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Chapter 1073 Unworthy of His Position, the Top Sister Forces a Resignation
"Brother, you have no idea how funny Sister Tao's expression was."

Although Zhou Yutang did not attend the Golden Eagle Awards ceremony in person, her good friend Dilraba was sitting in the audience, clutching her chest.

A war correspondent on the scene relayed the details of this highly anticipated event to him.

The guest who presented the award to Fengfeng was Teacher Bai. When he opened the envelope, he subconsciously opened his mouth and exclaimed "Wow!" He then quickly composed himself and showed a polite but undeniably awkward smile.

The other award presenter, Secretary Dakang, was probably a bit bewildered, and his expression was quite intriguing.

The audience erupted in uproar.

No one expected that Li Yifeng from "Sparrow" would ultimately win the Golden Eagle Award for Best Actor.

Because whether it's Zhang Yi in "Chicken Feathers Flying to the Sky," He Bing in "Full House of Love," Sun Weimin in "Begonia Still," or Zhang Jiayi and Li Yifeng in "White Deer Plain,"...
Any one of the above would be more convincing than Li Yifeng, who was nominated for "Sparrow".

Of course, Li Yifeng also delivered the best performance of his career that night.

From covering her mouth in shock, to widening her eyes, to showing an expression of disbelief, she remained stunned for a few seconds before suddenly clenching her fist.

Li Yifeng's fans went wild.

According to the fairest Golden Eagle Awards selection rules, the Most Popular Award is chosen by audience vote.

The Audience Favorite Award is determined by a three-way vote: from the audience, members of the China Television Artists Association, and judges of the Golden Eagle Awards jury. Each vote represents three times the number of actors nominated for the award.

With the Golden Cup and Crystal Cup in hand, the newly crowned Golden Eagle Best Actor is a sure thing. The Golden Eagle Awards are indeed fairer than fair.

However, most netizens did not buy it and launched a full-scale attack online, giving Li Yifeng the title of "Golden Eagle Water Emperor" and pushing him into the eye of the storm.

"Brother, I'm so glad I listened to you back then."

Dilraba said with lingering fear, "Otherwise, I might be the one getting scolded now."

Compared to her good friend Gulnazar, Dilraba can be said to be another workaholic after Yang Mi.

Aside from the "Ghost Blows Out the Light" movie, there are four TV series this year alone, as well as two regular variety shows, "New Dance Forest" and "Produce Camp 2019".

In addition to a dozen brand advertising shoots, roadshow promotions, magazine shoots, fashion weeks and other miscellaneous things, my schedule is already booked until the second half of next year.

Not long ago, she even took some rare time off to meet up with her good brother.

Dilraba's desire to improve suggests she may not be without aspirations for the Golden Eagle Award for Best Actress.

She had also tried to subtly inquire about it from Zhou Yutang.

He was immediately discouraged by Zhou Yutang's cold water, which finally put his mind at ease.

Looking back now, Dilraba seems to have just woken up from a dream.

Zhou Yutang is right.

Those whose virtue does not match their position will inevitably suffer calamities.

If she really insisted on stepping on Yin Tao and others to force her way into the Best Actress award, then she would probably be ridiculed as a "water queen" now, just like Li Yifeng.

"Take your time to hone your acting skills. Awards are results, not stepping stones."

Zhou Yutang said calmly, "What's meant to happen will happen sooner or later. This game isn't played like this."

He never objects to fighting for opportunities for his own people, but without convincing results, forcing things will only backfire.

Because the audience isn't stupid; they can distinguish between good and bad.

Having figured it out, Dilraba quickly stopped taking the matter to heart and instead teased, "Brother, you really are 100% committed to the group."

"How to say?"

Dilraba relayed the jokes from netizens to Zhou Yutang: "Netizens said, you once praised Li Yifeng for having great potential. I didn't expect you to have a relationship with him?"

"Is this happening?"

When Dilraba teased him, a question mark slowly appeared on Zhou Yutang's face: "How come I didn't know?"

"It was posted by someone's fan."

Reguava exclaimed, "Look, the pictures don't lie!"

Zhou Yutang opened the photo on WeChat and was speechless.

I don't know who dug up this ancient material, back when he first debuted in 2007.

At that time, Zhou Dudu, who was rising to fame, accepted an interview with Shanghai TV and was also invited to record a promotional video for the talent show "Go! Good Boys".

Several popular contestants, including the Bobo duo, Kimi, and Fengfeng, also gave a compliment.

These kinds of talent shows usually invite big names to endorse them, but this didn't make a splash back then.

After all, Zhou Yutang was only just starting out and gaining some popularity at that time, but when Zhou Dudu later reigned supreme in the entertainment industry, this old material was unearthed by fans and its value instantly skyrocketed.

This incident has been repeatedly brought up by contestants from this talent show on variety shows, and it can be considered a famous meme in the entertainment industry.

The two are now of vastly different social statuses and have no interaction with each other on a daily basis.

