Huayu: Rising from Tencent

Chapter 90 The Call for Help

When you do this in a private room, the feeling of insecurity that comes with being in a public place is ever-present.

This led Shen Ci to finish the matter hastily in the end.

Li Yitong had already quietly put on his clothes, wearing a down jacket that almost dragged on the ground.

Her eyes were red and swollen, as if she had just been crying, and she exuded a pitiful aura.

"Come to my place." Shen Ci never liked to give up halfway, so he naturally wouldn't let Li Yi leave easily.

Li Yitong nodded without saying anything. Seeing that Shen Ci was about to get up and leave, he silently followed behind him.

After leaving the restaurant, the two got into the car.

Li Yi took a deep breath and immediately felt that the air outside the car was exceptionally fresh, and the oppressive feeling in the private room was swept away.

"President Shen, is that project ready to proceed?" Li Yi hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't help asking.

"What project?" Shen Ci didn't react for a moment.

"Demon Girl"...

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Li Yitong's tone unconsciously became urgent; he had given so much and didn't want to be taken advantage of like this.

Seeing her anxious expression, Shen Ci said, "I understand."

After saying that, he calmly picked up his phone and dialed Sun Huaizhong's number in front of Li Yitong.

"Mr. Sun, are you busy right now?"

"It's nothing, what's wrong?"

"I took a look at the 'Demon Girl' project that Yu Zheng mentioned, and I think it's quite interesting."

"I understand. I'll contact Yu Zheng right away."

Sun Huaizhong put down the phone, shook his head to himself, and thought to himself, what do you mean by "looked at the project"? He probably meant "looked at the woman".

Although his "young master" was a womanizer, he was still much less troublesome than those young masters who had to meddle in everything.

He immediately called Yu Zheng.

"Mr. Yu, do you have a ready-made script for 'Demon Girl'? Send it to me so I can take a look."

On the other side, Li Yi felt a huge weight lifted off his shoulders after seeing Shen Ci finish his call.

Her first television drama project has finally been finalized!

Upon arriving at the hotel, Shen Ci took Li upstairs, and that night, the room was filled with passionate lovemaking once again.

As everything calmed down and Shen Ci was about to fall asleep, he reflected on his actions.

He felt he had been too indulgent tonight and secretly warned himself that he must never do it again.

The night passed quietly, and Shen Ci, as if holding a baby, held Li Yitong tightly and slept soundly.

The phone that was charging next to my pillow suddenly vibrated a few times, followed by a loud ringtone.

The sound broke the tranquility of the early morning, startling Shen Ci awake, and Li Yitong also slowly woke up from his sleep.

The two of them, their eyes half-closed, looked at each other.

"Mr. Shen, your phone is..."

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Li Yi struggled in his arms for a moment, but found it difficult to break free, so she took the initiative to remind him.

Upon hearing this, Shen Ci released his arm, reached for his phone, and said, "Give me a cigarette."

Li Yi sat up, picked up the cigarette case, took out a cigarette, lit it, and then offered it to Shen Ci's lips.

Shen Ci opened his mouth, bit the cigarette, took a drag, and looked at the caller ID, feeling a little puzzled.

Why are you calling so early?

The caller was Reba. She said that her days on the set of "Diamond Lover" were unbearable and she was on the verge of crying from grievance.

Initially, the crew treated her badly, and now they've gone even further, completely ignoring her.

Reba is a strong-willed person, but faced with this situation, she couldn't help but secretly shed tears in the hotel every day.

She was filled with grievances and desperately needed someone to confide in, and the first person she thought of was Shen Ci.

Tencent Video is an investor in "Diamond Lover," and she was personally selected by Tencent Video as an actress!

Reba felt more and more that she should call Shen Ci.

On the one hand, she wanted to play the victim and tell him about her experiences; on the other hand, she hoped that Shen Ci could help her.

She had previously worried that even if she called Shen Ci, he might not help, but at this moment, Reba couldn't care less about that.

"Mr. Shen, did I disturb you?" As soon as the call connected, Reba sniffed, her tone full of grievance.

Hearing her voice tremble with tears, Shen Ci frowned slightly and asked, "What's wrong?"

"I..." Dilraba started to speak, but then burst into tears, "I was bullied so badly by the crew, waaaaah!!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Ci's relaxed mood instantly tightened, and he quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

"The crew is all targeting me. At first, they were even yelling at me, but now they're just ignoring me completely. I really didn't offend them!"

Dilraba complained about the crew's terrible attitude.

Shen Ci's tense heart relaxed a little upon hearing this, as he had thought something serious had happened!

"Tang Yan is the same, targeting me too, sob sob..."

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"If the production team didn't want me, they should have said so from the beginning. I'm really upset!"

Reba has already made it crystal clear...

It's practically like saying, "Mr. Shen, I'm the person you appointed, and now I'm being bullied. You have to help me!"

"Is this DMG's doing targeting you?" Shen Ciwei asked.

Reba sniffed and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Yes."

Shen Ci couldn't help but feel annoyed; these people in the entertainment industry were truly unreasonable.

The project has already started filming, why are they still pulling these little tricks?

He personally decided on Dilraba, so DMG taking their anger out on him is tantamount to expressing their dissatisfaction with him.

"Stop crying, go wash your face and wipe your nose." Shen Ci tried to make her tone as gentle as possible.

"I didn't have a runny nose," Dilraba retorted, her voice trembling with tears.

