Chapter 41: Clarification and breaking up the CP
[The names Xia Mushi and Xia Shi are a bit similar, could they be the same person? 】
[You mean, the boss of this company is actually Xia Shi? No way...right? 】
[Has the company ever changed shareholders?] Has it always been him? Assuming that Xia Shi and Xia Mushi are the same person, and if Xia Shi was the company's earliest shareholder, why is he only thinking about making his debut now? With a face like this, why would he sign other artists? If he had just put all the resources on himself, he would have become famous a long time ago. 】
[I checked, there are a total of ten artists under this company. Except Xia Shi and Feng Daiyue, the others are all singers, well-known OST professionals! 】
[There is no need to exclude Xia Shi, because he is not an actor either. He currently only has the announcement for "Wonderful Holiday", and his position is at most a variety show star. 】
[So... Feng Daiyue is the only actor in this entire company? Doesn't that mean all the film and television resources are given to her? Then I can only say that the company has been good enough to her, and the current result is entirely her own fault. The entertainment industry is changing so quickly, and it is a sick move to keep supporting someone who is hopeless. 】
[Did Feng Daiyue save her boss’ life?] She's the only one you support? She even dared to spread rumors about Xia Shi. I think she is the one who deserves suspicion. 】
Everyone is just guessing about the relationship between Xia Shi and Xia Mu Shi, and no one stipulates that the names of employees and bosses cannot be similar.
However, what is certain is that Shengchun Culture Media Co., Ltd., where Feng Daiyue works, has only ten artists, and Feng Daiyue is the only actor among them. All the film and television resources in the company are given to her. It's her own fault. Blaming others will only make her look like a fool.
Feng Daiyue has not had any business for some time, and her career has plummeted, but the person she hates is doing very well in variety shows. Her own failures coupled with her family's success caused her mentality to collapse day by day.
Feng Daiyue’s current idea is to destroy everyone. If she can stay in this shitty entertainment industry, she will do so. If she can’t, she will pack up and go home. Anyway, her family is rich and she can inherit the family property if she goes back.
She spread rumors and slandered Xia Shi, trying to completely shatter the fantasies of those CP fans. However, the fans were more stubborn than she thought and actually investigated their company information.
She was indeed the only actress in the company originally, so her resources have always been considered good, but this only shows that she is good enough, so the company is willing to support her. As for saying that Xia Shi is the real boss of the company, that is pure bullshit.
Feng Daiyue firmly believed that Xia Shi had used despicable means to get to the top, and if she couldn't make it here, she would have to drag him down with her.
There are many recognized rivals in the entertainment industry, and there are many ways to trip up each other. There are people who openly go crazy on Weibo, but Feng Daiyue is the first one who named and slandered others without any evidence.
No matter how stupid an artist is, there will be an agent to keep an eye on them and remind them which things are against the law and can easily be caught by the other party, so they should not do them.
It turns out that Feng Daiyue also had such a person who kept watch over her, but unfortunately he was killed by her.
After Lin Huiyu was suspended from work for a period of time due to Feng Daiyue's involvement, she completely gave up on Feng Daiyue as an artist in her heart. She took the initiative to apply to the company to change artists, and the company agreed.
Feng Daiyue just cared about going crazy and forgot what consequences it would bring to herself.
Not long after she posted that Weibo, a row of related terms appeared on the search list: #冯黛月#, #夏时#, #隐规则#, #勝春文化#, #夏时抢资源#, #勝春老板#, etc.
Netizens guessed correctly that the real boss of Shengchun Culture Media is Xia Shi.
Its nominal boss is Zhao Qi. When Zhao Qi saw the trending search, he was so scared that he turned black. He immediately contacted the company's lawyer and showed Feng Daiyue the lawyer's warning letter.
He must resolve the matter before Xia Shi pursues the matter, otherwise Xia Shi will resolve the matter for him.
Having been in the entertainment industry for so long, Feng Daiyue is not ignorant of everything. She has seen many artists send lawyers' warning letters.
They are all just for scaring people.
She responded directly on Weibo:
"Stop scaring me! If what I said is false, then come and sue me! Who can't just show me a warning letter? I'm also warning you, return my resources to me immediately, otherwise I will sue you for violating public order and good morals and bullying the weak!"
As the incident became more and more serious, unscrupulous media outlets took advantage of the situation and immediately contacted Zhao Qi to ask him if what Feng Daiyue said was true. Zhao Qi only replied with one sentence: "I am preparing the materials for the lawsuit. I will pursue the matter to the end."
