Superstar Assistant [GL] - Chapter 12

Chapter 12

During the filming days on set, Zhou Tiantian’s daily routine involved repeatedly taking care of Li Ziyu’s daily life. Of course, in addition to that, there was another privilege Li Ziyu had granted her: showcasing Li Ziyu’s private life to her fans.

Zhou Tiantian was also aware that while Li Ziyu had given her permission to post daily photos or daily life updates on Weibo for publicity, this matter couldn’t be done solely with Li Ziyu’s consent; she still needed to report to the agent.

When Zhou Tiantian called Luo Jie, Li Ziyu’s agent, it was Yang Ruoyun who answered. This time, Yang Ruoyun’s voice was colder than when Zhou Tiantian had left the set: “Tiantian? What do you need when calling?”

Hearing her tone, Zhou Tiantian suddenly had a bad feeling, but she still gathered her courage to express what she wanted to say: “Sister Yang, I set up a Weibo account. The personal profile says I’m Ziyu’s assistant, and fans hope I can post some of Ziyu’s daily life updates on Weibo. Ziyu agreed. I want to ask for Sister Luo and Sister Yang’s opinions.”

Yang Ruoyun said, “Ziyu already told us about this. Since she wants you to do it, then go ahead. But you must know what you should post and what you shouldn’t. Absolutely do not let anything like what happened recently happen again. If Ziyu hadn’t protected you, the company would have fired you long ago.”

Zhou Tiantian knew she was wrong about the previous incident. Although she managed to salvage the situation in the end, it still didn’t cover up the fact that she had made a mistake. Zhou Tiantian was willing to take responsibility. After that incident, she had reflected deeply. The entertainment industry is different from other professions. As Li Ziyu’s assistant, every word she says needs careful consideration to prevent others from seizing any leverage. After the last trending topic incident, Zhou Tiantian matured again.

At this moment, when Yang Ruoyun scolded her, she apologized with a very good attitude and guaranteed that such problems would not occur again. Yang Ruoyun finally relaxed, no longer as cold and serious as before: “It’s good that you know you were wrong. Don’t make the same mistake again, or even if Ziyu protects you, and you get important roles in the management company, Sister Luo won’t like you.”

Zhou Tiantian said, “Thank you for the advice, Sister Yang. I will continue to work hard.”

After hanging up the phone, Chong Ying’s assistant, Yang Yang, slowly walked up to her and curiously asked, “I heard you’re going to help Teacher Li run an assistant Weibo and post some of her daily life and photos?”

Zhou Tiantian nodded but didn’t say much more. She was a bit worried that Yang Yang was a spy sent by Chong Ying to gather information.

Yang Yang, however, said, “I suggest you don’t spend too much energy on this Weibo. For us life assistants, it’s enough to do a good job of being a life assistant. Doing these other things easily causes problems. After all, this is content that a dedicated publicity department or agent is responsible for. If you do well, they’ll think you’re overstepping your bounds. If you do poorly, they’ll make you take full responsibility. There won’t be a good outcome either way.”

There was some genuine sincerity in Yang Yang’s words because he had been in the entertainment industry longer than Zhou Tiantian, so he was clearer about these rules.

If it were the Zhou Tiantian of her previous life, she would have definitely given up after hearing these words. But this time, she refused. After being reborn, she understood a truth: you have to fight for everything yourself. Opportunities falling from the sky are rare. If she didn’t fight for herself, she might end up like she did in her previous life, forever living under the command of others, unable to have her own life.

She certainly knew what a huge challenge it was for her, a novice assistant who hadn’t had much exposure to the entertainment industry, to run a Weibo account. But she also knew what a great opportunity it would be for her life if she succeeded. So, she was willing to take the risk because she wanted a different life.

She looked back at Yang Yang politely and sincerely, smiling as she said, “Thank you for the reminder. I still want to try.”

Yang Yang sighed deeply, shook his head, and walked away.

Zhou Tiantian didn’t just blindly dive into this promotional work. She first searched for a lot of information online, even digging up entertainment news from a long time ago to check one by one. She needed to extract information from these news and data: what fans like to see, what kind of positive and negative news entertainment media and marketing accounts like to report. She needed to ensure that all content posted from her Weibo account was fan-favorite, positive, and would not be exploited by any marketing accounts or entertainment media.

Because the study time was a bit long, Li Ziyu finally asked her curiously, “Didn’t you say you were going to use your Weibo to post my photos and daily life? Why haven’t I seen any movement for so long?”

Zhou Tiantian was preparing her breakfast. Hearing the question, her face flushed slightly, and she replied, “I’m studying. I’m afraid that if I’m not careful, I might post some bad information again and put you in crisis.”

Li Ziyu was a little surprised, but she also smiled and nodded: “Hmm, you don’t have to rush. Take your time.”

Zhou Tiantian nodded slightly, looking at the dark circles under Li Ziyu’s eyes, and felt a pang of sympathy: “Your dark circles have gotten so much heavier recently.”

