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Chapter 154 Li Bingbing: How can I make my sister stop thinking about Yan Li?

Although two legends are on the plan, Li Silin is still considering it, and there is insufficient funding, so Yi An is currently promoting "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng".

There are no secrets in the circle.

Even though Yi'an did not make it public, Yan Li had previously met with various investors, and Hairun, CCTV and other parties were involved.

Therefore, the drama "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng" has already caught the attention of some interested people, and the smart ones have even started to take action.

A restaurant in Beijing
Nie Yuan poured Yan Li a glass of wine and said with great emotion: "It's only been two years since we filmed 'Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties' in Hengdian, and you've become a big boss."

"What big boss? He's just a patchwork guy trying to make a living."

Yan Li was very humble. He knew very well why Nie Yuan asked him to have dinner with him today, so he kept his mouth shut.

It is true that the two had a good relationship on the set of "Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties", but in the past one or two years, they have not contacted each other very often.

Yan Li is busy, and Nie Yuan is also busy.

Dramas such as "Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties" and "A Chinese Ghost Story" made Nie Yuan famous.

This year alone, Nie Yuan has participated in many works including "Blood Horse", "Four Young Masters of Beijing", "Heroines of Han Dynasty" and "Song of Zhenguan", and is known as the new four little fresh meat in mainland China together with Huang Xiaoming, Tong Dawei and Yin Xiaotian.

However, Nie Yuan is doing well, and Yan Li is doing even better.

This is also part of the reason why the relationship between the two sides is now rather delicate.

As mentioned before, Nie Yuan is a bit arrogant, and his youthful success makes him even more arrogant.

When he and Yan Li were good friends, he was considered a popular young actor, while Yan Li was unknown. Although he did not treat Yan Li as his younger brother, he could not help but feel a sense of superiority.

After Yan Li became successful, Nie Yuan may have been stimulated, so he became a little distant from Yan Li.

For this reason, Yan Li even took the initiative to ask Nie Yuan out for dinner in an attempt to restore the relationship, but Nie Yuan didn't respond on both occasions, either because he hadn't changed his mind or because he really had something to do.

Yan Li is not without friends, but he just keeps trying to please the cold shoulder, and gradually the contact between them becomes less and less.

This year, in addition to seeing news about the other party in the news, Yan Li also heard from Qin Lan privately that Huang Yi had a new boyfriend, so he chatted a few words with Nie Yuan, her ex-boyfriend.

That’s right, Huang Yi and Nie Yuan broke up.

The two of them had always been arguing and breaking up and getting back together, and because they were both busy with their careers, they were rarely together. They broke up before "My Fair Princess 3" became a hit.

This incident was quite a shock to Qin Lan. She felt that it was not easy for couples in the circle to stay together for a long time, and it slightly promoted the relationship between the two.

Thinking of this, Yan Li took the initiative to clink glasses with Nie Yuan: "Why did you think of treating me to dinner today?"

Nie Yuanming said, "Old friends are just catching up."

Yan Li smiled without comment. He was happy and relaxed as Nie Yuan didn't say anything. The two of them drank and ate and talked about investing in side businesses.

Nie Yuan is now popular and has made some money. He has also started to think about developing some side businesses, which can be a precautionary measure and also provide extra income.

This is also a common practice for many celebrities. As the boss of the company, Yan Li has better business acumen than Nie Yuan thinks, so he wants to ask for his opinion.

"...I think catering is a good option. I'm planning to open a restaurant in Beijing that serves the flavors of our province. Our main target audience will be fellow villagers working hard in Beijing, as well as diners who want to try local cuisine."

It can be seen that Nie Yuan has been thinking about this matter for a while, and he can explain it in a very logical way.

Just listening to his idea, it seems like a good deal.

But Yan Li's family owns a restaurant, so he knows too well how complicated the catering industry is and how fierce the business in Beijing is. It is not something that ordinary people can manage well.

However, Nie Yuan has the aura of a star after all. If he finds some good chefs and managers, it may not be impossible to make it successful.

Seeing that Nie Yuan was in high spirits, Yan Li did not pour cold water on him, but tactfully said that if he did not have any unique advantages, the best investment would be to buy a house.

Shoot a movie and buy one or two houses!
At least in the past twenty years, it can be considered a relatively safe investment. Even if housing prices fall in the future, you can still make a lot of money from the appreciation potential.

But it was obvious that Nie Yuan was not deeply touched by Yan Li's words and would rather open a restaurant with Guizhou's flavor.

Yan Li didn't force it, and they chatted idly until they became more familiar with each other and the atmosphere vaguely regained some of its previous feeling. Nie Yuan finally talked about business.

