Top Dupe CH 050 Luo Yu Is Signed Part 2
Ou Juntao remained in his place, his phone still against his ear. Besides Luo Yu, probably no one else would hang up his call so straightforwardly.
After ten minutes, Sister Cui sighed deeply and said to Luo Yu, “Great news, the hot searches about you have all been removed! I was really afraid he would suppress you harshly since you didn’t answer his calls and were so rude to him on the phone.”
Luo Yu smiled and lowered his eyes, “He had that ability before. Now… as long as we dare to go all out, we can still take a pound of flesh from him.”
At this moment, Jiang Yinchuan’s call came in. After Luo Yu answered, he said with a smile, “President Jiang, I was just about to look for you.”
Jiang Yinchuan said coolly, “Enough, if you wanted to contact me, you wouldn’t have waited until all the black hot searches were gone and still not made a move. Looks like I had to call you personally.”
“Sorry about that. I thought, since we’ll be cooperating in the future, I didn’t want to come to you covered in dirt, so I wanted to handle it myself.”
Jiang Yinchuan became interested. “Oh, have you handled it?”
“Yes, I handled it. I even borrowed old Mr. Jiang’s name to help.”
With that, Jiang Yinchuan probably understood what Luo Yu had said to Ou Juntao.
“So what’s next? The hot searches are down, but the damage to your reputation is real. Many people only like to see others fail and never believe in clarifications.”
Luo Yu smiled with his eyes curved. “President Jiang, even as an adult, you still care so much about winning and losing. Why… do you have any good suggestions?”
“Sign the contract with me quickly. Not only in the industry but even some passersby know I have issues with Jiang Yunxie. If you sign with me, it will slap those who say you’re involved with Jiang Yunxie in the face.” Jiang Yinchuan said in a pleasant tone.
Luo Yu almost couldn’t hold back his laughter. “President Jiang, I hope you don’t regret signing me. I always seem to find myself in the midst of storms.”
Perhaps because they weren’t face-to-face, Jiang Yinchuan grimaced and rolled his eyes. “Coincidentally, I’ve been dealing with storms all my life as well.”
“And I was thinking of going to the gym just now.”
“You’re still young, and there’s plenty of time for that. First, sign the contract so I can quickly manage the online public opinion, okay?”
“Then please, treat me to a good meal at noon.”
The implication was clear: I’m coming to sign the contract, and you need to treat me to a nice meal.
Jiang Yinchuan said helplessly, “Look at you and your ‘lofty’ ambitions.”
After the call ended, Luo Yu turned to see Sister Cui still diligently contacting industry people to buy articles for clarification.
“It’s really such unwarranted dogblood; you have to clean it up yourself and still spend money,” Sister Cui sighed.
“Alright, let me see if Sister Cui looks good today?”
“What for? Are you taking me on a blind date?” Sister Cui looked at Luo Yu.
“Going to sign a contract. You no longer need to worry about me lacking a strong backing.”
“Which one?” Sister Cui’s eyes lit up instantly. “Xinghan Films? Honghe Film and Television ? If you choose Dijun Media, I’ll fight you…”
“The company newly established by Jiang Yinchuan gave me 5% of the equity.”
Sister Cui's jaw almost dropped. “There can still be such a good thing?”
“Yeah.”
“So… can I still be your agent?” Sister Cui asked in a daze.
“What, Sister Cui, are you looking to retire early?” Luo Yu joked, handing over the contract Jiang Yinchuan left behind. “Take a good look. A friend helped me find a reliable lawyer to review it, and they said there’s no problem. Just see if you think any terms need to be added.”
Sister Cui took the contract and slapped it on Luo Yu’s forehead. “You brat, your flight feathers have grown! You got such an important contract and didn’t even tell me! You made me worry so much my hair is almost falling out!”
Luo Yu looked at his watch. “Oh, as if seeing this contract would stop your hair from falling out.”
“You…” Sister Cui waved her hand. “Go get dressed properly! I’ll review this contract!”
Luo Yu went back to his bedroom, opened the closet, and suddenly missed Gu Xiaowei a bit. The last time, the other picked out some pretty good clothes for him.
