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

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In April, Beijing was still reeling from the end of the film "Beijing Love Story".

Then two more movies were released in succession: "Silent Witness" and "My Old Classmate".

Moreover, with only a week between the release dates, internal strife was raging within InkSign Company.

It's like the "battle of the number one ink mark queen".

On one side is Li Yitong, who has already secured her position as a top actress and producer with "My Love from the Star" and "The Journey of Flower," and is now taking on a serious suspense genre for the first time.

On the other side is Tian Xiwei, the rising "little princess" of Mohen, who gained recognition in the industry and rapidly increased her popularity with her ethereal girl image in "A Little Reunion". She is making her first appearance on the big screen (cameo).

Within the company, the two factions of supporters are clearly divided and at each other on the verge of conflict.

At this critical juncture, Tian Xiwei chose to call their door immediately.

Li Yitong had just returned home that evening after a week of intensive promotional tours for "Silent Witness".

Wearing loose loungewear, she was nestled on the sofa in her apartment's living room, eating fruit and scrolling through Weibo.

I happened to come across the trailer for "My Old Classmate," and Xiao Tian's scene flashed by.

"Hey, I have to say, Xiaotian's editing of this scene is pretty good. The ponytail bouncing up and down, it's totally the feeling of a white moonlight."

Before he could finish speaking, the doorbell rang.

Shen Mo opened the door, and Tian Xiwei slipped under his arm and then, like a happy little deer, hopped right in front of Li Yitong.

Two movie tickets were waving brightly in his hand.

"Brother Mo! Sister Tongtong! I've come to deliver the tickets!"

"The premiere of 'My Old Classmate' is tomorrow!"

She was wearing a white sleeveless tank top and linen cropped pants, with two braids, and her face radiated youthful energy.

Li Yitong looked up at her, her crescent-shaped eyes curving upwards.

"Wow, a big star is personally coming to our door to promote our product?"

"Of course!" Tian Xiwei placed the ticket in front of Li Yitong, then turned around, changed into slippers, and sidled up to the sofa.

She didn't sit down, but straightened her back, deliberately swayed in front of Li Yitong, and slightly raised her chin.

"Sister Tongtong, look at me, haven't I grown taller again?"

"When I went home for Chinese New Year, my mom said I'd grown taller!"

She spoke with a hint of smugness, and even gestured to show the height difference between herself and Li Yitong, who was sitting down.

Shen Mo closed the door and walked over. Hearing this, he raised an eyebrow and sized her up.

"Hmm, it seems he's taller than your sister Tong."

As he spoke, he reached out and started rubbing her head roughly, causing the little girl to dodge away.

Li Yitong could easily see through her little scheme, and slowly forked a piece of cantaloupe and put it in her mouth.

Then he looked up at her with a smile.

"Hmm! It's a bit long, so what?"

"Trying to rebel, little Tian'er?"

"What rebellion?!"

Tian Xiwei dodged Shen Mo's clutches and sat down directly next to Li Yitong.

He wasn't annoyed when she exposed him; instead, he suddenly reached out and hugged Li Yitong tightly.

His arrogant face was full of unbridled smiles.

"Hahaha, Li Xue!"

"You can't beat me now...!"

Tian Xi smiled so much that her big eyes narrowed into slits, her little mouth pouting, and she leaned her chin towards Li Yitong's face.

Li Yitong was prepared, and she shrank back, slipping out of Tian Xiwei's arms.

With a kick of her jade-like legs, she stepped back and then, barefoot, landed on the sofa, pouncing on Tian Xiwei like a hungry tiger and pinning her down.

"You little brat! You dare rebel!"

"See if I don't beat you up, Xue-jie!"

Li Yitong gave a soft shout and reached out to tickle Tian Xiwei's ticklish spot.

"Oh dear! Sister Tongtong, I was wrong! I was really wrong!"

Tian Xiwei is extremely ticklish, and Li Yitong has a firm grasp on this weakness.

She twisted and turned wildly until Li Yitong pinned her down in the corner of the sofa, laughing so hard that tears almost streamed down her face.

"I'm here to deliver tickets! I'm on friendly forces!"

"Ahhh... Brother Mo, help me!"

Shen Mo leaned back on the armrest of the single sofa next to him, watching the battle unfold on the sofa with a leisurely air.

A tolerant smile played on his lips, showing no intention of trying to mediate the fight.

"Hey! Weren't you pretty arrogant just now?"

"You said you've grown taller, huh?"

"Your sister Tong can't beat you anymore, huh?"

As Li Yitong scratched, she gritted her teeth and said, but her glaring and frowning appearance was not fierce at all; on the contrary, it was quite cute.

Shen Mo slowly delivered the finishing blow.

"Looks like he's grown taller, but his fighting ability hasn't increased."

"You're no good, Tian'er..."

"Shen Mo!"

"You...hahaha...whose side are you on?!"

While fending off Li Yitong's attacks, Tian Xiwei glared angrily at Shen Mo.

