Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 390 So Lucky
Because she had been to the building with Chen Daoming a few times, Li Xue was able to easily contact Assistant Lin using the front desk landline.

Assistant Lin was very enthusiastic. After Li Xue explained her purpose, he readily told them to wait for him downstairs.

Li Xue breathed a sigh of relief as she hung up the phone. She turned around to talk to her sister, but when she saw Niu Li looking around, she suddenly remembered something.

So she quickly pulled Niu Li to a corner and whispered, "Sister Niu, you mustn't say that you and Sister Tao Hong are good friends later."

"what happened?"

Niu Li was initially puzzled, but seeing Li Xue's serious expression, she gradually understood. After all, she had been in the industry for a while, so guessing was not difficult for her.

So, on the one hand, he secretly lamented that Tao Hong had also fallen into depravity, and on the other hand, he envied his old friend's good fortune. With such a powerful backer, wouldn't he be able to soar to great heights in the future?
At the same time, she nodded solemnly and said, "Don't worry, I definitely won't tell!"

At least I won't say it in front of Mr. Chen's people; if I'm going to say it, it'll be in front of Mr. Zhang.

At this moment, Assistant Lin also came downstairs in the elevator, and Li Xue hurriedly led her sister and Niu Li to greet her.

Li Bingbing had met Assistant Lin before, so Li Xue focused on introducing Niu Li without mentioning the interview, only saying that Niu Li also hoped to join Yuanmeng.

After hearing this, Assistant Lin pretended to be troubled and said, "As you all know, the company recently hired a batch of people, and Xiao Niu hasn't graduated yet..."

Niu Li is currently studying at the PLA Academy of Arts and will be a junior in the fall.

Just as Niu Li was feeling disappointed, Assistant Lin changed the subject again: "But since it was Xiao Xue who introduced you, perhaps President Chen is willing to make an exception—how about this, I'll take you up there to give it a try, whether it works or not is up to you."

Although they knew she was trying to curry favor by first belittling them and then praising them, the three of them still thanked her profusely and followed her upstairs.

Upon reaching the third floor, I saw a dozen or so girls lining up in the hallway for their interviews. Some looked confident, while others were filled with anxiety. Although they only occupied a small section of the hallway, they created a tense atmosphere throughout the entire space.

As Li Xue and her assistant Lin brushed past them, they attracted countless curious or disapproving glances, making the three of them feel a chill down their spines.

Upon arriving at the meeting room, which was temporarily being used as an interview venue, Assistant Lin instructed the three of them to wait a moment before going in to speak with Chen Hong.

At this moment, Li Xue suddenly grabbed her and whispered in her ear, "Sister Lin, what exactly is going on with exiling your grandson?"

"Did you hear that too?"

When Assistant Lin heard her utter the 'code,' he excitedly whispered, "So the previous investigation was all orchestrated by that guy's grandson. They didn't find anything, but their own business was found to have problems. That scoundrel who cried 'stop thief' is lucky to be sent abroad!"

After saying that, without noticing Li Xue's shocked expression, he carefully pushed open the door and went inside.

"Little cod".

Seeing that his younger sister hadn't moved for a while and was standing there like a statue, Li Bingbing quickly reached out and pulled her, asking with concern, "What's wrong with you?"

Li Xue snapped out of her daze, excitedly pulled her aside, and recounted the news she had just heard.

Li Bingbing was also incredibly shocked after hearing this, and at the same time, a surge of excitement and agitation made her body tremble uncontrollably. Although she had known for a long time that President Zhang was a big shot, she never expected...

I'm so lucky to have been able to latch onto this powerful figure!
Inside the interview room.

Assistant Lin walked along the wall to the southwest corner, where Zhang Yan, Chen Hong, Wang Jinghua, Chang Jihong, and Zhang Fang, who had come to join in the fun, were also present.

At this moment, the first three people were sitting, while Zhang Fang was pinching Zhang Yan's head. The person causing Zhang Yan's headache was none other than Director Xie Jin, who was sitting in the southeast corner.

After several days of back and forth, it's now a done deal that the drama scenes of "The Opium War" will be filmed in Tianjin. Besides the fact that the city of Shanghai has a problem with this, director Xie Jin's opinion also played a crucial role.

