Chapter 286: Chapter 286 Meng Jin Causes Trouble (Part 1)
Ye Xian: “It’s not about throwing my weight around…”
But it’s the jeans, the skinny jeans… When boys wear them, there’s always some curve there, isn’t there? For a girl like me to wear them, all flat and smooth—it would be weird, right? I don’t want my fans calling me ‘chicklet’! I’m not doing such an embarrassing thing!
Jiang Wen: “And that’s because of what?”
Ye Xian: “No reason, I just won’t take it. Jiang Wanze is a bigger star, go find him.”
Jiang Wen: “…You and cary are the two most difficult artists I’ve ever managed, so willful! One says they don’t want to act and doesn’t, the other rejects offers on a whim.”
Ye Xian pretended not to hear.
Jiang Wen: “What about this spring water beverage?”
“No, not that either.”
“And what’s wrong with this one?”
“I’ve just renewed my contract with White People Toothpaste, how could I endorse a carbonated drink? Have you forgotten what I said in the audition? No smoking, no staying up late, and drink less carbonated beverages!”
Jiang Wen thought about it, and it made sense.
Although the spring water beverage was offering a high price, in terms of national reach and brand impact, it couldn’t compare to White People Toothpaste. He couldn’t risk losing the bigger fish for a smaller one.
“There’s another one you’ll definitely be interested in.”
“ONLY LOVE? The luxury brand under BHS?”
Jiang Wen: “That’s right.”
Ye Xian: “That’s the one!”
“I knew you would be interested in that one,” Jiang Wen said, “but I’m sorry to tell you that they’ve only shown interest and haven’t finalized anything. I suspect their team wants to scope you out a bit more.”
“The tastiest food is never easy to get. No problem, let them scope. From now on, I won’t give them any dirt to dig up on me.”
“Alright, I’ll work on communicating with their team. Just stay in your best form.”
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Wen couldn’t help but smile wryly.
He knew this kid wouldn’t have wanted anything but the best, but recently he had been performing so brilliantly, rising so quickly, his future prospects were limitless. He hadn’t misjudged him.
On Friday, Meng Jin arrived at Match House early.
Usually, the production team would arrive at the recording site a day early to set up the location, prepare food, clean, and so on, but the guests didn’t have to—they could arrive the night before or even on the day.
Seeing Meng Jin arriving so early, the director was curious, “Meng Jin, why have you come so early for this episode?”
Meng Jin smiled, “Just so happens I had a schedule nearby, and I thought since we’re recording tomorrow, I might as well come over.”
The director patted his shoulder in praise.
On the outside, Meng Jin smiled, but inside, he cursed.
No matter how much they praised him, once the show started, wouldn’t they still cut his screen time, giving it all to that jerk Ye Xian!
He came early this time simply because he had no schedules at all!
Previously, by hyping up a CP with Chen Jiaxuan during slow periods, he was barely able to cling to some popularity and had a few resources in hand. But after his screen time was severely cut these last two episodes, and Chen Jiaxuan was no longer in his group, he was left grasping at straws!
A few days ago, he was so angry about the “FRONT” magazine incident that he bought marketing accounts to badmouth Ye Xian when the June issue was released. The result… not only did the netizens lambast him, but the marketing accounts also got bombarded, and the account holders even extorted a large sum of money from him, fuelling his rage even more.
The more Meng Jin thought about it, the gloomier he became. He stepped outside of Match House to get some air, and without realizing it, he found himself in Tianlong Village.