Unfortunately, he had no deterrent effect whatsoever. Instead, he was distracted and was ambushed by Li Yitong, who made him laugh even louder.

After arguing for a while, both of them were panting and their hair was slightly disheveled.

Li Yitong then let her go and sat down again.

Crescent Moon's eyes still held a smile as she glanced sideways at Tian Xiwei, who was sprawled on the sofa.

"Still planning a rebellion?"

"I'm not going to make any more."

Tian Xi waved her hand weakly, then, after catching her breath, she snuggled over and hugged Li Yitong's arm, resting her head on her shoulder.

Her tone softened, becoming slightly coquettish.

"Sister Tongtong, you and Brother Mo absolutely have to come and support me at my movie premiere tomorrow!"

As she spoke, she picked up the two movie tickets, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Li Yitong, then glanced at Shen Mo.

With undisguised anticipation and a hint of barely perceptible nervousness.

Li Yitong took the ticket, looked at the movie "My Old Classmate" and the premiere date on it, and her joking expression softened.

She reached out and gently pinched Tian Xiwei's still slightly chubby cheeks.

"Of course I'll go."

"For Xiaotian's first movie, the whole family has to be there."

Tian Xiwei's gaze met Shen Mo's at the same time, and the words "the whole family" made Tian Xiwei instantly beam with joy.

"Yes, it's Xiaotian's first movie as the lead actress, we must support it!"

Hearing Shen Mo's teasing words, Tian Xiwei's face instantly turned red, and she pouted and slapped him.

"What are you saying, Brother Mo? What lead role? I'm just a cameo! A cameo! The female lead as a child!"

"Then I won't admit it."

Shen Mo took her movie ticket and waved it in his hand.

"Anyway, whoever gives me the tickets is the leading lady in my heart."

Tian Xiwei was very receptive to this, and she shyly pointed her index fingers in front of her.

Li Yitong's crescent-shaped eyes curved into crescents again, with a hint of teasing.

"I heard you're going to compete with me for the title of 'Number One Inkmark'?"

"Almost everyone in the company is your fan, but poor me, Sister Xue, has no one to care for me or love me!"

"And now I have to be bullied by you, you heartless little devil."

As she spoke, she even pretended to squeeze out a tear.

Tian Xi wrinkled her nose slightly, clearly not believing it at all.

"Sister Tongtong, you're just teasing me. I'm just a guest star, how can I compete with you?"

After speaking, his eyes darted around, and with a swift movement, he pressed down on Li Yitong again, this time much faster than before.

Li Yitong let out a soft cry of surprise.

She pinned him firmly to the sofa.

Before Tian Xiwei could make a move, Li Yitong took the initiative and pinched Tian Xiwei's cheek.

"You heartless little brat, you actually attacked me from behind!"

Tian Xi grinned, revealing her dimples, completely ignoring Li Yitong's hand on her face.

He then started scratching the spot where Li Yitong had just tickled her.

Tian Xiwei is ticklish, but Li Yitong is just as ticklish.

However, Li Yitong, who was laughing heartily at being tickled, soon found an opportunity to retaliate.

Tian Xi pouted, unconvinced, convinced that she must lack experience!

She's not even as tall as me, how could she possibly be pressing down on me?

While my hands were scratching haphazardly, I suddenly touched something unusually soft.

Her eyes darted around, and she launched an attack.

He used a feint, a combination of soft and hard tactics, while constantly making noise.

"Li Yitong, you're finished!"

"Li Xue, surrender!"

As he spoke, he kept grabbing things with a wicked grin.

Tian Xiwei launched a fierce attack, and Li Yitong's face turned completely red.

Shen Mo simply poured himself a glass of water, leaned back on the armrest of the single sofa, and watched this scene with a smile on his lips, showing no intention of dissuading him.

"Tian Xiwei! Let go of me!"

"You touched me, fine! But you even grabbed me?!"

"You little brat, you're asking for it!"

"If you don't let go, I'm going to fight back!"

"Hey! I'll fight you to the death!"

The moment Li Yitong grabbed him, she was shocked.

This little girl is developing so fast!

She suddenly wanted to look up to the sky and howl, "Why is the heavens so unfair!"

Tian Xiwei was also taken aback when she was caught, and turned to look at Shen Mo with a blush on her face.

"Brother Mo! Sister Tongtong is bullying me!"

Li Yitong was furious. She glared at Shen Mo, panting. This girl had actually learned to play the victim.

Shen Mo took a sip of water, almost choking on it. He coughed twice before speaking.

"I saw it, you started it."

"By the way, you can try harder and see if you can help your sister Tongtong develop a little more."

He made jokes without any restraint.

Tian Xiwei's face was almost bleeding, but then she thought about it again.

Having finally managed to bully Li Yitong once, they couldn't give up so easily.

After all, who knows how long it will be before he has another chance to keep her in check.

"Ah! Shen Mo!"

"You two shameless bastards!"

