Chapter 6: The CEO of the Bo Corporation

  “What is it?”

  “Brother Wen, what’s my schedule for May?”

  B-Brother Wen??

  It was the first time Ye Xian had ever addressed him like that—so polite it felt strange. Jiang Wen was a bit stunned. “Your… schedule?”

  “Yes, my schedule.” What kind of celebrity doesn’t have a schedule? Just saying that out loud was ughable.

  “What schedule?”

  Ye Xian replied, “You’re the manager—why are you asking me?”

  Jiang Wen: ??

  Wait, didn’t she have no schedule? Wasn’t her whole ‘schedule’ just following Jiang Wanze around all day?

  “You want Jiang Wanze’s schedule, right? No need to beat around the bush. I’ll send it to you.”

  Ye Xian rolled her eyes. “Why would I want his? I want mine.”

  “Yours? You don’t have a schedule.”

  “Why don’t I have one?” Ye Xian sat up straight, ready to argue. “Sure, I’m not famous, but I’m still a member of FOR. I signed a contract with Xingyu. Brother Wen, you’re pying favorites too hard. Jiang Wanze is filming a drama, has three endorsement deals, Lin Yan’s already on the second leg of his concert tour, Cary’s variety show is trending on TV—yet you’re telling me I have nothing?”

  Under her rapid-fire, well-reasoned questioning, Jiang Wen actually started to sweat a little.

  What the heck was going on with her mouth today? Was this really the same Ye Xian who used to be tongue-tied and couldn't spit out three words in a row?

  “I mean… I did try to get you some opportunities. But you refused to shoot the ad we managed to nd, skipped the brand-sponsored events, and the one web drama you did film got a pitiful 2.0 rating on Douban. Tell me, how am I supposed to get you more gigs? At this point, people in the industry avoid you like the pgue. Who would still want to work with you?”

  Ye Xian: “…”

  Clearly, the situation was worse than she thought.

  When she read the novel The Tsundere Film Emperor Only Loves Me, her focus had been all on the female lead—after all, that was the role she’d be pying. She hadn’t paid much attention to the viliness Ye Xian. Turns out, this character was a full-on disaster with a terrible reputation and even worse career prospects.

  After hanging up, Ye Xian searched for the “Douban 2.0-rated web drama” Jiang Wen had mentioned.

  It was called Everyone Has Superpowers.

  Even the name screamed “garbage.” She clicked in to watch.

  Sure enough, the special effects weren’t even worth a dime, and the acting was so cringeworthy it made this three-time award-winning actress nearly curl up in embarrassment.

  She couldn’t even get through five minutes before turning it off.

  Back at the office, Jiang Wen stared at the disconnected call, full of question marks.

  What was up with Ye Xian today? Suddenly caring about her schedule? Was she plotting something shady again—or had she really decided to get serious?

  Serious?

  The thought flickered through his mind for a moment before he dismissed it. No way. With how she used to act—doing whatever Jiang Wanze said, treating him like he was her whole world—there was no saving her.

  Although… he did actually have one event lined up.

  Jiang Wen sent Ye Xian the details on WeChat:

  —The day after tomorrow, Chairman Bo Yuanshan of the Bo Corporation will be hosting a birthday banquet at the Xiangjiang Vil. Many people from the industry have been invited. FOR is on the guest list.

  Chairman of Bo Corporation?

  Wasn’t that Jiang Wanze’s grandfather?

  As the male lead of the novel, Jiang Wanze not only had a powerful family background but also a tragic and touching backstory that made readers feel for him.

  He wasn’t the legitimate second son of the Bo family. He was the illegitimate child born from a drunken mistake between his father, Bo Junfeng, and a small-time actress. Because he was never acknowledged by Old Man Bo, he took his mother’s surname—Jiang.

  The Bo family already had their crown prince.