Huayu has been doing one good deed a day since 2001

Chapter 292 Too Many Human-shaped Gold Mines, Media Building Can't Hold Them All

On January 11th, Lao Li worked part-time as a coach at Qianlibu for a few hours.

When he returned to the president's office in the media building, he saw Ah Xin and Da Meiyuan, both dressed in formal attire.

Old Li couldn't help but get a little tipsy.

It's clearly a similar style to a secretary's outfit.

I chose some serious and formal hairstyles, along with matching accessories.

Old Li felt that his two older sisters had gained an extra bit of charm.

After a few hours of impulsive reprimand, Li Wenyu laughed and asked, "Are you still handling things well?"

Ah Xin rolled her eyes speechlessly, wanting to complain that even if she hadn't eaten pork, she had at least seen a pig run.

She then said softly, "(Darling) The production team has roughly selected candidates for the second male lead, third male lead, second female lead, and third female lead. Yuanyuan has decided on the general candidates and is waiting for you to make your final decision."

"Will this project start before or after the Spring Festival?"

They all select people from within Time itself.

There's no shortage of talented actors or pretty faces of the right age.

Old Li became interested. "Then let me take a look."

Da Meiyuan went out of the lounge to get some documents and returned quickly.

Old Li almost choked after taking it and glancing at it.

This project was decided long ago; he will direct and star in it, with Da Meiyuan playing the dual female lead.

It's a public service film, similar to "Dying to Survive".

This caused a great stir in the industry.

With the success of "Dying to Survive" as a precedent, let's not even talk about how many awards it won or how many box office records it set.

Since its launch, Time Video streaming has been available.

It has accumulated hundreds of thousands of comments, and Renren Movie also has countless comments!
The four most popular young male celebrities in the Chinese entertainment industry today are Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao, Chen Kun, and Qin Hao.

These guys' fans start tearing each other apart over charity donations.

Xiaoming's fan club was bombarded with criticism from the other three fans who said, "Go watch The Medicine God on Shiguang Video."

Donating all proceeds means donating all of them.

This includes advertising revenue generated by streaming platforms, and the number of clicks and plays accumulates every day.

Those that consistently generate profits every day.

And it started with the summer promotion in 04.

Deng Chao, Chen Kun, and Qin Hao all acted in the film without receiving any payment.

Huang Xiaoming was filming the first season of The Big Bang Theory at the time.

That marked the beginning of Time Group's first major foray into co-producing American dramas.

The starting point for nurturing an international superstar.

It was explicitly stated at the time that there shouldn't be too many guest stars or those with obvious star power.

So Huang Xiaoming didn't come back to make a cameo appearance.

Even those who had time, like Jin Dong and Hu Ge, didn't make a cameo appearance as passersby.

Like Liu Shishi, Jiang Shuying, and others.

At this stage, fan groups are tearing each other apart and actively vying for status.

Any questions involving celebrity charitable donations, such as "How much did you donate, and how much did my idol donate?"
Among the four popular young male celebrities, Huang Xiaoming's fan club was the one most criticized and left speechless.

Are the four leading actresses also feuding?
Previously, there were occasional clashes between the versions featuring Yanzi, Zhang Ziyi, and Xu Cainu.

The current four leading actresses are Da Meiyuan, Dong Xuan, Zhang Bozhi, and He Qing.

Whenever there's a hint of conflict, their assistant team quickly steps in to defuse the situation.

In addition, the four actresses frequently show off their sisterly and best friend relationships with others on Weibo.

From eating, drinking, and having fun to shopping, there's been an increase in private gatherings and interactions.

The fans were too embarrassed to start a fight.

This is the long-lasting "drug god effect"!
Even among the wealthy, once someone comments that they need public support.

When one place is in trouble, help comes from all sides.

Li Wenyu, the lead actor and director of "Dying to Survive," is the most popular actor among netizens.

The film "Dying to Survive" grossed 5.46 million yuan at the Chinese box office in 04.

Old Li didn't receive any payment.

Ultimately, the mainland cinema chain donated over 2 million yuan of its share.

