Huayu 2015, the Artist of Light and Shadow

Chapter 98: Asia's Little Queen Makes a Cameo! A Dowry of 200 Kilograms of Gold! The Era of Singing, Dancing, and Rap Has Arrived!

After telling Yang Mi her decision, Dai Si stopped thinking about it. In any case, she had made up her mind to terminate the contract.

Originally, she felt that staying with Jaywalk Studio wouldn't be a problem.

Regardless, the company still helped her a lot.

If Yang Mi hadn't introduced her to Lu Yunzhou's film "The Day Is Coming," she wouldn't have been able to become friends with Lu Yunzhou, and naturally, she wouldn't have gotten the lead role in "Wolf Warrior 2."

Moreover, Yang Mi also gave her a role in the company's hit drama "Eternal Love," although this role was almost insignificant compared to Dilraba Dilmurat's Xiao Fengjiu.

Regardless, Yang Mi did show her kindness and support.

She always remembered these kindnesses.

She also thought that once she became a big star, she would let the company make some money off her, which would be a way for her to repay Yang Mi for her help.

However, Dilraba recently went on a crazy CP-hype with Lu Yunzhou, and then unconditionally went to piggyback on Lu Han's popularity, creating the "Lu-Di Couple" hype twice!

She gets upset whenever she sees Dilraba now—how can she stay at the company under these circumstances?

Of course, besides this, there are also some public opinion factors.

Dilraba's public image on Weibo is currently extremely poor, which is affecting all the artists under her company, Jaywalk Studio.

She was from the same hometown as Reba, and many people hated her because of her hometown.

In this situation, Lu Yunzhou's fans jumped out to help her out, explaining to the world that she and Dilraba were not the same person.

She is a conscientious and hardworking actress.

Lu Yunzhou's fans also explained to the outside world that Dai Si clearly has a very good relationship with Lu Yunzhou, but never thought of using Lu Yunzhou's popularity for his own purposes.

Dai Si has always been like a nobody, working diligently on set.

If it were Dilraba Dilmurat who received the same treatment as Dai Si, she and Lu Yunzhou would probably have already had their "cloud child"!

After Lu Yunzhou's fans shared their knowledge, many netizens realized that Jaywalk Studio actually has some truly talented actors.

This is so unconventional.

Immediately afterwards, Wu Jing also praised her highly during the promotional tour for "Wolf Warrior 2"—of course, Wu Jing also mentioned that Dai Si was introduced to him by Lu Yunzhou.

Since March, Lu Yunzhou has been quietly filming in Italy, but due to the hype surrounding Dilraba Dilmurat and Lu Han's "Lu-Di couple," Lu Yunzhou is constantly being mentioned.

Their love triangle became the most talked-about story in the entertainment industry from March to June.

During this process, Nazha came in and made a cameo appearance, Tang Yan came in and made a cameo appearance, Zhang Ruonan came in and made a cameo appearance, and Li Lin also came in and made a cameo appearance.

Finally, it was Dai Si's turn.

She was also inexplicably dragged into the spotlight. Now many netizens know that there is indeed a muse for Lu Yunzhou in Jaywalk Studio—but it's not Dilraba Dilmurat, but another little-known Uyghur girl named Daisi!

"No matter what choice Sister Mi ultimately makes, I'm definitely leaving Jaywalk Studio."

Over the past two weeks, Dai Si followed Wu Jing to many universities to promote "Wolf Warrior 2". At each location, after the movie ended, they were greeted with long and enthusiastic applause.

Watching the college students' love for the movie, she felt a surge of inexplicable pride.

This was exactly the same scene she had encountered countless times in her dreams.

This is what the entertainment industry should be like.

Use good works to express yourself, and use wonderful performances to win the audience's favor.

Instead of hype, traffic, and scandals.

"Yang Mi didn't give you any trouble, did she?"

Upon seeing Dai Si return, Wu Jing asked him with concern.

Dai Si gently shook his head, adding a sentence to Yang Mi's defense: "Sister Mi is actually a nice person. She has taken good care of me all these years. She's just always filming outside and hasn't been able to take care of the company's overall operations."

Wu Jing simply smiled and didn't say anything more.

He, a powerful action star, and Yang Mi, a period drama idol actress—no, now we should call her an old actress—are not in the same circle.

However, those who make it to the top in the entertainment industry are almost certainly not good people in the traditional sense.

"Xiao Dai, long time no see, you've become even more beautiful. Here, have a gift for you."

Lao Dong, the screenwriter of "Wolf Warrior 2", also came to participate in today's international film festival.

Someone like him, working behind the scenes, wouldn't normally have had that opportunity.

But who told him to have such good judgment, acknowledging a new big brother?

He transformed himself into the assistant director of the film "The Abyss," elevating his status in the industry to unprecedented heights.

Therefore, Wu Jing called him that very night, insisting that he come to the opening ceremony of the Shanghai International Film Festival.

Upon hearing about this good news, Lao Dong flew over overnight and brought many gifts for his friends.

"Brother Dong, what's the gift?"

Dai Si looked at Lao Dong with some curiosity.

Old Dong took out a brand-new Borsalino hat from his bag and placed it on Dai Si's head: "The latest model, just got it from the workshop last week. Smell it, does it smell like rabbit fur?"

Dai Si frowned immediately: "What rabbit pelt?"

Old Dong chuckled: "This is a top-of-the-line hat, made from a blend of Belgian hare and lambskin. Feel it, doesn't it feel different from the ones sold elsewhere?"

Before Dai Si could even touch it, a group of people nearby heard this and came over to touch her hat.

Wu Jing touched it with great affection, clicking his tongue in amazement, "This feels so different, so incredibly smooth. It's much better than my cowboy hat."

