Huayu 2015, the Artist of Light and Shadow

Chapter 134: The premiere of "Idol Producer" was a huge hit, with top celebrities collectively sharing and praising Kun Ge!

Upon returning to Italy, Lu Yunzhou quickly threw himself back into his busy work.

The filming of "Queen of Tears" proceeded smoothly.

As a TV series, even though he is the male lead, Lu Yunzhou's storyline is not very long, and there are some other people's storylines interspersed in between.

Otherwise, 40 episodes wouldn't be enough to fill the time.

What really gave Lu Yunzhou a headache was the "Fairy Castle 2" project.

"Brother Xiaochuan, no matter how you write this script, it just won't be original—"

"We've tried using the 'confession narrative trick' from 'The Usual Suspects,' which involves providing some false premises in the early stages and then pulling off a dramatic twist at the end."

"But you rejected it."

"We later revised it again, imitating director Li An's 'Life of Pi,' making the ending ambiguous, but the audience already had the answer in their hearts."

"But you rejected it again."

"We referenced the horror film 'The Sixth Sense,' aiming to reset the identities of the demon and the wrongly accused narrator at the last moment—delivering a fatal blow to the audience at the end."

"But you also said it's too complicated."

A group of people surrounded Lu Yunzhou, and they were almost driven crazy by his antics.

They wrote dozens of scripts for Lu Yunzhou, drawing inspiration from many excellent Hollywood movies, especially their brilliant script frameworks.

Narrative deception.

A worldview deception.

A persona deception.

I helped Lu Yunzhou create a lot of script frameworks.

These scripts are all quite well-written, and as drama films, they should be popular with audiences.

"The story is well-written, but I think it's too complicated, and not very good."

Lu Yunzhou pondered for a while, reassured the group of screenwriters, but had his own thoughts: "Superhero blockbusters have overly complex stories, which is not a plus."

"Because when viewers wear 3D glasses, it's like their brains have a filter on; they will focus more on appreciating the visual spectacle."

"And the ability to discern the content of the story will be greatly reduced."

"In this situation, making the story overly complicated is not a plus, but rather a distraction for the audience."

Many drama films don't actually have particularly high box office returns.

However, in the DVD era, great movies were best enjoyed at home, by sitting alone on the sofa and watching them over and over again.

DVDs are not a one-time purchase, but rather a collectible.

Unlike visual blockbusters, this is a one-time product.

Watching something at home alone is a completely different experience from watching a visual spectacle in a movie theater.

"Besides—epic blockbusters don't need too many plot twists. The more magnificent and grand it is, the more effortlessly skillful it becomes, and the more majestic and awe-inspiring it is."

"Fairy Castle 1" is the beginning of the entire series, so Lu Yunzhou used some clever settings.

He even included his real-life story of replicating Leonardo da Vinci in this movie.

This gave the film series a great start.

As for the second part, no matter how it turns out, the audience will still come to watch it.

The first one needs to be fresh!

The second part needs to be stable!

He's already made a name for himself; he no longer needs to rely on novel plot structures to take risks.

"The distant view should be impressionistic, the close-up view should capture the essence!"

"The theme of our film series is that humanity, with its own flesh and blood, protects the abyss—a super mysterious power!"

"The theme is sacrifice!"

Since it is a sacrifice, it should be magnificent and solemn.

As a drama, plot twists are indeed important—but as an epic blockbuster, poorly executed plot twists can make the protagonist seem like a clown.

"Let's rewrite it."

Lu Yunzhou waved his hand, instructing his subordinates to further refine the script.

Seeing the group's dejected appearance, Lu Yunzhou may have verbally criticized them, but he never suppressed them in practice.

"Ding ding ding!"

Just as the group dispersed, each person's phone emitted a notification sound.

"Holy crap!"

"Boss, I love you!"

They instinctively took out their phones and glanced at them. A few seconds later, they were instantly revitalized, let out a scream, and went off to write the script with renewed passion.

Because Lu Yunzhou gave each of them a red envelope containing 2 yuan.

This means that the scripts they wrote previously, which were essentially worthless, were not entirely in vain—at least their boss, Lu Yunzhou, saw their hard work.

As for not meeting the standards, it wasn't their fault; it was because their boss, Lu Yunzhou, had strict requirements.

"It's normal for the boss to be strict."

"After all, it's a visual blockbuster with a $1 million investment—and this isn't some money laundering movie, so it definitely needs to be of the highest quality."

They considered things from Lu Yunzhou's perspective.

If this movie is a disaster, Lu Yunzhou will lose not only a movie, but also various luxury goods channels in the Middle East.

Therefore, there is no room for error.

"Guys, let's work overtime!"

The boss pays too much; you can't avoid working overtime.

"I'm so tired."

After finishing the meeting, Lu Yunzhou rubbed his slightly throbbing temples. If Tian Xiwei were here right now, massaging his temples would be perfect.

Just then, Lu Yunzhou turned around and saw Wang Cherish standing behind him. He seemed about to say something, but then hesitated.

A slow smile appeared on his face: "Xiao Meng, is something the matter? If it is, just tell me."

There's no need for formalities between us.

"No, it's nothing."

Wang Ran was originally furious and wanted to question Lu Yunzhou about whether he had gotten together with Tian Xiwei and whether he wanted to take Tian Xiwei as his fourth wife.

Tian Xiwei is almost ready to change her name to Tian Siwei now.

However, seeing that Lu Yunzhou had so much work to do, she didn't know what to say for the time being.

Even if we take a step back —

It's perfectly normal for Lu Yunzhou to occasionally seek someone to relax with while he's away.

However, this time they approached Tian Xiwei.

