Chapter 250: Sister Shang: This Hurts More Than Killing Me, Youku Tencent Iqiyi’s Crickets
“Sister Shi, you’re too ruthless… To get revenge on Professor Chi, you could endure that taste and still be so immersed…”
The assistant didn’t know yet that Chi Ye hadn’t eaten anything at all today, looking at Shi Jinwei with lingering shock, a hint of admiration in her eyes.
No wonder Sister Shi became famous; with this ruthless determination to endure eating shit, who could compare?
They all say Professor Chi is the modern Goujian, but she thought Sister Shi was the true contemporary female Goujian, so tolerant!
Shi Jinwei’s train of thought was interrupted, she glanced at the assistant, and said nothing.
What to do, what to do, what to do…
She swore that just now she really didn’t do it on purpose; she just didn’t expect Chi Ye to be so “thoughtful,” and she failed to “Management” it in that moment. Everything should be excusable, right?
Yeah… He shouldn’t mind, he probably wouldn’t mind…
Later, she’d buy him some anti-inflammatory medicine to apologize… She was a bit regretful; would he think she was a slut…
Ah, I’m really going to die.
“Qianzi? Where’s Qianzi? Come out here!”
As she was thinking this, Chi Ye’s shout suddenly came from outside.
Shi Jinwei jolted, her first reaction was to look around, realizing this was the RV with nowhere to hide, her face turned ashen—it’s over, she was going to get confronted face-to-face.
“You… you go say I’m not here… No, say I… I suddenly got my period, body feels unwell, go quickly, go quickly.”
Shi Jinwei’s brain raced, instructing the assistant.
The assistant: “Ah?”
“Coming so fast, sis? It’s not your time either…”
“……I made it come, got it?”
“So obedient?”
“…”
“Oh oh, got it, got it, I’ll go right now…”
The assistant gave an awkward smile, had no choice but to steel herself and walk out, planning to use Sister Qianzi’s lame excuse, but after stepping out of the RV, she didn’t see Chi Ye’s figure.
“Eh, where’s Professor Chi?”
……
Not far from the RV, Chi Ye was on the phone.
On the other end, Sister Shang looked suspicious, her nose for gossip keen: “What are you doing over there? I heard someone calling you? And why did you call ‘Qianzi’ when you picked up? Are you filming with Weiwei right now?”
She suddenly raised her voice emphatically: “Spill it! What’s the big gossip? Tell me to make me happy!”
Chi Ye: “……Qianzi really turned into a spirit, bit me.”
Sister Shang: “Ah?!!”
Chi Ye didn’t explain, looked back while asking: “Something up?”
Sister Shang’s eyes darted around, curiosity exploding: “Tell me more! How did Qianzi bite you? Where did it bite… Um, I mean, was it… comfortable?”
Chi Ye: “Comfortable, you comfortable, huh?”
Sister Shang was stunned and a bit angry: “……You! Comfortable what?!”
Chi Ye didn’t reply.
Sister Shang paused, then suppressed her gossip itch, pretending coyly: “Um… nothing much, I just… just…”
“If there’s something, say it quick; if not, would you call me?”
Chi Ye shot back sharply, thinking since Sister Shang knew him so well, this act was pointless.
“Ahem…”
Seeing this, Sister Shang dropped the pretense, rattling off: “It’s my company… ah, I mean Penguin and Ku Ying’s two S+ projects want you, but you haven’t replied, so they asked me to check…”
“Of course, I’m forced into this, Xiao Chi, don’t worry about me. My stress tolerance is strong; if you don’t want it, don’t take it. At worst, I’ll probably definitely lose a few months’ vacation, no other losses.”
Chi Ye had already spotted Shi Jinwei sneaking out of the RV, nodded: “Okay, then I won’t take it.”
Sister Shang: “?!”
Bolt from the blue!
“No, you… you won’t even humor me? I was just… saying it casually.”
