Chapter Ninety: My Sister [1]

Even from more than a dozen yards away, Shangguan Xin could already smell the thick stench of gunpowder in the lakeside pavilion.

She put on an official smile and asked, “What are you all talking about?”

Seeing his superior arrive, Tong Kunkun hastily reined in his temper.

“You young people are having a gathering. You don’t mind if I join you, do you?”

“Of course not, Sister Xin, please sit!”

Ren Yuheng hurriedly arranged a seat, but inwardly he was wondering why Shangguan Xin, who had always disliked mingling with this crowd of spoiled rich kids, had suddenly come over on her own initiative.

Shangguan Xin was not old; she was only twenty-six this year. Well cared for, she possessed every bit the potential to be a star herself, yet she had never once appeared in front of the cameras, devoting all her energy to creating stars instead.

After taking her seat, Shangguan Xin’s gaze drifted toward Yan Yu from time to time.

Ren Yuheng smiled and said, “Sister Xin, there’s a little sister here who wants to enter the entertainment industry. I asked Tong Kunkun to give her a few pointers, but I didn’t expect he’d make her cry.”

Tong Kunkun also said, “Sister Xin, this business is a deep and murky one. I was only telling her some hard realities, just to keep the girl from being bullied once she enters the circle.”

The two of them sang in harmony, making it sound as though they were deeply concerned for Yang Xuefei.

“Is it this little girl?” Shangguan Xin studied Yang Xuefei.

Yang Xuefei knew very well what kind of person Shangguan Xin was. She ought to have performed well, but because of what Tong Kunkun had said earlier, she had become somewhat insecure and even lacked the nerve to meet Shangguan Xin’s eyes.

At that moment, Yan Yu’s easy, soothing voice drifted once more into Yang Xuefei’s heart: “Feifei, talk to Sister Xin. Maybe Sister Xin will appreciate you and become your backer too.”

When Tong Kunkun and Ren Yuheng heard Yan Yu’s words, they nearly laughed out loud.

There were over a billion people in the nation; beautiful women were everywhere, and every year countless beauties graduated from the theater academy. Only a handful ever rose above the rest. Having seen so many beauties, how could Shangguan Xin possibly take a liking to Yang Xuefei so easily, much less voluntarily become her backer?

Utterly ignorant of the limits of heaven and earth!

Yang Xuefei looked at Yan Yu. Seeing the faint smile on his face, she suddenly felt as though she had a support behind her. Gathering her courage, she introduced herself: “Hello, Sister Xin. My name is Yang Xuefei. Since childhood I’ve studied piano, singing, and ballet…”

Shangguan Xin listened to the end of Yang Xuefei’s introduction with great courtesy, then smiled without speaking.

After she finished, Yang Xuefei was filled with anxiety and could not help clutching the hem of her clothes.

Seeing this, Tong Kunkun had already prepared the lines he would use later to comfort her, while Ren Yuheng was even ready to mock Yan Yu a bit.

Who would have thought that Shangguan Xin would speak directly: “When can we sign the contract?”

“Huh?” Yang Xuefei froze.

The others were even more astonished, their jaws nearly dropping to the floor.

“I’m very satisfied with you and think you have a lot of potential, so I plan to sign you as soon as possible. I promise you, as long as you’re willing to come to our Xinli Entertainment, eighty percent of the company’s resources can be placed on you. We will train you as our top priority!”

Eighty percent!

Tong Kunkun even suspected he had misheard, because even with his own enormous traffic and popularity, he only occupied twenty percent of the company’s resources!

What right did this Yang Xuefei have to command eighty percent of the resources before even entering the entertainment industry?!

And besides…

Xinli Entertainment did not have only Tong Kunkun as a star. If Yang Xuefei agreed, then where would Tong Kunkun’s resources come from?!

“Sister Xin, isn’t this decision a little hasty?” Tong Kunkun could not help saying.

Shangguan Xin frowned and let the smile fade from her face. “Tong Kunkun, you were raised up by me.”

