Huayu Entertainment: Tianxian really wants to improve

Chapter 255 I'd like to see who's trying to steal my man!

"Yes, I'm considering another opportunity."

Yang Yu admitted, "I think the chances are probably better over there."

Although from a creator's perspective, Gu Bei could offer more resources than Liu Yifei.

But he was also unsure what this opportunity from Gu Bei would bring him.

On the contrary, Liu Yifei made it very clear that she could help him get a chance to participate in the Sundance Film Festival, and also provide him with the opportunity to learn from a professional original animation team.

"This is Gu Bei, a big Hollywood director!" the person on the other end emphasized.

"No matter how famous or capable Gu Bei is, it doesn't really matter to me. What I mainly need to see is what kind of improvement this platform can bring me!"

Yang Yu calmly analyzed, "And no matter what, I have to finish my short film!"

At this moment, his heart was very firm. He had devoted three years of his energy to this short film, and he could not give up at the last minute.

Moreover, Yang Yu was determined to make animation back then.

Seeing Hollywood conquer the world with its family-friendly animated films, he became convinced that animated films would inevitably become popular in China.

He wasn't afraid of missing opportunities; striving to improve himself was more important than anything else.

"Alright, I'll ask again for you." The person on the other end knew they couldn't persuade Yang Yu.

After hanging up the phone,
Yang Yu had just stepped out of the room,
As soon as Yang's mother saw him, she couldn't help but ask, "Is there something good happening today?"

"You noticed?" Yang Yu said, puzzled, touching her cheek. "Was I that obvious?"

"It's so obvious! Once the corners of your mouth turn up, they just won't come down!"

Yang's mother smiled and pointed to his face.

Yang Yu happily shared her dreamlike experience today: "After three years of making animations, I've finally found someone who shares my ideas, and a great opportunity has come knocking on my door."

And two of them came at once!

Is it reliable?

Yang's mother was somewhat worried.

"Of course they're reliable! They're all big stars and directors who appear on TV. I even met them in person today!"

Yang Yu grabbed her mother's shoulders with both hands, laughing as she said, "Just wait and see how good life is with me!"

Feeling her son's actions, Yang's mother narrowed her eyes slightly and became happy along with him.

……

Paris.

"Okay, I know."

Gu Bei hung up the phone, unconsciously twirling his phone in his hand as he fell into deep thought.

He had long wanted to recruit director Dumpling.
But previously, because he had absolutely no connection to the animation industry,

Even if we recruited Director Jiaozi, we couldn't help him grow.

He is currently acquiring Victory MacGuffin, which gives him a reason to contact Director Dumpling. Unexpectedly, the other party already has an opportunity to make contact.

Who fished out of my pond?
The first thing that popped into Gu Bei's mind was Enlight Media.
But this time is too early.
Enlight Media hasn't even figured out the film industry yet, so how could they possibly be capable of making animated films?

After a pause,

Gu Bei stopped what he was doing and dialed the acquisition team at Goldman Sachs Paris: "James, you guys continue negotiating the price with Victory MacGuffin. I'm about to go to China. Let's keep in touch."

He already had a fairly good understanding of Victory MacGuffin's technology and financial situation.

From now on, it's the same whether he's there or not.
Anyway, even if the acquisition price is determined,

He was not qualified to sign either.

We need to get Liu Yifei's signature.

Subsequently,

He dialed his assistant Edward's number: "Book me a plane ticket to China."

After a pause, he emphasized, "The destination is Chengdu!"

Projects of the caliber of "Frozen"

Besides him and Liu Yifei,
No one was willing to give Yang Yu a chance to participate.
He still didn't believe Yang Yu wasn't tempted!
……

Rongcheng.

"Sister Xixi, you're about to start filming. Aunt Liu asked me to remind you to manage your weight," the assistant said weakly, watching Liu Yifei devour her meal.

"I didn't eat that much!"

Liu Yifei shook her head, not caring at all.

"But...you drank a lot!" The assistant pointed to the cup next to Liu Yifei. "These cold drinks are high in sugar, and then there's the hot pot, which is high in salt and oil..."
The combined effects of these three factors will not only cause your weight to skyrocket, but also make your face puffy!

After a pause,

The assistant suggested, "If it's too spicy, you can order a milder broth."

That way you won't have to drink so many cold drinks to cool down the spiciness!

"Is it spicy?"

Liu Yifei turned her head, her face slightly flushed, "It's not spicy at all, is it?"

"Hey……"

The assistant let out a long sigh.

