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They slept soundly through the night, right up until Ying Ming’s phone jolted the two of them awake with its hysterical ringer. Shi Yi, irritated, fumbled around for Ying Ming’s jacket, while the owner of the phone showed no sign of waking up. “Speak.” His tone was downright hostile. Shi Yi didn’t care who was on the other end. There was a pause. “Shi Yi?” The voice sounded vaguely familiar. It wasn’t Kou Jing. Shi Yi took a moment to place it, then frowned. “Wang Yiqi?” For…- 283.2 K • Completed
- Shi Yi had been arranged to sit one row behind Ying Ming, as a guest. Everyone knew he and Ying Ming were friends, and the director assumed he had been specially invited by Ying Ming to show support. His attitude toward Shi Yi was quite courteous. But since it was the premiere, there was little time for small talk. The venue was packed with people there to enjoy the buzz. Tickets had sold out early during online presales, and some attendees had even traveled from China just to see the film. As Ying Ming…
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- Shi Yi froze for a moment after finding out what had made Ying Ming so furious. He picked up the phone nearby and called Chen Cheng. The line had barely started ringing when it was answered. Shi Yi didn’t waste any time. “Uncle, where are you?” “In a meeting.” The reply was immediate. If you listened closely, you could even hear faint voices speaking in the background, which didn’t match the information Ying Ming had just received. The contradiction confused Shi Yi. He instinctively…
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- Shi Yi’s business deal had gone remarkably well. The smug grin on his face was practically begging for a punch, and Ying Ming didn’t even have to ask to know he had nailed it. “A powerful outsider doesn’t challenge the local kingpin. With our official partnerships impacted, the company’s collaborators in the north have dropped off, but we’ve still got traction in the south. I’ve never been eager to expand too far too fast. We hadn’t even solidified the local market yet, and I didn’t…
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- It was the first time Ying Ming had ever used the word love in reference to himself and Shi Yi. But he found that saying it out loud was not as difficult as he had imagined. Chen Cheng’s brow twitched at the word, as if he couldn’t quite tolerate hearing a man declare love for his nephew to his face. Yet, looking at Ying Ming’s expression, he found himself at a loss for words. It wasn’t until his cigarette had nearly burned down that he gave a light cough, leaned over, and stubbed it out in…
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- Mao Yu’s situation, of course, didn’t end so easily. At first, he kept calling Ying Ming nonstop. When Ying Ming stopped answering, he switched to other numbers and kept trying. No matter how he phrased it, the point was always the same: he wanted Ying Ming to help him one more time. The people around him were out of options. They were all underworld types, and if he couldn’t come up with the money to pay them back, they might very well beat him to death. But none of that stirred even the…
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- What Chen Cheng was doing behind the scenes wasn’t meant to take Shi Yi down. It was meant to make things hard. He had already made himself clear the last time they spoke, and there was no way he would let Shi Yi drag things out indefinitely. The fact that nothing had happened for a while only meant it was a matter of time before he made a move, and Shi Yi had been mentally prepared for that from the start. Because he was prepared, he had already mapped out a plan for the company. Losing those…
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- Ying Ming had already made it clear that he did not want to continue cooperating with the publicity stunt, but the matter did not end there. The thoughts of the investors, the director, and the producer were obviously at odds with his, and Liu Li's attitude made Ying Ming's opinion seem even more insignificant in the whole situation. Many people in the crew understood what was really going on. Some watched for the fun of it, while others spread gossip. As with anything, some people were…
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- The difference in mindset between acting and directing was something that couldn’t be fully understood without living through it. When Ying Ming saw Dong Xiao again, he immediately sensed the change. The man in front of him felt completely different, inside and out. He used to care a lot about appearances, but now he showed up in an ordinary jacket over a pale shirt. His hairstyle hadn’t changed much, still kept short and clean, and he wore a leather cap and brown-tinted sunglasses. When he entered…
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- When Ying Ming first mentioned working with Dong Xiao and the others, his tone had already made it clear he was saying yes. So it didn’t surprise Shi Yi that, in the weeks that followed, Ying Ming was constantly busy. He was out early and back late. It gave him space to think through a lot of things about the future. Having Ying Ming disappear into work for a while didn’t feel like a bad thing at all. As for their relationship, Shi Yi had never intended to hide it from the world. And…
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