Chapter 55: Mango Tv New Year’s Eve, 《jian Ni》 Family Reunion
“The prejudice in people’s hearts is like a big mountain.”
Ji Zhua Zhang and the other two walked out of the building sullenly. The leading Big Brother Ji Zhua Zhang was still not relieved: “I only sold chicken feet that one time, so what?! Did I break the law?”
“Better than that legal expert Jiang Mou.”
“Cough cough.”
Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives.
As soon as the three entered, Jiang Mou, who had been waiting outside the door, had his hands behind his back and eyed them sideways: “I say, brothers, you got kicked out, huh?”
The three looked displeased.
“Oh come on, just listen to my one piece of advice.” Jiang Mou earnestly persuaded: “I’ve contacted the people. This time, we’ll all get together for New Year’s Eve!”
“Think about it, how long has it been since we twisted together?!”
Jiang Mou twisted his big hips a few times, the movements a bit rusty. Clearly, his usual live broadcast career had made him neglect the peerless secret skills he once learned.
As a senior in this area, Ji Zhua Zhang couldn’t stand it: “Stop stop stop, just stop. Look at what your twisting looks like?”
“It should be like this…”
He put one hand behind his back, the other hand over his crotch, and his body smoothly started grinding right there on site.
Triggering muscle memory, he even added “da da da” BGM from his mouth.
“Too smooth.”
Jiang Mou watched, convinced: “One look and you can tell you’ve been trained a lot by Big Sis in private!”
Zhang Xianming reacted, angrily stopping his movements: “Get lost, legal expert, don’t peng ci my edge-rubbing expert.”
The other two: “…”
“Why won’t your brains get it?” Jiang Mou saw them about to leave and panicked: “Rise is so hot right now? Shen Qing Yu’s persona collapsed, Chi Ye breached his contract, Peng Chen… Peng Chen surged again! At a time like this, you won’t ride the wave?!”
“I’ve contacted that little internet celebrity who exposed Shen Qing Yu last time, and Old Zhang, your ex-girlfriend too. Everyone team build together!”
Ji Zhua Zhang: “?!”
“Jiang Chu, you won’t even let my girlfriend go?!”
“No, listen to my explanation…”
“Get lost get lost get lost, if you don’t leave, I’ll become a legal expert too!”
Ji Zhua Zhang flew into a rage, shoving Jiang Mou.
The other two turned and walked away.
They didn’t want to associate with two-faced people like Jiang Mou.
Ji Zhua Zhang was much better—at least he was righteous!
“Pah, you deserve to be poor your whole lives!” Jiang Mou watched the three leave, sinisterly cursing: “Shen Qing Yu even got mental illness, looks like you will too soon!”
His phone rang in his pocket. He casually picked up the mobile phone: “Hey… no problem, if they don’t agree it’s fine. We’ll still promote the ‘team build’ gimmick… then just get together on the side!”
……
Two days later, at the Mango TV New Year’s Eve Gala site.
Top streamers and big stars from all over the country gathered. Mango TV, as the top local station besides CCTV, held its New Year’s Eve Gala very grandly every year, with the highest ratings and the most star power invited.
Unlike other guests from the 《Jian Ni》 family, Chi Ye was just there to make up the numbers and show his face, with no program, so he arrived a day late, skipped the rehearsal, and headed straight to the venue on the day of the gala.
Here he met the “《Jian Ni》 family” he hadn’t seen for a few days.
“Teacher Chi!”
Empress Dowager saw Chi Ye walk in, her peach blossom eyes lit up, and she trotted over to look him up and down.
“Hm?”
Chi Ye was surprised by her gaze: “What’s wrong?”
“Teacher Chi, these clothes don’t match your body.”
Chi Ye: “…”
He really was broke now. He and Keke discussed it for a long time but got nowhere.
“No problem.” Jin Xia had anticipated it and waved her small hand: “I prepared a few sets for you in advance. Come try them on with me later!”
Chi Ye: It’s really not me living off a woman’s earnings; she’s just too enthusiastic!
The others around saw this, their moods complex.
Teacher Huang, Teacher Lu, and Lin Jingyi actually felt a bit awkward seeing Chi Ye now…
Especially Teacher Lu and Lin Jingyi. Teacher Huang was an old fried dough stick, and his relationship with Chi Ye wasn’t great to begin with, but the other two were different.
Teacher Lu was just like that in personality, while Lin Jingyi felt the current Chi Ye was very “scary”—one more touch and she might get poisoned.
Of course, some people were eager to “touch” Chi Ye more.
“Haha, Teacher Chi!”
Yang Zi walked over smugly, grabbing Chi Ye’s hand, “concerned”: “You okay?!”
