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Chapter 291: The Battle Between Beijing's Elite Young Masters and Hong Kong's Elite Prince (1.0)
"A spring breeze caresses the face, and light and shadow converge."

"Next, let's welcome an 'unexpected' guest from Beijing Film Academy. He is an unexpected guest from Beijing Film Academy, but he is the 'right answer' that Chinese cinema has been waiting for. Please welcome our jury member for this year's Beijing Film Academy Campus Film Festival - Professor Chi Ye."

In fact, the host couldn't continue speaking because the moment Ikeno appeared at the backstage entrance and waited to appear, an uncontrollable gasp rang out from the audience.

Then——

"Ikeno!!"

"Holy crap! It's real! The living Ikeno!"

"So handsome! He's a million times more handsome in person than on camera!"

"Coconut, coconut, look at me! I'm Little Coconut. I check in on your Weibo super topic every day. I've been a fan of yours since before you became famous!"

"Stop them! Stop them! Where's security? What's wrong with these students?!"

Because of her loud voice and emotional outburst, especially among many girls, it's no exaggeration to say that Chi Ye may still have a complicated impression on many big names in the film industry, including middle-aged actresses, leading ladies, and others.

However, he has the largest following and "fans" among the younger generation in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Considering that many popular actresses and actresses want to curry favor with him and collaborate with him, and given his own popularity, he is probably the only one in this regard.

Putting aside the utilitarian relationships within the industry, Ikeno has been reaping the benefits of "My Love from the Star" to this day.

So, the moment he appeared, many students stood up. Some calmly raised their phones and frantically took photos and videos, while others, more excited, couldn't help but "rush" onto the stage.

And it wasn't just one person, it was a group of people... As the saying goes, the law doesn't punish the masses. With so many people together, the school probably won't blame them afterward, right?

This scene shocked the leaders of the Beijing Film Academy and the big-name judges who came to participate in the event—they had seen such scenes before, but where was this?
Beijing Film Academy!
The Beijing Film Academy has no shortage of celebrities. So many big names have participated in this event before, but I've never seen these students go this crazy.

Don't they have any self-respect at all?

If he enters the industry later, this scene might become a "dark history".

"...The top of the fault line, as long as he sits in this position, he can enjoy this kind of treatment every day."

Ling Bingbing watched this scene with a complicated expression.

Huang Bo, standing next to him, unconsciously touched his own face, half-jokingly and half-sighing, "It's good to have a face. Look at me, I've been here so many times, and I've never received this kind of treatment before."

Everyone: "..."

I don't know why, but it sounds a bit sour.

"This commotion is even bigger than Xiao Zhu's just now, and Xiao Zhu is still the senior brother."

Someone spoke up, and Zhu Yaolin, who had already taken his seat not far away, glanced back at the "spectacle" before expressionlessly looking away.

……

"Thank you, thank you everyone... Thank you, I'm a fan of yours too."

On the other hand, Chi Ye himself did not expect to be so popular at the Beijing Film Academy. His attitude was impeccable. He bent down to greet the group of enthusiastic students and said frankly, "Please do not restrain your enthusiasm. I think I can keep it up."

"Hahaha."

The audience burst into laughter.

Chi Ye remained expressionless, walked to his seat in the front row of the inner area, and coincidentally, Zhu Yaolin was right next to him, and on the other side... was Ling Bingbing.

As for Sister Shang...

Behind him, Sister Shang's large eyes darted back and forth, sizing up the two big shots beside him. Excited, she shouted:

Let's fight! Let's fight! Koike, give him a good beating!
First, give Zhu Yaolin a punch to show him who is the No. 1 male star in the Chinese entertainment industry. Then, give Ling Bingbing a kick to make the top actress in the movie submit on the spot.

If you don't submit, then let Ling Bingbing repeat the same revenge she used on a certain top Hong Kong celebrity, using her connections to make you disappear... But with your current strength, you shouldn't be afraid.

That would be perfect, so you can fight on equal footing. I, Shang, love watching this the most, so hurry up and get it done for me!
In just a few seconds, Sister Shang had already conceived 108 famous scenes of feuds in the Chinese entertainment industry in her mind. Her body trembled slightly as she leaned forward, wanting to hear what Chi Ye and Ling Bingbing were saying at that moment.

