CH 61

Xu Ce’s parents have passed away, and he doesn’t have many relatives left. Besides Mr. Shi and a few friends in the entertainment industry, he has only his manager who has been with him for nearly twenty years, and two assistants who have been with him for almost ten years. He has already left some money and bought houses for them.

The majority of the remaining money, Xu Ce wants to donate to impoverished areas in China, whether it’s to build schools, provide one-on-one support for students, or repair roads… He will also donate a small portion to Africa. He has done charity work in Africa before and has personally sponsored a few children. He has asked his manager to continue supporting those children until they finish university.

It’s not that he doesn’t trust his manager and assistants, but… if he were to pass away, his manager and assistants would surely be heartbroken. He doesn’t want them to have to deal with his estate, he wants to take care of these things while he’s still alive.

Xu Ce explains all this with a smile, and says, “This is my plan. If you could help me specify where the donations should go, I would be very grateful.”

He will definitely be hands-on, but he doesn’t understand the process and is afraid that the money will be misused.

If Master Shen could help him with this, then he wouldn’t hesitate.

After listening to him, Mr. Shi’s eyes turn red.

Sometimes, life is really unfair. Why can’t good people like Xu Ce live longer?

Cai Zhiwei followed Mr. Shen into the reception room because he was a friend of Shen Ye. Xu Ce didn’t avoid him. After hearing Xu Ce’s words, Cai Zhiwei and Mr. Shi also teared up, and it took them a long time to recover.

Xu Ce, the actor… he’s really a good person…

Shen Ye, on the other hand, remained calm. “Did the doctor say it’s in the late stage?”

Xu Ce was taken aback, nodded, and said, “They said they can’t perform surgery anymore, and it’s likely to spread to other parts of my body.”

Shen Ye fell silent.

Mr. Shi said in a low voice, “Master Shen, you must have a way to save him, right?”

He asked without much confidence because he knew that late-stage liver cancer was incurable.

Shen Ye remained silent.

He was reminiscing about the first time he went to Ba Jiao Entertainment. Xiao Yiyi had caused trouble for him, and Xu Ce seemed to be there too. Xu Ce had been staring at him and Xiao Yiyi the whole time, but Shen Ye didn’t sense any malice from him.

Later, he heard that Xu Ce had even suggested to Mr. Shi to pay attention to the conduct of the company’s artists. From that time on, Mr. Shi terminated the contracts of some artists with poor conduct and eliminated the favoritism within the company.

In that sense, Xu Ce was indeed a good person.

Shen Ye smiled and said, “Yes, I have a way to save him.”

Xu Ce was stunned.

Could late-stage liver cancer really be cured?

To be honest, he had never heard of such a precedent… Even if Master Shen was powerful, could he really bring people back from the brink of death?

Shen Ye could see his thoughts and said, “Haven’t you heard about the reports on TV? Many people with late-stage cancer were able to live for over a decade because they ate well, drank well, slept well, kept a calm mind, and were at peace.”

Such situations did exist.

Mr. Shi immediately said, “There is a cousin of mine from my hometown who had stomach cancer and became very thin. The doctors said he could live for at most two years after the surgery. But he rested and recuperated in his hometown and has been alive for ten years now!”

Hearing this, a glimmer of hope ignited in Xu Ce’s eyes.

Who wouldn’t want to live well if they could?

Shen Ye gave Xu Ce a glance and said, “You’re planning to quit the entertainment industry this time, donate the money, and then go travel, right?”

“Uh, yeah!” Xu Ce was a bit incredulous. Master Shen could even figure this out?

He came to the company today, firstly to ask Master Shen for the donation address, and secondly to talk to Old Shi about terminating his contract. He had already booked a flight to Jiuzhaigou and planned to start traveling from China, then travel around the world. This could be considered as not living his life in vain.

“I can save him, but I have conditions.” Shen Ye tapped his fingers lightly on the desktop.

Before Xu Ce could speak, Mr. Shi had already jumped up and said, “Is there really a way to save him? If you can save him, you can have anything you want!” Even if he had to sell the company, he must save this person!

Xu Ce was moved. “Thank you, Old Shi.”

In fact, he also had money. He had earned a lot over the years, invested in many properties, and even had some shares in Ba Jiao Entertainment. He should be able to pay Master Shen’s fee.

Shen Ye raised his eyebrows. “Do you think I want money?”

Hmph, my man earns more in a year than your total assets combined! Who do you think you’re looking down on?

