Extreme Pampering-Chapter 23 - Are you here especially to see her

Chapter 23: Chapter 23 Are you here especially to see her?

Chapter 23: Chapter 23 Are you here especially to see her?

As soon as the entries for Wenhuang Media and Meng Fansheng appeared, online public opinion completely turned around.

[Wenhuang Media? Is that the Wenhuang I know, the one that produced three generations of Best Actresses?]

[The new female lead in Meng Fansheng’s drama is actually Shen Zhiyi? Shen Zhiyi!!]

[I never would have imagined Shen Zhiyi could become a Meng Girl… What in this world is impossible now?]

At this crucial moment, Wenhuang Media retweeted Shen Zhiyi’s Weibo post and stated that to protect its artist, they would sue all the rumormongers creating trouble. Riding this momentum, they also released Shen Zhiyi’s schedule for June—a high-end brand endorsement shoot, magazine cover debut, and the start of filming for renowned director Meng Fansheng’s new drama.

Which of these resources wouldn’t make people green with envy? Being able to offer so many resources was proof of the importance Wenhuang Media placed on Shen Zhiyi, also clearly signaling to everyone: Shen Zhiyi is an artist our company is fully supporting.

As for the famous director Meng Fansheng, the old man with the explosive temper directly voiced out, “If anyone dares to bully my hard-picked leading lady into quitting the circle, watch out, I’ll come at them with a knife!”

At this time, some still felt sympathy for Songjian Media, a longstanding entertainment company that had everything, yet they faced rejection, which was quite a loss of face.

Probably no one could have guessed that the very embarrassing trending search term was actually released by the PR department of Songjian Media itself.

The head of the PR department had an expression of teeth-grinding frustration, “President Qin, our company has really lost a lot of face.”

Who is Shen Zhiyi? A small-time actor from the third or fourth tier, who, despite unlimited potential, should not have had the audacity to decline Songjian Media, and yet, she had flatly rejected them without a second thought.

The head of the department didn’t understand, why would they take the initiative to release such a humiliating story online?

Qin Fangru smiled, “Losing face is still better than closing down for good.”

What ‘he’ had ordered, how could he dare not to comply?

No matter how prestigious Songjian Media was in the industry, it was just a drop in the bucket for Pei’s. Pei Yu said he had relinquished control, but everyone knew that he was still the real power behind Pei’s. With just one word from him, Songjian could go bankrupt. He was never soft-handed with his own businesses—just look at the fates of the several direct Pei’s brothers to know.

The head murmured, “What kind of person is this Shen Zhiyi, really?”

Not only did she make Songjian Media lower itself to hype her up, but she also threw a few high-end endorsements to Wenhuang, causing two entertainment companies that were at odds to suddenly become as close as can be, as if they could share the same trousers.

If this continues, wouldn’t the two companies end up merging?

“You and I can’t afford to provoke such a character.”

Qin Fangru tapped the screen, surprised both at the level of importance ‘he’ placed on Shen Zhiyi and at Shen Zhiyi’s own capabilities.

No wonder she refused Songjian. It turns out Wenhuang had also extended an olive branch to her, and seeing how much they were pushing her, they must have really taken her to heart.

He would have to retract his previous judgment of her. She was not just naively lofty; she likely understood very clearly the pros and cons of each of her decisions.

Such a person, given an inch, could really soar in the face of the wind.

He now truly felt it was a pity that Songjian couldn’t sign her.

While the internet was abuzz, the film set was not lacking in onlookers. Shen Zhiyi had already thrown herself into shooting and was oblivious to the storm brewing outside, but Huo Heng’s reaction had already told her how things had ended.

“Huo Heng had to leave for a bit; you’ll take over the next scene, little Shen. It’s going to be tough today, but let’s finish all the night scenes,” the director said.

News of Shen Zhiyi being favored by Meng Fansheng was well known among industry insiders, and now it was completely out in the open. The buzz benefited the show as well; the director was so happy he could hardly contain his joy, and his attitude became even better.

It wasn’t until Shen Zhiyi had some free time that she checked online comments. The communication from Wenhuang Media had been agreed upon in advance, but the force of the public opinion campaign was still surprising. How much money did they have to spend to buy so many trending topics?

The company was really generous.

She first sent a private message to Meng Fansheng thanking him, then messaged her new agent, Wang Feifei, to be on the lookout for Huo Heng’s counterattack.

“Counterattack?”

Wang Feifei was disdainful, “They would have to dare to do so first.”

This matter had dragged on for too long, and some people were already tired of it. By now, Huo Heng probably had already received a warning.

At the company, Huo Heng, who had been urgently called in, was livid, his face ashen with anger, “Why won’t they let me speak out? Those people online won’t stop cursing me.”

There were even rumors that he was giving Shen Zhiyi lousy roles out of jealousy for her acting skills—a complete joke!

Cheng Zikun didn’t look any happier than he did, “The company has decided to halt all marketing and press releases. You don’t worry about it; with our loyal fan base, we won’t lose fans over something like this.”

This was largely thanks to their early efforts to tarnish Shen Zhiyi’s image, creating a deep-seated perception of her as a villain, to the extent that Huo Heng’s fans hated her so much they wouldn’t listen to any explanation.

Huo Heng clenched his teeth, “Is someone putting pressure on the company?”

Their company was not considered a major player; otherwise, they wouldn’t put so much weight on Huo Heng, but he could only think of one person capable of pressuring the company. He sneered, “It must be Songjian Media.”

To divert attention, they hadn’t signed Shen Zhiyi into the company, but Qin, the boss over there, definitely didn’t have a clean relationship with Zhiyi!

“Don’t do anything rash,” Cheng Zikun didn’t know who was applying pressure to the company, but the company’s stance was clear, “Let’s just let this matter go.”

As a result, Huo Heng’s silence was taken by the netizens as an admission, and they mocked him ruthlessly, lamenting the promise of night scenes that never came.

For the night shoot, the crew had set up a scene at the foot of a mountain. It got quite cold at night with the mountain breeze and there were mosquitoes to contend with; everyone smelled of mosquito repellent.

One scene required falling into water, and Shen Zhiyi’s performance was not at all affected by the environment; she nailed it in one take, much to the delight of the other female extras in the scene.

All the extras knew how lucky they were to work with an actress who made things easy.

Assistant Xiaodong quickly wrapped Shen Zhiyi in a blanket and escorted her towards the van, “I’ve got your change of clothes ready, just put them on, sis—”

In the dim night, a tall figure leaned against a pitch-dark vehicle, where no light shone except for a faint moonbeam; Xiaodong, not paying attention and thinking it was the driver, called out, “Brother Li, can you light the way?”

The figure turned towards the sound, the silver watch catching glints of moonlight as they passed over his indistinct jawline. He slightly lowered his head, and his phone lit up, illuminating the path under Shen Zhiyi’s feet, and the concealed contours in the darkness became clear.

Before she could clearly see his face, Shen Zhiyi’s heart inexplicably skipped a beat, “Mr. Pei—”

She was scheduled to shoot night scenes until late and wouldn’t return to Huating this evening, having mentioned it to him that morning. He had looked indifferent, non-committal; she hadn’t expected to see him again that day.

Pei Yu, had he come specially to see her?

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