If she were to make a fuss—it would only make Tian Xiwei seem more considerate and sensible, and wouldn't bring her closer to Lu Yunzhou; instead, it would push him towards Tian Xiwei.

Therefore, she could only swallow her bitterness.

"Filming must be tough, right?"

Lu Yunzhou thought Wang Churan was carrying the burden alone and was a bit too tired, so he stood up, stepped forward, and hugged Wang Churan.

Wang Ran hesitated for a moment, but eventually leaned against Lu Yunzhou's chest.

"Xiaomeng, I'll tell you something interesting."

Lu Yunzhou gently stroked Wang Churan's hair and suddenly brought up Dilraba's matter: "Jiahang is about to collapse, and Dilraba actually came to me for advice."

Upon hearing this, Wang Ran instantly forgot about Tian Xiwei and glared at Lu Yunzhou, asking, "You met with Dilraba in private?"

"It wasn't exactly private, was it?"

Lu Yunzhou thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "When I went to record the show 'Idol Producer,' she waited for me downstairs at the hotel."

"To be honest, I was quite curious about what she was going to say, so I went to see her once, just to see what would happen."

"We chatted for about half an hour in her van."

Given that they only have half an hour, based on Lu Yunzhou's normal performance, they really can't do much.

Hearing this, Wang Ran felt much relieved and said irritably, "Did you set a trap for her again?"

"I don't think so."

Lu Yunzhou thought for a moment and said, "I just want her to go back and experience the joy of being the boss at the company."

Lu Yunzhou acts like a pampered young master in the company, and Ji Rujing and Tang Yan have no objections; in fact, they have to coax him instead.

But not everyone can conquer everyone with their strength and personal charm like Lu Yunzhou.

If Dilraba insists on imitating Lu Yunzhou, she will likely only end up making a poor imitation, which will eventually lead to internal strife and chaos within Jiahang.

"Brother, if she finds out that you deliberately gave her bad advice, she will hate you to death."

Wang Ran thought that if she were Dilraba Dilmurat, she would probably consider Lu Yunzhou an enemy after knowing about his scheme.

fair enough.

Actively reduce one rival in love.

"The business world is like a battlefield. Whether it's a conspiracy or an open strategy, as long as it works, it's fine." Lu Yunzhou gently pinched Wang Cheran's cheek.

"You don't have any scenes to film today?"

"Then take a good rest."

"Tomorrow is the main event—our wedding of the century!"

Tomorrow we will be filming the most expensive scene in "Queen of Tears," a lavish wedding.

The wedding isn't the key point.

The key point is that Lu Yunzhou invited his relatives and friends to attend the wedding as guests.

While making a cameo appearance in the TV series.

In this way, he also introduced Wang Chiran to everyone.

"Uh-huh."

For Wang Churan, this was not a play; it was no different from a real wedding.

Lu Yunzhou made her the true queen.

Forget it.

If Tian Xiwei wants to be the fourth child, then let her be.

From now on, if I'm unhappy, I'll just have "Tian Siwei" pour me water to wash my feet!

"Come, Your Majesty, let's go inspect our cattle and horses."

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After chatting for a while, Lu Yunzhou took Wang Churan to the film set to see how Guo Qilin and Zhu Xudan were doing with their filming.

Zhu Xudan's acting skills are actually quite good.

As long as the role suits her temperament, she's a very useful tool. But perhaps after being a tool for so long, she's lost her drive.

However, in this industry, who doesn't want to be famous?

Those who didn't want to be famous would have left the entertainment industry long ago.

"Sister Zhu, have a glass of water."

After finishing a scene, Zhu Xudan took a small stool to rest, and her assistant quickly handed her a glass of water.

Zhu Xudan drank water while checking messages in the Jiahang Company's internal group chat.

Congratulations 88! The "Eternal Love of Dream" project has been officially approved. We look forward to 88's phenomenal ratings and endorsements!

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"Full-fledged, surpassing Fan Bingbing, becoming the Empress of Six Luxury Enterprises!"

Fan Bingbing is the "Empress of Five Luxury Brands," holding endorsements from five major luxury brands.

The sycophants in the group flattered Dilraba, praising her for becoming the "Six Luxury Empress," which they said was equivalent to her reaching the top.

"Eternal Love of Dream" is a sequel to "Eternal Love". It cost 300 million yuan to produce, which is almost the same as "Eternal Love" starring Yang Mi.

Jiahang has pulled out all the stops; they're clearly trying to make Dilraba a star.

"What exactly happened?"

"Has the company gone mad?"

"The King's Woman's performance was so-so, and the TV station was unwilling to take over the 'The Flame's Daughter' project, which clearly shows that they don't have high hopes for Dilraba Dilmurat in period dramas."

"Now, the company has invested another 300 million yuan in her, and they still want her to continue filming period dramas?"

"I look much better in period costume, I have a more classic beauty vibe—Jiahang Media, you're so blind!"

Zhu Xudan gripped her phone, gritting her teeth; her jealousy had driven her to madness.

Dilraba has such a talent for comedy, she should have switched to Happy Twist, why did she come to Jiahang to compete with her for ancient costume drama and sadomasochistic themes?

She seems to be the one who's suffering more.

"Huff, huff—"

After taking several deep breaths, Zhu Xudan managed to suppress her burning jealousy, composed herself, and sent Dilraba some blessings: "Congratulations on your 88th birthday, may you achieve even greater success!"

After sending the message, Zhu Xudan threw her phone aside, wishing she could stomp on it and smash it to pieces.

But with so many people watching, she dared not lose her temper. If word got out that she was acting like a diva on set, things would get even more complicated.

"Sister Zhu, Brother Chuan wants to see you for a moment."

After Zhu Xudan finished venting her anger, the assistant cautiously walked over and pointed to Lu Yunzhou's RV.

"understood."

