Abstract Art Award Winner

Chapter 188: Wishing Adjustment
Zhou Le's psychological price for the investment in this drama was within 15 million, but when he talked with Xu Xiaoou, the other party did not ask for too much. After all, Lemon Film and Television, as the producer, also has capital in the circle and is currently preparing for listing.

Zhou Le was just one link in the equation, so in the end Zhou Le invested 10 million, but out of this 10 million, 5 million would be considered sponsorship.

The remaining five million will be invested in shares in proportion.

The dividends at that time will be distributed according to the ratio of five million.

"Don't worry, Mr. Zhou. The profits will definitely exceed the 10 million you invested. After all, we are doing business, so we definitely can't lose money."

"Mr. Xu, you're too polite. I naturally believe in your company's strength. Otherwise, we wouldn't be sitting here. Although I don't know much about investment, people will still take notice."

Xu Xiaoou is the producer of "Little Joy" and also the founding partner and executive vice president of Lemon Pictures, responsible for content and business.

"Mr. Zhou's vision is certainly extraordinary. In fact, being an actor is an investment in itself. It's not just about spending real money. Acting in some excellent works is also an investment.

First it was "Sewing Machine Band", then "Wolf Warrior", and later he joined Noon Sunshine. In fact, every one of them was an investment.

But your strength lies in the fact that you made every right move, which is enough to prove that your vision is far superior to that of ordinary people."

"Mr. Xu, thank you for your praise."

"I'm not exaggerating. Let's not talk about the distant past. Just take the movie 'The Wandering Earth' that you invested in during the Spring Festival in February this year. Almost no one was optimistic about it at the time, but it turned out to be a huge hit."

"I really can't help it. Guo Fan is too powerful. Not only me, Wu Jing, but also got 60 million out of it."

"In short, we still believe in your vision, Mr. Zhou. If you have any good projects in the future, please remember to introduce them to us. We can all cooperate."

"no problem."

As a woman, Zhou Le felt that Xu Xiaoou was worthy of the title of a strong woman.

Subtle flattery combined with overt praise. If Zhou Le hadn't been hanging out with those old hands all day, he would definitely have believed the other party unconditionally after just such a conversation.

But now, it’s all just business.

After chatting with Xu Xiaoou for a while, Xu Xiaoou left first, but Wang Jun came here not long after.

"Zhou Le, have you finished talking with Mr. Xu?"

"Yeah, after the discussion, I'll invest 10 million."

"Well, ten million is about right. But we are old acquaintances now. I want to ask what your future career plans are for Xiao Tianer?"

"Xiaotian, I just plan to let her act in TV dramas. With her image, there's really no need for her to rely on movies. It would be good for her to find some high-quality dramas to act in."

"Yeah, that's what I think too. It's not that she can't act in movies, but at most she can just make a cameo appearance or do something for show. Look at Sun Li, she doesn't have many great films, but she's amazing in TV dramas."

"I plan to train Xiaotian to be the next Sun Li."

"Haha, Xiaotian is prettier than Sun Li. If she works hard on her acting skills, she'll be able to improve. But let me tell you something. You might also know that there's going to be a huge wave of IP adaptations soon. Find the right opportunity to have her act in more of these films, because they have a high chance of going viral, after all, they already have their own audience. But you have to find the right roles."

"Well, I'll talk to Tencent Pictures later to see if I can get more roles back."

Wang Jun said this, on the one hand because Zhou Le had invested in "Little Joy", and on the other hand because Tian Xiwei acted in his play, so he naturally wanted to bring Tian Xiwei to his side.

Because he could see that Tian Xiwei would definitely become famous in the future, he didn't want to fail in his fight for her and let Yu Zheng snatch her away instead.

Although it is impossible to get Tian Xiwei's financial contract into his own hands, after the cooperation relationship is established, Tian Xiwei will also mention his name when she becomes popular in other dramas.

Including when his new drama is released in the future, Tian Xiwei can also be considered as a connection. One more person to promote it means more traffic, and all he has to contribute is just a few words.

After getting this role, Tian Xiwei was naturally very happy.

After confirming that he would not have lunch with Wang Jun and the others, he immediately invited Zhou Le out to eat copper hotpot.

Although today is not the day for an indulgent meal, Zhou Le still had a delicious hotpot meal.

“It’s high-quality protein.”

“This is good carb.”

"This is high quality. Wheat juice should also be considered high quality, right?"

Tian Xiwei watched Zhou Le deceive himself every time he took a bite, and couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.

"why are you laughing?"

"Brother Le, I find you kind of cute."

"Really? I thought I was just handsome."

"Handsome and cute."

"I didn't expect you to find out. It's worth all my pretense."

Tian Xiwei: “???”

"Brother Le, are you using all your dirty tricks on us sisters?"

"Haha, you even discovered this."

Although Tian Xiwei said this, every time she looked up, her eyes were full of Zhou Le.

But there was still dinner in the evening and there was nowhere to go in the afternoon. Zhou Le thought about it and decided to take Tian Xiwei to the Yonghe Palace for a tour.

