Excuse Me, I Am The Real Female Lead

by Usui Takumii

not mine, mangafresh and allnovel updates. Total: 593 chapters.

4. 41 to 60

Lang Qi and Xiao Tian stood backstage, looking nervously at the people on stage.

Xiao Tian asked in a low voice, "What kind of medicine did you give her just now?"

"What else could it be? It's what I usually take when I'm sleepy during filming."

Xiao Tian sighed. "It won't have bad side effects on the body, right?"

"I don't know. I usually just take one, but the Veiled Queen took three at once…"

With that said, Xiao Tian became even more worried.

Would the stimulant pills be effective in counteracting the effects for someone who had taken sleeping pills? No one had ever tried it before, so they couldn't be sure.

There was warm applause outside.

Two beams of stage lights shone down upon the two figures standing on the stage.

Bai Rong's face was filled with a dazzling smile as if victory was in her hands.

Meanwhile, the Veiled Queen standing to the side had her head lowered, without moving at all.

The people in the audience could not see the Veiled Queen's expression. They were subconsciously attracted to the sweet and beautiful Bai Rong.

The audience in the live broadcast room also saw the close-up footage of Bai Rong.

Immediately, the bullet screen was filled with people who were on their knees. "Goddess Bai's beauty is incredible!"

"With such good looks, it would be a pity not to become an actress."

"When I watch Goddess Bai's music video, I feel that it's a visual enjoyment."

"Hearing is also enjoyable, right? Goddess Bai's looks and talent are both very high."

"I'm a little disappointed with the Veiled Queen. She doesn't have any stage presence at all! She's not even moving. Is she sleeping?"

"I feel the same way. After all, she's just a stand-in who actually dares to stand on the same stage as the main character. She's just waiting to be eliminated."

Bai Rong's fans were already prepared for the battle. When the live broadcast had begun, all the members of the Baiyin Pavilion fan club had poured into the live broadcast room together, contributing to the flow of the entire live broadcast room.

That feeling of being on standby for battle occupied most of the bullet screen.

At the same time, Mu Chen and Shi Mo were also watching the live broadcast.

As the music slowly played, Bai Rong was the first to open her mouth.

It was clear from the moment she opened her mouth that there was nothing special about her voice. It did not sound much different from something you would hear at an ordinary karaoke lounge. Fortunately for her, after a long period of practice, she could at least keep in the rhythm with the music.

Bai Rong was not worried about her performance at all. She continued to observe Fang Mo'er as she sang.

Seeing that she was not moving at all, the smile on her face grew wider and she sang even sweeter.

She knew that Fang Mo'er was just trying to hold on. Soon, she would make a complete fool of herself.

Bai Rong's part in the song came to an end, so she turned an elegant gaze at Fang Mo'er.

In the next second, Bai Rong's smile froze because Fang Mo'er smoothly followed up immediately after her.

The venue, which had been silent just a moment ago, was now shocked by Fang Mo'er's ethereal voice.

Many people gasped.

Fang Mo'er closed her eyes as if she was completely immersed in the song. She had only sung a few lines, yet she was already able to reach people's souls and cause them to tremble.

On the bullet screen in the live broadcast room, the members of the Baiyin Pavilion fan club were all silent.

They felt the fear of their own members being instantly shot down.

Bai Rong held the microphone so tightly that the veins on her hand were popping out. It was impossible. Fang Mo'er was already so sleepy. How was it possible that she could still sing so well?

Suddenly, Fang Mo'er stopped singing. Instead, she said, "Everyone, sing together!"

Then, she pointed the microphone towards the audience, without moving.

The sound of a chorus of fans could be heard from below the stage.

Bai Rong was stunned for a moment before she glared at Fang Mo'er.

She felt that Fang Mo'er had to be slacking off because she could no longer sing.

It was true that Fang Mo'er was slacking off. A wave of sleepiness had just struck her, which prevented her from continuing to sing. Thus, she had to turn the microphone to the audience.

That was probably because Lang Qi's medicine had not fully taken effect yet and she was still very sleepy.

Hence, she could only stall for time and make some adjustments.

Bai Rong seemed to see some hope again. She felt that Fang Mo'er was definitely not going to make it.

After the chorus ended, it was then Bai Rong's turn to sing the next line.

Bai Rong followed Fang Mo'er's example and sang a few lines before turning the microphone over to the audience as well.

Her thought process was very simple. Since she was singing a duet, Fang Mo'er could not possibly continue using this routine, right? So, she might as well just let the audience finish the singing.

Therefore, after Bai Rong had finished the four lines of lyrics, she looked at Fang Mo'er with interest, waiting to watch a good show.

Fang Mo'er felt herself going through the struggle again. The feelings of drowsiness and excitement in her body were fighting with each other.

Finally, the excitement temporarily gained the upper hand.

It was at this moment that her mind became clear again, and she smoothly caught the next line of lyrics.

Once again, her heartfelt voice resonated throughout the entire venue.

Instantly, the audience quietly listened, too afraid of missing out on even one line of lyrics. Their eyes were completely mesmerized by the sight before them.

Bai Rong was flustered.

Why was Fang Mo'er still able to sing? Could it be that the sleeping pills had not worked?

Every time Fang Mo'er opened her mouth, there was a strong contrast with Bai Rong's singing.

Everyone could clearly feel that Bai Rong's voice was not beautiful at all. She sounded just like a singing robot without any emotions.

The Veiled Queen was the one who was singing with her soul.

Mu Chen, who was currently watching the live broadcast, frowned. The lady beside him could not help but say, "So, this is the person you want to endorse? Don't you think her ability is too weak? Why do you want to endorse her?"

Mu Chen said helplessly, "Sister, I didn't ask you to pick her based on her singing skills. I just want her to be the female lead!"

The lady shook her head. "A large sum of money is needed to be invested in the movie. We'll discuss it after you have solved this problem."

Mu Chen instantly thought of Fang Mo'er, who he believed was still infatuated with him. If he asked her, she might still do as he asked and invest all the money she had received from her family into the company.

"I won't watch this any longer. Look for me when you're ready. I'm busy." The lady then left after she had finished speaking.

Just then the live broadcast room was filled with applause.

Whether it was from the bullet screen or the audience facing the stage, everyone was shouting, "Veiled Queen! Veiled Queen!"

Backstage.

Bai Rong was so angry that she had gone pale. She looked at Fang Mo'er unkindly.

Fang Mo'er walked to Xiao Tian's side.

Xiao Tian said excitedly, "Sister Veiled Queen, you sang so well!"

Lang Qi was relieved when he realized that Fang Mo'er was fine. The emcee on the stage immediately called for him and he rushed onto the stage.

Fang Mo'er seemed to be in high spirits. She winked at Xiao Tian and asked, "How good was it?"

Xiao Tian smiled and said, "It was on the level of a music hall. It's not something an ordinary singer can compare to."

At that moment, Bai Rong, could not help but snort.

Fang Mo'er turned around and said, "Miss Bai, you're here too. It was a pleasure working with you today! Thank you for cooperating with my performance."

'If not for you, I wouldn't have been able to showcase my brilliance.'

Bai Rong was about to explode from anger. She glared fiercely at her assistant.

It was all this idiot's fault. She had not even given her the sleeping pills properly, which had resulted in Fang Mo'er still being full of vigor.

The other actors backstage also gave the Veiled Queen a thumbs up before they went on stage.

Hence, the entire backstage was filled with cheers.

The Veiled Queen was the center of attention.

Bai Rong, on the other hand, stood coldly as she felt completely out of the loop. In the end, she could not stand it anymore and hurriedly left with her assistant.

Once the other actors had gone on stage, Xiao Tian tugged at the Veiled Queen curiously and whispered, "Sister, it looks like the stimulant is working. How do you feel now?"

Fang Mo'er seemed to be a bit drunk. "Of course I'm full of energy. I want to find someone to fight with!"

Xiao Tian looked at her strangely. "So, there aren't any side effects?"

Fang Mo'er shook her head. "Not really!"

However, in the very next second, Xiao Tian saw the Veiled Queen's body suddenly stiffen. She then closed her eyes and slowly fell to the ground. Xiao Tian quickly moved forward to support her. "Sister Veiled Queen!"

Was this called 'extreme joy begetting sorrow'?

Fang Mo'er was carried into the car by a few people and sent straight to the hospital.

A day and a night passed.

On the Internet, the live performance of the Veiled Queen and Bai Rong was also trending.

Initially, the impression everyone had of Bai Rong was good and they had sympathized with her for finding a substitute singer because she had not been able to sing much due to her illness.

However, at the live performance this time, Bai Rong's singing skills were completely different from what was shown in her music videos.

The experience was like buying clothes on Taobao based on seeing the models wearing bright and beautiful clothes, and thinking that the materials and colors were not bad. However, when the goods arrived, they found that there was a big color difference and the goods were not right.

They would then cry out that they had been fooled.

Many people even chose to return the goods to complain.

Therefore, the number of people on the Internet who were attracted to the voice of the Veiled Queen was the same as the number of people who were disappointed with Bai Rong's singing ability.

"With her singing ability, how did she become a popular singer!?"

"Just give me a million tuners, and I think I can do it too!"

"I'm no longer a fan! Anyone's better than a weak artist like her!"

"Just change to the Veiled Queen instead. She's got real ability!"

Fang Mo'er did not know that she had become popular again. After a day and night of being unconscious, she finally woke up.

She found herself in the white bed of the Xiangyuan Residence.

The sun was shining brightly outside the window. Fang Mo'er stretched herself and yawned.

Her sleep had been so comfortable.

Now, she felt full of energy!

"Madam, you're finally awake!" The maid was pleasantly surprised when she saw Fang Mo'er walk out.

"How long have I been unconscious?"

"Madam has been asleep for a whole day!"

Fang Mo'er remembered that she had returned to the backstage area after her performance and had been praised so much that she had gotten a little carried away with happiness. However, she had not expected that she would suddenly be overcome by a wave of sleepiness.

As she slept, Fang Mo'er had had a beautiful dream. In the dream, Shi Mo had been transformed into an eminent monk while she had been a demoness. She dreamt that she had bewitched the eminent monk to break the precepts until she had succeeded in the end. Then, he had fallen onto the straw mat with her and… It had been an indescribable dream.

Fang Mo'er felt her face flush red. She felt that this dream could be used as a story for her manga.

Having obtained such an achievement just through sleeping, was truly worth it.

"Madam, please eat something first! Sir said that you would be hungry when you woke up." The maid quickly led Fang Mo'er downstairs.

Only then did Fang Mo'er feel that her stomach was flat and that she was extremely hungry.

Fang Mo'er wolfed down her food. After she had finished eating, she wiped her mouth and suddenly asked, "Oh right, where is my husband?"

Now that she was awake, surely he would have rushed back to see her.

The servant looked up towards the study on the second floor.

Fang Mo'er also looked at the second floor and quickly jumped up. "What? He's in the study?"

The servant nodded.

Fang Mo'er could not believe it. "Then, when I was unconscious, did he come to see me?"

She was quickly informed that he had been watching over her for a day and a night, and that he was now trying to catch up on his sleep since he was so exhausted.

The servant said, "Sir said that since one doesn't care about their own body, so how could others be expected to care about them?"

Fang Mo'er was silent.

Was he angry with her?

She tiptoed up the stairs.

Only God knew why she was acting like a thief.

She knocked on the door of the study.

A crisp voice came from inside, "Come in."

Fang Mo'er walked in and saw her husband was nestled on the sofa, reading a book.

When he saw her, he only glanced at her briefly before quickly looking away.

Oh my God, he really was angry.

Fang Mo'er coughed dryly and suddenly stretched out her arm with a distressed expression. "Oh, why does my back hurt? Hubby, please help me massage my shoulders. Here."

She shamelessly leaned over and leaned her shoulder against him.

Her expression was mournful and sorrowful, as she attempted to win the man's pity.

Shi Mo paused and met the woman's watery eyes. He put down the book and reached out to press his hand on her shoulder.

"Now you know how painful it is. Earlier, did you not think about your own body when you took so many stimulant pills?"

"I did, I did! Of course I did, but I couldn't let the person who drugged me get what she wanted."

"Ouch, that hurts."

The man increased his strength and said, "Remember, nothing is more important than your life. It's just a show! Don't do it again."

