How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 643

Chen Yifeng and Song Yiming obviously didn’t take Yang Chen’s words seriously. In their eyes, what qualifications did the boyfriend of a supporting actress have to comment on their careers?

Chen Yifeng retorted, “Thank you for your concern. The support of my fans will only make me better, not ruin me. I think you should spend your time figuring out how to make your girlfriend a popular star.”

Song Yiming chimed in, “That’s not necessarily a good thing for him. If Miss Lin becomes a hit, will she still look up to him?”

Chen Yifeng added, “That’s true. Alright, let’s not waste time. I’ve already shown my greatest sincerity, so please don’t deliberately make things difficult for us. We’re really in a hurry. After filming, I have to go to Yida Cinema to attend a promotional event, and then I have to go to Hengdian [a large film studio in China] to film a big production invested by Yida Film and several other major companies, directed by Zhang Damou [likely a reference to a famous Chinese director, playing on the name Zhang Yimou]. Miss Lin, I wasn’t just making empty promises earlier. I really have the ability to get you into a big production.”

Lin Yiren responded with a sweet smile, “Hehe… Thank you, but I don’t need it. I think you’re not worthy of your current position, so it’s better for you to be an ordinary person. Honey, what do you think?”

Yang Chen smiled and replied, “If you want him to be an ordinary person, then he’ll be an ordinary person. Chen Yifeng, don’t bother going to Yida Cinema, and forget about filming any movies invested by Yida Film. Don’t even think about filming any film and television dramas in the future. That way, you’ll have plenty of time to wait for the perfect moment to film that sunset sea view.”

“Haha…” Everyone laughed.

“Who do you think you are? You think if you say you want Brother Yifeng to be an ordinary person, he’ll become an ordinary person? Do you even know how popular Brother Yifeng is now and how high his status is in the entertainment industry?”

“So pretentious!”

“Then show us how you can turn Brother Yifeng into an ordinary person. We want to see how powerful the boyfriend of a supporting actress can be.”

“What’s he even capable of? If he were capable, would he let his girlfriend be a supporting actress? He would have made her the lead actress long ago.”

“Haha…”

Yang Chen then casually called Yang Zhen, the CEO of Xingchen Entertainment, and said, “Hey, President Yang, put out a notice in the industry, banning Chen Yifeng and Song Yiming. Anyone who dares to protect them becomes my enemy.”

Yang Zhen immediately agreed, “Okay, I’ll contact the Performing Arts Association right away. They definitely won’t dare to disobey your wishes, unless they want to retire early.”

Chen Yifeng sneered and said, “Acting like it’s real! Lin Yiren, your boyfriend is too good at pretending. This kind of man is unreliable. I advise you to break up with him quickly, to avoid suffering a big loss in the future. I can introduce you to some friends—popular stars in the industry, or investors. Whatever type you want, I’ll introduce you to them.”

Lin Yiren retorted, “Tch… You’re going to introduce me? You should be thinking about what kind of job you’re going to do to support yourself in the future.”

Yang Chen hung up the phone, ready to continue taking pictures of Lin Yiren, but now the sun had completely disappeared, and Lin Yiren’s plan to take a photo by the sea at sunset was ruined.

They had come so early just to capture this scene, but now their plan was ruined by Chen Yifeng and others for no reason. It would be a lie to say they weren’t angry.

Lin Yiren said, “Chen Yifeng, Song Yiming, look at what you’ve done. We came here after lunch and waited until now just to take a sunset picture, and it’s all been ruined by you. It’s really infuriating.”

Chen Yifeng retorted, “You’re still complaining? If you had just moved aside, we could have taken our picture, but you refused, making us waste our time. Do you know how precious our time is?”

Lin Yiren shot back, “Okay, okay, your time is precious, but our time isn’t?”

Yang Chen put his arm around Lin Yiren and said, “Why bother arguing with them? Let’s go, let’s go eat.”

Chen Yifeng sneered and turned to Song Yiming, saying, “Xiaoming, let’s go back too. We’ll take it another day if we have the chance.”

Song Yiming nodded reluctantly and said, “We have no choice.”

At this moment, Chen Manli’s phone rang. It was the company boss calling.

Chen Manli answered, “Hello, President Li, is there anything I can do for you?”

The Boss said, sounding panicked, “What did you guys do? The Performing Arts Association has issued an announcement, suggesting that everyone not use Chen Yifeng and Song Yiming. Yida Film has also called me, canceling Chen Yifeng’s role and re-shooting all the scenes that have already been filmed with someone else.”

