Jiang Lai exclaimed in surprise, silently giving Min Xuehua a thumbs up in her heart. She had managed to create such a trending topic in just one day.
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Author's Note:
No-prize guessing game: Was this trending topic created by Min Xuehua? Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants between 2022-04-16 20:24:25 and 2022-04-17 20:51:00!
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Chapter 46
"You didn't do it?"
Jiang Lai held her phone, looking incredulous.
Min Xuehua took off her glasses and put her hair up: "It was definitely not me. If I wanted to, I could arrest him directly. It seems that it's not just one or two companies. The fact that it's trending on social media so quickly must have required a lot of evidence and a lot of money."
Jiang Lai racked her brains but couldn't think of any other company.
Min Xuehua said calmly, "He has done all sorts of despicable things, and he does whatever he wants because he has a few stinking coins. He doesn't even know how to clean up his mess. His team is also terrible. But he is very smart. He only looks for girls who have just debuted and whose companies have no influence. No wonder he has never gotten into trouble."
Jiang Lai said unhappily, "Our company is also very good, okay? It's just that it's still a bit inferior to those large entertainment companies."
"Yes, yes, but you're a newcomer. He probably just wanted to give it a try, but he didn't expect to find such a tough nut to crack."
Jiang Lai scoffed and then asked, "Which company could it be?"
Min Xuehua thought for a moment and said, "I think you can ask Lin Zhi."
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Lai lay on the bed, her mind filled with Min Xuehua's words: "You can ask Lin Zhi."
Could it be Lin Zhi?
Jiang Lai wondered, would Lin Zhi really mobilize the entire company team for her? This was a costly and exhausting affair. The company was currently busy expanding and taking care of the new girl group. Was it worth doing something like this for her at this crucial juncture?
Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao appears.
Jiang Lai got up and opened the door. As soon as the door opened, she threw herself into the arms of the person outside, startling him so much that he patted her back.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Jiang Lai shook her head: "It's okay, let me hug you."
Lin Zhi didn't let her have her way, but pushed her aside, went inside and closed the door: "What happened?"
Jiang Lai retorted, "Don't you know what happened?"
The two looked at each other, and Lin Zhi smiled silently: "You saw the trending topics on Weibo?"
Jiang Lai nodded, then threw herself into Lin Zhi's arms and slammed her head against the door with a bang.
Why are you so good to me?
"No, I've wanted to do this for a long time. Originally, I planned to slowly collect evidence and then make a big splash when I explode, but I didn't want to see him at the party, so I just gave him a heads-up beforehand and told him to go back and prepare. This is just the prelude; the main event is yet to come."
It's a lie; the more she explains, the more she tries to cover it up. Jiang Lai has already seen the answer in Lin Zhi's eyes.
That's right, it's just for your own good.
The two sat down and started researching the trending topics. After seeing comments praising Wang Dechuan, they even mocked him, saying that the paid online trolls were too fake.
"Was the meeting this morning about this?"
Lin Zhi took a sip of water, screwed the cap back on, and put it on the table: "Yes, but the process was different from what we expected. Things were too rushed, and we simply couldn't have done it to this extent. There were other companies pushing things along behind the scenes."
Jiang Lai recalled that Min Xuehua had said that this trending topic couldn't have been created by just one or two companies. Min Xuehua hadn't made any moves yet, but there were other companies besides Lin Zhi involved.
Seeing that Jiang Lai didn't speak, Lin Zhi waved the hand in front of her eyes and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
"Oh, I was wondering who else?"
"Why didn't you just ask me directly?"
A million grass mud horses galloped through Jiang Lai's mind...
I've been guessing all morning, and you just say you knew! Isn't this just playing with kids? And if you knew, why didn't you just say so from the beginning? You've gone around in circles bigger than Jiang Lai's waistline.
No.
Jiang Lai was taken aback. "My waist isn't that big!"
Jiang Lai smiled her signature smile, revealing eight teeth: "Then tell me, sister?"
Lin Zhi was just teasing the child to get revenge for last night.
"It's Huasheng. Huasheng has partnered with a small company whose artists have been harassed by Wang Dechuan for a long time, but they have never been able to fight back. This time they've seized the opportunity and have practically emptied their pockets."
Jiang Lai blinked, as if Lin Zhi hadn't spoken in Chinese.
"I'm shocked. Why would Huasheng do this? Even if Wang Dechuan is incredibly audacious, he shouldn't mess with Huasheng."
Lin Zhi's lips suddenly curved into a smile, and she raised her hand to flick Jiang Lai's forehead hard. The latter winced in pain, clutching her forehead and whimpering.
"What are you doing!"
Lin Zhi snorted: "Why Huasheng did this? You should ask Miss Xia."
Last night, Xia Fanrou ostensibly invited Lin Zhi to dance, but in reality, she was discussing Wang Dechuan with her and inviting Lin Zhi to join in. Lin Zhi had been thinking about this for a while, and they readily agreed.
"Sister Xia helped? Impossible, right? Even if she really wanted to help me, how could Huasheng listen to her? There are many artists like Sister Xia in Huasheng. If all the leaders in Huasheng listened to her, they would be too busy to listen to anyone."
"There are many actresses like Xia Fanrou, but there's only one heiress from Xia's International Bank."
"What!"
Jiang Lai was so shocked she couldn't close her mouth. Xia's International Bank and her father's company often had business dealings, but Jiang Lai had never paid attention to it, nor would she deliberately investigate the family background of her friends. It would be strange if she knew that Xia Fanrou was the daughter of Xia's family.
