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Chapter 128 The Lookalike Stand

In October, the Jiangnan region is blessed with clear skies and crisp autumn air.

The latest episode of "Running Man" was filmed in Hangzhou, a city known as "paradise on earth".

As the show continues to become incredibly popular, wherever the Running Man cast goes, the streets are practically deserted.

At an outdoor filming location by West Lake, Li Xin, who had just finished a mud pit battle, was sitting on the sidelines with a towel draped over her shoulders, touching up her makeup and rehearsing her lines with the production team.

Just then, a small commotion broke out among the extras and choreographers on the periphery.

"Hey, look at that girl dancing, doesn't she look a bit like our Xin Xin?"

"Wow, I hadn't even noticed until you pointed it out! Their profiles are practically identical! If they wore a little makeup, I'd believe they were twins!"

Hearing the staff's discussion, Li Xin turned her head curiously and looked in the direction everyone was looking.

Not far away, a tall and slender young girl was using a megaphone to rehearse the movements with the extras.

When the girl turned her face to the front, Li Xin was stunned!

so similar!

The distance between her eyebrows and eyes, the shape of her face, the curve of her lips when she smiled—they all bore a striking resemblance to me! Only, the girl's brows lacked a touch of aloofness and possessed a hint of sweetness.

"Xin Xin, this girl is a dance teacher who just came here from Beijing to work part-time. Her name is Sun Yi."

The director of Running Man also came over and looked at the two of them with amazement, saying, "Their looks are amazing. We were just joking that if you ever need a stunt double for any dangerous stunts, you can just put her in the clothes and she'll be on camera."

Li Xin looked at the girl named Sun Yi and found it very novel and interesting.

However, amidst this novelty, a rather daring idea suddenly flashed through her mind, as she had been immersed in the fame and fortune grinder of Haofeng Film and Television for many years.

……

Two days later, Li Xin flew back to Jinling after the recording was completed.

Taking advantage of her rare day off, she specially organized a gathering, inviting Tang Yan and Ni Ni to dine together in Liu Shishi's large apartment.

Four actresses, all belonging to the same interest group, sat around in the living room, drinking red wine and eating top-grade Wagyu beef.

During the event, Li Xin shared this amusing anecdote about her encounter while recording a program in Hangzhou.

He also casually took out his phone and showed the other three the photo he had taken of Sun Yi.

"My God! This doesn't just look like it, it looks like a photocopy!"

Ni Ni held a glass of red wine, looking at the photo on her phone screen, her charming eyes suddenly lighting up.

As a film actress with a touch of wildness and boldness, Ni Ni's thought process is clearly more unpredictable than Li Xin's.

She moved closer to Li Xin, her tone revealing a hint of excitement and encouragement:

"Xin Xin, this is a great opportunity! Should we try to sign this girl to the company?"

Liu Shishi bit her chopsticks, somewhat puzzled: "Why sign her? Our company has no shortage of beautiful women, and she's similar to Xin Xin in appearance, so their acting roles will definitely clash."

"Shishi, you just don't understand men."

Ni Ni smiled meaningfully, a hint of allure in her eyes. "Think about it, what kind of beauties hasn't our boss seen? His tastes have long been spoiled."

"But what if... they were 'twins' who looked exactly alike, but had slightly different personalities?"

"If the boss ever gets the mood, Xin Xin can take her along... This 'Twins' selling point will definitely make the boss fall head over heels! Then we'll have another trump card up our sleeve, right?"

Upon hearing Ni Ni's explicit suggestion, Liu Shishi blushed so much that her neck turned red. Li Xin's heart also raced. She felt ashamed, yet she also had a vague feeling that this trick might actually please that man.

However, just as Ni Ni was still basking in the glory of this script.

"Snapped!"

Tang Yan placed her wine glass on the coffee table and glanced seriously at Ni Ni and Li Xin.

"Nini, Xinxin. I advise you both to give up this suicidal idea as soon as possible!"

Tang Yan's sharp shout startled the other three.

"Tangtang, what's wrong? I was just making a suggestion..." Ni Ni said somewhat awkwardly.

"A suggestion? You're just asking for trouble!"

"Who do you think our boss is? Do you think he's the kind of nouveau riche who lets his subordinates do whatever they want with women?"

"Do you know that just last month, Yang Mi almost got skinned alive by her boss because of this kind of clever trick!"

Upon hearing the name "Yang Mi," the three of them immediately became alert and even held their breath.

Tang Yan revealed a secret she had learned from Zhang Xinyu.

"In order to secure her favor with the public, Yang Mi tricked a newcomer named Zhu Xudan from some small agency."

"The girl was indeed very pretty, so Yang Mi took it upon herself to pack the girl up as a 'gift' and bring her to the boss's bed when she went to report to him alone, hoping to play the sisterly love card to please the boss."

"And what happened?" Tang Yan couldn't help but shudder as she recalled the scene Secretary Zhang had described.

"The boss didn't even glance at the newcomer before ordering security to throw him out of the manor!"

"As for Yang Mi... Secretary Zhang heard it clearly. Apparently, she was punished terribly by the boss! She was tortured until noon the next day, and in the end, Secretary Zhang had to half-carry, half-help her into the van. She couldn't even walk properly on set for several days!"