"Xiao Dai, you're already so beautiful, you don't need a hat to accentuate your looks. Why don't you give it to me? I think I'd look incredibly handsome in this hat. More handsome than Brad Pitt!"

As Wu Jing spoke, he put the hat on his head and posed for the others.

"Brother Jing~~"

Dai Si saw that Wu Jing loved the hat so much that he wore it everywhere and showed it off.

She was afraid that the hat would end up in Wu Jing's possession and wanted to snatch it back, but she was too embarrassed to do so. At this moment, she could only follow Wu Jing around aimlessly like a headless fly.

"Ha ha."

"Look how impatient you are."

"I was just joking with you, bro."

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Wu Jing laughed and handed the hat back to Dai Si: "Wear this hat, and you'll be the most beautiful girl in the room tonight."

Even Yang Mi can't steal your thunder.

After saying that, Wu Jing whispered in Dai Si's ear, "This is a genuine limited edition. Look at the logo next to it, there's an 'L' signature. Only 1 units were made worldwide to celebrate the founding of the LB Group."

After Dai Si took the hat, he carefully checked it for a while and found that there were no creases. Then, under the envious gazes of everyone, he put it on his head.

Hearing Wu Jing's extensive knowledge about the hat, Dai Si asked in confusion, "Brother Jing, how do you know so much?"

"I didn't want to either."

Wu Jing shrugged, looked at the culprit Lao Dong beside him, and joked with a smile: "This fatso sends me WeChat messages every day to brag about this brand. Even if I didn't know anything about this brand before, I'm almost an expert now."

Without a doubt, Lao Dong also has such a hat.

The gift from Lu Yunzhou is worth at least 3000 euros.

This is the first time Old Dong has received such a valuable gift. How could he resist showing it off?

"Xiao Dai, you're the most dazzling person here tonight. Besides this hat, it's mainly because our movie is the strongest of the summer!"

The hat that Lu Yunzhou gave him was at best an added bonus.

The one who truly crowned Dai Si was Wu Jing, and it was his film "Wolf Warrior 2"!

"Brother Jing, thank you."

As a director and as an action actor, Wu Jing is worthy of respect.

Dai Si has been following Wu Jing for the past few months and greatly admires Wu Jing's hard work and perseverance.

"Why thank me? Xiao Chuan's studio invested 2000 million, and Fosun Group invested 3000 million in us. You're the leading lady who brought your own investment to the project."

Wu Jing still has to thank Dai Si.

Originally, this movie was somewhat lacking in funding, and many of the big scenes were a little short of being filmed properly.

After Lu Yunzhou and Fosun Group poured money in, Wu Jingshuang was ecstatic.

With enough funding, he significantly upgraded the final explosion scene!

I don't know which bastard upgraded the power of the explosives, it almost killed him — but after filming the movie, Wu Jing was overjoyed.

During the recent promotional tour, everyone who saw the movie said that Wu Jing's performance was amazing, that he was inhuman, and that he was like the Chinese Sylvester Stallone.

"Let me tell you, we're having an amazing time in Italy."

"Milan, you know, the world's fashion capital, they hold fashion shows every other day. All kinds of beautiful models, from all over the world."

"The Italian models were already so beautiful, I was almost dazzled by them, but then one day I suddenly saw Spanish and Brazilian models—those were the absolute best! They were so incredibly charming."

"Open your eyes and see the world, brothers."

Old Dong was there, bragging about how he had been living the life of a god in Italy for the past few weeks.

He never mentioned that Lu Yunzhou took them deep into the Alps, a desolate place, to film the dam from dawn till dusk.

Aside from these, the experience was great.

"Old Dong, I'm so envious of you."

"You're really lucky—just three months ago, we were suffering together in Africa. I never imagined you'd be blessed after all that hardship."

"Italy, Spain, Brazil—you've enjoyed so much good fortune, watch out for your retribution!"

Many people looked at Lao Dong with envy.

After "Wolf Warrior 2" ended, although they were still able to easily find work, they certainly wouldn't be able to enjoy that kind of happiness.

When others go out, they might eat some fast food, but that's not necessarily safe.

When Lao Dong goes out, he eats at Michelin-starred Italian restaurants, top-quality Brazilian steaks, and Spanish seafood paella—who wouldn't be envious?

"When you're out in the game, you still have to follow the right boss."

While these people envied Lao Dong, they couldn't help but think of Lu Yunzhou.

If it weren't for following Lu Yunzhou, where would Lao Dong have gotten such good fortune?

Even Dai Si, an honest and simple girl, knew that she couldn't mess around with Jiaxing. Even if it cost her a fortune to terminate her contract, she would still have to go and hang out with Lu Yunzhou.

Magic City.

Huang Yida's personal music studio.

Lu Yunzhou, Huang Yida, and Liu Haocun stood outside the recording studio, watching Sun Yanzi record the English version of "So Many People in This World" through the glass.

Sun Yanzi's voice is highly distinctive.

It is clear yet has a grainy texture.

In addition, when she sings, it flows naturally as if she is telling a story, and she has an extremely strong control over the details of her emotions.

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Her singing style is different from the screaming type; her emotional expression is very restrained, yet full of sincerity, which perfectly matches the emotions of the song "So Many People in This World".

"Little Boat Bro, how was it? My senior sister is pretty amazing, isn't she?"

Huang Yida showed off to Lu Yunzhou, then turned to look at Liu Haocun, who was staring blankly like a primary school student: "Xiao Cun, you have to work hard too!"

Liu Haocun's face immediately fell.

How am I supposed to cheer them on?

