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Chapter 402 All in is a kind of wisdom!
The TV series "Lurking" is quite special.

What makes it special is its subject matter and content, which is quite different from most of the spy dramas that have been active in the market in the past.

In another world, "Lurking" set many records, sparked numerous ratings frenzies, and was hailed as a milestone in the history of Chinese spy drama television.

Let's put it this way: the male protagonist's name has been used as the code name and nickname for the "Infiltrators" ever since.

Furthermore, the drama also had a significant impact on Taiwan, making it one of the few phenomenal spy dramas that could influence both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that it can "reach the heavens directly," because even if we disregard all the data and only consider its influence and subject matter, this is a major drama that can play a significant role, allowing many people to see everything he has experienced.

"Brother Chi, Sister Xiaxia is here."

The door was pushed open, and the old lady walked in with small, quick steps. She glanced up at Chi Ye, then obediently sat down next to him without saying a word.

After Coco left, Chi Ye glanced at her and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Teacher Chi, I'm sorry."

This summer, she lowered her head and said, "I've already called my dad, so don't get upset."

Chi Ye was taken aback, then asked in surprise, "Ah, why didn't you call sooner?"

This summer: "...I'm sorry."

Seeing her looking like a wronged girl, Chi Ye smirked, habitually adopting a slightly domineering tone, and put his arm around the girl's shoulder: "What's wrong with you? You have nothing to do with this, why are you apologizing to me?"

This summer, nestled in Chi Ye's arms, she murmured, "I just feel like I can't help you anymore."

What was said in jest was taken seriously by the listener. Chi Ye felt inexplicably uncomfortable and looked at her seriously for the first time: "Xia Xia, in your heart, am I really only with you for your so-called energy?"

This summer, she paused for a moment, then subconsciously shook her head: "Of course not."

"wrong."

Ikeno: "That's true."

Jin Xia: “…”

"Ouch, my stupid mouth."

Ikeno couldn't help but slap himself, a little embarrassed: "Sorry... I'm used to it. You're right, of course not!"

This summer: "...Teacher Chi, please don't explain anymore, I'm already heartbroken."

"Look, you're still sad."

Chino said seriously, "I do like to take shortcuts sometimes, but that's definitely not the reason I'm with you. The reason I'm with you is because of you, and there's no other reason. It's just because I like Jin Xia and that carefree girl."

After a long silence this summer, she said, "Teacher Chi, if you can't say sweet nothings, you don't have to. I can fill in the blanks in my mind."

Ikeno: "...Okay, I just like your face, I like your body...ahem, do you understand now?"

"Yes, I understand, Teacher Chi. So do I."

Ikeno said with a touch of sadness, "Ah? Then what if one day, I..."

"Teacher Chi, there won't be such a day, because I will definitely be one step ahead of you, don't worry."

"I haven't said what it is yet."

"No need to say anything, I understand."

“No, you don’t understand,” Chi Ye explained. “What I’m trying to say is, what will you do if I become even better one day?”

Unable to keep up the pretense any longer this summer, she gritted her teeth and said, "I'll do it for you according to the local customs of Shanghai, that way you'll be more comfortable."

Chi Ye: "Haha, look, this is the Empress Dowager I know."

"..."

After exchanging a few jokes, the atmosphere wasn't as "oppressive" as when they first came in this summer. The old lady was indeed a bit at a loss, mainly because she used to be Chi Ye's "towering tree".

But this time, she felt that she couldn't play her role, which gave her a strange sense of panic. It wasn't that she really thought that Chino was with her because of her surname.

It's just a habit, and now that that habit has been broken, it's inevitable that we'll feel uncomfortable.

And now, Chi Ye is telling her in a joking way that it has nothing to do with anything else; he simply likes Jin Xia as a person.

Therefore, he has not changed the shareholding structure of Ye Culture to this day. Just like when he first used Jin Xia's money to start the company, the shares are still the same, and Jin Xia is still the undisputed largest shareholder.

In fact, Coco and other partners had hinted to Ikeno on several occasions that he could adjust the company's shareholding structure appropriately.

This kind of implication became commonplace after "Love O2O" became a huge hit.

