Who said this top flow is crazy! This top flow is awesome!

Chapter 159 is explosive! A character even more explosive than Gao Qiqiang.
Zhao Tai's character isn't crazy enough; he's "not worthy" of Chi Ye's portrayal!
Everyone: "..."

The screenwriters and acting teachers who stayed on the team have had a rollercoaster of emotions lately, from initial curiosity and surprise to bewilderment, and now they're completely numb.

The veteran actor surnamed Zhang turned to look at Jin Sui, moved his lips, and said, "President Jin, there's no need to teach him anymore. It's obvious that Chi Ye is a 'talented' player."

Teacher Wu nodded in agreement: "No wonder he is the one who wrote 'The Boss'. I feel like he wrote it based on his own image."

Wu Zhenyu shook his head: "What the hell? When I'm with him, I actually look like a good person?"

This year, listening to the speeches of several teachers around me, some joking and some praising, I also fell silent.

Yes, she originally only planned to stay on the set of "The Boss" for two days, and only left after seeing Chi Ye "receive" the guidance of several teachers and confirming that there were no problems.

To her surprise, she has stayed ever since the first day she watched Ikeno's play.

Of course, she couldn't give up her work, but the other large project teams she was going to were also in Hengdian, so she was almost "possessed" by coming to watch Chi Ye film at fixed times every day.

Hmm... how should I put it?

She was a little "scared".

Dude, we asked you to play Zhao Tai, not to "play yourself"!

You'd better tone it down, otherwise I'm afraid someone will really investigate you when the film is released.

Thinking this way this year, I saw that Ikeno Tsuyoshi had finished filming over there, but in order to maintain his state and emotions, he did not walk over here, and I fell into deep thought again.

Something's wrong, something's wrong.

The character Zhao Tai... I have a feeling... maybe, probably, perhaps... will be a breakout role?
Unlike her brother Jinming, Aunt Jinsui has always been very self-aware of her "business acumen," but this time, from the perspective of an "ordinary viewer," she feels that the character Zhao Tai may actually be portrayed as a "classic."

Because this character isn't just bad, he... he's so handsome!!

Cough cough... It should be that besides being bad, he's also crazy and evil.

At the same time, his strengths are also very obvious, even though his experience is quite "pitiful".

In the main storyline of "The Boss," the confrontation between "Officer Xu" and "Zhao Tai," which runs throughout the entire story, is triggered by the murder of Chen Yongqiang, a resident whose home was forcibly demolished, by Zhao Tai, which leads to a series of conflicts and arrests.

But regardless of the different original versions or the "Big Boss" in this world, the "responsibility" doesn't actually lie entirely with Zhao Tai.

In "The Boss", Zhao Tai is fluent in English and French due to his overseas studies and privileged education from childhood. At the same time, he has extremely strong business skills, far surpassing his older brother. In addition, he is ruthless in his methods and has secured numerous major collaborations for the Zhao Company over the years.

When dealing with business partners, he is polite and considerate to the point that he would even pick up and drop off their children from school.

When faced with a girl he was pursuing, he was willing to put aside his pride and pick her up from get off work every day, joking and playing around like any ordinary couple.

In any respectable setting, his manners and etiquette are impeccable.

When this person encountered Chen Yongqiang, who was threatening suicide by hanging a banner downstairs at his company building for a mere 3,000 yuan compensation, his first reaction was to considerately and responsibly take him inside. Not wanting to bring any negative impact to the company, he was prepared to settle the matter peacefully by paying compensation.

Just then, the biggest conflict and farce of the entire movie occurred—Chen Yongqiang made such a big fuss only for three thousand yuan, not the "thirty million" that Zhao Tai had imagined from a project ruined by a useless older brother.

With only 3,000 yuan a month, why would you work so hard?
What's even more absurd is that this whole affair was caused by a subordinate of his subordinate who embezzled the money.

Does it have anything to do with him personally?

However, as a result, he missed an important meeting on foreign business cooperation and resolved this minor "three thousand yuan" blunder.

