Internet moguls are being held hostage by the entertainment system!

Chapter 149 Cleaning Up the Situation

Xiangshan Qingqin, in the living room.

After Meng Ziyi and Su Xiao left, the area fell into silence.

Wei Feng stood by the sofa, unsure whether his words would disturb Chen Xiu, so he chose to remain silent.

Chen Xiu sat in his seat with a depressed expression, his mind filled with a jumble of thoughts that made it difficult for him to sort out his ideas.

"Why did Sister Meng come back like this? It doesn't seem surprising. After all, we chatted with her every day. If she suddenly disappeared for three days, anyone would worry and come back to check on her."

"I wonder if Sister Meng has boarded the plane yet. Could Sister Xiaoxiao help me explain things to her?"

"Fortunately, it was Nezha this time, so I still have a position to explain. If it were Reba, it would be difficult... They would probably know the situation as soon as they meet."

"However, with this experience, will Sister Meng react less strongly next time she sees Reba? She will, right?"

"..."

Seeing Chen Xiu sitting there deep in thought with her brows furrowed, Nazha, who had been sitting there for a long time, finally couldn't help but speak up.

"Chen Xiu, are you alright?"

"Oh? I'm sorry, I haven't had much rest these past three days, so I'm not feeling well."

Chen Xiu turned around and apologized to the two of them, then glanced at Nezha and felt that she needed to have a proper talk with her.

"Xiao Feng, why don't you go upstairs to the study and rest for a while? I'll come up to you later."

"Ok."

Wei Feng was naturally happy to be able to escape this place of trouble.

As he went up to the second floor, Chen Xiu turned her gaze to Nezha and solemnly stood up, saying, "Nezha, thank you for taking care of me these past three days."

"It's nothing, you don't need to thank me..."

"Sister Meng was violent towards you just now, but it was my fault. I'm sorry."

"Aren't you upset that I snuck over here?"

Nazar whispered that her sneaky visit was hardly honorable, and if Chen Xiu criticized her for it, she would have nothing to say.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiu shook her head dismissively.

"It's certainly a bit rude of you to show up uninvited, but after all, I asked you to stay. You even took care of me for three days. I only owe you a huge favor, so why would I blame you for this? Is it going to have a big impact on the film crew?"

"It won't have any impact. I had already taken three days off, so taking one more day off is just one more day."

Nazar smiled slightly, she could clearly feel that the distance between her and Chen Xiu had lessened.

This operation was still somewhat fruitful.

Looking at the smug Nezha, Chen Xiu pondered for a moment and said, "You helped me a lot with this unexpected situation. Is there any resource you want? I can try my best to get it for you."

"I'm not helping you for resources."

"This is just my way of expressing my gratitude. If you can't think of anything else right now, you can contact me when you do."

Sensing Chen Xiu's politeness, Nezha pouted somewhat sadly.

She really wanted to ask Chen Xiu if the two of them could get back together, but the answer to that question had already been given several times before.

"I took care of you for three days, so are we friends now?"

Nezha looked up at Chen Xiu. She didn't ask about the "disaster after meeting in the light" issue anymore. Instead, she chose to stop while she was ahead and slowly improve her relationship with Chen Xiu based on the current situation.

Chen Xiu hesitated for a moment, but still gave an affirmative answer.

"Of course we are friends."

"That's fine then. I'll contact you again if I encounter any problems later."

Having made up his mind to fight a protracted war, Nezha stood up from the sofa and extended his hand to Chen Xiu.

"I'm heading to the airport now. Before I leave, you probably don't want to hug me, so let's shake hands!"

"If you really want a hug, that's fine too..."

Before Zhuangbei could finish speaking, Chen Xiu, who was about to reach out to shake hands, was grabbed and hugged by Nazha who pounced on her.

"Chen Xiu, I'm leaving."

"I'll arrange for someone to take you."

"No need, I'll call Sister K, and she'll arrange for the person in charge in Beijing to pick me up."

Nezha grabbed Chen Xiu's strong arm, leaned back, and looked up at the handsome face so close to her. His eyes, so sweet and tender, were anything but innocent.

She longed to go further, but reason told her that she had to know when to stop, otherwise all her previous efforts would be in vain.

Nezha pursed his lips and finally let go of her hand: "I'm leaving, bye-bye."

"When you get back, eat well, act well, don't pay attention to the haters, and remember to turn off the comments section."

"I turned it off after you finished speaking!"

Nezha smiled, took a deep breath, then turned and strode towards the door until he opened it and left.

Chen Xiu stood there for a moment, then exhaled, turned around and walked towards the stairs, going straight to the second floor.

Arriving at the study door, Chen Xiu smiled as she watched Wei Feng tidying up for her. "Little Feng, I can take care of these things myself."

"It's nothing, I'm just killing time anyway, so I'll help tidy up."

Chen Xiu walked over, pulled him up, and pressed him into a chair. "Stop fussing, sit down, and tell me about the box office results over the past three days."

"Oh well."

When it came to business, Wei Feng disregarded the things scattered on the ground and began to seriously tell Chen Xiu about the results of the first three days of "Detective Chinatown".

