The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 489 Collective Memory
Fortunately, two days passed and the filming of the crew was not affected. Chen Xiao and Sui Kai were no different from before, which made Xu Jiuyang breathe a sigh of relief.

However, what truly put him at ease was that Liu Qianqian stopped bothering him and even avoided him for the past two days.

Excellent, you should keep it up.

So Xu Jiuyang turned to Li Hong and started discussing matters related to the studio.

"Everything else is fine, but Sister Hong, isn't one movie or TV series a bit too much?" Xu Jiuyang said to Li Hong while holding a form in the studio's office.

The crew's daily work was not only plentiful but also very fragmented. She was also a meticulous person who often did things herself, so even if they could find a moment to chat, they didn't talk much.

So Xu Jiuyang simply decided to set a small topic with her every day, and when the crew had some free time, they would find a place to discuss it together and come to a conclusion.

This had already resolved many issues. In the past two days, they had reached an agreement with Kang Honglei, and were just waiting to sign the contract after the studio was registered. So he brought Li Hong to the office space the studio was renting to finalize this and the rest of the matters.

“I was acting from the perspective of protecting Mr. Xu’s image,” Li Hong explained. “Since Mr. Xu wants to continue being a star, he definitely needs works to maintain his popularity.”

“I’ve told you so many times, you can call me Jiuyang or Xiaoyang,” Xu Jiuyang sighed, but did not correct him further. “In fact, I don’t need to. You’ll know once you’ve been here a little longer that even if I don’t have any works for several years in a row, I can still become the male lead in a big production if I want to.”

“I believe that,” Li Hong said, her eyelids lowered so as not to look him in the eye. “If President Xu insists, then I will cross this off.”

"Also, I don't accept any advertisements or endorsements—to be precise, I don't need to pay attention to any advertisements or endorsements that come to me through my studio. If they really need my endorsement, they will contact me directly," Xu Jiuyang continued to instruct.

“Okay, Mr. Xu.” Li Hong nodded to indicate that she had made a note of it.

"I've turned down all the promotional activities that came to me through my studio, except for those from government departments. For commercial purposes that need my promotion, they'll contact me directly," Xu Jiuyang added.

Li Hong couldn't sit still any longer. She raised her head with a slight frown and said, "If that's the case, President Xu, then what's the point of setting up such a studio? You can continue to sign a contract with Xingyao and let them do these things."

Xu Jiuyang raised an eyebrow in surprise. He could hear a hint of resentment in the other person's tone, and immediately, certain thoughts began to stir within him.

“It’s different,” he explained. “Besides serving me, the studio also needs to invest in some movies and TV series, which requires someone to run them.”

“You could start a company,” Li Hong said, even more puzzled.

“A studio is essentially a company,” Xu Jiuyang continued to explain, “but it’s a company that operates solely around a particular star. Therefore, a studio should also have the functions that a typical film and television company possesses.”

"I... understand." Li Hong lowered her eyelids again, the resistance between her brows becoming even more obvious.

Xu Jiuyang finally couldn't hold back any longer. He stood up and came to her, reaching out to pinch her chin and lifting her dignified face: "Sister Honghong, is there something you want to say to me?"

"I...no..." Li Hong shook her head, then stood up as well. "President Xu, if there's nothing else, I'll head back now. The film crew...oh!"

With a gasp, she was roughly pulled into someone's arms, and her whole body tensed up.

The atmosphere in the office froze for a moment, then another exclamation rang out as someone pressed Li Hong down onto the large table.

Although her expression was complex, showing a mixture of resistance and fear, she didn't really put up a fight. She even quickly turned her head to the side, adopting a submissive posture, yet her eyes held a glistening, tearful light. Damn it, I want to bully her even more now, what should I do?
There's no way around it; in terms of poise, Li Hong is even slightly better than Liu Fangfei. Plus, today's outfit is the one that left the deepest impression on me from my past life: big waves, a white shirt, a black blazer, and a pencil skirt.

Xu Jiuyang naturally couldn't control himself and wanted to bully her badly, make her miserable, make her cry, make her feel ashamed and tearful, and make her have no choice but to submit to him while resisting.

All I can say is that he was fed far too much, to the point that he wanted to eat something else.

then……

"Um, Sister Honghong, actually, I didn't plan to stay here..." Xu Jiuyang said, holding Li Hong, who was curled up in his arms with disheveled clothes, after the rain stopped.

"Oh..." Li Hong responded softly, obediently, with a blush still lingering on her cheeks and her eyes looking particularly dreamy.

Xu Jiuyang could only sigh, because he really didn't intend to take things further. Who knew... how to put it, it was just like when Fan Bingbing and Sister Xiaoli seduced him. They were clearly just teasing him, but every time they inexplicably got into a passionate encounter, and they couldn't stop until the very end, which was very puzzling.

"Never mind, there's no point in talking about it now. Judging from her expression, she doesn't seem to mind." He thought to himself, then tidied himself up a bit, called Zhang Yan to buy a set of lingerie, and then left Xu Jiuyang's studio office, which was still relatively empty, with Li Hong.

Then, the production team of "Li Lei and Han Meimei" continued to operate normally, and Li Hong quickly adjusted her emotions and continued to devote herself to her work, seemingly no different from before.

However, whenever Xu Jiuyang called her to come over, she would always show up on time and be very obedient.

The amazing thing is that, although she always clung to him when things reached their peak, that feeling of resistance, like a lustful invitation, never diminished, to the point that he became somewhat addicted to it.

Liu Qianqian had already composed herself and was ready to come over and try to get closer to him, but when she saw him flirting with Li Hong like that, she immediately put on a stern face and ignored him.

Xu Jiuyang was naturally happy to have some free time.

Of course, the things that need to be done still need to be done.

"The publicity for 'Li Lei and Han Meimei' has already started to spread online, so we can take it a step further." He said this to Li Hong after checking online, since he had some free time.

To be honest, Xu Jiuyang was quite surprised that Sister Xiaoli would launch the movie "Li Lei and Han Meimei" at this time. The timing was perfect.

If memory serves me right, by the end of this year, several posts about English textbooks will appear on the gossip section of Tianya Community, seemingly discussing why Chinese girls are named Han Meimei.

After the topic gained traction, one netizen commented: "Li Lei and Han Meimei should be married by now, right?"

This statement sparked further discussion, with some even using it as the title of new posts. As a result, it spread far and wide, until people started gossiping on blogs about who liked whom and who was in a relationship.

This further fueled the enthusiasm of netizens, who, while gossiping, also searched for evidence in textbooks, such as the borrowed ruler incident and the frisbee incident.

Then, some people assigned constellations to the characters in the textbook, some designed merchandise for them, and some even formed bands based on their names. Ultimately, the story of "Li Lei, Han Meimei, and Jim's love triangle" went viral, forming a collective memory.

(End of this chapter)