So he was very angry, even annoyed.

He took out ten times the amount of three thousand—thirty thousand—to compensate Chen Yongqiang, and even told Chen Yongqiang, who had come to collect the debt, to beat up his subordinate's subordinate.

Yes, even now, he hasn't gone to cause trouble for Chen Yongqiang. He's just angry at his subordinates for their incompetence and lack of ambition, and even more angry at his own bad luck for missing an important negotiation over such a trivial matter.

But even under these circumstances… Chen Yongqiang refused the money, saying that he couldn’t hit people in front of his child.

This led to the complete outbreak of conflict and resulted in this tragedy.

Next comes the second act. Officer Xu has already set his sights on Zhao Tai. At one of Zhao Tai's most important cooperation meetings, he personally leads a group to take him away, completely ruining this important foreign business cooperation.

The next day, the usually useless eldest brother, through the family of the "girl" Zhao Tai had been pursuing, secured the cooperation that was originally his achievement.

—Because of his identity, the girl's family disliked him and ultimately chose the more "glamorous" but useless eldest brother of the Zhao family.

Zhao Tai faced the scene he least wanted to see; it seemed he had lost everything in that meeting.

Including dignity.

……

The air in the conference room seemed to freeze.

Zhao Tai could feel the gazes of the twenty-three senior executives of the group shining on him like spotlights, and his father, the chairman of the Zhao Group, was the one who controlled the switch.

"This is the project you're in charge of?"

The father's fingers tapped lightly on the proposal, each tap feeling like a tap on Zhao Tai's temple.

"Six months, so many chances, and you still couldn't close the deal? Your older brother closed it off so easily?"

Zhao Tai's Adam's apple bobbed, and his carefully styled hair was already slightly damp. He explained, "Chairman Zhao... something unexpected happened halfway through, I've already—"

"Shut up."

The voice wasn't loud, but it cut off his explanation like a knife.

When Zhao Tai saw his father slowly stand up, he subconsciously straightened his back, just like when he was a child and his father would scold him.

The slap came unexpectedly.

"Snapped!"

Zhao Tai's face was slapped to one side, and his left ear was ringing.

Gasps rose and fell in the conference room, but soon fell silent again.

He tasted blood on his tongue, probably from biting his lip. Even more painful was the sharp, stinging pain from his right fingernails digging deep into his palm.

But this pain was just enough to keep him conscious and prevent him from losing his composure in front of others.

"waste."

The father's voice came from afar: "You can't even handle the most basic risk management, what makes you think you can be the heir to the Zhao family business?"

Zhao Tai slowly turned his head, a slight smile appearing on his lips.

This is a skill he has honed over many years—no matter how turbulent his heart may be, he can always maintain a cynical mask on his face.

But when he saw the undisguised disappointment in his father's eyes, a crack appeared in his mask.

"I'll take care of it."

He heard himself say, his voice unusually calm: "Please give me another chance."

"..."

"My God...that's incredible!"

Outside the camera, gasps could be heard from those around them. Jin Sui frowned and said, "They hit a bit too hard."

"...Ruthlessness isn't important, what's important is...Ikeno's eyes...his smile...expressionless, yet you can instantly tell his emotions..."

"How old is he this year? Does he want to win Best Actor in the future?!"

Director Chen clenched his hands, feeling increasingly engrossed in filming the movie—in this scene, he even felt a pang of pity for Zhao Tai and anger towards those who had ruined his plans…

This kind of resonance is terrible, it's bad.

But as a commercial director, he knew what it would mean if such emotions arose.

—The characters resonated with the audience, and the story was established.

The character... is about to explode in popularity.

"Teacher Liu truly deserves to be called a veteran actor; his scenes with Chi Ye were indeed superb."

Teacher Wu's eyes flickered as she stared at the center of the field.

now.

The father sneered and threw the proposal into the shredder.

Amidst the hum of the machines, as if mocking him, he waved his hand: "Meeting adjourned. Zhao Tai, stay behind."