The implication was clear: you are not qualified to bargain with me, Shangguan Xin!

Tong Kunkun was publicly reprimanded by Shangguan Xin, and the white powder on his face seemed to lose all effect at once. His face turned black as a pot bottom, and he did not dare say another word.

Yang Xuefei gazed at Shangguan Xin in a daze, feeling that everything was unreal. “Si-Sister Xin, you’re not joking, are you?”

“So long as you nod, I’ll send someone to sign the contract with you tomorrow.” Shangguan Xin nodded again.

At this point, no one would doubt that Shangguan Xin was joking.

“I agree, of course I agree!” Yang Xuefei could not help crying out. At that moment, even Yan Yu looked especially pleasing to her eyes; she wanted nothing more than to hug him and kiss him twice.

Seeing his amusement spoiled, Ren Yuheng could not help asking, “Sister Xin, may I ask why you chose Yang Xuefei?”

Shangguan Xin smiled faintly. “Feifei meets all of my requirements, and she is also a girl with real ability. Besides that, I believe in one person’s judgment.”

“Who?” Everyone pricked up their ears.

Shangguan Xin pointed at Yan Yu and said, “My younger brother, Yan Yu.”

“Huh?” Not only Ren Yuheng and the others, but even Yan Yu himself was stunned.

He did not recall ever meeting this Shangguan Xin. Could she have mistaken him for someone else?

Seeing Yan Yu’s dazed expression, Shangguan Xin could not help laughing. “Yan Yu, don’t you have even the slightest suspicion? My surname is Shangguan.”

Yan Yu instantly came to himself.

Shangguan was his fourth mother’s surname!

So this Shangguan Xin was actually his fourth mother’s niece. According to seniority, Yan Yu was naturally Shangguan Xin’s younger brother.

“You still haven’t realized it?” Shangguan Xin smiled.

Yan Yu hurriedly said, “Cough, cough, Sis! I just couldn’t accept it for a moment. I actually have such a beautiful older sister, so my mind was a bit slow to turn around!”

“You rascal, you really know how to talk.” Shangguan Xin smiled sweetly, looking nothing like the CEO of a publicly listed company, and more like a kind older sister next door.

“Yan Yu... is Sister Xin’s... younger brother?” Ren Yuheng and Tong Kunkun both had trouble wrapping their minds around it.

Wasn’t this kid supposed to have grown up on Mount Emei?

Wasn’t he supposed to be just a poor boy?

Wasn’t Yan Yu supposed to have no background at all?!

How could he possibly be Shangguan Xin’s younger brother?!

Tong Kunkun’s face turned even darker, as if an octopus had sprayed ink all over it. If he had known Yan Yu had a connection to his superior, then even if Ren Yuheng had given him ten times the courage, he would never have dared treat Yan Yu and the others the way he had today!

But words once spoken are like water spilled; they can never be taken back. Tong Kunkun understood that Shangguan Xin would truly cultivate Yang Xuefei, and if Shangguan Xin learned what he had done today, perhaps he would be completely shelved from then on!

That is the fate of traffic stars. They have no acting skill, no real strength. Aside from chasing numbers and earning ad money, they have very little presence. Once the company shifts its resources to other stars, their popularity can collapse in an instant.

By now, Yang Xuefei also understood that Shangguan Xin’s regard for her was due to Yan Yu. Shocked though she was, she did not forget to thank him: “Yan Yu... thank you for always believing in me.”

Yan Yu waved it off. “It’s not that my sister took a liking to you because of anything special on my part. It’s because you have real ability. Still, I advise you: once you enter the entertainment industry, don’t mix with those talentless second-rate stars. They’ll drag you down.”

At that, Tong Kunkun and Ren Yuheng felt a stab of suffocation.

So what if you have a sister?

Does having a sister mean you can bully people like this?

Does having a sister mean you can do whatever you want?

Yan Yu: Mm. The main thing isn’t that my sister is impressive. It’s that my mother is impressive!