Chapter 77 She knew where this name was familiar!
After hearing her question, Lou Yiqi slowly put down her hands, revealing the messy tear marks on her face, and her delicate makeup was ruined.
She didn't know where her eyes were looking, and her lips trembled for a long time before she slowly uttered a word: "Hate..."
That one word seemed to pierce through the wound that hadn't healed in her twenty-one years. The resentment that Lou Yiqi had bottled up deep in her heart burst out like a violent flood: "I hate her! I hate her! Yes, I hate her!"
She suddenly lost her temper and screamed. Pei Xingyao immediately turned back from the passenger seat, his fingers moving slightly, and he didn't know what he was pinching. But Du Wanwan knew that if even one thing went wrong, he wouldn't need to stop the car to knock Lou Yiqi unconscious.
No, wait for my order. Du Wanwan gave him a look and continued to look at Lou Yiqi quietly with a gentle expression as if it had nothing to do with her.
"How could she do this to me?" Lou Yiqi raged, tears streaming down her face. "How could she sweet-talk me into quitting the troupe and then abandon me? Didn't she promise to give me the lead role in a big-budget movie? I waited so long for her! I even went to see her! And she pretended not to know me!"
"I was 20 years old that year, the best age for a woman, the most beautiful age for a woman! The leading actress in 'Beacon Fire' should have been mine! Those three Golden Horse Awards trophies should have been mine! But at that time, I could only drink heavily in my rented room! I could only drink until I had stomach bleeding, and watch gossip about 'Beacon Fire' on TV in the hospital ward! I couldn't recover my health for two whole years, and I couldn't work! Two years!"
"Two years later, everything changed! My dream of becoming a film queen went from a smooth road to a thorny one! To enter the entertainment industry, I had to start as an extra, playing corpses! It took two whole years before I landed the female lead role in a low-budget TV series! After that, it took many more years before I could enter the film industry, and many more years before I could play the female lead in a movie and win a film award!"
"Until now!" Lou Yiqi's eyes suddenly focused and looked at Du Wanwan, his eyes full of crazy resentment.
Pei Xingyao's heart tightened. Du Wanwan once again gave him a "don't move" hint with her peripheral vision, and then looked at Lou Yiqi.
She didn't say a word, her eyes were loving and gentle, she was simply the most diligent listener.
"...Twenty-one years!" Lou Yiqi continued to cry and accuse without being interrupted. "Twenty-one years! The best twenty-one years of my life! I spent them struggling in the entertainment industry! I could have been a star in the film industry, I could have been the youngest winner of the three major film awards, I could have been a big star that everyone adored the moment I entered the industry! But because she played tricks on me, teased me, and forgot about me, I have nothing! It's all because of her that I'm now called an old fool! For an actor, a good role is so important! It's something that can determine one's destiny! And she ruined it just like that!"
She cried until her tears streamed down her cheeks, her face flushed with anger, and she yelled at the top of her lungs, "Tell me! Judge for yourself! Shouldn't I hate her? Shouldn't I?"
Du Wanwan didn't answer the question of whether or not she should do it. Instead, she asked kindly, "If you hate her so much, why don't you say it out loud? Why don't you take revenge on her?"
"I dare not! I'm just an ordinary citizen, how dare I offend her? Do you still want to make a living in the future? She is the eldest daughter of Runjia Investment and the president of Runjia Entertainment Group. Even if she dies, she still has her biological father. Even if her biological father dies, she still has a ruthless daughter..."
Lou Yiqi blurted out a long string of words, then suddenly stopped, opened his eyes wide in horror, swallowed hard, wishing he could swallow back the words, and even wanted to slap himself in the face.
Who was she talking to? What nonsense did she say? Did she want to stop living like this?
This sickly-looking young woman is the chairman of Runjia Investment Group and the president of Runjia Entertainment! She's the head of a 900 billion yuan tycoon! Just think about what she just did at the GM Charity Dinner! He spent 150 million yuan on her, giving her treatment that even a top-tier actress wouldn't get. Of course, they'd ban her without hesitation, undoing twenty years of hard work and turning her newly gained popularity, glory, and envy into a laughingstock online, trampled upon by everyone in their industry!
