"#Yu Li...#"
Ren Jingchen clicked on one of them out of curiosity, and the prominent feature was a screenshot of Yu Li's Weibo post. Male group mentor? Little wolf dogs? Ren Jingchen's face darkened. Was this woman crazy?
"Mr. Ren, I need you to sign this document," Ji Yuan said as he walked in.
Without a word, Ren Jingchen glared at him with anger in his dark eyes. "What is it?" he asked.
Ji Yuan handed him the quarterly report and said, "I need your signature."
Ren Jingchen glanced at it briefly and his anger flared up. "I asked for this document to be delivered to me before the end of the workday today. It's already eight o'clock, and it's been an hour since the end of the workday. The company doesn't pay them to slack off! If their efficiency remains this low, replace them all!"
"Yes, sir," Ji Yuan replied, swallowing hard and quickly leaving the room.
Ren Jingchen closed his eyes and took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down. It was then that he realized he had just gotten angry because of Yu Li. When had this woman become capable of provoking such a strong reaction from him?
"Ji Yuan!" Ren Jingchen called out as Ji Yuan walked back in. "No matter how much it costs, make sure Yu Li's hot search is taken down.""What?" Madame's hot search?
Ji Yuan was stunned. He remembered that President Ren disliked mentioning Yu Li the most. Why was the hot search removed now? He had just lazily checked Weibo, and Madame's hot search was full of negative comments. Was President Ren protecting Madame?
"What's wrong? Are you deaf? Should the company pay for a hearing aid for you?" Ren Jingchen's cold gaze swept over, and the latter immediately nodded and went to arrange it.
He couldn't let Yu Li tarnish the Ren family's reputation!
Money could make the devil turn the mill. With Ren Jingchen's arrangements, Ji Yuan was very generous when throwing money.
The hot search quickly dropped, but it didn't take long before it rose again. Ji Yuan continued to throw money.
As the sky outside just began to brighten, Ji Yuan had been guarding for a long time. He finally breathed a sigh of relief when he confirmed that it wouldn't rise again.
"What's wrong with you?" Ren Jingchen looked at Ji Yuan, who was full of dark circles, with a rather disdainful expression.
"President Ren, someone is obviously trying to control Madame's hot search. I just spent money to bring it down, and it immediately rose again," Ji Yuan cried and laughed.
"Did Yu Li's studio buy it?" Ren Jingchen suddenly felt that he was meddling too much. That woman clearly wanted to become famous, and he shouldn't have intervened.
"I don't think so." Ji Yuan confidently shook his head and denied it. Then, under Ren Jingchen's puzzled expression, he said, "Actually, I'm a fan in private. Since Madame entered the industry, she has never bought a hot search. It must have been bought by her opponent last night.""Who?"
Ren Jingchen knew that Yu Li's reputation in the entertainment industry was not good, but she was just a third-tier actress. Who would care about her?
"Yuan shook his head again. 'I don't know. If you want to know, someone will have to investigate.'"
"No need." Ren Jingchen didn't want to deal with that woman anymore and waved his hand to end the meeting.
...
"Who the hell is this? Are they crazy?"
A burst of cursing came from the hotel's VIP suite, and the man angrily slammed the table. "It was something that could have been solved for a million, but this person made me spend ten million. I better not find out who this person is, or I'll curse their ancestors for eighteen generations!"
"Tired?" The woman who walked out of the bathroom was extremely graceful as she dried her wet hair. She looked at the man with a smile. "Go back to sleep. After today's shoot is finished, you have to take a flight back to the country overnight!"
"Mo'er, do you think it was the result of Yu Li's studio manipulating the hot search?" Ning Yuan closed his laptop and looked at Yu Mo'er with a softer gaze, asking softly.
Yu Mo'er shook her head seriously. "It shouldn't be. She's never been interested in this kind of thing."
"Whoever did it, we have to find a way to make Yu Li suffer. She talked about you in front of the media last time."
The woman's indifferent expression was full of charm, and Ning Yuan was slightly stunned. He realized his thoughts and quickly looked away.
"The producer of 'The Empress Dowager's Biography' has called to tell me that I've passed the audition. The script looks good, and the current TV drama market is lacking in this type of female-centric theme. Moreover, both the production team and other actors are top-notch in the industry, so it's sure to be a big hit. Are you interested?"
"The historical drama from last time?" Yu Mo'er raised an eyebrow. "But Zhao Jiakui, the famous director, wants me to star in his award-winning art film. I plan to win another award."
Zhao Jiakui was a well-known director in the industry. His last film won three Golden Shadow Awards: Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Actor.
As long as it was a movie directed by Zhao, other big-name stars would be happy to squeeze in as supporting actors, let alone this time when he specifically chose her as the female lead.
Ning Yuan's brow furrowed slightly. "These two productions conflict in terms of time. If you want to star in Zhao's film, you'll have to drop 'The Empress Dowager's Biography'."
"Mmm, go for it! Let's make another movie to solidify our position in the industry. We won't have to worry about not having good scripts in the future," said one person.
"Alright, I'll arrange it for you," replied another.
...
At the end of the month, the first recording of "New Generation 2019" began. Yu Li and the other three mentors met for the first time backstage. This time, there were two male and two female mentors.
In addition to Yu Li, Sun Ruobing, who debuted in a foreign girl group and gained popularity after returning to China, had a solid foundation in dance. Jing Zhao and Wang Yang, on the other hand, were both veterans in the Chinese music industry with impressive achievements.
Jing Zhao, the oldest of the group, was the first to speak and liven up the atmosphere. "I'm very satisfied to be doing this program with two beautiful women, Yu Li and Wang Yang!"
"Yes, and they're two different types of beauties," added Wang Yang.
Yu Li smiled lightly. "Both male mentors are handsome as well."
Sun Ruobing remained silent.
"Well, let's not flatter each other here. What are the three mentors expecting from the contestants?" Jing Zhao, who was also the host, took control of the situation and was considerate of the two female mentors.
Seeing that Sun Ruobing had no intention of speaking, Yu Li hesitated for a moment before saying, "I hope to see contestants who can impress me."
Jing Zhao handed the microphone to Sun Ruobing. "Same here."
Yu Li thought to herself, "Copying my answer up close? But why does it feel like Sun Ruobing isn't very friendly towards me?"
Taking a break from the show, Yang Jie approached Yu Li and handed her the information on the next contestant. "You did pretty well just now. After the 100 contestants are seated for the assessment, each of the four mentors will have their own performance. Just don't mess up," she said.
"Um," Yu Li deliberately lowered her voice and leaned in to whisper to Yang Jie, "Have I offended Sun Ruobing?"
Yang Jie was confused by her question. "No, why do you ask?"
"But I feel like she doesn't like me," Yu Li blinked her eyes and muttered.
"I heard that Sun Ruobing's team values this program a lot. Your addition to the show has lowered its standard significantly. It would be strange if she gave you a good face," Yang Jie said with a wry smile.
Hey, sister, your words are a bit hurtful. Yu Li pursed her lips and didn't say anything more.
The four mentors took their seats in front of the stage, with Jing Zhao in the middle, Wang Yang on his left, Sun Ruobing on his right, and Yu Li on the other side.
The recording officially began, and the first to perform were five students from Sun Ruobing's entertainment company. After introducing themselves, they began their performance, singing and dancing. Their performance was stable and ordinary.
"Not bad," Jing Zhao was the first to comment, teasing Sun Ruobing, "They can be considered as Ruobing's juniors, right? I wonder how Ruobing will evaluate them."
Sun Ruobing's face turned slightly cold, and her red lips moved, "Nothing special."