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

Li Zhou was somewhat interested in the possibility of exchanging benefits mentioned by Zhang Qiming.

He is currently starring in the drama "Give Me the Light".

From filing, filming, approval, to broadcasting... even if you want to get a share of the profits, the fast-track model will take until the end of this year or the beginning of next year.

Furthermore, considering the sustainability and stability of commercial value, it is indeed not appropriate for Li Zhou to accept any more endorsements this year.

Unless you can find a high-end luxury brand that's a good fit, and then give them a helping hand...

In conclusion, it is foreseeable that Li Zhou will have fewer effective and advantageous travel options in the second half of the year.

Trying to exchange resources with other entertainment companies now might bring some unexpected surprises.

After all, among all the characters in "Give Me Your Light," the second and third female leads, as well as the second and third male leads, all had memorable scenes.

After listening to Zhang Qiming's comprehensive explanation, including the direction of resource exchange, Li Zhou quickly stated: "I tend to stop accepting variety show appearances..."

He's a player who relies on his looks.

Despite appearing on numerous variety shows last year, the overall effect of those shows wasn't particularly outstanding.

She doesn't even qualify for a label like "stupid beauty".

"Understood." Zhang Qiming replied without hesitation or doubt. "I will do my best to secure more distinctive resources in exchange."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhou casually shook his head: "It doesn't matter if we can't get a replacement. We might as well focus on getting high-end luxury endorsement deals."

Zhang Qiming didn't say anything more: "Okay."

Watching Zhang Qiming leave the office, Li Zhou pondered for a moment...

After he expressed some agreement with Zhang Qiming's idea of ​​expanding business in Shengshi, Zhang Qiming's tone changed slightly.

It carries a hint of reciprocation.

Since Xu Qingyi does indeed put some effort into Shengshi Entertainment, Li Zhou can easily understand Zhang Qiming's enthusiasm and initiative.

They also knew Zhang Qiming's core pursuit.

For example, Li has been actively trying to deepen his ties with Boss Xu.

Furthermore, the fact that Shengshi Entertainment can expand its business will also benefit Li Zhou.

If any of his new projects in the future are led and invested in by Shengshi Entertainment, it would be equivalent to him being the investor.

He holds the title of honorary executive vice president, and he's even capable of trying to step on his own two feet and fly to the sky.

A series of thoughts swirled in his mind, and Li Zhou quickly summarized a few key points...

"How high can Zhang Qiming's enthusiasm go...?"

"As a contestant from a large corporation, how long would you be willing to stay at Shengshi Entertainment, 3 years or 5 years...?"

"Given the boss's age and his work style, he probably won't be looking to take over anytime soon..."

"Take a look..."

Time doesn't provide any answers, but its passage can bring many things to a conclusion.

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Later that afternoon at 4 p.m., director Yang Changzhi's studio and Shengshi Entertainment signed a framework agreement for in-depth cooperation.

The main idea of ​​the framework is that Yang Changzhi became the trial director for Shengshi Entertainment.

Yang Changzhi even made a special phone call to Li Zhou, expressing his gratitude in every word.

He would certainly be happy to work for a promising company; otherwise, if he couldn't make a profit, he would go hungry for three days and nine meals a day.

In short, the director of "Give Me Your Light" was thus appointed, and Li Zhou subsequently entered a period of both busy and leisurely days...

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On the 29th, under Zhang Qiming's management, Shengshi Entertainment, which had been prepared in advance, submitted the filing application for the web series "Grant Me Your Dazzling Glory".

On the same day, through Zhang Qiming's mediation, the total investment for the entire series "Grant Me Your Radiance" was determined to be 1.2 million yuan.

Among them, Shengshi Entertainment invested 3000 million yuan to buy out the script copyright, Li Zhou invested 4000 million yuan personally, director Yang Changzhi and his personal studio invested a total of 1500 million yuan, and Tencent Video invested 3500 million yuan.

Taking into account factors such as funding and resources, the producers are Li Zhou and Zhong Huai from Tencent Video.

On the 30th, Yang Changzhi, after reading the entire script of "Grant Me Your Dazzling Glory", discussed the casting preferences for the main roles with Li Zhou over the phone.

Then, Wang Juan, the content supervisor of Tencent Video, was added to the group chat. However, she made it clear that she fully respected Mr. Li Zhou's decision.

Then the casting director recommended by Yang Changzhi got involved in the process.

Meanwhile, considering that the Dragon Boat Festival was just around the corner, Yang Changzhi and Li Zhou jointly decided to postpone the audition for the male lead until after the festival...

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On the 31st, the Dragon Boat Festival, Li Zhou also gave himself a rare day off, staying at home and not doing anything productive.

They either scroll through TikTok, watch movies and TV shows, or play online games when they're bored.

Unfortunately, I didn't get to have a proper day of fun because Xu Qingyi called me to dinner at 7 pm.

The meeting was arranged at a private club.

As soon as he entered, Li Zhou could already smell the money everywhere.

