Huayu: Live a carefree life

The next morning, Lu Jie left Hengdian with a satisfied heart and headed to Shanghai.

The two actresses, with barely concealable dark circles under their eyes, were yawning as they got their hair and makeup done. They seemed to enjoy it, but the bastards who deserved to be scolded didn't hold back.

This trip to Shanghai was a spur-of-the-moment decision. Lin Zixian had been handling the negotiations with Lemon Pictures, and he reported yesterday that the deal was basically finalized, which led to this trip.

Hengdian is not far from Shanghai. Lu Jie, Xiao Wu, and Lin Zixian rode in a Maybach S580 with their secretary, while the other entourage rode in four Mercedes-Benz S450s.

I learned after asking around on the way that Lin Zixian had strictly followed his strategy of money being no object, and negotiated a 40% stake at a price that no one could refuse.

While the amount spent was somewhat extravagant, it was still insignificant compared to the investments made in the tech industry.

Lu Jie also deeply felt that it was no wonder that not many people were willing to work in industry and manufacturing now, but instead flocked to finance and culture, where money could be made quickly.

In addition to the matter of Lemon Pictures, Lin Zixian also reported on the progress of purchasing the copyrights of online novels.

Since the establishment of Lingjie Entertainment Investment Company, Lu Jie has instructed him to select and collect good online novels and original scripts, with only one requirement: the female characters must be outstanding.

After all, Lu Jie's investment in the entertainment industry was for only three things: promoting women, promoting women, and damn it, promoting women.

"The company's current focus is on filming the 'Someday or One Day' series in two different formats."

"Regarding the novel copyright, the copyright department recently purchased a romance novel that subverts the usual tropes, 'The Romance of Tiger and Rose.' Ji Mingyan from the screenwriting department thinks the book is good and is currently organizing a script adaptation."

"In addition, some people came with mature scripts seeking investment. One of them was a director signed with Yu Yatou's company named Yuan Shuang, who had directed two web series."

"The script is 'So Cute Us.' The investment department and the screenwriting department both thought it was good, and the female lead and the second female lead were both quite outstanding. Oh, and 'The Romance of Tiger and Rose' is also a female-centric drama."

Lin Zixian added a sentence, clearly knowing what his boss liked to hear.

Lu Jie was extremely satisfied with his attitude. "Can we poach this director Yuan Shuang, and also the screenwriter of this drama?"

"I'll say it again: don't be afraid to spend money on entertainment investment. As long as the expenses are reasonable, you don't need to worry about the budget."

Lin Zixian chuckled and said, "Since you've said so, of course there's no problem. However, this Director Yuan seems to be quite ambitious, so his asking price probably won't be low."

Lu Jie shrugged indifferently, "It's good to be ambitious. If he's willing to cooperate, Entertainment Investment will help him set up a studio, take a 30 to 40% stake, and enjoy priority investment rights in his projects."

"If it's in this format, I'll be even more confident." Lin Zixian felt that his boss was really generous, not only willing to pay but also willing to delegate authority.

Lu Jie smiled and nodded. "Besides 'Someday or One Day,' which is a key project for the short drama department, are there any other projects you're incubating?"

"Yes, the short drama department has done market research, and the projects currently incubated include..."

After listening to Lin Zixian's report on the short drama category, Lu Jie turned to Xiao Wu and asked, "Has the meeting notice from Weishi for 10 AM on the 8th been sent out?"

Xiao Wu flipped through the tablet's memo app. "The notification has been sent out. Mr. Ren's secretary said that Mr. Ren will also participate remotely at the meeting, representing the group to welcome you to Weishi."

"Okay." Lu Jie sent her a document. "This is the key points of my speech. Please polish it for me and give it to me before noon on the 7th."

"Okay, boss." Xiao Wu silently accepted the package but did not open it immediately.

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After entering Shanghai, the convoy headed straight for Fengxian, where Uncle Li had a rather nice private estate.

The meeting with the four founders of Lemon Pictures was arranged there. Uncle Li heard yesterday that Lu Jie was coming and said that we should have a few more drinks today.

"Uncle Li, I'm bothering you again~" Lu Jie strode into the courtyard of this Jiangnan-style manor.

Uncle Li smiled, waved, and stood up to greet him, "Not at all, Xiao Lu, I'd love for you to come often."

He then personally began the introductions, "Let me introduce you. This is Su Xiao, the chairman of Lemon Pictures, and CEOs Chen Fei, Xu Xiaogou, and Zhou Yuan. Like me, they all come from the Beijing Media Group."

"Hello, Mr. Lu." Everyone greeted him politely and warmly.

"Tang Yan is an old friend, hehe~" Uncle Li winked rather ambiguously.

He then introduced the other two, "These are Jiang Shuying and Mao Zijun, artists under Lemon Pictures."

Tang Yan still vividly remembered the handsome guy who almost touched her stockings and caused a ball to form last time. It was a pity that he didn't take her back to the hotel. She was quite envious after hearing that Wang Churan had been taken a liking to this President Lu.

I heard that today is another day to host this Mr. Lu, so she not only got her hair and makeup done early, but also specially wore a figure-hugging mini skirt and the new Balenciaga stockings.

She naturally moved closer to Lu Jie, revealing an extremely sweet smile, and greeted him in the coquettish tone typical of women from Jiangnan, "Hello, Mr. Lu, we meet again~"

Seeing this, Jiang Shuying felt relieved. Originally, when Chen Fei told her to meet the new major shareholder today, she was a little anxious, fearing that she would be asked to serve him in bed.

It seems like it's not her turn now. Tang Yan clearly had an affair with him a long time ago. This Lu Jie seems to be born in '95. I wonder who's at a disadvantage between him and Tang Yan...

Mao Zijun also breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, it seems his buttocks are saved...

In fact, male celebrities in the entertainment industry are more nervous than female celebrities about meeting their new bosses, because you never know what kind of gender or career path the boss is interested in.

Many of them are even indiscriminate in their tastes, appealing to both men and women. Among them, the most famous is Xiao Wang from Huayi... a well-known double-pronged guy in the industry.

There's also Tong Dawei's sugar daddy, who is said to be a couple who would work together to serve him. Mao Zijun didn't know if it was true or not, but he was terrified when he heard about it.

If Lu Jie knew that this unlucky guy was thinking this way about him, he would definitely have his bodyguards kick him around!

Regardless of what Jiang Shuying and Mao Zijun thought, a polite greeting was still necessary: ​​"Hello, President Lu."

Lu Jie smiled in response and then looked at Jiang Shuying, who was wearing a well-fitting white suit and no stockings, but her legs were quite nice.

The look in his eyes sent a shiver down her spine. She wondered if he had taken a liking to her.

Oh well, let him play along. He's so handsome, it's not like he's losing out by playing you. It's just a pity about the age difference; he'll probably just be the one playing you.

"Teacher Jiang, didn't you play a school beauty? I think her name was... Ruan Wan, right?"

Jiang Shuying smiled and said, "Yes, yes, I didn't expect President Lu to know about my debut work~"

Lu Jie shrugged and laughed, "When I was free after the college entrance exam in 13, I watched a lot of movies, including 'So Young,' since Zhao is from my hometown."

"Oh, I'm truly honored!" Jiang Shuying chuckled, covering her mouth, a hint of pride in her voice.

However, things didn't go as Jiang Shuying had imagined. Instead of being brought to Boss Lu's side at the dinner table, she and Mao Zijun sat next to the Lemon quartet.

Lu Jie was seated in the main guest seat by Uncle Li, who personally served him. On the other side was his "old friend" Tang Yan, and the others took their seats in turn.