She's an Asian pop diva; she completely outshines me with her talent. If it's dancing, I definitely wouldn't lose to her.

It took Sun Yanzi about two hours to record the English version. Of course, a sound engineer and some technology will be needed in post-production.

"Yida, you're doing really well lately. I've heard so much about you in Milan even here in Singapore—take it easy, or you'll get killed by Yan Yan!"

After Sun Yanzi came out, she smiled and patted Huang Yida.

Huang Yida is nicknamed the male version of Sun Yanzi. He is her junior from the same record company, and they even collaborated on a song before.

At the same time, they are both Singaporeans, fellow countrymen.

It's easy to imagine that the two of them had a very good relationship.

"Senior sister, I have depression. Don't scare me, my depression can flare up at any time."

Huang Yida joked, then said seriously, "As long as I don't corrupt our Little Boat Brother, Yan Yan won't bother with me at all. She's busy doing accounts at home every day, and her head is about to spin."

The joy of being a rich woman is far greater than the joy of managing men.

After chatting for a while, Huang Yida introduced Liu Haocun to Sun Yanzi: "Senior sister, there's a newcomer here. Her voice is pretty good. Could you spend a couple of days mentoring her? It doesn't have to be anything special; just teach her your storytelling skills."

OK.

Sun Yanzi said it was no problem, but looking at the hat on Huang Yida's head, she said, "I'm going to record a show on Hunan TV in a couple of days, and I'm missing a cool hat."

"Hat, hat, you're in luck! You'll be working with Asia's little queen from now on."

Huang Yida immediately understood and respectfully placed his hat on Sun Yanzi's head.

Sun Yanzi looked at Huang Yida incredulously, pointed to the hat on her head, and said excitedly, "Wow, Yida, you've become so generous now? 3000 euros for one! I can never get one at the Singapore store."

Huang Yida shrugged, pulled Lu Yunzhou over, hooked his arm around his shoulder, and said, "Have you forgotten who this is? Just have him hire a few more workers next year."

Sun Yanzi gave Huang Yida two thumbs up.

She was intrigued by Lu Yunzhou and asked, "Yunzhou, I heard some gossip that you're preparing to film an idol drama. Is it specifically made for your family's LDC brand? Is that true?"

"Queen of Tears" is Lu Yunzhou's next project.

He had made two movies, especially the latter one, "The Abyss," which took a lot of his time and energy, and he felt very tired.

He wanted to relax.

Filming idol dramas doesn't require using your brain at all.

Moreover, he can openly and honestly have a romantic relationship with the female lead in the drama, without having to hide it from any fans or netizens.

"There is such a plan."

Lu Yunzhou nodded slightly.

"Really?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Yanzi excitedly asked, "Who are you planning to cast as the female lead? Tang Yan? Or Zhao Liying?"

How is Liu Yifei?

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Huang Yida sensed something was off: "Senior sister, you've become so gossipy lately! Being a housewife, raising kids at home every day, must be so boring, right?"

Sun Yanzi nodded gently: "I used to think that leaving the stage and living a normal life wouldn't be a problem. But after a while, I felt reluctant to leave the stage."

Lu Yunzhou sensed something and extended an invitation with a smile: "In this drama, the male lead might need an older sister—the older sister is very interesting. She will throw a wad of cash that she has painstakingly saved up at the female lead, and imitate the domineering female CEO, saying, 'Take my money and leave my brother.'"

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Yanzi's eyes widened, and she couldn't help but chuckle as she said, "This older sister sounds quite interesting."

Huang Yida instantly understood Lu Yunzhou's idea and extended an invitation to Sun Yanzi: "Senior sister, since you're bored at home anyway, and besides some singing shows, you don't have any other press releases. Why don't you come and perform together?"

"May I?"

Sun Yanzi has also acted, but mostly in guest roles and never played any major roles.

Huang Yida looked at Lu Yunzhou.

Lu Yunzhou nodded slightly and said, "Of course, no problem. It's our company's own project, we can film it however we want. It doesn't matter if it's not good, we can just do another take."

"Moreover, from a director's perspective, I think you have a gentle appearance and look like the kind of virtuous wife and loving mother—but if you play some roles with a lot of contrast, it will have a huge comedic effect."

Sun Yanzi lowered her head and thought for a moment.

Then, she picked up a sheet music book from the side, placed it in Liu Haocun's hand, deliberately looked up, and arrogantly said, "Take this money and leave my brother. What are you waiting for? Now, immediately, out!"

"Hahaha!"

After she finished speaking, Sun Yanzi laughed first.

Despite being the poor one, he painstakingly saved up his hard-earned money and gave it to the wealthy queen across the street, causing the queen to leave his brother.

It sounds pretty funny.

Lu Yunzhou turned to Huang Yida and said very seriously, "Producer Huang, write down Ms. Sun Yanzi's contact information. Once our project is established, we must invite Ms. Sun Yanzi to make a cameo appearance as my sister as soon as possible."

"Yes, Director!"

Huang Yida nodded seriously.

Seeing the two of them singing and laughing in front of her, Sun Yanzi covered her mouth and laughed too.

She was genuinely happy for Huang Yida: "Yida, seeing how lively and cheerful you are now, I'm truly happy for you."

Huang Yida suffered from depression when his career hit rock bottom.

Although Sun Yanzi has never suffered from depression, she has experienced emotional setbacks, and that period was truly difficult.

"Well, I have to go. I still have some programs to record at Hunan TV."

Happy times always seem to pass by too quickly.

Sun Yanzi glanced at the time and realized it was almost dark; she had to take the high-speed train to Changsha.

"Senior sister, I'll take you to the high-speed rail station."

Huang Yida was very enthusiastic when he saw Sun Yanzi, whom he hadn't seen in a long time.

