Pirates began to dominate the Chinese entertainment industry.

5 p.m.

The sky over Shanghai in winter was already dark, and the streetlights were turning on one after another.

After Ji Yun and the others finished filming their scenes for the day, they immediately returned to the company.

In order to meet the deadline, he prepared to roughly edit out a few shots for today.

With just over half a month left until the Lunar New Year, the Spring Festival travel rush has already begun to intensify, and he has to race against time to finish filming and release the film as soon as possible.

The shorter the interval between the event and the original trending topic, the stronger the audience's personal experience, and the better the market effect.

"Xiao Ji, we've rented it. It's 5 yuan a month." Sister Li came over with a bunch of keys.

Before leaving, Ji Yun asked her to rent a new office in the building as a temporary office for the company.

"How can it be so cheap?" Ji Yun couldn't believe her ears.

Jindu Building is classified as a Class B office building in Shanghai. Although it's not in a CBD like Lujiazui, the rent isn't cheap either. The rent is about 3 to 6 yuan per square meter per day. Even in the cheapest area, 100 square meters would cost 9000 yuan per month, not including property management fees and utilities.

Sister Li couldn't help but feel a little proud when she talked about it, "Oh, I was thinking that there are only a few of us, and we have to go out to film every day, so why would we need to rent something so nice? So I asked a real estate agent where the cheapest place was. And that's how I found this one."

"Is the area very small?"

"It's 150 square meters, not small at all. It's just that the location isn't great."

"The second floor?"

"There's a large warehouse on the basement level, but it has no windows," Sister Li said, sounding a little guilty.

"..." Ji Yun never expected that she would soon be living in a basement, right next to the underground parking garage.

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This starting point offers tremendous potential for growth and boasts a particularly strong entrepreneurial atmosphere.

It seems he is destined to create a great company.

"Great, that's the one!"

Ji Yun was thinking about whether to make another documentary, and luckily she had a camera on hand.

Just like the video of Boss Ma's intrusion into Beijing back then, where he was completely outmaneuvered and forced to leave in dejection. Later, many video creators used it to edit together with the scene of him ringing the bell on Nasdaq in 16, surrounded by a crowd, making it arguably the most dramatic and epic moment of a tycoon.

Another example is Zhang Xue's poignant interview about riding a motorcycle in 2006; the contrast between then and now is truly inspiring and touching. He's probably still repairing motorcycles in the countryside now; perhaps it would be good to invest in that now.

Compared to those glamorous lives, audiences prefer the difficult years before a tycoon rises to power.

When Ji Yun's future company goes public, he can show these images and tell his own story of hard work. The stock price is guaranteed to rise even higher, because shareholders love stories even more than the audience.

Ji Yun instructed Xiao Zhao to give each of the five members of the Tang family two packs of cigarettes and ask them to help film some documentary footage.

Just then, Cai Yinong rushed downstairs.

"Hurry up, I've been waiting for you for ages. You've been urging me to write the cast list." Cai Yinong handed him a form. "If everything's okay, I'll book their plane tickets."

Ji Yun's team started filming too hastily; the supporting roles and guest stars for Cai Yinong's team hadn't even been finalized yet, and he had already begun filming.

Under his relentless barrage of calls, Cai Yinong finally produced the final cast list.

Ji Yun took it and opened it to take a look.

[Pickpocket at the train station: Yuan Hong.]

There's nothing to say, Tangren's second brother still has face.

Xu Zheng's wife: Sun Li.

After all, she was Tangren's former darling and leading lady before Liu Shishi took office, so they would definitely think of her if given the chance.

More importantly, this woman is not only very beautiful, but her appearance and temperament are also very similar to Liu Shishi's; both are elegant, refined, gentle, and graceful beauties.

If we follow the storyline, we could depict Sun Li as a few years older...

The story can be interpreted as the passion of an elderly couple fading, while Xu Zheng happens to meet a younger, more vibrant version of his wife outside the marriage, and their hearts flutter, like an old tree blossoming again.