He nodded at the fan photographers who followed in—unclear which big star they were shooting—then subtly turned his body to expose his “majestic” figure at the best angle in front of the lenses.
Just short of striking a pose.
“I’m fine, but Teacher Yang Zi, that angle isn’t right; it doesn’t show off your appearance.”
“Oh?!”
Yang Zi was overjoyed and pale: “I still have appearance… uh… how’s my appearance?!”
Chi Ye sincerely: “Rogue handsome type, usually called rogue face.”
“Rogue face? Rogue face is good, rogue face…” Yang Zi suddenly felt something off.
“Dermatitis, Yang Zi, how do you get roasted by Chi Ye every time you see him, hahaha.”
Teacher Huang unceremoniously mocked Yang Zi.
Yang Zi reacted, furious: “Chi Ye, you have no heart!”
“I even spoke up for you, and you treat me like this?!”
“Teacher Huang just likes overanalyzing; I didn’t mean that.”
Chi Ye shook his head in denial and greeted Shi Daifu in the crowd behind.
Teacher Shi was a good person too; she actually “supported” him on Weibo that day.
Yeah, just too obscure, no one paid attention…
With this commotion, especially the exchange between Yang Zi and Chi Ye, the original “awkwardness” gradually dissipated. Teacher Lu clapped: “Chi Ye didn’t come to rehearsal yesterday for positioning. Let’s try positions again…”
……
Venue corner.
Shen Qing Yu wore a black mask and baseball cap, his eyes darting around the venue inside and out, holding his mobile phone: “Confirmed here, right?”
“Yes, that little internet celebrity is ‘cooperating’ with Jiang Yi. I heard they’re live broadcasting outside today, hyping the Rise ‘get together’ gimmick.”
“Heh, get together, get together for what? Get together to get caught?”
Shen Qing Yu sneered, his eyes bloodshot, expression haggard yet abnormally excited.
—No one knew what he’d been through in these short days.
Career collapsed, agent abandoned him, countless partners announced breach of contract on Weibo, demanding sky-high liquidated damages.
Yue Na wouldn’t pay for him, so he had to foot the bill himself.
The problem was, he spent lavishly, habitually using loans for consumption, buying several luxury homes in Beijing and Shanghai.
Now the luxury homes were about to be auctioned, he was saddled with massive debt, career, relationships, and life all ruined.
Even after other collapsed stars kept scamming fan leeks, he couldn’t—his deeds were too heinous, the evidence too solid; few fans would spend big on him now.
So his situation, aside from not being locked up, was even worse than Ge Shuang’s.
“All because of Chi Ye and that logo!”
He gnashed his teeth, his bloodshot gaze suddenly pausing on Chi Ye not far away.
……
After a simple “rehearsal” with the others, Chi Ye returned to his seat, observing the other big stars moving around the venue.
Shang Youshu… Peng Chen… Jiang Cheng…
Mango TV liked inviting traffic stars; their New Year’s Eve Gala invited the most top streamers.
But Chi Ye’s “targets” weren’t them, but the Movie Emperor, Film Empress, and veteran actors in the front row.
These people had what he “wanted.”
He screened targets one by one, his eyes suddenly lighting up at a middle-aged Movie Emperor famous online for reputation and acting skills.
Rumor was this Movie Emperor lived very frugally, not from a formal drama school, but with exceptional talent, few other miscellaneous skills.
Him!
Chi Ye’s heart stirred, tossing out an advanced copy scroll.
【You obtained『Zhang Guowen』’s eye acting（advanced）】
【Zhang Guowen is famous for eye acting; his eye acting is extremely infectious, excelling in all kinds of tragic roles.】
Success!
Chi Ye was secretly delighted. Sure enough, these old artists’ skills were reliable!
Then he tossed another advanced scroll.
【You obtained『Zhang Guowen』’s time management technique（advanced）】
【Zhang Guowen dates ten young girls a week, reaching the pinnacle of time management!】
Chi Ye: “?”
An old bone—can he really handle it?!
He gave up on Zhang Guowen, turning to another Film Empress.
【You obtained『Wen Lijuan』’s pretentious technique（advanced）】
【Wen Lijuan loves pretending a lot; one day without it and she’s uncomfortable all over.】
Chi Ye: “…”
He suddenly regretted it a bit, deciding to carefully screen targets before using scrolls.
Getting eye acting advanced right at the start was good enough.
“Chi Ge!”
Suddenly, a delighted voice rang out. Chi Ye was stunned, turning to see a shifty-eyed figure appear before him.
“Zhang Xianming?!”
Chi Ye was surprised: “How did you get in?”
Ji Zhua Zhang: “…I’m an audience member!”
