Abstract Art Award Winner

Chapter 227 This mouth is hard to swallow.
While chatting with everyone, Zhou Le suddenly wondered if he should also get insurance for his health.

For example, her vocal cords and those long legs.

But then I thought about it again. Singers insure their vocal cords, models insure their legs, and Real Madrid once insured Cristiano Ronaldo's legs for $1.44 million. These are all directly related to their personal earning potential.

Moreover, for them, people who do this usually use it for event marketing, because the act of purchasing insurance itself is a news hotspot.

Just like Karen Mok not insuring her legs, although this has not been publicly confirmed, this topic can continue to be used as a bargaining chip for brand collaborations.

So Zhou Le thought about it and finally decided to give up.

This approach is too high-end, and disassembling the body into parts to determine its value has a somewhat materialistic feel to it.

Given his current official position, doing so would certainly cause huge controversy.

Zhou Le was deep in thought, but after a while, Mo Wenwei suddenly stood up and waved to someone not far away.

"This way, this way."

The group looked up at the same time and saw Li Ronghao walking in from not far away, his small eyes shining brightly under the light.

Then they immediately noticed this side and quickly walked over.

"A few teachers are rehearsing here too, and Le'er is here as well."

What song will Brother Hao bring to the Spring Festival Gala this time?

Zhou Le was the first to speak.

When asked about the song title in public, Li Ronghao was a little embarrassed, especially since Zhang Guoli, Song Dandan, and others were also present.

This feeling is like when you were a child and wrote an excellent essay, and the teacher made you stand up and read it aloud in front of the whole class.

Although it's something to be proud of, there's always a strange sense of shame in my heart.

"Because this year's theme is 'Realizing the Dream of a Well-off Society and Celebrating the New Year with Joy,' the director said that we should add some themes of family reunion, so I'm singing the song 'Dad and Mom' this time."

Zhou Le nodded; he also liked this song very much.

"Wow, Hao-ge, that's impressive, going all out by yourself."

Li Ronghao sighed: "It's still uncertain how many people will sing. With my current abilities, I estimate I'll need at least one more person to sing with. But I don't know who I'll be singing with yet. I'll record my version first, and I guess I'll have to do it later."

Then we chatted for a while before getting ready.

Zhou Le's show was decided by higher-ups, but Li Ronghao's show was simply about inviting people over first, and then figuring out how to distribute them later.

After recording the song, they chatted for a while longer. Only after the teacher in the recording studio confirmed that the sound was fine and no re-recording was needed did they leave.

Everyone goes back to their homes.

But Zhou Le has a few things to deal with recently.

The new script for the movie I took on a while ago, called "Caught in Time," is almost finished.

After all, Han Jianu is also a screenwriter. She originally only planned to be listed as a producer on this movie, to contribute some money on behalf of her father, and then earn some dividends. She also wanted to get to know more people in the film distribution industry through this movie.

However, after Zhou Le pointed out that there were many unreasonable parts in the script some time ago, Han Jianu went back and talked to Han Sanping, who naturally agreed. So Han Jianu participated in the scriptwriting again.

Even after it was finished, he showed it to Zhou Le again.

He knew it wasn't because of anything else, but mainly because he simply felt that Zhou Le had a lot of ideas, and as a creator, he always wanted to show his work to others.

Zhou Le glanced at the script and found that it was indeed much better than before.

"Sister, I think this version is great. The overall story structure and narrative order are both novel, and it has also gotten rid of some of the shadows of the old Hong Kong films. That's why it can produce a script like Dying to Survive."

To praise a script, you can't just say it's good.

“Okay, but I’m also planning to make some minor changes to make your character stand out a bit more.”

"Okay, thank you, sis."

"But has Zhou Ye arrived yet? It should be time to try out other roles in the next few days."

"She's finished with her work and plans to fly over early tomorrow morning."

"Okay, then let's schedule the audition for the morning after tomorrow."

After they finished chatting, Zhou Le arrived home.

Although she only stays there a few times a year, Su Yingxia always comes over to clean whenever she has free time after returning to Beijing.

Lying in bed, Zhou Le scrolled through his phone. He felt that his account had become quite popular, and after scrolling for a while, he would find dance videos from dance streamers.

