Chapter 27 Chapter 27 Brother Lin Jie, He Pushed Me
"To sum up, I think we need to come up with a corresponding plan for the current situation, the sooner the better." There was a hint of urgency in his words. Liu Zhenyu glanced at the leaders of each group present and saw the same impatience on their faces as his.
He said that he wanted to beat Yue Rugou to pieces, but he felt unwilling to give up when he saw the lively audience being divided up. He had been standing at the highest point for too long and didn't want to come down.
Initially, the single love storyline was chosen just to conform to current values, but this card worked surprisingly well. The animation was only one-third complete, and Luo Qing was about to be temporarily offline, but the sales of the two-player peripheral products were still doubling, which undoubtedly gave everyone a surprise.
The higher the praise, the harder it is to maintain. The mere fact that Luo Qing is about to be taken offline has already sparked widespread discussion. Based on available data, the publicity team estimates that Lingdong's popularity will drop by at least one-third after Luo Qing's official departure. As for those lost viewers, they will likely be lured away by Yue Ru Gou. There's no guarantee that these lost viewers will return after Luo Qing's revival six months from now, leaving Lingdong vulnerable to slow decline – a situation no one wants to see.
The atmosphere was a little depressed for a moment. Lin Jie sat in the upper seat with his hands folded. His eyes passed through the wide table and landed on the last page of the projection.
Seeing everyone at a loss, Julie couldn't help but reveal an idea that had been taking root in her mind for a long time. "I have an idea, everyone, listen to it. The main plot after Luo Qing's death is the exploration of the Xuanyuan Realm. The original novel has a lot of intimate scenes between the male lead and Zi Sheng. Although these have been deleted in the adapted script, we can blur the relationship between the two in the materials and trailers to create some controversy. When the official clips air, there will definitely be people who verify the authenticity of this matter, and more than one or two people, so that the hype can continue. Our original intention is just to generate attention, so the plot of the original script will be retained in the main film, and fans of the male lead and Luo Qing's couple will not be disappointed."
Simply put, it's about playing with fans. Provoking fans' anger, then comforting them, giving them a slap in the face and then rewarding them with a sweet treat.
After a long silence, Liu Zhenyu was the first to speak: "I think it's feasible."
Although the means are a bit despicable, for the sake of popularity and number of views, gray means can be allowed. Besides, they are just skirting the edge in the trailer. The two of them are innocent in the feature film. How does it not conform to the pure love style they have always promoted?
With him at the forefront, a few others voted in favor. Of course, the modeling team remained silent, secretly checking Lin Jie's expression.
"Oh."
Everyone was waiting for Lin Jie to express his opinion, but he just smiled contemptuously.
He swept his eyes over all the people who voted in favor one by one, and finally settled on Julie's face. He was smiling, but his eyes were cold. Julie didn't dare to look at him again and quickly looked away.
"No way. Lingdong's popularity and achievements today are the result of clicks from the audience. Are you kidding me? That's really going against the grain. Those who agree with you, count them one by one. Are you going to be fair to the audience?" Lin Jie was rarely so sharp. He was usually strict and serious. It was rare for him to use such slightly harsh words to treat his subordinates, which was enough to show that he was very angry.
When everyone heard this, they all lowered their heads. In fact, these methods are quite common in the industry, but Mr. Lin, who is very self-righteous, seems to look down on them.
Julie gritted her teeth and met his aggressive gaze: "Boss Lin, if you look down on these things, then tell me what good ideas you have."
She was really fed up. She had been bullied since the beginning of this project. After the project was finally completed, she, the editor-in-chief, didn't get any benefits at all. Xiaochi took all the dividends. What was even more infuriating was Song Zhihan. What right did she have to ride on her head and act so arrogantly? Wasn't it just because she had a shameful relationship with Lin Jie?
"First, we will update more episodes every two weeks. Second, we will start producing the Lingdong theatrical version." Lin Jie said in a deep voice, dropping a bomb.
