Chapter 277: Bound to the Child-Bearing System, Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 278: Another Type of Cannon Fodder in the Entertain

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

Red and dazzling, as if a blackened "explosion" character hung at the top of the hot search list, followed below by a string of all sorts of strange entries.

Why say strange? Because these entries all had something to do with the entertainment industry.

It's just that the relationship wasn't exactly wholesome—dating, cheating, flash marriages, secret marriages, illegitimate children, being the other woman... all sorts of big and small scandals directly filled the entire screen.

"Goodness, who exactly did they offend? How can there be so many gossip scandals?"

Could it be that the sky fell in the entertainment industry? It really feels exciting.

Office workers and students glanced at their phones during breaks; after all, such a lively scene was a once-in-a-century occurrence.

"Sigh, did you see? Qiao Xinxin evaded taxes—if she pays them back, it'll be over a hundred million, right?"

Good grief, a small goal achieved directly; these people really are loaded.

"Not just her—look, the one below that, caught red-handed being the other woman and even dragged out a pregnancy; the company probably has to give up on her."

"Tsk tsk tsk, your circle is truly chaotic. Making so much money and still not behaving—if it were me, I'd definitely abide by laws and discipline, pay my taxes properly, and be a good citizen."

"......"

Similar discussion voices arose in every corner, after all, x Weibo's spread was too wide.

This time it was like a thunder-drawing field—thinking it was just one thunderclap, but unexpectedly four, five, six, seven, eight thunders followed, waiting for chain explosions.

And so, it directly turned into an entertainment industry mountain-collapse tsunami; never mind whether there were others behind, those dragged in could only scramble to save themselves, while conveniently pulling those hiding by the riverbank into the water for self-preservation.

Planet Film and Television

Shen Yao wore a suit, looking proper, her high ponytail tied behind her head, with an open laptop page before her, its content all about the entertainment industry.

She watched with great interest; although she had long heard of the content above, what circulated in the circle and what truly exploded still had subtle differences.

"Oh my, so lively—it seems these people temporarily have no mood to care about other matters."

Shen Yao couldn't help but gloat; although not many on the hot search list were famous, a few were pillars of their brokerage companies. As a listed company, if its own pillars got negative news, the stock trend certainly wouldn't be good.

Thinking of tens of thousands of money evaporating just like that, Shen Yao was in a good mood, feeling she had found the right way to vent this time; if anyone else jumped out, she'd use this trick again.

Making someone famous requires heaven, earth, and man in harmony, but ruining someone only requires digging up their old deeds and throwing them online for people to gossip about.

Compared like this, it really was much simpler.

"Host, Lu Xian."

The system had just spoken Lu Xian's name when Shen Yao interrupted aloud.

"No need to worry about Lu Xian; this storm won't affect him."

Lu Xian was an insider in the circle; previously, due to paparazzi's mix-up, he and Shen Yao had once topped the hot search together. This time, with the circle self-exploding and many people pushed to the forefront, Lu Xian couldn't escape unscathed either.

However, what Lu Xian was involved in was just a movie—the one filmed at the Film and Television Base at the same time as "Lock Heart Legend."

This movie is currently in post-production; its director and an actor got involved in unpleasant gossip, and Lu Xian was merely swept by the typhoon's tail.

"That was an accident; the movie crew will clarify. As for the release arrangement of 'Lock Heart Legend,' it might be moved up by a period of time."

It's just that too many people were involved in this storm—some lost only their reputation, while others violated national laws.

Some works already in production or in the broadcasting stage couldn't be aired, so it was quite normal for "Lock Heart Legend"'s schedule to be moved up.

Such operations were common in the entertainment industry; who knew how many film and TV works were ruined each year because of this, causing producers to lose everything and suffer huge losses.

It was also because of this that the scripts produced by Planet Film and Television stood out among them; no wonder so many people wanted to come and take advantage.

"System, you still don't understand—the hot searches on x Weibo are just netizens' leisurely pastime. As long as they don't commit principled errors, or rather, don't touch the legal bottom line, they will eventually be forgotten."

Shen Yao looked at the news about the film emperor cheating and having a daughter with a slightly cold gaze; if she remembered correctly, this film emperor's spouse before cheating was the third party who moved up.

Tsk tsk tsk

She flipped the laptop screen shut, stood up, came to the window, and gazed into the distance.

The weather was nice today—cloudless for ten thousand li, a rare sunny day.

The weather was slightly hot; everyone wore light, thin clothes walking outside, the boulevard was full of carriages and horses, a scene of bustling noise.

