My Fortune-Blessed Leading Lady-Chapter 574: No Need for You to Say

"What’s his attitude?" Catherine stared at Xi Nian’s retreating figure, her gaze as if laced with poison. When she was in the States, everyone doted on her and held her in high esteem, but coming here, she was met with rejection at every turn. Such a contrast made Catherine’s mood exceptionally foul.

She turned her head to look at her agent. "How’s the investigation you were tasked with coming along?"

The agent shook her head. "Catherine, we can’t use your brother’s people; if he finds out, you’ll have to go back to our country immediately. But if I look into it myself, with such a short amount of time, I simply can’t find the answers you want;

Moreover, Bo Yan is a top-tier figure here, how easy do you think it is to investigate his residence?"

Catherine was very unhappy, and her face immediately fell. "My brother, what is he worried about? Is he worried that I’ll bring him trouble?"

The agent kept silent, knowing better than to speak recklessly, especially about making disparaging remarks about the Hawes Family’s Eldest Young Master. She was afraid she wouldn’t live long if she took that risk, a risk she was not willing to take.

Catherine muttered something, which her agent didn’t catch. Then she saw Catherine turn and walk out, so she hurriedly followed. "Back to the hotel?"

Catherine opened the car door and got in, shaking her head. "No, to Diyang Headquarters."

"Catherine."

The agent exclaimed in alarm, "Have you forgotten the condition the Eldest Young Master laid out for your coming here? Do you want to be deported tomorrow?"

Catherine glared at her agent in a huff and then slumped into the back seat to rest her eyes. "So I can only die of boredom here? You’re not unaware of the reason I came here."

The agent remained silent, knowing that even if she was aware, she could not indulge her whims.

The driver dared not ask where to go. The agent directed him back to the hotel, then tried to persuade Catherine, "Once ’Miss Rose’ starts filming, you’ll have a long time here. Are you still worried you won’t have a chance to find Bo Yan, the great movie star? Besides, this is also a good opportunity to tap into the China market;

You have acting talent and resources, and the compensation here is good. In the future, you’ll have more time to stay here. Think it through, whether you want to sever this possibility now. If not, then restrain yourself a bit. Don’t be so headstrong in everything you do."

Catherine glared with her eyes, but she relented.

"I understand, I’ll be careful, I won’t cause any more trouble for everyone."

...

Xi Nian returned to his office with still a very unpleasant look on his face. He asked his assistant, "Why did Catherine come to the company?"

The assistant quickly replied, "It’s because Eldest Young Master Xi summoned her to discuss the start-up ceremony for ’Miss Rose.’ Eldest Young Master Xi on that end is preparing to restart the ’Miss Rose’ project, and a few days ago, Catherine went to Diyang alone, which displeased Eldest Young Master Xi."

"What was she doing at Diyang?"

Xi Nian’s brows were tightly furrowed, a bad premonition coming over him.

The assistant, catching his grave expression, dared not withhold any information and spoke the truth. "She went to find Bo Yan, the great movie star. Supposedly, they are acquainted, but what exactly they discussed, I do not know."

"Did she find Bo Yan at Diyang?" Xi Nian’s expression grew darker and more displeased.

The assistant quickly shook his head. "No, Situ Jue received her. Bo Yan, the great movie star, was probably at home taking care of his child."

Xi Nian: "..."

With Xi Zhen’s support for Xi Gu, Xi Gu’s return would mean no lack of resources or funds. Next, Xi Gu would restart the ’Miss Rose’ project. Thinking back to Xi Zhen’s call from last night, Xi Nian’s eyes were clouded with a darkness so thick it couldn’t be dissipated.

Everyone knew that Xi Zhen was making things difficult for him.

The assistant didn’t know what Xi Nian was thinking and felt the room becoming oppressive. He gripped the folder in his hand tighter, "Mr. Xi, there’s something I need to report. It seems that under the old man’s orders, the staff of the Huanya post-production department has stopped working on ’City of Temptation.’

Right now, only one-third of the production is complete. If we want to release it according to our planned schedule, it might be troublesome.

Moreover, the old man is having everyone at Huanya pull out all the stops to support ’Miss Rose.’ Although there is considerable dissatisfaction within the company, since the old man has spoken himself, it seems they have no choice but to comply."

It was evident to everyone that this was unfair to Xi Nian, but did the old man care about fairness? Of course not—he would be happy to see Xi Nian crushed into the mire, unable to recover, to highlight Xi Gu’s excellence. When Xi Nian hadn’t made any big moves, the advantage, however you looked at it, was all on Xi Gu’s side.

But once Xi Nian forcibly took half of Huanya’s territory for himself, the old man was no longer pleased.

On the surface, he was ruthlessly carrying out his plan to the end, but in reality, during this period, he had made no small number of moves to help Xi Gu.

Who couldn’t see that the old man favored the less capable Xi Gu more? Yet those in the company’s hierarchy had no say in decision-making; even if they resented the unfairness to Xi Nian, they could not change anything.

Besides, they still needed to make a living.

Xi Nian let out an indifferent, cold laugh, "Xi Zhen really doesn’t care about his face anymore."

The assistant stood to one side, silent. In truth, he had nothing to say. Complain about the old man with Xi Nian? He didn’t quite dare to do that.

"For the post-production of ’City of Temptation,’ I’ll figure something out myself. Go have someone collect the original footage and keep it safe. I’ll move everything out in a couple of days. As for everyone in the company throwing their full support behind Xi Gu, just pretend you don’t know about it."

"Mr. Xi intends to find someone else to complete the post-production?"

By doing so, the profits might end up filling the losses.

It might be a loss more than a gain.

Xi Nian hummed in acknowledgment, "Yes, find someone else for post-production, but it will be a partnership."

The assistant suddenly thought of something, quickly swallowed the words on the tip of his tongue. Diyang was still in the picture, and during this time, Mr. Xi seemed to have gotten quite close to Diyang’s star actor Bo Yan. It seemed he had stumbled upon some incredible revelation, and the assistant didn’t know where to look.

"Understood, I’ll go handle it now."

Xi Nian sat in the office for a while before making a call to Bo Yan’s mobile phone. As soon as it connected, Bo Yan’s voice, as cold as ice, came through, "What is it?"

"What’s your relationship with Catherine?"

Why did the whole world think he was involved with Catherine?

Had Catherine reverted to her old ways?

Bo Yan’s expression darkened, "What do you mean?"

"Do you know what Catherine just said to me? She’s willing to give up the collaboration with Xi Gu, but she has one condition: let her join ’City of Temptation,’ and add a scene where she faces off with Yuran, not a long one, just three minutes. What’s her angle? You understand, right?

To outshine Yuran with her acting, does she have some personal feelings for you?"

Bo Yan’s pitch-black pupils diffused into a deep red-black, as dense as the abyss, dangerous and enigmatic, "She’s at your company?"

"She’s already gone now. I just happened to run into her when I returned to the company. She seemed quite insistent about you. I don’t care what your relationship with her is, just don’t let her boast in front of Ranran. She doesn’t have that right yet."

"You don’t need to tell me that."

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