"I won't do it again," Fang Mo'er promised.

Although Shi Mo was behaving sternly, he was still worried about her health.

He had wanted to leave her hanging, but he knew that she would be waking up soon, so he had deliberately not seen her and let the maid tell her that he was angry.

He had not expected that his resolve would break the moment he saw her.

"The next time you don't cherish yourself, I won't allow you to enter the entertainment industry, understand?"

"Are you trying to hide your wife in a house of gold?!"

"Why not?" Shi Mo seemed to be seriously considering this question. It was as if he felt that it would be good to hide her in a room all the time so that only he could see her.

Fang Mo'er panicked and hurriedly said, "You should give me a different punishment."

Shi Mo paused a moment. "Punish you… to please me, hmm?"

Fang Mo'er blinked her eyes and in the next second, she leaned over and kissed the man's lips.

Her kiss was like the wind blowing across the lake. With a light touch, it left quickly, leaving the receiver wanting more.

When Fang Mo'er retreated, she realized that a hand had been placed on her lower back, preventing her from retreating.

Following that, she was pressed further in the man's direction.

In the very next moment, her lips were captured by the man again.

He allowed himself to enjoy the attack that he had initiated.

Fang Mo'er was once again overwhelmed by an unfamiliar feeling. Her entire body was trembling, unable to find relief. She could only groan as she accepted everything that he was giving her.

She felt breathless.

Her brain was deprived of oxygen and seemed to have gone completely blank.

Fang Mo'er heard the man's voice coming from above her head. "Mo'er, breathe."

"Huff!" The next moment, Fang Mo'er knew that she had to take a deep breath.

She had almost suffocated to death just now.

Shi Mo's eyes were tinged with laughter. "It looks like you still need to practice your kissing skills. It's alright, I'll teach you in the future."

"Teach me what? You're so annoying!" Fang Mo'er punched his chest with her small fists.

She was embarrassed because she actually did not know how to breathe as she was kissing.

The man grabbed her still moving hands. "Don't move. I'm worried that I won't be able to control myself."

He pulled her into his arms.

Fang Mo'er was sitting on the man's body and could clearly feel the changes in his body.

Something was ready to come out.

She instantly froze.

She knew what this meant.

In the air, the scent of intimacy was strong.

Fang Mo'er did not know what she was anticipating and she was still unclear about things in that regard. All she knew was that she did not want to move away from the man. She inhaled his scent deeply which made her feel very comfortable.

After a few minutes, the man finally calmed down.

He spoke again, "Do you know who gave you the sleeping pills?"

Fang Mo'er blurted out without thinking, "Who else could it have been? It was Bai Rong!"

"So, it was her!" Shi Mo was a little upset. He said, "I know that you don't want me to interfere in what you do with them, but I couldn't help but cause a little fire for that woman."

Shi Mo knew that Fang Mo'er wanted to complete her revenge on her own, so he should have respected her wishes.

However, his woman had been bullied, so he could not just sit idly by. Thus, the punishment had to be kept small.

Fang Mo'er blinked. "What did you do?"

"It's nothing excessive. You'll know when you open the website."

Fang Mo'er quickly took her phone out and saw that the number one trending search was indeed the song from the live performance the day before yesterday.

It showed the two of them on stage as they sang the duet.

However, all the bullet comments were attacking Bai Rong for not having any singing ability and telling her to get out of the music industry.

With such a loud denunciation, one could imagine how bad Bai Rong's reputation was now.

"Deceiving my feelings!"

"Amazing, the gap is too big!"

"Do you still dare to challenge the Veiled Queen? Are you worthy? Are you, the Baiyin Pavilion, even worthy?"

"This kind of singer is simply a tumor in the music industry!"

"If you don't know how to sing, then please shut up. We want to hear the Veiled Queen sing on her own!"

Fang Mo'er observed all this with relish. Whenever she encountered someone who praised her, she would give them a wave of likes, making her seem especially friendly to the people.

She flipped through four pages of comments in a row, feeling satisfied with what she saw.

"Tsk tsk tsk, it looks like someone is going to be in trouble!"

The theme song of the television drama was popular again, but out of the two people who had sung this song; one was popular and one was being extremely criticized.

Just as Fang Mo'er had expected, the whole of Creative Entertainment was extremely busy. Mu Chen tried to get the Public Relations department to deal with the large number of anti-fans that had suddenly appeared.

However… none of their efforts had any effect.

"President Mu, the reporter who reported the negative news said that no matter how much money is offered, they will still not delete the news!"

"We also received the news from Weibo saying that the top trending news could not be removed, no matter what. They even said that this news would be on the news for three days and three nights. The other party's bid was very high and we couldn't compete with them at all."

Mu Chen's veins bulged. He knew that this was the doing of the company that the Veiled Queen had signed with. They were trying to build up momentum for her. However, they had stepped on Bai Rong's fame and directly converted Bai Rong's fans.

Now, only 10% of Bai Rong's fans were left.

The comments on the Internet were that people who continued to like Bai Rong were idiots. They might as well change loyalties to the Veiled Queen.

"D*mn it! Star Dream Era is really promoting such a newcomer!"

Although the Veiled Queen had signed a contract with a branch company of Star Dream Era, it seemed that the resources she had received were extremely substantial. Mu Chen knew that he would not be able to withstand this wave of abuse.

He could only say bitterly, "There's no need to try anymore. Let's just leave it at that."

The company had already spent millions of dollars without seeing any results. There was no need to continue trying. It was better to think of other plans.

By the time Fang Mo'er arrived at the company in the morning, she had already heard a lot of the rumors.

"I heard that there was no effect at all, even after spending a few million dollars!"

"This is just such bad luck! A big company like Star Dream Era is willing to promote a newcomer so highly."

"I think Bai Rong wasn't that good either. I saw the video. What kind of singing was that? Even my singing is better than this."

"Sigh, there's nothing we can do about it. It's President Mu's fault for supporting her. He seems happy to do so."

"I used to think that Little Fang from our department wasn't good enough for President Mu. Now it seems that our Little Fang is still a gold-medal arranger. So actually, she's better than Bai Rong!"

The person in question, Fang Mo'er, quickly patted the shoulder of the colleague and said kindly, "Well said. I won't talk about your arrangements anymore in future."

The colleague, "…"

Supervisor Qi pretended not to hear them gossiping and walked over. "Little Fang, there's going to be a meeting later."

Fang Mo'er blinked. "Why am I being called for a meeting? I'm not in charge of anything."

"Did you forget? President Mu once said that half of the company is yours. So, you have to be present at the company meeting."

It was just an empty position. He had just been trying to trick her original character, thinking her IQ was not high.

She had not expected Supervisor Qi to use this matter as an excuse.

Fang Mo'er bit her lip. "Supervisor, I feel like you're targeting me!"

The title of her stewardship was a joke, was Fang Mo'er's thought as she smiled bitterly.

Supervisor Qi's heart softened. "It was President Mu who specifically requested for you to participate, let's go."

"Oh!" Why was the sc*mbag looking for her?

In the conference room, the main heads of the various departments were all present.

Fang Mo'er sat beside Supervisor Qi.

Not long after, Bai Rong followed Mu Chen in and sat beside him.

"Ha!" Fang Mo'er snorted coldly in her heart.

"The topic of today's meeting is to restructure Bai Rong's image. From now on, she won't be portrayed as a powerful female singer anymore. Instead, she will be portrayed as a people-friendly person."

Supervisor Qi asked in confusion, "What do you a 'people-friendly person'?"

Fang Mo'er applauded in her heart. This was a good question. Because she could not take a high-level approach, she now had to take the low-level approach, right? If she was not capable enough, she had to take the low-level approach. It had to be said that this idea was very much in line with the objective facts.

Bai Rong said apologetically, "Because my singing skills are quite limited, I will only sing songs that are suitable for my voice in the future, which will be easier to spread!"

Fang Mo'er raised her eyebrows and smiled, "I understand. Then, you will be quite suitable for children's songs! Children will definitely like you."

Bai Rong's face turned pale before she said awkwardly, "Sister Fang, you really know how to joke."

Fang Mo'er's expression turned serious. "I'm not joking. This is the only style that suits your singing."

Everyone present knew that this sentence was very objective.

However, pointing it out so bluntly meant that Bai Rong would be embarrassed.

Everyone had their own opinions about Bai Rong. After all, the company had spent a lot of resources on her that had now all gone to waste. It was all because Bai Rong's own business ability was so poor that it had now caused the company to suffer a loss.

However, Mu Chen insisted on supporting Bai Rong to the end.

"Ahem… Bai Rong will take the popular route in the future. The songs she will sing will be those that can be easily sung in KTV lounges. Moreover, they will be songs that match Bai Rong's voice," Mu Chen said, as he looked at Fang Mo'er. "As for the arrangement, we'll leave it to our gold-medal arranger!"

"Me?" Fang Mo'er pointed at herself. She could not believe her ears.

"Sister Fang, do you still hate me? I didn't mean to snatch President Mu from you. It's just that the both of us are so in love. I didn't expect to hurt your feelings! I'm very sorry!"

Bai Rong stood up and bowed to Fang Mo'er. "I hope that you can put the past behind you and put the company first."

Fang Mo'er frowned. Why was she bowing as she spoke?

Wasn't it all just an act? Who wouldn't know how to do that?

Fang Mo'er's eyes reddened as she gave Mu Chen a pitiful look. "Chen, are you really going to make me write a song for her? I don't want to write a song for someone who stole my boyfriend. You can't force me to do that!"

After saying that, a tear fell from Fang Mo'er's eyes and landed on the table.

Even Supervisor Qi, who was sitting by her side, took a piece of tissue out in a panic and handed it over.

Everyone present more or less knew the inside story, so they started to look at Bai Rong strangely.

Sigh, Fang Mo'er was really pitiful. Not only had she spent all of her assets to help the company through its difficulties, but she had even done her best to arrange a song to help the company make Bai Rong famous. In the end, Bai Rong had not lived up to her expectations. Not only had she messed up, but she had also even stolen someone's boyfriend.

Now, she actually had the audacity to ask that person to help her by continuing to write songs for her. Surely no one could bear it, right?

Looking at the current situation, Fang Mo'er was so upset that she had burst into tears.

The only thing that could be heard in the whole room was Fang Mo'er's sobbing.

Mu Chen frowned when he heard her and his frustration increased.

Bai Rong straightened her back and gritted her teeth as she watched Fang Mo'er's performance. She was about to explode in anger but knew that she could not flare up at this time. How hateful.

In the end, Fang Mo'er expressed that she could not control her emotions so, in order not to affect the smooth progress of the meeting, she ran out to cry.

Then, she quickly ran away.

It seemed that the matter of letting Fang Mo'er compose a song for Bai Rong's had been settled.

Although Mu Chen was angry at Fang Mo'er's uncooperative behavior, his heart softened when he saw how sad she was crying for him.

The final decision of the meeting was to look for other composing companies to help create a new song that would be tailored to suit Bai Rong.

This time, they would not challenge her singing skills. She would only sing songs that were catchy to the masses.

Fang Mo'er walked around the entire company and finally ran to the arrangement department.

The other colleagues in the arrangement department looked as if they had seen a ghost. They saw Fang Mo'er's red eyes as she walked past them. She entered the office and closed the door.

Fang Mo'er did not come out for the entire morning.

After the meeting had ended, everyone finally knew what had happened.

It turned out that Fang Mo'er had been bullied during the meeting, so in the end, she hid in the office and cried silently.

The colleagues who had originally not liked Fang Mo'er continued to secretly observe Fang Mo'er's office from time to time throughout the morning.

Some people even wondered when Fang Mo'er would ever come out.

The truth was that Fang Mo'er had ordered a few gourmet takeaway meals and was binge-eating inside.

D*mn it!

Just when everyone thought that Fang Mo'er was silently licking her wounds, she was already full and satiated.

She then turned on her computer and created an account on the manga website. Then, she started to draw manga.

The name of the manga was: "High Monk, Please Obey Me!"

It was the story that Fang Mo'er had dreamt about when she had been unconscious for the whole day.

The male protagonist was in Shi Mo's image. He was a high monk who had attained enlightenment, while the female protagonist was in Fang Mo'er's image. She was a princess of the Hopeful Clan.

She was a princess who had gone astray while he was a high monk who was bent on saving her.

