Chapter 258 Worry
Chen Xingzhi might never tell Ren Limeng how his heart was beating like a drum and how much peace filled every corner of his body when he held her in his arms for the first time a few days ago.
That was the first time after so many years that he felt that he might still have a home. In front of and behind the camera, he was finally no longer alone and lonely.
It was like a lonely moon hanging high in the sky, finally meeting the star that belonged to him, shining brightly and warmly lighting up the boundless night sky, making his world no longer dark.
"Brother Xingzhi...we were really good back then..."
Noticing the satisfaction of reminiscing on Shen Xingzhi's face, Ren Limeng nodded and spoke in a soft voice.
She unconsciously thought of her college years. Those were not her best years. She was confused and distressed at that time, but because of Shen Xingzhi's appearance, her college life had a direction, and her life also found its way again.
If possible, Ren Limeng would like to go back to the past and host the show with Shen Xingzhi side by side again. But this time, no matter when or for what reason, if Shen Xingzhi tries to push her away again, she will definitely hold him tightly and accompany him through all the suffering of the past.
"But it doesn't matter now. What matters is that we're together! After all these years, we still seem to be a perfect match!"
Ren Limeng suddenly smiled with some relief. She noticed that as she pretended to be relaxed, Shen Xingzhi also curled his lips slightly. The moment they smiled at each other seemed to have spanned many times. Ren Limeng was very grateful. She was grateful for being able to meet Shen Xingzhi again, and she was also grateful that after so many years, she and Shen Xingzhi could still smile at each other in such a simple way.
Time slipped away silently in the warm atmosphere, and with the joint efforts of everyone, the hot search gradually moved towards what Shen Xingzhi expected.
Ren Limeng supported her head and sat on the conference table, her eyes, which had been thinking, quietly staring at Shen Xingzhi beside her, watching him raise his eyelids slightly and arrange various matters in an orderly manner.
Shen Xingzhi is about to leave Gangcheng. At Ren Limeng's suggestion, Guaxing Studio will not move to Yangcheng with Shen Xingzhi, but will go to Jiangcheng with Ren Limeng tomorrow.
Ren Limeng silently pondered over Shen Xingzhi's arrangements. Even though it was agreed that public opinion had stabilized relatively and that she would be primarily responsible for the situation, with Shen Xingzhi providing online assistance, Shen Xingzhi still seemed uneasy at the moment and was still arranging everything that everyone could think of, almost taking care of everything.
Ren Limeng knew that Shen Xingzhi was not worried. The reason behind his rare patience was because he felt that if he explained more at this moment, she would worry less.
"Brother Xingzhi, don't worry. I will definitely not let your professional team down. Just go to Yangcheng and record the show. Leave the rest to me. I'm a professional in the media field. I can handle the trending searches without any word breaking. There will definitely be no problem!"
Ren Limeng glanced at the phone on the table. Seeing that it was already 6:50, she quietly tugged at the hem of Shen Xingzhi's clothes. After Shen Xingzhi finally finished his backstage conversation with a staff member of Gua Xing, she blinked and said sweetly, "We're leaving soon. This is the last time for us. Brother Xingzhi, you should worry less and spend more time with your lovely girlfriend~"
The long drawn-out tone made Shen Xingzhi's slightly wrinkled brows relax all of a sudden. Even though he knew that Ren Limeng was pretending to be relaxed and cute at the moment, Shen Xingzhi couldn't help but smile at Ren Limeng who raised her head and looked at him eagerly.
"Yeah, it's very cute. I'm reluctant to part with it."
He raised one hand and gently played with the strands of hair scattered around Ren Limeng's ears. His serious and focused expression, mixed with some ambiguous piety, almost made Ren Limeng blush, unable to pretend to be cute at all.
She wasn't meant to be cute! She was already doing her best to try and lighten the mood in front of her tired boyfriend.
Ren Limeng cleared her throat and was about to return to the topic seriously, but Chen Xingzhi continued with a smile, "A lovely girlfriend like this should be less of a worry."
A decisive blow.
These two words inexplicably flashed through Ren Limeng's mind. Looking at Shen Xingzhi, whose facial features were stern and his expression was indifferent, Ren Limeng even doubted for a moment whether the low and hoarse voice that she had deliberately suppressed just now was spoken by the person in front of her.
After all, even now, Shen Xingzhi's deep black eyes still seemed to show little emotion, and there was no expression under his long and fine eyelashes. Perhaps even if everyone else in the conference room looked over, no one could tell Shen Xingzhi's expression at this moment, except for her reflection in Shen Xingzhi's black pupils.
"Don't worry about it... that makes me look so useless. Brother Xingzhi, just go back to Yang City without worry. I'll take care of everything. All you have to do now is be careful on the road, get a good night's sleep, and don't contact Gua Xing again after you leave the hotel."
Her heartbeat had already secretly accelerated, but Ren Limeng's face was still forced to remain calm, without showing any loss of color. She smiled and spoke softly, with just the right expression, still the dignified and generous female host in everyone's impression. Only Shen Xingzhi could hear her somewhat domineering words, which would not be rejected.
