Abstract Art Award Winner

Chapter 218 My family is rich
Life is about enjoying life while you can.

But the four words "live while you can" actually mean life.

The next morning, Zhou Le got dressed and left after everything was done.

I went back to the company and chatted with the employees until noon.

Copywriter Kong Qianqian has been under a heavy workload recently, but she is too embarrassed to say it.

After all, the salary is so high. In other smaller companies, this is the salary of a department manager.

It was the cleaning lady who later whispered this to Zhou Le.

So Zhou Le turned around and found Kong Qianqian: "Qianqian, hire four more people for your department later. They must have experience. You will be the department director when the time comes, and you can assign tasks to the rest.

By then, you won't have to work so hard. You can write the necessary documents yourself, and just review the rest. If you can bring these people out, I'll let you be the director of the new company."

After saying that, he called the finance manager Zhang Yayun and also wanted to recruit three more people.

"When the time comes, you'll lead the team here and then be responsible for any projects in the company that require teamwork. If you do a good job, you'll be responsible for the overall finances of the new company."

Zhou Le felt that it was time to expand the company.

Otherwise, these few people would be too tired every day, and even if they got the money, they would inevitably feel overwhelmed.

At least with more people, we can find time to take a vacation and go out and play.

After arranging the work, Zhou Le went straight to Yu Qian's house.

"dad!"

"Le'er! You're finally here. Siyang has been mentioning you a lot lately, asking when Brother Le will be back."

Zhou Le looked at Yu Siyang. After not seeing him for a while, the little guy had grown a lot taller.

"Brother Le!"

"You're finally here!"

Yu Siyang has grown up. Although he is not as cute as before, he has more of a teenage look. He is also a little thinner than before, and his voice has become strange. It is obvious that he has entered the voice change period.

"Why do you miss me?"

"Yeah, I'm almost bored to death at home every day. My mom only lets me play games for a while every day, and the rest of the time I spend on tutoring."

"Have you finished your summer homework?"

"I've finished it. I finished it in half a month during my holiday. Now I'm studying the first grade stuff."

"Of course you can. You've already learned ahead of time. But you're only in the first grade, which is still a bit slow. Some people who are good at studying can take the college entrance examination at the age of thirteen or fourteen. Our mom is right." After saying that, Zhou Le sighed, shook his head, and looked at Bai Huiming.

From Yu Siyang's perspective, Zhou Le's eyes still flickered with guilt. He felt that Zhou Le might have said this in front of him because he was worried about his mother's face. But now he has indeed grown up and understands a lot of things.

"Well, it's okay. You don't have to say these things. Mom always tells me, so you don't have to feel too burdened. I also made an agreement with Mom before. After you come, she will let me play games for a while."

Zhou Le: "???"

"How do I feel guilty? I'm shaking my head not to apologize, but to say, bro, you still need to practice. I'm sighing not because I'm worried you'll stay up late playing, but because you still need to learn these two moves."

Yu Siyang: “???”

Brother Le, you have changed. Why are you treating me in such a different way now?

"I've finished my winter vacation homework, but I haven't finished the workbook and test papers yet. Go back and do the workbook first. I want to chat with Dad for a while."

When Yu Siyang heard this, he immediately became discouraged and returned to the house with his head down.

"Haha, this kid has just reached his rebellious phase. Sometimes he doesn't even listen to his mom, but you said he definitely listens."

"Actually, that's why I don't come here often. If I tell him too much, he'll start to feel resistant. All kids are like that. I was the same when I was little."

"Then you must be less worried than him."

But Yu Qian soon thought of Nezha. Those rock celebrities who had the money to participate in the live promotion of Nezha were all brought in by Yu Qian himself.

"By the way, how much is the box office for your film 'Nezha' now? I remember it was quite high at the beginning, but I didn't pay much attention to it later."

"It's now over 70 billion yuan, breaking all previous box office records. But things may get sluggish going forward. Previously, it was over 7 million yuan a day, but now it's basically only to million yuan, and it may even be even less in the future. After all, we've already seen what we need to see."

