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Chapter 250 Sister Shang: This is worse than killing me, iQiyi, Youku, and Tencent Video's crickets
"Sister Shi, you're too ruthless... To get revenge on Professor Chi, you could endure that smell and still be so dedicated..."

The assistant, unaware that Chi Ye hadn't eaten anything all day, looked at Shi Jinwei with a hint of admiration in her eyes, still shaken.

No wonder Shi Jie became famous; her ruthlessness in enduring hardship is unmatched.

Everyone says Professor Chi is a modern-day Goujian, but in her opinion, Sister Shi is the real modern-day female Goujian—she's so incredibly patient!
Shi Jinwei's thoughts were interrupted. She glanced at her assistant but didn't say anything.

What to do, what to do, what to do...

She swore that she really didn't mean it just now. Well... she really didn't expect Ikeno to be so "thoughtful". She couldn't "manage" him for a moment, so everything should be understandable, right?
Hmm... he shouldn't mind, he shouldn't mind...

She'd buy him some anti-inflammatory medicine later as an apology... She was starting to regret it; would it make him think she was a glutton?

Oh, I'm really going to die.

"Pliers? Where are the pliers? Come out here!"

Just as I was thinking this, Ikeno's shout suddenly came from outside.

Shi Jin was startled. Her first reaction was to look around and realize that this was a campervan, the perfect hiding place. Her face turned ashen – she was doomed, she was about to be swatted in front of everyone.

"You...you go and tell them I'm not here...no, tell them I...tell them I suddenly got my period and I'm not feeling well, hurry up and go."

Shi Jin's brain was working at lightning speed as she gave instructions to her assistant.

Assistant: "Huh?"

"You're here so fast, sis? You're not usually here at this time..."

"...I brought it here, do you understand?"

"So obedient?"

"..."

"Oh, okay, I understand, I'll go right now..."

The assistant gave an embarrassed smile and could only bite the bullet and walk out, intending to give Sister Pliers her lame excuse, but she didn't expect to see Ikeno's figure after stepping out of the RV.

"Hey, where's Professor Chi?"

……

Not far from the RV, Ikeno was holding a phone.

On the other end of the line, Sister Shang looked on with suspicion, her intuition blazing as she asked, "What are you doing over there? I heard someone calling you. Also, why did you call out 'pliers' when you answered the phone just now... Are you filming with Weiwei right now?"

She suddenly raised her voice, her tone firm and resolute: "Tell me! What big juicy gossip is there now? Tell me so I can have some fun!"

Ikeno: "...The pliers have really come to life; they bite."

Sister Shang: "Huh?!!"

Ikeno didn't explain, but turned around and looked around, asking, "Is something wrong?"

Sister Shang's eyes darted around, her curiosity exploding: "Tell me in detail! How did the pliers bite you? Where did they bite... um, I mean, was it... comfortable?"

Ikeno: "Feels good, you feel good now, right?"

Sister Shang, bewildered yet slightly angry, exclaimed, "...You! What do you mean I'm comfortable?!"

Ikeno did not reply.

Sister Shang paused, barely suppressing her urge to gossip, and then began to feign indifference and fidget: "Um...it's nothing, I just...it's just..."

"If you have something to say, just say it. Why would you call me if you didn't?"

Chi Ye glanced at the thimble and thought that since he and Shang Jie were already so familiar with each other, it was quite pointless for them to be doing this.

"Uh-huh..."

Seeing this, Sister Shang stopped pretending and blurted out, "It's my company... ah, the two S+ projects from Tencent and Coolfilm. They wanted to contact you, but you haven't given me a reply yet, so they asked me to come and inquire..."

"Of course, I was forced into this situation. Xiaochi, don't worry about me. I'm very resilient. If you don't want to take it, then don't. At most, I'll probably lose a few months of vacation, but there won't be any other losses."

Chi Ye had already spotted Shi Jinwei sneaking around trying to leave the RV, and nodded: "Okay, then I won't answer."

Sister Shang: “?!”

a bolt from the blue!

"No, you...aren't you going to be polite with me? I was just...saying it offhand."

"Why are you being so polite with me?" Chi Ye stood up, tiptoed behind Shi Jinwei, and whispered, "Pliers!!"

"Fuck me!"

Shi Jinwei shuddered instantly, her soul nearly leaving her body: "I didn't mean to! I didn't mean to! Don't come any closer, please don't come any closer!"

Chi Ye was startled by her reaction. He glanced at her erratic behavior, looked around to make sure no one else was there, then curled his lip and demanded, "What did you just do?! Tell me!"