She wanted him to break the precepts, so she often tried to tempt him to the brink of purgatory.

He felt guilty because his princess had been lost at such a young age.

Hence, he tried to persuade her to abandon her identity as a member of the Hopeful Clan and become a princess again.

Fang Mo'er wrote in her introduction that the scale of this anime would be large. The content would be exciting but melodramatic. Everything would be for the sake of the plot! The princess, who had continually tested the waters till the breaking point… finally succeeded and involve herself as well!

The process of Fang Mo'er's drawing was very smooth. She had managed to reproduce the story in her dream, which made her extremely excited.

Without realizing it, she had already drawn a few hundred pages in succession.

Fang Mo'er stretched herself and clicked on the post. Then, she picked up her bag and left work.

Chapter 46: Was a Newcomer Again

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

December was the month for the New Talent Rankings.

Any newcomer who released a song during this month could apply to participate in the New Talent Rankings. The ranking would be calculated based on the frequency of the airplay of the song during this period.

After the ranking was calculated, the top three newcomers would be invited to the awards ceremony to receive their trophies.

The reason the New Talent Rankings were so important, was because it would culminate in a live broadcast of the King of Song and the Queen of Song. It would be an unprecedented event. This was a good opportunity for newcomers to show their faces.

On the afternoon of the new song's release, the excited singer, Xia Zhi, came to Fang Mo'er to express her gratitude.

"Teacher Fang, thank you so much for choosing me to sing this song. No matter what the results are, you will always be very important to me!"

As she said this, Xia Zhi bowed heavily towards Fang Mo'er.

Her cautious attitude made Fang Mo'er laugh.

At that moment, Bai Rong snorted disdainfully as she walked past. "Do you really think that your song will win the championship? Don't even think about it! This time, the champion will definitely be me!"

When she said this, both Fang Mo'er and Xia Zhi were a little confused.

Xia Zhi asked in confusion, "Miss Bai, you must be mistaken. We're talking about the New Talent Rankings. It's a competition for newcomers."

Bai Rong was an artist who had already debuted for many years. She couldn't possibly appear on the New Talent Rankings, right?

Fang Mo'er saw Bai Rong fiddling with a disk in her hand.

There had to be a newly recorded song contained inside.

She had heard that the company had recently spent a lot of money to hire other arrangers to write new songs for Bai Rong. This arranger was the other company's ace arranger, Bai Liang.

In the music industry, as long as different companies could afford to spend money, they could cooperate with each other, even if it was a rival company.

According to the novel, Bai Rong, the female lead in the book, was really lucky. First, she had Bai Liang, the composer, write songs for her. After that, many opportunities would allow her to be chosen by a film director, which led to her becoming the female lead in her first acting role. Endorsements, awards, all quickly followed.

Fang Mo'er felt a little depressed.

She also wanted to be as lucky as Bai Rong. She wished to reach the pinnacle of the entertainment industry using her face.

Bai Rong was no longer in a sorry state and was now exuding a confident glow. "Fang Mo'er, you might not know this, but I've changed my stage name and debuted as a newcomer. My first song will be released today. So, your song can only make way for me."

"Ah!?"

Xia Zhi's mouth was wide open in shock.

Her senior was going to be on the New Talent Rankings chart and it would be a huge blow to her.

Fang Mo'er felt that she had never seen such a shameless thing in her entire life. She had learned a lot today.

"I heard that because of the boycott, your songs had basically been taken off the shelves. No wonder you had to change your stage name! It's not easy to rise up again!" Fang Mo'er smirked as she patted Bai Rong on the shoulder.

After that, Fang Mo'er left with Xia Zhi.

Bai Rong's expression froze momentarily.

She stared at Fang Mo'er's back with hatred. She had been blacklisted by the entire Internet. In the end, the company had decided to remove all the songs that had been auto-tuned from the shelves and release new songs at her true level!

However, the reason she was so unlucky was all because of Fang Mo'er! It was because she had sung on the same stage as Fang Mo'er that she was tarnished by the comparison.

In the arrangement department.

All the colleagues were paying attention to the rankings on the New Talent Rankings chart.

Everyone was listening especially to Fang Mo'er's song, which contributed to the number of views.

"Our company's song has risen quite quickly. It should be able to enter the top five!"

"Be more confident. I think this song will be able to enter the top three without any problems."

"This song is extremely magical. It's clearly exhausting, but it makes people want to challenge it! I've listened to it several times."

By the afternoon, Fang Mo'er's song "Air" had climbed into the top three and continued to rise.

Supervisor Qi was very satisfied. He said kindly to Fang Mo'er, "I knew it. Your songs are truly hit-worthy. Many singers in our company have become popular only after singing your songs."

Two years ago especially, Bai Rong had officially debuted only by singing Fang Mo'er's songs.

Fang Mo'er's expression was indifferent. "Supervisor, you do know that Bai Rong also wants to be on the New Talent Rankings chart, right?"

Supervisor Qi's expression stiffened and he coughed. "This is a temporary decision made by the company."

After all, the New Talent Rankings chart awards were broadcast live across the country. It was the equivalent of a free advertisement.

If Bai Rong wanted to be popular again within a short period of time, it was natural that she would grab hold of this opportunity.

Fang Mo'er sighed, "Sigh, with Bai Rong's current fame, her songs will definitely be very popular! I didn't expect it. I really didn't expect it. I just don't know if she will be able to win first place."

"You don't think Bai Rong will get first place?"

Fang Mo'er shook her head, she lowered her head and said softly, "Actually, I'm more optimistic about the Veiled Queen. Her song was released during the selection of the new talent list.. Isn't she also a newcomer? Moreover, this song is already number one on various charts."

Supervisor Qi could not help but think deeply. "You're right. If the Veiled Queen applies to participate in the New Talent Rankings, then she will definitely be number one. I estimate that Bai Rong will be number two, and it looks like Xia Zhi can only be number three."

This ranking seemed to already be determined, so there was basically not much of a difference.

"I just don't know if the Veiled Queen will participate. Maybe she won't be interested in this small platform. Surely you know that Star Dream Era has so many resources. Would she be interested in a New Talent Rankings chart? Wouldn't that be a downgrading blow?"

In the past, Star Dream Era's newcomers would release their songs in all the major months, so that they would not deliberately enter the New Talent Rankings chart. The company was big, with a lot of resources. Thus, there were very few artistes from Star Dream Era on this New Talent Rankings chart.

Fang Mo'er thought to herself, 'That's not a downgrade.'

Early the next morning, the company was in high spirits.

The New Talent Rankings chart was nearing its end, and Fang Mo'er's song "Air" was in second place.

Bai Rong's new song was in first place, which was a blow to her. In addition to Bai Rong's aggressive approach, with a little hype, her new song had immediately taken first place.

At lunch, Bai Rong deliberately brought the composer Bai Liang over to give Fang Mo'er a toast.

Bai Rong smiled and said, "Sister Fang, this is also a gold-medal composer. You should be able to have an interesting conversation. After all, the first and second places on the New Talent Rankings chart are all due to you both."

Bai Liang had a cold expression on his face as he looked condescendingly at Fang Mo'er. He stood straight with an air of superiority.

Bai Liang said coldly, "I did have an exchange with Miss Fang before. Previously, Miss Fang even came to my live broadcast room to study."

Fang Mo'er nodded. "I did learn a lot! If not, the Veiled Queen's song wouldn't have been ranked first on the music chart!"

At the mention of the song, Bai Rong's expression changed.

Bai Liang frowned as well.

"What do you think will happen if the Veiled Queen decides to participate in the New Talent Rangkings chart?" Fang Mo'er casually asked.

Bai Liang's confident expression froze. If that song really did participate, then he would not have anything to do with the first place.

"Heh, that song is already very popular. There's no need to participate in the New Talent Rankings chart!" Bai Liang comforted himself.

"Not necessarily."

After Fang Mo'er said that, Bai Rong started to feel uneasy.

Throughout the entire meal, Bai Rong continued to feel uneasy.

Although most of it was already set in stone, there were only three days left before the end of the New Talent Rankings.

However, Fang Mo'er was an uncertain factor.

In the last few days.

Bai Rong's song comments section, which currently occupied first place on the New Talent Rankings chart, was filled with doubtful voices. "No way, no way. How can a veteran singer also participate in the New Talent Rankings chart? I've really seen it all! Do you feel no shame in getting first place?"

"I have to say though, this song is very catchy. It's easy to sing!"

"Don't tell me you can become a newcomer just by changing your stage name?"

"I heard that all her previous songs have been taken off the shelves and she's taking a new route! Tsk tsk tsk… Even so, to apply for the New Talent Rankings as a newcomer is such a cheap move!"

Fang Mo'er looked at these comments and clicked her tongue.

At the moment, Bai Rong did not dare to provoke her anymore. Whenever she saw her, she would take a detour, afraid that she would anger her.

She might not even be sleeping well, as dark circles had appeared on her face.

Fang Mo'er decided to mercifully end her anxious mood and directly sentenced her to death.

She gave her manager, Shen Yue, a call and told her, "Sister Yue, I'd like to apply for the New Talent Rankings chart."

Shen Yue was a little surprised. The song was already very popular. There was no need for her to make an appearance on the New Talent Rankings chart.

However, Fang Mu'er said, "I just want to experience the feeling of winning an award!"

"Alright then." Shen Yue hung up the phone.

Very quickly, Fang Mo'er realized that her song had made it to the top of the New Talent Rankings chart.

It was well-known that Bai Rong's song had already occupied the first place for a few days.

Suddenly, she had been squeezed out of the top spot. Everyone was stunned.

They then looked at the person who was currently occupying the top spot. The Veiled Queen? That was fine then.

The comments section was filled with the cheers of fans. "The Veiled Queen is mighty. That was a good slap in the face!"

"Haha, Bai Rong has been defeated by the same person again. May I know the area of psychological trauma at this moment?"

"As expected, it's a downgrading blow. The traffic of the Veiled Queen's song is more than ten times greater than Bai Rong's. There's simply no way to compare!"

"At the last moment of the selection, the Veiled Queen made her appearance. I'm sorry, but I'm the first!"

Bai Rong looked at the comments and her face filled with anger. She had not been able to sleep for the past few days. She had worried and comforted herself, as she hoped that Fang Mo'er would not participate in the selection.

She had not expected that just as she was about to make it all the way to the end, she was given a public beheading.

She had used all of her tricks and even pretended to be a newbie in the competition. Yet, in the end, she still managed to get second place!

Pfft, she wanted to vomit blood!

Currently, the whole of Creative Entertainment was dumbfounded. When Fang Mo'er came out of her office, she heard an uproar outside.

Colleague 1: "D*mn it, why did the Veiled Queen win at the last moment?"

Colleague 2: "Losing to a big company like Star Dream Era is not a surprise, though!"

Colleague 3: "So, Little Fang's song ended up in third place. However, it's understandable, those two in front are just too good!"

Fang Mo'er shook her head and walked over to correct her. "What do you mean my song came in third place? Look carefully, the song in first place was also arranged by me!"

Fang Mo'er pointed to the theme song of the TV series that had come in first place. Didn't the arrangement also have her name on it?

"Ah!" The songwriting department that had been full of chatter instantly quieted down.

After a while, someone finally reacted. "F*ck, Little Fang is awesome. She took two of the top three spots all by herself!"

Supervisor Qi didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

The rankings for the two singers from their company had dropped, but the number one songwriter was from their company.

What was this? A big fight?

However, in general, the company had been supporting Bai Rong, so this matter was considered a loss!

As expected, Mu Chen came to the songwriting department with a gloomy face and tried to vent his anger on the people in the department. "What's wrong with all of you? You were given the goal of being the champion, yet you only ended up in the top three?"

"Fang Mo'er, have you been slacking off recently?" Mu Chen looked at Fang Mo'er.

Fang Mo'er spread her hands. "There was nothing I could do. The first-place songwriter was just too strong. I couldn't even beat myself either!"

The corner of Mu Chen's mouth twitched and he closed his eyes, pretending not to see Fang Mo'er. Then, he said to the other colleagues in the songwriting department, "Is the company paying you guys for nothing?"

The beleaguered colleagues were speechless.

Everyone in the entire company was depressed, except for Fang Mo'er, who was completely overjoyed.

After all, this kind of happiness was understandable. Her song had taken first place on the New Talent Rankings chart and first place on the hot searches chart.

