Chapter 474: No Birds Flying Across the Mountains, Yet He Is No More
Shen Zhichu frowned after listening to Bai Qiujing's words.
"I have a feeling that Lu Tingchuan won't be defeated so easily. Can you arrange for someone to keep an eye on him?"
Bai Qiujing also agreed: "Okay, it's better to be cautious."
"And..." Shen Zhichu paused, hesitantly speaking, "Aunt Li doesn't know about Li Jingshen and me. I'm afraid she'll give the cooperation she snatched from Lu Tingchuan to him because of her guilt towards him. Li Jingshen is even more troublesome than Lu Tingchuan, so I have to be on guard."
Bai Qiujing also fell into deep thought: This possibility is not impossible.
Shen Zhichu knew her own limitations too well. Li Jingshen was capable of using any dirty tricks to achieve his goals. She was afraid she would have to practice for another lifetime to achieve them.
Bai Qiujing sensed her uneasiness and stroked her hair to comfort her, "Don't worry, I'm here for you. Even if the sky falls, I'll still hold you up."
Shen Zhichu's tense brows relaxed and she smiled. She sat on Bai Qiujing's lap, leaned into his arms, raised her head and stared at his chin. She opened her mouth and bit it, and said tenderly, "Big Movie Emperor, ever since I've been with you, I've begun to doubt whether my charm is not enough."
Bai Qiujing's breathing became disordered, his eyes began to dart around, and his heart was beating uncontrollably. What was even more terrible was that Shen Zhichu's hand was placed on his right chest.
His heart felt itchy as if a little kitten was scratching him constantly.
Shen Zhichu looked at him and shook his head stiffly, the smile on the corner of his mouth not diminishing at all: "Then when I stick to you like this, don't you feel anything?" As she spoke, she stretched out her slender index finger and poked his Adam's apple.
Bai Qiujing was tense, not even daring to swallow his saliva. He leaned stiffly against the chair, holding the handrail tightly with his left hand. Afraid that Shen Zhichu would fall, he hooked his right hand around her waist.
Bai Qiujing lowered his eyes and looked at the whorl of hair on Shen Zhichu's head, his voice hoarse: "Yes..."
"Yes, then why don't you take the initiative and are you so shy? You blush when you can't help but provoke me."
All of Bai Qiujing's courage might have been used in fantasy and narcissism. When he was asked to put it into practice, he blushed violently. The more shy he was, the more Shen Zhichu wanted to tease him.
Bai Qiujing gritted his teeth and put his hands on Shen Zhichu's waist to pinch him.
Shen Zhichu had no time to react, her body was in the air, Bai Qiujing just pinched her waist and picked her up, then stood up and carefully placed her on the ground.
His eyelids were red, and the corners of his peach blossom eyes were slightly upturned. He looked at Chen Zhichu deeply, ran into the bathroom as if escaping, and slammed the door shut.
Shen Zhichu blinked, then suddenly covered his mouth and climbed onto the table, laughing out loud.
Bai Qiujing didn't come out until half an hour later. His face was as red as a boiled shrimp and he didn't dare to look at Shen Zhichu. However, the more than half an hour he was in there fully demonstrated Shen Zhichu's charm.
Seeing that he was so easily teased, Shen Zhichu stopped teasing him and continued to discuss the script with him.
As they were chatting, Chen Zhichu thought of Xia Mingyue. Xia Mingyue had disappeared for several months. Many paparazzi had been stalking her, but they hadn't found any news.
Xia Mingyue’s super topic still has quite a few fans, but compared to her previous level of activity, she is now not even in the top 300.
Could he be dead?
It's not impossible.
Xia Mingyue violated Li Jingshen's taboo, and she gave him this opportunity. If Li Jingshen couldn't kill Xia Mingyue this time, she would look down on his methods.
Chen Zhichu read a sentence and felt that when that person was good, even the sunset was beautiful but not as good as him; when he didn't like him, even the birds flying in the mountains were not as beautiful as him.
Li Jingshen was the cruelest to her in his life, leaving her half dead. Xia Mingyue cheated on him and cheated on him, but he actually let her go.
He even dared to ask if she could love him again.
