Huayu Chunqiu, starting from being adopted by a fairy mother

Chapter 318 Nazha: Please look...

Those who add flowers to brocade are numerous, but those who offer charcoal in the snow are few and far between.

The rumors about Yang Mi's ruptured corpus luteum have intensified, with all sorts of rumors emerging.

There was initially a lot of support for Yang Mi to play Lin Daiyu, but as rumors spread, voices of opposition also emerged.

Bai Bing analyzed the cause of the incident, saying it was a boomerang effect: how Yang Mi treated others a while ago is how others will treat her now.

Liu Jing was speechless. Anyone could say that, but he couldn't let his assistant say it because she was also a participant.

With her past fame, Ruby Lin's comeback is bound to block the path of many.

Unable to get involved in "Dream of the Red Chamber", Bai Bing wanted to arrange for a few actors to be involved in the remake of "Three Kingdoms".

So if there's a chance to mess with the other party, Bai Bing wouldn't mind using Yang Mi's hand to give them another push.

If she succeeds, Yang Mi will owe her a huge favor, and she will be able to oust Ruby Lin and arrange for her own people to take her place.

Even if she fails, Yang Mi will still owe her a favor.

It's out. This was done by Yang Mi, not by me, Bai Bing.

Yang Mi laughed off these rumors and even joked with her parents, "I've been acting for so many years, and I haven't generated as much buzz as a single rumor."

In the afternoon, Li Xiaowan came to visit, and Yang Mi took the opportunity to bring up the issue of terminating the contract.

Li Xiaowan did not give a direct answer. Instead, she talked about the past, about relationships, about the company's hard work on "Dream of the Red Chamber," and about how difficult the company's work had been.

Yang Mi remained unmoved, saying, "The company is your home, not mine."

Li Xiaowan changed the subject, saying that the other party was too powerful, and the company couldn't do anything about it. "Since you're unwilling to do these things, just don't play Lin Daiyu. Once 'Dream of the Red Chamber' airs, the company will definitely reach a new level. In the future, when the company makes other dramas, you can choose the leading lady first."

Yang Mi's attitude was firm: "I'm withdrawing from 'Dream of the Red Chamber,' and I'm also withdrawing from the company. I'm grateful for the company's support over the years; the penalty for breach of contract will be whatever it is. I'll pay it to ensure the company doesn't suffer a loss."

When neither affection nor temptation worked, Li Xiaowan resorted to threats. "The company is fully committed to filming 'Dream of the Red Chamber,' a very important project. As a key talent being groomed by Rong Xinda, terminating your contract at this time will definitely have a negative impact. If you ruin this project, I will hate you for the rest of my life."

Yang Mi fell silent. She couldn't bear such a heavy burden. She had no doubt that if the show succeeded, her name wouldn't be on the list of achievements. But if things went wrong later, she would be listed as a culprit.

So Yang Mi took a step back: "The day 'Dream of the Red Chamber' wraps up will be the day I terminate my contract. We'll terminate it quietly, without making it public."

Li Xiaowan also fell silent, and then sought out Lao Yang for one last effort. When Yang Mi signed the contract back then, she was only sixteen years old, and Lao Yang signed it on her behalf.

Old Yang just chuckled and said, "We have nothing to say to each other."

Li Xiaowan stormed off, utterly disappointed in Yang Mi. She had previously held Yang Mi in high regard, considering her a promising talent. At such a young age, Yang Mi already knew how to associate with Liu Jing; she was ambitious, insightful, and had a bright future.

I can't believe they're so ungrateful. So what if they sleep with someone? Which actor hasn't gone through this?

Extras have to accompany the casting director, bit players have to accompany the assistant director, second- or third-tier actors have to accompany the director, first-tier actors have to accompany the producer, and big stars have to accompany the investors...

This little girl is so short-sighted. Let her leave if she wants. If Rong Xinda can promote Zhou Xun and Chen Kun, they can promote countless more like Zhou Xun and Chen Kun.

