Chapter 251: The Collapse of Nan Wan’s Persona
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Upon hearing Nan Wan’s name, Shi Xi’s fighting spirit was immediately ignited. “You said that Nan Wan wants to buy it too?”
Zhu Lin said, “Previously, Nan Wan wanted to ask Alex to tailor-make a song for her. She offered 200,000 yuan, but Alex refused.”
“Nan Wan raised the price to 500,000 yuan, but Alex still refused. In the end, Nan Wan raised the price to 1 million yuan, but Alex was still unmoved.”
“This matter has been widely spread in the industry.”
Shi Xi sighed, “It hasn’t been widely spread yet. This is the first time I’ve heard of it.”
Zhu Lin: “…”
“Use my name to try. Give the other party as much money as they want.” Shi Xi pursed her lips and said, “Have some confidence in me. Go.”
“I’ll make a call and ask.” Zhu Lin had been by Shi Xi’s side for a long time, and she had acquired some inexplicable confidence.
After hanging up the phone, Zhu Lin began to make various contacts, and finally found the company that distributed the song.
The other party was shocked by Zhu Lin’s inexplicable confidence, and contacted Ning Yu.
“I’ve said before, I don’t authorize any commercial stage,” Ning Yu said calmly. “I’m not short of money.”
“I know you’re not short of money. Even if Shi Xi’s assistant keeps calling, I’m getting impatient.”
Ning Yu paused. “Who are you talking about?”
“Shi Xi. She’s a female celebrity that’s quite popular now.”
Ning Yu fell silent.
She did not expect that Shi Xi would actually buy the copyright from her.
“Um, Teacher Alex, do you know Shi Xi?”
Ning Yu: “Yes.”
“Do you want to sell this copyright to Shi Xi?”
“I’m not selling it,” Ning Yu said calmly.
“Ah?!”
Ning Yu: “Give it to her for free.”
They were a family, so what was the charge?
“Ah?!!”
After Ning Yu hung up the phone, she thought of her cheap little sister and casually searched.
She wanted to see how this silly little sister of hers was doing recently.
As a result, the moment she logged into Weibo, Ning Yu saw the news that #Shi Xi’s role has been stolen#.
Tsk, it looked like she wasn’t doing well.
Even her role could be stolen.
Ning Yu was looking at the hot searches online when Mu Zhao’s WeChat message came.
Mu Zhao complained, [It’s so hot. NW’s acting skills are so much worse than Shi Xi’s. They’ve filmed a scene over and over again for dozens of times, and I’m already tired of waiting by the side.]
Ning Yu: [Then why did they change it to Nan Wan?] The internet only said that they had changed the role, but did not say why.
Mu Zhao: [It was the decision of the producer. It’s probably because Nan Wan gave them a lot of money.]
Ning Yu scrolled through the comments online. Some people guessed that Nan Wan had more capital behind her, while others guessed that Nan Wan’s acting was better, so they changed Shi Xi.
Mu Zhao sat at the side and waited for a long time. When she saw Ning Yu chatting with her, she could not help but complain a lot.
Ning Yu tapped on the keyboard and hacked into the crew’s computer.
Ten minutes later.
#Nan Wan looking back’s NG times#
There was only one video under the topic, and it was 15 minutes long.
It was a part of Nan Wan being NGed.
It was clearly the same action as Shi Xi, and Nan Wan had shot it dozens of times, but it wasn’t even as good as Shi Xi’s shot.
The netizens moved when they heard the news.
[Ah, this, this is Nan Wan?]
[The modern costume is okay, but the ancient costume is really not up to par.]
[Look at Shi Xi, the white moonlight. Look at Nan Wan, white rice grains.]
[Those who say that Nan Wan’s acting skills are good, come out! They lied to me too deeply! The number of NGs is as high as 56, and this is only one scene. Shi Xi only had 20 or so NGs back then!]
[As expected, only when there is a comparison will there be a difference.]
[I went to count, Shi Xi had 18 NGs, not more than 20. and Shi Xi did not take this scene.]
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Chapter 252: Sister Will Definitely Like It
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
[Previously, everyone was bragging about Nan Wan’s good acting skills. Now, it seems that Nan Wan’s acting skills are just so-so.]
