Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1356 - 1078: Tsar’s Guard

Chapter 1356: Chapter 1078: Tsar’s Guard

With the huge success of "Catherine," all the actors in the series rose to fame as well.

Especially the two actresses playing the lead character Catherine, who are Donia and Marina.

There’s no need to mention Marina, the quintessential female lead, with the most screen time in the series, and she brought the adult Catherine to life!

Especially after Catherine’s coronation, the ambition and disdain in her eyes completely matched everyone’s imagination of Catherine.

From a minor eighteenth-tier actress to an instant celebrity through this series, Marina had now become the hottest superstar in the industry, bar none!

Those who once looked down on her, avoiding her, now all took pride in knowing her. Many directors and luxury brand companies threw lucrative offers her way, things she previously couldn’t even dream of.

But Marina rejected them all without hesitation.

Her new agent puzzledly asked why she turned down these deals. If she merely declined film proposals, that would be one thing since the next season of "Catherine" was about to start shooting soon, and as the absolute protagonist, Marina wouldn’t have time to act in other movies or TV series.

But rejecting luxury brand endorsement contracts was a pity, after all, just a brief ad shoot or appearing at a brand launch would mean a hefty income, and such endorsements are a hallmark of a superstar.

Marina’s answer was that she didn’t want to be distracted by any off-set matters, wishing only to focus on making the next season of "Catherine" great.

As for money, the pay offered to her by the "Catherine" crew was already enough for her to live very comfortably. To her, having more money was meaningless.

Being distracted off-set, frequently making appearances at brand launches, could affect her focus on acting, and the loss was not worth the gains.

In her heart, Marina was extremely grateful to NTV Television Station, thankful for Station Chief Xie Liaofu and director Charovsky. If it hadn’t been for playing Catherine, she would probably still be an unknown bit player, the kind that others couldn’t be bothered to glance at.

How else could she enjoy such success now?

Therefore, Marina constantly reminded herself to be grateful and not to let success go to her head.

Right now, the most important thing for her wasn’t to rush to make money but to settle down and continue to make the second season of "Catherine" great.

Considering the popularity of the first season, the second season would surely sell even better!

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Aside from Marina, the second character in the series to make it big was Donia.

She played the young Catherine, the protagonist of the first few episodes. While her acting skills weren’t as exceptional as Marina’s, with the help of directors and many teachers, Donia also did well.

Coupled with the advantage of making the first impression, she too had become a sought-after star. When she went back to school for classes, her fellow university students often surrounded her, asking for autographs and photos.

This let Donia experience both the joys and annoyances of being a star...

She also complained to Wang Ye, saying being a star wasn’t as wonderful as imagined. Instead, it brought many inconveniences into her daily life. Recently, some entertainment media paparazzi camped at their classroom door, harassing her, much to her annoyance.

Russian universities are open and hardly ever have closed campuses, so the paparazzi could directly enter and confront Donia at her classroom door.

Although the university staff also intervened to drive those people away, it wasn’t very effective.

Upon hearing Donia’s complaints, Wang Ye merely frowned and then made a phone call to arrange a few words, intending to help Donia get rid of this trouble.

Mainly, he feared those reckless paparazzi might capture a photo of Donia coming to see him, and that could blow up into a big issue.

While this might be a significant problem for Donia, it was just a matter of a few words for Wang Ye.

The next day, the paparazzi had vanished cleanly, because they had been warned by the Safety Bureau that if they showed up at the school again, they’d be taken to Siberia to dig potatoes...

As for why they were warned, the Safety Bureau’s personnel didn’t say, and the journalists certainly didn’t dare ask.

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One day in May, at the Wagner Security Base in the suburbs of Moscow, on top of the fighting ring.

Wang Ye was clad only in sports shorts, his hands covered in boxing gloves, bending his waist and swinging his fists non-stop.

His opponent, the broad-shouldered, towering Anton, focused on defense, raising both arms in front of his face.

The thudding sound resonated as Wang Ye’s fists pounded against Anton’s arms.

After a short while, due to the high-intensity offense, Wang Ye began to sweat profusely, with sweat flowing down his muscular upper body.

After about ten minutes of sparring, Wang Ye stopped, untied his boxing gloves and threw them aside, took out his mouthguard, and gasped out with a smile, "No good, need a break. I’ve been slacking on training lately, can’t keep up with the stamina. Still can’t compare with you guys who train daily. Look at you, not even out of breath."

Anton also took off his boxing gloves and chuckled, "Boss, you’re a big shot, have so many things to attend to. Even though you haven’t kept up with intense training, you still exercise daily, which is already commendable. We’re not like you, boss, our job is to do this work, and training is part of our job."