Chapter 47
As soon as the magazine was released, the comments under the official blog quickly exceeded a hundred. The number of clicks and shares also rose rapidly.
“Does such beauty really exist?! One person alone is enough to make me happy for a long time. Now my happiness has quadrupled! As a fan of all four, I’m really too lucky! I’m going to open Taobao and buy, buy, buy!”
“The sister above is a bit sentimental, haha. But I’d also like to have this kind of happiness!”
“I want to blow up this cover! It’s just money, take it!”
“Ah, my GuHuLing triangle! Love it! Poor Gao Jingxing is the only man who can only watch the three show off their affection.”
In just half an hour, nearly a quarter of the current issue of Star Fashion sold out on the official Taobao store. Looking at this trend, it seems that selling out is just a matter of a day or two.
This data shocked the magazine’s editor-in-chief. Although he had a hunch that this cover would explode in sales after seeing the photos, he never thought it would explode like this.
After all, it’s getting harder and harder to do print magazines these days. The prevalence of mobile phones has caused the print industry to suffer a setback. Because of this concern, even though he had a hunch about the explosion, he didn’t dare to print too many first editions. He only printed twice as many as the usual issues. But now it seems that even if he printed twice as much, it wouldn’t be too much?!
Sure enough, netizens quickly reflected this problem under the official blog.
“Ah, I just went to see a movie, and when I saw the hot search and wanted to buy the magazine, they told me there was no stock! Sisters, please spare me and leave one!”
“I’m the same! Because I was in class and didn’t see the hot search, when I saw it after class and wanted to buy it, Taobao was already out! Sisters, hurry up and turn to other platforms’ official stores!”
After all, there are still many fans who buy in groups. This time it’s the largest gathering of fans of the four people with the most traffic. Naturally, they buy dozens or even hundreds of copies in group purchases.
“You hurry up and restock. If you have the ability to print more, I have the ability to spend money to buy. You don’t want the money that’s being handed out?!”
Seeing more and more comments requesting additional printing, the editor-in-chief immediately excitedly ordered: “Quick, quick, quick, let the printing factory rush to print another double!”
It has to be said that this time Star Fashion made a great success in casting. Of course, the profits are mutual. When the magazine side harvested a large volume of sales, many other manufacturers also saw the traffic and selling capacity of these four people. There are already many companies planning the next spokesperson. This undoubtedly also did a free promotion for Ling Rong and the others.
Inside the Shengyue Building, an order was also issued from the president’s office: “Go and order five hundred copies from the official store. At least one copy should be placed on everyone’s desk.”
Almost everyone in Shengyue thought that the president was going to strongly support his own artists. Only his secretary and Ling Rong’s agent knew that it was clearly a bro-con wanting to show off his brother to everyone.
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“Ah, godly younger brother, it’s really too happy to cheer on!” Lin Xi is a small assistant at Jingyu Entertainment Media. Chasing after the trainees of the rival company is her biggest hobby at the moment.
While her own artist was shooting, Lin Xi took a sneak peek at Weibo during her busy schedule. As a result, she was fascinated by the new cover of Star Fashion. She was already super into the looks of Ling Rong and the other three. Now that the group of godly looks are all together, how can she not be excited!
Even the usually stingy her quickly placed an order on the official Taobao store. She was afraid that if she was too slow, it would be sold out. Moreover, she bought two copies, one to read and one to collect. It was simply delightful.
“Xixi, we’re running out of blood packs here. Go get some more.”
Suddenly hearing someone calling her, she saw that it was the instruction of her artist’s agent. Lin Xi quickly put away her phone and complied with the other party’s instructions.
The artist she was in charge of was currently filming a historical drama on the set, so blood packs had become a necessity.
Lin Xi received the instructions and hurriedly ran outside. Unexpectedly, she bumped into someone at the door. Her phone, which hadn’t had time to go black, fell out of her pocket and made a heartbreaking sound on the ground.
But Lin Xi didn’t care about picking it up at the first moment. After seeing who the other party was, she quickly apologized, “I’m sorry, Scriptwriter Chen. I really didn’t mean to bump into you. I’m really sorry!”
The person she bumped into turned out to be Chen Haotian, the scriptwriter of the crew. Since the first day she entered this industry, she had heard many rumors about Chen Haotian’s bad temper, especially because of some small things that didn’t suit his liking, he would lose his temper at assistants and the like.
But who made Chen Haotian the hottest and most talented scriptwriter in the circle today? His status was so high that every script could sell at a high price. And who among the literati didn’t have a strange temper? With Lin Xi’s status, she couldn’t afford to offend him, so she could only apologize to him desperately, hoping not to offend him because of this.
Suddenly being bumped into, Chen Haotian was also ready to lose his temper at the other party, regardless of whether it was his fault or not. But the scolding words just came to his mouth. When he saw that the other party was a young and beautiful girl, Chen Haotian tried hard to restrain his anger. He pulled out a smile that he thought was handsome and kind and said, “It’s okay, it’s okay. You were also careless. Don’t be so nervous.”
