Chapter 208 Undercurrent
After becoming the captain, the recording of the three public performances is actually more difficult. In addition to the human relationships, Ren Limeng has to worry about more team matters, from travel to performances. There are too many problems to worry about and too many relationships to handle. However, despite being overwhelmed by trivial matters, Ren Limeng has been in a very good mood today.
Because she knew very well that after work, someone was waiting for her reply.
After communicating with Li Qingzi tonight, Ren Limeng was finally able to sit peacefully in the hotel room. However, her seemingly calm face hid deep fatigue. After a day of high-intensity and full-load work, even she could not help but feel tired.
But Ren Limeng didn't want to go to bed quickly. At this moment, her time finally belonged to her. She couldn't help but open the chat with Shen Xingzhi. Looking at the screen full of messages as if she was expecting, she couldn't help but smile.
Chen Xingzhi's straightforward words "Ask me anytime if you need anything" made Ren Limeng feel at ease, as if there was someone behind her. Even though Ren Limeng was very clear about her own personality, she would borrow Chen Xingzhi's power, but she would never rely on Chen Xingzhi alone.
This feeling is still different, a wonder that is hard to describe, making it difficult for Ren Limeng to put down her phone even when she is very sleepy.
Ren Limeng: (cat hug.jpg)
Ren Limeng: Brother Xingzhi, there is something I need to ask you now.
Shen Xingzhi: Hmm?
Shen Xingzhi replied quickly, as if he had been patiently waiting for new news from Ren Limeng on the other side of the screen.
Ren Limeng: Why did you choose Fan Xinran when you formed a team this morning?
At noon, in the restroom outside the VIP room of the train station, Chen Xingzhi took the initiative to explain why he chose Fan Xinran. At that time, time was tight, and Ren Limeng didn't focus on this matter and didn't ask any further questions, but this didn't mean that Ren Limeng didn't pay any attention at all.
Chen Xingzhi: I thought you didn’t care, Mengmeng.
Ren Limeng: I just want to show some concern for my new boyfriend (spreading hands)
The similar reply sentences seem particularly playful, and in the quiet of the night, people can't help but smile knowingly.
Shen Xingzhi: I didn’t care about it all day, and I only thought about it now, it’s too late.
Chen Xingzhi's somewhat arrogant words were full of concern, and he subtly expressed his inner emotions to Ren Limeng, who valued the recording more. Ren Limeng knew that she was in the wrong, so she didn't insist at this moment.
Ren Limeng: Okay, it’s my fault (so pitiful)
Ren Limeng has long been very skilled at being humble and submissive in the workplace, and she is even more willing to use it to coax her boyfriend.
After all, to sum up the first day of their relationship, Chen Xingzhi replied to all her messages almost instantly, and her replies were like a swaying message in a bottle. Ren Limeng didn't know whether Chen Xingzhi had been waiting patiently, but she always felt a little guilty when she flipped through the chat interface.
Recording the same program and serving as the captain, Shen Xingzhi encountered no fewer things than her that day.
Ren Limeng: (coquettish kitten.jpg)
Chen Xingzhi: Forget it, you are always good at knowing your mistakes but not correcting them.
Even through the screen, Ren Limeng could still sense the complaint in Chen Xingzhi's tone, a faint emotion tinged with indulgent helplessness. In the end, she had fooled herself into thinking that she should reply to the message.
Shen Xingzhi: Fan Xinran and Guo Guang have a new drama on the Dragon Fruit platform, which has not been officially announced yet.
Chen Xingzhi: Apart from you, I didn’t want to choose anyone else. Guo Guang’s agency asked me to do it, so I just did them a favor.
Ren Limeng: Dragon fruit platform?
Ren Limeng: Brother Xingzhi, how did you know?
Ren Limeng was keenly aware of the other information revealed in Shen Xingzhi's words. She hesitated for a moment and did not try to beat around the bush as before, but asked directly.
Ren Limeng: In addition to our oranges, did you also come into contact with dragon fruit?
Shen Xingzhi: Well, it’s not really contact, it’s just a transaction and cooperation with everyone.
Ren Limeng thought of a lot in an instant. If Chen Xingzhi did not renew his contract with Hanxing, he would be free to work. As a top-tier star with a good reputation and traffic in the entertainment industry, the four major platforms would naturally welcome him.
She controlled her thoughts and focused on Yao Xin and An Ling's ambiguous yet somewhat friendly attitude towards her, and on the unpredictable rules of the program crew over the past two days.
Ren Limeng: Is the change in the Sangong team formation rules due to this incident?
Chen Xingzhi: Not really. The relationship between Orange and Dragon Fruit is not as tense as the outside world has rumored. They have many cooperative projects, and adding me won’t make much difference.
Chen Xingzhi: Yao Xin's temporary change of the program rules should be due to Hanxing's promise. He wanted me to directly sign an invitation to be a regular on his other variety shows. I did not agree, but I did not expect Hanxing to agree to his other conditions.
A day passed, and the unexpected events had already begun to unfold. Shen Xingzhi also found out a lot of things privately. The message he sent did not show much emotional ups and downs, but Ren Limeng knew that he still felt a little regretful.
Multi-party negotiations and cooperation are changing rapidly. Chen Xingzhi did not expect that Hanxing would spare no expense to get on the Orange platform, and the only regret was that he and she could not be on the same team for the third time.
Although it was only a week, they were separated in the first week of their relationship. Even right after they confirmed their relationship, they had to board trains heading to different places. Even Ren Limeng, who had just become the captain of the program, felt more regret and longing in her heart when she stepped on the train.
Just like in the quiet hotel room at this moment, with dim lights all around, Ren Limeng looked at the silly Patrick Star's portrait on the screen, and there were too many thoughts that she couldn't ignore.
