CH 41

After this conversation, Cheng Jiaming is half compelled and half willing to seriously think about the plan to use live streaming to save popularity after filming “Jianghu Lu”.

By the time he came back to his senses, it was the closing day.

After filming the scene of the fifth male character, Cheng Jiaming held a bouquet of flowers sent by the crew, while thanking everyone for their care. At the same time, he felt as if he had forgotten an important thing.

It wasn’t until he got on the plane that he finally remembered it as an afterthought.

He clearly wanted to make Qin Ke disappear from his sight on the day he entered the set, how could he forget all about it without even noticing?

What if Song Yunran and Qin Ke teamed up to trick him?

Could it be that his own ulterior motives were already anticipated by the Xinghe duo, which is why they…?

Realizing this possibility, Cheng Jiaming instantly broke out in a cold sweat.

He obviously only moved quietly to the wrong idea, but from the beginning of the training before entering the group, his every move seems to be unable to escape their eyes.

Could it be that this is a warning from fate, reminding him not to take a wrong turn?

Cheng Jiaming could not figure out the reason for this, and could only pretend to be calm. He looked at the tricks he saved beforehand to attract fans for the live broadcast.

This is the firsthand teaching material that his friend who is an anchor summarized. The more he saw it, the more he felt it was suitable for him.

However, it is better to try it out.

While Cheng Jiaming’s fate changed, Song Yunran was receiving a severe blow from fate.

Xinghe’s half-year financial statements are out.

Although they are not listed companies do not have to disclose to the public, but Song Yunran as the president, was the first time to learn about Xinghe’s income and expenditure in the first half of the year.

Assistant Tang’s tone was heavy: “Mr. Song, do you need an overview?”

Song Yunran was speechless: “No, I can understand.”

No way, the forms are a shocking picture of the deficit, he can’t even pretend that he doesn’t understand.

Compared to the sad-looking Assistant Tang, Song Yunran’s mind is pretty stable.

After all, since he took over Xinghe, all he had done was the preliminary investment work, and at present most of the finished products were not yet out, so it was too unrealistic to ask for profit.

Assistant Tang hesitantly reminded: “If you have seen no problem, I will send the report to Director Song?”

Song Yunran was stunned: “What’s the point of sending it to my father?”

Everything was within his plan, wouldn’t sending it now make the old Song anxious for nothing?

Assistant Tang thought he was afraid of being scolded: “Director Song said it was fine if we didn’t send it to him. Then we’ll send it to Chairman Bai, and the director will look it over personally.”

“……”

Song Yunran frowned, remembering the two-year half-billion plan Bai Waning had made for him, and that he would be thrown into a marriage union if he couldn’t complete it.

What if his mother reads the statement and instantly gets angry and breaks the agreement on the spot to expel him from the family immediately?

“Then, let’s show it to my father.”

Song Yunran rubbed his brow, thought about it and said, “Forget it, I’ll go home this weekend and give it to him myself.”

On Friday night, Song Yunran returned to the Villa.

His parents had not yet returned home, and the only person left in the empty villa was the family maid.

Song Yunran finished his dinner absentmindedly, and took the old monica for a walk in the garden.

He is in the same mood as an elementary school student who is at the bottom of the final exam. Although he believes that he will be able to get good grades next semester, he is still apprehensive at the thought of facing the anger of his elders soon.

Monica seemed to understand his concern, shaking the fluffy white hair, and good-naturedly rubbed his head against his leg.

Song Yunran squatted down and gently stroked the dog’s head: “Are you comforting me?”

Monica showed the standard angelic smile of a Samoyed, and arching a few times in his hand, leaving a handful of dog hair.

Song Yunran looked at it and felt that his heart was all healed. He thought that he was going to sleep at home tonight anyway, so he might as well share a bed with Monica for the first time in a long time, and save himself from spending all day on the internet after he gets back out.

But this idea has just risen, and his mind uncontrollably flashed through the images of him and Qin Ke sleeping in the hotel.

“How could I take him for you?”

Song Yunran looked at monica in disbelief, very puzzled, “where is he as cute and fluffy as you are. When I mentioned this, I was wondering, if he didn’t like me, why did he act like I was the one, did he just want to get my attention on purpose?”

Monica gave a loud “woof”.

