Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son-Chapter 162 Luck!

Xia Zhi didn’t care about what Xiao Yi said, she chuckled and teased, "Xiao Yi, you’re being a little insincere here, aren’t you? We’ve already taken a group photo, what’s wrong with taking one with me?

Besides, aren’t you friends with Teacher Ye? Just consider it giving Teacher Ye some face, she’s even holding her phone up." 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

It was an open secret in the entertainment industry that Xia Zhi had a fondness for Xiao Yi, and she never hid it.

Ye Zhenzhen also nodded in agreement, "It’ll only take a quick moment."

For some reason, seeing Xia Zhi and Xiao Yi sitting together made Ye Zhenzhen inexplicably feel that the two of them looked well-matched.

The innocent and docile female screenwriter and the handsome and enchanting Best Actor from the entertainment circle.

The combination was actually quite interesting.

Xiao Yi glanced at Ye Zhenzhen who was holding her phone, then straightened up and said to her, "Go ahead and take it."

Xia Zhi tilted her head towards Xiao Yi and smiled happily.

After Ye Zhenzhen took a few photos, she handed the phone back to Xia Zhi, "See how they turned out."

Xia Zhi flipped through her phone and nodded with satisfaction, "Thank you, Teacher Ye!"

Xu Wanjia asked Ye Zhenzhen, "Zhenzhen, has the wound on your arm healed?"

When Xu Wanjia had entered the private room earlier, she was sitting opposite Ye Zhenzhen, and the two exchanged warm smiles. Soon everyone was discussing business, and Xu Wanjia didn’t find the opportunity to ask Ye Zhenzhen until now.

"It’s already healed. I just went to the hospital to have the stitches removed this morning, and the wound has closed up," Ye Zhenzhen replied with a smile.

Everyone in the room also took the opportunity to ask Ye Zhenzhen about the incident, and she lightly brushed over it.

She responded politely to everyone’s concern.

Ye Zhenzhen, who was genuine and didn’t wallow in self-pity in front of others, gave the people present a new appreciation of her.

When the conversation turned back to the script, Liu Rui asked from the side, "Producer Wang, when are we signing the contract?"

Liu Rui was excited but also worried—she was afraid of encountering a snag, just like with "Ren Pingsheng."

This time, she would not let Ye Zhenzhen go through such an ordeal again. It was just too disheartening.

Producer Wang thought for a moment, his gaze inadvertently fell on Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi raised an eyebrow at him without a word, "Not signing the contract?"

Producer Wang’s eyes sharpened, and he spoke earnestly, "How could we not sign a contract? We can sign it anytime as long as Zhenzhen is available."

After all, the text of the contract is the same. It’s just a matter of filling in some of the unknown information, such as the name of the script, detailed actor information, remuneration, and the like.

"How about this afternoon?" Liu Rui didn’t want to wait even a moment longer.

"Sure, let’s go now then. What about you, Best Actor Xiao?"

Since the female lead was ready to sign, Producer Wang naturally didn’t want to wait for Xiao Yi any longer. If Xiao Yi really ended up saying his schedule wasn’t suitable, that would be a huge disappointment.

"Let’s go," said Feige.

Before leaving, Xiao Yi took his phone from Feige and posted a status on Weibo;

[Gathering together, talking about the new drama.]

The attached photo was the group one Liu Rui had taken earlier.

Aside from Liu Rui herself, everyone else appeared in the photo, all smiling happily.

In the elevator, Xiao Yi showed his phone to the others, "I’ve posted on Weibo. Could everyone help to share it when you have a moment?"

Everyone: "No problem."

It only took three seconds after Xiao Yi’s Weibo post went live for the comments to start exploding below;

[Holy crap, what’s going on? Big bro actually posted something, is it a new movie?]

[Is that Ye Zhenzhen in the photo? Didn’t the crew just say her schedule didn’t match up, and now she’s hooked up with a new project?]

[The people with big bro are Director Yang and screenwriter Xia Zhi, wow, with these two aces on board, big bro’s upcoming film is definitely something to look forward to.]

[So, when the "Ren Pingsheng" crew said the schedule was an issue, were they really talking about Ye Zhenzhen? Is Ye Zhenzhen going to star opposite Best Actor Xiao?]

Feige stared blankly at Xiao Yi’s Weibo update, originally thinking that Xiao Yi wanted to take the opportunity to snap a photo with Ye Zhenzhen.

Who knew, he was actually planning to help Ye Zhenzhen slap her detractors in the face on the spot?

Ye Zhenzhen, looking at the latest update on Xiao Yi’s Weibo page, also instantly understood what was going on, and Xiao Yi had said it himself, they were friends.

She had guessed before that Xiao Yi probably knew Song Jinze, and given what had happened today, she felt that Xiao Yi was indeed a very reliable person.

Walking in the hall of the clubhouse, Ye Zhenzhen said to Xiao Yi, "Thank you!"

Xiao Yi shrugged, with an indifferent expression, "You have both luck and talent, thank yourself."

Although he had recommended her to others, if she hadn’t shown that acting talent just now, things wouldn’t have gone so smoothly.

The people present were all clued in; although the conversation between Ye Zhenzhen and Xiao Yi was brief, everyone understood it.

Together with the explanation Ye Zhenzhen had given to Director Yang earlier, it became even clearer.

If it wasn’t for the "Ren Pingsheng" crew suddenly giving Ye Zhenzhen the cold shoulder, she wouldn’t be sitting here right now.

After getting into the car, Producer Wang looked at Xiao Yi’s Weibo and immediately reposted it; he was the first to repost:

[Lead actors for "Selflessness" confirmed, @Xiao Yi, @Ye Zhenzhen, looking forward to a pleasant cooperation!]

Yang Honghui quickly followed with a repost of his own;

[Looking forward to our upcoming collaboration.]

Although Yang Honghui’s words were also very brief, his repost of Xiao Yi’s Weibo, with the photo, said it all.

Xia Zhi was editing her text when she received a WeChat message from Qing Qing. After reading Qing Qing’s message, she pursed her lips into a smile and deleted the text she had prepared.

She started editing again;

[Coming from screenwriter Qing Qing’s recommendation, Teacher Ye’s acting is really amazing, I’m very much looking forward to Teacher Ye and Best Actor Xiao interpreting the leads in "Selflessness"!]

After Xia Zhi reposted the photo Xiao Yi had shared, she added the selfie she had taken with him.

Netizens, seeing the posts personally shared by Director Yang, Producer Wang, and Xia Zhi, all exploded into a frenzy;

[Is Best Actor Xiao’s new movie called "Selflessness"?]

[Producer Wang is from Baisheng Media, and everyone knows Baisheng Media is loaded. They just flopped two movies recently, all because of that Fu Shinuan they promoted.]

[Isn’t Baisheng worried that selecting Ye Zhenzhen will lead to another flop?]

[Ye Zhenzhen, this little-known actress, other than looking pretty, she’s a good-for-nothing vase, and now she’s doing movies?]

[Exactly, with our bro’s level of film, with her talent that’s only good for gaping, can she even keep up?]

[I’d say, certain people’s toxic fans should stop looking for trouble here. As a die-hard Zhenzhen fan, I think Zhenzhen is very capable, being cast in two projects at once, and she’s even the female lead in a movie, that’s what you call talent!]

[Yeah, this is our Zhenzhen’s capability! Not like some people, picking up leftovers that Zhenzhen has passed on...] This comment shot straight to the top of the hot search list.

And the implied target of this veiled remark was none other than Han Jiangxue.