The person involved, Lin An, was still unaware that he had become a hot topic, and his mind was currently occupied with one thing: having a showdown with his manager!
Lin An opened his phone and sent a message to his agent: After the contract expires, I won't renew it. I want to leave the entertainment industry.
After a while, Lin An received a reply from Sister Li: Are you crazy?
Lin An: I'm serious.
Sister Li: The conditions can be negotiated.
Just as Lin An was about to reply, he received a call from Sister Li. Thinking about the upcoming conversation, Lin An cautiously checked if his microphone was turned off.
The two talked for a long time, discussing many things that were difficult to convey through messages.
Only then did Sister Li realize that Lin An genuinely wanted to leave the entertainment industry, not just trying to negotiate better terms after realizing his popularity.
If Lin An were still a relatively unknown artist, terminating the contract in advance would be a straightforward matter. But now that Lin An had gained popularity, the company wouldn't easily let him go.
Lin An originally planned to quickly earn the termination fee and leave. He truly disliked the life of a celebrity, always being followed by cameras everywhere he went, even though he had adapted to it now.
Sister Li said, "No matter how much you dislike this job right now, I still suggest you endure until the contract expires.
You've worked hard to earn ten million. Is it worth giving it all to the company just to leave a little earlier? Plus, you're broke right now. You might as well finish this year, use the money you've earned, and then decide what you want to do."
Lin An fell silent for a moment, realizing he had fallen into a mental trap from the beginning. He had been so focused on the ten million and leaving as soon as possible that he often forgot that he is completely broke now.
Instead of using the 10 million as liquidated damages, why not use it as startup capital? Wouldn't that be better?
It wasn't entirely Lin An's fault. Even though he came from a poor background after transmigrating, Lin An didn't spend much money himself. The expenses for his daily life were covered by sponsors and the production team. As a result, Boss Lin, who had not truly felt financial pressure, hadn't seriously considered the issue of money.
Of course, if Lin Ancould think so comprehensively, he might have been a big boss in his previous life, given his supernatural abilities.
The final result of the discussion was that Lin An promised Sister Li not to terminate the contract prematurely, but he hoped the company would respect his wishes and discuss any future work with him in advance.
After hanging up the phone, Lin An downloaded AAP to look at his hot searches. The feeling of seeing a lot of people discussing him was quite novel.
When he first mentioned this to Sister Li, Lin An was prepared to be scolded to death. However, to his surprise, Sister Li did scold him, but not in the way he expected.
After listening to this, Lin An was stunned. He patiently asked Sister Li and only then realized that he had become famous.
It wasn't the kind of mild popularity from the previous period; he had suddenly become extremely popular.
Calling at this time to discuss such matters, who wouldn't have various thoughts?
However, Lin An indeed didn't feel much attachment to the original owner's company. After the incident with the original owner, he had always thought that the company valued him and didn't give up on him. In reality, it was Sister Li who refused to give up on Lin An.
But Sister Li is good in every way, but she has a bad temper. The crucial point was that while persuading the original owner, she never deviated from talking about the company's investment of the original owner, deepening the original owner's misunderstanding of the company.
Lin An, on the other hand, enjoyed the feeling of being nagged. He had envied the concern and nagging of other children's parents when he was a child.
Lin An read comments until late at night before reluctantly putting down his phone and going to sleep.
Tonight was destined to be restless.
Lin An's rise to fame was too rapid, combined with his outstanding looks and physique in the entertainment industry; he gained a considerable number of fans overnight.
Some fans loved to "dig into the past" late at night, and with Lin An becoming popular again, his longtime rival took advantage of the opportunity to release dirty information about him.
Besides, Lin An has been famous before, so finding information about him didn't take much time.
For a while, the internet was divided into three groups. It went from overwhelming praise for Lin An at the beginning to now having supporters, some who oppose, and some who are neutral.
This sudden turn of events in a short period further fueled the enthusiasm of netizens.
Fortunately, the company responded relatively quickly, presenting evidence to prove that those black materials were baseless.
However, the biggest controversy now surrounded the assault video that had once dragged the original owner to the bottom.
The surveillance cameras in that area happened to be under maintenance during that time, and only this video, secretly recorded by someone, was available.
The original owner did indeed hit someone, but that person had initiated the physical confrontation. However, the original owner couldn't find evidence to prove this, and combined with various true and false negative information, his reputation suffered.
Originally, the company thought since they couldn't provide evidence, they might as well admit fault, pay some compensation to settle the matter, and people would eventually forget about it.
However, the original owner adamantly refused, refusing to admit to something he didn't do. Moreover, he boldly declared on social media that he did hit someone, but it was in self-defense. His words were filled with the arrogance of a big celebrity, and his attitude was extremely defiant.
Perhaps the other party accurately gauged the original owner's temperament and immediately released this video after the original owner's bold statement.