Ren Limeng: (Hug) (Hug) (Hug)
Ren Limeng: There is a serious internal conflict in Orange right now, and the entire senior management is in turmoil. On the entertainment channel, it seems that Yao Xin and Zhong Yanjun are also fighting fiercely.
The Orange platform has strong capital, but it also attracts attention. Ren Limeng had heard about the internal strife among the platform's senior management in the past two years, but with the revision of the agricultural channel and other matters quietly decided, Ren Limeng thought that everything had been settled.
After noticing the uneasy twists and turns on the entertainment channel, Ren Limeng was certain that the Orange platform was only seemingly calm at the moment, and perhaps the real game among the top management had just begun.
Whether it is Yao Xin or Zhong Yanjun, there must be a higher level behind them. The entertainment channel, as the most important department of the Orange platform, is just a microcosm of the "battlefield" of high-level struggles and games.
The timing of the expiration of Shen Xingzhi's contract with Hanxing Entertainment was too coincidental. I don't know whether it is good or bad to have it happen at this time.
Shen Xingzhi: I know, don’t worry, I know what’s going on.
Shen Xingzhi still replied quickly. This time, in addition to the sentence "I know it in my mind", he took the initiative to mention more things.
Shen Xingzhi: I have been in contact with more than just Yao Xin.
Chen Xingzhi: I have long been planning for the non-renewal of my contract with Hanxing, and the current situation is still within the planning stage.
Going to "Shan Hai" was originally part of Chen Xingzhi's plan. What Chen Xingzhi didn't expect was that he would meet Ren Limeng again here. The originally carefree plan suddenly had too many impulses and accidents, and he was happy to accept it.
Chen Xingzhi: Both Hanxing and I are in contact with both Yao Xin and Zhong Yanjun regarding cooperation with the Orange platform. Now it's just a tug-of-war in negotiations. Yao Xin's move to form a team today is more to give me a warning.
If Ren Limeng hadn't been there, the matter of forming a team wouldn't have been that important, but it was enough for Yao Xin to silently remind Shen Xingzhi that their cooperation at this moment was not something Shen Xingzhi couldn't do, and Hanxing had come with great sincerity.
Shen Xingzhi: But when it comes to cooperation, the initiative must be mine.
Ren Limeng: Indeed, if you jump into the fire pit of the platform in order to leave Hanxing, then there is no point in leaving.
If Chen Xingzhi had just jumped into the wolf's den, there was no need for him to make such a fuss. He wanted to not renew his contract with Hanxing because he wanted to have greater freedom in his work and get rid of the situation of being manipulated by capital. The platform was only a stepping stone for Chen Xingzhi, not a deep pit.
Ren Limeng: I met Yao Xin on Saturday.
Ren Limeng suddenly remembered her private visit to Yao Xin on Saturday. Although she was insignificant, when she thought about it carefully, perhaps she was also a part of Yao Xin's plan.
There were more and more thoughts in her mind. Now she was in the middle of the situation and her perspective was blocked. Even someone as perceptive as Ren Limeng could not be sure of Yao Xin and Han Xing's arrangements. She was willing to tell Shen Xingzhi everything. Besides the desire to share, she also believed that Shen Xingzhi would not sit idly by and hoped that her perspective could give Shen Xingzhi some help.
Ren Limeng: I didn’t think too much about it at the time, and I never expected that "Shan Hai" would invite me on behalf of Zhong Yanjun at the funeral today.
Today, Ren Limeng was so busy that she had no time to reply to Shen Xingzhi. In addition to preparing for Gangcheng and the performance, it was also because Ren Limeng was urgently looking for colleagues at the station to inquire about the current situation of the entertainment channel.
Some time ago, before coming to the "Shan Hai" program, she had specifically learned about many things, but the factional struggles in the entertainment channel today are undercurrents, and many things are not known to the employees in the station, or they will not mention them directly to other colleagues.
Zhong Yanjun is the head of the entertainment department and the person in charge. Yao Xin is the most outstanding and well-known director in the entertainment department and has a high status in the circle. Now the fight between the two has reached a fever pitch. As they go back and forth, each of them lacks a decisive result.
Both sides also believe that Shen Xingzhi can break the current deadlock. For example, they can attract investors to launch a new reality show with Shen Xingzhi as a permanent guest. As long as it is a hit, the interests behind it will be enough to determine the outcome of the battle for the entertainment channel.
Shen Xingzhi: It’s okay, just enjoy the show, I’ll take care of these things.
Chen Xingzhi: Mengmeng, I am no longer the fledgling college student I was back then.
The year he graduated from university, Shen Xingzhi had suffered enough losses. Now that he is thirty years old, there is no certainty. Shen Xingzhi will not choose not to renew his contract when it expires. He has not been idle all these years.
Ren Limeng: Well...anyway, just be sure to tell me if you need anything.
Ren Limeng: I may be useless in other aspects, but I can provide sufficient emotional value, dear~
Ren Limeng really wanted to hug Shen Xingzhi at this moment, but they were separated by two places, and all her emotions were transmitted through her fingertips and tapped on the screen, leaving only vague and implicit words.
Chen Xingzhi: Mengmeng, don’t underestimate yourself. You are the competitor that I, San Gong, am most worried about.
There was solemnity and seriousness in Chen Xingzhi's message. Even though she knew that the most important thing for Chen Xingzhi at the moment was not the show performance, Ren Limeng still couldn't help but smile knowingly when she saw this sentence. She couldn't help but lower her head with a smile, and slowly shrank into the quilt. Before falling asleep, her mind was full of someone's solemn and handsome face.
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