The battle for traffic in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 551 The Instigator

Do we need to save the emperor when fighting demons?

……

"woke up?"

A voice sounded in my ear.

Still half asleep, Xu Xing rubbed her eyes and squinted to adjust to the bright sunlight filling the room before confirming that the person next to her was indeed Yu Murong.

Uh, this is really... awkward.

Why didn't Manman and Xiao Qu tell me she was back?

They even came to my own villa?
Xiaoyun, who was even more loyal than Manman before, did not stop her.

And what about the others?
Last night, last night... Last night it was the female lead, Teacher Dong Xuan, and the female lead, Supervisor Zhang Junning, who accused each other's teams of marketing underhanded tactics. They each brought their best friends, Teacher Tong and Teacher Fan, to compete.

There was also Teacher Yang, who came here shouting that he wanted to be a referee and join in the fun.

Compared to the lighthearted team building activity a few days ago, this was truly a battle to the extreme.

Actually, being caught by Yu Murong during the team building activity was fine; it was about embracing the energy of young people. But being caught like this... well...

"Oh, I was wrong."

Xu Xing apologized quietly.

"Huh? What?"

Yu Murong didn't hear clearly. She looked at Xu Xing, whose eyes were clear and whose expression was blank, put the magazine in her hand aside, and stood up to shield Xu Xing from the sunlight.

“You always make a special trip to Shenzhen to see me. I happened to be back in Beijing and knew you were about to start filming, so I thought we could have a simple meal together. I didn’t expect you to still be sleeping in even though it was almost noon. After you finish this busy period, give yourself some rest. I’ve said it many times, and you probably still won’t listen, but I still have to say it.”

"I listen."

"That's good," Yu Murong smiled. "This is my first time here. The environment is nice and quiet. When I retire..."

She didn't continue.

"no!"

Xu Xing, who instantly regained all her energy, immediately sat up, not forgetting to pull the blanket over her naked body.

"Just stay a good vice president, why are you retiring? To be honest, Yu Murong, I really have to call you that today! I feel like you're a bit too cold-blooded and heartless! Why should you be the only one helping others, and not the other way around? It's really, really unfair! It seems like you're the only one making sacrifices, but actually you're the only one benefiting, okay? Seriously, I've wanted to say this to you for a long time! Why can't you let others help you, give them some sense of accomplishment and emotional value? Your favorite thing is your career, isn't that great???"

"..."

With his brows furrowed and eyes wide with disbelief, Yu Murong was speechless.

"When did I say I was retired?! Get up and eat breakfast, isn't your flight this afternoon?"

After saying that, she turned and left the bedroom.

"Forehead……"

Xu Xing scratched his head.

so awkward.

You misunderstood...

Ugh!
Even in his most rational state, Xu Xing would assume that her sudden visit to the capital to see him was to discuss this matter.

There shouldn't be anything else; she'll probably take the initiative to talk to Xu Xing in person.

Fortunately, Xu Xing had a thick skin, and this little bit of embarrassment didn't even leave a trace of the ash on his face.

I glanced into the bedroom.

Alas!
It was clean and tidy, with a faint fragrance in the air.

I remember last night, there were wine bottles everywhere, a soaked carpet, fluttering stockings, a ripped skirt, scattered props, a wagging tail... and finally, there was a tail tied to each of the four corners of the bed, and another one was crawling around, playing a four-corner game.

You really shouldn't play supernatural games in the middle of the night!
The Four Corners game is really problematic; it really does spin around a few times, and then suddenly you realize there's no one in one corner.

When I woke up, all five of them had disappeared.

...If we draw the curtains and restore darkness to the room, will they still come back?

The handsome young man, bathed in sunlight, stared blankly, lost in thought and feeling melancholy.

boom!
The door slammed shut.

The young man came to his senses.

The angry woman strode towards us as if she were carrying a submachine gun.

Da da da da da da da...

"Xu! Xing!!! Can you tone it down a bit? At least make things easier for me to clean up! Sister Rong came at the last minute, and Xiaoyun and I woke them all up, saw them off one by one, and then did a thorough cleaning of the entire villa. Do you know how tiring that was? Can't you have a conscience? Can't you just cuddle up in bed, chat, and sleep? Even if you're going to have a party, can you not do it so frequently? Can't you choose the most suitable time? Do you have some kind of quota? You have to keep this up and make sure everyone—"

"Uh, I was wrong."

Xu Xing hugged Sun Man, who happened to walk up to her.

The submachine gun was disarmed instantly.

