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Chapter 229 Don't be anxious, I'm more anxious than you.

"Uh……"

The atmosphere inside the private room was quiet, and the faces of Mr. Wang and his companions were awkward.

This summer, he spoke softly, his voice still that "criticized" sweetness, but to Xiao Wang and the others, it gave them a strange "domineering CEO" feeling... Hmm, it's just a feeling, right? It probably is.

Wait, dude, did you switch genders?

They looked at Ikeno.

Chi Ye replied calmly, "She's right, she's the one in charge."

Everyone: "..."

"President Chi, Xia Xia, you may still not understand the significance of cooperating with us."

Mr. Wang snapped out of his daze, rubbed his hands together, and didn't seem to care about Jin Xia's "domineering" behavior.

Since none of them are children, the so-called background this summer doesn't have much impact on them. Firstly, everyone who's gotten this far has some kind of background.
Secondly, the family situation is very sensitive this summer. As long as her father wants to climb the social ladder, they will not and cannot interfere too much.

This can be seen from the fact that despite being in the entertainment industry for so long this summer, I have never had many so-called privileges.

So, after carefully considering his tone, Mr. Wang said pointedly, "It's very difficult for one person to build a large business. Movies, television, variety shows… many projects… our cooperation isn't just about you being affiliated with us…"

"Take this Golden Rooster Awards as an example. If we were partners this time, wouldn't it be easy for us to work together to create an award?"

Chi Ye asked curiously, "You can get Zhao Tai to win the award?"

Even if a character like Zhao Tai is exceptionally brilliant, he would never win an award in mainland China. This is not intentional targeting, but rather due to policy. In the history of the Golden Rooster Awards, no villain has ever won an award.

The same applies to other awards.

Mr. Wang's expression froze for a moment, then he said awkwardly, "This one won't do, but how about another one? Your next movie... it'll be released soon, right? That one will be fine."

Ikeno was a little "disappointed," thinking to himself, "Your strength isn't good enough either."

Mr. Wang seemed to see through his thoughts, put away his smile, thought for a moment, and said, "Well... in this industry, I can't guarantee anything about other places, but in mainland China, we still have some say in the awards at major film festivals."

He paused, then added, "Good box office and good ratings, but no awards, it always feels like something's missing, doesn't it?"

Chi Ye smiled at him: "Is Xiao Wang always threatening me?"

"...Look, we're just chatting. Once we leave this room, these words won't reach outsiders' ears. It's just a chat, Mr. Chi. We really want to cooperate with you."

Chi Ye raised his hand and glanced at the time: "If I remember correctly, Yue Na Company seems to have shares in Hua Yi?"

Mr. Wang was taken aback.

Chino said seriously, "If you stop cooperating with Yuena, I will cooperate with you."

"...Mr. Chi is joking?"

Mr. Wang looked a little displeased. Yue Na did have a partnership with them, after all, it was Toastmasters, a company under the Tencent umbrella. Therefore, they couldn't possibly cut off contact with Yue Na over such a small matter.

Ikeno knew it was impossible, so when he said that, it was a pure rejection.

"You were the one who made the joke on me first."

Chi Ye stood up, patted his butt, and said, "The studio has just completed a few projects. We didn't use any of your resources before. Now that we've achieved results, you can invest and share the profits if you want. Little Wang likes to joke around, haha."

After saying that, he ignored the young CEO Wang, who was staring at him with a deep frown, and told the old lady to leave.

This summer, she got up, but before leaving, she turned back and said, "Don't even think about investing in me in your next life!"

Mr. Wang: "..."

The other two investors: "..."

"Come back, come back. What are you doing? How can you talk to President Wang like that? It's so impolite."

Chi Ye pulled the old lady back. They could no longer be seen in the private room, but the old lady's voice could still be heard: "Teacher Chi, they have ill intentions. They just want to threaten you to take the credit."

"But don't I have you? With you here, who dares to steal my peaches?"

"As long as you know!"

"..."

The sound was gone, but the expressions of the big shots in the private room no longer needed to be faked; they turned completely grim.

"When you get ahead, you become arrogant, haha. You just made a TV series and a movie, and you don't even know who you are anymore."

While fiddling with the skewers in his hand, Xiao Wang cursed without any politeness: "They really know how to pretend. Yingying and the others were right."

"So, Mr. Wang... if he can't get a stake, will he still be the one to make the movie?"

Teacher Zhang looked a little embarrassed. She wasn't really part of Huayi, and her desire to find Chi Ye was half-true and half-false... The second male lead was a stretch, but there was a third male lead who was really suitable for Chi Ye.

Find a popular actor and a veteran actor, and pair them with a box office king who has grossed over 10 billion yuan. That's her ideal cast and crew.

