Huayu Chunqiu, starting from being adopted by a fairy mother

Chapter 408 Sisi: We're all noobs

It's common for people to look alike, and there are quite a few in the entertainment industry as well. Some celebrities really do look quite similar.

For example, Chen Sicheng's current girlfriend, Cao Xiwen, looks somewhat like Liu Tao. Chen Sicheng and Shen Jianni broke up not long ago, and he started dating Cao Xiwen.

Many people gossip about Xia Yu and Zhang Yishan, and Liu Jing was also curious about them back then.

There's also Pu Bajia and Wang Leehom, David Chiang and Zhou Jielun, Chen Zhipeng and Leslie Cheung...

From a certain perspective, they do share some similarities.

Liu Jing had reason to guess, since Qianqian had just said that some netizens said Zhao Liying resembled Yang Mi.

He genuinely didn't see any resemblance; one was a flat surface, the other a high mountain—completely opposite extremes.

They don't look alike in face shape, personality, or way of speaking.

But if netizens say it looks like it, then it definitely does.

"Haha, congratulations, you got it right!" Sisi burst into laughter.

Liu Jing's expression was strange. He suddenly had a bad feeling. Would these two fight one day?
He then shook his head, thinking, "You're overthinking it. How could a fight possibly break out?"

Don't be fooled by Zhao Xiaodao's harsh words; he only speaks to certain people.

Yang Mi is better than her; one is a popular young actress, and the other is a newbie. Xiao Dao won't fight with Yang Mi.

Zhao Xiaodao knows when to back down and is faster than anyone else at doing so.

"That old fox, Jackie Chan, really does cast whoever's popular. The other day when reporters visited the set of 'Little Big Soldier,' Jackie Chan said he'll be producing and starring in 'The Myth 2' at the end of the year, and he plans to invite Gulnazar to act in it with him." Sisi looked disdainful.

After Jackie Chan returned from Hollywood, he invited Liu Jing to star in "New Police Story," Kim Hee-sun in "The Myth," Gao Yuanyuan in "Rob-B-Hood," she in "The Forbidden Kingdom," and Wang Leehom in "Little Big Soldier"...

Liu Jing remained silent. This time you've wronged the old fox. Nazha was arranged by Bai Bing.

Sisi didn't care whether Liu Jing answered or not; she was just reading the post and making a few comments. It wasn't a comedy routine where a straight man wasn't needed.

After a while, Sisi suddenly burst into laughter and kicked Liu Jing with her big foot, "Haha, Liu Rijing, come and see..."

"What did you call me?" Liu Jing's face darkened.

Sisi stuck out her tongue. "Sorry, I was so engrossed in reading the post that I accidentally touched a nerve."

"Hmph! What am I supposed to see?" Liu Jing gave him a forgiving look, with a hint of arrogance.

Sisi chuckled twice and held the computer screen in front of Liu Jing. "Look at this post, it's quite interesting."

What could make Liu Qianqian laugh so heartily must be extraordinary. Could it be that Shishi and Yang Mi have made a fool of themselves again?

There's no way around it, Sisi just likes watching these kinds of dramas.

Liu Jing rested his head on Xixi's lap, where he could see the laptop desktop perfectly.

"I don't know why, but when I watched this version of Zhang Wuji, I unconsciously identified with Liu Rijing."

This is a post, and there are quite a few replies below.

"Liu Rijing really has a connection with 'The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber.' He played Zhang Wuji as a child, a teenager, an adult, and now he's the producer of Zhang Wuji. Will he play Yang Xiao ten years from now?"

"No, he's suited for the White-feathered Eagle King; he has that bloodline."

"Liu Yifei didn't play the woman in yellow, bad review!"

"Suddenly I realized I'm old. Sixteen years ago, Liu Jing was just a naked child. Now, my grandson is running around naked."

"I need a photo of Liu Rijing naked; I want to send it to Liu Yifei."

"Hey upstairs, do you even need to post this? They're childhood sweethearts, they've looked at each other since they were little."

"Twenty years later, my grandson pointed at the TV and introduced me to his grandfather. Liu Jing played Yang Xiao, Hu Ge played Fan Yao, Gao Yuanyuan played Abbess Miejue, Jia Jingwen played the Purple-Robed Dragon King, ... and my daughter Qianqian continued to play the Yellow-Robed Woman."

