Internet moguls are being held hostage by the entertainment system!

Chapter 155 Hu Weiwei's Phone Call
"laugh!"

Wang Sicong covered his mouth and laughed without restraint as he walked towards Chen Xiu and Wang Zhonglei.

His laughter wasn't loud, but it was exceptionally clear in this quiet environment.

Wang Sicong has criticized Wang Zhonglei directly or indirectly on Weibo several times, so he has no goodwill towards him.

At this moment, seeing Chen Xiu's face-to-face attack, others might be mindful of Wang Zhonglei's status as the president of Huayi, but Wang Sicong didn't care much and just laughed as much as he wanted.

At first, Wang Sicong only thought of Chen Xiu as someone who was good with words and could put pressure on him by pleasing his father, and he didn't really like him.

However, after two face-to-face meetings, Wang Sicong unexpectedly discovered that Chen Xiu was actually quite nice.

He's quite easy to talk to as long as you communicate with him properly.

Just like when she was dealing with Wu Jing, Chen Xiu's communication skills and emotional value were very appropriate, and she did not appear arrogant at all because of her status.

Conversely, if you can't speak properly, Chen Xiu's verbal attacks and mental assaults can be very effective, just like when she dealt with Wang Sicong in the past and Wang Zhonglei now.

Principled, polite, doesn't try to please others, and settles scores on the spot... Wang Sicong finds such a rational yet principled person quite to his liking.

As he approached the two men, Wang Sicong lowered his hands and immediately identified his allegiance with his first words.

"Hey, Mr. Wang, you should just focus on managing Huayi's business. Why are you coming over here to boss Mr. Chen around?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhonglei's already dark complexion turned even more grim.

Just as the atmosphere remained awkward, the real savior finally appeared.

"President Wang, President Chen, what are you doing here? Young Master Wang is here too!"

Ye Ning, who was quite thin, hurried to the three of them.

He had not yet left Wanda Pictures at this time, and was also the producer and nominal producer of the "Detective Chinatown" film, so he also attended the celebration party.

Upon seeing Ye Ning appear, Wang Sicong, who was already biased, became even more sarcastic in his speech.

"President Ye, why did you have to come at this crucial moment, right when President Wang was completely outmatched by Chen Xiu? Tsk tsk, did you come here to help out?"

"Hehe, Mr. Wang, you're too kind. Brother Zhonglei is, after all, a guest!"

Ye Ning pushed up her glasses, looking somewhat embarrassed.

Wang Sicong wanted to say something more, but Chen Xiu beat him to it.

"Mr. Ye is right. After all, Mr. Wang is a guest. We've gone too far with the jokes, so the celebration banquet should continue, right?"

Chen Xiu looked up at Ye Ning, gesturing for him to take over the conversation.

Whether the other party wants to leave Wanda Pictures, and whether he will switch to Huayi Brothers after leaving, are all his personal choices, and Chen Xiu doesn't care at all.

"Yes, the celebration banquet must continue. Mr. Wang, shall we go over there and talk things over?"

Ye Ning picked up the conversation and winked at Wang Zhonglei.

The reason he hasn't left Wanda Pictures yet is because he hasn't reached an agreement with Huayi Brothers on the terms. Wang Zhonglei should give him a clear offer tonight.

Upon hearing Ye Ning's words, Wang Zhonglei's previously dark and stiff face instantly broke into a wide smile: "Great! Perfect timing, I also have something I'd like to discuss with President Ye."

"This way, please."

Ye Ning raised her hand and gestured to the side, then turned around to greet Chen Xiu and Wang Sicong before leaving.

Once the two left, the stalemate naturally dissipated, and the onlookers who had been watching the drama resumed their social activities.

Seeing Wang Sicong's displeased expression, Chen Xiu asked, "Where's Wu Jing?"

"He went to drink with other people, probably because he doesn't want to get involved in your and Wang Zhonglei's business."

"That's normal."

Chen Xiu nodded and was about to turn and leave when Wang Sicong stopped him.

"Hey, I helped you out earlier, shouldn't you say thank you?"

"I thought you didn't care about this kind of thing, so I didn't mention it. Do you need me to add it?"

"I don't really care about other people's thanks, but I really care about yours."

Chen Xiu raised her eyebrows and glanced at Wang Sicong, showing some surprise but not much concern.

"Thank you. If you hadn't shown up, I probably would have had to say a lot more to resolve the situation."

"Tch, you're clearly younger than me, so why do you talk and act so maturely?"

Wang Sicong smacked his lips, intentionally using teasing to start a conversation.

However, Chen Xiu ignored him and turned to walk towards the center of the banquet hall.

Watching him leave, Wang Sicong merely pursed his lips in slight boredom before turning around and leaving early.

Chen Xiu stayed in the banquet hall until the end of the celebration banquet, during which time she inevitably had to complete some social engagements.

Listening to the same old flattery, raising a glass to toast this group of unfamiliar people, and finally offering a few words that are appropriate for both host and guest... that's the whole process of a cocktail party.

