Huayu: You were supposed to be a top star, but you've become capital?

Chapter 102 Hello, Teacher Bai Lu! I am Tian Xiwei

He Handan walked out of the lounge and strolled towards the tea room.

Her main task right now is to help Bai Lu get familiar with the company. Now that everyone is settled, she can finally come out and get some fresh air.

As soon as I reached the entrance of the tea room, I saw a familiar figure standing next to the water dispenser.

Tian Xiwei was holding a cup to get water when she heard footsteps and turned around. Her eyes lit up the moment she saw her.

"Sister He!"

He Handan laughed too: "Xiao Tian, ​​are you done with get out of class?"

Tian Xiwei nodded, filled the water bottle, and quickly walked over, smiling brightly: "I just finished my acting class, I was so thirsty. Sister He, what's wrong?"

He Handan pointed to the lounge not far away: "The company's artist is back today, and President Chen asked me to show her around the company."

Tian Xiwei's eyes lit up even more: "Is it President Lin returning to the company?!"

"No, no," He Handan quickly waved her hand, "President Lin is still filming in Changbai Mountain. It's Teacher Bai Lu who's back this time."

"Oh—" Tian Xiwei suddenly realized, glanced towards the lounge, and whispered, "Teacher Bai Lu, I know her, she's in 'The Lost Tomb'."

He Handan nodded, about to say something, when Tian Xiwei suddenly leaned closer: "Sister He, is Director Yuan still holed up at home?"

He Handan smiled wryly: "That's for sure."

Tian Xiwei frowned, indignant on her behalf: "If Director Yuan doesn't come out soon, Sister He, you'll really become a mere handyman at the company! Always helping this person and that person, what about your own affairs?"

He Handan chuckled at her words and shook her head: "Director Yuan is under a lot of pressure too. President Chen set a goal for him, telling him that he has to get a project approved as soon as possible before the end of the year, no matter what. He's probably more tired at home than at the company these days."

"But he can't just abandon you!" Tian Xiwei said earnestly.

He Handan felt a warmth in her heart when she saw how serious she was.

This girl has only been with the company for a week, but we've already become quite familiar with each other.

A week ago, Tian Xiwei and her mother flew over from Chongqing. The little girl stood at the company entrance, looking very expectant but also a little nervous.

He Handan was helping the administration organize documents at the front desk when a girl in a light blue coat poked her head in and whispered, "Excuse me, is this Forest Cinema?"

It was only later that I learned that Tian Xiwei was selected when she was shooting a photoshoot at the Southwest Warehouse of Track, and the company sent her an invitation. Her mother took a special leave to accompany her to the capital.

He Handan was also present on the day the contract was signed. Tian's mother looked at the contract again and again, confirming that it was indeed Lin Shen's company and that they were indeed going to cultivate her daughter. Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.

"Weiwei has loved acting since she was little, and we, as her parents, can't really help her much," said Tian's mother to Chen Zhixi after signing the papers. "Mr. Chen, I'm entrusting our child to you."

Chen Zhixi smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, we will train him well."

That afternoon, Tian's mother rushed to catch a plane back to Chongqing. Before leaving, she held Tian Xiwei's hand and gave her a long lecture.

"Mom, I understand, don't worry." Tian Xiwei hugged her mother. "Go back and get on with your work. Singles' Day is coming soon, the warehouse will definitely be busy."

Mother Tian nodded, glanced at her daughter again, and then turned and left.

Tian Xiwei stood at the company entrance, watching her mother's figure disappear. Her eyes reddened slightly, but she quickly sniffed, turned back, and smiled at He Handan: "Sister He, I'll leave the rest to you."

He Handan had only recently been forgotten by Yuan Shuang and was in a state of not knowing what to do. Seeing that the girl was all alone and looked pitiful, she took the initiative to help her run errands.

Arranging accommodation, getting her familiarized with the company, and connecting her with training instructors—He Handan took care of everything that needed to be done for her.

Tian Xiwei lives not far from the company. The company arranged an apartment for her, and she lives alone. The conditions are quite good.

