HuaYu: Starting with Photography to Navigate the Entertainment Industry

Hearing Xu Lang say this, Cai Yinong nodded in agreement.

"What Xu Lang said is not without reason."

Seeing Xu Lang's confident demeanor, Cai Yinong's heart stirred.

"That kid is shrewd. He would never do a deal that loses money. Besides, he always manages to do something unexpected, which might actually help the selling price."

Thinking of this, Cai Yinong, Li Guoli, and Feng Zhicheng exchanged glances and nodded.

"Okay, I'll give you 20. As you said, if it's over 23, we'll split it in half."

"Mr. Cai, that's right, you can't go wrong with giving it a try."

"but..."

Cai Yinong looked at Xu Lang with some unease.

"You need to tell me in advance how you want to do the promotion. After all, this drama has consumed almost all of our company's manpower and resources, so I can't let you do whatever you want."

"That's how it should be."

Xu Lang thought for a moment and said:

"Okay, let me organize my thoughts, and I'll explain this to you in detail tomorrow."

"Okay, it's settled then."

After Cai Yinong finished speaking, she checked the time and realized it was already evening.

She stood up, took Xu Lang's hand, and said eagerly:

"Xu Lang, we're partners now. We'll have a get-together later, so be sure to have a couple of drinks."

"That would be exactly what I wanted."

With that, the group headed toward the restaurant where they would have their wrap party.

In the evening, the wrap party was held in the hotel's conference hall.

Upon entering the conference hall, a festive banner hangs on the opposite wall:

"A warm celebration for the successful completion of filming for 'The Legend of Sword and Fairy'!"

Inside the hall, ten tables were set up, and about 100 people had already arrived. Groups of three or five were chatting and laughing, creating a lively atmosphere.

Cai Yinong led Xu Lang to the front table and sat down with the main members of the production team, including the director, producer, screenwriter, director of photography, and art director.

The others also took their seats one after another.

At 5:58 PM, the wrap party officially began.

Cai Yinong walked onto the stage with a wine glass in her hand, raised it to everyone, and said:

"Thank you everyone for your hard work. I salute you all!"

As she spoke, Cai Yinong downed her glass of wine in one gulp, and immediately, cheers erupted from below. Everyone else raised their glasses and drank theirs as well.

Afterwards, the dishes were served one after another, and the meal officially began, with everyone at each table raising their glasses in toasts.

Because of their partnership in distribution, Cai Yinong specifically pulled Xu Lang to sit next to her. After exchanging pleasantries with the others, she pulled Xu Lang aside and started talking about distribution.

After all, all the previous work and efforts need to be realized through the release of the product.

Making money is the only way to go.

"Xu Lang, tell me the truth, what are you really thinking? Are you confident?"

Hearing Cai Yinong ask this, Xu Lang didn't hide anything and said directly:

"Speaking of which, we still need Mr. Cai's strong support."

He paused, then said:

"I have some personal connections with the people in charge at Hunan TV, so I'll see if I can pull some strings with them."

"Um?"

Upon hearing Xu Lang's words, Cai Yinong was immediately overjoyed. Hunan TV was definitely a top-tier station among satellite TV stations at that time.

Moreover, Hunan TV's audience is mainly young people, which perfectly matches the demographic of "Chinese Paladin".

Immediately, Cai Yinong became excited, grabbed Xu Lang's hand, and said eagerly:

"It would be great if you could really get in touch with Hunan TV."

At the same time, she patted her chest and guaranteed,

"Just tell me what support you need, and I'll get it for you."

Now, Cai Yinong has gained confidence in Xu Lang.

Xu Lang didn't stand on ceremony. He looked up and pointed to some of the actors at the actors' tables, saying:

"I plan to take our main creative team and lead actors to 'Happy Camp' for a visit first."

"Um?"

Upon hearing this, Cai Yinong looked immediately surprised.

"You can do that?"

"Why not?"

In 2004, the production team hadn't yet adopted the variety show promotion model, but Xu Lang didn't mind being the one to start it.

"We have actors, stars, and classic songs, why can't we perform?"

"Yes, you're right. How come I didn't think of this model?"

Cai Yinong gave Xu Lang a thumbs up and sincerely praised him:

"Xu Lang, you're really quick-witted and full of clever ideas, but this one is really good."

"Great, now I'm even more excited about the premium revenue sharing you mentioned."

As the two were talking, they heard a group of people walk towards the main table.

Xu Lang looked up and saw that it was Hu Ge leading a group of actors, with Liu Yifei and An Yixuan also in the group.

As the male lead, Hu Ge also took the lead in toasting, raising his glass to Cai Yinong and saying:

"Mr. Cai, let's raise a glass to you to thank you for your care and understanding."

Cai Yinong looked at everyone with excitement in her eyes. She stood up and toasted with everyone, drinking three glasses in a row.

Just when everyone thought the toasting was over, Hu Ge suddenly said:

"President Cai, after this filming experience, I really like our team. I would like to join Tangren Media and I hope you can agree."

Immediately, Cai Yinong's face lit up with surprise. She reached out her hand to Hu Ge in a welcoming gesture and said loudly,

"Great, I welcome you there."

After hugging Hu Ge, Cai Yinong glanced at the others and assured them:

"Don't worry, once you come to my company, I will definitely give you the best possible treatment."

At this point, she looked at Liu Yifei standing next to Hu Ge.

"Sissi, why don't you come work for me? We have a few more projects coming up that are perfect for you. We can give you the lead role, and we'll allocate all our resources to you. What do you say?"

Upon hearing Cai Yinong's invitation, the scene immediately fell silent.

All eyes turned to Liu Yifei.

Xu Lang, standing next to Cai Yinong, observed all of this and thought to himself:

"Hu Ge's initiative to 'throw himself into her arms' was probably pre-arranged by Cai Yinong, with the aim of putting pressure on Liu Yifei."

After all, Liu Yifei's value and potential are unmatched.

Especially after Xu Lang's "One Person, Two Immortals" is released, it will definitely push Liu Yifei to a higher level.

Now, if they can leverage personal connections to sign Liu Yifei, they'll have struck gold.

(Liu Yifei's agency is Red Starwood Entertainment Media Investment Co., Ltd., which was set up by Chen Jinfei specifically for Liu Yifei, so she can be considered a free agent.)

But in the current situation, it carries a hint of "coupling".

Xu Lang recalled that in his previous life, there were rumors that Liu Yifei and Cai Yinong had a bad relationship because Liu Yifei had rejected Cai Yinong's offer to recruit her.

"Is now?"

Xu Lang sat in the chair, his chin resting on his hand, staring at Liu Yifei like everyone else.

Liu Yifei was momentarily stunned by the sight of so many people. She hadn't expected Cai Yinong to make such a request of her in front of everyone.

To refuse outright would be disrespectful, a slap in the face.

You won't refuse, right?

That means it's not Liu Yifei.

Xu Lang knew that she had never joined any other brokerage company, and that she had only partnered with large platforms like Tencent through collaborations.

Xu Lang was also curious about how Liu Yifei would answer.

After all, he was also eyeing Liu Yifei like a wolf!