After the empress transmigrated, she became the judge of the entertainment industry.

Ye Wanyin rushed to the villa entrance, having already calmed down.

She glanced behind her and saw Ye Sanqing sitting motionless in the same spot. How foolish! Even if the director and producer came to their house to sign the contract out of respect for the Ye family, Ye Sanqing couldn't just sit there doing nothing. Anyone who didn't know better would think she was waiting for someone to come and pay her respects.

No matter what, a bad first impression is inevitable. No wonder she can't become famous, Ye Wanyin thought to herself as she composed her expression and headed outside to greet the crowd.

She walked a short distance toward the gate and saw the director, producer, assistant, and others who had come in, led in by a maid. There were four people in total.

Ye Wanyin put on a smile and was about to greet them, but the smile froze on her lips in less than a second.

She saw Jian Mengru with a lawyer-looking person following not far behind the director and the others; it seemed they had bumped into each other.

There are still fifteen minutes until 9:30. It's not a problem that the director and the others arrived early. The problem is Jian Mengru—isn't she the eldest sister's personal assistant?

Why was she at this time and place? When she returned this morning, she already knew that her eldest sister and second brother hadn't been home last night. Although she felt she had been overly cautious yesterday, she was also relieved. At least this morning's events wouldn't be disrupted by any unexpected events.

It's also possible that her older sister had something to deal with, and after thinking it over, she felt it was just a coincidence.

So Ye Wanyin stepped forward and greeted them warmly, "Director Zhu, Producer Ren, you must be tired from your journey. Please come in and have a cup of tea."

Then she looked at Jian Mengru diagonally behind her and said, "Good morning, Sister Mengru!"

"Please address me as Assistant Jian, Miss Ye." Jian Mengru remained professional at work, replying casually. Sometimes she truly admired Ye Wanyin; she didn't know if it was shamelessness or selective hearing, but this conversation had occurred every time they met over the years—dozens, if not a hundred, then. The other party seemed to enjoy it immensely.

"Is Assistant Jian here on business? Please come in as well. And who is this?" Ye Wanyin didn't pester him today, perhaps because there were other people present, and her smile remained unchanged.

"My surname is Zheng, and I am a lawyer. Miss Ye, you may call me Lawyer Zheng," Zheng Jingming replied casually.

After Jian Mengru contacted him yesterday, he did his homework and learned that his client this time was Ye Sanqing. He also understood the ins and outs of the matter, so he adopted this attitude towards Ye Wanyin. If it were anyone else, he would have gone up and handed them a business card.

Upon hearing that the other party was a lawyer, Ye Wanyin hesitated for a moment. What would a lawyer want at her house? She hadn't even considered the possibility of signing a contract.

After they entered, a servant came up and led them to the reception room, where Ye Sanqing had already moved from the dining room and was waiting for them.

Seeing her like this, Ye Wanyin thought that she wasn't too stupid. If she were still waiting in the restaurant, that would be really hopeless.

However, seeing Jian Mengru and Zheng Jingming seated on either side of Ye Sanqing, she was secretly alarmed: her eldest sister had even sent her own assistant to serve Ye Sanqing? This was too biased! Ever since she started preparing to enter the entertainment industry, she had asked her family for help, but her eldest sister hadn't even given her a glance, let alone sent an assistant to protect her; she had completely ignored the matter. She had even hired a lawyer for her! Why?

But given the current situation, Ye Wanyin had to consider the others, so she planned to question Ye Sanqing in detail after everything was over.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries and the servants serving tea, Director Zhu said, "Everyone's here, shall we begin?"

Ye Sanqing nodded to indicate that he had no objection, and Director Zhu Song then signaled his assistant to take out the contract.

"Wait a moment, my manager hasn't arrived yet." Ye Wanyin glanced at the time and found that there were still five minutes left. Although it was still early, everyone else had arrived and only one person was missing, which meant she was late.

"Agent?" Producer Ren Junxiao asked, puzzled. "You're Ye Wanyin, right?"

He had looked at their information before coming and was sure he wouldn't mistake them. However, Ye Sanqing, who was an actor, didn't mention an agent, but did Ye Wanyin, a minor internet celebrity, have an agent?

Ye Wanyin naturally understood his implication, so she could only change the subject, "Yes, I'm really sorry. There might be some traffic issues. I'll go and urge them on. Sorry everyone." With that, she walked out to call her agent. Her agent was usually alright, not particularly attentive, but hadn't made any major mistakes. Besides, she had been thinking that once she became famous, she could find another agent, so it seemed that this matter needed to be put on the agenda sooner.

The people inside didn't seem to be in a hurry when she left. Since there was still some extra time, Attorney Zheng reviewed the contract first, while Jian Mengru, assuming she was Ye Sanqing's assistant for the entire week, sat quietly to the side.