After getting on the bus.

Sun Yanzi couldn't resist any longer and asked gossipily, "Yida, tell me secretly, is Yunzhou's girlfriend Tang Yan?"

"no."

Huang Yida shook his head. Seeing that Sun Yanzi was about to ask again, Huang Yida immediately covered his mouth and said, "Senior sister, please don't ask anymore. I won't betray my brothers."

"I'm not asking about that. Let me change the subject."

Sun Yanzi laughed, stroked her chin, and said, "In the drama 'Queen of Tears,' Yunzhou wants to experience a sweet romance. So, I'd like to know, who will be the female lead?"

"I do know that."

Huang Yida laughed heartily, exchanged a glance with Sun Yanzi, and knew what she had guessed, but this was something that could be said.

Because it won't be long, at most six months, before Sun Yanzi finds out who the female lead is.

Huang Yida pondered for a moment and said, "She was a newcomer. She and Yunzhou met by chance. At that time, Yunzhou had not yet graduated from university."

"Back then, our female lead was still a high school student."

"Yunzhou often went to her school to play ball and run with one of her friends, and that's how they got to know each other."

Upon hearing this part of the story, Sun Yanzi smiled like an aunt, her eyes sparkling as she said, "I see. I thought his girlfriend was some top-tier celebrity, like Dilraba."

"Okay, don't look at me like that. I've been misled for a long time too."

"Hasn't there been another person named Nazha recently? She's become the global ambassador for one of their brands."

"Judging from your expression, it's not that either?"

Sun Yanzi guessed Lu Yunzhou's girlfriend twice in a row, and both times she guessed wrong.

She felt that she didn't seem to have much of a knack for gossiping.

"I remember when we first debuted, we never publicized our love lives. Everyone valued their privacy."

"How did it become like this? They're practically ready to expose their own privacy, letting netizens speculate and cause controversy."

Sun Yanzi doesn't quite understand how internet traffic works these days.

Who knows?

Huang Yida shrugged and said, "However, not every company does this. Hyping up a relationship is like dancing on a knife's edge. It's only for those traffic stars who don't really have any work to show for themselves, but still need to constantly maintain their presence. They need to do this kind of hype repeatedly."

Huang Yida believes in fate and good fortune.

Although Lu Yunzhou never expressed it, Huang Yida could sense from the content of Lu Yunzhou's film that Lu Yunzhou was absolutely convinced of it.

Lu Yunzhou's official girlfriend, Zhang Ruonan, would take her family to burn incense and pray to Buddha every few days, and Tang Yan would also go to pray to Buddha every day—if they didn't believe in this, what kind of Buddha would they be praying to?

"So, back to the previous topic—the female lead is Yunzhou's girlfriend, and it's already been decided!"

Sun Yanzi looked at Huang Yida curiously: "Then, what are those people outside arguing about?"

This project has not been officially approved; it was only briefly mentioned internally within the company, and we are currently only in the preparatory stage.

But once the company grows bigger, some information simply can't be kept secret.

Soon, many people heard that Lu Yunzhou was going to film an idol drama.

Those actresses born in the 85s are only in their early 30s, and actresses born in the 90s are only in their early 25s. They could all become the leading ladies in Lu Yunzhou's next TV series!

A film director came back to make idol dramas.

This idol drama is definitely going to be a huge hit—otherwise, Lu Yunzhou wouldn't have bothered making it at all.

Therefore, during this period, after the news was received, there was actually a lot of undercurrent in the industry.

Even people in the music industry like Sun Yanzi have heard the rumors and are discussing who can win Lu Yunzhou's true favor.

"This is just a little scheme by our Little Boat Brother. He wants to create a huge uproar when those people outside argue about it and then announce the final choice!"

"Let's make our boat girl an overnight sensation!"

Huang Yida could guess Lu Yunzhou's little scheme.

It's just a sacrifice of those actresses born in the 85s and 90s, all ultimately benefiting Wang Ran—how could the female lead of this TV series be given to an outsider?

It was agreed that Lu Yunzhou would use the money to pay for his dating.

Do outsiders really want to date Lu Yunzhou?

This guy is the most cunning.

Zhang Ruonan is not suitable for playing the role of a domineering female CEO; her height makes her less convincing. Of course, as the eldest wife, the housekeeper, and the legal representative of LB Group, Zhang Ruonan would not bother acting in idol dramas.

As the younger aunt, Wang Churan didn't have this psychological burden.

Moreover, she's about to start university, specifically the Shanghai Theatre Academy, and it's clear she's destined to become a big star—this is Lu Yunzhou's coming-of-age gift to her!

In this respect, Lu Yunzhou is truly exceptional; he's always been incredibly generous to his woman. This makes the other young women in the company almost green with envy for Wang Cheran.

Tang Yan was no exception.

"Boat girl? Who's that?"

Sun Yanzi heard a key name, but she didn't know who Wang Ran was. She couldn't help but tease, "I remember you just called Yunzhou, Little Boat Brother—is this Boat Girl his girlfriend? Even their names have such a strong couple vibe?"

How enviable!

6 month 5 number.

"Princess Agents" premiered on Hunan TV's weekly drama slot.

Simultaneously launched on kiwifruit and Penguin platforms.

This TV series became an instant hit as soon as it aired.

After all, this is a blockbuster ready-to-eat meal.

Big IP, superb cast.

Many companies have cast a lot of people in this show.

As the female lead of this drama, Zhao Liying, who plays "Princess Yuan Chun," a character who is innocent and naive in the early stages but becomes cunning, beautiful, strong, and tragic later on, has been constantly promoting the drama both online and offline.

