After Switching Bodies, the Mad Overbearing CEO Takes Over the Entertainment Industry

Chapter 53: Chapter 53: Firmly Grasp the Vicious Villain’s Script

Monday?

That’s the day after tomorrow, isn’t it?

Ji Tian lay in bed staring at the ceiling.

Her heart was filled with gloom; she had already decided that she must strive to be the first one eliminated that day.

No sooner had the thought settled than Yan Ming sent her a character script.

Pampered and lovable young miss of a wealthy family.

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Ji Tian: “…”

Why not expand on the pampered part, like adding “arrogant and domineering,” “tyrannical and powerful,” or “vicious female supporting character”?

Ji Tian actually took it seriously for a moment before feeling that it was appropriate. She planned to secure the role of the hateful antagonist and strive to be the first to go home.

So, she sent Yan Ming a cute emoji signaling OK.

On the other end of the phone, Yan Ming was somewhat surprised to receive Ji Tian’s reply, feeling flattered and thinking to himself that this young miss wasn’t very pretentious and quite adorable.

He had also just sent out the character setting; for the sake of the show’s effect, everyone had a character script, but the real performance would depend on the show itself.

He wiped his sweat; live streaming could lead to many unexpected situations, but for the sake of ratings, he was all in!

Ji Weinan resigned to packing his clothes, thinking of that poor and dirty little town. He even brought along mosquito coils, insecticides, Floral Dew, and other lifesaving items.

Two large suitcases full, anyone would think he was moving.

Ji Tian sat on the sofa sipping coconut juice and glanced at him, her words light as air, “Can you even move all that? A phase of the show only lasts five days.”

Ji Weinan huffed, “Some of these are for Zhuyi. If she wasn’t in this variety show, I wouldn’t bother going.”

“Oh,” Ji Tian leisurely continued her drink, “then take them, you might not need them in the end.”

Ji Weinan, the simpleton, didn’t grasp the deeper meaning behind Ji Tian’s words. He merely considered the variety show as a vacation.

A prominent young master like him doing manual labor? Laughable.

The day before the reality show started, Qiao Luhua followed the rules of the show to a T. They weren’t allowed to carry money, so not only did she confiscate their bank cards, she even went as far as freezing all of them for good measure.

Ji Tian watched as more than thirty thousand yuan in her WeChat wallet vanished in an instant.

Qiao Luhua swiftly withdrew it all to her own card: “Good baby, mommy will give it back when you return.”

Ji Weinan had few tens of thousands in his WeChat as well, which was all confiscated. He made a fuss about not giving it up at first, but after Ji Yanshang gave him a stern look, he reluctantly provided the password.

Qiao Luhua didn’t even blink as she transferred the money, flipping through their phones until not a single penny was left, satisfiedly handing the phones back to them.

It’s tough to get things done without money.

After Qiao Luhua left the house to play mahjong with a few wealthy ladies, Ji Tian quietly approached Ji Yanshang.

Ji Yanshang didn’t have many hobbies.

His greatest love was for his wife.

Second was his interest in keeping up with current events through newspapers.

The third was collecting antiques.

At that moment, he was using a clean handkerchief, carefully wiping each treasured item on the antique shelf.

Seeing Ji Tian standing next to him, he exhaled on a vase, polishing it until it reflected his face, and said, “Everything but money is negotiable.”

Ji Tian: “…”

There was familial affection, but not much.

“Dad~ I don’t have a single penny, and it will be inconvenient there. Can you give me some?”

Being naturally cute and pretty, Ji Tian looked even more innocent when she fluttered her eyelashes. Ji Yanshang’s heart softened quickly, but he was also helpless.

He looked at her with a troubled expression: “Baby, it’s not that dad doesn’t want to give you money, I really don’t have any.”

Ji Tian didn’t believe him. The Ji Family’s massive business was built up by him alone; how could he possibly have no money?

“You’re the boss, right? How could a boss possibly be broke? Give me a hundred, and I promise I won’t tell Mom, okay?”

Ji Yanshang continued wiping forward, responding without much expression, “Yeah, I’m the ‘boss,’ the ‘stopped’ CEO. So I’m broke, all the money’s in your mom’s card. She’s afraid I’ll give you money and took it all away early in the morning. Good baby, just follow the game rules, and we’ll be home soon.”

Ji Tian: “…”

She just turned around and left.

Because of the variety show in the past couple of days, she was so upset that she hadn’t even talked to Qin Jiangsheng.

She opened the messages, which were still from the day before yesterday. If she didn’t message him, he would be motionless, his indifference carried through to the end.

Ji Tian’s fingertips paused, then decided not to reply. She had already taken the initiative; any further would be impolite.

Time moved to the day the variety show aired.

Many netizens were already on the watch online.

As soon as “True Boss” started, they all rushed in.

A few were there for prize-guessing, but most came for the jokes.

They wanted to see who those six top wealthy families were.

Besides the onlookers eating melons, the bullet comments included fans from various families, all but Wen Jiangxue, who only deserved to have the little blacks.

The bullet comments were fierce; most of Fu Wanxue’s fans came to tear into Wen Jiangxue.

In an instant, a million people flooded into the live broadcast room.

Yan Ming was stunned; he knew the concept he thought up was interesting, but he didn’t expect it to draw so many people. However, the more people there were, the greater the traffic, and the more popular the variety show would become.

Until now, the only sponsor for the variety show was a hoe seller, likely because they found it cheap here, so they spent a considerable sum of money that wouldn’t return.

Yan Ming held the microphone, smiling at the camera, “Welcome, everyone, to the ‘True Boss’ live broadcast scene. Right now, this is Yue Ming Town in Wengxiang Town. In a few minutes, we will welcome our first guest.”

A low-key black Cayenne drove up.

Dai Qin got out of the car, wearing casual clothes that made him look very young.

Yan Ming immediately greeted him: “Mr. Dai.”

Dai Qin smiled, “Director Yan, it’s been a while.”

Due to reaching middle age, Dai Qin’s acting opportunities had lessened, and he gradually faded from public view.

When he reappeared, the screen was filled with “Nostalgia.”

[Wuwuwu, my former idol drama husband, so many years have passed, I’ve gotten older, but he’s still this handsome.]

[Who says not? Grew up watching his dramas as a kid. Dai Qin looks mature and steady, very much like a boss. I think they’ll make him the leader in the end.]

[I think so too, so I’m going to vote for him later on.]

Dai Qin exchanged a few words with Yan Ming, and then two cars, one after the other, drove up.

Two people got out.

He Chenxi, who tied dirty braids and dressed in hip-hop style, and Yu Chuang, who looked fair and clean.

After He Chenxi got out of the car, she began to survey her surroundings, a cool smile hanging at her lips, her eyes beaming, “I hope there will be some challenging tasks later, or it won’t be enough for me to have fun.”

Yu Chuang, looking helpless, said, “Just don’t cry later.”

He Chenxi snorted and pouted, “As if.”

[Ahhh, Yu Chuang baby, so gentle, this is too shipworthy.]

[Don’t get ahead of yourself upstairs, it’s just a working relationship, our Chuang baby doesn’t date.]

[Chenxi, as always, so cool, I love it.]

He Chenxi and Yu Chuang stood next to Dai Qin. This crappy program group was so poor they didn’t even have a chair.

Soon, two more cars arrived.