The media turned on the recording when they called and released his recording immediately.
Feng Daiyue disagreed and even posted another Weibo post: "Then I remind you, if you want to sue, sue for defamation, don't use nonsense like reputation rights."
The next day, the law firm posted a photo to prove that the appeal materials had been submitted, with the following note:
"The Internet is not a place without law. Spreading rumors and hurting others must be severely punished. I would like to remind Ms. Feng that you will receive a court summons within ten days. I would also like to remind all netizens that if you encounter rumors and slander on the Internet, you must take up legal weapons to safeguard your legitimate rights and interests."
There are two indictments in the photo, one of which is a civil case, suing the artist for breach of contract. The other one was a criminal case, and the case clearly stated that it was a defamation case.
Seeing that the law firm acted so quickly and with such a tough attitude, netizens believed that there was an 80 percent chance that Feng Daiyue was spreading rumors. Because the lawyer's attitude represents the attitude of the client, it can be seen that what Zhao Qi said to the media yesterday was true. He really wants to get to the bottom of the matter, and only the victim is confident enough to do so.
There is also a 20 percent chance of uncertainty, because even if the court files a case, the parties involved can withdraw. , what if Shengchun is still trying to scare Feng Daiyue?
Feng Daiyue also held on to that 20% chance of success and thought that the other party was just trying to scare her.
She firmly believed that Xia Shi and Zhao Qi could not be innocent, and she did not believe that the company would give resources to a pure newcomer for no reason.
In the afternoon, the matter saw another development.
A media reporter who was trying to take advantage of the popularity of Feng Daiyue took stock of her film and television works and discovered that the turning point in her career was the web drama "Breaking the Cocoon", which was the female-led drama that made her famous.
The quality of this script is visible to the naked eye, and whoever plays the role becomes popular. It is very obvious that the drama promotes the actors, but Feng Daiyue's fame at the time was not enough to play such a script.
The reporter found the director of "Breaking the Cocoon" and asked him why he chose Feng Daiyue as the female lead.
The director's tone on the phone was very unhappy: "I don't understand why you are looking for her."
When we found him, the script and the female lead had already been decided. Feng Daiyue’s acting is very poor, which drags down the entire drama. If it weren’t for her, the performance of this drama could be improved by several levels, and his directorial resume would be much better.
The director didn't say it explicitly, but everyone could tell that Feng Daiyue was not hired by him. She was most likely a member of the investor and there was no way to fire her. As for who the investor was, he did not reveal it.
The media reporter felt that he was about to dig up a big melon, so he continued to start with other people in the crew. In addition to the director, there is another key person who is even more important than the director of the show, the screenwriter.
The screenwriter of "Breaking the Cocoon" is Wang Fei, a female screenwriter who is crowned with the title of national treasure. At the age of 28, she wrote a work that attracted thousands of people and became a hit all over the country. She won the three most authoritative best screenwriter awards in the field of TV dramas, and many of her subsequent works have achieved excellent results.
At the age of 42, she announced to the public that she wanted to retire and no longer wanted to write. Some people suspected that she had run out of ideas and her thinking could not keep up with market changes. When the media came to interview her, she just smiled and did not respond.
She really didn't write any scripts in the next six years until she wrote "Breaking the Cocoon" at the age of 48, which was completely in line with the market trends and public preferences. It turns out that when people don’t want to write, they really just don’t want to write.
Since the media reporter did not get the key information from the director, he found Wang Fei and asked her what was the opportunity that made her write the book "Breaking the Cocoon" again.
Wang Fei was very humorous and said, "What else could it be? Of course it's because of that!"
The reporter didn’t understand: “Which one?”
Wang Fei said again: "That~"
The tone is gentle and the meaning is meaningful.
The reporter thought for a few seconds, understood, and continued to ask: "Who gave that to you?"
"He is the organizer behind Cocoon Breaking. His last name is Xia. I won't say more."
The reporter caught this very crucial piece of information: "Is it Xia Mushi, a shareholder of Shengchun Culture?"
Wang Fei smiled and did not answer.
"Are Xia Mushi and Xia Shi the same person?"
Wang Fei still didn't answer.
No matter what the reporter asked later, Wang Fei would not answer the question. He only said something ambiguous before hanging up: "Actually, many netizens are quite smart nowadays."
The reporter posted this conversation online, causing an uproar.
