Entertainment mogul: Starting his business with the internet

Chapter 3 I Want to Build a Career

Today's Liu Shishi is exceptionally different. The smiling girl in front of her overlaps with the image of the top female star in her mind, giving Song Ci a feeling of being in another world.

The warm, delicate touch of their arms clasped together, the faint fragrance lingering around her nose, and the sweet, fragrant words whispering in her ear—all these things made Song Ci instantly understand the reason for Liu Shishi's transformation over the past month.

Banishing the fleeting thought that had just arisen in her mind, Song Ci inwardly groaned: "Has Poet Master taken a liking to me? A future superstar is certainly a big deal, but right now I only want to make money and build my career; I'm not planning on dating!"
If that elegant, refined, gentle, and graceful superstar were to treat him like that ten years from now, he definitely wouldn't be able to resist. Miss Liu is beautiful now, but she's still a bud that hasn't fully bloomed yet. Song Ci believes he can still resist the temptation.

Song Ci is now very career-oriented. Since the day he was reborn, he has been determined to make a name for himself in the future mobile internet wave and live up to this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He has been planning and preparing for this for a long time.

Moreover, he remembered that Liu Shishi would become an actress in the second half of the year, and then sign a contract with Tangren Media, gradually becoming a popular young actress.

In her previous life, Liu Shishi had a successful career and became a top-tier actress. She never thought of deliberately changing her life path, but she still hoped to see classic screen images such as Long Kui, Ruoxi, and Yunxian again.

There's a very real problem to face when dating a celebrity: how to handle intimate scenes and kissing scenes with actresses? Theoretically, body doubles or camera tricks can be used, but in reality, it's difficult to completely avoid them.

Song Ci asked himself honestly, if he were with Liu Shishi, he definitely wouldn't be able to accept his girlfriend or wife filming kissing or intimate scenes.

Therefore, only by achieving success in one's career and becoming a powerful figure in the capital market, inspiring awe in others, can one change the status quo and safeguard Liu Shishi's acting career.

Even if they don't become lovers, they are still childhood sweethearts of more than ten years. Song Ci hopes that the girl who accompanied him through his youth can remain joyful and pure even in the big, messy world of entertainment.

With this in mind, Song Ci decided to continue her relationship with Liu Shishi as good friends for now, and focus her energy on her studies and career.

In a few years, once both his and Liu Shishi's careers are on track, if Miss Liu still has such thoughts, he won't refuse to have a romance with such a beautiful and famous star.

Although she had been waiting for more than an hour, Song Ci did not complain. Knowing that Miss Liu had the bad habit of not eating breakfast, she still asked with concern as usual, "Shishi, have you had breakfast?"

But as he spoke, he slightly twisted his upper body, pulled his arm out of Liu Shishi's arms, and stood face to face with her.

Seeing Song Ci's actions, Liu Shishi gritted her teeth and, as if in a fit of pique, took Song Ci's arm again, muttering, "I haven't eaten, I'm not hungry, I'm full of anger!"

Song Ci patted Miss Liu's head, as if soothing a ruffled kitten, and then turned to walk outside. "Go eat breakfast first, Poetry Master. You'll have the energy to be energetic if you're full."

Liu Shishi grabbed Song Ci's arm and followed closely behind, saying angrily, "Let me tell you, Song Yiyi, I'm a girl. From now on, you have to call me by my name. You're not allowed to call me 'Poet Master' anymore, and you can't call me by that nickname 'Liu Haha' either."

Upon hearing this, Song Ci was secretly delighted. She quickened her pace and pulled away from Liu Shishi by several steps, then deliberately teased, "I know, Poet Master, I'll be more careful in the future, haha!"

"Song Ci, I'm really angry!" Seeing that Song Ci was deliberately disobeying her orders, Liu Shishi immediately raised her eyebrows, puffed out her cheeks, and swung her bag at him as if to hit him.

The two of them ran out of the community, one in front and the other chasing behind, just like before, playfully bickering. The neighbors were used to it.

In the breakfast stall, beads of sweat glistened on Liu Shishi's smooth, fair forehead. She held a straw in one hand, sipped her soy milk from the bowl, and waved her other hand repeatedly, hoping the breeze she generated would make her feel cooler.

"Yi-yi, I want to eat beef potstickers. Mom made soy milk and fried dough sticks for breakfast. I should have eaten at home. It's so hot here!" Song Ci had already eaten breakfast before leaving. Sitting opposite Liu Shishi, she said listlessly, "Well, you left too late. The potstickers were sold out. The shop only has soy milk and fried dough sticks. Just have something to eat. Come with me to the mall to buy some things later."

After stirring the soy milk in the bowl vigorously a few times, Liu Shishi said with a look of disgust, "It tastes awful!"

"Add a little sugar, soy milk with fried dough sticks, the extraordinary in the ordinary, discover the little joys in everyday life. As long as the soy milk is sweet enough and the fried dough sticks are crispy enough, it's a wonderful start to the day."

Finding Song Ci's story interesting, Liu Shishi took a bite of the golden fried dough stick and jokingly said, "You speak so fluently, do you want to write poetry?"

Song Ci rested her chin on her hand and asked lazily, "What are your plans for summer vacation, Shishi?"

"I don't know!" Liu Shishi was a little confused. Usually during holidays, Song Ci wouldn't ask her to go out, so she would stay at home playing games online or watching TV series.

"So what are you planning to do during summer vacation?" Liu Shishi asked in return.

After a moment's thought, Song Ci replied, "I plan to write two more books during this period, and spend the rest of my time on company matters."

Limited by her age, Song Ci's previous novels were all youth and martial arts novels, which had a limited audience. In order to expand her influence, she decided to write some other genres during the summer vacation, one of which is a historical novel called "Those Things of the Ming Dynasty".

Liu Shishi exclaimed in surprise: "You don't seem to have any creative blocks!"

Song Ci was a little embarrassed. He was just copying books based on his memories from his previous life, so how could he have any bottlenecks? So he changed the subject with a slightly awkward tone: "You can't just stay at home playing games for two months during summer vacation, can you?"

"Then what should I do?" Liu Shishi was usually a bit of a couch potato, and in the sweltering summer, all she wanted to do was stay home and enjoy the air conditioning.

After thinking for a moment, Song Ci suggested, "Why don't you come work for my company and be my secretary for two months? I'll pay you a salary."

Liu Shishi blinked, her face flushed, and said shyly, "If I were your secretary, you wouldn't expect me to do anything strange, would you?"

Song Ci replied irritably, "What kind of nonsense are you thinking about all day? Stop reading those pointless romance novels. As for what specific work you'll do, we'll arrange it for you when we get to the company this afternoon."

Liu Shishi knew that Song Ci had registered a company using his mother's name at the beginning of the year, but she didn't know what industry it was in, so she asked curiously, "Yiyi, what does your shell company do?"

Seeing that Liu Shishi looked down on her company, Song Ci said unhappily, "How is it a shell company? It's a legitimate business, okay! Are you coming or not?"

"Come on, why not do it if you can make money!" Liu Shishi was willing to do it, as it meant both earning money and having more opportunities to spend time with Song Ci. "I'm not eating!"

Song Ci stood up and generously paid the bill. "It's getting late, let's go to the mall. I'll treat you to a big lunch, then I have to go to the company!"

(End of this chapter)