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Chapter 151 A Bridge of Fate

The assistant probed: "Actually, that's not the case?"

Pincer Sister was a little embarrassed and angry: "Have I been too lenient with you lately? Are you a fan of Ikeno or my assistant?!"

The assistant pouted and lowered his head, not daring to speak.

Although she is a distant relative of Sister Shi and usually dares to joke with her, she is still very afraid when Sister Shi is really "angry".

"……snort."

Seeing her like this, Sister Pliers felt a little soft-hearted and explained, "I'm really not happy. I just thought he would have to ask for help one day. Ha, trying to ride on my coattails? No way!"

The assistant responded timidly, "Oh."

Shi Jinwei explained, "...I laughed because my face was a little itchy."

After that, neither of the two people in the room spoke again.

But there's some truth to the claim that Pincer Sister said Ikeno wanted to "ride on her coattails" for popularity.

Recently, a period drama series that Sister Pliers had been holding back aired. Although it didn't perform as well as Peng Chen's series at the beginning of the year, it was still a minor hit. While maintaining her popularity, her status is steadily rising.

Clearly, hard work does pay off.

At that very moment, Ikeno wanted to sing with her, and Pliers Sister had reason to suspect that Ikeno simply wanted to get close to her.

After all, when this summer was popular, people tried to capitalize on it; when Sheng Ning's box office hit, they tried to capitalize on it; even Shang Youshu was capitalized on. So now that she's popular and Chi Ye has been "missing" for so long, there's no reason why she wouldn't want to capitalize on it.

That bastard is a repeat offender.

Ok…

However, thinking about the recent hot topic in the industry, the "profiteering from Ji Nan," and the rumors that it was Chi Ye who orchestrated Ji Heming's downfall... Sister Pliers remained noncommittal, but then she recalled Chi Ye's smile on "The Voice of China," and the high probability that he had caused Yue Na's inability to go public...

She began to have doubts.

This person is too cunning; I dare not get too close to them, or I'll be tricked and swindled without even knowing it!
This is the thought.

Suddenly, a familiar voice called out from outside the door.

"Where are the pliers? The pliers!"

Shi Jinwei's face instantly darkened, and she instructed her assistant, "A plague has arrived! Open the door quickly... close the door quickly!"

retreat!retreat!retreat!

The assistant hesitated before walking over, and just as she was about to close the door, she saw Chi Ye walking over with a smile on his face and greeting her: "Hi, you look even prettier now."

The assistant was instantly overjoyed, thinking: "Brother is so handsome!!"

Before the door could be closed, Chi Ye walked in: "Pliers, how long has it been since you heard a good song? I brought you something nice."

Shi Jinwei: “???”

She glared at Chi Ye, grinding her teeth: "I'm warning you, don't call me Pliers!!!"

Chi Ye was taken aback, then smiled: "Look at you, still angry. If you weren't Pliers, I wouldn't have asked you for this song. You should be grateful."

Shi Jinwei: “?”

"Looking for me? A good song? Haha, you think I'll sing it just because you want me to? I don't know this song, you know?"

Seeing that Ikeno's team had already entered, she didn't immediately "chastise" them out. Instead, she aloofly switched legs and took out a slim women's cigarette, about to light it.

"Are you copying Sheng Ning? Why do you always smoke this brand?"

Ikeno casually delivered a critical hit.

Shi Jinwei's face flushed instantly: "Chi Ye, my patience with you has its limits. If you want to take advantage of me, just say so. Don't keep using these tricks! Are you trying to get my attention?!"

"Just say you want to freeload?"

Chino was stunned for a moment, then realized what was going on and asked curiously, "So, to be frank, will you let me ride with you?"

Shi Jin smiled slightly: "No."

"It's fine if you don't give it to me. I got here on my own, so I don't need you to give it to me."

Chi Ye sat down on the sofa with an air of nonchalance, and Shi Jinwei exclaimed incredulously, "How can you be so shameless?!"

