In fact, it was originally like this.

Zhou Yun said, "Actually, it’s just as well. I’ve always felt they can completely walk their own path without getting too entangled with me. Otherwise, like Xiao Jing, many people now say she only became popular because of me."

Zhou Lan sighed and said, "Since she got all this by starring in the movie ’Behind the Scenes,’ there’s nothing we’re embarrassed to admit about these claims, right?"

Zhou Yun shook her head and said, "What I mean is, not every actor you sign with needs to be labeled with my name, as if they can’t get famous without it."

"You’re overlooking something. All the actors who finally signed with me surely considered the help you could provide them when making that decision," Zhou Lan said. "So, since they thought of your help at the beginning, they must bear the corresponding price. Compared to being labeled with your name on the path to fame, which is a trivial cost, a worse consequence for an artist is to never become famous."

Zhou Lan’s words are always clear-headed and cruel.

And the differences between Zhou Yun and Zhou Lan always stem from here.

It’s not really a difference; it’s just that Zhou Yun often puts herself in their shoes, always feeling that if it were her, she definitely wouldn’t want to bear anyone else’s label.

One is just oneself.

Zhou Lan believes that although Zhou Yun thinks this way, it does not mean everyone else thinks so too.

Moreover, not everyone has the qualifications to think like Zhou Yun.

If you don’t have the talent, don’t put your aspirations so high; otherwise, you’ll be a joke in others’ eyes.

Zhou Lan has always emphasized this point to Huang Zicheng and Lu Zhongting.

"A lot of things are different once you’re famous, but when you’re not, you must maintain the right mindset."

The entertainment industry, celebrity artists, this path is more worldly than other professional paths.

Whether you’re famous or not almost decides everything about you.

Including how others view you, including your treatment.

Just as Zhou Lan always emphasized that if Huang Zicheng and Lu Zhongting hadn’t signed here, with Zhou Yun as the "Senior Sister" backing them, it wouldn’t be possible for them to be as obscure as they are now but still continuously get roles. Nor would it be possible for them to meet big-name producers, directors, and actors in the industry, whether at public events or private gatherings, Zhou Lan would seize every opportunity to help them get exposure.

In fact, in this circle, before you become famous, it basically relies on connections.

When people do casting, will they remember you?

Zhou Lan knows, of course, that they can’t always rely on her or Zhou Yun’s connections to win roles for them.

This is not a good thing.

Therefore, Zhou Lan has always hoped that Lu Zhongting and Huang Zicheng can carve out something on their own.

This is very difficult.

But it’s what they should do.

Only what they carve out themselves truly belongs to them.

Zhou Lan has never spoken to Zhou Yun about this.

This is also her selfishness. Zhou Lan also hopes that Lu Zhongting and Huang Zicheng can walk their own paths without being too tightly bound to Zhou Yun. However, she cannot say this aloud. Because no one knows whether Lu Zhongting and Huang Zicheng can tread their own paths, and if they can’t?

Zhou Lan has a personal wish that the batch of artists she signed can always collaborate together.

This is very difficult.

Artists often move around.

Very few artists stick with one agent or one company forever.

Especially in this era where neither capital nor money-spending bosses are lacking.

Yet, Zhou Lan has always been yearning for a home-like work environment.

When she signed Huang Zicheng and Lu Zhongting, a sense of responsibility surged in her heart.

She also thought that even if Lu Zhongting and Huang Zicheng never become famous in their lifetime, since she has paved the way for them as actors, she must ensure these two never go hungry, that this path continues for them.

This is also why Zhou Lan has not expanded her studio in a big way yet.

People are too important.

Finding people to work is easy, but whether that person is trustworthy, whether they can build a long-term working relationship, needs to be tested.

Zhou Lan hopes everyone who joins this studio can find the significance of their work here.

She also hopes to establish a mature, structurally stable team.