This double first place was indeed something to be proud of.

Meanwhile, the final results of the New Talent Rankings chart had become a source of amusement for the netizens.

Bai Rong would probably be laughed at for an entire year.

On the day of the awards ceremony.

At the airport.

Fang Mo'er was in the waiting lounge when she saw Bai Rong and Mu Chen walking over, one following the other.

Mu Chen could not help but frown when he saw that Fang Mo'er was also in the waiting lounge.

If he remembered correctly, the songwriter was not invited to the awards ceremony.

"Fang Mo'er, what are you doing here?"

Fang Mo'er raised her head. "I'm going on a trip this weekend. Are you going to manage that too? You're really being too strict!"

Mu Chen frowned. This was the first time he had been so bluntly mocked by Fang Mo'er.

He was about to step forward when Bai Rong reached out and grabbed his arm. "Mu Chen, let's not bother about her."

Just then, a tall and straight figure walked in.

The person walked over to Fang Mo'er and sat down next to her.

He exuded an aura that showed that he was not to be approached.

Shi Mo did not even look at the other two people. He pulled Fang Mo'er up and said, "Let's go."

The awards ceremony was being held in Tiger City.

Fang Mo'er and Shi Mo had just walked out of the airport when they saw a luxurious car parked there.

A woman with a cold expression alighted from the car. That woman was Mu Chen's half-sister, Mu Lan.

"Dad asked me to pick you up! And Miss Bai as well." Mu Lan glanced at Bai Rong without any expression.

Following that, the couple followed her into the car together.

Fang Mo'er stood at the airport entrance, rubbing her chin in deep thought.

If she did not guess wrongly, according to the description in the book, Mu Chen was the illegitimate child of the Mu family in Tiger City. By this time in the original novel, Mu Chen had already relied on Bai Rong to gain a foothold in the entertainment industry.

Therefore, after he had been taken back, even if there were two older brothers who didn't like him, Mu Chen had not behaved in a servile nor overbearing manner. He had never asked the Mu family for a single cent before. On the contrary, Mu Chen's entertainment company seemed to be getting bigger and bigger. This had made Old Master Mu look at him in a different light.

It could be said that the entertainment company was the backbone of Mu Chen's respect within the Mu family.

But now that Bai Rong's career was hitting a wall everywhere, it seemed that even if Mu Chen returned to the Mu family, he would still continue to be ridiculed.

"Tsk tsk tsk, it looks like someone will be going through a tough time!"

Shi Mo led Fang Mo'er into the car and said to her, "The awards ceremony will only start in the afternoon. Let's go to the hotel to rest first."

Fang Mo'er shook her head. "I think it's time to meet my father."

Her original biological father also lived in Tiger City.

According to the book, Fang Mo'er had rarely contacted her father after her parents had divorced.

After that, her father had married another woman and Fang Mo'er had hated her father even more.

After her mother had passed away, Fang Mo'er had only thought of asking her father for help when she had no other choice.

Shi Mo was slightly stunned. "You're taking me to meet with your family?"

The moment after she had arrived at the hotel and put her luggage down, Fang Mo'er immediately sent a message indicating that she wanted to meet with Father Fang.

As expected, not long after, a car stopped at the entrance of the hotel to pick Fang Mo'er up.

Shi Mo also got into the car with Fang Mo'er.

The person in the car said respectfully, "Miss, you're finally back."

They arrived at the Fang residence.

Shi Mo was worried that Fang Mo'er would be ostracized by the other members of the Fang family.

However, to his surprise, there were already a few people standing outside the entrance of the Fang family to welcome them.

Father Fang was not the only one. Even her step-sister was looking at the car excitedly.

The moment Fang Mo'er got out of the car, Father Fang was already in tears. "My good daughter, you're finally willing to see me."

Hence, Shi Mo saw a scene of harmony amongst the family.

Elsewhere, when Bai Rong found out that Mu Chen was actually the illegitimate child of the Mu family, she felt as though she had been struck by a lottery ticket.

As long as the Mu family put out some money, she would be able to have a smooth ride in the entertainment industry!

However, when she arrived at the Mu family, she realized that the situation was completely different.

The two young masters of the Mu family were high and mighty. They looked down on Mu Chen and often spoke coldly.

The only person who was kind to them, Mu Lan, also expressed that she would not support them financially unless Mu Chen admitted that he was not capable at all.

Mu Chen gritted his teeth and endured it. In the end, he did not ask for any money from the Mu family.

Bai Rong's face instantly turned sour.

Bai Rong persisted and held Mu Chen's hand. "Mu Chen, is it that important to save face? Haven't you thought about me at all?"

She wanted to be the female lead so badly that she felt like she was going crazy.

This kind of opportunity was hard to come by.

Mu Chen gritted his teeth. "But if I open my mouth, I'll never be able to raise my head in front of my two older brothers ever again!" It was equivalent to admitting that he was trash.

Bai Rong felt extremely regretful.

..

Fang Mo'er had a sumptuous meal at the Fang family home and received the warm gazes of her father and sister.

Father Fang hoped that Fang Mo'er would be able to move back home.

However, Fang Mo'er said, "Father, I'm already married. I'm Madam Shi now."

Father Fang then looked at Shi Mo. "You're already married?"

Shi Mo nodded and mentioned his name.

Everyone in the family had still been worried about Fang Mo'er suffering on the outside. Thus, this announcement caused them to be completely dumbfounded.

Shi Mo was the President of the largest entertainment company in the country!

"So don't worry, I won't be bullied!"

Fang Mo'er smiled.

She had another reason for coming back this time.

In the original novel, Bai Rong was to take on the female lead role in a movie that the Fang family had invested in.

"Father, I came back this time to ask you for a favor. I want to audition for the female lead in the movie that the Fang family has just invested in!"

She knew that Bai Rong would become famous because of this movie, and she did not want her to have this opportunity.

It just so happened that her three-year contract with the songwriting department was about to expire.

She could now leave and go on to have a good experience.

"If you want to be the female lead, it could just be arranged directly. What's the point of auditioning?" Father Fang said.

The second Miss Fang also smiled and said, "That's right. If sister wants to make a movie, we will definitely support her!"

Fang Mo'er shook her head and said, "I still prefer to rely on my own strength."

So, why did you come here by the back door then?

Shi Mo lowered his head and smiled.

"Alright, our Mo'er has a backbone!"

Fang Mo'er had a younger brother and a younger sister. Because she had come in such a hurry this time, she did not even get to see what her younger brother looked like, before she had to leave in a hurry again.

She returned to the hotel and coincidentally met Mu Chen and Bai Rong who had just returned as well.

Both of their emotions were a little complicated.

Mu Chen was even more determined to support Bai Rong and let the Mu family know his strength.

Bai Rong was in a bad mood, but when she looked up, she saw Fang Mo'er smiling at her.

Fang Mo'er deliberately teased, "Oh, he still has relatives in Tiger City. Tsk tsk tsk, how ostentatious."

Mu Chen frowned and looked over. He saw Fang Mo'er and Shi Mo'er holding hands, their eyes full of sarcasm.

Mu Chen's heart could not help but sting.

It was the first time that he had seen Fang Mo'er showing such a disdainful expression. It was actually quite depressing.

Bai Rong perked up. "Fang Mo'er, I guess you didn't know? Mu Chen is the young master of the Mu family. Very soon, the Mu family will announce this news and accept Mu Chen back into the family."

Bai Rong looked as if she had already married into a wealthy family.

Fang Mo'er secretly sneered. It would be strange for the Mu family to announce this illegitimate child.

Bai Rong could just dream on.

Fang Mo'er held Shi Mo's hand intimately and the two of them walked back to their room. There was no trace of resentment or jealousy on their faces.

Shi Mo stayed in the hotel for a while before quickly going to inspect the branch office in Shanghai.

Someone knocked on Fang Mo'er's door.

When she opened the door, she saw that Mu Chen was standing at the door.

Without waiting for Fang Mo'er to say anything, Mu Chen walked straight in.

"What are you doing here?" Fang Mo'er turned around and saw Mu Chen sitting on the sofa, his face filled with displeasure.

When Mu Chen saw that there was no sign of Shi Mo in the room, he felt even more certain of his guess.

Fang Mo'er had deliberately brought a man with her to accompany her. Was she just putting on an act for him?

Fang Mo'er, it's not impossible for you to gain my favor. As long as you take out 100 million yuan to invest in the company, I'll give you the shares that you deserve! From now on, Creative Entertainment will be our company!"

It was the same way he had lied to Fang Mo'er in the past.

Fang Mo'er frowned. "You want me to invest in the company? It's not impossible, as long as you terminate the contract with Bai Rong!"

"Fang Mo'er, now is not the time to be jealous!" Mu Chen was annoyed.

He was in a hurry to produce the results that would get him the Mu family's approval.

"I'm sorry. You know that I've never been able to tolerate sand in my eyes!" Fang Mo'er hugged her shoulders.

As expected, the man could not agree to this request.

"You know that Bai Rong is my woman now. As long as you help me, I can make you my secret lover! I can give everything to you, except for the title!" Mu Chen said awkwardly.

Fang Mo'er walked straight to the door and walked towards the room that Bai Rong was in.

Mu Chen looked at her in surprise. Then before he could react, he saw Fang Mo'er knocking on Bai Rong's door.

Bai Rong opened the door in her pajamas.

She thought it was Mu Chen who had returned. She had not expected it to be Fang Mo'er. Her expression turned cold. "What are you doing here?"

Fang Mo'er gestured with her pursed lips, "I'm bringing your man back!"

Bai Rong's expression changed before she saw Mu Chen himself walking out of Fang Mo'er's room.

Mu Chen was furious. He had not expected Fang Mo'er to reveal everything.

Fang Mo'er was not bothered about their ugly expressions. She returned to her room and closed the door. The entire world was silent again.

That night, Fang Mo'er attended the awards ceremony as the Veiled Queen.

After the ceremony ended.

As expected, Fang Mo'er saw Bai Rong chatting and laughing with a middle-aged man.

Fang Mo'er even heard Bai Rong call out to him, "Director!"

Sigh, the female lead of the novel really had extremely good luck!

Somehow, circumstances had still allowed Bai Rong to meet the director of the movie.

In the book, the director had been very satisfied with Bai Rong's image from the start and insisted that she participate in the audition.

Ultimately, when Bai Rong had attended the audition, she had actually made a small mistake. But in the end, because of the director's preference, Bai Rong still became the female lead.

"Miss Bai, I think you are very suitable for the role of the female lead in my movie. I wonder if you would be willing to come and audition?" The director said with a smile.

Bai Rong's face was full of joy. "That's great! I have always been very interested in acting, but I have never had the chance to do so!"

"How about this? In three days, come to the set for your audition! I have high hopes for you!"

After Bai Rong had bid farewell to the director, she looked coldly at the person who was waiting at the door for her car.

She walked over in her high heels. "Fang Mo'er, stop wasting your efforts in trying to seduce Mu Chen. He's not interested in you!"

Since they had already fallen out, there was no point in pretending to be friendly any longer.

Fang Mo'er sneered, "You're the only one who treats him like treasure! To me, he's just a useless piece of trash!"

"Fang Mo'er!" Mu Chen's voice suddenly came from behind!

Mu Chen was so livid that his face was red. "What did you say?"

Fang Mo'er shrugged nonchalantly, without bothering to offer any explanation.

Mu Chen became even angrier.

Just then, a car stopped in front of Fang Mo'er. She got into the car without hesitation and closed the door.

Bai Rong walked over to Mu Chen's side and said, "Mu Chen, don't be angry. I have good news. A very important director just asked me to audition for the female lead role!"

Hearing this, Mu Chen's expression softened. "Are you serious?"

"Yes." Bai Rong said gently, "However, we still have to make extra preparations. If the audition doesn't work out, we'll have to shoot the movie ourselves."

"But, we don't have that much money to invest in the movie."

"We don't, but Fang Mo'er does. Have you forgotten? Fang Mo'er's three-year contract is almost up. Now that the two of you are in such a deadlock, once the contract is up, she will definitely go to a rival company. It's better to let her make a final contribution!"

Mu Chen frowned. Final contribution?

What contribution could Fang Mo'er make?