Both of them have been very busy this year.

While filming "Battle Through the Heavens" and "The Wolf," Li Lin also had to participate in the promotional activities for "Princess Agents."

Zhao Liying's situation is equally impressive; she is currently filming "Journey to the West: The Land of Women" and also recording the variety show "72".

The Tower of Wonders.

In addition, she took away a lot of Yang Mi's fashion resources, requiring her to shoot many fashion magazine covers and various endorsement deals.

She's almost driven crazy with work.

But that's just how actors are.

When a drama series is released, how could the female lead not come to the TV station to participate in the promotion? That's professional conduct.

"Liying, it's been a long time! You look better and better."

Li Qin complimented Zhao Liying a few times.

As for why Zhao Liying's complexion is getting better and better? It's all because Yang Mi suddenly had a scandal, and all her fashion resources were thrown out at her, allowing Zhao Liying to reap the benefits.

Under normal circumstances, if Yang Mi hadn't had her scandals exposed, she would have been the first choice for fashion resources—after all, she is a fashion queen.

Zhao Liying is just a country bumpkin.

Who knew, a windfall would fall from the sky.

In addition, Zhao Liying and Yang Mi have always had a grudge against each other, so she was really happy during this period.

When people are happy, they are in high spirits, and Zhao Liying naturally looks radiant.

"Qinqin, you look great lately."

Zhao Liying and Li Lin have known each other for seven or eight years, since they met on the set of "Dream of the Red Chamber".

That said, Yang Mi also acted in "Dream of the Red Chamber".

"Qinqin, you've been rumored to be dating Lu Yunzhou lately. Even though he had one arm in a sling, he still came over to hug you. He was smiling really happily."

Zhao Liying made a joke.

Li Qin covered her mouth and laughed, "No way? That was during last year's Double 11 Tmall Gala. I was the host, and he just came over to greet me. The reason he was laughing so happily was because his movie was a huge hit and broke box office records."

Li Qin did want to be linked to Lu Yunzhou in a scandal, but riding on someone's coattails for fame isn't so easy. Like Dilraba, trying to gain attention through such means will result in intense scrutiny and constant insults from netizens.

Li Qin felt that she didn't have that kind of strong resilience, so she shouldn't take shortcuts.

Besides, she joined New Classics Media, so she wouldn't lack resources.

New Classics Media is not a small company like Jaywalk Studio.

"Really not?"

Zhao Liying shook her head slightly and said with a gossipy air, "Lu Yunzhou has been photographed by paparazzi several times, and he's always with a girl who looks somewhat like you. Their temperaments are also similar."

"Her name is Wang Churan, and she's a contracted artist with Lu Yunzhou's company. Coincidentally, Wang Churan is also a student at a drama school; she's your junior."

"Netizens all say he would definitely like your type."

"Think back—every time he saw you, wasn't he always very nice to you, greeting you and never refusing a hug?"

"Think back again—what was the situation every time he met Dilraba and Yang Mi? He wouldn't give them a pleasant look."

Thinking about it that way, it's true.

Li Qin thought about it for a while and gradually began to look forward to it—she was two years older than Lu Yunzhou, but she would definitely not refuse a relationship between an older woman and a younger man.

If she gets involved with Lu Yunzhou, she'll become the young mistress of the LB Group, instantly becoming worth billions. Why would she need to act anymore?

Go home and have a son.

According to the customs of Wenzhou people, having a son is equivalent to making great contributions to the family and having a get-out-of-jail-free card.

Seeing that Li Qin seemed to be taking it seriously, Zhao Liying suddenly changed her tone: "Of course, he might be extending his affection to her because of her. That little girl named Wang Churan must have a very close relationship with him."

"A few days ago, he was photographed by reporters personally taking Wang Chiran to take the college entrance examination."

"If Wang Churan's parents hadn't been there that day, chatting and laughing with him, and the two sides hadn't seemed very familiar with each other, he probably would have made headlines with news of his relationship being exposed."

Li Qin had just started having a sweet dream when Zhao Liying slapped him awake with a stick.

It turns out that Lu Yunzhou felt a special affinity for Wang Ran because he liked her, and because they were both alumni of the opera academy.

After a few moments of thought, Li Qin finally understood the whole story and looked at Zhao Liying speechlessly: "Sister Liying, you just like to joke around with me."

"I'm not joking."

Zhao Liying's smile faded, and she said very seriously, "I'll go steal Yang Mi's resources. You go steal Dilraba's resources."

"Didn't Dilraba ride on Lu Yunzhou's coattails? You can do the same. But don't be as direct as Dilraba, hyping up this 'Land Couple' thing, it's really damaging your public image."

"You can have someone write some frivolous press releases, saying that Lu Yunzhou appreciates your classical charm and likes your refined and knowledgeable temperament—anyway, don't directly point to yourself, but through the description of Lu Yunzhou's aesthetic sense, you can gradually point to yourself as the ultimate truth."

This kind of hype is done in a more moderate way.

But this also allows netizens to speculate, and finally Li Lin will post a photo of herself singing opera—providing everyone with a possible answer.

Doesn't that generate buzz?

Although this tactic was very effective, Li Qin couldn't help but pause for a moment: "Sister Liying, I have so many opportunities right now. As long as I do a good job in every film I make, I'm sure I'll be a star next year. Why would I need to create this kind of hype at this crucial moment?"

Zhao Liying sighed softly and patted Li Qin on the shoulder: "If you don't create hype now, you'll be forgotten once Wang Churan's drama airs."

They both graduated from the opera academy.

They also adopted a traditional costume style.

Wang Churan is even younger.

Wang Churan and Lu Yunzhou also supported him.

