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Chapter 246 Chi Ye: Manipulating Jin Mou, Jin Xia: Manipulating Chi Mou

"The rain fell all night, my love overflowed like the raindrops."

"The fallen leaves in the yard are a thick stack of my longing."

The capital city, a movie theater.

The newly arranged insert song from "Girl" was played at the end of the film. As Ikeno's singing rang out, a faint sadness and regret filled the entire theater. Several sentimental girls secretly wiped their eyes, their emotions low.

"Zhou Ye and Shen Jiayi must be together now, right?"

"Definitely."

"Ikeno is heartless. After finishing the movie, he keeps releasing new songs to scare the audience. I suggest everyone go to his Weibo to protest."

"There's no point in protesting at all."

"why?"

"His fans are number one in controlling comments within the fandom. I stayed up all night last night scrolling through his comment section, but I still couldn't get into the top 100 million..."

"???"

"As expected, handsome people are all bad guys!"

"..."

A corner of the theater.

In the last row, a man and a woman, dressed in the same color sportswear, wearing matching baseball caps and masks, were listening to the "condemnations" and "accusations" from the entire theater.

Are you together?

This summer, he lowered the brim of his hat and asked slyly.

"Aren't you angry anymore?"

Ikeno straightened his clothes and looked at her with a smile.

"...Teacher Chi, please don't tease me, I'm really angry right now."

The Empress Dowager's carefully prepared words were all disrupted, and she said angrily, "I had originally decided to ignore you for seven days, but seeing your attitude now..."

"Xiaxia, let's be together."

Jin Xia was stunned.

Chi Ye grasped her hand: "Will you be my girlfriend?"

The old lady's eyes darted around, wanting to pull her hand away but reluctant to do so. She could only lower her head and stammer, "You...you...is this how you confess your feelings?"

"This isn't a confession; I already confessed last time. This is a proposal."

Chi Ye's fingers twirled in her fair palm as he softly said, "I like you, and I want you to be my girlfriend."

This summer, her face flushed, and she blinked frantically: "You...you think you can kiss other girls like this?"

Chiye: "..."

"Um...Teacher Chi."

This summer, seeing that he didn't respond, she got a little nervous. After a pause, she leaned closer and whispered, "I actually... I know I'm being a bit unreasonable... but you can tolerate me, right?"

Chi Ye glanced at her twice, and Jin Xia was also looking at him.

Through the mask and chestnut hair, he saw a pair of eyes so beautiful they were unforgettable.

Her eyes were so beautiful, like two peach petals, her long eyelashes fluttering, revealing a familiar yet unfamiliar tension.

Yes, even the Empress Dowager gets nervous...

Chino paused for a moment, then said with absolute certainty, "Yes."

“...Teacher Chi”.

The old lady looked away from Chi Ye and said in a low voice, "I know the nature of our professions... I didn't really want to affect you too much... I... I've reflected on myself, and I apologize to you, is that alright?"

Upon hearing this, Chi Ye was stunned again and looked at Jin Xia in utter surprise.

Admit your mistake?

The Empress Dowager actually apologized to him?!

This... is even more unbelievable to him than the "nervousness" he felt just now!
To be honest, Jin Xia has a lot of personality flaws... Although she tried her best to hide them from Chi Ye, as time went on, some small details could not be concealed.

Her biggest "flaw"...or rather, her strength, is that she is a very proud person.

This kind of pride is invisible to the naked eye, but it can be felt through her attitude and way of interacting with others.

For example, in Chi Ye's "Dragon Rising Program" "See You", the guests got along quite well at the time, especially the young artist trio of Chi Ye, Jin Xia, and Teacher Shi.

But after "See You" ended, and even during the regular filming, Jin Xia would talk about how good Teacher Shi was, but she never took the initiative to get close to him. To this day, the two can't even be considered ordinary friends.

—Mi once said that she had very few friends this summer, or rather, none.

This is the most obvious "case" that Ikeno could see.

After that, I became acquainted with people like Sister Shang and Sister Pliers, and we were practically strangers...

Is it that no one wants to be friends with Jin Xia?
of course not.

Who wouldn't want to be best friends with a super rich girl like Jin Xia? Putting aside how much real benefit one can gain from it, how much hidden benefit is there?

This summer, she wasn't even "close" to her fans... She's someone who looks down on others to the core... That's reality, there's no need to hide it.