Ugh, it's so noisy... What are they all saying?! It's driving me crazy!

What are you talking about?

To talk about "cooperation".

"Are you going to act in 'Lurking'?"

Ling Bingbing is straightforward.

Chi Ye had just sat down and was about to turn around to greet Sister Shang when he heard Ling Bingbing's question. He paused slightly before looking at her and saying, "I'm not acting."

"ah…?"

Ling Bingbing, who had been maintaining a reserved demeanor and exuding a certain air of elegance, was taken aback and looked at Chi Ye with a slightly cute expression: "No... I won't act."

"Yeah, my schedule is too full."

"Oh." Ling Bingbing said thoughtfully, "Alright then, I won't act either."

Chiye: "?"

Are you really not going to act anymore?

"Ahem... Hello."

On the other side, Zhu Yaolin, who had already started mentally preparing how to face his strongest competitor before Chi Ye even sat down, felt a little awkward when he saw Chi Ye start chatting casually with Ling Bingbing as soon as he sat down.

Seize the opportunity and immediately extend your hand tentatively.

When Chino heard his voice, she turned around, reached out and shook his hand before saying, "It's not a good time right now."

Zhu Yaolin: "?"

"The main problem is that I feel uncomfortable being constantly stalked."

As Chi Ye was speaking, he turned around and met Shang Jie's guilty gaze, which she was about to look away from.

Why are you kicking my chair?

"...Oh, is this your chair? I didn't notice. I'm so sorry, Koike."

Chi Ye pointed at her before turning back and nodding to Zhu Yaolin: "Hello."

"Um……"

Zhu Yaolin nodded slightly awkwardly, and seeing that the host on stage had already started speaking, he stopped talking to Chi Ye.

The group looked up together at the stage.

Can I audition for "The Martian"?

Ling Bingbing looked up at the host on the stage, speaking as she did so.

Chino was taken aback, and it took her a while to realize that the other person must be talking to her.

Ling Bingbing auditioning for "The Martian"?
What does she mean?
Is it really time to "change flags and banners"?

He began to have doubts. First "Lurking," then "The Martian," it wasn't hard to see that there seemed to be a clear division within the Beijing film circle regarding their own issues.

He didn't believe that Ling Bingbing's words were only on her personal behalf.

He glanced at the other person sideways and said, "Someone of Bingbing's caliber needs to audition?"

Ling Bingbing didn't look at Chi Ye, she just smiled and said, "I am an actress."

"..."

Chiye was speechless.

Because Ling Bingbing wasn't bragging when she said that. Among the four leading actresses, Zhang Ziyi is now widely recognized as having the best acting skills, but Ling Bingbing's acting skills are not much inferior. In the era when the four leading actresses were tearing each other apart, she really rose to prominence with her stubbornness.

To be honest, Sheng Ning now is actually quite similar to a younger version of Ling Bingbing; they both have that workaholic attitude.

"I don't offer back doors here."

"...I don't like being accessed through a backdoor either."

Chiye: "?"

He glanced at Ling Bingbing again. Although he had no evidence, he had a feeling that this woman was making a suggestive remark to him.
Greasy, and it's really a shrimp head!

"..."

Fucked.

Meanwhile, Zhu Yaolin appeared to be paying attention to the progress of the event, but in reality, he was secretly keeping an eye on Chi Ye and Ling Bingbing's "movements" and their interactions.

Because the three were relatively close, although he didn't hear everything, he still caught a few snippets of their conversation.

So, Brother Zhu is a bit overwhelmed right now—because his next project is vying for Ling Bingbing as the female lead. He's already a big star, but he lacks experience and a strong resume, so Chen Sicheng and his team's next plan for him is to find partners with "prestige."

Among the current female celebrities in the Chinese entertainment industry, who can be considered to have the same level of prestige as him?

—There are only the four...three leading actresses in the current film industry.

Xu Yingying has died suddenly, and even before her death, her status was quite different from the other three.

Of the three, Teacher Zhang has always been superior. In her eyes, there are only a few big directors such as Wu Jing, Shen Bin, and the National Master. Even the four-character actor has to obediently play a supporting role in her eyes.

He had even less hope.