Xu Ce and Mr. Shi were both stunned.

Not money? Then what does he want?

Shen Ye turned to look at Xu Ce. “Be my disciple.”

Xu Ce: “?”

Cai Zhiwei: “…”

Mr. Shi was dumbfounded. “Be your disciple?!”

It’s no wonder he had such a big reaction. He knew that Fu Guanglin also wanted to be Master Shen’s disciple, but Master Shen rejected his request, saying that Fu Guanglin didn’t have talent. At that time, Fu Guanglin was very sad and even wanted to drink with him.

Shen Ye said decisively, “Yes, be my disciple.”

Manager Shi hesitated for a moment and weakly asked, “May I ask if Xu Ce has talent?”

Shen Ye gave him a “Are you kidding me” look. “How could he have talent? With his ordinary human abilities, what kind of talent could he have?”

He stabbed Xu Ce’s heart without hesitation.

Mr. Shi: “…”

“Master Shen, I’m not your disciple yet. Can you give me a little face?”

Mr. Shi was confused, “Then why did you accept him as your disciple?” He paused and muttered, “If Old Fu finds out about this, he’ll want to drink with me again…”

Master Shen shrugged, “Because he has a lot of free time. He’s quitting the entertainment industry and will have nothing to do. He can come with me to do fortune-telling in the future and even help Sister Si take orders… It’s a good deal!”

Mr. Shi: “…”

So that’s the reason?

So Master Shen doesn’t accept Old Fu as his disciple because Old Fu’s family business is too busy?

Xu Ce was speechless and looked up at the sky.

He had just been thinking that Master Shen had chosen him as his disciple because he must have some special qualities… He was quite happy about it, but it turned out to be because he was free…

Well, that’s a good and powerful reason.

Cai Zhiwei was also tempted to become Master Shen’s disciple. But after hearing Master Shen’s answer, he had to abandon the idea. After all, whether he continued in the entertainment industry or went home to inherit the family business, he would be busy for the next few decades.

Master Shen leaned on the table and said, “That’s settled then. Xu Ce, you quickly issue a statement about quitting the industry and we’ll get it done today.”

Xu Ce: “Okay.”

“Oh, by the way, would you like to be my disciple?” Master Shen asked kindly.

Xu Ce: “I would.”

He silently thought that his master was definitely a stern and unscrupulous character. He was a bit of a lukewarm person, and he hoped that his master wouldn’t despise him.

As for whether or not to become Master Shen’s disciple… was there even a need to consider that?

Not to mention that Master Shen could cure his illness, just the fact that Master Shen had such great skills meant that there were many people outside lining up to be his disciple! According to Mr. Shi, even the wealthy businessman Mr. Fu from Fu Yu industry wanted to be his disciple, but was refused by Master Shen.

Suddenly Xu Ce felt really great, even if it was because he was too idle…but he was also Master Shen’s first disciple!

Shen Ye looked at Shi and said, “Also, include Yang Yuhang’s obituary in the announcement.”

Mr. Shi nodded, “Okay.”

One can imagine the shock that would occur in the industry and among netizens when Xu Ce’s announcement of leaving the industry and Yang Yuhang’s obituary are released together.

Xu Ce and Cai Zhiwei were not particularly surprised to hear about Yang Yuhang’s passing. Earlier, Ba Jiao Entertainment had released a statement that Yang Yuhang was seriously ill and unable to recover, leading to her death.

Shen Ye looked at his watch and said, “Let’s have lunch first.”

He really wanted to eat twice-cooked pork now!

Mr. Shi quickly suggested, “Let’s go to the Sichuan restaurant, we can eat and make the announcement at the same time.”

Since all the materials were ready, they could just use the company’s official account to release the news of Yang Yuhang’s passing.

As for Xu Ce, it was even simpler. He could use his studio’s account to post a message and then repost it on his personal account. As for terminating his contract, he could privately discuss it with Mr. Shi.

The group went to the nearby Sichuan restaurant, and Ye Ze was already waiting in the private room.

When Xu Ce saw Ye Ze, he was stunned.

In his 20 years in the entertainment industry, he had never seen such a handsome and good-looking man.

Seeing Xu Ce’s reaction, Mr. Shi smiled and introduced, “This is Master Shen’s fiance.”

Cai Zhiwei also couldn’t help but smile. It was his first time meeting Mr. Ye, and he was also amazed.