“Why be polite between us.” Chi Ye stood up, quietly walked behind Shi Jinwei, lowered his voice: “Qianzi!!”
“Fuck!”
Shi Jinwei shuddered instantly, scared out of her wits: “I didn’t mean to! I didn’t mean to! Don’t come over, don’t come over!”
Chi Ye was also startled by her reaction, eyed her jittery appearance sideways, looked around seeing no one else, smirked, and demanded: “What did you do just now?! Speak!”
Shi Jinwei hung her head low, shaking it frantically: “You go, please, I… I really didn’t mean to.”
“Still hard or not?”
Shi Jinwei paused, then caught on, looked up at Chi Ye, gritted her teeth, said nothing.
Chi Ye pointed at her: “I recorded it, send it to you daily; get hard again and I’ll group send it.”
Shi Jinwei looked at him, suddenly smiled: “……Ha, send it then, I don’t care.”
Chi Ye was stunned.
Sister Qianzi glanced at him, finally regaining her previous vibe: “Drama queen knows; you should be the one suffering more, right?”
Chi Ye thought, then sincerely said: “We’re together now.”
Shi Jinwei froze, stared blankly at Chi Ye, even forgetting to control her freshly adjusted “mockery” expression, only reacting slowly after several beats, staring at Chi Ye: “……Together?”
Chi Ye nodded at her, then gestured: “Get hard again, send it.”
Shi Jinwei: “?!”
Just as she was about to speak, Chi Ye had already turned and left, leaving Shi Jinwei dazed in place.
After a long while, she muttered puzzled: “Just together?!”
…·…
Chi Ye returned to the film crew, took out the phone he’d hung up on Sister Shang, and saw she’d called over ten times in the short five minutes…
He was puzzled; at this frequency, even if he wanted to pick up, he couldn’t!
Just then, Sister Shang’s phone rang for the Nth time; Chi Ye answered, hearing frantic yells inside.
“Xiao Chi, what’s the situation?! Why hang up suddenly? And what exactly did you do with Weiwei? You two didn’t… didn’t, right…!”
“What did she do?! This little cutie, what did she do?!”
“Who and who are together? Speak, quick! If you don’t, I’ll gossip to death!”
After a barrage of mental attacks, Chi Ye held the phone away, then said: “I know you’re anxious, but being anxious won’t help; you can’t fly over.”
Sister Shang paused, face ashen—yeah, what use was all this anxious worrying?
Long before Chi Ye joined the crew, she’d eagerly flown to Europe for travel… um, this was her “reward” half-year trip after Girl’s box office exploded.
Chi Ye didn’t get it; Sister Shang’s habit of one half-year trip, two trips a year, made him suspect her management company’s senior executives must be spitting blood and unwilling…
Indeed very spitting blood, so Sister Shang’s management company set sights on Chi Ye.
Thus, this phone call.
“Get to the point, stop digressing.”
On the other end, after freaking out, Sister Shang’s eyes lost their spark, nodding mechanically: “My company thinks you and I have something… we have a good relationship, so they asked me to say hi; Penguin and Ku Ying’s backers want you to act, reply soon.”
“Oh, got it, I’ll check later.”
Chi Ye said offhandedly.
“……Xiao Chi, you weren’t really defiled, right.”
Sister Shang was a bit sad: “In my heart, you’ve always been the male moonlight; you…”
“Sis, can you get to the point? What else are you hiding?”
“……I want to say, a few notebook female leads want me; they said if you act, the company will fight for me to be female lead, so… don’t take it, or my vacation’s gone again!”
Chi Ye: “Ah?”
“That’s it, bye, gonna call Weiwei to gossip… comfort her.”
Sister Shang hung up; Chi Ye was a bit slow to react.
What kind of brain circuit is this?
Then, he felt a bit emotional; other little flowers were going crazy to cooperate with him, yet Sister Shang, this magical woman, could say such things… um… if it’s Sister Shang, it all makes sense.
But…
Penguin, Kiwifruit, Ku Ying’s backers…
Chi Ye recalled what Sister Shang said.
