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Chapter 253 The "Sugar Daddy" Collapses, Mountain Rain

"Who are you talking about? Xiang You? What does he want with me?"

Inside Ikeno's room on the top floor of the hotel.

Xiao Liu returned from outside and told Chi Ye that Xiang You was waiting for him at the door, and that Sheng Ning's assistant had brought him there.

No, what does Sheng Ning mean by this?
Do you think I'm too idle? You want Xiang You to come over and perform a trick on me, like how you can't step on your high heels?
"Teacher Chi, why don't you want to see him?"

The old lady next to her was carrying an "Acceptance Speech"... well... it was the Golden Eagle Goddess's acceptance speech, because she and Ikeno were now far ahead of other artists in the voting...

As for why you can see the vote count even with **... you don't need to look, you can just guess that the two of them will win 100%.

If #Chipanxiayu# doesn't win the Golden Eagle Male God and Golden Eagle Goddess awards this year, it's not their fault, it's Hunan TV's and the Golden Eagle Awards' fault.

"It's not that I don't want to see him, it's that he keeps asking me to act in movies, and I don't have the time."

Ikeno sighed.

Xiang You, to put it nicely, is naive; to put it bluntly, he's almost forty years old, yet he still acts like a child.

Two weeks ago, I spoke to him about how Xiang You's father had gotten excited after seeing how well I had developed my career in the Chinese entertainment industry and was now preparing to produce a big-budget film.

Furthermore, the other party sincerely wanted to invite him to participate in the film.

As soon as Ikeno saw the script, he knew things were going to go wrong, so he made up an excuse to turn it down.

Unexpectedly, Xiang You somehow learned of this news, because he also had a role in the movie. Although he wasn't the male lead, he was still a supporting actor with a lot of screen time.

Yes... he's got the same idea as Arthur... if Ikeno participates, then he can market the "brotherly bond" again and become a minor celebrity.

In addition, although Chi Ye himself does not consider himself a leading man in the Hong Kong entertainment circle, almost everyone in the mainland entertainment industry now regards him as the number one leading man in the Hong Kong entertainment circle... Since he is the number one leading man in the Hong Kong entertainment circle, he is "one of our own," so Xiang You has been pestering Chi Ye recently.

"Ugh, I have a feeling he's got ulterior motives towards you."

This summer, she glanced at Chi Ye suspiciously.

Chino was a little displeased: "Have I reached that point in your heart?"

"...Hmph, anyway, you're not a good person either."

This summer, she hummed twice for no apparent reason, then stood up and said, "Wait for me."

"what are you doing?"

Chiye was stunned.

"I'll go and yell at him back!"

This summer, hands on hips, she said, "We're not available. You have to act in a movie with me. Let him go cool off somewhere else!"

Chiye: "..."

“It’s alright, Teacher Chi. You might offend someone if you go and say it, but I won’t.”

Ikeno asked curiously, "Why don't you offend anyone?"

"Because he offended me by speaking up for me."

Chiye: "..."

This summer, she happily came over and said, "You're my boyfriend now, so I can do these things for you."

Chi Ye stared at her for a long time before reaching out and flicking her: "Don't move, I'm going to talk to him for a bit."

"Ah..." The old lady was taken aback, slightly displeased: "Do you think I can't do this job well? Then you don't need to worry, Teacher Chi. From childhood to adulthood, I've been best at being annoying people."

Ikeno: "...I think you're the most likable."

He stood up and walked to the door: "It's alright. Xiang You is a reasonable person. Talk to him properly, and he should understand me."

"Oh, okay then."

This summer, he stopped talking, obediently straightened his back, and his eyes flashed with a "fierce light": "If he dares to utter another word, I'll attack!"

"...He wouldn't dare."

Ikeno opened the door.

……

the other side.

Inside the hotel lobby, on the red carpet, many celebrities had already gathered and were chatting.

Today is the opening day of the Golden Eagle Awards. There's no need to walk the red carpet, but many artists have already arrived early. Tomorrow is the official Golden Eagle Gala and Awards Ceremony.

At this moment, many big names and top celebrities in the industry have gathered together, along with a number of behind-the-scenes capital bosses, mainly from the drama industry, but also from the film industry.

In reality, within the Chinese entertainment industry, the drama circle has always been the group that controls the "mainstream" audience.

Although they may not be as prestigious or high-profile as those in the film industry, it is clear that the film industry relies on exposure to maintain popularity while the film industry elevates one's status and prestige—this is a consensus within the industry.

A veteran actor who has starred in a nationally popular hit drama may not be highly regarded in the industry, but in the eyes of the audience, he is a "big star".

