The big star has a prince syndrome

"Xiao Tan, there's a dinner party tomorrow night. A TV production team is interested in inviting Ye Yan to make his screen debut. Go pick him up and accompany him. Remember not to let bodyguards in, or the investors will be unhappy."

Tan Zhuoxi returned to the company to deal with something. The artist director suddenly informed him of a temporary arrangement. He casually asked, "TV series? Which company's?"

"Shang Wen, just take him there. Whether or not we can reach an agreement isn't important. The main thing is to save face for their investors. Everything depends on Ye Yan's opinion. If she doesn't like it, you can find an excuse to decline. After all, idol dramas these days are basically starting out as rubbish. Don't touch them if you can."

The artist director was relatively sane and didn't accept any offer just to make money. Of course, the most important reason was that Ye Yan's current status in the entertainment industry was no longer something that other actors of his age could achieve.

He has a real Best Actor trophy, and he is qualified to decide what films he wants to act in and what he doesn't. The time to use the power of capital to control him is over, because he himself is already half of the capital.

"Okay, I'll inform him." Tan Zhuoxi agreed.

As an agent, his main task is to deal with various occasions for Ye Yan. As Ye Yan's status becomes higher and higher, the occasions he has to deal with become more and more high-end, and the people involved are becoming more and more difficult to offend. Ye Yan is also taciturn, so at critical moments he has to rely on him, the agent, to convey his ideas.

Tan Zhuoxi felt very tired, but, so what? Which agent doesn't want his artist to succeed so that he can have a piece of the pie?

So being tired is nothing compared to Ye Yan's achievements. He is willing to keep working so hard. After all, the title of "Ye Yan's agent" is something worth showing off. He is willing to work hard until retirement!

In the entertainment industry, artists with high traffic are always in two extreme positions. On one hand, they are the thorn in the eyes of their opponents, and on the other hand, they are the hot cakes that artists of the opposite sex and veteran artists want to get close to.

Any endorsement by someone like Ye Yan will be snapped up. There is no male star whose movie box office is less than 20 billion. The actresses who want to work with him can be lined up all the way to the southern hemisphere. Those without background can only wish, while those with background are already trying to attract capital and start to make connections for them.

The Celean Hotel is the only six-star hotel in City S. The dinner party Ye Yan is going to attend is scheduled here. It is a luxurious hotel with a minimum consumption of 30,000.

No one who can enter here is not accompanied by a secretary and bodyguards. Even the doormen welcoming guests outside the gate are more outstanding than some celebrities in the entertainment industry.

It can be seen how determined the other producer is to negotiate cooperation with Ye Yan tonight.

"Can you let the company handle this kind of thing in the future? It's no secret that I'm not good at socializing."

Ye Yan was walking in the magnificent hotel lobby wearing a dark royal blue loose suit jacket. Tan Zhuoxi walked side by side with him, followed by two tall bodyguards in black suits.

He has an aura that doesn't seem like that of a 25-year-old. Even with a mask covering his face, it can't hide his arrogance. Compared to him, the splendor around him inexplicably becomes superficial and vulgar.

"You are still young after all. It won't be too late to become an uninvitable god in ten years."

Tan Zhuoxi's answer was concise and to the point, and his words were reasonable.

No matter how great he is, he is just a young man who has just turned 25. He still has a long way to go. He can't start acting like a superstar now. Of course, Ye Yan is not that kind of person.

He simply hates socializing. He is too straightforward and not tactful enough. He is like a delicate rose. You can admire it, but if you try to touch it, it will prick you.

After entering the agreed private room, the first thing they saw was the only woman present. He immediately understood the ultimate purpose of today's meal. In a sense, such behavior could be regarded as an alternative unspoken rule.

"The handsome guy is finally here, please take a seat. Agent Tan, please take a seat too."

The organizer was Yuan Lei, a well-known producer in the industry. Ye Yan walked over, took off her mask, and politely shook hands with him.

"Hello, Mr. Yuan."

"Hello, it's my first time meeting him in person. He's a real movie star, no doubt. This face is stunning from every angle on the big screen. I'd say he could do a one-hour monologue without any worries about the box office, wouldn't you agree?"

Yuan Lei's praise was mixed with flattery, but it was also the truth. It just sounded too flattering, which made Ye Yan feel quite embarrassed.

He sat down amid the chatter and laughter of the other people. It was the seat they had reserved for him, next to the female star who wasn't stunning in appearance but was fresh and pretty.

Ye Yan also greeted her politely: "Hello, Sister Zhu Cheng."

"Hello, you are so white."

The first-line actress who will play a couple with Ji Yunzhi, her appearance is not outstanding among the many beauties in the entertainment industry. She has a baby-faced girl-next-door type.

However, she is very popular with the audience. When she just debuted at the age of 20, she played a very tragic role, which captured the tears of thousands of audiences and established her status as a powerful actor.

She is now 32 years old, 6 years older than Ye Yan, but her natural face without technology makes you unable to tell her real age, she looks very girlish.

Ye Yan suddenly smiled awkwardly when she was praised for her skin. "Really? It's probably the lighting. I'm not that white. Thanks for the compliment."

"Stop being polite and talk to Ye Yan about business first. Director Zhang, show Ye Yan the script."

Yuan Lei suddenly interrupted, and Director Zhang then took a script and personally handed it to Ye Yan.

