Into the Night, Jiao Jiao Gets Kissed by a Business Tycoon
Chapter 131: Recruiting Artists

Chapter 131: Chapter 131: Recruiting Artists

Xinan had thought that preparing for this matter would take a long time, yet to her surprise, Cheng Yi had drafted the company transfer contract the next day, which only required her signature to make the company hers.

The company wasn’t newly established; Cheng Yi had planned it a while ago, investing in many entertainment companies in the past. The moment Cheng Yi decided to be Xinan’s boss, he had acquired an entertainment company and renamed it Muxi Media.

After "Butterfly’s Past" wrapped up filming, Xinan began to officially take over Muxi Media.

It was only after arriving that Xinan discovered that the company’s only artist was herself.

Xinan looked at Cheng Yi with a headache, "After acquiring this company, didn’t you sign any other artists?"

Cheng Yi was taken aback for a moment before chuckling bitterly, "Because I hadn’t signed the artist I wanted before, but... now I have."

"You didn’t acquire this company with the goal of signing only me as an artist, did you?" Xinan asked.

"Yes."

Xinan suddenly felt dizzy. If she had not terminated her contract with her previous company, was Cheng Yi planning to keep looking indefinitely?

An entertainment company without artists is like a soulless entity, also without profit. Such an undertaking could only be conceived by Cheng Yi.

"Since when did you start planning all this?" Xinan knew that someone as thoughtful and strategic as Cheng Yi wouldn’t act without a reason.

Cheng Yi’s gaze became distant as if he was reminiscing or lost in his own world.

After a while, he finally spoke, "I remember in your junior year of college, you got your first job notification, shooting an advertisement for a magazine company. You worked hard for a week and only earned 3000 yuan, but you were very happy. In fact, with just one call, I could have offered you resources a thousand times better, but I didn’t, because I knew you wanted to earn them through your own effort."

He pondered for a moment and then continued, "At that time I asked you if you really wanted to be a star, and your eyes shimmered as you told me you wanted to be an excellent actress like Ran Shasha and win lots of awards. From that moment, I secretly made a decision in my heart. Since you wanted to be an actress, then I would be the one to pave the way for your acting career."

"I wanted to start an entertainment company with you as its only artist."

Xinan was slightly taken aback; she didn’t really remember what Cheng Yi was talking about, but because of her offhand remark, he had started a company for her. Even though that company had been losing money all these years, he had never thought of giving it up.

Xinan felt very moved. It feels so good to be cared for.

With a choked voice, she said, "Cheng Yi, thank you for everything you’ve done for me. Your wish has finally come true, and from now on, I will manage this company well."

Cheng Yi smiled, "Good."

-

Indeed, managing a company was not an easy task, just as Xinan had thought.

After much deliberation, Xinan decided that she still needed to recruit trainees. Surely she couldn’t let the company have only one artist forever.

Fortunately, her staff were very efficient, and within two days, hundreds of resumes had been submitted.

Xinan briefly looked through these resumes, two-thirds of which were from university students still in school.

On the day of the interview, Xinan was supposed to have an offline event, but in the end, she decided to cancel that engagement and do the interviews herself.

The first interviewee was a girl, a student of acting with a very sweet appearance, but lacking some personal traits.

The second was a boy with a good look and temperament, but he was just too short.

...

Until who knows how many later, when Xinan saw the individual walking in with a resume, her instinct told her, this was the one.

"Hello, Teacher Xinan, my name is Jin Yan, I’m 23 years old, graduated from Jing City Film Academy, majored in acting in college, and in the past, I’ve learned to dance, draw, play the piano, violin, guitar... I’m currently working part-time as a model." The man’s overall image was outstanding: handsome, refined, his gaze warm as he looked at Xinan, with a faint smile at the corner of his mouth.

After hearing this, Xinan was taken aback for a moment but then smiled and said, "You know so many things, huh?"

"Mm, because I couldn’t find what I truly loved, I tried everything," Jin Yan said calmly.

"Have you found what you truly love now?"

"I have."

Xinan looked at his determined eyes and nodded, "Yeah, you’re really great!"

Receiving praise from Xinan, Jin Yan was quite surprised and humbly thanked her.

Following him was a girl. When Xinan first saw her, she wasn’t very impressed because her appearance was too ordinary for the entertainment industry.

She didn’t have any flashy introductions, even her expression was plain.

"Teacher Xinan, I really love acting, so I’d like to introduce myself to you through a drama performance," she said.

This way of introducing oneself was quite novel; Xinan had never seen it before, so she immediately agreed, "Alright, please start your performance."

The girl quickly got into character; she placed her hands in front of her chest, slightly tilted her head back, and looked into the air, her gaze lost and profound, as if revealing endless sorrow, "As a child, I thought by just wearing a beautiful Princess dress, I could become a Princess, but later I realized that whether or not you can become a Princess is actually determined at the moment you are born."

She changed her posture, and her gaze shifted accordingly, "Then I left the mountains, and the outside world was incredible, but I couldn’t be happy because I always hoped one day I could step onto a bigger stage, just like a Princess."

"But later my friends told me to face reality, my father said I was daydreaming, but even so, I still didn’t want to give up."

"I began to learn every move and smile of a Princess, emulating her grace and poise, and now I finally look somewhat like a Princess..."

The performance lasted about ten minutes. Xinan understood her performance and the story she wanted to convey.

She likened the Princess to her dream, but faced many obstacles along the path to chasing it, misunderstood by friends and family, yet she never gave up, and if she didn’t know how to perform, then she would learn herself, imitating the actresses on TV, and in the end, she really did capture some essence.

Without a doubt, Xinan was captivated by her, ordinary-looking as she was, she possessed a heart of steadfast perseverance.

Xinan admired and respected such people.