Huayu 16: I Became the Dream-Fulfilling Master for Young Actresses

Chapter 112 Bai Mengyan: Eloquent and Learned

Bai Mengyan's face immediately turned bright red. "What are you talking about? How can you say that in the car!"

"And also, is this kind of car modification legal?"

"Of course, adding interior decorations to motor vehicles is a legal modification."

Chen Xingzhou said a few words, and before Bai Mengyan could react, he pulled her into his arms and kissed her.

"Ugh...no...!"

Chen Xingzhou moved his fingers, lifted them up to show her, and said, "Saying no is one thing, but isn't that being honest?"

Bai Mengyan's cheeks flushed, and she nestled in his arms, her voice shy, "You always bully me—"

"Then let me bully you a little." Chen Xingzhou smiled.

After a long while, Bai Mengyan stood up and punched Chen Xingzhou's chest with her small fist.

"You! Chen Xingzhou! You're trying to choke me to death!"

Seeing that Chen Xingzhou was actually holding her hand to prevent her from hitting him, she immediately pouted and turned her head away from him, saying, "I'm ignoring you!"

Chen Xingzhou laughed and prepared to continue, but Bai Mengyan stopped him with her slightly trembling arm, her face flushed crimson.

Blood came, her voice trembling.

"Xiao, Xiaoye, and Ziyi are still in the studio. No, they can't come back—"

"You're already worried about this?" Chen Xingzhou raised an eyebrow.

"Hmph! Who told you to be so charming—" Bai Mengyan pouted, "It's not like I can't see that the two of them are interested in you."

"So what do you think?" Chen Xingzhou asked solemnly.

"I—" Bai Mengyan's lips moved as she gazed intently at him. "I never ask how you socialize or interact with people outside, but they are different; they are our own people."

"I see them every day, we eat together, work overtime together, and monitor data together. Do you think I don't care if they look at me like that? I do care!"

"But what I care about more is that I don't want to become the kind of woman who makes a fuss over jealousy. That's not what I want."

Chen Xingzhou didn't interrupt, but listened attentively to what she said.

Bai Mengyan's eyelashes fluttered, and she continued, "What I want is for me to be able to help you when you come back. You're so tired, I can't let you come back and still have to comfort me, so I never complained to you before."

"But now that you're asking me these questions, I know the time has come. You want me to answer, so I will."

She sat up straight from his lap, looked into his eyes, and said, "I don't object to either of them, and I don't object to Xiaotian either."

"You've elevated me to this level; I never even dared to dream of such a thing before. With just two dramas, I'm practically a top-tier star."

"I can't offer anything, I can only stay out of your business, but you can't mess around with them in front of me."

Chen Xingzhou looked at her, who was trying so hard to convince herself, nodded emphatically, and smoothed her hair.

I promise you.

Bai Mengyan leaned against him and softly hummed in agreement.

What she didn't say was that she really couldn't take Chen Xingzhou anymore.

With no one to share the burden with her, she doesn't know what to do.

Actually, she didn't see the relationship between Chen Xingzhou, Meng Ziyi, and Zhou Ye, but she always had a premonition that they would become her "sisters" sooner or later.

The car arrived at the studio quickly. As soon as they got out, Hehe ran up to Bai Mengyan and looked her up and down, making her feel embarrassed.

"Mengmeng, did you and Boss Chen do something bad just now?"

"No," Bai Mengyan replied, feigning composure.

"Not yet! You sound so childish! I can smell it!"

"No way! I clearly drank two bottles of water." Bai Mengyan quickly covered her mouth, breathed on it, and smelled it.

"Hahaha, I guessed right!" He chuckled and ran a few steps toward the studio.

"You, you, you!" Bai Mengyan stomped her foot and waved as she chased after him.

The two chased each other upstairs, with Chen Xingzhou following behind with a smile.

Upon arriving at the office, Zhou Ye stood up from the sofa as soon as he pushed open the door.

Meng Ziyi was originally lying on the table scrolling through her phone, muttering something to herself, when she heard the door open, she quickly went to greet it.

"You're back! You're back!" Meng Ziyi circled around Bai Mengyan, her gaze lingering on her slightly flushed face for a couple of seconds before turning to Chen Xingzhou: "A-Zhou, did you distribute wedding candy at iQiyi?"

"Mm." Chen Xingzhou nodded.

"The comments are all about the wedding," Meng Ziyi pouted, then looked at Bai Mengyan, "Sister Bai, are the wedding candies sweet?"

Bai Mengyan almost burst out laughing at her sarcastic remark. "Sweet."

"Hmph—" Meng Ziyi pouted.

Bai Mengyan chuckled and patted her shoulder, "Alright, maybe you can post it next time."