Shen Ye had already rushed over to Ye Ze.

Ye Ze hugged him and asked, “Are you done with work?”

Shen Ye didn’t care and kissed Ye Ze directly in front of Mr. Shi and the others.

Ye Ze’s eyes sparkled with amusement.

Shen Ye turned around and introduced Xu Ce, saying, “Uncle, I took in a new disciple today.”

Ye Ze looked at Xu Ce.

Xu Ce felt a strong pressure from Ye Ze’s gaze, even though it was just a very calm look.

…This man was definitely not simple.

Xu Ce has been in the industry for many years and has also met some big figures in Haicheng. The aura of Master Shen’s fiancé is even more impressive than those big figures.

Shen Ye said to Xu Ce, “This is my fiancé, you have to call him ‘Madam’.”

Ye Ze and Xu Ce: “……”

Mr. Shi’s face turned red with embarrassment.

Cai Zhiwei didn’t dare to laugh at Mr. Ye and was also struggling to hold back his laughter.

Ye Ze pinched Shen Ye’s nose and asked, “Madam?”

Shen Ye blinked innocently and replied, “He calls me ‘Shifu’, and since you’re my fiancé, shouldn’t you be called ‘Madam’?”

Ye Ze: “……”

After thinking about it, Xu Ce still thought that ‘Shifu’ was more important, so he very uprightly called out, “Madam”.

Ye Ze: “……”

Mr. Shi and Cai Zhiwei couldn’t hold back their laughter and were about to burst out.

Finally, Mr. Shi stood up to smooth things over and said, “Master Shen must be hungry, let’s sit down first.”

Ye Ze gave Shen Ye a deep look, pinched his tender face, and led him to sit down.

Shen Ye wasn’t afraid of him at all and covered his mouth to stifle his laughter.

After everyone sat down, Shen Ye whispered to Ye Ze, “We need to treat our apprentice well. I’m even thinking of introducing him to Sister Si and getting them together.”

Ye Ze: “……”

Xu Ce was confused.

He and Xu Sisi were actually old friends. Xu Sisi entered the company later than him, but she competed with him for the title of company’s top talent. At that time, the two studios often received the same activities, so they met each other frequently and gradually became familiar.

But…introduce him to Xu Sisi?

Mr. Shi was also a bit stunned, but after coming to his senses, he thought, “I think it’s a good idea. Xu Sisi is kind-hearted and Xu Ce is also a good person. They are a good match!”

Xu Ce: “……”

“You must have seen the red thread connecting them, that’s why you want to get them together, right?” Mr. Shi had great trust in Shen Ye and didn’t doubt his fortune-telling ability at all.

Shen Ye: “…”

In fact, he was only afraid that his partner would get jealous. When he greeted Xu Ce just now, he felt that his partner’s aura was all over the place… In the future, Xu Ce would have to frequently accompany him to do fortune-telling outside. To put his partner’s mind at ease, he decided to introduce Xu Ce to Sister Si.

Upon hearing Mr. Shi’s words, Xu Ce couldn’t hide his shock.

So there was a red thread between him and Xu Sisi?

…Shen Master did not deny it. Does this mean that it’s true?

Xu Ce didn’t know how to react for a moment.

When he was young, he did have a girlfriend, but she broke up with him and married a real estate tycoon. He became disheartened and focused on his career. He had thought of retiring and getting married and having children in his forties, but then he was diagnosed with advanced liver cancer…

But now he didn’t have to worry about his health since Master Shen had promised to cure him.

However, he and Xu Sisi…

Xu Ce thought about Xu Sisi’s appearance. Although she didn’t look as stunning as the female stars in the entertainment industry, she had a well-proportioned figure. What’s more, Xu Sisi had many virtues and was kind-hearted. It was said that when Master Shen was framed, Xu Sisi stayed by his side all along, which made Master Shen very grateful. Now Xu Sisi was like a relative to Shen Ye, and she had been helping him manage his studio.

If he was with Xu Sisi, it wouldn’t be bad either, right?

…Xu Ce suddenly felt a little blush.

Cai Zhiwei raised a question, “Aren’t people with the same surname not allowed to get married?”

Mr. Shi immediately said, “Little Cai, you’re still young, don’t be so feudal. Not allowing people with the same surname to get married is a thing of the feudal era. We don’t have that tradition in our new society!”

Cai Zhiwei looked up at the sky, feeling speechless.