When she first went in, she stood by the window for a long time, then turned to He Handan and said, "Sister He, this is bigger than my room back home."

He Handan laughed at that moment, thinking to herself that this girl was quite easily satisfied.

Throughout the week, Tian Xiwei had a packed schedule of classes during the day, including academic classes, acting classes, diction classes, and physical training classes.

He would go back to his apartment at night and practice by himself. Sometimes he would send voice messages to He Handan to ask her if he was doing a certain movement correctly.

Although He Handan didn't understand these things, she would always reply earnestly: "I think it's pretty good, I'll ask the teacher tomorrow."

After a while, the two became familiar with each other.

Now that Tian Xiwei is standing up for her, He Handan feels quite warm inside.

"It's alright, it's good that I'm helping out here," He Handan said with a smile. "At least now I know everyone in the company, so I can help Director Yuan if he needs anything in the future."

Tian Xiwei was about to say something when Zi Guang suddenly looked over He Handan's shoulder and paused for a moment.

He Handan turned around and saw the door to the lounge open, and two girls came out.

The one walking in front, dressed simply, but with a distinctly different aura, must be Teacher Bai Lu.

Following behind was probably her assistant, carrying a bag and whispering something.

Bai Mengyan naturally saw the two people chatting and walked over with a smile.

"Hello, Xiao He." Her gaze fell on Tian Xiwei. "And this is?"

He Handan quickly introduced, "Sister Lu, this is Tian Xiwei, a newcomer our company is currently training. She is still learning."

Tian Xiwei paused for a moment, then quickly placed her water glass on the table beside her, extended both hands, and respectfully shook Bai Mengyan's hands: "Hello, Teacher Bai Lu! I am Tian Xiwei, currently still receiving training—"

As she spoke, she became a little nervous, and her voice softened.

Bai Mengyan smiled at her and said gently, "Hello, Xiaotian, just call me Sister Lu, don't be so polite."

Tian Xiwei quickly nodded, "Okay, Sister Lu!"

Bai Mengyan glanced at her again, her gaze sweeping over He Handan, and said with a smile, "Then Xiao He, you continue chatting with Xiao Tian, ​​I'll go back to rest first."

"Okay, Sister Lu, take care." He Handan nodded.

Bai Mengyan led Xiao Zhang toward the elevator, but after a few steps she turned back and Okita Xiwei waved.

Tian Xiwei quickly waved back, and only after everyone had walked away did she let out a long sigh of relief.

"That scared me to death—" she muttered softly.

He Handan laughed beside her: "Why are you so nervous? Sister Lu is a really nice person."

"I know, but I'm still nervous." Tian Xiwei patted her chest. "They're entertainers, you know, proper actors."

He Handan couldn't help but laugh when she saw her like that.

After recovering, Tian Xiwei suddenly remembered something: "By the way, Sister He, Sister Lu and President Lin are in the same production team, right? He's already back, so—when is President Lin coming back?"

He Handan thought for a moment and said, "I heard it will take a few more months, the filming in Changbai Mountain hasn't finished yet."

Tian Xiwei said "Oh," her eyes darting around, seemingly lost in thought.

Seeing her expression, He Handan smiled and asked, "What's wrong? Want to see President Lin?"

Tian Xiwei blushed slightly, but quickly replied confidently, "Of course I want to! He's our big boss!"

He Handan was amused by her words and thought to herself that this girl was quite honest.

"Alright, alright, we'll definitely see each other then." He Handan patted her shoulder. "Go to class now, don't be late."

Tian Xiwei nodded, picked up her water glass, took a sip, and waved to her, "Well, Sister He, I'll be going now. Let's talk later!"

"Go."

Tian Xiwei jogged towards the classroom, her ponytail swaying back and forth.

He Handan stood there, watching her disappearing figure, smiled, and turned to walk towards the office area.

She also has to help the administration organize documents.

Night falls early in Changbai Mountain; it gets dark as early as four in the afternoon, and by seven o'clock now, it's completely dark outside the window.

Lin Shen had just finished work and returned to the hotel. Before he could even take off his down jacket, his phone vibrated.

The words "Sister Xi" appeared on the screen.