In addition to the relatively complete facilities and services of the August First Film Studio, Director Xie Jin also took a liking to the studio's unparalleled pyrotechnics technology and its rich experience in shooting war films.

The final agreement was that both parties would jointly fund the construction of a "Guangzhou-Hong Kong Street" at the August 1st Film and Television Base, while the August 1st Studio would send some veteran craftsmen to Zhoushan to assist in the filming of war scenes.

In addition, the Film and Television Technology Academy agreed to provide costumes, props, and sets at cost price, but all props must be left to the academy's 'rental company' after use.

Yesterday's banquet was to celebrate reaching a cooperation agreement. Although Zhang Yan was the initiator, he was not exactly the main character. But who could blame him when the news of 'exiling his grandson' came out?
So not only did Xie Jin keep pouring drinks for Zhang Yan, but everyone else also raised their glasses to congratulate him. Caught in a pincer movement, Zhang Yan blacked out and still had a terrible headache. At this moment, Chen Hong, having heard Assistant Lin's message, leaned close to Zhang Yan's ear and whispered, "Those two sisters probably couldn't resist and wanted to test him."

"Ok?"

Zhang Yan frowned slightly: "It's nothing serious, you can handle it yourself, I..."

Chen Hong interrupted him, asking with a half-smile, "The investigation is over, aren't we going to celebrate tonight?"

"Uh~"

Zhang Yan couldn't say that he had already made an appointment with Wang Luyao, so he could only vaguely say, "There are definitely a lot of people watching me these days, so I have to keep a low profile."

Just then, another staff member squeezed through the wall and said from behind Zhang Yan, "Mr. Zhang, your mobile phone is ringing, what is it...?"

Zhang Yan immediately stood up and bent down to Chen Hong, saying, "Then I'll go out and take a look to see what they really mean."

Chen Hong's gaze followed him out of the interview room, but when she looked away, she inadvertently met a surprised and uncertain look.

Chen Hong immediately gave the person who was looking at her a playful glance, then looked at Yuan Li, who was having an interview in the center of the room, as if nothing had happened.

Yuan Li's performance was actually quite good, but her baby fat made her look more cute, which is quite different from the character of Yu Ji.

So Xian Qiran didn't let Gong Li act with her and directly passed her over. It was fortunate that she did so, otherwise Gong Li, who was already feeling uneasy, might have been caught off guard.

Others may only have a general understanding of "grandson," but Gong Li had actually met him back then, and the stronger the impression she had at the time, the more shocked she was when she heard about the "insider information."

She even started to struggle with whether her decisive rejection of Chen Hong and Zhang Yan was a wise choice—after all, she didn't know Zhang Yan very well, so her instinct was to think about his 'children and grandchildren'.

And children and grandchildren are the ones who dislike being rejected the most.

Not to mention how uneasy Gong Li was.

As soon as Zhang Yan stepped out, the corridor was instantly filled with smiles. Those in the front row hurriedly called out "President Zhang," while those in the back, though not daring to speak loudly, also bowed and scraped with smiles on their faces.

The Ice and Snow Sisters and Niu Li are no exception.

However, the light shining from the eyes of the Ice and Snow Sisters was much stronger than that of the others, almost tangible.

Zhang Yan ignored everyone, took the mobile phone from the staff, and took seven or eight steps away from where no one was around before answering the call.

"Zhang Sheng, it's me, Amei."

A somewhat non-standard Mandarin voice quickly came from the other end of the receiver.

"Oh, it's Anita Mui."

Upon recognizing Mei Yanfang's voice, Zhang Yan guessed what it was about: "Has the friendly football match been finalized?"

"Actually, it hasn't come to that point yet. Everyone here agrees to play a match, but it would be better if we could find a more suitable reason, preferably an official one."

"That's it."

Zhang Yan considered it for a moment and said, "Then let's set it for the closing ceremony of the Jia-A League in November. I will coordinate with the Football Association in advance. Of course, if a more suitable opportunity arises, we can hold it earlier."

"The Football Association?"

Anita Mui wasn't particularly satisfied with the title, but considering it was a football match after all, being able to appear at the closing ceremony of a top-tier mainland sporting event was quite impressive.

So he agreed on behalf of the Hong Kong Island Celebrity Soccer Team.

(End of this chapter)