Which top celebrity doesn't support a few female stars?

Around noon, Li Zhou returned to Guangzhou and managed to have his lunch at the company just before lunchtime.

It's a simple four dishes and one soup.

Whenever possible, Li Zhou would ask Yang Sisi to compile all sorts of random gossip from the entertainment industry during lunchtime.

The present was no exception; Yang Sisi sat at the small dining table, eating and talking at the same time...

"The online response to last night's grand event is quite positive..."

"This morning, a well-known marketing account published a long article criticizing the proliferation of awards, but it was actually attacking Mr. Li for receiving the 'Popular Person of the Year' award..."

Li Zhou rarely laughed when he heard this.

This can be considered a traditional recurring theme; almost every trophy on that wall of cabinets in the office is accompanied by attacks and gossip.

Yang Sisi, who was summarizing the situation, also had a smile on her face. She felt that some contestants in the industry had to spend money to buy this kind of material every time, which was really wasteful.

They turned around and started talking about other gossip...

"When Ning Xixia left Shanghai this morning, fans and media saw her off at the airport, and she was asked about the gossip from last night..."

"She was just joking, responding to the fact that she never patted your thigh, Mr. Li, she only patted your knee..."

"They didn't shy away from saying that gossiping like this is indeed more appealing, and even expressed concern that it might corrupt good children..."

Li Zhou simply listened.

He was the one who initiated the cosplay of the gossip table scene, so of course he knew that it had the potential to generate repeated public opinion backlash in a short period of time.

It's only been one night, and with netizens still caught up in the gossip, it would be strange if no entertainment media outlets followed up with questions.

It was only because Li left Shanghai discreetly that he did so; otherwise, he would probably have been besieged by hundreds of entertainment media outlets.

Finally, Yang Sisi summarized briefly: "There's also a rumor that's currently unclear whether it's true or false..."

"It seems that Wang Xiaofei, the content supervisor at Taoyuan Productions, has taken note of the company's contact with director Yang Changzhi..."

"There are rumors that he's convinced you, Mr. Li, deliberately rejected the acting offers from Taoyuan Film Studio..."

"If this rumor is true, it could have a rather negative impact on the industry's reputation."

After hearing this, Li Zhou could guess what it meant even with his toes...

It's just that rumors will soon spread throughout the film and television industry.

They said that Li was arrogant and ignorant, that he looked down on Tao Factory and disdained to cooperate with it, and so on.

After only a few seconds of contemplation, Li Zhou made his decision: "Tell Zhang Qiming that I want to talk to him about Wang Xiaofei at 3 pm."

Yang Sisi silently made a note of it.

Well, Li Zhou has never been good at giving people chances repeatedly since he was a child.

At best, Wang Xiaofei is just a worker at Tao Factory, not even considered a senior executive.

If you write a few complaint letters that are just right for delivery, the company's internal competition mechanism will automatically match Xiao Wang with opponents.

That saved him from constantly trying to cause trouble in secret.

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At 2:30 p.m., Li Zhou woke up from his afternoon nap, washed up, and walked out of the break room. He looked up and saw that someone seemed to be sitting in the office chair.

The figure was almost completely obscured by the wide back of the chair, but Li Zhou could smell a faint but unique fragrance.

In fact, almost all the girls he met wore light makeup at the very least and had a skincare and makeup fragrance on them.

Under normal circumstances, Li Zhou would find it difficult to distinguish one person from another based on their smell.

However, this is not the usual situation.

So Li Zhou immediately pretended to shout, "Security! Security! Where are all the security guards? Damn it, a thief broke into my office!"

Xu Qingyi, who was sitting there, shifted her toes, turning her chair around, and glared at Li Zhou: "I fucking..."

"No wonder you don't dare to act; your acting is so exaggerated it's an eyesore."

Unfazed by being exposed, Li Zhou leaned back on his desk and casually asked, "Boss, you're a busy man, how come you have time to come to the company?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Qingyi first looked Li Zhou up and down repeatedly, then clicked her tongue in amazement: "He hasn't changed at all, how come he's changed his personality?"

Li Zhou: "?"

Xu Qingyi bluntly joked, "Not to mention that there were a bunch of your old flames at the ceremony, Su Yuran and Ning Xixia are practically gossiping in your arms..."

"You didn't even have any 'embracing two women' last night? That's not like you, Boss Li."

Li Zhou was not surprised by this, as Xu Qingyi had always known about the original owner's dissolute behavior.

To say nothing of the distant past, when he faced paparazzi threats after arriving on Blue Star, he directly sought Xu Qingyi's help to handle them.