Zhu Xudan wondered what Lu Yunzhou could possibly want from her. Surely he wouldn't summon her to serve him in broad daylight?

With a mix of anticipation and trepidation, Zhu Xudan touched up her makeup to make sure she was in good condition before heading towards Lu Yunzhou's RV.

Inside the RV.

Lu Yunzhou and Wang Churan sat together, opposite Chen Yuqi, who had traveled around China and then came to Italy because she was bored.

"Qiqi, where have you been playing lately? All you do is play all day long, you have no ambition at all. Shouldn't your older sister say something to you?"

Seeing that Chen Yuqi, who joined the company at the same time as him, is still a slacker who only knows how to go out and have fun when he's not filming, he was very disappointed.

For some reason, Lu Yunzhou found himself somewhat envious of Chen Yuqi's carefree, alcoholic lifestyle.

"Big brother, the company only needs you. You're worth 100 of me, so please let me go. I'm not very good at acting anyway."

"My entry into the industry was purely accidental."

"I never imagined that playing a minor role in 'A Chinese Odyssey Part Three' would give me the opportunity to join the company with you."

"Now everyone in the company calls me Sister Seven, and as for the reason—I think you know better than anyone else."

Chen Yuqi looked at Lu Yunzhou, pouted, and looked speechless.

Why is she called Seventh Sister?

Because the people in the company did some calculations for Lu Yunzhou, and he had several mistresses—Chen Yuqi directly became the seventh.

Chen Yuqi felt wronged.

Chen Yuqi didn't know whether the others were innocent or not—but she was absolutely innocent.

Stop wasting your days.

"Xiao Cun and Xiao Tian, ​​who joined the company so much later than you, have both become big stars."

"After Xiaomeng finishes filming this drama, she will definitely take off."

"You joined the company the earliest, but you don't even have a representative work yet—I, as the eldest brother, am also ashamed."

As Lu Yunzhou spoke, he sent Chen Yuqi a contract: "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, a Jin Yong drama co-produced by Huaxia Audiovisual and Tencent."

"Thank you, sister. She strongly recommended you for the role of Zhao Min!"

This is keeping me busy.

Chen Yuqi felt great about doing nothing all day and receiving a guaranteed salary from the company. It was much better than when she used to work in her hometown.

Besides, the people in the company were also very enthusiastic towards her—they all thought she was Lu Yunzhou's concubine.

Otherwise, how could she be so carefree?

Doing nothing, just playing all day.

"Big brother, my acting is terrible. You're casting me as the female lead, what if I mess it up?"

If it were anyone else, they would have been thrilled to have the opportunity to play the female lead and would have been extremely grateful to Lu Yunzhou and Tang Yan.

However, Chen Yuqi felt only apprehensive when she received the role of the female lead.

Because she knows her own level.

If she messes up the performance, there will probably only be one consequence—she'll only be able to become Lu Yunzhou's concubine.

Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to explain it to the company.

Chen Yuqi instinctively felt that this was Lu Yunzhou's conspiracy.

"What do you suggest we do?"

Lu Yunzhou gave a light snort, clearly annoyed.

They're all hesitant to take on leading roles? What kind of people are they? How can they have so little confidence?

Chen Yuqi's eyes darted around, glancing at Wang Cheran, and she saw that Wang Cheran was also looking at her.

She laughed awkwardly, "Big brother, don't joke with me. I can't do it, I'm too skinny, I can't win in a battle like this."

Wang Churan is invincible and possesses immense strength.

Wherever she was, no other woman dared to approach Lu Yunzhou, and Tang Yan would not get too close either.

"What are you talking about?"

Lu Yunzhou finally understood, and couldn't help but snort, saying, "Why don't you take a look at your own height and leg length? Do you have some kind of misunderstanding about me?"

Chen Yuqi understood what he meant.

This is because they think they're too short, that their legs are too short.

Row!

You're awesome! You have great taste!

However, this also made Chen Yuqi realize that Lu Yunzhou had no feelings for her at all.

"Then I'll thank you, brother."

Chen Yuqi seemed somewhat reluctant, but she couldn't resist Tang Yan and Lu Yunzhou's kindness, and Wang Churan beside her also looked encouraging.

The company atmosphere is great.

If she keeps slacking off, it seems like she's letting down the company that provides her with a guaranteed minimum income.

Let's give it our all for the company.

This was her way of repaying Tang Yan and Lu Yunzhou for raising her for three years.

"Brother, I'll be going now if there's nothing else. I'm planning to go back to China tomorrow—if I had known, I wouldn't have come to Italy."

Having arrived in Italy, I only toured around Milan. I hadn't even visited Florence and Rome yet when Lu Yunzhou conscripted me.

Chen Yuqi secretly vowed never to go abroad again, lest she be caught by Lu Yunzhou again.

"Get out of here! I get angry just seeing how lazy you are."

Lu Yunzhou waved his hand impatiently.

"Yes, sir. I'll be going now. I wish you a son soon, brother."

Chen Yuqi didn't care, laughed, and ran away.

Laughing, Chen Yuqi got out of the car and bumped into Zhu Xudan, who looked nervous. She greeted him warmly, "Hello."

"You're here to see your older brother?"

After receiving confirmation, Chen Yuqi called out, "Big brother, someone's looking for you outside, is it convenient?"

"Let her in."

Lu Yunzhou's voice came through.

Chen Yuqi gestured for him to leave, and then walked away on her own.

Zhu Xudan didn't get on the car immediately. She turned her head and glanced at Chen Yuqi, her heart filled with envy.

She was full of ambition, but her path to advancement was firmly blocked by Dilraba, and she never got any good resources.

Let's take a look at Chen Yuqi—she's out having fun every day, and filming is just like going to work; she runs away as soon as filming is over.

