Chapter 55
Song Zhiye?
When Xiao Sheng suddenly heard the name, his face darkened. He snatched the phone from his agent's hand and looked down.
It’s still the marketing account named Zhang Xiaogou.
Zhang Xiaogou: The family has solved the case. The most courageous man in the world is named Nie Feng. Yes, that's the famous Nie Feng, the sixth son of the Nie family in Yancheng. It's worth mentioning that according to fans, the identities of the three people to Nie Feng's right have also surfaced.
They are——
1. A second-tier actor wrapped up like a criminal/Xiao Sheng’s only ex-boyfriend (his ex-boyfriend himself didn’t admit it)/the self-reliant Song Zhiye!
2. His fortune-telling skills are known to the world / his looks surpass many celebrities in the entertainment industry / internet celebrity little Taoist priest Rong Jing!
3. Openly teased by his parents, his rebellious period will last for 30 years/He used to be the captain of the Yan Group’s security team/Yan Yingyao, the only heir of the Yan family!
My family, I don't know which iron plate Xiao Sheng's fans can pick to kick/spin in circles
Xiao Sheng: "..."
Xiao Sheng frowned and enlarged the photo of Song Zhiye. The photo was taken by someone when Song Zhiye took off half of his mask to breathe. Although not much of his face was exposed, netizens could recognize him, so Xiao Sheng could naturally do the same.
It turned out that the fleeting sense of familiarity he had felt in the underground garage and on the roadshow stage was not an illusion.
He gritted his teeth and sneered, "Song Zhiye is really promising. He can actually hook up with Yan Yingyao and Nie Liu."
After recognizing Song Zhiye, he was completely certain that what Nie Liu said at the roadshow was 100% nitpicking. If nothing unexpected happened, the notebook in his hand that recorded his poor acting skills was also written by Song Zhiye.
Seeing Xiao Sheng's cheeks twitching with anger, the agent couldn't help but pinch his own brow. Not only was Xiao Sheng furious, but he was also furious. He had known Song Zhiye had ill intentions towards them and had been constantly on guard against him. He had never imagined that he would actually be able to enter Hengya's cinema and cause such a major incident.
He patted Xiao Sheng's arm, and after trying to calm down, his voice became a little colder: "I think you should not focus on Song Zhiye, you should focus on this."
Xiao Sheng looked over and saw his agent's finger pointing at the name 'Rong Jing'.
"This is the one you should be on guard against."
Xiao Sheng was silent for a moment, so his agent continued, muttering to himself, "You might not know this, but Rong Jing may look young, but he shot to fame because of Chang Tianrui's case. Countless people come to him for fortune-telling every day, so it seems he has some real skills."
"Also, after seeing him, I finally figured out that Song Zhiye didn't rely on Yan Yingyao and Nie Liu as his backers, but rather he approached Rong Jing. Yan Yingyao and Nie Liu are both Rong Jing's assistants."
"Yan Yingyao and Nie Liu are assistants to Rong Jing, a young Taoist priest?" Xiao Sheng seemed to have heard a huge joke.
What are the identities of these two rich second-generations, and what is Rong Jing’s identity?
Although the agent also thinks this is outrageous, this is the fact.
"I know you're surprised, but it's true. A while ago, a Weibo influencer who went to Rong Jing for fortune-telling posted something about this, saying that Yan Yingyao treated all of them to dinner."
The agent happened to see the Weibo post at that time, but since the matter had nothing to do with them, he didn't pay much attention to it.
Who knew that one day, Song Zhiye would come to the door with Rong Jing.
"Song Zhiye knows all about your affair with Pan Pan. If he hadn't had evidence, he would have exposed you long ago," the agent said. "He probably realized there was someone behind you, so he went looking for Rong Jing."
Xiao Sheng's face turned even uglier after hearing his agent's words. He lowered his eyes, his heart in turmoil, and frowned, "But I've been busy with roadshows lately and don't have time to go to Gao Yun to find Master Tiantong."
"Thick Fog" has only been released for two days. According to the contract signed by Xiao Sheng and the crew, he has to go on a roadshow for at least a month. During this month, they have to go to movie theaters all over the country. In between, there are also two variety shows to promote the new movie. Xiao Sheng can be said to be overwhelmed.