It was not surprising to Yan Li that Nie Yuan came here just for "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng".

In Zhang Da Huzi's version of "The Return of the Condor Heroes", Nie Yuan was finally defeated by Huang Xiaoming, which made Nie very dissatisfied.

Yan Li is planning to shoot "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng". Although he has not shown any intention of competing with Zhang Da Huzi, the two will inevitably be compared as they are both martial arts blockbusters.

Nie Yuan also felt that the two had some similarities and wanted to star in "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng" to defeat "The Return of the Condor Heroes" and vent his anger.

However, Yan Li understood Nie Yuan's thoughts, but he couldn't afford to invest 3000 million to compete with him.

Several protagonists of "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng".

Lu Xiaofeng and Nie Yuan are definitely not suitable, and the same goes for Hua Manlou and Sikong Zhaixing. Including Ximen Chuxue, Yan Li also feels that they are not very suitable.

Yan Li can make decisions about other supporting characters or unit protagonists, but this is obviously not among the considerations for Nie Yuan who is looking to vent his anger.

The final meal, although not ending in a bad mood, ended awkwardly.

Watching Nie Yuan leave, Yan Li silently smoked a cigarette.

I wonder if this old friend who specially sent him off as an unknown person in "Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties" will be able to continue to keep in touch with him in the future.

Before he had even smoked half of his cigarette, his cell phone rang. Yan Li answered it, but before he could even finish listening, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Guan Yue and Tong Dawei invited him and Dong Xuan to dinner!

Haha, it’s not a festival, but Dong Xuan and Guan Yue are still together every day. They invite each other to dinner for no apparent reason. It seems like they have other intentions.

Yan Li has finally realized the influence of Gu Long's dramas.

There has just been some rumors, but he has already received all kinds of invitations and inquiries. Once it is officially announced, will his phone be blown away by calls?
...

Yan Li still underestimated the influence of Gu Long's dramas, or rather, the influence of a Gu Long drama with an investment of 3000 million.

After multiple sources confirmed the project's authenticity, Yan Li's phone kept ringing even before it was officially announced.

Some were actors I had worked with before, some were contacted through friends, some were recommended by investors and TV stations, and some were recommended by other companies or agents...

At that time, "The Seven Fairies" was just a group of actresses who were interviewing for the role "harassing" Yan Li.

With the current "Legend of Lu Xiaofeng", it seems that half of the film and television industry is contacting him.

Not only Yan Li, but also some of Yi An's senior executives and people close to him received greetings to varying degrees.

Especially Li Bingbing, because she was Yan Li's rumored girlfriend, she received a lot of calls and was so angry that she came to Yan Li in person to ask for an explanation.

"Are you here to ask for an explanation or to spoil something? My Pu'er tea is for entertaining guests and is very valuable."

Li Bingbing took the tea cake and looked at it curiously: "How much is it worth?"

"This cake of tea is almost ten thousand. Tell me if it's expensive or not."

Hearing this, Li Bingbing looked at the tea leaves in surprise, then pried off a large piece. "Then I must taste it carefully."

Yan Li: “…”

Okay, if it were another soldier, he might have put it in his bag. These two women are more bandit-like than the other.

Sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, Yan Li looked at Li Bingbing and said, "Tell me, what do you want from me?"

It was just a few phone calls, so he just turned them down. Li Bingbing was no idler, so he wouldn't come all the way to Yi'an Film and Television Company to find him.

"I can't come to you if I have nothing to do?"

Seeing Yan Li's calm expression, she curled her lips and said, "I won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress for 'Cell Phone', and I came here specially to thank you."

Just recently, the new Hundred Flowers Awards were announced, and the male lead Ge Daye and the female lead Li Bingbing of "Cell Phone" both won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards.

This is also Li Bingbing's first domestic trophy with relatively high value.

Previously, she won the Best Actress Award at the Singapore Film Festival for her role in "Going Home for Chinese New Year". Although it was of some significance, it was not an A-level film festival and its influence in China was not as great as that of the Hundred Flowers Film Festival.

When you drink water, you should remember the person who dug the well. Naturally, she should thank Yan Li for helping her get the "cell phone".

"That's it?"

Yan Li asked, and Li Bingbing was puzzled: "What else is there?"

"Hey, I've been looking for you so many times these days that I'm a little nervous."

Yan Li rubbed his temples. These days, there were so many people who found excuses to look for him or contact him, and then went around in circles to find "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng" that the system was a little overwhelmed.

It's a bit difficult to adapt to suddenly meeting someone like Li Bingbing who has no ideas.

"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten. Ren Quan is my old friend. If you need a suitable role, you can consider him."

Li Bingbing finished speaking and added, "This is a task Sister Hua gave me. It's up to you whether you listen to it or not."

