The Entertainment Industry in Turmoil: Young Actresses All Want to Rise to the Top

He gently placed the sleeping Li Yitong in his arms on the bed and covered her with a light blanket.

Shen Mo stared at her for a moment, watching her peaceful sleeping face as she unconsciously smacked her lips. Her sleeping face still carried a hint of stubbornness from when she was writing furiously.

His heart was filled with tenderness.

But this tranquility lasted only a moment; a greater turmoil was brewing within him.

He closed the bedroom door, returned to the living room, and turned on his laptop.

"We can confidently entrust the entertainment industry to Sister Li."

Her notebook, titled "The Conquest Plan," may have a comical name, but its core is terrifyingly accurate.

With the "secrets" in her mind and the ammunition from Mohen Capital, she is well enough to secure a place in the future entertainment industry.

This is her battlefield.

But the ink marks still need a larger and more robust base.

These battlefields must be planned and driven by him personally.

His finger slid across the touchpad, creating an encrypted document.

First, we need to build the underlying ecosystem for the entire digital life.

His fingertips tapped the keyboard, typing out the first name: Xiaomi.

Lei Jun should be working hard on the launch of Xiaomi 1 right now, but he has plenty of money, so he needs to become a strategic partner in a way that he can't refuse.

This move is crucial to the traffic entry point and hardware ecosystem for the next decade.

Next up is ByteDance.

Zhang Yiming's algorithm empire has not yet begun. It is a traffic black hole that is even more terrifying than cultural and entertainment IPs. The genes of Mohen must be implanted into it in its infancy.

This will be the most important traffic engine in the next decade.

Then there is the super hub connecting online and offline.

He wrote "Magnesium Cluster".

Wang Xin is building the prototype of future local life amidst the quagmire of the "Group Buying War".

What Shen Mo values ​​is that it will become the "capillaries" that permeate the daily lives of Chinese people, and its value far exceeds that of simple group buying.

Then he added Didi.

Didi not only solves the pain points of travel, but also creates a huge mobile payment scenario and offline traffic portal, which is of great strategic significance.

It must be entered at or earlier in its Series A funding round.

Next, it's about capturing the minds of Generation Z, the future main consumers.

The name of Bilibili appeared in the document.

At that time, it was still a relatively niche ACG community, but its unique community culture and highly engaged user base were an irreplaceable goldmine.

This is a forward-looking strategic investment with low cost but huge potential.

Xiaohongshu is collaborating with it.

It is poised to become an incubator and catalyst for new consumer brands.

Investing in it early on is like holding the key to influencing the future consumption decisions of young women, and it can form a powerful closed loop with Mohen's cultural and entertainment resources and the new consumer brands it plans to develop in the future.

Finally, and most forward-looking—the core technologies that drive the future.

Shen Mo highlighted NVIDIA and CATL in the document.

The former is the "water seller" of the AI ​​era, while the GPU in Huang Renxun's hands will be the key to unlocking the era of artificial intelligence.

The latter is the "heart" of the new energy revolution.

In 2011, Zeng Yuqun should have just settled down in Ningde. This battery will shake up the entire global automotive industry in the next decade.

These strategic plans are crucial to our position in the global industrial chain ten years from now.

Thoughts surged like a tide, but under calm rationality, they were transformed into clear entries.

The cash flow and influence generated by the entertainment industry in the future can be continuously injected into these sectors, thus building a cyclical ecosystem.

"Use the present of entertainment to fuel the future of technology; use the barriers of technology to safeguard the prosperity of entertainment."

He leaned back in his chair and let out a long sigh of relief.

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Afternoon sunlight streamed through the blinds, casting interplay of light and shadow on Shen Mo's desk.

He slowly stirred the coffee in his cup, his gaze falling on Li Yitong across from him.

She was like a lazy cat, almost sinking into the cushion, holding a steaming cup of milk in her hands, sipping it slowly.

"Alright, Mr. Li."

Shen Mo put down his coffee spoon, a playful smile playing on his lips, but his eyes betrayed his deep concern.

"You talked to me about the company's blueprint until midnight last night. And what about yourself?"

He leaned forward slightly, resting his elbows on the table, and looked intently at her.

