From Sidekick to Bigshot

Chapter 298: Find a Master for Brother Yujie (2)

Chapter 298: Find a Master for Brother Yujie (2)

Ms. Qian was willing to pay millions of dollars for this orchid.

A referral to a magician on the other hand, in theory, costs nothing.

A referral didn’t mean much. It didn’t mean that you could become their student. To put it bluntly, it was the opportunity cost of a few million dollars for the chance to meet the magician.

When people auctioned to have lunch with an individual talented in trading, the auction at least guaranteed a meal with that individual.

However, there was no guarantee that was attached to this exchange.

[Having money doesn’t necessarily help me with meeting a world-class magician.]

What Jian Yiling needed was a connection.

Someone who could help her with the introductions and referrals.

Although the chances of meeting someone who would fit the bill were slim, Jian Yiling didn’t mind this. She wasn’t in a hurry to exchange the orchid anyway.

She had also been using other avenues to find a suitable magician to become the master of Jian Yujie.

Ms. Qian pondered about it for quite some time before she replied: [In that case, Mr. Fu, please wait for a while. Give me some time. I will contact someone to help me with your request. Please don’t exchange the orchid with someone else.]

[The orchid will be given to whoever satisfies the condition first.]

Jian Yiling didn’t promise to reserve the orchid for Ms. Qian.

Ms. Qian was rather disappointed to see such a reply. However, there was nothing that she could do about it. The orchid wasn’t hers. The other party could do whatever they wanted with it.

[Okay, I’ll go contact people right now.]

Ms. Qian’s father was the chairman of an entertainment company. This meant that Ms. Qian had decent resources and connections in the entertainment industry.

Although the magic industry was not part of

Ms. Qian contacted her father. To her surprise, he had a way to contact one of the top magicians in the country.

After quickly confirming that the magician was willing to do them a favor, Ms. Qian quickly contacted the orchid seller with the news.

[Mr. Fu, I’ve managed to contact a magician for you. It’s Madam Su Xu. Do you think that she’s suitable?]

Jian Yiling already knew of this person. When she had initially started to search for suitable magicians, she had researched all of the top magicians in the country. She had gathered information about this person.

Su Xu was in her early forties. She was considered a veteran in the magician industry.

Her status and ability in the industry were recognized by everyone.

The most important thing was that she had never accepted a student.

In other words, this person was essentially the ideal candidate in Jian Yiling’s mind.

It was amazing that Ms. Qian had contacted her.

[Yes. When she arrives in Hengyuan City, please contact me. I’ll bring the orchid to the meeting.]

[That’s a deal.]

Ms. Qian looked at the computer screen. She felt incredibly relieved that she had sealed the deal.

Coincidentally, Su Xu had been attending an event in a city near Hengyuan City.

And thus, she arrived in Hengyuan City early the next morning.

Under Ms. Qian’s arrangements, everyone was to meet in a private room at a restaurant.

Ms. Qian and Madam Su Xu arrived together whilst Jian Yiling and Jian Yujie arrived together.

Jian Yujie didn’t know the reason why Jian Yiling had asked him to come out. However, since it was his sister who had asked him to come out, there was no reason to not go.

"Yiling, do you want to eat at this restaurant?"

Jian Yiling didn’t answer Jian Yujie right away. Instead, she brought him to the private room that she had agreed on with Ms. Qian.

As soon as they entered the room, Jian Yujie immediately froze.

As an enthusiast about magic, there was no way that he didn’t know of Su Xu.

Previously, he could only see her through the computer screen. But now, she was standing right in front of him.

Su Xu was in her early forties. She had a pretty face that had subtle signs of aging. Compared to young people, she appeared more mature and wise.

"Sister Yiling, please pinch me. Am I dreaming?" Jian Yujie said to Jian Yiling who was beside him.

"I’m not going to pinch you. It’ll hurt."