"Then I'm even more useless. My girlfriend has a live broadcast on Sunday, and I'm dragging her along to deal with all this mess. I'm going to cause her trouble soon."
When Ren Limeng just suggested that the staff of Guaxing Studio stay, Shen Xingzhi disagreed. The staff who came to Gangcheng were only a small part of the marketing and public relations team he hired. Their main purpose was to pass on information. Even if they went to Yangcheng together, there would be no problem. However, Ren Limeng insisted, and Shen Xingzhi had no choice but to agree.
But before leaving, Shen Xingzhi already felt a little regretful. It was because of her deliberately coquettish tone that he relaxed, which allowed her to take advantage of the opportunity, and in the end he subconsciously agreed to her suggestion.
"Mengmeng..."
Chen Xingzhi still wanted to take these people away. In fact, these staff members had not bought tickets yet. There were many tickets from Gangcheng to Yangshi tonight. Even Chen Xingzhi himself was still planning to change to a later train.
"Brother Xingzhi, I don't have the financial resources to help you with trending marketing, so I probably can't help you much. But you don't need to worry about hosting. Live streaming is no problem either. For me, it's all part of my daily routine."
Talking about hosting, Ren Limeng smiled confidently, and she said with a smile, interrupting Shen Xingzhi's unspoken suggestion.
"Dealing with these trending searches isn't just causing trouble, it's increasing my knowledge. This is exactly what I need right now. I'm only now realizing that the entertainment industry is even more complicated than what's spread online. Brother Xingzhi, you've worked hard over the years. Let's go on together. I may not become a big shot suddenly, but I will definitely experience everything with you. When we're together, these things won't be a big deal!"
Compared with the many twists and turns in the entertainment industry, even the sudden and almost harsh competition system of "Shan Hai" seems insignificant. The cruelest part of the entertainment industry is never in front of the public, and many times it is just silent.
With the help of Shen Xingzhi's traffic and status, Ren Limeng finally completely set off a corner of the entertainment industry. In addition to many of the disputes and secret struggles that have been guessed, there are too many unexpected means, some of which are even completely without bottom line. It is all helpless and speechless.
Just now, the entry related to Chen Xingzhi's mother Qiu Quan suddenly appeared at the lower part of the hot list, climbing up silently and very quickly. Ren Limeng noticed that when the staff of Guanxing clicked on the entry, there were many marketing accounts mysteriously revealing that Chen Xingzhi gave up hosting and angered his mother to death. The marketing accounts' Weibo posts have received tens of thousands of likes.
Ren Limeng was furious. Regardless of whether the marketing account bought data or not, there must be real people among these likes. What was there to like? Why would anyone believe such an outrageous thing?
These are not true or false, but completely fabricated. How can the popularity of comments be calculated by the second and increase wildly? Moreover, many words in the comment section are unbearable to hear, which are more unpleasant and more infuriating than those who complained about her privileges yesterday.
However, the Guaxing Studio handled the matter very calmly, with the numbness of an assembly line operation, reporting the fake reviews in a one-stop manner, and the person who was slandered, Chen Xingzhi, did not show any reaction. Ren Limeng subconsciously blocked the screen at the time, but Chen Xingzhi still saw it in the end, and he did not feel any emotion after seeing it.
Ren Limeng was very sure that Shen Xingzhi's attitude was indifferent, and at most he just smiled lightly at her somewhat unnecessary behavior.
Director Fang of the nearby Gua Xing Studio noticed Ren Limeng's pursed lips and casually chatted, "It's still good this time. Fortunately, we secured the 'Shan Hai' program, so they can only rely on nonsense. These kinds of rumors are easy to resolve. I remember two years ago, Xingzhi had a music variety show. His rival at the time colluded with the variety show director. The main episode was full of edited scenes that Xingzhi took out of context. They also hired a lot of marketing accounts to mass-produce water armies. Hanxing's Xu Jiao wanted to abuse fans, but she didn't rush to clarify. In the end, Xingzhi came to us to resolve the matter."
The director said casually, "This incident went viral on Weibo at the time, but we resolved it in a day, although it took some extraordinary measures. Xingzhi, I think you've been working with us because you saw our capabilities in this incident, right?"
Ren Limeng couldn't help but frown as Director Gua Xing said. A trace of heartache flashed in her eyes. Before coming to "Shan Hai", she was just like ordinary netizens. She regarded hot searches as just a piece of gossip when she was bored. As a host of the Orange platform, she would at most listen to some seemingly plausible entertainment gossip.
The working environment of the agricultural channel is more like the workplace of an ordinary worker. Ren Limeng has never thought deeply about it. It turns out that behind every ordinary or even low-ranking entry there are still many true and false things hidden. The grand hot list has long become a game field with undercurrents from all parties in the entertainment industry. No one can be immune, and everyone only has an admission ticket with an uncertain future.
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