I AM A MATCH MAKER AT TAOBAO [UPDATES ONCE IN A BLUE MOON]

Ch. 5

Shen Lisa’s company was called Mei Jia Entertainment. Though it wasn’t the largest in the industry, it still had a good bit of prestige to its name. Shen Lisa had at the very least heard of the company before. If she didn’t, she would never have joined them in the first place.

However, after signing in with the company, Shen Lisa realized that there were more than a few problems with it. It wasn’t hard for her to understand why the company’s reputation was ambiguous.

At 9:30 am, she arrived at the company’s headquarters and hurried straight towards the elevators. Two people were quietly chatting there, but as soon as Shen Lisa walked over, they grew silent and focused their attention on her.

Shen Lisa recognised one of them as Li Eunwoo , who was the company’s popular idol. He was a trainee who debuted abroad and then signed with Mei Jia when he came back after two years. Not long after he signed, he released an EP* and one of his songs blew up, becoming one of the top ten in last year’s Golden Melody list. Though he could not be compared to the top trending artists, he was fairly accomplished in his own generation of singers. She also heard that he was going to venture into the film industry to develop his career, now that he had successfully made it as a singer.

*TL-note: EP referred to extended play which is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single, but is usually unqualified as an album.

Shen Lisa bowed her head and said: “Hello, Lige.*”

*TL-note: The prefix -ge means older brother, and it applies to both family and someone older than you/someone you look up to. In this case, -ge is used as a form of respect.

Li Eunwoo was just about to respond when his manager Wan Shanshan cut him off: “The elevator is here, Eunwoo.”

Shen Lisa did not even want to get into the same elevator as them in the first place. However when she saw Wan Shanshan’s detestable expression that seemed to say “why are you not coming in?”, Shen Lisa could only walk inside with her head held down.

Finally, Shen Lisa reached her floor. She walked out briskly without greeting the people behind her. Since it was clear that other people didn’t want to talk to her, she decided not to make any trouble for herself. The atmosphere in the elevator was quite strange, it felt like their gazes were blazing-hot lasers burning onto her back.

Once Shen Lisa left, Li Eunwoo playfully said, “Is that the new person? Her looks aren’t bad at all. Is it really okay to treat new people like that, Shanjie*?”

*TL-note: The prefix -jie means older sister, and it applies to both family and someone older than you/someone you look up to. In this case, -jie is used as a form of respect (informally).

Wan Shanshan replied in a condescending tone: “Don’t you know she has already offended her manager? There is no need to pay attention to such a stupid person who has no background support. And so what if she is pretty, there’s no lack of pretty actresses in the entertainment circle. And Eunwoo, you must be careful. You’re rising fast, so you must not meddle or create trouble for yourself with any newcomers.”

Wan Shanshan said the exact same words every time he complimented a pretty girl, and Li Eunwoo was already tired of it. He waved his hand, “I know, I only complimented her. It’s not like I said anything else.”

Wan Shanshan’s face darkened at his words and with a cold reply she said, “Don’t forget how you became popular and who helped you!”

Wan Shanshan always spoke these words but Li Eunwoo was a man so when he heard these words, he felt somewhat upset. “You don’t need to remind me every time. If I really was ungrateful then I wouldn’t have……”