just hearsay; I doubt you have the capacity to link up with any Jing-family connections. I don’t care about such means of trying to climb up, but I advise you to keep a check on your personal life and avoid causing me trouble with dubious rumors!"