Chapter 239 \nTwo days later, Yazhiâs rival, Jinlan Culture, suddenly announced in a high-profile manner that they were trying to cultivate a certain newcomer under their name, and then replaced the originally scheduled male lead, a certain big star, with their newcomer. When the news spread, it caused a sensation, and many posts appeared on the Internet.\nFans of that big star felt helpless for their idol, because there were rumors that the newcomer had a backing. As we all know, fans of some stars can do a lot of crazy things for their idols, and that big star was also a big name in the entertainment industry. So, fans had asked Jinlan Culture to give a statement on why their idol was stepped on in order to make a newcomer famous. Things were still raging, yet neither Jinlan Culture nor a certain big star had come forward.
At this time, the appearance and name of the newcomer had been found, so a bunch of wallhead grasses* appeared, who were actually water armies. They then began to praise the newcomer for being handsome, and some people said that he had graduated from a certain prestigious school. Alumni from that school even stood up to speak for him, saying that he was not such a person.
[T/N: * = daisies. Wallhead grasses means people that will always follow the stronger side, like how daisies move with the direction of the wind.]
The trend of public opinion went back and forth for a while, but under the bombardment of the water army, more and more fans became âreasonableâ. So, some fans who claimed to be old fans stepped up and said, âItâs better to listen to our idol. Say, maybe it really is a misunderstanding?â Her proposal was approved by many people, so many fans left comments on the Weibo of the big star.
On the fourth day of the incident, the big star finally appeared on Weibo. He said that he was rushing around to film a movie, the place was relatively closed and backwards, so he didnât know that such a big thing had happened in the past few days. Additionally, he said that there was absolutely no character grabbing. In fact, because his schedule could not be arranged, he had no choice but to give up the TV series, all this was a misunderstanding. Finally, he uploaded a photo with the newcomer.
Afterwards, Jinlan Culture also stepped up to clarify, but was slammed by some netizens who guessed the origin of the story. The big starâs explanation was acceptable. What was the matter with Jinlan Culture? Could it be that all of their high-level officials also went somewhere backwards to film?
But in any case, the newcomer was indeed popular. At this time, as long as the newcomerâs works were released, his foundation could be laid. His whole set of self-directed and self-acted plays had to be said to be quite successful.
âTsk, tsk, I didnât expect him to sell the plan to Jinlan Culture. However, Jinlan Culture is also very powerful. The plan was just a random idea, but they actually implemented it.â
Wang Cheng held todayâs entertainment newspaper in his hand, and the headline of the newspaper spoke on this topic.
A few days ago, after Ma Daxing passed the information that Wang Cheng had given him to the person who instigated him, the man did not act on it immediately. It was not until the news about the newcomer and the big star spread that Wang Cheng learned that the plan he had given to him had been given to Jinlan Culture. However, how could he have thought that the plan was completely indistinguishable from their real plan?
âKilling two birds with one stone, that was a good strategy.â Chu Yifeng leaned on the sofa and held an apple that Wang Cheng had just washed for him in his hand.\nWang Cheng threw the newspaper on the coffee table, and laughed: âI only planned to catch a small fish, but I didnât expect to catch a big fish. Since the other party took the initiative to send their identity to my hand, I will be too sorry if I donât use it well.â
Although the headquarters of Jinlan Culture and Yazhi were in the same building, the relationship between the two was not good. They grabbed scripts and endorsements, there was competition between artists, etc. In the beginning, the strength of the two could be considered evenly matched. However, after Zhao Chenlin took over, Yazhi gradually grew inferior to Jinlan Culture, and Jinlan Culture even often dug in Yazhiâs corner. After Wang Cheng took over Yazhi, this situation had not changed.
Jinlan Culture didnât want to revitalize Yazhi, so they began to dig Yazhiâs artists. They dug both those who were a bit famous and those who werenât, but there was one person who they didnât want to dig. That person was the eager-to-leave-Yazhi Cen Xi, who took the initiative to send himself to their door. However, the other party didnât want Cen Xi. Wang Cheng felt very sorry about that.
âWhen are you going to act?â Chu Yifeng took a bite, then handed the apple to his mouth.
Wang Cheng stared at the bite mark for two seconds. He then opened his mouth and took a bite; the apple was very fresh and juicy. After chewing, his mouth was full of its sweet taste. âI donât plan to let them strut so proudly for so long. I cannot let this Jinlan Culture go.â
Gossip should be thrown out while the incident was still warm, otherwise, if the topic wasnât as hot and fans were no longer complaining about the incident, the news would not become as big as expected.
