After I Picked Up the Movie Queen Who Was Pretending to Be an Alpha - Chapter 13

Half a month later, in the parking lot of Huajiang Garden’s South District, the tall, long-legged alpha put on a burgundy little suit jacket, buttoned it all the way up to the very top, and paired with her world-weary face, she looked old-fashioned and abstinent.

But the moment she got into her yellow little Polo, that aura collapsed a little.

Pei Suyuan herself did not notice. She looked into the rearview mirror, hooked her lips in satisfaction, opened the navigation, and drove toward Yuefeng Media.

Over the past half month, Pei Suyuan had not taken on a single job. She had been completely idle at home, so after careful consideration, she decided to sign with Yuefeng.

After all, with a big company backing her, surely it would not let her sit around jobless for so long.

Ever since The Tyrant CEO Alpha’s Pregnant Runaway Little Wife wrapped, the only work she had received was Ge Jun’s job, along with Yuefeng and that variety show. Because of that, she was terrified.

Especially in the past few days, it had even given birth to the feeling that she had accomplished nothing and was simply useless.

Since that was the case, she could only go try Yuefeng.

She had contacted someone yesterday. Today at ten in the morning, they would discuss the contract at the company.

……

Pei Suyuan parked the car and contacted Yuefeng’s manager, telling her she had arrived.

The other party told her to wait in the lobby for a moment, and that she would come down right away.

Once Pei Suyuan entered, the front desk asked about her business. After she said she was waiting for someone, she sat down on the sofa.

This was Pei Suyuan’s first time coming to such a large-scale company.

When her limited-time group had debuted before, they had also had a temporary management contract. But back then, her popularity had been at the bottom, and there had been many members in the group, so she had not come many times.

At this moment, she could not help looking around a little.

But only for a couple of glances. She was afraid that if she looked too long, people would think she was strange.

Then she sat properly on the sofa, waiting for the manager to come down.

But after waiting for a long time, the manager did not arrive. Instead, the person who came was someone both unexpected and reasonable.

Wei Jinzhi.

Wei Jinzhi still had slightly curled hair and wore sunglasses.

She had a white suit jacket draped over her shoulders, with a burgundy shirt underneath. Tall, aloof, Alpha, and dashing.

To the point where even Pei Suyuan, a real alpha, felt ashamed seeing her.

There were many people surrounding Wei Jinzhi. Pei Suyuan gazed at her from far away, and only when the person entered the elevator and her figure could no longer be seen did she withdraw her gaze.

Then she froze awkwardly in place.

At some point, a petite figure had appeared in front of her, looking into the elevator along with her.

She even smiled and asked, “Do you like Jinzhi?”

“N-no… no.” Pei Suyuan shook her head with a flushed face.

That person smiled again and introduced herself. “I’m Tong Lin. Mm… I might be your future manager.”

The petite woman before her was clearly an omega.

She was probably not young, over thirty, but she had a baby face.

However, since she could work as a manager at Yuefeng, Pei Suyuan would not be deceived by that face.

She nodded seriously and called, “Sister Tong.”

Tong Lin’s personality was somewhat lively, and Pei Suyuan’s serious manner amused her so much that she laughed even more openly. Pei Suyuan felt a little embarrassed, but she was still led along by her and smiled too, forgetting the awkwardness of being asked whether she liked Wei Jinzhi.

……

Next, Tong Lin brought her to a meeting room on the eighth floor.

Placed before her were two contracts.

When Tong Lin discussed serious matters, her smile faded quite a bit. First, she pointed to one of the contracts and said, “This is a five-year management contract. Look over the profit split carefully. The other is the contract for the variety show Hello, Detective.”

After saying that, she pushed both contracts to Pei Suyuan’s hand.

“Take your time reading.”

“Okay.”

Tong Lin told Pei Suyuan to take her time, so Pei Suyuan really did read very slowly. She read with great seriousness.

Because she had no team and not much experience either, she was also afraid there might be traps.

But after reading it, she discovered that the split in this contract was more favorable to her.

For an artist like her, the conditions Yuefeng offered should logically not be considered generous. The larger share should definitely belong to Yuefeng.

But with this contract, although it could not be called biased toward her, a sixty-forty split was already especially favorable to her.

This was completely reflected in Hello, Detective.

The contract amount was seven hundred thousand. The filming period would be about two months, but in reality, filming would not be required every day—only two to three days a week. After the split, she would receive close to three hundred thousand.

For Pei Suyuan, who usually contacted jobs on her own, this could be considered a huge sum.

Aside from that, the contract specifically stated that if Pei Suyuan found the work herself, the split would be thirty-seventy: Yuefeng three, Pei Suyuan seven.

Aside from the management contract for the limited-time group, Pei Suyuan had never had contact with any other company. But she had also heard that Yuefeng was more humane than other companies. After all, Yuefeng was not purely a management company, but also a media production company.

And it had the Song family behind it.

