Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 197 Two Lis and One Chang

Zhang Yan turned his head and saw that Yang Lan had come to his side at some point.

Seeing Zhang Yan looking at him, Yang Lan said in a friendly and elegant manner, "President Zhang, I really admire your patriotism. Even when planning variety shows, you don't forget to promote traditional culture. You are completely different from those who say one thing and do another."

"Have it?"

Although Zhang Yan was a little surprised by her initiative to strike up a conversation, she still smiled and said, "I just thought that everyone would like this kind of show. Of course, we'll have to wait until it airs to see how it turns out."

"This show is definitely going to be a hit!"

Yang Lan said confidently, "Although the popularity of modern poetry has passed, the charm of classical poetry will never go out of style, especially since you have joined this competitive situation."

As she spoke, a hint of admiration appeared in her bright and beautiful eyes.

At this moment, Zhou Tao's voice suddenly interrupted: "'Flying Flower Order' is indeed a brilliant idea—Yang Lan, what brings you here?"

"Uh, I was just passing by and had something to do."

Faced with Zhou Tao's probing gaze, Yang Lan felt somewhat embarrassed, but she was unwilling to miss this opportunity to get to know Zhang Yan.

A hint of disdain flashed in Zhou Tao's eyes. This woman was really materialistic. She was already married, but she was still looking for something better and wanted to climb the social ladder by marrying Zhang Yan.

Tsk~
What a vain and materialistic woman!
Zhou Tao looked down on Yang Lan with disdain, completely ignoring the fact that their situations were almost identical. After all, in her mind, she and Zhang Yan were different.

When they first met, Zhang Yan was only somewhat famous, and the reason they got together was because of Zhou Nan, so there was a genuine affection between them.

And Yang Lan...

Haha~
She only found out about Zhang Yan's wealth before she got the idea of ​​eating and sleeping in different places—no, she wanted to eat and sleep in different places.

Thinking of this, Zhou Tao hesitated.

She originally intended to expose the fact that both of them had partners, hoping to make Yang Lan back down. However, judging from the current situation, although Yang Lan might not be able to shake Chen Hong's position, he should be able to cause her some trouble.

and……

If Yang Lan really gets entangled with Zhang Yan, then wouldn't I have leverage over her?
After weighing the options, Zhou Tao ultimately chose to remain silent, watching as Yang Lan, under the pretext of "hoping Zhang Yan could provide advice for 'Zhengda Variety Show,'" took Zhang Yan's business card.

Only then did Zhou Tao casually ask, "Do you think she has feelings for you?"

"Now there are more people who have designs on me."

Zhang Yan shrugged and said, "At noon, we'll..."

Just then, the mobile phone on the table next to him rang. Zhang Yan answered it and heard Chen Hong whisper on the other end: "Honey, something seems wrong. These two female directors seem only interested in the management and financial situation of our agency."

"Didn't you ask anything else?"

“I did ask, but it was obviously just a pretext,” Chen Hong said. “I only talked about the general things and didn’t reveal the specifics. Then they took the initiative to say that they wanted to visit and learn from our Dream Realization program.”

"Could this be another spy from some organization?"

Yuanmeng became a nationwide sensation within a year of its establishment, naturally attracting the attention of many.

However, Zhang Yan is a favorite in Tianjin, especially after the city narrowly retained its fourth-place position in GDP last year.

So picking the fruit directly is wishful thinking.

Then many people tried to take advantage of the situation through cooperation or investment—Zhang Yan recently led a team to the border region, perhaps with the intention of hiding away.

Besides the two types mentioned above, those with insufficient background and influence tried to replicate Yuanmeng's path to success—not only were the assistants they later hired poached, but even their security team was poached.

"I also feel it's not very reliable."

Chen Hong asked, "Then how should we respond?"

"Of course, visits are welcome. After all, the success of our 'Dream Come True' program isn't solely due to our institutional advantages—and they might not even be willing to replicate our rules."

The signing terms offered by Yuanmeng are not only among the most generous in the industry, but certainly among the top tier, especially in their treatment of newcomers.

Other companies don't have future playlists to refer to, and promoting newcomers is a high-risk endeavor, so high returns are needed to hedge against it.

...Chang'an Coffee Shop.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Hong returned to her booth and said with a smile, "Our General Manager Zhang readily agreed when he heard that you two wanted to visit."

