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

In fact, this was the main reason why Xu Qingyi suddenly came to the company.

She is, after all, the boss of Shengshi Entertainment.

A certain Wang Xiaofei, a working-class guy, has repeatedly sabotaged Shengshi's only cash cow behind the scenes...

Do they really think Boss Xu has no temper?!

Upon hearing Xu Qingyi mention it, Li Zhou didn't bother to think too much about it and frankly replied, "That's right."

"I want Zhang Qiming to arrange a few whistleblower letters, to stir up some trouble for Wang Xiaofei first. There can't be no competition within Tao Factory..."

"I can't let him keep splashing dirty water on my head with impunity."

Xu Qingyi, who had been expressionless when the matter was brought up, raised an eyebrow slightly: "That's a good idea."

"Okay, let's do it this way for now."

Sensing the unspoken implication, Li Zhou couldn't help but ask curiously, "Tao Factory is all the way to the capital, boss, how can your reach extend this far?"

Xu Qingyi was good at putting on airs, so she immediately crossed her arms and said, "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask."

Li Zhou: "..."

6!

To be honest, Li Zhou didn't really know how powerful Xu Qingyi's family background was.

Her father, on the other hand, is ranked over 700th on the rich list, with his wealth remaining unchanged at 10 billion for eight consecutive years. His family business is in the electrical industry.

There is very little publicly available information.

However, Xu Qingyi, who is just starting out in society, may already have a net worth of more than 10 billion.

However, Li Zhou didn't pay much attention to this aspect, and this was the first time he had expressed curiosity about it.

Not being as curious, Li Zhou changed the subject: "Boss, is there anything else? I'm getting tired of standing."

Xu Qingyi, who had absolutely no sense of taking over someone else's place, just pouted and said, "I didn't stop you from sitting."

He then said, "There's one last little thing: who are you planning to cast as the male lead?"

"The company has reorganized its artist contracts and currently only has 9 signed artists left, and there are no suitable male actors."

Li Zhou, who made his decision from the very beginning when choosing "Grant Me Your Dazzling Light," frankly admitted: "I had considered this matter from the very beginning of the creative process..."

"The male lead is a businessman in his thirties, a wealthy second-generation heir, so naturally we tend to cast actors of that age..."

"I think we can look for people in the Hong Kong entertainment industry."

Xu Qingyi: "Hong Kong entertainment?"

After some tidying up, Lai Chau gave some simple reasons: "For example, artists who come from TVB tend to have a more stable skill level."

"Top actors of this age in the Chinese entertainment industry mainly specialize in period dramas, and their performances in modern dramas are generally mediocre."

"As for finding Song Mingche and those top celebrities... I'm not that selfless."

"Moreover, Hong Kong entertainment is a layer away from the mainland entertainment industry, and it is not as competitive as the mainland entertainment industry."

After listening, Xu Qingyi exclaimed with delight, "Your work style is becoming more and more thorough."

"That's good, we didn't nurture potential competitors."

After saying that, Xu Qingyi stood up, supporting herself on the armrest of the chair, and patted Li Zhou on the shoulder in a seemingly serious manner: "Little Li, do a good job..."

"I hope to earn enough money by the end of the year to buy a private jet."

Li Zhou: "..."

Is this something a human being could say?!

...

Watching Xu Qingyi leave the office, Li Zhou finally sat back in his office chair and breathed a comfortable sigh of relief.

The reasons he gave Xu Qingyi were, of course, his true thoughts.

He hasn't forgotten his top-tier status just because he's now working part-time as a screenwriter.

At least for now, Li Mou has not reached the point of giving resources to potential rivals.

The competition in the Hong Kong entertainment industry is indeed less direct due to the layer of separation involved.

This is not the last century anymore.

Of course, the most crucial reason is that Li Zhou wants to control variables as much as possible and reduce unexpected events.

Putting aside the character of Xu Yan, the male lead Shen Haoming is definitely better suited to William Chan.

