Rebirth of the Cannon Fodder in the Entertainment Circle

Chapter 311 - 311 310 Stirring Trouble

?Chapter 311: Chapter 310: Stirring Trouble Chapter 311: Chapter 310: Stirring Trouble Lu Xun, who was sitting and reading a magazine, looked up.

When he saw Luo Ning walk over, a doting smile full of affection spread across his handsome face.

“I’m here to pick you up!”

He hadn’t seen Luo Ning for a month and had missed her terribly.

Luo Ning had been participating in a competition broadcast, so he hadn’t been able to see her.

He worked tirelessly to compress the following few months of work into one month so that he would be able to spend more time with Luo Ning.

As soon as the broadcast ended, he had flown over without delay.

At the sight of her, all his exhaustion seemed to vanish.

Luo Ning hadn’t expected Lu Xun to come to the island to pick her up.

Her eyes were smiling, and she said cheerfully, “Well, thank you!”

Lu Xun stood up and walked to her, leaning forward and laughing softly with a suggestive smile, “Do we still have to say ‘thanks’ between us?”

“I’ve missed you so much!” he couldn’t resist and reached out to hug Luo Ning.

Luo Ning wasn’t one to put on airs; she had to admit she had missed Lu Xun quite a bit over the past month.

She hugged him back and then quickly let go, “Mutually missed.”

Lu Xun also let go of Luo Ning, his eyes brimming with a joyful mirth as he asked, “Are you tired?”

Luo Ning shook her head, “Not tired, what’s up?”

Lu Xun said, “It’s my first time in Apocalypse City, how about you show me around?”

Luo Ning chuckled, “Sure!”

The two left the hotel and strolled leisurely along the deserted streets.

Lu Xun spoke up, “That Fantasy Martial Arts Drama you shot, it’s going to be aired this week.”

Luo Ning was somewhat surprised, “So soon? Is the post-production finished?”

“Director Zhu is quite anxious, he had the post-production team work overtime to finish.”

Lu Xun continued, “I’ve seen a couple of episodes, the effects are pretty good.”

Luo Ning asked, “Why is Director Zhu in such a hurry? Is there another drama competing against his?”

Lu Xun replied, “Chenxing Entertainment has moved up the broadcast of their originally planned Fantasy Martial Arts Drama from half a year later to now.”

“The promotional effort for your previous drama was immense, so the heat for the Martial Arts genre has also risen.”

“Thus, Chenxing Entertainment wants to capitalize on the momentum and suppress your drama by airing their show before yours.”

“The Fantasy Martial Arts Drama by Chenxing Entertainment stars the top actor of their web dramas and a well-acted popular actress; the announcement alone has already attracted a warm pursuit, and expectations are really high.”

“According to the original premiere date for Director Zhu’s drama, it would coincide with the climax plot stage of Chenxing Entertainment’s drama.”

“As a result, it’s very likely that the initial view count of your drama could be overshadowed by Chenxing Entertainment, leading to dismal ratings and impacting the aftereffects.

That’s Chenxing Entertainment’s deliberate intention for moving up the schedule.”

“Of course, Director Zhu was not happy, so he had post-production work extra hard to move the airing date to this week, coincidentally on the third day after Chenxing’s drama debuts.”

He added with a laugh, “He said he had great confidence in that Fantasy Martial Arts Drama, especially in you. Since Chenxing Entertainment wanted to play dirty, he decided to flip it back on them.”

The feedback and ratings from Chenxing Entertainment’s Fantasy Martial Arts Drama broadcast would be out the next day.

By setting the premiere of his drama for the third day, Director Zhu could also ride the coattails of the hype from Chenxing Entertainment’s drama.

If the viewership turned out well, they could completely overshadow their competitors.

This was the original plan of their opponents.

However, with Director Zhu’s maneuver, it turned into a direct confrontation.

Of course, such a move was very risky.

Once the audience’s expectations and degree of liking after watching are not as high as those for Chenxing Entertainment’s Fantasy Martial Arts Drama, it would definitely flop.

However, Lu Xun was very supportive of Director Zhu’s approach, as he had absolute confidence in Luo Ning.

Luo Ning immediately understood the purpose behind Director Zhu’s actions.

