Eunuch, do you really know these martial arts?

Yangmi Company.

Today, Yang Mi sat at her desk with a worried expression, sighing constantly, her eyes filled with melancholy.

"Oh, Mr. Yang, what's troubling you?"

Jiang Nian, who had just entered the room, happened to see this scene and jokingly said something.

After leaving home, he deliberately only removed the surveillance personnel in the surrounding area, leaving Taylor Swift with private space.

Then I realized that I hadn't visited Yang Mi's company in a while, and I wondered how Dilraba was doing lately. I also wanted to check on my two little ones, so I came here.

"How did you come?"

Yang Mi glared at her coldly, then turned her head away and snorted disdainfully.

This completely baffled Jiang Nian.

I was speechless.

Please, big sister, I didn't do anything to you.

"What's going on? Tell me what happened."

Jiang Nian pulled up a chair and sat down next to her.

Yang Mi is currently in the early stages of her career and will definitely encounter many difficulties.

Any difficulty that doesn't lead to her company's bankruptcy isn't considered a difficulty.

Anything that can be solved with money isn't a problem.

In fact, Jiang Nian never intended to care about these things.

But the real fear is that this woman might act impulsively and sell herself out with a betting agreement, which would make her a laughingstock. Right now, no one knows the relationship between Yang Mi and me, but everyone knows it in private—Yang Mi's reputation is their reputation.

How could I possibly sit idly by and do nothing?

As if sensing Jiang Nian's concern, Yang Mi's originally heavy mood instantly improved.

She chuckled, her worried expression vanishing, replaced by a mischievous grin:
"Oh, you're actually concerned about me now? I thought you were just sleeping in your own little world and had no intention of coming over."

Yang Mi curled her lips in disdain, snorted, and sat up abruptly. She crossed her arms and stared intently at Jiang Nian with a scrutinizing air, as if she wanted to see through his thoughts and make him feel guilty.

Pshaw, Jiang Nian has no guilty conscience whatsoever! He hasn't done anything wrong, so why would he feel guilty? Since this little girl wants to play, then I'll just play along.

Then Jiang Nian stared directly at Yang Mi with a firm expression and a confident look, which immediately made Yang Mi feel a little insecure.

Could it be that this bastard has actually started to care about her today, and is no longer just thinking about sleeping with her? Yang Mi believes she knows Jiang Nian very well: his vision is impeccable, and he would be a national first-class actor without any problem.

It should be noted that throughout history, no more than one hundred people have been awarded the title of National First-Class Actor.

Jiang Nian's ability to be among the top at such a young age speaks volumes about her strength, a fact that even she has no right to question.

Those who rank at the top are all like gods.

Jiang Nian is a leading figure, and his ability to rank among the top is undeniable and universally acknowledged.

Besides that, all she knew was that Jiang Nian possessed some extraordinary strength, which was quite impressive, enough to withstand a tiger's attack.

But this matter cannot be solved by brute force alone. It requires connections, resources, and a deep-rooted presence within the industry from a young age to be qualified to resolve it. Otherwise, no one's intervention will be of any use.

"Forget it, you can't help me anyway. Let's not talk about this anymore. So, what do you want from me today?"

Seeing Yang Mi's considerate attitude, Jiang Nian was immediately filled with three question marks:
"Big sister, I've been waiting for you here for ages, and this is what you show up with? Seriously, is there anything we can't handle these days?"

Jiang Nian said directly,
"Don't change the subject, just tell me what it is."

Yang Mi shook her head helplessly:

"You don't want you to know because it's something you can't handle. Even if I told you, you wouldn't be able to help. Why do you need to know? Besides, knowing this kind of thing won't do you any good."

As she spoke, Yang Mi turned her chair around, returned to her desk, turned on her computer, and prepared to start working, completely ignoring Jiang Nian.

In the past, Jiang Nian wouldn't have needed to do anything at this time; Yang Mi would have automatically come to him, her desires unfulfilled.

The contrast is so stark that it's clear this incident has had a significant impact on her. It seems I need to ask her more questions.