Boom boom boom—

The room door was knocked; it was Ma Qingjian, holding a stack of documents needing Shen Yao's handling.

"General Manager Shen."

"You're here."

Shen Yao smiled, curving her eyebrows and eyes, "How is Director Zheng's crew?"

Ma Qingjian nodded, "Everything is proper; just a few actors have scheduling conflicts, but they can be adjusted and won't affect the filming progress."

While speaking, Ma Qingjian put down a stack of documents, then took out the top one, opened it with both hands, and handed it to Shen Yao, "These are the two dramas to be started; there are three external drama crews that are quite good."

The two dramas to be started were self-produced dramas, produced by Planet Film and Television, including the director and a series of on-screen and behind-the-scenes people all handled by themselves, except for the actors.

As for external dramas, Shen Yao felt the funds were sufficient; leaving them on the family assets was too wasteful—better to take some out to invest in outside works, so everyone could earn money together.

Ma Qingjian, according to Shen Yao's requirements, screened many scripts about to be started in the circle, finally selecting three to send to Shen Yao for her review.

Shen Yao did not refuse; after seriously looking through the documents in her hand, she nodded, "Invest according to the negotiated ratio, ensuring the funds are in place."

Regarding external dramas, Shen Yao didn't plan to put too much energy into them; as long as she ensured no loss, that was fine. This was Lu Xian's idea for her—some things, even if she didn't want to do them, had to be done; she had to socialize with others.

Sigh

These things were truly troublesome; she really hoped fewer would appear later.

Ma Qingjian couldn't hear her own boss's inner thoughts, but she would still obediently do what the boss told her—after all, this was the duty of a worker.

The room door was pushed open and then closed, leaving only Shen Yao alone in the room.

The lonely atmosphere did not last long before Shen Yao's phone rang.

It was Lu Xian!

A smile touched her mouth corner; Shen Yao learned Lu Xian was coming to pick her up after work, and immediately decided on the flavor of dishes she wanted to eat. The two people's relationship had recently advanced by leaps and bounds. Although Lu Xian had not formally confessed, his pursuit was nakedly obvious.

Shen Yao enjoyed Lu Xian's pursuit, secretly cooperating while also looking forward to further development.

After all, Lu Xian's looks and temperament were both quite good. Shen Yao felt that as an old hand who had long seen battle, she really should not continue in such pure love.

Shen Yao planned to take things further in her heart, and Lu Xian happened to think the same way.

As they ate, they brought up the topic of the recently lively x Weibo.

Lu Xian looked at the girl with relaxed brows and eyes, his gaze carrying a tenderness even he himself did not know.

When the topic came to a pause, they had already driven to a quiet park.

The park was full of elderly people exercising and children playfully scuffling. Because the location was remote and the surroundings were shaded by green trees, anyone walking in felt as if they had entered a mountain forest cut off from the world.

"This is a park built by Green Tree Real Estate. Not far away are the villas that have been built."

Lu Xian had happened to buy a villa back then and had only simply decorated it.

"Lu Xian, has anyone ever told you that when getting along with girls, you should try to be as natural and relaxed as possible?"

Shen Yao noticed Lu Xian's nervousness. Perhaps it was not intentional on Lu Xian's part, but rather he could not restrain himself.

Who would have thought? Clearly older than her by a generation, yet his behavior was less mature and steady than when they first started.

Hmm, but it still seemed very contrasting. Shen Yao did not dislike this situation; on the contrary, she quite enjoyed it in her heart.

Touching her chin, Shen Yao tilted her head to size up the tall, graceful man before her. Perhaps her strange attribute had flared up; no matter how much he looked like a normal person on the outside, inside he was still a strange creature.

She did not think she was human, nor did she think she was a monster.

Shen Yao had long been aware of her strange psychology; she just hid it well, and the system was a clueless stupid person without any perception. Otherwise, she might not have been able to conceal it for so long.

Hearing this, Lu Xian's ears turned red on both sides, as if smeared with good rouge.

He chuckled lightly, his gaze as warm and gentle as usual. "If it's you, I find it very hard to do so."

Shen Yao was a very special girl. Lu Xian recalled the first time he saw her, simply marveling that this girl was too beautiful.

But the girl's actions did not match her beautiful appearance at all; one could even say she was a cunning broker. Lu Xian did not dislike this.

Later, the two spent more and more time together and became increasingly familiar with each other.

He could not say exactly when or where his heart had been moved, but what Lu Xian could be certain of was that he liked her very much.

That tender, reckless, and flustered emotion would surge forth whenever he met Shen Yao.

