Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 731 Unshakeable! "Palace" Becomes a Hit! Shishi Gains Knowledge

"That little girl thinks she can surpass us? Humph!"

"My dear sister, don't believe everything you hear. Yang Mi would never dare to do this. And who would? Don't you understand?"

The drama "Palace" has started airing, and the news that it will surpass "The Dream of Red Mansions" had already reached the ears of Rong Xin and Li.

Both of them are well-known figures in the industry, with a considerable number of classic works, and they were also very early on in becoming bosses.

Rongxin is definitely one of the earliest entertainment companies, and it has a very long history in China's film and television industry.

But now, this new "Dream of the Red Chamber" is indeed putting a lot of pressure on the two of them, even more than when Zhou Xun was poached.

Back then, Zhou Xun, the top female star, was, to be honest, already clear to both Li and Li that she was planning to leave.

After all, in terms of resource provision, this is the best that the two Lees can do. "Baby in Love" is the highest standard that Rongxin can achieve.

The personnel, the film's promotion and distribution, and the fact that this film is ultimately an art film—the kind of film most suitable for Zhou Xun—all contribute to the overall appeal.

Unfortunately, it didn't meet expectations after its release. In fact, the film even led Zhou Xun to decide to leave the industry.

Both Li and Li are truly heartbroken about this matter.

Because Zhou Xun is extremely important to them, and they are the ones who nurtured her.

As for Yang Mi... the two Lis really didn't pay much attention to her.

This little girl is no good at all!
That's right, that's what the two Lis think of Yang Mi.

From the perspective of the two Lis, they have done more than enough for Yang Mi. It is true that this girl was a child star, but she was not a successful child star. Later, she only worked as a small model for Ruili magazine. Many of her film and television resources were provided by the two Lis.

Furthermore, in the eyes of both Li and Li, Yang Mi's acting skills are really problematic. Although they are not terrible, they are very formulaic, and many of the roles she plays are similar.

And most importantly, this girl has a terrible voice, which severely limits her potential.

You need to understand that if you want to win a Best Actress award, you can't use dubbing, and Yang Mi's voice simply isn't good enough. In other words, this girl has no chance of winning a Best Actress award in the future.

With so many problems, after investing some resources in Yang Mi, the two Lis gave up and decided to switch to other options.

Both Li and Li share this view of Yang Mi; in fact, they had discussed it before.

What if Yang Mi suddenly becomes famous after she comes back?

But the two Lis quickly reached an agreement, and we have no regrets!
What now?
They still have no regrets!

But they are very angry now!

Because this young girl, Yang Mi, actually wanted to surpass them. Even though this was mainly caused by Ma Xun, they still tended to blame Yang Mi.

So……

"Are we just going to stand by and watch them make a move?"

"Of course we're not going to be trifled with either!"

The two Lis exchanged a glance and then took action.

……

When you're happy.

"Is Ma Xun busy with TV dramas again?"

"Boss, don't worry, our collaboration with Xiao Ma and Xingmei on 'New Romance of the Three Kingdoms' is coming soon!"

Boss Jia is currently suffering a series of defeats and he doesn't really want to continue fighting, but his jealousy of Ma Xun, along with other factors, makes Accountant Jia want to make another move.

But Zhang Zhao was still sober. "Why don't we do something else?" he suggested.

A TV series...that's fine too!

Here comes the new Three Kingdoms.

Moreover, this play is being performed on the Beijing TV station, which means that he will actually get to fight Ma Xun and his group.

But this matter... Zhang Zhao felt it was better not to shout the slogans too loudly.

Unexpectedly, things turned out differently than he had anticipated.

"Oh my! Mr. Jia, haha..."

"Mr. Li, you seem to be in a good mood today."

"Of course, because I've got a job coming up."

"What kind of work?"

"Hehe, this job is really interesting."

"Say it quickly."

Accountant Jia is always trying to fool people, so of course he doesn't like people keeping him in suspense.

Mr. Li is a decent business partner, and their company, Xiao Ma, is very keen to go public, so this is a good opportunity to take advantage of them.

But this time... tell me quickly!

Mr. Li thought it was about time, and then Accountant Jia got impatient and started talking... That's right, now they also call Boss Jia "Accountant Jia" in private, hehe.

"It's my two older sisters, Rongxin. They're planning to target Yang Mi's new drama!"

