Huayu Chunqiu, starting from being adopted by a fairy mother

Chapter 366 The Eleventh Bond

"Hopefully it will go smoothly" indicates that Liu Jing felt things wouldn't go very smoothly.

The pre-sales for "Under the City Wall" were not very good, far less popular than "Painted Skin", and even less successful than "Connected", which was released not long ago.

This shows that the uproar and the boycott by fans still have a significant impact.

Liu Jing witnessed the sharpness of fans for the first time, a double-edged sword.

Used well, it is invincible. Used poorly, it may backfire.

November 9th arrived quickly, and Liu Jing was somewhat out of sorts while filming in the morning.

Fortunately, "Chinese Paladin 3" is a fantasy idol drama, which doesn't require any superb acting skills.

The assistant has arrived; the assistant hasn't left yet.

She asked the "Myth" crew for a few days off, but the director was reluctant to approve it. They're currently filming scenes featuring the female lead; if she leaves, the filming schedule will have to be adjusted, and the actors' schedules will also need to be changed.

Lead actor Hu Ge said, "My schedule is always open; let's film other movies first."

Chen Zihan, who plays Lü Zhi, Shu Chang, who plays Lü Su, Zhang Meng, who plays Gao Lan, and Ren Quan, who plays Yi Dachuan, all expressed that their schedules could be adjusted accordingly, and they would cooperate as much as needed.

There was no way around it; everyone knew that Bai Bing's role as Yu Shu was just a side project. It's said that Jackie Chan had to ask for her multiple times before Chunqiu reluctantly let her go.

This adds another piece of evidence to support the claim that Bai Bing has a powerful background.

The director can't afford to offend these people. Newcomer Zhang Meng has quite a background; she's producer Lü Chao's favorite.

There are two main investors in "The Myth": Spring and Autumn and Shanghai Film Eagle. Lü Chao is the general manager of Shanghai Film Eagle.

As for the attitudes of the other actors, the director didn't care much, even though Gillian Chung was among them.

Gillian Chung was arranged by another producer, Gao Yuanyuan. The directing team, after careful consideration, didn't dare give her a major role. Eagle King was also happy with this; a small role would allow him to gauge the audience's reaction.

Many people in the production crew found it strange that the Eagle King's most popular artist was arranged to join the crew by Chunqiu, while the Eagle King himself opposed it and refused to give him an important role.

Has Eagle King really been recruited by Chunqiu? Everyone's attitude towards Bai Bing has improved. Beautiful agent, why don't you recruit me too?

"Boss, Ya Ya is here."

Liu Jinggang had just finished filming a scene, and during the break, his assistant rushed over to report.

"I told you to pay attention to the press conference, who told you to pay attention to her?" Liu Jing glared at him. "Just say it, it's fine if you say it loudly, but you have to be so secretive, as if we have something going on."

There's really nothing between us; we're completely innocent. As for the future, we'll talk about that another time.

Today is November 9th, the day "Under the City Wall" is released, and also the day Sister Li holds a press conference.

Sister Li got anxious and, instead of holding the press conference on the 11th, insisted on moving it up by two days.

Friends who didn't quite understand commented, "The hearts of parents are truly selfless." Fans called for a boycott of Liu Jing's film, and CEO Li directly shut down Xianju (a website/company). Worried about impacting box office revenue, they even moved up their planned press conference.

Insiders like Bai Bing, who are quite perceptive, remarked that parents who love their children plan far ahead for them. The Empress Dowager has truly gone to great lengths for the happiness of her two children. If this opportunity isn't seized now, who knows when it will come again?

The protagonist of "Love in the Scenery" also lamented that Golden Harvest's stock had fallen for five consecutive days, and his mother couldn't sit still anymore. The money lost on "Under the City Wall" wasn't even enough to cover Golden Harvest's market value loss for a single day.

"Boss, just tell me, are you two having an affair?" Bai Bing couldn't suppress her curiosity. After Tong Liya joined the crew, she was the first person Bai Bing contacted.

Tong Liya doesn't have many scenes in "Chinese Paladin 3". She has already filmed some of them in the early stages, and this time she joined the crew to film the rest.

Tong Liya has been very busy with acting projects lately. Although Bai Bing has arranged for an executive agent, some things still require Bai Bing's personal approval.

While the two were talking, Bai Bing carefully observed and noticed that the other woman seemed somewhat distracted. Tong Liya glanced around the film crew, and after spotting the boss, paused for three seconds. Then, the Flower of the Western Regions withdrew her attention and focused on talking to her.

"How come you're even more gossipy than Yang Mi?" Liu Jing frowned.

"Your relationship will determine my attitude towards her from now on. You can decide for yourself." Bai Bing pursed her lips, changing the subject. She's definitely involved in more than one affair. You two spent half a year together during the opening ceremony rehearsals; she must have already lost all three hurdles by now.

