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Chapter 166 An Unexpected Accident That Shook the Sky

"Look at you, I only asked you because I care about you."

When Chi Ye heard what Shang Jie said, she felt that the other party was being too sensitive. Besides... why did she insist on buying it? Did she really like that feeling?
Ikeno was puzzled, but didn't continue the topic. Instead, he asked, "So, do you have the time?"

"...It depends on my mood."

Chiye: "?"

"It happens when you're in a good mood."

Ikeno asked, "Are you in a bad mood?"

"Also."

Chiye: "..."

"Alright, I'm not kidding anymore." Sister Shang waved her hand, already seeing her assistant jogging towards her. Seizing the "last moment," she turned back to Chi Ye and asked, "Why are you asking about my schedule? Are you trying to hitch a ride with me?"

"correct."

Shang Youshu: “…”

Is everyone so outspoken these days?
Chi Ye also looked at the assistant who ran over and casually said, "It's my studio. We're planning to start a movie project at the end of the year... The movie I'm currently filming is almost finished, isn't it?"

"Oh……"

The businesswoman suddenly realized: "You want to invest in me?"

Ikeno: "...Go back now, goodbye."

"Oh dear, look at you, I only asked because I care about you, and you're still angry."

Sister Shang smiled and walked towards her assistant: "Why did you come all this way?"

"Sister Shang...Grandma Shang...how could you..."

The assistant saw Chi Ye beside her, her pupils dilated for a second, and she immediately swallowed back what she was about to say. She just gestured to Shang Youshu with her eyes: Grandma, the manager is going crazy. Stop messing with us and go back quickly.

"Oh."

Shang Youshu must have understood the look in his eyes. She turned around and winked at Chi Ye, "Chi Ye, I'm recommending some good food to you this time, so you can't let me down in the future."

Chiye was stunned.

"Contact me on WeChat later to take a look at the script."

She waved and followed her assistant to the van with an air of nonchalance.

Chi Ye stared at her retreating figure, about to utter a word of praise.

But then they noticed a few passersby. The once slender and straight-backed Ms. Shang suddenly bent over, and her dog timidly urged her assistant, "Elbow, elbow! Someone's spotted me!"

Assistant: "..."

Chiye: "..."

It's back, and it tastes just right again.

……

The next day, after arranging the music team and his new album team provided by the program team, Chi Ye flew directly to the capital. His destination was the "Big Boss" film crew, but before that, he wanted to visit the Empress Dowager, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

After filming wrapped on "My Love from the Star," the Empress Dowager joined a film crew.

This project is a big project in the industry, with a huge investment, and it is directed by Zhang, who is known as the "National Master".

She played the second female lead in this film this summer.

When Chi Ye arrived at the film set, he found that the old lady had just had some free time and was enthusiastically tapping on her phone, doing something he didn't know.

"Teacher Chi."

"Chi... Ah, Teacher Jin Xia is treating everyone to milk tea and coffee!"

"Thank you, Teacher Jin Xia!"

The sounds of the crew members shouting and a chorus of "Thank you, Teacher Jin Xia" filled my ears.

The old lady was startled, and suddenly looked up to see Chi Ye walking towards her with a smile.

"Oh, Mr. Chi... what brings you here?"

Her eyes first flashed with surprise, then she stood up with delight and ran towards Chi Ye, her face still covered in mud, clearly still wearing her makeup.

"You don't welcome me? What bad things have you done behind my back?!"

Upon hearing this, Chi Ye immediately changed his expression like a Sichuan opera performer and "questioned" Jin Mou.

Jin stopped in her tracks, then glanced around in alarm before lowering her voice: "Don't tell anyone!"

Chiye: "?"

what?
Did you really do something bad behind my back?

“I cursed all those who said you sang badly.”

Ikeno: "...With so many people, how can you possibly yell at them all?"

This summer, she glanced down at her phone and shook her head dejectedly: "Only the 132nd one. I started last night and have already tried my best, Teacher Chi."

Chi Ye glanced at her and saw her chin held high, looking smug, as if to say: "Hurry up and praise me, or I'll get upset."

He shook his head: "No, you're still not working hard enough. If you really worked hard, you wouldn't have only achieved so little. You have to give them all a good scolding before 9 p.m. tonight."

This summer, she opened her mouth and said, "Huh?"