Sun Man sighed, gently patted Xu Xing's head in her arms, and said softly.

"Get up quickly."

get up.

During lunch, Yu Murong took the initiative to tell the inside story of her promotion to vice president of Tencent and Tencent's big moves in WeTV.

In summary, she doesn't have much real power; WeTV is not a small-scale operation.

"They did consider poaching Erika."

Revealing inside information.

“But Erika felt that WeTV was not appealing.”

A slight, sarcastic smile.

Erika's abilities are average, and Xu Xing's collaboration with Netflix wasn't solely due to her. Even if she did join WeTV, she would only leave quickly. She has self-awareness now and hasn't completely given up on returning to Netflix headquarters, so naturally, she won't be poached.

A pleasant lunch.

Yu Murong didn't mention that Xu Xing guessed she might have come to talk about "Darkness".

Xu Xing herself will only act in a few dramas. "Dark" is a script that Xu Xing has already written. Although Xu Xing will not act in it, "Childhood Games" has already proven that Xu Xing's scripts have magical power.

Since that's the case, let's continue operating Diablo at the current pace.

WeTV is trying hard to get it, but if it's actually put there, it will be completely changed. Therefore, according to the decision made by Xu Xing and President Qu, the series "Dark" will be used as bait to be offered to Netflix.

After a period of intense competition, Zheng Rong will decide to work on Netflix, but the entire project will progress very slowly.

We'll have to wait until at least the second season of "Childhood Games" starts filming.

After seeing Yu Murong off, Xu Xing returned to the villa to pack quickly before heading to Qing City to report to the film crew of "The Tuner".

When the project was first conceived, "The Tuner" was planned to be filmed in Thailand, but at that time the epidemic in Thailand was very serious, so Pimchanok came to China to play instead.

She can simply have a partner send her an invitation, and she'll come to do her proper work.

Upon arriving in Qing City, Xu Xing met with the director and several other main actors before returning to the villa. There, she comforted the jealous Reba and they teased Teacher Yang, who had slept for most of the day.

After being woken up by Sun Man in the morning, Teacher Yang, who was extremely annoyed, simply set off early. When she arrived at Xu Xing's villa, which would be her small base for the foreseeable future, she fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

"I was jealous all night, so jealous, so jealous... Hmph~ I couldn't sleep at all. But now that I have my brother all to myself, I'm willing to be jealous even more~"

Dilraba still loves to act cute.

Xu Xing didn't really like her when they first met, but now that she's mastered the art of being cute and sassy, ​​Xu Xing encourages and supports her.

It has at least some unique features.

slap~
Yes, my training is making me stand out more and more.

I saw Alice arguing with Xiao Heizi before, saying that Dilraba has been working hard to improve over the years, and that we shouldn't slander such a sincere little girl.

Xu Xing confirmed that she has indeed made great progress; her physique has improved, and her skills have reached a state of perfection.

Teacher Yang is no match for her.

Teacher Yang is really useless.

I slept until late at night.

Before turning off the lights and going to sleep, Dilraba, feeling so happy and sweet that she was dizzy, finally couldn't help but reveal it.

"Actually, Sister Mi woke up before my brother came back, but I gave her sleeping pills—uh, brother, why did you suddenly stop?"

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Dilraba said she didn't know when she would be alone with Hsu Hsing again, which led her to make that mistake out of a moment of infatuation.

That's a terrible excuse.

Because most of Ms. Yang's scenes with her were staggered, she would spend several days alone with Xu Xing while she was on set.

Seeing that Xu Xing was still dissatisfied, Dilraba tearfully promised that she would never do it again, otherwise she would be immediately ruined and abandoned by all her fans, with no chance of ever becoming popular again.

In fact, this promise made Xu Xing feel that she was truly swearing an oath, even more so than saying that she would leave Xu Xing if she made the same mistake again.

Considering that Gulnazar was already pregnant, which greatly upset Dilraba, Xu Xing ultimately couldn't bring herself to be too harsh on her.

Slapping someone in the face for half an hour as punishment is enough.

Unfortunately, it made her enjoy it even more.

The next morning, Ms. Yang, who had slept as much as she could, was the first to wake up.

She was radiant and smug, feeling that she had once again gained the upper hand in a fierce battle at dawn.

She was as happy as a little girl.

Time spent on set is always especially joyful.

The first scene to be filmed was the one where the male lead and the bar owner girl were in a romantic relationship. After attending the opening ceremony, Teacher Yang left first.

Because of her dissatisfaction with Dilraba's outrageous behavior, Xu Xing summoned Pimchanok, who was traveling with Cheng Xiao, ahead of time.