Ren Junxiao struck up a conversation with Ye Sanqing, asking, "Have you had any previous works?"

He found it strange the moment he saw Ye Sanqing. How could he not recognize such a stunning beauty? According to her profile, she wasn't a newcomer; she had been in the entertainment industry for two years. Apart from her exceptionally poor acting skills, he couldn't think of any other reason.

It can only be said that Ren Junxiao has been in a high position for too long and has forgotten how difficult it is for a small actor without a background to climb up from the bottom.

Ye Sanqing answered questions about several works he had participated in before and the roles he played in them.

Ren Junxiao and Zhu Song were both somewhat surprised. Aside from the male lead's dream girl from the first movie, whom they vaguely remembered, the other characters were all unrecognizable. For example, a deposed princess of a fallen kingdom, a dancer sent by the enemy... she wasn't even a maidservant to the female lead. But they could understand; with Ye Sanqing looking like that, what female lead would want a maidservant standing beside her?

However, judging from Ye Sanqing's eloquent manner, he didn't seem ashamed that he played only marginal roles and was too embarrassed to speak up.

Such a calm mindset is rare among young people today. Most people wish they could be the lead actor right from the start, regardless of whether the film itself is bad or not; as long as they've been the lead, that's enough. Even if they become a little famous later, most people would rather not mention their past roles as a mere soldier in a minor role.

Ren Junxiao thought for a moment, then looked her over again, and suddenly a martial arts novel came to mind.

Ren Junxiao's name comes from his parents' love of martial arts novels. He grew up reading these novels, naturally developing a deep passion for the genre. As a child, he imagined which novels would make great movies, rehearsing them in his mind countless times – this was his initial motivation for entering the entertainment industry. Unfortunately, after years in the industry, he had almost forgotten his original aspirations. But seeing Ye Sanqing's appearance today rekindled those forgotten feelings.

It was a coincidence. A while ago, a junior director approached him, expressing interest in adapting the novel into a TV series. He chatted briefly with the director because they shared common interests. However, the director didn't seem very experienced and didn't have his own team. Plus, being a new director carries inherent risks, and even with passion, he couldn't just throw money around recklessly. Furthermore, the decline of martial arts films in recent years made the future even less promising.

Looking at Ye Sanqing today, the more he looked at him, the more he resembled the number one villain in the book.

Ren Junxiao thought about it more and more and felt that this matter had great potential, but if the acting skills were not good, it would still not work. There was also the most important part of martial arts films—fighting. He didn't know if Ye Sanqing had any basic skills. If all he had left to look at was his face, he might as well just go and make fantasy films instead.

Zhu Song, a longtime friend of his, was well aware of Ren Junxiao's habit of trying to fit every new actor he met into his ideal martial arts epic. He'd tried and failed repeatedly, yet he kept trying. As a variety show director, he didn't quite understand Ren Junxiao's specific criteria for casting, so he chuckled and asked, "Producer Ren, are you inspired?"

"Have you studied martial arts?" Ren Junxiao decided to ask directly. At first glance, Ye Sanqing seemed like a frank person. There was no point in thinking too much about it himself, so he might as well ask. If it worked, he would start making arrangements; if not, he would just give up. Anyway, it wasn't the first time.

"...?" Ye Sanqing saw his conflicted expression and thought he was going to ask something about variety shows, but she didn't expect him to say something like this at the end. She thought for a moment and said, "I have attended some short-term training courses."

This was naturally the original owner's experience. In order to play each role well, the original owner prepared carefully every time, and would not slack off even if the role might only appear for five minutes.

As for Ye Sanqing herself, she naturally hadn't learned anything called "martial arts," but she certainly knew things like combat. She was extremely talented in that area and believed that given enough time, she could learn martial arts as well.

"Great...that's wonderful!" Ren Junxiao thought it was a good opportunity, so he immediately wanted to exchange contact information and asked, "Do you have an agent? There might be a lot of things to do in the future, so it's better to have an agent to handle things for you."

Ye Sanqing turned her gaze to Jian Mengru, who was standing to the side. Neither she nor Xiaochong knew the answer to this question; they only knew that it was probably unnecessary now, but she had no concrete idea of ​​when it would become necessary.

Upon receiving the gaze, Jian Mengru quickly replied, "We'll arrange it later." She immediately noted the matter down in her memo. An agent... Nightfall Group doesn't own an entertainment company; this is a blind spot. She'll have to report this to President Ye later.

Ye Sanqing nodded and took the contract from Attorney Zheng. Attorney Zheng said the contract was clear and transparent, with well-defined terms, and could be signed directly.

But… he remembered the amount he'd seen. The Ye family's strict rules seemed to be more than just talk. Even Miss Ye had to work so hard to earn 100,000 yuan; a lawyer's job was practically high-paying compared to that. The image of wealthy heiresses on TV spending their days shopping and having afternoon tea was utterly unbelievable!