Shen Ci ignored her and said to himself, "I know about it, I have other things to do."

"Mr. Shen, you can go ahead and get back to work." Reba said tactfully before he could finish speaking, adding, "Bye-bye." Li Yitong, who was standing next to Shen Ci, had been listening to their conversation the whole time and couldn't help but wonder who the woman on the phone was.

But in the end, she didn't ask. At that moment, she woke up, fully awake...

Thinking back on what happened yesterday, I felt utterly ashamed and had no energy left to care about anything else.

"Are you going back now?" Shen Ci stubbed out his cigarette and turned to ask Li Yitong, who was sitting on the edge of the bed.

Li Yitong was slightly taken aback and asked, "Is that alright?"

Shen Ci rolled her eyes and said, "I'm not kidnapping you, why would I restrict your personal freedom?"

Li Yitong was more than happy to hear this. She quickly washed up, hurriedly dressed, and almost rushed out the door.

As soon as she left the hotel, she called Xu Yiruo, then hailed a taxi and gave her the address.

Xu Yiruo was still asleep. After answering the phone, she quickly washed up and put a few slices of toast in the oven to bake.

After the toast was toasted, she carried two plates to the table and put them down, then poured two glasses of milk.

Just as she finished doing all that, she heard the sound of the front door being unlocked.

Xu Yiruo looked up and saw Li Yi rush in, run to her side, and hug her tightly.

"Sis, waaaaaah, I feel so awful!!!"

Li Yitong, who had been holding back his emotions, finally broke down and burst into tears the moment he saw his loved ones.

"Alright, alright, stop crying, let's eat first."

Xu Yiruo comforted her, then pulled her to sit down on a chair and handed her a glass of milk.

Li Yitong had no appetite. He hastily wiped away his tears and said in a tearful voice, "It won't happen again, will it?"

Xu Yiru remained silent for a moment without saying anything.

Li Tong is numb. Does being a celebrity mean experiencing things like this every time?

"Shen Ci has a powerful background, and Tencent is a huge company. If you follow him, you'll definitely have no shortage of resources in the future."

As Xu Yiruo spoke, Li Yitong's grievances subsided slightly upon hearing her words.

So, all I need to do from now on is maintain a certain relationship with Shen Ci!

Xu Yiruo had previously spoken with Yu Zheng, who advised her to have Li Yitong closely follow Shen Ci from now on.

Which male or female celebrity in the entertainment industry doesn't have a powerful backer?

If not, who would support "you"?

After returning to the company, Shen Ci approached Wang Juan and told her everything about "Diamond Lover".

"President Shen, I really haven't heard of this!" Wang Juan quickly defended herself.

"Diamond Lover" was the project she was in charge of, and at this moment she only felt completely exhausted.

Men, especially young and impetuous ones, have a strong sense of self-esteem, and Wang Juan didn't want Shen Ci to misunderstand her because of this.

"I know," Shen Ci explained. "Please contact the Shenzhen branch of Guangdong General Manager and explain the situation clearly."

Wang Juan said, "I'll contact them right now."

Shen Ci then instructed, "Call the person in charge at DMG again and tell them to come over and apologize."

"This..." Wang Juan was dumbfounded; she didn't have that ability!

"Explain my identity to them clearly, and tell them that if they still want to make money in the country by relying on Korean celebrities, they'd better get over here right now!"

Shen Ci knew that Wang Juan didn't have the ability, and he didn't expect her to be able to do it. He was just too lazy to get involved himself.

DMG now primarily profits from signing the agency rights for Korean artists in China.

If Shen Ci wanted to deal with them, it would actually be very simple.

If they disagree, then it's a battle of backgrounds. Whoever backs down first is the real tough guy.

Tencent Video invested in "Diamond Lover" and cast Dilraba Dilmurat as the lead actress. DMG's move is undoubtedly a slap in the face to Tencent.

In the entertainment industry, a place where people praise the powerful and belittle the weak, Shen Ci wanted to teach these old hands a lesson.

To be honest, Shen Ci is a person who cares a lot about his image.

In his mind, it had to be DMG that apologized to him, not just to Reba.

He and Dilraba don't have any close relationship.

If it were his own "sister" or Nazar encountering this situation, Shen Ci would probably handle it in a completely different way.

Back in his office, Shen Ci started checking his emails. Shortly after he finished, he received a call from Han Zijie.

"Gu Man can give us the adaptation rights to all her novels, but Yang W must star in 'Love O2O'!"

Han Zijie said on the other end of the phone.

"However, Gu Man also made some concessions, saying that Yang W could forgo his salary as long as he could act in the film."

After hearing this, Shen Ci shook his head and said, "Let Gu Man come again. I'll talk to her myself."

Gu Man was able to make such a big concession thanks to the things Shen Ci had Lin Xin do for her.

In the past few days, Gu Man has approached several other companies for the adaptation of "Love O2O", but all of them have refused.

One company even openly admitted that Tencent had given them instructions.

Gu Man was furious. Since Tencent wasn't working, she decided to try LeEco, iQiyi, or Kuaishou.

Fortunately, Jia Shikui stopped her; if she had done that, she would have completely offended Tencent.

Offending Tencent might not be the most serious problem; the real issue is Shen Ci, who seems to have a vengeful nature.

Shen Ci couldn't understand why Gu Man was so obsessed with Yang W.

He actually cherishes a female cousin who has been with so many men as if she were a treasure.

Gu Man, you really have absolutely no "vision"!