"It's not as superficial as your skincare routine."

Pliers Sister: "..."

She was speechless for a while, then shook her head and stopped talking. She raised her swan-like neck with an air of superiority and said, "Say what you have to say, and I'll leave right away."

"Do you think you can sing this song?"

Ikeno has something important to do, because this song in his new album really needs a "pincer voice". In addition, he wants to quickly make a comeback from his prison break. So, looking at the entertainment industry, there is no more suitable "partner" than Pincer Sister.

"I've already said, just say you want to join in. If you don't let me, I won't sing."

Sister Pliers sneered and casually took the sheet music that Chi Ye threw at her, saying, "But we're friends, so I'll take a look at it for you."

Chiye: "?"

He held out his hand: "Never mind then, if you can't sing, then don't watch."

Sister Pliers: “?!”

She wanted to just throw the notebook at him.

She, Shi Jinwei, one of the four rising stars, is currently more popular than this summer, with only Shang Youshu ranked above her... What? You mean Sheng Ning?

Da Shi Jin was insignificant and not worth mentioning.

When had she ever been wronged like this?
We won't take this lying down!

She reached out to throw it, but before she did, her sapphire blue eyes had already secretly and quickly scanned the first page of the score.

Her hand suddenly paused, and she made a strange and abstract backhand grabbing motion, then "grabbed" the sheet music back in front of her, muttering to herself, "Hmm... this... my arm isn't feeling too good, I injured it during the fight scene the day before yesterday... since you want me to look at it, I'll take a look."

Ikeno glanced at her sideways, but didn't say anything.

Seeing the pliers' stubbornness, he wanted to slap her.

You're such a jerk, let's see just how hard you can be.

But since he was there to cooperate, he didn't use the controlled knife first after seeing that Sister Pliers had "changed her mind".

Meanwhile, Sister Pliers had indeed lowered her head and was seriously scanning the sheet music.

The room gradually quieted down, with only the soft sound of Shi Jinwei turning the pages remaining.

Ok…

This sheet music…

Wow, this is really something... This style is completely different from his previous ones.

Could he have written this?!
Shi Jin was slightly surprised and bewildered, but of course, she couldn't show any emotion on the surface.

five minutes later.

She put down the sheet music and looked at Chino again: "What about the lyrics and music? Is it finished? Hmm... I think it's alright, barely passable. If the lyrics and music are also alright, I'll consider... um, consider the chorus thing, depending on my schedule."

After saying that, she looked at her assistant and asked, "Do I have the time?"

The assistant remained silent: "Sis, this is a song we're supposed to sing on the show, where would we find the time?"

Shi Jinwei remained calm and composed: "Ah... then I remembered it wrong."

Chi Ye sighed and shook his head: "Forget it, since it's so difficult, I'll just find someone else. You have too many complaints about me."

Shi Jin gritted her teeth slightly: "Fine, go ahead, go find someone else."

Chi Ye glanced at her, stood up, and walked towards the door.

Shi Jinwei: "..."

She really wanted to turn her head away and shout "Show us out!" but after seeing the complete sheet music, she had even hummed it twice in her mind... She... she suddenly asked, "Yu Yan has been targeting you lately, did you know that?"

Ikeno, who was almost at the door, paused and turned around: "What do you want to say?"

Yu Yan has indeed been "targeting" him recently.

Not only were his endorsements snatched away, but Yu Yan's team was also intentionally or unintentionally "sniping" many resources that were seeking him out.

Even for this Mid-Autumn Festival gala, although Yu Yan's team dared not make any explicit demands due to their relationship with the official station, they had already conveyed their various subtle requests and their dislike for Chi Ye.

There are no secrets in this industry. Everyone knows who is rival, who dislikes whom, and who is targeting whom.

So, this was one of the reasons why Shi Jinwei previously thought that Chi Ye was trying to take advantage of her.