"That's fine, this is already pretty high. Who would have thought an animated film could get such a high box office before? My rock buddies even posted about it on their social media, saying they witnessed history."

"I have indeed witnessed it, but I couldn't have done this without your help."

"Hahaha, I didn't actually do anything. I just made a few phone calls. What's really amazing is that your Director Jiaozi is talented, and you have good vision."

Zhou Le stayed here for lunch at noon, and after the meal he and Yu Siyang went to the room.

As soon as he entered the room, Zhou Le took out his cell phone.

"Call on."

Yu Siyang: “???”

"What are you standing there for? Log in. Do you think I really want you to suffer through your homework? We are half-brothers, so who else should I side with if not you? Hurry up, log in now so you can play more."

After hearing this, Yu Siyang immediately took out his cell phone.

"Brother, I knew you would definitely take me out to play, but will my aunt come?"

"Let me ask."

Zhou Le then sent another message to Nazha. At that time, Nazha was still lying at home and hadn't even eaten lunch. When she heard that she wanted to play games, she logged in without saying a word.

The three of them played for two hours. Since they didn't play much, their ranks were not high, so naturally they won more than they lost when playing at a low rank.

However, after the fight, Zhou Le went to click on those red dots, and as soon as he clicked, Naza gave him a skin. He clicked dozens of times in a row, and all the newly released skins that could be bought were given to Zhou Le.

"Wow, that's great."

Yu Siyang was almost drooling at the sight.

"Can you ask my aunt to give me some too?"

Zhou Le heard this and said, "She has already spent a lot of money, but I can give it to you personally. What is your current ranking in your class?"

"I can be ranked 5th."

"Okay, then I'll give you five. You can choose any one you want. No more. When you rank higher, I'll give you more."

"Really, bro?"

"When have I ever lied to you?" Yu Siyang quickly started choosing skins, and Zhou Le also recharged some money into the game.

But after picking all five at once, Yu Siyang suddenly thought of a key question: "Brother, you just said that if I get fifth place, you will give me five skins. If I get first place, then won't I only get one skin?"

"How did you get 5th in math? If you get first, I'll give you 10. But if you get 10th next time, you'll only get one. After that, forget it. I know you're rich now, but we're friends, so I can see your account, including how many skins are in it. If you dare spend money recklessly, I'll tell Mom and that'll be it."

"What I hate most is wasting money. Don't worry, brother. I will definitely do well in the exam next time."

After Yu Siyang made his promise to Zhou Le, he turned off his phone and went to the living room. Yu Siyang also promised his parents that he would get first place in the next exam.

Yu Qian and Bai Huiming were both a little surprised. They wondered what Zhou Le had said to their son that had caused such a sudden change in his son's attitude. He usually seemed incredibly proud of coming back with a fifth-place finish, but this time he actually wanted to get first place.

"Anyway, I will definitely take first place next time!"

Just at this time, Yu Siyang's tutor also arrived. Seeing this, Zhou Le planned to leave first.

"Then I'll be leaving first. I have something else to do."

"Okay, if you have nothing else to do, go ahead and do your work. Just come back and visit me when you have time."

After Zhou Le left, he went to find Yu Shuxin. Yu Shuxin is currently performing in a drama while preparing the script for "The Wandering Earth 2" and practicing the moves Wu Jing taught her.

Currently, Yu Shuxin spends all her time at the China National Theatre. Although she is not an established actor here, her family is well-off, so she can get in as a non-staff actor.

I don't ask for a penny, and I can even sponsor some money to the drama theater every month. It's a paid job, and my only purpose is to hone my acting skills.

After Zhou Le arrived, he went straight upstairs. At this moment, Chen Daomin was chatting with other people in an office.

As soon as I saw Zhou Le coming, I introduced him to others.

Zhou Le took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it out. Although Zhou Le himself did not smoke, it did not prevent others from smoking. Moreover, when he just came in, he saw the ashtray on the table with cigarette butts in it.

Zhou Le chatted here for the time it took to smoke a cigarette before he was taken away by Chen Daomin.