It seemed that now Master Shen was like a superstitious person from the feudal era…

Mr. Shi was a regular at the Sichuan restaurant and he ordered the dishes.

While waiting for the dishes to arrive, Shen Ye looked at Xu Ce and said, “Since you’re my apprentice now, I have to give you a gift.”

He took out a peace button and handed it to Xu Ce.

What is the quality of the peace button? Xu Ce couldn’t tell, but he saw the shiny pictographic characters on it.

At first glance, Master Shen had drawn a symbol on it, and it was definitely a good thing.

Xu Ce quickly took it respectfully and said, “Thank you, Master!”

“Carry it with you, it’s good for your illness,” Shen Ye said.

Xu Ce became more devout and put the peace button in his pocket.

Ye Ze listened to their conversation on the side and remained silent. Suddenly, he asked, “Illness?”

Shen Ye responded with an “Mmm.”

Xu Ce then mentioned his liver cancer: “Master said he could cure my illness. I’m really grateful to him!”

Ye Ze smiled slightly, he believed in the child’s ability.

Shen Ye grabbed the man’s hand and shook it: “How about it? Am I amazing?”

“Mmm.” Ye Ze touched his face.

Shen Ye was in a good mood and said with a smile to Xu Ce, “Whenever you’re free, pack your things and move to my house.”

The villa was very big, and there were spare bedrooms in the house, so Xu Ce wouldn’t be cramped.

Recently, Xu Sisi had also been living in Rongyuan almost all the time. When she had nothing to do, she would accompany Grandma Shen for a walk or knit sweaters together.

Shen Ye was creating opportunities for Xu Ce and Xu Sisi. Although he had just said that he was joking about playing matchmaker for the two, upon further thought, this idea was actually quite good. Both of them were not young anymore, and it was time for them to get married. Shen Ye could let them develop their relationship first.

Of course, if the two didn’t click, Shen Ye wouldn’t force them to be together.

Even if Xu Sisi remained single and didn’t get married, Shen Ye would take care of her in her old age!

Xu Ce nodded, “I’ll pack my things as soon as possible.”

Ye Ze slowly raised his eyes and looked at him, “I’m Xiao Ye’s fiancé, so I have to give you a gift, too.”

Xu Ce hurriedly said, “You don’t have to be so polite…”

“I know a famous foreign expert in liver disease. I’ll invite him to come to China and stay for a while to treat you.” Ye Ze interrupted him.

Xu Ce was stunned, and his nose suddenly became sore.

Master Shen helped him cure his illness, and his fiancé was also helping him find a specialist…

In ancient times, they said that the heavens, earth, ruler, and teachers were all close relatives, so Master and Madame Shen treated him as a family member, right?

Shen Ye also looked at his own man with starry eyes.

Oh my god, his man was so handsome and kind!

He couldn’t resist and leaned over to take a bite out of the man.

Ye Ze’s lips curled up slightly as he held his hand.

“Thank you, Madam,” Xu Ce said, his eyes red with gratitude.

“…” Ye Ze said coldly, “Don’t call me Madam if you’re thanking me.”

Xu Ce looked at Shen Ye with difficulty, unsure whether to listen to Shen Ye or Ye Ze.

Shen Ye giggled and kissed the man, “Ah, calling you madam is so nice, it lets everyone know we’re a couple!”

Ye Ze gave him a deep look but didn’t object.

Everyone laughed, except for Shen Ye who understood the man’s gaze. He was saying, ‘I’ll punish you when we get back.’

Oh, how would he punish him? Shen Ye blushed and covered his face, feeling a little excited.

Soon the dishes arrived, and Shen Ye was most interested in the stir-fried pork belly. He took a bite and exclaimed, “It’s really delicious!”

He then tasted the lung slices and the boiled beef slices, both of which were delicious.

Ye Ze silently noted down the dishes that the child liked, thinking of inviting the chef to teach him at home so that he could cook for the child in the future.

Shen Ye somehow understood the man’s expression. He still couldn’t read Ye Ze’s face, but perhaps it was because they had been together for so long, their relationship was good, and he could guess some of the man’s thoughts.

Knowing that the man was thinking about cooking for him, Shen Ye felt sweet in his heart.

He picked up a piece of boiled beef, rinsed it in his tea, and put it in Ye Ze’s bowl. “Try it out. It’s a little spicy and numbing, but the taste is really good.”