"I remember that the contract clearly stated that if Fang Mo'er accepts any arrangements from other companies in private during the contract period, it would mean a breach of contract. Then, she would have to pay a sky-high penalty! That's 100 million!" Bai Rong said bewitchingly.

Mu Chen's eyes lit up when he heard that. That was right. Fang Mo'er had loved him so much that she had signed the contract without even bothering to look at it, not realizing how unequal it was.

He had found Fang Mo'er to be extremely annoying back then and had deliberately made the terms very strict.

It was the equivalent of Fang Mo'er working for free in the company and not needing to take any share. Furthermore, if she ever did anything wrong, she would have to pay a compensation of 100 million.

100 million! That was enough for the company to invest in a movie.

Seeing that Mu Chen was moved, Bai Rong quickly leaned over with a soft voice, "Mu Chen, when I become a movie queen in the future, your position in the Mu family will also be different."

Mu Chen held Bai Rong's hand. The two of them now shared the same fate. He had to ensure that Bai Rong became the female lead of the movie. As for Fang Mo'er's 100 million, it would be a waste if he did not take it! Coincidentally, it could be used as the company's capital.

After the awards ceremony ended, Fang Mo'er had a whole day off.

However, she did not stay idle.

Instead, she called her manager and asked her to find an acting coach.

Shen Yue asked, "You want to learn acting?"

Fang Mo'er chuckled and replied, "Yes."

She had never learned acting before in her previous life and did not know how much she could learn in such a short period of time.

Fortunately, she was a fairly quick learner. After all, she had learned how to compose music within a few days.

Surely, it would not be that difficult to pick up some acting skills this time.

Fang Mo'er rubbed her nose and thought with some uncertainty.

"Come to the company tomorrow then. I'll arrange for a teacher to take you."

"Okay!"

"By the way, I have a few new songs here. Come and pick one. It's time to release a new song."

Fang Mo'er nodded.

Shen Yue was such a good manager.

She did not restrict her freedom and neither did she ask about her situation. She had even found a song for her without her needing to say a word.

That night, she returned to Xiangyuan Residence.

She suddenly remembered something and immediately ran into the study room. She turned on the computer.

The web address of a manga quickly appeared on the computer screen.

This was the first manga that Fang Mo'er had ever produced in this world.

Just as she had logged into her account, countless messages suddenly appeared on the page.

Fang Mo'er could not even finish reading all of them. Taking a look at it, she saw that there were countless anime fans urging her to update it.

"Great Little Fairy, please hurry up and update it!"

"It's so good, but why hasn't it been updated yet?! I've been sitting and waiting for it to be updated every day!"

"I think this is an artist that I can love. It's not easy to find a manga that I like, so I hope you can come back and fill the hole."

Fang Mo'er flipped through the many very similar comments.

She quickly picked up her pen and started to illustrate the next chapter.

Since the reaction from everyone had been so strong, she would make the plot more interesting.

Fang Mo'er immersed herself in her own little world as her pen moved around. A strange smile appeared on her face.

When Shi Mo entered the room, this was the view that greeted him.

Fang Mo'er's hands were in constant motion. The pen in her hand seemed to be moving subconsciously.

This was the first time Shi Mo had seen Fang Mo'er in such a state of intoxication. He could not help but walk over to her.

He moved behind her to see what she was doing.

He saw Fang Mo'er coloring the manga that she had just drawn. The woman in the manga was leaning on the back of a man who was meditating. She was speaking enticingly.

"There are still many wonderful things in this world that are thousands of times better than meditation. Don't you want to experience it properly?

"Master, it's so cold here. Please hold me."

The woman moved sinuously against the man's shoulder, in an endlessly seductively dance.

Fang Mo'er was so satisfied with this scene that she was grinning from ear to ear.

This was the first time Shi Mo had ever seen such a manga. He stood on the spot in astonishment and stared at it with his mouth agape.

He even felt that the man in the manga greatly resembled him.

This looked more like Fang Mo'er's imagined version of their relationship.

Was it possible… that this was actually what she had in mind?

Shi Mo stared at Fang Mo'er thoughtfully for a while.

Then, he exited the room and went to open the webpage of the manga. He began to study it with great interest.

In the other room, Fang Mo'er finally finished a few drafts before setting them to be published regularly. After that, she stretched and yawned before returning to her room.

She entered the room in a daze and collapsed on the bed without even turning on the lights.

She did not even realize that there was another person on the bed.

Fang Mo'er was very exhausted. She lifted the quilt and laid down.

However, she encountered the broad chest of a man.

Then, a large hand suddenly encircled her waist.

Fang Mo'er shivered and smelled the scent of a man. Only then did she relax.

Leaning into the man's embrace, she asked in confusion, "Why are you here?"

Why had he come to her room instead of sleeping in his own room?

Fang Mo'er felt Shi Mo's breath against her neck as he spoke in a neutral tone, "I miss you! Madam, the night feels just right tonight, can we do something?"

Fang Mo'er felt a hand moving on her body.

That hand seemed to have magical powers. Wherever it went, she could feel sparks ignite.

After a while, all of Fang Mo'er was stripped of all her clothes.

Then, the man turned over and pressed his body on top of the woman, with absolute superiority.

There was a hint of restraint in his gaze.

Fang Mo'er's became flushed and warm under the man's unconcealed fiery gaze.

She reached out to resist the man's kiss. "Wait a minute, what's up with you today?"

Why did you suddenly become so… proactive?

Chapter 52: Negative Distance

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Shi Mo paused. "Are you not happy with this?"

Wasn't this what Fang Mo'er had been looking forward to all along?

His wife had unfulfilled desires, so she had expressed her secret thoughts in the manga. Subconsciously, she was looking forward to what would happen between them.

After he had understood this, Shi Mo was quite happy.

He had then gone to bed early to wait for her. Since they were in love, there was nothing to worry about.

Fang Mo'er mumbled, "I'm happy."

"Then, do you want me to continue?" Shi Mo's dark eyes were full of smiles.

Fang Mo'er could feel the fiery heat of the man's body spreading to her through her skin.

It made her feel extremely restless, without an outlet to release it.

Her heart tingled.

She was also sweating all over.

She felt as if she had a fever or a cold. Her brain felt fuzzy and inflamed.

She understood what this meant.

Her lips were dry and her eyes had gone a little blurry.

She felt like a thirsty fish, desperately in need of water, as though only the other person could save her.

Once Fang Mo'er understood this, she subconsciously grabbed the man's collar.

Shi Mo saw her reaction and the corner of his lips curled up. He leaned forward and kissed her already tender red lips.

He pressed his lips against hers, allowing every kiss he made to summarize his experience. Each kiss was more intoxicating than the one before.

1

The man was born to be a master in this area. His keen perception was unrestricted, like an invisible net that trapped everything about the woman.

Every move, every tremble, every look that Fang Mo'er made, was captured by the man's eyes.

His attack became more substantial.

Fang Mo'er felt as if she had fallen into water and was just waiting for the other party to save her.

Without her realizing it, the man was now also naked like her.

He embraced her, just stopping right at the critical moment. He reached out and took the thing that he had prepared beforehand. After he had taken the necessary measures, he said to her in a voice that was filled with lust, "Mo'er, may I?"

Fang Mo'er had not heard what he had said. The moment she noticed that he had stopped, she blinked her eyes in confusion and unconsciously grabbed his arms with some force.

All Shi Mo could hear was her mumbling and moaning.

It sounded like an invitation.

However, Fang Mo'er's phone suddenly rang, somewhat abruptly.

The caller was unfamiliar.

Subconsciously, Fang Mo'er reached out to pick it up, but the man held her down.

"Don't worry about it!" He said.

Fang Mo'er said, "Let me answer it first."

After all, it would only take a moment.

The phone kept ringing, as if it was regarding something urgent.

Fang Mo'er hurriedly rolled over and reached out to grab the phone.

The man's kiss landed on her back, a little intensely.

"Hello?" Fang Mo'er quickly interrupted him.

The man paused, feeling a little aggrieved. His eyes were filled with danger.

"Are you the Veiled Queen? I'm an acting coach. When are you available to come to the company tomorrow?"

Fang Mo'er suggested a time, to which the person quickly said, "Okay, I'll see you tomorrow then."

After hanging up the phone, Fang Mo'er had finally woken up a little from her dazed state.

However, it was only a little. The man quickly laid her back on the bed, which made her feel dizzy again.

Then, just like that, for the first time, Fang Mo'er and Shi Mo reached a negative distance.

1

…

Morning.

The weather was slightly cold. In her daze, Fang Mo'er subconsciously clutched the blanket tightly.

Feeling heat behind her, she subconsciously moved closer towards the source of the heat.

Her whole body was curled up within the man's embrace.

When Shi Mo opened his eyes, he saw the faint marks on the woman's shoulder, as well as her lazy kitten-like appearance. He could not help but smile.

The woman was so beautiful while she slept, as defenseless as a baby.

Her eyelashes fluttered slightly like the wings of a butterfly. At such a close distance, he could even see the fine hairs on the girl's face.

Every inch of her skin was clear.

It gave him such a feeling of happiness after being satiated.

After a while, Fang Mo'er woke up.

She stretched and felt the man's eager body condition. She could not help but blush, as she looked at him in surprise.

No way, no way… Why was this person still so energetic?

The man laughed as he said, "This is a normal reaction. It happens in the morning."

He knew that the woman still had to report in to the entertainment company, so naturally, he would not detain at this time.

However, Fang Mo'er felt a little suspicious and glanced under the blanket curiously.

Only then did she get up and get out of bed.

However, the moment her feet touched the ground, her legs went weak and she almost fell. Fortunately, the man caught her.

She turned around and gave the man a reproachful look. She said fiercely, "If I had known that you were so unrestrained, I might not allow you to go to bed in the future."

After saying this, Fang Mo'er gritted her teeth and went into the bathroom.

Shi Mo touched his chin, feeling a little guilty.

However, he was indeed a hot-blooded person. This was the first time in twenty years that he had touched a woman.. It was inevitable that he was a little unrestrained.

After finishing her meal, Fang Mo'er went to the entertainment company to report in.

She first went to her manager, Shen Yue's, office.

When Shen Yue saw a veiled Fang Mo'er walking over, she took several arrangements out from her folder and handed them to her, "These are all songs that the company has found, which have the potential to become popular. Pick a song that you like, record it in two days, and release a new song."

Since the Veiled Queen had such an outstanding voice, Shen Yue naturally wanted to make her the most popular Queen of Songs.

Fang Mo'er looked through the arrangements and found that each song was good.

In the end, she chose a song called "Fire."

"Just this one. It's more explosive."

Shen Yue said, "Okay, you can rehearse it first. When you're familiar with it, you can go to the recording studio."

Fang Mo'er nodded.

Shen Yue looked at her again. "Why do you suddenly want to learn acting?"

Fang Mo'er smiled and said, "With an extra skill, I might be able to become a more well-rounded talent."

Shen Yue asked again, "Have you ever taken any acting lessons before?"

Fang Mo'er shook her head. Shen Yue then said indifferently, "Then, you should learn well. It's good to learn more."

After saying that, Shen Yue stood up and sent Fang Mo'er to the classroom.

The acting teacher was a 30-year-old woman.

She spoke Fang Mo'er in a business-like manner, "Miss Fang, the higher-ups have already briefed me. I've signed a confidentiality agreement and will not reveal your identity."

Fang Mo'er nodded and revealed her face.

The teacher began to teach her how to act.

At first, Fang Mo'er's performance was very exaggerated and the teacher could not help but frown.

However, as Fang Mo'er repeatedly applied and practiced what she learned, she seemed to grasp the essence of artform very quickly and her performance gradually became more natural.

This was the first time the teacher had seen someone with such good learning ability and she worked even harder to teach her.

It was on this day that Fang Mo'er learned how to act and made amazing progress.

By the time she left that evening, Fang Mo'er was capable of performing the basic emotions sincerely. Every single emotion seemed to come from the bottom of her heart, leaving the acting teacher in awe.

"Your emotions are spot on! Alright, let's call it a day! The next time you are free, you can make another appointment with me."

"Thank you, teacher." Fang Mo'er nodded at the teacher. When she left the room, it was as the cold and aloof Veiled Queen again.

At the entrance of the entertainment company, a car was already waiting there.

Fang Mo'er had initially told Shi Mo not to wait for her. She would just take a taxi back on her own.

