Reborn in the Chinese Entertainment Industry: You're a Director, But You're a Casanova?

In late September, Beijing enjoyed clear skies and crisp autumn air.

Freshmen at various universities have finally made it through military training. Although some of them are tanned, their eyes reveal a sense of relief and excitement.

Yixin Media's makeshift operation temporarily set up its headquarters in a dilapidated bungalow in a nearby alley.

After military training, Liu Shishi was rolling up her sleeves and huffing and puffing as she personally washed Niu Yuehua's sweat-smelling clothes.

Although the little girl's skin turned wheat-colored from military training, her gentle childhood sweetheart charm remained undiminished.

She hummed a song as she hung the clothes to dry, acting as virtuous as a newlywed wife after cleaning the house.

Liu Shishi carefully took out two movie tickets from her pocket, intending to wake Yuehua up to go see a movie.

It's the recently released romantic comedy film, "The Lion Roars".

She got up very early to queue up in order to get those two excellent seats.

Yuehua must be exhausted from military training and filming late into the night. Today is the weekend, so I'll take him to see a comedy to relax.

Liu Shishi was happily imagining the scene of Niu Yuehua touching her little head with emotion, and the corners of her mouth were almost turned up to the sky.

Just then, a piercing roar came from the alley entrance. A used Chery QQ pulled up in front of the bungalow.

The car door opened, and there stepped Tang Yan, who had made a name for herself with that midnight porn star and also landed several male print models. She was wearing high heels, large sunglasses, and a figure-hugging trench coat, and she strode out with an air of domineering swagger.

"Is Director Niu here?" Tang Yan took off her sunglasses and called into the room.

"I've come to repay your kindness. Today it's my treat; let's rent out the whole theater to go see a movie."

Just then, Liu Shishi came out of the house with a rag in her hand, and their eyes met in mid-air, making a snapping sound.

Looking at Tang Yan's mature and charming outfit, and then at her own youthful campus style, Liu Shishi was immediately filled with jealousy.

"What are you doing here? Yuehua is busy today; he's going to the movies with me."

"Oh, who is this little girl?" With money in her pocket, Tang Yan, full of confidence, tossed her hair and asked with a smile.

"It would be too undignified for him to be squeezed into a crowd. Director Niu is a big celebrity now. I specially picked him up to go to a private screening."

"If you're a bit naive, little sister, how about I take you along too?"

"Who do you think you are? Who wants to benefit from your fame?" Liu Shishi was so angry that her face turned red.

Just as the two girls were about to clash, another Santana smoothly pulled up behind the used QQ.

The elegant and graceful Liu Xiaoli, accompanied by the ethereal Liu Yifei, stepped off the car.

Liu Xiaoli was carrying an exquisite three-tiered food box. She had asked someone to find a master chef from her hometown, and the box was filled with specially made Hubei family banquet dishes.

After witnessing Niu Yuehua's ruthless pragmatism, Liu Xiaoli was completely determined to cling to this powerful figure.

Today, taking advantage of the end of the weekend military training, she specially brought her daughter to strengthen their bond.

"Wow, why is it so lively at the entrance?"

As someone who had navigated the fringes of fame and fortune, Liu Xiaoli immediately saw through the impending rivalry between Liu Shishi and Tang Yan.

She stepped forward naturally and spoke in a gentle, elder-like tone.

"Both students are here, thank you for your thoughtfulness. Auntie has some serious business to discuss with Director Niu today; we want to talk about Xixi's future career plans. We plan to discuss work over a meal."

Liu Xiaoli's words, using the noble cause of discussing work, crushed their petty thoughts.

The two little girls' faces changed.

Looking at the two people arguing in front of her, Liu Xiaoli suddenly seemed to remember something and casually mentioned it.

"Why haven't I seen Tong Yao today?"

"That short film is so popular now, and she, the nation's white moonlight, is the biggest beneficiary."

"Why doesn't this little girl come to thank Director Niu and repay his kindness?"

"Or is it that they've become more famous and have higher standards, so they no longer respect our makeshift team?"

These words instantly heightened Liu Shishi's sense of crisis.

Tang Yan pouted and replied unhappily, "Auntie, please don't mention it."

"That girl is really strange. When I went out, I saw her take a phone call at the corner of the stairwell and then rush downstairs."

"She didn't hear us when we called her, does anyone know what's going on?"

Looking at their expressions, Liu Xiaoli's eyes flashed with a hint of smugness, but she didn't say anything more.

Now, the three forces have formed a bizarre three-way standoff at the entrance of the dilapidated bungalow, creating a chaotic battlefield.

Just then, the door to the inner room was pushed open, and Niu Yuehua came out yawning, still wearing the vest and shorts he wore on the day he registered.

"Why are you making such a racket at the door so early in the morning instead of sleeping in?"

Niu Yuehua glanced at the scene before him: his childhood sweetheart, looking aggrieved, whom he had planned to date; the sassy, ​​dark-skinned woman who had come to repay his debt of gratitude in a QQ car; and his mother-in-law, carrying a family feast and accompanied by her beautiful daughter.

The air was still thick with bitterness, competitiveness, and scheming.

If it were a typical harem protagonist, he would probably be overjoyed by now, or frantically trying to please everyone.

But in Niu Yuehua's eyes, the three people in front of him were simply wasting his sunk cost of at least nine hours.

If I spent those nine hours writing proposals to attract investment, I could easily make hundreds of thousands. Spending three hours with each person is such a waste of time.

Especially since Liu Shishi and Liu Yifei are both minors...

Huh? Tang Yan seems to have come of age...

Finally, Niu Yuehua made a decision that went against his ancestors' wishes.

"Since everyone is so concerned about our company's development, even coming to report to me on work over the weekend..."

Niu Yuehua clapped his hands, his face full of righteous indignation, and loudly announced.

"I've made up my mind. Why not do it now? Since it's the weekend, a team-building activity seems reasonable, right? Let's go!"

"what?"

All three of them were dumbfounded, even Liu Yifei stared wide-eyed in bewilderment.

"What?! Am I supposed to waste three hours on each of you?"

"Tang Yan, you drive. Aunt Liu, I can't finish all this food by myself, let's all eat together. Shi Shi, return your two tickets and buy us some snacks and drinks. Let's all go to the VIP box today and eat and watch the show."

"Let's have a project meeting and think about what other projects we can film next. Come on, let's get on the bus."

After saying that, he smoothly opened Tang Yan's back door and got in.

Standing at the door of the bungalow, Liu Shishi first looked at Yuehua, then at the smug Tang Yan, and then at the elegant Liu Yifei. An indescribable bitterness and grievance welled up in her heart.

The little girl's eyes instantly reddened, and she bit her lower lip tightly, muttering a wronged sentence.

"I was here first..."

"Whether it's doing your laundry, tidying up the house, or saving money for movie tickets..."

"I was the one who had it first."