Not to mention the young and beautiful top stars who have mastered the secrets of the current entertainment industry, especially the first-tier stars, who are all ambitious. They are not even ranked in the film industry, but at such a rare gathering as the Golden Eagle Awards, they finally have a "place".

"Have you heard? It seems Chu Luanyu is in trouble."

"real or fake?"

"Her sugar daddy broke up with her, why would I lie to you?"

"Tsk tsk, she's a representative of those who have access to resources, she's going to be in trouble now."

"I heard she and Ikeno have a pretty good relationship."

"Stop trying to piggyback on my fame. He's only been on a few variety shows, how come everyone in the industry seems to be on good terms with Chi Ye now? Is Chi Ye some kind of god?"

"You're not talking about... Jiang's son and the Hong Kong entertainment circle's son, are you?"

"Hey, don't talk nonsense, I didn't say that."

Among the crowd, Peng Chen and Chu Hanzhou sat on the sofa, listening to the chatter of the people around them, not showing much enthusiasm.

Chu Luanyu is just a second-tier actress in the industry. Despite being in the business for so many years, she has no representative works. She has acted in several big-budget productions, but every single one of them has flopped. She is almost like Goujian before he left Yuena.

Hmm... Speaking of Goujian, Peng Chen and Chu Hanzhou's mood became even less pleasant.

Yu Yan didn't come this year... Since the incident with "The Fortress of Shanghai", Yu Yan has been temporarily "untraceable" in the industry.

In fact, neither of them really understood Yu Yan's psychology.

Given his established fanbase and background, and the fact that he hasn't officially announced a relationship, even if "Shanghai Fortress" flops, it shouldn't be this negative, right?
His reaction only proves that he was utterly defeated in several "battles" with Ikeno, which hurt the pride of this former top star. Yu Yan was never the hard-working type; he was always quite lazy in private.

But his laziness is different from Shang Jie's. Shang Jie's laziness is her nature, while Yu Yan has experienced too much of the glamorous world, which has raised his threshold.

Now he has lost his threshold, but he has also lost his ambition.

"It's a pity. Without Chi Ye, Yu Yan could have remained popular for at least another two or three years. How much money could a top star like him make in two or three years?"

Peng Chen took a sip of water, shook his head, and looked on with a sigh and emotion.

Once upon a time, he could only follow in Yu Yan's footsteps and fawn over the Beijing entertainment circle. But now, Yu Yan is gone, and he has become a rising star in the Beijing entertainment circle because of the recently wrapped-up drama "749 Bureau".

Well... all I can say is that he was destined for fame, and no one can stop him from becoming famous.

"Who says it isn't?"

Chu Hanzhou nodded in agreement. These two former rivals were now able to sit down and chat together because of the changing landscape of Chi Ye and the popular young male celebrities in the entertainment industry... The entertainment industry is just that magical and surreal.

"Remember when the 'Four Great Celebrities, Two Top Stars' era was? We were so harmonious back then!" Chu Hanzhou leaned back on the sofa, reminiscing about the past. And when someone starts reminiscing, it usually means they've been having a rough time lately…

"Back then, there was no Chi Ye, and Ji Heming hadn't gone in yet. I was with him when we tied up Si Zi and Yu Yan... To be honest, Yu Yan is much more magnanimous than Chi Ye. When you saw Si Zi, did he say anything?"

Chu Hanzhou's sharp comment on Chi Ye: "Look at Chi Ye now. He was also a top star with an unparalleled lead, but he managed to turn it into a 'one-hit wonder.' Goodness, he's ditched us and is doing things his own way. Tell me, what has the Chinese entertainment industry become now? He refuses to be associated with us... How did he associate himself with other young actresses in the first place? Has he forgotten all about it?"

Peng Chen glanced at him sideways: "Don't be angry. He's a hot commodity now. Times have changed. When 'My Love from the Star' came out, no one could compete with him. But now that the hype surrounding 'My Love from the Star' has died down for so long, if you really want to develop your career properly, you should stick to modern idol dramas."

"Modern romance dramas? Like Jiang Cheng, filming four or five modern romance dramas a year?"

Chu Hanzhou sneered and shook his head.

Arthur filmed five modern idol dramas in a year, working non-stop and staying up all night to film, and his story has now spread throughout the Chinese entertainment industry.

Speaking of Arthur, he is a genius. Long before Chi Ye became famous, he was known as the "industry jinx" in the industry. When BL was popular, he filmed BL. As a result, everyone else became famous for filming it, but as soon as he filmed it, the authorities began to clean up BL and banned the subject matter.