Upon seeing this, Sisi was overjoyed and replied quickly, "Me too."

She has long since learned to ignore unfriendly comments. She can also calmly deal with those suggestive replies.

She had just finished replying when a new reply appeared: "Liu Jing texted Jia Jingwen calling her 'wife.' He should be playing Mr. Yinye, the husband of the Purple-Robed Dragon King. Please see the picture below..."

Sisi's face fell, and she quickly searched for information online. "Give me your phone."

"What's wrong?" Liu Jing asked in surprise, handing over his phone directly.

His phone doesn't contain any sensitive information, and the women are very discreet. Besides, if there are any suggestive or offensive words, he will delete them immediately after reading them.

"First wife, first wife, you call me so affectionately, who's the second wife?" Qianqian said sarcastically, and Liu Jing immediately sensed something was wrong.

On the computer desktop, there was a striking news headline: "Alyssa Chia's affair with Liu Jing, new details added."

The photo was a text message with the sender's contact name "Little Thief" and the content was quite provocative: "Wife, are you awake yet? My assistant will contact you later."

The text message also included a specific phone number, but it was blurred out, so only the first three digits were visible.

"Fuck your mother, are you a lunatic?" Liu Jing cursed after seeing the content.

This is just asking for trouble! If I really flirted like that, Xixi would be the first to kill me, Yang Mi the second, and Little Lion the third…

"What a lunatic. The wife is sick, but the husband is even worse." Xixi opened Liu Jing's text messages and quickly found this one, but the content was different from the photo. "Tomboy, are you awake yet? My assistant will contact you later."

When filming "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" back then, Alec Su said that Alyssa Chia's portrayal of Zhao Min was like a tomboy.

From then on, the group often teased Jia Jingwen about this.

Sisi read the original text message and there was no problem with it.

It's normal for Liu Jing to call someone a tomboy; what's not normal is that someone with a brain idiot photoshopped it.

"How childish, you haven't grown up yet. I'm not dead and unable to prove anything. What's the point of photoshopping this? This is fabricated evidence. I'll take out my phone, and the truth will be revealed." Liu Jing said dismissively.

"He didn't provide this to the judge, nor did he mention your name or reveal your phone number. He's doing all this to smear Jia Jingwen. Even a day of marriage is a hundred days of kindness; what deep-seated hatred could there be? Did he cheat on you? Or did he steal your money? Not only does he want a divorce, he wants to ruin his own wife!" Qianqian sneered. "You can make all the fuss, I'll just laugh it off. But did you even ask me before using my blockhead?"

"Whether he was cheated on or not is hard to say," Liu Jing muttered.

"When did it happen?"

"I wasn't talking about myself."

"That woman is a troublemaker, you should stay away from her in the future," Sisi warned.

While talking to Liu Jing, she looked through Liu Jing and Jia Jingwen's text message history, and also glanced at other people's messages; there was nothing wrong with them.

No matter what she was up to outside, no matter whether the text messages she sent were deleted or not, at least they weren't showing up on her phone, which made her feel relieved, though not much.

A text message arrived at just the right moment, and Sisi opened it casually.

"Brother Wuji, my eyebrows are too light, can you help me draw them?"

"These sluts are truly endless, one after another." Qianqian squinted, suddenly recalling what Xu Fan had said a while ago, "wave after wave crashing up," that was a really good word.

She glanced at the sender's name and silently deleted the message. If Liu Shishi had sent something like that, she wouldn't be so angry.

"That's really despicable." Liu Jing didn't see what Qianqian did and thought she was talking about Jia Jingwen's family.

"They're all noobs, there's no challenge at all."

"what?"

"It's nothing, just another new noob."

Sisi snorted lightly, "Little brat, I told you to work properly, and you've already got some ulterior motives."

Liu Jing leaned closer, and Qianqian was texting on her phone, "Sister Dong, send me a copy of Jia Jingwen's in-laws' information." "I'll send it to your email in two minutes," Bai Bing replied instantly.

Bai Bing knew her boss well; long before the other party slandered her private affairs, she had already collected information about Jia Jingwen's in-laws, just waiting for her boss to ask for it.

During the broadcast of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber", the boss will not take action; she is well aware of this.