The executives filed out, none of them daring to glance at Zhao Tai.

As the last person left and gently closed the door, Zhao Tai's shoulders slumped almost imperceptibly.

Do you know what I hate most about you?

The father walked to the French windows, his back to him: "You'll never learn to admit your mistakes, just like your useless mother."

Zhao Tai's breath hitched for a moment as he looked up and stared straight at his father's back.

His mother—the woman who swallowed an entire bottle of sleeping pills when he was ten—is a wound he can never touch.

"Dad, I-"

"Get out."

His father interrupted him, pointing to his beautiful face that resembled that woman's: "Don't let me see your face again."

Zhao Tai was stunned.

After a long while, he nodded blankly, and almost tripped over the carpet as he turned around.

He maintained a steady pace, walked out of the conference room, through the corridor, into the private elevator, and pressed the button for the top floor.

He didn't say a word until he got back to his room, maintaining his most dignified appearance. He even smiled and greeted the cleaning lady who passed by. "...!!"

Everyone around held their breath and dared not speak, as if afraid of disturbing Ikeno, who was already "immersed" in the role.

Next up is the most explosive scene in "The Boss," a scene that is considered impossible for any young actor to perform.

Zhao Tai has completely gone mad.

The corridor on the top floor was deserted; the butler had already discreetly disappeared.

Zhao Tai, who always wore a smile, seemed to be wearing a mask. He closed the door gently, checked carefully to make sure there was no one outside, and then strode straight to the liquor cabinet, grabbed a bottle of whiskey, opened it, and started drinking from the bottle.

Force it in, force it into their mouths at a 90-degree angle!

"Useless...heir...stepmother..."

He muttered to himself, but the smile that had been on his face was instantly torn off like a mask, and he started laughing hysterically.

The laughter was loud, growing louder and louder, and the mixture of alcohol, tears, saliva, and blood created an extremely mournful sound.

But it's okay, the room is very soundproof, and there's no one outside.

Yes, he didn't even dare to cry in front of others, because that would lose him "impression points" and make everyone look down on him and laugh at him.

But now he's relieved. No one can see what he looks like now, and no one can criticize or scold him.

The alcohol burned his throat, and he abruptly ripped off his tie, pulling a small silver box directly from the safe.

Inside were several pre-filled syringes.

He skillfully bound his arm and inserted the needle into his vein.

"Ah~!!!"

Zhao Tai suddenly looked up, his pupils visibly contracting, and then he let out a hysterical cry, sounding both blissful and in agony.

His world began to soften and blur.

He fell.

There was a "bang" sound.

He smashed the glass for what felt like the umpteenth time, and some tiny shards cut his cheek.

But Zhao Tai felt no pain, or rather, the physical pain was nothing compared to the torment in his heart.

He knelt down, picked up a sharp shard, and skillfully slashed a bloody line on his left forearm.

"This one is because the project failed..."

He spoke softly, blood dripping from his wrist onto the snow-white carpet.

Another one.

"This is so you can call me trash..."

The third way.

"This is for my mother..."

"..."

When the twelfth wound began to bleed, Zhao Tai finally collapsed to the ground.

The mixture of drugs and alcohol caused the ceiling to start spinning.

He curled up amidst the shards of glass and pools of blood, sobbing like an abandoned child.

"Why...why won't you look at me..." His nails dug into the carpet, his voice broken and fragmented: "I clearly...tried so hard..."

In the darkness, the liquor mixed with blood gradually seeped onto the carpet.

In a daze, he seemed to see a gentle and beautiful woman stroking him tenderly while she wept.

"..."

During the first month of filming "The Boss", the set was completely silent.

Director Chen stared intently at the monitor, his eyes gleaming. This year, the corners of his eyes were a little red and swollen, making everyone around him on the edge of their seats.

Teacher Wu, chin in hand and brows furrowed into the classic Mercedes logo, said, "I feel like I, the good guy, am even more despicable than the villain..."

Everyone: "..."

Will it still pass censorship?

