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Chapter 418 is back online and scheduled for release; Coconut Jelly and Mango
Lin Jingyi really felt like she was hallucinating this time. Her head was spinning, and she couldn't believe what she was hearing, as if she were dreaming.

Surprisingly… Ikeno actually recommended a new variety show to her?

To be fair, since Chi Ye became a big star, he has become a very conspicuous presence in the eyes of his former "acquaintances". At first, they were jealous and concerned about his future, but later they gradually got used to it.

Now, from their perspective, Ikeno is the big boss sitting high above, because he has reached this point and is indeed an undisputed big shot.

Lin Jingyi offended Chi Ye before, and that was before Chi Ye became famous. The two were always at odds, from the very beginning of "How to Evaluate XXX" to the later "See You".

Although this sense of rivalry may only be Lin Jingyi's own perception, the fact remains that their relationship is not good.

Lin Jingyi is now labeled as "loving Akaishi". How did that come about? It's all because of Chi Ye's mouth.

—In the industry, Chi Ye is known for holding grudges and being extremely vengeful. He is also known for his ruthless methods, which even Tencent couldn't handle. Everyone witnessed the big incident that happened not long ago.

After Chi Ye became famous, he once gave a small "help" to Lin Jingyi, who was down on her luck at the time, on a variety show. However, Lin Jingyi never dared to tell anyone about this, because even she herself was not sure whether Chi Ye said those things to make a show of mocking her or to help her get more screen time.

Now, she suddenly realized something—it seems that Ikeno isn't as "bad" as outsiders imagine.

Everyone says Ikeno is ruthless and that he's a loner. Uncle Ming only made a few sarcastic remarks at the meeting, and it seems he's been trying to make contacts to ease tensions.

But even though Chi Ye is so frightening, he still has a lot of humanity in some things. At least Lin Jingyi has completely changed her impression and opinion of Chi Ye at this moment.

Instead, they felt ashamed and speechless about their past actions.

"I...I really don't know what to say...Thank you, Mr. Chi, thank you..."

Tech people are tech people; they can pee on a whim, like hyaluronic acid.

Chi Ye was surprised and a little confused: "What are you doing all of this so suddenly? I know that variety show isn't very friendly to celebrities, but it's good that you went. You're suitable."

"……what?"

Lin Jingyi was stunned: "You mean...unfriendly to artists...?"

"You'll know once you go there."

Lin Jingyi observed Chi Ye's expression and her heart sank. She thought to herself, "Oh no, I cried too soon!"

With indescribable feelings, she walked out of the office, ignoring the strange looks from the people outside. Only after returning home, hesitatingly taking out his phone, and calling Director Li did he forcefully suppress his anxiety.

"Hey?"

The call was answered after a long time. Director Li seemed to be busy, and it was noisy around him: "Who is this?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Jingyi felt even colder. She still had Director Li's contact information, but it was clear that he had deleted it long ago.

"Uh...it's...it's me, Director Li, do you remember me?"

The area around Director Li quieted down; they must have moved to a different location. After a long pause, he tentatively asked, "Xiao Wang? Why are you calling again? I've already told you about that matter; it was just an accident, I..."

"Uh... cough cough, I'm Lin Jingyi."

Director Li: “…”

He paused for a long time before laughing, "Oh, Jingyi... Look at this mess, are you... alright?"

Lin Jingyi had thought about it for a long time before making the call, and only after she had figured it out did she make the call. She had obviously already made up her mind. For her now, she was not afraid of hardship or fatigue, as long as there was work to be done. She was indeed almost starving.

She forced herself to say, "Um... I went to the audition for 'The Wandering Earth' today and ran into Mr. Ikeno... Mr. Ikeno."

Upon hearing Chi Ye's name, Director Li immediately straightened his posture and became much more serious: "Ah, what's wrong? Has something happened, Mr. Chi?"

"Um...no, I didn't pass the audition, but he said he recently collaborated with Mango TV on a new variety show that's quite suitable for me, and he asked me to call you and ask...you see..."

"..."

Director Li remained silent for a long time, completely oblivious to Lin Jingyi's anxious feelings, and sighed, "Sigh, President Chi... President Chi isn't entirely bad at heart; sometimes he's quite warm-hearted. He's a real sweetheart!"

