Superstar's Development Diary
Chapter 398 - 399 Retirement Plan

Chapter 398: Chapter 399 Retirement Plan

After recording the talk show, He Jinxia received a warm hug from the female host while she was changing backstage.

Previously, when they came to record, everyone was in a hurry, arriving just on time; now that the recording had finished, everyone was much more relaxed.

The female host happily asked He Jinxia many questions about losing weight; it seemed that her remarks about wanting to lose weight during the show weren’t just made in jest.

Today, Luo You was busy with something else and didn’t accompany them, so He Jinxia had borrowed a translator from Sheng Yan, who then assigned Assistant Lin to her.

Assistant Lin was an excellent translator. If only he didn’t remain expressionless while translating and even his spoken words carried no emotional fluctuations, he would be even better.

Thanks to Assistant Lin’s excellent translation skills, He Jinxia’s communication with the female host was very smooth. Eventually, they exchanged WeChat contacts before He Jinxia finally left the television station.

Once inside the car, He Jinxia pondered for a moment and gently tapped on the genuine leather seat beneath her, suddenly asking, "How long have you been with Sheng Yan?"

Assistant Lin, who was driving, answered meticulously, "Eight years."

He Jinxia smiled, "What do you think of Sheng Yan?"

Assistant Lin, "The sir is a good person."

Feeling that his statement might have some ambiguity, Assistant Lin added, "A very responsible person."

He Jinxia sighed leisurely, helpless, "Ah, but he’s too clingy. What should I do?"

Assistant Lin had no response — he always felt that the ’sir’ Miss He spoke of was completely different from the ’sir’ he knew.

Assistant Lin and Zhang Ming had completely different personalities. If it had been Zhang Ming, he could have smoothly continued the conversation just now; however, Assistant Lin hadn’t, and through their brief dialogue, He Jinxia had roughly figured out what kind of person Assistant Lin was.

After a while, she then asked, "Did your president mention anything about wanting to retire from the entertainment circle?"

Assistant Lin was silent for a moment, struggling for a few seconds between speaking and not speaking, and finally said, "Unless there’s an unexpected change, sir is planning to gradually step back by the middle of this year."

This time, it was He Jinxia who fell silent. In fact, not only had Sheng Yan renewed his contract with the luxury brand PDZ this year, but he had also taken on a new film, which would soon be appearing in theaters.

Being as clever as Jinxia, she vaguely guessed why Sheng Yan had disrupted the plan.

After a long moment, Jinxia asked, "Do you know Xie Jiahui? Tell me about her."

*

In the evening, after dropping He Jinxia off at the hotel, Assistant Lin did not leave but followed her up the stairs to Sheng Yan’s room.

Upon entering the room, Assistant Lin told Sheng Yan about the business data collected during the time He Jinxia was on the show before receiving a nod from Sheng Yan, acknowledging he understood. He then relayed what He Jinxia had asked in the car.

He Jinxia didn’t request that Assistant Lin keep their conversation confidential. Being Sheng Yan’s man, not hers, even if she had asked for confidentiality, Assistant Lin wouldn’t have agreed, so she didn’t bother.

Sheng Yan’s expression remained indifferent; it only slightly changed after hearing that Assistant Lin had omitted some of his plans for the year.

What did Assistant Lin omit?

He simply left out one plan.

As for how to develop this year, Sheng Yan had already made Plan A and Plan B last year. Plan A was still to parallel the entertainment circle and the financial sector, but to invest a little less energy in the entertainment circle.

Plan B was set according to Plan A, if he could no longer advance in the entertainment circle, had not found a good script, or if there was a trend of decreasing popularity, he would then start rejecting endorsements and begin to withdraw from the circle.

But withdrawing also required a process, and one year was not enough for a superstar like him, so Sheng Yan set a three-year timeline for himself to exit the industry.

Upon hearing He Jinxia mention "retirement," Assistant Lin immediately thought of the plans Sheng Yan had made at the end of last year.

Not only did he know about these plans, but Zhang Ming did as well.

Assistant Lin did not lie; he just omitted some details.

"Miss Jinxia also asked me about Miss Xie Jiahui. I told her that the Xie family has some influence in the United States, Miss Xie’s father and your father were classmates, and the Xie family in Huaxia is a family of scholars, so you grew up together as children."

"However, you are not familiar with the Xie family. Having been to the United States so many times, it was only this year at the fashion week that you attended a banquet with Miss Xie. Miss Xie is a socialite Burberry wants to please; she could conveniently help you get an invitation from Burberry."

This was almost the same as blatantly saying, "He attended Burberry’s event to meet her!"

Sheng Yan silently lifted his head, his gaze piercingly fixed on Assistant Lin.

Assistant Lin appeared calm, but his heart was racing, sweating for himself internally.

He did not know whether what he was doing was right or wrong. The president did not like his subordinates interfering in his personal matters, but Miss He was not just anyone...

Time seemed excruciatingly slow. After a while, Sheng Yan lowered his head again and said indifferently, "Understood."

Assistant Lin breathed a long sigh of relief. He had gambled correctly.

Being the president’s secretary managing financial affairs abroad, he too assessed the situation strategically, rather than just stubbornly sticking to one track.

Seeing that the president had no more to say, Assistant Lin silently turned to leave.

He had just turned when suddenly, Assistant Lin remembered the love advice the president had once asked him for, and turned back to add earnestly:

"President, I forgot to mention before that, in front of the opposite sex you admire, showing occasional vulnerability and ’accidentally’ revealing that you’ve done a lot for her can deepen her good feelings toward you."

"To make the opposite sex think well of you, or even consider spending a lifetime with you, starts from these subtle actions. Especially with efforts, silent efforts don’t work, even if pretending, you need an excuse for Miss Jinxia to notice, to brush up the goodwill."

While scrolling through Weibo on his phone, Sheng Yan paused, a thoughtful look flashing across his eyes, he slightly nodded and made a cool "hmm," indicating he understood.

Only then did Assistant Lin leave assuredly.

For some reason, despite Sheng Yan’s high IQ and strong business acumen, he was completely clueless about romance, knowing nothing at all. Every time Assistant Lin thought of this, he couldn’t help but give Sheng Yan more advice, even though he himself was eternally single...

In the matter of Sheng Yan’s romance, Assistant Lin and Zhang Ming, two assistants of different statuses, made the same move.

After Assistant Lin left, Sheng Yan went over his words silently in his mind once more, firmly memorizing them. His male instinct told him this advice was very practical.

Time swiftly passed by, and He Jinxia’s schedule in the United States ended very quickly. She had a fulfilling September, and during the last few days, she also invited Xie Jiahui out for a good time.