Chapter 153: A Very Serious Family Meeting

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The Shen family.

“What are you doing, darling?” Shen Xiangdong asked the moment he entered the room and saw Lin Hui lying on her stomach across the bed, engrossed in something on her phone.

Come to think of it, Lin Hui had seemed to have her phone constantly at hand these past few days, never letting it out of her sight.

Lin Hui immediately hid it behind her back. “N-Nothing.”

Shen Xiangdong eyed her suspiciously. “Really? I don’t believe you.”

Only after Shen Xiangdong questioned her several times did Lin Hui finally confess, bashfully, what had happened.

As it turned out, many people online had recently been protesting Jiang Sui’s casting in a television drama, and Lin Hui had been waging war against the “haters” on the internet.

“Xiangdong, you have no idea how outrageous these people are! The drama hasn’t even aired, and they’re already saying Sui Sui isn’t good enough.” The more Lin Hui spoke, the angrier she became. “She’s still so young. Can’t they at least give her a chance to improve?”

Seeing that Lin Hui was nearly in tears from anger, Shen Xiangdong fell silent for a moment before deciding to call a family meeting.

The family of five sat together neatly around the dining table and began discussing how they should respond to Jiang Sui’s career in the entertainment industry.

Chairman: Shen Xiangdong.

“As everyone knows, Sui Sui is currently in the rising phase of her career. In the past, there were misunderstandings between us, so we didn’t pay much attention to her development in the entertainment industry. But now that those misunderstandings have been cleared up, we are family. As your younger sister, your elder sister, and my wife’s daughter, Sui Sui naturally deserves our support. Anyone who agrees, raise your hand.”

“Swish, swish, swish!”

Every hand at the table shot up. The motion passed unanimously.

“Good. Now let us discuss how to support Sui Sui’s career in the entertainment industry.

“First, how to respond to positive publicity.

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“Second, how to respond to negative publicity.

“Third, how to promote her works.

“Now, let us begin the open discussion…”

Everyone sat upright, displaying the utmost seriousness one would expect at a formal meeting.

Even the youngest, Shen Hao, sat perfectly straight, as though he were in class.

Shen Qian and Shen Li had both brought out their professional bearing as well.

Anyone unaware of the circumstances might have thought they were holding an extremely solemn and consequential conference.

It was no different from the shareholders’ meetings they held at their company.

Jiang Sui, however, knew nothing about the Shen family’s meeting.

She did keep in touch with the family from time to time.

After spending time with her normally, the Shen family seemed to have truly accepted her as one of their own.

Even Shen Xiangdong had awkwardly added her as a friend.

The moment he did, he transferred one hundred thousand yuan to her account, claiming it was spending money.

Shen Qian was quiet and aloof, offering only an occasional word of concern.

Shen Li sometimes sent her videos of competitions, along with game-related content.

He had even tried to persuade her to play a few rounds with him.

She politely declined, saying she did not have time at the moment. Having once played professionally, she had become thoroughly sick of gaming.

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Shen Li, however, assumed Jiang Sui had refused because she did not know how to play.

So every time, he sent her a link to join his team, along with the same message:

“Come on! Your big brother will carry you!”

Jiang Sui: “…”

It was still uncertain who would be carrying whom.

As the online controversy over Jiang Sui’s acting intensified, and opposition to her appearance in *Palace Farewell* grew louder, Jiang Sui was already preparing to join the production.

Before she entered the set, the acquisition of Star-Moon Culture had been completed perfectly, and the company had already established its initial framework.

The headhunter Jiang Lai had found was exceptionally capable. Nearly everyone Jiang Sui wanted to recruit had been brought aboard, and most of the staff were already in place.

Thus, in an incredibly short time, her company had begun operating in an orderly manner.

The speed of its progress was so astonishing that even Shi Heng could not help exclaiming, “Jiang Sui is truly a business tycoon whose talents were wasted in the entertainment industry!”

They had no idea, of course, that Jiang Sui was the boss behind the scenes.

Everything at the company was progressing smoothly, but there was one matter that gave her a headache.

The son of Bai Xixue and Ji Sichen had actually transferred to the very same elementary school where Xuanxuan had just enrolled.

The moment Jiang Sui heard the news, her face darkened.

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