He answered the phone, and Chen Zhixi's crisp voice came from the other end: "Lin Shen, is it convenient for us to talk?"

7

"It's convenient, I just finished work." Lin Shen took off his down jacket and threw it on the sofa, then sat down on the edge of the bed. "Go ahead."

"Okay, then I'll go over the progress of the past few days with you." The sound of turning pages came from Chen Zhixi's end. "The 'Pancake Man' project is all done."

Lin Shen raised an eyebrow: "So fast?"

"We have to act fast, Dapeng is waiting for the money," Chen Zhixi said. "Sohu originally put up 2000 million, Wanda and New Classics Media each took a portion, and I represented Forest and took 500 million, which is 15%."

Lin Shen quickly reviewed the production costs in his mind; by today's standards, this production cost would be considered a mid-to-high level investment for a comedy.

"We got our share pretty well," Lin Shen said.

"Of course, how could I possibly be bad when I'm in charge?" Chen Zhixi chuckled twice. "The most important thing is that I signed a performance-based agreement with them, starting with a bonus from 300 million in box office revenue. I know this film is worth more than 300 million."

Lin Shen laughed: "Sister Xi has brought me money."

"Whether we give it to them or not, we'll talk about it after the box office results come out." Chen Zhixi changed the subject. "But Lin Shen, there's something I need to make clear to you. My own company also invested in this film, and True Love Pictures took 15%. So for Forest, I paid the normal producer fee and didn't take any share."

Lin Shen was taken aback for a moment, then understood what she meant.

Chen Zhixi is trying to avoid suspicion. She is now the CEO of Forest, holding both her own company and Forest's investments, so she needs to keep the accounts straight.

"Sister Xi, you're so thoughtful," Lin Shen said. "That's great."

Chen Zhixi hummed in agreement: "Okay, then it's settled. Next up is the director."

"Shen Ao is being completely left to his own devices, just like you said," Chen Zhixi said. "This kid is quite interesting. He spends all his time holed up in his office working on scripts. I've visited him a few times, and the stack of printed papers in front of him is almost a mountain."

Lin Shen smiled and asked, "Does he have any requests?"

"No, he's very easy to talk to," Chen Zhixi said. "He just doesn't want people to bother him."

Lin Shen paused for a moment, then said, "Let him focus on writing. If a suitable project comes along, we'll approve it for him."

"Understood." Chen Zhixi paused. "Then it's Yuan Shuang."

"This kid, I set a goal for him: he had to launch a project by the end of the year." Chen Zhixi said helplessly, "But he got anxious and stayed at home every day reading novels, looking for IPs, and thinking about adaptations. He basically stopped caring about the people in his studio, and his little assistant has almost become a general assistant in the company."

Lin Shen was taken aback: "Little assistant?"

"Yes, her name is He Handan," Chen Zhixi said. "Yuan Shuang doesn't care about her, so she just hangs around the company every day, helping the administration organize documents, helping the front desk greet guests, doing whatever she can get her hands on."

He Handan.

Lin Shen went through the name in his mind and felt that it sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it before.

On the other end of the phone, Chen Zhixi was still saying, "This girl is quite capable. Yuan Shuang can't take care of her, but she never complains. She always has a smile on her face, and everyone in the company likes her."

As Lin Shen listened, the vague impression in his mind became clearer and clearer.

He Handan — He Handan —

He had definitely heard of that name before.

It wasn't in the entertainment industry, nor in the investment industry, but rather in the depths of the forest that I suddenly remembered.

In the short videos she watched before her time travel, Bai Mengyan would occasionally post some of her daily life with her best friend.

Her best friend's name is He Handan, I think.

It's her.

Lin Shen's lips curled up slightly. Bai Mengyan probably doesn't know yet that her future best friend has been working odd jobs at her company for several days.

"Sister Xi," Lin Shen said.

"Um?"

"Is He Handan just doing odd jobs all day now?"

"Yeah, Yuan Shuang can't take care of her, so she's been helping out everywhere," Chen Zhixi said. "What, you have something on your mind?"

Lin Shen thought for a moment: "Can Xiao Zhang handle everything on his own with Meng Yan right now?"