However, it's not that strange. Xia Fanrou's aura is indeed very strong, not something she's built up with money, but something she was born with. For a rich heiress to enter the entertainment industry and act... it really is a bit of a condescension.
City A - Ocean International Hotel
"Miss Xia, this way please."
Xia Fanrou nodded and followed the waiter's directions to the private room. Two waiters opened the door to the room, and Xia Fanrou stepped inside, handing her bag to one of the waiters.
"No need to come in."
"Okay, thank you, Ms. Xia. Please ring the bell if you need anything."
One by one, the waiters left the private room, and the last two closed the door behind them. Even Xia Fanrou's assistant couldn't get in.
"Teacher Min, it's been a long time."
Min Xuehua stood up, the two hugged briefly and then separated. Xia Fanrou pulled out a chair and sat down next to Min Xuehua.
Min Xuehua took a sip of hot tea: "It's been a long time. You've become even more beautiful."
"Oh, Teacher Min, don't be so superficial. Have you even seen all my works?"
Min Xuehua nodded, taking time out of her busy schedule to meet, which turned into an academic seminar. One listened attentively, and the other spoke earnestly. During the meeting, Min Xuehua drank a pot of hot tea because she was thirsty.
Xia Fanrou benefited greatly from the experience and then asked, "Could you give me a chance to learn from your film this time?"
The movie was still in its early stages, and everything was uncertain. Min Xuehua couldn't make any definitive statements, so she only said, "You might not be good enough to play the female lead, and giving you a small role wouldn't be worthy of your status. We'll see how you perform."
Xia Fanrou was not disappointed and nodded to indicate that she would continue to work hard.
Before her debut, Xia Fanrou studied finance abroad and knew nothing about acting. Once, she was eating in Chinatown, and the owner of the restaurant was a fan of old movies. Coincidentally, they were showing a movie that Min Xuehua made when she was young. That's when she became interested in movies.
For someone like her, as long as she has a hobby, her father would be more than willing to build her a movie theater. Understanding Min Xuehua would be a piece of cake for her, let alone meeting her in person.
At an awards ceremony, Xia Fanrou managed to get a chance to attend. After listening to Min Xuehua's remarks, she became even more determined to make movies. Her father wasn't old-fashioned; the family didn't need her to inherit anything, they just wanted her to be happy. So she successfully met Min Xuehua and became Min Xuehua's last disciple, though few people knew about it.
Once all the dishes were served, Xia Fanrou used serving chopsticks to put a few dishes on the teacher's plate before using her own chopsticks.
Min Xuehua lowered her head and took a bite of the sea cucumber. It didn't taste very good. She chewed for a while before swallowing it. "By the way, thank you for your help with Lai Lai's matter last time."
“No trouble at all, I’m just passing on a message for you, but…” Xia Fanrou put down her chopsticks: “What did you say to Wang Dechuan? He seems quite frightened.”
Min Xuehua sneered: "He didn't say much, just a couple of sentences. The rest of the time he was apologizing. I'm sick of hearing it."
Jiang Lai is my student, you're really bold.
Just those two sentences, I don't know how they scared someone like that.
Xia Fanrou stirred the steaming soup with a spoon, her mind filled with something, hesitating whether she should ask. Min Xuehua sensed that she had something to say.
"You want to ask about Lai Lai, right?"
Xia Fanrou nodded: "Teacher, you've been helping Jiang Lai so much behind the scenes, why don't you just announce your relationship directly?"
Two years ago, Xia Fanrou overheard a conversation between Min Xuehua and Jiang Lai, and heard Jiang Lai call Min Xuehua "Mom".
Min Xuehua let out a long sigh. Despite her efforts to take care of herself, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were still clearly visible, and her hair had grown quite a few gray hairs. "This child has her own ideas, just like me. If she wants to make her own way, then let her make her own way. However, as her mother, I wasn't able to participate in her childhood when she was young. How can I really abandon her now that she's grown up? The entertainment industry is too complicated, unlike the business world. If she makes a mistake, I can just give her money and start over. But if she makes a mistake in the entertainment industry, there's really no turning back."
Xia Fanrou pursed her lips, looked down at the rich soup in the bowl, and after a while, said, "Teacher, your daughter is my sister. Don't worry, she will be fine with me here."
"Thank you, but I trust Xiaozhi won't let her go astray."
"Xiao Zhi?" Xia Fanrou was taken aback. "You mean Lin Zhi? There are rumors that you two don't get along."
Min Xuehua smiled meaningfully: "What do you think of our relationship?"
Jiang Lai originally wanted to go to Disneyland with Lin Zhi. She had been there with her aunt when she was a child, and she dreamed of becoming a princess and running around in the castle. Later, she grew up and never had the chance to come again, and many of her memories became blurred. She thought that she would go again with her beloved, and this time the memory would definitely be more profound.
Lin Zhi had already agreed, and just as she was about to leave, she received a call from Kevin. The two discussed the company's business expansion, without Jiang Lai's knowledge.
Jiang Lai thought she could leave after making the call, but Lin Zhi said she had work to do.
A perfectly good Disney trip turned into working from the hotel.
By the time Lin Zhi finished her work, it was already dinnertime. It was too late to go to Disneyland now. Lin Zhi closed her laptop, walked to the bedside, and looked at Jiang Lai's sleeping face, feeling a pang of sadness in her heart.
The child must be really looking forward to it.
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Author's Note:
You all guessed correctly, which makes me look really silly! ovo
Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants with nutrient solution between 20:51:00 on April 17, 2022 and 19:13:59 on April 18, 2022!