He casually took out a sweater, went to the bathroom to tidy his hair, put on his coat, and said to Sister Cui, “He’s meeting at a private clubhouse, and it’ll probably take an hour to drive there. Shall we leave now?”
Sister Cui glanced at Luo Yu and blinked. “So soon? I’ve only read three pages of this contract. Don’t you want to tidy up a bit more?”
“I’m meeting Jiang Yinchuan, not going on a date, walking the red carpet, or cutting a ribbon,” Luo Yu replied.
Sister Cui nodded. “But you look good in anything now. Maybe even if you wore a garbage bag, you’d still look like you're wearing big brand names.”
“If I dared to wear a garbage bag to meet Jiang Yinchuan, he’d probably shove us both into a garbage bag and sink us in the river.”
They went out, and because Sister Cui was worried about drinking at the lunch meeting, and Luo Yu wasn’t good with alcohol, and she also wanted to review the contract, they took a cab.
On the way, Sister Cui reviewed the contract three times, and she couldn’t find anything unfair.
“Are there really such… conscientious bosses in this world?”
“He doesn’t want to be my boss; he needs a comrade,” Luo Yu said, looking out the window. Winter hadn’t passed yet, and the barren branches were adorned with sporadic sunlight.
In his previous life, he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, and there was a lot of online criticism. The actors who were also nominated for Best Supporting Actor all showed off their skills, especially the young actors who saw it as an opportunity to shine.
Luo Yu felt as if he had returned to the days when Dijun Media suppressed him years ago. He just wanted to act well and didn’t want to get involved in controversies.
He faced criticism and rumors on all platforms, and negative news was everywhere.
When he wanted to withdraw from the Best Supporting Actor nomination, it was Jiang Yinchuan who came to him personally.
Jiang Yinchuan said, “You don’t know how envious I am of you.”
Luo Yu smiled helplessly. “Envious that I don’t have a strong background like your family? Envious that I’m auditioning everywhere while paying off a mortgage? Or envious that I’m struggling to remove the label of being the dupe of someone else?”
Jiang Yinchuan answered, “While I am cautious about every step as if walking on thin ice, you’re like a hot iron plunged into this stagnant, murky water.”
That day, Luo Yu saw Jiang Yinchuan’s determined eyes. “Even I can’t help but be stirred by you.”
To ensure that Luo Yu could fairly participate in the Best Supporting Actor evaluation, Jiang Yinchuan strongly suppressed various online rumors.
But Luo Yu still had a car accident on the way to the awards ceremony.
He didn’t know whether Jiang Yinchuan would be disappointed, distressed, or… lonely when he received the news.
Fortunately, in this life, they met ahead of time.
Jiang Yinchuan treated him sincerely, and he was willing to fight alongside Jiang Yinchuan to carve out their own world.
But when he met Jiang Yinchuan in the private clubhouse’s room, Jiang Yinchuan was clearly very displeased.
He leaned on the table with one hand, squinting at Luo Yu. “I say, Luo Yu—you're here to sign with me and you’re still wearing the clothes from that dinner meeting last time!”
Luo Yu was stunned for a moment, looked at himself, and said, “Really? I don’t remember.”
“I remember! It’s this sweater. You deliberately poured red wine into the sleeve while toasting. Let me ask you, did you clean the red wine out?” Jiang Yinchuan said.
“I’ve been busy filming recently, so I haven’t had time to buy new clothes,” Luo Yu answered.
“What about before filming ‘Counterattack’? As far as I know, you had no filming at that time, so you couldn’t find time to buy clothes?” Jiang Yinchuan asked again.
“No filming means no money to buy clothes,” Luo Yu answered.
Sister Cui, watching their back-and-forth exchange, broke out in a cold sweat, afraid Jiang Yinchuan would directly get up and leave.
She had reviewed the contract thoroughly in the cab and asked so many lawyers; it would be a disaster if the deal fell through!