"Huh? What does this mean..." Boss Jia understood, but at this moment he still preferred to let Boss Li say it himself.

really.

"They plan to spend a million, and then hope that someone can ruin this show."

So-and-so really knows how to use this.

It must have been the two Lis who approached General Manager Li, since they are friends. However, the money the two Lis offered was not much, and General Manager Li's intention was quite clear: he wanted to bring Accountant Jia in.

Let's all criticize it together!

But if we were to put it bluntly, this 100 million...

"Is that all you're giving me?" Boss Jia is quite powerful now, why would he care about a million dollars?

This is why Mr. Li insisted on keeping things mysterious and why he had to use this kind of rhetoric to talk about this matter.

Next, Mr. Li said, "Brother Jia, you're being a bit hasty. One million is indeed not enough, but the problem is that Rongxin doesn't have any films right now!"

Oh, this certainly piqued Accountant Jia's curiosity.

Mr. Li continued, "But we have them!"

understood!

Mr. Jia laughed and said, "You mean, we should take this opportunity to promote our play?"

"Yes!" Mr. Li's face was full of smiles.

Their new Three Kingdoms is about to air, and those two old women from Rongxin are determined to sabotage Yang Mi's show, but that show is also our enemy.

Of course, everyone's schedule is different; "New Three Kingdoms" will be released later.

But this million was earned for free!
Only then did Boss Jia realize the value of that million, and he immediately thought of the two old women.

"Are they trying to clean house?"

I must say, the way they used the term "Accountant Jia" was quite clever.

Mr. Li chuckled, "Why worry so much? This is such a great opportunity, let's just seize it all."

In fact, President Li needed to rely on Leshi's strength, and this million was essentially a way of giving something away for free. Moreover, he was old friends with those two old women. Xiao Ma used to work for an advertising company and had done a lot of business with Rongxin.

In the business world, when a deal that doesn't generate profit arises, the question of who pays becomes the issue.

In other words, the two Lis might use personal connections to renege on the one million, but if General Manager Li brings in Accountant Jia, then it will be a matter of real money.

Anyway, there are many intricacies involved.

Accountant Jia now thinks this is great; he's made a million for free, and more importantly, he can also get something out of Ma Xun.

This is wonderful!
"Great! We'll definitely give it our full support!"

The two of them have finalized their plan, but things are definitely not going well for Zhang Zhao.

Because this requires a huge investment!
You smear others online, do you really think it's free?

But there's no other way; this is the only option for now.

……

"The drama 'Palace' is a complete mess! What a piece of crap!"

"I heard that Yang Mi was originally supposed to star in the new version of 'Dream of the Red Chamber,' but it didn't happen, and now she's holding a grudge!"

"What kind of period drama is 'Palace'?! It's a mess!"

Believe it or not, that million actually had a significant effect; the internet was instantly flooded with negative comments. The drama "Palace" was completely slammed!

Naturally, some people started to promote the new "Dream of the Red Chamber".

"Those were all rumors!"

"Actually, this drama does have its merits."

"We should be more tolerant of the differences between this version and the 87 version."

Goodness, listen to these excuses, they're really shameless in their attempts to whitewash this.

But that's how it is on the internet now. If you really have the ability to turn black into white and suppress every dissenting voice, you might actually succeed.

Many netizens were not convinced and immediately presented numerous examples.

"That director surnamed Li himself said he had never even read 'Dream of the Red Chamber'!"

"Yes, we didn't make this up ourselves, did we?"

"And then there's that 'Dream of the Red Chamber' talent show, which was a huge production, but they didn't really use the people who were chosen."

To be fair, what netizens said makes sense.

They themselves claimed they hadn't read the novel "Dream of the Red Chamber," and that talent show was truly a mess.

Another point is that the TV series itself wasn't very good.

"What's the meaning behind all the female characters wearing Peking Opera headdresses?"

"Moreover, this new version of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' seems to have a ghostly atmosphere."

"What kind of rubbish was that Daiyu acting?!"

Indeed, these are all in the play, so deleting them won't help!
As a result, this new version of "Dream of the Red Chamber" was dragged out and criticized again.

An interesting phenomenon has emerged: a new version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has been released!
Many people are bragging about it online.

But will all of this be of any use?

Many netizens have noticed that "Palace" is becoming more and more popular!

Moreover, Yang Mi also has her own fans.

"Mimi's portrayal of Luo Qingchuan is so vivid!"