"What do you mean 'huh'? You won't get to eat unless you scold me."

Chi Ye raised the things he was carrying: "I'll take them all to my aunt."

"...Ikeno, you have no conscience."

The old lady stopped pretending, snatched the bag, and happily rummaged through it: "What's all this? Hmm... what's this fish tail?"

Chiye was shocked.

"How come I have this in my bag... That shouldn't be the case."

"This looks good, I'll try one."

The old lady had already taken out a bag of fish tails and was about to open it.

"No, no, don't eat it."

Chi Ye quickly snatched it away, shaking his head firmly: "This stuff doesn't taste good."

"?"

This summer, she looked at Chi Ye suspiciously: "Teacher Chi, you're not hiding something good from me, are you?"

"You've already bought it, so how could it be something that doesn't taste good?"

Ikeno: "...It really doesn't taste good, and besides, it's not called a fish tail."

"Not called Fish Tail?" Jin Xia looked at the name on the packaging with a puzzled expression. "Then what is it called?"

"Chrysanthemum is startled again."

This summer, I was completely bewildered: "Chrysanthemum is startled again? What is this?"

Chi Ye thought for a moment and asked, "Have you ever played 'Honor of Kings'?"

This summer, Mr. Chi honestly shook his head: "I don't play games."

Ikeno: "...Alright, there's a hero in there named Tachibana Ukyo."

Jin Xia: “???”

Chi Ye stopped discussing the topic, regardless of whether the Empress Dowager understood or not... It was best for the Empress Dowager never to understand such things, as it was rather awkward.

"Come on, come on, let's go inside and talk. I've come all this way and you're not even inviting me in to sit down?"

He changed the subject and helped the old lady into the car.

……

the other side.

The film crew, the filming location where Director Zhang is located.

Just as a scene ended and he took a sip of goji berry tea, the assistant director walked over hurriedly and whispered, "Chi Ye is here to visit the set."

"Chi Ye?" Director Zhang paused for two seconds before vaguely remembering who it was: "The singer?"

"Ah... he's acting now too."

The executive director nodded.

"So what if I visit the set?"

Director Zhang didn't understand why the executive director had come over to tell him all this.

To be honest, given his status and connections in the industry, since the filming of this drama began, there has been a constant stream of big names visiting the set, and Chi Ye wouldn't even make the top ten among them.

"Well... the production team just happened to see him coming over, and they were thinking about the OST for our movie. Could we ask him to write a few songs?"

The executive director thought for a moment and said, "He's been quite popular lately."

"Oh." Director Zhang suddenly realized and nodded: "I know, that 'Singer' program, my granddaughter watches it every day."

He then said, "Sure, let the producers handle it. We can just follow the standard cooperation procedures for this kind of thing."

Seeing that he didn't have any "dislike" for Ikeno, the executive director nodded and hurried away.

Director Zhang stopped paying attention to these things and instead screwed the lid on his teacup, preparing to continue filming.

……

Previously, Chi Ye didn't have much status in the industry. For example, if he came to visit the set of "Singer" before it aired, it wouldn't attract too much attention in such a large group.

But after his "You're So Beautiful" video, he gained a portion of his fans, and his recent popularity has exploded, naturally attracting the attention of many people who previously paid no attention to him.

on the RV.

"Teacher Chi, you're so kind. You know so well what I like to eat."

Chino watched as the old lady across from her secretly stuffed food into her mouth like a little hamster, and was pleased that she could "eat by herself".

But the next moment.

"Teacher Chi, please help me tear it open."

"Teacher Chi, this won't turn on." "Teacher Chi, the air conditioner is a bit cold, could you adjust it?"

Chino rubbed her face and said, "How about I move your house over here for you?"

This summer, she paused, then pointed at the items with a pitiful expression: "Teacher Chi, this is your favorite dried mango, this is your favorite lemonade... and the air conditioning temperature, you said you like 24°C the most, but it's only 22°C in the room now... I was planning to give these to you..."

Ikeno was taken aback, and instantly felt a little guilty.

Wait, something's not right...

They're giving it to me but making me do it myself?
"Hey, don't overthink it! Just do as I say. Do whatever I tell you to do, be a good boy!"

Chiye: "???"

Am I a dog? Am I not a dog?!
"Don't do it."

