The Big Shot’s Girlfriend Is a Demoness chapter 21
The two of them left together. On the way back, the boss’s eyes, behind his sunglasses, looked a bit absent-minded.
How long had it been since he last saw that smile from Li Mo?
Ever since their falling out, she had always acted overbearingly in front of him. This made him forget that the girl wasn’t always like this. She used to have a warm and charming smile and was lively and cheerful. She was petulant but also had a naïvete typical of a young girl. Li Mo may not have the deadly beauty of Luoxi, but the cute porcelain doll was a different kind of beauty.
From the beginning, he knew that Li Mo had the potential to be famous, so he did everything possible to boost her career. At that time, Li Mo was only twenty and had joined his company before even graduating from university. He thought she was still young, so he took great care of her in every aspect.
How harmonious and happy the relationship between him and her was at that time. No one could have predicted that it would later fall apart and end badly.
Boss Feng couldn’t understand it. He had dutifully taken care of Li Mo as if she were his own daughter, hoping to make her famous. Why did her thoughts turn toward love and romance?
He was shocked when Li Mo confessed her feelings to him.
Because at that time, he really didn’t think about her in that way. He was six years older than Li Mo and always treated her as the company’s artist, a future treasure, and a younger sister. He even thought that if he had a younger sister, she would probably resemble Li Mo.
He didn’t have that kind of feelings toward her, so he naturally rejected her. He was afraid that Li Mo would overthink, so he advised her to focus on her work, fearing that she would hinder her bright future. As a result, he never imagined that Li Mo not only failed to appreciate his intentions but also became upset and was eventually lured away by another company.
As the company faced various difficulties, he found it hard to focus on Li Mo’s affairs.
When the company finally recovered, Li Mo became a rising star who had the full support of Fei Teng Entertainment. It was then that their relationship became irreparable.
He had long given up on trying to win her back, but her smile today abruptly brought back memories of how much he had once liked this girl he treated like a little sister. Although he felt that his affection for Li Mo was different from hers.
After all, he wouldn’t have taken care of this girl like he did back then if he didn’t really like her. Li Mo was a picky eater and would often make do with whatever food was available when eating alone. Due to this, he was worried about her health and would often cook for her, an aspect that not even Luoxi had received.
As Boss Feng reminisced about the past, lost in thought, Luxi sat beside him, counting down the days until the Navy would build her a swimming pool.
The boss accidentally heard the sensitive word ‘swimming pool’ and instantly snapped out of his thoughts.
Those blurred and melodramatic memories were instantly cut off, and the bloody reality once again hit him in the face.
Swimming pool… he had a love-hate relationship with it.
He had previously tricked Luoxi into working hard and improving herself, using the swimming pool as a lure. Then, for the sake of a damned pool, Luoxi gave up the precious resources given to her by the Higher-ups.
The boss: “…”
Whenever he thought about this, he felt a sharp pain in his heart!
The recording of the Deserted Island Survival episode was suspended due to a tsunami disaster. The production team has not yet informed them whether they would redo it.
Fortunately, all the guests were out of danger. The media intercepted a few of the guests for an interview and the results were astonishing. Except for some routine answers, the focus of the guests was actually on Tang Luoxi.
【Xie Ze: Thanks to Luoxi, I didn’t die in the tsunami. She saved me, and from now on, my life belongs to her!】
【Li Wei: That girl Luoxi is an excellent swimmer. Thanks to her fish, we were able to avoid fighting the tsunami on an empty stomach.】
【Mo Nan: She made me rediscover nurse sharks and tuna fish!】
【Li Mo: …hmph, she’s not bad.】
The media: “…”
Wait, what was this vibe?
Has this newbie conquered you in just one day?
What about your dignity as seniors in the industry?!
Ignoring the fact that Xie Ze owed her a life-saving favor, Li Wei, you are a veteran in the industry. How can you be easily bought off by just a fish?
And what the hell was Mo Nan talking about? What did he mean by ‘rediscovering’ nurse sharks and tuna fish?’ Have you graduated from elementary school? These two things were so common, don’t tell us you don’t know about them?!
But what shocked the media the most was Li Mo’s attitude.
Despite the complicated history between them, Li Mo surprisingly praised the newbie. Her words were simple, but the smile in her eyes was genuine.
The media couldn’t help but recall the two’s photo Li Mo posted before. So she was serious. Weren’t they supposed to be plastic sisters?
Interviewing these guests only fueled the media’s curiosity even more.
What happened in just one day? Why did their words sound so strange?
The media wanted to interview Gong Xu, but unfortunately, they couldn’t find him. So they had no choice but to compile and publish the interview transcripts, along with various speculations.
The hype surrounding the suspension of Deserted Island Survival due to a tsunami disaster had not yet died down, and the media’s follow-up reports caused social media to be flooded with discussions.