As he spoke, he handed two business cards to Li Shaohong and Li Xiaowan respectively, and said, "If you have time, you are welcome to visit anytime—but please don't come from the 12th to the 24th of this month, because our company is organizing an employee trip, and only a small number of people will be on duty at the company during that time."

Li Shaohong flipped through the gold-embossed business card and saw the words "General Manager of Yuanmeng Brokerage Company" written on it. An envy unconsciously appeared on her face.

Li Xiaowan, holding the business card, pressed on, "Your 'Dream Fulfillment' benefits are really good. It must cost a lot of money, right? And won't organizing employee trips interfere with the company's revenue generation?"

"We believe in balancing work and rest when it comes to realizing our dreams."

Chen Hong laughed and said, "Besides, our CEO Zhang always says that you can never earn enough money. If you have disagreements over money, then there's no point in running this company."

"Mr. Zhang is really..."

Li Xiaowan shook her head slightly, her expression seemingly admiring Zhang Yan's benevolence, but subtly revealing her disapproval.

Chen Hong, who was already on guard, keenly noticed this and thought to herself that this was no ordinary spy, but a high-level spy who could share in the profits—otherwise, he wouldn't have looked so indifferent to the good employee benefits.

The two chatted for a while longer.

Because Chen Hong refused to reveal anything new, and kept repeating the same old things, the two directors Li made an appointment with her to visit Tianjin at the end of the month, and then took their leave.

Chen Hong had driven there, so she planned to take the two of them back to the Beijing Film Studio's staff quarters. Wang Zhongqi had used the Xiali, and Chen Hong's car was a Ford Tianba, which sounded quite imposing, but it was just a compact sedan.

Li Xiaowan and Li Shaohong were exchanging pleasantries when they suddenly noticed an acquaintance approaching.

"Ji Hong?"

Li Shaohong asked in surprise, "What are you doing here?"

The person who came was named Chang Jihong. He was an art designer by training. Although he was not from the Beijing Film Studio, he had worked with many film crews in recent years and even served as an assistant director.

Of course, he can't compare to Li Shaohong and Li Xiaowan. He's the kind of person who works independently without any succession. If nothing unexpected happens, his highest position will be assistant director.

"Sister Shao Hong, Sister Xiao Wan."

Chang Jihong first greeted the two Lis politely, then looked at Chen Hong and said, "You must be President Chen of Yuanmeng. I heard that Yuanmeng is going to set up a film and television company and is recruiting agents. Is that true?"

She originally intended to contact Chen Hong after the two Lis left, but seeing that Chen Hong was clearly going to drive them home, she no longer cared about avoiding suspicion.

Li Xiaowan and Li Shaohong exchanged a glance and asked in confusion, "How did you know we were going to meet President Chen here?"

"No no!"

Chang Jihong quickly explained, "I was supposed to meet someone here, and I just happened to see you all and recognized President Chen, so..."

Li Xiaowan nodded in relief. Recently, the arts and culture circle has been into this kind of thing, so it's not surprising to bump into someone by chance.

Then she said to Chen Hong, "President Chen, since Ji Hong has something to discuss with you, you don't need to see us off."

Wait until the two of them leave.

Chang Jihong quickly recited her resume, then took out a book from her bag and showed it to Chen Hong, saying, "A friend of mine accompanied her husband to study in the United States. When she came back last year, she specially brought me a book about agents. Since then, I have become interested in the agent industry."

Chen Hong flipped through it; it was a book written entirely in English, but it contained many Chinese annotations written by Chang Jihong, indicating that she had indeed put in considerable effort to study it.

So he casually complimented her, "Your English is pretty good."

"I had to flip through the dictionary and force myself to understand it."

"Haha, actually there are similar translations from Hong Kong and Taiwan. We at Yuanmeng have also collected some. If you are interested, you can look them up later."

Hearing this, Chang Jihong said happily, "That's great! Actually, there are still many things I don't understand, and the situation in our country is quite different from that abroad."

He paused, then said, "How about I buy you another cup of coffee, and you can explain things to me properly?"

This time, the atmosphere was finally right when they sat down again. Chang Jihong inquired in great detail about the internal treatment at Yuanmeng, and she was interested not only in the treatment of agents but also in the treatment of actors.

(End of this chapter)