“I know you debuted in a group before. Are you interested in singing?” Seeing that Pei Suyuan had finished reading, Tong Lin spoke lightly.

Yes. She was far too interested.

But Pei Suyuan clearly knew that Yuefeng was not a record company, and it had not signed many singers either, so she nodded reservedly and said gently, “It’s all right.”

Who knew Tong Lin would giggle. “No need to be modest. I know that back when you were in the group, you composed several of the songs.”

That was right. She was an artist who had debuted before. Simple background information like this did not even need to be investigated.

“I know you have talent. However, if you want to become a singer-songwriter, it’ll be very difficult. This can only be considered part of your persona, one of your skills.”

“Once your career improves, you can occasionally release an EP. After all, the market environment is what it is. You understand, right?”

“I understand.”

How could she not understand? If the music scene were still like it had been ten or twenty years ago, she would definitely have persisted with her dream.

Pei Suyuan was not that unrealistic. On the contrary, she was far too realistic.

That was why she had gone to act in those eighteenth-tier web dramas. After all, even she herself had only barely touched the eighteenth tier. Becoming a singer-songwriter was simply too hard.

In the past ten years, there were very few singer-songwriters who had truly made a big name for themselves. Most of the ones still active now were veteran singers who had debuted more than ten years ago.

She had to eat, had to live, had to struggle for the sake of buying a big house. She could only bend her back.

……

Before signing the contract, Tong Lin suddenly asked Pei Suyuan a question.

“When you first debuted, people from our company contacted you before, but we were rejected. At the time, was that your intention, or the company’s?”

The company Tong Lin referred to was naturally the management company of the limited-time group back then, which was also the production company behind that talent show, Shengguo Entertainment.

Shengguo Entertainment had never been especially friendly toward the people under it. Pei Suyuan’s contract only lasted until the group disbanded, but Shengguo wanted to bind her completely, making her sign a fifteen-year or twenty-year contract. Pei Suyuan did not agree, and afterward, her situation naturally grew worse and worse.

Even the black material about her back then had all been orchestrated by Shengguo.

Because Li Xi had signed with Shengguo and Pei Suyuan had not, it was both to suppress Pei Suyuan and to use the opportunity to sell misery on Li Xi’s behalf and ride the heat.

After comparing the timeline with Tong Lin, she learned that it had been during the period when that black material was fermenting.

Pei Suyuan had known absolutely nothing about it at the time. Now that she did know, she was filled with curiosity. “I had no idea about this at all. But… with my situation back then, why would you still choose to sign me?”

Yuefeng worked in film and television, and most of the artists it signed were actors. Shengguo had always done talent shows, and it was only in the past year or two that it had begun moving into film and television. The two companies were on completely different tracks.

For Yuefeng to have taken an interest in her back then really was rather strange.

Tong Lin seemed to have expected her to ask this, and answered very naturally. “Because your appearance stood out, and you were young. As long as you were trained properly, you definitely would have been very popular. After all, the industry is quite lacking in female alphas of your type.”

Pei Suyuan nodded hesitantly, but in her heart, she wondered, Was the industry really lacking in female alphas like her?

But after thinking carefully, she was indeed somewhat different from many female alpha actors. Most female alphas were domineering and flamboyant, or lively and adorable.

There were also cold and glamorous types, like Wei Jinzhi. Later, there were even quite a few female alphas who imitated her and took the same route. But too many had that alpha vice rooted in them, and most of them had their careers collapse because of chaotic private lives.

And she… what type did she count as?

Tong Lin seemed to sense what she was thinking and smiled. “Your type… lazy, rebellious, and unruly. It’s actually quite captivating.”

For a stinking expression to be described like this by Tong Lin, Pei Suyuan was truly stunned, and she unconsciously blinked several times.

The more Tong Lin looked at her, the wider her smile became. She picked up the contract in her hand and pushed it toward Pei Suyuan, saying, “Occasionally, you even look adorably dazed. This personality is quite good.”

“Hurry up and sign~”

……

The signing went quite smoothly. Afterward, Tong Lin asked her about some private matters.

Pei Suyuan found it a little difficult to talk about, but she still gave Tong Lin the general outline while avoiding the more important parts. She said that she had been raised by a single mother and had grown up in an orphanage. She did not explain the specifics, and Tong Lin tactfully did not ask.

Before she left, Tong Lin told her that an assistant would be arranged within a week, and told her to wait for a call. At that time, her follow-up work would be arranged.

Pei Suyuan nodded and answered. Just as she turned to leave, Tong Lin suddenly called out to her.

Pei Suyuan turned back and asked in confusion, “Sister Tong, is there anything else?”

There was a faint meaning of suppressed laughter on Tong Lin’s face. She walked up to Pei Suyuan and looked her up and down. Finally, she reached out and smoothed down Pei Suyuan’s suit collar. “Burgundy really enhances your aura. Paired with this face, it suits you quite well too.”

