My Fortune-Blessed Leading Lady
Chapter 328: Family owns a mine, husband is wealthy

Chapter 328: Chapter 328: Family owns a mine, husband is wealthy

With Yuran’s segment, everyone quickly snapped back to reality and expressed their welcome to her, though the welcome was somewhat late.

But indeed, with Meng Qiuyan’s addition, they had noticeably less work, and the other actors felt much more at ease.

Meng Qiuyan’s hands trembled slightly as she held the flowers, her eyelashes drooped slightly, and she said a soft "thank you."

Yuran shook her head, "It will get better, everything will."

Although Li Linlin had run through countless drama sets with Meng Qiuyan, the set of "Emperor Shun of Tang" was the warmest she had experienced and the most welcoming towards them without any discrimination.

Meng Qiuyan was very pretty, although not as dazzling and enchanting as Yuran, she was definitely beautiful like carved jade.

In other drama sets because of the agency’s influence, there would always be different kinds of harassment and assorted room keys delivered to her hand, which initially almost brought her to tears every time.

But Meng Qiuyan told her, it would pass, crying wouldn’t solve anything.

Some higher-ups at Xusheng had also vaguely hinted to Meng Qiuyan not to be so ungrateful.

But Meng Qiuyan didn’t want to give in, and thus she was suppressed even more.

The two award-winning TV series she got were thanks to a kind female screenwriter who introduced Meng Qiuyan to them, and so far, except for that female screenwriter, only the set of "Emperor Shun of Tang" treated them as friends and treated them equally.

Especially Yuran.

Li Linlin wiped her moist eyes, trying to give Yuran a smile, but it turned out uglier than crying, "Thank you."

Yuran chuckled, breaking the tension, "Just a few days here, and you like me this much, you can’t bear to see me go? Don’t worry, I’ll come to visit the set, and of course, I wouldn’t miss the afternoon tea of all of you."

The previously somewhat oppressive gloominess was swept away by her words.

As the crowd dispersed, Li Linlin lowered her eyelids and said to Meng Qiuyan, "I think, Yuran is a good person."

Meng Qiuyan brought the flowers she held up to her nose, and as the faint scent hit her, her smile brightened a bit, "Yeah, you’re right, and she’s right too, it will get better, everything will."

Li Linlin suddenly didn’t know what to say.

Xusheng felt more like a purgatory on earth.

...

Before they knew it, June arrived, and at the end of June, after Yuran’s exams were over, she stayed with the "Glory" crew for the entire holiday, then counted her fingers waiting for her birthday, her nineteenth birthday.

Bo Yan had mentioned several times that when she turned nineteen, he would become a beast.

Thinking about it made her a bit worried.

After filming the last scene of "Glory," when Xuan Ze announced her official wrap, a light smile appeared on Yuran’s face, and Austin stepped forward from behind the monitor.

"If it weren’t for Bo Yan’s schedule conflicts, ’Glory’ would be a year ahead of schedule."

Bo Yan’s schedule conflicts, hmm, that’s a good excuse, Yuran laughed, "I’m going to complain, you know."

Xuan Ze just smiled and remained silent, looking at the bright, cunning smile of the young girl, he asked, "I heard, you invested in Han Shanshan’s variety show?"

As soon as this was mentioned, Yuran talked non-stop, "Director Tang, you’re really well-informed. Speaking of which, I had to grind him down for a long time, our negotiations broke down twice. On the third attempt, I brought my artist to talk, and after he saw how outstanding my artist was, then he finally gave in. Really, not child-friendly at all."

Austin and Xuan Ze immediately didn’t know whether to laugh or cry; Han Shanshan was a tough nut to crack, and for her to have failed in negotiations twice was actually quite impressive.

He managed to persuade Han Shanshan on the third attempt, which was no small feat.

"Your artist? That Lu Xiao?"

Yuran’s studio, officially named Ran Studio.

At a glance, the setup seemed straightforward and easy to understand. Though not large in scale, the operation was slick, and it was rumored that they had even signed an S-level agent, Kang Zhenyu, who had been in a lull for ten years.

As for artists, in Yuran’s words, "We can’t sign just anyone to my studio, they have to at least be potential stock."

Xuan Ze chuckled and asked, "When can I help you celebrate a bit?"

Yuran’s eyes rolled about as she replied, "Director Tang, let’s not deal in such empty talk. In the future, if you have a good script, give my artists a chance, alright?"

"Pfft..." Austin couldn’t help but laugh, and seeing Xuan Ze’s indescribable expression, his laughter grew stronger.

Yuran argued persistently, "Director Tang, business is business. I won’t make things difficult for you, just an audition opportunity. Of course, if it’s not suitable, then it’s not suitable."

Xuan Ze nodded, as this wasn’t a big issue, "Okay, I’ll consider it."

He changed the subject with a smile, "I also heard that you spent quite a bit of money to buy out Lu Xiao’s contract, much more than a typical agent’s contract."

Yuran nodded without any attempt to conceal it, "That’s true, but that being said, I feel that Lu Xiao is worth the price. He will earn it back very quickly."

"So confident?"

"It’s not about confidence, it’s that his agency didn’t look at the long term. Although the contract buyout was higher than usual, it turned out to be less than my estimated price. Eight million for the buyout fee, and Lu Xiao will indeed earn it back for me very quickly."

Xuan Ze found this both lamentable and amusing, "You are the lead in ’Glory,’ and you received a paycheck of one million. For ’Emperor Shun of Tang,’ I heard you only got half a million. With a total paycheck of one and a half million, how can you speak with such confidence?"

"My family owns mines, my husband is rich."

Xuan Ze, Austin: "..." Okay, that checks out.

Having completed the filming of two movies, Yuran still wasn’t very famous. The movies she had worked on hadn’t been released yet, requiring a bit more time. At present, the news about her online was essentially limited to several stunning stills from the movies.

With time, as new topics emerged, she was gradually being forgotten, but she didn’t feel there was any reason to rush.

After leaving the set, she went straight to the company. Lu Xiao’s split from his old agency had turned ugly, exactly like Yuran had predicted. The old agency continuously slandered Lu Xiao.

They appealed to emotions and reasoned about how they had nurtured Lu Xiao over the years, but claimed Lu Xiao was ungrateful, turning against the company when he failed to get the resources he wanted.

They dragged Ran Studio into the mess as well.

Yuran and Qi Younian had long discussed this eventuality. On one hand, they wanted to clear Lu Xiao’s name; on the other, they sought to build a reputation for the studio. They published detailed accounts of the breach of contract fees and exactly how many resources Lu Xiao had actually received from his old agency over the years.

Ran Studio became famous while Lu Xiao’s old agency also gained attention, albeit in a different way.

The old agency was tagged as Vampires, Skin-Flayers, and the like.

Ran Studio, much like Yuran’s own public image, was known for being tough, unyieldingly tough.

Taking this opportunity, Kang Zhenyu reached out to some old contacts and quickly arranged for Lu Xiao to record songs, deciding on a prompt release as a digital single.

When it was released, the single performed moderately, but from the second day, it began a rapid ascent, dominating the charts for a week; it was first in sales, popularity, comments, and downloads.

After being briefly submerged in criticism for half a month, Lu Xiao, with the studio’s clarifications, soared to the peak once again.