Chapter 40

Mo Yueshuang finished breakfast with a red face, feeling shy. Originally, she had only kissed Li Sheng on impulse, but seeing that Li Sheng’s reaction was not rejection, Mo Yueshuang began wondering whether her relationship with Li Sheng could go one step further.

Li Sheng was also very happy. Although she was the one who had been taken advantage of, in the end, they had still shared a tiny bit of closeness.

After breakfast, at Li Sheng’s suggestion, Mo Yueshuang followed her to the crew. Although the director had given her leave and she did not need to go over for filming for the time being, she had even held a fan meeting already. If she did not go to the crew, some people there would probably start gossiping. So even if she was not filming, she still had to go take a look.

As Li Sheng drove, she said to Mo Yueshuang, “You only need to go over. I’ve already ordered food. At noon, I’ll treat the crew properly to a meal. It’ll be delivered in your name.”

Li Sheng stopped there, but Mo Yueshuang understood. Li Sheng was afraid she would be criticized, so she was using Mo Yueshuang’s name to soothe people’s hearts.

“Thank you, Li Sheng.”

Chen Yue held the position of assistant, but she had to do the work of an agent. These days, she had been following Zheng Yusheng and learning how to manage things. She was also squeezing out time to learn how to become a qualified agent. Chen Yue was ruthless and bold. As long as there was some advantage to be gained, she was willing to go. During this period, she had already helped Mo Yueshuang arrange two scripts and one variety show. They were only waiting for Mo Yueshuang’s body to recover so she could hurry and audition.

“Li Sheng, there’s something I can’t quite figure out. Can you give me some advice?” Mo Yueshuang frowned, still hesitating in her heart.

Li Sheng was curious what kind of matter [Read on BaiLianTales]could trouble Mo Yueshuang. Or rather, she was even more curious what kind of matter could make Mo Yueshuang willingly tell an outsider.

Only after Li Sheng nodded did Mo Yueshuang speak.

“I can leave Da Yi in a little more than half a year. Do you think it would be better for me to open my own studio, or find a better company?”

Mo Yueshuang had no intention of staying at Da Yi, even though she could now already judge that Zheng Yusheng could swallow Da Yi.

When Li Sheng heard that the old company, Da Yi, was not among the options, she let out a breath of relief and smiled.

“If you want to open a studio, I can help you. If you want to go to a company, I can recommend two to you.”

Mo Yueshuang said, “Are you going to say Jiawei Media Entertainment?”

“Yes.” Li Sheng chuckled softly. “Because although Jiawei Media Entertainment was only founded not long ago, Jiawei has a powerful family background. Her grandfather loves her very much, and her grandfather is the famous chairman of Xiongtao Industry. Although there were some conflicts before, her grandfather also values this company she founded somewhat. The previous few times she encountered difficulties, her grandfather helped her get through them.

“And Jiawei herself has poured her heart and blood into this company. This company has extraordinary meaning to her. She is also the internally decided heir of Xiongtao Industry. If you go to Jiawei Media Entertainment, in reality, you’ll be backed by Xiongtao Industry.”

Mo Yueshuang had already learned this from Zheng Yusheng, but hearing it from Li Sheng now, she still could not help being shocked again. Last time, she had not known that Yu Jiawei was the heir of Xiongtao Industry. That young CEO looked casual and carefree. Although exhaustion could not be hidden in her eyes, the aura around her was sharp, capable, and shrewd, quite like a decisive, vigorous career woman.

As expected of a crown princess truly cultivated by a wealthy family.

Thinking this, Mo Yueshuang turned to look at Li Sheng. Li Sheng had broken Mo Yueshuang’s understanding of wealthy family daughters. Whether it was those she occasionally encountered at cocktail parties, or those she imagined while figuring out characters for acting, Li Sheng did not match any of them.

Those young ladies at cocktail parties were elegant and refined. Every one of them was a famous lady carefully cultivated, cared for, and tempered by aristocratic families. But they were too high above others. Even when speaking face to face, those young ladies still seemed detached from the mortal world. Mo Yueshuang found it difficult to get used to people like that.

That was why Li Sheng was special. Although her cold personality made her seem like a flower on a high peak, lofty and unreachable, in reality, this person was cold outside and warm inside. She even often revealed a kind of confused cuteness that was truly extremely tempting.

Seeing that Mo Yueshuang did not respond for a long time, Li Sheng thought perhaps she had been shocked, or perhaps she was guessing which other company Li Sheng would recommend.