How could she curse Du Qingjia in front of Du Qingjia's daughter and say that she hated Du Qingjia!
Is there enough space in the luxury car? Should she kneel down to apologize to the young lady?
Lou Yiqi was so flustered that she almost lost her soul. At this moment, Du Wanwan asked her gently, "So, you didn't take revenge on her?"
"I... I didn't." Lou Yiqi didn't even dare to shed tears. Her whole body was trembling, and her voice was trembling so much that she could barely form a sentence. "Mr. Du, I... I really didn't do it. I wouldn't dare... I swear to heaven, I really didn't do it. If I had ever taken revenge on Du Qing... Ms. Du, I would..."
"No need to swear, I believe you." Du Wanwan's voice remained unchanged, still as gentle as before.
Lou Yiqi's expression didn't lighten at all because of her words; it even turned paler. She opened her mouth, using all her strength, but she didn't know what to say.
Du Wanwan helped her to say it out loud: "But, you told others about it, right?"
Twenty years of suppressed hatred did not drive her crazy, and twenty years of struggle did not make her admit defeat, but this simple sentence made Lou Yiqi collapse instantly.
"I... I didn't mean it!" Lou Yiqi burst into tears again. She covered her face with her hands, not daring to look at the woman across from her, and kept defending herself. "I just... I just needed this thing so badly! I needed this talisman so badly! How can I continue to survive in the entertainment industry without it? I didn't mean it! I... I just told her. I didn't mean to get revenge on her..."
"who is she?"
"Du..."
"No, I'm asking about the other her." Du Wanwan's voice was still gentle, but there was a hint of sharp murderous intent in this gentleness.
Lou Yiqi couldn't help but flinch, as if she wanted to say she didn't know, but in the face of that tangible murderous intent, she didn't have the courage to lie: "She...she didn't say her name at the time, but...but I know her. Once, when I was talking with Ms. Du...Ms. Du in a coffee shop, Ms. Du left first, and I left something and came back. I heard people in the coffee shop talking about, 'Xia Chunzhen is trying to imitate Du Qingjia in everything. Du Qingjia just carried that bag yesterday, and she followed suit today.' I looked in the direction they were talking about, and then, I remembered her. Later, she came to the rental house to look for me, thinking I was drunk and didn't remember anything. In fact, I can drink quite well. I wasn't completely drunk, and I recognized her!"
Xia Chun… Du Wanwan had this name etched in her mind. She felt like she had seen it somewhere before, but she couldn't recall where. Putting it aside for the moment, she pressed on, "What did you tell her?"
"I told... I told about what happened between me and Ms. Du." Lou Yiqi avoided her gaze and kept defending himself. "I was drunk! There was also a report on 'Beacon Fire' that day, and I was so angry that I... I couldn't hold it back..."
She carefully watched Du Wanwan's expression, but Du Wanwan's face was full of gentle smiles, and she couldn't tell what was going on underneath. Lou Yiqi could only comfort herself. Anyway, the matter had come to this point. If she hid it, it might make things worse.
What's the saying? Leniency to those who confess, severity to those who resist.
Without waiting for Du Wanwan to question her, she continued, "As soon as she opened the door, she said, 'You're so pitiful! I know everything,' and my emotions exploded. You know what? Ms. Du had clearly taken me to meet the director and the people at Runjia Entertainment. I was just one contract away from signing the female lead role. I had auditioned! But...but no one remembered me. I went to Runjia Entertainment, and the receptionist actually asked who I was! I knew this was unusual, and I was terrified!"
Du Wanwan asked slowly, "Are you scared? Why?"
Lou Yiqi interpreted her doubts as the wealthy not understanding the difficulties faced by ordinary people, and explained with a wry smile: "Why else? Because I was banned!"
"Block?"
