Translator: Atlas Studios
Editor: Atlas Studios
Cheng Mu shook his head.
“The higher you rise, the harder you’ll fall.” Tang Xiaoxiao put down the lyrics of the theme song and looked at Cheng Mu with her black eyes, traces of a foxy smile on her lips. “What I want to do is to get her to an even higher position.”
“Go on…” Cheng Mu couldn’t deny the curiosity that piqued up from her words.
“I have thousands of ways to play her to death… but I prefer to see her fall to death from a height.” Then, Tang Xiaoxiao took a step back and walked to the sofa. She crossed her legs elegantly and was noble and dignified like a queen. “I will let her sing this song today and it will become a classic. But do you think that she will only sing this song once if it becomes famous?”
Cheng Mu felt like he was struck by lightning!
At the moment, Cheng Mu did not dare to look down on this charming girl in front of him and did not dare to treat her as a newcomer because of her age and experience. What was ruthlessness?
This was what you called ruthlessness!
Even after pushing you to hell with her own hands, but still have you feel grateful to her!
This girl was really cruel. Cheng Mu could not help but give a wry smile. The quality of this theme song was very high and coupled with the movie and her little stunt, it could be predicted that once this song was sung, it would be broadcasted everywhere!
Tang Xiaoxiao’s voice was quite good. Just now he heard her humming a few lines at the door and he could not help but feel overwhelmed. She had such a beautiful voice but it was used to lip-sync for Yang Shan. When ‘Yang Shan’s’ song became a popular one… Unless Yang Shan left the entertainment industry for good, otherwise, there would definitely be another day when she would have to sing this song again.
The first time she sang this song, she had Tang Xiaoxiao to sing it for her, but what about the second, or third time?
Perhaps she might be able to refuse once with the excuse that her throat was not feeling well, but there were many things in this industry that one could not refuse. If she were to sing again, everything today would be completely exposed!
A newcomer, who had just debuted, doing lip-syncing and getting someone to sing for her, would be drowned by the public’s saliva even without the other artists looking down on her!
Generally, artists rarely chose to get someone to sing for them as they were afraid of the backlash once the truth was exposed. Unless you could control the person who would sing for you all your life, otherwise, the moment the substitute singer left and you got another person to sing, you would be exposed if the voice was different. When that time came, you would be attacked and your game would be up!
All of a sudden, Cheng Mu appeared very excited and the corners of his lips lifted. He lowered his head slightly as he stared at that pair of beautiful eyes. “Xiaoxiao, do you really want to be an entertainment manager?”
“Of course.” Tang Xiaoxiao raised her chin proudly and her expression was full of confidence and pride.
A look full of yearning appeared on Cheng Mu’s face, along with a trace of nostalgia. He seemed to have thought of when he had first entered the industry and he murmured, “It’s nice to have dreams…”
Suddenly, Cheng Mu regained his senses and looked at Tang Xiaoxiao up and down. “How about I give you a chance?”
It was Tang Xiaoxiao who was stunned this time.
“My contract with my current manager has expired. He is preparing to go abroad for further study and I have given him compensation for terminating the priority renewal rights. I have no manager now. How about you be my manager for a few months?”
Tang Xiaoxiao was completely stunned and she looked at Cheng Mu in disbelief. She stammered, “A-Are you serious?”
In this industry, the manager controlled the life of the artist. Unless you were the artist’s relative or most trusted friend, no one could directly become his or her manager. Which manager did not start out from being an assistant and work for around eight to ten years? It was only after years of accumulating connections and building up a solid reputation, did one then have the capability to be a manager for a little star. From there they would grow stronger and greater, bit by bit.
Of course, in addition to the path of being an assistant, there was also a way for artists to work part-time as managers.
Tang Xiaoxiao thought that she still needed to rely on her father’s assets to open an entertainment company herself, find a few newcomers with the potential to embark on this road… Who would have thought that Cheng Mu would let her be his manager directly?
Seeming to understand Tang Xiaoxiao’s astonishment, Cheng Mu gave a faint smile. “Why? You can’t believe it? Or you don’t have the courage to take this job? I’m not kidding. I’ve been watching your performance on set and you are an exact fit for my expectations of a manager, so I’m willing to give you a chance.”
With that, Tang Xiaoxiao’s eyes gradually turned bright and she gritted her teeth. “I do! What’s there to be afraid of? Since you believe in me, I will never let you down!”
Tang Xiaoxiao always had respect for the artists who were willing to help others and promote their juniors. This was an artist with both performing skills and moral integrity, and this was a real artist!
“Okay, I’m looking forward to it.” Cheng Mu smiled and looked at Tang Xiaoxiao’s expression which was full of fighting spirit. He could not help but feel a little moved and said, “Xiaoxiao, with your qualifications, you should be an idol…”
But Tang Xiaoxiao only looked at Cheng Mu with a bright and confident smile. “I don’t want to return to that stage and screen because… I want to become a queen.”
“A queen?” Cheng Mu was stunned.
“Yes, a queen of the entertainment industry!” Tang Xiaoxiao smiled proudly and puffed out her chest. Light was moving about her beautiful eyes and there was an indescribable carefreeness and pride in her expression. “Being an entertainment manager is just the beginning, but this is definitely not the end! I believe that one day, I will stand at the highest place in this industry and become a legend of the generation, just like our predecessors!”
Cheng Mu’s eyes were surprisingly gentle and there was a smile on his lips. “Okay, I’m looking forward to that.”
It was not just the artists who were both virtuous and good performers that deserved to be respected. Those who had dreams deserved to be respected too.
“Are the leads done with their makeup?” The assistant director, Wang Meng, yelled anxiously from backstage. “Cheng Mu, Yang Shan, hurry up. The emcee and host of the premiere have already started and the main members of the movie will be called on stage soon. Also, Yang Shan, bring your manager on stage! You’re a newcomer and your manager must be by your side so she can rectify it if you say something wrong…”
It was chaos backstage and Yang Shan was pushed into the dressing room by her mother. She changed into that black evening dress Mrs Yang had chosen, which exposed her not-so-voluptuous chest as well as her thin shoulders. That fair area in front of her chest seemed to attract the gaze of those around almost unconsciously. When she came out of the dressing room with the dress hem dragging along behind her, Director Cao, who was passing by, was stunned and stood on the spot, seemingly dumbfounded.
A faint blush appeared on Yang Shan’s face when she met with Director Cao Hao’s eyes and she lowered her head, looking like a little girl. Pride flashed past Mrs Yang’s eyes and she stepped forward quickly. “How is it, Director Cao? My daughter looks good after she’s all dressed up, right? I’m not bragging, my daughter…”