Just as he was engrossed in watching it, he suddenly received a WeChat message.

"Brother Le, where are you now?"

It turned out to be sent by Zhao Jinmai.

"You're in Beijing, what's wrong?"

"Brother Le, can I come visit you? Summer vacation is almost over, and I've been taking classes all summer. I finally managed to beg my mom to let me go out and have some fun for a while."

I was originally thinking of going abroad for fun, but she thought it was too dangerous and wouldn't let me go, so I had no choice but to come to you. But Le-ge, you have work, so it's okay. I'll just go with you and won't cause you any trouble.

Zhou Le thought about it and realized that it wasn't a bad idea. After all, he had been running around by himself all this time, which had been quite boring.

Because there were many things to do in the second half of the year, Su Yingxia couldn't always stay with him.

"Okay, come on over. I'm in Beijing right now, but I definitely won't have time to take you out for fun during this time."

"It's okay, as long as I can go out, I'm fine. I'm getting moldy from staying at home all day. I'll buy a ticket now and arrive tomorrow. Brother Le, send me the address when the time comes and I'll come find you."

"Okay, let's talk about it then."

Just as Zhou Le hung up on Zhao Jinmai, Zhang Ruonan sent another message asking if Zhou Le was in Beijing.

"Here, what's wrong?"

"Brother Le, it's time for your indulgent meal today. I'd like to treat you to a meal."

"Why are you suddenly inviting me to dinner again? Where have you made your fortune lately?"

"Sigh, I haven't made any money, but I talked to the company again, and they still want me to continue on the current path. I'm really a bit confused because they told me that I can actually make money the way I am now, and if I rashly change course, I might never be able to recover."

"Let's have a meal together. You can choose the place. We haven't decided on dinner yet, and I was just thinking of ordering takeout without you."

"Okay, Brother Le, I'll book a private room first and send you the address later."

In the afternoon, Zhou Le got up, took a shower, changed his clothes, and then happily went to the appointment.

Upon entering the private room of the restaurant, Zhang Ruonan was seen resting her chin on her hand, seemingly lost in thought. "Brother Le, you're here."

"Hmm, I feel like you're always confused lately. If I'd known this would happen, I wouldn't have told you those things in the first place."

Zhang Ruonan sighed: "Sigh, I think what you said is quite right. Maybe if no one had reminded me, I would have just kept going on like this in a daze."

Zhou Le nodded: "That's roughly the idea. You've got the basic strategy wrong. Do you know what kind of people normally follow this kind of basic strategy?"

"what?"

"The female live streamers who flirt with the edge of the law online mostly have male fans, and those fans have a lot of spending power. After all, only wealthy big spenders can afford to do things like live streaming with others, PK battles, ranking up, or rewarding others with gifts to unlock their talents."

"But if I were to take that route..."

“Then you’re finished,” Zhou Le said with certainty.

Zhang Ruonan was deflated again.

After a while, once all the dishes were served, Zhang Ruonan seemed to have made up her mind. She stood up and walked to Zhou Le's side: "Brother Le, do you think I have any good ideas now?"

As she spoke, she reached out and began to massage Zhou Le's shoulders.

Zhou Le: "."

"What are you doing?"

"I just feel like you've been working hard lately, and I've heard you're a really nice person, so I can't always let you give me advice for free."

Zhou Le, somewhat amused and exasperated, raised his hand and took Zhang Ruonan's hand away: "Are you sure you've only heard that I'm a good person? Or are you sure you haven't heard something else?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Ruonan bit her lip, then moved from behind Zhou Le to the side and plopped down on Zhou Le's lap.

"Brother Le, it's me."

Seeing this, Zhou Le quickly supported the other person with his hand to prevent them from sitting down.

The feel is alright, although it feels a little rough to the touch.

Zhang Ruonan's face flushed red instantly.

"Brother Le."

"No need for that. I'm not a lustful monster. Although I'm young and vigorous, I'm not that thirsty."

"Let's talk about female internet celebrities and you."

Zhang Ruonan nodded, blushing. Although she felt that perhaps she wasn't charming enough to attract Zhou Le, Zhou Le was clearly willing to talk, and she had already decided to go all out. Even though Zhou Le hadn't agreed, she couldn't just sit back down in her chair like that.

