Internet moguls are being held hostage by the entertainment system!

Chapter 317 Annual Meeting, Meng Ziyi and Reba, and Eavesdropping
After realizing they couldn't get along with Chen Xiu, the two Wangs, being quite decisive, launched a series of promotional campaigns to boost the box office of "Youth".

However, under Zhang Zili's watchful eye, everything Huayi did was transparent to Chen Xiu.

In order to avoid exposing Zhang Zili and causing unnecessary trouble, Chen Xiu chose to ignore Huayi's formal publicity methods and stopped resorting to those underhanded tricks.

The following week, "Better Days" grossed 5.7 million yuan, bringing its cumulative box office to 10 billion yuan!
This achievement allowed "Better Days" to break box office records for youth-themed films.

Datang Pictures, the main producer of the film, also achieved a second success in the film market after the "Detective Chinatown" series.

In its third week of release, "Better Days" saw a significant drop in daily box office revenue, and the production team also concluded its nationwide roadshow on the 29th.

The three lead actors returned to Beijing that day to prepare for the company's annual meeting the following day.

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Beijing, Datang Film Industry.

Wearing a hat and mask, fully disguised, Meng Ziyi jumped out of the van and, together with his assistant who had rushed over, entered the company through a side door.

Seeing Meng Ziyi finally return home after staying at home for more than half a month, the assistant talked the whole way.

"Sister Meng, you're finally back!"

"Hmm, things haven't been busy at the company lately, have they?"

"You haven't come back, so I haven't been to the office lately..."

"Okay! Is the changing room upstairs?"

"Yes, there is a changing room upstairs."

The two took the elevator upstairs and entered a U-shaped passageway. After the assistant showed his work ID, he went straight to the changing room.

The assistant kept chattering away the whole way.

Normally, Meng Ziyi would be happy to chat with her, but thinking about the tough battle ahead, he could only put on a stern face and tell his assistant to keep quiet for a while.

After turning a corner, she arrived at the entrance to the changing room. Two voices reached her ears before Meng Ziyi could go in.

"Honey, are you and Liu Kaiwei officially divorced now?"

"Yeah! We're finally divorced... Just a few days ago, he was telling me that out of consideration for our past relationship, he wanted me to accompany him to a banquet to save face. Humph! He didn't talk about consideration when he wanted my money, and now he's talking about consideration? I can't be bothered with him!"

Recognizing the person by their voice, Meng Ziyi stopped in her tracks, her eyes lighting up. She also pulled her assistant to a halt and gestured for her to be quiet.

The people inside didn't notice anything amiss, and their conversation continued.

"...After the divorce, I'm going to work hard and earn money to support my daughter!"

"With your popularity, making money should be easy for you."

"As popular as you are, when it comes to development in the film industry, I can't compare to you. 'Wolf Warrior 2' alone is enough to live off for half a lifetime..."

"Hehe, I was just lucky..."

As the voices grew louder, Meng Ziyi, who had just heard the footsteps, was about to think of a solution when the two people in the changing room came out.

Dilraba, wearing a black fabric jacket and a black long skirt, was taken aback when she saw Meng Ziyi, but then immediately recognized her.

Yang Mi, dressed in a white cheongsam, was also taken aback, but she did not recognize Meng Ziyi. Instead, after realizing that the other party had been eavesdropping on her conversation, her face slowly turned pale.

"If you need to change your clothes, you can go straight in, don't stand there..."

Before she could finish speaking, Yang Mi felt her arm being pulled into Reba's embrace.

Before she could ask why, Reba had already gone to greet Meng Ziyi: "Hello! Ziyi, long time no see!"

"Um?!"

Yang Mi looked back in surprise, and then recognized Meng Ziyi. She immediately thought of Reba and her situation...

In an instant, Yang Mi's mind was filled with multiple interpretations of Dilraba's unusual friendliness today and the gesture of clasping her arms. At the same time, she thought to herself: So that's why you suddenly came to care about me. You just wanted to use me as a shield!

She tried to pry Hotbar's hands off with her other hand, then seize the opportunity to escape.

However, Reba's two arms are like crab claws; once they grab their prey, they won't let go.

"It's hot, isn't it? I need to go to the venue for rehearsal first. Let go of me."

"I'll go with you! I've been wanting to hear you sing for so long, Honey Sister."

"Ok??"

Yang Mi suddenly felt something was off, but the situation at hand didn't allow her to think about it too much.

Glancing at Meng Ziyi, who had remained silent, Yang Mi realized that he was not someone she could mess with, and immediately tightened her grip on Reba's hand.

Looking at the two people in front of him, Meng Ziyi secretly puffed out his cheeks, and the idea of ​​going up to discuss boxing with Reba flashed through his mind.

The next moment, she rejected the idea.

Before she came back, Wang Qian told her not to be impulsive and not to argue with Reba before seeing Chen Xiu, otherwise she would be wrong even if she was right.

Thinking of this, Meng Ziyi snorted and was just about to walk around Reba and Yang Mi to enter the changing room when three people walked towards him from the other side of the loop.

Because of the blind spot, the three people did not see what was happening at the entrance to the changing room, and Meng Ziyi and the others were also unaware of the three people's situation.

