Huayu 16: I Became the Dream-Fulfilling Master for Young Actresses

"Mengyan, when you call, have Hehe record a video while you record the audio. Pretend to hesitate a bit first, then try to get some information out of him, preferably something that Huan wants to say about me."

"A platitude? Why?"

"It will come in handy." Chen Xingzhou's lips curled into a smile.

He had previously collected evidence that could prove Yu Zheng was mostly gay, but that alone might not be enough.

Since Yu Zheng wanted to play along, he had no choice but to resort to underhanded tactics.

"Okay, I'll do as you say. By the way, Hehe and I are exhausted these days... all those magazine interviews..."

Bai Mengyan's words were full of complaints, yet tinged with anticipation.

Chen Xingzhou chuckled inwardly. This girl misses him, and she's using such a lame excuse. She never tells him she's tired.

"Get some rest, or it will break my heart."

"That's it?" she asked, her tone slightly dissatisfied.

"Silly girl, just say so if you miss me. Don't beat around the bush. I'll come see you tonight."

"You!...I...I just thought you were busy, and I didn't want to trouble you...I'll stay home and wait for you tonight..."

"As for 'hehe'... I'll throw her luggage out!"

"I really do want to thank you, Bai Mengyan!"

"W-What are you doing here?!"

Hearing the sounds of the two joking around on the other end of the line, Chen Xingzhou laughed and hung up the phone.

……

Huan Yu, in Zheng's office.

Looking at the new Weibo messages on Chen Xingzhou's homepage, and the reply from his assistant to Bai Mengyan's rejection, Yu Zheng's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and veins appeared to bulge.

To be honest, he really has no way to deal with Chen Xingzhou right now.

The actor couldn't stop Chen Xingzhou.

Even the director couldn't stop it.

Needless to say, even though he is considered a veteran in the industry, he couldn't stop Chen Xingzhou from streaming platforms like iQiyi.

Moreover, it was his sarcastic Weibo post that came first; anyone with eyes could tell he was referring to Chen Xingzhou.

But Chen Xingzhou didn't reply with a single word, which made everyone realize who was seriously putting on an act.

After all, only data is real, and only bright red banknotes are real.

But if he remains silent, wouldn't he be contradicting himself?

But if he didn't remain silent, he didn't know what to do.

"Chen Xingzhou...interesting!"

Yu Zheng let out a breath and slapped his thigh hard.

In all the years that Huanyu has been established, he has never suffered such a great loss from a newcomer.

He decided not to post it, since he, Yu, never needed to consider other people's opinions when doing things.

High emotional intelligence: Not caring about other people's opinions.

Low emotional intelligence: shamelessness.

He immediately sent a message to his assistant:

[Continue the discussion with the cat and the tree; let's leave Bai Mengyan for now, but keep a close eye on her.]

[And Chen Xingzhou too, let's see if anything interesting happened when he was still a newcomer.]

Assistant: [Received. We've found Chen Xingzhou's high school, and there's a student from the Shanghai Theatre Academy who also attended. Most importantly, this student is female. However, we need to investigate further.]

If the two are related, it could have an explosive effect.

Yu Zheng's anger subsided slightly after seeing the message from his assistant.

Fellow students from the same hometown? And both in the entertainment industry? And female?

Even if the two have no relationship, he can create one.

As he pondered, he began to think about the cat's tree and Bai Mengyan being dug up by him... no, he received footage from the company, and an uncontrollable smile appeared on his lips.

……

Feibao Media Office.

Xu Junyan had just heard from her assistant that Yu Zheng had posted a sarcastic Weibo post, and she was quite annoyed by a new director.

She and Yu Zheng have known each other for many years and have a very good relationship. People in the industry all know that Yu Zheng is her "male best friend".

She knew Yu Zheng well; he was talkative and loved to create hype, but he was definitely not the type to suffer in silence.

The fact that he was so angry shows that Chen Xingzhou is quite interesting.

She opened Weibo and clicked on Chen Xingzhou's homepage.

After seeing the name Chen Xingzhou clearly, a flash of inspiration struck her.

