Teacher Lu had heard so many things that the conversation was temporarily silent. Xia Yitong didn't know what to say that Lu Yinbing hadn't heard of before, until Lu Yinbing urged her, "What about the benefits?"
Xia Yitong was stunned for a moment.
Teacher Lu asked her to emphasize the key points on the blackboard: "What are the benefits of renewing the contract?"
Xia Yitong said, "There are many benefits. First, President Mu and President Qin treat me very well. They are real sisters. Moreover, they have been very kind to me. I have just become famous for two years. I cannot be ungrateful. If I renew my contract, my conscience will not hurt. Second, Sister Su Han treats me very well. You just said that it is her efforts and dedication that have brought me to where I am today. I tried to find out what Sister Su Han meant the other day. She should be inclined not to leave the company. If I leave, I will be left alone. I have a shallow foundation in the entertainment industry and few connections. It is too difficult for me to leave my agent and open my own studio. Third..."
Lu Yinbing frowned quietly, feeling a little jealous that she was always talking about other women.
"Third, it's the issue of my career development. No matter whether it will flop in the future, at least now, the company's resources are completely tilted towards me. I'd rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix. I believe that with my hard work and perhaps a little bit of talent, I should be able to go further on this path." When she said this, she glanced at Lu Yinbing and thought: Maybe you will be with me by then, and it won't be so important whether it flops or not. I can leave the entertainment industry and seek other development.
"Fourthly, the company must give me a new contract and try to give me the greatest freedom to take on roles, including but not limited to film remuneration and advertising endorsement income, split 20% to 80%, with the company taking 20% and me taking 80%. After deducting the costs of publicity and public relations, the company has already treated me well."
After listening to her words, Lu Yinbing said with emotion: "You are such a weirdo."
"Why is it strange?"
“Not really like someone from the entertainment industry.”
"ah?"
Lu Yinbing looked at her and said, "As an artist, the first thing you should consider is the contract and your own development. You think the first and second points are both based on personal relationships?"
"Is there something wrong?"
"No, I want to knock open your brain to see what you are thinking about." Lu Yinbing smiled helplessly.
I miss you, Xia Yitong answered in her heart.
Lu Yinbing: "Let me ask you a question."
Xia Yitong: "What?"
Lu Yinbing: "If one day, a movie finds you and me to star in it at the same time, and you flop, and you need this movie to save your popularity. At this time, you have my dirty laundry in your hand, and if you expose it, I will definitely lose the qualification to compete. Will you expose it or not?"
"No." Xia Yitong answered without thinking.
"Why?"
"Because I act in movies for..." Xia Yitong stopped abruptly.
"for what?"
"For..." You, Xia Yitong rolled his eyes, "In order to better present the work to everyone, the investors should be allowed to make a fair choice, and you and I are friends."
"There are countless people in the industry who stab their friends in the back for resources."
"It won't be me anyway. I'd rather stab myself than you." Xia Yitong said, "Am I the kind of person who will do anything to achieve my goal in your mind?"
"That's not what I meant," Lu Yinbing said with a smile, "I was just asking casually."
But she was very curious about the reason that Xia Yitong did not say.
Lu Yinbing reached out and pinched her chin, looking her over and over with a smile on his face, but the words that came out of his mouth were like a bombshell: "Would you consider signing with my studio? I have two other singers there, and if you go, you'll be the only actor besides me."
Xia Yitong: "Not considering it."
Lu Yinbing's smile froze on her face. She had discussed this matter with Xue Yao in private. At that time, she had said to Xue Yao with full confidence, "She will definitely come. You just wait for her to bring someone."
Xue Yao smiled and said, "Not necessarily."
This time Xue Yao was right. Not only did she refuse, but she did so without any hesitation.
Lu Yinbing suspected that his studio was not the most popular agency in the industry, but a stinky stone in a cesspool. Otherwise, why would Xia Yitong refuse so straightforwardly
Lu Yinbing let go of her and said with a dark face: "Can you give me a reason?"
Xia Yitong knew from her expression that she had misunderstood, so she reached out, held her fingers and shook them gently. Lu Yinbing calmed down a little, but still stared at her with that cold gaze.
Xia Yitong did not bow his head under her gaze, but said calmly: "I don't want others to say that I am taking advantage of your popularity and clinging to your thighs. It will have a bad influence."
Lu Yinbing was almost laughing at her anger. She sneered and spoke in Beijing dialect: "What's wrong with hugging someone's thigh? He has to be capable of hugging someone's thigh. There are so many people in this circle who want to hug my thigh. I just put my leg here. Does he dare to come up? In all these years, you are the only one who has hugged someone's thigh. What's wrong? I don't dislike you, but you think I am shameful?"
She only speaks in Beijing dialect when she is emotionally excited, with a heavy nasal tone, which makes her originally lazy tone even lazier, with an indescribable ruffian air, both ruffian and serious. It's rare to see her like this, which makes her even more touching.
Xia Yitong hurriedly shook her head and said repeatedly: "It's not that it has a bad influence on me, it's that it has a bad influence on you."
Lu Yinbing narrowed his eyes: "You?"
"It's a polite way of addressing me. I was wrong." Xia Yitong smoothed her over. "Look, we've been very close lately, and the movie is coming out with another wave of publicity. When the hype about our couple is building up momentum, I'll turn around and sign you as my partner. Don't even mention that you're a scheming person. The spectators will all be able to see that you treat me differently. If you get rumors of you being a shill or being gay, you won't be able to clear your name even if you jump into the Yellow River."