He was just a little puzzled: "Am I really that bad?"

"Indeed, no." Xu Qingyi raised an eyebrow, thought for a moment, and then said, "However, things aren't exactly peaceful either; it seems like records have been broken."

Hearing this, Li Zhou subconsciously muttered to himself, "This record is quite difficult to break."

Back when he was on Earth, he only needed to persist for about 50 hours to break the record.

Meeting Xu Qingyi's gaze, Li Zhou spread his hands: "I'm getting old, making money is the priority now."

Xu Qingyi's expression turned strange upon hearing this, but she still ignored it: "Alright, I'll take it seriously."

Then, she changed the subject: "There are a few things. First, about helping you coordinate resources, it's almost done..."

"It will be exclusively broadcast on Tencent Video. In the early stages, it will be produced according to the standards of an S-level revenue-sharing drama. Adjustments will be made based on the broadcast results. Tencent Video can invest up to 30% and send only one person as the producer. In principle, it will not interfere with the filming process."

As he listened, a smile appeared on Li Zhou's face, and he praised him directly: "As expected of the boss, you're really awesome!"

Xu Qingyi didn't like hearing such empty praise and continued, "The three brands that I've endorsed have already settled their endorsement fees."

As she spoke, she pointed to the folder on her desk: "These are the account statements."

After all, the total amount involved is 4900 million, so there will certainly be a clear statement of account.

Li Zhou took a look.

The combined after-tax income from the three payments, profit sharing, and pre-paid individual income tax is NT$2332.4 million.

In fact, with the combined commission and personal income tax of Shengshi, each income only yields 47.6% to Li Zhou, less than half.

This is because Shengshi Entertainment changed its revenue sharing model; under the previous system, the final after-tax revenue would not even reach 15%.

It's no wonder that some celebrities used to try every possible way to evade taxes, such as changing the nature of their income through their studios.

The initial stages of endorsements for these ordinary fast-moving consumer goods brands are not complicated.

After shooting the GG materials, the follow-up process is basically just cooperating with the brand to post some promotional content on Weibo, which Li Zhou doesn't need to do personally.

On the contrary, subsequent offline promotional events may require the individual's attendance...

As for the current situation, Li Zhou had done a simple calculation of his income earlier. Unsurprisingly, he just sighed in a seemingly serious manner: "The budget is 1.2 million, and I'm still 1000 million short. I'm really at my wit's end."

Xu Qingyi knew, of course, that these words were meant for her. She glanced at Li Zhou and said, "Alright, alright, I'll help you one more time."

"Let me tell you, this time it's because you really demonstrate the responsibility of a vice president, proactively recruiting celebrities for the company..."

After rambling on for a while, Xu Qingyi offered a solution: "The company can purchase the copyright license for your script for 1000 million."

This prompted Li Zhou to blurt out instinctively, "Aren't you afraid it's not worth the price?"

In response, Xu Qingyi explained simply: "Your popularity has an advantage... Although you took the initiative, business is business."

If Li Zhou were just an ordinary person, let alone "Grant Me Your Glory," even if he produced "The Three-Body Problem," it would be a pipe dream to sell it for at least 1000 million.

The film and television rights to The Three-Body Problem were originally sold for only 10.

But Li Zhou is a top star, and he will be deeply involved in the production. From a commercial perspective, the 1000 million premium is worthwhile...

As an aside, the individual income tax on the transfer of script copyrights is classified as royalties, and the overall individual income tax rate is relatively low at 26%.

The copyright fee was 1000 million, but the actual after-tax income was only 740 million.

Therefore, the total amount of funds that Li Zhou can currently use personally has reached... 3959 million.

In the past ten days or so, he has spent more than 16 yuan, the majority of which was the cost of hiring external staff during the filming of the three GG videos.

It's similar to a big star going to film a movie and inviting the extras and staff for tea.

This can be considered a reputation fee.

Seeing Li Zhou take out his phone and tap it for half a minute before suddenly looking directly at her, Xu Qingyi asked, puzzled, "Why are you looking at me?"

Li Zhou pointed to his WeChat balance on his phone screen: "You really don't want that 200 million yuan deposit for watching dramas anymore?"

Xu Qingyi simply waved her hand dismissively: "The money's in your WeChat account, why are you asking me?"

However, Li Zhou still carefully explained, "I just finished calculating, and after taxes, it won't be enough to reach 4000 million. I need to keep some spare change in my pocket..."

"I'll take 100 to use first..."

After patiently listening to Li Zhou's rambling, Xu Qingyi changed the subject: "Zhang Qiming told me you wanted to talk to him about Wang Xiaofei?"