"Is there something you need?" Qiao Peishi asked.

With a beaming smile and a respectful attitude, Chen Mai said, "Mr. Qiao, doesn't Apple's new movie need a leading lady and a supporting actress? Could we give Qinghe a chance as the supporting actress?"

As a subsidiary, Apple has never shortchanged Banana, giving them the best of everything.

Otherwise, Zhai Qinghe wouldn't have become so popular in just two years.

However, after the start of this dating reality show, Zhai Qinghe's performance was extremely disappointing to Qiao Peishi.

Qiao Peishi replied directly: "The female lead's scenes have all been filmed and wrapped up."

Chen Mai's smile froze instantly: "Huh? So rushed? I haven't even seen the casting announcement or the opening ceremony."

Qiao Peishi smiled and said, "We can make up for the ceremony on an auspicious day later. There's no other way, the child is still a student and needs to study hard for her final exams, so we started filming early to take care of her."

Chen Mai had a bad feeling. After a long silence, he tentatively asked, "Are you talking about Jian Zhizhen?"

Qiao Peishi nodded and said gently, "Yes, I remember that she and Zhai Qinghe are both genius students. People will definitely compare the two of them. You should tell Zhai Qinghe to do her best in her final exams too."

Chen Mai was annoyed and couldn't understand why Qiao Peishi would hand over such good resources to outsiders.

But now that filming has wrapped up, there's nothing he can do but force a smile and say, "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Qiao. I will urge her to study hard."

After leaving Qiao Peishi's office, Chen Mai returned to Banana Entertainment with a dark expression.

Upon returning to his office, he immediately had someone summon Zhai Qinghe.

Soon, Zhai Qinghe arrived.

"Mr. Chen, what can I do for you?" Zhai Qinghe asked, her head bowed and her hands clasped together, looking pitiful.

She knew she hadn't performed well on the dating reality show, and it took the company a lot of effort to erase the negative comments online.

Therefore, during this period, I could only be extremely humble.

Chen Mai paused for a moment, then suddenly grabbed the Pixiu ornament from the table and slammed it down at Zhai Qinghe's feet.

"I was blind back then, I chose you over Jian Zhizhen!"

Zhai Qinghe was startled, and her voice immediately trembled with tears: "I'm sorry, President Chen..."

Chen Mai took a deep breath and tried his best to calm himself down.

He knew that blaming her now would be pointless.

But he simply couldn't swallow this insult.

Zhai Qinghe can be suppressed by anyone, but not Jian Zhizhen!

Back then, he broke up with Chung Yi and parted ways with his former friend because of Chien Chih-chen.

He was single-mindedly trying to prove them wrong, and even fantasized that when the kumquats couldn't survive, he would mercifully buy them out.

Now, thanks to Jian Zhizhen, they have completely turned the tables!

That's like those people lining up to slap him across the face!

He looked up again and saw Zhai Qinghe crying and sobbing, which annoyed him no matter how he looked at her.

Chen Mai gritted his teeth, suppressing the urge to scold her, and said in a deep voice, "Go back and study hard, do well on your final exams, and don't let Jian Zhizhen suppress you anymore!"

Zhai Qinghe looked at him nervously: "Huh? But I haven't been to many classes this semester..."

Chen Mai sneered: "So Jian Zhizhen is in class?"

"..." Zhai Qinghe was speechless for a moment.

Yes, Jian Zhizhen didn't attend class either.

Moreover, Jian Zhizhen attends one of the best schools in the country, a school full of top students. Logically, her pressure should be greater than mine. What excuse do I have to complain?

Zhai Qinghe replied meekly, "Understood, Mr. Chen. I'll go back to my studies now."

Seeing that Chen Mai ignored her, she quickly left.

As soon as they got outside, Zhai Qinghe's agent pulled her aside to talk.

Do you know why Mr. Chen is so angry?

Zhai Qinghe's eyes were full of tears. She shook her head and said aggrievedly, "I don't know. I thought what happened on the show was over."

The company explained the collapse of her public image as something she had no choice but to do during a period of intense competition, and hired a lot of online trolls to whitewash it.

Moreover, she didn't do anything particularly wrong; she was basically just secretly jealous of Jian Zhizhen.

The only big mistake I ever made was instigating Xie Anxia to sabotage Jian Zhizhen's machine.

However, she told this to Xie Anxia behind closed doors, and the audience had no idea.

Xie Anxia is also stupid; he still hasn't thought of shifting the blame.

So she thought she had completely redeemed her public image.

The agent said, "This actually has nothing to do with what happened on the show. The online discussions about dating reality shows have indeed been brought under control. Mr. Chen is angry because he personally went to help you get the role of the female lead in Apple's new drama, but Mr. Qiao arranged for the role to be given to Jian Zhizhen."

"What?" Zhai Qinghe's eyes widened instantly. "Has President Qiao gone mad? I'm an artist under Apple's subsidiary, while Jian Zhizhen has no connection with Apple whatsoever. Why would she give such a good opportunity to Jian Zhizhen and not to me?"

The agent said helplessly, "You're angry too, right? So you should understand why President Chen is taking his anger out on you. Sigh, you'd better do well on your final exams. If you mess up again... you might as well quit the next season of the dating show."

Zhai Qinghe's face was sullen, her gaze cold and distant.

She always thought that everything was over.

He continued to act as if nothing had happened, enjoying resources far exceeding those of Jian Zhizhen.

But how did it turn out like this?

The agent patted her on the back: "What are you standing there for? Go home and read a book!"

Zhai Qinghe had no choice but to go home first.

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