Pimchanok took the opportunity to give Xu Xing a face-to-face report on the situation of the Thai company.

In addition to a film and television company that produces Netflix series, a new company that trains Thai idol groups opened in Thailand last year.

The decline of the K-pop craze in my previous life was also due to the gradual development of local idol groups in other countries, especially Southeast Asia.

Previously, Thailand had BNK48, an overseas sister group of AKB48. Of course, the 48 group is not doing so well now. They debuted 4EVE through a talent show at the end of last year, and it is doing quite well in Thailand.

So, when the ambitious Pimchanok wanted to start a trainee company, Xu Xing supported her decision, and conveniently gave some shares to Xiao Bao, whose career was a complete mess. There was also Qiong Bao to balance things out and keep Xiao Bao from becoming arrogant or impatient.

I didn't expect to achieve anything significant, after all, Korean entertainment companies have already poached a bunch of promising talents in Thailand, and there are quite a few with connections who come to China to make it big, and local Thai companies have also entered the market.

However, Pimchanok said that most of the trainees who have a chance to debut are ugly kids from rich families, and she focuses on discovering local grassroots beauties.

This time, she mainly reported on these trainees, saying that they were all super fans of Hsu Hsing. It was a pity that "The Tuner" wasn't filmed in Thailand, otherwise she could have directly invited them to have Hsu Hsing give them pointers, blah blah blah.

Well... to be fair, there are definitely some pretty ones, and they all have a lot of youthful energy. But there are even more pretty girls among the trainees at Zhengrong Entertainment, and the Chinese girls are much prettier than the Thai girls.

Sun Man had previously been instructed by President Qu or Sister Rong to introduce several young and beautiful trainees to Xu Xing, and Xu Xing did not leave them with any cruel stories of their youth.

Now, naturally, she won't be swayed by Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul.

"Since you said their family backgrounds are all average, then I hope they can seize the opportunity and really fight for their dreams. As long as they have the skills, I will support them in changing their lives on stage. But I don't care about any of these. I only like Shuibao! You really don't need to do this anymore. If you're going to run a company, then do it seriously."

Expressing opinions and praising.

Mr. Qu's family has maintained a very good relationship with the richest family in Thailand in the past two years. If they really want to build a company that can stand firm in the Thai entertainment industry, it's not like they don't have local connections to back them up. Promoting a few stars wouldn't be difficult for them.

But let Sun Man worry about these things; Xu Xing didn't really want to get involved.

Pimchanok was overjoyed by Xu Xing's praise, but she also understood the underlying criticism in Xu Xing's words.

Explain quickly.

"Of course they're doing it seriously, treating it as a lifelong career! If you believe in them, it means they really have the potential to become famous. But since that's the case, I told them to stay focused! Don't let your dreams and youth go to waste!"

Pimchanok's vocabulary is quite impressive. Just two years ago, she could only speak simple greetings in Mandarin, but now she can even speak idioms.

Hsu Hsing truly admires this kind of ambition.

The two people next to them listened, sometimes chuckling to themselves, sometimes staring blankly.

Like many women from island provinces, Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul of Thailand has a deeply ingrained sense of traditional, doting wife mentality. She's the same age as Dilraba Dilmurat, one second she's laughing and joking along with Dilraba, the next she's talking about very professional company matters, and then suddenly she's talking about how she opened a company specifically for Xu Xing to select women…

Dilraba and Cheng Xiao's expressions were quite varied.

Dilraba's current growth is actually just that of a big star; no matter how she's grouped up, she only wants to monopolize Xu Xing forever.

Cheng Xiao, who was being held in Xu Xing's arms, was in a better state. Last year's scandal involving Chen Dulin made her realize many things, but now she only thinks about focusing on exercising to get in shape every day.

Xu Xing patted Reba's head and rubbed Xiao Bao's head, telling them not to try to emulate Thai women.

Everyone is doing well now.

Especially Xiao Bao, she's on the right path.

She explored various home remedies and tips to expand her knowledge, then diligently trained, adding a significant amount of flexibility exercises… Wu Xuanyi revealed all of this to Xu Xing on WeChat, where Du Hua "scolded" her: "Does your figure still resemble that of a celebrity?!"
Many people have complained, either subtly or jokingly, about Xu Xing's favoritism towards Xiao Bao.

But Xiao Bao's figure is the best right now, it's really amazing!