Song Yunran nodded: “Surely you think I’m right too. But then again, although this person is a little worse, he has a good heart. He suddenly changed from a big star to a small newcomer and didn’t get angry……”

The words here, he suddenly froze.

That’ s right, why didn’t Qin Ke get annoyed?

The first-tier superstar with constant resources, countless awards, and many fans, has turned into the bottom of the entertainment industry which needs to be cultivated from scratch. Years of efforts have all been wiped out overnight, and one can only climb up again step by step, can Qin Ke really do it without any hard feelings?

Song Yunran’s eyelashes fluttered, but unfortunately, before he could think clearly, a maid came to inform him: “Master Song is back.”

It was too late to think about Qin Ke.

Song Yunran handed the leash to the maid and rushed all the way back into the villa.

Song Jidong had just returned from a dinner party, and probably the restaurant chef’s food was not to his liking and the old Song was sitting in the dining room, ordering the maids to cook him some more snacks.

Song Yunran decided to put on a good show first and volunteered, “Dad, I’ll do it.”

“You sit still.”

Song Jidong was not impressed by his son’s filial piety, “If you don’t have anything to give, you’re a thief. Tell me, what did you do outside?”

Song Yunran had to exit the kitchen and silently took out the pre-printed report: “I didn’t do anything bad, just this, take a look.”

Song Jidong took the report and slowly examined it.

Each second that passed, the furrow between his eyebrows became an inch deeper.

When Song Yunran saw it, he thought, ‘Oh no, old Song is really angry.’

He placed his hands on the table neatly and sat upright waiting for the storm to be raised by his father.

After reading the report, Song Jidong took a deep glance and asked, “Developing games around the TV series? Tell me in detail what this expenditure is all about.”

Song Yunran couldn’t distinguish his father’s tone and could only elaborate the concept of developing an IP industry chain.

At the end, he also seriously added, “This script has a lot of potential.”

“Is it?” Song Jidong asked calmly, “Then where are you going to shoot this very promising script when the time comes?”

Song Yunran confusingly returned: ” It should be the same as other costume dramas, find a film and television base?”

“…… Are you stupid.” Song Jidong threw down the statement.

Song Yunran completely did not understand. Such a conventional operation, where in the end was he stupid?

He was about to open his mouth to argue, when Song Jidong looked at him and said, “Didn’t your mother say? You can use the resources of Ningdong as you like. There are ready-made historical tourist attractions under the group, can’t they be used for filming?”

Song Yunran: “……”

He really did not expect that the money could also be pulled here.

Song Jidong continued, “I’m old, I don’t understand this IP play of you young people. But according to my understanding, your idea is to open up the upstream and downstream, to make a complete set of business chains out. If this is the case, why don’t you combine the online industry chain with offline, if that TV series really has as much potential as you say, wouldn’t that be a good publicity channel?”

Song Yunran froze, and it finally dawned on him.

Old Song simply meant that he should first use the scenic spot to save on filming costs, and then drive the amount of visitors to the scenic spot in reverse after the drama aired and became popular.

Not to mention that the scenic spot next to the Ning Dong’s own hotel, when the time can be bundled with the both. Even a ‘stay at the hotel to enjoy the night tour service’ measures, can directly affect the choice of tourists traveling.

This practice has been successful in domestic and foreign precedents, but before he had always thought of taking online products as a subsidiary to “The Legend of South China”, but forgot that the original offline can also become a part of the IP chain.

He thought he was going to be scolded at home today, but he didn’t expect it to be a guidance session.

Song Yunran suddenly came to the spirit: “Dad, then you take a closer look. Can you see any other business opportunities in the statement?”

Song Jidong disdained: “Your company is so big, there are only a few things you can do. Don’t make it hard for dad.”

Immediately after, he turned his words, “Only ……”

Song Yunran put on the appearance of listening respectfully.

“I heard from Assistant Tang that the screenwriters of the two scripts you invested in were recommended by an actor named Qin Ke of your company? And this Qin Ke is still very well received in Xinghe? The last time you asked Ning Dong to sign a spokesperson, was it also him?”

A series of these three questions caused alarm bells to go off in Song Yunran’s heart.

No way, his dad was not also brainwashed by the halo power and thought that this was a great gift!

“Yeah, what’s wrong with it?”

