The Martial Artist Turned Movie Mogul-Chapter 48 - 47. You all fell before I even made a move

Chapter 48: 47. You all fell before I even made a move.

Chapter 48: 47. You all fell before I even made a move.

Yun Province Hotel, Room 1507.

Jing Yu walked out of the bathroom and saw Xie Yunzhen excitedly holding his phone, engaged in a video call on the couch in the living room.

“Holy shit! Big bro, you’re awesome, taking up the top three spots in the trending searches!”

“You’re video calling me just to see me be the butt of the joke?”

On the other end of the phone was a man who looked somewhat like Xie Yunzhen, about four or five points similar.

He appeared to be in his thirties, and right now, his face was gloomy, seemingly in a bad mood due to the online public opinion.

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Xie Yunzhen, sensing the threatening tone in his voice, hurriedly tried to explain.

“Not at all, I was just curious how good-looking this actress you handpicked is to have you ignore over fifty other auditioning actresses.”

Of course, his real intention was to gloat over the situation.

But could he say that directly to his own brother?

Impossible!

He wasn’t a fool. He certainly wouldn’t throw himself into the line of fire.

However, what he didn’t realize was that he had already fully expressed the little thought in his heart with that last sentence.

No sooner had he finished speaking than the tone of the man on the other end of the video became even more dangerous.

“So, you’re saying you came here specifically to question me?”

“…My conscience is clear, who doesn’t understand if not you, big brother? How could you possibly abandon your principles for the money invested by that actress’s backers!”

It’s not for the money, so it must be because you have taken a fancy to that actress, right?

That’s precisely why Xie Yunzhen was so agitated.

After all, their mother had been worried about his big brother’s marriage for a long time. Now that there was finally a lead, he couldn’t let it slip away.

Even if there wasn’t a lead, he had to create one!

“Big brother, give me a hint, do you have a thing for that actress?”

“What do you think?”

Those three words were practically ground out between clenched molars by the person in the video.

“I think you’ve been too idle lately. After you get back from Yun Province, roll back to the company and take over the game project tossed over by Cloudscape!”

“Snap—”

The other party hung up the video call.

On the couch, Xie Yunzhen looked as if he had been struck by lightning, letting out a wail as he buried his face in the cushion.

“It’s over, I’m done for, the Cloudscape game project… such a massive undertaking, won’t I be busy to the point of vomiting blood?”

Jing Yu tossed the towel for drying his hair to the side and opened his laptop straight away at the desk.

Without paying him any attention.

“Cousin, aren’t you going to comfort me a bit?”

“What’s the use? Knowing your second brother’s temperament, you still had to challenge him, now you have to face the consequences.”

“Whine—”

Xie Yunzhen became sulky, “I was just too excited, okay? This is the first time big brother let an actor get in through the backdoor, I must see what this actress looks like.”

He had been preoccupied with the news earlier and forgot to check out the beautiful woman.

What kind of divine actress is it that made Director Xie forgo auditions and cast her directly?

He was too curious!

With that, Xie Yunzhen picked up his phone again to open the link, but when he clearly saw the features of the actress, he was so shocked he nearly rolled off the couch.

“Aargh!!!”

At the desk, Jing Yu gripped the mouse tighter, veins bulging on his hand.

“What’s wrong now?”

No wonder their grandfather refused to pass on his medical skills to him. With that disposition, he was clearly not cut out for saving lives and helping the injured.

Xie Yunzhen couldn’t even bother to put on his slippers and walked hastily towards Jing Yu.

“Cousin, take a look, isn’t this the beautiful woman you brought back just now? The one living right across the hall???”

Jing Yu’s eyes, resting on his laptop, paused for a split second before turning to look at the phone in front of him.

A stunning set of facial features suddenly filled the view.

It was Tang Shu.

The actress about to join the cast of “Heroes in Troubled Times,” Tang Shu.

***

Across the room.

Having just finished showering, Tang Shu nestled herself onto the soft king-sized bed.

At the moment, she was dealing with the “alternative comfort” from the various bigwigs in the Jianghu Emergency Group.

[Beautiful Supermodel]: “Just look at our Tangtang’s charm, even the respected Director Xie specially selected her, truly a bigwig!”

[Xiao Linza]: “Boss Tangtang, routinely asking to bring others along on her rise, we can’t even take a step without you.”

[Eight-pack Abs]: “Knocked out fifty female artists in one go, what’s this? Influence, pure influence!”

[Strongest Singer in Harbor City]: “Tangtang, let’s say together: ‘You fell without me even taking action,’ hhhhhh~~~”

[I Am the Movie Emperor, I Am Invincible]: “Even I, a Movie Emperor, have to audition respectfully in front of Director Xie. How can Tangtang be so cool!”

[Top Actress]: “The one above is such a Versailles.”

[Online Humble Little Director]: “Sorry, from now on Tangtang will be the head of our Versailles group.”

[I Am the Movie Emperor, I Am Invincible]: “No way!!!”

[Eight-pack Abs]: “@I Am the Movie Emperor, I Am Invincible, hurry up and step down gracefully.”

Once this statement was made, people in the group vied to tag Lin Yi, the Movie Emperor, demanding he step down gracefully.

Tang Shu, holding her phone, couldn’t help but curve her lips into a smile, sending a string of hahas to show she was comforted.

[Tangtang]: “Thanks for everyone’s concern, I’m fine.”

[Online Humble Little Director]: “You guys, stop flooding the chat; Tangtang is a budding flower that needs her rest early. Disperse now, and remember to share the broadcast of ‘Journey Together’ on Weibo tomorrow.”

[Beautiful Supermodel]: “Holy sh*t, who was it that stayed up chatting with us till 4 am last time? Even the Pacific isn’t big enough for you to wander!”

[Eight-pack Abs]: “Actually, the last half of Director Lin’s statement was the point, right? I wonder what the editing of the last episode turned out like, looking forward to it!”

Tang Shu, upon reading this, remembered that tomorrow was the weekend.

It was also the day “Journey Together” would be broadcasted.

After greeting everyone, she left the group chat, then received a second call from Sister Luo.

“Tang Shu, you don’t need to worry about the online buzz, just leave it to the company.”

“Okay, Sister Luo, have you thought of a strategy already?”

If she remembered correctly, half an hour ago it was all chaos.

On the other end of the phone, Sister Luo had lost her earlier impatience and was now speaking with a certain calmness.

“Don’t worry; I’ve already contacted Director Xie’s assistant, and they will handle it. Besides, the incident has blown up so much, it’s actually beneficial for their film crew, saving them a lot of marketing expenses.”

After her exchange with Xu Cheng, Sister Luo’s ideas gradually became clear, and the two directly came up with a win-win plan.

Of course, the unanimous decision was…

“So, I just need to keep silent about the comments online now?”

Tang Shu discerned the meaning in her words.

“Yes, don’t worry, it will be resolved quickly.”

It would just take one day.

“Alright.”

Tang Shu agreed.

After hanging up the phone, she opened the Weibo interface, initially wanting to see how vicious the comments were but remembered another matter upon seeing the account “To Give and To Have.”

“Is it time to draw the lucky fan?”

Although she said it would be a random draw, to prevent people from making a fuss, Tang Shu decisively used the “stepping floor” method.

First floor, fiftieth floor, one hundredth floor… and so on.

After picking out ten lucky fans, she composed and sent out a message.

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