Chapter 181: 130 Jin Is Exactly Nice
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
After Shi Xi hung up the phone, she washed up and prepared to rest.
Staring at the ceiling, Shi Xi was so hungry that she could not sleep.
It was really hard to be an artist!
With her height of 168 and over 90 jin, she would be taught a lesson by Han Chuan.
She was clearly very thin, okay?
Shi Xi turned over and heard a knock on the door.
Huh?
Was she hallucinating from hunger?
His phone vibrated. It was a message from Xie Yunzhou.
Xie Yunzhou: [Are you asleep? I brought you a small cake.]
Shi Xi’s eyes lit up. She jumped up from the bed and ran to open the door.
Xie Yunzhou stood outside the door with a small and exquisite cake box in his hand. “I bought it when I was passing by.”
“Thank you!” Shi Xi took the cake. “I haven’t eaten yet!”
“Didn’t you go out with Sheng Yan tonight?” Xie Yunzhou followed her in and asked, “He didn’t treat you to dinner?”
Shi Xi put the cake on the table and began to open it. She said helplessly, “My assistant keeps staring at me and won’t let me eat.”
Xie Yunzhou looked at the girl’s figure and frowned. “You’re already so thin, and he won’t let you eat?”
Shi Xi said, “I can’t help it. After all, I’m a female celebrity. I have to strictly control my figure.”
She felt that she was already very thin, but Han Chuan only looked at Shi Xi in the camera lens.
The camera lens would naturally widen the person, so all the female celebrities were so thin that they lost their looks. They hoped that they could be thinner on camera.
“You should be a little fatter.” Xie Yunzhou looked at the girl and thought, “130 jin is just right.”
When Shi Xi heard this number, her hand trembled. “How much did you say?”
Xie Yunzhou: “130 jin. What’s wrong?”
“It’s nothing. Your expectations for me are quite high.” Shi Xi was about to cut the cake when she put her hand down again. “Forget it. I won’t eat it.”
Xie Yunzhou asked, “You don’t like this flavor?”
Shi Xi packed the cake and put it in the fridge. “It’s easy to put on weight if you eat it at night. I can eat it tomorrow morning.”
Xie Yunzhou looked at the girl’s series of actions and didn’t quite understand.
He knew that many girls liked to be thin.
But he felt that it was good to be a bit chubbier!
“How did your talk with Sheng Yan go?” Xie Yunzhou asked the question he wanted to ask.
“The engagement party will be postponed. As for the engagement, we’ll talk about it later.” Shi Xi poured half a glass of water for herself to alleviate her hunger.
The corners of Xie Yunzhou’s mouth curled up slightly. He said, “Rest early and wake up early for breakfast tomorrow.”
Hearing the result he wanted, Xie Yunzhou went back to his room.
After that, he had to think about how to woo the girl.
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The next morning.
Shi Xi got up early and started eating breakfast.
Han Chuan came in from outside and saw Shi Xi’s rich breakfast.
Shi Xi quickly explained, “I didn’t buy this cake. I didn’t eat it at all!”
“You haven’t eaten it yet, right?” Han Chuan asked bluntly.
Shi Xi felt wronged.
“Alright, eat it. There’s no need to go on a diet.” Han Chuan exhaled.
Shi Xi was surprised. “Really?”
Han Chuan was expressionless. “You’re the daughter of the Shi family. How can you starve yourself?”
Shi Xi ignored his venomous tongue. She cut the cake and asked, “Did my brother tell you to?”
“You don’t have to go on a diet, but you have to exercise.” Han Chuan handed over a fitness card and said, “This is the hotel’s gym. You have to exercise for one hour every day.”
Shi Xi: “…”
The cake that he had just eaten suddenly lost its fragrance.
“By the way, KL took the initiative to lend you a dress for this evening party.” Han Chuan found a picture on his phone and showed it to Shi Xi. “Do you like it?”