Knowing the boss's nature, he'll definitely make the other person wear a dance costume; the assistant already has a picture in her mind.

However, having one leg, having many legs, and always having legs are three different concepts, and also three different statuses in Bai Bing's mind.

For example, Gao Yuanyuan, without a doubt, is someone the boss will hold long-term. Of all the artists in Chunqiu, Gao is the top choice.

"Keep a close eye on the press conference. I have a feeling something's going to happen." Liu Jing had a bad feeling. The other party's move was too simple. He felt it wouldn't be that simple.

"It officially starts at 11:11. Ms. Li is really stubborn. If it can't be held on November 11th, then let's change it to 11:11." Bai Bing pouted. Her boss was talking to her, but her eyes kept looking in that direction.

She believes the biggest beneficiary of the Huayang products isn't the consumers, but rather Tong Liya, the experimenter. Before, she looked like an ugly duckling without makeup; now, she's like a delicate young lady, and when she wears ancient costume, she's absolutely stunning.

"Starting so late, looks like I'll have to cater to the media's lunch." Liu Jing muttered.

"Isn't this standard practice? If you want people to promote what they want to hear, you naturally have to make sure they're well-fed and clothed first." Bai Bing snorted lightly, realizing after graduation that the world was completely different from the campus.

"Sigh..." Liu Jing sighed. Every industry has its unspoken rules, but the entertainment industry is just more focused on them.

[Tong Liya meets the bond requirements. Should we set her as a bond?]

This was the first time the two had met since the opening ceremony. Liu Jing glanced at them a few times, making sure they hadn't been touched yet, before establishing contact with them in an instant.

[Bond: Tong Liya]

【Favourability: 81】

[Entertainment Atmosphere: 0/81000]

"The eleventh bond, 11 is really a magical number. Yaya, 11, it's quite a good match." Liu Jing muttered to himself.

He was somewhat disappointed that his favorability rating was only 81 points, unlike his assistant who could develop skills while establishing a bond. After all, he had spent many days and nights with his assistant, while he had only had a superficial encounter with the Flower of the Western Regions.

However, 81 points is already quite a lot. Zeng Li has built up such a bond over a long period of time, and now she only has 82 points.

The number of times the woman in blue owes him is more than the number of points he has for maintaining a good relationship with her. He's been in debt for so long, and he's never had time to collect. It feels like the interest alone will be enough to cover his expenses in the future.

Liu Jing has already learned from his experience with the ten bonds.

A score of 60 is passing; you can be considered to have a good impression of someone, and you can win them over with some methods.

You can barely manage to seduce someone at 70 points; they won't be very willing, but they won't be very resistant either.

If you have 80 points or more, you can knock it down at will.

Those with 90 points or above can be pushed however they want, doing whatever they please. Now, there's another person below 90 points: Tang Yan with 89 points, Pang Bing with 87 points, Zeng Li with 82 points, and the new member Tong Liya at the bottom.

Liu Jing has a goal: to raise Tang Yan's favorability to 90 points before filming of "Chinese Paladin 3" wraps up.

Tong Liya was talking to someone when she suddenly shuddered, feeling as if something had happened out of the blue.

She subconsciously looked at Liu Jing, who happened to be looking at her as well.

Tong Liya hesitated for a moment, then withdrew her raised foot and sighed silently. "The scenery is in full bloom; I'd better avoid it. This isn't the time to face the challenge head-on; it's to walk right into the line of fire. We can talk about it tonight."

Forget it, I'd better not go tonight. Bai Bing, Yang Mi, Liu Shishi—it's not my turn. I'll wait for him to come to me.

I promised to give him an unexpected gift, and he kept his word, so I have to keep mine too.

"Oh my, Ya Ya, when did you get here? I missed you so much!" Yang Mi had just finished touching up her makeup when she saw Tong Liya and immediately ran over to give her a warm hug.

"I just arrived too, the filming over there is finished." Tong Liya responded generously, the two hugged each other, looking very familiar.

"When did they become so close?" Liu Jing was surprised. The two of them were not familiar with each other at all before and had no interaction whatsoever.

"Don't you know what kind of person your brother is? They just finished filming 'The Golden Era.' Yang Mi made a bunch of friends while filming one show. After finishing one show, she lost a bunch of friends. In the great sifting of sand, those who remain are rarer than gold." Bai Bing sneered. As her agent, the first lesson Huo Wenxi taught her was to learn how to judge people.

“The filming of ‘The Golden Era’ is over, and they didn’t abandon Yaya.” Liu Jing disagreed.

"Hehe, because they're going to be filming 'Beauty's Rival in Palace' next. Your brother acts one way in front of you and another way in front of everyone else. He can be a master of portraying a thousand different people." The assistant chuckled.

Women who are relatives can have special privileges. Liu Jing didn't bother arguing with his assistant. He'd see if she was still so stubborn tonight.

