141: Tang Chen's Desperate Day

Not far away, at the resort.

Director Liu Yang sat in front of the monitoring wall, his expression complex as he stared at the footage of Chen Fang and Yue Qingzhu, slowly twirling a pen.

The other two teams' choices were much more normal.

Zhao Jin, Liang Yan, and Shen Wantang each specialized in different things. To avoid a situation where one person excelled while the other two watched, they ultimately chose the down-to-earth option of wearing mascot costumes and distributing flyers.

This seemed ordinary, yet it was both stable and interesting. Could big stars, especially two beautiful female celebrities, endure heavy mascot costumes? What would it feel like for big stars, who are usually the center of attention on stage and television, to be ignored by tourists as if they were invisible?

As for Xie Yunxuan and Bai Wenbin's team, they set up a small stall, selling balloons and performing magic. This was also a genuine experience of ordinary people's lives.

But…

The Director looked at Chen Fang and Yue Qingzhu with a complex expression.

What were these two doing?

On the screen, they were sitting on the ground, looking dejected. Chen Fang was dressed in a dark blue robe, wearing a straw hat, slowly playing the erhu. Even the esteemed Heavenly Queen Yue Qingzhu had a talisman on her head, gently plucking a sanxian.

The two sat on the ground with miserable expressions, a broken porcelain bowl in front of them, truly looking like beggars.

The Director put on headphones connected to their live audio, and immediately a mournful, low-pitched duet filled his ears, as if the two were ancient slaves, just cast out by their master and wandering the streets.

The Director raised a hand to his forehead, his brows slightly furrowed.

When editing their footage, how would he explain the meaning of their activity?

What exactly were they doing?

Just then, a tourist stopped in front of Chen Fang and Yue Qingzhu, dropping five yuan into their bowl.

The music suddenly changed, becoming cheerful and joyful. The two also quickly looked up, beaming at the tourist.

The tourist covered his mouth, stepping back two steps in surprise, laughing until he bent over.

The Director blinked, letting out a chuckle at the unexpected scene.

He could understand this scenario happening to Chen Fang.

But was Yue Qingzhu this kind of person?

He already had a premonition that the segment featuring these two would explode in popularity.

…

9:10 AM.

Tang Chen was sitting in his office, analyzing the pros and cons of Jiang Haotian choosing different film crews for his next project. His phone chimed with a message notification. He picked it up and saw it was a chat record sent by Sun Jingcheng, Chen Fang's executive agent.

As a gold-medal agent, he simultaneously managed three artists, so he naturally couldn't handle all matters. His role was more like a strategic decision-maker, with each artist also having an executive agent responsible for implementing specific tasks.

He usually didn't keep an eye on Chen Fang's activities all day, but today, Chen Fang gave him a fright early in the morning. And Chen Fang wasn't just messing around by himself; he brought Yue Qingzhu along.

So he instructed Sun Jingcheng to send him a message if anything happened, to give him some reaction time.

Tang Chen rubbed his temples and opened the message.

Seeing that the two only played cheerful tunes for the patrons who gave them money, he breathed a sigh of relief.

After replying with “Not bad,” he continued to analyze which project Jiang Haotian should take on.

11:30 AM.

【Sun Jingcheng】: “Tang Ge, a pretty girl showed up and put spicy strips in their bowl. Chen Dog didn't even look at what she threw in, he just stared at her face and played 'The Feeling of Being in Love.'”

Tang Chen slapped his pen on the table, covered his face with both hands, and after a few seconds of silence.

He questioned himself: Am I transmigrated? I didn't actually sign Chen Fang, did I?

2:00 PM.

【Sun Jingcheng】: “Tang Ge, a young couple kissed in front of them, and they played 'Ex.'”

Tang Chen silently stared at this message for five seconds, then calmly replied “Okay.” Then he quickly got up, packed his things, and prepared to flee the company.

He had a premonition that Liu Lu was coming after him with a 40-meter-long blade.

Chen Dog probably had his eyes on his inheritance.

3:00 PM.

Tang Chen sat by the window of a coffee shop in the film city, and a chat message from Liu Lu popped up on his computer screen.

【Liu Lu】: “Tell Chen Fang to stay away from Yue Qingzhu! Don't lead her astray! [Frustrated]”

Tang Chen sneered and replied: “Chen Fang lead her astray? Couldn't it be her leading Chen Fang astray?”

【Liu Lu】: “?”

Tang Chen quickly typed, “Did he decide on the activity himself? Did he play the music himself? Besides, Chen Fang was always well-behaved on variety shows before, when has he ever done something like this?”

After sending it, the chat box showed that the other party was typing, so Tang Chen took a sip of coffee and waited for her reply.

As a result, a message popped up after one or two minutes.

【Liu Lu】: “Is this you?”

Tang Chen was slightly stunned, put down his coffee, and slowly looked out the window.

That's right, how could he say such shameless words? It seemed that the 'Chen Fang virus' was highly contagious.

Forget it, since he was already shameless, he might as well be completely shameless.

“It's me. I just think, how can this be blamed on Chen Fang, right? He's such a well-behaved kid. Look, isn't Teacher Yue also really into it? I think it's Teacher Yue's problem. She was abnormal first by wanting to participate in a variety show, and now she's having a blast. Obviously, she's been abnormal recently and led Chen Fang astray.”

【Liu Lu】: “[Smile] [Goodbye] Keep an eye on public opinion.”

Tang Chen replied: “[Handshake] [Coffee]”

4:00 PM.

【Sun Jingcheng】: “Tang Ge, an internet celebrity filmed them and posted it online, and their video went viral. The production team's intention is that netizens haven't recognized them due to the identity contrast and styling, so they're letting the video spread first.”

“Hmm, okay, but we must pay attention to the direction of public opinion.”

Tang Chen's expression was calm as he picked up the phone for the public relations team.

Haha, Chen Fang, what kind of person do you think I am, you bastard?

5:00 PM.

【Sun Jingcheng】: “A pretty girl came over and gave him a bouquet of flowers. He was so excited that he gave her his erhu. Teacher Yue chased him for four or five meters to get it back.”

Tang Chen stared at this message calmly.

He also wanted to give Chen Fang away.

Now he understood why Chen Fang refused the company's attempts to create a persona for him when he joined.

It was convenient for him to let loose.

After silently looking for two seconds, Tang Chen typed and asked, “What time do they finish work?”

【Sun Jingcheng】: “The production team has a time limit until 8 PM. Chen Fang said he plans to leave when he's tired. He's not tired, and Teacher Yue is also very excited.”

Tang Chen quickly typed, “Find a few people to give them two hundred yuan, tell them to rest early and go to dinner.”

【Sun Jingcheng】: “I mentioned it at noon, Chen Fang said he wants to follow the show's rules.”

Tang Chen rubbed his temples.

In his life, he had truly done all sorts of good deeds, and encountering Chen Fang finally made him realize what it meant for good deeds to go unrewarded.

Let him mess around, let him mess around. At least he abides by the law and is talented.

He took a deep breath and replied, “Stay in close contact with the public relations team, and contact me immediately if anything happens.”

“Okay.”