"You can't just stay in my office... drinking milk forever, can you?"

Li Yitong tucked the warm milk cup closer to her chest, then adjusted her posture, crossed her legs, and found a more comfortable angle to curl up in.

"What? You're disgusted with me?"

A smile, a mixture of slyness, languor, and a touch of smugness, appeared on her face.

Those crescent-shaped eyes sparkled with a lively light.

"I must learn from General Manager Shen and closely follow the company's strategy!"

She cleared her throat, mimicking the tone of a business report, but her expression was clearly joking.

"At this stage, I will steadfastly implement the basic strategy of 'rest and recuperation,' determined to be a brick that can be moved wherever needed!"

"In short—Inkmark 'Mascot'!"

She raised her chin, smiling so wide her eyes disappeared, and looked at Shen Mo's raised eyebrows as she continued.

"Think about it, Amo," she said, her eyes shining.

"Our company, Inkmark, is definitely going to invest heavily in cultural and entertainment projects, like movies and TV series, right?"

"As for me, I'll trouble you, Mr. Shen, to wave your hand and arrange some minor roles for me, but with likable characters."

As she spoke, she gestured with her hands, saying, "Isn't this perfect!"

"It allows me to gain exposure in front of the audience without interfering with my role as a 'free' consultant at the company, offering advice and suggestions, and it doesn't affect my work..."

She deliberately dragged out her words, blinked, and gave a sly look of self-righteousness.

Enjoy life and cherish your youth!

After saying that, she wrinkled her nose in a self-deprecating manner.

"You know, I was a well-known 'model worker in Hengdian' in my past life."

"I've filmed dozens of movies over the past ten years, and I'm exhausted."

Her tone carried a hint of weariness and relief that was barely perceptible.

"Now that I've finally got a second chance, everything is just getting started. Without the pressure of fame and the anxiety of survival from my previous life, shouldn't I seize the opportunity to slack off and make up for all the leisurely time I've missed out on in the past?"

"Moreover," she added, changing the subject, "as a 'newcomer actor,' wouldn't it be a more stable and reasonable path for me to start with supporting roles, gradually build audience appeal and reputation, and then take on leading roles when the time is right?"

"It's better than my previous life, where I was cast as a lead from the very beginning and was always called a 'resource-backed' actor, okay?"

As she said this, her lips unconsciously pouted.

"They have no idea that I'm a 'resource-backed' actress because I'm cheap and easy to work with, which is why I get so many roles. Others would have to film three or four dramas to earn that much!"

Then, as if she had thought of something interesting, her cheeks flushed slightly.

"Isn't there a term called 'developmental/idol-training system'?"

"My fans used to always call me 'Mom.' This time..."

Her eyes sparkled. "I want to be a 'daughter,' a 'daughter' who's been raised!"

A touch of warmth crossed her face when she mentioned her fans and the past.

"As for further ahead, at least a year or two later," she said, her joking expression fading as she sat up straighter.

"Once the ink stains are completely on track and there's no longer a need for me, a half-baked consultant, to 'give advice'..."

She took a deep breath, her voice clear and strong.

"Then I'll have to roll up my sleeves and go all out back to my acting career!"

"When the time comes, I absolutely have to bring back a few prestigious trophies to display in your office as decorations!"

After she finished speaking, she winked at Shen Mo mischievously, with a hint of smugness and provocation.

"How is it, Mr. Shen? I'd like to ask for your approval: is this proposal acceptable?"

Shen Mo listened quietly, his heart softening gently.

"The strategy is clear, the path is reasonable, and the feasibility is high."

He used a few business terms in a serious manner, and then a faint smile appeared on his lips.

"Approved. Then let's do as Mr. Li says and take a good rest first. I'll reserve the spot for my ink-mark 'mascot' for you."

Li Yitong chuckled and stretched out her fair and slender hand towards him, palm facing up.

"what?"

"Give me a salary card for the 'mascot'!"

"I've graduated now and I have no living expenses! I'm working here, but you don't give me a pay card. How am I supposed to live?"

Shen Mo smiled helplessly, took out his wallet from his pocket, and slapped it into her hand.

"Take them all!"