After Transmigrating as a Wealthy Woman: Don’t You Dare Touch My Baby! [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 2

“Deep breaths, deep breaths. Calm down, Zhu Xingtong. You are a CEO now!” Zhu Xingtong patted her cheeks, finally regaining a semblance of composure.

Aura—keep the aura steady. Don’t let the character collapse! Zhu Xingtong was supposed to be a resolute, overbearing CEO!

One must remain unfazed even if Mount Tai collapses before them!

Having calmed down, it suddenly occurred to Zhu Xingtong that this world had already reached the plot point of the auditions for The Actor. The female lead in The Actor was a role Zhong Ying desperately wanted but failed to secure because, at that time, she was entangled in a messy contract termination dispute.

Zhong Ying’s contract with Qiming Entertainment was for eight years. From the time she entered the company at age 18 until now, the contract was nearing its end.

According to the original plot of the book, the termination process was going to be extremely troublesome.

Qiming Entertainment was only a small company with a few third- and fourth-tier idol stars. Whether Zhong Ying stayed or left would have a massive impact on them. Under such circumstances, Qiming Entertainment naturally refused to let her go.

When they realized they couldn’t persuade her to stay, they started playing dirty.

First, they would drug Zhong Ying and take “indecent photos” of her with a non-existent sugar daddy to use as blackmail. Then, they would find her former foster parents to cause a public scene. Once the public believed Zhong Ying was an “unfilial daughter,” they would hire internet trolls to smear her reputation online.

Zhong Ying’s reputation as an actress was damaged by these trivialities, which ultimately cost her the lead role in The Actor.

Of course, in the end, Zhong Ying resolved everything smoothly. The turning point was “Zhongxing.”

Although Zhongxing Entertainment was a newcomer to the industry, it had powerful backing, making its capital reserves the most stable in the entire circle. However, because it hadn’t yet established a firm foothold, it didn’t have many artists under its banner.

Long Ze, the CEO of Zhongxing, helped her on the condition that Zhong Ying join the company. Resolving a minor public relations crisis was a simple task for Zhongxing’s PR department.

And Zhong Ying wasn’t the type of woman to take a hit without fighting back.

Just two days after the controversy passed, she leaked evidence of the numerous shady dealings Qiming Entertainment had committed over the years, even finding the necessary witnesses for court. She directly sent the boss of Qiming Entertainment to prison.

With the contract mess finally cleaned up, though she missed The Actor, she began her legendary career.

Starting as a minor actress under Zhongxing, she diligently took on role after role—moving from Best Actress to Queen of TV, then transitioning to the big screen, eventually winning the Oscar for Best Actress. From an obscure minor player to a household name with massive traffic, every one of her performances earned nominations for major film and television awards!

Later, she went abroad to enter the international film scene. Finally, Zhonging successfully attained “Goddess” status in the world of cinema.

This was the first world of Quick Transmigration: I Am the Great Female Lead.

That’s right—Zhong Ying was the host of the Great Female Lead System.

And she, Zhu Xingtong?

She was just the stupid author who accidentally transmigrated into her own book.

“No, wait. I am a CEO now! The Chairwoman of Little Star Real Estate! I don’t have much of anything else, but I have plenty of money!”

The CEO Zhu Xingtong was a character with the same name she had intentionally created back when she was writing her self-insert fantasies. As the cousin of Zhongxing’s CEO Long Ze, Zhu Xingtong was filthy rich!

“No one is allowed to bully my cub! Even if the cub becomes invincible in the future, right now she is still a budding flower that needs to grow up safely in her old mother’s embrace!”

Zhu Xingtong clenched her fists tightly. “That’s right, no one can bully my cub!”

She was now a proper real estate mogul!

If anyone bullied Zhong Ying, she would make their company go bankrupt by tomorrow!

Thinking of this, Zhu Xingtong immediately grabbed her phone and vigorously dialed Long Ze’s number.

After a long while, Long Ze finally picked up: “Sister…?”

“Long Ze, does Zhongxing still need shareholders?” Zhu Xingtong asked immediately.

Long Ze: ???

“Sister, your meaning… it’s probably not what I think it is, right? When I first founded Zhongxing Entertainment, you were very much against it,” Long Ze’s voice carried a hint of disbelief.

Zhu Xingtong curled her lips into a smile. “I’ll invest in you, but I have two conditions.”

“What are they?”

“You must sign Zhong Ying to Zhongxing, and it must be an S-level contract.”

“That’s no problem. Sister, you really think highly of Zhong Ying, asking for an S-level contract right off the bat.” An S-level contract was something only first-tier stars at Zhongxing dared to dream of; the resource investment and the profit-sharing percentage for the artist were both extremely high. Ordinary artists could never get such treatment.

“Trust my vision! Zhong Ying will definitely not disappoint you!”

“Alright, and the second condition?”

Zhu Xingtong said: “Hmm, the second condition: acquire Qiming Entertainment.”

“Why acquire Qiming?” Long Ze asked, puzzled. “That’s just a small company.”

“…I just don’t like the look of it!”

“Uh, okay. Fine. But sister, about the investment and shares…”

“Bring your people to the Little Star headquarters tomorrow.”

“You got it!”

Hanging up the phone, Zhu Xingtong patted her chest. Was this the feeling of “the weather is getting cold, it’s time for the Wang Corporation to go bankrupt”? It was extremely satisfying.

