Rekindling the Youthful Era

Chapter 742 Xixi's Efforts

Tuesday, October 10th.

In the conference room of Huayue Film and Television's office building.

After seeing off the Douyin team, Ying Chanxi leaned back in her chair and slowly exhaled.

Xiao Xuan, the assistant who was instructed by Yuan Wanqing to take care of the scene, stepped forward and poured tea for Ying Chanxi.

Ying Chanxi asked softly, "How much longer until Li Luo arrives?"

"I just asked," Xiaoxuan replied softly. "Teacher Chongran's audition should be over in about half an hour."

“Okay, I understand.” Ying Chanxi nodded.

The others present also composed themselves a bit, and then Ruan Tao, who was in charge of business liaison, began to review and analyze the situation.

Attorney Tian sat next to Ying Chanxi, and whenever Ying Chanxi had any questions, Attorney Tian would provide assistance from a legal professional's perspective.

The debriefing meeting lasted for about twenty minutes.

Ying Chanxi has made some progress, and there has been substantial progress in coordinating with the Douyin team.

Especially after Douyin officially confirmed that Yuan Wanqing's willingness to cooperate was genuine, they sent a negotiation team to handle the handover with Yuan Wanqing's studio.

Ying Chanxi, representing Chongran Culture, participated in the negotiations and was responsible for the joint entry of Yan Zhusheng and Chongran into Douyin. He learned a lot from the process.

For example, during the negotiations, Ruan Tao specifically told her not to enter the meeting room with them, but to pretend to be another team that wasn't particularly familiar with Ruan Tao's group, and to intrude from the outside.

Originally, Ying Chanxi thought that they and Yuan Wanqing's studio were one entity, so they could just talk to the Douyin team together.

But after this small operation, Ying Chanxi realized the difference.

From Douyin's perspective, if they knew that Yuan Wanqing's studio and Chongran Culture were so close that they could discuss joining Douyin together, then the terms would naturally change.

Now, Yuan Wanqing Studio and Chongran Culture are negotiating with the Douyin team separately, which makes things much more difficult for Douyin.

The most interesting point is that after the last negotiation, the Douyin team even contacted Ying Chanxi and lawyer Tian privately to see if they could break through the rekindling culture barrier.

However, considering that Yan Zhusheng was Yuan Wanqing's daughter, this matter probably couldn't be kept secret, so it was left unresolved.

For Ying Chanxi, these contacts and negotiations were things she had never encountered before.

Although she had extensive experience serving as class monitor and student council president, the power struggles in school were clearly much simpler than those in society.

After truly participating in the negotiations, Ying Chanxi learned a great deal and made rapid progress.

It can only be said that practice is the only way to test the truth.

Ying Chanxi knew very well that if she were to study at Zhuyuan Academy for four years, no matter how much teaching resources Zhuyuan Academy could provide, it would not be as good as personally participating in a real business negotiation.

Of course, Chu Kochen Honors College must also have opportunities to send students to some large companies for internships.

However, opportunities like Ying Chanxi, who directly manages a company and actively participates in business projects, leading the negotiation and signing of a project, are definitely not something that Zhu Yuanzhang can provide.

Ying Chanxi cherishes this opportunity and wants to grow up quickly to become an excellent partner who can share Li Luo's burdens.

Whenever Ying Chanxi woke up late at night and looked at Li Luo sleeping soundly beside her, she would think of his amazing achievements over the past few years and feel a little inferior.

She felt she wasn't good enough.

She appears to be the student council president, the top student in her grade at the affiliated high school, and the top scorer in Qianjiang Province.

But these are just student badges before entering society.

In contrast, Xu Youyu started writing online novels in his second year of high school and, like Li Luo, achieved excellent results, earning hundreds of thousands or even millions of yuan a year through his own hard work.

Yan Zhusheng, with her unique voice, perfectly complements Li Luo's outstanding creative talent, always managing to deliver a flawless rendition of his songs.

Whether it was the original singer of the early song "Years" or the material that Li Luo used to connect with reality in "I'm Really Not a Star".

Or perhaps it was later that Yan Zhusheng sang "Live Up to the Prime of Life" in conjunction with Yuan Wanqing's concert, which became the most covered and played college entrance examination support song this year.