The assistant straightened her collar, smiled, and leaned closer.

Everyone has value, and in her eyes, Yang Mi was quite valuable.

The three women standing together became the focus of the entire room, and everyone, intentionally or unintentionally, wanted to take a look.

They were all smiles and laughing, and it was unclear what they were talking about.

Before long, the little lion came out after touching up his makeup and was called over by Yang Mi. It was time to play mahjong.

Liu Shishi didn't really want to go over; she wasn't very familiar with Tong Liya and Bai Bing. Two minutes later, Liu Shishi's manly laughter echoed.

"Sigh! Luckily Tangtang isn't here, otherwise the laughter would be even more jarring. What a waste, what a waste, a lousy drama used up five of my bonds." Liu Jing sighed inwardly.

Zeng Jia's appearance gave Liu Jing an idea: once the bonds are promoted to the top tier, they should be released. Everyone can operate independently, branching out and competing healthily, effectively solving the problem of redundant personnel and avoiding the waste that occurred with "Chinese Paladin 3." This will also increase the efficiency of earning entertainment energy; twelve bonds, twelve companies, at least twenty-four productions a year.

"Shishi, is this the flowing fairy dress with wide sleeves? It suits you so well." Tong Liya exclaimed. Liu Shishi wasn't there when she joined the crew last time, so this was the first time she had seen it.

“When Shishi wears it, she looks like a princess. Didn’t you see how Yun Ting’s eyes almost popped out?” Bai Bing said with a smile.

"I'm not pretty, Mimi's goddess outfit is truly beautiful." Liu Shishi smiled calmly.

"Shishi, are you wearing colored contact lenses? Won't they be uncomfortable?" Tong Liya looked at Liu Shishi's eyes and noticed something was wrong.

"Yeah! Wearing them for a long time is definitely uncomfortable. I even got an infection a while ago, but then it suddenly got better for no reason. I feel like my eyesight has improved a lot recently, but I don't know if it's just my imagination." Liu Shishi touched her eyelids.

Overnight, she felt like a completely different person, a feeling she couldn't quite describe.

She didn't think much of it, assuming it was because she was filming with her senior, and that she was in high spirits because of a happy occasion.

"Your skin has also become much fairer. Have you been using Huayang products?"

"No, it's just regular skincare products..."

The intermission ended quickly, and filming resumed.

Bai Bing returned to her van; she needed to follow the press conference and get firsthand information.

Tong Liya took the script, told Bai Bing, and went straight back to the hotel.

She didn't say a single word to Liu Jing from beginning to end. She felt that the man had no intention of talking to her, so she decided to avoid any appearance of impropriety.

Filming continued in Leizhou City, and by the time Liu Jing had his next break, it was lunchtime.

Seeing the strange look on his assistant's face, he lost all interest in eating and grabbed Bai Bing's arm, pulling her towards the car.

Many people secretly shook their heads; the young man was truly thirsty. But then they thought, "If I had such a radiant assistant, I'd be even more thirsty than him." Those big eyes seemed to speak volumes and bewitch.

With an assistant like that, I could spend a week indoors and six and a half days in bed.

"Aren't you going to chase after them?" Liu Shishi snorted.

“Men need some space,” Yang Mi said generously.

"What are you going to say?" Liu Shishi asked.

"There's nothing to say, let everyone talk. The buzz from these few days is equivalent to me filming several movies, it's pretty good." Yang Mi said smugly.

Liu Shishi's question came suddenly, but Yang Mi knew what it meant. Her words silenced even the little lion; hype really was a shortcut to fame, and she had recently become popular again.

She's been in the industry for two years, and the only role she's memorable for is Mu Nianci.

Her current status is comparable to that of a second-tier celebrity, partly due to her association with Liu Jing (the actress who played Xiao Tianxian) and partly due to her being Liu Jing's rumored girlfriend; she doesn't have much actual achievement to her name.

"Today, 'Under the City Wall' is showing. I'll treat you to a movie." Yang Mi smiled, then suddenly sighed. We're all down on our luck; what's there to be proud of?

"I'll treat you," Liu Shishi said calmly.

Yang Mi was surprised and turned her head to look. She thought the other party would refuse. After all, Liu Shishi always acted as if she wouldn't associate with them.

"I don't want to go alone," Liu Shishi explained.

"How about we call Tang Yan and Ya Ya?" Yang Mi understood; the other party was sending a friendly signal, indicating they wanted to form an alliance.

"Aren't you going to call Bai Bing?" Liu Shishi asked.

“Bai Bing and we are not on the same path,” Yang Mi shook her head.

"Tang Yan and she are getting closer."

"Tang Yan and I used to be close, but it was different." Yang Mi was a little lost in thought. It had only been a little over a year, so why did it suddenly feel so distant?
The exposure of their relationship ironically turned the previously estranged Liu Shishi and Yang Mi into good friends.

(End of this chapter)