Zhou Yutang had heard rumors and knew that this kid was playing some tricks, but he didn't take it to heart.

In this glamorous circle, there are plenty of people who play the game, and he himself is not one to follow the rules.

But since Fengfeng's fans have brought up Governor Zhou's name to endorse this, we can no longer stand idly by.

Zhou Yutang turned to Chen Duling and calmly instructed her, "Go and tell Li Yifeng's management team not to get involved."

Fengfeng's team was completely unprepared.

After learning that Governor Zhou would not be attending this year's Golden Eagle Awards, he went to great lengths to lobby and finally managed to steal the Best Actor award.

However, this made them the target of public criticism and drew widespread ridicule.

And by a twist of fate, they attracted the attention of a big boss in the entertainment industry.

"Sister Zhu, what do we do now?"

Li Yifeng showed no joy at winning the Best Actor award; he was actually panicking.

The "Sister Zhu" he mentioned is a veteran agent who came from Huayi Brothers.

Deng Zhu, who has managed celebrities such as Ady An from Taiwan, took over Li Yifeng's management at the beginning of this year.

Ironically, Li Yifeng's former manager, a pillar of Huanrui Media, was fired for mishandling his hit-and-run accident.

"This time we miscalculated; we didn't expect it to escalate to this extent."

Deng Zhu remained calm, and after a moment's thought, she quickly made a decision:

"Apologize to Mr. Zhou first, then release the prepared press release. You yourself should not give any interviews in the near future, nor respond to this matter on social media. Adopt a humble attitude, do some charity work, and try to minimize your presence."

She paused, then added, "Once this wave of hype dies down, we can slowly rebuild our reputation through variety shows or new dramas, and then we'll have passed this hurdle."

"He wouldn't kick me when I'm down, would he?"

"Based on my understanding of President Zhou, he would disdain doing such a thing."

Deng Zhu glanced at Li Yifeng.

He thought to himself, "If he really wants to target someone, then you can retire from the entertainment industry tomorrow."

"That's all we have to do."

Completely bewildered, Li Yifeng quickly accepted Deng Zhu's arrangement.

In fact, anyone with a sound mind would dare to provoke Governor Zhou.

He also has a lot of headaches with his own fans.

This isn't the first time he's caused trouble.

During this year's League of Legends LPL Summer Playoffs, he was arranged by Tencent to collaborate with Hu Lianxin of Rocket Girls on promotional activities.

Then some fans inexplicably started shipping the two as a couple. At the time, he and this "fish girl" barely spoke a few words outside of work. He was worried that Governor Zhou would mind, and he was anxious for quite a while.

It must be said that Deng Zhu's entire public relations response was textbook-worthy.

The entertainment industry is never short of new topics, and a bombshell announcement appeared the very next day, completely diverting netizens' attention.

The former TVB actress, known as the most beautiful woman in Hong Kong, was found dead at her home in Stanley.

The news quickly made headlines across major entertainment sections.

This actress, who once dominated Hong Kong's golden age of entertainment with her beauty, also had a dazzling career.

Unfortunately, it was later revealed that he had been assaulted by two bigwigs in the Hong Kong entertainment circle, which caused him great harm, leading to a mental breakdown and ruining what could have been a bright future in his acting career.

One of them has already passed away, but the short guy is still active. This time, the old story has been dug up by netizens, and another round of condemnation has begun.

Meanwhile, Zhou Yutang had already boarded the Jiangdong Private Jet and headed to Shanghai.

Besides attending the first Jiangdong Fashion Gala, he also had to go to Wuxi to personally oversee the preparation progress of "The Captain".

The film, which is scheduled to begin shooting early next month, will primarily be filmed in Wuxi Film City.

The Grand Commander was, after all, from a scattered province, and he always wanted to give back to his hometown when he received benefits.

If the soldiers and horses are not moving, the grain and grass will go first.

Despite Zhou Yutang's seemingly secure position in the capital, his personal logistics manager, Lin Liang, has been working tirelessly and worrying himself sick during this time.

"We finally selected studios number 7 and 11."

Lin Liangren was on site and gave a detailed report on the progress: "The total area of ​​shed No. 7 is about 3000 square meters, and it is mainly used to build ground tower scenes."

11号棚更大，有6000平方米差不多，按1:1比例复刻了川航3U8633航班的机身，连驾驶舱的仪表盘都是找航空厂家定制的”

"How's the training progressing? Are the actors in good enough shape to keep up with the pace of filming?"

"According to Teacher Liu's opinion, it's slightly lacking."

Lin Liang truthfully stated, "Because the schedule is difficult to coordinate, we are not yet proficient in emergency door operation and cabin service procedures."

"Then let's practice some more."

Zhou Yutang frowned: "Tell Zhou Shufang to arrange the schedule. The press conference for the start of filming is tentatively scheduled for the 9th of next month."

Both Li Xin and Zhang Tianai are top-tier actresses, and even Hu Lianxin is a highly sought-after visual member of a girl group.

