Chapter 296 - Chapter 296: Chapter Two-Hundred and Ninety-Six: Ideas
Chapter 296: Chapter Two-Hundred and Ninety-Six: Ideas
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Xi Cheng frustratedly stumbled into his chair and miserably put his arms around his head. Shi Nian slowly walked over and stopped before him.
“Go home and live your life well,” Shi Nian said evenly.
Xi Cheng lifted his head. “You blame me too, don’t you?”
Shi Nian didn’t say anything. Outsiders can’t comment on matters of the heart. However, as his buddy, Shi Nian had watched Xi Cheng stray further and further from the right path, making more and more mistakes. ‘Xi Cheng no longer has a chance with a good woman like Fang Xi,’ Shi Nian thought. ‘Even if we’re close buddies, there’s nothing we can do! Xi Cheng brought this onto himself; there’s no turning back!’
Shi Nian and Yun Nan devoted themselves to their respective work as soon as they got discharged from the hospital, and life wasn’t as sweet as it was during their hospital stay as they were unable to see each other every day like they did in the hospital. Although they had many things to worry about back then, at least they could spend time together.
Yun Innovations was different from the Shi Corporation; Yun Nan and Fang Xi needed to handle a lot of things there personally; they were the company’s backbone. Mika and the others were in a terrible state after the two of them successively met with accidents.
“Yun Liu took over Yun Entertainment; she squeezed Yun Zhang out of the company. Yun Liu’s manager, Tan Ning, is now in charge, and almost every one of their events and projects is targeted at us. I really don’t understand. What’s the point in doing this?” Lu Hui—Fang Xi’s assistant—reported to Yun Nan, furious at Yun Entertainment’s actions.
Yun Nan wasn’t surprised at this. She smiled and said, “Calm down. Look on the bright side: if they want to target us, they’ll naturally boost themselves by trampling us. But even so, this is free publicity! At least, thanks to them, we’ll always be in the public’s eye and won’t be forgotten.”
Lu Hui’s eyes widened as she stared at her boss, thinking, ‘ What kind of comfort is that?
Yun Nan stopped teasing her and said, “Don’t worry; let them do what they want. We don’t have to get into a fight with them for a petty feud. We’ll only suffer greater losses if we hastily rush into battle with them. We should focus on our own things. Fang Xi wanted to pick out some artistes for exclusive interviews; how are the preparations for that going?”
Lu Hui quickly replied, “We got the preliminary preparations done, but before we even started filming, Yun Entertainment had already produced a show called ‘The Priceless Youth.’ The program mainly films their artistes’ daily training and acting. Although the editing quality isn’t that great, the audience loves watching the show because it’s a record of the artistes’ daily private lives.
It also netted their artistes a lot of fans.”
Lu Hui shrugged. “Yeah, I guess, but it does increase their artistes’ fans, and more fans mean more fame and fortune, after all.”
Yun Nan fell silent. Lu Hui told her, “The exclusive interviews we previously intended to do were about the artistes’ mental journey. We wanted to promote positive outlooks and encourage today’s youths to not get caught up in entertainment, idols, and so on. But this topic seems old-fashioned now, Boss. I don’t think the audience will be interested.”
Yun Nan leaned back in her chair and subconsciously tapped her fingers on the tabletop. Lu Hui continued resignedly, “The hottest thing we have right now is Shi Xiu’s variety show, ‘Embracing Life.”‘
Yun Nan suddenly had an idea. Lu Hui went on, “All of our films are in the midst of filming. Fang Xi said that filming takes priority, and our artistes aren’t to take on other activities during the filming period. That’s why we can’t drag Shi Xiu out to do some publicity events. Mika said Shi Xiu is in an optimum mindset right now, and we can’t disturb her.”
Unable to suggest anything helpful, Lu Hui moped, thinking, ‘When will I be as capable as FangM?
Seeing that Lu Hui looked like she was about to cry, Yun Nan reached out and patted the girl’s head in comfort. “Things will eventually work themselves out, so don’t worry. Don’t treat Yun Entertainment as an opponent; Yun Liu may treat us as her enemies, but she’s far from being a match for us!”
Her boss’ consolation didn’t manage to cheer Lu Hui up. Yun Nan chuckled, “Alright, enough with the long face. Smile! The sky hasn’t collapsed; there’s hope for us yet. Do you remember the guests who participated in Shi Xiu’s variety show? I recall someone saying back then that these people have stories and that we should do exclusive interviews with them if we have a chance in the future. ”
Lu Hui mulled over Yun Nan’s words, and her eyes abruptly lit up as she exclaimed, “Why didn’t I think of that?”
Yun Nan deliberately poured cold water on her. “However, they don’t have much popularity. In your words, they’re all bygone celebrities.”
Lu Hui momentarily froze before saying with slight hesitancy and regret, “But they were once kings and queens in the industry. Everything, from their experience to their character, is tried and tested. They’ll be good role models if we want to promote positive outlooks.”
“Then what are we waiting for?” Yun Nan asked. “Go sort out your ideas and give me an outline.. Then, get in touch with them and persuade them to work with us; that’s what you’re good at, isn’t it?”