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Chapter 302: Everyone Wants to Sign Yiling (2)</h2><p>And thus everyone started to recommend the female lead of Jupiter’s MV for the role. Although they didn’t even know her name, in their minds, she suited the image of the character in the original novel the most.</p><p>The Internet was buzzing with the news. Quickly, the students of Shenghua High School also followed suit.</p><p>No matter how much they disliked Jian Yiling before, now, she had been in an MV. It was also possible that she would be cast in a web drama. To them, it felt like she was doing their school proud.</p><p>When they talked to their friends and relatives, they could say, ‘This person is from our class!’ It was something to be proud of.</p><p>And thus, when the students saw that people on the Internet had recommended Jian Yiling for the role, they had rushed to leave messages of support.</p><p>In fact, some students even started a post on the campus forum to rally support for Jian Yiling. They wanted to get her the role in the new upcoming web drama.</p><p>When Zhu Sha saw these posts and comments, she was incredibly unimpressed: "What’s wrong with these people? A few days ago, they disliked Jian Yiling. In fact, they even insulted and avoided her! However, now, they’re so easily swayed! How can their opinions of someone change so quickly?"</p><p>After Zhu Sha finished speaking, she took a look at Mo Shiyun. She saw that Mo Shiyun had a slightly ugly expression on her face.</p><p>"Shiyun, what do you think about this matter?"</p><p>"Don’t pay attention to it. You can’t control what other people think. We can only control ourselves. If people don’t mess with me, I won’t mess with them either."</p><p>However, as Mo Shiyun said the last sentence, the image of Jian Yiling suddenly appeared in front of her eyes. Why was she at the restaurant that day?</p><p>If people don’t mess with me… Was that going to happen though?</p><p>In the classroom, Jian Yunnao also heard everyone else’s discussion. The feeling in his heart was quite strange.</p><p>In the past, he would have definitely stopped them.</p><p>He didn’t like people expressing their opinions about his sister.</p><p>However, now, he couldn’t even say that.</p><p>He no longer knew what his sister was thinking. He didn’t know whether she was interested in entering the entertainment industry or not.</p><p>In his heart, he didn’t want his sister to go into the entertainment industry… There were heaps of unspoken rules that had to be followed in that industry. People often used improper behaviors to gain favorable treatment.</p><p>However, as of now, he didn’t even know how to talk to his sister anymore. How would he ask her about this?</p><p>Jian Yunnao laid down on the table. He used his uninjured arm as a cushion as he tried to bury his emotions into his arms.</p><p>Jian Yiling only heard about the matter when she heard Hu Jiaojiao talk about it.</p><p>However, she didn’t have a Weibo account. And thus, she couldn’t come out and issue a statement saying that she wouldn’t take part in the production of the web drama.</p><p>She couldn’t do anything about their speculation. And thus, she decided to not care about it.</p><p>At the end of the school day, Jian Yiling received a message from one of her contacts:</p><p>[Dr. F.S, if you want to enter the entertainment industry, you should tell me! Although it’s only a supporting role, the image of the character is quite suitable for you. By the way, I have a better script here. A top director in our country will be overseeing the production of the drama. If you’re interested, I can recommend you.]</p><p>[No, I’m not interested.] Jian Yiling replied. She decisively refused the offer.</p><p>[Then why is there so much discussion on the Internet?]</p><p>[The Internet is not me.]</p><p>[Ahh, okay then. Although that’s quite regrettable, it’s still your decision. If you wanted to enter the entertainment industry, I was going ready to provide you a custom-made drama.]</p><p>[I’m not. </p><p>[Ahh, you’re still so heartless. But I still like you so much.]</p><p>[You’re a woman.] Jian Yiling replied.</p><p>[Ermm… You’re still as serious as before. Seriously cute I mean.]</p><p>[We don’t know each other well.]</p><p>The other party spoke as though she knew Jian Yiling very well.</p><p>However, the truth was that they didn’t even know each other much.</p><p>At most, they had known each other for a month.</p><p>However, according to the other party, it seemed as though they had a ‘life-long’ friendship.</p><p>However, this was merely because Jian Yiling had saved her life.</p><p>[Dr. F.S, you’re always jabbing holes in my poor heart. I think my heart is in pain. I need a doctor! I need you to diagnose me.]</p><p>Jian Yiling stopped replying to the other party’s messages.</p><p>If she replied, the other party would talk on and on and on.</p><h2>Chapter 302: Everyone Wants to Sign Yiling (2)

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