“But you’re not that old. It’s better to be a little livelier.”

After Pei Suyuan walked out, she belatedly realized—

it seemed she had been disliked.

She had looked in the mirror before leaving. It really did suit her.

But it also did seem a little old-fashioned, especially like a successful alpha nearing forty.

It truly did not match her very well.

Especially when she sat inside her little Polo. It looked even more mismatched.

She thought that she should go buy some clothes.

Also, her little Polo had been having problems recently. She should change cars too.

……

Over the next week, Pei Suyuan sold the yellow little Polo for thirty thousand yuan. Adding that to her previous savings and the payment Ge Jun had given her, she could completely buy a brand-new white Polo.

As for why it was still a Polo, it was entirely because she was quite used to driving one and did not want to change.

When she bought the car, Yan Xin accompanied her. Yan Xin had gotten to know a few car-selling streamers online, and they offered discounted prices.

At first, they had agreed that she would buy a Polo, but once they arrived, Yan Xin started urging Pei Suyuan to buy something a little bigger.

“If you like hatchbacks, then buy a Golf. Its shape is pretty similar to the little Polo.”

Yan Xin now earned more money than she did and drove a Volkswagen SUV herself. She felt that Volkswagens were economical and practical. Even Pei Suyuan’s yellow little Polo had been bought with Yan Xin’s help.

Now she was asking her to buy a Golf too.

Those who did not know might think Yan Xin was a salesperson.

Once Pei Suyuan had her own idea, she would not easily change it. But every sentence Yan Xin said was out of concern for her.

They were about to settle on the Polo when Yan Xin fretted from behind, saying, “You might get busier and busier in the future, and your new company might not necessarily assign you a car. If you keep curling up inside a little Polo, won’t it be uncomfortable?”

If she had not known that Pei Suyuan would be unwilling to accept it, Yan Xin would even have wanted to give her an RV.

She did not want Pei Suyuan to suffer any grievance.

Pei Suyuan heard the meaning in her words and thought about it seriously without saying anything.

Yan Xin thought she was worried about money and weakly said, “If you don’t have enough money, I have…”

“No need. I have enough.”

She said she had enough, but in truth, after buying it, she would not have much left. Still, Pei Suyuan did not want Yan Xin to take out money for her.

“Oh. Then… then buy it.” Yan Xin looked a little dejected.

She was truly wholehearted toward Pei Suyuan. As long as she had something Pei Suyuan wanted, she could give it to her.

But aside from food and drinks, Pei Suyuan did not want anything.

……

After picking up the car and finishing the procedures, the car drove all the way toward the highway. Pei Suyuan wanted to try the new car more, and Yan Xin was so happy she could barely contain herself.

Pei Suyuan had raced cars in her early years. When she was seventeen or eighteen, she had also been rebellious.

She had even formed a band and driven an RV around the beautiful mountains and rivers of the country.

In Yan Xin’s words, that was wandering the jianghu selling their art. In the small squares of every city, their band would passionately start singing.

It was also at that time that she met Ge Jun.

Ge Jun was a few years younger than her. He was the cousin of one of the band members. It was only on the eve of the band’s disbandment that they could be considered to have truly met. They had not played together for long before Ge Jun completely fell in love with music and walked onto the road Pei Suyuan dreamed of.

Meanwhile, Pei Suyuan was about to be knocked back into reality.

She had attended Southwest Conservatory of Music in Pingjin City for university. Aside from doing work in this industry, she did not know much else. She could only return to Lin City and find some random job.

So at the time, that had been her final gamble.

Fortunately, it could be counted as a success. Otherwise, she would have had to return to Lin City and make two or three thousand yuan a month to survive.

When the car was about to leave the highway, Yan Xin still looked as if she had not had enough. Pei Suyuan noticed, so she took another turn and drove her around for another lap.

A new car should not be driven too fast, but Yan Xin especially liked when Pei Suyuan took her out to play.

“Xiao Yuan, when are you going to really take me racing!!” The moment the car went just a little faster, Yan Xin became excited and even brought up racing.

But Pei Suyuan, who had given it up many years ago, did not want to race anymore.

“No. I’m old. I can’t drive like that anymore.” As she spoke, she turned on the signal and got off at the highway exit.

Yan Xin still had not had enough and asked when Pei Suyuan was going out to play with Ge Jun and the others. She wanted to go too.

Pei Suyuan did not have many friends, and they were also relatively familiar with each other. Yan Xin was quite close with Ge Jun too, and when they had time before, they would go out to have fun.

But not now.

“Ge Jun released a new album recently, so he’s pretty busy. I also have to go film a show. Let’s wait until there’s time.”

“All right. Tell me when you’re free. I’ll arrange it!”

Yan Xin kept smiling as she spoke, and seeing it made Pei Suyuan feel quite helpless.

If this person were not an alpha, and did not already have someone she liked, Pei Suyuan really would have thought Yan Xin loved her to death.