This summer, she stole a glance at him, wanting to be a little tougher, but she didn't want to act tough with Chi Ye. After thinking for a long time, she poked Chi Ye and whispered, "Teacher Chi, if you listen to me, I'll let you... um... have your fill next time."

Chiye: "?!"

He perked up: "Enjoy to the fullest? You mean by 'enjoy to the fullest'..."

Wow.

The car door was suddenly pushed open, and Sister Mi walked in with a sour face. She glanced at Chi Ye and said in a sarcastic tone, "Oh, the Heavenly King is here."

"Ah, knowing the Heavenly King is here, why didn't you pour him a glass of water, open the lemonade, tear open the dried mango, and set the air conditioner to 24 degrees..."

Sister Mi: “?”

She glanced at Ikeno but didn't go over to help. Instead, she picked up the remote and turned the air conditioner to 24 degrees Celsius.

See, she actually did it!
Of course, even so, Ikeno's expression wasn't good either; she had a sour look on her face and was a little angry that Mi-nee had come at the wrong time.

"We're about to start filming, and Director Zhang is urging me to come over and call you to touch up your makeup."

Honey glanced at Chi Ye: "If you're not busy, stay a little longer..."

Chi Ye glanced at the time and shook his head: "I have to go back later. I just stopped by to see you guys."

After saying that, he clearly noticed that Jin Xia was not in a good mood, so he paused and said, "Why don't you take a day off next week and go to the 'Singer' show to listen to me sing?"

The old lady's eyes lit up, but then she shook her head dejectedly: "No way."

She didn't say why it wasn't possible, but Chi Ye guessed it: as the second female lead in Director Zhang's crew, she really couldn't just leave whenever she wanted.

Speaking of this, Chi Ye felt a little uneasy... It seems that the studio's film project needs to be prepared quickly.

Sigh, the female lead in the first movie really wasn't suitable for the Empress Dowager. Her face was too regal. Otherwise... he would have chosen the Empress Dowager.

After all, it's free and easy to use!
But it's okay, there will be other opportunities in the future.

Having planted the seed of thought in his mind, Chi Ye didn't delay the old lady's work for long. After another ten minutes, he hurriedly led his team to the airport.

This summer, I watched his retreating figure with longing eyes.

"Why don't you act recklessly? Anyway, if you do, no one will dare to stop you."

Seeing this, Honey raised an eyebrow: "Don't you usually do this kind of thing?"

“…Sister Mi, I don’t really want to keep acting like this in front of Teacher Chi.” Jin Xia thought for a moment and sighed, “Otherwise he’ll think I’m being too dramatic. I want to leave him with a good impression.”

Sister Mi: “?”

"Do you really think he doesn't know how dramatic you are?"

This summer, her face instantly fell, and after a long while, she said, "So what if he knows? He's happy to know!"

Honey Sister: "...You're really amazing! Have you evolved to this level yet?"

This summer, she shook her head and told the truth: "And I'm fine, but I'm afraid people will think he's just gossiping, and that will give him a bad impression."

Honey Sister: "I didn't realize you were such a virtuous wife and loving mother."

This summer, she glanced back at her and said, "Sister Mi, if you keep being sarcastic, you can go back tomorrow."

Sister Mi: “?!”

"I'm sorry, I was too talkative. Get up, I have to kowtow to you..."

"..."

……

on the plane.

"How's it going outside now?"

Chi Ye leaned back in his chair and asked Xiao Liu, "As for Coco, she returned to her studio after returning to the capital."

"Hmm...it's getting more and more noisy."

Xiao Liu returned.

The argument is getting increasingly heated.

Since the end of "Singer" last night, Chi Ye's sudden emergence and subsequent trending topics have been endless, with discussions about Chi Ye's victory over Chantilly and Chi Ye's Chinese style never fading away.

Today, with the involvement of various parties, including rivals and even ordinary bystanders, the situation has escalated, and the debate has become increasingly intense and terrifying, gradually spreading from Weibo to Douyin, Bilibili, Xiaohongshu, and even into real life.

Actually, this is a good thing for Ikeno, because as the person at the center of the incident, the attention he receives is foreseeable.

But he didn't expect that the development of this matter would far exceed his expectations, or even those of everyone who was targeting him.