Despite being over forty years old and having a wife and children at home, lust is always a man’s inferiority. Although he never dared to take real action, it was still possible to feast his eyes.
In order to show friendliness, Chen Haotian even kindly helped the girl pick up the phone that had fallen on the ground. He was about to give it back to her when he happened to see the picture on the lit-up screen.
That was the new issue of the magazine cover released by the official blog of Star Fashion. Four young and handsome boys stood together, and their respective names were prominently highlighted on the cover with eye-catching fonts.
Chen Haotian saw the three words “Gu Ningyan” at a glance. Due to his sensitivity to the surname Gu, his gaze was first placed on this name. Moreover, the name Gu Ningyan seemed to be somewhat familiar?
“Um… Scriptwriter Chen. Thank you for picking it up.” Lin Xi looked at the phone held in the man’s hand and her heart almost jumped out. She originally thought that she would definitely not escape a scolding, but why was it different from what she imagined?
And… he kept staring at the picture on the phone. Could it be that he was angry because he found out that she was a fan of a rival company’s people?
Chen Haotian was also a scriptwriter signed by Jingyu Entertainment later, so to some extent, she and this person could be called colleagues.
Of course, she didn’t have the guts to regard him as her colleague.
“Oh, oh, look at me. These boys are quite good-looking. I didn’t come back to my senses for a moment. Here’s your phone. Remember to be careful next time.” Chen Haotian didn’t know what he was thinking. His expression became a little flustered for a moment. But realizing that there was still someone in front of him, he immediately hid his wrong expression and awkwardly changed the topic.
The next second, Chen Haotian hurriedly stuffed the phone into the girl’s hand. He had just come in from outside, but for some reason, he went out again.
Looking at the phone that was inexplicably shoved back into her hands, Lin Xi was confused. What did Scriptwriter Chen mean? Was he angry with her or not? And it seemed to start getting strange from the moment he saw the picture on her phone.
Thinking about it, Lin Xi looked at the magazine cover on her phone again. It was still her four favorite younger brothers. Anyone who saw it would probably praise it for being good-looking.
But the look on scriptwriter Chen… Lin Xi seemed to suddenly remember something and couldn’t help but shiver. The entertainment circle was so chaotic, and it was not uncommon for men to like to play with men. Scriptwriter Chen, could he be that kind of pervert who likes pretty young meat…
Scared by her own wild imagination, Lin Xi prayed desperately in her heart that it must not be like this, otherwise, she would be too sorry for the handsome younger brothers!
“Damn it! I haven’t taken the blood packs yet, I have to hurry.” The girl who suddenly remembered that she still had a task didn’t care about anything else. After turning off her phone screen, she quickly ran outside.
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Chen Haotian, who had just left in a hurry and subconsciously went to the bathroom after making sure no one was around, made a call to a person in his contact list.
The phone was quickly picked up, and a frivolous and greasy voice came from inside: “Yo, what wind is blowing that our big Scriptwriter Chen has time to call me? Is there another place where you need my help?”
The owner of the greasy voice was a very capable paparazzi, and also a professional water army. When Chen Haotian asked the water army to spread rumors about Father Gu’s plagiarizing, it was this person who helped him. Of course, money was indispensable. This person always followed the principle of money making things easier.
Although Chen Haotian always hated this guy, and the other party always knew how to ask for a high price, he had to admit that this person’s business ability was really strong. And he had no sense of public morality. As long as there was money, and it wouldn’t get him into jail, he dared to do anything.
“Alright, don’t talk to me, you quickly help me check a person first, keep the money in mind, there will definitely be things to find you later, settle it all at once.” Chen Haotian said hurriedly.
The name Gu Ningyan gave Chen Haotian a big shock, and made him have to think of a person he hadn’t thought of for a long time, and a thing he didn’t want to recall.
Gu Mingnan, once the strongest person in his group, was also the only person he had known with the surname Gu in the past few years. However, this person indirectly died because of him five years ago. So, what is the relationship between the young man named Gu Ningyan and Gu Mingnan? Or is he thinking too much, and it’s just a coincidence?
But no matter whether it’s overthinking or not, Chen Haotian always has to confirm it once to be completely relieved. At the beginning, it can be said that he forcefully drove Gu Mingnan to death, and later he didn’t care about Gu Mingnan’s wife and children. But now, with this person’s sudden appearance and also in the entertainment circle, Chen Haotian had to be more careful.
“What’s the person’s name? How detailed do you want his information? Different levels of detail cost different amounts.”
At this time, Chen Haotian was no longer the fledgling who had to worry about his livelihood when he first came. Money for him was something that could be easily obtained by casually selling a script, although it wasn't the result of his own labor.
Having been accustomed to relying on other people’s words, how could he possibly write his own stuff?
“He’s called Gu Ningyan, the one who recently appeared in Star Fashion magazine. I need his most detailed information, urgently,” Chen Haotian stated his request.
“Alright, I’ve noted down the money. A flat rate of 300,000, to be sent to your email within three hours.”
Hearing that it would cost 300,000 just to investigate one person, Chen Haotian’s heart bled. Although making money wasn’t difficult for him, who would want to casually throw out the money they had earned?