Director Zhu was a director with a fairly good temper. To have enraged him to this extent, Yuan Hanyi surely had some guts.

She chuckled lightly, “Does Director Zhu have so much confidence in me?”

Lu Xun nodded, “Of course, your acting in the drama is really good, and the plot of the whole series isn’t bad either. The key point is your recent global popularity and traffic, which are extremely high.”

“Director Zhu also wants a piece of your popularity; otherwise, he wouldn’t dare to challenge Chenxing Entertainment so openly.”

Now, Luo Ning had made herself known to audiences around the world.

Not only was her fan base in the country soaring fiercely, but her overseas fan base was also skyrocketing.

Among the domestic stars, her surge in international fans was definitely unprecedented.

Due to the live broadcasts of competitive matches in the country, Luo Ning would trend every few days, and not through paid promotions—her exposure and heat were very high.

Aside from not having any explosive hit works yet, her popularity and traffic had already surpassed other internet celebrities this year, securing the top spot.

Luo Ning also guessed that Director Zhu wanted to leverage the heat from the competitive live broadcasts, but she felt that was good.

“I’m quite looking forward to this Fantasy Martial Arts Drama.”

It was, after all, the first drama she had filmed since her return, and it held great significance.

“It’s going to be a hit, without a doubt.”

Lu Xun had visited the set plenty of times and knew about the general plot and the effects of the Fantasy Martial Arts Drama.

Luo Ning turned to look at him, “Do you have that much confidence in me?”

Lu Xun nodded earnestly, “I must have confidence in you.”

Luo Ning’s smile was full, “Then, I’ll take that as a good omen!”

Then she switched topics, “By the way, the leading lady in our Fantasy Martial Arts Drama is Bo Xiangxiang, who has hooked up with Yuan Hanyi. Why would Yuan Hanyi want to deliberately suppress our drama and cause trouble?”

Had something happened in the past month that she wasn’t aware of?

Lu Xun clarified for her, “Yuan Hanyi got his hands on part of the footage of your Fantasy Martial Arts Drama and then deduced that Bo Xiangxiang is likely to be criticized, while your role as the Second Female is more impressive.”

“So, he suggested to Bo Xiangxiang to suppress the drama, to prevent you from standing out. Otherwise, given your current popularity, it will become increasingly difficult to suppress you in the future.”

“Yuan Hanyi has also arranged for Bo Xiangxiang two leading and supporting roles in popular dramas as compensation, and she agreed.”

Luo Ning was stunned for a moment, “Isn’t that backward? Isn’t Bo Xiangxiang supposed to be the one wanting to suppress me? Why has it turned into Yuan Hanyi now?”

Lu Xun said meaningfully, “Because Xia Mian acquired the broadcasting rights to your drama and even increased the investment. This time, Yuan Hanyi’s focus actually isn’t on you.”

“Of course, he also wants to take the opportunity to push you down. On one hand, it’s to avenge Bo Xiangxiang, and on the other, he doesn’t want another top actress to emerge from your company.”

Once she heard that it had to do with Xia Mian, Luo Ning immediately understood.

“Is Yuan Hanyi regretting calling off his engagement with Xinxuan? This whole thing seems like a way to target the new love interest of his ex-fiancée,” she said, somewhat speechless.

Lu Xun nodded, “He probably does have some regrets. Lately, he’s been withholding resources from Ni Xinxuan, trying to make her approach him.”

Luo Ning frowned slightly, “That guy is really disgusting. He wants to go back, but Xinxuan would never agree.”

“He’s the company president. If he keeps blocking Xinxuan’s resources, that’s indeed troublesome.”

Lu Xun smiled, “Don’t worry about that. I’ve already had Fu Ci try to poach Ni Xinxuan.”

“Ni Xinxuan has agreed to the switch, and her contract with Star Entertainment is about to expire.”

Luo Ning asked with a light laugh, “What made you think to have President Fu poach someone?”

The Emperor Lu never used to bother with company matters.

Lu Xun leaned in closer and said, “Because she’s your friend!”

And it was a way to annoy Yuan Hanyi since he was trying to suppress Luo Ning.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t bother himself with these matters at all.