Ning Mo is too eccentric and difficult to approach. Moreover, he is even more Buddhist than Ling Bingbing. Ling Bingbing has been keeping a low profile in recent years because she worked too hard in her early acting career, which caused serious health problems.

The biggest news is probably that a certain Hong Kong entertainment circle prince deliberately took her seat at an event, and afterwards, no one in the circle could be found out about her.

In addition, given that Bingbing showed signs of a comeback this year, Zhu Yaolin's team naturally set their sights on her.

The previous contact between the two teams went relatively smoothly, but now, judging from what Ling Bingbing herself is saying... it seems she hasn't considered cooperating with him.

No, it's not that I hadn't considered it; it must be that Ikeno "stole" his "prestige booster"!
"I was just joking. I really like the script for 'Lurking,' so whether you get the role or not, I'll try to get it."

Meanwhile, Ling Bingbing and Chi Ye's first real meeting and exchange was also coming to an end.

She glanced at Chi Ye and said, "After watching 'Flu,' I think you are very suitable for the role of Yu Zecheng. I hope we can work together sometime."

"I'll try to audition for 'The Martian' when I have time. There are so many people in the industry making science fiction films now, all wanting to be the first to succeed. The Beijing film circle has been ruined several times already, so I need to find a way out for myself."

"I'm very optimistic about you."

Ikeno pretended not to hear her and continued watching the stage with an unchanged expression.

Ling Bingbing does seem to be a bit better than Director Lu and the others. At least she gives off a very "sincere" feeling. This sincerity doesn't mean she's actually that honest, but rather that she doesn't engage in any underhanded dealings with Chi Ye.

I'm attracted to your acting skills and popularity, as well as your ability to create hype, so I want to give it a shot.

Whether it succeeds or not is another matter, but at least I want to give it a try.

Just like his style when he was young, that ever-upward drive hasn't changed much.

Ikeno didn't speak because he actually had a few candidates in mind for the female roles in "The Martian," but not all of them, well... if.

For example, he plans to bring over Qianzi and Shang Youshu to make an appearance... What great connections they have, might as well use them.

Karl Lagerfeld is the female lead in the next movie, and there really isn't a suitable role for her in "The Martian"... they're all too supporting roles.

To be honest, the female characters in this movie have very little screen time and are not very important. It is a male-centric movie from beginning to end.

From a profit-making perspective... Ling Bingbing seems quite suitable.

嗏

The host announced Ikeno's name, and a terrifying cheer and applause erupted from the audience.

Chi Ye stood up with a smile, and just before going on stage, he turned to Ling Bingbing and asked, "Bingbing, are you interested in signing with my studio?"

"Sign...sign a contract?"

Ling Bingbing was stunned, and a brief moment of blankness appeared in her usually calm eyes.

Chi Ye smiled, waved his hand, and without waiting for her reply, because it was 100% impossible, he went up on stage and began to give a speech as a judge, as well as his feelings about his first visit to the Beijing Film Academy.

When he got down again and sat down in the chair, he felt someone poking him from behind.

He didn't turn around, but simply asked, "What is it now?"

"Xiaochi, Xiaochi, they're fighting! Go to Weibo, there's something interesting to watch!"

Chiye: "?"

Shang Youshu noticed the gazes of Ling Bingbing and Zhu Yaolin. The former turned around, while the latter wanted to listen but was too embarrassed to be too obvious, so he just twitched his ears.

Fighting?

Who fought with whom?
Is Ikeno up to something off the field again?
Ikeno was equally confused: "What? They're fighting... What are you talking about?"

"Look for yourself, Xiang You and Jiang Cheng are fighting again!"

Chi Ye paused, recalling that not long ago he seemed to have heard that the two of them had exchanged a few words of insults online.

嗏

What does it have to do with him?
"Weren't they arguing about who you're on good terms with the other day? Then, they started posting sarcastic remarks on Weibo and now they're tearing each other apart!"

Chiye: "..."

He was also a little curious. Seeing that no one was paying attention, he took out his phone and opened Weibo. Sure enough, he found that the trending topics list was already exploding.

#XiangYouUnfollowed#
#Jiang Cheng photoshopped#
#ike野#
No, isn't this just them trying to extort money from me?
He was a little speechless when he saw himself trending on social media for no apparent reason, but...