But... she was never the same towards Ikeno.

She never looked down on Ikeno's background, nor did she distance herself from him. She simply found herself liking him and thus drew closer to him. Her behavior might sometimes seem pretentious, childish, clumsy, or immature, but she was genuinely trying her best to learn how to get along with Ikeno.

Until she realized her "unreasonable behavior" that day, she chose to "admit her mistake".

Chi Ye was in a daze. He looked at Jin Xia's peach blossom eyes under her mask and chestnut hair. They were pitiful yet cunning and uneasy. He paused for a moment, then suddenly leaned closer.

"Teacher Chi, I know I'm being dramatic... I might really not be suited to be an actor. If you can't avoid it, focus on your work and don't let people say you're acting like a diva now that you're famous... Huh? What are you doing?"

As Xia was struggling to organize her thoughts, she suddenly caught a familiar scent.

She looked up and saw that Chi Ye had already pulled down her mask, revealing her rosy lips and delicate nose.

Their eyes met for two seconds. Jin Xia realized what was happening and said in a panic, "No, there are so many people here, you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Ikeno had already lowered his head and kissed him, and unlike before, it wasn't a gentle kiss, but a forceful one, a kiss that entwined them.

Their lips met, and this summer, her breath quickened, her head spun, and her small hands gripped the hem of her clothes tightly—not because she was nervous, but because she was afraid of being seen by others.

If this gets out, and Ikeno and Jin Xia kissed in a movie theater... that would be like a total suicide for the top star.

"Ugh...!"

After a long while, the two separated. Jin Xia quickly lowered her head, not daring to look at Chi Ye, and said guiltily, "You...you...ambushed me!" "Hmm...wait, what's that smell?"

Suddenly, she noticed a familiar fragrance in her mouth and was surprised.

Chi Ye calmly leaned closer, easily slipping one hand through the gap between the chair back and Jin Xia's waist, and wrapped his arm around her "A4 waist," gently stroking it with his fingertips: "I know you like the scent of jasmine, so I drank some water."

This summer, she blinked her big eyes and suddenly turned her head to carefully examine Ikeno's appearance.

Hmm... Ikeno has always liked Jin Xia's eyes, but he doesn't know that his eyes are the most beautiful.

It's as if she can speak and laugh; she seems to look at everyone with a unique kind of affection. Her pupils are bright, and the shape of her eyes and eyebrows is perfect to the extreme. Few people can remain calm when they see Chi Ye's eyes; they are so beautiful that they make your heart race—even an opponent like Xu Yingying is no exception.

How come his eyes are so beautiful?

Damn!

I was a little moved when I first saw it in "See You"... Are you God's illegitimate child... With such a great model, do your family know?
My family knows, and they even "love" me... My family is in great pain.

hum.

This summer, she suddenly hummed triumphantly, declaring without a doubt, "You are mine."

Chino paused for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, yours."

"I am yours too."

"Yeah, mine."

"...Hey, hey, don't move...no, there are so many people, please don't...I'll go back and check for you, okay..."

Chi Ye couldn't keep up the act any longer. He was completely covered up, precisely avoiding the cameras he had carefully hidden beforehand, and said impatiently, "Wait a minute, let me see. Your condition is more serious than before... How come it's gotten bigger again..."

"...Ikeno, you're not a good person! You...do you even know anything about medicine? You...you just want to pinch me!"

"Who just said it was mine? Who said that?!"

"...I regret it. Go find someone else. I can't stand your fetish...you always..."

"..."

The two flirted for a while, but ultimately, considering the potential impact, they didn't dare to delve too deeply into the conversation. Seeing that the audience had already started leaving, they lowered their heads like two big ostriches and followed the crowd out of the movie theater to go back and rest.

……

This summer is a very smart girl. In her interactions with Chi Ye, she knows how to maximize her advantages and minimize her disadvantages. At the same time, because of the environment she grew up in, she always wants to have enough "initiative" in her interactions with Chi Ye.

Well, I lack experience, and as of now, I haven't grasped it very well.

Ikeno had already noticed this, so he had been intentionally "accommodating" him, and even found this little thought cute.

He felt that he undoubtedly liked Jin Xia, to the point that he thought about her every day. From another perspective, Jin Xia had already succeeded.