Chen Xingzhou?

Isn't this the person who recommended the role to Yi Tong in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"?

She thought it was just a coincidence of names, so she checked Chen Xingzhou's Weibo again.

After a long while, she took a deep breath.

This person is no ordinary individual.

……

Half an hour later, Xu Junyan handed her phone to Li Yitong across the table: "Take a look at this."

What she showed Li Yitong was a conversation between Yu Zheng and Chen Xingzhou that took place remotely.

Li Yitong hummed in agreement, took the phone, and began to browse through it.

Xu Junyan kept observing Li Yitong's expression.

Was it anger at first?

And then comes the feeling of exhilaration?

gentle?

After reading it, Li Yitong didn't say anything to her, she just pursed her lips.

"Are you familiar with him?" Xu Junyan asked knowingly.

"……Um."

Li Yitong's ears turned slightly red as she wondered if the friendship between Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya could be considered close.

She immediately banished the wicked thought from her mind, hesitated slightly, and considered how to speak.

She knew that Xu Junyan and Yu Zheng had a good relationship.

Now that Chen Xingzhou and Yu Zheng have a conflict, she can't show that she cares too much about Chen Xingzhou, but she still can't help but want to say a few words for Chen Xingzhou.

"His acting is excellent. I've never seen a person in their twenties act so well."

"Sister Yan, he also played Yan Xun, you should know that."

"Now they've produced another hit drama like 'A Love So Beautiful'..."

Xu Junyan nodded, signaling her to continue.

"What I mean is that Chen Xingzhou will repay kindness and avenge wrongs."

"Oh?" Xu Junyan took her phone back, smiled at her, and asked, "Did you do him any favors?"

Li Yitong was stunned for a moment.

She doesn't seem to have done anything for Chen Xingzhou, does she?

However... there is a tradition of repaying a debt in kind.

Upon seeing her expression, Xu Junyan gave a meaningful smile.

He then added, "Yitong, building a good relationship with this kind of person is a great decision, but you need to remember this..."

"Sister Yan, I know, I won't date him," Li Yitong replied immediately.

"Okay, I understand."

After Li Yitong left, Xu Junyan closed her eyes and leaned back in her chair, her thoughts drifting away.

Feibao Media has many artists under its management, but only Li Yitong can truly carry a drama series.

She arranged three or four dramas for Li Yitong in a year, working without a break all year round.

Everyone in the industry knows that Xu Yiruo is ruthless towards artists, but she doesn't think it's ruthlessness; she thinks it's being responsible.

The industry is too competitive; if you stop, you will be eliminated.

Thinking of Li Yitong's attitude towards Chen Xingzhou earlier, and Chen Xingzhou's strength, a thought struck her.

Who knows, we might be able to get some resources from him.

Just then, her phone rang.

It is in Zheng.

She raised an eyebrow and clicked to connect.

"Zhengzheng".

"Hmm, Yan Yan, I heard that Li Yitong, who is under your management, used to be very close to that Chen Xingzhou? I'm not interfering with your management of artists, I just wanted to remind you."

"You've probably seen our Weibo posts these past few days, right?"

"That kid is incredibly dishonest. Not only did he trick and coax away the two people I was about to sign, but he also dared to talk back to me!"

"You know what, I'm at a loss with this kid for now."

"But I want to tell you something: you have to keep a close eye on Li Yitong. Don't let her get involved with him in any way, or her reputation will be ruined and she'll be stolen away."

Xu Junyan thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Okay, I'll be careful."

After hanging up the phone, she was still somewhat skeptical.

She trusted Li Yitong to a certain extent and thought Li Yitong was a good person, so she wouldn't praise someone with bad character like that.

But she had some doubts about Yu Zheng.

She had originally hoped to see if she could get some resources from Chen Xingzhou through Li Yitong.

but now……

It seems I need to think about this carefully.

……

……

"Chen Xiaoxi, let's get married."

I promise you.

Chen Xiaoxi nodded emphatically, tears welling in her eyes.

The screen flashed, and the end credits song started playing.

The finale of "A Love So Beautiful"!