But Lu Yunzhou still had his eye on this little sister, so he specially arranged a leading role for her, trying to force her to rise to the top.

Ironically, Chen Yuqi tried to refuse.

If this kind of opportunity were at Jiahang—they'd probably fight tooth and nail for it.

She felt that her acting skills were definitely better than Chen Yuqi's, but Jiahang would never give her that opportunity.

This is the bitter fruit of following the wrong person.

"Brother Boat"

"sister in law."

After Zhu Xudan came up, she greeted Lu Yunzhou first, and when she saw Wang Churan, she subconsciously called her "sister-in-law".

Oops.

She shouldn't have shouted that.

After all, Lu Yunzhou and Wang Ran's relationship couldn't be made public; they could only date secretly. The entire crew pretended not to hear.

She's so clever; she had to expose this unspoken agreement.

"Please sit down."

Fortunately, Lu Yunzhou wasn't angry. He casually asked, "I heard you auditioned for the 'Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber' project? Did it go well?"

Zhu Xudan shook her head slightly.

She had given up hope.

She can't even get good roles in her own company, let alone good opportunities in other companies.

"I recommended you for the role of the second female lead in my drama, and you did a fantastic job. As an actress, you are very professional."

"Tencent will probably give me some face."

"Just wait a bit, you should receive a definite notification in three days at most."

It seems there's been a butterfly effect; Lu Yunzhou learned that the project for "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" actually wanted to invite a different actress for the role of Zhou Zhiruo.

Upon receiving this news, Lu Yunzhou was taken aback for a moment, and then inquired about the specific reasons.

The result he learned left him both amused and exasperated.

The production team speculated that Zhu Xudan's attempt to create a scandal by associating with Lu Yunzhou, and her promotion of things like "Lu Yunzhou's Choice" and "the most beautiful legs in 4000 years," would definitely displease Lu Yunzhou.

After Lu Yunzhou collaborated with Zhu Xudan once, he would definitely block her.

Therefore, the production team didn't want to cause trouble, so they removed Zhu Xudan from the show.

After all, Tang Yan also invested a little money in the production of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber", which is to have Chen Yuqi join the production with her own investment.

Once you invest money, you become a sugar daddy.

Who would offend their sugar daddy for no reason?

Upon learning of this situation, Lu Yunzhou spoke a few good words for Zhu Xudan, and the production team immediately made a 180-degree turn, saying they would carefully consider including Zhu Xudan in Zhou Zhiruo's shortlist.

While it was said to be a serious consideration, the answer had already been given.

Zhu Xudan is Zhou Zhiruo.

"Thank you, Brother Boat."

Zhu Xudan didn't know how to describe her feelings at that moment; she just wanted to kneel down and lick Lu Yunzhou's toes or something.

How many actresses go through their entire careers without ever playing a classic role?

Although many people have played the role of Zhou Zhiruo, every actress who has played her is a renowned and ruthless character.

She was fortunate enough to play Zhou Zhiruo, which can be considered a milestone for her.

"It's nothing, you can go back to filming."

Lu Yunzhou planned to give Wang Ran some pointers on her acting skills inside the RV, as she didn't quite grasp the role of the queen.

She's more like a proud little princess.

But it lacked the majesty of a queen.

"Brother Boat————"

Zhu Xudan looked at Lu Yunzhou, hesitant to speak.

But with Wang Churan here, there were some things she was too embarrassed to say, lest she cause trouble for Lu Yunzhou.

After thinking for a moment, Zhu Xudan said some polite words: "Brother Chuan, I will definitely perform well and live up to your recommendation."

"Um."

Lu Yunzhou sensed something in Zhu Xudan's eyes, but didn't ask any further questions.

He's very busy right now and doesn't have the time or energy to think about anything else.

Zhu Xudan stayed in Lu Yunzhou's RV for less than 5 minutes before returning to the filming location.

The assistant came over and whispered in Zhu Xudan's ear, "Sister Zhu, I asked around—Dilraba lost her temper at the company. She was banging on the table and arguing in President Zeng's office."

"Nobody knows exactly what they argued about."

"Mr. Zeng closed the door."

"However, after the argument, Dilraba got the lead role in 'Eternal Love of Dream' and the company guaranteed that the investment would not be less than 300 million yuan."

"This is clearly an attempt to make Dilraba the next Yang Mi."

The assistant muttered something under her breath, her voice filled with envy.

My master has a bright future, so as his assistant, I naturally have ways to make money. Just managing his fan group, selling merchandise, and getting autographed photos are enough for me to make a fortune.

Dilraba's assistants must have made a fortune.

"Dilraba, how dare you slam your fist on the table in front of President Zeng? Who gave you the courage?"

Zhu Xudan is no longer surprised that Dilraba gets good resources. After all, Dilraba is a favorite of the company.

But the question is, why did Dilraba suddenly change?

She used to be very obedient; she did whatever the company told her to do. She was favored by everyone in the company by pretending to be obedient.

Is this a complete breakdown in relations?

Giving up the pretense?

Zhu Xudan was a little confused.

Meanwhile, Yang Mi was attending the COSMO Fashion and Beauty Awards in Shanghai, where she won the Most Beautiful Fashion Person of the Year award for wearing a black off-shoulder swan dress.

At the same time, she also became the VIP spokesperson for Tencent Video!

His standing in the martial arts world is constantly rising!

To be honest, Yang Mi didn't care about the resources that Jiahang Company provided to her.

She works independently and earns even more money.

However, she had previously harbored some thoughts about becoming a boss.

After working like a slave for three years, she realized that she had done all the work for someone else's benefit—she had originally wanted to profit from the capital market, but she almost ended up being the one who got fleeced.