What makes Li Lin compare to Wang Churan?

Li Qin realized that Zhao Liying genuinely cared about her, and after hesitating for a long time, she said, "I have a pretty good relationship with Xiao Chuan Ge. I feel a little embarrassed about riding on his coattails and creating a fake relationship with him. It would be very awkward if we met next time."

Zhao Liying shook her head slightly, looking at Li helplessly: "I really can't do anything with your personality. If you were willing to go all out, you could be even more popular than Dilraba."

Li Qin nonchalantly replied, "Being a celebrity like Dilraba is pointless. She doesn't even go back to her hometown. I go home for Chinese New Year every year. And every year when I go home, people invite me to play mahjong. I even won a lot of money last year."

Seeing that Li Qin didn't want to piggyback on Lu Yunzhou's fame, Zhao Liying went all out: "Qinqin, you two are on good terms. Next time you meet, ask him for me if I can get a chance for his idol drama. I'll do anything he asks."

Zhao Liying must prove that she is better than Yang Mi!

However, such opportunities are rare.

Now, Jiaxing has really offended Lu Yunzhou—at this point, if Lu Yunzhou were willing to give her a chance, she would really be willing to do anything.

I'd even be willing to give Lu Yunzhou a son!

"Sister Liying, have you forgotten what you just said?"

"He personally accompanied Wang Chiran during her college entrance examination. Clearly, he was determined to make Wang Chiran a big star."

"Don't you think about it? Why would a film director like him make idol dramas? Isn't it to promote newcomers?"

Li Qin saw this very clearly.

She smiled and joked with Zhao Liying: "If director Zhang Yimou were to help a new actress make a TV series—"

Who is this new actress?

Upon hearing this, Zhao Liying couldn't help but think of something and covered her mouth to laugh: "Even Director Chen Kaige didn't personally get involved in making a TV series to promote his own son—if Director Zhang Yimou were to personally get involved in making a TV series to promote a new actress, that actress could only be his mother."

Wang Churan is definitely not Lu Yunzhou's mother.

But it could be the mother of Lu Yunzhou's child.

Since they were all in the same circle and both worked in Shanghai, Li Lin had naturally heard some rumors.

The capital behind Wang Churan had already invested in Lu Yunzhou's company.

Lu Yunzhou's director studio is called "Yun Jing Yan Ran," which is the name of four people.

This also includes Wang Churan.

When Lu Yunzhou Studio was first established, Wang Ran was still in high school. The relationship between them was much more complicated than outsiders imagined.

Is Zhao Liying trying to poach Wang Churan's resources?

That's incredibly naive.

6 month 9 number.

Around 5pm.

-

Today in Shanghai, the weather was extremely hot and humid, with some brief thunderstorms in certain areas.

Across from Wang Ran's exam room, Lu Yunzhou, Liu Haocun, Tian Xiwei, and Cai Xukun, who had finally finished working on the film set, were all quietly playing on their phones.

They were all waiting for Wang Ran to finish the college entrance examination.

Tian Xiwei, biting her milk tea straw, looked at the taciturn Cai Xukun across from her and frowned: "Rookie, it's been two months since I last saw you, why have you become so quiet?"

Cai Xukun glanced at Lu Yunzhou silently, then lowered his head.

What if we don't stay silent?

I made a terrible movie. I'll be laughing my head off when it airs.

Faced with such a headwind, one should remain silent.

The more you shout, the more you'll be ridiculed when the show airs.

"They're out."

Just then, Liu Haocun's eyes lit up as he saw Wang Cheran walking out of the school with her head down, looking like she had lost a battle.

When Tian Xiwei saw Wang Churan, she couldn't help but sigh, "Just by looking at Chuanmei, I can tell she definitely didn't do well on the exam."

Cai Xukun also deeply agreed.

Wang Churan was originally an art student, so how many points could she possibly get?

He's smart; he didn't even take the college entrance exam.

Instead of trying for a long time to become a clown, you might as well skip the effort and just become a clown.

"Once the exam is over, that's it. Don't upset her later."

Lu Yunzhou gave a few instructions to everyone and then went downstairs to find Wang Ran.

Wang Churan's parents were also there and spotted their daughter immediately, rushing to greet her.

However, they didn't mention the exam at all, but instead talked about the big meal they had prepared for that evening.

"Xiaomeng, Dad has prepared a French feast for you. Let's go home today and have a good meal to welcome the start of university life."

"Ranran, come with Mommy. Mommy will cook your favorite food herself."

Wang Churan's parents usually don't interact with each other, but they had no choice but to come to pick her up today, a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road.

"Thank you, Mom and Dad. But I'm not hungry."

At that moment, Wang Ran gave a few perfunctory words, but then tiptoed to search for another figure in the crowd.

Suddenly, Wang Ran's eyes lit up.

"Xiao Meng".

Lu Yunzhou walked over from across the street.

At the same time, a black van drove up from the other side, ready to pick up Lu Yunzhou and Wang Ran at any time.

There are too many people here.

Moreover, on the first day of the college entrance examination, when the reporter was registering at the school gate, he happened to photograph Lu Yunzhou dropping Wang Ran off at the exam.

Lu Yunzhou's image stands out like a crane among chickens among a group of parents in their forties and fifties.

The camera spotted Lu Yunzhou immediately and reported on him as the "anxious older brother" of the test takers.

As a top celebrity, Lu Yunzhou put aside all his work to send his "younger sister" to take the college entrance examination.

What a heartwarming scene!

At the same time, it shows that even big celebrities care about their family members' college entrance exam results. It's not like what's said online, that wealthy people don't care about education.

"Brother, I messed up."