"I treat you differently anyway." Lu Yinbing was righteous but also a little guilty. She really wanted to get Xia Yitong into her bed.
Xia Yitong's heart trembled at an inopportune time. She felt that if Lu Yinbing continued to talk like this, she would be seduced to death by him.
Xia Yitong struck while the iron was hot and comforted him, saying, "The media writes nonsense and you get angry again. You waste your time and energy on quarreling with the entertainment media. Occasionally quarreling is because you are domineering and have personality. If you quarrel too much, it will not be good for passers-by."
Lu Yinbing nodded, acknowledging that she made sense.
Although she can control the nonsense written about her now, she may not be able to hold back if the media throws dirty water on Xia Yitong in the future. But then again, if she signs Xia Yitong, the next time the media throws dirty water on Xia Yitong, she can legitimately help her clear it up in the name of the studio.
"That won't work either." Xia Yitong said.
"Why not?" Lu Yinbing was puzzled. She began to suspect that Xia Yitong said so much just as an excuse for not wanting to sign with her studio.
"Again, avoid suspicion."
"Hey!" Lu Yinbing has a bad temper.
Xia Yitong lay down on the spot, with her limbs on the bed, face down, choosing not to look at Lu Yinbing's face, adopting an ostrich policy, and said in a muffled voice: "I just want you to help me analyze whether to renew the contract and stay in the company. If you cancel the contract, we can talk about where to go later."
"How can I tell you if you don't look up?" Lu Yinbing patted her butt casually.
The body under his hand immediately became stiff. Where was Lu Yinbing touching just now? Xia Yitong's face turned red, and she didn't dare to raise it. She wanted her to touch it again.
Xia Yitong's nightgown was slightly lifted up because of her sudden squatting movement, so Lu Yinbing just touched the tender flesh of her buttocks. It felt smooth and elastic. His fingers felt as if they were electrified, and they felt numb when he lifted them up.
Xia Yitong lay on her stomach and couldn't get up. Lu Yinbing used his power to take advantage of her position and slapped her butt again. This time he focused on the exposed part of her flesh, but his movements were not heavy: "Still can't get up? If you can't get up, I'll spank you again."
Xia Yitong wished she could hit her a few more times, but she was afraid that her underwear would not be able to hide it. She could feel the wetness in her lower body as soon as she moved. Lu Yinbing's attraction to her was getting stronger and stronger.
She sat up suddenly, which scared Lu Yinbing. Her hand stopped in mid-air with her five fingers bent, as if she wanted to pinch something.
Lu Yinbing: “…” Quickly stretch it out and put it down.
Xia Yitong didn't notice her little action and let out a long breath: "Go ahead."
Lu Yinbing did not make a decision for her immediately. He frowned and asked a question: "If the entertainment industry is Mount Everest, where do you think you can climb to?"
Xia Yitong thought for a moment and asked tentatively, "Halfway up the mountain?"
Lu Yinbing: “…”
Xia Yitong: "Did I say something wrong?"
Lu Yinbing was helpless: "Is this all you pursue?"
"Of course not, I also want to climb to the top." After six years of ups and downs, Xia Yitong has been changed by the entertainment industry to some extent, except for the heart that still loves Lu Yinbing. For example, her former ideals, when she mentioned her unfinished music ambitions, she just smiled slightly like the spring breeze many years ago, and let it pass. For example, she wanted to climb higher in this circle, wanted to have the right to speak, and wanted to have the capital to protect Lu Yinbing, but she had neither a strong background nor Lu Yinbing's talent.
"Can I?" She looked at Lu Yinbing with confusion, no longer treating her as her lover, but as a senior who had been washed by the sea for more than ten years and was as solid as a rock.
"Why can't you?" Lu Yinbing asked her back.
"Why can it?"
"Why not?" Lu Yinbing was even more confused by her look. According to common sense, a 23-year-old young person in the entertainment industry who can achieve such success as Xia Yitong can walk sideways and lift his tail to the sky. Why is Xia Yitong so shy and not arrogant at all? Being modest is good, but being inferior is not. She said, "You work hard in acting. You have filmed more than 30 TV series in six years, six of which you played the leading role. Five of them have been released, and all of them have high ratings. You are the well-deserved TV ratings queen. Even I am shocked by your popularity. You have been constantly endorsing advertisements, and even have a place in the fashion circle. I heard that Han Suhan is helping you get the cover of "elle". How many people of your age are as good as you?"
"I've seen your previous performances. Although your acting was exaggerated, it was sincere and you are also improving slowly. As a person, we should not be afraid of falling or failing. What we should be afraid of is standing still and stagnating. You work hard and are brave. You are smart and know when to advance and retreat. When you came on as a substitute, I thought you were just a vase with good looks but no acting skills. But the facts prove that you have been improving, and the improvement is beyond my imagination. You will have a broader world, and you will stand on the top of Mount Everest, letting everyone look up to you."
Xia Yitong's eyes widened slightly, and her long eyelashes trembled slightly, making her already elegant face look as fragile as porcelain.
"Has no one ever praised you? Are you so surprised?" Lu Yinbing looked at her quietly with a gentle expression. He leaned over and gently kissed her on the forehead. With a slight smile, he said, "Thank you for your hard work. You are really great. I am proud of you."
She thought that the past six years had been a solitary journey. She would fall down, get up, brush off the dust on her body and continue walking until she was almost at her destination. She never cried out in pain or shed a tear because she didn't feel pain.
But I didn't expect that because of the gentle look and the soft words "thank you for your hard work" from the person at the end, I was easily filled with tears.