That was 2 million in 2004!
Not to mention the box office revenue of the local teams in Hong Kong's Harbour Bay, as well as the sale of ports and the long-term rental and sale of DVDs.

There are also streaming profits.

From 04 to 06, the "Medicine God" must have donated more than 3 million yuan.

Even if this is aimed at a group of people with chronic myeloid leukemia.

Old Li is impeccable when it comes to doing charity!

As soon as the news of the (Dear) project spread, Huang Xiaoming was the most eager to compete for the second or third male lead.

Even though he was still filming the male lead role in (Gone Girl).

Including preparations for (Iron Man 1).

He can slow down the Iron Man project if given the opportunity.

Old Li decided not to select the super-popular ones yet, to give more opportunities to those who aren't so famous.

Choose the best actors.

When Da Meiyuan was preparing for this project, she prioritized candidates who weren't too famous.

From the second and third male leads, to the second and third female leads, and numerous supporting characters.

We prefer actors with average or no fame who are good at acting.

Old Li almost choked when he saw it. It was the second or third male lead, and the first candidate was He Bing.

The first-ranked actress for the second and third female leads is Zhang Ziyi.

But the second one is Qin Huairu, no, it's Hao.

This was truly a slip of the tongue due to his internal mental fluctuations.

You put He Bing and Hao together to play a couple who are constantly on the road to find their son.
He just remembered Sha Zhu and Keng Ru, who were extremely famous before their rebirth.

The couple paired up here is really like the second male lead and the third female lead searching for their child.

In the story of "Dearest", the first and second female leads are a dual-female lead template.

The second female lead is the adopted son and daughter brought home by her husband who works away from home all year round.

She didn't know that her adopted son was abducted by her husband, and she always loved her adopted son and daughter very much.

As a result, her husband died of cancer, and it was only when the police came to her door that she learned that her adopted son was the victim.

One was found by the police and returned to its original family, while the other was sent to an orphanage.

The second female lead, having invested genuine feelings and raised her child over the years, wants to adopt a daughter from an orphanage.

She was rejected, so she sought help from the third male lead, a lawyer, to fight for custody, but was rejected again.

The judge said, "The police worked so hard to solve the case and finally found the abducted child. And you want to adopt him? What do you take the law for?"

But the second female lead was indeed unaware of it.

She was unable to have children, so her husband, who worked away from home year-round, decided to adopt a child.

To prepare for the couple's retirement in the future.

Her husband works in Guangdong Province year-round, and she is portrayed as a rural woman from north of the Yangtze River.

The husband brought home the first child he had abducted, saying it was born to him and another woman while he was working in Shenzhen.

The second female lead raised the child as her own son, while the daughter was said by her husband to be adopted.

Because of these factors, the second female lead has a lot of room to perform and develop her character.

For example, the bewilderment when being arrested, and the devastation and helplessness when learning that the child had been abducted by the husband.

Even though she felt powerless when her son returned to his original family, she still thought about visiting him often.

She even assaulted a police officer to protect her adopted daughter, ran away with her daughter, and then, in order to get witnesses to testify that her daughter was indeed an abandoned baby she picked up and not stolen, she slept with a witness to testify.

Ultimately, the court ruled that they could not adopt.

This depth of performance space earned the original actress, Yanzi, a ton of Best Actress nominations and awards.

On this list, Zhang Ziyi is still the strongest in terms of acting skills alone.

These thoughts flashed by in an instant. Old Li, puffing on his cigarette, asked curiously, "He Bing, Zhang Ziyi, and Hao Ye have joined Time?"

Li Jiaxin smiled and nodded, displaying a touch of haughty and sophisticated demeanor. "It's perfectly normal."

"Now, not to mention countless college students and unknown actors, they'd love to sign a contract for 20 or 30 years to stay in the industry."

"From established, outdated professionals to ordinary practitioners, many of them are paying out of their own pockets to terminate their contracts and come here to wait for opportunities."

Da Meiyuan smiled and came over to explain, "Let's not talk about Zhang Ziyi. Hao was nominated for Best Actress at the Cannes International Film Festival in 06 for her role as the female lead in Summer Palace."