"Zhu Cheng is our chosen female lead. We think if you can play the male lead, the audience will definitely be very interested in this powerful combination. As the ratings queen and the top actor, Ye Yan, this is a great opportunity for you to enter the screen. Would you like to take a look at the script and consider it? If it's okay, we can sign the contract first and start filming next year."

Ye Yan didn't take Yuan Lei's words to heart at all. He flipped through two pages and let out a breath. Then he looked up at the people present and asked, "Mary Sue sweet pet?"

He was so direct that there was a two-second silence at the scene.

Fortunately, Director Zhang spoke up at this time: "I guess so. Girls all love watching sweet dramas. Nowadays, women account for 80% of the people who follow dramas. And our drama is a top-notch production. We plan to invest 3 million..."

"No matter how high-end it is, it's still a fashion idol drama, or are they going to shoot in London, Paris, or Rome? 300 million is enough for a science fiction film, right?"

Ye Yan didn't understand, and her straightforward nature ended the topic again. Seeing this, Tan Zhuoxi quickly spoke up to smooth things over.

"What he meant was that he'd never filmed a TV series before and wanted to know what kind of sweet idol dramas were considered top-tier productions. He could understand costumed police and gangster dramas, but he wasn't sure about pure romance dramas."

After Tan Zhuoxi said this, Yuan Lei finally understood what he meant. However, even though he understood it, he really couldn't find a way to respond.

"It's all about the team, the script, the actors, and even the post-production of the costumes and props. We strive for excellence, presenting the most perfect camera language and plot coherence for the audience. Besides, Zhu Cheng's status in the television industry is there, so you don't have to worry about your fans getting jealous."

It can be seen that he is trying his best to write the script. The so-called top-level production is nothing more than language packaging. As a smart person, Ye Yan really finds it difficult to take his words seriously. After flipping through a few more pages of the script, he began to look embarrassed.

Just when he was at a loss as to how to politely refuse, Zhu Cheng began his "performance".

"I think this script is excellent. The story of a star and his haters going from enemies to mutual admiration is just like the various people we meet in our daily work. Those who hate you don't necessarily hate you forever. You still have to discover the charm of others through understanding and getting along with them. That way you won't miss out on those who truly understand you. I think the heroine's character is very real and endearing. When the hero suffers from depression due to smear campaigns, she gives up being his hater and chooses to enter his world and accompany him..."

It's really not easy to get so many life insights from a brainless Mary Sue drama. Ye Yan secretly complained in her heart halfway through listening.

He now had a thousand words to refute Zhu Cheng's views on his throat, but he couldn't say them. If he said them, the dinner party would end early, so he chose to embarrass himself and swallowed them back silently.

"Well said! This is the depth of understanding a good actor has for the plot and the character. What do you think, Ye Yan? Zhu Cheng has already read the script and summarized its central idea for you. Doesn't the plot have a lot of depth? The male lead was practically tailor-made for you. He's a top star, who else could play him but you?"

Yuan Lei started lobbying again, but Ye Yan was not someone who was easily dominated by others. He had a strong sense of self, just like he didn't like eating sweets. He would not eat them even if he was about to faint from hypoglycemia in the next second.

So when faced with all kinds of praise for the show, he was not only unmoved, but even felt that there was a big problem with their vision when choosing the script.

"But I have no intention of entering the television industry for the time being, and the style I want to shoot has never included sweet pet stories, because I feel that I am not suitable for it. Perhaps, next time there is a suspense or ancient costume martial arts drama, you can consider me. I will definitely sign it without hesitation."

He smiled and put the script back on the table. Faced with such a direct rejection, the scene fell silent.

"Well, it doesn't matter. Even if cooperation doesn't work out, we can always make friends. If I ever want to make a movie again in the future, I'll have to rely on pillars of the film industry like Ye Yan. Come on, let's have a drink."

In order to ease the awkwardness, Yuan Lei said some polite words and invited everyone to raise a toast.

The dining table was large so no one had to stand up. After raising their glasses symbolically, they began to persevere through the evening. By the end of the meal, not a single bite of the expensive dishes on the table had been left uneaten.

"I'm hungry. I really want to eat crayfish and snails tonight. Send me to the night market."

This was the first sentence Ye Yan said after coming out of the Celian Hotel. Tan Zhuoxi immediately tutted and rolled her eyes: "Can you take it home to eat? Do you want to cause a sensation?"

"No, I want to eat at a food stall today. How about you take me back first? I'll change clothes in the early morning when there are fewer people. This is my biggest concession. Don't try to oppose me anymore."

Well, my picky eating disorder has struck again. I can’t sleep tonight unless I eat lobsters and snails at a food stall.

Knowing his problem, Tan Zhuoxi had nothing to say. If it was lobster and snail, it couldn't be Australian lobster and conch, and if it was braised chicken wings, it couldn't be cola chicken wings.

Tan Zhuoxi began to worry whether such a troublemaker like him could find a girlfriend in the future. Even his fans would dislike him. Anyway, his agent has had enough and prays that a nemesis of Ye Yan will fall from the sky and cure his troubles.

"Call Xu Qingran along, this is my biggest concession. If you don't let me, I will issue a late-night curfew on behalf of the company."

So what if he is the best actor? The key is that he is only 25 and still needs discipline.