Who knew that today, after the whole show ended, before the boss could even speak, the boss's wife asked for it first.

She had just found out about the text message and was checking the information online.

Her methods were naive; she had more than ten ways to deal with it, but the boss demanded the documents, which clearly made her even more unhappy.

Since that's the case, she decided to remain silent for now and let the landlady vent her anger first.

Only when the landlady calmed down and her mindset improved could people like her enjoy a good life.

Bai Bing is different from Yang Mi and Liu Shishi; one harbors a sliver of resentment, while the other holds great expectations.

Liu Yifei's position as the rightful wife is an ironclad foundation built from childhood—a foundation of affection, trust, time, and mutual benefit. You lack all of these, so what do you have to offer in trying to seize it? Are you stubborn or are you going to fight head-on? Are you naive or just delusional?
On her first day at the company, Bai Bing knew that she would eventually become Liu Jing's prey.

She never coveted it from the beginning; she kept her position very neutral.

I am the boss's assistant, agent, and right-hand man. The boss can go without clothes, but he can't be without arms.

Feelings can be replaced, but work cannot; it is the foundation for a stable life.

Bai Bing also has ambitions; she wants to become irreplaceable in her boss's business.

"Your assistant is quite competent. I asked her for some information, and she said two minutes, and she did. I bet she's in front of her computer right now, racking her brains over Jia Jingwen's text message." Qianqian was very satisfied. A good assistant saves the boss a lot of trouble. Bai Bing deserves a lot of credit for Liu Jing's relaxed lifestyle and his well-organized work-life balance.

She had opinions about many women, but not so much about Bai Bing and Gao Yuanyuan, since those two were the ones who made money for her family.

"She's not having a headache. She's handling the divorce proceedings with Alyssa Chia." Liu Jing was browsing the news and was relieved that not many people believed it this time.

Liu Rijing doesn't even call Liu Yifei "wife," so do you think he would call Jia Jingwen that? If he really did, she'd have to wait in line.

This is the opinion of many people; the text message is absurd and suspected of being fake.

"Even though she studied law, she probably can't handle this, right?" Sisi asked in surprise.

“Xiaobai’s status is different now. She’s not only a well-known agent, but also the head of Yanhui. Her legal knowledge is naturally not as good as that of professional lawyers. But she graduated from a university of political science and law, and with that reputation, she can get to know many well-known lawyers. Not to mention those outside, her alumni from her alma mater are enough,” Liu Jing explained.

“That makes sense. With those credentials, she could quickly break into that circle,” Sisi said, suddenly realizing.

She used to look down on the power of social circles, but now she increasingly feels the immense power they possess.

Many people go to university not to learn knowledge, but to build connections with fellow alumni.

Last year's economic crisis also brought a crisis to Evergrande.

With a bright future ahead, Evergrande is on a global roadshow, with a valuation exceeding 100 billion.

A major hurdle lies ahead: too much land was acquired in the early stages, resulting in a funding gap of tens of billions.

What to do? Mr. Xu consulted several friends, each of whom was facing even greater difficulties and was tightening their belts to make ends meet.

When Evergrande opened its projects, it frequently invited artists from Eagle King's company, which led to a friendship between Mr. Xu and Mr. Yang.

Boss Yang played cards with him for three months, and Evergrande successfully overcame its difficulties. This is the power of connections.

Another person who plays the circle is Ma Jieke, who understands the power of the circle even better.

The Qin Dynasty had its own social circles, the Spring and Autumn Period had its own social circles, Liu Jing had his own social circles, and Liu Yifei also had her own little circle.

Life is a series of interconnected circles, one after another.

"Xiaobai found a senior from university who is a professional at handling divorce cases."

"No marriage, no divorce." Sisi snorted softly, her mind wandering, her views subtly shifting.

She was still scrolling through Liu Jing's phone, which kept buzzing with inquiries about text messages.

So when she deleted a text message, Liu Jing didn't suspect anything.

"It's Lao Cai on the phone."

Sisi didn't hand over the phone; she simply informed him and then answered the call directly.

Calling in the middle of the night means either something's wrong or someone's sick.

Old Cai couldn't possibly be sick; Xixi probably thinks it's about the text messages.