Chen Manli exclaimed, “Ah? That’s impossible, right?”

The Boss retorted, “Impossible! The Performing Arts Association’s announcement has already been issued, can it be fake? Tell me the truth, what exactly did you do?”

Chen Manli explained, “We didn’t do anything! We just came to the beach to take some photos, and… Oh, could it be Lin Yiren’s boyfriend who did it?”

The Boss asked, “Who is Lin Yiren?”

Chen Manli replied, “A minor supporting actress. Oh, right, she’s the one who played the flight attendant in ‘The Captain’.”

The Boss exclaimed, “Her? Are you out of your mind? Her boyfriend is Xingchen Group’s Boss Yang. Even I know that, don’t you? So, you offended Boss Yang? Damn it, you’re trying to kill me!”

Chen Manli stammered, “Boss Yang? N-no way!”

Chen Manli quickly looked for Yang Chen and Lin Yiren, but they were nowhere to be seen.

At this time, Song Yiming’s agent also received a call from the boss, learning about Song Yiming’s ban.

The agent quickly said to Song Yiming, “Xiaoming, this is bad. President Gao called and said you’ve been banned. Xingchen Entertainment pulled some strings, which means it’s Boss Yang of the Xingchen Group’s doing.”

Song Yiming exclaimed, “Ah! Boss Yang of the Xingchen Group? I’ve never even met him, why would he ban me?”

Chen Manli quickly said, “Lin Yiren’s boyfriend is Boss Yang of the Xingchen Group. We’ve caused a disaster.”

Chen Yifeng and Song Yiming both exclaimed, “What? Lin Yiren’s boyfriend is Boss Yang?”

The two’s fans were also dumbfounded. So, the handsome guy who said he was going to ban Chen Yifeng was Boss Yang of the Xingchen Group?

“Did you guys see where those two went?”

“It seems like they went that way.”

“Oh my god, he’s Boss Yang! Hurry up and chase after him. I want to take a photo with Boss Yang.”

“Hurry, hurry, this might be the only chance I have in my life to see Boss Yang.”

…

These women are so fickle. Just now, they were all chirping and talking to Chen Yifeng and Song Yiming, but now they’ve all run off to find Yang Chen.

Chen Yifeng looked distressed and said, “What should we do? Let’s quickly go find Boss Yang too, apologize to him in person, and hope he can forgive us.”

Song Yiming took off running. She wanted to apologize to Yang Chen one step ahead.

At this time, she couldn’t care less about Chen Yifeng. Love can be found again, but being banned means losing everything.

Chen Yifeng quickly surpassed Song Yiming at a speed of 100 meters. Song Yiming immediately shouted, “Chen Yifeng, why are you running so fast?”

Chen Yifeng didn’t answer Song Yiming, not even turning his head.

It’s said that husband and wife are birds of the same forest, flying separately when disaster strikes. What’s more, they are just lovers. At this time, seeking Yang Chen’s forgiveness is the most important thing. Love is no longer important.

Song Yiming was furious and cursed, “Chen Yifeng, you’re not human! You caused the trouble, and I’m sharing the blame with you, but now you’re only thinking about yourself and ignoring me!”

Chen Yifeng still ignored her. He just wanted to find Yang Chen to apologize.

Soon, Chen Yifeng caught up with Yang Chen and Lin Yiren.

“Boss Yang, Miss Lin, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, it was my fault just now. I apologize to you. I know I was wrong. I sincerely apologize to Boss Yang and Miss Lin. I hope you’ll be generous and not hold it against me. I’m sorry, I’m sorry…” Chen Yifeng said very humbly, bowing and not daring to stand up.

Yang Chen replied coolly, “There’s no need for you to be like this. I can’t take back what I’ve said.”

At this moment, Song Yiming also ran up, panting.

She quickly bowed to Yang Chen and Lin Yiren, apologizing and begging for forgiveness.

“Boss Yang, Miss Lin, I’m sorry, I know I was wrong. I apologize to you. Please be merciful and spare me this time. It’s all Chen Yifeng’s fault. If he hadn’t thought he was a star and bullied others, I wouldn’t have been led astray by him.”

Chen Yifeng immediately retorted angrily, “Song Yiming, what do you mean by that? You’ve been saying bad things about Miss Lin behind her back every day, saying that she got her acting opportunities by sleeping her way to the top, and that she’s obviously someone’s mistress, and with more than one sugar daddy. If it wasn’t to please you, would I have deliberately provoked Miss Lin and Boss Yang?”

