March.
Beijing.
It was the season of spring.
After nearly a month, Zhang Ye was finally back in Beijing. Before he reached home, he posted on Weibo the moment he got off the plane — I'm back in Beijing. Everything is fine.
The fans replied one after another.
"Wow, Old Zhang is back!"
"Where did he go?"
"Has the matter on Sky Mountain been resolved? Why didn't the news mention it? "
"It's good that you're back. When will Teacher Zhang be releasing a new program?"
"Your contract with Central TV is about to expire, right? There's more than a month left? "
"Teacher Zhang, you've disappeared for so long!"
"Hurry up and get to work. Be careful not to drop your ranking!"
The phone call came right after that!
The first one was from Ha Qiqi. "Director Zhang, you're back?"
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "I just got off the plane. How's the air pollution documentary going?"
Ha Qiqi said, "We're still filming it. It's almost done."
Zhang Ye nodded and said, "Sure, let me know if you need anything from me."
"By the way, Director Zhang." Ha Qiqi suddenly said, "While you were away, a lot of people have been trying to contact you. Some of them want to invite you to do commercials, some are asking about copyright issues, and there are also all sorts of people who are looking for you to perform in commercials. When they couldn't get hold of your number, they contacted our Central TV Documentary Channel. You might not know this, but your assistant, Little Wang, can no longer do any work and has to stay in the office every day to answer calls."
Zhang Ye said nervously, "I'm a little busy these days."
Ha Qiqi said helplessly, "When will you get an agent?"
"An agent?" Zhang Ye asked.
Ha Qiqi gave a wry smile. "I think you really should hire one."
"OK, I'll think about it," Zhang Ye said.
He had just hung up.
A call from the publishing house came.
"Teacher Zhang, I've finally contacted you!"
"What's up?"
"'Ghost Blows Out the Light' is selling very well. We wanted to increase the print run half a month ago."
"Add it. You guys can make the decision."
"No matter what, we have to tell you. How can we make the decision? Also, some foreigners have asked about the copyright of your fairy tales. It seems that they are interested in publishing English and German versions. They couldn't find you, so they contacted us. I'll give you their phone numbers later. "
"Alright, thanks a lot."
Then Dong Shanshan called.
"Zhang 'er, where did you go?"
"Haha, traveling, traveling."
"You just patted your butt and left, but you made me quite busy. A bunch of people couldn't get in touch with you, so they all called me and asked me to pass on their messages. Am I your manager now?"
"Hey, I haven't been paying attention these past few days."
"Go to your mailbox. I've already organized the emails for you."
"Thanks, Shanshan. I'll treat you to a meal another day."
"Come on, there's no need for that. You should hurry up and hire a manager. You're already an A-list celebrity. It's fine if you don't have a team, but you can't not have a manager, right? It doesn't matter if it's not good to hear about it. The key is that it's inconvenient. I can't even find you if something happens. What if I delay things? "
"Alright, let me think about it."
"Don't think about it. Hurry up and get someone to introduce you to a few. With your current fame and net worth, as well as your future prospects, if the industry finds out that you're looking for an agent, there will definitely be a lot of people. Pick a few and pick a few. You won't have to worry about not finding someone you like."
"Alright."
This was the second person who told him this today.
On the way home, Zhang Ye was also thinking about this matter. In the past, he was still a small star and was not that famous. He had to handle almost everything by himself and did not need an agent, nor did he have any plans to join any entertainment talent agency. But now that he was getting more and more famous and was already an A-list celebrity, there were a lot of things that needed to be done. As a matter of fact, the moment he returned to Beijing, he received a bunch of phone calls. Although Zhang Ye did not plan to take on any commercial appearances or advertisements, but then again, even if he didn't want to take on any of them, he should at least find someone to brush them off, right? If others kept calling his office or his old classmates to look for him, it wouldn't be a long-term solution and would even cause them a lot of trouble.
… …
Caishikou.
At his parents' house.
"Dad, Mom, I'm home." Zhang Ye opened the door and entered the house.
His mother came out to welcome him and said, "Why did you stay out of the city for so long?"
"Hai, I had some matters to attend to." Zhang Ye took off his shoes and changed into another pair.
His father asked, "Where's Chenchen and her aunt?"
Zhang Ye said, "They're back too. They went back to their own house. Her aunt … is sick and will need a few more days to recuperate. She said that she would come over the day after tomorrow to thank you all for taking care of her child for half a year."
His mother heaved a sigh of relief. "It's good that she's fine. The last time she called, it sounded like she had some last words. I was so scared." With a pause, she took out a piece of paper and handed it to her son. "Oh yes, these are the numbers of people who have been looking for you for the past two weeks. Why are there so many of them calling our house? Your dad was afraid that it would affect your work, so he didn't neglect them. If there's anything they want to talk to you about, your dad has written down every single one of them.
Zhang Ye looked down and exclaimed, "Wow, there are so many of them?"
His mother laughed and said, "Kid, you're already an A-list celebrity. Can you still be the same as before?"
At the mention of this, his father got a little angry. "The phone at home keeps ringing. They're all looking for you. I feel like unplugging it. I can't even take a nap at home."
Zhang Ye hurriedly said, "I'll handle it, I'll handle it."
His mother said, "Let's eat first."
"Hai, let's talk after I'm done with my work." Zhang Ye said with a headache.
He returned to his room.
Zhang Ye took a deep breath and started dealing with his work.
Additional print run authorization for his novel? Signature!
Overseas copyright for his fairy tales? 200,000 RMB for a package? Get lost!
Overseas copyright for The Voice? A million USD? Goodbye!
Invitation to a beverage company's 10th anniversary celebration? I can't go!
The wedding of the chairman of a Fortune 500 company? Bye bye!
Endorsement for a condom commercial? Go away!
One hour …
Three hours …
Five hours …
Zhang Ye was busy from morning to afternoon! For some of the commercial performances or jobs, he could just ignore them. But for many of them, he had to reply to them one by one. Since they thought highly of him and kept sending people to look for him, Zhang Ye couldn't just ignore them. Even if he didn't want to go or accept their requests, he had to at least give them a heads up. But when they heard that Zhang Ye had called them personally, they were quite excited. Wouldn't they have to say a few more words? Wouldn't they have to say a few more words? As a result, it dragged on for a long time! If he met a few more weirdos, they would want to chat with Zhang Ye for three days and three nights!
"Little Ye, it's time to eat!"
"Son!"
"Hurry up and eat!"
It was dinnertime.
His parents called him three times before Zhang Ye came out of his room.
Zhang Ye, who had just finished handling all of his work, looked exhausted. The moment he came out, he shouted, "I can't take it anymore. This bro is so tired. I need to find an agent! Now! Immediately! "
He had no choice but to look for one!
At the A-list level, he was too busy. There were too many things to handle, and with his personality, he couldn't possibly handle all of them every day!
Look!
Look immediately!
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