My Fortune-Blessed Leading Lady
Chapter 429: Extending the Olive Branch Again

Chapter 429: Chapter 429: Extending the Olive Branch Again

Huo Nan watched the announcement from Ran Studio pensively, pinching his chin. Like many studio heads, he fell into deep thought, and after a long while, he smiled, "I’ll pay a visit to Ran Studio."

The assistant asked, "Is Mr. Huo thinking..."

Huo Nan, "I want to meet this Qi Younian and see what kind of studio Ran Studio really is. I’m very interested in their work content."

The assistant couldn’t quite understand, "Why?"

Huo Nan, "Lu Xiao announced a hiatus of three months when he was so popular. Yuran announced a two-year break from acting when he was about to become even more immensely popular. In fact, he probably already had. Don’t you think such confidence is incredibly rare?"

Whether it’s the capital operations behind them or the studio’s own capabilities, I want to give it a try."

The assistant was somewhat confused but seemed to understand a bit as he watched his boss’s figure disappearing; he wondered, "Am I really not suited for this circle?

Mr. Huo was right. Didn’t Lu Xiao just announce a hiatus?

He said his acting skills were not polished enough and hoped to refine them, to give the audience the best visual feast."

Typically, artists at the height of their popularity wouldn’t make such tough choices, but Lu Xiao seemed to go without any hesitation.

Why?

Could it really be because of Ran Studio?"

...

The news wasn’t only sent to numerous media personnel; it was also announced on the official website: Yuran would earnestly attend school for the next two years until graduation.

This news was like a few drops of water splashed into a sizzling hot oil pan, causing it to crackle and pop, and some acidic remarks promptly appeared—everyone thought Yuran was being pretentious.

It was probably just a veiled way of promoting himself.

What’s the point of setting up a ’good student’ persona now?

Enough already, who knows how sick the industry has become?

Why not just boldly say you want to become famous, want to go viral? Why resort to these gimmicks?

Then an army of explainers suddenly emerged.

The response was as follows.

Yuran is academically excellent, and it’s not an act; he is genuinely outstanding, a perennial scholarship recipient. Are the jealous lemons sour yet?

I’m curious—it’s Yuran’s life to lead however he chooses. Are these detractors just bored out of their minds?

Yuran has never accepted any media interviews, and of course, he’s never resorted to any gimmicks either.

The replies represented his true thoughts; there was no inconsistency, just promises kept. If he failed to deliver, everyone is welcome to point it out.

This special team, made up solely of Yuran’s classmates, was remarkably present.

Those who receive favors act softly, and those who eat others’ food speak kindly; naturally, they had to vindicate Yuran.

Someone, whose identity was unknown, revealed the list of scholarship recipients from Imperial University, and Yuran’s name was on the list every time.

Then the online abuse quietly faded away.

The combat power was extraordinary.

"Emperor Shun of Tang" and "Glory" were filmed and released in the same year. Both the box office and the popularity they brought Yuran were unprecedented.

No one had created such history before, and its future impact remains to be seen.

After all, producing an actor like Yuran isn’t easy; the industry is too impetuous.

Becoming truly calm to study and strategically plan one’s future as an artist isn’t easy because of various reasons, and no one is as unrestrained as Yuran.

She could be called the most willful artist of the past decade.

At the height of her popularity, she semi-retired.

Such a decision is not something everyone can make.

To say it is easy, to do it is extremely difficult.

With two films keeping her high in popularity, Yuran seemed to have disappeared from the public eye, no longer updating her blog or posting personal updates; Ran Studio acted as if Yuran no longer existed.

Some journalists didn’t believe they couldn’t catch Yuran and thus would stake out outside Diwai, but they never succeeded.

As the two movies gradually lost their heat, the name Yuran, when recalled, still inspired admiration.

After spending three months in seclusion hone his skill, Lu Xiao got his first major movie role in a thriller, "Infiltration," produced by Diyang.

It was a metropolitan business drama, penned by a well-known scriptwriter and directed by Lin Ci, the rising star director at Diyang known as Little Lin Zhan.

After honing his acting skills for three months, he saw the results during filming; Yuran visited the set once and overheard the producer praising Lu Xiao.

Yuran smiled and said nothing.

Kang Zhenyu was now following Lu Xiao around film sets as part of the preliminary work, which he would stop once shooting became stable.

Upon seeing Yuran, he approached with a smile, "President Yu, your decision back then was right. The current Lu Xiao is like a true unsheathed sword, very sharp, and his acting has a unique flair."

Of course, this also meant that Lu Xiao was working very hard.

Yuran hummed in acknowledgment, "Brother Kang, how is it with Qiuyan’s side?"

Kang Zhenyu replied, "Don’t worry, I’ve been following up consistently. You don’t need to worry about this matter, President Yu. I remember the time point you mentioned before."

The updates about this situation were having being conveyed to her by Bo Yan; Xusheng was about to be doomed.

The probe into Xusheng’s pimping business uncovered its audacity.

...

By the end of December, Xusheng was rocked by a massive scandal, about three months after Bo Yan and Yuran discussed it.

Xusheng, to acquire resources, had ordered its artists to sleep with numerous high-ranking officials of many companies, the scope of which was vast and shocking when burst forth suddenly.

Although everyone inside knew Xusheng was unfair and a company without scruples, they didn’t expect it to be so utterly shameless.

Profitable artists always had the best resources.

Those who made moderate money could still receive some small favors, but those incapable of making money and unable to pay penalty fees were shockingly ...

Moreover, what many artists inside Xusheng couldn’t accept was that these resources were procured through their company-mates prostituting themselves, which was disgustingly sad.

Following the eruption of the scandal, Meng Qiuyan barred her doors and her manager was very worried.

Meng Qiuyan stood in front of her apartment window on the 40th floor; many times she thought about jumping down to end it all, but ...

She had to admit she was afraid of dying.

Every time she stepped forward, she would stop immediately, and her rational mind would take over.

She was well aware she could save herself when Xusheng went down because she had earned her resources on her own merits, independent of anyone else in the company.

Yet her mother, who saw her as a cash cow and was now trying to make her support Xusheng, could push her to this extent.

Sometimes she wondered if being adopted by such a person was a mistake or the right thing.

On receiving a call from Yuran, she was somewhat surprised, her voice hoarse.

Yuran didn’t wait for her to speak, but got straight to the point, "Qiuyan, I’m extending an olive branch to you once again. Would you join me?"