After strolling to the Lama Temple, the two looked around and took a few photos, but they were recognized by fans not long after.

When taking photos, fans curiously asked: "Brother Le, did you make a wish?"

"Not yet. I'll go in later. What about you?"

The fan smiled awkwardly: "I'm here to fulfill a wish."

"You're pregnant, that means it's quite effective. What wish did you make?"

"I made a wish and said I wanted to be rich."

"And then it came true?"

"Yes, it happened. Two days after I returned, I got into a car accident and broke my leg. After the disability assessment, the other car owner paid me over a hundred thousand yuan in compensation."

Zhou Le: “.”

At first he didn't know whether to comfort or congratulate her.

I could only look at the second fan: "What about you?"

"I'm here with a friend. I came here last year and wished for a successful career. But then I was fired from my job and stayed home for three months. I still haven't found a job."

Zhou Le: “.”

"In a way, it's been pretty smooth. At least at home, there's no intrigue among colleagues, and no less intelligent leaders."

"Yes."

"But listening to you guys, I feel like this is a bit eerie. They just focus on completing the task without caring about the process, it's like..."

Zhou Le was thinking about words in his mind, and Tian Xiwei suddenly thought of a word: "Adjusted, anyway, he went to college."

"Yes, yes, it's a change."

Tian Xiwei pondered for a while: "Then if I say I don't accept the transfer when I make a wish, wouldn't that be perfect?"

Zhou Le smiled: "If you don't accept the transfer, you might still be rejected."

Everyone suddenly realized that what Zhou Le said seemed to make some sense.

However, after taking photos here, the fans went back first, and the two went in and made a wish.

After coming out, Zhou Le asked, "Xiaotian, what wish did you make?"

"As for me, I just wish to make more money, but not too much, or I don't want to get rich overnight, otherwise I'm afraid I'll get into a car accident when I go out."

It can be seen that Tian Xiwei is still a little worried.

"What about you, Le brother?"

"I don't lack anything now. I just wish I could have a few days' rest."

Zhou Le didn't quite believe in this. Although he made a wish, he felt that making a wish only represented a person's good wishes.

So the two of them went out, but just as they were walking towards a less crowded place and preparing to take a taxi, Tian Xiwei suddenly took two quick steps and ran up to them: "Brother Le, I found a phone."

Zhou Le: "???"

"No, is it really that effective? I just made a wish for a small fortune, and the next moment I found a phone?"

"That's awesome, but if you find a phone, you have to return it to the person who found it, right?"

"Of course I have to pay it back. I don't need the money for this phone, and I don't have the means to send it to Huaqiangbei right away."

I clicked it and saw that the screen saver of my phone was a sweet photo of a couple, but when I tried to click on it, I found it was locked.

"We can't just wait here, why don't we just send him to the nearby police station?" Tian Xiwei said with a sigh, holding the phone.

"Okay, isn't there one right up ahead?" But just as they were about to go to the police station to deliver the phone, the phone suddenly rang.

"Hey?"

The voice on the other end of the phone was a female voice, and she sounded a little worried.

"Hello, are you the owner of the phone?" Tian Xiwei asked quickly.

"It's me, it's me. My boyfriend and I were going to Lama Temple, but after driving out for a while, I realized my phone was missing."

"It's okay. We are near the Lama Temple now. Come and get it."

"Okay, okay, thank you so much. We'll be there right away. Thank you so much."

"It's okay. We don't have anything to do right now, so we might as well wait for you here. Don't worry, and drive safely."

"Okay, okay, thank you."

After the call, the two looked at each other.

"If you find a phone, the owner usually gives you a little bit of a thank you fee, right? Could this be my little fortune?"

"Probably."

After saying this, the two of them laughed. They knew that there might be adjustments after praying at Yonghe Palace, but they didn't expect the way to do it to be so wild. The adjustment was too extreme.

The owner of the phone called again and said that they would take about fifteen minutes to come.

The two of them thought that fifteen minutes would be enough, since Zhou Le had nowhere to go anyway.

Only about five minutes later, Zhou Le received a call.

"Hey, Brother Le, you're still in BJ. I saw your circle of friends yesterday and it seems like you just arrived. I'm really bored staying at home, and Xiaotong is working out of town. I'm so bored that I'm almost going crazy."

"Yes, I am, but I have a dinner party tonight."

"It's okay, we can go out for afternoon tea and chat casually. Otherwise, I really can't stay at home. I originally wanted to find Brother Chao and the others, but they are not in BJ now."

"Afternoon tea is fine, but I have friends here."

"If you have friends, bring them along. We can chat together and it's my treat."

"Okay, you decide the place and send me the address later."

"Okay, let's go to Jingzhao Yin. I'll book a private room. I think it's still available."

"Row."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Le looked at Tian Xiwei and said, "Xiao Tian'er, we're going somewhere soon. Lu Han invited us for afternoon tea. Come over and sit for a while and chat. We'll go have dinner with Director Wang and the others tonight."

"Great, someone's treating us, so let's go get some food later. But I don't think I know Brother Lu very well."