"That's right, Mimi's eyes are so beautiful, they're like they can talk."

"Don't be influenced by those ridiculous statements on the internet!"

"It was the right decision for Mimi to leave Rongxin!"

"It's a good thing I didn't act in that new Dream of the Red Chamber! Otherwise, I would have ended up smelling like that!"

Goodness, even with some fan bias, Yang Mi's acting skills have been praised...

To be fair, Luo Qingchuan's acting was indeed quite good, but it's also true that there's a bias from fans.

No matter what, or no matter how much criticism it receives, this drama "Palace" is becoming more and more popular!

Soon, viewership ratings, market share, and all other metrics topped the charts!
An unexpected situation has arisen where nothing can be done about it?
That's really impressive.

This situation not only left Rongxin and Li Shuangshuang scratching their heads, as their million yuan had essentially gone down the drain, but also left Leshi and Xiaoma in a very awkward position.

After all that effort, it was completely useless!
However, there was one person who was getting a little anxious.

……

Shishi has been watching "Palace" lately because she has nothing to do, and when she looked at the data, she found that "Palace" is ridiculously popular!

If that's the case, wouldn't it be wonderful if her starring role in "Scarlet Heart" could be broadcast?
She was anxious; she was indeed anxious.

Seeing how popular Sister Honey is, while I'm lagging far behind, the key issue is...

Shishi did enter the elevator that day, but she didn't rush to leave. Driven by curiosity, she went back to take a look.

Of course, it's impossible to see that clearly, but we still managed to glean some 'knowledge' through the gaps.

Can it still be like that?

Okay, Shishi was indeed shocked. Sister Mi was done to like that... cough cough.

That's not a good way to think.

Shishi felt she shouldn't act this way. She came from a good family and had a good upbringing, which was why she had such a good temperament.

And this kind of thing, her family really didn't teach her... not that they didn't teach her at all, but it's definitely not like that.

Honey, that's just... I shouldn't think about it too much. If I do, it might just lead to...

Can't think about it!
However, a thought couldn't help but well up in Shishi's mind.

No wonder Sister Honey became so popular!

She was completely incompetent during her years at Rongxin, but once she came to Mr. Ma's place, she rose to prominence immediately.

So it turns out it was because of Sister Honey's flirtatiousness... cough cough, it's not a good idea to think that way.

Although it is indeed true, Honey Sister is really too sexy.

But I can't help but think about the age difference between Mr. Ma and Sister Mi... Age isn't a problem.

Actually, the thought of age came from Shishi thinking of herself.

Ever since that day when she spied on these things, every time she woke up in the middle of the night, Shishi couldn't help but put herself in their shoes and become Sister Mi.

Being played with like that by Mr. Ma must have felt really good... Oh dear! What are you thinking!

Shishi herself didn't even realize that she was blushing.

But just then, two people suddenly came looking for her.

"Senior Sister."

"Oh, Naza, what brings you here?"

"Of course, it's because of President Cai."

"Is she... is she dissatisfied with me?"

The appearance of Naza made Shishi very uneasy. She could guess that it was probably because President Cai was dissatisfied with her lack of progress.

All that could be heard was Naza saying, "You still haven't succeeded?"

Hands? Why did she mention the word "hands"?
Shishi was being rather sensitive. "I... I just..."

"Oh dear, you're really no good. Shall I go see him?"

"You? You know... Oh, right, that 'The King's Feast' talent show."

"It's good that you know, we've met once."

Naza was actually feeling a bit guilty, but how could he go into details about it?

"Let me show you what I've got."

Hands? Why did she mention the word "hands" again?
Why is Shishi so sensitive to her hands? Could it be because she did something wrong with her hands?

Naza was still in a hurry, and went straight to see Mr. Ma. Of course, Shishi went with her.

result……

"I said no, and it won't matter who comes."

Ma Xun naturally maintained the same attitude.

Naza looked a little embarrassed. "Alright, then we'll head back first."

Returning empty-handed?

Shishi initially thought so too, until evening came and she discovered that Nazha had gone out.

Where did she go?
Shishi couldn't help but follow, and then...

It was a small courtyard, and once they went in, they never came out.

Shishi was even more curious, so she boldly went to the gate, only to find... that Nazha had forgotten that the gate was only slightly ajar.

But he didn't care anymore and went inside to take a look...

As soon as she entered, she heard strange noises, and what she saw made Shishi's heart race.