In fact, since 《Girl》 ended, the “isolation” he’d faced was broken… actually not everyone isolating him, mainly from 《Xing Ni》, he rose too fast, not just famous, but like “popping out of thin air.”
Film circle unknown, but drama circle eyed him from start to finish.
Just big companies slow, no suitable notebooks before, plus past messes, some companies reacted slowly.
But after 《Girl》, Chi Ye ascended to unparalleled top streamer in music, film, TV; everyone couldn’t sit still.
Facing Chi Ye’s current star power, three major platforms didn’t dare guarantee, plus his film performance, so backers finally surfaced.
This was Chi Ye’s first contact with the three major platforms’ behemoths.
By 15-16, internal entertainment influence shifted to BAT trio; true backers of iQiyi, Youku, Tencent Video; Tencent and Youku don’t meddle in management, just provide platform, channels, funds—true invest-not-manage.
Kiwifruit differs in backer logic, emphasizes self-profit, so only profitable among three majors, highest membership fee.
——No choice, forced; self-profit or lose money.
Now, three capitals “pulling” and “recruiting” Chi Ye covertly; of course… wanting profit isn’t wrong—《Ghost》 exclusive rights still undecided.
Coincidentally, when 《Ghost》 was greenlit, drew drama circle attention; three majors wanted shares for broadcast rights.
Ku Ying had prior good cooperation with Chi Ye—his two hit dramas aired there.
So they hold shares, but Kiwifruit and Penguin didn’t quit; fierce three-way battle forced 《Ghost》 to start filming anyway, since Chi Ye’s projects don’t lack platforms.
But… with 《Girl》 explosion and time passing, 《Ghost》 one-third filmed, three majors anxious; Ku Ying also slightly dissatisfied.
“They’re still dissatisfied? Dissatisfied with what?”
Next day, Shi Jinwei acted guilty, avoiding Chi Ye privately outside filming; Chi Ye didn’t mind.
That morning, he learned Ku Ying’s “dissatisfied” attitude from Keke.
He was surprised.
Ku Ying only one of three capitals invested in 《Ghost》, Chi Ye’s sincerity to them; likely air on Ku Ying like 《Xing Ni》《Circulation》.
Even so, what dissatisfaction?
“Um…”
On the phone, Keke pondered, then said: “Their gist is… why contact other platforms… should have locked them from start, or no mess now… Penguin and Kiwifruit see no hope, stop competing.”
Chi Ye raised a brow, amused: “Never mind my contacts are my business… what does this have to do with me? Penguin and Kiwifruit want exclusive rights, compete to profit; without me, they’d stop? What self-centeredness.”
“Chi Ge, don’t say chicken… be civilized.” Keke paused, nodded: “Ku Ying probably feels entitled from past cooperation.”
“Sick in the head.”
Chi Ye’s evaluation.
Entitled? Entitled to Chi Ye sending them money, unsatisfied without?
Not sick, what is?
“Ignore them, let them stay unsatisfied… spoil their bad habits.”
Chi Ye didn’t care; cooperation mutual, but Ku Ying prioritized platform first… not wrong, industry norm.
But platform first, lose competition, blame partner? Isn’t that stupid?
Chi Ye owed Ku Ying nothing; they added shares in 《Circulation》, but besides revenue he brought, addition came after 《Deep Sea》 etc. S+ flops.
Not to mention later 《Xing Ni》 peaked their new user data historically, first profit—soon lost to other projects… who owes who?
“That’s it, but 《Ghost》 copyright needs settling soon; you handle…”
Chi Ye discussed work with Keke more, heard she’d screened three majors’ notebooks for him, chatted ten minutes, hung up, back to filming.
……
Meanwhile.
Kiwifruit Film and Television.
Sheng Ning entered the meeting room, saw major shareholders, president, Management; her phoenix eyes puzzled.
“Sheng Ning, heard you have… some relationship with Chi Ye?”
