Chapter 246: Chi Ye: Got Jin Xia Pinned, Jin Xia: Got Chi Ye Pinned
“Rain falls all night, my love overflows just like the rainwater”
“Courtyard fallen leaves and my longing stacked thickly”
Capital City, movie theater.
《Girl》 rearranged new interlude behind-the-scenes footage plays at the movie’s end, Chi Ye’s singing voice sounds, the entire movie theater is filled with faint sadness and regret, several emotional girls secretly wipe their eyes, moods low.
“Zhou Ye and Shen Jiayi must be together now, right?”
“Definitely.”
“This Chi Ye has no heart, after finishing the movie, he even continuously releases new songs to stab the audience, suggest everyone go protest under his Weibo.”
“Protesting won’t do a thing.”
“Why?”
“His fans control comments number one in the fan circle, I stayed up all night brushing his comment section last night, couldn’t even get into the top 1 million…”
“???”
“As expected, handsome guys are all bad people!”
“…”
Movie theater corner.
Last row seats, one man and one woman wearing matching color sportswear, same baseball cap, mask, listening to the entire movie theater’s “denunciations” and “accusations”.
“Are they together?”
Jin Xia lowers her cap brim, slyly asks.
“You’re not angry anymore?”
Chi Ye adjusts his outfit, smilingly looks at her.
“…Teacher Chi, don’t tease me, I’m really pissed right now.”
Empress Dowager’s prepared words all messed up, huffily says: “Originally I decided seven days without talking to you, but seeing your attitude now…”
“Xia Xia, let’s be together.”
Jin Xia is stunned.
Chi Ye grasps her hand: “Be my girlfriend, okay?”
Empress Dowager’s eyes dart around, wants to pull back her hand but can’t bear to, can only lower her head and mumble: “You…you…is this how you confess?”
“This isn’t a confession, I already confessed last time, this time it’s courtship.”
Chi Ye’s fingers circle in her soft white palm, voice gentle: “I like you, I want you to be my girlfriend.”
Jin Xia’s little face flushes, blinks eyes wildly: “You you…you think this way you can kiss other girls?”
Chi Ye: “…”
“Um…Teacher Chi.”
Jin Xia sees he doesn’t respond, a bit nervous, pauses, then leans close and mutters: “Actually…I know I’m being unreasonable…but you can tolerate me, right?”
Chi Ye glances at her sideways twice, Jin Xia is also looking at him.
Through the mask and chestnut hair, he sees a pair of beautiful eyes impossible to forget.
Her eyes are so pretty, like two peach blossom petals, long lashes fluttering, showing familiar yet strange nervousness.
Yes, Empress Dowager can actually be nervous too…
Chi Ye pauses, extremely affirmatively: “Yes.”
“…Teacher Chi.”
Empress Dowager shifts her gaze, not looking at Chi Ye, just stuffily says: “I know our professional attributes…I actually don’t want to affect you too much…I…I’ve reflected on myself, I apologize to you, okay?”
Hearing this, Chi Ye is dumbfounded, looks at Jin Xia in utmost surprise.
Apologize?
Empress Dowager actually apologizes to him?!
This…is even more unbelievable than her earlier “nervousness”!
Truth be told, Jin Xia has major personality flaws…although she’s tried hard to hide them in front of Chi Ye, over time together, some small details can’t be concealed.
And her biggest “flaw”…or advantage, is that she’s a very proud person.
This pride isn’t visible to the naked eye, but can be felt from her attitude and interactions with others.
For example, in Chi Ye’s “Dragon Program” 《Jian Ni》, back then the guests got along pretty well, especially the young artist trio of Chi Ye, Jin Xia, and Teacher Shi.
But after 《Jian Ni》 ended, even during regular recording, Jin Xia verbally praised Teacher Shi but never proactively approached, and to this day, they aren’t even ordinary friends.
—Sister Mi once said, Jin Xia has few friends, or none.
This is the most obvious “case” Chi Ye has seen.
After that, with Sister Shang, Sister Qianzi, it’s just nodding acquaintances…
Is it that everyone doesn’t want to be friends with Jin Xia?
Of course not.
Who wouldn’t want to be best friends with a super rich girl like Jin Xia, not even counting tangible benefits, just the intangible ones?
