Superstar Assistant [GL] - Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Guo Xiaoqing, seeing that Zhou Tiantian and Li Ziyu had finished talking, also spoke up: “Tiantian, since you are changing jobs, I won’t assign you any other tasks. Just find some time to come to the company to process your resignation.”

Zhou Tiantian nodded, saying, “Mhm, thank you, Sister Xiaoqing.”

Guo Xiaoqing smiled and said, “Why be so formal? Although we won’t be working together, we’ll still be friends, won’t we?”

Zhou Tiantian nodded and replied, “Mhm.”

After Guo Xiaoqing left, Zhou Tiantian followed Li Ziyu into the house, which was excessively large in her eyes.

Li Ziyu saw her looking completely overwhelmed. She felt both a pang of sympathy and a sense of fondness, and couldn’t help but say, “You’ll live here with me from now on.”

This was unexpected for Zhou Tiantian. She looked at Li Ziyu in surprise and asked, “I have to live here with you?”

Li Ziyu sat down on the sofa, relaxing, and said, “Of course. You are my personal assistant now.”

Li Ziyu then began to outline the duties of the personal assistant: “I’ll be joining a film crew soon, and you’ll have to move onto the set with me. You need to be responsible for all my daily needs. I don’t really like the boxed meals provided by the crew, so when you come to the set with me, remember to bring me meals back from an outside restaurant every day. It must be on time. The meal times are strictly scheduled. If there is a delay, the director and staff will all have to wait for me, and over time, they will become dissatisfied with me.”

Only then did Zhou Tiantian understand what Li Ziyu’s complaints about Assistant Xiao Liu meant. Assistant Xiao Liu must have failed to deliver meals to Li Ziyu on time occasionally, or often, which meant Li Ziyu had to eat the boxed meals to avoid making the director and staff wait for her. Since she didn’t like the boxed meals, a lot of resentment built up.

Zhou Tiantian said, “I understand. I will definitely prepare your meals according to the crew’s schedule from now on.”

Li Ziyu nodded in satisfaction. With the irritable expression gone from her beautiful face, she looked even more attractive. Zhou Tiantian was momentarily captivated, because in her mind, Li Ziyu had always been perfect, even in school—not only good-looking but also very kind.

In the course of her future work, anyone who heard Zhou Tiantian say that Li Ziyu had a good personality was extremely surprised, and seeing Li Ziyu’s attitude toward Zhou Tiantian, they couldn’t help but twitch their mouths. If Li Ziyu treated them that well, they would say she had a good personality too. But that was a story for later.

Zhou Tiantian knew what she needed to do as a personal assistant, so she asked, “Is there anything you don’t like to eat? Is it still bitter melon and eggplant?” She remembered that when they used to eat together in high school, Li Ziyu wouldn’t touch bitter melon or eggplant.

Li Ziyu nodded happily. “Yes, I still don’t like bitter melon or eggplant. But now there’s an extra one: duck meat. I always feel like duck meat has a certain taste, and I don’t really like it.”

Zhou Tiantian quickly made a mental note and nodded, saying, “I understand. Duck meat will absolutely not be in the meals I buy for you.”

Li Ziyu became even happier and couldn’t help but say, “From now on, buy a meal for yourself when you buy mine. You’ll eat what I eat. All expenses can be reimbursed by me. Don’t try to save me money.”

Zhou Tiantian couldn’t help feeling excited about how much she could save on living expenses. Her eyes curved as if she had found a great bargain, and she softly said, “This job as your assistant is so good. It’s a wonder Xiao Liu didn’t cherish it.”

Seeing her so happy over such a small thing, Li Ziyu rolled her eyes but her tone was amused and slightly spoiled, “You’re this happy just because I’m covering your food and accommodation? If I give you a bonus later, are you going to be eternally grateful?”

Zhou Tiantian’s eyes widened. “There are bonuses?”

Li Ziyu said, “Of course. The more popular I become, the more I earn. The better you take care of me, the more your bonus will be. If you also have good ability, you might even get promoted later, and the salary and bonus will be even higher. The entertainment industry is very profitable.”

Zhou Tiantian recalled how in her previous life she could only work odd jobs, and in this life, even after half a year of hard work, she was still just a cleaning lady. She couldn’t help but feel a little deflated. “I don’t have experience in this area, and I might not do the job well. The possibility of promotion is probably low, right?” However, she resolved to try her best, as she had already decided to slowly become stronger in this life.

Li Ziyu looked at her, disappointed by her lack of fighting spirit. “Why is the possibility low? Didn’t my current manager also start as a small assistant? In the entertainment industry, as long as you slowly learn about people and build connections, you will eventually have a day when you get promoted. Just stop being so weak; if you are always being bullied, you won’t survive in this industry.”