What does this #JiangChengPhotoshopped# mean?
He clicked on the trending topic and immediately saw Jiang Cheng's Weibo post ranked first.

I found an old photo of me and my good buddy @池野.

[A group photo of the three people from "Time and You".jpg]

The photo below is a group photo of Chi Ye, him, and Xiang You taken in the movie "Time and You". At the time, the two of them even photoshopped ugly pictures of each other to put each other down, which caused a lot of jokes in the Chinese entertainment industry.

This time, Jiang Cheng didn't actually Photoshop the photo, because... he completely removed Xiang You from the group photo!
The three people who were originally standing neatly together suddenly became two people plus a dark mosaic.

Xiang You was trembling with anger. His uncle had postponed his appointment for several days, and then he also "censored" Jiang Cheng.

However… his “mosaic” is not quite the same as Jiang Cheng’s.

Because Jiang Cheng's position was too close to Chi Ye's, directly blurring his face would look too abrupt, so he switched his position... that is, he photoshopped Jiang Cheng's head into his own (a beautifully edited photo)!
Posted on Weibo: [@池野@《时光与你》, when will we take another wonderful trip?]

The onlookers and netizens below were having a field day.

"Haha, I never expected this kind of operation."

"This is so fake! These two young masters are willing to abandon even basic decency just to ride the wave of popularity."

"I knew Coconut was loved by everyone in the industry."

"Speaking of which, one is a young master from Beijing's elite circles, and the other is a prince from Hong Kong's elite circles. Are you two going to keep pursuing an abstract path?"

"The Art of Head Transplantation"

"Hilarious! Today's source of joy is still watching two mentally challenged kids fight over a girl."

"@Ikeno, say something. Look at those two rich kids who are getting head transplants for you."

Chiye: "..."

Are these two really not thinking straight?

He had heard before that Xiang You and Arthur had been trying to take advantage of him. It all started because Jiang Kaige and Xiang You's father had been wanting to collaborate on projects with him. So far, they had been in contact with his studio about this.

However, a tax incident occurred along the way, which delayed things. After "Flu" was released, Ikeno's status continued to rise, and both companies became more proactive.

This positive behavior is reflected in the enthusiasm of the two landlords' foolish sons to ride the wave of popularity.

First, Xiang Huaqiang wanted to invite Chi Ye to play the male lead in a big-budget production invested in by the Hong Kong entertainment circle... After all, Chi Ye was someone we promoted in the Hong Kong entertainment circle. We even nominated him for the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor for "The Boss," and helped him get it done. Shouldn't he give back a little something in return?

If Chi Ye is the male lead, then Xiang You can play a supporting male role. This way, while making money, he can also market the "brotherly relationship" between the two, and his own son can also benefit from it.

Jiang Kaige on the other side had the same idea.

No matter how hard he tried to promote Arthur's son, he couldn't make him famous. In addition, Chi Ye's current performance has far exceeded everyone's expectations. Director Jiang is different from Director Lu and Xu Yingying. In recent years, he has liked to follow the market.

For example, after the box office success of "The Battle at Lake Changjin," he was eager to capitalize on the momentum and film a series of sequels. The latest installment has already invited Zhu Yaolin, a rising star in the film industry.

Now that another newcomer, Ikeno, has joined the ranks of the elite... the more the merrier.

Therefore, given the attitudes of both sets of parents, and the fact that Xiang You and Arthur were both eager to improve their careers and had been competing with each other within the industry, they couldn't sit still when they learned that Chi Ye was going to hold auditions at the Beijing Film Academy for a role in "The Martian." They even started arguing on Weibo over such a trivial matter.

"I'm not very familiar with them."

Chi Ye put away his phone, noticing the strange looks from the group of big shots around him, and said without changing his expression, "I was actually photoshopped into that group photo."

Everyone: "..."

Are you all Photoshop masters?
Zhu Yaolin frowned and turned around, his sense of urgency reaching its peak at this moment—the young master of the Beijing circle and the prince of the Hong Kong circle... these two were tearing each other apart over Chi Ye, and it had actually come to this.

Is the other party already that "popular"?
It seems he really should consider the issue of market stabilization.

(End of this chapter)