Entertainment: A whirlwind marriage with a fairy-like mother at the start!

Yu Le walked slowly and steadily up the steps onto the stage.

The spotlight followed them all the way.

Ning Hao quickly came forward and handed over the microphone with both hands.

Huang Bo and Xu Zheng consciously stepped back to the sides, leaving the center position untouched.

Yu Le took the microphone and clapped twice.

"With Director Ning's loud voice, it's a shame he doesn't go tell stories under the overpass."

A burst of laughter erupted from the audience. Media reporters frantically pressed their shutters, the flashes turning the room into daylight.

Ning Hao scratched his head and chuckled as he replied.

"I'm so excited to have Mr. Yu here!"

Yu Le held the microphone in one hand, his gaze sweeping across the entire venue.

"You've all seen the movie, it's quite funny. It's just for fun. Please bring your relatives and friends to the cinema to support it."

Yu Le paused, his tone slightly teasing.

"After all, Director Ning made a promise to me: if the box office doesn't reach 500 million, he will personally pay for Xu Zheng to get a hair transplant in Türkiye."

The audience burst into laughter again.

Xu Zheng touched his shiny bald head and shouted into the microphone.

"Mr. Yu! That's a bit much! I'm just incredibly intelligent!"

Huang Bo added insult to injury from the side.

"Your work is so barren it won't grow a single blade of grass!"

The atmosphere instantly reached a climax.

Yu Le didn't say anything more and handed the microphone back to Ning Hao.

"Alright, you guys keep bragging, I'm going back to take care of the kids."

After saying that, he turned and walked towards the side door, disappearing from everyone's sight cleanly and decisively. Without any hesitation.

The main cast and crew remained on stage to continue being bombarded by the media.

Li Zhe slumped in his seat, his legs weak, and turned to look at his assistant.

"Did I just... say that Mr. Yu has a receding hairline?"

The assistant nodded blankly and swallowed.

........

Time passed. A few days later.

The opening day box office figures for "Breakup Buddies" have been released.

Thirty million four million!

Although its performance was unremarkable among the films released by Saltyfish Entertainment, it was still a very good result for the market.

The entertainment industry is once again dominated by Salted Fish Entertainment, and the myth of Salted Fish Entertainment continues.

Media reports extensively indicated that Tang Yan only had a cameo role as an artsy young woman in the film, with a total screen time of less than twenty minutes.

But the image of him holding a puppy, wearing headphones, and looking back in the Dali sunshine won over countless male fans.

She also gained direct access to the film industry, and her value skyrocketed.

The scene changes.

Hengdian World Studios, Zhejiang Province.

In August, the Jiangnan region is hot and humid.

The cast and crew of "Beauty's Rival in Palace".

In the corner of the makeshift rest shed.

An old, rickety floor fan whirred and whirred, blowing out nothing but hot air.

Yang Mi was dressed in layers of heavy Hanfu, with an elaborate headdress of pearls and jade ornaments.

Sweat streamed down her face, ruining her carefully applied makeup.

She was holding a flip phone in her hand.

The screen is lit.

The entertainment headline on a certain portal website.

[Breakup Buddies Surpass 100 Million Yuan at the Box Office! Tang Yan Stuns the Big Screen!]

The accompanying photo shows Tang Yan looking glamorous at the premiere. She wears a haute couture gown, adorned with jewels, and exudes confidence.

Yang Mi stared at the photo, feeling a pang of unease.

Originally, she could have been the main character in that photo, and she could have been signed by Xianyu Entertainment. However, influenced by her mother, she signed with Rongxinda instead.

Now, Tang Yan, who started later and from a lower starting point than her, became an overnight sensation and a star in movies thanks to a role given to her by Xianyu Entertainment.

And what about herself?

Still in the sweltering heat of Hengdian, she's playing a scheming supporting role in a period drama!

Although she's considered quite good compared to other female celebrities of the same age, the difference between her and Tang Yan is enormous.

Outside the rest area, the stagehands were shouting frantically through a megaphone.

"All departments, get ready! Next scene! Xueyuan's scene! Where are you? Get over here and rehearse!"

Yang Mi was startled.

That's someone calling her.

The character she's playing now is called Mo Xueyuan.

She was a maid.

Just a few months ago, she could have been the radiant Kang Xiaoyu on the big screen.

She gasped for breath, trying to suppress the irritation in her heart.

Lifting the heavy hem of her skirt, she walked out of the rest area.

The blinding sunlight instantly engulfed her.

The director sat behind the monitor, shouting into a walkie-talkie.

"Yang Mi! Run faster! You're going to deliver a message, not to go shopping! Try again!"

Yang Mi gritted his teeth and retreated to his original position.

The race has started again.

Sweat stung my eyes.

She ran to the designated spot and knelt down on the bluestone slab with a thud.

My knees are sore from the impact.

"Cut! Your expression is off! Too wooden! You're a loyal servant; you should be anxious when your master suffers! Try again!"

Starting over and over again.

The sun was blazing overhead.

Yang Mi was panting heavily.

Just then, a stagehand ran over and handed her a flip phone.

"Yang Mi, your phone has been ringing for ages."

Yang Mi took the phone.

The word "Mom" was displayed on the screen.

She walked to a secluded corner, pressed the answer button, and held the phone to her ear.

"Yang Mi! How are you doing on set? Are you hot?"

The voice of Yang's mother, meticulously calculating, came from the other end of the phone.

"Let me tell you, director Li Shaohong from Rong Xinda Entertainment has spoken up; they're going to try and get you a supporting role in their next project! See? We were right not to sign with Xianyu Entertainment! Better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond!"

Yang Mi remained silent.

She looked at the busy crowd on set, and at the imperious director sitting behind the monitor.

Then think about Tang Yan's smile under the spotlight and those big-name endorsements.

Second female lead?

Tang Yan is now only choosing leading roles from top directors!

"Mom," Yang Mi said, her voice hoarse, interrupting the incessant rambling on the other end of the phone.

"What's wrong?"

"From now on, you don't need to worry about my work."