Especially with a slight Hong Kong accent, saying "Yan Yan, answer the phone" might be more likely to go viral on Douyin.

With such a large entertainment industry like Blue Star, it's no surprise that similar actors can be found.

Moreover, just like when he was selecting directors, Lai Chow had already compiled a list of male actors from the Hong Kong entertainment industry...

After clearing his mind for a few minutes, Li Zhou called Yang Sisi, who was in the small cubicle across the street, to his office via the internal phone.

Looking at Yang Sisi, Li Zhou asked, "Have your colleagues at the company reached an agreement with Yang Changzhi?"

Without hesitation, Yang Sisi replied, "They only officially met at noon, and there's no definite follow-up yet."

So, Li Zhou picked up a piece of A4 paper and wrote down a few names: "After the negotiations are finalized, send this list of actors to Yang Changzhi and ask him to do a preliminary screening. Then invite the people on the list to the company for auditions."

"Understood." Yang Sisi knew how to prepare in advance. "Should we also call Su Yuran over?"

Li Zhou thought for a moment and said, "That's fine. Based on the current progress, filming will start in Guangzhou soon."

He is the project initiator, screenwriter, and investor. He goes to the film set to oversee and observe, and of course, he prioritizes choosing the city closest to him.

It's not like Guangzhou doesn't allow film crews to shoot movies.

...

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At 3 p.m., a little later, Zhang Qiming arrived at Li Zhou's office.

Although Xu Qingyi already knew what Li Zhou was going to do, as the boss, she couldn't possibly carry it out herself.

Therefore, the work still needs to be done by Zhang Qiming, the new vice president.

After a brief chat with Wang Xiaofei, Li Zhou quickly got down to business: "What are your thoughts on the new drama project, Mr. Zhang?"

It is obvious that although Xu Qingyi is in charge of coordinating project resources, Zhang Qiming is actually responsible for the specific implementation.

Therefore, Zhang Qiming was not surprised. He paused for two seconds before saying, "I've been working on the new drama project these past few days..."

"I have a somewhat immature idea, Mr. Li, please listen to it first..."

After further organization, Zhang Qiming began to speak fluently, first mentioning the business scope of Shengshi Entertainment.

How should I put it? It's probably because Xu Qingyi wanted to save trouble when she registered the company, so she included almost everything related to the entertainment industry.

It not only has basic talent agency and can produce film and television dramas, but also covers a wide range of fields such as animation, games, and toys.

Therefore, Zhang Qiming's immature idea was to completely expand the company's film and television business.

He has already made some simple arrangements and is trying to bring Yang Changzhi to Shengshi Entertainment.

In addition, Zhang Qiming believes that this can be used to establish multilateral cooperative relationships...

After listening for a while, Li Zhou sighed and said, "President Zhang is very ambitious, and I personally think it's quite good, but you have to ask the boss about this kind of thing."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Qiming looked at Li Zhou expectantly: "President Xu only listened briefly and asked me to ask President Li for your opinion."

He's still young, only in his early thirties, so of course he wants to do something big again.

Zhang Qiming was not disappointed that Xu Qingyi had transferred him from a large corporation to Shengshi Entertainment to manage this small operation.

On the contrary, he felt that this might be the most important opportunity of his life, because Xu Qingyi's eyes were always on this company.

As far as Zhang Qiming knew, Xu Qingyi was the undisputed successor of the Xu family.

How could he not try his best to demonstrate his value?

Facing Zhang Qiming's gaze, Li Zhou pondered for a full two and a half minutes before replying, "We need to first assess the actual situation of the new drama project."

These words made Zhang Qiming secretly breathe a sigh of relief, and he said aloud, "Understood."

He then went on to explain the relevant arrangements, including a series of procedures such as filing.

The article also mentioned the potential for quid pro quo arrangements in the new drama project.

It's important to know that this is a long-running drama project rated S-level, which is a huge opportunity for many well-known figures in the Chinese entertainment industry.

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P.S.: I'll post one chapter first, and the next chapter will be updated at the same time as before.