What is the “that” that the screenwriter is referring to? 】
What else could it be? Money! Rice! ! 】
[The only special ability that humans possess is the ability to make money! If you use it and find that it doesn’t work, then it must be because the amount is not enough! 】
[So the organizer behind "Breaking the Cocoon" is Xia Mushi? Are Xia Mushi and Xia Shi really the same person? ? 】
[Although the screenwriter did not answer, I think the answer is yes. Because she finally said that today's netizens are quite smart, proving that everyone guessed correctly. 】
[Assuming that Xia Shi is the real boss of Shengchun Culture, that is to say, during the company's existence, he invested a lot of resources in Feng Daiyue, and spent a lot of money to invite Wang Fei to come out and customize a super script for her... ? 】
[Oh shit, this is definitely today’s explosive news! 】
[If this is true, then Feng Daiyue's current behavior is not bad enough to be described as repaying kindness with enmity...]
[After investing so many resources, has he finally come to his senses and decided to do it himself? Hahahaha. 】
[Then I’m a little curious, what is it about Feng Daiyue that makes him think she will definitely become popular? His acting skills are so-so, his looks are average, and he has no talent. 】
[Maybe I was blind before, but I’m fine now. After seeing a real beauty like Gao Shule, my blindness was cured. 】
…
Feng Daiyue saw the comments online. She doesn't believe that nonsense. First of all, Xia Shi is too young to be the real boss of the company. It’s just that the two of them just happen to have similar names. After all, Wang Fei did not answer the question directly. Secondly, the claim that the boss behind the scenes spent a huge amount of money to customize a super script for himself is ridiculously fake.
Is that man some kind of philanthropist? Secretly invest resources in yourself without leaving your name? They are in the entertainment industry and they are called philanthropists. Aren’t they all cannibalistic capitalists?
Feng Daiyue has her own logic, so no matter what others say, she will not listen to them, and even thinks those people are brainless.
*
There are rumors online that Xia Shi and Xia Mushi are the same person. With this premise established, Feng Daiyue's rumors about Xia Shi are self-defeating, and CP fans can continue to enjoy the couple's romance without any worries.
But Xia Shi, who had been silent for the past two days, suddenly posted a Weibo:
"Let me formally state that I am just an ordinary friend of Ms. Gao Shule's, and there will be no other possibility in the future. The origin of the ring on the necklace has nothing to do with Ms. Gao, it was given to me by someone who is very important to me. I implore everyone to stop making up stories about our relationship, thank you!"
This is the Weibo account that Xia Shi just registered. The first and only Weibo post he published was not to clarify the rumors about himself, but to clarify his relationship with Gao Shule and to get CP fans to stop randomly pairing them up.
The real couple is here to break up the couple, how can the fans of the couple be happy? They immediately unfollowed the couple and even closed the CP topic in anger.
Fortunately, Xia Shi had no fans in the first place, so now he is just back to square one and suffers no loss.
*
Because they need to discuss the next talent show, Gao Luo has been staying at Gao Shule's house these days.
Gao Luo has been following the incident involving Xia Shi. She was quite angry at first, but she didn't expect Feng Daiyue to be so crazy as to go on Weibo and talk nonsense. Fortunately, Shengchun Culture responded quickly and submitted the prosecution materials immediately.
After learning that the actual shareholder of the company was Xia Mushi, Gao Luo's mood became extremely complicated.
Netizens don’t know that Xia Mushi and Xia Shi are the same person, but she knows.
Gao Luo's first reaction was surprise. She didn't expect that Xia Shi actually opened a film and television company and that he was not only the boss but also an artist. After the surprise, I felt more relieved, because in this way, Feng Daiyue's rumors would be easier to dispel.
The final emotion is anger.
How could Feng Daiyue be an artist under his company! Not only did they sign her as an actress, but they also spent a huge amount of money to provide her with so many good resources. That was Feng Daiyue, the Feng Daiyue who had always been against him. How could he be so nice to her!
Reason told her that Xia Shi should not be aware of the entanglement between herself and Feng Daiyue, and he signed her purely from a businessman's perspective.
But in terms of love, Gao Luo couldn't help but complain to Gao Shule: "There are so many media universities, and so many students graduate every year, but he chose Feng Daiyue. His taste is so bad! Fortunately, the audience is not blind, and they know to pick good-looking couples."
After she said this, she thought of something: "Do you know that you have a group of CP fans?"
"I just found out, and by the time I knew it, it was gone."
It was through this incident with Xia Shi that Gao Shule realized that they actually had CP fans. Fortunately, Xia Shi personally posted a blog to explain, otherwise even if he didn't post it, she would have clarified it.
"What's gone?" Gao Luo didn't understand.
"CP fans." Seeing that Gao Luo still didn't understand, Gao Shule said, "Go check his Weibo."