"It doesn't matter. With my domestic entertainment atmosphere team here, it doesn't matter whether we are familiar with each other or not. We are all brothers."

Ten minutes later, the owner of the lost phone also arrived. Zhou Le saw an Audi A7 driving towards him from a distance.

Then the phone rang again: "Hello, hello, we're here."

Tian Xiwei said to the phone: "We are on the side of the road, one in white and one in black, a man and a woman."

"Ah, I see you, we are this black Audi."

Soon the car drove up to Zhou Le and Tian Xiwei and stopped.

But just as the car stopped and the door opened, the boy driving saw the two of them and immediately shouted, "What the hell?"

"Is it Zhou Le?"

"And Tian Xiwei?"

The girl came down from the other side and heard the noise. She quickly walked around the front of the car and said, "Ah, it's really you two. Did you find the phone?"

"Yes, Oda found it."

"Ah, I'm so excited. I didn't expect you would find my lost phone. I like you two so much. I've watched all of Le Ge's movies, and I've also been following Xiao Tian's TV series."

It’s just that the boys seemed more excited.

"Brother Le, me too. We watched the movie together, but I follow you on Weibo and Douyin. I watch every video you post, and I'm still a die-hard fan. I even watched the live broadcast of your last race."

The two of them turned visibly red with excitement.

Tian Xiwei handed over the phone and said, "Look and see if this is your phone."

The girl took it and took a look: "Yes, this is what I dropped. Look, there are still the two of us in the photo above."

Seeing the two of them happy, Zhou Le also smiled.

"That's great. Just looking at your faces, I think you two are a good match. But have you been to the Lama Temple before?"

"Yeah, we both made wishes. Mine was to meet my idol this year. My favorite is Lu Han, and he has a concert at the end of the year."

Zhou Le felt a little strange: "I thought your wish was..."

"Ah, no, because our wedding has already been decided, in June of this year, so there is no need to wish in that regard. Besides, we and our parents are all in good health. Plus, it seems that wishes made at Lama Temple are always adjusted, so we don't dare to think about it in that regard.

She wished to see her idol Lu Han in person, and I wished to buy a new car this year."

Zhou Le heard this.

"Wait a minute, beautiful lady, are you saying that you like Lu Han?"

"Yes, I have liked him for a long time, even before he returned to China. Of course, I am not a one-person fan. I think he and Guan Xiaotong are a good match. After all, I just simply like this person."

Zhou Le looked at the boy again: "Aren't you jealous?"

"Why should I be jealous? I like Deng Ziqi myself. I always go to her concerts whenever I can, and she always accompanies me. I also accompanied Lu Han to her concerts before. After all, idols are idols, and life is life."

"That's good. Thinking this way already surpasses many people." Zhou Le thought for a moment and said, "You two wait a moment."

Then Zhou Le went aside and called Lu Han back.

"Brother Lu, I have two new friends here. One of them is your fan, and they are a young couple."

"It's okay, bring it along."

Lu Han is very generous. It’s just two more mouths to feed. How much more money can it cost?

"Okay, let's go over there now. We just had something to do and waited for them for a while."

"Yeah, I just went out too. See you in the restaurant later."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Le walked back.

"It's fate that you two met here today in this way. Why don't you go have afternoon tea together? Are you free?"

The young couple looked at each other.

"available."

Just kidding, this is a chance to have afternoon tea with your favorite star. As long as it's not a big deal, you can turn down the rest.

"But we didn't drive here, otherwise we could take your car."

"No problem, my car is just average."

The boy looked at his Audi A7 and felt a little embarrassed. In front of his friends, this car could be considered mid-range, but he felt that in front of Zhou Le, his car seemed a bit low-end.

"No way, bro, what family? An Audi A7 is just average? I'm still driving a Polo. Get in the car, get in the car. It's a good opportunity for me to ride in an Audi A7. I've never ridden in one before."

The young couple got into the car happily. They felt that Zhou Le was simply amazing. A star worth hundreds of millions of dollars had no airs at all.

When chatting, the emotional value is maximized, and many ordinary friends cannot provide such sufficient emotional value.

"Brother Le, wait, I'll treat you. We'll go wherever you say."

The boy said while driving.

He bought this car for nearly 900,000 yuan, so his family naturally has enough money for this meal. Although there is also the favor of returning the phone that the two of them found, and more importantly, there are some things in the phone that cannot be disclosed, but for him, it is not a big deal to spend thousands of yuan per person on a meal.

"It's okay, someone's treating me, and a friend just happened to call."

The two of them didn't ask who their friend was. After all, Zhou Le was a star, and his friend was also a star, and he should be a relatively young one with whom they had a good relationship.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be called over.

It only took one step on the accelerator to get from Yonghe Palace to Jingzhaoyin. After arriving, the boy parked the car, and then the four of them went into the restaurant together.

When they got into the private room, the girl covered her mouth with her hands, her eyes full of disbelief.

Because she saw that the person sitting in the box playing with his cell phone was Lu Han.

(End of this chapter)