Reborn to bury love, I can reach for the stars.

In the following days, Shi Wanmeng stayed quietly on set. Huang Chen would come every few days, and her acting skills improved rapidly under the guidance of the acting coach.

That afternoon, Shi Wanmeng had just finished her scenes for the day when she saw a familiar person appear beside Director He again.

"Hi." Huang Chen stepped forward to greet him.

"Why do you come here every day?" Shi Wanmeng looked at the person in front of her with great confusion. "Is your company so easy? Is it about to go bankrupt?"

"How could that be? I'm here today because I have important business to attend to."

These words, however, earned Shi Wanmeng a look of disbelief in her eyes.

"I'm telling the truth. What's wrong with your eyes? Are you saying I'm so unreliable?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Wanmeng nodded affirmatively.

Huang Chen: "..."

Fine.

"I'm here today to talk to Director He about some things," Huang Chen said in a low voice, "but I have a little inside information to share with you first."

At this moment, Wanmeng, who loved hearing this, immediately laughed and asked, "What? What?"

"Zhou Ran will announce his temporary withdrawal from the entertainment industry for self-reflection tomorrow."

Although she had already anticipated this when Chi Yun told her a couple of days ago, she never expected things to turn out this way. Shi Wanmeng was also stunned: "How could this be? Is it that serious?"

Huang Chen shook his head: "It's hard to say for sure. Zhou Ran has offended a lot of people over the years. This time, he handed over his own dirt, so he won't let it go so easily. The internal factional struggles within their company are already very serious."

"How did you know?"

"You forgot, Yun Ting invested in 'Love Code,' and the director team has been having a lot of trouble lately."

Shi Wanmeng suddenly realized: "Will he make a comeback in the future?"

"It's hard to say; it depends on public opinion and the company's decisions."

"Tsk, he really... deserved it," Shi Wanmeng thought of that show again: "Then 'Love Code' needs to be replaced?"

“Hmm,” Huang Chen nodded, “It’s not easy to find someone at the last minute, so the next session will probably be delayed by a week or two.”

She had heard the news from Chi Yun, but then Shi Wanmeng raised an eyebrow, thinking of something: "Wouldn't that be a bargain for you? If this news gets out, won't your Tomato TV's viewership skyrocket again?"

Hearing her mention this, Huang Chen couldn't help but feel a little proud: "It's nothing, it's nothing."

Since Tomato TV launched and exclusively streamed the regular version of "Love Code," the number of new members has been increasing exponentially every day, not to mention the number of views.

In this short period of time, Tomato TV has become an emerging force that cannot be ignored among video websites. If this news comes out, it will likely attract many new viewers who haven't seen it yet, as well as loyal viewers who frequently rewatch it.

In her previous life, although Zhou Ran was not exposed to scandals and ruined her reputation, Tomato TV grew into a leading giant in the industry. However, unexpectedly, in this life, not only was she not negatively affected, but Huang Chen's company actually grew much earlier than in her previous life. Shi Wanmeng couldn't help but envy Huang Chen's good fortune.

"Sister Wanmeng." Xiaoxi's call from not far away interrupted her thoughts.

"what happened?"

Xiao hope handed over her phone: "It's Brother Chi calling, he's looking for you."

Shi Wanmeng took the phone, but a sense of unease crept into her heart. Chi Yun was usually very considerate; he generally wouldn't disturb her while she was filming, and if he had something to say, he would have Xiao hope relay it. This was the first time he had specifically asked her to answer the phone. Could something urgent have happened?

"Hello, Wanmeng?"

"It's me, Brother Chi. What's wrong?"

Hearing the obvious anger on the other end, Shi Wanmeng's voice carried a hint of unease that she herself was unaware of.

When will your scenes be finished for today?

"It has ended."

"Okay, go back to the hotel and wait for me. I'll be there in a bit."

Hearing him say that, Shi Wanmeng felt even more uncertain: "Brother, what exactly happened?"

“Didn’t I say a few days ago that I helped you negotiate a charity gala? You should have received the invitation a couple of days ago, but you haven’t received it yet,” Chi Yun said, trying to calm herself down on the other end of the phone. “I only found out today that the other party somehow sent it directly to the company’s public relations department, and then Sister Hong intercepted it.”

"Huh? This works?"

Although Shi Wanmeng didn't care whether she participated or not, she was still stunned by this move.

Chi Yun snorted unhappily, "That's right. I don't know what they were thinking. They actually let an intern do this kind of thing. They didn't even check the information when it wasn't filled out completely."

"After Sister Hong found out, she used some means to contact the intern in conjunction with the public relations department and directly recruited Qi Ou as a participant."

Hongjie was her former manager, and now she was being treated this way. Shi Wanmeng was filled with mixed emotions.

"What do we do now?" Shi Wanmeng asked. She didn't care, but she couldn't persuade Chi Yun to give up, after all, it was something he had worked hard for for a long time.

"What else can we do?" Chi Yun said angrily. "I've already communicated with the organizers, and they said the list is already finalized and can't be changed. Besides, this event has invited some big names in the industry. If we forcefully add people now, it might cause dissatisfaction among the organizers and other guests."

“Wait for me to come over, and we’ll talk in person,” Chi Yun paused for a moment, then continued, “There are a few other things.”

Shi Wanmeng's heart sank a little further; these other matters were probably not good news either.

Seeing that she had hung up the phone, Huang Chen, who had been waiting beside her, couldn't help but ask, "What happened?"

From the moment Shi Wanmeng answered the phone, her expression changed. She couldn't hear what Chi Yun said on the other end of the line, but the faint sound of his voice didn't sound good either.

"Small things."

Seeing that she didn't want to say more, Huang Chen didn't ask any further: "Okay, you can ask me if you need any help."

"Thank you." Shi Wanmeng accepted his kindness.

Huang Chen put his hands in his pockets, struck what he thought was a very cool pose, and deliberately lowered his voice to make it sound like a baritone: "Why are you being so polite with me?"

Ouch! Shi Wanmeng suddenly felt as if her ears were covered in oil.

When Chi Yun arrived at the hotel, Shi Wanmeng had already ordered takeout and was waiting for him in the room.

When Chi Yun entered the room, he saw Shi Wanmeng sitting cross-legged on the sofa watching TV, with what looked like a fried chicken takeout box in front of her. All the resentment he had felt on the way here was immediately forgotten.

"Damn it, don't tell me you ate this on set?"

Xiao hope, who was getting him water, quickly came over: "No, no, Sister Wanmeng has been eating salads and low-fat meals every day lately. This is... this was specially ordered for you."

Chi Yun clearly didn't believe it: "Really?"

Feeling guilty, Shi Wanmeng turned her face to the other side and softly hummed in agreement.

She would never admit that she hadn't eaten fried food in a long time and suddenly had a craving for pork, which led to Xiao hope catching her in the act.