It's funny. What does she love about him? Does she love him for his past indifference to her, or for his one-two punches that treated her like a dog? Or does she love him for his willingness to argue and cheat on her?
How did Xia Mingyue manage to transform herself and start a new life in the entertainment industry? Because she had someone behind her who had a backer.
Shen Zhichu had already investigated who was behind her, Song Lin, a small-time gangster that had never been heard of before. Later, after Chen Jiaxing was eliminated by Li Jingshen, the underground casino changed its boss, and this boss was Song Lin.
It would be impossible for a gangster to rise from a small gangster to become a casino boss and have a group of followers without some ability.
After getting rid of Xia Mingyue, Shen Zhichu kept a close eye on the underground casino. The strange thing was that several months had passed, and there was no news not only about Xia Mingyue, but also about the underground casino.
The current boss of Rongcheng is still Li Jingshen, and most of the people are controlled by him.
It would be better to have less trouble. No matter how capable she is, she will be overwhelmed if there are too many things to do.
………
What Lin Qi said at the crew's promotional event became a hot topic and the popularity has not subsided until now.
Everyone's attention was focused on Shen Zhichu's plan to cooperate with a luxury goods company.
Which luxury brands are looking for endorsements in the country recently?
There are only a few luxury brands, and even fewer top-tier ones, let alone those that come to China for cooperation and endorsements.
Eliminate them one by one, and the only thing left is UR.
If Shen Zhichu really signs with UR, her position in the entertainment industry will be firmly established as the top actress. She has good looks, excellent acting skills, impressive box office, and great commercial value. Looking at the entire entertainment industry, she will be a knockout in any area, and her whole life will be like a cheat.
You have to know that a year ago, Chen Zhichu was being blackened by the entire Internet. The way he was dressed, to use an idiom to describe it, was extremely vulgar.
But starting from June last year, in just one year, she seemed to have turned on a cheat, and no one who went against her had a good ending. Whenever someone mocked her or looked down on her, they would always get slapped in the face. Even novels wouldn't dare to write about her like this.
Shen Zhichu's fans also secretly found out the news that UR had indeed contacted Shen Zhichu, so the news of the cooperation has been confirmed by 80%, and the remaining 20% is waiting for the official announcement.
Chen Zhichu's fans are used to big scenes and are neither arrogant nor impatient. They still said to the outside world that they rejected rumors and were waiting for the official announcement.
However, overnight, a group of accounts disguised as "Chen Zhichu's only fans" suddenly appeared and began to spread rumors online, saying that Shen Zhichu had obtained the UR endorsement. On the surface, they seemed to praise Shen Zhichu, but in fact they kept dragging down other artists and deliberately brought bad reputation to Shen Zhichu.
Forget about the male artists. The female artists of the same level as Shen Zhichu were all secretly competing for resources. Their status were comparable at the beginning, but who knew that Shen Zhichu's appearance would break the balance.
It would be disadvantageous for them if Chen Zhichu took over the top luxury brand UR in one fell swoop, so they simply took advantage of the situation and secretly led their fans to discredit Chen Zhichu.
Shen Zhichu saw all of this, and she did nothing but asked her assistant to dig out the first few accounts that claimed to be her fans.
…….
Soon, Shen Zhichu followed the crew of Changmenhen to Rongcheng for publicity.
The event was packed with people that day, and passersby were watching. It was obviously just a small event, but the number of reporters who came was comparable to a press conference.
The reason for this is naturally that Shen Zhichu is coming to the scene today.
There is a lot of news about Chen Zhichu on the Internet. He was already on the hot search list before he even appeared, which was very impressive.
"I heard that Chu Jie is coming to the scene today, I'll squat and do a live broadcast first."
"Tsk tsk tsk, looking at the scene and the number of onlookers, the top celebrity in the entertainment industry right now must be Shen Zhichu."
"Congratulations to Zhichu for getting the UR endorsement. She has a bright future ahead of her."
"Chen Zhichu is beautiful, but her beauty is a bit vulgar."
"Someone with Shen Zhichu's looks doesn't have her acting skills, and some with Shen Zhichu's acting skills aren't as good as her looks. Some have both, but none of them are as lucky as her. I've counted the past 30 years in the domestic entertainment industry, and no one has been able to achieve Shen Zhichu's level so quickly."