The dress was a unique black gauze skirt with a strapless strap and a layer of black gauze wrapped around it. It gave off a mysterious feeling. The tight-fitting waist design accentuated the figure. The long skirt was fluffy and loose. Two layers of black gauze overlapped, all the way to the ankle.
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Chapter 182: Shi Xi’s Ring
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“It looks alright.” Shi Xi took a bite of the cake and commented, “The design of this brand has always been quite ordinary. CL and GU brand are better looking.”
Han Chuan said, “KL is a quasi-first-tier brand. The gown they are lending to us this time is the new autumn style that will be released soon. It will be sold for 3,000,000 yuan. At the same time, they will also lend us a matching diamond necklace that is worth 1,000,000 yuan.”
Shi Xi nodded and said, “Let’s do this then.”
If someone took the initiative to approach her for a collaboration, Shi Xi naturally wouldn’t refuse.
Han Chuan nodded and contacted the other party to quickly finalize the collaboration.
KL’s gown was lent to Shi Xi.
When Shi Xi attended the gala, she would take photos and post photos. It was equivalent to giving KL publicity for free.
A win-win collaboration.
This was also the usual practice in the entertainment industry.
After breakfast, Shi Xi continued her recording of [Star Idol].
As a popularity coach, she didn’t have to accompany the trainees every day, but she still had to go to work when needed.
And today was the first ranking for [Star Idol].
Shi Xi arrived at the program team and handed the gifts she had prepared to Pei Jie. She asked him to distribute them to the trainees who had celebrated her birthday last time. “I picked them all. You can choose what you like. Don’t snatch them!”
Pei Jie looked at the big bag of things and was silent for a moment before saying, “Thank you, mentor. You’ve used a lot of money.”
“Then, work hard to advance!” Shi Xi’s eyes curved. “I’m going to go put on my makeup first. Bye bye!”
After Shi Xi left, Li Jinfan happened to walk over. He only saw Shi Xi’s back and asked, “Sister Xi just arrived?”
“Yes. This is a return gift for us.” Pei Jie picked up the gift bag and said, “You pick one first.”
Li Jinfan took the gift bag and picked one out, handing it to Pei Jie.
Pei Jie: “?”
Li Jinfan: “This is for you. The rest is mine.”
Pei Jie, who was as calm as he was, could not help but retort, “Are you shameless?”
Li Jinfan said righteously, “Of course I’m shameless. If I didn’t organize everyone to celebrate sister Xi’s birthday, would Sister Xi send us a return gift?”
Pei Jie: “??!”
Li Jinfan took a step back. “Why don’t I give you two?”
Pei Jie snatched the gift bag from his hands. “One each. Don’t even think about taking more!”
Li Jinfan sighed.
It should have been his alone!
How infuriating!
Pei Jie gave the gifts to the two Original Teams. The trainees were all a little surprised.
They had never expected that Shi Xi would actually send them gifts in return.
Every gift had a box. They were like blind boxes.
Li Jinfan opened his own box. Inside was a skull with a ring on its head. The design was very impressive, and it looked very cool and domineering.
Oh, it was Sister Xi’s ring.
Li Jinfan was very satisfied.
However, when he saw that the other trainees had also received the rings, the satisfaction in his heart lessened a lot.
It turned out that she had bought so many different types of accessories.
The trainees from the other groups said in jealousy, “If I had known earlier, I would have gone to celebrate Teacher Shi Xi’s birthday too!”
“Teacher Shi Xi is really good to her team members. Back then, when she was training, she would often treat them to milk tea and fried chicken.”
“The other teachers are also very good! Don’t be envious, it’s time to gather!”
After the trainees were done being envious, they could only gather their emotions and record the ranking.
When they arrived at the recording point, everyone sat below the stage.
The original 109 crystal chairs on the stage had been reduced to 54.
This meant that more than half of the people would be eliminated.
The lights flickered, and everyone became nervous, afraid that they wouldn’t be able to advance.
