Pirates began to dominate the Chinese entertainment industry.

Ji Yun stopped her car at the traffic light.

He took out the note that the pretty female secretary had slipped into his pocket; the handwriting was delicate and the lines were beautiful, clearly indicating that she had practiced it carefully.

Ji Yun smiled and casually tossed it onto the center console. These young ladies from prestigious families, though with illustrious backgrounds, have many rules and bring a lot of trouble; it's best not to provoke them easily.

Sister Li called: "President Ji, I've sent you the number and address of the person you asked me to find."

"it is good."

Ji Yun hung up and opened the text message.

Sister Li is a local of Shanghai and doesn't need to go back to her hometown. Ji Yun asked her to help him contact someone after the New Year—Wei Zheng, an unknown director.

However, this year he will launch a well-known sitcom series, which unexpectedly made several stars famous: Wang Chuanjun, a top-tier film actor; Sun Yizhou, a second-tier actor; and Chen Hechi, a top-tier variety show actor...

Without this drama, half of the star alumni of the Shanghai Theatre Academy would probably be ruined.

This kind of wildly popular sitcom has a strong long-tail effect, is suitable for newcomers to enhance their resumes, and celebrities love to make cameo appearances. Most importantly, it can be developed into a series.

However, I heard that the show has already secured its initial funding, so Ji Yun has to hurry.

Ji Yun drove to the Shanghai Broadcasting Building according to the address. There was a little-known company there called Gaoge Culture.

Wei Zheng is the contracted director there, and the boss is Wang Yuan, the screenwriter of "iPartment".

……

"Damn it, Lao Wang, we're about to finalize the casting, and there's still no sign of their 60 yuan. Could they have backed out?" Wei Zheng shouted anxiously in the office.

Previously, a Taiwanese dating website called "iPartment" approached them, saying they wanted to film a promotional video. However, they felt that filming it as a TV series would have a better promotional effect, so they proposed to film it as a sitcom from the perspective of young people. The other party agreed to pay 60 yuan to film two episodes first.

As a result, the two of them stayed up all night to finish writing the script for two episodes and started looking for actors, but the other party hadn't paid them yet.

"Wait a little longer. If the actors are auditioned in the next couple of days and the money hasn't arrived yet, we'll stop production." Wang Yuan tapped the table.

Wei Zheng rubbed his hair and sighed.

Both of them were top students who graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. They were unwilling to just be directors, so he recommended that the other person make a TV series. However, the project failed before it even started, and his first TV series is probably going to be stillborn.

"By the way, how about we look for other companies? Someone contacted me yesterday saying they wanted to invest in our TV series, but the way she talked made me think she was a scammer. But we can look for other companies," Wei Zheng suddenly said.

"Those big companies wouldn't be willing to hand over millions to an amateur director," Wang Yuan glanced at him, "and the screenwriter."

……

Ji Yun drove up to the building.

Step into the elevator and press the up button.

"Ji Yun?!"

Ji Yun was suddenly stopped by a surprised female voice.

Looking back, wow, they were all familiar faces.

Lou Yixiao, Chen Chichi, Wang Chuanjun, Li Jinming, Sun Yizhou, Du Jiang, Zheng Kai... and a few other students from the Shanghai Theatre Academy whose names I don't know.

Almost all of them were his seniors, whom he had occasionally encountered during his previous military training.

"You're here for an interview too?" Lou Yixiao walked out from the crowd, looking happy.

"No, I'm here to talk about business," Ji Yun said.

"Hey junior, don't be shy, it's always good to try more." Lou Yixiao patted Ji Yun on the shoulder like a big sister.

She shared a dorm room with Bai Ying, and was closest to Ji Yun among this group of people.

She's a sophomore this year and the youngest among the auditionees. Feeling insecure, and not being a professionally trained actress, she wouldn't have dared to come if it weren't for her good friend, senior Chen Chichi, helping her with the introduction. Now, seeing Ji Yun, who is a year younger, she seems especially happy.