“President Jiang, please don’t misunderstand. Luo Yu is someone who doesn’t have much of a sense of fashion. His previous team was dissolved by Zhuque Media, so he doesn’t have a stylist. The clothes he chose to meet you today are the most… formal ones he has,” Sister Cui meant to say “the most expensive.”
But if Jiang Yinchuan asked how expensive, that would be awkward.
“No sense of fashion? You didn’t know that after Gu Xiaowei took those nine-square grid photos of him, several fashion magazines wanted to feature him?” Jiang Yinchuan smiled, though it was unclear if it was a cold smile or a joking one. “He is very aware of his own visual advantages. He just doesn’t care.”
Sister Cui was puzzled. Was this… admiration?
Luo Yu smiled. “When will the food be served? I’m a bit hungry.”
Jiang Yinchuan said irritably, “It’s coming soon. Also, how’s the contract? If it needs to be amended, do it quickly. Once signed, I can issue a press release and clear up the rumors about you clinging to Jiang Yunxie’s coattails, so it doesn’t affect your audition.”
Sister Cui’s heart, which was hanging in suspense, finally relaxed. It seemed Jiang Yinchuan was just complaining about Luo Yu not changing his clothes and was still going to sign the contract.
“No rush, no rush. Let’s eat first,” Luo Yu said, lowering his eyes and pouring himself a cup of tea.
“You’re not in a hurry? Right now, it’s just clinging to coattails. In another hour, it might turn into taking off pants,” Jiang Yinchuan said with his elbow resting on the armrest, supporting his chin and smiling.
He found Luo Yu quite interesting.
“Let those who hope I’m clinging to Jiang Yunxie’s coattails be happy a bit longer. They should enjoy their lunch—because soon, they might be so angry they can’t sleep at night.”
Sister Cui was relieved she hadn’t drunk tea; she suspected she might have spat it out.
“Aha! I like it!” Jiang Yinchuan clapped his hands.
So, when the food was served, Luo Yu and Jiang Yinchuan really didn’t discuss the contract anymore. Instead, they talked about tea tasting, sea fishing, and even fund stocks.
Jiang Yinchuan even complained about Luo Yu’s house being in the wrong location, suggesting he could have chosen a better environment for the same price.
At first, Sister Cui was cautious, but later she realized Luo Yu and Jiang Yinchuan chatted like friends.
Most importantly, Jiang Yinchuan didn’t have the bad habit of drinking too much alcohol at the table; he only drank tea.
After the meal, Jiang Yinchuan’s lawyer arrived, making Sister Cui regret not bringing a lawyer as well.
Luo Yu and Jiang Yinchuan both signed the contract generously.
Half an hour later, #LuoYuSignsContract# trended on social media.
The internet exploded because the press release about Luo Yu’s signing was issued by Yinchuan Film and Culture Co., Ltd.
It was filled with praise for Luo Yu, mentioning his acting skills, appearance, temperament, and professionalism, and thanking him for joining and developing together with the company.
Luo Yu also shared the Weibo post, expressing his willingness to break new ground with Yinchuan Film and Culture.
Within less than thirty seconds of posting, the number of views surged to hundreds of thousands, thanks to Gu Xiaowei’s share with the comment: [Wishing Senior Brother a bright future and looking forward to more collaborations.]
Cheng Fei, who was a very loyal friend, immediately shared as well with the comment: [Bro, soar high! Yinchuan Culture has found a treasure!]
Xie Chang also shared with a few big smiley faces.
Even Li Shengyu, who had previously clashed with Luo Yu and had even caused a stir with an acting battle, also reposted: [A true gem shines wherever it is!]
Of course, there were also Director Lin Yue, Screenwriter Hua Xingyun, Coordinator Chen, and many crew members who had worked with Luo Yu.
Even Director Xu Han, who was still filming, made a rare appearance: [The young man has signed with a new company. Work hard!]
This was like a bombshell, blowing the criticism from online trolls who had accused Luo Yu of clinging to Jiang Yunxie's coattails into the air.
Some passersby who didn’t follow the entertainment industry were curious: Who is Luo Yu?
It should be noted that Luo Yu’s trending topics have never been bought; they always rise because of people’s reposts.