These are all things that Yan Zhusheng can do.

In other words, she didn't ask for payment herself; otherwise, given the help she provided with those performances, she would have been more than entitled to a decent sum of money.

In contrast, Ying Chanxi knew very well that he couldn't do anything.

She could only take care of Li Luo in his daily life, washing fruit and pouring water for him while he wrote.

Help him throw his dirty clothes into the washing machine, wash them, dry them, and finally put them in Li Luo's wardrobe.

The bed sheets and duvet covers are usually cleaned and changed by Ying Chanxi.

When the shampoo, shower gel, toothpaste, and other household items were running low, she would carefully note them down, go to the convenience store to buy them, and replenish the stock.

Faced with the domineering presence of Xu Youyu and Yan Zhusheng, Ying Chanxi could only do her best.

She couldn't earn a lot of money like Xu Youyu did, starting from her student days.

Unlike Yan Zhusheng, she couldn't offer any help to Li Luo's career.

Ultimately, it all comes down to the mundane details of daily life.

But whether it's Xu Youyu or Yan Zhusheng, they can always take her place if they want to.

So when they were still in high school, Li Luo jokingly told Ying Chanxi that he wanted her to be the CEO of Reign Culture.

Ying Chanxi knew that Li Luo was just teasing her for no reason, but she kept it firmly in mind.

now.

The time has finally come for them to blossom and bear fruit.

For Ying Chanxi, the happiest thing is being able to help Li Luo in his career.

Even if the negotiation process is tedious and full of calculations of interests and considerations of human nature.

She also flocked to it and willingly immersed herself in it.

"That's enough for today." Ruan Tao tidied up the documents in front of him and said to the others, "We'll wait for the Douyin team to report to their superiors and see what feedback they have."

“Okay.” Ying Chanxi nodded, then stood up and said to Attorney Tian beside her, “I’ll go to Li Luo’s place now, Attorney Tian, ​​you…”

“I have to go home too.” Attorney Tian chuckled as he took out his phone and gestured to Ying Chanxi. “My wife is four months pregnant, so I need to go home and spend time with her.”

"Huh? I've never heard you mention this before." Ying Chanxi was a little surprised when she saw the phone screen saver that Attorney Tian showed her, which featured a photo of him and his pregnant wife. "My pregnancy has only just started to show recently, so I haven't told anyone before," Attorney Tian said with a smile. "Just contact me anytime if you need anything. I need to work hard to earn more money for baby formula."

"Okay." Ying Chanxi smiled slightly. After saying goodbye to Attorney Tian at the conference room door, she asked her assistant Xiao Xuan to take her to Li Luo's audition.

At this moment, Li Luo was auditioning the last actor.

In the conference room, Li Luo and Wang Jun sat in the main seats, with the other members of the crew sitting next to them.

For example, producer Zhang Ruiwen, or director of photography and makeup artist, etc.

The former mainly provided Li Luo and Wang Jun with actor information, especially the background of the companies behind them, as well as some private connections, etc.

The photography director and makeup artist who follow up mainly provide some professional guidance.

Some actors are very good-looking in real life, but may not look good on camera because the camera always distorts a person's appearance to some extent.

Some people don't look good in photos, but they look amazing in person, which is similar to the reason why.

Or perhaps some people only look exceptionally beautiful from a certain angle, while appearing quite ordinary from other angles.

If a certain effect is needed for a specific character, Li Luo has to consult the professionals around him.

Such as this moment.

The actress who came to audition was an older woman.

Li Luo pulled out the other party's information card and glanced at it briefly.

Liu Yundan, 47 years old, is a stage actress. She graduated from the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy and is good at playing ordinary people, marginalized characters, or villains with complex psychology.

The list of stage plays and films/TV series in which the other person had acted was attached.

Upon seeing this resume, Li Luo immediately realized that this must be a veteran actor.

He has a wealth of acting experience and is quite low-key and pragmatic, so his acting skills are definitely not a problem.

After Liu Yundan entered the meeting room, she gave a brief self-introduction and then, in accordance with the audition requirements, performed a scene from the drama featuring Tao Yinghong.