The entire live broadcast barrage comments were all about Shen Zhichu, and suddenly the scene switched and froze on a car driving in.
The originally dark sky suddenly brightened up, the sun broke through the clouds and the sunlight poured down, the light was just right at this moment.
The car door slowly opened, revealing a pair of washed feet in high heels first, followed by enviable long legs. Shen Zhichu leaned slightly to the side and pushed the door open to walk out.
The wind blew her long hair, and someone called her. She turned around, and her beautiful face was revealed in front of the public, with misty watery eyes. The reporter who was broadcasting the live broadcast took a breath and was stunned for a moment, unable to recover from the visual impact of this scene.
Shen Zhichu curled her red lips, and everyone gradually reacted.
Shen Zhichu hasn't appeared in the public eye for a long time. Other people, once they become popular, are eager to release news every day to consolidate their fans and build a good reputation among passers-by, but Shen Zhichu is quite Buddhist. She doesn't even bother to explain in the face of all kinds of rumors. Her Weibo only promotes her work, and there is no mention of her private life at all.
Shen Zhichu was wearing a white suit, her legs were straight and slender. She put one hand in her pocket and walked against the wind in high heels. She was beautiful and cool, not like a star, but more like a female CEO.
It was just a promotional event, so a formal dress was too formal, and casual clothes were too casual, not to mention there were so many reporters and cameras around. Shen Zhichu's outfit was perfect, and she stood out among the crowd, making people breathless.
Shen Zhichu saw the director coming over to say hello. She knew that everyone in the crew had a good relationship with her. Their companies were not rivals, and there were no interests involved. In addition, the TV series was about to be aired, so even if their relationship was really bad, they would not show it. They still had to do what they had to do. On the surface, they were on good terms, just pretending to be friends after a long time.
Shen Zhichu glanced at him and asked, "Why don't you see Lin Qi?"
Zheng Xiao, who had a good relationship with Shen Zhichu, explained, "What have you been busy with lately? Don't you even check online information? Last time, when the crew was promoting your absence in Haidu, Lin Qi was openly and covertly targeting you, and Director Wang got angry and told her to stop promoting the show."
"oh."
Zheng Xiao suddenly thought of something and asked mysteriously, "Are you really cooperating with UR?"
Shen Zhichu glanced at him and asked, "Who told you that?"
"Isn't it all over the internet? It's so detailed, with the exact timeline, that UR contacted you and wanted you to be their domestic spokesperson."
“They did contact me…”
"If you become rich and powerful, don't forget me."
Shen Zhichu interrupted him: “But I refused.”
Zheng Xiao's face was filled with disbelief. His gaze suddenly changed, as if he was looking at a fool. After a long while, he finally asked, "Why refuse? UR is a top luxury brand. If you cooperate with them, you will successfully gain a foothold abroad."
If she wants to gain a foothold abroad, she doesn't need anyone else.
“There’s a reason why nature is rejected.”
"What's the reason?" Zheng Xiao asked.
Shen Zhichu: "You will know soon."
Shen Zhichu followed a group of people to the backstage and waited for the notice to go on stage. She was not very good at dealing with fans, and there were many people at the scene. The noise made her ears hurt when she just walked out. Shen Zhichu liked quietness. She answered the host's questions one by one, and unconsciously touched her watch to calculate the time. It should be almost time, right?
Live broadcast, there is a big screen on the stage where you can see netizens’ comments and comments.
The press conference asked questions related to the entire play, and the actors improvised on the spot, for example, talking about interesting things that happened on the set.
Shen Zhichu was only the second female lead, but this was her first time at a promotional event, so it became her home turf. The hosts and actors kept calling her to topics, and the reporters all asked her questions.
Many of the questions were not related to the crew, such as "concern" about her private life, asking her if she was in a relationship with Bai Qiujing, and what the relationship was between [AW Group] and her...
The reporters tried to dig for information, but were all blocked cleanly by Shen Zhichu.
Until a reporter in the corner suddenly asked, "Ms. Shen, I heard that UR recently asked you to cooperate as an endorsement. Is this true?"
"Fake, next question."
The reporter persisted, pressing the issue: "Is the news fake, or did the other party dismiss you as soon as they saw you?"
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