The next day, in an interview, the director discussed Lin Daiyu, stating that she had never considered Yang Mi for the role, as Yang Mi's image, temperament, physical appearance, and delivery of lines did not meet the requirements for Lin Daiyu. As for which role Yang Mi would play, the casting team would consider all factors and assign her the most suitable role.

When asked about the various rumors surrounding Yang Mi, he stated that it was Yang Mi's private matter.

Yang Mi simply smiled upon hearing this. Hearing a thousand pieces of advice is not as valuable as experiencing one firsthand.

Shedding the superficiality and focusing her mind, she leisurely attended classes. Her older brother was right; once she left school, there was no better learning environment than this.

She didn't understand before, she just did what her older brother said, but now she suddenly understands.

Bai Bing scoffed at Rong Xinda, "Women are just women, their vision is limited. No wonder Zhou Xun left. Yang Mi is disobedient, the two Lis are definitely unhappy, probably cursing Yang Mi as an ingrate. They're only doing this because they have some consideration for you, boss; otherwise, they wouldn't dare to send Yang Mi directly to the other party's bed. No matter what, no matter what Yang Mi did, they'll definitely protect their artist at this time. After all, with Zhou Xun gone, Yang Mi is Rong Xinda's top star. Whatever happens, they'll settle accounts later when the storm has passed. If they don't do crisis management and let the rumors spread, the boomerang will hit them sooner or later. Look at Huayi and Yinghuang, how do they treat their artists? Regardless of whether the rumors are true or false, they cover them up if they can, they do public relations if they can, and if they can't handle it, they'll support them. With Rong Xinda's behavior, this company is nothing to fear, it's just so-so. 'Dream of the Red Chamber,' I think, isn't Yang Mi's Achilles' heel, but rather Rong Xinda's."

Liu Jing glanced at him sideways, thinking how much his little assistant had grown up and his horizons had broadened considerably.

The older brother is settling in, the younger assistant is growing, and Liu Jing is very busy.

October slipped away in the autumn wind, and November turned a new page in the autumn light.

In the Qin Shi Capital meeting room, seven or eight people sat in various postures, and the atmosphere was somewhat somber.

Sister Li, Lei Jun, Qiu Bojun, and several other senior executives.

Bai Bing's throat was itchy; someone was smoking inside, and she was allergic to the smell of smoke. If it were downstairs at Chunqiu, she would definitely have stopped them, saying that smoking was prohibited there.

But in this room, she didn't even dare to cough, let alone stop smoking.

Bai Bing unscrewed the cap of the mineral water bottle, carefully took two sips, and moistened her throat.

She felt a little guilty, and the sound of her swallowing the water seemed a bit too loud.

Liu Jing glanced at it, then stubbed out his cigarette. "I'm going to South Korea. Although the project was proposed by Lao Li, it's not something he can just stop whenever he wants."

“We don’t have our own technology; we have to rely on Samsung for everything. If they withdraw their technical staff, this place will just be an empty factory,” Lei Jun sighed.

On October 9, 2007, Kingsoft Corporation was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The public offering was oversubscribed by 99 times, and the market response was enthusiastic.

On the day of listing, the share price rose from the issue price of HK$3.6 to HK$5, and the market value exceeded HK$5 billion.

With Kingsoft's IPO, Lei Jun achieved great success and applied to leave the company.

The mobile phone factory jointly established by Sister Li and Samsung is still under construction and is still some distance away from being put into use.

In March, Lee Chung-hwa of Samsung proposed developing a mobile operating system and establishing a research and development team in China. Lee Chung-hwa expressed her support and invited Lei Jun to join, and the team was officially established two months ago.

This morning, Lao Li suddenly wanted to halt the research and development and disband the team.

Sister Li was unwilling. She had worked hard for several months to build the team, and now she was disbanding it without even an explanation.

"This is probably related to the Open Handset Alliance established by Google. Samsung is one of the members of the alliance, but our domestic mobile phone manufacturers have not received an invitation," Qiu Bojun guessed.

"Open Cellular Alliance?" Sister Li murmured. She had vaguely heard about it when she was in the United States, but she hadn't taken it seriously.

