Chapter 44: Jin Xia’s Cp Plan
Yue Na made a move?!
So fast?!
Chi Ye stared at the message on his mobile phone screen, feeling a bit surprised.
But it was merely just surprise.
He lifted his head and just happened to notice Director Li ahead on the big bus, who had also just hung up the phone, staring at him in shock and suspicion.
“Brother Li, look, should we remove the shots for Chi Ye’s group?”
The assistant nearby asked in a low voice.
Director Li glanced at Jin Xia, who was now sitting next to Chi Ye and occasionally talking to him, remained silent for a moment, then shook his head: “The chief director said they’re still negotiating… No matter what, we’ve already recorded half of this episode, we have to finish recording this ‘final episode’.”
The assistant hesitated, but glanced at Jin Xia and didn’t say more.
Juggernaut Yue Na breached the contract, so they should pay liquidated damages, meaning they can’t record Chi Ye anymore.
But they’re still live broadcasting now; suddenly pulling Chi Ye off would look too ugly.
Aren’t they still negotiating? Let’s negotiate for now.
“Teacher Chi, what’s wrong with you?”
Jin Xia noticed that Chi Ye’s emotions had suddenly become much more restrained, her pair of beautiful peach blossom eyes looking at him in confusion: “Are you feeling unwell somewhere?”
“It’s nothing… Have you finished with your matters?”
Chi Ye withdrew his gaze and asked Jin Xia.
“I told you at noon, why are you in such a hurry!”
Empress Dowager grumbled: “I didn’t expect you to be so curious!”
Chi Ye: “…”
He didn’t pay attention to Empress Dowager’s words, but took out his mobile phone and saw the second message from Keke.
【Shen Qing Yu was exposed for allegedly dating an internet celebrity and suddenly got hospitalized today.】
Exposed for dating an internet celebrity?
Hospitalized?
He was fine yesterday, hospitalized today?
And what does this have to do with him?
……
A certain top-tier hospital, psychiatry department special care ward.
Shen Qing Yu lay on the hospital bed with a rosy complexion and high spirits, urging the makeup and styling teacher: “Put more powder on my face! It’s too red, looks too healthy.”
“I need netizens to feel heartfelt sympathy and pity for me when they see the photos, only then will it have effect!”
The makeup and styling teacher frowned upon hearing this but still worked diligently.
The agent nearby put away the mobile phone and smiled: “It’s already on hot search. Remember, you have depression this time, very severe.”
“Did it explode? Did it explode?”
What Shen Qing Yu cared about was whether the hot search entry had exploded.
“It exploded, #Shen Qing Yu suddenly faints at activity live performance#, over ten million popularity.”
The agent roasted: “Spent quite a bit of money.”
“It’s fine, as long as it exploded and has effect.”
Shen Qing Yu nodded in satisfaction, crossing his legs like a big shot: “Make me look weaker in the photos later… This time, netizens should all sympathize with me, right?”
“Don’t worry, we’ve bought marketing accounts, it should be able to salvage public favor.”
The agent found a chair and sat down.
After Screaming Night, not only did Rise “leech” Shen Qing Yu, but even a little internet celebrity he had been involved with before came out to ride on popularity, causing Shen Qing Yu’s public favor and reputation to plummet, already in a half-collapsed state.
And he had also offended Peng Chen.
Forced into helplessness, the team thought of the sell-misery route, and it seemed to have a good effect.
Of course, besides being “forced,” the reason Shen Qing Yu’s team had him sell misery now naturally had other purposes.
“Headquarters confirmed it, right? Chi Ye is done for?”
“《Jian Ni》 has stopped, in less than two days, there won’t be this person anymore, he’s indeed done for.”
“Bro, 《Jian Ni》 is short one person, look at me…”
Upon hearing that Chi Ye had already been stopped by Yue Na from Jian Ni’s announcement, Shen Qing Yu’s eyes lit up.
《Jian Ni》 hasn’t aired yet, but through the live broadcast popularity, it’s already “gone viral before airing,” the trajectory of a mega-hit variety show is visible to the naked eye.
More importantly, if he gets on 《Jian Ni》 and replaces Chi Ye, wouldn’t he have a chance to get to know Jin Xia?
If he really gets lucky and stirs up a CP with Jin Xia, what the hell is Peng Chen in front of him?!
“I’m already communicating with the company about this… Of course, the prerequisite for going to 《Jian Ni》 is to first use Chi Ye to clean us up, then screw him over, that way we don’t even need to mention it, the company will help us.”
The agent has connections at Yue Na and reminded upon hearing: “Don’t forget, if Chi Ye withdraws from 《Jian Ni》, the liquidated damages aren’t low. As long as the company doesn’t want to pay, they’ll definitely find someone to replace him.”
“That’s good, that’s good.”
Shen Qing Yu nodded repeatedly, the best mood since Screaming Night ended, shouting loudly: “Hey you… Bring over the stuff I took down from Xianyu, I’ll study it again!”