In fact, the boiled beef was all about the spiciness and numbness, but since his partner couldn’t eat too spicy, he had to adjust the seasoning.

Ye Zhe lowered his gaze and looked at the white meat in his bowl. He smiled lightly and put the meat in his mouth.

The two of them were showing affection without any regard for others. Mr. Shi and Cai Zhiwei were used to it, but Xu Ce was seeing it for the first time, and he felt lost.

The amount of dog food that Shen Ye and Ye Ze were giving off was just too much!

Thinking about how he would always be with his master in the future and eating the dog food that his master and master’s wife were giving, Xu Ce was a little worried that he would gain weight unintentionally.

After dinner, the group didn’t leave in a hurry. Mr. Shi asked his secretary for the password to the company’s Weibo account, logged in, and personally posted the news of Yang Yuhang’s death. At the same time, Xu Ce also posted the news of his retirement from the entertainment industry.

After the two of them finished posting, they stared at their phones waiting for responses.

Cai Zhiwei also held his phone and scrolled through Weibo, excitedly reading the reactions of netizens.

Although the two pieces of news were right in front of them, it felt different to read it online.

As expected, the whole internet exploded after the two pieces of news were posted!

Of course, Yang Yuhang’s death was the most shocking news, but no one suspected the cause of her death.

This was thanks to Ye Ze, who had the hospital under Ye Family issue a death certificate for Yang Yuhang, and even sent the records of her treatment to Mr. Shi so that Mr. Shi could post them online. These were all true information, and netizens could not find any loopholes.

Moreover, Yang Yuhang had few relatives at home and had been following the old Taoist for years. She also had very few friends, so only Mr. Shi visited her during her hospitalization, which made sense.

As for Yang Yuhang’s body, that was even simpler.

Shen Ye used paper to make a small doll that looked like Yang Yuhang, so even if there was a funeral and her fans came to pay their respects, they wouldn’t be able to tell.

Netizens were unaware of the evil things Yang Yuhang had done, and their evaluation of her was still good. Everyone’s comments were expressions of sorrow.

[“Empress Yang was such a beautiful woman, what a pity.”]

[“Rest in peace, Empress Yang.”]

[“My goddess, goodbye, I will treasure every work and every smile of yours.”]

[“…”]

Mr. Shi felt a little aggrieved watching this.

Yang Yuhang was obviously a cannibalistic demon, but she was so loved by the public…

Shen Ye patted his shoulder and whispered, “Don’t mind these empty praises.”

In fact, the praise from netizens is also useful, especially for Taoists, which can make their practice smoother. However, Yang Yuhang had long been scattered, and these praises had no effect on her, so it was better to let it go.

Mr. Shi thought of the thousands of lives in Yang Yuhang’s hands and the company’s market value. He knew that he couldn’t disclose Yang Yuhan’s misdeeds and could only accept them.

Xu Ce’s withdrawal from the entertainment industry also caused a shock. Compared with the heartbroken fans of Yang Yuhan, his movie fans were more worried –

[Whispering, could the Movie Emperor also have a serious illness…? Think of Yang, the Queen of Movies…]

[Don’t scare people, I don’t believe it, it must not be true!]

[The Movie Emperor will definitely live a long life! Don’t be a jinx, please!]

[Ptui ptui ptui, you’re like a three-year-old child, who speaks without caution. God, please treat it as if you were farting, okay?]

[…]

Although the fans were refuting this comment, they were actually worried in their hearts.

Some people even cried in the group, constantly sending blessings, hoping that the Movie Emperor would be healthy and safe.

Xu Ce saw the comments from fans and movie fans and couldn’t deny that he was moved.

After struggling in the industry for so many years and leaving countless works, he felt that everything was worth it now that he had everyone’s love and care.

To reassure his fans and movie fans, he posted a Weibo message: [I have a minor illness and need to rest, but I promise nothing serious will happen. I will also come back and report my safety regularly, so don’t worry, everyone.]

This Weibo message indirectly confirmed that Xu Ce was indeed ill, but with his assurance, it was also a kind of comfort for his fans.

When the situation was almost over, Shen Ye proposed to disperse.

Before leaving, he said to Mr. Shi, “It seems like your company’s artists all want to have their fortunes told. Let them contact Sister Si, and I will arrange a time for them to have their fortunes told.”

Mr. Shi immediately said, “Okay, I’ll inform them.”

The company had a group, and Mr. Shi posted the message, causing the group to explode immediately.

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