[I only saw Shi Xi win. Just that face alone won.]
[Shi Xi is at least good-looking. What about Nan Wan?]
In this comparison, Nan Wan’s ‘good acting’ persona on the internet collapsed immediately.
Her beauty was trampled on endlessly.
The same clothes, the same makeup, and even the same movements.
Shi Xi only had one word: absolute.
Nan Wan only had two words: ugly.
After reading the comments on the internet, Nan Wan was so angry that she smashed her phone.
How could she be worse than Shi Xi?!
How could that be!?
“Go find out what Shi Xi is doing!” Nan Wan said angrily.
The little assistant shivered and quickly went out to look for the manager.
*
Shi Xi was shopping with her mother.
The two of them walked together in harmony.
Butler Wang followed behind them and paid for the two of them.
Shi Xi said, “I think Dad would like these clothes.”
Her mother looked at the price. “It’s too expensive. He doesn’t deserve it.”
Shi Xi: “???”
Was this something a wealthy lady should say?
She didn’t even blink when her own clothes cost 50,000 yuan.
Her husband’s clothes cost 20,000 yuan, but it was too expensive?
Mother Shi taught Shi Xi, “Xi Xi, you’ve grown up now. Remember to be thrifty and take care of the house. You can’t spend money every day.”
“Yes, yes.” Shi Xi watched helplessly as Mother Shi took out a bag worth more than 100,000 yuan and asked the shop assistant to wrap it up.
Mother Shi continued, “When you get married in the future, you’ll know that you’ll have to spend money on everything. What clothes, furniture, cars, watches? Men’s things are all too expensive!”
“Yes, yes, yes!” Shi Xi saw Mother Shi walk to the men’s wear section and bring a pair of two-for-one sportswear for her father.
Butler Wang was not surprised by this.
Mother Shi, with her experience as an experienced person, lectured, “Hubby earns money outside, so treat him better. Every time you go shopping, remember to buy something for him.”
Shi Xi: “…I’ve learned it.”
Mother Shi turned to Butler Wang and said, “This sportswear is Shi Xu’s size.”
Butler Wang: “Yes, Madam.”
Mother Shi looked at Shi Xi.
Shi Xi said incoherently, “I get it. Not only do I have to buy it for hubby, I also have to buy it for the child!”
“As expected of my daughter. She’s so smart!” Mother Shi was full of smiles as she brought Shi Xi into the luxury goods store. “After doing all this, you can buy a bag for yourself.”
Shi Xi was still looking at which bag looked better.
Mother Shi smiled and said to the shop assistant, “Pack up all the new styles for this season.”
Shi Xi: “?”
What did she learn today?
She didn’t learn anything!
She only knew that her father and brother were so miserable.
After shopping for an entire afternoon, Shi Xi felt that the cloakroom for her and Mother Shi needed to add a lot of clothes.
“I think it’s about time.” Shi Xi gave a rough estimate and said, “These clothes can last for three autumns and winters!”
Mother Shi was still unsatisfied and said, “Buy some more for Ning Yu.”
Shi Xi said, “We’ve already bought five autumns for Ning Yu!”
Under Shi Xi’s strong suggestion, the piano room and dance room on the second floor were opened up and changed into Ning Yu’s cloakroom. Mother Shi happily stuffed the clothes inside.
According to Shi Xi, Ning Yu had almost never worn those clothes before.
“Xi Xi, do you think Ning Yu likes this dress?” Mother Shi picked up another piece of clothing.
Shi Xi looked at the clothes that had flowers and could not imagine Ning Yu wearing such sweet clothes.
But she knew that Ning Yu would never wear such clothes.
Seeing Mother Shi’s excited gaze, the corners of Shi Xi’s mouth twitched slightly. Against her conscience, she said, “Sister will definitely like it.”
‘I’m sorry, Sister.’
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Chapter 253: Mother Ning and Father Ning Looked Ordinary, But They Gave Birth To Her As Beautiful As Flowers and Jade
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Seeing Mother Shi happily buy a series of pink and green clothes, Shi Xi could already imagine Ning Yu’s expression.