Wang Churan felt ashamed; she had tried so hard for a long time, but in the end, it still didn't work.

It seems she will be unable to set a good example for her descendants.

"It's okay, I'll put in a good word with the admissions office for you. I have his phone number. I guarantee you'll be accepted."

Lu Yunzhou believed that Wang Ran would definitely be able to score 400 points.

400 points is more than enough.

There are countless students in these performing arts departments who score only 200 or 300 points on their exams.

Comparatively speaking, Wang Ran's level is already very high.

Especially English. Wang Ran thinks about going to Europe with Lu Yunzhou every day. Putting everything else aside, she definitely has to get past the language barrier.

She was very motivated to learn foreign languages, and as a result, her grades improved rapidly.

"Today, to reward our family's greatest contributor, I'll cook for you myself, okay?"

Lu Yunzhou had already prepared a seafood feast at home.

Seafood doesn't require complicated cooking techniques; just boil it until it's cooked through. It all depends on the quality and freshness of the ingredients themselves.

"Uh-huh.

""

The college entrance examination is over, and for Wang Ran, it's a complete liberation.

Her parents can no longer control her.

She couldn't wait to go to Canada with Lu Yunzhou and live happily ever after.

"Uncle and Aunt, let's get in the car together."

"Someone is filming us."

Lu Yunzhou invited Wang Ran's parents to get in the car together, pretending to be close relatives and friends, and left the examination hall.

"Yunzhou, stop up ahead."

Not long after leaving the examination hall, Wang Ran's father prepared to get out of the car.

When Wang Ran's father saw that his ex-wife refused to get out of the car, he pulled her back.

The mother paused for a moment, then followed him down, puzzled.

After getting out of the car, the mother angrily berated Wang Cheran's father: "Why did you get out? Aren't you going to take care of your daughter? She's just been taken away by someone else like that."

The father shrugged: "What do I care? Yunzhou has put a multi-billion dollar gold import business under Xiaomeng's name."

You're worried he'll harm Xiaomeng? He should be worried we'll bankrupt the company.

"What?"

This was the first time Mom had heard about this, and she was completely stunned.

The couple had been at odds with each other for many years after their divorce.

Wang Churan's father, having finally achieved a complete victory, boasted, "Did you hear that just now? Yunzhou called our daughter Xiaomeng."

But Wang Churan's mother turned a deaf ear, her mind still preoccupied with "a business worth billions".

After a long while, Wang Cheran's mother finally realized what was happening and kept asking, "You're not lying to me? It's really registered under Xiaomeng's name?"

"certainly."

Wang Churan's father nodded firmly: "I personally handled all the formalities, everything was clear, and it's registered under Song Yameng's name. Song Yameng is the legal representative of this trading company."

"What Song Yameng?"

Upon hearing this, the mother was once again utterly astonished.

That brat, she changed her name back on her ID card!

Why did she do that?

Wang Ran's father continued to boast about the scene from that day: "A deal worth billions! He just put it under Xiao Meng's name. Are you worried he might have any designs on Xiao Meng? I can't wait for them to give me a grandson."

"Don't make that face. If you think about it carefully, Xiaomeng is the one who got the better deal."

"I went to confirm it myself a few days ago."

"The warehouse was filled with neatly stacked safes, and when you opened them, they were full of gold. You can't even imagine what it was like—honestly, it almost blinded me."

"Yunzhou specially prepared 10 suitcases for me, each containing 20 kilograms of gold. Yunzhou told me to go to a bank and find a private safe deposit box to store it—it was his betrothal gift to Xiaomeng."

Wang Churan's father, speaking of this, was filled with a happy kind of worry: "A total of 200 kilograms of gold has really given me a lot of trouble."

I don't dare deposit my money in the bank, for fear someone will switch it out.

"Xiaomeng, you also have half. Why don't you come to my place and get a few boxes?"

I'll take your head!

You secretly sold my daughter behind my back and even shared the spoils with me?

Wang Churan's mother was very unhappy.

But then you think, 200 kilograms of gold—how much money is that?

She originally wanted to scold her daughter for being insensible, but when she heard about the dowry of 200 kilograms of gold, she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue.

"Boat Girl, thanks to you, I actually got to eat a meal cooked by Big Brother himself!"

"Wang Ma, you're really something. Back when I was hanging out with my older brother, he'd rather take me to a Shaxian snack shop than cook me a bowl of noodles. You've got a lot of influence."

"Thank you, Sister Boat."

Wang Churan could understand Tian Xiwei and Cai Xukun's reactions. Only Liu Haocun's "thank you" filled her with confusion.

"What are you thanking me for?"

Wang frowned as he looked at Liu Haocun.

Liu Haocun revealed a sweet and innocent smile: "Thank you for not competing with me for the female lead role. Otherwise, I would definitely have lost."

of course.

How can you compare to me?

Wang Cherish gave a smug snort to herself, then laughed and said generously, "I heard from Xiao Tian that you're working incredibly hard on set. Keep up the good work."

When dealing with cattle and horses at home, encouragement should be the primary approach.

Otherwise, if the cattle and horses become depressed and give up, they won't be able to work, and it will be our own family that suffers the loss.

Although Wang Churan didn't know how Wenzhou entrepreneurs exploited their workers, she lived in Changtian, Shandong, where the livestock industry was very developed. She felt that she knew more about raising cattle and horses than Lu Yunzhou.

She raised the cattle and horses to be strong and healthy, so that Lu Yunzhou could use them with peace of mind.

Thinking about it this way, she and Lu Yunzhou were simply a perfect match.

She is more suitable than Zhang Ruonan.

"The rice cakes and zongzi are cooked. Ah Kun, come and get them for me. After eating the rice cakes and zongzi—Xiao Meng will definitely pass the imperial examination!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Churan felt a surge of sweetness.

