My cousin asked me to go to Wuha, and Hanikezi stuck to me.

Deng Chao patted Chen Yi on the shoulder, laughed and scolded, "You're really something, kid," then turned and beckoned Chen Chichi to go downstairs to change his clothes.

Xiao Fang grabbed her phone and dashed off to coordinate the publicity and distribution details.

Only Chen Yi and Hanikezi remained in the guest room.

Chen Yi picked up the black coat draped over the back of the chair and turned his head to look at the girl who was still sitting on the bed.

"Let's go."

Chen Yi raised his chin. "Let's go downstairs to record the show."

The two walked out of the guest room one after the other.

At the end of the second-floor corridor, the three fixed cameras are facing the stairwell.

However, there is an absolute blind spot for surveillance outside the storage room at the corner.

Chen Yi stopped and leaned against the wall.

Hanikezi followed, glanced left and right, and made sure no cameras were filming this area.

She leaned against the wall opposite Chen Yi and let out a long breath.

"Is Zhou Jianguo really finished this time?"

Hanikezi raised her head, her eyes sparkling.

"If a criminal case is filed, even if he wants to distance himself, he'll still have to go through a lot of trouble."

Chen Yi said calmly, "Star Entertainment Media's stock price will definitely hit the daily limit down today. It's inevitable that the board of directors will sacrifice him."

Hanikezi patted her chest.

"That scared me to death."

Hanikezi muttered softly, "Yesterday, Sister Hong called me and said that Xingyu Media had told me that as long as I issue a statement declaring myself single and cutting ties with you, I can choose any S-level ancient costume drama female lead role I want in the second half of this year. I was really worried that you wouldn't be able to handle it."

Chen Yi raised an eyebrow.

"You agreed?"

Chen Yi asked.

"I didn't!"

Hanikezi panicked and took a step forward. "I didn't even hear the script's name before I hung up! Sister Hong scolded me for half an hour, saying I'd lost my mind."

She tilted her head back, her tone extremely firm.

"My boyfriend is fighting on the front lines, how could I possibly betray you for some lousy female lead!"

The word "boyfriend" just came out of my mouth.

Hanikezi's cheeks flushed, and she belatedly realized what she had said.

She was about to step back when Chen Yi reached out his hand.

Her well-defined fingers slipped precisely between her fingers.

Their fingers are intertwined.

The warmth of the palm is transmitted directly to you.

Hanikezi's hands were burning hot, and she instinctively struggled, but couldn't break free.

"What are you hiding from?"

Chen Yi looked down at her, a slight smile playing on his lips. "You called out quite smoothly just now."

Hanikezi blushed and glared at him.

"There are no cameras here."

Hanikezi argued softly, "Besides, we won, can't we celebrate?"

"OK."

Chen Yi squeezed her hand, "But you'll still have to bear the pressure from Sister Hong. Now that the big project with Xingyu Media is gone, she'll definitely try to pressure you with other resources."

Hanikezi pursed her lips.

"I'll just terminate the contract."

Hanikezi's tone was firm: "Anyway, I have traffic now. If all else fails, I'll work for you."

Chen Yi chuckled softly.

Just then, a crisp electronic voice suddenly rang in my mind.

"Ding!"

"The main quest for this phase, 'Clash of Capital,' has been completed!"

"Mission Evaluation: Perfect Counterattack. The host successfully used public opinion to turn the tables on capital, bringing down the former CEO of Star Entertainment Media and significantly enhancing his own commercial value and industry prestige."

"Task rewards are being distributed..."

"Congratulations, host! [Top-tier script library access] has been officially unlocked!"

"Permission Description: The host may view and extract S-level film and television scripts from parallel worlds at any time, regardless of genre. This includes complete scripts, storyboards, character biographies, and core soundtracks. Current extractable quantity: 1."

Chen Yi's gaze sharpened slightly.

What perfect timing!

He was just thinking about how to solve Hanikezi's resource problem.

Hongjie is a pure businesswoman who only cares about profits.

If you offer something stronger than Star Entertainment Media, Sister Hong will naturally shut up.

Now that we have this top-tier script library, the S-level ancient costume drama female lead from Star Entertainment Media is nothing compared to this.

"What are you laughing at?"

Hanikezi looked at the curve of Chen Yi's lips, somewhat puzzled.

"It's nothing."

Chen Yi released her hand and casually ruffled her hair. "If Sister Hong needs resources, I'll give them to her. From now on, I'll choose your scripts."

Hanikezi was stunned.

Before she could ask any further questions, Old Wang's extremely loud loudspeaker suddenly blared from the courtyard downstairs.

"Hey everyone upstairs! Come down and gather here right now!"

Old Wang shouted with full force, "The 24-hour binding task has entered its second day! Chen Yi! Hanikezi! You two, get your three-meter ropes tied up right now! Don't even think about slacking off!"

Hanikezi was startled and quickly took two steps back to straighten her clothes.

"Oh no, I'm going to have to be tied up for another day."

Hanikezi looked worried. "They were all criticized so much online yesterday. If we link them together again today, Deng Chao and the others will definitely start making trouble again."

"When we go downstairs later, act like we don't know each other well."

Chen Yi withdrew his hand, his tone returning to its usual casualness, "Stay away from me in front of the camera."

"Okay."

Hanikezi rolled her eyes at him and turned to walk towards the stairwell.

Chen Yi put one hand in his pocket, ready to follow.

The moment he took that first step.

The system panel in my mind suddenly started flashing violently without warning.

The edges of the originally light blue interface were now covered with a glaring red light.

Immediately afterwards, a line of bold, blood-red text slowly appeared in the center of the panel.

"Warning: New threat source detected..."

"The new management of Star Entertainment Media is not benevolent; remnants of the previous administration are still lurking in the shadows."

Chen Yi suddenly stopped in his tracks.

He looked at the line of red text, and his eyelids twitched slightly.

Sacrifice the pawn to save the king.

A common tactic of capital.

Zhou Jianguo was merely a target in the open; how could the capital institutions that truly controlled the behemoth that was Xingyu Media behind the scenes possibly swallow this insult?

A cold smile appeared on Chen Yi's lips.

This game has only just begun.

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