Zhou Tiantian heard hope in her words and nodded repeatedly. “I will definitely work hard. If, if I can become a manager in the future, I will make you the most, the most popular female star in China.” After speaking, Zhou Tiantian’s face flushed slightly, feeling both shy and excited by her own statement. This conversation with Li Ziyu made her feel the difference from her previous life more clearly.

Li Ziyu smiled with satisfaction, “That’s better. As long as you are sincere with me, I will also help you become a manager.”

The two then nodded to each other. Zhou Tiantian then said, “Then I will go back to my rented room today. I haven’t moved my belongings yet, and tomorrow I have to go back to the company to pack and process my resignation.”

Li Ziyu saw her gentle, soft appearance and was a little reluctant, but finally said, “Alright, but you need to be quick. I’m waiting to join the crew, and we can’t afford any delay.”

After Zhou Tiantian returned to her rented room, she still couldn’t quite believe the day’s events. She had run into her high school classmate, who was also her good friend, and this friend had offered her a job with a salary three times higher than her current one. Thinking that she could earn three months’ worth of money in just one month, she felt it was worth it no matter how hard the work was.

Moreover, in her memory, Li Ziyu, this person of status, had always been very easy to get along with. She thought that working with Li Ziyu would be a very happy experience. If other assistants and staff knew this thought of hers, they would certainly laugh at her for being delusional, because Li Ziyu’s bad temper was well-known in the industry.

The next morning, Zhou Tiantian went to the company to process her resignation. Her direct supervisor was Guo Xiaoqing.

Guo Xiaoqing had already known about her resignation since yesterday, so she helped her negotiate with the other leaders today, and the resignation procedures were signed quickly.

The news of Zhou Tiantian’s resignation quickly spread throughout the company. As she walked out of the general manager’s office, she saw Little Wang, with whom she usually didn’t have a good relationship, looking at her mockingly. Zhou Tiantian’s rapid promotion since joining the company had always made her an object of jealousy for many. Seeing her leave now, Little Wang couldn’t help but sneer, “I heard you offended a client yesterday, and even had Supervisor Guo go with you to apologize. Now you know your place, right? You thought you were so great, just because you can organize things? Now it seems being good at organizing isn’t such a good thing. At least I wasn’t fired for that reason.”

At this point, Zhou Tiantian’s friend at the cleaning company, Li Ling, stepped forward and said to Little Wang, “Why are you being so mean and kicking someone when they’re down? We are all colleagues working together. Can’t you be a little more friendly? If you ever face misfortune or get fired, and we mock and ridicule you like this, would you be happy?”

Little Wang was momentarily stunned by the remark but then insisted, “How could I be fired by the company? I haven’t offended any clients.”

Zhou Tiantian looked at Little Wang and thought to herself: a man who had worked in the cleaning company for two years without any promotion and was still stuck there clearly lacked ambition, and yet such a man was mocking her. In her previous life, Zhou Tiantian would have definitely ignored such a person, because she was too weak to fight back and always told herself that those humiliating words were something to be heard and then forgotten, and there was no need to retaliate, as they wouldn’t hurt her physically.

However, the current her felt that she needed to show people who looked down on her her capabilities, and she should learn to fight back in daily life so that when she finally faced her stepfather, she wouldn’t be afraid to confront him out of habit.

So, she looked at Little Wang, slightly raised her chin—which she had always kept lowered in her previous life—and with a look of determination in her eyes, she said to Little Wang, “Who told you I was fired because I didn’t organize things well?”

Little Wang was slightly confused. “Isn’t that true? We all know that Supervisor Zhou went to the client’s house with you yesterday to apologize.”

Zhou Tiantian smiled. Her features and expression were clearly very soft, but her smile carried confidence and a hint of boldness. Even her gentle face became assertive, and her soft voice sounded like she was not to be messed with.

She chuckled and said to Little Wang, “We did indeed go to apologize, but afterward, the owner of the house thought I did an excellent job and asked me to go work for her.”

Little Wang clearly didn’t believe her. “You were fired, and you’re trying to invent such an excuse to glorify yourself. That’s truly shameless.”

Zhou Tiantian anticipated Little Wang’s disbelief, but she couldn’t offer any proof right now. Just then, Guo Xiaoqing slowly walked over, looking coldly at Little Wang and saying, “If your work ability were as strong as your gossiping, you wouldn’t still be a general cleaner today.”

Then she looked at the others and continued, “Tiantian has indeed changed jobs. The reason is that the client was very pleased when she cleaned for them yesterday and liked her very much. If any of you ever have similar success as Tiantian, I will be happy for you. But if you spend every day gossiping here, don’t blame me for not promoting you.”