—Right now, almost everyone on the internet is arguing about two topics.

1. Was it reasonable for Ikeno to win against Chantemo?
2. Chinese culture and Western culture.

This is also the biggest topic, even overshadowing the first one, causing no one to pay attention to the rankings.

This topic, when discussed in depth, even touches upon the cultural heritage of the East and West, cultural confidence, and even more sensitive issues at a deeper level.

For example, on the current trending topics list, there are #What exactly is Chinese style?# and #Don't close your eyes to the world just because your ideology is correct#.

The two trending terms have already gone viral.

The buzzwords surrounding "Chinese style" aren't really about what exactly constitutes it. There's no need for a definitive conclusion. Most people are simply wondering if this so-called "innovative" style qualifies as a "style."

Following the second trending topic, many netizens... and even bloggers believe that you can't blindly assume something is politically correct just because it's named after China. The Western music scene is advanced, and its style and culture are superior to yours. You can't close your eyes to the world just because of this.

To put it bluntly, many people do not approve of this so-called Chinese style that has just emerged, and they feel from the bottom of their hearts that the East is not as sophisticated as the West.

Is it reasonable that Ikeno, disguised as ZZ Zheng, easily defeated Chantilly?
Furthermore, putting aside the song, the West has a huge influence in all aspects of life around the world. You can't just "close your country off" for various so-called reasons, can you?

Yes, the topic has now evolved beyond the songs themselves. Due to the phenomenal influence of "Singer," with Chi Ye's victory over Chantilly last night as a focal point, a topic that has been brewing for years has exploded like a bomb, now that public opinion is gradually becoming more open.

The explosion caught everyone off guard, leaving those involved and all competitors completely bewildered.

Including official sources.

It's gone too far.

……

morning.

He arrived at work early this morning, had the driver park the car, and got out first with his briefcase.

Because he had only recently been transferred to the capital, he had been keeping a low profile and arriving at work very early every day.

But he arrived early, and others arrived even earlier. Today, he greeted his colleagues, who had been waiting for who knows how long, with an unchanged expression before entering the office.

"Sigh, starting tomorrow, I guess I should go to work normally."

He watched as his secretary closed the door and casually remarked, "You don't need to pick me up so early tomorrow."

"Eh."

The secretary nodded slightly and began to report on today's work.

Half an hour later, Jinzhao took off his glasses, rubbed his eyes, and asked, "What happened online yesterday?"

"Yes...that's how it is..."

The secretary immediately began to give a concise and clear account.

Ten minutes later, after listening to the report, Jinzhao began to ponder with a blank expression.

"Look at public opinion..."

"Chinese people need to have more cultural confidence."

Jin Chao paused for a moment, then said, "Keep a close eye on it, but we still can't touch anything too sensitive..."

He whispered a few words to me before asking, "Does this have anything to do with Chi Ye?"

The secretary was taken aback, not understanding why Jin Chao would suddenly ask for a celebrity's name, and judging from her furrowed brow...

Goodness, they were completely unfazed by that topic just now, this...

The secretary's heart skipped a beat as she carefully whispered, "Well...it's about him and the 'Singer' program team..."

"..."

After another conversation, things returned to calm today.

You little bastard, you better shut up, or don't blame me for picking a fight with you.

……

In recent years, or rather in the last two decades, China, this ancient and great nation, has begun to revive. Our industry, manufacturing, and production sectors have all become world leaders. Among them, dozens of industries, such as new energy vehicles, the photovoltaic industry chain, steel, and wind power, have achieved world number one status.

The people are gradually becoming more confident, and their national heritage and cultural confidence are blossoming and becoming more prominent in many ways.

However, it is undeniable that due to various historical issues, Western culture has indeed had a great impact on and invaded countries around the world, to an unimaginable degree.

There are many people like the Silent Woman who proclaim "we have been revived" but in their hearts and minds admire Western culture; in fact, they make up the vast majority.

Therefore, the topic sparked by "Singer" and Ikeno exploded, and the situation has developed into the unexpected state it is today.

What to do? How to end this?

The production team of "Singer" is completely exhausted.

The people pulling the strings behind the scenes—Yuena, Hua Yichen, Teacher Na, and even Yu Yan—are all rivals of Chi Ye.

Ikeno himself…

It also went numb.

(End of this chapter)