Chapter 137 The Emperor Enters the Entertainment Industry! Becoming an Assistant to an 18th-Tier Nobody?
"Ding! Detected that host Ye Feng has completed 'workplace restructuring,' current causal fulfillment rate: 99.999%!" "During the host's conquest of countless worlds, it was felt that the 'artistic attainments' of the heavens were excessively lacking. A special role experience in the mortal world is now activated: Entertainment Industry—a low-level executive agent. Note: 99.99999% of the host's cultivation has been sealed. Current identity is a 'humble life assistant' at Xinghai Entertainment." "Current task: Mentor Su Mengmeng, an 18th-tier nobody known as 'box office poison.' Does the host wish to activate: Heavenly Dao Packaging Mode, to let those self-proclaimed entertainment industry bigwigs who think they have the secrets to traffic understand what it means to 'make even a pig fly with a single word from me'?"
Shanghai, Xinghai Entertainment Building.
The morning sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, illuminating the desk piled high with various notices. The air was filled with the bitterness of coffee and the powdery scent of expensive perfume. In a busy corner of the corridor, Ye Feng, wearing a simple white T-shirt and carrying two iced Americanos, leaned against the wall, listlessly scrolling through his phone.
Who would have thought that just yesterday, he was making a major internet company executive beg for mercy? And now, he's just a low-level assistant responsible for buying coffee for minor celebrities, getting scripts, and even blocking fans.
"Ye Feng! Where the hell have you been? Mengmeng's schedule is about to start, is her clothing ironed? Have you contacted the car?"
A plump woman with bright red lipstick and a face that screamed "I have a lot of power" rushed over in high heels. This was Sister Wang, a senior agent at Xinghai Entertainment, known as "The Abbess of Extinction."
Ye Feng lifted his eyelids and glanced at her indifferently. Although the divine power in his eyes was sealed, the profound depth belonging to the ruler of all heavens still made Sister Wang's heart skip a beat for no reason, as if she were facing a god she could not look directly at.
"The clothes are in the car, and the car is at the door. Sister Wang, you're so angry, be careful of hormonal imbalance." Ye Feng casually handed over the coffee, his tone indifferent.
"You! How dare you talk to me like that?" Sister Wang was trembling with anger and was about to explode when the door to the lounge opened.
A girl wearing an outdated sundress, with an extremely sweet face but a hint of timidity, walked out. She is Su Mengmeng, a nobody who has been in the industry for three years, whose acting career is always a disaster and whose singing is always off-key, and who has been ridiculed by the media as an "18th-tier poison."
"Sister Wang, don't blame Brother Ye, it was my slowness." Su Mengmeng lowered her head and whispered to smooth things over for Ye Feng.
Ye Feng looked at the girl in front of him, who was almost too innocent, and his heart stirred slightly. In the myriad worlds, he had seen too much deceit and treachery, so he found Su Mengmeng's pure and innocent nature, bordering on naivety, quite interesting.
"Mengmeng, is the actress auditioning for the second female lead in 'The Love Across the Heavens' today?" Ye Feng asked casually as he stepped into the old minivan, whose engine had been modified from a "micro-curvature engine".
"Well... but the director said that with my 'disastrous' acting skills, I'll probably be eliminated in the first round." Su Mengmeng sighed, her eyes dimming.
"Disaster level? That's because he's blind."
Ye Feng held the steering wheel with one hand and made a slight gesture in the air with the other, instantly enveloping the entire car with an invisible "Real Image Array".
"Next, drink this." Ye Feng casually handed over a bottle of what looked like mineral water but actually contained "Enlightenment Elixir."
"What's this?"
"This enhanced energy drink will give you a 'bright spot' during auditions." Ye Feng smiled wickedly. "Trust me, from today onwards, you'll be picking the scripts in the entertainment industry."
The audition venue was packed with people.
A group of top-tier female celebrities were sitting together, comparing their designer bags and the wealthy patrons behind them. When Su Mengmeng appeared with Ye Feng, a burst of disdainful laughter erupted from the room.
"Hey, isn't this 'Poison' Mengmeng? What, still in the industry?" "I heard she changed assistants, and it's a rather handsome but poor guy? Is she planning to switch careers and go to nightclubs?"
