Chapter 2699 - 2761: A Collaboration Emerges

These past days, the internet, newspapers, and entertainment news have been a chaotic mess. Often, as soon as a celebrity releases a statement, there are ones that are straightforward and clearly show whose side they’re on, while others are ambiguous and unclear, leaving people guessing for a long time, requiring cross-verification. This truly tests the media’s imagination. So, the same words from a celebrity can end up having multiple interpretations and be translated into different meanings.

But you can’t really blame these celebrities. They might not want to get involved in such muddy waters, but sometimes mixing in this circle is unavoidable. Fans of Li Yifei and Ning Xin’er naturally support them, but sometimes they’re irrational, with some people even going to other celebrities’ Twitter who haven’t spoken up and verbally abusing them, saying Ning Xin’er took care of so-and-so in the past, yet they don’t come out to support Ning Xin’er now. Anyway, such comments are abundant.

However, there’s a flip side, and even more of it. When things get chaotic, all sorts come out of the woodwork. To many netizens, it’s always black or white, often very extreme. They are easily bewitched and influenced from outside, while their own thinking ability is very low.

This is called the NPC theory. In fact, the majority of people living on earth are like this, just NPCs. They lack independent personalities, lack thinking, lack ability. From birth to death, just an ordinary life. But the scariest thing about NPCs is that they don’t know they are NPCs, so although their life is mediocre, they mostly live thinking it’s exciting.

The internet is especially like this. Most replies are left in the form of text, so you can tell at a glance that the overall IQ isn’t high, with most people following the crowd. But this is unavoidable.

While the online storm continues, Ning Xin’er uncovered that another top entertainment company suddenly joined in. This is an entertainment company in Haicheng, run by President Wang named Wang Tianlei, who also has a strong background. These years, they’ve competed with Summer Entertainment, but recently, luck hasn’t been on their side, often falling behind in competitions with Summer Entertainment. The Wang Brothers Entertainment Company doesn’t want to fall behind, so they’re seeking change.

However, their sudden entry into the fray, with their stars clearly supporting Ning Xin’er, has surprised both Ning Xin’er and Li Yifei, especially since they don’t have much connection with the Wang Brothers Entertainment Company, despite Ning Xin’er hardly working with them in the past.

"Do they want to start a war with Summer Entertainment too?" Ning Xin’er murmured, furrowing her brow. Li Yifei chuckled and said, "Fishing in troubled waters, eh? Rarely does someone stir up the stagnant pool of the entertainment circle, there are always some who consider themselves fishermen."

"Fisherman huh..." Ning Xin’er lightly nodded but quickly scoffed, "To be suppressed by Summer Entertainment, this fisherman’s capability isn’t very impressive."

"Luck is crucial too, Summer Entertainment has been fortunate these two years, too bad they met us!"

Ning Xin’er leaned back, nestled in Li Yifei’s arms, pouting slightly, "This is the entertainment circle, no enemies, no friends, no bottom line. Matters between men and women are especially magnified here. Once news breaks out, it causes a sensation, especially if it’s a celebrity. Yet... affairs between men and women in this circle are all too commonplace."

"There are always exceptions, like you, you’ve never been tainted," Li Yifei said.

"Untainted? Then why’s my tummy grown?" Ning Xin’er rolled her eyes.

Li Yifei laughed, holding her close, his hand gently stroking her still flat, toned stomach, smirked, "Probably bitten by a mosquito, so it’s swollen!"

"Huh?" Ning Xin’er exclaimed in surprise, then said, "So it was a mosquito, quite a tiny mosquito."

"Tiny, huh? You haven’t seen the big ones," Li Yifei feigned anger, "You say the mosquito is tiny, looks like you want to be bitten again!"

"Giggle, I was wrong, dear, I’ve only seen your mosquito, of course, I don’t know how big others are!" Ning Xin’er curled her body, quickly turned to hug Li Yifei, pleading, "But I know, my body won’t lie, it loves your mosquito, only likes your mosquito, doesn’t want anyone else’s!"

"Smack!" Li Yifei slapped her butt lightly, laughing, "That’s better, but it seems you’ve somewhat forgotten the feeling of a mosquito bite memory, I wonder if I should help remind you!"

"Tonight... oh no, tonight isn’t my turn, dear you have to be fair and distributed equally, otherwise the sisters will be mad at me!" Ning Xin’er had been monopolizing meals these days, even though her mind was satisfied, her body was worn out, so upon hearing, she quickly pleaded.