“I feel like it was an especially exciting day. I really want to see the full episode!”
“11, Although they only recorded for half a day this time, they could definitely edit it into a full-length episode. @Deserted Island Survival production team, don’t waste resources. Release it so everyone can see!”
“Tang Luoxi’s face is simply picturesque. I can really understand the guests. It’s already impressive that they managed to hold on for half a day before dying in battle.”
“Still bragging about her peerless beauty? She puts way too much f*cking effort into creating a public persona. Let’s talk about how much money was spent on that face. It must be a result of a full-face cosmetic procedure. How nauseating to worship a fake product created by plastic surgeries as a goddess.”
“Upstairs2, are you crazy? Filled with so much negativity. Let’s not talk about anything else, but which plastic surgery clinic could have such a perfect technique to create Tang Luoxi’s face? If they could really make me look like that, I would be willing to spend any amount of money.”
“Don’t mind that kind of brainless hater. Those people are just frustrated and jealous to the point of bleeding from their eyes. They generally have a limited brain capacity and don’t even consider that the poor Batian Entertainment company could never afford to pay for Tang Luoxi’s plastic surgery.”
“Heh, the audacity to act but not own up to it. Her whole person is fake, a product of plastic surgery. Yet, she still insists on being a natural beauty. Bah.”
“Don’t reply to the brainless hater upstairs. The more you reply, the more that moron gets excited. Just let him sink3.”
“Alright, let’s stop arguing, everyone. I just want to watch the full episode. @Deserted Island Survival production team, give us a definite answer. Are you going to air the previously recorded episode or not?”
“The other guests have expressed their opinions on Tang Luoxi. Now, I’m really curious about what Gong Xu thinks of her.”
“Tsk, the media is not doing a good job. They couldn’t even get an interview with Young Master Gong.”
All kinds of people were flooding the screen, including fans of different celebrities, onlookers munching on watermelon4, face dogs, and haters. Apart from a small number of toxic trolls, everyone was curious and eager to know what happened during that long period of time. They really wanted to watch it!
Among these, Tang Luoxi was mentioned the most. People were intrigued by the magic she had that could make several guests speak well of her.
This time, Luoxi had become somewhat familiar to a small group of people. At least fans of Deserted Island Survival and other guests firmly imprinted this person to their memory.
Unfortunately, Batian Entertainment, that poor-ass company didn’t have much to offer. The recording for Deserted Island Survival was stopped, but they haven’t seen any other resources that would allow that newbie to make an appearance
The worst part was that she didn’t even have a social media account, leaving people with no way to learn more about her. This fueled the calls for the production team of Deserted Island Survival to release the episode.
Boss Feng returned to the company looking like he’d rather be dead. The blow was too great, and he couldn’t pull himself together. So, he stayed cooped up in the company and cultivated mushrooms5.
The filming of Deserted Island Survival was suspended due to a tsunami disaster, and the resources offered by the Higher-ups were rejected by his troublesome idiot of an artist.
He was worried, wondering if he really was cut out for this line of work. Just as he saw an opportunity rising up, before he could catch it, it was gone. He didn’t know if their company could hold out until the next opportunity came. Today, Boss Feng continued to lie on the couch in the office with furrowed brows and a face full of worries. He wanted some peace and quiet.
“Boss, there is a lot of media outside.”
The only remaining secretary pushed the door and walked in. Upon seeing the boss’s wussiness, he reported his work as usual.
“… Are they here to interview about feelings resulting from a tsunami disaster? Just handle it and say I’m not here.” The boss let out a weak and feeble grunt.
What happened to the media’s sense of public morality? When the person wasn’t found, they kept saying the outlook for their artist was bleak. Now that the person had been found, they didn’t care about her need for rest after the recent ordeal and rushed over to interview her for her feelings.
Feelings my ass! If they like to feel so much, why don’t they jump into the sea themselves and soak there for a while?!
“It seems like they didn’t come because of the tsunami disaster.” The secretary turned on the TV and gestured for the boss to watch it himself.
Boss Feng turned his head at an angle and glanced at the TV from the corner of his eye.
The entertainment reporter on TV was as excited as if they were injected with chicken blood6. Cooperating with the interview footage, his voice was filled with the excitement of stirring up drama and enjoying watching such drama unfold.
“….Wang Hua, a well-known manager, said that Tang Luoxi is a new artist with great potential. She should have better choices than being wasted in Batian Entertainment.”
“Meanwhile, Sheng Tang Entertainment expressed their appreciation for Tang Luoxi, stating that she has the potential to become a top superstar, but lacks opportunities.”
“The public relations department of Fei Teng Entertainment, which has a group of little flower dans including Li Mo under its umbrella, stated that they can bear the penalty for Tang Luoxi’s breach of contract.