Song Yiming shouted, “Chen Yifeng, you bastard! Boss Yang, Miss Lin, don’t listen to his nonsense. I’m not that kind of person. I definitely didn’t say those things about Miss Lin. He’s clearly trying to shift the blame to me. This kind of irresponsible man deserves to die!”

Chen Yifeng retorted, “I’m not responsible? I’m responsible enough to take the blame for you without thinking! Don’t think I don’t know about your dirty business with those investors. I’ve been pretending not to know. Am I not responsible enough?”

The surrounding tourists took out their phones to film Chen Yifeng and Song Yiming fighting like dogs, their faces filled with gossip and amusement.

Song Yiming, clearly stung by Chen Yifeng’s words, slapped him.

Chen Yifeng, feeling that he, a big man, was slapped in the face by Song Yiming in front of so many people, seriously trampling on his dignity, immediately slapped her back.

The agents, assistants, and other staff members of both sides quickly stepped forward to protect their own artists, and a dozen people immediately started fighting.

The bodyguards quickly protected Yang Chen and Lin Yiren and quickly left the scene, leaving Chen Yifeng and Song Yiming’s two groups to fight like dogs.

Lin Yiren commented, “The entertainment industry is really all about acting. Such a small test has revealed their true colors.”

Yang Chen added, “Don’t celebrities like to hype up scandals? Maybe they’re just tied together for publicity and don’t really like each other. Now, it’s completely understandable to sacrifice the other party for self-preservation.”

The two left the beach and went to Tang Court for dinner.

Not far after they drove out, Wu Kangming, chairman of Xingchen Cultural Tourism Group, called Yang Chen.

Wu Kangming asked, “Boss Yang, is it a good time to talk?”

Yang Chen replied, “Yes, go ahead.”

Wu Kangming explained, “Here’s the thing. I just came back from the Sea City Securities Regulatory Bureau. I communicated with them about our group’s listing. They said that our group’s current business scale can barely be listed, but it’s best to add a larger business to it, so that it will be foolproof. Of course, if you really wanted to use your influence, they would approve it. Those were their exact words.”

Yang Chen scoffed, “Those words are really ridiculous. If it’s okay, it’s okay, if it’s not, it’s not. What do they mean by saying that I can use my influence? If I wanted to use my influence, would I have waited so long?”

Wu Kangming agreed, “That’s what I said too. I said that Boss Yang just doesn’t want to give people a reason to talk, so he’s strictly following the relevant regulations. He never thought about forcibly getting the company listed by relying on his personal influence and connections.”

Yang Chen said, “Since they said that, then I want the management and operating rights of Disney. I want to see what else they have to say. You go contact Ledi Group and tell them that I want half of the shares of Disneyland.”

Wu Kangming asked, “For free?”

Yang Chen clarified, “Of course not for free. I already said I don’t want to use my influence. How can you get it for free? Just make this request and see how they price it.”

Wu Kangming said, “Okay. I’m quite familiar with Chairman Fan of Ledi Group. I’ll ask him out for dinner to talk about it now.”

Yang Chen instructed, “Call him directly and tell him to report to his superiors immediately. If you’re going to have dinner, ask him to bring the leaders in charge out to eat together. There’s no need to invite him to dinner alone. This matter has been dragging on for a long time and must be finalized as soon as possible.”

Wu Kangming assured him, “Okay, I’ll do it right away!”

Seeing that Yang Chen was unhappy, Lin Yiren quickly asked, “What’s wrong?”

Yang Chen replied, “It’s nothing. I’m buying some shares in Disneyland so it’ll be easier for you to play there in the future.”

Lin Yiren said sweetly, “I just love you, such a domineering man. Don’t go back tonight, let me take good care of you.”

Yang Chen chuckled, “Haha… Then I’ll have to order more oysters later to replenish myself. I can’t let you down tonight.”

Lin Yiren teased, “Yes, be sensible and perform well tonight.”

The two arrived at Tang Court.

With Yang Chen’s physical fitness, he doesn’t need any oysters to replenish himself. He only needs to rest for a while to automatically return to his peak state.

But Lin Yiren didn’t know that his body had this function, and she really ordered twenty large oysters and personally fed them all to Yang Chen.

After eating more than a dozen large oysters, Yang Chen couldn’t eat anymore and said, “Wow, I can’t do it anymore. I really can’t eat anymore. I’m going to throw up if I eat any more.”

Lin Yiren encouraged him, “Try harder, there are less than ten left. Try to eat them all. I’m doing this for your own good. Be good.”

Yang Chen protested, “I really can’t eat anymore. Besides, if I really needed to replenish myself, it’s not like a meal of oysters can do the trick.”

