Rebirth 05: From Coal Mine Owner to Mobile Phone Tycoon

On the other hand, as a reborn person, Lu Yuan knew the reality that the Hong Kong entertainment industry was destined to decline.

If you can make connections with some relevant talents in advance and recruit them to Zhou Mei's studio, that would be a head start.

Meiqi led the way, while Lu Yuan followed behind with a calm expression.

But Lu Yuan still felt a little excited and somewhat unreal.

These are all superstars! I'd only ever seen them on TV before I was reborn.

Now we can actually see them alive, and at such a private banquet.

Meiqi walked behind Qu Xueer and whispered a few words.

Qu Xue'er was taken aback at first, then turned to look at Lu Yuan, who gave her his usual smile.

He appeared neither arrogant nor impatient, and was also poised and generous.

Qu Xue'er's actions also drew the attention of the others to Lu Yuan, and everyone's eyes lit up.

It has to be said that this outfit really catches the eye on Lu Yuan, especially considering his height of 185 cm.

He looks exactly like an international male model, but he seems a bit familiar, especially Qu Xueer.

I feel like I've seen it somewhere before.

"I'm a little busy right now, I'm so sorry, please wait for me a moment, I really apologize."

Meiqi followed with an apologetic look, then went to Lu Yuan's side.

"I'm so sorry, Mr. Lu, it'll only take up a little bit of your time. Please."

Lu Yuan smiled and nodded.

"Things come in order of priority, and there are varying degrees of importance and urgency. It doesn't matter."

When everyone discusses and compromises, that's how things should be done.

Lu Yuan thought of the unreasonable woman he had encountered at the door; he had truly witnessed the vicissitudes of the world.

Since I have nothing else to do right now, it wouldn't hurt to get a closer look at these big shots.

Oh, and there are two pretty girls following behind.

"Meiqi, I recognize all these superstars. Who are these people behind Mr. Li Ming?"

Meiqi glanced at it and replied in a low voice

"Mr. Li Ming now owns a talent agency, which mainly manages models and other artists. The person who is a little older behind him is the company's agent, Amanda."

"The two young women are both new to the company, Wen Shanshan and Yang Ying."

"Boss Li brought them here personally this time, firstly to broaden the horizons of the newcomers, and secondly to see if we could get a role as the female lead in a music video from Boss Qu."

"However, they are 17 and 16 respectively, both minors."

Lu Yuan looked at Mei Qi with a strange expression. "Do I look that much like a criminal?"

"It's just a friendly reminder; there's no need to make things complicated for yourself, is there?"

That's more like it. Lu Yuan felt that his bandit-like aura had almost completely dissipated. Even if there was a tiny bit left, it shouldn't be something this young girl in front of him could detect.

But then, Lu Yuan heard a very familiar name: Zhou Mei.

"Li Ming, can't you really reconsider? I know you have feelings for Zhou Mei."

"She's in trouble now. For the sake of our past relationship, can't we really lend her a hand?"

Lu Yuan immediately perked up his ears. Zhou Mei? Difficulties?

Why didn't she tell me?

Although my arms aren't that long now, I can still protect Zhou Mei for the time being and get through this difficult time.

"Sister Xue'er, it's not that I don't want to help, but I really have no choice. She's such a grown-up, yet she acts like a little girl. She's offended all the big investors in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Who would dare to sign her?"

Are you still bothered by the fact that she's divorced?

"We all know this. She had no background or backing back then. That guy was pressuring her so much that Zhou Mei had no choice but to resort to this tactic."

"It was all to stop those people from harassing us. As everyone knows, the so-called marriage wasn't even registered, so there was no way we could talk about divorce."

"But it seems she has a boyfriend now, and it's a relationship between an older woman and a younger man."

"She's desperate now and is even planning to develop her career in the mainland. Some people must be tempted by her again. How do you know this isn't her repeating the same old tricks?"

At this point, the three people behind Li Ming all looked like they were keeping their eyes down and not thinking about anything else.

Is it really appropriate to talk about this kind of thing here?

Can you big shots in your circle please consider the fate of us small fry?

"But even if I take action, what can I change?"

"She has a good image and is a good actress, so those investors were willing to give her roles at first, but we all know what they were really after."

"Is she the only one in the entertainment industry who's aloof? To put it nicely, she's strong-willed; to put it bluntly, she's ungrateful."

"If you don't want to accompany the big boss, then you should at least find someone to back you up."

The artists present were somewhat silent; there were indeed many things they couldn't say directly.

In any case, it has to look presentable on the surface.

But everyone secretly understands the difference between accompanying a group and accompanying just one person.

Moreover, this kind of thing doesn't discriminate between men and women; it's just that, relatively speaking, female celebrities face a more severe situation.

Instead of trying to persuade me here, why don't you find an opportunity to persuade Mei'er?

"I've heard that the circles over there are even more unreasonable. If she continues to act this way, she won't go far this time either."

Lu Yuan shook his head as he listened; he didn't actually know much about Zhou Mei's past.

Whether you've had previous relationships, how many relationships you've had, whether you've been married before, or whether this is truly your first time—none of these things matter.

We're all adults; everyone has a story to tell.

It's simply a matter of constantly escalating the relationship.

To allow myself and her to truly become deeply connected.

However, this time Li Tianwang was wrong. With Lu Yuan around, how could Zhou Mei's path to the mainland not go far?

Qu Xue'er shook her head and sighed.

"If even you are unwilling to help her now, then she will have no choice but to go north to the mainland to develop her career."

"Actually, you can go to Southeast Asia, such as Malaysia or Sin Chew, where the Chinese community has closer ties with Hong Kong and Taiwan."

"My company has recently started doing business there. Although we can't sign a contract, we can still help out a bit."

Qu Xueer doesn't think so. As a director, she has an extremely keen sense of capital.

"Since the millennium, there has been increasing cooperation between the mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, and the mainland has a large population, a large area and a large market."

"There are many companies of all sizes, but they are not systematic and have a complex composition. So if she goes to the mainland and seizes the opportunity, she still has the possibility of making a comeback."

"Nanyang is not only small in size and market, but it is also a multilingual environment."

"This already small market has been further segmented into even smaller markets due to the different language audiences."

"If Zhou Mei chooses to go to Southeast Asia, then she will truly have no future."

Li Ming remained silent and did not speak again.

Qu Xue'er understood that no matter what she said, she couldn't change Li Ming's mind.

Then he turned to look at Wang Fei.