But there's no need to ask her directly. Gao Yuan'er is right there with him now, wandering around every day. Surely she'll hear something, right?

"By the way, where is Gao Yuan'er now?"

"Gao Yuan'er?"

Yang Mi paused for a moment, then suddenly stroked her chin and began to think. Then she frowned, as if she had completely forgotten about this person's existence.

This made Jiang Nian's heart tighten involuntarily:
"Come on, he's one of your artists. You can't possibly not even know where your own artist is doing, can you?"

"Oh, right, I remember now!"

Yang Mi suddenly clapped her hands excitedly and exclaimed...

"Oh right, Gao Yuan'er suddenly contacted me yesterday, looking very resentful, saying she'd had enough and wanted to go out to clear her head."

There just happens that a TV series is currently looking for a female lead.

And since she happened to be out of town, and I thought she was very good, I had her audition. The results should be coming out soon.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Nian blinked repeatedly:
"What? This girl just saw me yesterday and then slipped away today? What does that mean? Is she giving me some alone time? When did she become so magnanimous?"

Jiang Nian didn't remember her being so magnanimous; she had always felt that she was becoming increasingly petty.

For example, at the beginning, Huang Shengyi had only been by his side for less than half a year and they were living together in his house. After only two days of living together, she came over and made a scene. Every day, the two of them were arguing and fighting. They didn't like each other and were always fighting and arguing.

It even completely brought out the antisocial nature of the little devil in Gao Yuan'er's heart, making her practically a demon.

Her sudden maturity was quite a shock to Jiang Nian, and it seemed her hopes of getting information from her were completely dashed. Without further ado, Jiang Nian calmly said:
"Alright, Gao Yuan'er isn't here today, so I'll get straight to the point. What happened to you? Tell me, maybe I can help you solve it."

After saying this, Jiang Nian was afraid that Yang Mi would say she couldn't help, so he deliberately reminded her:

"Let me make this clear: I'm the one asking you this time. If you still insist on not letting me get involved, then don't come looking for me if things go wrong later."

Upon hearing this, Yang Mi was momentarily at a loss for words. Looking at Jiang Nian's nonchalant expression, Yang Mi suddenly wondered if she had misunderstood. Could Jiang Nian really help her solve the problem? That's right, she was currently at a loss because of this matter.

They were even planning to sign a performance-based agreement with the other party.

Moreover, the terms were no different from the indenture he had signed.

Compared to this matter, simply telling Jiang Nian about these things doesn't seem like a big deal. He was just overthinking things and didn't want the people around him to worry about him.

Having figured it out, Yang Mi turned her office chair around to face Jiang Nian, sitting upright with her hands on her knees, looking intently at Jiang Nian with a slightly flushed face.

After taking a deep breath, he said seriously:
"Actually, I'm currently planning to prepare for a big-budget movie and create an IP that belongs only to my company."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Nian nodded, signaling him to continue.

Yang Mi gave a wry smile:
"In fact, logically speaking, a startup like mine shouldn't be thinking about using other companies' resources to make its own artists famous and thus get most of the profits back to the company. But things are not as simple as I thought."

At this point, Yang Mi seemed to deflate as if all the energy she had just mustered had been released, and she continued weakly.
"To be honest, I feel that someone is deliberately hindering the development of my company. Recently, my company's artists have not been able to get any roles. Even the role that Gao Yuan'er chose was one that I had to put in a lot of effort to secure."

They even spent some money to get him into the role, which was just a minor supporting character.

The others only have the resources they already have; they have no more resources to use. So I had to produce a movie myself to promote them.”

Hearing this, Jiang Nian roughly understood what had happened. He was thankful he had come today; if he had arrived any later, Yang Mi might have already signed the betting agreement. He never imagined Yang Mi would actually go this far. Sure enough, he heard Yang Mi then say with a helpless, bitter smile:
"Even if I wanted to make a movie myself, I wouldn't have enough money in my account. Even if I invested all my assets, I would still be short by tens of millions."

Moreover, this does not include the costs of delayed production and promotion. If those are included, it would cost at least 200 million yuan.

