Chapter Eight: The Role Has Been Snatched Again

But before she could say two words, Shen Ruizhang hung up directly.

[Stop being annoying.]

Jiang Yunzhou bit her lip.

"Jiang Jie?" The assistant called her softly.

Jiang Yunzhou immediately tucked away her excess emotions, got out of the car, and went upstairs with her assistant.

As soon as the door opened, a pungent smell of alcohol wafted out.

Inside, Sang Bai sat on the sofa drinking, her hair loose and wearing only a robe. Several empty bottles were already strewn at her feet.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Yunzhou felt a pang in her heart.

She was Shen Ruizhang's assistant, but under his malicious suppression, she was left with only one artist to manage—Sang Bai.

Because of his suppression, she couldn’t offer Sang Bai good opportunities. Every time Sang Bai gained a bit of attention and hoped to rise, invisible hands would snuff it out. After three years, Sang Bai was still an obscure nobody.

Jiang Yunzhou closed the door, walked over, and gazed at Sang Bai with guilt.

"I'm sorry, I'll find you another script."

Sang Bai lifted her head, her almond eyes full of grievance.

Then she smiled bitterly and shook her head, "Zhouzhou, it hurts me more for your sake. I know President Shen is deliberately holding you back, you..."

She had just checked—Zhou Qingfei's trending topic was gone. Needless to say, it was Jiang Yunzhou's doing.

Sang Bai hugged Jiang Yunzhou. "It's me who’s dragging you down. I’m truly useless—unable to help you become a top agent worthy of President Shen's regard. I'm sorry."

Listening to her apology, Jiang Yunzhou felt a hundred emotions welling up inside.

"I'll find you a new script. Things will get better," Jiang Yunzhou patted her back, comforting her.

Sang Bai still looked worried, "But what about President Shen..."

Her expression stiffened, but then she shook her head dismissively. "He doesn’t matter anymore."

Before she left, she would make Sang Bai famous.

She gently released Sang Bai, letting the assistant take her inside to freshen up.

When Sang Bai came out after washing up, Jiang Yunzhou had good news. "I've already contacted a company. Later, I'll take you for an audition. Look over this scene now."

Hearing this, Sang Bai’s face lit with joy. "Zhouzhou, how did you find it so quickly?"

"By chance. See if you like it."

Sang Bai nodded eagerly, "I like it a lot. As long as I can act, I’ll take any role."

Jiang Yunzhou felt a pang of guilt.

If Sang Bai had a different agent, perhaps she would have flourished, instead of being dragged down and suppressed because of her.

But Sang Bai was genuinely happy, holding the script and pondering her lines over and over.

As dusk fell and city lights bloomed, Jiang Yunzhou appeared at the hotel entrance in a long white silk slip dress, Sang Bai nervously trailing behind.

As they approached the reserved private room, before they could enter, the door opened from inside.

Several men, evidently executives, were preparing to leave.

Seeing Jiang Yunzhou, their expressions turned awkward.

"Ahem—Miss Jiang, you’re here," one of them, President Wang, greeted.

Hearing this, Jiang Yunzhou felt a sudden foreboding.

She forced a smile and glanced inside, "President Wang, I’m late—my fault. I’ll punish myself with three drinks. Can we go in first?"

President Wang coughed several times, his expression growing more embarrassed.

Seeing this, Jiang Yunzhou’s smile faded.

"President Wang, we’ve worked together before. If there’s any difficulty, please just say so."

President Wang sighed. "Miss Jiang, we watched the clips you sent. Miss Sang is indeed a talented actress. But in our industry, acting alone isn’t enough—background matters too. For this role..."

Jiang Yunzhou raised an eyebrow, her smile dropping, a chill settling in her gaze.

"You’ve cast someone else?"

President Wang nodded stiffly. "President Shen called personally just now, asking us to reserve the role for Miss Zhou. Weren’t you President Shen’s assistant? Maybe there’s been some misunderstanding. Perhaps you could talk with him?"

Shen Ruizhang again!

Jiang Yunzhou lowered her eyes, quickly composing herself and forcing a smile. "As far as I know, Miss Zhou just landed a supporting actress role—she probably won’t have time to shoot soon, right?"

President Wang’s expression grew even more awkward.

Beside him, his secretary spoke arrogantly, "Miss Jiang, President Shen is offering us thirty million in investment and a dedicated team for review. Our filming schedule may be later, but our broadcast date is earlier than others."

She looked Jiang Yunzhou up and down with disdain. "But you, Miss Jiang—if we let your artist act, what benefits can you offer us?"

President Wang glared at his secretary. "Don’t talk nonsense."

Then he smiled awkwardly, "The young ones don’t know any better—please forgive her. Let’s cooperate another time. We’ll take our leave."

Jiang Yunzhou nodded lightly, barely managing a smile.

Watching their backs, her assistant whispered in frustration, "President Shen is really too much—he’s targeting Sang Bai on purpose."