Everyone: “…”
“Hey! Hey! I said no entering the inner field—who let you in?!”
Security from over there rushed over, pinning Ji Zhua Zhang: “Come on, pat down! Where’d you hide it?!”
“I really didn’t bring it; why won’t you believe me!”
Ji Zhua Zhang was furious.
The security didn’t speak, meticulously patting him down three times, still no trace of chicken feet.
The lead Big Brother puzzled: “Where’d he hide it… checked the asshole?”
Ji Zhua Zhang broke down: “Fuck! Don’t be ridiculous! Try hiding one there yourself!”
Everyone: “…”
“I’m here to find Chi Ge, Chi Ge!”
Ji Zhua Zhang cast a pleading look.
Chi Ye finally understood: so that’s why you came?
The security suspiciously glanced at Chi Ye, exchanged looks, pointing at Ji Zhua Zhang: “Behave, or we’ll carry you out chair and all!”
“Go go go, annoying, I get it.”
Ji Zhua Zhang was impatient.
The security left grumbling. Chi Ye was speechless: “Are we that close? You just come over.”
“No, I have something to tell you.”
Ji Zhua Zhang first nodded and bowed to Empress Dowager next to Chi Ye, but she was a bit sleepy and ignored him.
“Something to say? What?”
Chi Ye was curious.
“Chi Ge… though I clashed with you before, I always remember how you helped promote my chicken feet back then.”
Ji Zhua Zhang seriously: “Heard Shen Qing Yu really got mental illness… be careful out there, don’t let him retaliate.”
“Really got it?”
Chi Ye was stunned.
“He owes too much money, Yue Na won’t pay for him, his agent doesn’t care anymore—you didn’t know?”
As they spoke, Chi Ye’s gaze suddenly caught a “familiar” figure charging over, suddenly shouting: “Chi Ye!!”
“?”
Chi Ye was just rising when he heard a whoosh by his ear. A straight long leg swept past his eyes, hanging quietly in front of Shen Qing Yu in an extremely gorgeous exaggerated arc.
A red-soled black stiletto “brushing” Shen Qing Yu’s cheek, stopping just centimeters ahead.
Any further and Shen Qing Yu would’ve “crashed” into Shi Daifu’s shoe heel!
On-site crowd: “?!”
Holy shit!
So cool!
“Gulp…”
Shen Qing Yu felt the wind on his face, swallowed, weakly saying: “I… I just came to say hi.”
Shi Daifu expressionless, gracefully retracted her leg but didn’t sit.
“Sister Shi Shi, so cool!”
Empress Dowager “wow”ed.
Chi Ye glanced at Shi Daifu, then eyed Shen Qing Yu sideways: “You climbed the wall in?!”
Shen Qing Yu gritted his teeth, scanning around, seeing everyone staring in shock, some taking phone photos.
“Hey! What are you doing!”
The security team watching this side rushed over, dragging Shen Qing Yu out: “Who are you? Causing trouble?! Carry him out!”
“Chi Ye… you… help me, get Jin Xia to help me, I’m really at the end of my rope…”
Shen Qing Yu was actually a coward; in his agitation, he started crying outright.
The crowd around recognized him as the recently collapsed Shen Qing Yu.
Their gazes stunned, flicking between the two.
Chi Ye was embarrassed: “No, just talk, don’t drag Jin Xia into it.”
Empress Dowager noticed, tilting her head: “Yeah, why drag me in? Do I know you?”
Shen Qing Yu cried harder, somewhat hysterically running off.
“Sigh…”
Ji Zhua Zhang watched, sighing inwardly.
But suddenly thought of something, face changing: “He wouldn’t be after Gently, right?”
“Ah? Gently?”
Everyone was stunned.
“You know… that little internet celebrity who exposed. She’s live with Jiang Yi outside today!”
Chi Ye surprised: “Didn’t she say Jiang Yi used her as a lab rat?”
“Yeah, but Jiang Yi has money now. They’re probably riding Rise get-together traffic…”
Chi Ye: “…”
Curiosity stirred; he pulled out his phone, searched Jiang Yi, and sure enough, he was live.
Clicking in, classic live commerce scene.
There was Jiang Mou outdoors in the open air, microphone in hand, passionately shouting: “Clearance blowout tonight! No 999, no 99, all 9.99! Take home what Rise likes!”
「Anchor anchor, you surged after drinking, and you dare sell goods?!」
Jiang Mou smiled slightly: “Wine? Who’s selling wine? I’m selling povidone-iodone!”
“Even Peng Chen says it’s good!”
4000 first subscriptions, didn’t expect everyone so fierce… not in great shape today, the owed two updates will be added to the guaranteed two updates in the next few days, thanks everyone
