Chapter 447

Chapter 447: Chapter 447

Chenyang rolled his eyes. "I didn’t just ruin your cash cow, Lin Jiji, I’ve also been giving you a hard time for this long. How could you possibly like me? You should hate my guts by now, right?"

Sister Rose shook her head and said in all seriousness, "No! I don’t hate you. First of all, as I said before, I admire the strong. If Lin Jiji had beaten you, he would still be the strong one I admire.

But now he’s lost to you. As a loser, he’s no longer worthy of my high regard. Secondly, Lin Jiji isn’t my cash cow. The one who truly brings me profits and money is me! At best, he was just the most fruitful branch on my tree."

"I’ve been in this industry for so many years, I’ve cultivated more stars than I can count on both hands. Plenty were on par with him, and many were even better. On the surface, it looks like he was making money for me, but in reality, they all made their money by relying on me."

"Tsk, now that’s a powerful statement! It reminds me of how, years ago, a certain actress was asked if she had a powerful backer. She said that *she* was her own backer. I get the feeling you’re a lot like her."

"What you might not know is that when that actress was just starting out, I gave her advice on more than one occasion."

"Oh?" Chenyang raised an eyebrow. "Looks like you weren’t the only one who underestimated someone. I underestimated you, too."

Sister Rose smiled. "It’s an honor for you to be held in my high regard. But for you to underestimate me? That’s just a reflection of your poor judgment."

"That sounds a little cocky."

"Perhaps. But I don’t think so."

Sister Rose had her own pride.

After so many years in the business, she had cultivated numerous A-list stars and collaborated with many powerful backers.

To have climbed to her position, she was far more than just a simple agent.

What she could influence was no longer just celebrities or certain platforms, but the capital that reigned supreme over them both!

In other words, she stood at the very top of the entertainment industry.

Anyone who reaches the pinnacle of their field is no ordinary person. Naturally, they have more than enough reason to be proud.

After a brief pause, she stopped arguing the point with Chenyang and changed the subject. "As for who the ’others’ are... I don’t mind telling you, but first, you have to agree to make a deal with me."

"Fine. But like I said, one million isn’t enough!"

"Don’t worry. I guarantee you won’t get a bad deal!"

"Alright, go on then. Who are the ’others’? And besides making a deal with me, what other way do you have to get the two secrets I’m holding?"

Sister Rose smiled. "It’s actually quite simple. Those two secrets are useless in your hands. Lin Jiji is already finished. Even if you were to leak them online, at most it would just make his situation a little worse.

Other than giving you a bit of satisfaction, there’s no other real benefit. So, you’re bound to sell them eventually. And as long as you try to sell them, I’m fully confident I can buy them back before the other party makes them public."

Chenyang frowned. "I do plan on selling them, but how would you know who I sell them to? Besides, even if you did know, how could you guarantee they’d sell them back to you instead of just leaking them?

And finally, didn’t you just say that dealing with me directly would be the cheapest and easiest way? If I sell them to someone else, and then they sell them to you, I doubt a million would be enough to settle it then, would it?"

Sister Rose smiled, her lips pressed together. "You’re an outsider to the industry. If you wanted to sell those two secrets, you’d have to find an insider. For anyone outside the circle, that kind of information is useless.

And I know, either directly or indirectly, the owners or shareholders of every major media outlet in the business. If I want to find out who you sold them to, all it takes is a few inquiries.

Then there’s the fact that in all my years in this industry, I haven’t just accumulated contacts, but also a lot of favors owed to me, as well as secrets that every major media outlet would be very interested in.

If I wanted to, I could probably trade favors and other secrets to get those two back easily, perhaps without spending a single dime."

"If that’s the case, then going through them should be easier and less hassle. So why did you say earlier that it would take more effort?"

"First, finding the right buyer means contacting people, speculating, and analyzing. That takes effort. Second, once I’ve found them, I have to decide which favors and secrets to use as leverage, which also requires careful consideration. Third, when you make deals with people in this business, even when they owe you a favor, it’s easy to get swindled or played for a fool. Being on guard against that takes effort, too."

Chenyang gave a wry smile. "Is the entertainment industry really that deep?"

Sister Rose laughed. "It’s not just deeper than you think—it’s filthier!"