Jin Xia isn’t even “close” to her own fans…she’s someone who deep down looks down on others a bit…that’s reality, no need to avoid it.
But…she’s always been different with Chi Ye.
She’s never looked down on Chi Ye’s background, nor kept distance, just got close upon realizing she likes him, her actions sometimes seem pretentious, childish, clumsy, immature, but she’s genuinely trying hard to figure out how to get along with Chi Ye.
Until she realized her “unreasonable” behavior that day, she chose to “apologize”.
Chi Ye feels dazed, looking at Jin Xia’s peach blossom eyes under the mask and chestnut hair, pitiful yet sly and anxious, he pauses, suddenly leans close.
“Teacher Chi, I know I’m pretentious…I might really not be suited for acting, you…if you can’t avoid it, prioritize your work, don’t let others say you got famous and act like a diva…huh? What are you doing?”
Jin Xia is mumbling along organizing her words, suddenly smells a familiar scent at her nose tip.
She looks up, Chi Ye has already pulled down her mask, revealing pink pouting lips and delicate nose.
Their eyes meet for two seconds, Jin Xia reacts, panics: “No, so many people here, you…”
Before words finish, Chi Ye lowers his head and kisses, not gently like before, but forcefully, a hugging kiss.
Their lips and teeth entwine, Jin Xia breathes rapidly, brain dizzy, little hands tightly clutch clothing corner—she’s not nervous, she’s afraid of being seen.
If this gets out, Chi Ye and Jin Xia kissing in the cinema…that would be unrivaled top streamer committing suicide on the spot.
“Mmm~Hah…!”
After a long time, they separate, Jin Xia hurriedly lowers her head, not daring to look at Chi Ye, guiltily says: “You you you…sneak attack!”
“Mm…huh, what’s this taste?”
Suddenly, she senses the familiar fragrance in her mouth, surprised.
Chi Ye calmly leans over, one hand easily slips through the gap formed by chair back and Jin Xia’s waist, hugs her “A4 waist”, fingertips gently stroke: “I know you like jasmine scent, so I drank some water.”
Jin Xia blinks big eyes, suddenly turns head to carefully examine Chi Ye’s appearance.
Mm…Chi Ye has always liked Jin Xia’s eyes, but he doesn’t know, his eyes are the prettiest.
Like they can talk, can smile, looking at anyone seems to hold unique affection, pupils bright, eye shape, brow shape, all perfect to the extreme, few can stay calm seeing Chi Ye’s eyes, pretty enough to make heart race—opponents like Xu Yingying are no exception.
He…how are his eyes so beautiful.
Damn!
Back when first seeing him on 《Jian Ni》, already a bit heartstruck…are you God’s illegitimate child…such superior modeling, does your family know?
Family knows, and family “loves” him very much…family is very pained.
Hmph hmph.
Jin Xia suddenly smugly hums, unquestionably says: “You’re mine.”
Chi Ye is stunned, nods: “Mm, yours.”
“I’m yours too.”
“Mm, mine.”
“…Hey, hey, don’t move randomly…no, so many people, don’t…I can show you when we get back…”
Chi Ye can’t hold back, he’s wrapped up tightly on the surface, precisely avoids pre-scouted cameras, impatiently: “Wait, let me see, your situation is worse than before…how did it get bigger again…”
“…Chi Ye, you’re not a good person, you…you know medicine? You…you just want to pinch!”
“Who just said I’m theirs? Who said it?!”
“…I regret it, go find someone else, I can’t stand your fetish…you always…”
“…”
The two “flirt” for a bit, but considering the impact, don’t go too deep, see audience starting to leave, lower heads like two big ostriches, follow the crowd out of the cinema, go back to rest.
…
Jin Xia is a very smart girl, in getting along with Chi Ye, she knows to seek advantage avoid harm, play to strengths avoid weaknesses, and also because of her upbringing environment, she always wants to hold enough “initiative” in interactions with Chi Ye.
Mm, lacking experience, for now, hasn’t mastered it clearly.
Chi Ye saw through this long ago, so he’s always deliberately “indulging” her, even finds these little thoughts cute.
He feels he’s undoubtedly in love with Jin Xia, even to the point of thinking of her every day, from another angle, Jin Xia has succeeded.
