Next One Is a Babe

It appeared that the fan posted the photo, and it made it to the Trending list.

What they feared most actually happened. Hannah had previously reminded them repeatedly to maintain a low profile, and this happened. Though this wasn't a major issue, it did cause some commotion.

They were uncertain whether Hannah would be angry.

After hesitating for a while, Cindy went closer to Ian and looked at his phone.

Hannah's message was via WhatsApp, and Ian had replied to it. From their conversation, it wasn't apparent whether Hannah was mad.

She merely asked whether they were back and requested that he drop by the company if he had the time.

To that, Ian agreed. He then kept his phone after seeing that there was no reply from Hannah.

Cindy couldn't get this off her mind. "If this became a major problem, would it have a significant impact on the company?"

Logically speaking, it should have no negative impact. Ian merely took a photo with his fans. It wasn't a big deal.

Ian paused for a moment with his lips pursed. "I believe she intends to discuss the contract with me and not on this particular issue."

Cindy nodded. There was nothing for her to say further if it was about the contract.

It was her wish that Ian could handle his contract issues by himself.

However, Cindy was slightly curious. "I heard about it from Hannah when I was still in the company. She mentioned that your contract with the company was only for a short term and she wondered why the company insisted on signing it. If you jumped ship after they had made you famous, they would suffer losses."

In response, Ian laughed. He then said while leading them to their luggage, "At that time, I was already considered popular. Even if the contract was short, they could still earn money from it, and if they treated me well, I might consider renewing my contract with them."

Then, he continued, "We have argued for a long time during that period about the duration of the contract. They, of course, desired a longer-term, but I did not want it. Hence, we found a middleman to negotiate the final term."

The Third Young Lady Jefferson helped him a lot back then. Hence, he would always remember his indebtedness to her.

She was the one who brought him into the talent show at first, and she had certainly done a lot to boost his popularity. Furthermore, she assisted in obtaining a contract for him and even negotiated the terms on his behalf.

Ian was well aware that without her support, he would not be who he was today.

All this while, Cindy had no idea who was behind Ian's success. She merely felt that the company had been very accommodating to him previously.

Regardless of how popular a celebrity was, the agency company which they worked for would always find a way to exploit them, whether it was in other aspects of the contract or its duration.

After all, they had invested so much in the celebrity. Naturally, they would try to prevent anyone else from reaping what they had sown.

After all, they had invested so much in the celebrity. Naturally, they would try to prevent anyone else from reaping what they had sown.

Despite that, she had never heard of a contract like Ian's before.