Huayu: Rising from Tencent

Chapter 77: "The Romance of Tiger and Rose" - A Dark Horse; The Two Are Completely Finished

The fact that the old man called Shen Ci really angered Sister Xia; she thought the old man was hopelessly insane.

It's one thing to cause a scene at your own home, but to actually dare to call Shen Ci is just playing with fire.

The blind woman had given up on the old man; all their past feelings had vanished after this series of farces.

She still had a sliver of kindness in her heart; for the old man to contact Shen Ci in this way was tantamount to walking on a knife's edge.

After much deliberation, Sister Xia, like a brave bull, took the initiative to call the old man, hoping to persuade him to stop his reckless behavior.

At that time, the old man was attending a drinking party, and after a few rounds of drinks, he had already drunk quite a bit.

Zhao Xiaodao was also present at the drinking party.

With the upcoming broadcast of "The Legend of Shu", the old man is planning to prepare for the second season and is thinking of inviting Zhao Xiaodao to continue to star in it.

"Don't call me again. I feel disgusted just hearing your voice. How dare you call me?"

The old man, disregarding the occasion, started arguing with the blind woman right in front of Zhao Xiaodao.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiaodao became interested; there was some juicy gossip to be had!

Her eyes were fixed on the old man, and she knew perfectly well who was on the other end of the phone.

In the past, Sister Xia might have chosen to swallow her anger.

But now, she is Niohuru Shishi!

"Me, disgusting? If I wasn't worried about you offending Shen Ci, would I have called you? Are you even a man?"

"I'm not a man, okay?"

"Sir, this is really pointless of you. Forget it, I don't want to talk to you anymore. Let's not contact each other again."

"Do you think I need more women? All the scum you've done, you're acting like a victim!"

The old man was furious. After saying that, he slammed the phone down and threw it hard on the table.

He looked at Zhao Xiaodao with a flushed face and said somewhat awkwardly, "Please excuse my poor performance."

"It's nothing," Zhao Xiaodao waved his hand nonchalantly.

"Women, why are they all like this? They do something wrong, and then they're so unreasonable."

As the old man spoke, he took another swig of wine, as if he were talking to Zhao Xiaodao, or perhaps to himself.

Zhao Xiaodao felt annoyed. She was a woman too, and this old man was actually making sweeping generalizations.

But she still forced herself to remain calm and asked with feigned curiosity, "Sir, what exactly happened?"

The old man was quite drunk and became increasingly angry as he thought about it; his anger erupted like a burst dam.

"Heh, don't laugh at me—aren't women all satisfied? Don't they all like to have affairs outside?"

The old man's words were illogical, with no coherent sentences.

Once the old man started talking, it was as if he had found an outlet for his emotions, and he began to chatter on and on.

"What do I lack compared to Shen Ci? I've gotten to where I am today through my own hard work."

"What about him? Didn't he only become a high-ranking executive at Tencent Video because of his family's connections?"

"Isn't it just because he has a relative who is Chow Yun-fat?"

Zhao Xiaodao was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth.

Shen Ci? A relative of Little Ma?

Seeing that the old man had drunk too much, Zhao Xiaodao offered to end the dinner and have the old man's assistant take him home.

Zhao Xiaodao returned to the car, his mind still filled with the gossip he had just heard, especially about Shen Ci.

"Keep your mouth shut about this!"

The car started slowly, and Zhao Xiaodao solemnly gave instructions to his agent.

There were only the three of them at the dinner, including her agent. If this gets out, it will cause a lot of trouble.

The agent nodded quickly and said, "I know."

Seeing this, Zhao Xiaodao didn't say anything more, but he was still full of curiosity about Sister Xia and Shen Ci.

After finishing her phone call with the old man, Sister Xia made up her mind that there was no need for them to stay together anymore; separating would be better for both of them.

After returning home, the old man collapsed onto the bed and fell into a deep sleep. When he woke up the next day, the effects of the alcohol had gradually worn off.

Recalling the things he had said at the dinner party last night, the old man felt his face burning with shame.

He picked up his phone, wanting to send a message to Zhao Xiaodao, but staring at the screen, he didn't know what to say.

Just then, he saw the message sent by Sister Xia.

"Sir, this situation is painful for both of us. Let's break up. Let's also sever ties with the company."

The old man looked at the message and replied with a disgusting remark: "If I hadn't wanted to, would you have asked Shen Ci for help? Now that you have a backer, things are different, aren't they?"

When Sister Xia saw the message, she replied with two words: "Hehe————"

That old man always thinks the worst of people.

If Shen Ci knew what he said, he would definitely yell at him!

Shen Ci is a "white lotus," how could she be that bad!

Filming for "Chef Fang" has been underway for two days, and today is the third day. Zhang Ruonan called, sounding dejected and full of self-blame.

"Brother, I feel so stupid. We had to cut this scene six or seven times today."

"I'm so useless, I'm so sorry, brother—"

If those words had come from Na Zha's mouth, Shen Ci would have thought she was putting on an act and pretending to be pitiful.

But Shen Ci chose to believe Zhang Ruonan's words.

"It's normal for newcomers to have their scenes cut; don't always belittle yourself like that."