She walked to the cloakroom expressionlessly.
She came out expressionlessly and looked for her own clothes to wear.
Shi Xi sighed. She had already tried her best to help buy some simple styles of clothes.
“Oh right, there are also some pajamas for autumn and winter. I also need to buy a few sets.” Mother Shi saw the pajamas shop next door and grabbed Shi Xi to go in.
Shi Xi immediately saw the rabbit pajamas in the shop. She thought to herself that she did not mind the rabbit pajamas and hoped that Mother Shi would not buy them for Ning Yu.
Mother Shi pointed at a set of giant panda pajamas and asked, “Xi Xi, do you think this looks good?”
“Who’s wearing it?” Shi Xi asked cautiously.
“Shi Xu!” Mother Shi said, “He loves giant pandas the most!”
Was that so?
Shi Xi wasn’t too sure.
However, if Shi Xu liked it…
“Then, buy this set.” Shi Xi nodded.
Mother Shi added four sets of pajamas for everyone in the house, two each for autumn and winter.
Shi Xi looked at Mother Shi’s preferences and thought to herself, ‘This is a world of difference from Ning Yu’s preferences.’
Were they really mother and daughter?
Shi Xi quietly asked the system, ‘Dear System, are Mother Shi and Ning Yu really mother and daughter?’
System: [Of course they’re mother and daughter!]
She really couldn’t tell.
There wasn’t even a similarity in their looks.
Shi Xi looked at Mother Shi’s happy face and then thought about Ning Yu’s cold and indifferent face.
Similarity: 0
Forget it, she didn’t look like Mother Ning either.
Ning Yu’s parents looked ordinary, but they gave birth to her like flowers and jade.
Thinking of this, Shi Xi sighed with emotion at the wonder of the creator.
Finally, when Mother Shi was tired from shopping, the two of them prepared to return home.
“Mom, you should go back. I’m having dinner with my friends tonight.” Shi Xi had an appointment with Xie Yunzhou that night.
“Who are you having dinner with?” Mother Shi asked casually.
Shi Xi paused for a moment before lying through her teeth. “Tao Yuxuan!”
If she were to say that she was having dinner with a man, she would probably think that she was in love with him because she was young.
Hearing that it was Tao Yuxuan, Mother Shi let her go and said, “You should comfort that child properly. Sigh, she’s also a pitiful person.”
Shi Xi: “Huh?”
However, Mother Shi had already boarded the car and closed the door halfway through her sentence.
Shi Xi was at a loss.
How was Tao Yuxuan pitiful?
Could it be that she had gone out to look for trouble and got slapped in the face again?
She had not heard of it!
Shi Xi looked at the chat logs with Tao Yuxuan.
The two of them had not chatted recently. In the past, Tao Yuxuan had shared all sorts of things with her every day, but it had disappeared in the past few days.
Could it be that something had really happened?
Although she, Tao Yuxuan, was a reckless cannon fodder, she had to admit that Tao Yuxuan was very good to her.
She was a very good friend.
She just did not have much brains.
Shi Xi was fiddling with her phone. She was worried, so she sent a message over. [I’m back in Feng City. Are you free tomorrow? Do you want to have dinner together?]
After a while, Tao Yuxuan replied, [Sorry, I haven’t been free recently. Let’s wait for next week.]
Shi Xi: [Alright.]
Playing with her phone, Shi Xi guessed that Tao Yuxuan must have met with something.
‘Should I ask Leng Qiankun?’
Shi Xi clicked on the chat box with Leng Qiankun and gave up.
‘Forget it, let’s go home and ask Mother Shi or Brother.’
In any case, Ning Yu was not in Feng City recently. She could do whatever she wanted!
She did not have to be wary of the female lead!
Putting away her phone, Shi Xi’s smile spread across her face as she prepared to enjoy the beautiful time that belonged to her.
She was going to eat an all-crab feast!
Shi Xi sent a message to Xie Yunzhou, saying that she would wait at Qingshui Restaurant first.
Just as she stepped into Qingshui Restaurant, Shi Xi saw Sheng Yan.
Oh, f*ck, what a coincidence.
