Retired Villainess Transmigrates into a Cannon Fodder

Golden Agent of the Adonis (51)

With Manager Liang’s decision made, the leading role of Xingchen Entertainment’s self-produced film was secured.

Fang Zhenxuan was not surprised at all. In fact, he was quite surprised at the fact that he wasn’t surprised. It hadn’t been very long since he accepted Chu Xiang’s powerful abilities, but he seemed to have grown accustomed to the fact that there was nothing she couldn’t pull off.

Chu Xiang still had other matters to handle, so she brought Fang Zhenxuan out of the company quickly. After the relevant departments of the company received the news that Fang Zhenxuan was the male lead of the drama, they didn’t believe it as they reread the announcement several times.

They discussed in a small group in private, “Is Chu Xiang cheating? When did she become so powerful all of a sudden?”

“Perhaps she was already that good back then, but since Chen Lifeng was famous, her abilities were shadowed by his popularity.”

“That’s possible. Plus, due to the unpleasant incidents that just happened, Chu Xiang has to work  hard to make Fang Zhenxuan popular. Damn, it seems like Fang Zhenxuan scored big time.”

“That also depends on his own potential, but alas, I am optimistic about them. Our company is going to produce another cash cow!”

Those who knew about the news looked at Chu Xiang with admiration and Fang Zhenxuan’s future also seemed to be very bright. Although this matter had not been officially announced and could not be spreaded since only a select few of them knew about it, if they mention Chu Xiang and Fang Zhenxuan to others, their words would definitely bring out some good feelings. This could be regarded as an invisible spread of influence.

Chu Xiang left after the discussion not for anything else other than to have a talk with the staff of ‘Extreme Mode’ as soon as possible. ‘Extreme Mode’ was a top-notch variety show, only a bit shy of the number one spot when it came to the same category. For ‘Extreme Mode’, Fang Zhenxuan was just a transparent little thing that didn’t hold much influence, which might not be beneficial to the show’s ratings. If Zhou Yuan hadn’t put in a lot of effort for it, Fang Zhenxuan wouldn’t have been able to secure this spot at all since everyone in the circle was vying for it desperately.

It was precisely because of this that Chu Xiang had to talk to the program team early. Fang Zhenxuan might not be beneficial to the show and similarly, his benefit to this top-tier show was also uncertain. However, what was certain was that Fang Zhenxuan’s shooting for such a season would definitely greatly increase his charisma and national popularity. Though, because this was a temporary swap-out for the veteran MC who had been filming for three seasons, the long-term fans of the show would definitely not accept the change that easily. Once the show aired, if Fang Zhenxuan were to say or do anything that had the slightest chance of being misinterpreted, his reputation might deteriorate.

In particular, many people in the circle were trying to snatch this resource. Plus, the fact that the opportunity was robbed from their hands had not been settled as it was merely brushed over. There was bound to be some form of displeasure throughout the circle, let alone the fact that it was taken by a newcomer. Hence, Chu Xiang felt that instead of guarding against the quicksand that would swallow them up any time they let their guards down, it would be better for them to climb and reach a level where rumors and tricks wouldn’t be able to damage Fang Zhenxuan’s good reputation.

Chu Xiang bought a new car and the driver Brother Cheng had officially started working. The car was a 7-seater MPV. It was very low-key on the outside, but its interior was very luxurious. The space was large, the seats were comfortable. Small TVs, and mini-refrigerators were all available, fully considering the needs of the occupants to rest during the long journey.

And 7 seats were just right. The two of them plus Xiao Lin, Fang Yuan and Brother Cheng amounted to a total of 5 people. In the future, they would bring a makeup artist and a photographer as every other role could be ignored for now. The original owner also had a car, but Chu Xiang had provided that car to the nanny, Sister Wen. With the vehicle, it would be convenient to pick up Xinxin from  kindergarten every day.

Chu Xiang and the person in charge of the ‘Extreme Mode’ program group made an appointment to meet in a teahouse and the other party’s attitude was very cold. After all, if it weren’t for Chu Xiang’s cross-cutting, the newly added MC in ‘Extreme Mode’ would at least be a celebrity of an actor level with their own fan traffic, which could complement the show.

Chu Xiang didn’t care about his cold demeanor at all and went straight to the point after a brief greeting.

“Mr. Feng, today’s invitation is a bit presumptuous, but ‘Extreme Mode’ is about to start filming. Zhenxuan joining as a newcomer may cause some bad public opinion, which is not good for both him and the show. If it affects the ratings of the program, things wouldn’t be good.”

Mr. Feng took a sip of tea, lowered his eyes and said indifferently, “Well, there is no other way around that. Ms. Chu should have known about it when you fought for this resource for Mr. Fang, but let me inform you now that our program team will not agree to any unreasonable requests. For the 6 MCs, the shots will be as balanced as possible, but if Mr. Fang does not perform well, the shots will definitely be reduced since the overall effect of the program cannot be affected.”

Chu Xiang smiled and said, “Of course, we won’t be making any unreasonable demands on our side either.”

“Then I don’t understand what Ms. Chu wants to talk about when you insist on asking me for a meet-up. The program schedule and the specifics of the shoot have been determined, which is why the shooting will start soon. There is nothing to change,” Mr. Feng raised his head and looked at Chu Xiang, turning a blind eye to Fang Zhenxuan and leaned on the back of the chair with his arms crossed.