"Her acting skills are far inferior to Zhang Ziyi's, and her fame is just so-so. She should be chosen as the third female lead."

"He Bing's resume represents the hard-core talent."

Hao at this stage.

Whether it's the new version of Aunt Thirteen in Young Wong Fei-hung or the Mad Concubine in Young Emperor, the ratings are still passable.

He Bing played the male lead Song Ci in the 05 TV series "The Great Song Dynasty Judge".

A minor hit of the year, the average viewership of CCTV's premiere in the second week was 1.5% higher than that of the evening news program.

But He Bing and Hao were just Xiao Hong.

Let alone comparing them to the Four Little Fresh Meat and the Four Little Dan Actresses.

The Eight Beauties of Time are far more influential and have a higher profile than them.

Liu Yifei, Zhang Ziyi, Jiang Qinqin, and others also suppressed Hao's popularity and prestige.

That's why I was able to be included in the candidate list.

The beloved second male lead, President Han Dezhong, is a wealthy businessman and the head of a family-finding mutual aid group.

This also has a prototype.

The real-life person behind this story embarked on a search for their eldest son for over a decade after he was abducted.

During the process, they helped the police rescue many abducted victims.

Zhang Yi, who played the original character, also won the Golden Eagle Award for Best Supporting Actor for this role.

If you use Zhang Yi now, the other person's acting skills are probably still lacking.

He Bing really has no problem.

This actor has won several major awards in the theater world and has been nominated twice for the Golden Eagle Award for Best Actor.

I'm 39 years old this year, not old at all.

He played Sha Zhu in "Full House of Love" so greasy, was he playing a young man nearing 30 when he was 46 or 47?
It's no wonder that your face looks oily and old; only when you get high-tech injections and your face doesn't look oily is it not greasy.

Even though Lao He didn't have the face of an idol when he was young, he was still a spirited young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes.

Other candidates for the second male lead include Yin Xiaotian, Nie Yuan, and Qiao Zhenyu.

The final list even included Hai Yitian.

Old Li was quiet for another second. Hai Yitian was several levels below Yin Xiaotian and Nie Yuan.

This applies to both popularity and acting skills.

But this is Xu Damao.

The candidates for the second and third female leads include Lok Ka-tung, Yeung Suk-yu, and Kwok Chun-ni, among others.

Before Lao Li could say anything, Li Jiaxin took the initiative to say, "I'm really feeling a bit emotional. Now, floors 6 to 11 of the Media Building are almost overflowing."

"Fortunately, the branch office is almost finished with renovations, and it's separated from the headquarters by the Hainan Building."

"It's just a matter of walking a few steps."

Hainan Mansion is a foreign-related hotel in Hainan Province.

The six-story building is adjacent to the Time Media Building and includes a hotel near the intersection.

Next up is the Time Media division.

This branch is a Grade 5A office building developed by a real estate group. The large office building has three underground floors, similar to the media headquarters.

However, the ground floor section, including several floors of the central building, is designed as a professional clubhouse or club.

The central section, due to its unique wedge-shaped design, divides the building into three parts.

The three major blocks, north, central and south, are connected to form a single building.

The north building is 17 stories high, and the south building is 11 stories high.

The middle wedge section is 13 stories high.

The total area is nearly 100,000 square meters.

In 2005, Fat Bing officially took on the role of CEO of the media company, while the building over there was still under construction.

The building was not completed until June 2006.

Fat Bing had long anticipated that the headquarters office space might become increasingly insufficient.

The Direct Media Department used public funds to buy that office building from the construction group at a premium.

Li Wenyu chuckled and said, "After six months of renovation, it will indeed be ready for use soon."

The design drawings for North 17, Middle 13, and South 11 are a bit odd.

But it's still worth spending a little more money to buy it this year.

Floors 15 to 17 of the North Building of the branch office were also reserved as office and living space for Lao Li.

But he will most likely go less often.

The spaces there designed for celebrities to eat, live, and use are mostly large, open-plan layouts.

It's comparable to the 11th and 10th floors of the headquarters.

A celebrity's personal living, dining, and office space is 100 square meters, similar to a three-bedroom, one-living room house with an office area.