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Chapter 254: Eating Crabs Until You Choke To Death
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Sheng Yan also saw Shi Xi.
Not only Sheng Yan, but also his friends.
“Isn’t that your fiancée?” His friend whispered, “Is she here to check up on you?”
Sheng Yan glared at him. “You’re overthinking it.”
Their engagement party had been canceled, but the people of Feng City still felt that the two of them were a good match and that they would be together in the end.
“Hey, you guys are here for dinner too?” Shi Xi greeted them with a smile.
After all, Sheng Yan had lent her Red Flame. Although they were not in a romantic relationship, they could still be considered friends.
“Yeah, is Shi Xi coming with us?” His friend said, “We’re just having a casual gathering.”
The woman behind Sheng Yan said, “Shi Xi? Is that the female celebrity?”
Sheng Yan had come with five or six other people. That woman was really inconspicuous.
Shi Xi smiled and nodded. “It’s me.”
The woman said apologetically, “I thought female celebrities were also very beautiful in private. I didn’t expect…”
Shi Xi did not take it to heart at all. She simply said, “It’s alright. I thought you were a waiter just now. I didn’t expect you to be with them.”
The woman: “?!”
However, Shi Xi’s smile was very gentle, as if she had not meant to say it.
Sheng Yan interrupted their conversation and asked Shi Xi, “You want to eat together?”
“There’s no need. My friend and I have booked an all-crab feast.” Shi Xi smiled faintly.
“Aren’t you allergic to seafood?” Sheng Yan looked at Shi Xi and asked in puzzlement, “You still want to eat an all-crab feast?”
Shi Xi was stunned on the spot.
Sheng Yan asked, “Have you forgotten?”
Shi Xi said hesitantly, “If I eat it once in a while, I should be fine, right?”
They had all booked seats.
“It’s fine. You won’t die from eating it,” Sheng Yan said. “At most, you’ll have red spots on your body.”
Shi Xi: “…”
This body was allergic to seafood, but she was not allergic to seafood!
Therefore, why did Xie Yunzhou order the all-crab feast!
“Which friend did you come to eat with? Tao Yuxuan? Leng Qiankun? Don’t they know that you are allergic?” Sheng Yan frowned slightly.
Shi Xi sighed. “It was me who didn’t remember.”
Xie Yunzhou had not seen her for a long time and had probably forgotten about her allergy.
If she had not met Sheng Yan, she would have gone straight to the hospital after eating.
At this moment, Xie Yunzhou arrived.
After Xie Yunzhou entered, he walked straight to Shi Xi.
“You’re eating together?” Sheng Yan saw the two of them together and had a subtle expression.
“Can’t we?” Xie Yunzhou asked back.
The engagement between the two of them was gone, so why did Sheng Yan care so much?
Xie Yunzhou was dissatisfied.
“Of course you can. It’s just that Girl Xi is allergic to seafood. Why are you eating an all-crab banquet with her?” Sheng Yan was even more dissatisfied.
The two of them looked at each other with disgust.
No matter how they looked at each other, they did not like each other.
“Who said that we’re having the all-crab banquet today?” Xie Yunzhou looked at Shi Xi and said, “I was going to order the all-crab banquet, but I thought that she was allergic to seafood, so I changed it.”
Shi Xi mercilessly tore down the table. “Did you change it?”
Xie Yunzhou: “…Didn’t you listen to my call?”
Shi Xi recalled, “I only heard that we came to Qingshui Restaurant to eat the all-crab banquet tonight. Did you say anything else in the middle?”
Xie Yunzhou simply walked toward the private room. “Don’t worry, it won’t kill you.”
Shi Xi: “???”
That’s right. If she was going to die at the hands of the antagonist boss in the end, she might as well eat crabs with him until she choked to death.
Shi Xi followed behind Xie Yunzhou with an expression that said that she was unafraid of death.
“Sheng Yan, let’s eat.” The woman wanted to grab Sheng Yan’s arm.
Sheng Yan avoided her hand and said, “You guys eat. I have something to discuss with Xie Yunzhou.”
The woman gritted her teeth.
He wasn’t looking for Xie Yunzhou!
He was definitely looking for Shi Xi!!