Director Chen's gaze suddenly turned to this year, his eyes pleading: if this could be released, he felt that his career might take off.

This year, with a frown, everyone held their breath.

"Mr. Jin, if this is difficult for you..."

"How could he act so well?!"

This year, she finally spoke, her face filled with heartache: "Did Chi Ye project his image onto the higher-ups at Yue Na? Where...where's his mother? I really...Yue Na deserves to die! How could they let him suffer like this...a child no one cares about...sigh..."

Everyone: "???"

"Huh? Approval... Isn't this just normal plot? It's okay... but you could consider adding more publicity, otherwise his performance will have been for nothing, he worked too hard."

This year continues to see a shake of the head.

Everyone was silent.

……

at the same time.

While Chi Ye was immersed in filming "Big Boss", the entertainment industry outside, or more specifically the domestic entertainment industry recently, had also fallen into the frenzy of "Singer".

That's right.

The popularity of "Singer 2025" far exceeded everyone's expectations, including Hunan TV itself.

As a prestigious stage in the Chinese music scene that has been relaunched after five years, "Singer 2025" has adopted an unprecedented "international" template.

Not only did they invite top singers from all over the world, but they also reached cooperation agreements with platforms in more than a dozen countries, including Singapore and Malaysia, for joint live broadcasts.

This time, Mango is serious about going international!
Amid this wave, singers in the Chinese music scene have responded one after another. There are seven singers in the initial lineup alone, as well as numerous other groups such as singers who will challenge the charts, singers who will fill in, singers who will compete for the top spot, and singers who will compete for the top spot.

The show, featuring a gathering of world-class music stars, has topped the ratings charts on multiple authoritative platforms such as CVB, CSM National Network, and Kuyun in just four episodes since its premiere a month ago. It is the number one spot by a wide margin!

The Weibo hashtag has accumulated over 1000 trending topics, with 200 of them topping the overall trending list and 15 trending keywords, leading to a career resurgence for two previously obscure singers…

In short, even the usually "high and mighty" film and television industry is envious of this popularity.

They then took action.

For example, top-tier celebrities such as Sheng Ning, Shang Youshu, and Chu Hanzhou have all been rumored to be invited to serve as "hosts" or "narrators" on "Singer".

Because this season of "Singer" is international, it has multiple presenters from multiple platforms, so there are a lot of slots available.

As for Sister Pliers, Peng Chen, Hua Yichen, and others...

What a joke! We are singers, why are we acting like hosts or narrators?
Go become a challenger singer!

Let’s sing!
All the buzz is ours!
Of course, Ikeno has a different opinion on this.

……

A day later, Chi Ye was still not over the "Zhao Tai" state—he also realized that he seemed to have unintentionally taken the experiential approach, although... he was originally an unorthodox person.

But the experiential learning approach is really difficult and has a significant impact on one's mood.

On that very day, Coco joined the crew and brought several pieces of news.

1. Arrangements need to be made for the theme song and various OSTs for "My Love from the Star".

2. We need to arrange the theme songs for the several movies they need this year.

3. The "battle situation" of Teacher Shi on the "Singer" side, and the third invitation notice sent to him by the "Singer" program team - the unveiling singer. This is an invitation that Chi Ye chose based on his schedule before joining the team.

But Hunan TV really likes Ike no Ike, so they broadcast it several times.

"The singer who accepted the challenge."

Chi Ye looked down at his tablet, but when he looked up, he found that Coco was far away from him and had been avoiding him.

"Ok?"

He asked in surprise, "Why are you so far away from me?"

"Brother, I'm a little scared of you now. When will you become Brother Chi before I go over?"

Coco said so.

Chiye: "..."

"No, I don't understand. I would understand if Sheng Ning went to freeload off other people."

Chi Ye then asked curiously, "But what is Chu Hanzhou going there for?"

"On an international stage, shouldn't the presenters at least know a little bit of a foreign language?"

"Sending someone who hasn't even mastered Chinese is embarrassing in front of our international friends."

(End of this chapter)