CSGM - Chapter 15
Chapter 15: You'll All Listen to Me
Hu Lan was getting absolutely roasted.
But netizens were different from Chu Xi; you couldn't just curse them out. The power of public opinion had a significant impact on the entertainment industry, after all!
【Holy crap, have you guys seen the trending topics? Is Chu Xi's memory really bad??】
【Just came back from the other show's stream. All I can say is, it doesn't look like an act over there. CX seems to have some serious skills…】
【I give up. It feels like this streamer just makes up rumors out of thin air. I was about to report this stream for spreading false information! If CX's performance tonight counts as having a bad memory, then I have the seven-second memory of a fish!】
【Lady, just be honest. Are you and CX on bad terms, so you deliberately started this stream to DISS her? She was god-tier over there, reciting the menu on the spot.】
Hu Lan started to stammer, unable to speak, because she had no idea what was currently happening on the Our Restaurant livestream.
Why had everyone suddenly turned on her?
【Damn, so all the tea you've been spilling is fake. Wasted my damn time!】
【I don't like CX, but a streamer who casually slanders people is even more annoying. You're former colleagues, so if you have a problem, solve it privately. Why come out and treat us like idiots? I actually thought you were telling the truth, but it turns out the one thing CX is good at is her damn memory. So you were specifically trying to smear her strong suit.】
【I used to hate CX, now I hate you!】
【I'm watching both streams on two devices, and I can't take it anymore. All I can say is the streamer here is just spouting nonsense. It's almost impossible for a C-list artist to not be able to remember their script. If you don't get it, go check the trending topics! I'm out, bye!】
【Huh? For real? I'm gonna go check it out too…】
Although most of the netizens here didn't have a favorable impression of Chu Xi, they hated Hu Lan—who spread fake news and treated them like fools—even more!
Everyone had been genuinely listening to you spill the tea, and it turned out to be fake! Was this some kind of joke?
The number of viewers in Hu Lan's livestream plummeted. In no time, there were fewer than ten thousand people online!
Then, a message popped up: 【Following a report, your livestream is suspected of spreading false information and has been temporarily suspended by the administrator.】 Her stream was forcibly shut down!
Furious, Hu Lan slammed the phone onto the edge of the table. The tempered glass screen instantly cracked into a spiderweb. Without a second glance, she stormed out of the room.
Of course, she didn't have to feel bad about it… because the phone belonged to the innocent, dumbfounded male artist sitting next to her.
Hu Lan returned to her office, made a call, and commanded with a furious glare, "Go and find out for me. Find out which agent Chu Xi is with now."
She had to know who Chu Xi had run to, who had such great capabilities!
She would definitely get back at Chu Xi for the humiliation of being attacked by netizens just now!
The Our Restaurant livestream had already been extended for over an hour.
But that didn't stop the audience from watching with great interest. Some were even hiding under their blankets, watching on the sly from their parents, saying things like, "Going to sleep, going to sleep, already asleep."
But who could sleep? They still hadn't recovered from the excitement Chu Xi had stirred up.
So good, so good, this show is interesting, I want to see more!
The issue with the bill was resolved. Chu Xi glanced at the time. She had intended to call it a night so everyone could go back and rest.
—She was thinking that if they dragged it out too late, she wouldn't be able to tutor Luo Yangtian and raise his IQ.
But to her surprise, the other four were all workaholics. The moment the bill issue was settled, they suggested holding a group meeting that night.
Chu Xi: "?"
Did they not see what time it was?
"Luo Yangtian," she called her junior's name in a deep voice, laced with a hint of a warning.
So you don't want your lesson tonight?
You've forgotten yourself after learning just a little something?
Luo Yangtian looked at her with a reverent gaze and smiled with difficulty, trying to negotiate. "Sister Xi, I think Sister Zhi is right. We should stay and have a meeting first."
Ren Zhi turned her head and asked with concern, "Chu Xi, are you in a hurry for something?"
Chu Xi: "…No."
Fine, have your meeting if you want.
【Chu Xi: I'm in a hurry to get off work!】
【Chu Xi is literally me not wanting to work overtime, hahahahaha!!!】
【Zhizhi, are you asking even though you already know the answer? LMAO, Chu Xi has 'I want to get off work' written all over her face!】
【You can tell Chu Xi really wants to end the stream, but she doesn't know that Zhizhi is the queen of overachievers.】
No, the audience was mistaken.
Chu Xi knew perfectly well that Ren Zhi was a bona fide workaholic, which was why she gave up on trying to reason with her.
Ren Zhi said, "Thankfully, Chu Xi's good memory resolved today's issue. But the fact that this kind of accident happened is actually everyone's responsibility… Brother Han, come sit over here."
Ren Zhi smiled faintly, her gaze falling on the seat next to Luo Yangtian.
Chu Xi thought to herself: How is her temper so much better now than when she was sleeping?
Oh, and not just by a little bit.
Ren Zhi thought, It's a team show, the big picture is what matters.