"That's right," Lou Yiqi said. "When I saw them before, they were still politely calling me 'Miss Lou,' but after just a few days, none of them recognized me. How could a person's memory disappear for no reason? It must have been Du... Ms. Du... who ordered them to pretend I didn't exist, so they all turned a blind eye to me. I was really scared. I'm just an ordinary person. The wealthy families and the capital were just plots in TV dramas to me. I never thought they existed in real life, let alone that I would experience them myself. I knew then and there that I had to behave myself and not say a single word, otherwise Ms. Du would be angry, and I would never have the chance to enter the entertainment industry again. So... so, you see, it's been twenty-one years now, and I've always behaved myself and not revealed a single word to anyone else, except... except..."
"Xia Chun, Xia Chun, I didn't mean it." Lou Yiqi instinctively defended herself. Knowing she had to make a move, she quickly said, "I was really drunk at the time, and my mind wasn't clear. Besides, I knew she was from a wealthy family too! The fact that she learned everything from Ms. Du shows that she's also from a top wealthy family. She also said she knew everything, so I told her everything about Ms. Du and me. I only told her what Ms. Du told me, and that the female lead role in 'Beacon Fire' was supposed to be mine. I don't know anything else, and of course I didn't say anything."
Du Wanwan didn't directly expose her words, but only asked: "Then what? What did you exchange with her for?"
Despair welled up in Lou Yiqi's eyes. This young girl was a thousand times more terrifying than her mother. She had nowhere to hide, and she hadn't even noticed she had gone from leaning against the seat to huddled against the car door.
"I..." Lou Yiqi said faintly, hoping she couldn't hear. "I gave her... a screenshot of Du Qingjia and I chatting, and she gave me a permanent love charm."
Okay, we're on the same page. Du Wanwan's eyes darkened, but the smile on her lips became even more pronounced. "Ms. Lou, the love charm is a forbidden spell. Any administrative area where humans live has a protective formation that prohibits the use of forbidden spells. Once used, it will be countered by the spell. This rule, you don't know, or do you think I don't know? Or do you think I can't see that you don't know spells?"
Does she mean that she thinks she is lying?
"No, no! I'm not lying!" Lou Yiqi hurriedly clarified, "I know about the protective formation, and I don't really know any magic, but she does! She said it was a very mild aphrodisiac that would only make me more charming, making it easier for me to deal with investors and directors in the future and get opportunities. I really felt that she used a spell on me. You don't know, I used to have a very tough temperament, and everyone in the art troupe said I wasn't gentle enough. But after Miss Xia used the spell on me, I really became very charming, and my voice is so sweet!"
Du Wanwan was originally very angry, but seeing that she was eager to prove that the price she paid was reasonable, the anger disappeared and turned into sympathy.
"Ms. Lou, have you seen tonight's hot topics?"
"Ah, ah?" Lou Yiqi was obviously not used to jumping to such a big topic. He didn't react for a while and could only nod: "I saw it, I saw it."
"Have you seen what netizens and the media are saying about your look? What did they say?"
"They...praised my good-looking look this time, saying I looked very dashing and that I had finally gotten rid of my softness and affectation..." As Lou Yiqi spoke, his face suddenly turned pale again.
After avoiding for a long time, she finally met Du Wanwan's gaze, her eyes full of surprise and disbelief.
At this moment, something that had lasted for twenty-one years and was unbreakable suddenly collapsed in her eyes.
Her lips moved as if she wanted to ask why, but she didn't even have the courage to say the first word.
Du Wanwan sighed slightly, knowing that she understood.
The talisman she'd obtained in secret didn't help her at all; instead, it washed away her greatest strength. The entertainment industry is overrun with women who appear feminine and charming, so a female star naturally endowed with a dashing aura is a rare commodity, destined to shine. Her mother, Du Qingjia, must have been drawn to Lou Yiqi's bold demeanor. But for the past twenty-one years, Lou Yiqi, an amateur who once auditioned for a major film director, has struggled mightily. A big part of the reason is that she constantly forces a feminine aura, causing directors to find her appearance and demeanor awkward.