Fortunately, she pulled back from the brink. Now, she attends fashion events every day and gets facials whenever she has free time, feeling incredibly happy.

"Honey, did you know that Dilraba is putting up a power struggle at the company?"

After the event, Yang Mi was resting backstage when her assistant, seemingly aware of some inside information, excitedly informed her.

"As expected."

Yang Mi snorted: "In the past, we had to fight against Tang Yan and the others, so we all worked together as one."

"Now, Zhu Xudan has defected to the enemy."

"I've decided to leave Jiahang and stop hanging out with them."

"Dilraba, I don't know what kind of delusional thoughts she has, thinking that she is Lu Yunzhou's white moonlight, and dreaming every day about becoming the young mistress of LB Group."

"It would be strange if this company didn't collapse."

Speaking of this, Yang Mi is actually quite curious: how did Dilraba end up arguing with Zeng Jia?

Zeng Jia is a major shareholder of the company, and even I wouldn't easily have a conflict with Zeng Jia. Where did Dilraba get the guts?

"Wait a minute."

"I think I understand something now —"

"It must be Lu Yunzhou!"

"That bastard must have made some promise to Dilraba—once a woman has someone else to take her on, she immediately becomes unscrupulous."

As a woman herself, Yang Mi could imagine what would happen if Lu Yunzhou told her, "Go back and ruin the company, and then I'll take over you and the company."

Yang Mi is probably full of energy right now.

She even felt a sense of vengeful pleasure from personally destroying Jiahang.

"But what happens to my shares if the company collapses at this time?"

"Dilraba has someone willing to take over her shares, but no one is willing to take over mine."

Jiahang Company is currently valued at 50 billion yuan on the New Third Board. Yang Mi holds about 15% of the shares, which brings the valuation to nearly 7.5 million yuan.

The reason she hasn't left the company yet is that she's waiting for someone to buy her shares.

But others aren't stupid either. Who would take over a company that's on the verge of collapse? If it can't go public and there's no one willing to buy it, these shares are essentially worthless.

"This is so hard for me."

Why does everyone have to betray me?

"Zeng Jia and Zhao Ruoyao rose to their positions by relying on me, and now they've turned their backs on me."

"Dilraba is the same. She clearly only took off because of me. Now that she's got wings, she's acting like a tyrant in the company with Lu Yunzhou's fake support. She's even more powerful than me."

Yang Mi felt like the whole world had wronged her.

These people are all bad guys.

Thinking of this, Yang Mi couldn't help but recall her fake best friend, and turned to ask her assistant:

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Why isn't Shabai Tang here for today's event?

"I don't know either."

The assistant slowly shook her head: "I heard that she seems to be sick."

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Get ill?

How could a piece of naive sugar possibly get sick?

She works out at home every day and posts pictures of her beautiful back and long, slender legs on social media all the time—she's so happy every day, it's no wonder she gets sick.

"Tangtang, why didn't you come today? You didn't come to show off your beautiful legs on such a chance to do so. That's not like you."

Without Lu Yunzhou's involvement, Yang Mi definitely wouldn't have contacted Tang Yan.

What could Tang Yan possibly offer her?

She brings nothing—she has no value to me, so she's not worth the effort to befriend.

"Hold!"

She blocked me!

After sending a message, a notification popped up in WeChat, telling Yang Mi that she and Tang Yan were not friends and that she should add them as friends before chatting.

When this message popped up, it almost made Yang Mi explode with anger.

She's always the one blocking others, but this time Tang Yan blocked her instead.

This made Yang Mi feel powerless and furious.

Being blocked means that Tang Yan will most likely never need her again—the subtext being that Tang Yan's social circle is far superior to hers.

12 month 22 number.

Friday night, around 8 pm.

【The Supreme Guard of the Emperor of Congee - Universe's Number One Squad】

Hu Lianxin has been the group leader for two full months now, but she hasn't accomplished anything significant yet. This is mainly because the previous two group leaders had such glorious achievements.

In particular, Tian Xiwei, the second group leader, has already worked with Lu Yunzhou to produce a super visual blockbuster that grossed over 10 billion US dollars.

The first group leader, Wang Churan, was no slouch either. Her drama "A Love So Beautiful" became a hit during the summer, and then she appeared on "The Birth of an Actor," leaving behind a famous meme: "The ants raced for 10 years." From then on, she was respectfully known as the "Queen Ant with Big Feet"!

In short, both group admins have become famous and entered the Hall of Fame.

As the third group leader, Hu Lianxin also wanted to do something big.

"Sisters, let me send out a few red envelopes to warm things up!"

Without thinking, Hu Lianxin sent ten 200-yuan red envelopes to the 2000-person group, and the group immediately became lively.

"In 10 minutes, Zhouzhou's first variety show, 'Idol Producer,' will be broadcast on the Kiwi platform on time."

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"Sisters, remember to watch it."

"No need to pay for a membership, you can watch it for free — of course, if you have extra money, it would be even better to pay for a membership."

"Although I don't know the specific assessment criteria for kiwifruit, based on my understanding of video websites, acquiring new members is definitely the highest-level assessment target."

"Let's not embarrass Zhouzhou!"

"It's just a cup of milk tea, surely no one can't afford a membership? If anyone really can't afford a membership, just let me know in the group, and I'll send them a 20 yuan red envelope."

Even if Hu Lianxin sent a 20 yuan red envelope to everyone in a group of 2000 people, she couldn't manage such a large amount.

However, with so many people watching, anyone who dares to say they can't afford a membership would probably be kicked out by the other administrators without Hu Lianxin even having to lift a finger.

If you can't even afford a 20 yuan membership, how did you manage to get into the Imperial Guard?

It completely lowered everyone's standards.

