Huayu Entertainment: The Birth of a Succubus Top Star

"Tongtong, I just saw Gu Zhiyan, he's so handsome!" Meng Ziyi said to Li Yitong, who was reading the script, with a lovestruck expression.

Gu Zhiyan and Li Yitong know each other.

A very popular male celebrity will be playing Yang Kang in their drama.

"Mengmeng, you're drooling. You've seen it on TV before, is it really that big of a deal?"

Li Yitong shook her head helplessly, but considering that Meng Ziyi was a fan of Gu Zhiyan, it wasn't too hard to understand why she was acting this way.

Recently, Meng Ziyi has been dragging her to watch "Legend of Nine Tails Fox" every day, and he's been enthusiastically recommending Gu Zhiyan to her, as if he's obsessed.

"Tongtong, I'm not lying to you. He's much more handsome in person than on TV, and he has such a great presence. You'll see when you see him in person."

"Okay, okay, I understand." Li Yitong is quite understanding of the fan filter thing.

"Ah, Tongtong, look, look, he's out!" Meng Ziyi exclaimed excitedly.

Li Yitong looked up and was stunned at first glance; her heart began to pound uncontrollably.

How can someone look like this? It's unfair.

"Mengmeng, I'm in love."

"Tongtong, what did you say? Speak louder, I didn't hear you."

"Oh, it's nothing, it's nothing."

"Let's go say hello." Meng Ziyi didn't mind and pulled Li Yitong straight to Gu Zhiyan.

Gu Zhiyan chatted with Guo Jingyu and director Jiang Jiajun for a while, then said goodbye and left. She would officially start filming the next day.

While they were chatting, Gu Zhiyan received a new job offer.

Guo Jingyu asked him to write a song for the TV series' OST.

Gu Zhiyan is a well-known singer-songwriter in the industry, having written songs for several TV dramas, so it's not hard to understand why Guo Jingyu invited her to write a song for him.

He agreed on the spot and took out the song "Sword Soul".

It seems like I've taken advantage of Xiao Wang again.

Gu Zhiyan had only been out for a short while when two girls blocked her way.

"Hello, Brother Yan, I'm Meng Ziyi, and I'm a big fan of yours." The beautiful girl spoke first.

Hey, isn't this Sister Meng, the queen of society?

"Hello, I am Li Yitong."

Another girl, whose eyes crinkled into crescents when she smiled, like a cute little kitten, followed up.

Gu Zhiyan also recognizes this young lady; she played Meng Yu in "The Storm".

"Hello, I'm Gu Zhiyan."

As he spoke, Gu Zhiyan sized up the two girls in front of him.

Sister Meng was staring at him with wide eyes, not blinking.

Li Yitong's behavior was the complete opposite; her face was flushed, and she avoided looking at me.

Yes, they're all beautiful women, a feast for the eyes.

"Brother Xiaoyan, I can sing all your songs."

As soon as Meng Ziyi finished speaking, he started singing.

"Counting the rings of time, I carefully sealed away all my secrets; densely packed are my pride, revising each separation..."

Gu Zhiyan: Is this my song?

Every lyric is correct, but every note is out of tune.

Sister Meng truly lives up to her title of "the nightingale of the Chinese entertainment industry"; she has a real knack for singing. Gu Zhiyan almost forgot the original tune while listening to her.

"Brother Xiaoyan, did I sing well?" Sister Meng sang a few lines and looked at Gu Zhiyan with hopeful eyes.

His face practically screamed: Praise me! Praise me!

What's wrong with a young lady wanting to be praised?

"Yes, you sang well, that's impressive."

Overjoyed by Gu Zhiyan's praise, Sister Meng turned to Li Yitong and said, "Tongtong, even Brother Xiaoyan says I sing well. You always say I sing off-key. You really have no taste."

Li Yitong: ……

Sister Meng, that silly girl, it's obvious that Gu Zhiyan is a kind person and can't bear to discourage her.

Do you really think you can sing well?

However, she was too lazy to argue with Meng Ziyi about this issue, and casually replied, "Yeah, you're right, whatever makes you happy."

Sister Meng was overjoyed and a little carried away: "Brother Xiao Yan, let's go to karaoke sometime, I'll sing for you."

"Uh... okay." Gu Zhiyan didn't expect Sister Meng to pull this stunt.

Li Yitong, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but laugh. She had been to a KTV with Meng Ziyi before, and the experience was just...unbelievable!

I've been there once, and I never want to go again.

"Brother Xiaoyan, you haven't eaten yet, have you? Let's have dinner together tonight as a welcome-back dinner. It's on me."

"Tongtong, don't you say you don't have any money? Let me treat you."

Meng Ziyi gave her best friend a strange look. Li Yitong, who usually complained about being poor all the time, had actually offered to treat everyone today.

Something seemed off, but Sister Meng didn't think much of it.

She finds it too tiring to use her brain, so she's too lazy to do it.

"Well, I can afford to treat you to a meal." Li Yitong looked at Meng Ziyi with a speechless expression.

If she hadn't known that Meng Ziyi was just like that—speaking without thinking and having a rather peculiar thought process—she would definitely have assumed the other party was doing it on purpose.

Mengmeng, be more careful! You're going to offend people easily with what you say!

"Oh, Brother Yan, let me tell you, Tongtong asked for a really low salary for this movie, not much more than me, a supporting actor..."

Meng Ziyi said "Oh," and then turned to gossip with Gu Zhiyan.

Li Yitong: ……

Is it okay for them to gossip about me right in front of me?

Um... if it's Mengmeng, it seems pretty normal.

Gu Zhiyan had heard rumors in her previous life that Li Yitong didn't care much about the pay for roles and even lowered his own pay, but she never expected it to be true.

This young lady's actions were perfectly understandable, and could even be described as quite sensible.

First, you need to get acting roles; otherwise, how can you become famous if you don't even get a chance to show your face?

Once you become famous, making money shouldn't be difficult, right?

Your previous efforts will be rewarded many times over.

Compared to those artists who have no roles to play but still stubbornly refuse to pay their salaries and are unwilling to lower their standards, this young lady is truly a "wise and clear-headed person".

Of course, this behavior has disrupted the market to some extent, and who knows how many female artists hate Li Yitong to the core.

"Brother Yan, don't listen to Mengmeng's nonsense. What do you want to eat tonight?"

"I'm fine with anything, I'm not picky about food."

"Let's go eat hot pot then," Meng Ziyi suggested.

"Okay, I'll do as Sister Meng says."

"Brother Xiaoyan, why are you calling Sister Meng? She's younger than you," Li Yitong asked, looking puzzled.

"Um... it's just a form of address, it's not important. I can also call you Sister Tongtong."

Gu Zhiyan was so used to being called "Sister Meng" in her previous life that she accidentally blurted it out.

"What? She's only two years older than you, so it's only right that she calls you 'sister.' Mengmeng is three years younger than you."

Li Yitong had just secretly looked up Gu Zhiyan's information on Baidu. When you like someone, you want to know everything about them.

"Age doesn't matter. Look, I don't mind if you call me Brother Xiaoyan."

"That's right, that's right, Brother Yan can shout whatever he wants," Meng Ziyi interjected.

Xiao Yan calls her Sister Meng, which is a nice way to address her, and she likes it!