Song Yunran raised his head in fear, lest the old Song immediately come to a “kswl”. (T/N not sure what it means, it is in english in raws)

Fortunately, Song Jidong did not go crazy, just frowned and suggested: “I think this is not safe enough, you invest in several key projects related to him. This is not the same as putting all the eggs in one basket?”

Song Yunran gave an “ah” and explained, “Those two dramas actually have nothing to do with him. I only invested because I liked Zhong Xiaofeng’s script.”

“That’s not good either, you’re implicitly elevating his status.” Song Jidong said in a serious tone, “You can’t let the employee’s impact overtake the boss.”

Song Yunran automatically interpreted this phrase as “not to let the son’s influence exceed the father’s”.

He nodded his head, “Yes, the company can’t just promote him, I still need to give other artists some resources.”

Song Jidong: “That’s more like it.”

“So does Ningdong have any endorsements due recently?” Song Yunran asked expectantly, “Is that last FMCG drink still around, why don’t you give it to me too?”

Song Jidong: “……”

Song Yunran added: “If you don’t have an endorsement, it’s okay to promote it. It just so happens that the urban drama we’re shooting can also feature insertions.”

“You can negotiate with the brand yourself.”

Song Jidong expressed indifference to this, seeing that the servant brought the snack to the table, so he slowly ate a few bites before saying, “Anyway, Dad can only give you a thought. We often say that in business you should know how to assess the risk, which also includes people. You are not really concerned, but who can guarantee that the other party also does not have different intentions?”

Song Yunran was also served a bowl of soup to eat with him, and after listening, he shook his head: “Qin Ke will not.”

After all, he loves me so much that he managed to sign into Xinghe just to be able to stay by my side.

Song Jidong gave him a sly look: “Knowing someone’s face is not knowing their heart.”

The seven words that were thrown into the air made Song Yunran bewildered for no reason.

He remembered the doubts that arose when walking the dog and finally realized that he had neglected a very important question all this while.

Why would Qin Ke be reborn?

According to the plot of the book, although Qin Ke had some regrets in his life, but overall the whole experience was excellent. Unlike him, he had a hard time convincing his parents to enter the entertainment industry, but was evaluated by his agent to be nothing more than a joke.

Song Yunran slowly drank his soup and thought seriously about it.

Is it possible that he drank that can of beer and did not actually fall asleep, but rather triggered his death from alcohol intoxication, and Qin Ke knew that it was painful and directly killed himself?

But according to Qin Ke’s character, he does not look like a person who would do such a thing.

Song Yunran’s hand movements gave a beat, and a possibility suddenly occurred to him.

Maybe the butterfly effect did exist.

Only the timing of its appearance, is at the time of his own rebirth.

The awakening of the toolman caused the original world to collapse, making it impossible for the protagonist to go on with the rest of the plot.

In this way ……

Qin Ke wasn’t reborn once again out of his own will, but was forced to be reborn?

Song Yunran was shocked, and the fingers holding the spoon trembled slightly.

He remembered that when he was drunk, he found himself in a dream as a figure living in a book.

What about Qin Ke?

Did he see the book? Does he know who the guilty party is?

“……Dad, let me ask you a question.”

Song Yunran trembled and asked frightened, “If, I mean if one day you woke up and found yourself back when you first started your business, and you knew who caused it, but the other party was more powerful and influential than you, what would you feel?”

“?”

Song Jidong was baffled: “What strange thoughts are you thinking again?”

“Don’t you care, just think of it as the company wanting to shoot a drama like this.”

Song Yunran urged, “Now your wife and children are gone, the company is gone, the villa is gone, even the bowl of soup in your hand is gone, if you were in this situation, what would you do?”

Song Jidong was forced by his son’s series of visions out of the sense of immersion.

He stared at the soup in the bowl, then raised his eyes to look at the cozy villa he had lived in for years, and finally remembered his wife, who was still away on business, and couldn’t help but get angry.

“That still needs to be said?!”

Song Jidong slammed the table and said angrily, “Of course, I’ m lying in wait, sooner or later I’ll find a chance to get him killed!”

Song Yunran’s face turned white in a flash.

The author has something to say:

Xiao Song: misunderstood, he may not love me (OwO).

T/N: My first language isn’t English, and there may be some grammatical errors. But I try not to deviate from the author’s narrative. If there are any errors or nonsensical sentences, feel free to comment.