"You've come just in time. How could you pick the right time? I'll take you to meet the theater's leadership. The director and the Party officials are here."

With Chen Daomin leading the way, Zhou Le's side went much more smoothly.

The two leaders of the drama theater had also heard of Zhou Le. After all, Zhou Le had been quite popular in the past two years. Although he had not won any awards, he was still a big name in the circle.

What’s more important is that Chen Daomin has been here all day recently. Although we don’t have many opportunities to meet, we can always talk about Zhou Le when we chat.

"Well, it's really good. I've heard about your achievements. How are you? Do you have any plans to join the drama theater?"

"Dean, it has always been my dream to join the China National Theatre. In my heart, the stage is the highest avenue for an actor to perform, and the China National Theatre is the place with the highest level of drama in our country. I would be so honored if I could get in."

"Haha, that's perfect, Daoming. Aren't we already working on this right now? Why don't you just help him get it done today? We're all here."

"Row."

They continued chatting here for a long time. Finally, Zhou Le left the office and went to the next room to get a form, then sat down and started filling it out.

"Teacher Chen, how do I fill in this unit recommendation?"

"You can fill it out yourself. Aren't you the boss of your company? Just fill it out and stamp it."

"Row."

So Zhou Le wrote an evaluation of himself on it, and finally took out a stamp from his bag and stamped it.

"You still carry the official seal with you?"

"Yeah, it's not safe to keep this thing at the company. I may not be able to go back many times a year, so it's more convenient to keep it with me."

After filling it out on the spot, I asked the two leaders to sign as recommenders.

"All that's left is for you to prepare some materials, print them out, and hand them over here."

"Okay, then I'll get ready."

But Zhou Le didn't need to prepare it himself. He just called Su Yingxia and Su Yingxia sent him the information not long after.

The China National Theatre has funding every year, so office supplies are naturally enough, it’s just a few dozen sheets of paper.

Besides, the signatures are all from the president and party officials, so what’s the harm in printing them on a few sheets of paper?

So Zhou Le submitted all the information and forms that day.

Zhou Le waited until Yu Shuxin finished rehearsing at noon and wanted to invite Chen Daomin and several leaders to have a meal.

But when they went to the leaders' offices again, the leaders had already left.

"They're very busy. Or let me tell you, you came at the right time. If you come at another time, you might not be able to see them."

"Well, since they're not here, let's go out and have a quick meal, Mr. Chen."

"Row."

Chen Daomin is not bound by convention. After all, he has already planned to develop Zhou Le into his own person.

Although he also has an administrative identity, he is just an actor at the China Theatre. He can only push Zhou Le up as much as possible while he is still young.

But he still had a strong voice in the Film Association. He was the principal, and most of the deputies were his people. After all, people were close to each other, so if you could use your own people, there was no need to recruit outsiders.

At lunch, there were only three people at the table: Chen Daomin, Zhou Le and Yu Shuxin.

Calling him leader is polite. After all, he just signed the document and he didn't act arrogantly when we chatted.

But the original intention was to call him Chen Daomin.

Zhou Le also knew that Chen Daomin himself actually didn't like drinking parties with too many people.

Now Yu Shuxin and Zhou Le at the table have both done a great job in dealing with human relationships.

Moreover, Yu Shuxin used to be just cute, but later, under Zhou Le's urging, she spent all day watching movies, writing film reviews, reading books, and honing her acting skills. Recently, she has been performing in a drama. Her whole temperament is completely different from before.

"Shuxin has made great progress here. She is completely different from when I met her before. You can see that her eyes have become much deeper." Chen Daomin said.

"Thank you, Teacher Chen. It was Teacher Chen who helped me get in."

"You're welcome, but the entertainment industry is quite chaotic and the waters are deep. You should be more careful in the future and don't touch things you shouldn't touch, otherwise others will dig up your black history later."

Yu Shuxin knew that Chen Daomin was talking about the unspoken rules.

"Don't worry, Mr. Chen. I will never go along with them. After all, my family is rich. At worst, I will just give up acting."

(End of this chapter)