The agent seemed to have thought of something and quickly opened the memo. Then he frowned and said, "There's no place near Gao Yun for the roadshow."
Then, Xiao Sheng really couldn't spare the time.
He thought for a moment and asked, "Contact Master Tiantong and ask if he's willing to come."
Xiao Sheng was a little uncertain: "Isn't it unrealistic?"
The agent laughed and said, "If you pay more, you will be more realistic."
That’s true.
Xiao Sheng exhaled and said, "Then I'll contact them."
…
Xiao Sheng's encounter with Nie Liu at the roadshow quickly became a trending topic on Weibo due to its immense popularity. Along with #Xiao Sheng's roadshow being embarrassed#, other topics included #Xiao Sheng's acting skills being questioned#, #Song Zhiye's surprise appearance at the "Thick Fog" roadshow#, #It's okay, I'll remember#, #Appearance mirror#, and #Nie Liu, the strict young master#.
When Xiao Sheng's fans saw these contents and watched the video shot by others during the roadshow, they saw Nie Liu chattering and Song Zhiye laughing, while their idol was standing alone on the stage. They felt heartbroken and furious. They didn't care whether it was Nie Liu or Yan Yingyao, and they started to rage.
Scolding Song Zhiye: "You're such a loser! I thought you were a good person when the marketing accounts all said you were Xiao Sheng's ex-boyfriend and you didn't come here to take advantage of the hype, but I didn't expect you to be so disgusting! What? After breaking up, you see our Xiao Sheng is so popular and has won two Best Actor awards, so you're jealous and resentful, right? People like you will always be a third-rate, useless actor!"
Scolding Rong Jing: "A charlatan with a lot of marketing going on, and even looks better than many celebrities in the entertainment industry, who gave you that face? Sooner or later, the police will call you and arrest you for fraud."
Scolding Nie Liu: You dandy young master are so shameless, you have so much capital, I think the Nie family will fall into your hands sooner or later!
Scolding Yan Yingyao: Your family and Nie Feng's family will go bankrupt together! Boycott Yan's products, boycott, boycott!
When Yan Yingyao saw that his private messages on Weibo were being attacked, his face was full of question marks.
At the time, he was sitting in a private room at a high-end restaurant in Yancheng, leaning back in his chair, holding a seven-figure bottle of wine, and sneering, "Is there something wrong with these fans? I sat there the whole time and didn't say a word. Why did they drag me into this scolding?"
Nie Liu held his phone and read the insults people were saying. He laughed so hard that his stomach hurt, especially when he saw the messages from Rong Jing: "Master, they said they're going to call the police to arrest you, hahahahaha."
Rong Jing: “…”
Rong Jing peeked over and asked Nie Liu to send him the screenshot, then forwarded it to Xie Changshi, and made an expression like a kitten peeking out, and asked bitterly: If I get caught, will you come to redeem me?
When the message was sent, Xie Changshi was being informed by Song Qing about the bloody storm on the Internet. After reading the content carefully, he joked: I will sell me and redeem me for you.
Rong Jing: That won’t work. Who will support me after I sell you?
Xie Changshi thought so too, and then typed in the dialog box: Then sell Lu Yunji.
Before this line of words was sent out, a message came from Rong Jing in advance, and it said: We sold Wannian Lao Er, he should be worth a lot of money.
Xie Changshi couldn't help but laughed out loud.
Special Assistant Song, who was chattering about his plan to kill the fans, looked at the man with a smile on his lips in confusion and blinked.
Is their boss okay?
How can you still laugh when your sweetheart is being scolded?
He was suspicious and asked tentatively, "Did you have a fight with Mr. Rong?"
Xie Changshi came back to his senses, his eyebrows slightly raised, and the confusion on his face answered Song Qing very well. He also said: "It is possible that Rong Jing and I are quarreling."
Song Qing: "...Please be careful that I tell Mr. Rong the truth."
Xie Changshi stared at him with a half-smile: "If he believes you but not me, then I'm really going to quarrel with him."
Song Qing: “…”
Attention returned to the various topics on Weibo. Xie Changshi felt that these fans of Xiao Sheng might have lost their minds due to their pursuit of idols. They dared to offend Yan Yingyao like this and were not afraid that the Yan family's connections in the entertainment industry would put obstacles in Xiao Sheng's way.