So Ye Sanqing signed his name somewhat clumsily, looked at it and found it to be fairly neat, and then handed the contract back.

Thankfully, I still have my original memories... otherwise I wouldn't know how to write Chinese characters at all.

"There aren't that many places in society nowadays where you need to write... I usually type, and occasionally I just sign my name. But it seems like celebrities all have their own signature fonts, so the owner should practice that," said Xiaochong.

"You're right. Before I become famous, I'll practice writing 800 more copies, so people won't say I can't even write my own name. What is this... a 'nine-year-old' (meaning someone who misses out on something)?"

"Yes..." Little Insect thought to himself, "His Majesty really learns new things very quickly."

"Then I really haven't experienced nine years of compulsory education." Ye Sanqing chuckled. "If someone criticizes me later, I won't even be able to say they're wrong."

[...] The little bug felt like its program had crashed for a moment. Was this something to be happy about? Putting aside the fact that His Majesty's elite education was many times more extensive than that person's, his mindset seemed to be better than yesterday.

Ye Wanyin had finished her phone call and had been standing at the door for a while when she overheard Ren Junxiao asking that question about martial arts.

She was stunned for a moment. Wait, in just two minutes, Ye Sanqing already had the opportunity to play a new role?

At this point, she had forgotten her agent's instructions, who had only just arrived at the door due to traffic.

The agent's exact words were, "Remember to be polite! These two may seem easygoing, but if you mess with them, it's practically like you're out of the game. Take a look at the contract first; there shouldn't be any major problems. If everything's fine, wait for me to come and take a look before signing. Make sure you're polite!"

While this statement may be an exaggeration, there are precedents. At least, neither of these two are employed by artists with questionable character.

Seeing that Ye Sanqing had signed the contract, Ye Wanyin didn't care about anything else and simply stepped forward to recommend herself: "Producer Ren, since you have a role suitable for you, why don't you take a look at me? I'm sure you have a role suitable for me too."

Ren Junxiao was stunned by her matter-of-fact attitude. Over the years, there have been those who drank and toasted for roles, and those who threw themselves at him, but it was truly rare to see someone say such things so casually.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Ye Wanyin continued, "Although I don't know kung fu... I can learn! And with you on set, you'll definitely take care of me, right, sister?"

Ye Sanqing looked at her in surprise, "Are we very familiar?"

"How could you say that, sister? I..."

Ren Junxiao interrupted her impatiently, "Is my film set a kindergarten? If you need someone to take care of you, then you shouldn't be acting. Besides, are you even an actor? Do you have any works to show us? If you do, then show us. If not, then wait for the audition notice."

First of all, the role of Ye Sanqing has not been finalized. He can't just arrange to film a movie based on a verbal statement, right? At the very least, he needs to schedule another time to see Ye Sanqing's martial arts effects in person and discuss it with the production team before this matter can continue to be discussed.

Besides, with Ye Wanyin's universally appealing innocent and delicate appearance, it's not like she has no roles at all. In fact, she doesn't even need to wait for this martial arts film that's still in its infancy; she already has two or three films with similar minor roles. These kinds of non-threatening roles are always the first choice for young actresses to rise to fame. But she doesn't listen to anyone telling her what to do.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Song was secretly delighted. Perfect! Wasn't this a natural, inherent conflict? He could already imagine the screen filled with comments on the live variety show.

To be honest, he wasn't very interested when Ye Wanyin first contacted him.

They only reluctantly agreed because it involved the Ye family; viewers might be interested in the life of a wealthy heiress, or perhaps it would be entertaining to have someone like Ye Yifan or Ye Jin'er, who already had a large following, on the show. Ye Wanyin herself, a minor internet celebrity, wasn't worth their special effort to sign. It wasn't until a few days ago, when they confirmed that Ye Sanqing, whom they had never heard of before, was also coming, that they sensed something was amiss and agreed.

Sure enough, something happened last night. The online giveaway was a hot topic for a while, and it only quieted down a bit close to midnight.

This topic hasn't even left the trending searches yet. Once he signs the contract, he can ride the wave of the remaining buzz to release a teaser. He'll be so happy!

Of course, it wouldn't be good if things got too tense right now. Seeing that Ren Junxiao was about to start cursing, he immediately said, "Miss Ye, please take a look at the contract first."

Ye Wanyin then remembered the crucial matter. She didn't know how to deal with Ren Junxiao's attitude, so she simply stopped talking and started looking at the contract.

Why hasn't my agent arrived yet? Wasn't he supposed to be there soon because of traffic? I'm definitely terminating the contract after this variety show is over!

She pretended to look at the contract, but in reality she was anxious and could hardly concentrate on reading a single word. She could only make out the few large characters "Working Together" at the very top of the contract.