Initially, people were already somewhat repelled by the arrogance in his words, and now, with the emergence of this video, the original owner couldn't provide evidence.
Even if he jumped into the Yellow River, he wouldn't be able to escape. The original owner accused the blogger who posted the video of defamation.
However, the person targeting him didn't care whether the original owner could win the accusation or not; their goal was simply to damage the original owner's reputation.
Afterward, various negative information was released to confuse the public. With this series of actions, the negative image of the original owner, involving violence, deteriorating acting skills, and arrogance, became deeply ingrained, and public opinion collapsed.
Meanwhile, Lin An slept soundly, while Nian Wenran tirelessly fought on the anti-smear front.
How can Nian Wenran, a well-behaved girl, win over the experienced netizens on the platform?
Watching everyone maliciously speculate about Lin An, saying negative things, and not being able to argue back, Nian Wenran almost cried behind the screen.
Nian Wenran remembered her main account and expressed support for Lin An using it.
Nian Wenran's main account had over a million followers and had never used any fake followers. She earned her followers through her own efforts.
Her fans are quite active. Therefore, her Weibo post immediately caused a stir.
Her fans didn't understand why Nian Wenran would "stir up trouble," and the haters commented if she was doing it for attention.
People from all sides were arguing fiercely under this Weibo post.
The intervention of a big-shot only intensified the storm.
Lin An, the person at the center of the topic, was sleeping soundly.
When he woke up in the morning, he was still feeling drowsy. However, since he had promised to deliver goods to Aunt Lin and the customers she introduced today, he had to force himself out of bed despite the tiredness.
Someone who usually didn't stay up late occasionally doing so resulted in especially prominent dark circles.
After Lin An finished washing up, he opened the plant observation log to record for the sunflower and, at the same time, chatted with the sunflower to shake off the sleepiness.
However, this proud little flower didn't seem interested in chatting with Lin An.
"Hey, little flower, let's have a chat."
Go away, you foolish two-legged flower. You're blocking the radiant glory of the Lord Sun I'm trying to bask in!
"But the sun is not out yet?"
That's just because you can't feel it. The sunflower proudly shook its leaves. If it weren't for the fragrant two-legged flower coming in to water me, I would have starved to death long ago! But she watered too much, and now I have to get up so early to bask in the sun!
"Oh, you're actually talking about sunbathing. You don't respect the Lord Sun."
With its own superpowers, how could it possibly starve?
You you you!
"The fragrant flower you mentioned, is it the one with long hair and a slight curl?"
How would I know? I can't see!
Lin An was somewhat shocked; he had always thought they could see. "If you can't see, how do you know I have two legs?"
Not telling you! The sunflower arrogantly turned its flower head. I overheard someone calling her Nian Nian.
As for why the sunflower knew so much, the answer was simple. When humans chat, they love to snack on sunflower seeds, and some even snack on them while chatting.
It's not surprising that he knows so much.
"Thank you."
After transferring his abilities, Lin An went to the backyard to pick fruit.
There were quite a few people this time, but surprisingly, there was even a small cart in the courtyard.
After Lin An delivered to each household, he earned nearly two thousand in income for the morning.
This kind of profit without investment was a great deal, but Lin An also understood that this was an opportunity created by the right time, the right place, and the right people.
For Lin An, the most important thing now was not how much money he made but retaining this group of wealthy customers.
Lin An wants to retain this group of customers. As long as these customers are here, it would be very helpful for him to develop his line of premium fruits in the future.
However, it can be said that money for people like them is both the easiest and the hardest to earn from.
It's easy to make money because these people are generous, but they are also really picky when it comes to being picky.
After a half-morning's worth of effort, Lin An returned to the villa and was moved to tears when he saw the breakfast prepared by Wen Jiushi.
Although Sunuo originally asked Lin An to make breakfast in exchange,Lin An suddenly became busy again recently and didn't have time to prepare a specially made breakfast.
So, he had to agree to help them find the secret of the message in the bottle together to offset the previous transaction.
Lin An recalled what Su Nuo said that day and couldn't help but feel that she truly was the favored daughter of the heavens; her intuition was too accurate.
That day, Su Nuo said, "I don't know why, but it feels like you know a lot of things."
After finishing his meal, Lin An sat there to rest for a while and saw Nian Wenran, who also had panda-like eyes, coming downstairs with a tired expression.
Fearing that she might accidentally fall, Lin An walked up to assist her.
But Nian Wenran saw Lin An coming towards her with a slight run.
Observing Nian Wenran's dark circles, he remarked, "Did you stay up late? It's the first time I've seen you staying up late."
Lin An bent down and pointed to the little pimples on Nian Wenran's face. "I do know that you often stay up late. Look, you're breaking out."
Lin An originally wanted to continue advising Nian Wenran to rest and sleep on time.
As a result, Nian Wenran's small hand covered his mouth. "Don't say it, the breakout is all because of you!"
Lin An was puzzled. "Because of me?"