"Are you scared now? You shouldn't have ignored my words and gone out to play on your own without following the orders. Now that things have come to this, it's really difficult for me to handle," said General Manager Ye with a sigh. Although he was a top - tier talent agent, he still found it extremely difficult to deal with the issue of an artist's romance.
Once it was not handled properly, the consequences would be immeasurable. All the previous efforts might go down the drain, and they would also have to face the investigation from the head - office and various investors.
"I'm sorry, General Manager Ye," Ju Zisheng apologized. "We shouldn't have ignored the company's advice and gone on a date without permission."
"Yeah, sorry, General Manager Ye," Bai Ling said aggrievedly. By now, her eyes were already red, and tears were sliding down her cheeks.
"Does crying help? And what's the use of just apologizing? You should have thought of this earlier," General Manager Ye said, then stood up with his phone in hand.
"I'm going to a meeting now. This meeting is about the two of you. The general plans are the two I just mentioned. You should have a clear idea in your minds."
The two of them nodded and said that they would respect the company's decision no matter what and execute it unconditionally.
After General Manager Ye finished speaking, he turned around and left the office, heading towards the meeting room. Before leaving, he murmured to himself, "I never thought these two young people are just crazy. They've caused such a big problem for the company. They're so disobedient."
Now only Ju Zisheng and Bai Ling were left in the room.
The atmosphere was extremely tense. The only sound in the room was Bai Ling's soft sobbing. Hearing this, Ju Zisheng slowly moved closer, put his hand on Bai Ling's shoulder, and comforted her.
"Don't be afraid. No matter what happens, I'll be here for you."
"Okay," Bai Ling replied. She wiped the tears off her face, looked up at Ju Zisheng, and asked, "Do you think I'm more important, or being a star is more important?"
Bai Ling asked the question that she had always wanted to ask. She really wanted to know if Ju Zisheng would choose to give up his current life and live as an ordinary person if he really got together with her.
As is well - known, Ju Zisheng was a new - generation movie king. There was no problem with his acting skills at all, and he had a very solid fan base. Coupled with his young age, his future was bright.
Actually, Ju Zisheng had also thought about this question. It was really hard to answer.
It was difficult to have both love and career. If he withdrew from the entertainment industry now, he would surely face a large number of contract breaches and compensations. Even as an ordinary person, he couldn't live a happy life.
But at this moment, he just wanted to comfort Bai Ling's emotions. So he made up his mind and said to Bai Ling, "Of course I'll choose you. If you can accompany me, I'm willing to lose everything I have now and be an ordinary person."
Hearing what Ju Zisheng said, Bai Ling was extremely touched. She couldn't hold back her emotions any longer and threw herself into Ju Zisheng's arms, crying loudly.
Ju Zisheng stroked Bai Ling's hair and comforted her, "Don't be afraid. I'll be with you."
The company's decision this time was extremely important to both of them.
If the first plan was adopted, the two of them would face immeasurable social - media pressure.
Of course, true fans would surely believe what their idols said and try their best to prove that their idols were telling the truth.
But for many casual fans or just curious onlookers, there might be some negative remarks.
In this era, online violence could kill invisibly. It might only take two words to ruin a person.
However, it wasn't that the person had a poor psychological endurance. It was just that those one or two words were the last straw that broke the camel's back.
In the meeting room, a multi - party video conference had already started. Different discussions were held about the situation of these two people.
Some producers said that they should quickly find a way to clear the names of these two people. A new movie was waiting for them to star in, and the money had already been in place. If something went wrong now, they would face huge liquidated damages. Don't blame them for not reminding them.
On the other hand, the company's operation department suggested putting the two of them on ice. After all, with the company's strength, it was easy to pay a little compensation. But the direction of public opinion must not be reversed.
For an agency that trained stars and made money from them, once the public - opinion turned against them, there would be no future at all.
Finally, it was General Manager Ye's turn to speak. Actually, he didn't like these high - and - mighty people at all.
They had no practical experience but were still giving random instructions. This was hard for him, an agent with many years of successful experience, to tolerate.
General Manager Ye proposed that there were currently two plans to choose from. One was to publicly state that this was a personal act or a fictional slander, and hold the photographer accountable for violating personal privacy, shifting the public - opinion from the stars to the moral level.
The other plan was to publicly announce their identities. After returning to the country, find a large - scale gathering and officially announce their relationship, or hold some intimate activities.
In this way, it could attract more social - media attention, but it might also lead to the loss of some opposite - sex fans. This was a possibility.
Comparatively speaking, the first plan might cause less loss. However, although the second plan was very risky, the results it could bring might be immeasurable.
Before the official announcement of their identities, the company would not make any comments or explanations about this incident.
This would make the issue ferment rapidly within a certain period of time. Until their identities were officially announced at a designated occasion, it might attract a large amount of traffic, increase the company's exposure and the exposure of the activities, and greatly improve the company's relevant data. In some ways, this was beneficial to the company.
After General Manager Ye expressed his views, everyone fell into a few seconds of silence.
This choice was extremely difficult. Making a good choice was one thing, and handling it well was another.
If it could be handled well, it would be a good result for the company and for Bai Ling and Ju Zisheng. If not, they might all lose everything.
Just as everyone was hesitating, there was a knock on the meeting - room door.
The assistant quickly ran over and opened the door. Standing at the door was none other than Ju Zisheng.
Actually, he had been standing at the door for a while and had listened for a while.
He hoped that his words would be taken seriously.
"What are you doing here?" General Manager Ye asked.
"I want to propose to Bai Ling."
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire meeting room fell silent.