But Ikeno has never done that.

Because of what?
All for this moment, so that one day, if he really can't help her much this summer, he can still say to her in a relaxed tone, "Look, everything is with you, I'm fighting for you," so that she can get through this difficult time and have the same "sense of security" as her.

"Am I working so hard for myself? I'm working hard for you."

What might be called empty promises to others is, in this context, the absolute truth.

This summer, she didn't know how she got out, but her mood did improve a lot, and that very night she decided to use her rights as a major shareholder to transfer most of her shares to Ikeno.

Upon hearing this news, the old man, who had been keeping a low profile since falling ill, became a little anxious this year.

She called her niece.

"Hey? Xiaxia, what are you thinking? Why are you transferring your shares to Chi Ye? Is there something wrong between you two?"

"No."

In the filming of "My Sassy Girl", Jin Xia lay in the RV, swinging her little feet and saying in a good mood, "Our aunt won't have any problems... um... never."

This year, silence prevails.

"Then why did you suddenly transfer your shares?"

"Because I want to."

This year: “?”

Holy crap, what a domineering reason! No wonder she's my niece!

but…

"Xiaxia, have you forgotten what your aunt told you before? Do you know how much Coconut Culture is worth now? You just sell it like that... did you discuss it with Chi Ye? This will affect your future..."

"aunt."

This summer, she interrupted her aunt, shaking her finger: "A discerning eye!"

This year I was taken aback.

After a long silence, she shook her head with a wry smile: "Alright...you do have good taste, really good...but don't tell anyone else about this yet, not your parents, and not your uncle..."

"Ah."

"...Sigh, who could have imagined this?"

This year, I finally said something with a sigh before hanging up the phone.

Who would have thought that what she initially considered an insignificant "investment," or even just a casual fling with Chi Ye this summer, would become an "asset" that she subconsciously feels will be one of the guarantees for this summer's future?

I remember Ikeno almost signed with her company back then...

Looking at it this way, Xiaxia's vision is indeed much better than hers, much better... I just don't know... whether Chiye and Coconut Culture can weather this storm.

Thinking of this, Jin Sui took out her phone and called her brother.

"Hey? Bro, um... it's about Ikeno again, what do you think..."

"..."

……

It was a seemingly peaceful day, just a minor hiccup in the approval process, and nothing else happened that day.

Days passed by, but while things calmed down on Ikeno's side, the pressure from kiwifruit and other aspects continued to increase.

First, there was "The Silent Truth." Just two days later, news came from iQiyi: the revised content was still unacceptable, and unless there were major changes, it was unlikely to pass the review in the short term.

Secondly, regarding the other projects that Kiwifruit is collaborating with Chi Ye on, aside from those that have already been completed, the other projects may not be able to continue in the short term. It is unknown how much money Tencent spent or what kind of cooperation was reached with the giant behind Kiwifruit. In short, Coconut Culture's online broadcasting has temporarily entered a "dead period".

The three major online streaming platforms, besides Kiwi, are Tencent and Cool Video.

But one is a unicorn company that is currently targeting Ikeno, and the other is Cool Shadow, which was forced to change its leader by Ikeno and has a history of grudges.

It is said that the newly appointed leader had a good relationship with Lao Xu before. Chi Ye can now choose to cooperate with Kuying, and I believe the other party would be happy to do so. However, he may be ruthlessly exploited in terms of benefits.

CoolMovies would never let go of this opportunity to make big money.

Should we choose CoolCinema?
That day, Sheng Ning called.

"I tried my best."

This was her first sentence.

"I know."

Ikeno was not surprised.

"...The public has also done their best. According to the original contract, you can sue us, but the kiwi fruit side has not terminated the cooperation, only suspended it. They just send a few people to dawdle every day, and it will take several years to get a result."

Sheng Ning rationally analyzed the current situation for Chi Ye: "If going through the proper channels doesn't work, your projects may be dragged down in a few years. This time, it's unicorns throwing money at you; you can't possibly outspend them."

Chiye was silent.

"Moreover, both General Manager Gong and the kiwi fruit company are trying their best to win them over, but the root of the problem is not on our side."

Ikeno: "What are you trying to say?"