Shi Jin lowered her head slightly and shook her head frantically: "Please go, I... I really didn't mean to."

"Are you still hard?"

Shi Jin paused slightly, realizing what was happening. She looked up at Chi Ye, gritted her teeth, and remained silent.

Chi Ye pointed at her: "I've filmed them all, and I'll send them to you every day. If you get hard again, I'll send them to the whole group."

Shi Jin looked at him and suddenly laughed: "...Ha, go ahead and send it, I don't care."

Chiye was stunned.

Pliers Sister glanced at him, finally regaining her previous composure: "You know how dramatic I am, you must be feeling worse than me, right?"

After thinking for a moment, Ikeno said sincerely, "We're together now."

Shi Jin was slightly stunned, staring blankly at Chi Ye. She even forgot to control the "mocking" expression she had just adjusted, and stared at Chi Ye several beats late in her reaction: "...Are you together?"

Ikeno nodded at her, then gestured: "Send it out again."

Shi Jinwei: “?!”

Just as she was about to speak, Chi Ye turned and left, leaving Shi Jinwei standing there in a daze.

After a long pause, she muttered in confusion, "We've only just started dating?!"

…·…

Chi Ye returned to the film set and took out the phone he had just used to hang up on Sister Shang. He saw that Sister Shang had made no less than ten calls in just five minutes…

He found it strange; even if he wanted to answer, he wouldn't have the chance!

Just then, Sister Shang's phone rang for the nth time. Chi Ye pressed the answer button and heard a loud scream coming from the other end.

"Xiao Chi, what's going on?! Why did you suddenly hang up? And what exactly did you and Weiwei do? You two wouldn't...you can't be...!" "What did she do?! What did this...little cutie do?!"

"Who's with whom? Tell me, tell me now! If you don't tell me, I'll show you!"

After enduring a series of mental attacks, Ikeno held the phone away before saying, "I know you're in a hurry, but there's no use in being in a hurry. You can't fly over here."

Sister Shang paused, her face ashen—yes, what good was all her anxiety?
Even before Ikeno joined the cast, she couldn't wait to fly to Europe for a trip... well, this was a six-month "reward" for herself after the girl's box office success.

Chi Ye was very puzzled by this, because he wondered how frustrated and resentful the higher-ups at her agency must be with her spending half a year at a time and only twice a year on vacation…

It was truly infuriating, so Shang Jie's agency set its sights on Chi Ye.

So, this phone call came about.

"Let's get down to business, don't interrupt."

After her outburst, Sister Shang's eyes lost their light, and she just nodded mechanically: "My company thinks we're having an affair... we're close, so they asked me to put in a good word and say that Tencent and several big capital firms behind Cool Film want you to act in a movie, and they want you to reply as soon as possible."

"Oh, I see. I'll take a look then."

Ikeno said it without much concern.

"...Koike, you haven't really been defiled, have you?"

Sister Shang was a little heartbroken: "In my heart, you've always been the male 'white moonlight,' you..."

"Sis, can you just get to the point? What are you hiding?"

"...I want to say that several scripts have wanted me as the female lead, saying that if I act in one, the company will try to get me the lead role, so...please don't accept it, otherwise my vacation will be gone again!"

Chiye: "Huh?"

"That's all for now, bye-bye. I'm going to call Weiwei to gossip... and comfort her."

After Shang Jie hung up the phone, Chi Ye was a little taken aback.

What kind of thought process is this?

Then, he sighed. All the other actresses were now desperate to work with him, but only Sister Shang, this amazing woman, could say something like that... Hmm... If it was Sister Shang, then everything made sense.

but…

The capital behind Penguin Kiwi Cool Movies…

Chi Ye thought of what Shang Jie had just said.

In fact, the situation of his being "isolated" since "Girl" ended has been broken... Actually, it's not that everyone is isolating him, but mainly because he became famous too quickly after "My Love from the Star", it's not even fame, it's like he "appeared out of nowhere".

The film industry may not know, but the television industry has always been extremely envious of him.

However, due to the slow pace of large companies, the lack of suitable scripts, and various past issues, some companies have been slow to react.

But after "Girl," Ikeno rose to become an undisputed top star in film, television, and music, and everyone finally couldn't sit still anymore.

Given Ikeno's current status, the three major platforms no longer dare to guarantee a minimum return when they approach him. Coupled with Ikeno's achievements in film, the capital giants behind the three major platforms have finally surfaced.