There's also a 30-square-meter assistant/secretary work area outside.

Big stars often have large assistant teams, including those in the internet age that help manage official Weibo accounts and other related matters.

For example, Liu Yifei and Reyizha still live on the 9th floor of the headquarters, with a total of 30 square meters for food, accommodation, and secretary/assistant expenses.
This place seems crowded with people who have become famous!

Liu Yifei now has six assistants working in shifts, and bodyguards are an additional expense.

Those six people worked in shifts, crammed into the 9th floor of her media headquarters.

Even a 10-square-meter office space felt cramped.

We can move to the branch's 100 sq m + 30 sq m block at any time.

The same applies to male celebrities.

Even a large number of young and middle-aged actors and stars, such as He Bing, Yin Xiaotian, Nie Yuan, and Qiao Zhenyu, have signed with the company.

Zhang Ziyi and Le Jiatong also joined the group.

There are even more people that Fat Ice didn't sign!
Furthermore, there will be generations of people born in the 90s and 95s in the future.

Da Meiyuan asked curiously, "Zhang Ziyi has smoothed things over with those people in the interest chain and joined our group. Her acting skills are definitely not a problem. Why not let her play the second female lead?"

"If you hadn't given me individual guidance, I was afraid she would have stolen my thunder."

Li Wenyu nodded, "She's taken care of everything, so it's worth a try."

If it weren't for Lao Li being a cheat code user who used countless resources to promote the Four Great Actresses and the Eight Beauties.

Zhang Ziyi is truly a rising star in the entertainment industry, having risen from being a "Zhang Yimou Girl" to a "Dragon Girl".

Then there's Li An and Wong Kar-wai.

They were top-tier from the very beginning; this isn't something that can be achieved simply by sleeping with people.

Several years ago, the other party wanted to offer self-harm as a condition for joining the company. At that time, I didn't get the opportunity to star in the popular Chinese female lead drama, so I endured it and didn't self-harm.

I can’t care so much now.

After things were settled, judging purely on acting skills, Zhang Ziyi was truly excellent as the second female lead.

Hao is far behind her, and even veteran actresses like Yang Xue and Guo Zhenni can't match her acting skills.

Old Li nodded again, "Then send the scripts to everyone on the list, give them three days to prepare, and they will be interviewed three days later."

The project has been announced.

However, no regular actors within Time Entertainment have received the script yet.

They're all top-notch actors; if filming starts after the Spring Festival...

This preparation period before the holiday is sufficient.

Filming will wrap up within a month, making it a strong contender for either the May Day holiday or the summer blockbuster season.

…………

It was around 7 p.m. on the 11th.

Zhang Ziyi arrived at the large cafeteria on the first basement floor, even though she had long been squeezed out of the four leading actresses' positions.

But along the way, she was greeted and greeted by crowds of people.

There aren't as many negative news stories in this dimension, so her status may have declined.

That doesn't stop many people in the industry from knowing that she is a talented young woman under 30.

Who knows, an opportunity might come along that would make Jiang Qinqin famous again.

Especially for those who join Time, there is no shortage of channels to find opportunities.

Zhang Ziyi was still politely dealing with the usual routine when Hao ran over and said, "Sister Ziyi, you still live on the ninth floor? Why don't you consider going to the branch office to choose an office?"

"The earlier you go now, the wider your selection will be."

"Now, the headquarters is not only full on the 9th floor, but there are hardly any empty rooms on the 7th floor either."

Hao lives on the 7th floor.

Zhang Ziyi chuckled, "It's alright, this 9th floor is quite peaceful."

No matter how big the house is, she only sleeps and rests in one bed.

Didn't you see Liu Shishi, Megan Fox, and a few others go to the 11th floor?

Ever since she got her hands on the script for "Dearest" and read it once, she knew that her two years of sycophancy during the early 05 era of building a large fanbase, neglecting her film and television career, and focusing on singing and dancing, had not been in vain.

For the past two years, she only performed and danced for publicity for Time Travel.

They turned down several films from island nations, including those from Hollywood.

(End of this chapter)