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Chapter 183: [Star Idol] First Place
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
After Shen Hanquan introduced the rules for this round of promotion, he began to announce the rankings.
Shi Xi stood next to him, and the two of them alternated to announce the trainees who had advanced.
Looking at the list of trainees, Shi Xi was a little surprised.
There were some trainees in the middle. They were very strong, and their personalities weren’t bad either. However, their rankings were very low, and they hadn’t even advanced.
On the initial stage, the trainees who had been marked with an asterisk, regardless of their strength or popularity, almost all advanced.
Hearing the trainees who advanced either crying or laughing, Shi Xi sighed in her heart.
Perhaps they themselves did not know how much effort their company had put in.
This was the market for capital selection.
The audience could always choose the few.
When he announced the top nine, Shi Xi’s eyes lit up.
This ranking was truly unexpected.
“The fifth place chosen by the [Star Idol]’s producers — Pei Jie!” Shi Xi smiled faintly as she announced Pei Jie’s ranking.
Last week, Pei Jie was still in the top three, but this time, he had fallen to fifth place.
As expected, the ranking had changed, and it was precarious.
Pei Jie pursed his lips slightly and calmly walked onto the stage. He thanked the fans who supported him and expressed his hope. “The position I want is not just fifth place.”
Shi Xi tilted her head to look at him and nodded to herself.
Compared to the first time she met Pei Jie, the current Pei Jie was much better at speaking and behaving.
After Pei Jie expressed his thoughts, he walked to fifth place and took his seat.
Shen Hanquan announced fourth place.
After that, it was time to announce the top three.
Shi Xi looked at her card. She didn’t expect it to be so coincidental. “Third place… Bai Cangyang.”
When Bai Cangyang’s name was read out, all the trainees present were stunned.
“Third place? How did he fall to third place?”
“I thought he was first.”
“Bai Cangyang was first every week before this, right? First straight is actually third place? Is there a mistake?”
“…”
Under everyone’s incredulous gazes, Bai Cangyang maintained his poise and walked onto the stage to give his speech.
He was neither proud nor discouraged. He was strong when faced with strong opponents.
Shi Xi knew that Bai Cangyang was the C spot that the program team wanted, and Bai Cangyang had also accepted the script. Not only was he outstanding, but he was also hardworking.
If such a person wasn’t popular, then who was?
Finally, it was time to reveal the top two spots in the first round.
Li Jinfan, the sunshine big boy, was handsome and bright. He was born with vocal skills and worked hard to practice his dance, never dragging his feet.
Jiang Haiyu was a handsome choreographer who had changed careers. He was an excellent dancer and a leader-type member. He had a strong and overbearing personality, but he was still gentle. He was the team’s compass.
Both of them were very outstanding and popular trainees.
The other trainees held their breaths as they waited for the results to be released.
Shen Hanquan announced, “The trainee who obtained the first place in the voting for the producers of [Star Idol] is–”
The lights on the stage flickered, and the background music played, bringing the atmosphere to the highest point.
Shen Hanquan: “Congratulations, Li Jinfan!”
All the lights on the stage fell on Li Jinfan.
At that moment, the white lights fell on him, as if a god had descended.
Li Jinfan exhaled and smiled slightly, looking at Shi Xi.
He was so outstanding. Sister Xi should praise him, right?
However, Shi Xi just clapped according to the flow and said, “At the same time, congratulations to the second-ranked trainee, Jiang Haiyu.”
“Please let Jiang Haiyu give his speech first.”
The speeches were all from the back to the front.
Li Jinfan stared at Shi Xi, his heart heavy.
Why didn’t she congratulate him?
After Jiang Haiyu finished speaking, Li Jinfan thanked his fans, his teachers, and even specifically mentioned Shi Xi.
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Chapter 184: Why Didn’t They Give Me the Role of the Female Lead?
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Thank you to the fans who have always supported me. Thank you to the teammates who went up on stage with me. Thank you to the teachers for their guidance. Thank you to Teacher Shi Xi for her encouragement.”