Thus, she had not expected to see the familiar car the moment she stepped out.

She opened the car door and got into the car. Shi Mo sat in the back seat as he flipped through some documents. He looked up and glanced at the time. "So hard at work?"

He picked her up and brought her back to Xiangyuan Residence. Knowing that she had to get up early for work, he did not come to her room that night and told her to rest well.

Fang Mo'er had used up all her energy during the day and fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, when she arrived at Creative Entertainment, the entire songwriting department was discussing the new mission that had been given to them.

"President Mu said that he wants to release a new song for Miss Bai. He wants the entire songwriting department to put aside all other work and write a song for her."

"Is the company going to focus only on promoting Miss Bai now? What about the other artistes?"

"Sigh… No matter how good the other artistes are, it's useless. The company's resources are heavily skewed. The other artistes won't have a chance to make a name for themselves."

Fang Mo'er sighed. She felt pity for those who had already signed with the company but were unable to obtain good resources for themselves.

Xia Zhi was one of them.

Since the company was busy choosing the best songs for Bai Rong, no one else would be getting a turn.

"Supervisor, I don't think I need to write a song for this," Fang Mo'er said coldly.

Supervisor Qi smiled and said, "Little Fang, I have another project for you to do. Please follow me."

The supervisor assigned a small arrangement task to Fang Mo'er.

This was just a simple task. As long as the melody was good and it sounded smooth, it would be fine.

It had to be completed within three days.

Supervisor Qi had not expected President Mu to personally assign a task to Fang Mo'er, much less such a simple task. Nevertheless, Supervisor Qi complied with his orders.

Fang Mo'er took the task back to her office and began to compose the music.

Very quickly, she completed this small task.

In the afternoon, Fang Mo'er submitted the music and the final payment was settled quickly.

However, when it was almost the end of the workday, the security guards in the company stormed into Fang Mo'er's office.

Without any explanation, they said, "Preserve the evidence at the scene and take this person away!"

Before Fang Mo'er could figure out what was going on, she was fiercely pulled outside by the security guards.

Her colleagues outside surrounded her.

"What happened?" A colleague asked in confusion.

Fang Mo'er also wanted to know what was going on. A security guard took Fang Mo'er's computer out.

The security guard said, "We have received a notice that this person has written songs for other companies during her work hours here. President Mu has asked us to bring her to his office."

"Huh?" The other colleagues were dumbfounded.

It was true that the company forbade employees from taking orders privately.

However, was Fang Mo'er the type of person who would take private orders? She took it easy every day and would not hand in her manuscript until the very last moment. How would she be willing to take the initiative to work for another company?

It was obvious that it was a misunderstanding.

Fang Mo'er was brought to Mu Chen's office.

Mu Chen crossed his arms and looked at her with cold eyes. "Fang Mo'er, I understand that our contract will be expiring soon. However, I didn't expect that you would start writing songs for other companies in advance. You're too impatient!"

Mu Chen opened the computer and opened the email.

He pointed at the email that Fang Mo'er had just sent out.

"You privately accepted another songwriting assignment from another company while still in this company. According to our contract, you have to pay a penalty of 100 million yuan for breaking the contract."

Only then did Fang Mo'er understand that she had been schemed against by Mu Chen.

It had clearly been Supervisor Qi who had secretly asked her to complete this arrangement.

"This is the task that Supervisor Qi gave me!"

"Hmph, our company doesn't have such a task."

Not long after, Supervisor Qi came in with his head lowered. When faced with Fang Mo'er's gaze, Supervisor Qi said in a low voice, "I only told Little Fang to rest well today. I didn't give her any task!"

"What did you say? Supervisor Qi, why are you framing me?"

Mu Chen felt that victory was already in his grasp.

He looked at her coldly as he said, "The evidence is here. What else is there to say? You are required to deposit 100 million yuan into the company's account by tonight. If not, the company will file a lawsuit against you. When the time comes, you will also have to pay the liquidated damages."

Fang Mo'er then recalled that in the past, her original character had been so devoted to Mu Chen that she had even signed a completely unequal contract.

One of the stipulations was that if she even violated one of the restrictions in the contract, she would have to pay the liquidated damages of 100 million yuan.

At that time, to make things difficult for her original character, Mu Chen had deliberately set the price of the liquidated damages very high in order to scare her off. He had not expected that she would actually sign the contract.

Eventually, she had even written one beautiful song after another for the company.

It was precisely this agreement that had become the last weapon that Mu Chen would use to put the squeeze on Fang Mo'er.

Fang Mo'er was infuriated by his shamelessness. "I will not pay this amount of money!"

Mu Chen said, "It's not up to you. Tomorrow, you will be receiving a subpoena from the court."

Fang Mo'er left the company in a huff.

It was only then that the staff in the songwriting department found out that the company had decided to sue Fang Mo'er for a penalty of 100 million yuan.

"100 million yuan? That's too high! How could there be such an unfair contract!?"

"Fang Mo'er is too pitiful."

"I heard that they've already obtained the evidence that proves that Fang Mo'er took on a private job while she was at work here."

However, even if she had accepted a private job, that really was not such a big crime.

A few colleagues in the editing department felt indignant for Fang Mo'er, but only Supervisor Qi did not make an appearance.

Fang Mo'er got into the car angrily and made a call.

Shi Mo was in the meeting room and had always been an advocate of not picking up the phone during meetings. However, when he saw the caller ID, in an unprecedented move, he gestured for the others to wait. He immediately picked up the phone and walked out.

All the managers looked curiously in the direction that Shi Mo had gone.

"That's weird. What happened to President Shi?"

"It has to be an important call."

After Shi Mo picked up the call, he heard Fang Mo'er's angry voice, "Hubby, please help me investigate a company!"

Fang Mo'er told him about the company that she had been wrongly accused of accepting a private job from.

This company must have colluded with Mu Chen.

As long as they could find out whether this company had dealings with Mu Chen, they might be able to find some evidence.

When Shi Mo heard that Fang Mo'er had been threatened with a 100 million yuan penalty, he immediately lowered his voice and said, "Don't worry, I'll definitely investigate this matter thoroughly."

Everyone involved had to be investigated thoroughly.

Only then did Fang Mo'er feel slightly more at ease.

That night.

Shi Mo had found out that the person in charge of the other company had received an anonymous payment to his account. However, very quickly through technical means, he also discovered that this sum of money had come from Mu Chen's private account.

Shi Mo passed these documents to Fang Mo'er. "This information is enough to ensure that Mu Chen spends some time in prison."

Fang Mo'er was satisfied as she kept the information in her bag. "There's no rush. He's intending on suing me, right? Let him sue me first."

That night, Mu Chen did not receive Fang Mo'er's money. So, the very next morning, he had the company issue a statement that they were going to sue Fang Mo'er.

The astronomically high compensation of 100 million yuan was quickly reported by the news.

All the netizens were discussing it.

"Oh my god, I can't believe that such a ridiculous compensation actually exists!"

"This is too high, and Fang Mo'er was really stupid to accept this contract. She was even willing to give up the right to adjust the compensation in the contract."

Generally speaking, if the compensation in the contract was unfair to the weaker party, they could apply for a new adjustment. However, the contract stated that Fang Mo'er was willing to give up the right to adjust the compensation.

Who was the one who had written such a harsh contract? It was simply too shocking.

No one had ever thought that a songwriter would have to pay 100 million yuan as compensation.

The loss and compensation were grossly incompatible.

No one had expected that this contract would become a trending topic.

No one had thought that the netizens' focus would not be on Fang Mo'er's breach of contract, but on how ridiculous the contract was.

Mu Chen's company had only just filed a lawsuit with the court, but the internet was already abuzz with discussion, which seriously affected the company's image.

"President Mu, it's bad. The netizens are saying that our company is an unscrupulous company, which mistreats our employees!"

"There are even people who have dug up all the contributions Fang Mo'er has made for the company. Many people are on Fang Mo'er's side!"

While Mu Chen was waiting to receive 100 million yuan, this was the news he received instead.

In an instant, he was stunned. He quickly asked, "What is the Public Relations department doing about this?"

"The topic is too popular. The Public Relations department is unable to delete it even if they wanted to!"

"The company's stock is plummeting!"

No one had expected this incident to blow up. The netizens were in an uproar, as if someone was deliberately fanning the flames.

Mu Chen was livid. He quickly opened the webpage and almost fainted when he saw the reactions of the netizens.

Bai Rong was busy trying to figure out the script for the audition when her assistant ran in.

"Sister Bai, this is bad! Some netizens have said that you stole someone else's boyfriend, and now that the company has made use of the other person, they're ready to burn the bridge with them!"

Bai Rong quickly stood up. "What's going on?"

On one side, the entire company was in a mess.

On the other side, Fang Mo'er was in Shi Mo's office, observing the discussions with relish.

Initially, Fang Mo'er had wanted to reveal the evidence that Mu Chen had framed her. However, before she could even bring it out, she realized that the eyes of the masses were bright.

It was such a ridiculous contract, that the netizens were indeed ridiculing it.

It looked like Mu Chen would soon be forced to take the initiative to look for her without her needing to do anything.

In front of Fang Mo'er were all kinds of delicate desserts, all the kinds of food that girls liked to eat.

Shi Mo was in a meeting and had asked her to wait here for a while.

Fang Mo'er sat leisurely, feeling as happy as if it was a holiday.

Sc*mbag, sc*mbag, sc*mbag, it's time for your retribution! You guys tricked me!

Fang Mo'er felt great.

As expected, Mu Chen very quickly gave her a call. "Fang Mo'er, I don't want your 100 million yuan anymore. Please release a clarification video right now and say that this has all been a prank and that there's no such thing as a sky-high compensation!"

Mu Chen's tone was a little anxious.

Fang Mo'er was calm and composed. "Why wouldn't there be? Weren't you so persistent about me needing to take out 100 million yuan that day? That if you didn't receive it, you would sue me. Oh yes, I recorded it too."

She had sensed that something was wrong that day and had recorded the whole conversation with her phone.

Mu Chen did not lose hope and revealed his shameless side.

"Fang Mo'er, what is it that you want?"

"What do I want? Didn't you provoke me first? Can't you just let me leave the company when my contract expires? You were the one who wanted to frame me. Now that you've brought this upon yourself, you'll just have to bear with it."

Mu Chen's breathing quickened as he said, "Fang Mo'er, I'm begging you. Just tell me what you want and I'll agree to it."

She had to say that this contract was fake, otherwise, the netizens would expose the entire company.

The company had already announced that this contract was fake and that it had only been a joke.

However, the netizens still did not believe it and wanted to hear it straight from Fang Mo'er's mouth.

Fang Mo'er considered it for a moment and said, "Alright, let's meet up and talk."

Fang Mo'er then picked up her bag and left. She told Assistant Yu that she would be back soon and left.

They arrived at Creative Entertainment.

When everyone saw that Fang Mo'er had returned, their faces clearly showed how eager for gossip they were.

Some of them even had pity in their eyes. Fang Mo'er was still the nominal leader of the company, having invested a lot of capital into the company. She had even written a lot of songs for Bai Rong. In the end, it was really tragic that she had ended up like this.

After all, it was 100 million yuan!

Fang Mo'er went straight into the elevator. When she encountered Supervisor Qi, she pretended not to see him.

Supervisor Qi felt a little guilty. "Little Fang."

Fang Mo'er did not even look at him. Even if he had been under pressure from the higher-ups, it was a fact that he had tricked her.

She came to Mu Chen's office and knocked on the door.

Mu Chen anxiously opened the door.

"Mo'er!" Mu Chen was unusually gentle. "Please hurry up and make an explanation to the netizens. I didn't expect to misunderstand you, but now, I've found out that you didn't break the contract at all! After all, we used to be boyfriend and girlfriend. On account of our previous relationship, I won't really sue you."

"Oh, then what's this?" Fang Mo'er handed over a document.

On it was the evidence that Mu Chen and his accomplice had wanted to harm Fang Mo'er.

When Mu Chen saw it, his expression changed. He knew that he could not hide it anymore, so he simply said, "What is it that you want now?"

Mu Chen knew that the things that Fang Mo'er had obtained could send him straight to prison, so he was very afraid.

However, on second thought, since she loved him so much, he believed that she would not be willing to do anything to hurt him.