Lin Jingyi: “?”

She seized the opportunity and asked, "Um, I wanted to ask what kind of variety show this is? Is it... is it a survival show, or a desert island escape? I... I'm fine with either."

"what?"

Director Li was stunned and shocked: "Who told you that? How could that be? This type of variety show is too difficult to produce in China, it's too dangerous!"

"Uh...not like this?" Lin Jingyi breathed a sigh of relief, but then suddenly thought of an even more "terrifying" topic: "It's not related to plastic surgery, is it? Then I need to take a day off. I need to have my nose reoperated, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to adjust it flexibly for demonstrations..."

Director Li remained silent. He could tell that Lin Jingyi was prepared to "furious."

"Hmm... This is a reality show, a singing and dancing variety show. Didn't President Chi tell you?"

Lin Jingyi was taken aback and shook her head: "No, he said... he didn't say, maybe he was too busy."

"Too."

Director Li wasn't interested in hearing how Chi Ye had been so sarcastic. After thinking for a moment, he said seriously, "This is indeed a new variety show that we've collaborated on with Chi Ye's company. It's also the first time Coconut Entertainment has produced one, but the team is still our team, and it will be broadcast on Hunan TV."

"Your qualifications are indeed suitable... but variety shows are quite demanding, requiring dance and singing rehearsals, as well as group coordination. Are you physically okay?"

Lin Jingyi practically squeezed out the words from her throat: "Of course I have no problem! Director Li, I can endure hardship. I'm willing to give up my dignity and hyaluronic acid injections. I can endure hardship!"

"...You still need to get the hyaluronic acid injections, otherwise I'm afraid you'll have a relapse."

Director Li had been in contact with Chi Ye for a long time and had already been infected by his influence. After thinking for a moment, he made a final decision: "Alright, the list was originally drafted, but since it was President Chi who spoke up and we know each other, when do you have time? Come to the station as soon as possible so we can have a good talk."

"I have time today, and I can leave right away!"

Lin Jingyi felt like she was on cloud nine, and her feelings for Chi Ye had completely turned into complete adoration. If she didn't have some self-awareness, she would do anything Chi Ye asked her to do now—what's wrong with being a dog?
Unfortunately, because she knew Chi Ye earlier and was very familiar with his interpersonal relationships, Jin Xia was incomparable to anyone. Not to mention her, all the women around Chi Ye now probably didn't even count as a finger of Jin Xia in his heart.

If I had known, I would have fawned over him more on the show back then. Even if it didn't work out, I definitely wouldn't be in this situation now!
However, back then, she had just sparked a connection with Teacher Lu (physically speaking), and was so arrogant that she wouldn't have given Chi Ye a second glance—what good is a pretty face if you have no talent?

But it turns out that having a good-looking face really does work... it's fucking useful.

"By the way, Director Li, what's the name of our new variety show?"

"Sisters Who Make Waves." ...

The new variety show that Chi Ye is collaborating with Mango TV is "Sisters Who Make Waves," a show that aims to revive the careers of washed-up female celebrities, a phenomenon that has yet to emerge in this world.

This also marks the beginning of Coconut Culture's foray into the variety show field after its growth and expansion.

In fact, Coconut Culture does have a natural advantage in the variety show field, namely its close relationship with Hunan TV.

Now, both outsiders and industry insiders have come to regard Coconut Culture and Mango Culture as a "unit". After all, Ikeno has caused so many ups and downs, and Mango Culture has always stood behind him. This is truly rare for Hunan TV, which usually only associates with whoever is popular.

And it is precisely because of this that Mango has obtained something that everyone else in the industry dreams of – the rights to collaborate with Ikeno on a large scale.

These copyrights include, but are not limited to, television series, web dramas, and even endorsements.

Including film, an area that Mango TV had occasionally tried but failed to enter for various reasons, now, after weathering some storms and enjoying the fruits of its "victory," it has become an excellent opportunity.

It is foreseeable that Ikeno's next films, his directorial debut "My Sassy Girl" and the highly anticipated "The Wandering Earth," will be collaborations with Mango TV.

At the very least, they will share some of their profits with the other party.

