Internet moguls are being held hostage by the entertainment system!

Chapter 77 A Billionaire's Venture into the Entertainment Industry

Chen Xiu's announcement of entering the industry at the merger press conference of Didi and Kuaidi made headlines on Weibo and Toutiao in an almost wild manner.

Netizens have a natural curiosity; they're all curious about which billionaire was so foolish as to go and act in a movie...

Xiangshan, inside the dressing room of the "God of War Zhao Zilong" film crew.

After filming all day, Meng Ziyi, who had just changed out of her costume and hadn't even had time to undo her hair, was about to call Chen Xiu.

Her assistant quickly grabbed her phone and sat down next to her.

"Sister Meng, there's a trending topic on Weibo that you'll definitely find interesting!"

"What hot search?"

Meng Ziyi didn't even lift her eyelids, showing little interest in the trending topics her assistant mentioned.

This assistant was assigned by Yongle Film & Television and wasn't very familiar with Meng Ziyi, but she believed that the gossip she shared would interest every female celebrity.

Holding her phone close to Meng Ziyi's shoulder, she said in a tone as if revealing a major award, "The headline of this trending topic is 'Billionaire Enters the Film and Television Industry'!"

"A billionaire making movies? That's clickbait, isn't it?"

Meng Ziyi, whose attention had shifted, just looked at her assistant's phone with a questioning expression, not taking the headline too seriously.

Seeing that she showed interest, the assistant seemed encouraged and quickly began to introduce the contents.

"I've read the content. It's not clickbait. This person really is worth 10 billion. He's also a student at the Beijing Film Academy, and some of his teachers even left comments below. You might even recognize him!"

"From Beijing Film Academy?"

Meng Ziyi was even more surprised, and disbelief appeared in her round and clear eyes.

"Could it be Xiu-ge'er?"

Suddenly, this thought popped into Meng Ziyi's mind. She keenly connected the current situation with what Chen Xiu had said a month ago.

The conditions are too similar; there's no such coincidence in the world.

It seems, it appears, perhaps, maybe... this person really could be her Xiu-ge'er!

With a hint of trepidation at the prospect of uncovering the mystery, Meng Ziyi swallowed hard, pursed her lips, and looked at her assistant.

"Xiaoru, tell me about the content of this trending topic."

"Oh, this is a bit long. It will be slow if I read it aloud. Sister Meng, it might be faster if you read it yourself."

"No need, just read this person's name and details to me."

Meng Ziyi turned her head away, refusing to look at Xiaoru's phone, and insisted that she read the contents to her.

Seeing this, Xiaoru pursed her lips but had no choice but to comply.

"Recently, Didi and Kuaidi, two well-known online ride-hailing companies in China, officially completed their merger..."

"You don't need to go through all that. Just get straight to the main character!"

Meng Ziyi interrupted impatiently. She thought she would be more patient, but in fact, she just wanted to confirm the situation as soon as possible, but she was also afraid that things would not go as planned.

Torn between two conflicting emotions, she could only urge Xiaoru to get to the point quickly, rather than calling Chen Xiu to verify.

Xiaoru, urged on, paused for a moment, then quickly scrolled down the page.

Just as she was searching for important information, another person entered the dressing room. However, Meng Ziyi and Xiao Ru, who were both highly tense, did not notice the other person's approach.

"found it!"

Xiaoru glanced excitedly at Meng Ziyi, then pointed to the content on her phone.

"It says that he started his business during his freshman year of college and then successfully led his team to develop Didi into the number one online ride-hailing app in China..."

"Get to the point, what's his name?" "Chen Xiu, his name is Chen Xiu! He's currently a senior at the Beijing Film Academy, he hasn't graduated yet..."

The moment the answer was revealed, Xiaoru never imagined that Meng Ziyi's eyes could widen so much, so round, like two symmetrical apricots hanging in their eye sockets. His mouth opened slightly involuntarily, and he was in a daze.

As the recipient of the information, Meng Ziyi felt as if his head had been hit by an invisible hammer.

That drowsy feeling made her quickly recall the details of her encounter with Chen Xiu.

The dawn light after the gambling, the drone formation for a confession on the beach, roses, the sea breeze carrying a salty smell... the disorientation of light, shadow, time and space intertwined with Meng Ziyi's five senses until Xiaoru's shout woke her up.

"Sister Meng, Sister Meng, what's wrong?"

"Oh? I'm fine, I'm fine, please continue."

Meng Ziyi composed himself, grabbed Xiaoru's hand, and gestured for them to continue.

Xiaoru gave her a strange look, then continued with the important points: "After the merger, the new company's market value is estimated at $200 billion. Chen Xiu's shares, after dilution, will be 3%, worth $6 million. Including the 0.55% stake in Tencent, Chen Xiu's net worth has exceeded $100 billion..."

"Hiss~~, ones, tens, hundreds, thousands..."

Meng gasped in surprise, then began counting on his fingers to determine the units.

In the end, she was embarrassed to find that with her ten fingers, she could only count up to one billion units.

Staring blankly at his hands, Meng Ziyi couldn't help but smile as he recalled what Dong Meng had said at the dinner party that day.

Although she felt a little embarrassed, she had to admit that finding a boyfriend like Chen Xiu was truly a great blessing!
Because of her good family background, Meng Ziyi didn't have any prejudice against the poor and love the rich. However, the more outstanding her boyfriend was, the more proud she would become. After all, how could life be the same no matter who she lived with?
Women are more or less attracted to strength, and Chen Xiu's success in her career undoubtedly completed another conquest of Meng Ziyi...

"Dangdang!"

A crisp sound of glass shattering suddenly reached Meng Ziyi and Xiaoru's ears.

They turned to look and saw Nezha, dressed in theatrical costume, standing there with a pale face, her body swaying as if she was about to fall at any moment, with shards of glass still scattered at her feet.

"Sister Nezha, are you alright?"

Xiao Ru asked politely, while Meng Ziyi gave Nezha a meaningful look.

"I'm fine! Sorry to bother you."

When Nezha came to her senses, she didn't even dare to look Meng Ziyi in the eye before turning around and running out of the dressing room.

After she left, Xiaoru muttered to herself, "Honestly, she broke a cup and just left..."

Hearing this complaint, Meng Ziyi put his arm around Xiaoru and said, "She's in a bad mood right now. Let's clean up those broken glass shards!"

"Sister Meng, why are you tidying up?"

"Because I'm in a really good mood right now!"

……

Meanwhile, at the hotel where the "Diamond Lover" crew was staying, a burst of exaggerated laughter came from Dilraba's room.

"Hahahaha!"

Wearing a nightgown, lying on the bed, Reba was so happy she was rolling around, laughing uncontrollably, while an indescribable excitement kept surging up from the bottom of her heart.

"We made the right bet! We hit the bulls!"

Reba shouted, then picked up her phone and checked Chen Xiu's information for what seemed like the umpteenth time.

However, before she could even check, a caller ID appeared on her phone screen labeled "Sister Honey".

After staring at the screen for two seconds, Dilraba's lips curled into a contemptuous smile before she answered the phone.

"Hey! Honey, please stop calling me. I'm 100% sure I want to terminate the contract..."

(End of this chapter)