Li Sheng did not plan to keep her in suspense and stated it directly. “The other recommendation is Haoshi Agency, which my brother Li Junhao invested in.”

It was one thing for the little-known Jiawei Media Entertainment to be backed by Xiongtao Industry, but now she was telling her that the number one leading agency in the industry was actually opened by her family too?

“You know my brother has two personalities inside him. Li Junhao only wants to guard the family business, while the other derived personality wants to have his own empire. So he used the time he was awake every day to find people and jointly establish Haoshi Agency.”

“But Haoshi Agency existed ten years ago. Your brother, he…”

“A genius is a genius. This is also why, even though his mental state is like this, the clan members still want to smooth over everything and send him into the company’s upper levels.” Li Sheng sighed with emotion. “But for this, we should also thank my mother. My maternal family is a scholarly family, but from ancient times until now, scholars studied hard for years in order to pass imperial examinations and show their ambitions. My maternal family has power, and my family has money. This is also the main reason the Li family can remain at the top of the four great families for so long.

“It’s also why my brother’s mental state is poor, and I am also a woman, but the inheritance rights still remain with my father. If my parents had not gotten together, or if my mother’s family did not have overwhelming influence, the clan members would have long been planning to push Second Master’s family into power.”

Li Sheng was not someone who spoke much. She also paid a lot of attention to safety while driving, so usually if she could avoid speaking, she would. Today, it was as if her chatterbox had opened. She had endless things to say to Mo Yueshuang.

Mo Yueshuang was very happy that Li Sheng was telling her these secrets of their aristocratic family. At the same time, she worried about Li Sheng’s situation.

The struggle for power in wealthy aristocratic families meant Li Sheng probably did not have an easy time.

Li Sheng was only doing what the doctor had said: accompany Mo Yueshuang more and try to communicate more so Mo Yueshuang would not be left alone to overthink. That was why Li Sheng found every opportunity to speak with her about these things.

Now, Li Sheng brought the topic back again.

“So have you thought about what you want to do?”

Mo Yueshuang fell silent. She still had not decided. Before, she had planned to swallow Da Yi and continue staying there. But now it seemed that Da Yi’s holes were too large. [unauthorized copy]Even if she accepted it later, cleaning up the upper and middle-level employees would take time, and Da Yi’s celebrities would also need a major purge. It would be impossible for her not to be affected in that situation. Therefore, the old plan of taking Da Yi was no longer feasible.

“Li Sheng, if it were you choosing, what would you do?” Mo Yueshuang still could not distinguish between them. No matter where she went, each option had advantages and disadvantages…

Although Jiawei Media Entertainment was backed by Xiongtao Industry, it was still only a newly rising company. Its connections, resources, and company strength were still unknown. But it had few signed artists, so the internal competition pressure was small.

Although Haoshi Agency had existed for ten years, with all systems and structures already complete, and was also the king among agencies in the circle, there were so many film emperors, film empresses, heavenly kings, and heavenly queens from Haoshi Agency that it was like other companies promoting young actresses and young male idols. There were too many.

Those already-famous actors at Haoshi Agency were actually occupying their own circles of interest. If she went there at first, she might not gain benefits and might not be valued.

“What are you thinking about?” Li Sheng glanced at her briefly and saw Mo Yueshuang’s brows tightening more and more, almost as if they were about to knot together.

Mo Yueshuang tried to voice her concerns. Li Sheng froze for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter.

“You were thinking about these things?” Li Sheng instantly felt that Mo Yueshuang was silly and a little adorable. “I already said Haoshi Agency’s largest shareholder is my brother. What are you afraid of if you go there? It’d be too late for them to support you. How could they not value you?”

The tips of Mo Yueshuang’s ears turned red. She had been considering her future, but had not included Li Sheng in that vision. It was not that Li Sheng was absent from her future plans, but that no matter when, what she felt toward Li Sheng was love and fondness, not interest in Li Sheng’s family background. So when thinking about these things, she had subconsciously avoided that, only to unexpectedly make a joke of herself in front of Li Sheng.

“All right. We’re here.” Li Sheng parked the car and stopped teasing Mo Yueshuang. Anyone could have muddled moments. It was only that she felt somewhat sad. When Mo Yueshuang thought about these things, she had not realized at all that Li Sheng could actually help. With just one word from her, Li Junhao’s younger sister, how could Mo Yueshuang not be valued if she went there?