Su Mengmeng bit her lip and lowered her head even further.
Ye Feng acted as if he hadn't heard anything. He walked up to the audition director and pulled out an unlit cigar from his pocket.
"Director Zhang, you have to watch my artist's film carefully. If you miss it, your directing career will be over."
Director Zhang was annoyed and looked up, about to yell at someone, when he met Ye Feng's unfathomable eyes.
In that instant, Director Zhang felt the surrounding space distort, as if he were at the bottom of a deep ocean, every hair on his body screaming warning. Who... was this young man? That domineering, almost overwhelming will actually made this top director in the country feel an urge to kneel and worship!
"Audition... Audition begins! Su Mengmeng, begin your performance!" Director Zhang wiped away cold sweat, his voice trembling.
Su Mengmeng went on stage and, according to the script, was to perform a scene of "a glance that lasts a lifetime after losing a lover".
Everyone was expecting a joke, but as soon as Su Mengmeng stood still, Ye Feng silently snapped his fingers from below the stage.
"Get into character."
Buzz—!
An eerie silence fell over the entire room at that moment.
Su Mengmeng's eyes changed. Her original naivety vanished instantly, replaced by a desolation and sorrow that spanned billions of years and seen through the vicissitudes of life. At that moment, she seemed to have truly become a goddess who had lived for millennia, waiting for her lover to return.
"boom!"
Director Zhang suddenly stood up, nearly dropping the camera in his hand.
"This...this look! Is this acting? This is a complete transformation of the soul!"
The young actresses who had been mocking her were completely dumbfounded. Their so-called "skills," which they were so proud of, seemed as ridiculous as children playing house in the face of Su Mengmeng's empathy that transcended dimensions.
"It's settled! You're the one! No one but you!" Director Zhang waved the script wildly. "Not only is the second female lead yours, but the first female lead is also yours! I'll pay the penalty for breach of contract!"
Su Mengmeng herself was stunned, and she subconsciously looked backstage.
Ye Feng was leaning against the door frame, raising an eyebrow at him, his eyes filled with the expected arrogance.
In just half a day, the topic of "Su Mengmeng's acting skills exploded" soared to the top of the global trending searches.
However, this is just the beginning.
That evening, Xinghai Entertainment's top management hosted a banquet to celebrate the company securing a major deal. During the banquet, Mr. Zhao, a renowned investment tycoon in Shanghai nicknamed "Golden Finger," was leering at Su Mengmeng.
"Mengmeng, the road in the entertainment industry is long. Acting skills alone aren't enough; you need connections. If you have a drink with me tonight, you'll be the sole female lead in the next big-budget production with a billion-dollar budget."
As Mr. Zhao spoke, his thick hand reached out to put it on Su Mengmeng's shoulder.
Su Mengmeng retreated in terror, only to find there was nowhere to go.
Just then, a long, powerful hand, seemingly capable of holding the entire universe, precisely gripped Mr. Zhao's wrist.
"Mr. Zhao, if you don't want your hand anymore, I can help you donate it to the Disabled Persons' Association."
Ye Feng appeared coldly in front of Su Mengmeng, and at this moment, one ten-thousandth of the supreme aura that had been sealed by countless layers was leaked out.
"Snap!"
The sound of bones cracking is crisp and pleasant.
"You...who do you think you are? A lowly assistant dares to hit me?" President Zhao screamed, roaring madly, "Bodyguards! Kill him! I'll make sure his whole family is wiped out!"
Dozens of fierce-looking superhuman bodyguards rushed in, including many experts at the "Spirit King" level.
Ye Feng remained expressionless, simply pulling over a chair and sitting down, then casually picking up a glass of expensive red wine and spilling it on the ground.
"I'm not killing anyone today, I'm going to play something more advanced."
Ye Feng drew a complex rune in the air with his finger.
"Separate cause and effect, strip away!"
boom--!
In that instant, Mr. Zhao's face went from rosy to deathly pale. His wealth, status, and even his extraordinary abilities, which he was so proud of, seemed to have been forcibly taken away by some terrifying force in that single second.