"real?!"

"Ask Xingzhou."

Zhou Ye, holding a tablet, came to Chen Xingzhou's side and reported, "Senior, thank you for your hard work. I've seen the live stream data. The peak number of online viewers was two million. As for the merchandise, we've already started selling it in conjunction with Modian, and the results are very good."

Chen Xingzhou nodded in satisfaction.

This time, their merchandise includes the Tong Nian & Squid series: such as love charm phone cases, squid phone stands, and squid canvas bags.

Also included are the couple's love tokens, an H-letter necklace, a collection and fan gift pack, and the original physical book.

There are also exclusive gift packs for fans, including autographed photos of the lead actors, posters, postcards, badges, and keychains.

During this period, he thought of almost every possible way to make money and promote the product.

"So, senior, what's next?" Zhou Ye asked.

Chen Xingzhou looked at the floor-to-ceiling window and said, "Next, contact iQiyi to prepare for the advanced on-demand finale, and then let iQiyi VIP users and fans watch the finale together."

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away." Zhou Ye noted it down and turned to walk towards her desk.

Chen Xingzhou turned his gaze away and looked at the computer in front of him.

He didn't bring up the advanced on-demand viewing issue casually.

The concept of advanced on-demand viewing for TV dramas first appeared in 2019 with "The Untamed," making it a pioneer in this field.

In just 17 years, he has pioneered advanced on-demand viewing, which creates far more value than so-called door-to-door sales, as it can generate huge profits.

He wasn't too worried about being criticized by the audience.

It's certain that advanced viewing will be criticized, but the extent of the criticism depends on the quality of the content.

He is very confident about the finale of "Go Go Squid!", which he produced, and he won't set the price too high.

3 episodes, 19.9 yuan.

He felt very conscientious.

There's also the matter of setting up a company. Most of the revenue from "Dearest" will be in his account by October. After legally avoiding taxes this time, he's preparing to set up the company.

"Go Go Squid!" has been airing for two weeks.

Hehe looked at the fans on Bai Mengyan's Weibo homepage and rubbed his eyes hard.

"Mengmeng, are we dreaming?"

Bai Mengyan was looking at the dense list of business orders on her phone screen and felt a headache coming on. When she heard Hehe's words, she turned to look at her.

"What kind of dream?"

Hehe jumped up from the sofa and shoved the phone screen in front of her face.

"Look! I remember you only had 230 million followers when 'A Love So Beautiful' ended. Look at how many you have now!!"

"How much?" Bai Mengyan asked subconsciously, her gaze focusing on the screen.

She was afraid of getting too excited when she saw the number of fans, so she didn't look at it until just before the broadcast started.

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She remembers having 310 million followers at that time.

But now, the screen clearly displays: [720 million.]

"This...this...720 million?!"

Bai Mengyan's cherry-like mouth had grown into a huge circle.

"I didn't see wrong, did I?" Bai Mengyan rubbed her eyes.

"Of course! I also thought I was seeing things, but that's how it is." He nodded emphatically, then opened Chen Xingzhou's homepage.

"But that's nothing compared to what you've got. Look at your man's... how many is that?!"

Bai Mengyan looked up again and saw on the screen that @actor Chen Xingzhou had 1867 million followers.

She recalled that when "A Love So Beautiful" ended, Chen Xingzhou had 1131 million fans.

But now, about five months have passed, and it has already increased so much.

But Bai Mengyan wasn't surprised; her eyes were full of pride and self-satisfaction.

"Isn't this normal? Boatmanship is inherently powerful."

"You!" Hehe poked her cheek with his hand. "How come I didn't know you were so love-struck? I remember you weren't like this before, were you?"

"What does 'love-obsessed' mean?" Bai Mengyan pouted; she didn't think she was love-obsessed at all.

"What do you know? Xingzhou works so hard, acting, directing, and planning the studio's development. Isn't it normal for him to gain so many fans?"

"Fine, fine, I give up."

Hehe rubbed his forehead, then looked at Bai Mengyan, "By the way, has your man arranged another drama for you? I feel like I can already see the day you become a superstar."

Bai Mengyan shook her head: "There's no need to worry about that. Didn't you go for training? I just finished filming this one, so I'm not in a hurry for the next one. I'll go and get the endorsements I can first."

"He did mention his next drama, which is already in preparation; it seems to be a period drama."

"He's good to you, though." He chuckled, pursing his lips.

"Hehe." Bai Mengyan laughed heartily.

Hehe poked her cheek and said, "Alright, I'll go get your clothes ready first. We have to watch the finale with the fans offline on the 30th."

Time flies, and by the end of September, the final episode of "Go Go Squid!" was airing.

The Weibo hot search list is already full of related terms.