After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety Shows
Chapter 262: Everyone Has Ambition

Chapter 262: Chapter 262: Everyone Has Ambition

"Not necessarily." Jiang Lingxi shook her head gently and flipped through the posts made by this account called ’Aiya Sisi’.

She found that the posts from this account mostly consisted of photos or short videos of celebrities from the entertainment industry, with captions saying how beautiful and cool this sister is, how great that brother’s stage performance is, and how wonderful a certain character was portrayed.

"This is just a fangirl, judging from these posts. She really likes quite a few brothers and sisters, totally at a king-level of fandom," Lu Zhengzheng commented and suddenly exclaimed, "Sisi, you scrolled too fast. I think I just saw a picture of you."

Jiang Lingxi paused her scrolling, only to see a hand reaching out from beside her, scrolling the page back up. Soon, there was a picture of her.

Coincidentally, it was the picture that was praised online as a divine image: in the night jungle, she was seen lowering her eyes to gently touch a panda cub.

The caption read, ’A fierce tiger at heart, gently sniffs the rose’.

Her eyebrows slightly raised.

This comment was quite interesting; it was probably the most fitting to her mood at the time among all the comments she had seen about this photo.

"Looks like this Sisi is also your fan, Sisi!"

Jiang Lingxi wasn’t as excited as Lu Zhengzheng and replied calmly, "Just a moment ago, you said she was a king of fandom who likes anyone as long as they’re handsome or beautiful."

Lu Zhengzheng: "..."

"However," Jiang Lingxi changed her tone, "there are different levels of liking: ordinary fondness and special affection. Did you notice that in these posts, one person’s pictures appear very frequently?"

Lu Zhengzheng suddenly had a spiraling look in her eyes.

Jiang Lingxi could tell from her expression there wasn’t much hope, so she patiently prompted, "This one, this one, and this one, this one. Although there are close-ups, distant shots, front shots, and side profiles, and even just a back view, they’re all of the same person."

Lu Zhengzheng widened her eyes, looking at the pictures Jiang Lingxi pointed out. The front and side profiles could barely be identified as the same person, but how could you tell from the distant and back views?

"Careful observation does the trick."

Lu Zhengzheng: "...I’m really useless."

"This Sisi should be a die-hard fan of the actor in the pictures," noted Jiang Lingxi, after concluding from the span of years these photos covered, she turned to look at Lu Zhengzheng, "You browse your phone every day, do you recognize this person?"

Lu Zhengzheng: "...I really don’t have much of an impression. Probably not very famous; I recognize all the popular ones."

"Go check it out."

Although full of doubts, Lu Zhengzheng obediently agreed.

After sending Lu Zhengzheng off to check, Jiang Lingxi put the phone back to her ear, which was still in call mode.

Earlier, Tong Yue heard the conversation between Jiang Lingxi and Lu Zhengzheng, and couldn’t help but ask, "Xiao Xi, did you figure something out?"

"Yes, that questioning comment seemed to have a sense of injustice for the actor who got replaced, so I boldly guessed that TA might be a fan of the replaced actor."

"The character Yu Xin appeared later in the script, and previously no one paid attention, and they didn’t even announce who would play it. I didn’t expect that now it’s getting popular because Jiang Xiyu is cast. Honestly, I find it fishy as well."

"It feels very deliberate."

"Right, is it possible they’re deliberately creating a buzz for Jiang Xiyu? I’m also puzzled, Jiang Xiyu’s company isn’t that much more prestigious than ours, so how did she land this role?"

Jiang Lingxi was somewhat suspicious that the director of "Qingcheng Legend" might be from that side, considering the "Empress Yuan Zhao" crew where Wei Xiao, the director, holds the most power, it should be the same in other crews that the director is the primary decision-maker.

But this speculation involved those secretive mages, something that Jiang Lingxi couldn’t share with Tong Yue, so she remained silent.

Thankfully, Tong Yue only expressed her doubt as she wondered aloud; something she herself didn’t know much about, her own artist was constantly filming on set, so her chances of knowing the inside scoop were even slimmer.

"This Jiang Xiyu indeed seems a bit strange, even if you don’t say it, I’ll keep watching to make sure she doesn’t affect you," Tong Yue was still bothered by the nickname ’Little Jiang Lingxi’ for Jiang Xiyu, now she was even more keen, "By the way, I’ve also gathered some clues regarding Jing Huai and his agent Li Yuwen’s motives, not sure if it’s related."

"Go ahead."

"The Calligraphy and Painting Chapter of ’Inheritance’ that’s about to be recorded, there’s news saying it might have the opportunity to invite the contemporary renowned calligrapher and painter Mr. Li Wanxuan, who is the wife of Mr. Shi whom you met before. This couple also has a more famous son, who neither inherited his father’s chess talent nor his mother’s painting talent, but he is called Shi Changrui."

This name sounded quite ordinary yet fortunate, Jiang Lingxi did know about him.

The boss of the largest visual effects company in the country, and also a world-class sci-fi director.

Perhaps because both parents were big names in their respective traditional skills fields, the artistic atmosphere at home was too thick, this one just went contrary, specializing in science fiction unrelated to traditional skills.

But through this research, he really achieved something significant.

Originally, no domestic sci-fi film could compete with foreign ones, but that was before Shi Changrui’s movies and special effects team emerged.

Now when people mention Shi Changrui, the most common comment is: The talent that made domestic sci-fi rise.

"So, do you think Jing Huai is trying to use ’Inheritance’ as a stepping stone to get in contact with Shi Changrui through Mr. Li?"

"I think so too. I also heard there’s a possibility that Shi Changrui might collaborate with an international director on a global sci-fi blockbuster. If that becomes a reality, it would be an unprecedented opportunity. If Jing Huai and Li Yuwen really plan this, their ambition is indeed not small. As long as they gain Mr. Li’s favor in the program and connect with Shi Changrui, exchanging two resources in return would totally be worth it."

After all, she didn’t even dare to dream of such a thing. This kind of international-level big movie would undoubtedly be looking to cast some superstar actors. Even top domestic actresses like Xu Qingmei might only get support roles.

It wasn’t to belittle herself, but if her own artist went, he probably wouldn’t even be chosen as cannon fodder.

"Xiao Xi, what do you think?"

"What does Sister Tong think?"

"Me? I think practically. Since we can’t currently reach such a big project, we might as well fulfill Jing Huai and Li Yuwen’s ambition and swap for some real resources. Besides, even if Jing Huai manages to get on ’Inheritance’, there’s no guarantee he’ll win Mr. Li’s favor." After a pause, with no sound coming from the other end, Tong Yue continued, "However, if you’re not willing to ask for a favor from Mr. Shi for this matter, I’ll turn down Li Yuwen, respecting your decision."

"Turn him down, and also, I want to go on ’Inheritance of the World·Calligraphy and Painting’."

Tong Yue: "..."

She couldn’t help but press her pounding heart, "I know you can do calligraphy; don’t tell me you can do painting too!"

Jiang Lingxi answered calmly, "Mm, since Jing Huai has this ambition, I don’t see where I’m lacking, why can’t I have it?"

She loved nothing more than turning the impossible into possible.

Tong Yue opened her mouth but for a moment didn’t know what to say.

They only speculated about the purpose behind Jing Huai and Li Yuwen wanting to get on the show, but her own artist, truly dared to dream big!