Reborn in the Entertainment Industry: This Top Star Has Real Achievements

Only after leaving the office building did he take out his phone and call Zhang Hui.

Having received confirmation, Zhang Hui didn't delay and immediately sent out the edited announcement.

The announcement was concise, stating only that "Li Xiang did not participate in the final confirmation of any role in 'A Thousand Arrows Piercing the Heart' due to personal reasons, and previous rumors were untrue."

Thus, the farce of "stealing roles" has been put to rest.

Now the opportunity is entirely in that junior's hands; it remains to be seen whether he can seize it.

With this hot potato in his hands, once the film is released, netizens will likely scrutinize his performance with a magnifying glass, not missing a single detail.

He gazed at the outline of the teaching building in the distance and let out a soft sigh.

This battle wasn't a victory, but at least it wasn't a humiliating defeat.

After all, there's Xie Lao as the producer. At most, he can use Pietà to crush this movie, but there's really not much else he can do. However, he can still stir things up.

As for Little Yellow Duck, hopefully she has already met her powerful godmother, otherwise this hurdle might be difficult to overcome.

The stock price surged rapidly in the afternoon, reaching as high as 162 yuan at one point during the session.

Although it fell slightly at the close, it still stood firmly at 151.5 yuan, becoming a large company with a market value of 85 billion yuan, which can be considered as giving the market a good answer.

Looking at the stock price information on his phone, Li Xiang couldn't help but smile, because he also owned shares in quite a few companies.

Although it's not like Huayi's original shares that can grow wildly along with the company, even if it's just circulating shares, there's still money to be made.

Moreover, this kind of shareholding that doesn't involve deep entanglement is the state he wants.

If you actually hold the company's original shares, you'll probably be tied down and have no control over your own destiny.

He just wants to make a quick buck; he's still pretty clear-headed about that.

With his attention no longer on the stock market, Li Xiang also turned his energy back to his own business.

He started actively running the business; he would wear the clothes and shoes that Adidas sent him whenever he had a spare moment.

She occasionally posts a couple of photos on social media, making her a very dedicated spokesperson.

As for Armani, they simply can't be that "diligent".

You can't just carry around lipstick and powder and smear them on your face all the time, can you? Besides, the pay isn't much to begin with, so it's really not worth the trouble.

After wandering around for nearly half a month, the turmoil at the school had long since subsided.

Seeing that many juniors and seniors were starting to get roles at Huace, Li Xiang finally returned to school amidst Huang Lei's relentless phone calls.

"You're really something, running around for almost a month." Huang Lei glared at him as soon as they met.

"If you keep going this wild, do you even want to act properly in your next film?"

"Oh, I'm back now." Li Xiang laughed it off. "I was feeling wronged, so I just wanted to get some fresh air."

"You still have the nerve to complain about being wronged?" Huang Lei glared at him again.

"The ones who are truly wronged right now are those few, aren't they? Were you planning this when you left?"

"You can't say things like that!" Li Xiang quickly waved his hand. "Besides, is this how you see me? I just want to go out for some fresh air."

"Hmph, you know perfectly well whether it's true or not." Huang Lei didn't expose him, but changed the subject.

"Now that no one's gossiping, you can go back to school in peace and focus on working on the script—"

"Don't let someone else playing one of your characters become more popular than you, the original author; that would be incredibly embarrassing."

"I know you're holding back your anger. If you really want to slap them in the face, you'd better act well in this movie, and it would be best if you could win a big award."

"From what you're saying, my junior has made up his mind?" Li Xiang asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Hmph, it's probably settled." Huang Lei snorted.

"But I didn't dare to spread it around, probably because I knew my reputation wasn't very good."

"I'm being considerate of him," Li Xiang scoffed lightly.

"Otherwise, I could just say a few words to the media, and that would probably be enough to make him suffer."

"Don't try to act innocent after getting the benefit."

"It's only because Elder Xie didn't say anything, otherwise, if you hadn't given Wang Jing any face, you would have been in for a world of hurt."

"I'm afraid of him?" Li Xiang scoffed.

"Aren't you overestimating his popularity? You don't know, after I refused the role, Director Kai personally called me and praised me for a long time."

"You're such a cunning little devil." Huang Lei chuckled, waving his hand.

"Alright, compared to those others, he's nothing. But don't let your guard down. Focus on doing your job well."

"Just you wait and see."