This means that it is difficult for them to turn down all their work commitments and fully dedicate themselves to the film's preparation.

Zhou Yutang didn't care about any of that; he only cared about the results. As for how to achieve them, that was Zhou Shufang's problem to consider.

"Mr. Zhou, the publicity department in Wuxi would like to schedule an on-site interview with the film crew."

Lin Liang added.

"can."

Zhou Yutang glanced at the schedule prepared by his secretary. "The interview is scheduled for the afternoon of the press conference, so let's leave it at that for now."

Those in power only need to say a few words, while those below have to run themselves ragged.

To allow the audience to experience the authentic atmosphere, Lin Liang lived on-site for more than two months in advance, leading the team to supervise the set construction.

The entire behind-the-scenes team operates efficiently, striving for the utmost fidelity in every detail.

Upon arriving in Shanghai, Zhou Yutang's schedule was packed with activities.

First, they went to Bilibili's headquarters. Ye Ning and Uncle Chen, who had just returned from abroad, were going to report to Governor Zhou in person on their recent business developments.

This year is a crucial period for Jiangdong Film & Television to go global.

Ye Ning, a former servant of three masters who had just switched allegiance from Huayi, was entrusted with an important task by Governor Zhou, taking on the crucial overseas business of the Jiangdong faction.

On Uncle Chen Rui's Bilibili platform, the focus is on consolidating its advantages in core communities such as anime and games.

After finishing his business, he arranged a dinner with senior executives from United Cinemas and Zhejiang Times, led by Ren Zhonglun.

United Cinemas, a leading local cinema chain in Shanghai, has over 320 cinemas covering the Yangtze River Delta region, accounting for 18% of the national box office last year. Zhejiang Times Cinemas, on the other hand, has 280 cinemas in Zhejiang Province and is a key distribution channel in East China.

Films produced by the Jiangdong Group consistently enjoy high screen share, thanks in no small part to Jiangdong's own cinema chains and strategic partner Wanda's support.

In social interactions, it's important to have a give-and-take approach.

Therefore, every time Zhou Yutang arrived in Shanghai, he would invite Wu Heru to dinner, so that Lao Deng would consider them close friends despite their age difference.

"Why are you back so late?"

By the time Zhou Yutang returned to his poetry retreat in Shanghai, it was nearly midnight.

Seeing that he was wearing Bluetooth headphones and talking to someone in English, Liu Shishi took the initiative to squat down and skillfully helped him change into slippers.

She had filmed movies abroad, so her spoken English was passable, though her English vocabulary was only average.

Zhou Yutang spoke quite quickly, and she could barely understand him; he seemed to be talking about some kind of island.

After he hung up the phone and sank deep into the sofa, Liu Shishi was about to lean against him when she frowned and asked, "Why are you smoking again?"

"It's all Mr. Zhang's fault at Times Cinemas. He's a huge smoker and had to buy him a few cigarettes."

Zhou Yutang deliberately leaned closer: "Smell it."

"Oh dear, you should go wash up right away, it smells awful."

Liu Shishi frowned and pushed his shoulder.

Zhou Yutang smiled as she got up and turned to go into the bathroom.

He did smoke, but before going home, he had a business discussion with his former secretary, Ni Ni, in the car for more than half an hour.

Xiaohongshu's headquarters are also in Shanghai, and Ni Ni is now basically based in Shanghai.

When Zhou Yutang came out of the bathroom, he was surprised to find that Liu Shishi had changed into a green silk nightgown.

The soft fabric clung to her shapely figure, outlining her slender waist and elegant shoulder line.

The hem of her skirt barely covered her knees, revealing a section of her fair, snow-white calves.

She sat on the edge of the bed, smoothing her long, dark hair behind her ear, which made Zhou Yutang's heart skip a beat.

"Honey, there's something I want to tell you."

"What's wrong?" Zhou Yutang sat down beside her and naturally put his arm around her shoulder.

"Don't you... like me anymore?"

"how is this possible?"

"Then why are you so cold to me?"

Liu Shishi turned away from him, like a neglected kitten, her expression perfectly tinged with grievance, "It's been almost half a month since we last met."

If Liu Shishi were truly unmoved by worldly affairs and unfazed by praise or criticism, possessing such shrewdness, she would have long ago eliminated all other actresses and become the top star in the entertainment industry.

She has never been competitive; she adheres to the strategy of non-competition as a form of competition.

Even a clay figure has its temper. No matter how calm and magnanimous a woman is, she is still a woman after all, and sometimes she can't help but feel jealous.

Take recently, for example. Zhou Yutang had just had a stunning final dance with Liu Tianxian, and then she flew away with Teacher Fan in Shuicheng.

Who can bear this?
The younger sisters can tolerate it, but Sister Shishi can't tolerate it even a little bit!

There's also the strategist Zhuge Liang and the strategist Feng Chu, along with the two sisters from the Legend of Sword and Fairy series, adding fuel to the fire.

Most importantly, Liu Shishi had another grievance.
(End of this chapter)