This was Ikeno's first encounter with the giants behind the three major platforms.

By 15 and 16, the power in the Chinese entertainment industry had shifted to the three giants, BAT (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent). They were the real backers behind iQiyi, Youku, and Tencent Video. Among them, Tencent Video and Youku never interfered in specific management affairs, only providing platforms, channels, and funds, which can be considered as truly managing investment without managing.

As for kiwifruit, because the thinking logic of the capital behind it is different from the other two, it pays more attention to self-sufficiency in profits and losses. Therefore, in recent years, kiwifruit has been the only one of the three major platforms to be profitable and has the most expensive membership fees.

—There was no other way; we were forced to take responsibility for our own profits and losses. If we didn't make a profit, we would lose money.

At this moment, the three major capital groups are secretly trying to "woo" and "recruit" Chi Ye. Of course... you could also say that they want to make money—the exclusive broadcasting rights for "Goblin" are still undetermined.

It was actually quite a coincidence that when "Goblin" was first conceived, it attracted the attention of the drama industry, with the three major platforms all wanting to invest and participate to acquire the broadcasting rights.

Among them, KuYing had previously had good working relationships with Chi Ye – both of Chi Ye's hit dramas were broadcast by KuYing.

Therefore, they hold a certain share, but Kiwi and Tencent have not given up either. The three parties are fighting fiercely, which means that "Goblin" cannot be delayed indefinitely and can only start filming first. Anyway, Ikeno's projects do not lack platforms for broadcasting.

However… with the huge success of “Girl” and the extended filming time, “Goblin” has now completed one-third of its production. The three major platforms are finally getting anxious, and Kuaishou is also a little dissatisfied.

"They're still not satisfied? What are they dissatisfied with?"

The next day, Shi Jinwei acted as if she had done something wrong. Apart from filming, she kept sneaking around Chi Ye, but Chi Ye didn't pay any attention.

That morning, he learned from Coco about Cool Shadow's "dissatisfaction".

He was very surprised.

Because Kuying is currently the only one of the three major capital firms involved in the investment of "Goblin", this is Chi Ye's sincerity towards Kuying. In other words, barring any unforeseen circumstances, "Goblin" will most likely be scheduled to be released on Kuying, just like "My Love from the Star" and "Loop".

That's all, what more could you want?
"Um…"

On the other end of the phone, Coco hesitated for a moment before saying, "What they basically mean is... how could you contact other platforms... you should have signed with them from the beginning, otherwise there wouldn't be so many problems now... Tencent and kiwi can't see any hope, so naturally they won't compete."

Chi Ye raised an eyebrow and chuckled: "Putting aside whether I accept or not is my own business... what the hell does this have to do with me? Tencent and iQiyi want exclusive broadcasting rights. They want to make money, so they have to compete. If I'm not in the middle, will they stop competing? What kind of egoism is this?"

“Brother Chi, let’s not talk about chickens… Let’s be civilized.” Coco paused before nodding: “Cool Shadow probably thinks they’re used to it because they’ve cooperated before.”

"Sick brain."

Ikeno offered this assessment.

Are they used to it? They're used to Ikeno giving them money, so they get upset when he doesn't give it to them even once?

Isn't this a disease?
"Ignore them. If they're not satisfied, let them continue to be dissatisfied... indulge their bad habits."

Chi Ye didn't care about this at all, because cooperation is mutual, but KuYing clearly still held the concept of platform first in mind... which is actually not wrong, as this is the consensus in the industry.

But if your platform is number one and can't compete with the others, isn't it a bit stupid to blame your partners?
Ikeno doesn't think he owes Kuying anything. Kuying did increase its stake in "Loop", but putting aside the profits Ikeno brought them, the increase in stake in "Loop" was only adjusted after several S+ films, such as "Deep Sea," had flopped.

Not to mention, there was also "My Love from the Star" after that, which pushed the number of new users of KuYing to the top of its history and made a profit for the first time, although it was quickly lost by other projects... Who owes whom?

"That's settled then, but the copyright for 'Goblin' really needs to be finalized quickly. You'll continue to handle this matter..."

Chi Ye chatted with Coco about work for a while longer. Coco told him that she had already screened the scripts submitted by the three major platforms. They talked for ten minutes before hanging up and going back to filming.

……

at the same time.

Kiwifruit Film and Television.

Sheng Ning walked into the conference room, looking at the group of major shareholders, the president, and management, her phoenix eyes filled with doubt.

"Sheng Ning, I heard you and Chi Ye...have something going on?"

(End of this chapter)