After all, in terms of star power, although Yu Yan is far ahead, the Four Little Ones have always been "equally tied" to the Four Big Ones. The only difference is that one is a top male star and the other is a top female star.

By keeping himself in check, Ikeno's Mid-Autumn Festival gala will definitely garner more attention than expected.

The reason why Ikeno looked for pliers this time... was partly due to that, but... not much.

The more important reason is Yu Yan.

Yes, whether it was for partnership reasons or other reasons, Yu Yan messed with him.

Since Yu Yan messed with him, given Chi Ye's personality, he'll definitely get his revenge. He'll make sure to get his revenge at this Mid-Autumn Festival gala.

Lao Ji's meat is the main part, but Yu Yan can't be left off easily either.

Shi Jin stared at Chi Ye with her sapphire blue eyes, hesitated for a long time, and then said, "Well... actually, Yu Yan and I also have some conflicts."

Ikeno asked in surprise, "Didn't you two work together before?"

Shi Jinwei blushed slightly as she saw him about to leave: "...Are you going to give it to me or not?"

Chi Ye chuckled and turned around, then sat back down: "Can't you speak properly? I've noticed that your mouth is not only like a pair of pliers, but your mouth is also as hard as a pair of pliers."

Shi Jin's chest heaved slightly, like a surging wave.

At this moment, Chi Ye felt that she was not like Sheng Ning, because although Sheng Ning was also petty, she would never show it so "obviously".

Compared to Sheng Ning, Xiao Sheng Ning is still too "naive" and too naive!
……

at the same time.

On the set of a major science fiction film production.

Yu Yan was getting her makeup done in the dressing room when her assistant came over and whispered, "The Mid-Autumn Festival Gala rehearsal starts the day after tomorrow at the latest. Look at those luxury brand events tomorrow..."

"Push it."

Yu Yan has a very delicate face, somewhat androgynous, but truly impeccable.

He and Ikeno are two completely different types of handsome. Ikeno has a striking, intense look with both good skin and bone structure, while he has a more delicate look, with good skin but some flaws in his bone structure.

But in their prime, this flaw obviously won't be exposed.

Therefore, he also has a title from when Chi Ye first debuted – "the most handsome man in the Chinese entertainment industry".

Of course, no one compares Chi Ye and Yu Yan now, because the two are worlds apart in terms of status and popularity. It's not just a simple matter of having a barrier between them; they are not even on the same level.

With Tencent backing it up, Yue Na managed to get involved with Yu Yan after Ji Heming's passing. Using Yu Yan to occasionally "target" Chi Ye had an effect almost like a dimensional reduction attack, a contest on a completely different level.

"it is good."

The assistant was not surprised at all when he heard this.

Luxury fashion resources that other young actors and actresses would fight tooth and nail for are basically as common as cabbages to Yu Yan's team. The only difference is whether he wants them or not. If he does, they are readily available; if he doesn't, he can simply turn them down.

Anyway, someone better will take the initiative to find him.

"Let's ask Director Lu for leave so we can finish up early and go."

"it is good."

The assistant nodded.

Yu Yan lowered her eyes, scrolling through her phone idly, and didn't say anything more.

He attaches great importance to this Mid-Autumn Festival Gala because it is different from other local TV stations' galas. It is an official large-scale gala, and apart from the Spring Festival Gala, this gala is the most prestigious.

So being exposed is a minor issue; what's more important is one's resume.

Just like the Spring Festival Gala, any artist who has the opportunity to participate will try to seize this kind of "political resource".

There are only advantages and no disadvantages.

Throughout his conversation with his assistant and team, he didn't mention Ikeno at all. It wasn't that he looked down on Ikeno, nor that he didn't know Ikeno, but rather... he simply didn't take those things seriously.

Because of his position, he has made too many enemies: those who are jealous of him, those who hate him for occupying the top spot in the Chinese entertainment industry's "traffic market," and those who are his direct competitors...

There are far too many enemies.

Ikeno wasn't even in the top ten, so he had no sense of it at all.

