Huayu Tianxian: This director is such a hypocrite!

"Crunch—crunch—"

In the quiet afternoon, the electric fan mechanically shook its head, emitting bursts of noise.

A hot breeze carrying the chirping of cicadas drifted into the office, disturbing the man who was taking a nap on the sofa.

Today is February 7.

In the past few days, Ye Chong led the two lead actors on three more roadshows, finally bringing the "May Love" roadshow tour to an end.

"Mayday Love" grossed 27 yuan on its opening day in mainland China. While not a complete flop, it was certainly disappointing.

However, none of this concerns Ye Chong. Directors and actors are actually similar professions, both having some service industry attributes: collecting money, making movies, running publicity, and then parting ways.

These past few days have been tiring, but there's good news too: I received a promise from Little Potato that he'll only talk and not lift a finger.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Ye Chong was still immersed in his dream on the sofa.

The door creaked open, and Chen Zhixi walked into the room in her high heels. She glanced at Ye Chong, then sat down on the sofa opposite him.

"Ahem!"

A cough woke Ye Chong, who was already having trouble sleeping.

"Hmm..." He looked up and around, tugging at his collar in frustration.

"hot?"

"hot!"

Chen Zhixi rolled her eyes: "It's hot, why don't you turn on the air conditioner?"

"You're more likely to catch a cold if you fall asleep." As he spoke, he sat up, picked up the enamel mug on the table, and walked toward the water dispenser.

"The promotional tour for 'Mayday' is over. Next up, the premiere of 'The Unknown'?"

"We'll have to wait a bit longer," Ye Chong replied while getting water.

"What are you waiting for?"

"Waiting for Lu Chuan's 'Kekexili'."

"What? You really want to have a go at him?" Chen Zhixi really couldn't understand Ye Chong's idea.

His attempts to piggyback on others' paths have already yielded results, and his speech has erased his previous negative reputation. Now he's actively looking for trouble.

"Here you go." Ye Chong handed his old partner a cup of hot water, and then sat down opposite her.

"Ha~~" He yawned and crossed his legs.

"The matter from the last interview isn't over yet. The mastermind behind that night hasn't made a move yet. Releasing the movie now would be like handing him a target."

"The mastermind? So you've been spending all your time in front of the computer these past few days looking for the mastermind?" Chen Zhixi looked him up and down, her eyes filled with unfamiliarity.

Ye Chong is acting really strange today, he's so serious!

"What?" Ye Chong blinked, confidently touching his hair. "Are you stunned by my handsomeness?"

"Te—"

Okay, fine, it's still that annoying guy!

Spitting, Chen Zhixi straightened his expression again: "Judging from how relaxed you are, you must have already discovered something?"

Ye Chong nodded slightly and took out a Xuanhemen cigarette from his pocket. "Yes, I've been surfing the internet for the past two weeks, and I've finally found a clue. Want one?"

"No need." Chen Zhixi frowned. "What kind of clues?"

"My fans found out." Ye Chong lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and continued, "One of my fans works at Sina. He once blocked a news story—Lu Chuan met with CEO Wang late at night."

Chen Zhixi fell silent upon hearing this.

Ye Chong exhaled a breath of stale air, staring at her suspiciously: "What are you thinking about?"

"I was thinking, you actually have fans?"

Tsk... Sister, isn't your imagination a bit too wild?

"You haven't been online for a long time, have you? Go check out Tianya Forum. There's a Baidu Tieba link on my homepage, created by my fans, called something like Ye Chongchong Bar. I'm kind of their mentor."

"On what grounds?"

Ye Chong flicked the ash from his cigarette: "Probably because I dare to stand up and tell the truth?"

"this one?"

Ye Chong shook his head, then suddenly gave a self-deprecating laugh: "Looking beyond the surface, the only reason I received support was because I made them empathize with me, that is, the disadvantaged group. I portrayed myself as a grassroots revolutionary who is not afraid of power and breaks the old ways, and that's how I got support."

Chen Zhixi sighed softly, "Then why bother? If you develop step by step for a few years, you'll still have your day."

Ye was stunned for a moment, and only came to his senses when the cigarette butt burned his fingers.

He stubbed out the cigarette, savoring the faint sweetness in his mouth, his eyes revealing an unprecedented clarity:

"Do you think domestic film and television companies will just sit and wait for you to rise? My goal is to dominate the Chinese entertainment industry! But the pool is only so big. Huayi Brothers, Bona Film Group, and other powerful forces will definitely not sit idly by and watch us rise. They will definitely suppress us! Since we will have to fight them sooner or later, we might as well take advantage of this now to accelerate our rise and also give us the label of 'fighters'."

"Of course..." Ye Chong pinched his middle finger and leaned back, smiling disdainfully. "Of course, there's an easy path: first, be Huayi's dog, then stab them in the back! But... even you, Sister Xi, would look down on me for doing that, after all, your arrogance is no less than mine."

"Oh?" Chen Zhixi looked at him with surprise, sizing him up from head to toe.

She was somewhat impressed, not only by Ye Chong's boastful words, but also by Ye Chong's evaluation of her.

She snapped her fingers at Ye Chong, who immediately picked up the cigarette case and tossed it accurately into her arms.

"Click—"

Chen Zhixi lit a cigarette, and the secondhand smoke that had just escaped her red lips was blown away by the oscillating electric fan.

For a moment, only the sounds of exhaling and creaking filled the office.

Today marked the first heart-to-heart talk between the two partners.

You know what, Chen Zhixi feels much better now.

She used to think Ye Chong was in a hurry, and even now she doesn't know why he's in such a hurry!

But it's okay, we've already gained a lot today. At least we've learned Ye Chong's true thoughts and his vision for the future.

"Your fan works on Sina Weibo, is it possible for them to contact Mr. Cao?"

Ye Chong looked at her with surprise and suspicion: "Why are you asking this?"

Chen Zhixi lowered her crossed black-stockinged legs, leaned forward to stub out her cigarette, and then said something shocking: "Let's get some Sina shares. That way, we'll have more eyes and ears in terms of public opinion."

"Hiss...you." Ye Chong really didn't know how to describe it.

It feels like these sisters are the ones who were reborn?

You can anticipate your enemy even without the memories of being reborn, so where do you think you are to me, a reborn person?

After a pause, Ye Chong reached out and opened the tablet on the coffee table, then pushed it in front of her: "I don't know if he's suitable, you should ask him. He's with Ye Chongchong, right?"

Chen Zhixi took the notebook with some skepticism, and as soon as he opened the Baidu Tieba homepage, his eyes widened in surprise!

"I think we don't need to verify whether you have followers or not, nor do we need to find the mastermind behind it all."

"What's wrong?"

Chen Zhixi, sitting opposite him, flipped his notebook over and pushed it in front of him.

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