Pirates began to dominate the Chinese entertainment industry.

"Okay, I understand."

Ji Yun hung up the phone with Manager Liao and learned the whole story.

Shanghai banks needed a spokesperson, so they proactively used media resources to create a glamorous image for him.

Ji Yun let out a breath and leaned back in the car seat, lost in thought.

His original plan was to make a fortune quietly and go through the initial stage of capital accumulation. After all, the Lehman Brothers wave a few months later was the real big hit, enough to make him rich quickly and become a top domestic speculative investor.

Now that I've become famous early, many investments are too conspicuous, so I need to find an agent and a backer.

However, becoming famous now isn't without its advantages...

Ji Yun got out of the car and went directly into her own company next to the garage.

"Boss, you're finally back." Xiao Zhao looked exhausted and laboriously raised his hand to greet him.

Even Sister Li, who usually loves to play mahjong after get off work, didn't leave. She leaned back in her office chair, looking listless, and took a nap.

"What's wrong with you two?" Ji Yun asked.

"Don't even mention it. Boss, you should have given me a heads-up before you made so much money."

With a long face, Xiao Zhao took out a small notebook filled with notes.

"This afternoon alone, I received over a hundred phone calls."

There are people seeking investment for film and television projects, people looking for funding to start businesses, people submitting resumes, people saying they want to become apprentices, people going on blind dates... they're all listed here.

I really can't do it anymore, so I've already unplugged the phone line.

Oh, and there are still over two hundred emails in the company mailbox. Boss, you can check them yourself.

Ji Yun took the notebook and flipped through it.

"Anti-Japanese War dramas, period detective dramas, BL (Boys' Love) films, African adventure films, China's first sci-fi blockbuster..."

"Robotics companies, raising penguins in Antarctica, shipping pollution-free ice from the Arctic, inviting real estate speculators, shorting Wall Street, founding a girl group in the Chinese entertainment industry..."

"Even obscure actresses, female models, flight attendants, mistresses seeking employment..."

Ji Yun's brows twitched as she watched; they really thought he was a sucker.

Aside from girl groups, are there no other reliable projects?

He put down his notebook, sat in front of the computer, and started browsing his company email.

The first letter had a very formal title: "Job Application Letter – To Mr. Ji Yun"

Ji Yun clicked on it.

There were three images at the beginning, and it took a while to load.

Ji Yun glanced at it, and the mouse in her hand suddenly froze.

What popped up was a sexy nude photo album of a young and beautiful woman.

The comment below reads: "22-year-old female college student...no dating history, no sexual experience. Looking forward to a reply."

"Wow!" The young man, Xiao Zhao, was completely dumbfounded.

The beauties of today are not what he imagined.

Ji Yun clicked the exit button.

Although she is quite pretty, she still falls short compared to Secretary Liu and the others.

Ji Yun quickly flipped through the remaining emails.

Nearly a third of the emails were private messages from women, which made Xiao Zhao, who was standing next to him, exclaim in surprise.

Ji Yun was getting a little tired of seeing it.

When I opened the next email, a somewhat familiar face popped up.

Ji Yun was stunned for a moment, and when she saw who it was, it was actually Guo Fan... the future top director of Chinese science fiction films.

Why is it him? He shouldn't be here to solicit money... Ji Yun's mind conjured up his honest yet cunning smiling face.

Ji Yun scrolled down, and there was his resume attached.

Having graduated from an island university, I've been working in post-production at an island TV station for over five years. I've always wanted to join a film and television company, but I haven't been able to get accepted despite my applications.

He saw Ji Yun's post and realized that Ji Yun had both a film and television company and a lot of money, so she must have no shortage of roles to play. Therefore, he wanted to apply for a job as an assistant director.

"What's so interesting about this big man?" Xiao Zhao saw that Ji Yun was not moving and silently took a few steps back.

"Get out, I'll tell your sister tomorrow." These words scared him so much that he immediately became obedient.

Ji Yun stroked his chin and pondered for a moment.

For someone like Guo Fan, a marginal figure in the film and television industry, breaking into the circle is indeed very difficult.

In later interviews, he mentioned that "around 2008, during the five years I lived and worked at the television station, I felt I was getting further and further away from movies, and I began to think about whether I should return to my dream of making movies..."

As the entertainment industry becomes increasingly closed off year by year, this can be considered a helpless move for him, but he is also quite clever, knowing that Ji Yun has money, projects, and is short of people.

Ji Yun remembered that next year he would be forced to take the entrance exam for the Management Department of Beijing Film Academy, which is actually the equivalent of becoming a film producer, a way to indirectly enter the industry.

"Contact him and let him in. He'll be my assistant director," Ji Yun instructed Xiao Zhao, turning to him.

"That's it?" Xiao Zhao's eyes widened. After a moment of stunned silence, he scratched his head sheepishly and said, "Boss, you don't know this, but I also have a dream—"

Ji Yun picked up the teacup on the table, pretending to smash it. Xiao Zhao immediately knelt down in fright and obediently nodded in agreement.

Ji Yun turned over again.

Unfortunately, I never encountered any more hidden gems, only the hidden welfare princess.

Talented people are rare. These illegitimate channels are unreliable.

He turned to Xiao Zhao and instructed, "Using my current fame, post a job ad tomorrow, recruiting: assistants, actors, agents, directors, filming crew, screenwriters... Send me all the resumes you collect, and I'll go through them."

"Boss, why don't we just go to Orange Sky Entertainment and poach them? They have lots of celebrities and behind-the-scenes connections. We've already offended them, so what's a little more trouble?" Xiao Zhao muttered to himself.

Ji Yun looked up; this kid was actually quite useful.

He recalled that Orange Sky acquired 24.87% of Golden Harvest's shares last year, becoming its largest shareholder. After the release of *Red Cliff* this year, the acquisition of Golden Harvest would be complete, giving them not only the rights to all of Golden Harvest's films from the past few decades, including those by Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee, but also a large amount of physical assets: 49 cinemas and 300 theaters across Asia...

More importantly, it officially went public through a reverse merger, becoming the first listed entertainment company in mainland China, stealing the limelight from Huayi Brothers.

Ji Yun still remembered the underhanded tactics the other party had used before.

He had previously planned to confront the other party during the promotional period after the film's release date was set. Now that he has money, he can act earlier, at least to disrupt the other party's plan to go public through a reverse merger.

Ji Yun recalled the current stars and behind-the-scenes personnel under Orange Sky Entertainment: Tang Yan, Chen Hao, Song Jia, Jiang Yiyan...

And the talent agency she co-founded with Wang Jinhua, which also manages artists such as Chen Daomin, Liu Jialing, and Liang Jiahui...

Behind the scenes: Top art director Zhang Shuping, fifth-generation director Zhang Li (of "Da Ming Dynasty 1566" and "Towards the Republic"), and director Liu Junjie (of "My Sunshine" and "Boss & Me")...

Good, good, they are all talented people, and they should be put to good use.

Ji Yun, with the idea of ​​"trying my luck even if there's no guarantee of success," said:

"Go find Wang Jinhua and tell her that I want to meet her when I arrive in the capital."

Also, you should contact Tang Yan, Chen Hao, Zhang Li, Liu Junjie... and tell them I want to sign her, the salary is negotiable, I'll provide the project, and we can start filming immediately.

As Ji Yun spoke, she realized something: people really do laugh when they're doing bad things...

"Boss, you're really going all out! Those are their prized possessions. If you drain them dry..."

Xiao Zhao was startled, but seeing his matter-of-fact expression, she still mustered her courage and wrote them all down in her notebook. Then she asked, "What about investment projects?"