The only thing that Chen Xiu found somewhat interesting was the initiative of Wang Changtian, the CEO of Enlight Media, to make friends with her.

Although they didn't discuss specific collaboration details, they exchanged contact information and WeChat IDs, suggesting a possible future collaboration.

After the celebration banquet ended, Chen Xiu and Reba exchanged a glance and then left the banquet hall ahead of time.

……

Night, Wanliu Academy.

Dilraba's backless black velvet dress, studded with rhinestones, was laid out on the living room floor, next to her black and white high heels. The wearer of this outfit was currently leaning against the French windows, observing herself in the mirror, and…

"Hu~~"

The white breath exhaled onto the glass seemed to expand rapidly outwards as if it had a life of its own.

In reality, it's because the temperature outside the window is low, causing the water molecules in the breath to freeze quickly when it's exhaled onto the glass.

The glass where Reba was standing had condensed into large droplets of water, which kept sliding down the floor-to-ceiling window. As soon as one drop fell, another would quickly condense, and the process continued for a long time.

The water droplets only began to slowly disappear after the hot bar slammed heavily against the glass.

"Brother Xiu, why did you get into a fight with President Wang of Huayi?"

Wearing a white bathrobe, Reba tilted her head and asked curiously about what had happened in the banquet hall earlier.

Lying down beside her, Chen Xiu said dismissively, "I may have been too easygoing, which gave him the illusion that I could boss him around. What just happened was me correcting his mistake."

"That's very much your style."

Reba squinted and rested her head on Chen Xiu's shoulder, not feeling that there was anything wrong with what he was doing.

"But you seemed quite happy just now. Was it because you scolded Wang Zhonglei?"

"Can you feel this?"

"Forehead……"

Dilraba nodded, her cheeks flushed, without offering any further explanation of what this feeling was like.

Chen Xiu stared at her for a long time, and seeing that she didn't intend to elaborate, she stopped worrying and lay back down.

"I am indeed quite happy, but not because of Wang Zhonglei."

"What's that for?"

"Because... I haven't seen you for so long, and I'm finally seeing you today. Isn't that something to be happy about?"

Chen Xiu smiled and tapped Reba's cheek, then didn't steer the conversation back to business.

Although she knew that these words were meant to comfort her, Reba still nodded with a happy smile and then reached out to hug Chen Xiu's arm.

"Brother Xiu, will you really be happy to see me?"

"Didn't you just feel it?"

"Oh dear~, the physical sensations are different from the emotional ones..."

"Then you come and experience it for yourself."

As she spoke, Chen Xiu took Reba's hand and placed it on her chest, gazing at her with tenderness in her eyes.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The strong heartbeat beneath her palm made Reba, who had been pursing her lips, begin to clear her eyes. Chen Xiu's face appeared in her deep brown eyes and was rapidly growing larger.

"mua~"

Chen Xiu was looking at Reba with her eyes closed, and just as she was wondering whether she should close her eyes too, her phone rang at that very inconvenient time.

"Ring ring! Ring ring!!"

Reba, who was immersed in sweet romance, frowned slightly in displeasure, but quickly relaxed.

Based on her previous experience, she naturally assumed that the only person calling Chen Xiu so late at night would be Meng Ziyi.

However, Chen Xiu's surprised expression when she saw the phone screen made Reba realize that she had guessed wrong.

Looking at the caller ID note, Chen Xiu patted the person in her arms, signaling her to lean back a little.

This action made Dilraba lower her head sadly, but she still obediently leaned back a little.

"I need to talk about work!"

Chen Xiu explained something to Reba, then, seeing her eyes brighten again, answered the phone.

"Hey, Mr. Hu, why are you calling so late today?"

"Mr. Chen, last time you said that my development plan wasn't quite right and needed revision! I haven't done anything else these past two days but have just revised it according to the direction you gave me. Would you like to take another look?"

Hearing Hu Weiwei's words, Chen Xiu's surprise was far greater than when he saw the incoming call.

Since Hu Weiwei lacked experience in starting a business for the first time, Chen Xiu, a shareholder of Mobike, naturally took on the task of providing online guidance.

Among these, the most important is the review of the company's future development plan.

Chen Xiu was mainly responsible for financing at Didi, and he knew very well what investors wanted to see and didn't want to see. He pointed out the parts that needed to be modified and added to Hu Weiwei's first development plan.

"You last submitted your development plan just three days ago. You've already revised it in such a short time?"

"Yes! It's all been changed."

Knowing how much work was involved, Chen Xiu couldn't help but secretly admire Hu Weiwei's execution ability.

"OK, send me the documents. I'll take a look at them as soon as possible. If there are no problems, we'll go to Shenzhen tomorrow."

"Okay... Mr. Chen, I'm sorry to disturb your rest."

"What are you talking about? You haven't rested yet either! You don't need to wait for me later, get some rest. I'll send you a message after I'm done reading."

"Okay, I'll send it to you now."

(End of this chapter)