Sure enough, his guess was immediately confirmed.

"It's won't be impossible for me to pretend that this information doesn't exist."

Mu Chen heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. However, in the next second, his breathing became heavy due to Fang Mo'er's impudent request.

Fang Mo'er had propped her hands on the desk, her eyes sparkling as she considered Mu Chen's position. "As long as you give me 24% of the company's shares, I won't pursue the matter any further! Of course, these shares originally belonged to me anyway."

Three years ago, Mu Chen had swindled her of all the money that had been left behind by Fang Mo'er's mother. With just a few empty promises, he had yet to give Fang Mo'er the 50% of the shares that they had agreed on.

Three years had already passed, and Mu Chen would not be able to give out 50% of the shares now even if he wanted to. This was because ever since the company had gone public, many of the shares had already been put on the market. Mu Chen only had 47% of the shares left, but he was still the largest shareholder.

Fang Mo'er only wanted 24% of the shares, but it was 1% higher than Mu Chen's, which made her a head higher than him.

After Fang Mo'er had finished speaking, she quietly observed Mu Chen's face, which was turning darker and darker till it was like the bottom of a pot.

She silently clicked her tongue in her mind and said, "If you continue to be angry, you will just keep on struggling. Do you want to go to jail or spit out what you've eaten? Both sides would just be hurting each other."

However, since he had intended to sue her in the first place, he was not worthy of any sympathy.

Mu Chen clenched his fists tightly as he stared at Fang Mo'er. He finally realized that she was serious about taking revenge on him, and it did not seem like she was joking.

The moment he refused, she would send this information to the police station.

By then, the news that the President of Creative Entertainment had framed his ex-girlfriend would spread like wildfire and the company's shares would be greatly reduced.

However, even this was not the most important issue. The most important thing was that once he had too many scandals, the Mu family would not acknowledge him as their illegitimate child.

This was absolutely unacceptable!

"Fang Mo'er, 24% of the shares is too much. I can give you 20% . Can we end this matter here now?"

This percentage allowed Mu Chen to remain as the largest shareholder, retaining 27% of the shares, which was one point higher than the 26% of the second largest shareholder.

Fang Mo'er thought about it and said, "Deal!"

To be able to receive 20% from Mu Chen was already very rare!

Fang Mo'er's heart was filled with joy.

She had finally gotten back her original character's shares. Although it was a little less than what her original character had invested in the past, it could still be considered as an act of small revenge on Mu Chen.

As for the rest, she would slowly get them back in the future.

Very quickly, the two of them signed the share transfer contract.

From this moment on, Fang Mo'er would be a true shareholder of the company, not the empty position that had always been the butt of jokes.

Fang Mo'er carefully put away the contract in her bag.

Then, she said to Mu Chen, "President Mu, from now on, we will be shareholders of the company. We can now be considered as a community of shared interests. I hope you will lead the employees of the company to a more glorious future!"

It would also allow her to earn some profits from the shares in her hands.

Fang Mo'er knew that Creative Entertainment was the result of Mu Chen's hard work. No matter what, he would always try to bring the company to a higher level.

Even if the company faced a crisis, there were still other people behind Mu Chen who could help the company turn the tide.

The company's shares would rise, no matter what.

This would be the answer given by Mu Chen when he returned to the Mu family. He could not afford to lose.

Hence, Fang Mo'er smiled and almost whistled as she left.

She also publicly expressed on Weibo that the sky-high compensation contract had indeed just been a joke. The netizens could not pursue the matter any further and quickly dispersed.

Fang Mo'er entered the elevator and went straight to the songwriting department.

She had left in a hurry yesterday. There were still quite a few of her personal belongings in the office that she had not taken away yet.

In the songwriting department, all her colleagues were watching the news.

When they saw Fang Mo'er's statement, they could not help but sigh.

"Little Fang is so in love with President Mu. Even though the situation has become like this, she's still covering for him!"

"Sigh, I never believed that Little Fang would break the contract. However, it's good that she's doing this now. Just treat it as a mistake! It's a pity that our company will be hiring another gold-medal songwriter!"

"A woman whose brain is influenced by love is too scary. I hope that after this incident, Little Fang will wake up a little. After all, there is plenty of fish in the sea…"

"Why maintain an unrequited love?" Fang Mo'er replied as she swaggered over.

When the whole group turned their heads to her, they saw that Fang Mo'er was smiling at them. Then, she opened her office door and walked inside.

Everyone was in an uproar and quickly surrounded her.

They saw Fang Mo'er quietly packing her things.

Seeing this tragic scene, everyone fell silent.

Her strong back figure quietly packed her things without saying a word.

She was clearly hurt, yet she still forced a smile.

But then again, Little Fang seemed to have a lot of personal belongings. There were all kinds of snacks, drawing boards, collections of beautiful girls' manga, and massage tools…

Fang Mo'er really knew how to enjoy life.

Needless to say, she was much more comfortable at work than the rest of them who could not even find any inspiration.

But now, instead of being jealous of her, they sympathized with her.

After all, they had been colleagues in the same department. Some of the female colleagues even shed a few emotional tears. "I have a sister who was separated from her family by a mistress. When she was forced out of the house, I helped her find a place to live. It was so sad!"

"A woman should still be strong and rely on herself. Things will be better in the future."

The colleagues quickly said words of encouragement.

Fang Mo'er packed her things, turned around, and walked towards them.

All the colleagues quickly made way for her.

"Little Fang, what are your plans for the future?" Supervisor Qi walked over, feeling guilty. He handed her a business card. "This is the person-in-charge of a company that I know. They are looking for a good songwriter. If you don't have a place to go, I will recommend you to them."

Fang Mo'er looked up at Supervisor Qi and asked, "Supervisor Qi, do you think that I lack money?"

Supervisor Qi shook his head as he stared at her blankly.

Fang Mo'er was richer than their President Mu.

"That's right." Fang Mo'er said, "Do you think I need to make money from my songwriting?" She only wrote songs for her own enjoyment.

Supervisor Qi shook his head. Was Fang Mo'er already giving up on herself?

Fang Mo'er sighed. "Old man Qi, do your best. I'll be leaving now!"

Fang Mo'er left with a sigh.

The whole songwriting department watched Fang Mo'er's retreating back.

Just as they were about to sigh again, they suddenly received a group email from the company.

They opened it and looked at it. "The changes in the company's shares will now be as follows. Fang Mo'er holds 20% of the shares, Mu Chen holds 27%, Wang Kai holds 26%…"

Suddenly, the entire department went completely silent.

F*ck, so this was why Fang Mo'er was leaving her job? She had directly become a shareholder.

"Supervisor, does this mean that we'll have to listen to her from now on?"

Supervisor Qi now swept away the guilt and self-reproach he had just felt.

In the whole of Creative Entertainment, only a few colleagues in the songwriting department had sympathized with Fang Mo'er.

The other departments had all been gloating over Fang Mo'er's misfortune.

They stood to the side and watched as Fang Mo'er was leaving with her things.

Bai Rong stopped in her tracks and walked towards Fang Mo'er with a smile.

"Fang Mo'er, you should have given up by now. Mu Chen doesn't love you at all! Otherwise, he wouldn't have chased you out!"

Bai Rong had just seen Fang Mo'er's announcement where she had admitted that the sky-high price contract had only been a joke.

The crisis that the company had faced was now over. Fang Mo'er was still the same love-sick, laughable, and pathetic woman.

Fang Mo'er looked at the woman who was blocking her way and smiled.

"Yes, I have given up on Mu Chen. I'll be focusing on earning money and becoming a rich woman instead. By the way, I'm now a shareholder of the company. So when you see me in the future, remember to call me Boss Fang!"

Bai Rong was dumbfounded. "What… What did you say?"

"You didn't know?" Fang Mo'er smiled and said, "You should check the company's email."

She was not in a hurry to leave, and she wanted to enjoy the wonderful view of Bai Rong's facial expression when she found out about this.

"Oh, so you want me to read the email where you've been fired by the company. Okay, let me just check it." Bai Rong rarely paid attention to the company emails. Usually, it was her assistant who read it.

Now that she had opened the email personally, she glanced at the list of titles and did not see the notice of dismissal.

Instead, what she saw was the latest email. It was a notification regarding the change in stock ownership, with Fang Mo'er's name on it.

At the same time, the other colleagues were also looking at the same email, completely dumbfounded by this news.

This world was really weird. Not only had Fang Mo'er not been fired, but she had also even received some of the company's shares and become part of the management team.

When Bai Rong saw this, she said angrily, "It's fake, this has to be fake. Mu Chen would never transfer his shares to you!"

"Hehe, keep lying to yourself then!" Fang Mo'er had not expected her to believe this so easily anyway.

It was true. Because this company was so important to Mu Chen, he would surely not let go of it so easily.

It was indeed a little hard to believe.

Bai Rong immediately called to verify the information, but the result made her very disappointed and angry instead.

Mu Chen had said that it was true. He had been threatened by Fang Mo'er and had no other choice but to transfer the shares to her.

The hand that Bai Rong used to hold her phone started to tremble!

"Fang Mo'er!"

"Please, call me Boss Fang!" Fang Mo'er retorted immediately.

Bai Rong's face was ashen, but she could not say a word.

Fang Mo'er was right. Fang Mo'er's status was now higher than hers, and she was now her superior. Therefore, the words that she really wanted to say were stuck in her throat like a thorn.

Fang Mo'er said with satisfaction, "You must work hard to earn money every day from now on. Today is also a good day to earn money. Good luck!"

Fang Mo'er made a sarcastic gesture to cheer her on before strutting away.

She had indeed walked out from under the Big Boss' shadow now.

Bai Rong, "…"

The other colleagues who had been watching from the sidelines were speechless.

F*ck, Fang Mo'er had completely turned the tables.

Chapter 58: Jealousy

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After Fang Mo'er had gotten into the luxurious car, she asked the chauffeur to send her back to the Star Dream Era headquarters.

Shi Mo should have finished his meeting by now and she wanted to tell him about this surprise.

Little did she know that when Shi Mo had walked into the office and seen the empty room, his expression had changed.

Assistant Yu stepped forward to inform him, "Madam President said she had to go back to the company."

Shi Mo had walked to his desk and silently sat down. He flipped through some documents, filled with a displeased aura.

He knew that she no longer had any feelings for Mu Chen, but knowing that she was going to meet him still made him unhappy.

By the time Fang Mo'er had returned to the President's office, Shi Mo had already been sitting there for half an hour. He had canceled many important meetings just to wait for her return.

She was still in high spirits when she returned.

"Hubby, guess what I got today?"

Shi Mo raised his head, looking very calm. "What is it?"

Fang Mo'er handed the contract over. "You'll know once you take a look."

Shi Mo suppressed the jealousy in his heart and opened the contract. He saw that there had been a transfer of 20% of the shares, the contract bearing both Fang Mo'er and Mu Chen's signatures.

Shi Mo frowned, feeling a little unhappy with the sight of both names having been signed next to each other.

He put down the contract and said, "Very good!"

It had not been easy for her to leave Creative Entertainment, but now she was a shareholder. In the future, she would not be looked down on again.

Although he was happy that Fang Mo'er had gotten her revenge, he was a little unhappy at the thought of how the two of them would still meet frequently in the future.

His little wife had just given up on this man. However, if they continued to meet often in the future, would she be bewitched again? That was still uncertain.

After all, his little wife did not have good taste. She had liked that man for so many years.

It looked like he would have to treat her even better so that he could tie her heart to him.

Shi Mo looked at her gently. "Should we celebrate then?"

Fang Mo'er nodded. This matter was indeed worth celebrating.

Shi Mo slowly stood up from his seat and walked to her side. He leaned over and planted a kiss on her forehead. "Let's go, I'll celebrate with you!"

"Don't you still have business to attend to?" Fang Mo'er blinked. How could he just leave like that?

Shi Mo waved his hand dismissively. "All of that can be postponed. There's nothing more important than you!"

The man's words of love made Fang Mo'er's heart skip a beat.

After the two of them had lunch together, Fang Mo'er went to Star Dream Era.

She had been studying acting recently, so after arriving at the company, she immediately immersed herself in her studies.

When Fang Mo'er heard that Shen Yue had returned to the company later that afternoon, she had immediately gone to her office.