After getting permission from top directors in Beijing, Yu Yan's team flew directly to the CCTV headquarters that very night.

……

three days later.

Teacher Shi and her agent, Sister Wang, arrived at the CCTV building.

Yes, Ms. Shi also received invitations to perform at this Mid-Autumn Festival Gala due to the resurgence of her career. They started rehearsing at the beginning of the month, and today is their fourth rehearsal.

"I heard that President Chi has also arrived."

Sister Wang, who was standing next to Shi Daifu, casually remarked, "It seems he's going to collaborate with Shi Jinwei this time."

"Oh."

Sister Wang glanced at her and asked, "Aren't you sad?"

Teacher Shi asked curiously, "What are you sad about?"

"..." Sister Wang was speechless: "That President Chi used to always ask you to sing duets, but this time he asked Shi Jinwei. He... he wouldn't be trying to ride on Shi Jinwei's popularity, would he... Shi Jinwei has been quite popular lately... Aren't you sad?"

“He doesn’t want to ride the wave of popularity,” Teacher Shi corrected and explained. “He’s not that kind of person.”

Sister Wang: "?"

I bet you're the only one in the entire industry who would say that!
Sister Wang then asked curiously, "Why is that?"

After thinking for a moment, Teacher Shi said, "It must be that the work really suits her."

It suits her.

Who is it for?
Pliers Girl!
……

"Pliers, your voice still isn't firm enough."

In the rehearsal room.

After listening to Pliers Sister's "improvisation," Chi Ye immediately shook his head: "Let me tell you, if you don't have enough pliers, you can't sing!"

Sister Pliers was furious: "I've already tried my best to... to... speak in a gruff voice!"

Chi Ye asked in confusion, "That's not right. I remember your voice back in 'The Voice of Heaven'... that angry tone. I want that kind of effect, you know?"

Shi Jinwei: "...Don't you see me as a woman?"

Chi Ye glanced subconsciously at Pliers Sister's almost abnormal figure and said awkwardly, "No, I'm talking to you about work, can you stop talking to me about gender?"

"You want to be a feminist too?"

Shi Jin paused for a moment: "I was just wondering when you'll finally finish those lyrics."

"I've been singing this sheet music non-stop... Can't you write lyrics? If you keep this up, I'm not singing anymore!"

Upon hearing this, Ikeno, unusually, did not refute it. Instead, he estimated the time and, finding it was about time, took out the lyrics he had prepared beforehand: "Alright, I wrote them last night. Take a look."

Shi Jinwei perked up slightly, then asked in surprise, "Last night...you finished writing it in just two days?"

Chi Ye said expressionlessly, "Are you going to look or not? If not, give it back to me."

"...Ikeno, you'd better write something that satisfies me!"

Pincer Sister now wishes she could bite Ikeno to death. She found Ikeno to be truly annoying, the kind of annoying that is indescribable... Oh well, if his work is alright, she won't bother with him!

Thinking this, Sister Pliers glanced up at the lyrics.

She froze on the spot when she saw the first line.

"The moon of Qin shines on the passes of Han, the soldiers on their long march have not returned..."

Isn't this an ancient poem?
She was about to question Chi Ye about whether he lacked inspiration and was copying Wang Changling's poem, and that if he couldn't write, he shouldn't write. But when she scanned the following words, she was instantly stunned.

"Smoke signals stretching for miles, a chaotic mass grave"

"A lonely soul in a chaotic world goes unvisited."

"The silent heavens, their ink cold."

"The sword and the pen will be used to atone for the past with blood."

"..."

—Did he write these lyrics?!

Shi Jin looked at Chi Ye in disbelief.

Ikeno raised an eyebrow: "Why are you looking at me?"

“You wrote this?!”

Ikeno: "Huh, you have a problem with that?"

Shi Jinwei: "..."

She paused, didn't speak, and then looked down to continue reading the words. The more she read, the more astonished and delighted she became.