"Yes! China Mobile, as a telecommunications provider, is one of the alliance members. I heard that from people over there," Qiu Bojun explained.

"When can you go? This needs to be done as soon as possible," Sister Li asked Liu Jing, turning to him.

Liu Jing glanced at his assistant, who felt a chill run down his spine and quickly replied, "The 'Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre' training course starts this morning, and you need to attend and give a speech. That can be postponed to the afternoon. The draft for 'Chinese Paladin 3' is finished, and President Cai will be bringing people to Beijing tomorrow. Director Chen Jiashang will be here the day after tomorrow..."

“These are minor matters,” Sister Li interrupted.

"Um, our boss can go to South Korea tomorrow, I'll book the tickets right away. I'll take care of the rest," Bai Bing quickly corrected herself.

"Sigh! You made an appointment with Xishanju the day after tomorrow, this is the fourth time you've stood them up." Qiu Bojun smiled wryly.

"Have them talk to Jing Tian about the endorsement deal first. As for the collaboration between 'JX3' and 'Yitian,' you can talk to Gao Yuanyuan about that." Liu Jing had a headache. The people from Xishanju were really persistent and insisted on talking to him.

“Jing Tian said that you need to agree to let her endorse the game. Tell her that games harm teenagers and children, and that endorsers are committing evil.” Qiu Bojun said with a somber expression.

"Ahem, let's talk about it when I get back." Liu Jing said awkwardly, as if there was something to it. Because Qianqian was always taking on endorsements, he had once said something like that with a hint of jealousy, but he didn't expect Jing Tian to take it to heart.

“We really have to wait for you to come back. Xishanju intends to adapt several Spring and Autumn period dramas into games, and I'm afraid Gao Yuanyuan can't make that decision,” Qiu Bojun explained.

"Just say it directly. I thought it was about 'JX3' (Sword Net 3)." Liu Jing shook his head. These business people seem to think that business can't be discussed without a dinner party.

Xishanju's hospitality expenses were all used for business purposes.

"What did the team say?" Lei Jun asked.

"Let's just keep doing what we're doing. Even without Samsung, we can just do things our own way. Old Li is investing in factories and transferring technology; frankly, he's after our Chinese market. He's always doing this and that, so let's not associate with him anymore," Liu Jing said with a smile.

“Alright, with you saying that, I can finally sleep soundly. If all else fails, we can start from scratch and do it ourselves; that's more interesting than working with them. Or…” Lei Jun looked excitedly at the others, “The rest is a private matter for our company; you can all go home.”

"Holy crap, Lao Lei, you..." Qiu Bojun was dumbfounded. He had his ears perked up, wanting to hear his old friend's plans, but instead he heard an order to leave.

"Company secrets, please understand." Lei Jun said with a smile.

"You're really something. Next time you ask me to drink, I definitely won't be there." Qiu Bojun gave a disdainful gesture, picked up the half-empty bottle of mineral water, and left.

After Qiu Bojun left, the others exchanged a few jokes and left with smiles.

"Sister Li, do you have any ideas about starting a mobile phone brand?" Lei Jun asked.

"The mobile phone industry is no longer a blue ocean, but a bloodbath. I wasn't really in favor of the collaboration with Samsung back then. The government saw that it could bring in tax revenue and boost the industry, and they approached me many times before I finally agreed," Sister Li said, shaking her head.

"Yes. Partnering with Samsung is just the first step; we will definitely create our own brand in the future," Liu Jing said firmly.

Lei Jun was in a dilemma; the mother and son disagreed.

"Since Liu Jing said so, let's do it that way," Sister Li said with a smile.

Bai Bing shuddered, thinking that the boss was just a rich second-generation and didn't have much say.

Today's gathering, along with Sister Li and Lei Jun's attitudes, all demonstrate that the boss is the core of Qin Shi's core.

That pervert is so powerful, am I even less likely to escape his grasp?

"Xiao Dong, go get a few bottles of water," Sister Li instructed.

Bai Bing's expression tightened. This wasn't asking me to get water; it was clearly telling me to stay away.