Okay, she's the one.

[Female con artist: Li Bingbing.]

Ji Yun glanced at Cai Yinong in surprise.

Goodness, they've brought in all the top-tier actresses, both top-tier and top-tier actresses.

This actress has a long-lasting good looks, extensive connections and experience in the industry, and has even worked in Hollywood.

In addition to various investments, Hesong Media, which he co-founded with his younger sister Li Xue, has successfully become a capital player in the entertainment industry. In the future, it will be the boss of Zhao Liying, Zhou Ye, Nazha, He Rundong and others.

However, it's normal to invite this actress, who has previously acted in Tangren dramas, to make a guest appearance for a day, just to generate publicity for Tangren.

Cai Yinong glanced at him triumphantly, straightened her hair, and looked even more upright.

[Female guest in the small hotel: Yang Rong.]

A graduate of the Shanghai Theatre Academy, she can play both villainous and serious roles; a low-key and pragmatic actress.

[Airport security officer: Tang Yan.]

This person isn't very famous now, yet they managed to get her involved. Did they hook up before filming even started for Chinese Paladin 3?

[Beautiful female passenger on the train: Yang Mi.]

Hmm, I heard that Tangren Media had contacted her for the Legend of Sword and Fairy 3, but I didn't expect to meet this legendary female star in the industry so soon.

Wait a minute...

Liu Shishi, Tang Yan, Yang Mi.

Wow, three of the future top actresses have managed to make it into the cast with just a low-budget film of 300 million yuan.

A hit comedy script, featuring three top male stars and even three top female stars.

With this level of production quality, Ji Yun felt that his movie was going to be a hit.

Ji Yun even wondered if she should invite Liu Yifei over.

The four beauties from the Legend of Sword and Fairy series, all top-tier stars, appear together in one movie in an explosive way; the visuals are simply stunning and pleasing to the eye.

Ji Yun looked at Cai Yinong, tentatively wanting to speak, but the words caught in her throat.

Liu Tianxian's relationship with Tangren is also quite complicated.

I heard that Liu Tianxian was Cai Zong’s unattainable white moonlight back then.

It's likely that Liu Yifei's friends were worried about losing acting opportunities if she refused to sign the contract, so they kept delaying their response until filming was finished before finally declining.

Mr. Cai felt he had been played for so long and was full of resentment.

It's hard to distinguish right from wrong in this matter; it's all about interests.

"What are you looking at? Why are you being so secretive?" Cai Yinong looked her over, puzzled. "Is the candidate not good enough?"

After thinking about it, Ji Yun decided to go dancing at Cai Yinong's sensitive spot.

"No, they're fine. It's just those last two, where did you find them?"

"The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3 is about to start filming, and they are the candidates. Tang Yan is from Orange Sky Entertainment, and I plan to cast her as the female lead in the new drama."

After saying that, Cai Yinong straightened her hair a little embarrassedly, "I wanted to ask Yang Mi to try out for the second female lead, but Rong Xinda won't let her go. I'll use a cameo role in your movie to ask her to come over and talk to you privately."

Worried that Ji Yun might be unhappy, she added, "Don't worry, it's just a cameo role, it'll be easy for her. She played Guo Xiang quite well in 'The Return of the Condor Heroes,' it was a natural performance for a young girl."

"It's alright, it's alright," Ji Yun waved her hands repeatedly.

Choosing supporting roles was a power given to her by Ji Yun, so she was just being polite; Ji Yun couldn't possibly put on airs.

At this moment, Xiao Zhao put down his things and came over, looking around suspiciously like a thief, before cautiously speaking, "Boss..."

He called out to someone but didn't speak for a long time, acting hesitantly.

"Spit it out." Since they were old acquaintances, Ji Yun didn't stand on ceremony with him.

Xiao Zhao grinned sheepishly, "Well... um, are there any female roles left for our movie that haven't been cast? I'd like to recommend someone..."