Chapter 106: Feeling Ants Crawling on the Skin

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Xiyuan Yuan fixed Chen Fang with a dangerous look.
Chen Fang appeared completely innocent.
He hadn’t done anything wrong.
No, wait!
He did quite a few good deeds last night.
Otherwise, Wang Situ wouldn’t just be pulling up his pants today—he’d be changing them entirely.
Leaving the office,
Chen Fang let Wang Situ head to the recording studio first, while he wandered around Future Star Path on his own.
To be honest,
Chen Fang realized he had never truly explored Future Star Path properly since he arrived.
Every time he came to the company, he only ever went to two places: Xiyuan Yuan’s office and the recording studio.
While strolling,
Chen Fang ran into many of the company’s young people.
Most were staff members, with only a few trainees among them.
The staff greeted Chen Fang politely with nods and bows, but the trainees were much more enthusiastic, swarming around him for autographs and photos like devoted fans.
It had to be said,
Future Star Path had done an excellent job selecting trainees based on appearance.
The male trainees were handsome,
and the female trainees were beautiful.
Moreover, these trainees all followed a hybrid path of singing and dancing, so their physiques were well-maintained, with visible abs and defined waistlines.
The biggest drawback of the trainees was their lack of creative ability.
They were very willing to endure hardship.
They often practiced dancing all night.
But endurance was just the foundation.
The key was singing.
Unfortunately,
Future Star Path currently had no music creators left.
This meant no one could write songs for the trainees.
Chen Fang was currently the only artist at Future Star Path who could write songs independently, so another reason these trainees flattered him was to get him to write songs for them.
“I will write songs for you,”
Chen Fang said.
“But I don’t know who the songs will go to.”
“You have to fight for it yourselves.”
Chen Fang made his position clear.
Upon hearing this,
A group of female trainees surrounded Chen Fang tightly, their chirping voices like a chorus of birds. Instead of being annoying, their enthusiasm was infectious, lifting the spirits and brightening the mood.
You little girls...
You’re downright tempting a man to sin!
The poor male trainees who were pushed aside exchanged glances in silent despair.

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There was no way out.
Chen Fang was a man.
Which man could withstand a siege of so many beautiful women...?
Chen Fang was stunned inwardly.
Damn!
I’m surrounded by beauties!
Chen Fang struggled to break free from the crowd of flowers and escaped hastily; his goal today was not to socialize with these young girls.
After a long while,
Chen Fang stopped at an unused public office area.
“Found it.”
His face lit up with joy.
This public office area was quite large, estimated at two to three hundred square meters, but there was not a single person present. Every desk and chair was thickly dusted.
Above the entrance hung a now-unlit LED sign: Film and Television Department.
That was it.
Chen Fang was searching for the Film and Television Department of Future Star Path.
When Future Star Path was one of the leading entertainment companies, its Film and Television Department was bustling, boasting many famous actors and a full staff including directors, screenwriters, and production crew.
Every year, Future Star Path even participated in campus recruitment at film schools to select new actors.
But,
those glorious days were long gone.
Now, the Film and Television Department at Future Star Path was just an empty shell, almost everyone had left.
Looking at the desolate and quiet office area, Chen Fang couldn’t help but feel a pang of nostalgia—no matter how great a company is, time eventually takes its toll.
Chen Fang had barely been wandering through the Film and Television Department when Xiyuan Yuan came over.
Upon seeing her, Chen Fang was somewhat surprised: “How did you know I was here?”
Xiyuan Yuan flipped her hair: “I asked around, and they said you were heading this way.”
“I just left your office, and you already missed me?”
Chen Fang teased with a smile.
Normally,
Xiyuan Yuan would roll her eyes and say, “Don’t be so narcissistic!”
But this time, her face flushed slightly; she didn’t retort and instead glanced down at the dust-covered desks and chairs. “Why did you think of coming here? This place has been unused for a long time.”
Chen Fang clapped his hands, shaking off the dust. “I have an idea.”
“Go on.”
“To rebuild the Film and Television Department.”
Chen Fang smiled but spoke earnestly.
Xiyuan Yuan parted her red lips, hesitating for a long time: “That’s very difficult.”
Indeed...
It was very difficult.
Chen Fang was fully aware of this.
What did Future Star Path lack most for making films?
Not money!

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But people.
Filmmaking is different from singing.
Singing can be managed solo through the entire production process—writing lyrics, composing, arranging, accompaniment, and singing.
Chen Fang did exactly that.
He could handle the entire process by himself.
But filmmaking couldn’t be done by Chen Fang alone.
“If you want to act, you can take outside scripts. There’s no need to rebuild a Film and Television Department just for that.” Xiyuan Yuan’s family was involved in the film industry, so she understood the ins and outs.
Future Star Path currently did not support rebuilding the Film and Television Department.
They had the money.
But they couldn’t recruit the talent.
Besides,
there were many production crews in Hengdian.
Taking a step back,
if Chen Fang wanted to act, he could turn to Xi Dong, who constantly urged Chen Fang to act and would be very supportive if Chen Fang chose to do so.
Chen Fang had many paths for acting, and rebuilding Future Star Path’s Film and Television Department was the hardest among them, bar none.
Chen Fang understood all this.
He had thought it over carefully last night.
Relying on Xi Dong was the easiest route.
But Chen Fang had also checked with the system: daily box rewards included film and television scripts from Earth, and some high-quality scripts could be purchased directly from the system.
Chen Fang was not just an actor.
He could also be a screenwriter.
Therefore,
just like with songs, Chen Fang hoped to hold the copyrights for scripts firmly in his own hands.
From a copyright perspective, Future Star Path was the best choice for Chen Fang because their legal department would handle all copyright issues, freeing him from worry.
“Collaborating with outside production teams, I would have to worry about whether to act under my own name or the company’s, and there would be disputes over payment. I don’t want to waste time on these matters. It’s best if Future Star Path has an internal Film and Television Department where I can participate directly in filming and creation. That would save a lot of trouble.”
“As an artist of the company, I should consider the company first, then myself.”
Chen Fang spoke with righteous conviction.
Xiyuan Yuan’s gaze turned strange.
Something was off!
The Chen Fang she knew wouldn’t say something like that.
Xiyuan Yuan hadn’t known Chen Fang long—barely a month—but her impression of him was that of a refined egoist.
That was a compliment.
At least,
Xiyuan Yuan admired that about Chen Fang.
Because of this,
hearing Chen Fang speak so selflessly now felt uncomfortable and prickly, as if ants were crawling all over her...