The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 439 Kung Fu

“If you two had spoken to each other properly, would he have treated you like that?” Liu Xiaoli, sitting behind her desk, spoke in a calm tone after listening to her daughter’s complaints.

Liu Qianqian immediately panicked: "Mom! Am I still your daughter?!"

Before Liu Xiaoli could finish speaking, Yang Mi interrupted, "Auntie, I was just cooperating with Qianqian."

Liu Qianqian immediately turned around and glared angrily at her best friend.

Unfortunately, Yang Mi simply shrugged, looking like she didn't care at all, as if it was none of her business.

“Xixi,” Liu Xiaoli spoke up at this moment, “Don’t try to change the subject. I’ve told you many times not to provoke others, but you just wouldn’t listen. How dare you come here to complain now?”

Then she looked at Yang Mi and sighed, "Mi Mi, thank you for your trouble."

Liu Qianqian puffed out her cheeks indignantly, wanting to say something more, but Yang Mi secretly pulled her back.

"It's alright, Auntie. Sisi was just complaining a little, because those two blows really hurt," she said.

"Don't try to be nice to her. She always makes a mountain out of a molehill," Liu Xiaoli snorted. "It's not like we haven't tried to comfort her, but she forgets about it in just a few days."

Liu Qianqian pouted even more.

Just then, a knock sounded at the door. After being given permission, Xu Jiuyang poked his head in and laughed when he saw them: "Oh, tattletale, Qianqian?"

"Yeah, are you scared?" Liu Qianqian retorted without any politeness.

Yang Mi, standing next to her, just wanted to cover her forehead.

"Of course I'm scared, that's why I'm trying to please my sister now," Xu Jiuyang said with a smile.

Liu Qianqian choked for a moment, looked at him and then at her mother, then stomped her foot heavily and stormed out of the office.

Yang Mi shook her head helplessly, shrugged at Xu Jiuyang and Liu Xiaoli, and then chased after them again.

Upon arriving in the corridor of Morninglight Capital, Liu Qianqian immediately calmed down, looking hesitantly at the office area, unsure of what to do.

However, Yang Mi caught up from behind and took her arm, saying, "Okay, he has something to talk to Auntie about. Let's go to the break room. It's during working hours, so no one will bother us."

After saying that, she hesitated for a moment, then leaned over and kissed Liu Qianqian on the corner of her mouth.

Liu Qianqian immediately beamed with joy: "Okay, okay, let's go to the lounge, let's go to the lounge!"

However, once they got to the lounge, Liu Qianqian was speechless and just stared at Yang Mi... Oh, when Yang Mi saw that she wasn't talking, she took out her notebook and started writing and drawing.

"Honey, you're always busy with this or that!" Liu Qianqian scolded playfully.

“Because it’s my birthday soon,” Yang Mi put down what she was holding and rolled her eyes at her. “After my birthday, I can officially stand in the public eye and won’t have to worry about what my family thinks anymore. Of course, I have to be prepared so that I don’t mess things up in the end.”

"Is it really that bad?" Liu Qianqian pouted. "We're going to have a mishap?"

Seeing the other person's unfriendly expression, she quickly added, "While it's normal to be cautious, being overly cautious is not. Besides, even if something unexpected happens, I'm here for you."

As Liu Qianqian spoke, she patted her chest, looking proud and as if to say, "I'm here for you."

"If you added a 'they', it would be more convincing," Yang Mi said irritably.

"Door? What door? The door is closed." Liu Qianqian pretended to be crazy.

Yang Mi was too lazy to talk to her anymore. She stuffed the notes back into her pocket and took out her textbook: "Since you have nothing to do, let's review our lessons."

"No way, summer vacation isn't over yet!" Liu Qianqian exclaimed, her eyes wide with horror.

"I could have taken the college entrance exam this year, but because you declined, you know the consequences if your score isn't higher than mine next year," Yang Mi said coldly.

"Better than you? Are you kidding me!" Liu Qianqian's eyes widened. "That's an impossible task!" "Then at least be second only to me." Yang Mi didn't insist. "That's my bottom line."

"Oh..." Liu Qianqian didn't haggle any further and agreed with a bitter face, completely unaware that this was an act of dismantling the house in order to open a window.

Seeing that things were about right, Yang Mi asked again, "Xian'er, why did you tease him again this time, forcing me to cooperate?"

"Hehe," Liu Qianqian stuck out her tongue, "I'm sorry."

"Should I say that classic line from 'Meteor Garden'?" Yang Mi glared at her. "You were there when they were discussing that matter before. What did you say then?"

After mentioning this, Liu Qianqian finally became more serious: "What I mean is, we need to create an information cocoon for him, so that he doesn't have to."

"Since you knew that, why did you try to provoke him before?" Yang Mi asked again.

“I don’t think he will go,” Liu Qianqian replied after thinking for a moment.

"What do you think?" Yang Mi became listless.

“Yes,” Liu Qianqian nodded seriously, “My intuition is sometimes very sharp.”

"Did your intuition tell you how your collaboration with Stephen Chow would ultimately turn out?" Yang Mi's tone was tinged with sarcasm.

"It doesn't matter, I only have a few minutes of screen time anyway." Liu Qianqian shrugged.

"Didn't you complain before that your scenes, which were supposed to be cut down to just a few minutes, took a whole week to film?" Yang Mi asked, raising an eyebrow.

“So I won’t work with him anymore.” Liu Qianqian said matter-of-factly. “Mi’er, you shouldn’t work with him either. That guy is very stingy.”

"But I also want to act in movies," Yang Mi said, starting to sound pretentious.

"It's okay. After my birthday next year, I'll personally take charge of my family's film company. I'll make as many movies as you act in as I do," Liu Qianqian said confidently, grabbing her hand.

Yang Mi looked at Liu Qianqian and sighed, "How can I tease you when you're like this?"

Before a bewildered Liu Qianqian could ask, "Why are you teasing me?", Yang Mi immediately sighed and continued, "Do I look like the kind of person who would do anything for a movie role?"

"Who knew you'd work so hard?" Liu Qianqian blinked.

"Huang Shengyi is so pitiful. She only has one relatively classic role, and you still managed to steal it from her," Yang Mi complained.

"I'm helping her, at least she won't have to marry a fool." Liu Qianqian said smugly.

"Never mind, although I can't simulate it, I'm sure you and Auntie will definitely have a conflict with Stephen Chow," Yang Mi said, shaking her head.

"Will you help me, Honey?" Liu Qianqian asked with a chuckle.

"Yes..." Yang Mi dragged out her words in frustration.

The same answer also rang out in Liu Xiaoli's office.

"Of course I would, sister. How could I not be on your side?" Xu Jiuyang said.

"To be honest, if I had known he was that kind of person, I probably wouldn't have cooperated with him," Liu Xiaoli sighed, half-jokingly.

She was naturally referring to the movie "Kung Fu Hustle." After all, Stephen Chow is the most popular comedy actor in Hong Kong and even mainland China. Even though he is nearing the end of his acting career, he still has a large following.

Therefore, after the movie "Kung Fu Hustle" became a huge hit, and the female lead, despite having very few scenes, still left a deep impression on the audience, Liu Xiaoli, relying on her current Hong Kong citizenship, considerable funds, and influential allies, pushed Liu Qianqian into the production.

However, the actual situation was not as good as imagined.

(End of this chapter)