After hearing this gossip, Ni Ni and Li Xin broke out in a cold sweat!

They finally understood why Tang Yan was so excited.

"The boss is never short of women, but what he hates most is his subordinates arbitrarily making decisions for him!"

Tang Yan warned, enunciating each word clearly, "In the boss's eyes, he'll take what he wants himself! Even if something is beautiful, if someone forces it on you, it's still overstepping boundaries!"

"Besides, Nazha and Dilraba are both gems personally favored by the boss, and they haven't even been presented yet! Why are you sending out Twins to curry favor? Are you tired of living your lives?"

"Sister Tangtang is right... I was inconsiderate." Ni Ni patted her chest with lingering fear. "I almost overdid it, thank goodness you stopped me."

Li Xin nodded repeatedly, her heart pounding.

However, Li Xin was ultimately a thoughtful person.

Although she gave up the idea of ​​"sending a daughter to secure her favor," the girl named Sun Yi was indeed a rare and interesting story.

Li Xin was cautious and, while using the restroom, sent the photo on her phone along with Sun Yi's basic information to the president's chief secretary, Zhang Xinyu.

The message included the following: "Secretary Zhang, I met a dance teacher in Hangzhou who looks remarkably like me. I found it quite interesting and wanted to let you and the boss know."

After sending the message, Li Xin put the matter out of his mind.

In this way, they only provide objective reports and do not make decisions for the boss.

Whether or not to sign depends entirely on the boss's word. Even if the boss isn't interested, you absolutely can't find any fault with it.

……

Jinling Haofeng Headquarters, President's Office.

Zhang Xinyu was standing beside Li Feng, helping him organize his documents. She was also quite surprised to see the photos Li Xin had sent her on her phone.

"Wow, there really are two people in this world who look so alike."

Zhang Xinyu handed her phone to Li Feng, giggling, "Boss, look, this is from Li Xin. It's a dance teacher she met while filming Running Man in Hangzhou. Her profile is practically a carbon copy of Li Xin's. Xin Xin is asking if you should have the film and television department sign her and train her?"

Li Feng, who was looking down at a report, raised his eyelids upon hearing this and glanced at the photo.

It only lasted for half a second.

He then withdrew his gaze without any interest, his tone flat and devoid of any emotion:

"Xinyu, do you know Leslie Cheung?"

Zhang Xinyu was stunned for a moment, wondering why her boss suddenly brought up this deceased Hong Kong superstar. She nodded subconsciously, "Of course I know him, he was an absolute stunner."

"Have you heard of Chen Zhipeng?" Li Feng asked again.

"That guy from the Little Tigers? I've heard of him. They say he looks a lot like Leslie Cheung..."

At this point, Zhang Xinyu's clever mind came to a sudden realization, and a look of understanding flashed in her peach blossom eyes!

She smoothly put away her phone, not wanting to dwell on this boring gossip, and immediately changed the subject, getting to the real core of today's work.

"Boss, the overseas investment department just sent back some important internal business intelligence this morning!"

Zhang Xinyu's expression turned serious, and she took out a fax marked in red.

"Our business informants in North America report that Vivendi, the French company that holds a controlling stake in Blizzard Entertainment's parent company, is facing a severe cash crunch due to its massive debt crisis over the past two years!"

According to reliable sources, Vivendi's top management is secretly seeking buyers to sell its approximately 3% stake in Activision Blizzard in order to raise funds and recoup losses.

Blizzard shares?!

Upon hearing this, Li Feng, who had been lounging in his chair, sat up straight!

Activision Blizzard!

In 2011, the dominance of IPs such as World of Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo in the PC gaming field was nothing short of godlike in the global gaming industry!

Previously, Haofeng wanted to use the Warcraft IP to make Hearthstone, but was ruthlessly rejected by those arrogant Americans at Blizzard with a single sentence: "fast food workshop."

But now, things are different!

If Haofeng Network can acquire this 3% stake with real money, it can rightfully become a shareholder of Blizzard!

Once you become a shareholder and have internal say, why worry about not being able to obtain game adaptation licenses for the IP?

"What's their quote?" Li Feng asked Zhang Xinyu with a sharp look in his eyes.

Zhang Xinyu swallowed, her face turning somewhat bitter.

"Boss... this is Activision Blizzard stock. Based on their current market capitalization on Nasdaq, Vivendi's bottom line for this 3% stake is at least $4.5 million!"

"That's close to 3 billion RMB!"

Zhang Xinyu looked at Li Feng, her tone filled with deep helplessness and anxiety: "Boss, although we have a considerable monthly revenue from overseas, we also have many expenses!"

"You recently invested 2 billion yuan in JD.com, plus the money you've been burning through iQiyi and Weibo, and the hardware R&D funds allocated by Xiaomi Technology..."

"Our group's current corporate bank account doesn't even have enough cash to raise 1.5 billion!"

"We really can't come up with that huge sum of three billion in a short time!"

During the expansion phase of a vast business empire, cash flow is always the most scarce resource.

Even Haofeng, who makes a fortune every day, inevitably experienced a brief period of indigestion after swallowing asset-heavy behemoths like JD.com and Xiaomi.