Living at home with my parents is definitely not as happy as living with Lu Yunzhou.

"You guys eat first, I'll take this call."

Just then, Lu Yunzhou's phone rang. It was his old friend from the kiwifruit business, Jiang Bing, calling.

Lu Yunzhou entered the room, answered the phone, and said with a smile, "Old Jiang, it's been a long time. I heard you've been promoted to vice president of kiwifruit. Congratulations!"

Jiang Bing is the producer of "The Day Is Coming".

The show became a huge hit, which earned him enough experience to become the vice president of Kiwi Fruit, specifically in charge of variety shows.

On the other end of the phone, Jiang Bing laughed heartily: "Director Lu, I was able to get promoted to vice president entirely thanks to you leading me."

After chatting for a few minutes...

Jiang Bing revealed his purpose: "Director Lu, I've already started preparing for that variety show we talked about, 'Idol Producer.' Your little brother can come and report to me anytime."

"I'm calling to invite you to be our program's 'National Producer Representative'."

I?

Representative of the National Producers?

Lu Yunzhou never expected that Jiang Bing would ask him to be his mentor.

No, it should be that we invite him to watch the excitement and witness a momentous occasion.

"right."

"Director Lu, I would like to invite you to be the producer representative for this program."

"Then, I will invite Zhang Yixing as the dance instructor, and Li Ronghao as the vocal instructor — and then find three members from girl groups to serve as professional instructors."

Seeing Lu Yunzhou fall silent, Jiang Bing assumed that Lu Yunzhou had a scheduling conflict, so he patiently said, "Professor Lu, I know you are very busy. You can lend your name to the project, but as for the specific work, other professional tutors can share it. I will communicate with them in advance."

"A maximum of 10 business days."

After saying that, Jiang Bing pleaded desperately on the other end of the phone: "Please, Brother Chuan, help me out. This is my first show since I was promoted to vice president."

"Old Jiang, you're trying to use moral blackmail on me."

Lu Yunzhou muttered a few helpless complaints, then finally nodded in agreement: "Alright. We're brothers, I'll definitely help if I can. You said 10 working days."

97

"Brother Chuan, thank you. I knew you were a loyal friend and wouldn't leave your brothers in danger."

Jiang Bing was extremely grateful to Lu Yunzhou, and at the same time patted his chest and assured him, "Brother Chuan, don't worry, 10 working days will definitely be enough. If it goes beyond that, for every extra working day, I'll introduce you to 10 supermodels!"

Jiang Bing was joking when he said "supermodel".

Lu Yunzhou's company has two dramas that will be released on Kiwifruit soon.

"A Love So Beautiful" starring Wang Churan, and "I Want Us to Be Together" starring Zhang Ruonan.

Both are youth dramas, not big productions.

If Lu Yunzhou gives Jiang Bing some face, Jiang Bing can then help Lu Yunzhou get some key promotional resources from the operations department.

Dinner time.

"Brother, why are you looking at me like that? Wang Ma will get jealous later."

, 7

Cai Xukun noticed that after Lu Yunzhou made a phone call, the way he looked at him became very strange, as if he were looking at a prankster.

Did a funny face suddenly appear on his face?

"You noob, you're asking for it."

Wang Churan glared at Cai Xukun, her face showing some embarrassment and annoyance.

"Ah Kun, what if you had a little brother who would immediately become the laughingstock of the entire internet, the subject of countless memes, but at the same time, his popularity would explode, making him a super top idol, and he'd even be rumored to be dating Yang Mi—in this situation, what would you do?"

Lu Yunzhou subtly revealed the life Cai Xukun would face next.

Cai Xukun put down his chopsticks, thought for a moment, and said very seriously, "Of course I congratulate him. Would I stop him from becoming a top star? As for the rumors with Yang Mi—although Yang Mi has a terrible reputation, she's still a very good woman."

After Cai Xukun finished speaking, a hint of longing appeared in his eyes.

"Ouch! Why did you step on me?"

However, the next second, Cai Xukun was stepped on by Wang Cherish and cried out in pain.

Wang Churan snorted and withdrew his enormous foot: "You noob, I've put up with you for too long. Today I'm finally going to stomp on you."

Cai Xukun knew he was in the wrong and didn't confront Wang Ran.

He was asking for trouble by mentioning Yang Mi as a terrible person in front of Wang Ran.

Everyone on the internet knows that Yang Mi and Dilraba Dilmurat are obsessed with Lu Yunzhou and want to create a CP (couple pairing) with him.

However, he felt that his sacrifice was worthwhile.

At that moment, Cai Xukun frantically winked at Lu Yunzhou: "Brother, did you see that? The true nature of the Shandong female Chiyou has been revealed! You'd better run. I'll cover your retreat."

Lu Yunzhou clearly didn't realize Cai Xukun's good intentions. He let out a soft sigh: "Is that really what you think?"

"You don't care if people laugh at you for 10 years just to become famous? You're even looking forward to having a rumored relationship with Yang Mi?"

"—Then I'm relieved."

Lu Yunzhou once wanted to change Cai Xukun's fate, and even wanted Cai Xukun to make movies with him and become a top-notch movie star.

However, Cai Xukun refused several times.

Now, at another crossroads of fate, Cai Xukun has once again chosen his predetermined destiny.

Given this, Lu Yunzhou was willing to respect Cai Xukun's fate and give Cai Xukun a massive promotional campaign.

You're so beautiful, chicken!

Singing, dancing, rapping, basketball—let this trend sweep across the world!

This honor should not be enjoyed by the Chinese entertainment industry alone!