Ring ring!
Mr. Zhao's phone rang.
"Mr. Zhao! Something terrible has happened! All of our businesses were forced into bankruptcy liquidation a minute ago!" "Mr. Zhao! Your account has been frozen, and not only that, all your dirty secrets have been posted online!" "Mr. Zhao! Run! The debt collectors are already at the door!"
Mr. Zhao collapsed to the ground, staring blankly at Ye Feng.
This young man... just by sitting here and moving his fingers, turned Shanghai's richest man into a worthless beggar?
"Remember this: from now on, in the entertainment industry, Su Mengmeng is the queen. Anyone who dares to touch her will be sent to meet the King of Hell."
Ye Feng stood up and surveyed the entire room. Those bigwigs who had originally wanted to kick him while he was down all lowered their heads, not daring to even breathe loudly.
"Mengmeng, come on. I'll take you to record a song."
Su Mengmeng followed Ye Feng out of the banquet hall, still reeling from the shock.
"Brother Ye...who exactly are you?"
"Me? An assistant who wants you to become a superstar." Ye Feng stopped and looked at the starry sky. "Now that the acting is a success, let's unify the music industry as well."
In the recording studio.
When Su Mengmeng began to sing "Starry Sea and Great Harmony," a song Ye Feng had casually written on a draft paper, an unprecedented phenomenon appeared in the sky above the entire city of Shanghai.
Countless golden phoenix phantoms circled around the recording studio, and passersby within a hundred miles instantly awakened supernatural abilities the moment they heard it!
That was a song containing the supreme truth.
In just three days, Su Mengmeng went from being universally hated as a "poison" to becoming the world's only "Queen of Songs" and "Saint Mother of Film".
The boss of Xinghai Entertainment, the president of the Dragon Kingdom Entertainment Association, and even the Demon Queen from the neighboring dimension all sent congratulatory messages, begging for Su Mengmeng's autograph.
And on the top floor of the Xinghai Building.
Ye Feng was lying on the leather sofa, eating grapes that Su Mengmeng had peeled for him.
"Ali, is this quality of life alright?"
"Hehe, Captain, it's just that these so-called fans are too noisy. Yesterday, I was blocking the door and I almost couldn't resist giving those crazy fans a 'Mount Tai Press' move." Hu Yanli, dressed in a bodyguard suit, was drinking Coke.
Just then, the office door was pushed open.
Ning Rongrong, Su Jiu'er, and Xiao Wu, the three main wives, walked in with murderous expressions.
"Ye Feng! It's one thing to make a minor celebrity famous, but I heard you even became her 'personal assistant'? The kind who's with you 24/7?" Ning Rongrong sneered, the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda in her hand emitting a dangerous light.
"Your Majesty, your 'business skills' are truly impressive. How about I become your assistant so we can discuss the 'script' in bed?" Su Jiu'er lifted Ye Feng's chin, her eyes full of mockery.
Ye Feng broke out in a cold sweat.
He sat up abruptly, coughing twice: "Um... this is purely to raise the aesthetic standards of Earth! For a culturally strong nation! Really!"
"Keep making things up! Keep making things up!" Xiao Wu snorted, teleported over, and skillfully grabbed Ye Feng's ear.
"Wife, have mercy! Mengmeng! Mengmeng, please explain this to me!"
Su Mengmeng blushed, lowered her head, and said weakly, "Um... hello sisters, Brother Ye said... he wants to teach me how to 'combine pleasure'..."
"Ye! Feng!"
Three sharp shouts, powerful enough to shatter dimensions, resounded through the heavens.
Amidst the adoration of countless fans, the Great Emperor Ye, who ruled over all the heavens, once again transformed into a streak of light, pursued all the way to outer space by the three goddesses.
I am Ye Feng. I can create a superstar with a flick of my wrist, and I can control everything. But the one job I have absolutely no control over is the one where I end up kneeling on a washboard at home!
Amidst the dazzling starry sky, and under Su Mengmeng's adoring gaze, the Emperor's adventures in the entertainment industry came to a perfect end in a way that was both incredibly exhilarating and utterly absurd!