A Star Reborn: The Queen’s Return

Feng Kun finally got to the main point.

While Xia Ling still felt she was wronged, she had to admit that that wretched manager did his job well. He used her formidable Diva reputation to help a newbie gain popularity. It was only because she, Xia Ling, was popular beyond belief that she was able to withstand the pressure and challenge that this newbie posed. If it were any other star, they would perhaps have already been pulled off the pedestal.

She was unhappy and glared at Feng Kun. “Don’t tell me that the manager you are recommending is him!”

Feng Kun looked at her angry expression and was tickled. “Yes, exactly! I’m recommending him! His name is Lin Yunan, and he used to be Dongyue Culture and Entertainment’s head manager. His paternal grandfather filmed a documentary for the president before, his father is the Southeast Asia CEO of a huge multinational company, his mother is the daughter from a wealthy business family… and his maternal grandfather and uncles are all well-known people in the business circle.”

“And so he was able to challenge Pei Ziheng then?” Xia Ling deduced from what Feng Kun was saying.

“Pei Ziheng isn’t so easy to go against…” Feng Kun gently said. “If Pei Ziheng were that easy to go against, at the rate you were offending people and with how arrogant you were, you would have died several times over by now.”

“I wasn’t that arrogant!” Xia Ling argued back in a small voice.

Feng Kun quietly gave her a look.

Xia Ling looked down feeling guilty and picked up a small fork to eat a nut.

“It was all thanks to your flamboyant and arrogant personality that motivated Li Er to challenge you.” Feng Kun watched as she chewed on the nut, her cheeks blowing up as if she was pouting, thinking that she looked adorable. His gaze became gentler. Some girls were just blessed in a way that no matter what craziness they met out, you would still not bear to scold them.

Feng Kun continued speaking. “You had a fiery temper, and just a little agitation would cause you to respond to their challenge. Do you remember? At that time, the veteran Diva Tang Xin hadn’t retired yet, and there was also the new sweetie pie, Su Jinhao, but Lin Yunan chose you. Do you know why? Because the other two were experienced and knew not to react to a small newbie. They knew that any reaction was being a great help to the newbie. Only you, Xiao Ling… you didn’t understand how things worked in the industry. And even if you did understand, you wouldn’t care less about it!”

This was what Pei Ziheng liked the most about her.

And was what her rivals would attack.

“In other words…” Feng Kun concluded. “Choosing you might have looked like the most dangerous move, but in actual fact, it was the shortest way to success. What’s more, even though Lin Yunan didn’t have the resources to match up against Pei Ziheng, he was still from a wealthy family, and it would difficult for Pei Ziheng to crush him completely. As long as he didn’t do anything extreme like kidnapping you which exceeded Pei Ziheng’s bottom line, Pei Ziheng would simply close an eye to him using your reputation as a stepping stone for his artiste.

“Lin Yunan has vision, guts, and is meticulous beyond measure.”

Xia Ling had to admit that Feng Kun made a lot of sense, but she was still unhappy. “I don’t care… I just don’t want him as my manager.”

“Why?” Feng Kun coaxed her patiently like dealing with a child.

“I dislike him.” Xia Ling responded childishly.

“Okay, I’ll accept that you dislike him.” Feng Kun laughed. “Then, Xiao Ling, tell me… which of these managers do you not dislike?”

Hearing Feng Kun’s question, Xia Ling looked down at the list and thought about it carefully.

“I don’t recognize any of them.” She pushed the list away unhappily after a while.

“Then tell me, what kind of manager do you want? A soft-tempered one? A professional one? How about gender? Or looks?” Feng Kun continued to coax her to reveal more.

“Gender and looks aren’t important at all… but handsome guys and beautiful women are still easier to the eye.” Xia Ling said as she counted the characteristics off. “Temper? I do want someone that has a good temper so that he won’t flare up at me… And of course, I want someone that is really professional and first-rate.”

“The person you are describing…” Feng Kun said slowly. “… is Chu Chen.”

Xia Ling was taken aback.

She thought about it carefully again and realized that Feng Kun was right.

Good looking… Chu Chen met that condition.

First-rate professionalism… Chu Chen again matched that.

Good tempered… While Chu Chen had a bad temper, he kept his temper completely in check when he was dealing with her in her past life, and would even run around the entire city in the pouring rain in the middle of the night to just get her a specially-brewed coffee without an extra word said.

She could not think of any characteristic that she had listed that Chu Chen did not meet.

But… “Chu Chen is out of the question!” Xia Ling said vehemently. “He’s an ass!”

“So… you can’t judge a book by its cover.” Feng Kun looked at her seriously and gave advice. “Xiao Ling, other than the professionalism, network, and vision that Lin Yunan has, there’s another crucial reason that I’m recommending him to you — Lin Yunan isn’t a hypocrite like Chu Chen.”

“There are many people out there that aren’t hypocrites!” Xia Ling still stubbornly stood her ground. “Sister Mai Na is really sincere!” Even though Sister Mai Na was not like Chu Chen who would put up with her and give her everything she wanted, Sister Mai Na would helm the frontline at important moments. She was true to her and would put her interests first, seeking no personal agenda.

“That’s because she works at Skyart Entertainment, and Skyart’s Big Boss so happens to like you.” Feng Kun said lightly. “And it so happens that she hadn’t met with a difficult problem as Chu Chen had. Chu Chen had to pick between you and Pei Ziheng in your conflict, and he chose Pei Ziheng. How do you know that when you fight with Li Lei, Sister Mai Na will not pick Li Lei over you?”

“I don’t like you speaking ill of Sister Mai Na, Ah Kun.” Xia Ling’s expression darkened, and she straightened up tall in her seat. “She’s my friend.” However, for some reason, there was trepidation in her heart. Would Sister Mai Na really turn out like Chu Chen?

“Xiao Ling… you’re too trusting of people.” Feng Kun sighed before changing his line of argument. “Okay, let us think about this from another angle. Sister Mai Na is your friend so she will do everything in your interests, right?”

Xia Ling nodded her head.

“But, can you guarantee that your new manager can become your friend? You’re looking for a manager that can help in your work and not make new friends.” Feng Kun said.

Xia Ling was mildly dazed.

Feng Kun was right. She left Skyart Entertainment because she felt that there were too many personal relationships there. In the new agency, she wanted to keep her work and personal life separate, and her work would come first. She did not want to complicate things.

She hoped that her new manager would be someone that would take care of her work.

“If…” Feng Kun said. “If there was someone like Chu Chen, who would humbly and passionately stand before you, tending to your every need, are you able to discern if he is someone that would be like Chu Chen and abandon you at the most crucial moment?”

“I…” Xia Ling did not know what to say. One of her weaknesses was definitely reading people.

“Then, how would I be able to tell if Lin Yunan is actually a good person?” She weakly rebutted.