"Idol Producer" is an S-level variety show, and it's a self-produced show by the iQiyi platform. They even brought in Lu Yunzhou, the most popular idol at the time, to lead the team.

There is a very high level of anticipation within the kiwifruit community for this variety show.

This is also the first major project for Lu Yunzhou's old friend Jiang Bing after he was promoted to vice president of the kiwifruit company.

If this project goes wrong, everyone will be affected.

Lu Yunzhou, who is far away in Italy, also pays close attention to this program.

He took out his phone, opened the Kiwi app, and specifically checked how the program was going.

I mainly watch the comments.

As for the program's content, he himself is a firsthand witness, so there's really nothing interesting about it.

After watching for 5 minutes, Lu Yunzhou felt bored and couldn't help but want to turn off his phone.

However, Wang Ran, who was standing next to him, watched with great interest.

Lu Yunzhou couldn't help but turn to ask, "Xiao Meng, do you think this variety show is good?"

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Wang Churan nodded repeatedly: "I think it's quite interesting. This seems to be the first talent show in China."

I haven't seen this before.

After saying that, Wang Cherished Lu Yunzhou and grinned, "Mainly because this is your first variety show, brother! I'm definitely going to watch the whole thing."

"Also, although that noob is really annoying—no matter what, he called me 'sister-in-law,' so I have to give him dozens of votes."

"To avoid him losing the game and coming back crying, which would be very annoying to watch."

Wang Ran made a few disdainful remarks about Cai Xukun.

Lu Yunzhou then sent several messages to producer Jiang Bing, jokingly asking, "Old Jiang, what will you do if the show flops?"

Jiang Bing said arrogantly, "Brother Chuan, if this show flops, I'll find 100 long-legged models every month to pay you tribute for free."

"So confident?"

This show is not going to flop; Lu Yunzhou has seen the answer.

Although he didn't know the show's exact ratings, several minor celebrities had emerged from the show.

Cai Xukun, Fan Chenchen, Huang Minghao, and several others whose names Lu Yunzhou couldn't recall, all of whom later did quite well.

"I did market research before starting the show."

"Brother Chuan, you're in the film industry, so you're not very familiar with the audience of video websites like ours."

"These talent shows may seem a bit mindless, but they're incredibly cost-effective."

"We've found nearly 100 handsome young men for this show, plus a super handsome guy like you—this is a talent show tailor-made for young girls!"

"Which young girl wouldn't want to take a look?"

Jiang Bing laughed heartily and casually told Lu Yunzhou that the show had already garnered over 100 million views in just a short time since its premiere.

These talent shows, seemingly about selecting contestants, actually empower young girls with emperor-like power, allowing them to cast their votes for their favorite male contestants.

This sense of participation is something that idol dramas simply cannot match.

Although the shows themselves aren't very entertaining, the interactive format is fresh and much more interesting than simply watching idol dramas.

"It's a pity you debuted too early, Brother Chuan—otherwise, I'd tailor-make a talent show just for you, and those girls would go crazy for you!"

Jiang Bing wanted to chat for a few more minutes, but suddenly he started to panic.

Holy crap!

"Brother Chuan, our voting system has crashed."

"This show is a hit!"

As the program's producer, Jiang Bing watched the data backstage throughout the broadcast.

In less than half an hour after it went online, the number of views exceeded 100 million.

That's an exaggeration.

In addition, the public voting system crashed instantly due to the overwhelming number of fans.

At the same time, various trending terms instantly surged to the top of Weibo's trending topics.

Part 1: [Lu Yunzhou, Representative of the National Producers in "Idol Producer"!]

[Lu Yunzhou: Let's go back and get something good to eat!]

—【Zhang Yixing Balance!】

[Tsai Hsu-kun, the typhoon is fantastic!]

Haha!

I finally saw what I wanted to see!

Lu Yunzhou opened Weibo and scrolled down through the trending topics until he finally saw 【Cai Xukun】.

For some reason, he felt a sense of relief.

Unfortunately, the audience didn't mishear the song "Chicken You're So Beautiful," but instead praised Tsai Hsu-kun's typhoon as great.

After all, at this point, Cai Xukun hadn't done anything wrong, nor had he aroused any resentment from netizens.

Black and red food isn't all that delicious.

But it's okay.

Some things, like fine wine, just get better with age.

The newly brewed wine has no flavor whatsoever.

Let this chicken be too beautiful; let it settle for a while, and when it bursts forth, it will only be more charming.

As planned, Lu Yunzhou made a short video of Cai Xukun dancing and posted it on his Weibo.

He thought for a moment, then said very seriously: "Go for it, young basketball player!"

And so, Lu Yunzhou sent out the text and video together.

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In the video, after Cai Xukun snapped his fingers, the background music "You're So Beautiful" exploded like a bomb, piercing through eardrums and seemingly penetrating the soul.

At this moment, Lu Yunzhou wanted to say something that only existed in ancient times: The wheels of time are rolling forward at this moment.

No one can stop it.

Looking at the number of likes and comments on his Weibo post, which instantly exceeded 10,000, Lu Yunzhou marveled at his immense popularity.

However, he felt it wasn't enough.

"Sister Zhao, please retweet this Weibo post for me."

"Sister, please retweet this Weibo post for me."

"Nazha, please retweet this Weibo post for me."

"Xiao Cun, please retweet this Weibo post for me."

"Xiaotian, please retweet this post for me. Also, please upload that video of you shaking your shoulders at the Tencent Video All Star Awards."

Among the popular celebrities on Weibo, Yang Mi has the most fans.

As for Xie Na?

Let's skip this one.

Secondly, there are Zhao Liying, Tang Yan, and Dilraba Dilmurat, among others.

Lu Yunzhou himself has quite a few fans, probably more than 5000 million.