"Ha...hahahaha..." Lou Yiqi burst out laughing, tears streaming down her face. She raised her hand to cover her lips, turned her head away, and tried to smile calmly, but she felt that she was just ridiculous.
She thought it was a life-saving spell, but in reality, it had harmed her for twenty years...
"Also, let me tell you one more thing. If you think I'm trying to excuse her, that's fine. I'm just fulfilling my duty as a daughter, and I think you should know." Du Wanwan's voice was calm and gentle. "Back then, my mother might have actually ordered others to pretend not to know you, but at that time, she was under a forbidden spell called the 'Obedience Talisman.' She was forced to obey someone and did many unthinkable things that went against her nature."
Lou Yiqi was shocked, tears still hanging in the corners of his eyes, but he turned to look at her in shock.
"Yes, that's right." Du Wanwan nodded. "I think the source of that obedient talisman is the same as the love talisman you got."
"Ha..." Lou Yiqi laughed again, laughing hysterically, laughing crazily, laughing so hard that tears fell endlessly and his whole body was shaking.
“Hahahaha…hahaha!”
Du Wanwan did not interrupt her, and also restrained the sharp power and pressure on her body.
The car was still moving forward, and only high and low laughter could be heard in the well-insulated luxury car.
Until the car stopped.
"Miss." Pei Xingyao spoke for the first time, "We have arrived at Miss Lou's residence."
Well, Missy had gotten what she wanted, and she finally realized how ridiculous she was. It was time for her to get off the bus.
Lou Yiqi understood. Perhaps after all the emotional ups and downs, she had completely given up, or perhaps the blow was too great, and she had gone mad. Even at this moment, she was still worried about something else: "Boss Du, you... can I still make it in the entertainment industry? The heroine of 'Abyss Rescue'..."
"I won't do anything," Du Wanwan interrupted. "I just want to know what happened back then, and I want to tell you some of it. The invitation to tonight's charity dinner and everything else are my apologies on behalf of my mother. How far you can go in the future depends on your own abilities. I won't interfere. On the contrary, if you're good enough, I think you'll have the opportunity to work with Runjia Entertainment again in the future."
Didn't she understand? Tonight's charity dinner wasn't just an invitation, more than just the last trending topic; it was her comeback. Starting tonight, with the name of the Du family's eldest daughter, she would be elevated to a top-tier actress, with more fashion resources and endorsements coming her way. In the future, she would also have more job opportunities, and her status within the studio would rise from a neglected, obscure figure to a top star. The studio would prioritize her for any resources, and other artists would be forced to share the resources she didn't want.
"Boss Du..." Lou Yiqi's lips trembled, "You don't understand..."
"You don't understand, Miss Lou. You don't understand what the Du family means in the entertainment industry, and what my name means in the entertainment industry. Otherwise, you should understand that you can get more by sitting next to me tonight. I can give you more, too. When I said, 'I guarantee you will ascend to the top and win the three major film awards,' I might be being modest. But let's talk about it later."
Du Wanwan sighed softly and leaned back in her chair.
It was only at this moment that Lou Yiqi noticed that she had always kept her back straight and had never relaxed.
"My mother was the victim of a forbidden spell, and I'm deeply sorry that you were implicated. I've decided to make amends. But I'm also certain that you played a role in my mother's death."
Lou Yiqi's lips moved.
Du Wanwan gestured to stop her. "I know you didn't mean it, but I need to confirm it before I know the consequences of your actions informing others. Miss Lou, I hope you understand that I'm not a kindhearted person."
"The outside world's evaluation of me can be summed up in four words: ruthless and merciless."
That is to say, if her behavior of informing others had a serious impact on Du Qingjia's death, would she also be on the eldest lady's revenge list?
Lou Yiqi shuddered, not daring to speak anymore, and got out of the car obediently.
The shadow beside him flashed by, and Pei Xingyao had already sat in the back seat and handed over the tablet. "Miss, I found it."
Du Wanwan couldn't help but smile at him.
Others might think that since so much has already happened tonight, they should stop disturbing the young lady and let her rest. But only Pei Xingyao knew that she didn't need any rest. The best rest and comfort were the truth and information.