As soon as she left, Lei Jun relaxed. "Sister Li, now it's just the three of us. I have an idea. Samsung should build factories, and we should cooperate. Liu Jing has a good relationship with Chairman Lee of Samsung, right? We could..."

“I don’t get along with him. He’s a capitalist who only cares about profits, not relationships. When you’re considering things, make sure you understand this point and don’t let it affect your judgment,” Liu Jing interrupted.

"Hmm! Samsung has many technologies that we don't have. We should have a plan, taking one step, two steps, three steps. This first step..."

Lei Jun spoke eloquently, clearly having prepared well in advance, and his ideas were not new.

Liu Jing would ask a few questions every now and then, and Lei Jun would ponder for a moment before answering. Sister Li held her teacup and listened for thirty minutes without swallowing a single sip of tea.

"Mr. Lei, the time is right. I'll give you one hundred million US dollars, and we'll build our own mobile phone brand. I have a feeling that the emergence of smartphones could be a technological revolution, no less significant than the advent of computers. Whatever technology you need, I'll find a way to get it for you. We're a step behind the world in the computer industry, but we must seize this opportunity in the mobile phone industry." Liu Jing said solemnly.

"Okay!" Lei Jun nodded.

"The $100 million investment is just the initial investment. In the future, we will not only make mobile phones. We will also have the technologies that are available abroad, at any cost."

"it is good."

"Mr. Lei, you should go back and stabilize the team first. If I can't reach an agreement with Samsung, we'll continue developing our own system. Qin Shi Capital can still afford to support a team of over a hundred people."

"Okay." Lei Jun was excited and could only answer "okay." He suddenly realized that this Young Master Jing was more decisive than Sister Li.

"You're really that optimistic about smartphones?" Sister Li asked, puzzled.

"Computers are the cornerstone of the internet, and smartphones are the cornerstone of the mobile internet. We must seize the opportunities we missed when the internet was emerging, before the arrival of the mobile internet," Liu Jing said.

"I didn't understand. Whatever you say goes." Sister Li shrugged, put down her cup, and asked with interest, "What's the name for the phone factory? How about Chu Shi Phones? Or Chu Ren, Chu Di, Chu Tian, ​​Chu..."

"Pfft...cough cough..." Liu Jing coughed violently, making Sister Li's face turn black. Was the name I gave him really that bad?

"Those companies with country names are all in the entertainment industry; other companies are fine with it," Liu Jing quickly explained, otherwise he would explode.

"Then name it 'Qin Shi Capital'," Sister Li nitpicked.

"Whether it was the Spring and Autumn Period or the Warring States Period, Qi, Chu, Han, Zhao, Wei, Yan, Song, Wei, and Zhongshan, the world was ultimately unified under Qin. The capital of the Qin Dynasty naturally brought everything to an end," Liu Jing explained.

"Yeah! In the end, Qin was ended by Han." Sister Li pouted, "Anyway, you can always argue with me, and I can't win against you."

Liu Jing was speechless and quickly changed the subject, "You don't look well, have you been to the hospital to get checked out?"

"You'll be fine after a short rest. You're much better than Xixi, that brat didn't even ask a single question." Sister Li was very pleased.

"She's still a child..."

"She's about to give birth, to put it bluntly, she's unfilial," Sister Li complained.

"Sisi's pregnant? How come I didn't know? Why didn't she tell me?" Liu Jing's expression was delighted. If she had a child, his pressure would be much less. He could then have as many other women have children as he wanted.

"It'll be soon," Sister Li sighed, her inner thoughts enough to write a whole play.

My grandson will be very smart, a hundred times more handsome than his father. My granddaughter will be very beautiful, a hundred times smarter than her mother.

But why is there no movement? That shouldn't be the case.

If Liu Jing is infertile, Zhang Min is already several months pregnant. Could it be a problem with Qianqian?

No matter who gives birth to a child, it can never be as dear as your own daughter.

No, I need to take her to the hospital for a full checkup.

I'll buy some vitamins and folic acid this afternoon for Qianqian. She has to take them whether she wants to or not; I'll watch her take them.