He pulled the corners of his lips and chuckled softly, "Don't worry about the fans. Yan Yingyao and the others will take care of it. Go find Luan Tianming. If Xiao Sheng has as many resources as he has, just ruin them."
Song Qing took a breath.
Otherwise, why do people in the business world say that Mr. Xie is not easy to mess with?
Every move he makes hits the opponent's weak spot.
Why are Xiao Sheng's fans so angry? Because of Xiao Sheng.
Then, the harder the fans dance, the more unlucky Xiao Sheng will be.
Before Song Qing left with the tablet in his arms, he seemed to have thought of something and quickly asked, "What about the ruined project—?"
Xie Changshi looked at him and asked, "Do you still need me to teach you?"
Song Qing laughed quickly: "I understand, I understand, just give it to Xiao Sheng's opponent."
Under the instruction of Xie Changshi and Lu Yunji, he also learned how to kill people and destroy their hearts.
It's clear that Xie wasn't the only one who would kill someone, but also Nie Liu and Yan Yingyao. After being bombarded with thousands of comments in private messages on Weibo, Yan Yingyao and Nie Liu took photos of their lunch this evening and uploaded them.
Yan Yingyao: I just made a phone call. My family said that as long as I don't touch Yan's, Yan's will not go bankrupt for the time being [Photo]
Nie Liu: I was so scared I even called. Luckily, Nie's hasn't closed down yet, so I can still enjoy myself for a few more days. / Raise a glass [Photo]
Xiao Sheng's fans: "..."
Damn it, so angry.
The complete opposite of Xiao Sheng's fans are the fans of Song Zhiye, Lian Yichen, Zhang Chao, and others. They've long disliked Xiao Sheng and his fans, and taking advantage of Xiao Sheng's booming career over the past two years to do whatever they want. Unexpectedly, they finally got their comeuppance today!
Zhang Chao Studio at the same time.
Ever since Zhang Chao was caught using trolls to expose Xiao Sheng's negative information, his career has been plagued by setbacks. For a year, he's been facing a lot of setbacks. Finally, a director he'd worked with before stood by him and offered him a decent script. At the time, they estimated that if the script was well-made, a 2 billion yuan box office would be a sure thing.
As a result, halfway through the filming, the second male lead was involved in a scandal and was banned.
I thought I could still struggle and find another male actor to replace him, but I didn't expect that the biggest investor would run away with the second male lead incident, causing the film to be completely unable to continue.
After that, Zhang Chao fought hard for many roles. He and his agent drank so much that they had stomach bleeding at a drinking party, but unfortunately no one gave him face.
However, an investor who used to have a good relationship with Zhang Chao pulled him into a corner and whispered a warning: "You should drink less. If you drink like this, sooner or later you'll get into trouble. Don't think that those people will give you resources if you drink like this. You've been in the entertainment industry long enough. Don't you know that these people are very selective? If you drink until you vomit blood, they'll probably laugh at you and make a fool of you behind your back."
Zhang Chao's face twitched when he heard this.
The man continued, "Now that Xiao Sheng is so famous, they're all busy trying to flatter him. I'd say you should take this opportunity to rest up, take care of your health, and improve your acting skills. There will always be opportunities in the future, so there's no need to rush."
Zhang Chao felt unwilling.
He clearly should have had a bright future in the entertainment industry. If he had successfully won that role, the current Best Actor would have been replaced by someone else. But all of this was ruined because of that car accident.
But in this situation, what's the point of being unwilling?
After an inner struggle, Zhang Chao could only swallow his anger and tell his agent to take it easy.
Then he found a teacher and studied acting for half a year.
During the past six months, even though Zhang Chao told himself all the time not to care about Xiao Sheng, he would still hear everything about Xiao Sheng on various social software and from people around him, such as what kind of good script Xiao Sheng got, Xiao Sheng was nominated again, Xiao Sheng seemed to have found a sponsor, etc.
Until today, he heard news about Xiao Sheng again, but it was not good news about Xiao Sheng.
He asked his agent uncertainly, "Did you say Xiao Sheng offend someone?"