"Let me see."
On the tablet, the all-purpose assistant Pei Xingyao had already accessed his brain, which was like a super database, and found Xia Chun's information.
Jiangcheng, a thousand-year-old city, is also one of the top two cities after the spiritual energy resurgence. It is home to many wealthy families and large corporations, and has long been known as one of the four great families. Relatively speaking, while the Du family also has a long history, it has experienced several ups and downs. Before my grandfather Du Jingyuan became the richest man, the Du family was in decline, just a second-rate wealthy family.
Sixty years ago, the top wealthy families were the Meng, Chu, Xia and Su families.
The Chu family, a century-old aristocratic family, has always been dedicated to metaphysical management. The Meng family is a multinational family, and the Su family is a descendant of the demon world's royal family. They are also fox demon families, needless to say, and they still have influence in Jiangcheng. However, these three families have little influence in Jiangcheng. The Chu family is involved in politics and abides by the law, and they stopped interacting with the business world early on. The domestic policy of separating business and politics is not suitable for the Meng family. The Meng family likes the practice of foreign capital controlling and competing for power. If it weren't for their ancestral tombs in China, they would probably not have returned home long ago. Although the Su family is also involved in business, they are committed to serving the demon clan, mainly helping them adapt to the revival of spiritual energy and work in modern society, and guiding the previously stubborn demons to accept legal concepts.
Among the four major families, three no longer care about the pomp and circumstance of the wealthy, rarely mingle in the wealthy circles, and will not attend cocktail parties everywhere under the title of top wealthy families.
Only the Xia family remained committed to maintaining the prestige of a top-tier wealthy family and continued to engage in business. Sadly, however, the Xia family had been without a distinguished business talent for generations. Their assets had dwindled repeatedly, and over the past thirty years, they were reduced to a mere shell. Yet, the Xia family, clinging to their reputation and determined to maintain their status as a top-tier wealthy family, demanded the grandest and most lavish display in everything they did.
Naturally, the deficit will be even greater.
Naturally, they considered themselves aristocratic families and looked down on the Du family, a family that had already fallen on hard times but had become the richest through Du Jingyuan's business methods, considering them nouveau riche. The Xia family had always been secretly competing with the Du family in various ways, and naturally, this competition had affected the next generation.
That is, her mother Du Qingjia and Xia Chun, the little daughter of the Xia family.
Xia Chun had three older cousins, younger brothers and sisters, and several younger cousins. In such a large family, it was very difficult for him to win the favor and love of the then head of the Xia family, Mr. Xia. Xia Chun's method was to compete with Du Qingjia, trying his best to save the Xia family's appearance and embarrass Du Qingjia on every occasion.
They attended the same school since childhood and even studied the same major in college. Given their mother Du Qingjia's high-profile and flamboyant behavior, the rivalry between the two naturally attracted the attention of many reporters.
Du Wanwan also noticed something almost immediately.
Half a year ago, or even a few days ago, she wanted to investigate her mother's affairs and had been searching online for information about her mother. But strangely, no matter how hard she searched, apart from the few pieces of information she already knew—
For example, the fire that caused my mother's death, my mother's good relationship with Meng Qian, my mother's wedding banquet, and other things, could not be found at all.
But now, Lou Yiqi has revealed that his mother once worked at Runjia Entertainment, and that Xia Chun "imitated Du Qingjia in everything." As a result, there have been many news reports online about the mother Du Qingjia and Xia Chun fighting, and the conflicts between the Xia and Du families.
Even within Runjia Entertainment's internal records, there was no record of her mother, Du Qingjia, having served as president of the company. Du Wanwan was certain that if she asked Luo Zhen about it, his face would remain blank for a moment, then he would say that her husband, her grandfather, had been so grief-stricken that he had obliterated all information about her mother.
But is it really so? Du Wanwan never believed it, she always had a feeling in her heart.
It felt like the complete event was originally hidden, but she got a clue, which opened up a new map and a new plot.
So, who was hiding the plot originally?
Harem system?