Everyone: “…”
The agent glanced at the “psychiatry department” sign on the ward door, thinking to himself that little Qing’s fetish really needs to be changed; coming to this department is quite fitting!
……
Yue Na made a move.
Shen Qing Yu’s depression hospitalization explodes hot search.
Jin Xia and Chu Han Zhou’s serious drama goes online, Chu Han Zhou wants to stir CP with Jin Xia.
These are the three recent messages Keke sent to Chi Ye.
He already knew about the first two, but the third, that Chu Han Zhou wants to stir CP with Empress Dowager, was news to him.
Looking at Empress Dowager beside him who kept looking down at her mobile phone from time to time, Chi Ye guessed in his heart.
Could “handling things” that Empress Dowager mentioned be this matter?
“Teacher Chi.”
Jin Xia glanced at the phone message, a satisfied expression appeared on her delicate little face, put the mobile phone into her bag, and looked at Chi Ye: “Now I can tell you what it is!”
Chi Ye: “…”
“You want to stir CP with someone else?”
“Ah? How did you… Of course not!”
Jin Xia was stunned, refuting angrily: “I refused!”
Chi Ye: “……Hm? Is drama promotion okay?”
“That’s a serious drama, and I’ve never stirred CP before, why stir with him.”
Better not to mention it; mentioning it made Empress Dowager angrier the more she thought: “This person is really annoying. Before filming, Sister Mi told them I don’t stir CP, who in the industry doesn’t know? But he… hm, yesterday who knows what got into him, suddenly bought a press release.”
Chi Ye listened without speaking.
Empress Dowager is indeed a special case in the industry.
Because she debuted on the “serious drama green robe” route, but due to her disparity-level appearance and figure, she inexplicably became a top little flower.
Even so, due to some unspeakable reasons, Jin Xia truly never stirred CP in the industry, nor had any scandals.
It’s not that she doesn’t want to, it’s that she doesn’t dare to.
Just think about it: a young lady who hasn’t even eaten barbecue from childhood to now, who can’t see through it?
Although few in the industry know Empress Dowager’s real background, everyone is no fool and unwilling to make a fuss over such a “sensitive” male-female relationship.
“This Chu Han Zhou is already over thirty, still one of the four great young actors, I think more like four great old actors! Hate him so much!”
Empress Dowager was still roasting Chu Han Zhou: “No acting skills at all, still transforming, does he even know what he’s doing!”
Chi Ye: “…”
Chu Han Zhou is indeed the oldest among the four great young actors, like the four little ones, the hottest four in the young generation of internal entertainment circle, with star power a wall higher than Peng Chen.
But in Empress Dowager’s roasts, he seemed oddly abstract.
Chi Ye was still thinking about Yue Na’s matter in his heart and didn’t say much.
“Teacher Chi, what’s really wrong with you? Why do you suddenly seem sullen.”
Jin Xia’s pair of beautiful peach blossom eyes sized up Chi Ye, suddenly lowering her voice: “You’re not ‘jealous,’ are you?”
Chi Ye: “?”
“Teacher Chi, although I agreed to stir CP with you, but… fine, Teacher Chi, what I want to tell you is this matter.”
Empress Dowager suddenly sighed dejectedly: “Sister Mi said, the reason Chu Han Zhou suddenly went mad is because he saw the CP momentum between you and me on 《Jian Ni》. Since not stirring with him, then can’t stir with you either, so…”
Chi Ye realized: “What you mean is, you can’t stir CP with me anymore?”
“No.” Jin Xia shook her head, her charming peach blossom eyes staring straight at Chi Ye, flickering with specks of starlight, tone firm: “I want to stir CP with you!”
Chi Ye: “?”
He was a bit surprised.
He now understood Empress Dowager very well.
So he knew clearly that Empress Dowager’s previous “stir CP with you” was a joke, just the two of them playing around.
But seeing Empress Dowager like this now, she seemed serious!
Why?
“……You’re really so rebellious?!”
Jin Xia glanced at him “dissatisfied,” lightly humming: “I want to do what I want!”
Alright, this little drama queen really acts up, and Chi Ye found he couldn’t stop her at all.
“Then… do you know how to stir CP?”
“Of course!”
Chi Ye’s eyes showed distrust.
“Teacher Chi, you don’t believe me?”
Empress Dowager got a bit angry, then…
Took out her mobile phone, found Baidu on the clean phone page, opened it, and searched: 【Various routines for stars stirring CP】
Chi Ye: “…”
“Forget it, I’ll teach you.”
He got interested.
His old profession from his previous life, no chance to use it after rebirth, now before leaving, giving some “pointers” to the seemingly silly Empress Dowager isn’t a bad farewell?
“Hm?” Empress Dowager lifted her head, surprised, then relieved: “Oh right, almost forgot, Teacher Chi you’re a habitual offender.”