Xiao Zhu from the modeling team was the first to get impatient: "Boss Lin, updating two more episodes per month is manageable, but we really don't have time to do a theatrical version. Please think twice."
Lin Jie had already made up his mind: "The modeling team's work plan remains unchanged. I will be responsible for the theatrical version."
As long as they don't have to work overtime, Xiao Zhu has no objection. He sets an example first: "I agree."
"I agree too." Liu Zhenyu, the fence-sitter, followed closely. Anyway, how to make the movie was the responsibility of their modeling team, and his publicity team only needed to take care of their own part. Promoting one more movie version was not a big problem.
The final result was a unanimous approval. Julie opened her mouth but remained silent.
Ms. Lin is really courageous to take the time to make a theatrical version. She wants to see what kind of masterpiece this theatrical version of Saving Lingdong will be.
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Song Zhihan had already gone to Zhong Xiuwen's place. Their meeting was not over until after get off work, so she sent a message to Lin Jie and left first.
I didn't receive his reply until I had dinner.
The tableware has arrived. It’s on the left side of the balcony at home. Let’s unpack it and take a look.
The word "home" was infinitely magnified in front of Song Zhihan's eyes. She never expected that one day, she would use this pronoun with Lin Jie. Her heart suddenly skipped a beat. She poked the rice in the bowl and laughed foolishly.
Zhong Xiuwen happened to come out of the kitchen. Seeing her like this, she gently pinched her plump apple cheeks and said, "Why are you so silly looking at the rice?"
During their time together, their relationship had grown considerably. Zhong Xiuwen had gone from being distant at first to being casually intimate. She quite liked Song Zhihan; she was different from the other children in the family. Lin Jie was precocious and had been a bit of a sullen person since childhood. Lin Mo, probably brought up by her brother, was also aloof. Zhong Xiuwen found it boring to tease them both.
But Song Zhihan was different. Sometimes she was no different from those little dumplings. She would smile when she ate something delicious, but would frown when she ate something she didn't like and rack her brains to secretly throw it away when she wasn't paying attention.
By the way, it’s nonsense for her to say that she is easy to feed. She is obviously more picky about food than other children.
Song Zhihan took a few bites of rice and shook his head: "Nothing, Lin Jie should be back soon."
"Oh, I left some food for him." In fact, Zhong Xiuwen was very curious about the relationship between Song Zhihan and Lin Jie. According to her understanding of her son, he rarely treated a girl like this. Look, the things on the balcony that came by plane were also for this silly girl.
But she never asked. She knew Lin Jie too well. As long as he didn't want to talk, no matter how hard she tried, she would not get any results. So Zhong Xiuwen was not in a hurry. She was waiting for the day when Lin Jie was willing to tell her.
After dinner, the little kids gathered together to play house. Two of them started fighting over who would be the groom. Zhong Xiuwen hurried forward to break up the fight and said to Song Zhihan, "They don't have school this afternoon. If you're sleepy, go inside and sleep. I'll go out and take these kids for a walk."
The parents of these children were very busy, so they agreed to leave their children here and pick them up at the scheduled school dismissal time. The children were also very excited about the holiday, and on the way back, they agreed not to sleep at noon and to play until they got home.
Song Zhihan wasn't sleepy at all. She was eating while teasing the child. When she finished her last bite of food, the little girl squatting in front of her quickly pulled her fingertips and said, "Sister, take us out to play."
Song Zhihan smiled and rubbed her curly hair, his voice becoming more shrill: "What are you going out to play for?"
"Xiao Maomi, let's go play with Xiao Maomi." Tuanzi's small body dragged her arm with great effort and tried to walk out the door.
The rest of them also wanted to go, and Song Zhihan was forced to become the leader of the group. They held hands with the children and went downstairs to play with the cats with the bunch of dumplings.
The grandma on the first floor has a ragdoll cat. It is snow-white with blue eyes and is very cute.
When they went down, they happened to see a kitten coming out to bask in the sun. The snow-white cat was lying in the green bushes, which was very adorable.
The little boy squatted in front of the cat and said something childish: "Cat, will you be my child?"