As Zhu Xingtong was reveling in her success, she suddenly heard the sound of fingers tapping on the car window—

Knock knock.

Zhu Xingtong froze as she saw those slender, fair fingers. She rolled down the window.

Standing outside was a person who was both familiar and a stranger to Zhu Xingtong.

Zhong Ying.

Zhu Xingtong tried her best to suppress her excitement and asked, “Zhong Ying… do you have something else?”

At this moment, Zhong Ying smiled and opened her palm. “You dropped something.”

It was the brooch!

Zhu Xingtong let out a sigh of relief and took the brooch. She gave a polite, slight smile: “Thank you.”

Zhong Ying nodded. “You’re welcome.”

“Then, I’ll be going now.”

“Mhm.”

Zhong Ying watched the supercar disappear from her sight, a certain something flickering in her eyes.

She seemed to have vaguely overheard her fan saying something about acquiring Qiming Entertainment.

“Yes, yes. Zhong Ying was suddenly feeling unwell yesterday.”

“How could that be? How would we at Qiming dare to ignore President Chen’s face? Rest assured, it’s definitely not because she was unwilling!”

“Exactly, our Zhong Ying is determined to get the female lead role in The Actor! May I ask when you’ll be free? Can we schedule another meeting?”

“Tomorrow afternoon is fine. Good, good.”

Hanging up the phone, the manager Tang Qi took a deep breath and reported to the man in front of her: “President Zhang, I’ve already made the appointment with President Chen. I’ve also managed to gloss over the fact that Zhong Ying didn’t go yesterday.”

As soon as she finished speaking, the man in the suit behind the desk asked with a dark face, “Where is Zhong Ying?”

Tang Qi bit her lip: “She should be at the gym right now.”

“Tang Qi, tell me, why did I sign such an obstinate woman back then?” The CEO of Qiming Entertainment slammed the table in anger. “All she has to do is accompany him for a few drinks, and the lead role is hers! We didn’t ask her to sleep with President Chen, so what is she being so prudish for?!”

Tang Qi didn’t dare speak and could only lower her head as the boss cursed.

“This Zhong Ying, her wings haven’t even grown in and she already wants to fly! Does she think she can ignore Qiming just because her contract is almost up?” President Zhang slammed the table to make his decision. “Call her! Tell her to go to Jiashi again tonight and be there early!”

“Tell her I’m inviting her to dinner to discuss the contract!” He said with a grim face, “I, the CEO of Qiming, am inviting her to dinner. She wouldn’t dare refuse to show up, would she?”

Tang Qi opened her mouth and said with difficulty, “President Zhang, I can’t persuade Zhong Ying. If I tell her to go to Jiashi again, and she refuses…”

Seeing Tang Qi’s hesitation, President Zhang calmed down and thought for a moment before saying, “Invite Zhong Ying to a star-rated restaurant. Find one that has a hotel nearby. Then call President Chen and ask him to wait in the hotel.”

A ruthless look flashed across his face. “Doesn’t she want to avoid drinking? She wants the role without the social pleasantries? That’s simple enough!”

Tang Qi’s heart skipped a beat. This meant they were going to deliver Zhong Ying directly to President Chen’s bed.

“Tang Qi, don’t think our company is heartless.” President Zhang rubbed his brow, looking troubled. “Nowadays, these producers and investors are like an artist’s ancestors. Especially the investor for The Actor. Do you know how many people are fighting for this role? The novel script of The Actor comes with its own traffic, and the crew is one of the most famous teams in the industry. President Chen directly invested 300 million into it.”

“If Zhong Ying can land this role, she will absolutely become famous.” He said earnestly, “Look at her—she’s been acting for eight years and is still lukewarm. Everything I’m doing is for her own good.”

Tang Qi bit her lip: “Yes.”

In fact, as Zhong Ying’s manager, Tang Qi was well aware of certain things. Zhong Ying didn’t actually care about how famous she was. She only wanted to act, take on good scripts, and work with good crews. At her core, she was a workaholic.

As for why she was still lukewarm after eight years, it wasn’t really Zhong Ying’s fault. In the early stages of signing her, Qiming didn’t invest many resources in her, and the scripts she took over the years were of varying quality.

Zhong Ying had acting talent; many veterans in the circle had openly praised her. Some even said that if she had any ulterior motives at all, she would have long ago stood in the ranks of the top-tier stars.

Tang Qi had also read the script for The Actor. The moment she finished it, she understood that if Zhong Ying got this role, she would certainly soar to the top. It wasn’t just luck, but the result of years of accumulated effort—this would definitely be her springboard to success.

As for the company’s thoughts—Tang Qi also understood.

Zhong Ying’s contract was expiring. Though she wasn’t incredibly famous, she had accumulated a fair amount of fans and popularity. Once Zhong Ying left, Qiming wouldn’t have any serious actors left to hold up the fort, and their future would be bleak.

But conversely, if Zhong Ying renewed her contract and took on The Actor, there was almost no doubt she would blow up, and Qiming would gain a true cash cow. For both parties, it should have been a win-win situation.

Walking out of the office, Tang Qi took a deep breath, took out her phone, and dialed Zhong Ying’s number.

“Xiaoying, President Zhang wants to treat you to dinner. He wants to talk to you about the contract.”

“…Okay. What time?”