Chapter 14 - Life Is Like a Play (1/2)

Chapter 14 – Life Is Like a Play

Li Jiaer couldn’t contact Ji Mian and had to call Xiao Tao’s phone. But Xiao Tao, who had been staying with her girlfriend, directly cut off the phone. Finally, she sent a text message telling Li Jiaer that she didn’t have to fight anymore, Ji Ge didn’t want to take care of her any longer.

Li Jiaer’s agent sat on the sofa frowning. “Were you not the one who promised and assured me that the relationship between you and Ji Mian is very good? So, what’s going on now? And also, what about our next promotion plan for you?” She said coldly.

“Why?” Li Jiaer was going crazy, and her teeth creaked as she gritted them, when she sent the message.

“I don’t know. You shouldn’t contact me anymore. If you let Ji Ge find out, he will dismiss me.” Xiao Tao said before hanging up and also put Li Jiaer in her blacklist.

Li Jiaer was helpless too and began fiddling with her phone. “Ou Jie, wait a moment, I will call someone to ask what happened. I really did have a good relationship with Ji Ge before. He also even went to the nursing home to visit my mother a while ago and the news also reported…” She explained and kept on babbling while constantly trying to call different people, but the friends she had in the circle were now ignoring her. As if they had all planned this out.

She and her agent had originally planned for things to go this way – after Li Jiaer’s signing with Aurora, they would contact Ji Mian and ask him to send a Weibo post congratulating her. If he took the lead, with his fame, more famous stars are bound to respond with congratulatory messages as well. Also, his huge fanbase is the best water army and they will further be able to create more hype. Everything had been carefully considered, and they were sure they had covered all bases but they did not expect Ji Mian to abruptly unfollow Li Jiaer and cause all this attention. Thus, all their planning for Li Jiaer’s next publicity actions were now consequently interrupted.

Ou Mei stared at the plan that had been scrapped and she felt nothing but bitterness in her heart. She ranted aggrievedly. “He previously pulled strings for you to get into a good entertainment company but you rejected it. Is it because of this that he now has some bad opinions on you? No matter which company you sign to, it’s your freedom. What does it have to do with him? Ji Mian is not as good as the rumours say he is, he is petty is a very narrow-minded person. Didn’t you say that you can get his understanding? What is the situation now? Can’t you be more reliable than this? The company is also preparing to earnestly promote you after signing the contract. Now it seems that it is no longer needed, we’ll just axe it. All the publicity promotions and interviews are now cancelled, and your information will be quietly updated on Aurora’s official website.”

“Ou Jie, can you hold on for a second? I’ve asked my mother to call Ji Ge.” Li Jiaer is sure that not incapable of getting Ji Mian’s sympathy, she just has to use other means because Ji Mian’s mother is also in poor health. She lives in a nursing home all year round. In order to take care of his mother, he suffered a lot in the early years of his career. Therefore, he should understand her situation best.

“Is he going to answer just because your mother called?” Ou Mei was so angry. Who is Ji Mian? Is he someone who just some nobody can call his cell phone? However, she knows she’s unmistaken about Ji Mian’s character. He had been really concerned about this Li Jiaer mother and daughter pair. He had personally visited the hospital several times and sent a lot of gifts. If it was Mother Li’s phone call, he would definitely pick it up. He would be afraid that there would be something wrong with the older woman in the hospital and Li Jiaer would not be able to take care of it.

But now the situation was different. Li Jiaer’s mother dialled several times and all the calls failed to go through. It seems that she had also been blacklisted. If there are no people watching, then the mother and daughter pair felt that it was really useless to put on a play because there would be no one to appreciate it, no matter how good it was. They could only admit defeat.

Ou Jie threw away the planning book and sneered. “The news that you were ready to sign Crown Studio is already all over the internet. His fans took you as their own family. Every day, they would be posting about you. Now you’ve suddenly changed your mind and signed to Aurora. If you don’t have Ji Mian to speak up for you, his fans will think that you are a traitor. They will see you as an ungrateful person who is too eager for quick success. If you don’t want to be bashed and hated on too much, stay low-key for a while and wait for the heat to die down. I have already cancelled your recent announcement. You should go to the company every day to learn more before you debut.”

Li Jiaer felt resentful. She had finally signed to an entertainment company with a strong background and she was preparing to debut, how would she be willing to let it all go. She quickly replied, “I didn’t betray him. He just gave up on signing me. Maybe we could use the speculation that he blocked me. Anyway, it’s the truth, I’m not afraid of netizens trying to verify the matter!”

Ou Jie could not help but see Li Jiaer in a new light after her unprincipled, amoral and shameless behaviour. She didn’t say anything though. Since this person has been handed over to her, she naturally has a way to make the other party obedient, not to mention, the company has helped her to eliminate her black history.

“You want us to go directly against Guanshi (Crown Age), Guanxi (Royal Crown), and Ruishui (Lucky Water)? What kind of onion are you? Is there that much value placed on you? Don’t even think about it any further. You are just a new person, not even really popular, even if you are popular for a day and a night, I still wouldn’t rush to challenge Ji Mian. His influence in the entertainment industry is not something you can imagine.” Ou Jie stood up and warned, “You stay at home and don’t make any more trouble. After this time, I will naturally arrange work for you. If you are not obedient, I will not lack artists to manage even if I discard you.”

Ou Jie is one of Aurora’s gold medal agents, the resources she provides are very good, Li Jiaer naturally does not dare to disobey her. She quickly nodded and escorted the person to the parking lot. When she got home, she showed a conniving expression. ‘I worked hard for so long, and I was going to be popular, but now I am back to zero. Ji Mian, Xiao Jiashu, just you wait!’

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Xiao Jiashu is lying on his bed and scrolling through Weibo while smiling and laughing occasionally, he seems very proud. Xue Miao walked into the room and pulled down the t-shirt that had rolled up his belly. She smiled and asked, “Xiaoshu, what are you looking at?”