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

This private club is probably owned by Xu Qingyi or the Xu family; Li Zhou has been here several times already.

Of course, he didn't have time to pay attention to how long it would take to drive from the headquarters of Shengshi Entertainment.

He was just a little slow to react; he didn't mean to see Boss Xu get angry.

Upon hearing that Boss Xu had only just washed his hair while doing a handstand, Li Zhou looked quite disappointed and pointed out the car window: "I know the way."

Xu Qingyi: "..."

Is this Li Zhou a dog?!

...

In the private club's suite-style restaurant, the two who had reunited quickly started chatting and laughing.

Everyone was in sync, temporarily forgetting the various speculations and thoughts that arose from the collaboration.

Afterwards, at the dinner table, they continued to toast and exchange drinks, chatting and laughing throughout the meal.

The meal took about an hour.

After seeing Zhong Huai and Wang Juan off, Li Zhou got into Xu Qingyi's car and went back to Shengshi with her...

...

In the general manager's office on the 9th floor, Xu Qingyi got straight to the point: "What are your thoughts on the production budget for the Legend of Sword and Fairy series?"

Li Zhou had a plan: "I will invest 7000, the company can invest 1.4, and the remaining 10% will be distributed among the shareholders."

"However, I only have a little over 3400 yuan on hand right now. I'll have enough after I receive my acting fee and the second installment of the basic production cost for Xu's drama..."

He had over 2900 million yuan on hand some time ago, and the money from Penguin Music's purchase of "Rice Fragrance" was 544 million yuan after tax.

As an aside, Shengshi Entertainment will not take a cut of this purchase amount.

However, Shengshi Entertainment covered the production costs and subsequent promotional expenses for "Rice Fragrance".

They should rightfully take a cut of the revenue from the broadcast and commercial copyright licensing of "Rice Fragrance"...

Furthermore, despite the fact that the lead actors of "Chinese Paladin" received a salary of 4000 million, Shengshi only received 1904 million after deducting its share and paying taxes.

Therefore, Li Zhou has to wait for Tencent Video to pay the second 40% of the production cost for "Xu" in order to raise the total of 7000 million...

Xu Qingyi had no objection to Li Zhou's investment plan: "Sure. If needed, I can lend you an interest-free bridging loan."

This time, Li Zhou did not refuse.

Times have changed, and moreover, compared to "Xu", Li Zhou has more than enough motivation to complete "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".

Afterwards, Xu Qingyi discussed some key matters related to "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" with Li Zhou.

For example: the casting of Tang Yu, Tencent Video's desire for the casting of Lin Yueru, the directing team, etc.

Unlike his previous work, "Xu", this time Li Zhou no longer needs to poach talent like a small business owner.

For example, they will find suitable big names to direct from among the top directors in the TV drama industry.

...

Sipping her tea, Xu Qingyi deliberately spoke slowly and deliberately: "Tell me, what are your plans for developing derivative works based on the Legend of Sword and Fairy IP?"

Li Zhou was not surprised by this. Without Boss Xu's cooperation and help, he would have to push forward the IP derivatives on his own.

Meeting Xu Qingyi's gaze, he spread his hands helplessly: "It's because it's not ready yet that I haven't reported to you, boss."

"Oh~" Xu Qingyi knew, of course, that Li Zhou hadn't finished tidying up. This was exactly what she was waiting for. "Then tell me how the idea came about."

The casual tone made it sound like he didn't care, nor was he repeating old news.

Fortunately, Li Zhou had a sudden inspiration and immediately confessed his thoughts: "Actually, I was worried about having my past mistakes brought up, so I wanted to buy more insurance."

"For example, in a certain interview..."

Whenever Li Zhou thinks of the original owner's words in a public interview, "I'm having such a great time," he feels a slight chill.

Then I remembered an article that was once extremely popular, but quickly disappeared from the public eye due to the "See you on Monday" incident.

So much so that Li Zhou always felt that if he hadn't decisively asked Boss Xu to deal with the paparazzi's "see you tomorrow" message, he might have already gone bankrupt.

Xu Qingyi, who was listening intently, couldn't help but ask, "Is that all?"

These words made Li Zhou sigh: "If I continue, you'll get upset..."

These words made Xu Qingyi burst out laughing. She looked at Li Zhou and clicked her tongue, saying, "Haven't you done enough to upset me?"

Li Zhou felt that Boss Xu's words made sense and that he shouldn't keep anything to himself: "Okay."

He deliberately changed his sitting posture, adopting the air of someone discussing important matters, and generously poured out his heart: "I once heard that if you encounter a benefactor who has everything but still helps you, you should always cherish them..."

"Like my boss, one sentence from you changed my destiny and made me a top star..."

"But you have so much money you could bury me eight hundred times over, yet you look down on me. I have no way to repay you..."

"After wasting two or three years, I've finally figured out the ropes. You have plenty of gold and silver, but I can only treat you as my mountain..."

"All I can offer is a tiny bit of emotional value, like letting you, the boss, continuously derive a sense of accomplishment from me..."

After listening, Xu Qingyi couldn't help but gasp: "So you came up with the idea of ​​combining film and television with consumer goods?"

Without pausing, she continued, "We don't even need to wait for the project to succeed. As long as you convince me, I can tell my family... tsk!"

She could even picture the gratified looks on her parents' faces.

Staring at Li Zhou's innocent-looking face for a long time, Xu Qingyi gave him a thumbs up: "Boss Li, you're awesome!"

Immediately afterward, Xu Qingyi changed the subject: "However, aren't you worried that I might suddenly change my attitude since you're being so frank now?"

Hearing this, Li Zhou smiled and said, "That brings me to the second version I've heard..."

"Any relationship that requires long-term suppression of needs and feigned calmness to be cherished is inherently insecure."

"Given the pure and stable working relationship between you and me, boss, of course I have nothing to worry about."

Xu Qingyi: "..."

Makes sense.

Anyway, when she met Li Zhou by chance in Shenzhen, she tricked him into participating in the talent show because she wanted to see Li Zhou shine brightly and have a brilliant future...

...

……

Before we knew it, several more days had passed.

On Tuesday, July 22nd, at 10 AM, Li Zhou personally updated his Weibo, welcoming Ning Xixia to Shengshi.

After finishing this simple task, he turned his office chair so it was parallel to the desk, put his legs on the footstool next to the desk, and closed his eyes to rest.

Compared to writing in his study at home, Li Zhou now prefers to write in his company office; it feels more natural there.

Just now, he wrote a movie script of more than 4000 words in less than an hour... He was so motivated and amazing.

In the 'dark world' after closing his eyes, Li Zhou's thoughts wandered endlessly...

"Movie scripts are still relatively easy to write, especially classic films that are still vivid in our memories..."

"After finishing this script, I'm absolutely not writing any new scripts this year, it's just too fucking tiring..."

"We have the script, and I'm the lead actor, but I don't know if I can convince those directors..."

"Money isn't the biggest problem. If I acted for free, I'd probably make at most 100 million..."

"..."

At one moment, Li Zhou suddenly opened his eyes when he felt a cool sensation on his face, and then met a pair of beautiful big eyes that clearly showed a guilty conscience.

Meeting Li Zhouping's calm gaze, Ning Xixia stammered a greeting: "Mr. Li... Mr. Li..."

As she spoke, she quickly wiped her lips with both hands...

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