Sheng Ning paused for a moment before saying, "I suggest you try a different approach to find a breakthrough... Also, Mango TV is a good option."

Ikeno Ichiraku: "How did you know I just finished talking to Mango?"

Sheng Ning: “?”

"It's fine."

Chi Ye's tone softened considerably: "I know what I'm doing. Just do what you're supposed to do and don't let it affect you."

On the other end of the phone, Sheng Ning paused for a moment before pursing her lips: "I said these things from the perspective of a partner. After all, if it were me, I probably wouldn't make this choice... The cruel thing is, we can't make the decision. The ones who can make the decision are those unicorns that give us money every year."

"But that doesn't stop me from telling you all this."

"I see."

"..."

"Any thing else?"

"Gone."

"Let's have a meal together during the Chinese New Year."

Chi Ye hung up the phone, then glanced at the files in his email, took a deep breath—he knew that the news would soon be impossible to keep quiet.

……

The predicament of Chi Ye and Coconut Culture, as well as the issues surrounding their cooperation with kiwifruit, were actually guessed by many astute people long before Zhang Qing was invited for tea and subsequently sentenced.

All of this was done in the shadows until recently, when Kiwi officially announced that "The Silent Truth," originally scheduled for release at the end of the year, was withdrawn due to its weight. Only then was it brought back to the forefront.

"Have you heard? Ikeno got messed up."

"Do I even need to hear that?"

"This is a bit scary. I knew Tencent couldn't have been inactive. In the past month, at least four or five senior executives have been invited for tea, and three or four more were invited yesterday... How many people are there?"

"If Chi Ye gets all of these video executives arrested, it'll be a blood feud."

"What kind of deep-seated hatred is this? These two are not even in the same league. Didn't you see that the kiwi fruit company withdrew from the market altogether?"

"...They've used a dimensional reduction attack, what do we do now?"

"What can we do? We definitely can't go to Ikeno Company. With so many projects being held up by them, the company is basically finished."

"Sigh, why bother? If I were Chi Ye, I would just lower my head and make a good relationship with the penguins. Wouldn't that guarantee a smooth takeoff?"

"So you're not Ikeno, haha..."

Those in the industry are generally aware of what has happened over the past few months. Currently, Chi Ye is stubbornly clinging to that incident, while headquarters, after unsuccessful attempts to make contact, has become genuinely angry. There are also various other unspeakable external factors at play...

Therefore, Coconut Culture, which had a promising start, announced the withdrawal of its second project after "Love O2O", and other projects that were in production or had been completed were also postponed.

The bigwigs behind kiwifruit have successfully reached other collaborations with their old friend Tencent and don't care about this matter.

There is really only one path in front of Chi Ye: to reconcile with Tencent and then he can soar to new heights. Tencent wants him to let go of some things, not to really kill him. After all, it's all about making money. With Chi Ye's ability and talent, no platform would not want to cooperate with him now.

But will Ikeno make that choice?

“He wouldn’t choose that. If he did, he wouldn’t be himself.”

Inside Shang Youshu's agency.

The merchants glared angrily at Sister Shang, with the eldest aunt frowning deeply and pointing at her, shouting, "You silly girl, what are you doing?!"

"...Ah, my contract is expiring...I'm about to talk to a new agency."

Sister Shang blinked, never expecting that she would be caught red-handed by everyone when she had specially waited for a day when no one was around.

"You Shu, we didn't let you sign with Chi Ye Company when it was doing well before. Now you want to go? Have you lost your mind?"

The uncle looked at Sister Shang and shook his head, commenting, "You've lost your mind!"

"Uncle, Aunt, first of all, I never said I wanted to sign with Xiaochi's company. Secondly... and this is very important, I feel that my career development over the past few years really needs a change. You've been taking care of me since my debut... but..."

"But now, in order to help Chi Ye, you've lost your mind and jumped into a fire pit?"

Sister Shang replied perfunctorily, "Oh, right, right."

Everyone: "???"

The businesswoman was speechless: "Look, you're not happy with what I'm saying. What I mean is... going all in is a kind of wisdom!"

Everyone: "..."

(End of this chapter)