Li Yifei didn’t say much, leaned his head close, and gently kissed her. The bloody storm in the entertainment circle didn’t really affect them, Li family has so many projects. Ning Xin’er was doing it for interest, so good or bad doesn’t matter. But now when they’ve just achieved something, a bunch of people emerge to suppress them, that won’t be tolerated, especially with such despicable methods.

In the evening, Wang Tianlei from Wang Brothers Entertainment Company surprisingly contacted Ning Xin’er. The call began with congratulations, and without beating around the bush, he directly expressed a desire to collaborate with Ning Xin’er in the future to jointly produce some TV dramas. Soon, the conversation shifted to the recent events. Ning Xin’er was surprised but quickly expressed gratitude and then heard him say, "No need for thanks, Miss Ning, we’ve collaborated a few times, I know your character well. Even though everyone’s in the circle, some things need to be controlled, allowing those people to rampage will only worsen the circle."

"Thanks to President Wang for speaking up, I didn’t expect it to blow up this much!"

"It’s the result of accumulations from various aspects, only now Miss Ning is caught in the vortex, yet Wang Brothers Entertainment Company is willing to collaborate with Miss Ning, that’s the message of my call today!"

After hanging up, Ning Xin’er frowned, pondering for a while. Although she could understand why he did it, she still found it unreasonable. For a faded star, going head-to-head with an industry giant isn’t wise.

However, Ning Xin’er overlooked one thing, Wang Shaolei, representing Wang Brothers Entertainment Company, supported her decidedly not for her own sake, but because of... Li Yifei!

Indeed, it was Li Yifei’s presence that led Wang Brothers Entertainment Company to quickly decide. Although their company is located in Haicheng, they have many branches in Southern Sky, Capital City, and abroad. Wang Shaolei and his brothers were well aware of Li Yifei, even knew more, knowing he was the top expert within Huaxia, a real master, not just for show.

Especially since the outbreak online, Wang Shaolei immediately sent people to inquire, learning a lot about Li Yifei’s deeds in recent years, further cementing his belief... such a person cannot be provoked. Provoking him ensured misfortune, so after a risk assessment, they quickly decided, Wang Brothers Entertainment Company was to dive into the mess, position clear, supporting Ning Xin’er, opposing Summer Entertainment. Not only should they support presently, but if Summer Entertainment falters, they would immediately add insult to injury.

This strategy brings an advantage, both befriending Li Yifei and Ning Xin’er, and being able to seize a considerable market when Summer Entertainment falters. Wang Brothers Entertainment Company is confident, why? Because they understand Ning Xin’er, know she’s currently operating as a studio model, doesn’t have many resources, even if Summer Entertainment collapses, Ning Xin’er couldn’t expand rapidly, the share Summer Entertainment leaves would be divided among many, she’d only get a small portion. By offering an olive branch and confidently standing up against Summer Entertainment, they’d seem righteous and be rewarded with a larger share.

Wang Shaolei is greatly convinced by Li Yifei’s personal ability, believing he would emerge victorious, not merely due to Li Yifei’s powerful track record, but because he was an outsider in the circle, his problem-solving wasn’t constrained by circle norms.

Even if Summer Entertainment has a background, in the circle they’ve always acted recklessly, whether black or white, but they cannot have a master like Li Yifei, a truly top-notch expert. Playing white, Li Yifei isn’t worried, playing dirty... amidst fourteen billion people top expert, afraid of your dirty play? Haven’t seen what Li Yifei has accomplished in recent years? Thinking of playing dark with him, isn’t that bringing a lantern to the toilet, courting death!

Based on this trust, Wang Shaolei decided to gamble, a big bet, if they win, Wang Brothers Entertainment Company would become the strongest in the industry, if they lose... the loss wouldn’t be too big, only sour relations with Summer Entertainment, past relations weren’t especially good, open competition, more covert activities.

Ning Xin’er and Li Yifei understood this logic, both indifferent. Having another industry collaborator is beneficial, Wang Brothers Entertainment Company has many signed artists, this collective burst pushed the matter to a climax.

Also allowed the situation to continue fermenting, several days in a row, the internet was filled with these entertainment news, leading to a famous rock male singer hosting a concert, proposing successfully, planning an engagement, wanting to grab headlines, only to find no headlines, not even top mentions, quite a sorrowful affair.