Li Jinfan gave a general thanks to the others and only pointed out Shi Xi’s name.
Shi Xi smiled and clapped. She thought that after the first place finished speaking, she would be able to get off work.
The happiness of a laborer.
Before this, she had thought that it was a loss for the audition that she did not participate in the audition.
Now, Shi Xi: Fortunately, I did not participate. I’m too tired.
Most of the trainees were excellent. Her duet dancing was blank. If she really participated in the audition, she would definitely have to work hard to get a debut spot.
She would have to endure even more abusive attacks.
After the first ranking was released, Shen Hanquan and Shi Xi left the recording studio, leaving the venue for the trainees to say goodbye.
For the trainees who had not been promoted, this journey was over.
Back at the hotel, Han Chuan handed Shi Xi a script. “This is the script for [Nine Blades of Tang]. I’ve gotten you the role of the female supporting actress, Tang Xi.”
Shi Xi held the thick script and asked in surprise, “Don’t they need an interview?”
“This is a project that our Kuai Xue Entertainment is investing in. They won’t reject the request for a supporting actress.” Han Chuan’s voice was indifferent.
Kuai Xue Entertainment was the Shi family’s Film and Television Department.
Shi Xi held the script in her hand and asked, “Since it’s our investment, why don’t you give me the role of the female lead?”
Han Chuan: “???”
He had brought along so many artists before, but he had never met someone like Shi Xi.
Why don’t you give me the role of a female lead?
This tone was too much!!
Why should he give you a female lead?!
Even if you are the little princess of the Shi family, you have to be reasonable, right?
How long has it been since you debuted?
Can you shoulder the viewership ratings?
Letting a famous male lead and female lead shoulder the drama, isn’t it good for you to accumulate experience and fame?
Han Chuan was expressionless. “The female lead has already been decided.” Furthermore, she was a very famous A-list actress with good looks, acting skills, and many fans.
Shi Xi flipped through the script. “Alright, then I’ll be the supporting actress.”
Han Chuan could hear some compromise in Shi Xi’s tone.
Young people nowadays were really ambitious. Ever since they debuted, they had been dreaming of becoming the female lead of a star-rated drama.
Han Chuan took a deep breath and calmed himself down.
Forget it, forget it.
“You should study the script first. The production crew will start filming soon.” Han Chuan frowned and said, “This is a Wuxia drama. There will be some martial arts scenes in the middle. There will be a stunt double, but you’d better practice on your own.”
Shi Xi nodded and blinked her eyes. “Don’t worry. Martial arts scenes won’t be difficult for me.”
“That’s right. The problem will be the stunt double.” Han Chuan did not know that Shi Xi knew ancient martial arts. He looked at the time and said, “I still have something to do. Remember to train your body and memorize your lines. Don’t get fat!”
Shi XI: “Okay.”
Han Chuan: “Did you go to the gym today?”
Shi Xi changed into her sportswear and went to the gym with tears in her eyes.
She failed to slack off.
When she came back from the gym, Shi Xi happened to bump into Xie Yunzhou.
“Eh? You’re back so early today?” Shi Xi was slightly surprised.
At first, she suspected that Xie Yunzhou liked her, but later, she found out that Xie Yunzhou went out early and came back late. He was completely here to work.
“I came back to look for you.” Xie Yunzhou looked at Shi Xi with a twinkle in his eyes. The girl was beautiful to begin with. Her pink hair was tied into a single ponytail and she wore a cap. Even if she was wearing a tracksuit, it couldn’t stop her beauty.
Shi Xi’s eyes widened. “Ah? Why are you looking for me?”
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Chapter 185: Tube Top, Low Chest, Deep V
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Xie Yunzhou was still holding a bag in his hand. “Tonight is the Hua family’s banquet. If you have time, can you accompany me?”
“The banquet that Hua Xuanhe mentioned?” Shi Xi remembered.