After abandoning BL (Boys' Love) dramas, he set his sights on the suspense drama market... In those years, suspense dramas from iQiyi were very popular, and many young actors became famous because of them. Then... then suspense dramas started to decline.

When Ikeno became famous after releasing an album, he followed suit and released an album, but it didn't make a splash.

When "My Love from the Star" aired and became a hit in Southeast Asia, Arthur's clutches finally reached out to real-life idols.

Ikeno seriously suspects that Arthur is Jinming's illegitimate son, otherwise, why are the two of them so unlucky?
"If you hadn't said so, this kind of hard-working contestant might actually have succeeded."

Peng Chen stretched lazily before waving his hand: "Let's not talk about him anymore... Are you interested in that play I just told you about?"

"...You mean Chu Luanyu is the female lead?"

"No, she's not the female lead anymore, she's the third female lead."

Chu Hanzhou was taken aback: "The third female lead?"

He realized something: "Has something really happened?"

Peng Chen remained silent, his expression enigmatic.

……

On that day, Chu Luanyu was exposed by a well-known gossip blogger for tax evasion, and the amount involved was substantial.

The incident immediately became a trending topic on Weibo.

Those within the industry knew about this earlier than the outside world, especially Peng Chen, who probably knew about it a day in advance.

Those in the industry who were unaware of the truth thought that Chu Luanyu had broken up with her "sugar daddy" and that it was only a matter of time before something bad happened, because over the years she had received so many resources that were not commensurate with her status, which had offended too many people.

But only a few people know that Chu Luanyu actually doesn't have a sugar daddy. The reason she has so many resources is because her family is very well-off.

But... no life is without its ups and downs, and she recently lost her greatest support.

Given that her "sugar daddy" disappeared, it was only natural that she would run into trouble, but no one expected it to happen so quickly and so violently.

I still remember when Chi Ye was reborn, the first show he appeared on was with Chu Luanyu, and he even extracted her basic acting skills honed over seven years.

Later, they worked together again on "Time and You," but after that, they had almost no contact.

The incident she got into is considered one of the more "serious" cases in the Chinese entertainment industry, because there have been many cases of tax evasion in the industry in recent years, but very few of them include the phrase "remaining unrepentant despite repeated notices".

As the matter escalated, Chu Luanyu, who also attended the Golden Eagle Awards, had no interest in paying attention to it.

inside the room.

Fish Sister, who had always been reserved and never meddlesome, only interested in her own kind, looked slightly haggard.

Her manager has been reassuring her ever since her debut: "It's okay, it will pass."

"I just didn't expect... to arrive so quickly."

Are you referring to family or career?

"All of them."

"...Take a break for a while. The taxes have already been paid, so there won't be any problems."

Chu Luanyu glanced at her agent, her calm demeanor tinged with a hint of apprehension at the sudden loss of her privileges: "Really?"

"……real."

The two looked at each other in silence.

Who leaked it?

After a long while, Chu Luanyu suddenly asked.

The agent paused before saying, "It seems to be... an artist from Yuena."

"Accept..."

Chu Luanyu murmured to himself, lost in thought.

She wasn't particularly close to Yuena before, but they did have a good working relationship behind the scenes, so when Chino got into trouble, she didn't get involved at all.

Therefore, Yue Na, or people related to Yue Na, know a lot about Chu Luanyu.

But who exactly started this? Will Yuena cut ties with her so quickly?

Are you that afraid of being "retaliated against"?
"Who could it be..."

……

In a filthy rented room, Jiang, disheveled and holding a phone, asked, "I did what I promised you, but where's the money?"

"Half? No... why?! I've done all this, offended so many people, and this is all I get?!"

Jiang's eyes were bloodshot: "Let me tell you, if you dare to owe me money, don't blame me for saying anything!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the other end of the phone hung up.

"..."

"grass!!"

Jiang Yi remained silent for a full ten seconds before slamming down the phone, taking a swig of baijiu with a cold laugh: "Fine, fine... okay, you want to play like this? Then let's all stop playing!"

……

The next day.

On the day of the Golden Eagle Awards ceremony.

Chi Ye straightened his sharp, bespoke suit, a classic look worn by Professor Chi in the drama "My Love from the Star".

Beside him, Jin Xia was as lively and charming as a lark, with her chestnut-brown long hair slightly curled, and she generously linked her arm with his.

Where would you like to eat after dinner?

"Hmm... I want to go to a street food stall."

"Little glutton, are you craving gutter oil again?"

"...Teacher Chi, you should go back to your original state. You talk so slickly."

"Is it gutter oil?"

"Ugh! Give me back my clean-cut and handsome Teacher Chi! Get off him right now, or I'll fight you!"

(End of this chapter)