Rebirth 02, the Celestial Being Told Me to Stop Pretending

On the day we moved, a sun shower fell in Beiping.

The rain wasn't heavy, but the sun was quite strong.

Wang Yan stood at the door of his new office, watching the moving company workers push in the last cardboard box, his face beaming with barely suppressed laughter.

"What the hell are you laughing at?" Lu Chen stood next to him.

"I'm happy." Wang Yan spread his arms and spun around.

"Brother Lu, this place is fucking huge. Who would have thought we could run such a big company?"

"This is nothing! We'll buy the land and build our own office building in the future."

Eight hundred square meters, an entire floor.

Lu Chen stood in the center of the hall, with a four-meter-high ceiling above his head.

The entire street-facing side has floor-to-ceiling windows, and the floor is gray epoxy flooring, so smooth it's like a mirror, reflecting the neatly arranged LED lights on the ceiling.

On the east side of the lobby is a row of independent offices with glass partitions and frosted glass doors.

The names of the departments are displayed in gold lettering on the doorplates: Film and Television Business Department, Internet Business Department, Copyright Operation Department, Administration and Finance Department, Artist Management Department, etc.

The west side is an open office area that can accommodate forty workstations, each equipped with an ergonomic chair and a dual monitor stand.

At the very back is a large conference room that can accommodate fifty people, equipped with a projector and a whiteboard wall.

Next to the conference room is a tea room, fully equipped with a refrigerator, microwave, and coffee machine.

Further inside are two lounges, furnished with sofas and folding beds, so you can sleep directly if you work late.

Ning Hao carried a computer out of the elevator, his forehead covered in sweat.

"Hold."

"What's wrong?"

"This place is bigger than my entire old house."

He walked around the lobby, touched the glass partitions, looked at the ergonomic chairs, and then went to the tea room.

"Is this coffee machine new?"

"Um."

"Can you make espresso?"

"able."

"Damn it." Ning Hao cursed again, "Back when I worked in the factory, I couldn't even afford instant coffee."

Lu Chen accompanied Ning Hao to the floor-to-ceiling window, looking out at the streets of Wangjing.

The office building, built in the early 2000s, isn't new, but you can see the endless stream of cars on the Fourth Ring Road in the distance.

Zhao Bo and Xing Aina paced around in the film and television division office.

"Is this really our office?"

"Really," Lu Chen said.

"Does it have individual air conditioning?"

"have."

"There are windows?"

"have."

"That's awesome," Zhao Bo said.

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Lu Jianguo and Shen Yulan were the first to arrive on Monday morning.

The two of them arrived an hour early.

Lu Jianguo was wearing a dark gray suit with his tie neatly tied.

Shen Yulan stood beside him, wearing a navy blue business suit, her hair neatly combed.

Upon entering the company lobby, the first people you encounter are Ning Hao and Xu Zheng.

"Hello, Mr. Lu."

"Hello, Mr. Shen."

Lu Jianguo nodded, and Shen Yulan smiled.

Then came Xue Xiaolu, Zhang Songwen, Wang Yan, and Li Lu, one after another.

Everyone greeted each other politely, calling him "President Lu" and "President Shen" naturally.

Liu Yifei was the last to arrive.

She was wearing a white dress, her hair was tied in a ponytail, and she was holding a notebook.

When she opened the door, everyone in the conference room was already there.

"Lu Chen..." She paused for a moment when she saw Lu Jianguo and Shen Yulan sitting to Lu Chen's right.

Lu Chen stood up from the head of the conference table and went to greet her.

"You're here. Sit next to me."

Liu Yifei followed him to the main seat and greeted Lu Chen's parents sweetly.

"Hello, Uncle. Hello, Aunt."

Her voice was nervous, and you could clearly see the shyness on her face.

Shen Yulan's eyes lit up immediately.

"Oh, it's Yifei." She stood up and took Liu Yifei's hand.

"Please sit down, please sit down."

Liu Yifei had no choice but to sit down next to Shen Yulan. Shen Yulan held her hand, and Liu Yifei smiled at Lu Chen a little shyly.