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Chapter 255: Who Invited Him Last Time
Xie Yunzhou entered the private room and saw Sheng Yan who had followed him in.
He laughed in anger. “I don’t think I invited President Sheng, right?”
Sheng Yan sat down naturally and said with a smile, “This meal is on me.”
Shi Xi was sandwiched between the two of them and the corner of her mouth twitched.
How could this be?
Xie Yunzhou saw that Sheng Yan refused to leave and his mood was reduced.
For a moment, the private room fell into an awkward silence.
Shi Xi wanted to say something to break the awkward silence.
However, she was afraid that she would say the wrong thing and cause a fight between the two of them.
Forget it, let’s wait for the meal quietly.
The dishes were served very quickly. Shi Xi looked at the dim light beef in front of her and felt that it was bland and tasteless.
She had thought of all kinds of ways to eat the steamed and salted crabs last night that she was almost drooling.
Shi Xi took a bite of the bland shadow beef.
Oh, it was even more delicious than before!
As expected of Qingshui Restaurant!
It had been improving all the time and had never been surpassed!
Shi Xi quickly recovered and lowered her head to eat.
Sheng Yan and Xie Yunzhou were not in the mood to eat. They looked at each other and guessed what the other was thinking.
He couldn’t be in love with Shi Xi, right?
This thought appeared in their minds at the same time.
They immediately denied it.
Xie Yunzhou thought that Sheng Yan definitely did not like Shi Xi. Otherwise, why would he cancel the engagement party? Wouldn’t it be best to get married conveniently?
Thinking of this, Xie Yunzhou was a little jealous.
If he had Sheng Yan’s advantage as a first move, he would have married Shi Xi long ago.
(minimum age for women to get married: 20 years old)
Sheng Yan had suspected that Xie Yunzhou had ill intentions toward Shi Xi, but when he looked at Shi Xi, he did not quite want to believe it.
What did Xie Yunzhou like about Shi Xi?
Besides being beautiful, what other advantages did Shi Xi have?
If it was not Shi Xi… Could it be that he was interested in the Shi family’s assets and wanted to annex the Shi family?
Sheng Yan had heard that Xie Yunzhou had recently cooperated with the Shi family.
The two of them had deep thoughts. They were both people who would take a step at a time, trying to figure out each other’s thoughts.
As for Shi Xi, she would follow wherever she went.
It wasn’t that she didn’t have a plan, but that her plan couldn’t keep up with the changes.
According to Shi Xi’s plan, she should be filming on the set right now.
Sigh.
Life was unpredictable.
Xie Yunzhou and Sheng Yan maintained their peace on the surface and even exchanged a few pleasantries.
“I was supposed to pay the bill, but I didn’t expect President Xie to pay,” said Sheng Yan.
Xie Yunzhou: “I booked the private room and have already paid the bill in advance.”
Sheng Yan: “I’ll treat you next time.”
Shi Xi recalled such an awkward dinner. It seemed to have happened once before, so she asked, “Who invited you last time?”
Sheng Yan was silent.
He was just exchanging pleasantries. He didn’t expect there to be a next time.
Xie Yunzhou walked to Shi Xi’s side and lowered his head. “I’ll send you home.”
Sheng Yan chuckled. “I have something to tell Miss Xi, so I’ll send her home.”
Xie Yunzhou looked up at him and said unhappily, “What do you have to say that you can’t say just now?”
Must he say it now?
Sheng Yan said, “I suddenly remembered.”
Xie Yunzhou stood where he was and said, “Then talk about it now. After that, I’ll send Shi Xi home.”
Sheng Yan looked at Shi Xi and asked with a smile, “Girl Xi, who do you want to send you home?”
Shi Xi only wanted to have a car of her own now, so that she could generously say that she would go home herself.
Girls should learn to drive!
They should have their own cars!
“Send her back.” Xie Yunzhou did not want to see Shi Xi in a difficult position. He took a step back and said, “I’ll go back first.”
Shi Xi heaved a sigh of relief.
She really did not want to make Xie Yunzhou angry.
After watching Xie Yunzhou leave, Shi Xi asked Sheng Yan, “What do you want to tell me?”