"The midnight screening of 'Detective Chinatown' on the 24th grossed 25 million yuan; on the 25th, Christmas Day, the box office just exceeded 100 million yuan. I sent you a message then, but didn't receive a reply. I thought you were not feeling well or were busy."

"Well, you continue."

"The 26th was a Saturday, and there were a lot of people going to the movies. The theater chains even added more screenings for us, and the box office that day was 110 million. Adding the two days together, including the midnight screenings and previews, the cumulative box office is 240 million. Today it should be close to 100 million."

"The box office in the first week should reach around 3.5 million!"

Chen Xiu nodded slightly, feeling that the result was not bad.

Based on the rule that the final box office is three times that of the opening week, if "Detective Chinatown" does not receive a bad word-of-mouth, the final box office will most likely exceed 10 billion yuan.

Thinking of this, Chen Xiu looked up again at Wei Feng, who was visibly exhausted.

"You must have visited many cinemas to promote your products over the past three days. You've all worked very hard."

"I didn't do that much promotion. The two directors and actors did a lot. They basically visited all the famous cinemas in Beijing. Once the first week's results came out, they set off to do promotional tours all over the country."

Wei Feng said with a touch of emotion that he, as the producer, no longer needed to travel the country for the roadshow.

Having never been involved in the film and television industry before, Wei Feng only felt that celebrities made money quickly and comfortably. But after actually entering the industry, he realized that only the top few made money quickly and comfortably, and most people also worked hard.

Hearing about the nationwide roadshow arrangements, Chen Xiu also thought of Reba. She hadn't been able to contact her for three days, and she wondered how Reba would react...

"Xiao Feng, do you have a spare phone? My phone is broken, and I must have missed a lot of messages in the past three days. I need to get back in touch as soon as possible."

"Yes! I got two numbers after I started working. There's not much on this phone, so you can use it for now, boss."

Wei Feng took out a gold iPhone 6, placed it on the desk, and pushed it in front of Chen Xiu.

"I'll go out and buy a new phone later, then I'll return it to you."

"No need, I was just thinking of getting a new phone anyway..."

Chen Xiu got up and went to the remains of the phone, picked up the broken parts, and then took out a thimble from the drawer to remove the SIM card.

After quickly changing the SIM card on her phone, Chen Xiu immediately logged into WeChat.

"Beep beep beep!" *N
Once the notification sound started, it showed no signs of stopping.

Even after the phone was put on silent, it continued to vibrate.

When it was completely quiet, there were 20 unread messages on the Mengziyi chat box at the top, 10 unread messages from Reba, and mostly 2-3 work-related messages.

Among them, Wei Feng posted the most messages, with 5.

Looking at this information, Chen Xiu knew that she would have a lot to deal with.

However, priorities exist, and after confirming that there was no important work information, he decided to deal with Meng Ziyi's matter first.

"Xiao Feng, you just said that Sister Meng called you before she came back, right?"

Wei Feng's expression changed instantly: "Boss, you can't blame me for this..."

“I’m not blaming you. I just want to know the specifics of what happened. Sister Meng has an important audition today, and I’m worried that she might have done something rash in order to get back as soon as possible.”

In Chen Xiu's opinion, it wouldn't be surprising if the silly beauty really disregarded everything and skipped the audition to come back.

He didn't want Meng Ziyi to miss out on an important role because of him.

Seeing that Chen Xiu remained as rational as ever and did not act emotionally because of today's events, Wei Feng finally relaxed.

"This is what happened today..."

Wei Feng tried to describe in as much detail as possible his phone conversation with Meng Ziyi.

But the two of them only exchanged a few sentences during the call, so he finished speaking in less than three minutes.

After listening to the whole story, Chen Xiu nodded slightly and said, "You look quite tired. Why don't you go to the guest room to rest first, and we can have dinner together at home after I'm done with my work?"

"Okay! Boss, you go ahead and get busy."

Wei Feng got up from his chair, left the study, and went to the guest room to rest.

After he left, Chen Xiu found the number of Cheng Lidong, chairman of Yongle Film & Television, on her phone and dialed it.

"Hello, Mr. Cheng, I'm sorry to bother you by contacting you so suddenly."

"No, no, Mr. Chen, what can I do for you?"

"Hehe, saying 'give me guidance' is too much of an exaggeration. It's just that I suddenly felt a bit unwell today, and that might have led me to make some rash decisions during the audition. I hope Mr. Cheng won't take offense."

"Oh, is that so!"

Cheng Lidong responded with a quick "Oh, Mr. Chen, since you're willing to call and explain the reason, I certainly won't mind such a small matter. It's just that this opportunity is rare, and Ziyi's performance has given the director in charge of the audition some feedback, so the role might be difficult for her."

Chen Xiu frowned slightly, then quickly relaxed.

"I heard that the main production company for this new version of 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes' is Huace Pictures, is that right?"

"Yes, today Ziyi also did her audition at Huace."

"Mr. Cheng, could you please give me the phone number for Huace Film Industry?"

"Understood, Mr. Chen. Shall I send you a message later?"

(End of this chapter)