This is arguably the most classic combination in the industry.

"What are you looking for? This guy is really shameless. We offered him acting opportunities, but he refused. Now we're giving him resources and asking him to join our group, but he's still not happy... How did the Chinese entertainment industry produce such an ungrateful person?"

Since he started his business, Mr. Wang has never been so "angry" as he is today. He is indeed a little angry because, from his perspective, the fact that he was able to sit down and talk to Chi Ye was a huge show of respect for the other party.

In the parlance of the entertainment industry, it's like CEO Wang lowered his own status, while Chi Ye elevated his status to the top.

Even under these circumstances, Ikeno still refused the old man's invitation without hesitation, which naturally made the old man furious.

"Tell Xiaogang and the others that we need to respond to the policy call. Movies like 'The Boss' have problematic values, how can they win awards?"

"..."

……

On the other side, Chi Ye and Jin Xia walked out of the private room. The old lady, with her hands behind her back, asked smugly, "Teacher Chi, how did I do just now?"

Chi Ye glanced at her: "Not bad."

This summer, her little face wasn't too happy, and she raised her chin.

"that's it."

"...Are you going to praise me or not?"

Ikeno revealed his true intentions: "What's the reward for praising me?"

After thinking for a while this summer, she said, "Hmm...yes, yes, I'll let you touch me for another ten minutes, okay?"

"Huh? That's it?"

This summer, she frowned and pondered, hesitating: "Ten minutes is really the limit. Any longer... I... I'll feel uncomfortable."

Ikeno leaned closer: "I didn't mean touching."

This summer, her eyes lit up: "You're just looking?"

Ikeno: "...If you keep pretending to be stupid, I'll just make my move."

"Haha, Teacher Chi, I know you're anxious, but don't rush..."

The old lady laughed and ran off in a flash, putting some distance between herself and Chi Ye. After thinking for a moment, she suddenly ran back and said in a cheeky low voice, "Actually, I'm even more anxious than you, Teacher Chi."

Chiye: "?!!"

Damn, that's awesome!
He took off after them, and the two top celebrities were actually "chasing" each other in the hotel corridor.

"What's this called?"

On the other side, Sister Shang, who had just come upstairs, stared at all of this in disbelief.

"He chased, she fled, but she had no way to escape?!"

"My goodness, the novel's plot has come true! This Golden Rooster Awards trip was definitely worthwhile!"

"This trip to the Golden Rooster Awards was worthwhile."

Another room.

Du Ou, the "billion-dollar actor" who was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Rooster Awards this year along with Ikeno, excitedly said: "Ikeno definitely has no chance this time, I can beat him!"

"...Why are you so excited?" The agent next to him laughed, "You're a bigger star than him."

"It's different, it's different."

Du Ou waved his hand: "He's all about the traffic, he's so popular, beating him would be a status symbol, you know? No matter how much traffic he has, I'll still crush him and take him down."

The agent laughed: "Look how happy you are. Are you jealous because you've seen Ling Han posting about him a lot on her WeChat Moments lately?"

"No no."

Du and Ou vehemently denied it.

The agent didn't talk much about it, but only revealed a new piece of information: "It seems that Chi Ye has offended the Beijing entertainment circle a lot. I heard that the organizing committee is arguing about how many awards 'Big Boss' can win... As it stands, it may be very few, or even none."

"So exaggerated?"

Du Ou was taken aback, then suddenly realized: "Ah, the subject matter of this movie is not 'correct' to begin with."

"That's part of the reason... but it's a good thing for us anyway, it won't affect your winning the award, it's already decided."

The agent nodded.

Du Ou already knew the news, but upon hearing it, he couldn't help but hum a little tune.

He's not in the drama industry; to be precise, he's not a traffic star. He's one of the few "movie leading men" and "billion-dollar leading men" in the industry.

Of course, to say that his title of "a young actor with a net worth of 10 billion" is on par with the four-character title... that's pure nonsense.

Du Ou's title of "10 Billion Yuan Young Actor" was purely fabricated.

Yes, he is one of the most typical "celebrity-hitching" figures in the Chinese entertainment industry.

But he's even better at riding the coattails of others than Ikeno. Ikeno rides the coattails of popularity, while he rides the coattails of box office success!

Because of his strong connections and background, Du Ou has appeared in almost all of the major films in recent years.

In general, he plays the third or fourth male lead in most projects, but in recent years, he has started to play the second male lead and the male lead.

In short, he didn't have a single starring role in a movie, but his resources were all top-tier projects in the industry, resulting in explosive box office returns.

Therefore, Du Ou, the "10 Billion Yuan Actor," was born, and his team began marketing him as a male actor with 10 billion yuan in box office revenue...

