Chapter 3: Guan Yan’s Weibo

Tang Qu became quite interested in this Guan Yan and once again brought up the search interface.

He typed in the two characters “Guan Yan” and clicked search.

Tang Qu was instantly blinded by the dazzling, golden results page that popped up.

Just from the looks of it, Tang Qu knew that Guan Yan was extraordinary, even among extraordinary people.

He clicked on Guan Yan’s profile. At the top were some basic details: Male, 27 years old, height 189cm, unmarried.

Tang Qu couldn’t help but chuckle at this information. Why did it feel like a matchmaking service assessing physical conditions?

Composing himself, he continued reading. Tang Qu scrolled for quite a while before finishing Guan Yan’s introduction.

He finally understood the man’s status in the current entertainment industry.

At the age of 21, Guan Yan swept all the major domestic film festivals with his debut film, Silence, becoming the youngest Film Emperor in the country and receiving a Best Actor nomination at an international film festival. That same year, his second film, Redemption, once again dominated the award circuit. Furthermore, Redemption successfully earned him an Oscar for Best Actor.

Tang Qu gasped when he read this. This guy was seriously ruthless!

However, these achievements were only the first step in Guan Yan’s reign over the entertainment industry. After two phenomenal works, Guan Yan starred in at least two films every year, maintaining a highly productive pace and winning countless awards.

In addition to his film achievements, Guan Yan’s fashion resources were also explosive. He graced the covers of all the major fashion magazines, and countless fashion events considered it an honor to have Guan Yan in attendance.

Tang Qu clicked his tongue in amazement. Guan Yan was even more impressive than he had been.

He didn’t pay much attention to the other details.

How had Tang Qu, such an insignificant nobody, gotten entangled with Guan Yan?

Just as Tang Qu was about to search again, the phone on the coffee table rang. The abrupt ringtone startled Tang Qu for a moment before he realized it was his own phone.

He picked it up and glanced at the caller ID: “Brother Zhang.” Memories quickly surfaced. It was Tang Qu’s manager.

This Brother Zhang had always been good to Tang Qu. After Tang Qu signed with the company, Brother Zhang hadn’t rushed to assign him work. Instead, he had allowed him to focus on his studies and hone his acting skills. If it hadn’t been for the short film for his end-of-term project, Tang Qu would have forgotten that he had even signed with a management company.

“Brother Zhang?”

“Xiao Qu, are you alright?”

The voice on the other end was a deep, masculine tone. Tang Qu responded calmly with a “Mm.”

“Xiao Qu, don’t pay too much attention to Film Emperor Guan’s Weibo post. There are always people trying to ride his coattails for attention. It’ll blow over in a couple of days. The company is also trying to mediate this matter. Just focus on your studies. Once your acting matures a bit, I’ll arrange some work for you.”

“Film Emperor Guan’s Weibo?”

Brother Zhang exclaimed in surprise, “You don’t know about it yet?”

Tang Qu was puzzled. He hadn’t had time to catch up on the latest news.

Brother Zhang continued, “Then don’t pay any attention to it. Focus on your studies. I’ll take you to see an acting coach this weekend to help you with your acting.”

With that, Brother Zhang hung up.

If it were anyone else, they would surely think Brother Zhang was a con artist. Why else would someone sign an artist and not arrange any work for them? But Tang Qu thought that people like that were the safest. Rather than recklessly squandering talent and popularity, those who took a long-term approach were more likely to last in the entertainment industry.

However, what Tang Qu was more concerned about was Guan Yan’s Weibo.

His fingers itching, he opened Weibo, ignored the random messages, and searched for Guan Yan.

The top pinned post on Guan Yan’s page was a trending Weibo post: “The road is paved with solid, grounded steps. Shortcuts and dishonest methods will only bring contempt.”