The decor was more upscale than the top-tier five-star hotels he occasionally stayed in.

You have to walk through a small living room to get to the dining room, which is clearly a fully equipped suite-style private room.

Seeing that Xu Qingyi was the only one in the restaurant, Li Zhou said without thinking...

"Boss, have you finally lost your mind and decided to take advantage of me?"

Before the words were finished, a lively young female voice came from behind, "Sister Qingyi, I'm here..."

The next second, the other person blinked their beautiful big eyes and added, "I guess I came at the wrong time...?"

Xu Qingyi, seated at the head of the table, remained expressionless and said casually, "No, you've come at just the right time."

"Now you know what 'seeing is believing' really means, right? What you just heard represents the absolute limit of morality in the Chinese entertainment industry."

As they were talking, Xu Qingyi got up and made arrangements for the pretty young girl who looked like a high school girl to sit down first.

Then he glanced at Li Zhou, who was still standing there, his eyes seeming to say, "Do I have to pay?"

After Li Zhou sat down, Xu Qingyi gently put her arm around the girl's shoulder and introduced her to Li Zhou: "Ke Miaoyin, my younger sister, just started university."

Li Zhou greeted her with a smile: "Hello, Miss Ke."

His simple greeting, coupled with his smiling face, made Ke Miaoyin hold her breath for three seconds: "Hello...Brother Li."

After the two greeted each other, Xu Qingyi reached out and tapped Ke Miaoyin's head: "Are you still delusional enough to want to enter the entertainment industry?"

Ke Miaoyin first shook her head subconsciously, then immediately nodded: "I...I still want to."

Seeing this, Xu Qingyi sighed helplessly, "It's hopeless."

Li Zhou simply watched quietly.

At the dinner table afterwards, Li Zhou only occasionally responded to Ke Miaoyin's curiosity about the entertainment industry, without taking the initiative to bring up any topics.

I wish I could eat without saying a word.

After the meal, Xu Qingyi personally drove Li Zhou back to his residence.

On the way, he got straight to the point: "Boss Li, could you please think of a solution?"

"Both her parents and I advised her to give up the idea, but we later felt that letting her experience overnight fame might cause her to quickly lose interest."

"She's not an art student, but she's proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. I guess she's only suitable as a guest singer."

After listening, Li Zhou asked directly, "So, what's her relationship with you, the boss, that you need to worry about her so much?"

Xu Qingyi didn't hide anything: "Our generation has been friends for four generations, and we're very close..."

Before Xu Qingyi could finish speaking, Li Zhou immediately objected: "How many heads do I have? Enough to take on the job of coaxing this kind of child?"

Xu Qingyi found this sight amusing: "What are you afraid of? If I really wanted to take my anger out on you, I wouldn't need to go through all this trouble."

Li Zhou: "..."

Damn, that makes a lot of sense.

"Just use your literary genius to write her a song that's guaranteed to be a hit..."

Without pausing, Xu Qingyi casually added, "The copyright fee is 1000 million, and you get 7% of the song's revenue. It can't be a catchy pop song."

Before he could finish speaking, Li Zhou's expression changed: "From the moment I met Miss Ke Miaoyin, I felt she was a born songstress, her mind brimming with inspiration. Boss, you're being too long-winded..."

Xu Qingyi: "..."

She felt that she had overestimated the moral bottom line of this group of people.

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On June 1st, the flagship store of a snack brand endorsed by Li Zhou opened in Guangzhou, and Li Zhou attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The brand endorsement information was updated on Weibo simultaneously.

Subsequently, the store's sales revenue set a new record for the snack brand.

On the same day, Li Zhou registered a writer account on the online literature website Wenyue and published the first chapter of his science fiction novel "The Three-Body Problem".

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On the 3rd, Li Zhou updated his Weibo with a new endorsement message: a paper brand added the slogan "Li Zhou's style" to multiple online shopping platforms.

On the 5th, the audition for the male lead of "Give Me Your Dazzle" was held at the headquarters of Shengshi Entertainment.

After a full day of auditions, Yang Changzhi and Li Zhou jointly selected Hong Kong star William Chan.

He's best at portraying the old-fashioned, money-grubbing type of male leads.

On the 9th, Li Zhou went to a very simple offline event, worked for half an hour, and earned 95.2 yuan.

On the 10th, Li Zhou created a new script document.

On the 11th, Li Zhou created an empty document, indicating that he already had inspiration for song creation... In reality, he suffered from decision paralysis once again.

On the 12th, Li Zhou created a new song file, realizing that he should have a work this year.

Otherwise it would seem like I'm not doing my job properly. Releasing singles is the easiest thing to do right now... It has nothing to do with writing songs.

On the 18th, Li Zhou updated his Weibo again with news about his endorsement, while a certain brand of cola promoted its new packaging through various channels.

There are more styles featuring GG images endorsed by Leon Lai and Zhou.

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On Sunday the 22nd, three days after the filing of "Grant Me Your Dazzling Glory" was approved, the crew officially started filming in Zengcheng, Guangzhou.

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