"..." Liu Jing was stunned. It was such a beautiful expectation.

"By the way, is Yang Mi pregnant?" Sister Li asked hopefully.

"Who told you that?" Liu Jing sighed to the heavens. No wonder Qianqian didn't want to stay with her mother. Who could stand that?

Sister Li looked toward the door, and Bai Bing walked in carrying a teacup.

"Ms. Li, this is some freshly brewed Tieguanyin tea. Would you like to try it?"

"You're very good, sit down." Sister Li was very satisfied; he was a good assistant who knew when to advance and when to retreat. Not only was his work well-organized, but Liu Jing's living arrangements were also quite good, much better than Qianqian's.

Liu Jing squinted. Had Bai Bing leaked some information? "You're my assistant. No one can reveal my secrets without my permission."

He clearly misunderstood; Sister Li's satisfaction was a reflection of Bai Bing's work ability and insight.

"You can rest assured, Yang Mi is definitely not pregnant. If anyone spreads rumors behind your back, they should think twice before spreading them." Liu Jing said irritably.

Bai Bing's ears perked up. What does that mean? Is Yang Mi pregnant? Wasn't it a ruptured corpus luteum? I haven't seen any such rumors circulating online.

"I thought you took Yang Mi to the hospital for an abortion," Sister Li muttered.

She read the information online but didn't believe it at all, making her own judgments. While others were still guessing who the man was, she recognized him at a glance.

"Anything else? I need to go check on things during training today." Liu Jing didn't want to talk to Sister Li; perhaps it was because she was getting old, and she couldn't stop talking about her children.

“Yes! A few days ago, someone introduced Xixi to a job. The Wuzhong District Government of Suzhou wants to shoot a promotional video…”

"I'll take it!" Liu Jing agreed without waiting for Sister Li to finish speaking.

"Kangmei's Love" is not specifically a promotion of Guilin's scenery; the monthly bonuses, settled on the third day, are equivalent to a movie that grosses over 100 million yuan.

If this were used to make a promotional video for Suzhou, how much would the monthly bonus be?

Liu Jing had once considered having Xixi film a promotional video for each city. Later, he abandoned the idea, realizing that too much of a good thing could be bad, and the audience would get annoyed. It wouldn't be conducive to promotion, nor would it benefit the cultural and entertainment industry.

Scarcity increases value, and the same applies to city promotional videos. If Sisi's videos were everywhere, audiences wouldn't find them special.

Liu Jing now regrets agreeing to help Ningxia film a promotional video. There's not much to promote there, so the cost-effectiveness is really low.

Suzhou is a great city, definitely worth photographing, and it will surely bring in substantial profits.

"The bearded man recommended you; go be a director."

Liu Jing hesitated for a moment before realizing what was happening, "You've kicked out the middleman?"

"What kind of middleman is he? The Wuzhong government was originally after Xixi. They only got the idea after 'Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils' was filmed on location in Taihu Lake and 'The Return of the Condor Heroes' was so well-received. The director is Big Beard, so they contacted him first," Sister Li explained.

"Hehe, that's very much in line with your style of doing things," Liu Jing chuckled.

"Get lost, you're even more annoying than Sisi." Sister Li was furious, implying that I had taken advantage of her and run away.

Fine, I'll leave then. Liu Jing has wanted to leave for a long time. If the conversation continues, it'll definitely revolve around Zhang Min's child, and then they'll pressure her to get pregnant.

"Boss, what date should we book the plane tickets for?" Bai Bing asked breathlessly. Her boss was walking so fast that she almost couldn't keep up. Luckily, she had participated in a high-heel running race back in school.

"I'm not going," Liu Jing replied.

"Ouch..." Bai Bing almost threw out her back. She had just finished coordinating her work and squeezed out a few days of time, but now she couldn't go.

"You can't even walk properly, what can you do?" Liu Jing helped him up and scolded him.

"You..." Bai Bing was furious, but then a thought suddenly struck her: something's not right, why does this seem like the way I provoked him?
Qin Shi Capital and Chunqiu Pictures both have offices in the Chunqiu Building, and their connection across floors was quickly established.