"The Beginning" is a rare suspense drama with a time loop. It revolves around a bus explosion, passenger deaths, and the protagonist's resurrection by going back in time, ultimately uncovering the truth behind the explosion and saving everyone on the bus.

Apart from the male and female leads who are trapped in a time loop, almost all the main supporting characters are concentrated on this bus.

Tao Yinghong, as one of the masterminds behind the scenes, becomes a very important part of the overall experience of the drama.

Logically speaking, the casting of this supporting role should have been done with utmost care.

But when Li Luo saw the look in Liu Yundan's eyes after she instantly got into character, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

Liu Yundan clearly put a lot of thought into this role.

Before participating in the audition, she consciously dressed herself up in a very ordinary way, and it seems that she even stayed up all night, with some dark circles under her eyes.

Once you get into the zone, a strange sense of pressure begins to creep in.

After Liu Yundan finished her performance, Li Luo subconsciously exchanged a glance with Wang Jun, and both received an affirmative answer from each other's eyes.

However, considering that there would be a second audition later, the two did not make any definitive statements.

"Thank you so much, Teacher Liu, for making the trip to participate in the audition," Wang Jun said. "I'm very satisfied with your audition. Please be sure to come to the second audition at the end of the month."

"Okay, okay." After stepping out of her acting mode, Liu Yundan returned to her normal self, smiling as she stepped forward to shake hands with Wang Jun and Li Luo. "Teacher Chongran, I've read your 'A Little Reunion,' and I really liked it. I look forward to having the opportunity to act in one of your scripts."

"Not at all, you're too kind." Li Luo quickly stood up. "Just call me Chongran, I can't accept the title of teacher."

After a brief exchange, Liu Yundan politely took her leave.

Li Luo stayed behind to check the results with Wang Jun, shortlisted a few suitable supporting actors, and then decided to wait until the second audition to make a final decision.

However, in the section for supporting actress Tao Yinghong, the two unanimously decided to directly select Liu Yundan.

That feeling was clearly what the two of them wanted.

"Li Luo, are you all done with your work?"

Just as the two finalized today's outcome, the meeting room door opened, and Ying Chanxi's face peeked in from outside, asking Li Luo a question.

"Just finished." Li Luo stretched and stood up to greet Wang Jun and the others. "Everyone, I have an appointment this afternoon, so I'll be leaving now. I'll treat you all to dinner next time."

Everyone was used to it, so they greeted each other and watched Li Luo's figure disappear into the distance.

After leaving the conference room, Li Luo took out his phone and asked, "Have Sister Yu and Zhu Sheng arrived yet?"

"They're already waiting at the door."

"Oh." Li Luo nodded, having already seen the message Xu Youyu had sent on WeChat.

She had just picked up Yan Zhusheng from the music academy and drove to the Huayue Film and Television building.

So Li Luo took Ying Chanxi downstairs, found his Audi in the underground parking lot, drove out of the exit, found Xu Youyu's car on the street, and then pulled over and rolled down the window.

"Let's go, you know the place, right?" Li Luo asked.

"I know, you go first." Xu Youyu rolled down the passenger window and gestured to Li Luo.

Yan Zhusheng was sitting in the passenger seat.

With four people in two cars, Li Luo quickly led them to an automotive park.

There are several authorized 4S stores of different brands here, so it's very convenient to look at cars and even test drive them on-site.

After finishing his audition today, Li Luo had already planned his next steps. He brought three girls here to choose a new car.

"Which one should we look at first?" Li Luo asked the three women after getting out of the car. "What are your plans?"

“If neither of you are interested, then come with me to look at BMWs first.” Xu Youyu said with a grin, linking arms with her two best friends. “I’ve wanted to see a BMW 7 Series for a long time, but I couldn’t afford it before. This time, I won’t hold back.”

Knowing that Li Luo just wanted to spend money on them, Xu Youyu was well aware of this. She also felt that Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng always liked to save money for Li Luo, so she volunteered and winked at Li Luo: "Don't worry about your wallet later."

"Just don't worry about my wallet, you three." Li Luo followed slowly behind. "Before we look at the cars, let's make a rule: no cars under 50 yuan are allowed to be looked at."

"Huh?" Upon hearing this price, Ying Chanxi immediately became troubled. "That's too expensive."

(End of this chapter)