Chapter 37: She’s Very Proud

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Seeing that Lu Zhen had even revealed such a secret to him, Song Jia immediately understood that Lu Zhen must have other plans.

He took his time tasting his coffee and leaned back slightly in his seat. He had the relaxed posture of chatting with a friend. He said gently, “What I said to you last time might have been a joke at the time, but I saw you perform today and I’m glad I said that. If you’re willing, I hope you’ll seriously consider it.”

Lu Zhen didn’t expect Song Jia to be so honest. He even bluntly admitted that he was just saying so casually previously.

“I know the strength of Jia Le Entertainment.” Lu Zhen’s expression was flat, and it was impossible to tell if she was excited by Song Jia’s words or not. “Of course, I also know my own value and potential.”

Song Jia looked up at Lu Zhen and saw a prideful expression in the woman’s eyes.

It was true. The woman didn’t even think she was boasting. It was as if she were merely stating a fact.

“Very good,” Song Jia thought.

“If you are interested in cooperating, I hope you can help me solve a small problem. It can also be considered a show of your sincerity and your company’s ability.” Lu Zhen’s smile was reserved and elegant, as if she was giving Song Jia a chance.

Song Jia raised his eyebrows but didn’t comment. “I admire your confidence, but we have yet to establish a cooperative relationship. Isn’t it too much for you to make a request?”

Lu Zhen nodded. “Of course, you can choose not to accept it. I know your company is never short of newcomers. I may be a little famous, but Jia Le certainly won’t think much of me just because of that. However…” Lu Zhen put down her cup, her smile suddenly widening. “I can prove that no one can replicate my value.”

The moment Lu Zhen smiled brightly, Song Jia’s heart suddenly fluttered. He had never felt this way before.

He kept his expression calm, but his mood had changed. “How can you prove it?”

“Give me six months.”

“Six months?” Song Jia shook his head. “Miss Lu, I’ve heard that you and your sister have some unresolved conflicts. I only hope that you’ll get through these six months safely. As for the rest… with all due respect, I’m afraid your parents’ company can’t offer you a better opportunity.”

“Mr. Song.” Lu Zhen didn’t give Soan a chance to control the direction of their conversation. “The reason I want to prove myself to you is that I hope your company values my potential and value and came to me instead of thinking that I’m in trouble and want to take advantage of this time. If I’m going to Jia Le, then I only want to be an A+ Jia Le artist.”

She was a bold and proud woman—was the first thought that came to Song Jia’s mind.

He’d never known a woman like her. She was obviously so proud, but others didn’t want to hurt her pride. They just wanted to pamper her and make her bloom with pride.

He must be mad. How could he think such things about a woman?

Song Jia suddenly believed what Lu Zhen said, because she had only met him a few times and he already felt like he wanted to obey her, let alone those ordinary people. Perhaps this woman was born a vixen.

“A+ is not something I can decide.” Song Jia shook his head.

Many people thought that as long as one had a high position in the company, they could have decisive say. But that wasn’t the case.

If the unfairness in an entertainment company was so obvious that even the artistes were dissatisfied, then this entertainment company wasn’t far from collapse.

There could be no absolute fairness, but relative fairness was necessary.

An A+ artist’s rank was a decision made after a discussion among the company’s higher-ups. At the A+ level, the company would basically allocate good resources to the artist at this level to help the artist advance to the S level.

At S-rank, the value of celebrities to the company could no longer be measured by money. S-rank celebrities were at least at the level of Best Actors and Best Actresses. At that time, those celebrities would become the source of the company’s honor.

At Jia Le Entertainment, there were two types of A+ artists.

The first slowly advanced from the C, B, and A grades.

The other type were the top artists that the company had poached from other places. This was extremely rare, because top artists rarely changed agencies. The factors involved were complicated. Usually, the ones that could be poached were artists below Grade A.