And regarding the kiss scene, after Chi Ye and Jin Xia “bare their hearts” again, their relationship naturally advances a step, but another person’s mood isn’t great, even very depressed and regretful.
—Sister Qianzi.
This day, the outside world is full of 《Girl》 box office dominating hot search news, Sister Qianzi alone on the 《Ghost》 film crew, every day besides filming, regularly goes online to search for news about Chi Ye and 《Girl》…
Mm, searching Chi Ye mainly to see his updates…she doesn’t want to ask directly, can only rely on the internet…
Searching 《Girl》…is to follow Sister Shang.
Yes.
Sister Shang this “old woman” isn’t settling down.
Before, Sister Qianzi actually didn’t see Sister Shang as an “opponent”, always felt Sister Shang is nice but too “ordinary” , in other words…would she even bother with love?
How is dating as comfy as reading novels, shipping CPs, eating gossip.
Sister Shang never dating or marrying wouldn’t surprise Shi Jinwei, because that’s a girl who’s the ultimate slacker.
But…
This 《Girl》 release changed her mind.
—Sister Shang this woman isn’t simple.
Unknowingly, she’s already “threatened” Jin Xia’s “status”!
Who could’ve thought, thick-browed big-eyed Sister Shang, secretly harboring such intentions?!
Before on the program, Sister Shang kindly wanted to “share worries” for her, now it seems, clearly “scouting enemy intel”, preemptively eliminating “enemies”.
No no, Jin Xia already has an innate invincible buff leading others by a version, basically invincible, add another “white moonlight” Sister Shang…
She Shi Jinwei is really done for this lifetime, not only done, even her damn kiss scene she messed up herself.
She thinks, she regrets, regrets not helping Chi Ye back then, even more regrets her family conditions…why don’t I have a superior family background?!
If she could time travel back, she feels she’d do the same as Jin Xia did… but the result? Result unknown, result unknown.
Sister Qianzi passes her daily life on the 《Ghost》 film crew in this “anxious” state.
All the way…until mid-October.
《Girl》 box office breaks 1.7 billion, surpassing Si Zi’s representative work 《Better Days》 that made him famous in the film circle overnight, becoming the highest box office champion in Chinese youth film history.
At the same time, 《Girl》 tops this National Day Slot total box office, second place 《Climbing Number One》 already showing decline, as viewership increases, Douban score slides from initial 6.8 to 6.2, box office 1.4 billion, momentum sharply down.
Third place 《Kunlun Mountains》 and fourth place 《Rock》 are even worse, without comparison okay, but with comparison and time to ferment, poor main film quality issues stand out.
The two at 1 billion each, one not even, taking turns positions, weaklings pecking each other.
The rest like 《Youth》 etc., bombed so bad the horse wouldn’t recognize— of course, youth films have small investment, from profit angle, 《Youth》 still made a tiny bit.
But that tiny bit is really just a tiny bit, compared to 《Girl》’s billions…unbearable to look at, not in the same world.
《Girl》’s total investment dug up, becoming the hottest recent topic.
100 million investment, predicted box office may reach 2 billion, what multiple ROI? Chi Ye Studio sole investment movie, earns till Chi Ye’s hands cramp counting money!
No exaggeration, even 《Big Shot》 didn’t earn this, 《Big Shot》 2.8 billion total box office, Chi Ye’s share after splits is just mosquito-leg tiny meat.
《Girl》 different, 《Girl》 except necessary cinema chain and cooperative party, almost all Chi Ye’s own money!
《Girl》 investment return rate already numbingly high.
Of course, overall, this year’s National Day Slot is undoubtedly a failure.
Such hot market, if a dominant blockbuster appeared, it’d absolutely be a stage to challenge box office history.
But up to now, surprisingly a small budget youth film acts as champion, box office not even breaking 2 billion.
Since not market problem, not audience problem, then it can only be your content sucks.
—Audience attitude now obvious, they’d rather not watch than accept feeding history.
Not that audience doesn’t love movies, it’s that there are no good movies now.
This is what all insiders, famous directors, movie emperors and film empresses realized after this National Day Slot, a severe problem.
That era of casually shooting crap and making money, gone forever.