In her office, Shen Yue was handing a script to someone else. "This is a new movie that Director Wang is planning to shoot soon. He wants you to audition for the male lead role. I've already gone through it for you. The script is pretty good. You should consider it."

"This script is being funded by the Fang family. It's that company's first time investing in the film industry. However, with Director Wang around, it shouldn't be bad."

Beside Shen Yue was the young male actor, Lang Qi, whom the company had been promoting. His experience with his previous TV series had further sharpened Lang Qi's acting skills.

Now, Shen Yue wanted him to take on a film role that would test his acting skills even further. She hoped that it would help improve him even more.

Lang Qi casually glanced at the introduction and said, "If Sister Shen says that it will be good, then I won't worry! When will the audition be?"

Shen Yue said, "Director Wang's request this time is to let the actors shoot a video first. If the image and performance are a good fit, then you'll go to audition face-to-face. Of course, with your reputation, as long as you pass the acting test, the role will be yours."

Director Wang had probably also taken a fancy to Lang Qi's popularity as a big star, so he had chosen Lang Qi to go for the audition.

As long as there was the presence of a young idol like Lang Qi, 80% of the box office earnings could already be counted on before filming even started.

"Alright, Sister Shen, I'll go and prepare immediately!" Lang Qi smiled, his eyes full of life.

He was indeed a young heartthrob. This youthful aura was his greatest asset.

Shen Yue nodded and watched Lang Qi leave.

Lang Qi did not walk far before he spotted the Veiled Queen.

Lang Qi smiled and greeted her, "Miss Veiled, we meet again!"

The last time they had met, the Veiled Queen had fainted at the publicity event. Lang Qi had only found out after his publicity duties had ended. It was good to know that the Veiled Queen had woken up and was fine.

Only then did he feel relieved.

Today was the second time they were meeting.

Fang Mo'er was very familiar with this face. Wasn't this the male lead of the TV series in her music video?

"Hello, Mr. Lang."

"Just call me Little Qi. The Veiled Queen will be releasing a new song soon, right?"

Fang Mo'er nodded. "I'm preparing it now."

"Then, I'm looking forward to it!" Lang Qi winked at Fang Mo'er as he looked at the bottom half of her face. He smiled and said, "Your voice is very precious and very suitable for singing! Remember to inform me when you're going to release a song. I want to be the first to hear it."

The Veiled Queen pursed her lips and returned his smile.

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After the two of them had greeted each other, Lang Qi realized that the Veiled Queen was looking for Manager Shen Yue, so he left with a smile.

Fang Mo'er came to the office and walked in.

"You're just in time. I'll be taking you to the recording studio this afternoon to record a new song!" Shen Yue said.

Fang Mo'er walked in front of Shen Yue. "Sister Shen, I have another matter to discuss."

"Go ahead." Shen Yue glanced at her.

Fang Mo'er said, "Sister Shen, I've received an invitation to audition for a movie. I really want to shoot a movie."

"What? But you've only started acting not long ago. Aren't you going to take the mysterious route?" Shen Yue looked at the Veiled Queen's masked face in confusion.

Fang Mo'er said, "I plan to use my original identity to shoot a movie."

As soon as she said that, Shen Yue saw the Veiled Queen remove her veil.

There was a rumor that the Veiled Queen did not dare to meet people because she was very ugly and had a huge scar on her face.

But now...

The moment the Veiled Queen took her veil off, even Shen Yue, who had seen many beautiful women before, felt slightly dazed.

"You're Fang Mo'er!" Of course, Shen Yue knew that this was the protagonist who had recently been rumored to be paying an astronomical amount of compensation.

When she had first seen the news, her impression of this person was that she was very elegant and talented. It was a pity that she had been plagued by scandals and insisted on being infatuated with Mu Chen, resulting in a narrow life path for her.

Otherwise, she would have really wanted to sign this person up.

But now, she realized that the company had already signed her up long ago.

The contract for the Veiled Queen had been handled directly by the higher-ups, so Shen Yue had never known the true name of the Veiled Queen.

All she knew was that the other party's background was not lowly, and the higher-ups had instructed her to be handled well.

After discovering Fang Mo'er's identity, Shen Yue also understood. "So, you want to take part in Director Wang's movie? To compete with Bai Rong for the lead role?" Shen Yue seemed to have understood something.

Bai Rong was also among the candidates for the female lead role.

Fang Mo'er explained, "I want to take part in this movie because this movie will allow me to quickly enter the public's field of vision!"

In the book, Fang Mo'er had seen it before. The male lead of this film was Lang Qi, and he was very popular. Bai Rong had used this popularity to make a name for herself in the entertainment industry and gain many fans, which resulted in her making a fortune for Creative Entertainment.

Mu Chen was even more pleased with himself. He used this opportunity to announce his identity as an illegitimate child of the Mu family. He was accepted back into the Mu family and got engaged to Bai Rong.

Shen Yue sized up Fang Mo'er without batting an eyelid. From the various rumors about Fang Mo'er, it seemed like she was intentionally going against Bai Rong. In fact, it looked like her main intention was to challenge Bai Rong.

"Of course, if I manage to annoy that woman along the way, it will just be the icing on the cake on my path to becoming a celebrity."

"Alright, I understand. If you want to participate, then just go ahead. The company will arrange it for you!" Shen Yue then said, "This afternoon, it's better to prepare for the new song first."

Shen Yue thought to herself that with Fang Mo'er's current acting ability, it was unlikely that she would be chosen. It would be good for her to hit an obstacle.

The main point was to focus on Fang Mo'er's new song.

After all, Fang Mo'er was still a newbie. If a newbie was not supported by people or had sufficient strength, it would be absolutely impossible for her to become the female lead.

"Alright!" Fang Mo'er took her audition video out. "Sister Shen, from now on, the Veiled Queen and Fang Mo'er will both be artistes of the company."

One walked the path of a singer, while the other walked the path of an actress.

Shen Yue nodded. After Fang Mo'er had left, she asked her assistant to pass the video to Director Wang.

She did not even take a look at Fang Mo'er's acting skills in the video. She felt that it could not possibly have improved much.

The name of this movie was 'Love Mist'.

The male lead, who had always been dependant on his twin sister, never believed in love.

However, one day, he would meet with the female lead and they would fall in love at first sight. Just as the two of them were about to become a couple, they discovered that they frequently faced problems. It would be revealed that the twin sister had an abnormal feeling of love for the male lead and would not allow him to be with other women.

After the male lead discovers that fact, he was reluctant to hurt his beloved sister. All he could do was repeatedly make compromises. In the end, his sister would fall ill and passed away. Only then would the male and female lead finally get together.

The role that Fang Mo'er was auditioning for was the role of the female lead.

Elsewhere.

Bai Rong had personally sent over the recording of her audition. When Director Wang's assistant came over to pick it up, he was a little flattered.

"Miss Bai, you didn't have to make the trip yourself!"

"I happened to have an event nearby, so it was convenient for me to send it over. Oh, by the way, I happen to have a gift from the event organizer here. It's the same as what I got last time, so I can't even finish it. Why don't I give it to you instead?"

Bai Rong handed over the very expensive gift box.

The assistant tacitly accepted it. "Miss Bai, you're too kind."

"Oh right, I'm not the last one to send the video over, am I?"

After receiving the benefits, the assistant quickly revealed the information he received.

"You're the second one to send it over. There's still one more to shoot!"

So, there were three people competing for the female lead.+

The assistant said, "However, the first person is a newbie, so there is no need to consider her a contender at all."

Chapter 60: Song Clash

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Bai Rong was surprised. "Even a newbie can compete for this?"

"This is the candidate suggested by Miss Fang Han, the daughter of our investor. She casually recommended her good friend, Fang Mo'er. Tsk tsk, she's just a rich heiress who doesn't know anything."

Bai Rong's heart skipped a beat when she heard Fang Mo'er's name.

Was Fang Mo'er also competing for the female lead?

"Actually, I know this Fang Mo'er. She has never studied acting before. I don't think there's a need for you to show such a terrible video to the director. It will surely affect his good mood!"

She wanted to nip Fang Mo'er efforts in the bud.

The assistant was a little hesitant. "I can't make the decision, but I can persuade Director Wang to avoid watching such a lousy video. He has always disliked people with bad acting skills the most!"

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Bai Rong nodded. "Let's add each other as friends. It'll be easier for us to contact each other in the future."

When all three contestants had sent over their audition videos, the assistant handed the three videos to Director Wang at the same time.

However, he still offered his suggestion, "Director Wang, the person Fang Han recommended has never studied acting before. Her acting skills are really terrible…"

Sure enough, when Director Wang heard this, he immediately removed Fang Mo'er's video and threw it in the corner without even looking at it.

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He then opened the other two videos one by one.

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That afternoon, Fang Mo'er and Shen Yue arrived at the recording studio.

Shen Yue's assistant came over and said, "Earlier, the singer Bai Rong also released a new song. The title of the song is very similar to ours. Her song is called "Flame", while ours is called "Fire". Should we change the name so that we don't have the same name as the other party?"

Fang Mo'er and Shen Yue looked at each other. Shen Yue said, "It's not a big deal if the name is the same!"

Fang Mo'er also silently laughed. "Sister Shen, I'll go in and record the song then!"

When Fang Mo'er entered the recording booth, the assistant said, "I heard that the style of the song is also the same. These two songs are being released one after another. Won't they be going head-to-head then?"

"What are you afraid of? Are you afraid that the Veiled Queen's song will be defeated?" Shen Yue was unwavering confidence in Fang Mo'er's ability.

As expected, the moment Fang Mo'er opened her mouth in the recording studio, the assistant's worries vanished into thin air. "Sister Shen, the last time the two of them were on the same stage, it had been the talk of the town. I feel like we'll be linked together again this time. However, I feel relieved now. I've heard Bai Rong's song before. Although it's an easy song to sing, it's not on the same level as our song!"

The lyrics of the song "Flame" were simple and easy to understand. It was suitable for square dancing and was very catchy.

On the other hand, the Veiled Queen's "Fire" was a high-level song. It implied a love for life but was much was harder to sing. However, it undisputedly sounded good!

In the recording studio, the recording engineer felt his blood start to get fired up.

The Veiled Queen's emotions were so on point that they could rouse people's spirits.

Several other artistes outside also came over to watch.

When they heard her singing, many of them were mesmerized.

"This song is too good!"

"I know this song. I thought it was just alright, but hearing the Veiled Queen sing it, totally brings it up to a whole new level!"

"This is truly a professional singer!"

Shen Yue was very satisfied with Fang Mo'er's performance.

After recording the song, Shen Yue took Fang Mo'er back to the office.

"I have some news for you, but you need to prepare yourself first!"

Fang Mo'er took a sip of tea.

Shen Yue said, "Director Wang just sent a message saying that he didn't select you for the live audition. You shouldn't feel discouraged. After all, you've only learned acting for a few days. If you really want to act in the future, I'll pick a good role for you."

Fang Mo'er was a little surprised. She had felt that she had performed quite well. At the very least, she didn't think she was worse than Bai Rong.

Could it be that she had been overly confident?

Although she was a little disappointed, she did not really care that much. At most, she would continue to work hard in the future. "Okay, Sister Shen, I'll work hard then."

"Alright, you can go now! The new song will be released first. After the music video is planned, I'll notify you when it will be filmed."

Fang Mo'er nodded.

Elsewhere.

The Fang family.

Fang Han, the second daughter of the Fang family, was currently following the progress of the film's casting.

Fang Mo'er had said that she wanted to rely on her own merits to get the female lead.

Therefore, Fang Han had only recommended her as a candidate for the female lead through her role as an investor. After that, she had not interfered anymore.

However, she had just found out that Fang Mo'er's name was not among the selected candidates.

Fang Han was surprised and quickly called Director Wang. However, what she heard was Director Wang's dissatisfied voice saying, "Miss Fang, you're an outsider so you don't understand. The female lead in the movie needs to be famous and popular. A completely new person would not be able to take on this role!"

Fang Han said, "So what if she's new? As long as her acting skills pass the test, our Fang family will naturally support her!"

Director Wang said, "But what if this person hasn't even learned any acting skills? Movies aren't that simple! It's not like you can support a person just because you want to!"

Fang Han was momentarily stunned. "Are you saying that she can't act?"

Director Wang: "I don't know if she can or not, but I heard that she hasn't even learned acting before!"

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