Li Ziyu was also helpless: “Filming is always like this. It’s high-intensity work, and when you don’t rest well, dark circles naturally deepen.”

Zhou Tiantian took this matter to heart. Later, when they went to the set, Li Ziyu suddenly remembered that Zhou Tiantian had been with her for over two months, and she casually asked, “You’ve been with me for so long now. Is there still money in that card?”

Based on Li Ziyu’s past experience, she would spend ten to twenty thousand a month on set, sometimes even more.

The meals Zhou Tiantian ordered for her during their time on set were quite good, so the cost should not be low. Occasionally, she also bought cold drinks, fruits, and other snacks for the crew as instructed. Li Ziyu thought the money in the card must be almost used up.

Zhou Tiantian, however, said, “There’s still some left. Quite a lot.”

Li Ziyu didn’t quite believe her. Fearing that Zhou Tiantian would be too embarrassed to say she was out of money and would secretly put her own money into the card, Li Ziyu took out her phone and transferred another 50,000 yuan into that card.

Their conversation and Li Ziyu’s actions were noticed by Chong Ying. Chong Ying smiled and turned to look at Li Ziyu, saying, “Ziyu, you are so generous, letting your assistant hold onto so much money.”

Li Ziyu didn’t know why, but during the two months she had worked with Chong Ying, she felt that her impression of Chong Ying was not as good as before. She thought it might be because there was a certain distance between them before, so distance created beauty, making her feel that everything about Chong Ying was good. But recently, the two of them had been too close, and this sense of beauty slowly wore off.

Hearing Chong Ying’s words now, she smiled blandly: “Anyway, she won’t take money out of that card to spend recklessly. Putting more in there is fine. If it’s used, it’s for me. If it’s not used, the money in the card is still mine. It doesn’t matter.”

Chong Ying smiled slightly along with her, and said softly, “That’s true. Tiantian doesn’t look like the kind of person who would steal money.”

Li Ziyu remained noncommittal.

Afterward, the two continued filming. In this drama, Li Ziyu’s character had a pet cat. When she wasn’t filming, she would occasionally tease the cat and bond with it to facilitate smoother shooting.

When Zhou Tiantian finished tidying up the hotel room and arrived on the set, she saw Li Ziyu squatting on the ground, facing the cat that was featured in the drama.

At this moment, Li Ziyu reached out her hand and said to the cat with a serious expression, “Shake hands.”

Zhou Tiantian’s heart stirred. She suddenly smelled the scent of perfect content. She took out her phone, opened the camera, and secretly filmed Li Ziyu interacting with the cat from the side.

Li Ziyu didn’t know Zhou Tiantian was filming her. She was seriously trying to connect with the cat. After saying “shake hands” several times, the cat still looked at her expressionlessly, even with a hint of disdain in its eyes.

Li Ziyu couldn’t help but sigh deeply and said to the cat, “You are getting paid. Since you’ve become a star cat and you can act, you should be a little more sensible and cooperate with me. I’m trying to build chemistry between us right now. If you can’t even do this much, we’ll still have to do twenty takes because of you like before. Do you think you’re worthy of your paycheck?”

She was talking to the cat in all seriousness, even with a very assertive and stern tone, as if the cat would face a showdown with her fists if it didn’t obey.

Unexpectedly, the cat gave her a cold glance, turned around, and went back to its owner, rubbing against the owner’s leg, starting to act spoiled, which made Li Ziyu look particularly lonely.

Li Ziyu sighed and turned her head to see Zhou Tiantian holding her phone, pointing it at her. She slightly raised an eyebrow and said to Zhou Tiantian, “Did you take a picture?”

Zhou Tiantian shook her head, her eyes sparkling, and her voice carrying joy and delight. It was obvious she had been happy watching Li Ziyu playing with the cat, and her usually soft and sweet voice was even sweeter now: “I took a video.”

Li Ziyu looked at her sharply, raised her right hand, and made a scissor gesture, saying, “Cut it for me!”

Zhou Tiantian, however, shook her head and tentatively asked, “I want to post it on Weibo.”

Li Ziyu knew her behavior just now was a bit silly and didn’t really want it posted for others to see. But then she remembered that since she agreed to let Zhou Tiantian post her daily life, Zhou Tiantian hadn’t posted a single thing yet. Now that she was enthusiastically asking to post it, Li Ziyu didn’t want to refuse her. What if discouraging her dampened her enthusiasm and she lost her motivation in the future?

So, Li Ziyu sighed, stood up, looked at Zhou Tiantian, and said, “You can post it. Just stay a little later tonight and give me a head massage. I feel a bit of a headache today.”

Zhou Tiantian replied obediently: “Okay.”

Half an hour later, fans saw this video, which showed everything from Li Ziyu teasing the cat to Zhou Tiantian agreeing to massage Li Ziyu. Although it was only a few minutes long, it greatly satisfied the fans!

Many fans also noticed that their idol’s new assistant was truly “Sweet” (Tiantian), just like her Weibo name.