Song Xing looked at Song Xia hesitantly, and Song Xia frowned: "Just say what you want to say."
Song Xinghe immediately sat up straight, his expression stiff: "Mom, you don't object to me acting anymore?"
"You've already been in the industry for two years, what's the point of me objecting now?"
Although her tone was impolite, Song Xinghe was quite happy. Not only had her mother helped her today, but she had also spoken to her.
She had never told anyone that she was actually a little afraid of her mother, yet also wanted to be close to her. Even Dong Ge said that her mother didn't care about her only daughter, but she knew that wasn't true. When she was very young, her mother took care of her personally, cooking for her, dressing her, and playing games with her very gently. She remembered all of this. When did the change begin?
It seems that ever since her mother learned that she had started to remember things, her mother was afraid of showing her the image of a good mother, so she began to be cold and distant towards her. Although she did not know why her mother did this, she knew that what her mother thought and what she showed were not the same, and that her mother loved her in her heart.
She also knew that her mother was lonely and often used alcohol to numb herself, which was why she frequently changed boyfriends. So even after she became financially independent, she did not move out of her mother's house because she wanted to spend more time with her mother.
She really wanted to have a deep conversation with her mother, even if her mother didn't tell her why she was distancing herself from her, she just hoped that her mother could be happy.
"This is the agency you signed with? Is this the level of the agent they assigned to you?"
Xie Dong, who had just finished arranging the company's public relations, heard this and looked embarrassed, not knowing what to do. He wanted to refute it, but he couldn't handle it. Senior Song had steered the tide with just one Weibo post, which was indeed much more capable than his own.
Song Xinghe spoke up for him: "Brother Dong is a very good person. He won't force me to do things I don't want to do."
Xie Dong glanced at her gratefully. Although Song Xinghe was usually a bit stubborn, she was indeed very capable and respected him as her manager. It was just that they were both unlucky, which caused them to miss many opportunities.
If Senior Song were still in the entertainment industry, it would be a piece of cake for her to promote Song Xinghe with her past connections.
"Stop with your opportunistic little schemes." Song Xia glared at him coldly. "If I openly gave Xinghe resources, what would people say about her? All her hard work and talent would be overshadowed by backdoor deals."
Song Xinghe was deeply moved. So, even though her mother didn't agree with her entering the entertainment industry, she had always been thinking of her. She knew her mother had never truly abandoned her.
"Besides, do you think I didn't offend anyone when I won so many awards back then? Aren't you afraid that if I use the resources at my disposal, those people I offended in the past will come out and cause trouble for Xinghe?"
"That's true!" Xie Dong suddenly realized. Qiao Leyi alone was enough to give him and Song Xinghe a hard time. If all the bigwigs in the entertainment industry were to come out...
Xie Dong shuddered. How could he not have thought of this?
Song Xia scoffed at him: "Don't overthink it. I was just trying to scare you. Nowadays, netizens don't really dislike people with connections, they just don't like people who are heavily promoted but have no real talent. Besides, there are no permanent enemies. As long as you can bring benefits, you can still be friends. Moreover, people who used to be my rivals wouldn't bother making things difficult for a junior, except for that Qiao Leyi."
"Yes, it's her."
Song Xinghe said dismissively, "She only married into a wealthy family, yet she dares to come out and cause trouble. Before, when she played a supporting role for me, I would complain that she wasn't qualified."
Xie Dong felt awkward listening to this. Although Qiao Leyi is doing very well now, it seems that back then she was just a second-tier actress who couldn't even be ranked in that era of dazzling stars.
But who can blame her for being so lucky! After marrying into a wealthy family, her status was naturally elevated, and now she's a star in the entertainment industry, with everyone adoring her. Even her own daughter, supported by resources, has become a new generation of national sweetheart.
"Senior Song, you can't say this outside, otherwise it will affect Xinghe. Her husband is now a big shot in the entertainment industry."
"Just one of them." Song Xia's expression was not particularly concerned. "These days, business is bad for all industries, but the entertainment industry is booming. Countless investors want to get in. Although her husband's Gu family is rich, they don't have a monopoly. Can the Gu family handle such a large market share? As long as it can bring profits to investors, what is the Gu family?"
“You’re right, but isn’t it not the right time for other capital groups to be willing to oppose the Gu family yet?”
"So, Xinghe was indeed targeted this time because Qiao Leyi's daughter, Gu Zhiya, wanted to steal Xinghe's resources?"
"Senior Song, how did you come up with this idea? We're just guessing; we have no evidence."
"In the entertainment industry, the methods are always the same. Although there are films being made every day, there aren't many good projects. Gu Zhiya seems to be working on a similar path to Xinghe, so if it wasn't them who deliberately orchestrated this, who else could it be?"
Xie Dong said dejectedly, "A while ago, a director did approach us. He had a good script and thought that Xinghe's appearance and acting skills were very suitable for the female lead. We were already at the stage of signing the contract when suddenly a lot of negative news about Xinghe surfaced. The investor was afraid that the show would be filmed but not broadcast, so he stopped the contract. Now the female lead has been changed to Gu Zhiya."
Song Xia sneered: "Just as I expected, Qiao Leyi used to only dare to use petty tricks, but now that she has more confidence, she has become much more arrogant."
Xie Dong gossiped, "Senior Song, did Qiao Leyi scheme against you before?"
"She wouldn't dare to scheme against me; she just used my popularity to her advantage. It's just that I left the entertainment industry later, and then she married into a wealthy family, so she won't admit it."
Xie Dong asked in bewilderment, "How did someone as filthy-minded and with so little fame manage to marry into the Gu family?"
"Gu Mingze isn't smart, he just falls for her act."
"You can't keep up the act forever. They're still a model couple."
"Really?" Song Xia looked at him like he was an idiot. "Now that the Gu family's capital has entered the entertainment industry, and Qiao Leyi and Gu Zhiya are both artists with existing contracts, the whole family lives in the spotlight. How do you know they're not acting? Otherwise, who will they cry to when the stock price drops?"
Xie Dong listened with great curiosity: "Senior Song, how did you know about their family situation? Is there anything else?"
"What else? I'm not here to gossip. The most important thing right now is how Xinghe will break this deadlock."
"So, Senior Song, you're willing to step in and help Xinghe? With you making the connections, what is Gu Zhiya? She's not as talented as Xinghe to begin with."
Song Xinghe's eyes were also bright, looking as if he couldn't quite believe it.
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