So all I could do was try to attract investors, but they didn't trust me at all.

"I'm quite famous now, and I'm considered a popular actress, so why don't they believe me?"

Yang Mi became more and more aggrieved as she spoke.
“I worked so hard before, filmed a lot of movies, and got a lot of resources. I worked my way up step by step until now. My fame is no exaggeration to say that I am a popular star or a top star. But in the end, the fame that I thought was worth a thousand pieces of gold is worthless in the eyes of those capitalists. They can't even borrow a mere 100 million yuan.”

They even wanted me to sign a performance-based agreement before they would consider whether to leave me with 100 million yuan.

Even loans of two or three hundred million.

If I lose, it's like I've signed a contract to sell myself into servitude. That's what's troubling me most right now, and it's why I don't want to tell Jiang Nian. Nobody wants to reveal their shameful secrets, especially something like selling oneself into servitude—it's even harder to talk about.

"So that's roughly the situation."

Having fully grasped the intricacies of the situation, Jiang Nian chuckled.
"So it all boils down to money, right?"

Yang Mi nodded silently.

Jiang Nian said helplessly:

"So why didn't you ever think of asking me for a loan before? Aren't you stupid?"

Yang Mi looked at Jiang Nian, both amused and exasperated, and suddenly burst out laughing:
"Jiang Nian, I appreciate your kindness."

But I also came from the acting profession. No matter how high the salary for a movie is, even if it's 50 million, the maximum you'll actually get is no more than 5 million.

How many movies would you need to make to save up a hundred million? Even if I did borrow from you, that little bit of money would be a drop in the ocean, completely meaningless.

Yang Mi's words were full of helplessness. In fact, she didn't want to be so blunt, but seeing that Jiang Nian was clearly determined to get to the bottom of things, she had no choice but to speak frankly and directly.

She couldn't let Jiang Nian become a bottomless pit with her. Knowing Jiang Nian as she did, he had only filmed a few movies since that first one.

At the beginning, he was not famous at all, and his salary was very low.

He only made some money in the last two or three films, but even then, it wasn't enough to earn more than a few million.

Even with a net worth of just over ten million, that's barely enough to fill a tooth gap; it'll be gone in a flash if you do anything.

Rather than letting Jiang Nian suffer with him and end up with nothing, he might as well sign a betting agreement and take a gamble. What if it works out?
Thinking of this, Yang Mi clenched her fists, her eyes hardening.

"At worst, we can just sign it. In my experience, as long as we film a fantasy romance drama, it's very likely to become a huge hit."

Even if the production is of high quality, the investment could increase tenfold or more, and I could make billions of dollars without having to sign a contract of servitude.

Moreover, it can turn one's fortune into capital, leading to financial freedom and instantly realizing one's life dreams and pursuits.

Therefore, this betting agreement is very risky.

But the returns are higher.

Yang Mi was still hesitant at first, but after saying those few words to Jiang Nian, she seemed to have made up her mind and immediately decided to sign the betting agreement.

Seeing Yang Mi's impulsive behavior, Jiang Nian could only watch the scene with a mixture of amusement and exasperation, his eyes filled with sympathy.

She knew what the outcome would be; Yang Mi was indeed very famous.

Moreover, he has a lot of experience in filming, but without a good script and a discerning eye to select good actors, the chances of this drama becoming a hit are very small.

Moreover, Yang Mi wanted to achieve instant fame from the very beginning and didn't want to start from scratch. She wanted to reach the top in one go, so the first movie she wanted to make was an investment of several hundred million yuan.

It's worth noting that even directors who have reached the pinnacle of their careers typically only invest tens of millions in their films.

Some even cost only a few million.

Even some very famous directors only invested two or three hundred thousand yuan when they started out.

What is this concept?
This means that buying a small house in a village in a small county town would cost only two or three hundred thousand yuan.

They used two or three hundred thousand yuan to film a TV series, which became an instant hit, increasing its value hundreds or thousands of times.

That person was Wei Zheng. (End of Chapter)