His manager looked even more excited than he was, and quickly handed him the phone. "Yeah, see for yourself. He offended more than just ordinary people. Look at the attitudes of those two. That new Weibo post clearly shows they're directly challenging Xiao Sheng and his fans."
After he finished speaking, Zhang Chao clicked on the relevant content and took a closer look. A few minutes later, the smile on his face grew wider and wider. At this moment, his cell phone rang. He subconsciously took a look and saw that it was an extremely unfamiliar number, so he quickly returned it to his agent.
The agent wasn't familiar with the number, but he answered it quickly. Before he could say anything, a voice came from the other end: "Mr. Zhang? Is your Zhang Chao interested in director Zhong Gaoyuan's new play?"
Agent: “Huh?”
Who? Zhong Gaoyuan?
He stood there blankly, his face full of confusion, and asked like a parrot, "Director Zhong Gaoyuan?"
The person on the other end hummed, "The male lead in the action movie 'Before Tomorrow', are you interested?"
"Before Tomorrow"?!
The agent was even more confused: "Isn't the male lead of this drama Xiao Sheng?"
Zhong Gaoyuan is a veteran director with considerable standing in the film industry. He's been a fan of action films since his youth, and has been doing so for two or three decades. However, there are reports that his health has been failing in the past two years, and he's expected to retire within the next year or two. "Before Tomorrow" is his final film before his retirement.
So, a lot of thought and expectations were placed on it.
After the news came out, many people set their sights on "Before Tomorrow", but later someone from Zhong Gaoyuan's team revealed that the male lead has basically been confirmed to be Xiao Sheng.
The agent initially wanted to help Zhang Chao. Although Zhang Chao's reputation was not very good, Zhang Chao's acting skills had improved greatly in recent times. Maybe Zhong Gaoyuan would take Zhang Chao in because of his acting skills.
But as soon as he heard Xiao Sheng's name, he knew there was no hope.
And now, the man opposite heard the name Xiao Sheng and gave a meaningful smile: "From the moment I called you, this play has nothing to do with Xiao Sheng. If your Zhang Chao is interested, go to Ling City tomorrow afternoon and have a good chat with Director Zhong."
After saying that, the phone was hung up.
Leaving behind the agent and Zhang Chao who were still in shock.
A few seconds later, the agent and Zhang Chao looked at each other, both of them took a deep breath, and then a look of joy appeared on their faces.
"They're not playing tricks on us, are they?" Zhang Chao asked uncertainly after his surprise, but his uneasiness was quickly suppressed by his manager. "Impossible! This Xiao Sheng incident must have gotten out of hand. This is definitely the work of Yan Yingyao and the others! They're so cruel. If the fans go crazy, they'll take Xiao Sheng's resources. Xiao Sheng won't know where to cry when the time comes!"
He turned around hurriedly after he finished speaking, "Hurry up and pack your things. Go to bed early tonight. You must be in top form tomorrow when you meet Director Zhong Gaoyuan. Zhang Chao, with your acting skills, you can definitely take on Director Zhong. Whether you can make a comeback depends on this one!"
"good!"
On the other side, Lian Yichen, who had watched a big show and finished a roadshow, also received good news from his agent. He thought quickly, and when he heard his agent say "the resource originally belonged to Xiao Sheng", he knew that it was Rong Jing and his team who took action.
He hissed softly and whispered, "It seems that Xiao Sheng has really offended someone this time."
The agent smiled when he heard this, "Isn't that perfect? I've always disliked him, and the reason your scenes in 'Thick Fog' were cut so much is because of him. It was the screenwriter's decision, but everyone knows Xiao Sheng has a good relationship with him. Every time he has dinner with the screenwriter, your part gets reduced. If you hadn't performed so well this time, the whole movie would have been Xiao Sheng's stepping stone."
Lian Yichen nodded, and when he lowered his head to pick up his phone, he found Song Zhiye's WeChat and sent him a thumbs-up emoticon.
Song Zhiye was still eating in the restaurant at the moment, and his WeChat messages were full of exclamation marks sent by his agent.
Agent: Song Zhiye! You've made it to the gold mine! You've made it! You're awesome! You're my dad! I love you!
Then a series of files came in with a ding-dong sound.