Previously at Marriott Revolving Restaurant, Hua Xuanhe had mentioned that there would be a banquet and that many directors and producers from the entertainment industry would be invited.
Xie Yunzhou nodded and handed over the bag in his hand. “This is the gown.”
Shi Xi took it and smiled. “Thank you.”
Xie Yunzhou: “Change your clothes first. We’ll go to the banquet in an hour.”
Shi Xi took the gown back to her room and realized that it was a burgundy dress with suspenders and a snow-white shawl.
After changing her clothes, Shi Xi felt that just wearing a suspenders dress was already very good-looking.
S*xy and hot little sister!
In the current season, what kind of shawl should she wear?
Shi Xi let her long hair down and used a diamond hair clip to cover up the loose strands of hair by her ears. The loose strands of long hair covered all the areas that needed to be covered.
Xie Yunzhou saw that Shi Xi was only wearing a long dress and pursed his lips slightly.
He knew that Shi Xi looked very good in this dress, but he also knew how s*xy this dress was, so he gave her a shawl.
However, Shi Xi only wore the dress.
“Where’s the shawl?” Xie Yunzhou asked.
“It’s in the room. I didn’t take it.” Shi Xi smoothed her hair and said, “I think this is good enough.”
Xie Yunzhou looked at the girl’s bare shoulders and looked away. He said, “Put it on.”
Shi Xi pouted.
How feudal!
So what if she wore a suspenders dress!
There were so many beautiful women at the banquet who were all wearing tube tops, low chests, and had a deep v!
She wanted to wear it too!
With this thought in mind, Shi Xi obediently replied and went back to get a shawl.
She had no choice but to obey since she was under the eaves.
When they reached the venue of the banquet, Shi Xi looked around and saw many beautiful women.
The two people at the entrance of the banquet were also stunned for a moment.
The man’s figure was tall and straight. His facial features were three-dimensional, and he was incomparably handsome. The girl who was holding his arm had delicate features like a painting, her pink curly hair was scattered, and she was as obedient as a doll.
Xie Yunzhou was wearing a wine-red tie that Shi Xi had given him, low-key and luxurious. Shi Xi was wearing a wine-red dress that he had given her. The two of them walked together, as if they were a perfect couple.
Hua Xuanhe saw the two of them enter, so he went up to greet them.
However, when his eyes fell on Xie Yunzhou’s tie, Hua Xuanhe stopped.
He was also wearing a wine-red tie.
Hua Hengzhe gave him three ties. Ever since he bumped into Xie Yunzhou last time, Hua Xuanhe and Xie Yunzhou had not touched those ties. However, when he suddenly saw them today he wore a wine-red tie.
He didn’t expect that this tie would be used on a different day.
“Young Master Xie.” Hua Xuanhe maintained a gentle smile and walked up to greet him. “I haven’t seen you for a few days, and Miss Shi has become beautiful again.”
“It’s probably because my weight loss has been effective these past few days.” Shi Xi’s eyes curved as she accepted this compliment.
Hearing this, the smile in Hua Xuanhe’s eyes deepened. “Miss Shi is really interesting.”
Xie Yunzhou raised his eyes and pursed his lips in displeasure.
“Eh, I see an acquaintance.” Shi Xi saw Wen Yao, whom she hadn’t seen for a long time, and said to the two of them, “I’ll go look for my friends. You two can chat.”
Shi Xi gave the space to the two of them and went to look for Wen Yao. “Sister Yaoyao!”
Wen Yao saw Shi Xi and said with a gentle smile, “You’ve come to Yanjing as well.”
“Yes, I’ve been in Yanjing recently because I’m going to record [Star Idol]. What about you?” Shi Xi asked.
“The company is in contact with a few scripts, but they haven’t been finalized yet.” Wen Yao smiled. After [The Overbearing School Bully Fell In Love With Me] was completed, there were some scripts that were looking for her, but she hadn’t picked them out yet.