Chi Ye: “……Any more personal attacks, and I won’t teach you.”
Jin Xia’s charming peach blossom eyes flashed, her pair of small hands grabbing his clothes corner: “Tell me, tell me, Teacher Chi tell me quick.”
Chi Ye: “…”
Damn, he really doesn’t want to leave Empress Dowager!
“Ahem, alright, then… actually, stirring CP is very simple.”
“Just three steps: plant hints, bind, purify.”
“First, plant hints, not blatantly, but sneakily, let CP fans find the sugar with a microscope themselves, only then will it be addictive and feel more real!”
Chi Ye casually dropped professional knowledge: “Tomorrow we go to Universal Studios, then ‘accidentally’ get spotted by bystanders holding hands checking in at Transformer base, a few days later you enter film crew for filming, I pick you up after work for late-night snack, of course you also find time to pick me up.”
“During this, we ‘avoid’ shots, wear matching clothes, matching rings, while your team’s marketing accounts frantically buy traffic to push our CP edit videos, fan creations doujinshi… hm, BGM must use the most classic ones for CP edits.”
“Make netizens think we’re super close… then, attention, the key point is coming.”
Chi Ye highlighted the key for Empress Dowager, who immediately sat up straight upon hearing, even pulling out a notebook from somewhere to record: “Teacher Chi say it slower, I can’t keep up!”
“No need to record, it’s all in the heart.”
Chi Ye continued imparting experience: “When everyone thinks we’re real… we start arguing, BE, purify!”
“This step is especially crucial; do it well, solo flying isn’t a dream, but one point to note: when unbinding, make it as ugly as possible, as abusive as possible!”
Jin Xia puzzled: “Why? Can’t it be more decent?”
“Can’t.” Chi Ye coldly: “If not this abusive, fan loyalty isn’t enough, how can I purify and solo fly, become top streamer and make big money?”
Jin Xia suddenly understood, pointing at Chi Ye: “You’re really not a good thing!”
Chi Ye: “…”
“Time is limited, I won’t go into details… Anyway, remember these routines, don’t get ridden on popularity by bad people without knowing.”
After speaking, the big bus arrived at the destination, he stood up to get off, hurry to contact Director Zhang for 《Circulation》, must sign the contract today.
“Hm… okay… eh, what do you mean?” Empress Dowager surprised: “You’re not stirring with me?”
Chi Ye turned back, looked at her, smiled: “I’m afraid your family throws me into Huangpu River.”
“They won’t!” Empress Dowager frowned, her beautiful peach blossom eyes filled with confidence: “With me here, no one dares do anything to you!”
Chi Ye waved his hand and got off first.
“……Why does Teacher Chi feel weird.”
Empress Dowager suspicious, also followed the others down.
……
“What? Signing today? But I’m not in Beijing now.”
Director Zhang’s dumbfounded voice came from the phone: “Why so sudden?”
“Today, not even later, do you still want to hear 《Circulation》’s full version?”
Director Zhang: “…”
He looked at his watch, gritted his teeth: “Fine, wait for me, latest nine o’clock tonight.”
“Okay, that’s it for now.”
Chi Ye hung up, breathed a sigh of relief.
Yue Na had already started moving against him; he felt it wouldn’t take days for all his announcements to be forcibly stopped.
Must settle things with 《Circulation》 film crew before that.
“What are you thinking? Let’s go in.”
Yang Zi passed by Chi Ye, saw his off expression, curious: “What’s up? What matter can make our Teacher Chi this face? Aren’t you the one who can’t tolerate losses?”
Chi Ye faintly glanced at him: “Indeed, not as loss-tolerant as you.”
Yang Zi: “?”
Cold laugh, entered the restaurant first.
Under strong protest from Teacher Lu’s group, the program team ultimately paid out of pocket to pick a restaurant for Jian Ni family’s first gathering meal.
Decent scale, looks very high-end.
Chi Ye entered the restaurant, saw Director Li winking at him, paused, walked over.
“What’s really going on? Why suddenly withdraw?”
Director Li frowned: “I’m not saying you… 《Jian Ni》 is about to explode, your current popularity…”
Chi Ye could tell Director Li’s words were sincere, and understood the other’s incomprehension.
“You think I want to leave myself?”
He spread his hands to Director Li.
Director Li: “…”
“Then… when do you plan to leave?”
Saying this, Director Li glanced at Jin Xia who had already saved a seat for Chi Ye.
Chi Ye also looked over there, thought of the meeting place with Director Zhang, closer than home, said: “Tonight, leaving tonight.”
“What? Not even giving this little time?”
Director Li stunned, speechless: “Do I dare not give it?”
“Tonight finishes recording perfectly, you can leave then, but… you’d better think how to explain clearly to that one.”
Director Li shook his head, tone sighing.
Having mixed in the industry so long, perhaps he should have guessed something?
But anyway, does need to think how to explain to Empress Dowager.
After all, the two now… should barely count as good friends, right?