However, the sound of the three chatting carried further than the awkward silence on Meng Ziyi's side.

"Xiaotian, you said you ate alone with Brother Xiu?"

That one sentence made Meng Ziyi immediately pull back the foot that had stepped into the changing room.

Dilraba and Yang Mi also immediately shut their mouths, listening attentively and quietly to what followed. "Yeah! After the last live stream ended, I felt a little hungry, and since I didn't want to go eat by myself, I stayed at Douyin Company waiting for the boss to finish his meeting."

"So what did you eat? Did anything happen after you ate?"

The first voice was Tian Xinwei's answer, the second voice was Bai Lu's question, and the first one came from Zhou Ye.

Meng Ziyi, Reba, and Yang Mi were not familiar with the three young actresses, but they were very interested in what they were talking about.

To avoid being exposed too early, Meng Ziyi quickly hid by the wall and then had her assistant go into the changing room first, not wanting too many people to know about Chen Xiu's gossip.

Seeing this, Dilraba and Yang Mi also stood beside her.

Seeing the two approach, Meng Ziyi's eyes showed obvious displeasure, but at the moment she was more concerned about the gossip the three little flowers were talking about, so she didn't want to care too much.

On the other side, Tian Xinwei, who had already reached the side door of the changing room, said to Bai Lu, "The boss asked me what I wanted to eat, and I said I wanted hot pot, so he took me to Haidilao, booked a private room... and left after we finished eating!"

Tian Xinwei deliberately paused after mentioning the private room, then abruptly changed the subject.

This lisp startled the three people hiding behind the wall, as well as the two people following behind her!
Immediately afterwards, Tian Xinwei's mischievous voice reached the ears of Meng Ziyi and the other two.

"Hahaha! Look how pale you two are! But are you worried about me or the boss?"

"Uh..." *2
Bai Lu and Zhou Ye were speechless.

The three people behind the wall all thought: Of course we're worried about Chen Xiu (Brother Xiu), otherwise why would we be worried about you?

Tian Xinwei probably saw the corresponding meaning on Bai Lu and Zhou Ye's faces, and explained, "The boss is a very straight man. When it comes to eating, it's just eating. If I don't talk to him, he doesn't really want to chat with me either. If you want to pursue him, you have to take the initiative!"

Upon hearing this, Meng Ziyi and Reba suddenly exchanged glances as if by some strange twist of fate, both thinking: It seems that this is indeed the case!

Before they could expand their thinking further, the two people outside the wall had already denied it repeatedly.

"No no!"

"I didn't have that thought, not at all! Don't talk nonsense!"

Bai Lu and Zhou Ye's denials, when heard by the four people separated by a wall, sounded like a blatant attempt to cover up their wrongdoing.

Before Meng Ziyi and Reba could look away from each other, a shared sense of crisis had already appeared in their eyes.

It turns out their rivals weren't just each other, but all the women in the entertainment industry...

Dilraba silently released Yang Mi's hand, then glanced at her warily.
Meng Ziyi thought to himself: at least it's certain that besides Reba, there aren't any other mistresses in the company...

While the three people behind the wall were each lost in their own thoughts, Tian Xinwei, after teasing Bai Lu and Zhou Ye, also felt bored.

Seeing the changing room right in front of her, she darted in and bumped into Meng Ziyi and the other two.

"Ouch!" "Ah!" "Huh?"

Strange and unusual sounds suddenly spread throughout the changing room.

Bai Lu and Zhou Ye stepped forward in surprise and saw four people scattered behind the wall, each with a pained and embarrassed expression, clutching their shoulders and elbows.

There were three people behind the wall and three people outside the wall, a total of six people, looking at each other awkwardly.

Just when no one knew what to say, Meng Ziyi's assistant, who had been sent inside beforehand, heard the commotion and rushed out.

"Sister Meng, what's wrong? Huh?"

Although the number of people looking at each other has increased to seven, this new variable has eased the awkward atmosphere.

Reba, quick-witted, tried to extricate herself by saying, "Mi-jie and I have changed our clothes. Are you guys coming over to change too?"

"Yep……"

Tian Xinwei responded with a smile, but her two crescent-shaped eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

Before she could ask, Dilraba took Yang Mi's arm again and shielded her from the arrow for the second time.

"Honey, you still have a performance to do today. Let's go to the venue to rehearse first."

"Oh that's fine!"

Yang Mi glanced at Reba, knowing that she was using her as a shield, but the current situation was too awkward, and Yang Mi didn't want to argue too much.

After explaining the situation, the two "plastic sisters" walked hand in hand out of the changing room and headed towards the venue.

Meng Ziyi, who had been left alone, had also come to her senses by this time.

"Ahem, well, I still need to change my clothes, you guys continue!"

After saying that, he pulled his assistant inside.

Four of the seven people left, leaving three who looked at each other with somewhat complicated expressions.

"Do you think they heard that?"

"I definitely heard it!"

"What should I do?"

"What do you mean, what to do? They're eavesdropping. What are you worried about? Go change your clothes."

Tian Xinwei made the final decision, interrupting Bai Lu and Zhou Ye's worries, and walked straight inside.

Seeing this, Bai Lu and Zhou Ye exchanged a glance and could only reluctantly follow.

(End of this chapter)