In return, Mango TV naturally had to support its ally in the variety show field, which is where it excels. This is something many people would love to do, and now that they can easily control it, how could they not be happy?
But no one could say anything, let alone be jealous of Mango, because this time Mango really went too far. This was Chi Ye, who was willing to offend all the online streaming platforms to support him, which is commendable.

"Since the company and Mango TV are such good partners, does that mean we can just appear on any of those big variety shows?"

"You're overthinking it. It's not your turn to be on the show. Besides, variety shows have different levels of star power. Newcomers like us who don't have any work to our name would just get criticized if we were the main characters."

"makes sense……"

After a day of auditions, Chi Ye had already left, but several artists from Coconut Culture were still chatting. They were newcomers who had just been signed by Coconut Culture, the very new kind.

One of them, while talking, suddenly said mysteriously, "I'll tell you a secret."

"Ok?"

The others all turned to look.

This newcomer is good-looking and comes from a well-off family. In fact, there are very few newcomers in the entertainment industry now who come from poor families, because in the current environment, if a family is not well-off, they simply won't be able to go to an arts school.

It's rumored that the other person's family is one of the investors in a certain platform, but no one knows if it's true or not. Some people also question why he would sign up for Yego if his family has connections with platform investors.

However, the other party must have their own information channels, because at this moment they said, "You know about those projects that our company's cooperation with kiwifruit was stuck before, right?"

"I know, it caused such a big fuss. At the time, Kiwi seemed to have a better relationship with President Chi than Mango, but in the end they broke up, didn't they? I heard that several of their dramas have already finished filming, but they are stuck and can't be broadcast."

"It's going to air now."

"what?"

Everyone was startled.

The newcomer smiled and said mysteriously, "It stars actors from our company. I heard it was finalized a couple of days ago. Kiwi transferred the copyright and share to Mango, and the new drama will be airing on Mango."

"Really? Kiwi can give up so easily?"

"Of course not, but you all know how powerful President Chi is. Even Tencent can't do anything about him. President Chi also has connections at Kiwi. The top executive, President Gong, and Sheng Ning have a relationship with him... cough cough. In short, in the end, Mango pays more money, but they are happy to do so now."

"Several important leaders at Mango TV are very satisfied with Director Chi. You know the former director of 'See You'? He's one of the most powerful figures at the station now, and I heard he's going to be promoted soon..."

Everyone was stunned.

"That's because of his close relationship with CEO Chi! Otherwise, why do you think Mango is so supportive of us?"

"The most powerful faction in that organization right now has members who have known Boss Chi for many years and have a very good personal relationship with him."

The group listened with rapt attention and their blood boiled with excitement.

"Damn, what you're saying makes me feel like our company has a bright future!"

"What do you mean 'promising future'? Our company is already amazing right now, okay?"

"Oh right, right... But I was wondering about the relationship between Mango, CEO Chi, and other circles in the industry before. Now that you've explained it to me, it all makes sense!"

"Brother Yang, your family is..."

The voices gradually faded, but the group was still excitedly and curiously inquiring about gossip within the industry.

the other side.

Inside Hunan TV.

The former director of "See You" sat in his office, took off his glasses, turned around, and asked, "Has the scheduling been released yet?"

"It's out, but everyone's opinion is to broadcast it a little later because we've never aired this kind of subject matter on TV before... It's quite different from the subject matter of our previous satellite TV dramas, and everyone is worried that the audience won't be able to accept it, that it's too depressing."

The director frowned in thought: "What about the online streaming side?"

"Online streaming is fine. The person in charge at Mango TV has been very proactive and wants to take advantage of the popularity of 'Lurking' to release a new work from Coconut TV."

"...Then broadcast it! Broadcast it on both TV and online platforms!"

The director made a decisive and efficient decision.

The subject matter of "The Silent Truth" is indeed different from Hunan TV's previous style. Whether its core audience will accept it or not, even he himself is not sure. It is highly likely that they will not accept it... after all, there have been examples of this in the past.

Moreover, this is a work starring completely newcomers.

But satellite TV channels are not as important as they used to be; the development of Mango TV is now the top priority.

To put it simply, the recent hit drama "Lurking" propelled Mango TV from its perennial fourth place to third, giving it a commanding lead over Kuaishou and setting it on its way to second place.

Watch dramas on the three major platforms, and watch variety shows on Mango TV?
Haha, times have changed.

(End of this chapter)