Chen Zhixi paused for a moment, then quickly realized: "You mean—"

"Hmm," Lin Shen said, "Mengyan is all alone now, with only Xiao Zhang by her side, and she can't manage everything."

He Handan is just sitting around at the company anyway, so why not let her work with Mengyan as an assistant for now? She can be transferred back later when Yuan Shuang has more work to do.”

Chen Zhixi thought for a moment and said, "That works too, since she really doesn't have anything to do right now. But I have to ask her if she's willing."

"It's up to you," Lin Shen said. "If you're willing, let her go with Mengyan."

"Okay, I've got it. I'll arrange it right away. Mengyan definitely needs to add someone."

Lin Shen hummed in agreement and offered no further explanation.

He couldn't say, "This girl will be Mengyan's best friend in the future," so he could only use work requirements as an excuse.

Fortunately, Chen Zhixi didn't ask any more questions. It's only natural for a CEO to provide assistants for his artists.

Chen Zhixi continued, "As for Yuan Shuang, I'll do as you said and push him to get the project approved as soon as possible. Tencent has a few IPs..."

He's in talks, and he's also looking on his own; he should be able to find someone by the end of the year.

"Okay, you can handle these things as you see fit."

"I understand," Chen Zhixi replied, then remembered something, "Oh right, there's a third thing."

"explain."

"I've already finalized the investment for 'Why' with Huace Media," Chen Zhixi said. "As you discussed before, Forest Media will invest 10 million yuan, taking a 15% stake."

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Lin Shen nodded; he already knew this ratio beforehand.

"What about the implantation part?" Chen Zhixi asked. "Are you handling it yourself, or will I help you?"

"I can handle the implantation of the trajectory myself," Lin Shen said. "You just need to focus on investing in that part."

"Okay." Chen Zhixi paused for a moment, "By the way, don't worry about Mengyan, I'm keeping an eye on her. She's been in good spirits these past few days, so the audition should be fine."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Sister Xi," Lin Shen said.

"What's so hard about it? I'm getting paid for it." Chen Zhixi chuckled twice. "By the way, how's it going on your end? How much longer will filming take?"

"About two months." Lin Shen glanced at the pitch-black night outside the window. "Filming in Changbai Mountain is progressing slower than I expected. The snow is too heavy, and sometimes we have to stop filming midway through."

"Then take care of yourself," Chen Zhixi said. "Alright, I won't disturb your rest any longer. I'll call you again if anything comes up."

"it is good."

The phone hangs up.

Lin Shen threw his phone on the bed and leaned back to lie down.

The ceiling light was a bit dazzling, so he squinted and went over the information he had just received.

The 5 million yuan investment in "Jianbing Man" represents a 15% share. After the film's release, the box office revenue of over 1 billion yuan, after deducting theater revenue sharing and other expenses, will generate a substantial profit.

Two directors have been signed. Shen Ao is taking a hands-off approach, while Yuan Shuang is pushing for project approval. Two paths, let's see who emerges victorious.

And He Handan—

It would be quite interesting if this girl really got together with Mengyan.

From now on, Mengyan will have someone of her own by her side.

Lin Shen's lips curled slightly.

Bai Mengyan should still know that she now has a future best friend at the company.

When she gets back and finds out, she'll probably post a bunch of exclamation marks on WeChat again.

Lin Shen rolled over, picked up his phone, and glanced at it.

On WeChat, Bai Mengyan's message was still from 6 PM: "The painter came early today, and I went out for a nice meal with Xiao Zhang!"

Have you got a meal yet?"

Lin Shen replied, "I just finished talking to Sister Xi on the phone, and I have some news for you."

The reply came instantly: "What good news?!"

Lin Shen typed: "Guess."

Bai Mengyan: "Lin Shen!!!"

Bai Mengyan: "Tell me now!!!"

Lin Shen: I won't tell you, you'll find out soon enough.

Lin Shen smiled, didn't reply, and put his phone face down on the pillow.

The snow outside the window seems to be falling harder again, and the howling wind squeezes in through the cracks in the window.