Lin Yiren conceded, “Okay then, I’ll eat the rest.”

After dinner, it was just past eight o’clock.

A movie starring Lin Yiren was currently being released, so the two went to Yida Cinema to watch the movie.

The two bought tickets and found the corresponding screening hall.

Suddenly, someone shouted, “Boss Yang, Miss Lin!”

The two looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was Chen Yifeng and Song Yiming’s group.

Because Yang Chen’s ban had taken effect, they were no longer able to participate in the upcoming interaction session between the film’s main cast and the audience.

But they were not giving up and were begging director Chen Kai here.

Chen Yifeng’s boss, Li Kaile, and Song Yiming’s boss, Gao Yuncheng, were also there. The two quickly stepped forward to greet Yang Chen.

Li Kaile said obsequiously, “Boss Yang, hello, nice to meet you. I’m Li Kaile, chairman of Lekaile Culture Company. I apologize for my company’s artist Chen Yifeng’s offense to you, and I hope you’ll be generous and give this young man a chance to turn over a new leaf.”

Chen Yifeng pleaded, “Boss Yang, I really know I was wrong. Please give me a chance to turn over a new leaf.”

Gao Yuncheng said ingratiatingly, “Hello, Boss Yang, it’s an honor to meet you. I’m Gao Yuncheng, chairman of Yuncheng Media. I also express my sincerest apologies for my company’s artist Song Yiming’s rudeness to you, and I hope you can be generous and let us off the hook.”

Song Yiming wiped her tears and said, “Boss Yang, I really know I was wrong. I shouldn’t have been disrespectful to you and Miss Lin in any way. I will definitely remember this lesson and will never make such a mistake again in my life. Please give me a chance to turn over a new leaf. I will remember your great kindness for the rest of my life.”

Yang Chen didn’t shake hands with them and said calmly, “You don’t need to waste your time. I won’t change my decision.”

At this time, the great director Chen Kai stepped forward to shake hands with Yang Chen and greet him. Yang Chen responded warmly.

Chen Kai said, “Boss Yang, long time no see. You’re still so young and handsome. It’s like time hasn’t left any traces on you.”

Yang Chen replied, “Haha… Thank you, Director Chen, for the compliment. You’re the same, still so elegant. The movie is about to start, let’s go in and watch it. You guys chat.”

Chen Kai said, “Okay! Then you and Miss Lin go in first.”

Yang Chen put his arm around Lin Yiren and entered the screening hall. Chen Yifeng and others still wanted to pester Yang Chen, but were stopped by Chen Kai and the staff on site.

Chen Kai advised, “Okay, you guys should give up struggling. You’re still young, remember this lesson, and don’t make such mistakes again in the future. No matter how great you are, don’t be too arrogant before you know the other party’s background. You guys go, I won’t call the security guards to come in and kick you out.”

After speaking, Chen Kai quietly entered the screening hall with the other members of the crew, secretly observing the audience’s reaction to the movie.

Chen Yifeng and Song Yiming were dejected, feeling like the sky had fallen.

Gao Yuncheng was furious and slapped Song Yiming, scolding, “I told you not to be in a relationship, but you just wouldn’t listen. If you weren’t in a relationship, would you have gone to the beach with him? If you hadn’t gone to the beach, would there have been so many problems? Do you know how many resources I invested in making you popular? Now everything is gone. You’ve killed me!”

Song Yiming covered her face and cried, “President Gao, I’m sorry, I know I was wrong. Try harder, as long as we can get through this difficulty, I’ll immediately re-sign with the company. The company takes 80%, and I only want 20%. Is that okay?”

Chen Yifeng also quickly said to his boss, Li Kaile, “President Li, please try harder too. I’ll also re-sign with the company. I’ll sign a lifetime contract. The company takes 80%, and I only want 20%.”

Li Kaile slapped Chen Yifeng on the head and said, “You bastard, you know how to be scared now! I usually tell you a thousand times and ten thousand times to pay attention to your personal image and not to have any negative words or actions outside. You bastard treat my words like the wind in your ears. You offended such a big figure, how can you let me try harder? I also want to try harder, but I don’t have the ability!”

Gao Yuncheng sighed and said, “President Li, I know a friend who might be able to help persuade Yang Chen to be merciful. However, we have to pay some money. Are you willing?”

Li Kaile exclaimed, “Damn! If money can solve the problem, of course I’m willing! Who is your friend, can he handle Yang Chen?”

Gao Yuncheng revealed, “He’s the president of Disney in the United States. I think that’s enough weight, right?”