Life is tough, the assistant sighed.
at this time,

She received a message on her phone: "Sister Sissi, I have sent the Sundance Film Festival application materials to Jiao Keli."

"Uh-huh!"

While her assistant wasn't looking, Liu Yifei secretly took a big gulp of her cold drink.

【Ding! 】

【mission completed! 】

A crisp system notification sounded.

Liu Yifei was slightly taken aback. Was this another task that was completed so quickly?

She looked at the updated task list.

[Task Title: The Knowledge Blind Spot of a Top Director with 20 Billion Yuan in Revenue (Completed)]

[Task Objective: Recommend a short film by director Jiaozi (Task Completed)]

[Task Reward: One random draw opportunity from the Entertainment Treasure House]

Liu Yifei smacked her lips.
It tasted sweet in my mouth, but my heart felt bitter.
What a pity!

This mission only completed the most basic part.
Neither exceeding nor perfectly completing the target was achieved.

However, having even a few attribute points is always better than having none.

at this time,

Liu Yifei heard the crisp system notification sound once again.

【Ding! 】

【Counterattack progress update! 】

She thought a new mission had been triggered, but it turned out to be an update to the comeback progress.

Compared to system tasks,
The attribute points given by the progress update for the comeback are very few.
The first trigger is when the Whiplash movie is completed, and the second is when Whiplash wins the Palme d'Or at Cannes. Both times, you get +1 acting point.

Later, when she appeared on stage at the Oscars, her singing skills were boosted again.

After analyzing the situation, Liu Yifei felt that...
The main way to gain attribute points should be through progress updates.
The system's entertainment treasure trove lottery offers even better rewards than attribute points.
Unfortunately, the Cultural and Entertainment Treasure Vault has been lost for so long and has not been found, so she probably won't have the chance to see the rewards inside.

[The Comeback Project: Love Story]

[Comeback Success: North American Billboard Hot 100: Peaked at #1 for 36 weeks]

[Claim Success: This song remained on the North American Billboard Top 100 for a full 36 weeks, including three weeks at number one.]
It has also topped numerous other lists, including the Billboard World Top 40, the UK Billboard Top 75, and the Gallic Billboard Top 100.

However, its potential is far greater than that; your simplistic promotional methods haven't fully realized the song's sales potential.
However, this song has already eaten up all the progress made in terms of sales recovery.
From this perspective, your promotional approach is extremely cost-effective!

[Reward for Success: Singing Points +5] Liu Yifei glanced at the time.
North America is 16 hours behind here, and it's currently the time for Billboard's weekly chart update.
According to Billboard's rules, only songs that have been released for a period of time and are in the top 49 are eligible to chart.

Love Story, which has been released for more than half a year, should have fallen below the top 50, so it was automatically removed from the charts after 36 weeks.

"I never expected there would be a way to add 5 singing points at once!"

Liu Yifei was extremely envious of those 5 singing points; she wished they could be converted into acting points!
Unfortunately,

She started from a low point in terms of music, but her comeback was much faster.

In the film and television industry,
Whether in movies or television,
None of them are over 38 years old yet, so their progress in achieving a turnaround is slow.

"lottery!"

Liu Yifei was somewhat looking forward to it.
After all, last time he won acting points in three out of three draws.

however……

[Do you want to use the random lottery chance of the entertainment treasure house (currently remaining number: 1)]

[The Entertainment Treasure House has been lost, and the chance to win a prize will be replaced with attribute points]

[Lottery successful, Constitution +1]

Liu Yifei's spirits, which had just been high, instantly plummeted.

Long-awaited physique points,
And their singing skills have also improved.
Her acting skills, which she desperately needed, didn't improve at all.

As Liu Yifei felt down, she felt a warm current suddenly appear inside her body, spreading throughout her entire body at an extremely fast speed.

Unlike before, when the warmth mainly stayed at the wound on her neck,

This warm current mainly lingered in the area of ​​her internal organs, especially her stomach and intestines.

Then, Liu Yifei felt a surge of energy, as if she were a fully charged battery, her whole body brimming with power.

at this time,

The assistant next to him said, "Sister Xixi, Jiao Keli told me that someone else has approached him, and it seems they want to take him away from us!"

"what!"

Liu Yifei slammed her chopsticks on the table. "How dare he try to steal someone from me? Let him tell me who he is!"

"Chopsticks...chopsticks!"

The assistant typed while cautiously pointing to the table.

Liu Yifei looked down and realized that she had used too much force and broken the chopsticks with a slap.

