Classmate Li Zhuangsheng doesn’t want to be reborn

Chapter 714 Female Protagonist
Zhu Zhixue moved all her belongings into the villa that Li Zhuangsheng had bought, and then she realized she had been scammed.

The villa's ownership is divided among Li Zhuangsheng, Zhu Zhixue, Hu Mengdie, Lin Yuehua, and Yi Yunshui, each owning 20%!
Even so, this 20% ownership is worth several million, but Zhu Zhixue is not happy!

What I care about is whether my name is on the property certificate. If Hu Mengdie takes the title, won't she be able to move in openly and legitimately in the future?
It really pisses me off!

If Li Zhuangsheng hadn't comforted her all night, Zhu Zhixue would have moved out overnight.

Li Zhuangsheng remained unaware of Zhu Zhixue's ulterior motives, only believing that Zhu Zhixue was dissatisfied with Hu Mengdie. After a long night of labor, Zhu Zhixue finally calmed down temporarily.

After graduation, Zhu Zhixue tried managing the clothing factory, while Hu Mengdie officially joined Zhuang Sheng Xun Die's office. She also rented a small office in the same building as the company, making her filming team fully professional. Yi Yunshui hadn't graduated yet, but she interned in Zhuang Sheng Xun Die's game department during the summer.

With both Zhuang Sheng's butterfly-hunting business and the clothing factory on track and managed by trustworthy people, Li Zhuang Sheng, being the kind of person who tends to slack off when there's nothing to worry about, started thinking about filming his tokusatsu drama.

Now that the screenwriter and director are all in place, it's time to recruit actors.

He announced that his first tokusatsu production would have an investment of 100 million yuan, aiming to create China's strongest tokusatsu IP for both adults and children. In fact, the subject matter he chose is also very expansive. After all, the Twenty-Four Histories are filled with countless historical figures and heroes, and if one were to write about them all, it would take thousands of episodes.

The director is also a special effects enthusiast... In fact, Li Zhuangsheng's best choice was Guo Fan, but Guo Fan's Wandering Earth had already become a hit at the beginning of the year, so Li Zhuangsheng had to contact someone else.

For the sake of viewership ratings, the director strongly suggested that Li Zhuangsheng contact some currently popular idol stars, such as Rocket Girls 101, who became a huge hit last year. He also mentioned that an agent had already contacted him privately.

Tokusatsu dramas don't typically demand high levels of acting skill. Look at the new generation of Ultraman; most of the main actors' acting is just so-so. And even more recently, look at Armor Hero; the acting of the main actors throughout the series has hardly been considered exceptional.

Besides, wasn't Hiroshi Nagano, the hero of the car accident, also an idol who influenced Ultraman Tiga to become a classic?
Despite this, Li Zhuangsheng still did not agree.

But Li Zhuangsheng did not agree. Even though some people's prices were indeed not high and they did have traffic... as a future otaku who values ​​cost-effectiveness, he really didn't like idol traffic.

Even the cheapest is still expensive! I went to the nearby Nanjing University of the Arts and Shanghai University of the Arts to look for new talent and their salaries! Besides, he knows that having an idol doesn't guarantee a hit. Yang Yang and Lu Han are both top-tier stars, and "Eternal Love" and "Shanghai Fortress" are considered good themes…

Li Zhuangsheng resolutely refused, reasoning that those big idols were so busy, could they really stay on set and follow orders the whole time? Besides, my money didn't grow on trees!
My previous investment in The Wandering Earth didn't yield much profit, and the game I invested in from Hypergryph has only been running for a short time; there haven't been any official returns yet!
Seeing Li Zhuangsheng's determination, the director could only say, "Producer, you're absolutely right!" Then he began to publicly recruit actors.

This shows just how valuable the sole financial backer is. They didn't even need to secure any investment; that shows just how incredibly wealthy they are! The director could only worship them and cling to their coattails.

Li Zhuangsheng had already tried investing in some film and television and game companies that were not initially well-regarded. Now that the world line is shifting more and more, he dares not continue to rush into stocks, currencies and bonds. He will only make a move when it is necessary to seize the opportunity.

However, thanks to this, Li Zhuangsheng still has some superficial friends in the film and television industry. When he planned to shoot a special effects film, he was able to find some reliable directors, production managers, lighting and art directors.

In short, with the support of financial resources, the production team began recruiting actors very smoothly. Perhaps due to a path dependency, or perhaps it was Li Zhuangsheng's personal habit, he insisted that all the young lead roles be filled by newcomers, giving them as many opportunities as possible.

Of course, the main reason is that it's cheap. This saves money for more special effects and costumes, or even better, for marketing and promotion!

Special effects dramas don't prioritize acting skills; as long as you have formal training and pass the audition, you can't be too bad. Li Zhuangsheng held this view and personally participated in the auditions for all the main roles.

This is also because I'm afraid the director, assistant director, and others might engage in unspoken rules... Do you think I can pay you to have all the unspoken rules you want?
……

"Sigh..." Li Zhuangsheng sighed softly. The autumn heat of September was still fierce, and he felt somewhat melancholy.

Perhaps because he is not a professional, he is quite picky. Despite having conducted interviews for a long time, many roles remain vacant, especially the most important male and female leads.

He's been wondering lately if it's because the film crew is in Nanjing. Would it be better if it were in Beijing? After all, the Beijing Film Academy and the Central Academy of Drama are both in Beijing. Maybe they could find suitable actors in Beijing.

It's so hot. Li Zhuangsheng fanned himself. He really didn't want to wear a helmet in this weather. Sweat stuck inside the helmet, making his forehead and temples feel sticky and uncomfortable.

He rode his electric scooter toward the hotel where the film crew was located... Perhaps because he had put a lot of effort into the script and regarded it as his own work, he was particularly picky when choosing the male and female leads, and he didn't find anyone suitable even after interviewing dozens of them.

How about starting tomorrow, all students or graduates with relevant majors who come to Nanjing for job interviews will have their high-speed rail fare reimbursed?
As Li Zhuangsheng was thinking this, he didn't realize he was getting a little distracted. The next moment, he heard a scream.

"Hey, what's wrong with you?!"

The one yelling was a girl; it turned out that Li Zhuangsheng had been distracted and his electric scooter had almost grazed her.

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry..." Li Zhuangsheng quickly stopped the car and apologized, thinking to himself that he was right not to drive.

"Are you blind? You almost hit me, you know?" the girl said angrily.

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, are you alright? Let me take you to the hospital!"

"You can say sorry and that's it, but I..."

"Brother-in-law?"

Before the girl could finish speaking, another voice suddenly rang out.

Li Zhuangsheng looked closely and realized that standing next to the girl he had almost bumped into was actually Hu Mengke.

"Hey, Meng Ke?"

Li Zhuangsheng was slightly surprised. It had been almost half a year since they last saw each other at the subway entrance.

"Brother-in-law, your helmet looks pretty cool!" Hu Mengke teased with a smile.

"Ahem." Li Zhuangsheng coughed lightly twice, pointed to the Peppa Pig on it, and said somewhat embarrassedly, "This helmet was dropped before and has a crack, so I put a sticker on it."

This sticker was put on by Zhu Zhixue; it's clearly a prank.

"Is this your brother-in-law?" The girl looked at Hu Mengke with a strange expression. "Which brother-in-law?"

(End of this chapter)