During the low period, it wasn’t as hard to endure as imagined. An entire semester passed by swiftly, and during winter break, she acted with her old friends again, without the feeling of filming a movie, more like shooting a short video with laughter and conversation bringing out the plot.

At the end of the year, a certain Starlight Awards program team sent her an invitation, but it wasn’t in the capacity of Hua Yan; instead, it was as the singer and creator of last year’s hottest drama insert song. Seeing her deeply furrowed brows, Molly found it amusing.

"See, this is the entertainment circle. Last year you were still sitting in the front rows, weren’t you? Look at this year, you didn’t even get an invitation. How realistic is that?"

Ling Yao raised an eyebrow, "If you don’t want to go, just refuse directly!"

Hua Yan naturally didn’t want to go; that place is a chaotic scene. She had seen with her own eyes those who were invited but weren’t allocated seats, just because they were third or fourth-tier artists and weren’t given attention by the inviting party. They ended up sitting in the spots left by stars who didn’t attend. Only after all the stars gathered were they arranged to be seated, such humiliation could be felt even from several rows away, enduring disgrace because of sitting far away, sometimes not even getting captured by the cameras.

Whether singing or composing and writing lyrics, Hua Yan kept it all very secretive. The industry only knew the name [HY], but not which expert it was.

She didn’t have many songs, but a lot of the background music interspersed in dramas, especially those with traditional Chinese style, had a special feel and were favored by industry producers behind the scenes. However, this legendary figure never appeared in any public occasion. They only knew she was an artist under [Jingling] and didn’t know her true identity.

That’s why this Starlight Awards went through twists and turns to find their company and sent the invitation. It’s rather ironic—acting is supposed to be her main job, but now...

She ultimately refused this invitation. As a top-notch manager, Zhou Zhou couldn’t help but feel sorry for his artist.

"If Yanyan doesn’t go, Ling Yao, you go. Our company got five spots, I’ll give you one. I just don’t believe, with your status, you’ll be outshone by those little fresh meats." 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Ling Yao twitched his mouth, "Brother Zhou, don’t think too highly of me, I haven’t acted in a year."

"Even if you haven’t acted in a year, you’re still an artist with thirty million followers on Weibo. Just your education alone can crush all of them. What are you scared of? If you go, you can bring Yanyan some face. After all, your CP pairing has always been active on the CP charts, right?"

Hua Yan looked at Zhou Zhou with a bitter smile, "Brother, no need for such insults. Are we really not as popular as CP shipping?"

Zhou Zhou shot her a glance, "To be honest, your CP pairing is truly unmatched. If you’re still worried, just go with Ling Yao. I refuse to believe we can’t attract attention at this major awards show."

Hua Yan shook her head directly to refuse, "I originally had films, variety shows, and drama representatives to promote at the awards. But now things got deleted, AI faces swapped—everything is developing towards being seen as a scandal-ridden artist. Going would be self-humiliation. I’m not that dumb. I’m not going; if you want, you go!"

At this moment, Molly lifted her head from her phone and gestured with it towards Hua Yan, "Go, events with such high exposure, why not attend? I just asked my mom, she’s been invited to be the chief stylist for the top diva Yao Wei’er this time. I can go with her and cheer you on. I must say, your other identities could really be revealed. Why hide them? Look at the looks of those petty people, just thinking about it is disgusting."

Molly had already reunited with her mother. Although she didn’t show much kindness toward her mother, she never hesitated to take advantage when needed.

Look, she just said one sentence, and they didn’t dare to object over there. After all, not long after having Molly, she left her husband and went abroad to pursue her dreams. As her overseas career prospered, she was less inclined to return to the country and finally cut ties with Mo Ke altogether.

Dalis Wu was very famous in the fashion industry, having good relationships with numerous brands, with many A-list stars vying to collaborate with her. Now Molly was learning by her side, naturally gaining quite a bit of insight, frequently visiting Hua Yan due to work, and it was through this association that Dalis Wu met Hua Yan. They dined together, but the other party was very proud, looking down upon her as a second-tier star; they only shared the meal because of Molly.