The eldest daughter became popular after appearing on a family variety show

In fact, the system had thought about things even more deeply.

Could it be that these people never intended to let the Shen family go in the first place?
There was a motive, too.

Firstly, the person in charge of the Shen family is a young woman, and she also has a not-so-bright grandmother, who seems to be provoking the Ji family.

Secondly, the Shen family did indeed betray them, causing their relationship with Xingchen to become very strained.

Whether they want to ease tensions with Ji Chenxing or simply seek retaliation, attacking the Shen family and putting pressure on them can be used as a breakthrough.

However, that was all the system could think of.

Ji Chenxing told him not to overthink it, so he didn't need to think too much about it.

After all, he is a system, and it would be too much of a strain on the program to make him think like a human.

Ji Chenxing stopped thinking about Shen Zhu's situation; to her, it was just a minor incident.

Her most pressing task right now is to film the short drama.

Moreover, Ji Chenxing had another plan: if the film and television city businesses in Daliang and Beiliang developed well enough, she could find an opportunity to start her own film and television city business.

However, such a large venue was not easy for Ji Chenxing to find.

Furthermore, since the internal space is connected by a door, the outside should at least look presentable. You can't just put up a bare spot and tell people they can go in and take pictures; that would be too counterintuitive.

Of course, that's a story for later. Ji Chenxing hasn't put this matter on his agenda yet, and there's no need to rush it now.

In the following days, Ji Chenxing also came to Daliang from time to time with the film crew.

She came here to see Li Huaimin and Ji Minghan.

After this period of training, Ji Minghan has not only become proficient in typing, but has also gained some understanding of modern smartphones and computers, and can use them in a simple way.

Ji Chenxing planned to take him to the modern world for some "advanced education".

Let him see modern life and also look at various modern books.

This will help him write better stories.

As for why Ji Chenxing wanted to find Li Huaimin, that's another matter.

Before finalizing her engagement with Lu Yuzhou, Ji Chenxing's identity in Daliang was Princess Xihe.

In order to prevent Ji Chenxing from completely severing ties with Daliang, Jun Heng deliberately did not reclaim the administrative authority of Xihe County.

This does not mean that the Empress of Northern Liang was only fit to be a princess in Daliang. Rather, Jun Heng used this land for a "marriage alliance" in order to promote peaceful development between the two regions.

Therefore, although Ji Chenxing has not yet come to manage this land, she is indeed the de facto local tyrant of this land.

Regarding how to govern this area, Ji Chenxing and Lu Yuzhou agreed that the ultimate blueprint should be modern China.

They will use West River County as a pilot area to carry out reforms in all aspects.

Whether or not rapid reforms are possible is not important; what is important is steady development and avoiding mistakes during the development phase.

Ji Chenxing and Lu Yuzhou are already formulating relevant development plans.

The economic base determines the superstructure; in the process of development, there must be sufficient material needs.

The system can certainly help them, but Ji Chenxing doesn't want to rely entirely on it to achieve such a large economic cycle, as that would pose some risks.

Therefore, Ji Chenxing wanted to arrange for Li Huaimin to assist in the development of Xihe County.

Xihe County is located north of Daliang, and its distance from Beiliang is relatively short.

In addition, its fertile land and distinct seasons make it a uniquely advantageous place for planting and development, which is obviously easier than in the Northern Liang.

Once Xihe County has developed to a certain level and achieved a certain level of production, it can then drive the development of other areas.

Northern Liang, Daliang, Zhou Kingdom, Ping Kingdom...

Ideals are naturally lofty, but the process of realizing them is bound to be filled with many difficulties and setbacks.

While preparing the development plan for Xihe County with Lu Yuzhou, Ji Chenxing planned to send Li Huaimin and Ji Minghan to the modern world to learn relevant knowledge.

Ji Chenxing's work is proceeding in an orderly manner.

But Shen Zhu was in a much worse situation. Just as Ji Chenxing had predicted, Shen Zhu did discover that no one was in Ji Chenxing's cabin, but she dared not reveal it.

She was terrified of rumors circulating that there was a secret passage or door she had left specifically for Ji Chenxing in this small house.

As for destroying the hut, Shen Zhu had considered it.

However, due to Shen Fushan's previous authorization, the owner of this cottage already has real estate ownership of the cottage.

Later, Ji Chenxing bought the cottage, so it became Ji Chenxing's property.

Shen Zhu has no right to do anything to this little house.

Just then, Wang Jing called again.

Shen Zhu knew without guessing that Wang Jing was urging her to put aside the interests of the Shen family and concentrate all her efforts on rescuing Shen Fuxian first.

The repeated phone calls, each one saying the same thing, were already making Shen Zhu a little irritable. This phone call, with its constant ringing, completely wore down her last bit of patience with Wang Jing.

She didn't answer the phone or hang up immediately; instead, she muted the call to give herself some peace and quiet.

There were still a few unopened emails in Shen Zhu's inbox, all asking questions like "Why did you cooperate with the Ji family? Why did you betray them as a competitor?"

Shen Zhu felt completely overwhelmed, but at the moment, she couldn't think of any solution.

"Xiao Zhu, come in here for a moment."

Shen Zhu called for her assistant, Zhu Li.

Xiao Zhu is a female college student who graduated just two years ago. She is smart and quick-witted, and Shen Zhu often asks for her opinion when encountering problems.

Within seconds, the assistant pushed the door open and walked in from the outside.

"Sister Shen, you called me."

The two had a good relationship, and in private, the assistant would call Shen Zhu "Sister Shen".

"Xiao Zhu, look at this. These are emails that General Manager Wang, General Manager Yang, and the others sent me. They're giving me a headache."

Shen Zhu moved the computer screen slightly towards Zhu Li and pushed the mouse in that direction as well, but Zhu Li only glanced at the screen and didn't touch the mouse.

"I remember Mr. Wang and Mr. Yang. It seems they had some minor conflicts with us before."

"I also know this guy surnamed Song. They weren't satisfied with our expansion before, saying we were stealing their business..."

"I suspect that all of them are working together to put pressure on us and force us to step down."

When Shen Fushan was still alive, the Shen family's film and television city was already the largest in the country.

Later, Shen Zhu returned after completing her studies and led the film and television city to continue to develop and expand, refining the internal architectural details and adding different scenes, which won unanimous praise from the crew and the audience.

For this reason, Shen's Film City held a near-monopoly position in China for a long time.

This made other industry peers quite unhappy.

Julie could guess the purpose behind these people's masks just by looking at the email titles.

"I think they don't care whether we cooperate with Starry Sky or not; they just want to take this opportunity to ruin our reputation."

Julie gritted her teeth and said angrily.

Shen Zhu rubbed his forehead. "I can think of what you're saying, but what do we need to do now to break the current situation?"

She tried all sorts of clarifications, but they just wouldn't believe her, and there was nothing she could do.

Julie bit her lip and thought for a moment.

“Sister Shen, I think we’ve been too narrow-minded for so long, like we’ve been trapped in a box.”

Julie's words left Shen Zhu somewhat confused, but it seemed that a new idea was sprouting in her mind.

"You mean..."

(End of this chapter)