The Martial Artist Turned Movie Mogul
Chapter 1005 - 1004. Sorry to bother you.

Chapter 1005: 1004. Sorry to bother you.

"I think the sniper under Captain Song’s command is pretty good. Maybe he can share some of his expertise?"

"...You’ve got a good eye, I’ll give you that."

Wen Nuan looked surprised for a moment. "But here, we don’t train amateurs. You’ll have to pass an assessment."

Tang Shu laughed. "Don’t you have confidence in me?"

"Good question."

The two of them stood at the base’s entrance, negotiating back and forth for quite some time. Finally, they reached some sort of agreement. When Tang Shu was satisfied with the response and went to find Jing Yu, Wen Nuan was already gritting her teeth behind her.

"Getting harder and harder to please nowadays. Who’s supposed to be the team leader here anyway?"

Are talents always this arrogant now? Couldn’t they all be obedient and docile like Xiaozhi?

Sometime later, Si Liang, who had also finished discussions at the base, quietly walked over to his wife’s side and, seeing her frustrated expression, laughed.

"What’s the matter? Got extorted?"

"Not too bad. If you want someone’s help, handing out concessions is inevitable. I don’t have the prestige of Mr. Si. Look at how you scare people witless."

Si Liang stood at the entrance, staring at the distressed base manager sorting through files in the distance. His expression darkened.

"They do need to be scared sometimes. Keeping a constant sense of fear reminds them of their shortcomings."

Wen Nuan froze, recalling the grim scenes she’d witnessed over the past few days in Collar Village, and fell silent.

***

The day after returning to normal life, Tang Shu was dragged to Starshine Media.

Luo Lin handed her a link—oh no, calling it a link doesn’t quite capture it. It was more fitting to describe it as the trending leaderboard on Weibo.

Tang Shu instinctively felt the content might involve her somehow. Yet, when she opened it, she was stunned.

"Top trending topic... [Xu Corporation’s Stock Surge]? This has nothing to do with me, does it?"

Luo Lin raised an eyebrow but didn’t reply, taking her time sipping her coffee without sparing her a glance.

Tang Shu silently reflected on how she might have offended this star broker yet again. After thinking for a while without figuring it out, she simply searched for recent news about Xu Corporation.

And the search revealed far more shocking results than she’d anticipated—she hadn’t even been paying attention to online dynamics, blissfully unaware of everything that had transpired. Xu Corporation’s stock had experienced nothing short of a roller-coaster ride over the past five days.

To be specific: it really went "drop, drop, drop, drop, SURGE!" Tang Shu swore she wasn’t exaggerating.

Within the five working days of a week, Xu Corporation’s stock had plummeted continuously for the first four days but miraculously rebounded yesterday—not only returning to its original price but surpassing it by a little.

And every piece of news concerning Xu Corporation included one name repeatedly—Tang Shu.

"I feel this matter has been handled quite perfectly."

The ins and outs weren’t exactly difficult to understand. Especially now, when new media professionals seem to have plenty of time on their hands, there were already several posts mapping out the whole incident step-by-step—so thorough that even Tang Shu, the person involved, felt embarrassed.

Apparently, her fans had adopted a "forgive and forget" and "return kindness for hostility" strategy. Heaven knew these phrases had absolutely nothing to do with those gossip-loving admins stirring the pot!

Coming back to her senses from initial speechlessness, Tang Shu pondered for a moment before saying, "As it stands now, Xu Corporation and Starshine Media seem to be peacefully coexisting. Don’t you think?"

At least, from her perspective, the dust had settled.

Only then did Luo Lin glance at her. For a moment, she didn’t know what to say—primarily because certain statements were just impossible to respond to.

She sighed. "Your fans are becoming increasingly harder to manage. Luckily, this time didn’t cause too big of a stir. But... aren’t you angry?"

"Angry about what?"

"Xu Corporation. Originally, this matter didn’t concern Starshine Media, and I didn’t want to get involved. I thought you didn’t like that Eldest Miss Xu."

After all, her animosity had been blatantly obvious—even casual followers could spot it.

"I don’t particularly like her," Tang Shu admitted outright. "But it’s purely a personality mismatch—our values simply don’t align. As for the Xu Family, I’ve got nothing against them."

Uncle Xu was alright. And her little brother—no need to even mention him. She’d found a bunch of concerned texts in her phone after returning to the capital last night.

Luo Lin was quite surprised by the answer, staring at the girl opposite her in disbelief for a long while.

"You really don’t seem like a twenty-year-old. Most people your age are still carefree and lost in video games or dramas."

But here was a young woman who had already mastered seeing the bigger picture when judging people and situations—who could clearly differentiate between reason and emotion.

"Thanks for the compliment. As for Xu Corporation, let’s leave it alone. Starshine Media has no connections with them and won’t in the future. Remember that."

"Got it. Starshine Media will steer clear of Xu Corporation."

While Luo Lin certainly wanted investments and partnerships, she didn’t dare entertain someone like Eldest Miss Xu. There were plenty of wealthy individuals out in the world—missing one wouldn’t make a difference, right? This wasn’t even a real problem.

Tang Shu added, "As for those admins, they managed to get it right this time."

From her perspective, it hadn’t reached the level of outright friend-or-foe hostility—it was just harmless banter.

Luo Lin resignedly agreed, "I’ll make sure Shen Yan tells them to behave."

Though she knew this guarantee wouldn’t hold much weight. That group wasn’t exactly known for being controllable.

"Since you’re back, prep your speeches over the next few days. You couldn’t possibly miss out on all three award nominations. Oh, and Director Xie mentioned that voting for shortlisted roles at the film award ceremony will open soon."

"Speeches I can handle. As for the movie voting, surely I wouldn’t need to get involved there, right?"

Tang Shu felt she’d already drawn enough attention recently.

Luo Lin, hearing this, suddenly had a peculiar look on her face as she remembered the original reason for Tang Shu’s participation in *One Day Idol*.

***

Xu Corporation’s stock skyrocketed with such unbelievable speed that it stunned the entire financial sector.

Similarly, all Xu Corporation staff wore expressions of pure disbelief. Despite it being the weekend, they remained glued to their work chat groups, fervently discussing the situation.

"Is the PR department really sure they didn’t contact Tang Shu?"

"Holy crap, this is just surreal! The stock fully rebounded in a single day—all because of millions of fans’ comments?"

"Forget analyzing this from an economics perspective—it’s beyond comprehension!"

"I’m speechless. Tang Shu’s fans are absolute legends. Tons of casual fans saw them praising Xu Corporation and immediately started buying our stock—how could prices not shoot up?"

"Never seen stocks rise like this before..."

"Financial analysts: Excuse us for bothering you!"

"Honestly, forget the stock thing—I’m more curious about the gossip between Tang Shu and our President Xu. Hehehe. Does anyone actually know what’s going on?"