Li Sheng concealed her sadness and held Mo Yueshuang’s hand, bringing her to the crew.

At this time, the first morning scene had just ended. The actors had all left the set to rest, and the staff were also hurrying to take a break while checking the equipment.

“You can walk around. I’m going to talk to the director about the later script.”

Li Sheng had brought a newly revised script this time. When the base chief was injured and needed someone to care for him in the hospital twenty-four hours a day, the original arrangement had been the female lead, Di Xue. In her previous life, Di Xue had indeed gone.

However, at the time, Di Xue had only gone to take a look. She publicly claimed she was taking care of him, but in reality, she had already begun using the base chief’s critical illness to make moves among the base’s upper levels.

When Li Sheng wrote this part of the plot before, she had only recorded what she knew. But now, the director kept saying that it would be good if there were some romantic scenes. Since she had also arranged a romantic line between the base chief and the slave Chen Zhe, this could now be changed. Di Xue would publicly claim to be personally caring for the critically ill base chief, but in reality, she would be stirring things up inside the base.

And afterward, the base chief had indeed recovered very well. His complexion had been rosy and full of vitality. Presumably, someone really had been taking care of him, and taking very good care of him.

Because a living base chief would still be needed later, Di Xue could not let that person die. But among the people under her whom she could trust, all of them hated the base chief. Never mind properly caring for him; it would already be fortunate if they did not secretly kill him.

So thinking carefully, Chen Zhe was indeed the only suitable person.

Chen Zhe was extremely conflicted. In his heart, he loved Di Xue, but because he had spent so long with the base chief, rumors in the base said Chen Zhe loved the base chief’s body.

Thus, while his heart longed for a woman, his body could beautifully fit with a man. This was Chen Zhe’s love.

So Li Sheng arranged these plot points. The entire story became smoother, and the logical flaws were also filled in.

After all, it was a film adaptation. Once there were some slight changes at the beginning, the changes that followed later were inevitable.

After Li Sheng finished discussing it with the director, Director Wen slapped his thigh and shouted praise.

“They’ve come alive! They’ve all come alive. With this change, the roles of Chen Zhe and the base chief have truly come alive. Screenwriter Li, you’re really something.”

Li Sheng smiled lightly. Because this was based on true events, although she had made slight changes, there was still some basis for them. The impressive person was not her, but Di Xue, who had created a legend.

Di Xue had great ambitions. She knew she had nothing but brute strength and impossible abilities. If she herself did not have some brains and schemes, sooner or later, she would be reduced to a blade in someone else’s hand.

She was unwilling. So she studied strategy painstakingly and secretly sought out many teachers. Thanks to Di Xue, Li Sheng had [stolen content]also followed along and learned quite a bit.

Who could have thought that before the apocalypse, they were still poor girls picking up trash along the riverbank, but after the apocalypse, a group of great scholars begged to teach everything they knew.

Because Di Xue issued a recruitment order: anyone who could teach her useful knowledge would receive corresponding crystal cores in return. As for especially powerful people, she would directly acknowledge them as teachers and give them practical protection.

During that period, many professors scattered across other bases traveled over in groups of three or five overnight. When quite a few of them saw Di Xue, they were deeply moved and even wept.

Before the apocalypse, they had been respected by others. After the apocalypse, many people who awakened abilities were not refined gentlemen or elegant guests. Instead, many ruffians and hooligans became people above others.

Those people looked down on these powerless sour scholars. Their days in the bases were difficult, and scholars had quite a bit of pride. After learning that Di Xue valued them and wanted to painstakingly seek learning in the apocalypse, many people came for survival and protection. But a large portion also came because they dared to die for one who understood them, leaving safe apocalypse bases and braving danger to come.

After Di Xue heard about these things, she sent her trusted troops overnight in all directions to pick people up and protect them along the way.

When Li Sheng did not have to be a lab rat, she would go to Di Xue’s place to listen to lessons. She could not be like Di Xue and truly “seek knowledge” in a practical way, but as entertainment that did not require her to consider life-and-death danger, Li Sheng learned very freely and happily.

Unfortunately, there were too few books and too little information, forcing a group of old fellows to personally write things down. It was also back then that Li Sheng followed along and learned how to write scripts.

Entertainment from her previous ​stolen content​life had become an enviable talent here. Fate truly toyed with people, and heaven loved making fools of them.

Author’s Note:

Di Xue: Me, living in the memories.

Miranda: Sigh, who isn’t?