The Buddhist-style health regimen also helped Xiao Bao maintain her hairline. She controlled the frequency of dyeing her long hair in different dreamy colors, unlocking the ultimate mode. She became a real-life Barbie, coming to report to Xu Xing. Xu Xing would review her for a very long time each time, making Xiao Bao the champion in single-person time.

Xu Xing didn't keep it all to herself. Those fans of Xiao Bao, whose lives had been utterly destroyed by her insanely romantic nature, those Hupu users who cried as they forgave her increasingly grumpy return home and ranked her higher and higher—yes, how could she be happy after her career was ruined and her feelings toyed with by Xu Xing? Why didn't they understand their Xiao Xiao wife before?! Let's be sweet and happy together forever, making Xu Xing regret it for the rest of his life!!!
Anyway, many people really like Xiao Bao's dyed hair style, so Xu Xing always asks Xiao Bao to take a set of beautiful photos before or after her arrival and post them out so that everyone can see how beautiful Xiao Bao has become.

Netizens were amazed, and fans showed exceptional affection.

Why can't such a stunning beauty return to the palace?! When will King Oyster Mushroom finally stop bashing this beauty?!
Among the most regrettable female celebrities, Xiao Bao ranks higher and higher.

After the ban on Korean entertainment, the top active female idols who conquered South Korea returned to China. Who would have thought they would end up like this?

With each reversal of the verdict, almost no one says Xiao Bao was love-struck anymore.

Hsu Hsing, who is so outstanding at the age of 22 that even God is desperately wondering what her gender is, is a disaster for anyone.

Who can escape the prisoners of the fortunate place?

[That year, we first met on Idol Producer, and one glance led to a lifetime of regret... Everyone cheered and hailed that year as the beginning of the idol era in China.]

In fact, it was fortunate that he personally killed a female idol who was about to become the best in Chinese history that year!
...They promoted a completely useless piece of trash.

Fortunately, in that era of self-defined idols, all that mattered to Chinese idols was popularity.

Dear gentlemen!

In May, the incident of milk being spilled during the "Youth With You 3" show sparked widespread criticism of idol talent shows. The ban on talent shows was abruptly imposed, and the years of hard work and dreams of countless trainees vanished in an instant. Talent show contestants became pariahs, hated by everyone... The era of idols was abruptly shut.

Have you ever thought about this?

The one who started this is Xingchu!!!

Fortunately, that year they told everyone that idols don't need professional skills, all they need is popularity, and all they need are votes!!!

I remember when Xingchu first debuted, she used a marketing press release claiming that Wu Lu's contract termination led to the dismissal of all Chinese trainees to gain sympathy and her first batch of fans.

How many trainees did Wu Lu ruin?
Wu Lu ushered in the era of internet traffic, providing jobs for countless domestic trainees and supporting Xing Chu, the biggest fraud in the history of Chinese entertainment!

The biggest fraud in the history of world entertainment!

Thirty thousand marketing accounts are on standby, three hundred thousand mobile phones are running day and night, and the three hundred billion views are astonishing?
Absolutely ridiculous!!!
How many trainees has been ruined by Xingchu now?
How many trainee companies have opened in China in the past three years? How many people have given up their studies to pursue their dreams?
What does the future hold for them now?
How many people who have been fans since 2014 and still haven't seen through the true nature of this "lucky charm" are left?
Luckily, you were born into such a fortunate family!!!
Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Sigh, after a blissful and restful sleep, Xu Xing was presented with this powerful article by Sun Man, denouncing him.

The 30 billion views are Xu Xing's Spotify achievement, the 30,000 marketing accounts are just rumors, and the 300,000 mobile phones are fabricated based on news about cracking down on online troll companies.

This was posted at 3 a.m. by a well-known die-hard fan of Xiao Bao.

Those that have survived being besieged by king oyster mushrooms for so many years are living fossils.

I woke up in the middle of the night with a start, and rallied a group of little girls who were still stuck in May to fight against Xu Xing.

To be honest, Xu Xingai.

Although the article's logic was very strong, Xu Xing felt that he was indeed quite naive.

Moreover, this die-hard fan truly moved Hsu Hsing to the point of speechlessness.

There's an urban legend that the most die-hard fans can sense their idols. Xu Xing initially thought this kind of talk was like a ghostly trick, something only naive little girls would believe, but she never expected to witness it firsthand.

Xiao Bao was summoned ahead of time and hadn't had a chance to take and release the photos yet, so this die-hard fan wasn't provoked into posting.

Rather, it might be that they sensed the idea that Xiao Bao had secretly told Xu Xing before going to bed last night.

