RPAGF Chapter 245 The brands also want to get involved in the fun.
Chapter 245 The brands also want to get involved in the fun.
"Zhuang Yi!"
Hearing this, Pei Chuyao became somewhat angry, and she raised her voice, saying:
“I am very grateful for everything you have done for Qinghui, but what happened between us has nothing to do with him.”
Because my feelings for you have always been purely platonic, nothing more, I hope you won't say similar things again.
Zhuang Yi's face paled slightly. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end, he just lowered his head, his voice a little hoarse:
"I understand. I'm sorry, Chu Yao. I misspoke just now, but I just like you so much..."
Pei Chuyao sighed softly, her tone softening slightly:
"Zhuang Yi, we grew up together, you are a very important friend to me, and that will never change."
But from now on, I will choose to maintain certain boundaries with you, and I hope you understand that we can only be friends.
Zhuang Yi was silent for a moment, then raised his head and forced a smile:
"Okay, I understand. I won't make things difficult for you anymore."
Pei Chuyao pulled An Ling away first.
After walking a distance, An Ling couldn't help but look back. She found Zhuang Yi staring at Pei Chuyao's departing figure, but his face was obscured by shadows, making it impossible to see his expression. He must be extremely sad.
Even if An Ling, a complete outsider, were to look at it, she would say that neither her aunt nor Zhuang Yi was wrong. It's just that matters of the heart; they are not substitutes for one another. There is no such thing as losing one and having the other fill the gap.
……
Anling will finally be able to start working after the New Year.
So not long after returning to Haicheng, she and Anluo set off for Hecheng.
Although it's called River City, it's actually a coastal city.
The reason I'm with Anluo is because my new job involves shooting a magazine cover with her.
In fact, many magazines and brands had already sent out numerous invitations. Since the end of last year, Anjia has become so "lively" that brands wanted to join in the fun.
Although An Ling and An Luo are not blood-related siblings, the incident at the Starlight Gala where she saved her brother's life has been widely publicized and talked about across the internet.
So it's not just magazines; many other brands, variety shows, and even film and television resources are also interested in having the siblings appear together.
However, An Ling considered that she still had her own things to do, especially since there were still unresolved issues with Gu Chenming, so she didn't plan to take on jobs with long schedules for the time being. Magazine shoots wouldn't have much of an impact, so she picked one out.
The magazine designed a redemption theme specifically for them, which was clearly tailor-made based on the previous incident. The magazine could already foresee the magazine selling like hotcakes.
Because this was a legitimate job, An Ling's current agent, Yang Yao, and assistant, Meng Shuangshuang, finally remembered that they had an artist.
However, after discovering that An Ling had brought several of Chen Yu's staff members with her, Yang Yao had a bad feeling.
She found a quiet moment during a lull in the silence and pulled her aside to ask quietly:
"Anling, why did you bring so many people you've never met before? It's just a magazine shoot, not a film crew. Aren't you making a mountain out of a molehill? It wouldn't be good if word got out that you're acting like a diva."
In fact, Yang Yao recognized those people as Chen Yu's people because one of them was a very famous agent in the industry, but she deliberately said that to test An Ling's opinion.
To her surprise, An Ling immediately exposed her: "You haven't seen her before? That's Xue Pei, the top agent at Chenyu Entertainment. If you don't even recognize her, then you're not a very good agent."
Yang Yao's face stiffened, feeling somewhat embarrassed, and she forced a dry laugh:
"Ah, it's Xue Pei. Of course I know her. I just didn't expect her to be with us, so I didn't recognize her at first."
"But shouldn't Xue Pei be very busy? Is she coming to Hecheng with us too?"
“Yes,” An Ling didn’t bother beating around the bush and told the truth directly, “My contract expires in two months, right? My mom is planning to have Sister Pei take me under her wing. It just so happens that Sister Pei’s previous artist left Chenyu and started her own studio. Sister Pei doesn’t plan to go with her. She doesn’t have any other artists under her now, so she can stay with me for now.”
Yang Yao finally couldn't hold back anymore, and she said stiffly:
"You're not planning to continue signing with Morning Shadow Entertainment?"
Chenying Entertainment is the entertainment company owned by the Gu family, and it's also the company that An Ling and Gu Chenming are currently signed with.
Normally, an artist's agent should sound out their intentions a year before the contract expires, but Yang Yao was too confident. She thought that An Ling would definitely stay at Chenying for Gu Chenming's sake and never considered the possibility that she might not renew her contract.
Now that she suddenly knows her future plans, and even that Chen Yu has already sent her agent and other staff to work with her, how could Yang Yao not be anxious?
"Why did they just quit without saying a word? Does Chenming know about this?"
She was specially arranged by Gu Chenming to be by An Ling's side, with the purpose of finding a suitable opportunity to jump out as An Ling's confidante and bite her, causing her to fall to the bottom and be unable to recover.
As for the method, Gu Chenming said when Yang Yao first took over Anling that he would have his own arrangements.
Gu Chenming did make several arrangements later, but none of them came to fruition.
First, they planned to make some underhanded moves regarding tax issues.
As a result, Pei Yuning, as An Ling's guardian, demanded that she review every single one of An Ling's contracts. The An family also had a tax accountant specifically responsible for the An family's tax issues, so they couldn't find any loopholes to exploit.
They also planned to exploit An Ling's romantic relationships, spreading rumors that she had promiscuous relationships, hoping to ruin her reputation.
As a result, the video of An Ling relentlessly pursuing Gu Chenming at her birthday party was filmed and leaked by some busybody. Her image as a simp was established first, and the rumors they spread didn't even cause a ripple.
Later they came up with an even more vicious plan.
An Ling became famous at a young age and is also very beautiful. There are quite a few people who covet her. Some of these people are either afraid of the An family and the Pei family, so they have the desire but not the courage, or they just can't find an opportunity.
In that case, Gu Chenming can create opportunities for them.
He invited Anling out, initially saying it was just a private meal, but in reality, he invited her to a dinner party.
Although Anling was angry because she had been deceived, she would always choose to listen to him as long as he softened his stance, apologized, and said a few nice words.
Things started off smoothly. An Ling couldn't hold her liquor and was quickly made drunk. But just as An Ling got drunk, a group of people barged in, claiming to be security guards from the An family, and took An Ling back home.
Gu Chenming refused to believe it and tried again, but the result was the same. No, this time it was a little different, because not only was An Ling taken away, but he was also dragged away and beaten up by several masked men in the garage, who also gave him a stern warning not to lay a hand on An Ling again.
Gu Chenming was guilty of his own wrongdoing and dared not call the police. He didn't know the identities of the masked men, so he couldn't retaliate. He could only swallow his anger and get beaten up for nothing.
After that incident, he didn't dare to make any more moves, mainly because he felt that the An family might have discovered his methods. He didn't dare to act rashly again and could only observe for a while.