“…finally, although Lu Entertainment did not mention Tang Luoxi, in response to the above situation, they subtly dropped four words ‘I am the wealthiest’. This obviously deserves deeper consideration, as to whether there are other implications.”
The boss crawled off the sofa and stared at the TV as if there were demons and monsters inside.
His lips trembled, and he pointed at the TV in anger.
“What are they trying to do!? A group of rascals who take advantage of the situation, even more shameless than sharks smelling blood! I finally managed to cultivate an artist who can become popular, and now that she’s just made her first public appearance, they want to poach her?! This content belongs to thehlifestyle.com, if you see this translation elsewhere, it’s been stolen!
The secretary was very pleased that the boss understood so quickly and could recover from depression so fast.
He reported: “Almost all the big entertainment companies in the industry have joined the fray, and the media outside are already frenzied.”
The boss rushed to the window to take a look. Outside, the media swarmed the area. He turned his head and glared at his secretary, “Are those media here for this too?”
To mock and laugh at him?
The secretary nodded helplessly. When the boss was slamming the media before, it was so satisfying for the boss. When have those media ever suffered such humiliation? They had already held a grudge.
Now, with other companies expressing interest in Tang Luoxi, almost all the media believed that Tang Luoxi would definitely switch companies.”
Those who offered goodwill to Tang Luoxi, any of those companies were better than Batian Entertainment, a small and struggling company. No one wanted to have a bad future.
What’s more, based on Batian Entertainment’s ‘shady business’ image, the penalty for breach of contract must be very high. Selling Tang Luoxi for a hefty penalty could give the company, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, a breather.
As for whether those companies really wanted Tang Luoxi or not, it was probably fifty-fifty.
If they could successfully poach her, that’d be great. With Tang Luoxi’s face, and a little exploitation and marketing, they wouldn’t lose money no matter what.
The other half were just joining in for the fun. If they couldn’t pouch her, they also wouldn’t let others get her either. They added to the excitement and boosted Tang Luoxi’s value to see which fat lamb would ultimately be tricked by Batian Entertainment.
Under such circumstances, the media, who were previously slammed by Boss Feng, rushed over in a swarm, gleefully preparing to watch his misfortune.
Oh, how unfortunate. You just got a dog shit luck7 and found yourself a treasure. But before its potential has been fully realized, it was about to be snatched away. Even if you receive a large sum from the penalty, it would be still a loss. The most valuable asset for an entertainment company is its artists. Without good artists, it would eventually go bankrupt.
Boss Feng was so angry that he rolled up his sleeves, prepared to fight with the unscrupulous media outside. But as he walked to the door, he felt that something was wrong.
“This doesn’t make sense. Luoxi has just made an appearance, and even the filming of Deserted Island Survival was stopped prematurely. Why would those bad guys be willing to spend so much money to poach a simpleton?”
It’s true that Tang Luoxi had the potential to become famous, and everyone believed it because her face was extremely rare.
But as a newcomer with no work under her belt, there were plenty of good-looking people in the industry who hadn’t made it big or had failed to stay popular. Have those entertainment companies eaten their fill that they start blindly fighting over her?
It was not like she was a pop diva or movie star. Weren’t they afraid of spending a huge amount of money to get that person only for that person to live a brief moment of popularity and then turn worthless?
The secretary thoughtfully pressed the replay button on the TV and indicated for the boss to take another look.
Boss Feng glanced over and discovered that the news from the news channel was being replayed. He looked at the channel logo. Oh, it was Huaxia National Television, the most authoritative news channel.
The competent anchor fluently reported the news. The boss heard a few familiar words, such as ‘shipwreck found’, ‘Miss Tang’, ‘selfless contribution to the country’, ‘her spirit is worthy of praise’, and so on.
The screen then switched to an interview by a reporter from the national TV station with the person who discovered the sunken ship, and the person standing next to the reporter looked very familiar.
Oh?
Ooooooooooooh?!
Tang Luoxi!
He listened to the interview in the news, where Tang Luoxi replied as if she were reciting from a book, with a tone filled with a strong sense of patriotism and devotion to her country, spouting off standard phrases like ‘handing it over to the country was from the heart’, ‘national cultural relics cannot be allowed to flow out of the country’, ‘every child of Huaxia has the responsibility to defend the country’, and so on. It was so well-rehearsed that it was clear she had directly copied and summarised those words from a certain book.
Boss Feng: “…”
Holy shit–!!!
When he was wallowing in despair at the company these past few days, bemoaning that this time he was certainly going to go bankrupt, his artist had already made it onto national television by herself!
Even if the words she spoke were a little stiff, it was still the most authoritative channel and she was praised during prime time news!
This news segment lasted a full three and a half minutes!
So impressive!!!
It was the most important news time slot on the national TV station after all. Advertisements before and after the news were charged by the second, with 30 seconds costing millions. The news about his company’s artist was played for a full three and a half minutes, with all kinds of close-ups showing her clearly.