"Hey! Liu Jing, the entire series of 'The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber' has ended, and it was a great success. Haha, especially Shishi, she's become quite popular this time. Do you think Zhou Zhiruo's transformation before and after turning evil is similar to Long Kui's red-to-blue transformation?"

You could tell that Old Cai was very happy; the sugar figurine business, which had been struggling to find successors, finally had someone to carry on the torch.

Kwan Wing-ho got married and retired, Sun Li got married and retired, who understands the bitterness in her heart and the tears in the middle of the night?
Some suggested that they should poach talent like Huayi, preferably a big-name star, so that Sugarman would have a ready-made leading lady.

Old Cai disagreed. In the past, sugar figurines were made as needed, but those people all left later.

You get to develop a stronger bond with the artists you nurture yourself.

“Sister Cai, now that you mention it, it really does seem like it.” Qianqian turned on speakerphone, glanced at Liu Jing, and answered for her younger brother.

"Uh... Sisi, where's Liu Jing?" Old Cai was surprised, but after thinking about it, he wasn't surprised anymore.

At this point in time, it's normal for the two of them to do anything.

I was so happy that I forgot the time; I apologize for being so presumptuous.

"He... is in the bathroom." Sisi gave him a warning look. Liu Jing opened his mouth, and then actually went to the bathroom.

Now it was Sisi's turn to be speechless. I was just saying, you don't have to be so obedient.

"You went to the restroom? Of course, of course. I'll call back later, so as not to keep you busy."

When Lao Cai heard it was Qianqian, he became much more polite. Qianqian said she was going to the restroom, and he assumed the two were doing something, so he became even more polite.

“He’s taking a dump, who knows when he’ll finish. If Sister Cai needs anything, she can just tell me. I can still manage things at Chunqiu’s house.”

There's a hidden meaning in his words. Old Cai is a shrewd person; how could he not know?

Even if she has nothing to say, she still has to find something to talk about at this time.

If she dares to get away with it, Xixi will definitely be in trouble later.

"This is the same thing as what you said. 'Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre' has finished airing. I wanted to ask Liu Jing if he had any suggestions on promoting 'Chinese Paladin 3'. Another thing is that I'd like to leverage the popularity of 'Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre.' Shishi, Yang Mi, and Zhao Liying are collaborating again in our drama, which is also a promotional point. Zhou Zhiruo's transformation into a villain will lead to the introduction of the Red and Blue Dragon Kui..."

Old Cai told Qianqian all his thoughts. She wasn't just going through the motions; she genuinely felt the same way Qianqian had. Even without today's phone call, she would have told Qianqian about it, because the other party was the producer of "Chinese Paladin 3".

"Sister Cai, feel free to borrow the popularity of 'Heavenly Sword and Dragon Saber,' we're all family, no need for formalities. But I think 'Chinese Paladin 3' has a large player base, the audience base of 'Chinese Paladin 1,' and the fan base of Mu Tou, Yang Mi, Lao Hu, Shi Shi, and Tang Tang. I think regular promotion is sufficient, no need for any special promotional strategies. Focusing on these three foundations is more important than anything else. 'The Sacred Flame,' 'Painted Skin,' and 'Under the City Wall' each had their own unique circumstances, which cannot be replicated with 'Chinese Paladin.'" Qianqian pursed her lips and answered seriously.

Her postgraduate degree in production management wasn't wasted; she put in a lot of hard work, after all, she didn't want to be left behind by Liu Jing.

"Haha, especially Zhao Ling'er's fan base. Qianqian, we'll need your help with the promotions." Old Cai laughed, "Don't forget the key point: none of these people have a fan base as strong as yours."

"Of course, I'm the producer of 'Chinese Paladin 3,' it's my duty." Sisi didn't refuse. Besides that, it was also related to her graduation thesis.

"Sisi, talk to Liu Jing and ask him to come up with some unique ideas. He's quick-witted and a master at publicity; he's bound to have some good ideas." Old Cai was satisfied, but his dissatisfaction returned.

"Sister Cai, the most basic things are the most enduring. Tricks and clever tricks can only be used temporarily; they are not sustainable principles," Qianqian said seriously.

"Sigh! You're right, I was a bit too hasty. The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3 is finished. I'll send you a copy of the promotional plan once it's ready."

(End of this chapter)