Now, why can she open up a new plot?
Unable to get an answer, Du Wanwan could only continue to look at the investigation results.
Pei Xingyao made a timeline based on the news he searched.
Runjia Investment Group launched its entertainment division 30 years ago, and a year later, the Xia family also established an entertainment company. At the time, the entertainment industry was already a recognized gold mine, but unfortunately, neither company found a suitable leader, and both entertainment companies failed to turn a profit and instead suffered significant losses.
Runjia Entertainment was the last division of the Runjia Investment Group to open. By then, Runjia's portfolio companies, including metaphysics technology, internet technology, real estate, and even logistics, were already industry giants with enormous profits, and my grandfather, Du Jingyuan, was already the richest man in China. For Runjia Investment, the entertainment sector was a testing ground, and a loss of over a billion yuan wasn't a big deal.
But for the Xia family, entering the entertainment industry was like adding insult to injury. According to the financial reports Pei Xingyao had found, the Xia family was nearly bankrupted by their own entertainment company.
Her mother Du Qingjia joined Runjia Entertainment Group as president when she was 24 years old, the year she graduated from graduate school. In the same year, Xia Chun also joined the Xia family's entertainment company, Xia Tian Entertainment, as deputy director of the film and television artist department.
This position is completely different from Du Qingjia's president. At that time, marketing accounts used the comparison between the two as a magic weapon to attract traffic and immediately publicized Xia Chun's failure.
But at the same time, Du Wanwan herself had read the information about Runjia Entertainment in the news, and it was clear that the situation of Runjia Entertainment was not very good at that time.
It has no leading artists, and has not produced any hit movies or TV series, and has been making losses all the time.
According to the timeline, three months after her mother Du Qingjia became president of Runjia Entertainment Group, planning for "Beacon Fire," a spy film that would go down in cinematic history, began. According to initial news reports, Runjia Entertainment was indeed an investor, and Du Wanwan can almost infer that it was her mother Du Qingjia who saw the potential of the script and single-handedly pushed the project forward. It was also during this time that she discovered the talent of Lou Yiqi and recommended him to the director of "Beacon Fire."
At that time, my mother wanted to use "Beacon Fire" to completely reverse the losses of Runjia Entertainment, and through the profits of Runjia Entertainment, change the view of her in the group headquarters and gain the right to speak.
But Du Wanwan also remembered that just three months later, her mother Du Qingjia met Xiang Yongkang.
So, naturally, after half a year of planning for "Beacon Fire", Runjia Entertainment suddenly withdrew its investment, and several other companies filled the gap left by Runjia Entertainment and became investors of "Beacon Fire".
Among them is the Xia family’s summer entertainment.
However, the largest investor of "Beacon Fire" is not Xiatian Entertainment, but a well-known real estate group. The actress recommended has always been the canary of the real estate boss.
At the time, the actress was still a newcomer, fresh off the ground, when she was scooped up by a financier to play the lead in "Beacon Fire." She thrived, and two years later, "Beacon Fire" was released to box office and critical acclaim, garnering numerous awards. The actress also won three Golden Globes, becoming a top-tier actress and maintaining her unshakable status in the film industry for the next twenty years.
But that’s another story.
Less than two months after Runjia Entertainment withdrew its investment in "Beacon Fire", news of Du Qingjia's marriage suddenly broke.
It is unknown when my mother discussed the marriage with my grandfather, or when she brought Xiang Yongkang to him. However, the news of the marriage came three days before my mother wrote her penultimate letter to Meng Qian.
Three days later, his mother wrote a decisive letter to Meng Qian, telling him that she was pregnant out of wedlock.
Du Wanwan's hands suddenly tightened, and she felt a sharp pain in her heart.
Meng Qian was furious when he received the letter of severance and was locked up by his eldest brother. He stayed there until his mother's wedding, when he left the country in despair.
Less than a month after the wedding, news broke that his mother Du Qingjia was pregnant.
At this point, my mother's tragedy is almost irreversible...
Du Wanwan took a deep breath to avoid fainting from the strong emotions that surged into her heart.
