She Only Cares About Cultivation-Chapter 1013 - 866: Super Star 40 (Update 1)

Ling Yao ultimately didn’t have to pay a breach of contract penalty, as the other party just wanted to keep him quiet. Luckily, besides the leads announced when filming started, there were no other public documents, and since Ling Yao wasn’t particularly fond of marketing himself, few people knew he had joined this crew.

Although Liang An founded his own film company, he still had to rely on larger companies to survive, so making his way in this industry wasn’t easy. After all, making a living under capitalism is tough, unlike how Ling Yao can act so recklessly.

After this incident, Liang An didn’t overreact but just asked him to reflect on his actions carefully.

The next day, when returning to Beijing, Liang An indeed didn’t go with the two of them. Ling Yao seemed to have genuinely figured things out, as his first words after boarding the plane were.

"I’ve decided to leave the entertainment circle. Once I fulfill the contracts I have, I’m done. This industry is clearly not suited for someone like me who’s so restless. However, I can take the college entrance exam and seek another path. Rest assured, no matter what I do in the future, I hope I can be your support."

It wasn’t that Hua Yan looked down on him, but she felt: "Your life is yours to live, you don’t need to be my support. I have my own path to follow. Everyone’s path of development is different, so you don’t need to sacrifice so much for me, it’s not worth it."

"You don’t understand." Ling Yao said this and then closed his eyes without saying another word. Hua Yan felt he was somewhat impulsive but didn’t know how to persuade him, so she simply stayed silent as well.

After returning to Beijing, Hua Yan went straight home, and even told Ling Yao: "This started because of me. No matter how much you all lost, I’m not taking that 200 thousand yuan salary, consider it my compensation for your losses. Please don’t transfer it to me; otherwise, I’ll feel guilty."

Ling Yao quietly watched her without saying a word, it’s unclear what he was thinking, but his expression wasn’t one of particular happiness.

After Hua Yan returned home, there was still about a week before classes resumed. After cleaning, she spent a day writing, organizing schoolwork, and practicing piano. She didn’t dare waste the remaining time and quickly entered the space to level up.

During this time, her phone was left outside with calls and WeChat notifications still open, but no one answered them.

She emerged the day before school started, at this point the space had been upgraded to Level 42, Level 40 having been achieved at the hotel where Ling Yao was. This time she leveled up twice in a row, seemingly getting a step closer to Level 81.

Her phone had automatically turned off, and upon powering it up, texts and WeChat notifications continuously sounded. First, she noticed Ning Hao had already arrived and was now waiting for her at her home.

Next, Lawyer Meng, Liang An, and Ling Yao had all tried calling her. When the calls didn’t get through, they left messages on WeChat.

Lastly, there were some unfamiliar landline numbers, which she guessed might be calls from the agency.

She first replied to Ning Hao, saying she’d go see him in the evening.

After connecting with Lawyer Meng, she set a meeting time for the next morning since he knew she had to report to school the following afternoon.

Hua Yan confirmed the time directly, saying she’d be there.

When Liang An’s call connected, the first thing he said was: "He wants to quit the circle, did you know?"

Hua Yan nodded, "I know. I tried to advise him to tone down his temper that day, but after a night of thinking, he told me he wanted to take the college entrance exam and no longer wanted to pursue this path. I think since he’s made his decision, let it be. After all, he didn’t say he’d quit right away, he’ll at least fulfill all existing contracts, which will definitely take until next year, right?"

Liang An felt a headache coming on: "You have no idea, I’ve put my entire assets on him. If he says he quits, then it’s all for nothing! He hasn’t even brought up new talents for me, yet he wants to quit now. What am I supposed to do with all these signed talents?"

"Uncle Liang, how much liquidity does your company have now?"

"There’s not much liquidity, around a million yuan or so. My company overall isn’t worth more than 10 million yuan, so I desperately need people like Ling Yao to provide for me, but in his current state, I fear not even ten oxen could pull him back."

Hua Yan pursed her lips, "I’ll draft a proposal for you to see if it could work. If it does, I’d like to manage your company with you. In other words, I’d like to increase my investment. Of course, don’t rush to reject the idea yet; let’s wait until you’ve seen my proposal."