The cat didn't understand, but it also liked children, so it scratched her calves with its claws. The little cat smiled, showing its teeth, and hugged the kitten in its arms.
The four children sat in a circle, and Song Zhihan stood next to them, watching the group of little people arguing.
"I want to be the groom!"
"I want one too!"
"I don't want you to be my bridegroom. I want Brother Lin Jie to be my bridegroom."
"Then I can be Lin Jie's brother."
"But you don't look like Brother Lin Jie at all..."
The kitten was held in the middle, looking at them blankly, not understanding what humans were saying, meow meow meow.
Song Zhihan burst into laughter, squatted in front of the children and asked Xiaotuanzi: "Why do you want Brother Lin Jie to be your groom?"
The little girl blushed! She snickered twice, covered her mouth and said, "Because Brother Lin Jie is the most handsome!"
Song Zhihan couldn't help but rub the curly hair of this little nympho, pretending to be mysterious and said, "But Brother Lin Jie is very fierce."
"Brother Lin Jie's boiled beef is the best!" Little Dumpling gave an irrelevant answer.
Song Zhihan didn't think clearly about the connection between the two, and coaxed her, "Then let Shushu be your groom first, and wait for Brother Lin Jie to come back, then let him take the throne, okay?"
Little Tuanzi didn't really understand what he was saying, but seeing Shushu about to cry, she quickly stood in front of him to comfort him: "Shushu, don't cry. I'll let you be my groom, and you can be our host, okay?"
These little guys were so adorable, Song Zhihan readily agreed: "Of course."
Okay, now we have the bride and groom, the best man and bridesmaid, and the host, and the wedding can begin. The five children started the ceremony in an orderly manner, with the cat as the flower girl, following behind on tiptoe.
The good atmosphere was ruined by an uninvited guest, whose words were harsh and full of mockery.
"Hmph, you're all crazy, a bunch of crazy people." Dong Kai, dressed like a gray mouse, stood in the corridor and looked at them sinisterly.
When the children saw him, they were like mice seeing a cat, and they all hid behind Song Zhihan.
Song Zhihan became a mother hen protecting her children, stretching out her arms to protect them behind her, and glared at him fiercely: "You are the one with the mental disorder."
Her vocabulary for cursing was very limited, and the most she could think of was to repeat what others had said, which was actually very weak. Song Zhihan had no choice but to open her eyes wider, trying to intimidate Dong Kai.
The cat meowed and stared at him with its pupils erect.
Looking at these weak men and women, Dong Kai said disdainfully: "You dare to eat Zhong Xiuwen's family's food, you really have lived enough."
The little girl grabbed the corner of Song Zhihan's clothes and stuck her head out: "You are so disgusting! You are the stinkiest rat in the world!"
Dong Kai sneered and took a step forward to grab her out, but Song Zhihan stopped him, closing her eyes and hitting him in the face with her long nails. Dong Kai became angry and grabbed her arm to throw her against the wall.
Song Zhihan's body was thrown into the air by the force. She subconsciously covered her face, fearing that the uneven old wall would scratch her face.
The expected pain did not come. She was pulled into an embrace and bumped into his chest, with a familiar smell in her nostrils.
Holding Song Zhihan in his arms, including his shoulders, Lin Jie stretched out his long legs and kicked Dong Kai sideways, knocking him over. His eyes were cold, as if he was looking at a dead object.
"Dong Kai, are you itching for trouble?"
The little dumplings trotted and hid behind Lin Jie. When they saw him coming back, they screamed as if they had found a backer.
"Brother Lin Jie, he scolded me."
"Brother Lin Jie, he hit me."
"Brother Lin Jie, he's a stinky rat."
The cat followed and meowed as if it understood something.
Seeing this, Song Zhihan clung to him and refused to let go, shouting, "Brother Lin Jie, he pushed me!"
She called him brother without any hesitation, it was natural.