She comforted her assistant, "It's okay, I'm usually very gentle!"

I just added some points to my physique today, so my body is a bit excited.

"I know I know!"

The assistant nodded repeatedly.

But she secretly made up her mind: "Sister Sisi is so strong, I must not make her angry in the future!"

After a pause, she received a reply from Yang Yu: "Sister Qianqian, he said it's inconvenient to disclose, but he definitely needs to focus on finishing his own short film first."

"Then let's stay in Chengdu for a few more days!" Liu Yifei said. "I want to see who's going to try and steal my man!"

……

When Gu Beifei arrived in Chengdu, it was already afternoon.

Without taking a break, he immediately instructed his assistant, Li Wanyun, who had arrived in Chengdu ahead of time, to arrange a meeting between him and Yang Yu, who was still known as Jiao Keli.

"Hello, I'm Gu Bei."

Gu Bei looked at Yang Yu in front of him, whose appearance hadn't changed much from what he would look like in the future.

Yang Yu was also sizing him up: "Hello, I'm Yang Yu, my online name is Jiao Keli."

Why does this conversation feel so familiar?

What Yang Yu didn't know was that Liu Yifei's methods of poaching people were something she had learned from Gu Bei over the past few years.

"Want something to drink?"

Gu Bei smiled and started chatting with him.

Yang Yu replied somewhat shyly, "Tea will do."

"Two cups of tea."

While the waiter was serving tea, Gu Bei smiled and asked Yang Yu, "I've seen the trailer for your short film. It's very interesting. Have you thought about showing it at any film festival?"

Yang Yu felt more and more familiar with him, but Gu Bei's way of asking questions was becoming more peaceful and natural.

He thought for a moment and said, "I used to work in advertising and had never thought about film festivals before. I only recently started looking into this."

"I can give you a suggestion. Have you heard of the Sundance Film Festival?"

Gu Bei smiled and took two cups of tea from the waiter, pushing one towards Yang Yu. "As one of the must-do tasks for independent filmmakers, they pay close attention to animated short films."

Among those competing with me for the Sundance Short Film Jury Prize that year were several animated short films, all of which were strong contenders.

"Thanks, I'll consider it."

Yang Yu felt that she absolutely had to go to the Sundance Film Festival.
I met two people who are interested in animation, and they both highly recommended this film festival.

"You should know that the purpose of my visit is to invite you to join Linlang Entertainment."

Gu Bei got down to business, "Rose Pictures is acquiring an established animation studio and will be launching an original animated film with a budget of $1.5 million."

Linlang Entertainment's animation division will be one of Rose Pictures' outsourcing companies, participating in the entire process of this top-tier Hollywood animated film.

This is an opportunity for the domestic animation industry, and it's also an opportunity for you!

In just a few words,
Yang Yu's emotions were immediately stirred.

This is a top-tier Hollywood animated film with a budget of $1.5 million!

Even as an outsourcing company, there were jobs that no domestic company could get before; those were jobs that only European and Korean animation studios were qualified to compete for.

Yang Yu really wanted to agree immediately.

Just then, his cell phone rang.

Upon closer inspection, it was a call from Liu Yifei's assistant.

"Take it."

Gu Bei said confidently, "I'm not afraid of any competition!"

He still doesn't believe that anyone in the country can compete with him.
"Hello, Miss Zhu."

Yang Yu called out the name of Liu Yifei, the assistant.

As a result, Liu Yifei's voice came from the other end: "What conditions did they offer you?"

Yang Yu glanced at Gu Bei and honestly said, "To be able to personally participate in Hollywood animated films and learn."

"We can do that too. Wait here, where are you?"

Liu Yifei felt that it was difficult to explain over the phone, so she directly asked to meet in person to talk.

Yang Yu glanced at Gu Bei again.
Only after obtaining Gu Bei's consent did they tell Liu Yifei the address of the Department of Commerce where they were located.

After hanging up the phone,

Yang Yu felt a little uneasy.

How to do?
A big star and a famous director are about to fight over me!
But think about it carefully,

I felt a little smug inside.

"Who is this person? They seem to be quite powerful."

Gu Bei was surprised that even after Yang Yu stated her conditions, she was still unable to scare him off.

He originally thought the other party was someone from a government-supported fund or something similar, but now it seems the other party is not so simple either.

"She's a big star. You'll see when she gets here."

Yang Yu dared not reveal the information casually.

Gu Bei was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

Could it be... Liu Yifei, the big star?
(End of this chapter)