Zhao Liying, Lu Yunzhou, Tang Yan, and Gulnazar—these individuals combined have over 200 million followers on Weibo.

The reach is definitely sufficient.

"Little Boat Bro, what kind of dance is this that sent me? It's so abstract."

Although Zhao Liying is a popular celebrity, she is a down-to-earth actress and rarely engages in such abstract activities.

But since Lu Yunzhou sent it to her specifically, Zhao Liying would naturally take a look.

However, Cai Xukun's "You're Too Beautiful" made Zhao Liying frown, wondering why Lu Yunzhou would like such a thing.

"Sister Zhao, please watch it a few more times."

Lu Yunzhou laughed and offered no explanation.

After a while, Zhao Liying seemed to understand something: "You're a mentor on this variety show, and you're planning to help this contestant gain some popularity? You're really dedicated."

Zhao Liying has never participated in this type of variety show.

However, she felt that if she were a mentor, she wouldn't put in so much effort to guide students. She was essentially giving free publicity to her students.

Thinking about it this way, Lu Yunzhou really is a loyal friend.

Once my contract expires, I'll switch jobs and work for Lu Yunzhou. He definitely won't treat me badly.

"I've sent it for you."

Zhao Liying was unaware of the "Chicken You're Too Beautiful" meme, but honestly helped by forwarding it.

The post also included the caption: "The stage was fantastic, keep it up, young man!"

Following that, Tang Yan, Gulnazar, Liu Haocun, and Tian Xiwei all helped to share the short video of Cai Xukun dancing.

These individuals have over 200 million followers, and when they help a minor idol by sharing their posts, the resulting buzz is enormous.

— [Zhao Liying forwarded Cai Xukun's post!]

1. [Zhao Liying, Idol Producer!]

Zhao Liying's usual behavior is completely unrelated to idols. She is just a simple actress who posts materials from the film crew all day long.

This was the first time she had ever been associated with an idol.

Therefore, her fans were filled with confusion.

"Yingbao, what's going on?"

"The New Year's Eve concert is just around the corner. Are you perhaps trying to emulate typhoons by watching 'Idol Producer'?"

Soon after, they learned the truth.

Because Zhao Liying reposted Lu Yunzhou's Weibo post.

Besides Zhao Liying, Tang Yan and Gulnazar also helped to repost it — both of them had worked with Lu Yunzhou on "Crazy Racing".

Following closely behind, Liu Haocun and Tian Xiwei, Lu Yunzhou's two little darlings, also reposted it.

Clearly, this is Lu Yunzhou's attempt to strongly promote Cai Xukun.

"Yingbao, when did you get involved with Lu Yunzhou? I checked, and you were the first to retweet this post!"

"Go Zhao Liying! Looking forward to her collaboration with Zhou Huang!"

"When the two of you combine, you're invincible!"

Zhao Liying's fans were immediately filled with anticipation.

Previously, Zhao Liying rarely participated in fashion events and rarely encountered Lu Yunzhou. On the contrary, Yang Mi and Dilraba Dilmurat were always trying to gain publicity by associating with Lu Yunzhou.

One minute she's the ideal woman, the next she's having a fight with her best friend.

In short, for most of last year, Yang Mi, Tang Yan, Dilraba Dilmurat, and Lu Yunzhou provided netizens with countless juicy gossip stories.

However, even the most delicious melon can become tiresome over time.

As the year draws to a close, a new bombshell has dropped!

Zhao Liying suddenly rose to prominence and became a close friend of Lu Yunzhou in the industry—she was incredibly quick and was the first to retweet Lu Yunzhou's Weibo post.

Zhao Liying has her own rumored boyfriend, so naturally she wouldn't have any rumors with Lu Yunzhou—that leaves only one reason: they're going to collaborate on a new movie!

This is fantastic news for Zhao Liying's fans!

If Zhao Liying takes just one more step forward, she will be able to reach the position of one of the "Four Dan and Two Bing" (referring to top actresses and actresses in the Chinese film industry).

"Noob!"

"You gigolo!"

In dormitory D, Fan Chenchen saw that Cai Xukun's popularity was absolutely explosive—surpassing the combined popularity of all 98 other people.

In "Idol Producer," Lu Yunzhou's popularity was undoubtedly the highest.

Many young girls open the Kiwi app because they want to see a different Lu Yunzhou—a different Lu Yunzhou from the cold, elegant, and tragic hero on the big screen. They want to see a down-to-earth, real Lu Yunzhou.

To complete their image of Lu Yunzhou. To dispel the fog and see the real Lu Yunzhou, not just a mysterious idol.

This is where Jiang Bing's skill as a producer lies; he used the gimmick of Lu Yunzhou to lure the young girls in.

Once these young girls click into the show, these people have no say in the matter!

Thanks to Lu Yunzhou's popularity, all 99 trainees in the show got some exposure and became a little bit popular.

This is the original intention of the program team.

This is also the vision of all brokerage firms that bring in talent.

Who knew that Lu Yunzhou would favor Cai Xukun so much, and would retweet Cai Xukun's first stage performance on his own!

However, to be honest, Cai Xukun was the best performer in his first stage performance—and Lu Yunzhou's help in forwarding the post makes it hard to find fault with him.

However, only Fan Chenchen knew that Cai Xukun was a gigolo!

"You noob, just you wait—I, Fan Chenchen, am not someone to be trifled with!"

"Wait for the next match, and I'll chop off your chicken head!"

Cai Xukun was lucky enough to get an A in the first evaluation, but Fan Chenchen was never satisfied.

Because he was played by Cai Xukun!

In terms of strength, he is definitely superior to Cai Xukun!

He has to get his revenge!

"Brother Kun, have some tea."