Li Yitong was furious; her nose was wrinkled so much that her brows were squeezed together into a "川" shape.

This shout, filled with a mixture of embarrassment and anger, somewhat dispelled the strange atmosphere.

Looking at Li Yitong's flushed cheeks and wide eyes, Tian Xiwei finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.

His attacks stopped, and he laughed so hard he leaned against Li Yitong.

"Hahaha... Sister Tongtong, you look like a cat with its fur standing on end..."

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Li Yitong pushed her away and sat up.

She hurriedly straightened her slightly disheveled collar, a blush spreading from her ears all the way down her neck.

She glared at Tian Xiwei with annoyance, then shot a sharp look at Shen Mo, who was watching the show from the side.

"You two... you're ganging up on me, aren't you?"

She tried to put on a stern face, but the blush on her cheeks made her question completely intimidating.

Shen Mo put down his water glass, walked over, and naturally sat down between the two girls.

He took one in each hand and ruffled their hair.

"Who's bullying whom?"

"You, as the older sister, can't control her yourself, so how can you blame me?"

After saying that, he turned his head to look at Tian Xiwei, raised his eyebrows, and had a mischievous smile in his eyes.

"You, as the older sister, can't control her yourself, so how can you blame me?"

After saying that, he turned his head to look at Tian Xiwei, raised his eyebrows, and had a mischievous smile in his eyes.

Tian Xi smiled slightly, stuck out her tongue, and leaned against Shen Mo's arm.

"Sister Tongtong pinched my cheek first!"

"Hey, you think you're right?"

After straightening her clothes and regaining her composure, Li Yitong's crescent-shaped eyes curved back into crescents as she extended her index finger and tapped Tian Xiwei's forehead.

"You little brat, you've got some nerve, daring to pinch me there?"

"Hehehe, I was wrong, Sister Tongtong."

Tian Xi drew out her words, walked around Shen Mo and sat down next to Li Yitong, shaking her arm and acting coquettishly.

"I'm just so excited! After all, it's my first time appearing on the big screen!"

She finally revealed the truest emotions in her heart.

This was, after all, her first real experience on the big screen, even if it was just a cameo role.

The teasing on Li Yitong's face completely faded, replaced by tenderness.

She reached out and gently patted Tian Xiwei's back.

"So you got excited and started playing pranks on your sister?"

"But, Xiaotian, there's nothing exciting about a cameo role."

"I'll have your brother Mo make a movie where you're the lead actress!"

"We'll get really excited then!"

Shen Mo also put away his joking expression and looked at Tian Xiwei.

"Your sister Tong is right."

"When you're on summer vacation, we'll make a movie with you as the lead!"

Tian Xi's eyes widened as she looked at the two people beside her, then she suddenly screamed, almost jumping up in excitement.

Her eyes immediately felt hot, and she blinked hard.

Then he suddenly grabbed Li Yitong's face and kissed her hard, then turned around and gently touched Shen Mo's face with his lips.

"Thank you, Sister Tongtong! Thank you, Brother Mo!"

"That's more like it."

Li Yitong laughed, then poked Tian Xiwei's side.

"However, this isn't over yet, the score for ambushing me isn't settled."

"I'll settle all the old and new scores with you after you finish filming your own movie with the female lead."

Tian Xiwei immediately pretended to be scared and hid behind Shen Mo.

"Brother Mo, look at Sister Tongtong, she's threatening me!"

Shen Mo smiled and pulled her out from behind him.

"Alright, stop acting. It's getting late, go home and get some rest."

"We're really looking forward to your big screen debut tomorrow."

Tian Xiwei also knew it was time to leave.

She stood up, straightened her clothes and hair again, walked to the door, and looked back at Shen Mo and Li Yitong standing side by side in front of the sofa.

"Brother Mo, Sister Tongtong,"

She flashed an incredibly radiant smile.

"I'm off then! See you tomorrow!"

"See you tomorrow."

Shen Mo and Li Yitong spoke in unison.

The door closed gently, and the apartment returned to silence.

Li Yitong breathed a sigh of relief, curled up back on the sofa, and kicked Shen Mo's calf.

"It's all your fault. You were having so much fun watching the show, why didn't you keep an eye on that crazy little thing?"

Shen Mo sat down next to her and pulled her close.

"What do you care? You seem to be having a lot of fun."

Li Yitong leaned against him and remained silent for a moment.

"Just now, for a moment, I suddenly felt that the little girl has really grown up."

She didn't finish speaking, but Shen Mo understood.

He chuckled softly, and Li Yitong laughed too, then looked up and rolled her eyes at him.

"You just said to have her push harder, to help me 'develop' a bit more?"

"So, you think I'm too young?"

"Fine! Shen Mo, you've finally told the truth, haven't you?!"

Shen Mo immediately straightened up and hugged her tightly.

"That's tactical interference, a distraction."

"snort!"

Li Yitong clearly didn't believe it, but her heart was filled with warmth.