Chapter 154 - Koi Xiang
The voice of He Shen boomed on the stage again, “Aside from a cash prize this year, we also have prizes such as only taking twenty percent in commissions, the right to pick whatever character in the big drama produced by the company in the start of the year, and more. Let’s see who will be the lucky winner tonight.”
All of the company’s actors and actresses broke into a cheer after He Shen’s announcement. With the exception of Li Man and Xue Yu, everyone else in Huan Yu Century Entertainment needed to give half of their earnings to the company.
The actors and actresses could go crazy if the split was reduced to twenty percent, even if for only a year.
Adding to that was the right to choose any character that they wanted to play in the new year’s big drama that was produced by the company itself. The people who never had the chance to play in any leading role would of course be attracted.
There was only one way to draw the lot. A spinning roulette on the screen was controlled by a computer. The actor or actress would go up there themselves to touch it. A number would appear after the roulette had stopped rolling.
There was a rack containing scrolls that were tied up by red silks standing beside the screen. Above the scrolls, numbers hung.
The actor would then retrieve the scroll that corresponded with the number that they were given. The content of the scroll would be their prize.
“Who wants to be the first person?” The master of ceremonies was standing beside the computer.
“74, 74. Does that mean go mad, or to die [2]?” Chen Junjie, who was on the floor, guffawed.
He was a guest. Naturally, nobody tried to pick a bone with him, as he was special.
Even Yun Xiangxiang thought that this number was inauspicious. However, she loathed to see Chen Junjie being smug.
“Even this silly number I got just now landed on a big prize. It’s not impossible for seventy-four to be a big prize.”
Yun Xiangxiang straightened her back as she muttered that. With big strides, she went to the rack to retrieve scroll number seventy-four.
Everyone stretched their necks to see what the result was. As the scroll unfurled itself, words were not what was on it. Instead, it was a fiery red sports car.
In his excitement, the MC crashed the gong with the microphone. He only knew what he had done after he had done it. Hurriedly, he checked the microphone.
“Junior, junior, you are my goddess of luck!” Xue Yu forgot where he was in his elation. He wanted to pounce on Yun Xiangxiang to give her a hug.
It was fortunate that He Wei grabbed him with his fast reflexes.
There are so many people and media here. If this guy pounces at her so excitedly, the scandal between him and Yun Xiangxiang would spread all over town tomorrow.
Xue Yu only snapped out of it by now. He immediately redeemed himself. Loudly, he declared to the media that was present there, “If any of you dare to report nonsense, I swear, you will feel my wrath even if that is the last thing I do. You will be my blacklisted clients!”
Xue Yu had the confidence when he made that declaration. He Wei used to be a special agent after all. His scouting skill was off the charts. None of his actors could be followed by any reporters.
After Xue Yu gained fame, he was the one who had been providing them news. They had been unsuccessful in digging any news about him.
With how big Xue Yu was now, he did not need any news to keep him relevant.
During the banquet that happened later, Xue Yu drank with the media’s honchos to show his gratitude.
The media fell right into his trap of carrots and sticks.
When Xue Yu got his hands on the car after the end of the banquet, he immediately took a photo with it to post on Weibo.
[Xue Yu V: Thank you, my lucky star, for drawing my beloved car for me @Actress Yun Xiangxiang]
The Weibo post instantly went viral right after it was posted.