Gao Luo always thought that Xia Shi did not have a Weibo account, so she used the company's official account to post comments on rumors. I entered the name and searched, and found that he had an account, but looking at the time, he should have registered today.
There was only one Weibo post, in which he did not mention a single word about the rumors spread by Feng Daiyue. The entire post only said that he and Gao Shule had an ordinary relationship.
"Is clarifying your previous relationship more important than restoring his reputation?" Gao Luo couldn't understand his train of thought.
Unexpectedly, Gao Shule understood very well: "Because the rumor spread by Feng Daiyue can be resolved through legal means, but regarding the relationship between us, it does require the parties involved to personally clarify it to be more convincing. I think this is good, and I don't want to hype up the CP."
"You are all... so upright..."
It’s rare to see artists who are only focused on speaking with their own abilities, and seeing two of them at once, how can this not be considered a special kind of tacit understanding? It's a pity that these two people who have a tacit understanding now tacitly don't want to hype up their CP.
Alas, there are so many powders. Gao Luo feels it’s a pity.
*
Shen Siyan watched this farce and became unhappy when she saw Shengchun was going to sue Feng Daiyue, because the legal process was about to begin, which was a serious matter and rather boring. She wanted to see a fight and both sides hitting each other with hammers.
She likes to watch other people's jokes.
However, to her surprise, the final scene was that Xia Shi broke up the couple. She couldn't understand why he did that.
Yao Cancan said happily: "What's there to think about? Anyway, it's a good thing for us. Now you have to work hard to bring these heartbroken CP fans home!"
“I would like to exert my strength.” Shen Siyan sighed, “I just don’t know if Xue Chen will cooperate.”
"Hasn't he replied to you yet?"
"Um."
Shen Siyan wants to perform a modern drama in the next episode and wants to invite Xue Chen to join. The script had already been written, and the performance duration was controlled within half an hour. She invited Xue Chen to play the male lead.
The message was sent at noon, but no reply was received by the evening.
Shen Siyan said unhappily: “I don’t know if he is busy or he just hasn’t figured out how to refuse.”
As soon as she finished saying this, her cell phone rang.
"There's new news!" Yao Cancan said excitedly, "Hurry up and see if it's Xue Chen!"
Shen Siyan clicked on it and saw that it was really Xue Chen. He replied with two words: "Okay."
"Ah!!!" Yao Cancan screamed, "He agreed!! We must tie him up this time! Let him take you flying!"
If we can tie up with top streamers, the traffic will really take off.
Shen Siyan sat on the sofa, leaned back, and pretended to be reserved: "Don't be so excited, it's just a show together, the CP may not be hyped up for the time being. After Feng Daiyue's incident, he must be more cautious about this kind of thing."
"Then, even though he was on guard, he still agreed to play your leading role. Doesn't that prove that he has a crush on you?" Yao Cancan clenched her fists and said affirmatively, "There's a play!"
"By the way, this is his first time acting, right? Then you will be the first female lead in his acting career! We will market it this way when the time comes!"
“Don’t overdo it.” Shen Siyan warned her: “Take it slow, otherwise if you market too hard all of a sudden, he will start to avoid suspicion.”
Yao Cancan assured her: "Don't worry, I know what to do." She then asked: "When are you going to rehearse? Or start tomorrow."
I learned from Sun Xu that the place the program crew was going to this time was an autonomous prefecture for ethnic minorities. Because the performance was to be performed for local people, Shen Siyan's script incorporated local cultural characteristics and combined with Xue Chen's own strengths in singing and dancing to create an image for him of a local young man who is good at singing and dancing.
There are two benefits of rehearsing early. First, you can spend more time together, and then you will have more materials when promoting the couple. The second is that the performance will be better and can attract more votes.
Shen Siyan: "Then...let me ask?"
Yao Cancan: "Well! Ask!"
Shen Siyan carefully edited the message and asked Xue Chen if he was free tomorrow and whether he wanted to make an appointment to arrange the script.
Before I finished editing the message, Xue Chen sent it to me first, saying that he would be free tomorrow and they could go over the plot together.
Yao Cancan was surprised and delighted: "So proactive?! This is so sensible, providing us with a chance!"
Shen Siyan didn’t expect it, and felt that things were going unexpectedly smoothly.
*
After Xue Chen received the invitation to cooperate from Shen Siyan at noon, he asked his agent whether he wanted to accept it, and the agent directly rejected him.
He is an idol and a top star, with so many female fans among him. If he wants to maintain his popularity, the first thing he needs to do is to stay away from all female artists.