Shen Ci offered gentle words of comfort, then paused, changed the subject, and asked, "How was Wang Churan's filming?"

"Chu Ran and I are about the same," Zhang Ruonan replied truthfully.

"So don't always be so self-deprecating," Shen Ci continued to comfort you. "Have some confidence in yourself, believe in yourself!"

Zhang Ruonan nodded, as if to encourage herself, and said, "I understand, brother."

That was all the words of comfort. The two chatted for a while longer before Shen Ci hung up the phone.

To be honest, he's not very good at comforting women.

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Ruonan picked up the script again and focused intently on memorizing her lines.

On set, she had her own RV, and the male lead, Xiao Zhan, also had one.

"Ta-da~"

Zhang Ruonan was engrossed in her lines when she was suddenly startled by a knock on the door.

Immediately afterwards, the RV door opened, and three women got in.

The Wang family, mother and daughter, along with another woman in her thirties, was Zhang Ruonan's agent, Chu Han.

To be precise, Chu Han can also be considered Wang Churan's agent.

The day after filming for "Fang Da Chu" started, Long Danni arranged for her to come over.

"Sister Chu Han————"

Zhang Ruonan quickly put down the script, politely greeted her agent, and then smiled and greeted the Wang family mother and daughter.

"Aunt Wang, Churan."

"Hey, Ruonan, did I disturb you?" Wang Haiyan interrupted before Chu Han could even speak.

Zhang Ruonan said with a bright smile, "It's alright."

As soon as Wang Churan got in the car, she was attracted by the interior of the RV, her eyes filled with envy.

"Ruonan, the contract is ready. Come over and sign it. Churan will do the same."

As Chu Han spoke, she took out two contracts from her bag.

Zhang Ruonan nodded and said, "Thank you for your trouble, sister."

The contract issue had already been mentioned on the day she met Chu Han, so she wasn't surprised.

At this moment, Zhang Ruonan saw Wang Churan still standing to the side, so she waved to her.

"Chu Ran, come sit here!"

Wang Churan grinned, ran over to Zhang Ruonan, and plopped down next to her.

Chu Han placed the contract neatly on the table, then took out two pens and handed them to Wang Haiyan and Zhang Ruonan respectively.

Zhang Ruonan trusted her brother completely and signed her name without even reading the contract carefully.

Wang Haiyan looked at it very carefully, asking questions as she looked, and Chu Han never got annoyed, always answering her questions patiently.

After more than ten minutes, Wang Haiyan finally finished reading the contract and signed her name.

"Ruonan, I made some soup today. Let's have some together tonight," Wang Haiyan said kindly to Zhang Ruonan.

"Thank you, Auntie." Zhang Ruonan shrank her neck.

Seeing Wang Haiyan's meticulous care for Zhang Ruonan, she couldn't help but feel a pang of envy.

Thinking about my own mother, compared to Aunt Wang, there's a world of difference. That sense of loss is overwhelming!

Meanwhile, "Go Fighting!" began its second round of filming.

Previously, the second episode had been carefully edited and everything was ready, just waiting for the moment of its premiere.

As of now, "Go Fighting!" has not found any sponsors.

With the show about to air, Shen Ci started thinking about getting a boyfriend.

Goose Farm is a large and diversified company with a wide range of products.

Shen Ci then told Ren Yuxin about this.

Upon hearing this, Ren Yuxin quickly set about making arrangements.

However, when Shen Ci learned that the sponsorship product arranged by Ren Yuxin was Weishi, he couldn't help but be secretly astonished.

Weishi was launched as early as 13, but it has remained lukewarm in the market.

However, having sponsors is much better than having none.

Moreover, given Shen Ci's confidence in "Go Fighting!", sponsors will surely flock to the show after it airs.

Time quietly passed, and the 25th arrived, which the almanac showed as auspicious.

Shen Ci's "The Romance of Tiger and Rose" has officially launched.

Four episodes were released at once, and a carefully purchased marketing campaign was also launched online.

A deluge of promotional information, like snowflakes, began to be precisely pushed to a wide range of users.

Naza's fans and netizens who had heard about her before flocked to watch immediately.

However, most of them came with a critical eye.

Let's see just how rubbish this is!

【Naza, oh Naza, it's really no use!】

[Just look at this opening sequence, the set design is so shoddy. If this show becomes a hit, I'll eat shit on my head!]

As the plot unfolds, viewers who were initially critical are now unknowingly drawn in.

After watching one episode, I felt unsatisfied and couldn't help but click on the next episode.

And so, one episode after another, until I had watched all four episodes.

[Wait—what was with that awkward pause at the end of episode four? Did my Chen Qianqian get married or not?!]

[Nazha didn't pull me out of the story this time? She's actually kind of cute playing that spoiled princess!]

I went to find a shovel. I'll postpone eating that pile of poop until I finish watching episode eight.

The tone of the comments section has shifted dramatically.

The content of these four episodes is quite unique compared to that of typical TV dramas.

The unique female-dominated setting breaks with tradition.

The seemingly absurd yet amusing plot of forced consummation turning into a teaching session also caught the audience's attention.

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