She then noticed that Xiang Yongkang had only been an assistant for a short period of time.
After the two got married, Xiang Yongkang founded Hengchen Group and went out on his own.
During the eight months between her marriage and childbirth, my mother never left her position as president of Runjia Entertainment. In these short eight months... no, to be precise, in less than two months after her marriage, she spent a lot of money to sign several best actor and actress awards, and it seemed that she wanted to do something big.
But... Du Wanwan had to harden her heart and try to calm herself down before she could continue reading.
However, it wasn't long after she signed these Best Actor and Best Actress awards. Du Wanwan calculated the time and found that it was about three months after her marriage, which was more than four months after her pregnancy, when her mother had to stay at home to take care of the baby because of an unstable fetal position.
After more than a month of staying at home to take care of the pregnancy, the mother wrote her last letter to Meng Qian.
It was the letter asking Meng Qian not to return to China.
From then on, there was rarely any news about the mother in the news, but news about Xia Chun continued to come out.
Xia Chun signed several new artists to Summer Entertainment and participated in several variety shows, all of which became popular. She was successfully promoted from deputy director to director of Summer Entertainment's film and television artist department. She stayed in this position for ten years.
From this time on, the outside world's view of the competition between mother Du Qingjia and Xia Chun changed dramatically.
In the past, people often said Xia Chun was a shrewd imitator, a poor imitator, inferior to Du Qingjia in every way. After this, her mother, Du Qingjia, became a traditional woman, devoted to her husband and children, obsessed with love and unable to judge people. She had no future or talent in the entertainment industry, and only knew how to squander her father's money. Xia Chun, on the other hand, possessed a unique vision, exceptional management skills, and a keen eye for talent.
When her mother died in childbirth in a fire, a TV series starring an artist Xia Chun had promoted happened to be the highest-rated show of the year. People in the public compared her to her mother, saying that women should focus on their careers and not worry about being a wife and mother. Otherwise, even if they were born into the wealthiest families, they would still end up in misery.
"Miss..." A soft, worried call sounded, and Du Wanwan realized that she was so angry that her whole body was shaking and her lips were trembling.
"..." She closed her eyes to stay calm and said to Pei Xingyao, "I'm fine."
Since then, Xia Chun has earned the title of "Gold Medal Agent" and has brought out many superstars. Almost all the artists under her care are top-tier. Thanks to her efforts, Xia Tian Entertainment has reversed its losses and gradually taken root in the entertainment industry.
Now, twenty years later, Runjia Entertainment claims to be a veteran entertainment company, but it has achieved little and has been making losses. Year after year, it has been proposed for cancellation by other parts of the group and has been ridiculed.
And summer entertainment...
Du Wanwan noticed that the year after her mother's death, Xia Tian Entertainment relocated its headquarters to neighboring City A. Xia Chun rose through the ranks, rising from Director of the Film and Television Artist Department to President of Xia Tian Entertainment in his fifth year. The Xia family's other businesses gradually lost their profitability and were gradually eliminated by Xia Chun. By ten years ago, the Xia family had no other businesses besides Xia Tian Entertainment. Xia Tian Entertainment had become a dominant force in the entertainment industry, consistently producing high-quality films, boasting countless award-winning actors and actresses, and flourishing across films, TV series, and variety shows.
Turning to the last page, there are recent photos of Xia Chun.
If Du Wanwan hadn't known who she was, she wouldn't have known she was 46. She was incredibly well-maintained, with no wrinkles on her face. Most importantly, she didn't have a fierce, overbearing look, but rather a very gentle one. Her eyes even opened into crescents when she smiled.
If you don’t know her, you would think she is a young and sweet girl.
Who would have thought that this was actually a tycoon in the entertainment industry?
Xia Chun... Xia Chun... Du Wanwan's fingers were unconsciously drawing on the tablet screen, and she accidentally enlarged the photo.
Then, my heart skipped a beat.
She...she saw a very small red teardrop mole at the corner of Xia Chun's eye!
She knew where this name was familiar!
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