The door to the private room of the coffee shop was closed by Mu Chenxi’s assistant.
Mu Chenxi was standing inside the private room right now. Initially, there was no need to make the call at all. After all, whoever gained supremacy over a confrontation would win.
However, it was apparent that Mu Chenxi did not have the upper hand over the situation right now.
She was shaking violently from her anger. She took her phone out, and the agent standing beside her did not step forward to stop her. It seemed like he wanted to knock Fu Zhi down to size as well. Besides, he also wanted to show Guang Yuan who was more suitable to be his security blanket.
Very soon, the phone was picked up.
“Uncle Changyuan.” Mu Chenxi’s attitude changed instantly. A smile appeared across her face and her voice was sweet and alluring.
Wang Changyuan was dumbfounded for a few moments when he heard the voice. It took him quite a long while before he realized the person at the other side of the line was someone from the Mu Corporation, the entertainment company where his nephew was.
He then replied flatly, “You’re Ms. Mu, right? Is there anything I can help you with?”
“Yes, Uncle Changyuan. The Mu Corporation is making a melodrama, so I figure that I should let you know about it.”
“A melodrama?” Wang Changyuan repeated as he took a sip of tea from his cup, “That’s the one my nephew is going to star in, right? Well, I have faith in my nephew. As long as there aren’t any plots that promote abortion and puppy love, I don’t think there will be any problem getting approval.”
“Thank you so much, Uncle Changyuan. My dad said two days ago that he would take me to visit you when he had time.”
“I appreciate that, but you don’t have to be so polite.”
“That’s the least we should do,” Mu Chenxi said as she looked triumphantly at Fu Zhi, “Oh yeah, Uncle Changyuan, there’s one more thing. I remember that the government reprimanded an actor named Ye Shiyun before, saying that he had acted in too many bad movies and asked him to settle down and stop making movies. I remember that the CCTV criticized Ye Shiyun as an actor, saying that he had acted in too many bad movies and asked him to calm down and stop making movies. I have news that he will soon be starring in a new movie, and he has some conflicts with the Mu Corporation, so I figure that can you do something about it like putting down the movie in response to the country’s call?”
“Pffft—” Wang Changyuan spewed out a mouthful of tea and he was petrified for two seconds straight. As if he could not believe what he had just heard, he asked again, “What? What did you just say?”
“Putting down the movie in response to the country’s call? What’s the matter, Uncle Changyuan?”
‘What’s the matter? This is a big matter, alright?’
Although Wang Changyuan had been working at the other provincial this whole time, he was well aware of the things happening in the National Radio and Television Administration. After the CCTV reprimanded Ye Shiyun, he immediately ordered his employee to take down every web series that Ye Shiyun starred in with different excuses. However, roughly an hour after those dramas were taken down, someone from the top called him and gave him a good dressing down.
Then, it dawned upon Wang Changyuan that the government criticized Ye Shiyun because they wanted him to improve. It was a type of fatherly love, while the action of the National Radio and Television Administration taking down Ye Shiyun’s web series was considered as humiliation. Imagine this, someone was insulting your son and calling him ugly, so it went without saying that you would be infuriated, right? Well, that was the case for Ye Shiyun. No matter how much the government criticized him, they would not allow anyone to bully him.
Wang Changyuan was both smooth and slick, that’s why he could become the director of the National Radio and Television Administration. It was apparent to him that there was someone supporting Ye Shiyun from the back.
As such, he rejected, “No. I can’t do it. This is not what the government means at all.”
Since Mu Chenxi put the call on loudspeaker, everyone heard their conversation and Xiao Bai and Guang Yuan were dumbfounded.
‘If that’s not what the government means, then what does it mean?’
Wang Changyuan then continued, “I guess the reason CCTV mentioned Ye Shiyun on Weibo is to get his attention, it’s just that Ye Shiyun paid them no mind.”
Xiao Bai mumbled, “Is that so?”
‘Is Ye Shiyun so well-liked?’
“Hence, I can’t help you,” Wang Changyuan concluded as he took another sip from his tea. After listening to what Wang Changyuan had said, Mu Chenxi felt embarrassed and she bristled. “Okay, then. If you can’t do anything to Ye Shiyun, how about Pure Feather? She offended the Mu Family as well. She’s a bully who enjoys bullying people, so can’t you put down Red Sun because of her abusive behavior?”
Wang Changyuan spewed his tea once again.
“Ms. Mu, it seems to me that today is not your day. The top has just given an order that we have to give the green light to Master Pure Feather’s movie. Now you want me to put her movie down, do you want me to lose my job?”
“But you promised that you will help me…” Mu Chenxi’s eyes turned red from her exasperation as she stared at Fu Zhi, who was sipping on a cup of milk on her chair. “I’ve put the call on the loudspeaker and Fu Zhi is here as well. How can you…”
Before she could say “how can you make me lose my face in front of her”, Wang Changyuan’s angry voice belted out from the phone, “When did I ever promise that I will help you? Besides, how can you call Master Pure Feather by her real name?”
“What?”
Wang Changyuan did not reply to Mu Chenxi anymore. He raised his voice a little and said reverently, “I’m sorry for not greeting you earlier, Master Pure Feather. I didn’t know that you’re there as well. In any case, we got the order from the top last month. As long as it’s your movie, we will do everything in our power to support you!”
Everyone in the private room was stunned at the change in Wang Changyuan’s attitude. They all stood frozen stiff on their spots as their brains could not comprehend the sudden change of event.
After a short while, Xiao Bai was the first one to regain his senses. He looked at Fu Zhi in disbelief and asked, “Are… Are you Wang Changyuan’s sister-in-law?”
Before Fu Zhi could say anything, Wang Changyuan’s voice erupted again, “Who the hell is spewing nonsense there? How dare you put Master Pure Feather and me on equal ground, do you want me to get punished by heaven? It’s my fault for slighting you this time, Master Pure Feather. If you don’t mind, I will visit you one day and apologize to you personally. Of course, I will bring some gifts with me as well.”
The crowd became speechless once again.
Guang Yuan’s agent tugged at Guang Yuan and whispered, “She doesn’t look like a writer to me at all, but rather like the fictional character, eunuch Zhao Gao that Li Bai created. There’s no one above her other than the emperor!”
“Zhao Gao was not created by Li…”
“That’s not important!” Guang Yuan’s agent interrupted. “I didn’t believe it when someone said on the internet that Fu Zhi was lucky to be treated as a daughter by the country, but now, look at that old sly fox Wang Changyuan. His attitude towards her is totally different from how he treated Mu Chenxi. If anyone tells me that they don’t believe Fu Zhi is the country’s daughter, I will wack their heads until they believe it. Let’s sign the contract. I have a feeling that her movie will become a hit in the future!”
Mu Chenxi heard everything that Guang Yuan’s agent said to him. She bit her lower lip and then she heard Fu Zhi say to Wang Changyuan, “Let’s talk about it another time. Did the government not pay you enough? If you give the Mu Corporation’s movie the green light without reviewing it meticulously, I will tell on you.”
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