Unlike Fan Chenchen's impotent rage, Huang Minghao quickly recognized reality and treated Cai Xukun like an older brother, serving him tea and water.

There's only one purpose: to get protection!

"Big Yellow, you're so sensible."

Cai Xukun took a sip of tea and patted Huang Minghao on the shoulder: "Do your best, and I'll take you to new heights."

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After saying that, Cai Xukun snorted coldly: "Unlike that big white goose next door, who has no ability of his own and only knows how to complain about everything."

Uh-huh.

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Huang Minghao nodded repeatedly.

A little while later, someone in the next dorm room suddenly screamed: "Breaking news! Dilraba reposted Lu Yunzhou's Weibo post!"

Fuck!

Upon hearing this, Cai Xukun couldn't help but stand up.

His feet were still in the foot bath—as he stood up, the water in the foot bath splashed out with a loud gurgling sound.

Overwhelmed with emotion, Cai Xukun even felt a burning sensation in his eyes.

"My brother went to such lengths for me—it moves me so deeply."

Cai Xukun thought that Lu Yunzhou had personally contacted Dilraba in order to help him fly.

"Dilraba, are you crazy?"

"Do you realize how much controversy your act of forwarding this Weibo post at this time will cause?"

Zhao Ruoyao, the artist management director of Jiahang, couldn't help but call Dilraba, wondering what she was up to.

Previously, Dilraba Dilmurat wanted to become famous, so she tried to create a scandal by associating herself with Lu Yunzhou and Lu Han.

But now, Dilraba is already famous, with an astonishing amount of online traffic, so she doesn't need to hype herself up anymore.

Right now, what Dilraba should do is produce a good drama to retain her fans.

In addition, thanks to Lu Yunzhou's crazy distribution of benefits, the Imperial Guard has been fully formed and its combat power is now frighteningly high. Anyone who dares to associate with Lu Yunzhou and create scandals will have all their dirt dug up.

"My hand slipped."

However, Dilraba didn't seem to care and simply replied with a nonchalant remark.

She doesn't have any scandals, so you can dig them up however you want.

Dilraba even had some expectations: let those fans dig, preferably dig up everything about me in college, find out that I am Lu Yunzhou's white moonlight, this is the truth, not hype, and let them be dumbfounded.

"Dilraba, what's wrong with you? I feel like you've changed. You're even harder to please than Yang Mi now."

When Zhao Ruoyao heard Dilraba casually say "my hand slipped," she was so angry she almost flew into a rage.

"I am Sister Mi's apprentice. Of course I have to learn from Sister Mi."

Following the techniques Lu Yunzhou taught her, Dilraba became extremely arrogant after her return, as if she were covered in thorns.

She doesn't hold back at all when someone displeases her; she retaliates immediately. She takes diva-like behavior to the extreme!

At the same time, Dilraba did not betray Lu Yunzhou, nor did she blame all the bad things on Yang Mi.

It's all Yang Mi's fault, why did she have to fall out with Tang Yan?

While Tang Yan was a little annoyed that "Diamond Lover" was trying to ride the wave of popularity, she didn't say anything.

Why release that video of Tang Yan's revealing outfit taken in Hong Kong back then? — Yang Mi really doesn't know how to behave.

This isn't about Tang Yan losing face.

This is embarrassing for Lu Yunzhou!

If you embarrass my beloved, then you're embarrassing me.

Yang Mi, how could I let you get away with this?

15% of the shares—I've already taken them all!

"You, tone it down a bit. The company isn't your home where you can do whatever you want. Your tens of millions of followers on Weibo were built up by the company bit by bit. Don't be willful and recklessly forward things you shouldn't."

Zhao Ruoyao couldn't help but speak earnestly, trying to advise Dilraba not to be too willful.

The company has its own plans.

Even if Dilraba wants to go crazy, she shouldn't drag the company down with her—Dilraba's act of forwarding Lu Yunzhou's Weibo post has already caused a huge uproar!

Many people are speculating whether Dilraba has hooked up with Lu Yunzhou and wants to terminate her contract with Jiahang Media.

Just like Zhao Liying.

Immediately, a climate of fear and unease settled within Jiahang Media.

If Dilraba Dilmurat falls out with Yang Mi and runs away—what will be left of Jiahang Media? The company will be worthless!

"You're telling me not to forward anything? I have to follow the company's instructions?"

Upon hearing Zhao Ruoyao's threat, Dilraba immediately sneered.

"Okay."

"Since you think I'm disobedient—give me a termination letter, and I'll sign it and leave."

"Or is the company trying to sideline me? Fine, let them sideline me then. I don't care. I've already made enough money. At worst, I'll go back to my hometown. Let's see who dares to go there and cause me trouble!"

"By the way, because of Yunzhou, I've been keeping an eye on Qatar lately. Qatar is in a bad situation. They've severed diplomatic ties with Saudi Arabia and other countries. No wonder they were so quick to pay. I'm thinking of having Yunzhou make a blockbuster for them to boost their international profile."

"Currently, the Middle East is in chaos. The president of a certain country was killed in a bombing, and shells are flying everywhere."

"I'm planning to go on a business trip under the company's name, passing through Dubai or Qatar—if, by chance, an explosion happens."

"Guess how netizens will stir up trouble?"

"I bet tens of millions of people will say that the company wanted to kill me and deliberately arranged a murder flight for me—"

The company has malicious intentions; they want to kill the Uyghur beauty—the beautiful, kind-hearted, and innocent Dilireba!

"What do you think of this script?"

"Do you want to play?"

"With your small frame, can you even handle this?"

"If you can't handle this, shut up!"

After scoffing a few times and seeing that Zhao Ruoyao remained silent, Dilraba issued a command like a queen: "From now on, I will make my own decisions!"

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