Internet moguls are being held hostage by the entertainment system!

Chapter 97 In the entertainment industry, status is everything.

"Sizzle~~"

Cool water poured onto heated volcanic rocks generates steam, further raising the temperature inside the sauna.

To make life more comfortable in the north, Chen Xiu specially installed a sauna in the basement of her villa.

Meng Ziyi, a regular at the bathhouse, also expressed his strong approval of this arrangement.

After the housewarming party, she dragged Chen Xiu into the sauna and poured water onto the volcanic rocks.

Sitting on the wooden steps, watching Meng Ziyi squatting there, wrapped in a bath towel and a hair towel, carefully putting down the water ladle, Chen Xiu suddenly spoke up.

"Sister Meng, after you finish filming your next movie, are you available in August?"

"Huh? The release date is in August?"

"Well, to be precise, it should be mid-August."

Chen Xiu stared at Sister Meng, whose hair was wrapped up, and felt that the operation she had just thought of was completely feasible.

Seeing the familiar smile return to Chen Xiu's face, Meng Ziyi frowned, pursed her lips, and got up to walk back to his side.

Why are you suddenly asking about my schedule?

"Guess it."

Meng Ziyi frowned even more. She sat down next to Chen Xiu and leaned in to stare at the smiling face in her eyes.

After hesitating for a moment, the naive beauty tentatively asked, "You want to arrange resources for me?"

"Hehe, it was easy to guess, wasn't it!"

Chen Xiu nodded in confirmation, and then began to tell Meng Ziyi her thoughts.

"In mid-August, I'll be going back to Shanghai to film a modern drama, where I'll be playing the male lead. Given your current status, playing the female lead is a bit of a stretch, but you could try for the second female lead role."

"Me, acting in a movie with you?"

Meng Ziyi pointed to himself, his eyes darting around, the corners of his mouth unconsciously turning upwards, his face full of excitement.

"The show I'm talking about is pretty good! You can play the second female lead. Once it airs next year and you have some basic audience recognition, we can arrange a few variety shows for you..."

At this point, Chen Xiu suddenly stopped, stared at the silly beauty, raised his hands, and quickly clapped.

"Then you'll quickly rise to fame and become a popular young actress born in the 95s!"

"It's not that simple."

Meng Ziyi playfully slapped away Chen Xiu's clapping, interrupting his "teasing".

Having been in the industry for more than half a year, she is no longer the clueless newbie she was last year. In the entertainment industry, if you want to become famous quickly, unless you have incredible luck, you have to accumulate experience step by step.

However, what Meng didn't know was...

The so-called "unlucky" person was sitting right next to her at that moment...

"Lifestyle variety shows are a topic for later. The important thing is, is your schedule in mid-August available?"

Chen Xiu's smile faded, and she looked at Meng Ziyi with a serious expression.

He admitted that Su Yu's words at the dinner table tonight did make some sense.

Although he had already spoken with Cheng Lidong and Dong Meng of Yongle to ensure that Meng Ziyi would not be bullied within the company, the silly beauty couldn't possibly only act in projects for Yongle.

As long as she goes out to appear on other variety shows or film other dramas, wherever there are people, there will be a world of intrigue!

Even with all his abilities, Chen Xiu couldn't possibly cover every aspect of the various circles within the entertainment industry.

The best approach is to quickly boost Meng Ziyi's popularity with resources, then send the "dumb beauty" to a lifestyle variety show. Given her established persona, it won't be difficult for her to break out of the mainstream.

Chen Xiu doesn't plan to let Meng Ziyi participate in a variety show similar to next year's "Grade One".

Since we already know the outcome, there's no need to rush into suffering.

Chen Xiu wasn't entirely clear on who was right and wrong in the program, but he knew that Meng Ziyi meant that she was a nobody, and no one wanted to listen to her reasons. They simply blamed her for the mistakes, which was easy for everyone.

If it were another well-known actor, someone of second-tier status, the outcome would be different.

In the entertainment industry, status is everything.

Seeing Chen Xiu's serious expression, Meng Ziyi hesitated for a moment: "If you help me get the second female lead, will you have to give up a lot?" "That depends on how we negotiate. If things go smoothly, we can get two birds with one stone. I can help you get the second female lead and I can also benefit in another way."

"Hmm~~"

Meng Ziyi's eyes darted around erratically before he finally managed to stammer out, "Am I taking advantage of your resources?"

"If I don't give my resources to you, who will I give them to?"

Chen Xiu made no attempt to hide her eye-roll, but Meng Ziyi watched with delight.
With a smile in her beautiful eyes, Sister Meng glanced at Chen Xiu twice. Overjoyed, she couldn't help but let her imagination run wild again.

"Hey! No, wait, you want me to play the second female lead, watching you and the female lead being all lovey-dovey, how can that be?"

"Ah."

Chen Xiu looked at Meng Ziyi with amusement: "I'm acting in an urban romance drama. There are no explicit scenes. Some intimate scenes can be handled with camera tricks."

Hearing him say that, Meng Ziyi felt embarrassed for her unwarranted jealousy.

"Hmm, maybe we don't need to be so careful?"

"It's not that I'm being careful, it's just that the female lead the production company hired is a bit abstract, and I don't really want to get too close to her."

Chen Xiu shook her head, also feeling a headache over that little fairy who couldn't quite control herself.

However, considering that the two were just acting together, he didn't say anything more.

What is abstraction?

Meng blinked, not quite understanding the adjective.

Explaining the meaning of abstract concepts doesn't seem easy either.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Xiu simply said, "You'll understand when you meet him in person."

"What did you say? It seems like I've already got the role?"

"I'll operate it, there won't be any problems."

Chen Xiu touched the beads of sweat sliding down the forehead of the silly beauty, not finding the task difficult at all.

Listening to her boyfriend's assurance and looking at his face, which appeared somewhat blurry in the misty steam, Meng Ziyi pursed her lips and suddenly reached out to hug Chen Xiu.

Chen Xiu was also a little stunned by her words.

"Sister Meng, what's wrong?"

"After the New Year, I felt like I was dreaming when I met you last year. I was afraid that one day you would just disappear like a shot."

"Hehe, still drifting away? What are you thinking?"

Chen Xiu patted Meng Ziyi's back, which was as smooth as brocade, signaling her to loosen it up, but it was no use.

Helpless, all I could do was continue to comfort you: "Don't worry, I won't drift away."

Meng remained unmoved by the meaning of the character, but he started a new topic.

"Brother Xiu, actually I had a pretty good time with dinner just now."

"How to say?"

"Sister Xiaoxiao and Su Yu are your friends since childhood. If you introduce me to them, it means that I'm starting to integrate into your social circle, right?"

After saying that, Meng Ziyi slowly released Chen Xiu and looked up at him.

"I think Sister Xiaoxiao is very beautiful, has a great temperament, and has very positive values! Tsk, it's her brother, Su Yu, who seemed to dislike me at first, but then he turned into a jerk."

"Heh, Xiaoyu has always been pretty shameless."

Chen Xiu looked up and met the gaze of the silly beauty, then reached out and hugged her.

"Don't worry, I won't disappear."

"Don't lie to me."

"Uh-huh."

(End of this chapter)