Only when all five of them were gathered at one table did she begin her analysis in a calm tone:
"Today was our first time working in the restaurant, so it's normal for accidents to happen when we're unfamiliar with the tasks. Brother Han was at the register by himself all day. If one of us had talked to him about work for a few minutes, we might have discovered the problem with the receipts sooner…"
"I was also in the wrong. I didn't tell you all in advance that many of the menus I wrote for the customers were taken away, which put us in a passive position tonight. I'm sorry."
Ren Zhi pressed her hands together, her sincere smile bright and endearing, imperceptibly closing the distance between them.
Chu Xi propped her chin on her hand, looking at her sideways with a smile. "I don't mind."
She might as well play along with her roommate. That way, the meeting would end sooner, and she could get off work.
"Then I didn't do a good job either," Li Xiling spoke up. "We crossed off all the menus in the back kitchen. If we hadn't, we would have had a final reference. I should apologize too. Sorry!"
"I know!" Luo Yangtian suddenly slapped the table.
"What do you know?" Li Xiling asked, puzzled.
"I know what Sister Zhi means by having this meeting! She's trying to say that if we, the members of the restaurant, communicated well and each knew what the others were doing, we wouldn't have run into today's problem!" Although Luo Yangtian was the youngest, he had some emotional intelligence. He had a sudden realization. "We should be united, not scattered, just thinking about tending to our own small patch of land."
Right. Each of them had assumed someone else had a record of the menu, but in the end, no one did.
It was Chu Xi who had to pull it out of her brain.
As Li Xiling listened, a look of dawning comprehension appeared on her face.
"Oh…"
But she didn't like Xiao Han. What was she to do?
Ren Zhi summarized, "Although it seems like we've divided the labor, each person's work is closely related to everyone else's."
Xiao Han folded his hands on the table and nodded. He had to admit, "I think you're right. I was too hasty today. I hope we don't make this kind of mistake again in the future."
Chu Xi lifted her eyelids and looked at Ren Zhi. "Meeting adjourned?"
Ren Zhi looked back at her, her clear eyes seeming to glint like obsidian, brilliant and powerful. Her smile carried a faint, commanding aura. "Chu Xi, don't you have anything you want to say?"
Being beautifully alluring and having a leader's aura didn't seem to be conflicting qualities.
But what could she do? Chu Xi just didn't like being subordinate to anyone.
She smiled too, tilting her head thoughtfully. "Oh… I also think today's problem illustrates one thing."
Luo Yangtian: "What?"
Li Xiling: "You're probably going to say we should chat more often, right? It's the first time we're all working together, so we're too unfamiliar with each other!"
You're overthinking it. It's not that.
Chu Xi said leisurely, "Our cohesion isn't strong enough…"
Luo Yangtian jumped in to answer, "So we need to be more united!"
Chu Xi glanced at her junior who had answered incorrectly, her disapproving expression making everyone even more curious about what she was going to say.
The table fell silent, leaving only her voice to slowly fill the space.
"So, from now on, you can all listen to me. I'll take the lead and help you make decisions. That way, we can avoid making mistakes."
Luo Yangtian's jaw dropped. "Huh?"
Chu Xi leaned back in her chair, crossing her arms. "Is what I said so hard to understand? If you listen to me from now on, we won't have to argue over everyone's different opinions."
Huh? Huh? Huh?
Because there wasn't enough cohesion, so… there was no need for cohesion? Just listen to her alone???
What kind of genius logic was this!
It made no sense, but at the same time, it kind of made sense??
Ren Zhi, who had been expecting some constructive feedback, was rendered speechless. "………………"
What made Ren Zhi even more speechless was Chu Xi's tone and attitude, which were not the least bit joking.
Yes, she was serious. She believed what she said was correct, reasonable, and pertinent.
Chu Xi chuckled and turned to ask Ren Zhi, "Do you think I'm right?"
If they didn't want to make mistakes again, the four of them just had to listen to her.
Ren Zhi should listen to her too—less overachieving, less overtime at night, and go home to get a good night's sleep.
The audience was in awe of Chu Xi's declaration!
Wasn't there supposed to be a pecking order based on fame in the entertainment industry? How come it didn't seem like Chu Xi was the least popular person in this group?
What unpopular, D-list celebrity would dare say "From now on, you'll all listen to me" in front of so many stars?
That was something you only heard in movies: "The king is dead! From now on, you will all listen to me, the Marquis of the North!"
And he said that after the king was already dead and gone!
【Chu Xi, you're even bolder than the Marquis of the North!】
【Help, how does she dare say that? A top-tier star, a Golden Melody Queen, a popular young actor, and a famous actor… 'From now on, you'll all listen to me, an unpopular D-list artist!'】
【If we're going by skill alone, there's nothing wrong with listening to Chu Xi…】
【But I think Ren Zhi is more suited to be the leader.】
【Chu Xi really is… something else. I'm impressed!】
【She seems to have some kind of badass syndrome. 'Everyone listen to her,' I'm dying, hahahahahaha.】
【Ren Zhi's expression changed after hearing that, hahahahaha. The first woman to make Zhizhi lose her composure!】
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