Perhaps this was love? Lu Xian did not know, but he wanted to try.

……

Shen Yao sat dazedly in the office, with yesterday's images still lingering in her mind.

Hmm, very worthy of celebration. She and Lu Xian had become official boyfriend and girlfriend, but how did they become that? Shen Yao was a bit confused.

It was just a trip to the park, then a few simple words, and finally their relationship grew close, simply becoming each other's freshly minted boyfriend and girlfriend.

Shen Yao:... Wait, my brain can't keep up.

The brain that couldn't keep up left Shen Yao muddled, but looking at the concern from her boyfriend on her phone, Shen Yao was suddenly fine again.

Boasting to the system that her mission had made progress, Shen Yao happily accepted the flowers Lu Xian sent, once again in a pleasant mood.

At the end of May, Lock Heart Legend, originally scheduled to air in July, was released early.

Because the preliminary work had been done properly, all kinds of promotion were everywhere on the internet, which also made Lock Heart Legend popular before it even aired.

On just the first day of broadcast, it successfully broke viewership records for three TV stations, and also let E E Website enjoy a wave of internet dividends.

Palace intrigue dramas are still very popular, because the characters fight and scheme within, filmed even more like a workplace drama than workplace dramas, not to mention that the core of palace intrigue dramas is to make people understand life principles.

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao looked at the large amount of tea talk that had inexplicably surged online. She seemed to realize why palace intrigue dramas were popular; perhaps this was a workplace drama wearing ancient costume skin.

Shen Yao, who had gained some insight, had Ma Qingjian increase efforts, striving to make the online liveliness even greater.

It just so happened that the previous upheaval had made people in the circle clamp their tails and avoid causing trouble.

Lock Heart Legend began to increase promotion efforts. Even if it drew dissatisfaction from within the circle, no one came to make trouble. Instead, it saved Shen Yao a lot of public relations fees.

Money must be spent where it counts. In Shen Yao's view, Lock Heart Legend's success this time was inseparable from the fortuitous timing and circumstances.

She never expected that the scene she had accidentally stirred up would ultimately result in her own invested drama making a huge profit. It was truly refreshing.

Lu Xian drove to pick her up after work, and the two had to rush to attend the celebration banquet.

Just yesterday, Lock Heart Legend reached its grand finale, also bringing a wave of hot searches online.

Because the gains were too abundant, several streaming platforms simply jointly held a thank-you banquet. The main actors, director, and screenwriter of Lock Heart Legend would attend.

Shen Yao and Lu Xian, as investors, were indispensable main characters.

Especially Shen Yao. After Lock Heart Legend achieved good results, the two dramas she was preparing had already been eyed by others. Even E E Website offered SS-level treatment, simply making people envious.

"The audience for web dramas is not as broad as that for TV dramas." Even though web dramas are getting better and better, being able to broadcast on a TV station is still what actors pursue.

So even though E E Website offered sky-high treatment, as long as the TV station offered a suitable price, Shen Yao was still more willing to cooperate with the TV station.

"Yes, but it depends on the price per episode the TV station can offer. This time, two dramas: one is xianxia, one is wuxia."

Shen Yao privately valued more the xianxia directed by Director Zheng. A lot of money had been poured into the special effects alone.

The wuxia was not bad either, but the action scenes in the wuxia were not particularly smooth. The leads put in effort, but they lacked that kind of talent.

Shen Yao was also quite helpless. The wuxia drama's script had a good concept, but there were many flaws and points for complaint. In her opinion, this drama was actually more suitable for TV broadcast, but the TV station's censorship probably wouldn't pass.

Lu Xian raised an eyebrow, holding the steering wheel in his hand. "I have a few good martial arts masters here. Do you want me to keep an eye out for you?"

Wuxia films were not limited to this one. Lu Xian searched his connections and felt many people could be sent to Planet Film and Television.

Now that the two were close, for this kind of thing, Lu Xian did it with ease.

Shen Yao's eyes sparkled. "Okay, it just so happens there's a movie about to be greenlit."

It's a story about a swordsman; if the martial arts masters could come more often to provide guidance, she'd be more confident of filming it well.

Speaking of movies, Shen Yao mentioned Zhang Tao, who was busy at the Film and Television Base: "Director Zhang called me two days ago, saying the filming progress of the movie is normal, and asked if I want to fly over for a trip."

Zhang Tao spends money like water, truly scaring the Producer in charge enough spite.

This proposal, rather than saying Zhang Tao invited Shen Yao to visit, is better described as another kind of money-making activity.