However, before that, someone finally came back.
After seven days of training, He Zihuan and his assistants finally returned from abroad. Upon returning to the company, the employees keenly noticed that his temperament had changed significantly from last time.
He Zihuanâs back had always been strong, as if no matter how hard his life was, he would not be crushed. However, at that time, everyone only thought he was a very lively young man, unlike the way they thought of him now. In his few days of absence, his body had become very straight, with his posture like a sharp sword about to be unsheathed, and his body seemed to be full of sharp edges that could not be seen directly. The change in his temperament was shocking. Everyone was curious about what kind of training he had undergone in his past few days abroad, for his change to be so obvious.
Because of his reduced workload, Cen Xi had little desire to return to Yazhiâs headquarters. However, it was impossible to avoid going from time to time. Today, he had finally come back and came face to face with He Zihuan.
The youth who used to look gloomy because of his suppression had long since disappeared. He clearly had no fame now, but the brilliance that erupted from his body was like the light from a superstar. When comparing them, the huge gap caused his face to look very ugly. Before anything happened, he could hear the voice of two employees discussing nearby.\nâHe Zihuan seems to be a little different.â
âI feel the same way. I didnât feel that way before, but now, I feel he walks very pleasingly. Itâs like he is a model walking on a catwalk.â
âI get the same feeling after hearing you say that. Should he be changing his job to become a model?â
âThere is nothing wrong with modeling. If He Zihuan really wants to change his career, I think he will become popular. In fact, he is also very hardworking. He is much better compared to some people who are always opportunistic with no real material behind their popularity. He is destined to become popular soon.â
Cen Xi felt like they were talking about himself when he heard them, and immediately glared at them. The two female employees finally discovered his presence, perhaps because his murderous aura was so obvious. However, they were not afraid after seeing him, as they did not name him. Nothing could happen unless he voluntarily admitted that it was him.
The return of He Zihuan meant that Wang Cheng and Pan Zhihaiâs plans could begin. During this period, Pan Zhihai reported to Wang Cheng on He Zihuanâs learning progress from time to time. Sure enough, he did not disappoint Wang Cheng. The teacher who taught He Zihuan repeatedly said that he was too hardworking.
He only rested for four hours a day and got up to train before dawn to re-practice and consolidate the content he had learned the day before. In the evening, he would rehearse what he had learned on the same day. The students who had been at the same pace as him had been left behind within four days.
On the day that He Zihuan returned, Wang Cheng took him to see Master Paul.
In the afternoon, gossip swept throughout the entire internet.
This was because an internal source of Jinlan Culture inexplicably circulated a document out, and it was uploaded to the Internet in its original form, where water armies went crazy over it.
The person who uploaded the material wrote a shocking title, such as âThe plan between Jinlan Culture and a big star to use innocent fans to hype a newcomer!â
\nWang Cheng stretched out his hand: âEditor-in-Chief Mark, itâs nice to meet you.â
âHello.â Mark shook his hand, Yazhi Media? He didnât have a deep impression of such a name. However, a person who could be brought by Shao Zheng himself should not be an unknown junior, so even if he was a little unhappy that the other party had brought them trouble, he didnât dare to be rude.
He Zihuan was a little nervous. Since knowing that their destination was Fashion Pioneers, he had been very worried. Although Zhou Shao didnât tell him their specific purpose, he had a hunch in his heart that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Getting on the cover of a magazine was not that simple. Fashion Pioneers focused on fashion, so the content must fit the theme. However, since He Zihuan jumped in, they needed to first solve the problem of clothing, then go to various places to shoot. There were many things to do.
Wang Cheng brought He Zihuan over to discuss these details on his future work, and the efficiency of the other party was also very high. It took less than two hours to get it done.
After leaving the building, Wang Cheng asked He Zihuan to go first. He took out his mobile phone and prepared to call Chu Yifeng and ask him where he was. Before he dialed the number, a call came in first; the caller was Zhang Wu.
Wang Cheng was still confused when he hung up the call. In the end, he did not call Chu Yifeng. Instead, he drove to the headquarters of Shenghui Group. He stared at the building for over half an hour before leaving. Wang Cheng was afraid that he would not be able to hold back his emotions if he saw that person, so he didnât stop until he calmed down. When his emotions were back to normal, he didnât mention this scene to anyone afterwards.