Therefore... he urgently needs to prove his "worth," and celebrities like Ikeno are his best "stepping stone."

"Is the team's press release ready? I'll release a press release immediately after I win the award, putting my name and Ikeno's name together for comparison."

Du Ou couldn't contain his excitement. Although he kept saying that he was a higher-ranking celebrity than Chi Ye, he actually knew perfectly well who was the fake and who was the real deal, and who was trying to smear and extort money.

The agents were naturally aware of these things, but these were all common practices in the industry, and they had already prepared marketing articles to compare and contrast the agents.

From the moment the Golden Rooster Awards begin, Ikeno cannot escape the "fate" of being compared and criticized.

"Get ready, and you get ready too. Let's try to land a few S+ level projects this time."

"Huh? I'm going to act in TV dramas? That's so low-class."

"What do you mean 'low'? Popularity in dramas and movies can boost your status. Your face isn't suited for the traffic-driven route, but you still need to maintain the popularity you need..."

"Okay... Ling Han seems to really like popularity... Can I be more popular than Chi Ye?"

"...Let's eat something good, how much to drink?"

"..."

……

The next day.

The 37th Golden Rooster Awards for Chinese films were officially held in Haixi City.

On that day, many big names from the Chinese film industry were present, and Chi Ye met many big names he had never seen before at previous events.

For example, Wu Jing who will never menstruate, Xu Zheng with a bald head, Teacher Wang, a true grassroots movie star, and Yu Yan's good brother, Ya Bi Jiong Jiong Jiong...

Also featured are Peng Chen's good brother and award-winning team: Huang Bo, Sun Lei, Teacher Huang, and others.

In short, the film brings together the middle generation of actors, with Wu Jing leading the way. These six middle-aged actors are truly top-tier stars in the film industry, even surpassing Zhang Ziyi. Following them are various middle-aged actors, leading actresses, and leading ladies.

Finally, there are the top-tier actors and actresses at the bottom of the social hierarchy, as well as the second-tier celebrities... They're just there to crash the red carpet.

Because Chi Ye's relationship with Yu Yan and Lao Peng was not good, among the middle school students, apart from Shen Bin, the others were either unfamiliar with Chi Ye or did not like him.

For example, Teacher Huang, although he exchanged a few pleasantries with Chi Ye backstage, did not engage in any other communication. Instead, he stayed with Huang Bo and Sun Lei, while Lao Peng had already gone over to greet his brothers with a smug grin.

In this unfamiliar circle, the only person who actually had a good impression of Chi Ye was Teacher Lü.

“Ikeno, here, here.”

After walking the red carpet with the cast and crew of "The Boss," Ikeno Go and his crew arrived at the inner venue and saw Lü Xiaoming holding a wine glass and waving at them.

"Teacher Lü, you still dare to associate with me? Aren't you afraid of being ostracized?"

Teacher Lü was taken aback for a moment, then smiled slightly: "I'm not like you, I'm popular with people."

Chiye: "..."

"Haha, look, you choked too, didn't you?"

Teacher Lü was still very happy to see Chi Ye. Of course, after failing to act as a mediator several times, Teacher Lü stopped introducing Chi Ye to his "friends" and stopped trying to mediate. He simply chatted with Chi Ye to build a relationship.

"Thank you for helping Jingyi on the variety show last time."

Ms. Lü sighed, "Although we broke up, she is still pregnant with my child..."

“Stop, stop, stop, stop.”

Chi Ye suddenly called out, "Teacher Lü, be careful not to trigger any keywords."

Teacher Lü was taken aback.

The next second, Sister Shang came over, drawn by the smell, her face full of surprise: "A child? Who has a child?!"

"Um, cough cough... that..."

Ms. Lü, still shaken, asked, "I have quite a few children. Which one are you asking about?"

Sister Shang was shocked: "Can you tell me everything?"

After a two-second silence, Ms. Lü suddenly waved in another direction, adjusted her hairpiece, and walked over: "Little Zhu, haha, over here..."

Sister Shang asked in confusion, "Why did he run away? Also, those lines sound so familiar."

"Of course we're familiar with each other. As soon as someone came in, he came over here... Teacher Lü is really like that."

Chi Ye couldn't help but admire Lü Xiaoming's social skills; the other party was indeed the Magneto of the Chinese entertainment industry... Shang Jie was far inferior to him in this aspect.

As he pondered these thoughts, he saw Teacher Lü affectionately pulling a young man along as they spoke, and a thought struck him.

Zhu Yaolin, currently the biggest rival of the four-character actor in the film industry, is a true "billion-dollar actor" and one of the nominees for Best Actor at this year's Golden Rooster Awards.

Ikeno smacked his lips, feeling that the film industry was quite lively.

(End of this chapter)