Regarding the kissing scene, after Ikeno and Jin Xia "opened their hearts" again, their relationship naturally progressed to a new level, but the other person was not in a good mood, and was even depressed and regretful.

—Pliers Sister.

That day, the outside world was filled with trending news about "Girl" dominating the box office. Meanwhile, Sister Pincers was alone on the set of "Goblin," spending her days either filming or regularly searching online for news about Ikeno and "Girl"...

Well, she mainly wanted to check on Chi Ye's activities online... She didn't want to ask him directly, so she could only do it online...

Searching for "Girl" was to follow Sister Shang.

Yes.

That "old woman" Shang Jie is never quiet.

Previously, Sister Pliers didn't really consider Sister Shang a "rival." She always felt that although Sister Shang was good, she was too "loser-like." In other words... would she be too lazy to date?
Dating is nothing compared to reading novels, shipping couples, and following the latest gossip.

It's not surprising that Shang Jie never dates or gets married, because she's an extremely laid-back girl.

嗏

The release of "Girl" changed her mind.

—Sister Shang is no simple woman.

Unbeknownst to many, she has already "threatened" Jin Xia's "status"!
Who would have thought that Sister Shang, with her thick eyebrows and big eyes, would secretly harbor such thoughts?!

Previously on the show, Shang Jie kindly tried to "share my burdens," but now it seems that this was clearly "gathering intelligence" to eliminate the "enemy" in advance.

No, no, this summer already has an invincible buff that gives her a version-leading advantage over everyone else, making her practically unbeatable. And then there's the "white moonlight" Shang Jie...

She, Shi Jinwei, is truly doomed in this life. Not only that, she even ruined her mother's kissing scene herself.

She thought to herself, she regretted it, she regretted not helping Chi Ye back then, and she regretted even more that her family was not well-off... Why didn't I have a well-off family background?!

If she could travel back in time, she felt she would do the same thing as this summer... but what would the result be? The result is unknown, the result is unknown.

Pliers spent her days on the set of "Goblin" in this state of "gain and loss".

We waited until mid-October.

"Girl" has grossed over 17 billion yuan, surpassing the original "Better Days" which made the four-character actor famous in the film industry, becoming the highest-grossing Chinese youth film in history.

Meanwhile, "Girl" also topped the box office charts during this year's National Day holiday. "Climbing No. 1," which ranked second, is now showing signs of decline. As the number of moviegoers increased, its Douban score dropped from 6.8 to 6.2, and its box office of 14 billion yuan saw a significant decline in growth.

The third-ranked "Kunlun Mountain" and the fourth-ranked "Rock" fared even worse. They were fine before the comparison, but with the comparison and time to ferment, the problem of poor quality of the main film became prominent.

The two brothers, one with 10 billion and the other with less than 10 billion, are taking turns in their positions, like two chickens pecking at each other.

The remaining films, such as "So Young," were complete flops—of course, youth films do have small budgets, so from a profit-making perspective, "So Young" did make a little money.

But this little bit is really just a little bit. Compared to the billions of points in "Girl," it's simply unbearable to look at; they're not even in the same world.

The total investment in "Girl" has been revealed, becoming the hottest topic recently.

With an investment of 1 million, and a projected box office of 20 billion, what is the return on investment? Ikeno Studio's self-financed film has made Ikeno so much money he's counting it until his hands cramp!
It's no exaggeration to say that even "The Boss" didn't make this much money. "The Boss" had a total box office of 28 billion yuan, but after Ikeno's investment was divided up, he only got a tiny bit of profit.

Unlike "Girl", "Girl" was almost entirely funded by Ikeno's own money, except for necessary theaters and partners!
The return on investment for "Girl" has been incredibly high.

Of course, overall, this year's National Day film season was undoubtedly a failure.

With such a hot market, if a truly dominant blockbuster were to emerge, it would definitely be a stage capable of breaking box office records.

So far, a low-budget youth film has become the champion, with box office revenue not even reaching 20 billion.

Since it's not a problem with the overall market or the audience, then it must be that your content is subpar.

The audience's attitude is now very clear: they would rather not watch than accept being fed history.

It's not that audiences don't like watching movies anymore; it's that there simply aren't any good movies to watch now.

This is a serious problem that everyone in the industry, including directors, actors, and actresses, has realized after experiencing this National Day holiday.

The days when you could make money just by taking random photos are long gone.

(End of this chapter)