Xiao Bao wants to semi-retire from the entertainment industry, and Xu Xing has decided to support her.

It's good that Xiaobao stays home to breastfeed.

In fact, Xiao Bao starred in two dramas this year, "Spirit Realm" and "You Are Beautiful When You Smile," which were both terrible hits in China, receiving awful reviews and low viewership.

However, both dramas still enjoy considerable popularity in Southeast Asia.

He also made an appearance in "Detective Chinatown 3".

Domestic netizens dislike Xiao Bao as a useless internet celebrity who has no professional skills despite dating Xu Xing, but foreign netizens regard Xiao Bao as a woman who has been recognized by Xu Xing and has been secretly dating him for two years, and has a halo around her.

Her fans, who dare not show their faces, are very happy about the performance of the two dramas overseas and have been waiting for Xiao Bao to rejoin the crew, but there has been no news for a long time.

Perhaps this fan was also waiting until they broke down?

Sun Man asked Xu Xing for his opinion.

Xu Xing asked Xiao Bao after she got up.

Xiao Bao stared at the complete article Xu Xing had found for her in silence for a long, long time before finally raising her head and forcing a smile with red eyes.

"I'm the one who let them down."

So he's semi-retired from the entertainment industry.

It's a similar route to what Naza took before.

However, unlike Gulnazar who occasionally plays a decorative role, she no longer acts. She occasionally releases a song, puts on beautiful makeup and styling, shoots a pretty music video, or makes short videos.

Let others fight over things like "explosion," "ascension," and "951."

If fans can accept this version of themselves, then stay; if they can't, then thank you, thank you, thank you... I'm sorry.

Xu Xing relayed the feedback to Sun Man.

Sun Man was overjoyed.

"Brother Xing, could you please convince those other ladies to lose interest in the entertainment industry? Buy them townhouses so they can play mahjong at home every day. I'll be so grateful, I'll do anything for you!"

Manman was implying that Xu Xing hadn't kissed, hugged, or lifted her up in a while.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

【Brother Xing, Brother Xing, Brother Xing!!! I heard you're going to buy Xiao Xiao? It seems the company is suddenly giving me all of Xiao Xiao's resources. Should I turn it down...? [frightened] Or should I thank Brother Xing in person? Brother Xing, Brother Xing, Brother Xing! Please give me another chance to see you... [crying][crying][crying]】

Two months later, before the release of "The Battle at Lake Changjin", Wu Xuanyi sent a WeChat message.

Xu Xingtong replied: 【Keep it up!】

If Yang Chaoyue wants to bring her along, Xu Xing is willing.

She must have asked Yang Chaoyue a lot in private, but Yang Chaoyue hasn't mentioned it for a very long time.

Xu Xing put away her phone and gently patted the shoulder of her younger sister, Chaoyue, in her arms.

She came over today looking preoccupied; I wonder if it was because Wu Xuanyi was bothering her on WeChat.

"Brother Xing".

She finally spoke again.

Xu Xing hugged her a little tighter.

"Ok?"

"Please do me a favor..."

"it is good."

"Um, let me explain first."

"Row."

"Well, I met a really good friend during the talent show, the best one, she helped me the most, she's a really nice person. Not Wu Xuanyi, it's Chen Yihan. She's also a big fan of yours. So, could you... sleep with her?"

"what?"

Xu Xingzhen really didn't expect that Yang Chaoyue would also start actively looking for partners?
Yang Chaoyue snuggled closer to Xu Xing.

"No, it's not what you think. She wants to break up with me, so she asked you to do her a favor. She doesn't really believe in our relationship and wants me to prove it to her. We'll prove it, and you can sleep with her again to keep it a secret and not let her tell anyone... I asked her, and she agreed."

"What the hell?"

"Let me completely move on from 101, Xing-ge... she's in Qing City too."

The Asahi man's help came through.

He did not sleep with Chen Yihan.

She simply had her assistant take away her phone, let her in, and allowed her to observe. Yang Chaoyue was just sitting on Xu Xing's lap while wearing a pleated skirt.

When Chen Yihan came in, she apologized to Xu Xing first, remained silent for a while, and then started chatting with Chaoyue.

Xu Xing listened to it and realized that it was indeed a rather twisted emotion.

Finally, with tears in her eyes, Chen Yihan confirmed that the two were breaking off their friendship and left the villa.

After wiping away Chaoyue's tears, Xu Xing asked.

"So, what's the point?"

"Brother Xing...aren't there moments like this in life? Like, giving up on a relationship."

(End of this chapter)