Lou Yixiao pulled him along and enthusiastically introduced him to his senior classmates.

Li Jinming blinked his big eyes, clung to Zhao Ji's arm, and looked at him curiously.

Seeing him approach, he smiled amicably and greeted his junior brother first.

"Junior brother is quite handsome, he definitely didn't audition for Zeng Xiaoxian, right?" Li Jinming glanced at Chen Chichi, his classmate, and joked.

"Hey, please, I'm handsome too, okay?" Chen Chichi said with a flamboyant flick of his hair.

Then he turned to Ji Yun and greeted him with a smile: "Junior Brother, I've long admired your name."

Chen Chichi was the most relaxed among the boys. He had already auditioned and the role was already decided. Although it wasn't Lu Zhanbo, whom he originally auditioned for, Zeng Xiaoxian had more scenes, so he was naturally willing to accept it.

He only brought people to audition for the film crew that was short of actors, all for the sake of this lead role.

Seeing that he was quite friendly, Ji Yun smiled and responded, then greeted a few of her senior brothers.

However, the others seemed a bit wary. After all, Lu Ziqiao and Guan Gu were both handsome characters, and if Ji Yun also joined in, the competition would become much more intense.

The elevator has arrived at its destination.

Several people squeezed in one after another.

"I heard you sold your house to make a movie. Are you under a lot of pressure?" Lou Yixiao leaned close to Ji Yun and asked in a low voice.

"It's alright, filming is finished, and I'll invite you to see it when it's released," Ji Yun said.

"No need, no need. I'll invite my classmates to go see it and give them a few movie tickets as a token of my support."

"Junior brother, why are you selling your house just to film a movie? Are actors all this ruthless these days?" Senior brother Du Jiang asked, staring at him with wide eyes.

"He invested in a movie." Zheng Kai put his arm around his shoulder and clicked his tongue. "But to be this crazy as a freshman, daring to argue with a big director, these junior students are too arrogant these days."

"Hey, how can you talk like that? What's wrong with junior brother putting in some effort for his career?" Li Jinming noticed his junior sister Lou Yixiao frowning and spoke up for her.

Lou Yixiao was of a lower generation and it was difficult for her to speak up, but she and the others were classmates, so she didn't need to worry too much.

"I didn't say anything, I was just worried about our junior brother," Zheng Kai said with a grin, turning to look at Ji Yun and asking in a condescending tone, "Right?"

Ji Yun didn't look at him, but glanced down at Lou Yixiao and laughed, "Let's take a gamble. If I win, I'll be a big director too."

"Pfft~" Zheng Kai couldn't help but burst out laughing, hiding behind the tall Du Jiang and laughing.

Lou Yixiao secretly pouted.

Li Jinming and Zhao Ji glared at him angrily, feeling that the man was extremely rude.

"Alright, alright, we're all direct disciples, let's be serious, we're here." The easygoing Chen Chichi stepped in to keep the atmosphere calm.

He patted Ji Yun on the shoulder. "Don't mind him, he's lost his mind. Which role are you auditioning for later? I'll go get you a character biography."

"Ding~", the elevator doors opened.

"Really, no need. I'm here to discuss business." Ji Yun took the lead and walked out, turning back to Chen Chichi to say this, then waving goodbye to Lou Yixiao and the others.

Chen Chichi and the others were left standing there bewildered.

"Xiaoxiao, what exactly is he here for?" Li Jinming asked.

"I don't know, maybe they came to this GG company to fix GG?" Lou Yixiao said uncertainly.

"This junior brother is too pretentious; he seems too lazy to even acknowledge us," Zheng Kai said, pursing his lips.

"It's not us, it's you." The usually quiet Zhao Ji rarely spoke.

"..." Zheng Kai glared at the girl he liked with dissatisfaction when he heard her say that.

Chen Chichi sighed helplessly, leaned close to his ear, and subdued him with just one sentence.

"Besides Cang Jingkong, I also have Wu Tenglan."