Brother Lin Jie looked at her, trying to suppress a laugh while feeling a slight headache. With the soft jade in his arms, he was more at a loss than what to do. His arms felt like they had just grown out, and nothing was right.
Dong Kai saw this group of people talking nonsense and couldn't speak clearly: "You...you guys are talking nonsense!"
Lin Jie glanced at him coldly: "Get lost or not?"
That look reminded him of the last time he'd been like that, cold yet frighteningly cruel. Dong Kai, a coward, fled, clutching his calf.
The little dumplings were overjoyed and clapped their hands and cheered.
Shushu said regretfully, "Okay, I admit, I'm not Brother Lin Jie."
The kitten was about to go home, and the children were reluctant to let it go. The grandmother on the first floor quickly called them, "Children, come in and play."
Song Zhihan wanted to stop them, worried about disturbing the old lady's peace, but Lin Jie pulled her arm and said, "It's okay, they are very familiar with Grandma Zhao."
It turned out to be an old friend. Song Zhihan felt relieved and walked home with Lin Jie.
Thinking of Dong Hui's repeated malicious behavior, Song Zhihan became curious: "Do you have any conflicts with his family? That person is too unfriendly."
She looked back as she walked, which was dangerous on the narrow stairs. Lin Jie grabbed her wrist and held it tightly: "There's a lot of resentment."
He explained the conflict between the two families to Song Zhihan, but Song Zhihan was a little distracted. She walked in front and Lin Jie followed behind holding her wrist. This scene... seemed to have been seen in many sweet idol dramas.
But today's protagonists are her and Lin Jie. It feels weird. Is this normal between siblings? Does he treat Lin Mo the same way? It seems that this cannot be thought of this way. After all, Lin Jie knows nothing.
It’s so annoying. After all, she had to bear it all by herself.
Song Zhihan wanted to tell Lin Jie the truth, so that at least there would be someone to share the burden with her. She was feeling a little suffocated by the pressure alone.
Lin Jie pieced together the complete story of Dong Hui's family's actions. Song Zhihan was furious as she listened, her brows furrowed. "When you want to accuse someone, you can always find a pretext. How dare they do this?"
It turned out that the evil Zhong Xiumen described by the vegetable picker lady when they first came here was a fabrication by this family. They slandered her with rumors and made up gossip about her until she turned into a villain that everyone hated, in order to satisfy their empty hearts.
Aunt Zhong has a straightforward personality, with a sharp tongue but a soft heart. It is indeed useless to fight with such a scheming person.
"Then why don't you explain?" she asked.
Lin Jie shook his head helplessly: "My mother has stopped explaining anything a long time ago."
Sometimes, unprotected beauty is a sin. After losing her husband, Zhong Xiuwen has been living in the midst of gossip. From tirelessly explaining to silently acquiescing, there is too much sadness in it. So she stopped explaining and retaliated against them with her own behavior.
When they reached the door, Lin Jie ended the topic: "She doesn't want to talk about this anymore, so let's not talk about it anymore."
Song Zhihan nodded, and suddenly thought of the words he left at the company today. He turned around and asked him, "You said you wanted to talk to me this morning. What was it about?"
She had guessed whether it was about Zhao Wendi, but... Lin Jie had never returned to school after graduating from high school. He should have no idea that Zhao Wendi had humiliated her.
"Let's talk about why Zhao Wendi knew this. I thought only the two of us knew it."
(There is a small theater drop in this chapter, please check it out~)
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The author has something to say: A short drama.
As the wedding date was approaching, the little girl had grown up a little bit and was invited to be the flower girl for a couple.
The elder sister, wearing a white wedding dress, teased her: My little darling, could you please lend me Brother Lin Jie for a day to be my groom?
The little girl blushed and kissed her sister Xiangxiang's face: Sure.
Brother Lin Jie came over, bent down and broke little Tuanzi's beautiful fantasy: Tuanzi, not just today, but I will be your groom every day from now on.
The little girl seemed to understand but didn't quite understand for the whole day, but when she saw them kissing, she burst into tears.
Oh, it seems like I’ve been heartbroken.
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