So they went behind Zhou Le and started massaging his shoulders and back.

This time, Zhou Le did not stop him.

"Actually, after I went back, I did some research. The most successful person in your direction should be Ju Jingyi, but look at the popularity of her super topic and the proportion of fans."

Your current situation is somewhere between a celebrity and an internet influencer; you benefit from the traffic of their fans, but you don't get any money from their pockets.

"If I were to think about it now, you would have three options. The first is to lower your standards and become a live streamer, whether it's selling products, performing any kind of talent show, or even just playing games."

They're making money off male fans, but it depends on whether you're willing to swallow your pride and do it.

"The second option is for you to confront the company directly and tell them that you want to go in this direction. If they agree, they agree; if they don't, then it's a stalemate. But with your skills, you definitely can't beat Guangxian."

"The third and simplest way is to take the civil service exam directly. Once you pass, there will be no termination fee."

After listening to these three suggestions, Zhang Ruonan thought about them again and again and felt that the third one was obviously the most difficult.

Are civil service exams really that easy to pass?
If I had really studied that well back then, I wouldn't have only scored around 400 points in the end.

"Brother Le, I might not pass the last one."

"But the second option isn't really feasible either, and I don't want to do the first one. Are there any other options?"

Zhou Le raised his hand: "That's all. Anyway, I haven't touched this meal yet. If you can't do these things, there's nothing I can do. At least I don't owe you this meal, since I didn't offer any help."

"Okay, but I'm still very grateful to you, Brother Le. How about we eat first?"

"Ah."

However, during the meal, Zhou Le received a phone call from Guo Qiling.

"Brother Le, I just saw your post on WeChat Moments. You're in Beijing now? Let's grab a bite to eat tomorrow. I've already registered the company you mentioned before, and I've rented the space. Now I'm just waiting to buy the equipment and hire people."

"So quick?"

"That's right. After all, I've saved up some money. As long as I'm willing to spend money, there's nothing I can't accomplish. Besides, I've also inquired and found that it's not too late to start using MCN agencies now, mainly because we have the celebrity effect here."

I was thinking of talking about company matters again when we have dinner tomorrow, to see who we can bring to our company first, do a few live streams to build up popularity, and it'll be easier to find streamers later.

"Okay, see you tomorrow then. Let's take a look at your plans then, since marketing is key in this industry."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Ruonan asked curiously, "Brother Le, are you planning to do some other business?"

"Yes, he plans to start an MCN agency with Guo Qiling. After leaving Deyun Club, he also plans to do some business on his own, so that he won't have to be known as Guo Degang's son all the time."

Zhang Ruonan thought for a moment: "Then how about we call him over too?"

Zhou Le sighed inwardly, and he roughly understood why Zhang Ruonan couldn't reach an agreement with the company. Normally, it's a good thing for an artist to want to improve, and if this kind of transformation is done quickly, it only takes about a year or six months.

Meng Ziyi and Yu Shuxin were criticized as soon as they appeared online, but now everyone likes them, and it's only taken this long.

However, Zhang Ruonan, as an artist, also needs to be skillful in communicating with a large company like Enlight Media.

"Okay, I'll ask him again."

Guo Qiling didn't care. Since he was in Beijing and Zhou Le had called, even if he had something to do, he had to cancel it and come over.

Guo Qiling arrived half an hour later.

"Hey, isn't this Sister Ruonan? I was wondering who has such a big face to invite Brother Le out. It has to be the future number one female star of Enlight Media."

Zhou Le smiled and said, "Ruo Nan, look at Qi Ling. If you had that kind of speaking ability, you probably would have convinced your company as well."

Zhang Ruonan thought to herself that Guo Qiling was indeed good at speaking. He praised her on their first meeting. She herself would never have thought of such words.

However, what Zhou Le and Guo Qiling were going to talk about next wasn't exactly a trade secret. Anyway, once the company opened and they did some publicity, anyone who wanted to know would find out.

After all, the company operates on the same set of rules.

Zhou Le simply felt that it didn't matter whether this thing was kept away from people or not, but Guo Qiling felt that Zhou Le might be looking for a new sister-in-law for him, so when he talked about it, he always intentionally or unintentionally leaned towards Zhang Ruonan.

(End of this chapter)