Chapter 652: Chapter 652

He Jinxia looked up at the sky, noticing it had gradually darkened. Pulling out her phone, she saw it was already past five o’clock.

Director Liu glanced at the script, noting the next scene was to be filmed at night, featuring He Jinxia and Qiu Zhenze.

After thinking for a moment, he didn’t delay, and with a sweep of his hand, he let the crew leave work early!

Everyone following Director Liu’s team found this rather incredible, as if the Demon King was turning over a new leaf to become a God of Justice.

Each person leaving wore a smile on their face, eagerly hoping for more days filled with such happiness, longing for them to last longer, and ideally, wishing they would never have to wake up.

As night fell, He Jinxia had finished her dinner and was resting under a large tree, looked at her phone, and discovered several messages from Luo You.

Luo You confirmed that Zhang Yingru would officially take over a major girl group reality show prepared internally by Tonghua Entertainment and become one of the planners, also serving as a judge in it!

This somewhat depressed Luo You.

As an agent, he was well aware of how much Tonghua Entertainment valued and supported this reality show, which was poised to become the hottest show of the summer break if all went as planned.

Zhang Yingru had previously clashed with him over work concepts, and the two were adversaries. After He Jinxia rose to fame, he and Zhang Yingru had exchanged sharp words, making their relationship almost that of enemies.

Just as Zhang Yingru’s control over JY was worsening and her status was declining, this show descended like timely rain, which she seized, possibly turning her fortunes around with it!

Given the popularity of reality shows, the girl group members selected through this program could debut with extremely high popularity and excellent resources. If managed well, they could become the next JY, or even surpass JY!

How could Luo You not feel depressed about this?

However, compared to being constantly suppressed in the past, he still had He Jinxia.

The more He Jinxia’s popularity soared in the entertainment circle, and the more classic works she filmed, the higher his position in Tonghua Entertainment would be, Luo You thought, slightly alleviating his feelings of depression.

More importantly, Luo You also knew about the relationship between He Jinxia and Sheng Yan. With Sheng Yan around, he was not worried about He Jinxia’s prospects being too bleak.

Of course, He Jinxia herself also had the capacity to become an evergreen tree in the entertainment circle.

Luo You didn’t hide his feelings from He Jinxia, sharing his views about Zhang Yingru joining the program, and expressing his concerns.

He knew He Jinxia was hostile towards JY, her agency, and by extension, Zhang Yingru was also He Jinxia’s enemy.

Seeing an enemy about to be crushed, only for a powerful outsider to come and rescue them, He Jinxia too was depressed about this.

Through the memories retained in her body from its original owner, He Jinxia identified two suspects who might have drugged her, one was Li Zimu, and the other was Zhang Yingru.

Dissolving JY and barring Li Zimu from joining any team would be the greatest punishment for her.

Li Zimu’s lifelong dream had been JY, seeking to achieve her ambitions through it. Being a typical leader personality, without a team, she would be mostly ineffective.

As long as Li Zimu didn’t join another team afterward, He Jinxia had ways to continue suppressing her, forcing her to struggle within the entertainment circle, compelling her to switch careers.

As for Zhang Yingru, although she wasn’t the one who directly drugged her, He Jinxia could deduce that it was she who had advised Li Zimu.

After all, Li Zimu was still very young, even now.

They were all girls in their early twenties, and Li Zimu didn’t possess such cunning to have planned the drugging incident years ago. Ultimately, there was no deep-rooted hatred between them.

Zhang Yingru was decisive and quick to act, a trait leaders in the workplace greatly admired because she was very capable.

However, in a competitive environment among colleagues, such a person could be especially annoying. Being overly competent could make others seem mediocre and incompetent.

Moreover, not only was Zhang Yingru capable, but she was also ruthlessly harsh, harsher than most men. Had she not been so, how could she have managed to have drugs administered to Li Zimu?

Perhaps administering hormone drugs was a common devious tactic in the circle, gradually becoming normalized by everyone, to the point where it seemed trivial.

Indeed, compared to luring someone into drug addiction, administering hormone drugs seemed almost kind, but that was only in the entertainment circle. In other circles, no one would resort to such tactics.

This was a malevolent, twisted mentality, and because it had become normalized, it contributed to the murky atmosphere in the entertainment circle.

He Jinxia disapproved of this and was unwilling to compromise with these perverse tactics. She could not change the environment of the circle, but she could control herself, ensuring she didn’t partake in such actions and could retaliate and warn others in her own way.

He Jinxia lowered her eyes, a shadow of darkness crossing them, her fists clenching slightly, feeling somewhat unconvinced.

Compared to Li Zimu, the person she was less willing to forgive was Zhang Yingru!

Li Zimu was different from Zhang Yingru; the former was merely a girl group leader with limited connections in the circle, mingling with people of her own status, so He Jinxia wasn’t worried that she could cause any significant trouble.

But Zhang Yingru was different, her profession and status destined her to interact with high-level executives and seize many opportunities.

He Jinxia couldn’t be sure whether the incident would bring much negative impact to Zhang Yingru, nor could she be certain she would find such a good opportunity again in the future.

Suddenly, a spark of inspiration flashed through her mind, her expression thoughtful.

She thought of a plan, but this plan could damage Tonghua Entertainment. Before proceeding, she needed to discuss it with Sheng Yan.

She took out her phone, opened WeChat, and had just sent Sheng Yan a message when a staff member called out He Jinxia’s name—

"He Jinxia, it’s time for the shoot!"

He Jinxia stood up, handed her phone to the approaching Sister Xiao Hua, gave her a few instructions, and then went to where the staff were gathering.

Cheng Xiaohua took the phone, slightly stunned by what He Jinxia had told her. God Sheng? Official source ıs NovelHub(.)net

Oh my, was she going to reply to God Sheng’s WeChat message?!

Cheng Xiaohua held the phone tightly, considering how she should feel replying to the text.

Although Jinxia had instructed her to simply reply with "She’s filming," typing the words was one thing, but the feeling behind the typing was another.

Cheng Xiaohua swallowed hard, and she made up her mind; she would reply with a feeling of admiration, no, reverence.

No, that wasn’t right, she wasn’t a fan of God Sheng, she was a fan of Jinxia. So, she shouldn’t feel like a fan facing an idol, um... she should communicate on an equal footing, right?

No, that wasn’t right either; God Sheng was a star, and she was just an assistant—equality didn’t quite apply here. Uh, then she would reply with the reverence an employee feels towards a boss.