Chapter 7: Fighting is a Piece of Cake

These past few days, besides watching dramas to improve herself, Su Xingmian spent her spare time on Weibo, jumping around like a badger in a melon patch to feast on gossip.

As luck would have it, Bai Yunjia's name had just hit the trending searches a few days ago. The whistleblower had photos and evidence, arguing forcefully that she had shaved ten years off her age.

At the time, Su Xingmian thought this gossip was fresh and even specifically followed the updates.

Who would have thought that today, she would run into the protagonist of the scandal in such a manner.

"You bitch, who are you calling old? See if I don't tear your mouth apart!"

This had struck a nerve with Bai Yunjia.

Because of this single incident, she had already lost quite a few resources, and now being confronted about it in person, it would be strange if she could restrain her explosive temper.

Right then, without regard for the setting or her image, she raised her foot, clad in a thin high heel, intending to kick Su Xingmian.

But Su Xingmian was no fool; naturally, she wouldn't just stand there and let her be beaten and scolded.

Seeing that foot getting closer and closer to her, she pulled Xu Yihan back a large step.

Because of this, Bai Yunjia suddenly lost her balance, and with a "thud," she fell hard onto her knees.

The loud noise caused Su Xingmian to instinctively look at her knees, wondering if the bones had been damaged.

"Are you all dead? You just let me be bullied without intervening? Did I raise you just to watch a show? If you don't make this bitch kneel down and apologize today, you can all get lost!"

Having suffered a loss herself, Bai Yunjia not only hated Su Xingmian but even implicated the staff around her.

The poor assistant who tried to support her took a slap to the face but didn't dare make a sound. As for the two bodyguards following her, the moment they heard their jobs were on the line, they quickly took up fighting stances.

Although they all knew in their hearts that Bai Yunjia was in the wrong, their salaries were paid by her, so they could only say they were sorry to the young girl.

In the empty hall, besides them, there was only a receptionist girl left who was busy eating gossip.

Seeing this tense atmosphere, she knew this spectacle couldn't be watched any longer and quickly called the Artist Director.

There was no helping it; she was just a lowly worker. Bai Yunjia was used to being arrogant in the company; she couldn't afford to offend her and didn't dare go to mediate.

Bai Yunjia was already walking on thin ice these past few days, and now, without even trying to restrain herself, she was directly fighting someone in the lobby!

Upon hearing the news, Bai Xuan frowned deeply, feeling somewhat impatient, yet she had no choice but to deal with it.

She called Bai Yunjia's manager and brought along Liang Yin, who happened to be with her, and hurried downstairs.

But when the three arrived downstairs, they were dumbfounded.

Wasn't Bai Yunjia supposed to be beating someone up?

Why were her two burly bodyguards all lying flat on the ground in a row?

Bai Yunjia herself was in a terrible state; her hair was disheveled, and her distorted features made her originally delicate face look incredibly hideous.

Liang Yin had originally only intended to come down to join the fun, but the moment she saw the slender figure standing between the two large men, she lost her composure.

"Su Xingmian, you little fairy, how can you fight someone in a public place?"

She walked over quickly, grabbed Su Xingmian's arm, pulled her to the side, and scolded her while checking to see if she was injured.

"She bumped into someone and didn't apologize, and then she started cursing and getting physical. I just couldn't hold back, so I fought back. But Sister Yin, don't you know my skills? I'm quite good at fighting; I'm not hurt."

Su Xingmian gave a simple explanation of the situation and then raised her arm, patting the muscles on her arm to prove that when it came to fighting, she wouldn't be at a disadvantage.

Liang Yin: "..."

She was quite speechless. You're just a young girl; even if your martial arts are good, what's with this proud and boastful expression? Are you taking pride in being good at fighting?

"It's good that you didn't suffer a loss. Don't easily get into fights in the future. If something bad happens, we'll have to pay medical expenses."

Liang Yin glanced at the burly men groaning on the ground, her mouth twitching, before turning back to give Su Xingmian some harmless lecturing.

"Don't worry, I know my limits," Su Xingmian promised.

Take just now, for example: a weak woman dealing with two burly men, and she didn't even use any internal strength—it was pure hand-to-hand combat.

Who knew these two were just all show and no substance? They had plenty of muscle, but their skills were lacking.

Bai Yunjia's knees were still aching. While Liang Yin and Su Xingmian were talking, she had also gone to the side of her manager and Bai Xuan, adding fuel to the fire with her exaggerated account.

But no one was a fool; having worked together for so long, how could they not know what kind of temperament Bai Yunjia had?

Her manager might side with her, but Bai Xuan wouldn't. As the Artist Director, she was very "impartial."

Thus, she decided to withhold one of Bai Yunjia's endorsements as compensation for Su Xingmian.

Originally, Bai Yunjia had already lost a wave of resources due to the age issue, and now she had to hand over an endorsement that belonged to her to someone else, which made her grit her teeth in anger.

"Su Xingmian, is it? I'll remember you."

Hearing her teeth-gritting threat, Su Xingmian raised an eyebrow indifferently.

Remember her then, remember her. One can travel the world with reason; she wasn't afraid!

...

"What are you all gathered here for? Could it be that you knew I wouldn't be using the underground garage today and came specifically to welcome me?"

Hearing the voice, Su Xingmian instinctively looked up.

She saw a man wearing a custom-made black suit, making his figure appear tall and full of nobility. His hair was specially styled with wax into a slicked-back look, but with his high level of attractiveness, it didn't come across as greasy.

Although she didn't know this man, his looks were on par with Teacher Sheng!

"President Fu, there was a bit of a conflict, but it's almost resolved," Bai Xuan said with a light smile.

From her respectful attitude, it wasn't hard to see that this tall, somewhat narcissistic man before them held a significant position in Xingsheng Entertainment.

However, the man clearly had little interest in the quarrel between women. After listening, he nodded and instructed Bai Xuan to come to his office once she had finished handling things, before entering the CEO's private elevator that went straight to the top floor.

Bai Yunjia hadn't expected to run into President Fu in the lobby today. She checked her appearance in a small mirror and immediately felt like the sky was falling.

She intended to cause another scene, but she was firmly held back by her manager: "If you don't want to keep embarrassing yourself, come with me."

Once she was far away, Bai Xuan said, "Regarding that variety show I mentioned just now, tell Su directly. There's no need to wait for me."

Thus, once they reached the office, Liang Yin directly handed a variety show proposal to Su Xingmian.

"This is an established variety show that will be using a live broadcast + web broadcast format for the first time. Take a look at the proposal first. Sister Xuan and I think that taking this show will increase your exposure. If you perform well, you can build a good rapport with the audience, which will help when you take on external acting roles later."

"An established variety show would use a newcomer like me?"

Su Xingmian flipped through the documents in her hands, surprised.

"It wasn't originally meant for you, but this show became legendary in its first season and fell from grace in its second. Now that it's reaching its third season and adopting a live format, popular artists feel the risk is too high and that it offers little boost to their development, so they've all rejected it.

Sister Xuan knows the producer of this show. She looked at the proposal in advance, thought it had great potential, and fought for you."

(End of Chapter)