But this was money he had to spend, not save. So, the man had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree, “Okay, I’ll pay you when the time comes.”
Then, Chen Haotian anxiously waited for three hours.
What he feared the most was undoubtedly that Gu Ningyan was indeed that person’s son, and his appearance was for revenge. Now, he had no understanding of the other party at all. Humans always feel fear subconsciously towards unknown things.
He hoped that all of this was just his overthinking, and that this person called Gu Ningyan had nothing to do with Gu Mingnan.
Finally, at the last moment of the three hours, all the information that the person had found appeared in Chen Haotian’s email. With a nervous heart, Chen Haotian opened the folder.
The first thing was Gu Ningyan’s life information.
Gu Ningyan, male, born on March 2, 1993, father Gu Mingnan, mother Zhang Xiaochun…
Chen Haotian couldn’t see what was written after that, all his sight was dead set on the column of the father’s name.
The three words Gu Mingnan, like a curse, fixed Chen Haotian there and tore at him repeatedly. The man’s face turned completely dark in an instant.
“Haotian? Are you feeling unwell? Why did your face suddenly turn so pale?” The director of the crew saw the man sitting next to him looking at the laptop screen with a suddenly gloomy face and couldn’t help but ask curiously.
Hearing an outsider’s voice, Chen Haotian quickly closed the file viewing interface on the computer and acted as if nothing had happened. He apologized, “I’m sorry, Director Li, I suddenly feel a bit unwell. Can I take a leave and come back tomorrow morning?”
Director Li was not the kind of person who was terribly strict. He knew that only a good state could lead to better work, so he didn’t insist that Chen Haotian must stay here and readily approved his leave.
“If you’re really feeling particularly unwell, you must go to the hospital first. Rest more when you get back to the hotel. The crew still can’t do without you,” Director Li reminded.
In a crew, besides the director, the role of the scriptwriter is also very important. The scriptwriter can be said to be directly responsible to the producer and the director. He needs to keep an eye on the shooting scene at all times. If there is any problem with the script, he needs to make changes immediately.
“I understand, thank you, Director Li.”
After leaving the crew, Chen Haotian returned to his hotel as soon as possible. Then he opened the computer again and reopened the file that had been interrupted before he had time to finish reading.
After a simple introduction to Gu Ningyan’s family, the subsequent information was about his development.
Gu Ningyan studied scriptwriting and directing in college. But just in the year he was about to graduate, his father suddenly committed suicide. Afterwards, because of his good looks, he was discovered by the talent scout of Bluebird Entertainment. After signing a contract, he officially became an actor and debuted five years ago. However, within five years, due to the lack of company resources and his refusal of many unspoken rules, he could be considered as semi-frozen. He could only get roles as extras and was unknown in the entertainment circle.
However, this year, Maowei Video Company planned to start a domestic boy group talent show. Bluebird Entertainment let Mu Xiuyuan and Gu Ningyan temporarily form a duo to participate in this talent show. The two also successfully passed the audition and became two of the 100 contestants in this program.
Among them, Gu Ningyan, because of his excellent performance, has always ranked among the top with super high popularity, and has won the welcome of many netizens. In the most recent program, he even ranked second with a slight difference. Many people have already asserted that after “Cheer Up, Idol” ends, Gu Ningyan will definitely be one of the ten to debut in the group.
After finally reading all the information sent by the other party, Chen Haotian was so angry that he almost smashed the computer and cursed.
Damn it! Gu Mingnan is already dead, why does his son still haunt him?
And a person who majored in scriptwriting suddenly entered the entertainment circle, and is now accumulating popularity. The purpose of this is something Chen Haotian doesn’t want to think about and can’t.
And Chen Haotian vaguely remembered that there seemed to be a person who claimed to be Gu Mingnan’s son who hoped that he could attend court and solve the problem legally. But he flatly refused to go back then, and even openly ridiculed the other party for not knowing what was good for him.
So now, does the other party want to retaliate in the same way?
Humph, what a joke. Just a kid who hasn’t made it in five years, and he’s delusional enough to think that he can compete with him by re-debuting through a talent show? Is it because the market is too impetuous now that it gives young people the illusion that it’s easy to become popular?
Chen Haotian sneered, looking at the picture of Gu Ningyan on the screen, his eyes became more and more fierce.
It’s just a fledgling bird that hasn’t yet taken flight. Its wings are not yet full. What qualifications does it have to compete with an eagle that has already stood firm? It’s just seeking its own death.
He was able to bring down his father first, and five years later he can also solve the small one. If he wants to retaliate against him, he should see if he has the ability.
Chen Haotian closed the computer, closed his eyes and thought for a moment, and soon an idea emerged in his mind.
Once again dialing that familiar number, Chen Haotian coldly ordered, “I need your help with one more thing. Do you remember how you blackened Gu Mingnan for plagiarism five years ago? Now I want you to use this as a black material to blacken another person.”
“That person is Gu Mingnan’s son — Gu Ningyan. After the matter is done, I will pay you all at once, not a penny less!”
Gu Ningyan, if you want to blame, blame who let you appear in front of me so early.
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