Shen Yulan looked her up and down, and liked her more and more the more she looked at her.

"She's even prettier in person than on TV," Shen Yulan said, turning to Lu Jianguo. "Right?"

Lu Jianguo nodded. "Mm."

They had actually watched Liu Yifei's TV dramas long ago.

I watched Bai Xiuzhu in "The Story of a Noble Family", Wang Yuyan in "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", and "Chinese Paladin" with their son, even though I wasn't interested in them.

Now that I've actually met you in person, I don't know what to say.

Liu Yifei whispered, "Auntie, you're too kind."

"Don't mention it," Shen Yulan patted her hand. "Come visit often."

Liu Yifei's face flushed slightly.

You can just call me Sisi.

At this moment, Lu Chen interjected, "Mom, Yifei is now a partner in the company. She has her own studio, so she shouldn't keep saying she'll come over often."

Shen Yulan was even happier to hear this, and kept saying, "Good, good, good."

Wang Yan and Li Lu exchanged a glance.

Ning Hao looked down and flipped through his notebook, pretending not to see it.

Xue Xiaolu pushed up her glasses but said nothing.

But everyone kept it to themselves.

Lu Chen did not explain why Liu Yifei was present at this high-level meeting.

No explanation is needed.

Her personal studio has a stake in Coordinates, and that's the reason.

Very reasonable.

The meeting room was new, the chairs were new, and even the markers on the whiteboard were new.

Lu Chen stood up and walked to the whiteboard.

The meeting room fell silent.

He picked up a marker and drew a huge cross on the whiteboard, dividing the entire whiteboard into four areas.

He wrote about movies, TV series, the Internet, and IP copyright in four areas respectively.

"Today's meeting is to discuss the specific arrangements for the near future."

He coughed twice earnestly, then said, "I have the following instructions."

He turned around and looked at the core members present.

"Four things. Do them simultaneously."

There was a moment of silence in the conference room.

Li Lu was the first to speak:

"President Lu, I have a question." Li Lu stood up, speaking calmly.

"speak."

"We only have over 40 million yuan in cash on hand, but the subsequent operating costs, staff salaries, and other expenses cannot support your current plans."

"Don't worry about the funding. I've secured investment from foreign companies, and the funds will arrive in a few days."

This is part of the shares held on behalf of Liu Xiaoli that were cashed out and invested in an offshore company under Lu Chen's name.

Although this money is subject to taxation, it has nothing to do with Lu Chen himself.

"Any more questions?"

"No problem." Li Lu said and sat down.

Lu Chen glanced around, "Does anyone else have any questions?"

No one speaks.

"it is good."

Lu Chen picked up a marker and began taking attendance.

Ning Hao.

Ning Hao stood up.

He was wearing a black T-shirt today with a line of English text printed on the front.

Film is not a job, it's a disease.

Lu Chen glanced at the line of text and his lips twitched.

"I've looked at the outline for 'Crazy Racer,' you'll be in charge. Take a week off and we'll start filming as soon as possible."

Ning Hao was a little excited.

"I..." He swallowed hard. "Can I do it?"

"able."

How did you know?

"Aren't we better off now than when we were filming 'Crazy Stone'?"

Ning Hao paused for a moment, then his face lit up with excitement.

"Director Lu, you're pushing me to my death."

"I'll take responsibility if you drive someone to their death."

"...Okay, I will definitely live up to my brother's trust."

As Ning Hao said this, he couldn't help but recall the time they spent revising the script in the basement. Lu Chen had said the same thing back then, and he was doing it now.

They all hook up with the mynah birds.

Ning Hao sat down, and Xu Zheng, who was sitting next to him, patted him on the shoulder.

"Xu Zheng".

Xu Zheng stood up.

He was wearing a gray polo shirt today and looked more like a product manager than an actor.

"The Nameless. You're in charge. Budget eight million, start filming as soon as possible."

Xu Zheng nodded, a shrewd smile on his face.

"Director Lu, I've been waiting for you to say that for a long time."