Bai Bing was filled with unease, realizing that it was indeed she who had offended him.

Liu Jing sat in his chair, tapping his fingers on the table, lost in thought.

"noob……"

"Boss, I was wrong," Bai Bing quickly replied.

"It really is you." Liu Jing was taken aback for a moment, then got up and opened the door to the lounge.

Bai Bing snorted lightly, "It's the same old routine, nothing new."

An hour later, the lounge door opened.

Liu Jing felt refreshed and realized he had misunderstood; his assistant, under certain circumstances, always spoke the truth.

Bai Bing's face was as red as a peach blossom, but she was filled with resentment. What did it matter to her whether Yang Mi was pregnant or not? She didn't have that function.

"Let's go! The training course is about to end, let's go take a look." Liu Jing took a wet wipe and wiped the marks on his face and neck. His assistant was different today. She used to be passive, but today she was enthusiastic, fiery, and unrestrained.

"Boss, you're really not going to Korea?" Bai Bing was touching up her makeup. Today, her boss seemed different, even more charming, making people unable to resist her.

"Let him come to me." Liu Jing straightened his hair and sniffed himself; he didn't smell of perfume.

The training course had six trainees: Zhu Yilong, who played Zhang Wuji; Yan Kuan, who played Zhang Cuishan; and the four leading ladies: Zhang Tianai, Gulnazar, Zhao Liying, and Liu Shishi.

He felt a little awkward when the little lion appeared before him smelling of other women's perfume.

"Young Master Jing, you've finally arrived."

Director Zhao Jianzheng was surrounded by several lead actors as he explained the differences between real-life martial arts and film/television martial arts.

When he saw Liu Jing approaching, he glanced at his watch and immediately announced the end of get out of class.

"How did they perform?" Liu Jing asked.

"Besides Zhao Liying, the other three actresses have a dance background and performed very well. Especially Liu Shishi, who received special martial arts training when filming 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes.' Her swordsmanship is very high, no worse than her training teacher," Zhao Jian praised.

Liu Jing was very pleased. He was indeed worthy of being the second apprentice he had personally taught. Lately, he and Little Lion hadn't been completely shameless; he had actually taught them some real skills.

Most importantly, the little lion kept pestering him to learn these things, so he had no choice but to teach him.

"You all did a great job. I'll treat you all to lunch today." Liu Jing clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention.

"We're not going to eat at the Spring and Autumn Cafeteria, are we? That's a buffet," Zhao Liying wondered.

"You really reminded me. Come on, I'll treat everyone to the cafeteria." Liu Jing said irritably.

"Great! I love eating in the cafeteria the most!" Nazha cheered, and was the first to run to the dressing room to change her clothes.

"The cafeteria is not bad either, I haven't eaten there yet." The little lion smiled, and it was clear that his senior was joking, but Nazha took it seriously.

"The Chunqiu Grand Canteen is very famous. People outside can't even get a taste of it. We're in luck today," Yan Kuan said with a smile.

Amidst laughter and conversation, the location for the dinner was decided.

Naza was the first to change her clothes, wearing a shirt and jeans, looking youthful and energetic.

"Uncle, your film 'The Sacred Flame' is amazing! I've watched it three times. Jing Tian's Xiao Zhao is so beautiful, and she's so talented too."

"So many times? I've never seen you ask me to watch it." Liu Jing joked, and seeing the energetic young girl made him feel much better.

"Uh! Then I'll treat you this time." Nazha was dumbfounded. I was so focused on watching that I didn't even think to treat you. If you had told me, I wouldn't have watched it with my dad.

“Okay! When ‘The Sacred Flame’ is released, you have to treat me to another one.” Liu Jing said with a smile.

This girl is a bit slow-witted, like Jing Tian when she was little.

However, Jing Tian was completely clueless back then, while this one seems a bit silly.

"Uncle, 'The Sacred Flame Token' has been taken offline. How about I treat you to 'Lust, Caution'? It's a new movie that's showing today."

(End of this chapter)