"Sister Hua is really good."

Yan Li couldn't help but complain, "I was tricked by all of these. Tong Dawei recommended himself, she recommended Xia Yu, you recommended Ren Quan, and you asked Xiao Fan to recommend that Zhu... Zhu Yuchen. This group of people harassed me four times."

No, it should be five times. Yang Xue also encouraged him through Dong Xuan.

The others did it for male artists, but Yang Xue did it for herself. After all, Shuang Bing might not care about the female lead in a unit drama, and Yang Xue, who was not famous yet, did not want to miss the opportunity.

Listening to Yan Li's complaints, Li Bingbing was also a little surprised. She had received some calls herself and knew that Yan Li was in high demand, but she didn't expect him to be so popular.

Sister Hua's roundabout attitude clearly shows that she doesn't want to appear too greedy, so as not to cause resentment.

Without realizing it, Yan Li has grown to this level?

Even when Hua Jie approached him to introduce actors, she began to pay attention to and take his emotions and opinions into consideration. Although Hua Jie usually does things properly and thoughtfully, with her qualifications and status as the top agent in mainland China, ordinary people really wouldn't act like this.
Although Yan Li helped him get the female lead in "Cell Phone" at the beginning, she felt that this guy was no ordinary person and would succeed sooner or later.

But I didn't expect it to be so fast and so good.

But if this happens, wouldn’t it be even harder for her sister to change her mind?

For most women, this kind of young and promising man is like a datura flower. Even though they know it is poisonous, they still want to taste it.

I'm just trying something new, but I'm afraid of getting addicted to it, getting deeper and deeper into it, and being unable to pull myself out.

"Hey."

Yan Li waved his hand in front of Li Bingbing's eyes: "What are you thinking about?"

Li Bingbing pushed his hand aside and said irritably, "I didn't miss you anyway."

Yan Li looked at her strangely. Everything was fine just now, why did this woman suddenly get angry?

Something happened?
Or was she dumped by a man?!

Could it be that she found out that her sister contacted her secretly? But she didn't talk about anything with her. It was just a casual greeting with a friend. She also helped Li Xue solve a small work problem. She should thank herself for being discovered.

As they were talking, there was a knock on the office door. Wang Ou, who was wearing a women's suit on the upper body and a dress and stockings on the lower body, walked in with a cat step. When he saw Li Bingbing, he smiled and nodded, then leaned over to Yan Li's ear and whispered a few words.

"Okay, got it."

Yan Li nodded, Wang Ou walked away in a cat-like manner, and Li Bingbing took a sip of tea with a playful expression.

"Dong Xuan is quite generous. She doesn't even care about such a beautiful female secretary?"

"cough."

Yan Li coughed lightly and explained, "She's not really a secretary. She's an artist in our company, temporarily acting as an assistant."

It's not a guest appearance, but whenever Wang Ou has no filming, he will shamelessly come to the company to work as Yan Li's assistant.

Yan Li said it several times, but it was of no use. Besides, she really enjoyed the service, so he just let it go.

The young secretary Hu Ya was bribed by Wang Ou. After all, the two were not in the same field, and Wang Ou had to go filming most of the time, so Hu Ya didn't have to worry about him stealing her job.

Agent Jia Qian also turned a blind eye to this. After all, for Wang Ou, having a good relationship with the boss is also a serious matter.

It would have been fine if Yan Li didn't explain. Once he did, Li Bingbing had no idea what was going on in his mind, and his eyes were filled with contempt.

“You’re quite good at playing.”

"Do not understand what you said."

Yan Li is a righteous man. No matter who comes, he and Wang Ou have a purely colleague relationship, and at most they are master and apprentice.

Li Bingbing chuckled twice, and was convinced in his heart that Yan Li was not a good match for his sister.

Originally, I wanted to let my sister try it, and then fulfill her wish and then stop doing it. But now she is a little hesitant to take the risk, for fear of losing money.

But how can I dissuade my sister from doing this? !

I've tried introducing her to someone, but it didn't work. Besides, Yan Li's career is becoming more and more successful, so ordinary men are only brought in to complement him.

There was no point in making a fuss about Yan Li. Yan Li said from the beginning that he had a girlfriend and did not try to hide his playboy nature, but her sister was still fascinated by him.

hiss~
It would be best to find a reason that would force Li Xue to give up Yan Li, so that she would not be able to accept anything happening between her and Yan Li again.

"..."

Yan Li took a step back calmly. This woman had a strange look in her eyes. Was she really planning to trick his sister into sleeping with him?

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P.S.: Looking for casting suggestions for "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng". Mainly use actors from mainland China, but also some actors from Taiwan...

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