Huayu: Rising from Tencent

The copyright for "Chef Fang" has been successfully secured.

This novel wasn't particularly outstanding, but when Tencent extended an offer, the copyright holder was naturally happy to sell it at a reasonable price.

Regarding the choice of director, Li Eryun has his eye on Li Xiaojiang.

Li Xiaojiang has been in the industry for less than ten years, making him quite young among directors. It just so happens that he knows Li Eryun.

Li Eryun reported this idea to Shen Ci, who found it to be quite a coincidence.

As I recall, the director of "Fang Da Chu" was Li Xiaojiang.

Furthermore, the project was not particularly large in scale, and Shen Ci simply allowed Li Eryun to make his own decision based on the actual situation.

With the copyright issue settled, Shen Ci sent Zhang Ruonan a message, asking her to read the original novel of "Chef Fang".

"I'm going to read this book right now!!!"

Zhang Ruonan replied almost instantly, her words brimming with barely suppressed excitement.

At this moment, she was eagerly anticipating the end of the military training.

Besides excitement, she also felt some worry, which is perfectly normal.

For the past few nights, Zhang Ruonan has had the same dream: she is wearing a gown and confidently walking the red carpet.

Every time she woke up, she felt empty inside.

Meanwhile, news that the investors of "Diamond Lover" decided not to replace Dilraba spread within Jaywalk Studio.

After learning about this, Yang Mi specifically called Dilraba, her tone filled with doubt.

"Hey, are you close with the people at Tencent? Why did they specifically request that you not be replaced?"

Dilraba was a bit confused and replied with a blank expression, "I don't know him at all!"

Upon learning the news, Zeng Jia was even more eager and immediately sent Reba back to the company to get to the bottom of things.

Reba's delicate and beautiful face was filled with helplessness, her brows furrowed slightly, and she even seemed somewhat at a loss.

"Mr. Zeng, I really don't know this Mr. Shen!"

Zeng Jia looked Reba up and down, his eyes filled with suspicion.

"So Tencent has entered the fray, and they specifically stated they wouldn't replace you? Could it be that Tencent's CEO, Mr. Shen, is just being overly helpful?"

"Maybe?" Reba was also a little unsure, and she couldn't figure out the reason.

"Forget it," Zeng Jia stopped dwelling on the issue. As long as the person in charge wasn't replaced, it was fine. "Since the project is secure, let's film it."

Reba quickly nodded, a happy smile on her face, and said, "Yes, I'll do my best."

"Sister Zeng, I have the highest hopes for you! Keep it up!"

Zeng Jia patted Reba on the shoulder. She genuinely hoped that Reba could stand out and create more value for the company.

Jiaxing just received an investment of 300 million yuan this year, but it came with a performance-based earn-out agreement.

Yang Mi is practically doing the work of two people, which is why the revenue generated by the rest of the company is limited.

Not only Zeng Jia, but Yang Mi also urgently hopes to cultivate more artists who can become popular in order to fulfill the performance-based agreement.

Tencent's involvement in "Diamond Lover" and its support for Dilraba Dilmurat undoubtedly presents a rare opportunity.

Zeng Jia knew that a stable partnership with Tencent would be very beneficial for Jiaxing.

After thinking for a moment, Zeng Jia looked at Reba and said, "Reba, shall we go see that President Shen?"

Reba's eyes widened, her mouth slightly agape, and she stammered, "Wh...what do you mean?"

"You should thank them for their help," Zeng Jia explained with a smile. "It doesn't mean anything else."

"Mr. Zeng, I really don't know him!"

Dilraba was almost in tears. In her mind, these words were an invitation for her to sleep with someone.

How did this guy surnamed Shen know about me?

"I believe you. I'm just saying it. Don't overthink it." Zeng Jia held Reba's hand, trying to soothe her emotions.

As a newcomer, Reba didn't have much say in the company. Since the boss had spoken, she could only respond cautiously.

"Can I think about it?" Reba asked cautiously.

Zeng Jia nodded and said, "It's not like I'm asking you to sleep with someone. Forget it, think about it carefully."

Dilraba thought to herself, "Women's words are deceitful!"

How could there be no ulterior motive behind those words? Do they really think they're a three-year-old who's easy to fool?

But she was also very curious as to why that President Shen was speaking up for her.

She racked her brains but couldn't recall ever having any interaction with the other person.

After returning home from the company, Reba went to her computer, opened a search engine, and searched for the names of Tencent Video executives.

She searched for a long time, then her eyes lit up – she found it!

In previous news reports about the Hangzhou Summit, the names and positions of Sun Huaizhong and Shen Ci appeared.

Looking at Shen Ci's photo on the webpage, Dilraba rubbed her eyes several times, hardly believing her own eyes.

"So handsome???"

After checking again, Reba confirmed that there was only one executive with the surname Shen in Tencent Video, and only then did she believe it.

"Meeting them in person and thanking them seems like a good idea!"

Reba's attitude changed; she felt that since this handsome guy had helped her, she should thank him in person.

At this moment, Shen Ci was unaware that someone was thinking about him.

He was enjoying the cool air conditioning and eating watermelon in his RV in Hengdian.

The 15th was the day he and Nazha had agreed upon for his visit to the set, and on that day, he arrived as scheduled.

The weather in August was unbearably hot. As soon as Shen Ci arrived, Nazha led him into his RV and let him cool off.

Naza already had a lot of scenes to film today, but Shen Ci's arrival instantly made her lose interest in filming.

When Cha Chuanyi learned that Shen Ci had arrived, she had Nazha finish filming the latest scene and announced that she had wrapped up filming for the day.

As soon as the latest footage was filmed, Naza hurriedly walked towards the RV without even removing her makeup.

In the crew, Deng Lun and others all knew that Shen Ci had arrived, and they all wanted to take the initiative to greet him, including Cha Chuanyi.

But seeing that Nazha was like this, no one would be so tactless as to go over and bother Shen Ci.

Naza arrived at the RV door, reached out and opened it, quickly went up, and gently closed it behind him.

She looked at Shen Ci and said in a spoiled tone, "It's so hot! It's so hot! I'm covered in sweat!"

"Come and enjoy the air conditioning." Shen Ci looked at her, who was covered in sweat, and handed her a slice of watermelon.

Seeing this, Naza walked over to Shen Ci, sat down with a thud, and took the watermelon to eat.

This action caused Shen Ci to unconsciously shift his body.

As soon as Naza sat down, he could clearly feel the heat emanating from the man.

There are clearly seats available opposite, but they insist on sitting next to me!

"Mr. Shen dislikes me!" Naza saw Shen Ci shift his body, his eyes became watery, and he stared at him pitifully.

Shen Ci, being straightforward, truthfully replied, "It's all sweat."

Naza glanced down at the costume. It was hot, and the clothes were so tattered and stuffy that it was impossible not to sweat.

On a sudden inspiration, she stretched her hand out to Shen Ci.

A thin layer of sweat covered the back of my hand, and a few tiny beads of sweat slowly trickled down my fingers.

"A beautiful woman's sweat smells sweet. If you don't like it, Mr. Shen, you can smell it." Naza said playfully, shaking his wrist.

Shen Ci ran his hand over the prickly hand, then moved it to her nose and teased, "Smell it for yourself."

Naza was very competitive. He put his nose close to Shen Ci's finger and even pretended to suck on it.

She said innocently, "It smells so good."

Shen Ci said helplessly, "Just go ahead and enjoy your gossip."

"Okay~"

Naza smiled and finished the remaining few bites of melon in his hand in small bites.