Excluding other footage, there were at least three minutes of her beautiful face flashing on the screen.
Generally, when good people, good deeds, or outstanding figures in other industries were broadcasted, the news usually lasted for 30 seconds or a minute. Being able to occupy three and a half minutes indicated that Tang Luoxi’s contribution was significant, significant enough to satisfy the higher-ups.
Not to mention the fame and benefits brought by the news broadcast itself. The ratings of the national TV station’s prime-time news were not to be underestimated; it had a massive national following.
And not every artist could appear on the national news and be singled out for praise by higher-ups. This in itself represented a certain attitude from them, instantly elevating Luoxi’s status.
No wonder those companies outside were fighting over her. In their eyes, as long as Tang Luoxi doesn’t go astray, she will definitely be a huge money tree in the future!
Compared to his own artist, his behavior these past few days had been like that of a pig.
At this moment, Boss Feng finally understood what happened the night the Navy took Luoxi out. It turned out that she not only found a bracelet but also a sunken ship full of cultural relics!
And she handed over the entire sunken ship to the state.
He took a peak and found out the location of the sunken ship. Oh, it was near the sensitive area of Southeast Asia, close to the South Sea. No wonder they made a big fuss about it in the news. It was also a declaration of ownership to prevent other countries and forces from getting any ideas.
The boss knew that the location where the sunken ship was found was very delicate, as some countries had been trying to claim the area near the South Sea as international waters.
According to international regulations, if a sunken ship was found in international waters, whoever discovered it owned it.
However, if the sunken ship belonged to a certain country in the past, for example, the sunken ship belonged to country M, but the country that found it was country F, then the ownership and division of interests of the vessel could be negotiated and communicated between country M and the discoverer.
The cultural relics on the sunken ship found this time belonged to Huaxia, but the vessel was clearly of foreign origin. Salvaging it caused a lot of commotion, so to prevent others from making claims, they decided to publicize Tang Luoxi’s contribution.
In this way, those with ulterior motives will have no chance.
If you want to argue with me that it is in international waters, then fine, the person who found it was Tang Luoxi, and she has already stated that she will hand everything over to the country. It has nothing to do with you. If you don’t want to argue, even better. The South Sea was an inseparable part of Huaxia, and the sunken ship found there naturally belonged to Huaxia.
Luoxi’s role in this was indispensable and she demonstrated great political awareness by turning everything over. No wonder the higher-ups wanted to give her resources and let her choose whatever movie or commercial she wanted.
When the boss thought about how Luoxi exchanged such a huge contribution for just a swimming pool, his heart ached again.
This prodigal child! With such a huge contribution, even if she didn’t need the support of movie or advertisement resources, she should at least have asked for ten swimming pools. Only one was not enough, what a loss!
“The other entertainment companies have been trying to contact Tang Luoxi, but they couldn’t find her contact information, so they had to use the media to show her goodwill in such a high-profile way,” the secretary explained as he saw that the boss was catching up on the situation.
It was no wonder those companies couldn’t find Tang Luoxi’s contact information. That girl didn’t even have a phone and the one she was currently using was provided by Li Mo as a friendly gesture. Only Li Mo, the boss, and Tang Luoxi herself knew the number.
She doesn’t have a phone, doesn’t play computer games, and doesn’t have any online social accounts. She doesn’t seem like a girl of her age at all.
After the news was broadcast on the national TV station, other entertainment companies showed a clear intention to compete for Tang Luoxi, and the media directly surrounded Batian Entertainment with glee at the misfortune of others.
“A goodwill? Who dares to pouch my person?!”
After the boss figured out everything, his depression and decadence of the past few days disappeared completely. He rushed out and directly confronted the media.
Damn it, I had been cultivating myself as a gentleman for several years. Did they really think I have no temper?
If anyone dares to pouch his treasure, then watch whether he would break those b*tches’ legs!”
Translation notes:
[1] 1 means to agree in a Chinese online forum context.
[2] Upstairs refers to people who replied above the person speaking in a Chinese online forum context.
[3] Let him sink probably comes from the saying “The boat will sink when it reaches the bridge”.
[4] Watermelon-eating onlookers are derived from the idea of people leisurely watching a spectacle while snacking on watermelon. A chinese internet slang that refers to people who are just bystanders, watching and observing events unfold without actively participating or having a strong opinion.
[5] Cultivating mushrooms refers to an image suggesting someone who is just sitting around and letting mushrooms grow on them. It describes a person who has been staying indoors for a long time and has become moldy as if mushrooms are growing on their body.
[6] Injected with chicken blood refers to extremely excited or energetic (used mockingly).
[7] Dog Shit luck is a phrase that describes a great turn of events or stroke of good luck.
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