Xue Chen thought about it for an entire afternoon, and finally agreed to Shen Siyan's request.
When his agent Han Xiangyang found out, he was furious: "Have you forgotten about Feng Daiyue? She deliberately used your car and took ambiguous photos. Do you want this to happen again?"
Xue Chen defended himself: "Si Yan is not that kind of person. We have filmed so many programs together, I know her very well. She is a very good person and has a good sense of propriety."
Han Xiangyang sneered: "You know shit!"
"Let's not talk about that. The book she wrote is really good. Take a look."
Han Xiangyang closed his eyes: "I won't look."
"Forget it, I've already agreed to it. I'll go to rehearsal tomorrow."
"Still rehearsing?!" Han Xiangyang was so angry that he opened his eyes again.
Xue Chen: "How can we guarantee the performance without rehearsal? How can we get votes? Didn't you hear what the director said? The vote is related to the living environment and material distribution this time. Do you want me to suffer?"
Han Xiangyang was so angry that he was speechless.
Xue Chen is a top star, so we must treat him differently from other artists. We basically have to go along with him in everything and cannot touch his weak spots.
"Then send it to me." Han Xiangyang compromised temporarily.
After reading the book, Han Xiangyang found that it was indeed well written and it brought some small changes to Xue Chen. Because he played a minority boy, he had to wear local costumes, but a folk dance was designed for him at the beginning. It is relatively fresh for fans and audiences.
"Okay, let's do this for now." Han Xiangyang reminded him, "If you find out that she has other intentions like Feng Daiyue after working together, you should never talk to her on the show again."
"Well, don't worry, brother." Xue Chen vowed.
*
It was a rare occasion for Xie Yanzhi to pay attention to entertainment gossip because the protagonist of the gossip was Xia Shi.
Xie Yanzhi had a good impression of Xia Shi, not only because he was considerate and attentive when he came to visit her, but also because he was very caring towards A'Luo. After A'Luo came back, she often praised him in front of her.
This time, he unexpectedly learned from the Internet that Xia Shi was actually the boss of his company.
Chatting with Gao Chengsheng in the evening: "I remember you told me before that the person who acquired Song Rui's company was Xiao Xia, right?"
Gao Chengsheng was dealing with work in the study, trying to do two things at once. He said, "Hmm," "What's wrong?"
"Do you think he did this for A'Luo?" Xie Yanzhi asked.
"You're asking this, which is both right and wrong. The company was able to make money because of Luo, but when he acquired it, Luo had already left, so he probably didn't know."
"No, don't judge from a commercial perspective."
"What's the meaning?"
"I mean..." Xie Yanzhi groaned, "Could he do it for A'Luo? In other words...could he like A'Luo?"
Hearing what Xie Yanzhi said, Gao Chengsheng finally raised his head from behind the computer: "Our A-Luo is indeed likable, but Xiao Xia is out of the question. He and A-Luo only met once when they were children, and they never got along. Besides, they haven't seen each other for many years. Why would he like her?"
"Don't you think it's too coincidental? He first acquired Song Rui's company, then appeared on her variety show, and took such good care of Luo. It's hard to say that he didn't love her and her dog."
"Maybe Xiao Xia wants to expand his career into the entertainment sector and experience the industry firsthand. You know what, he has quite a business sense."
"He has kept the ring that Luo gave him until now, and he said it was given to him by someone very important to him. How do you explain this?"
In the Weibo post posted by Xia Shi, only Xie Yanzhi noticed that sentence. She keenly sensed that there was something behind his words.
Gao Chengsheng didn't take it seriously: "It's nothing, Lele has been wearing that pearl necklace for more than ten years. So according to you, Lele also likes our Luo?"
“…”
Xie Yanzhi stopped talking.
"In my opinion, you are overthinking it. Keeping the items shows that these two people are sentimental people." Gao Chengsheng paused and said, "You know what, the two of them look quite compatible, and their temperaments are also compatible."
"Don't match them randomly. Xiao Xia said that there is no possibility for him and Lele." Xie Yanzhi reminded him: "Young people hate it most when their elders randomly match them up. Don't say this in front of him."
"That's now. Who knows about the future?" Gao Chengsheng saw Xie Yanzhi still frowning and thinking, and advised her: "You, don't think too much, it's impossible. Even if it's true as you said, that he likes Luo, you know what Luo's situation is now."
Thinking of Gao Luo's current appearance and age, Xie Yanzhi felt that Gao Chengsheng was right and it was indeed impossible.
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