And said: Here, Xiao Sheng's resources, you can take your pick. Or you can be greedy and take them all / hehe
Song Zhiye randomly picked a file and opened it. He took a deep breath, his back slamming against his chair, after reading the bold black text at the top. He raised his bright eyes and looked at the two young masters drinking wine before him with a moved look. He thanked them excitedly, "Sixth Young Master Nie, Young Master Yan, you're so polite."
Nie Liu, completely clueless about being polite, raised his eyes in confusion and said, "Huh?"
Song Zhiye said succinctly, "You gave all of Xiao Sheng's resources to me."
Xiao Sheng’s resources?
Nie Liu leaned over to take a look, and immediately said in a long voice: "I didn't do this."
His family has no connections in the entertainment industry, and his family members have no interest in the industry and no intention of developing it, so they can't do such a thing.
Then he turned and looked at Yan Yingyao.
Yan Yingyao took a look and said, "It has nothing to do with me."
"Then..." Who does it have to do with?
The words were stuck in Song Zhiye's mouth before he could finish them. He saw Yan Yingyao pointing his finger at Rong Jing who was fighting with the crab. Yan Yingyao showed his white teeth and smiled: "Maybe you can ask the master if it was his good friend who did it."
When mentioning the word "good friend", Yan Yingyao emphasized the word again.
Song Zhiye keenly sensed something and quickly poked Rong Jing's arm. When the other party looked up, he asked curiously, "Master, who is your best friend?"
He is so capable that he can actually snatch all the resources belonging to Xiao Sheng.
In the past, if someone had asked Rong Jing who his best friend was, Rong Jing would have openly and honestly said Xie Changshi's name. But ever since Xie Changshi's confession, he always felt a little guilty when he attributed the word "good friend" to Xie Changshi.
He touched his nose and uttered three words under Yan Yingyao's extremely interested gaze: "Thank you Changshi."
"Oh, Xie Changshi, I don't recognize him—" Song Zhiye paused, his eyes widening. "Who? Xie Changshi? The Xie Changshi from the Xie family?!"
Rong Jing: “…Hmm.”
Song Zhiye: “…”
Song Zhiye put down his chopsticks and said to the three people who were looking over, "I'm going to wash my face." Then he turned and walked into the bathroom and splashed cold water on his face. He raised his head, looked at himself in the mirror, slapped his face hard, and grinned: "Hehehehe Song Zhiye, you are really awesome."
I originally thought that Yan Yingyao and Nie Liu were powerful enough, but I didn’t expect that the real boss was actually Rong Jing!
After calming down, he returned to the private room and met Rong Jing's gaze. He asked, "Master, are you still hiring assistants?"
As soon as these words came out, Yan Yingyao and Nie Liu stared at him.
Attacked by the gazes of the two wealthy young men, Song Zhiye quickly changed his words: "Little brother is also fine."
Rong Jing's mouth twitched as he refused: "I don't have that idea for now."
Song Zhiye drew out an "oh". Although he didn't say anything else, the regret revealed in his voice and facial expression was too obvious.
…
The atmosphere here was quite good, but over there, Xiao Sheng was so angry when he received the news that the resources had been snatched away that he smashed all the items in the lounge.
The wheezing sound barely suppressed the extreme anger in his heart. He took a deep breath, and when he opened his eyes again, he showed a very firm idea and called Master Tiantong again.
Master Tiantong didn't say anything, so Xiao Sheng said, "Master, I'll give you another 50 million. Please come out and help me get rid of Rong Jing and the others."
Mirror?
The elderly man who was sitting cross-legged in the main hall slowly raised his head and looked at the huge and strange statue in front of him. He asked unexpectedly, "A young Taoist priest?"
Xiao Sheng was stunned.
When he had called Master Tiantong to invite him out of seclusion, he had not mentioned Rong Jing's name, but had simply said that he was in trouble, and Master Tiantong had rejected him. But now, as soon as Rong Jing's name came out, Tiantong's reaction gave him a glimmer of hope.
He no longer hesitated and said immediately, "Yes, it's him. But I don't know if it has anything to do with him. All my resources have been taken away! I suspect my fate has been compromised!"
Tian Tong turned his head and looked at the other side, his tone calm: "Your fate is not passive, but I am indeed very interested in the Rongjing you mentioned."
After a pause, he said, "Come pick me up at the airport tomorrow afternoon."
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