Rebirth of Chinese Entertainment, the Diary of a 95 Flower

Li Xue did not stop after passing the Camphor Hall.

I've been here before and know that Lemon Pictures' Camphor Hall is for discussing top-tier projects, and it's not usually for actors, but rather for other producers and production companies.

The Lime Hall in front is the meeting room for negotiating with artists.

Li Xue's face was tense.

I know Xu Xiaoou is waiting inside.

Last time, she was with Cai Yinong and Xu Xiaoou discussing the S-level platform project "Fighter of the Destiny".

Watching Cai Yinong and Xu Xiaoou chatting and laughing, she sat to the side without a chance to interject.

Now, she feels somewhat uncertain about taking Gulnazar with her to discuss contract matters with Xu Xiaoou.

Pulling the corners of her mouth up in a smile, Li Xue reminded her again, "Nazha, remember, never mention Zhang Han in front of President Xu."

Upon hearing Zhang Han's name, her gaze instinctively wandered, she bit the inside of her mouth, and blinked to hide her emotions: "Mm."

I remembered the messages Zhang Zhanghan had just sent me on WeChat.

Three words resurfaced in my mind: Why?

Why should Zhang Han be allowed to go find his ex just because he is sensible?

Why should I give in to Zheng Shuang when she cuts her wrists and goes crazy?

Suddenly realizing that her emotions were not right, Gulnazar slowed down, shook off the thoughts in her mind, and tried to calm herself down as soon as possible.

The publicity director and his assistant, along with the makeup artist, stayed outside.

The core job of Gulnazar's team of makeup artists is styling design during the shoot.

The core responsibility of the publicity director is marketing planning before the project goes live; it's not a necessary role for negotiating contracts, so there's no need for them to be involved.

Li Xue didn't notice that Gulnazar behind her had slowed down her pace.

She pushed open the carved peach wood door of the Lime Hall.

The first thing you see is a matte gray-blue diatomaceous earth wall.

The carpet was custom-made in navy blue short pile, and my high heels sank in several millimeters with each step.

The sofa against the wall is an imported sofa made of dark gray leather.

The curtains are electric blackout curtains, and there is a one-way transparent glass wall. The outside looks frosted, but the inside shows the front desk.

Jiang Yang sat on a single sofa, having just finished chatting with Xu Xiaoou next to him about the roles and salaries of Yang Chaoyue, Tian Xiwei, and Liu Haochun.

Hear the door open.

He looked up and his gaze quickly scanned Li Xue.

She was in her early thirties, with very well-maintained skin. She wore a navy blue double-breasted suit jacket and a matching turtleneck sweater that covered her throat.

The pants were cropped cigarette pants, exposing the ankles.

Wearing patent leather high heels with square buckles, the five-centimeter heels made a clattering sound when she walked.

Wearing black-rimmed glasses and carrying a Prada leather briefcase with a cross-grain pattern.

Xu Xiaoou had previously instructed that Gulinazha and Li Xue would be coming, so Jiang Yang stood up and extended his hand.

The actions were decisive and unhurried, showing friendliness without being subservient.

His tone was calm, polite, and not overly enthusiastic: "Hello, Sister Li."

The handshake is a brief contact that ends quickly.

"Hello."

Li Xue's gaze swept over Jiang Yang, her tone flat, the last syllable sinking in.

Strange faces.

very young.

Great attitude.

The person who can appear in Xu Xiaoou's company's Qingning Hall cannot be an agent from another company.

The absence of a wedding ring indicates that the person is not married.

The fact that there was no manager with him indicates that he is not a celebrity.

It's highly likely they're from Xu Xiaogou's production team, possibly a production assistant for "Fighter of the Destiny" or a coordination intern, temporarily handling the coordination.

This situation is very common.

Xu Xiao'ou is known in the industry for his gentle attitude towards lower-level staff. Everyone thinks he has a good temper, but only those who have done business with him know how shrewd he is.

After a brief handshake with Jiang Yang, Li Xue walked over to Xu Xiaou, who was still sitting on the single sofa, and said with a smile, "Mr. Xu, thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to discuss the contract details with my artist."

Xu Xiaoou then stood up and laughed a few times: "Have some tea, have some tea."

He was just about to call his assistant in to make tea.

Jiang Yang approached the tea table: "Mr. Xu, let me do it."

"You know how to make tea?"

"I learned it from Teacher Huang."

Jiang Yang smiled.

Xu Xiaoou opened the tea cabinet, which was divided into a main tea area and a spare tea area.

Jiang Yang taught Yang Chaoyue how to make tea a few times in Shanghai last year, and thus gained some knowledge of tea-related skills.

The way tea is used in negotiation rooms like this is quite particular.

Such as right now.

The main tea-producing area has a limited quota of Wuyi Mountain mother tree Da Hong Pao tea, which is only brewed by top artists and investors.

And when negotiations reached a stalemate, they broke open the tea cake on the spot to "awaken" the tea and buy time. (The text also mentions a 20-year-old Pu'er tea cake engraved with Xu Xiao'ou's name, but this appears unrelated to the previous sentences and is likely a separate, incomplete thought.)
The spare tea area contains Lapsang Souchong, which is used for the agents and assistants.

There's also aged black tea, which is for artists who are arguing about terminating their contracts.

It was very bitter.

There are actually deeper layers of intricacies involved.

However, Jiang Yang didn't have much access to this attribute and didn't know much about it.

At that time, I got up hoping to extract more of these attributes from Yang Chaoyue.

Yang Chaoyue learned too slowly, burning Jiang Yang's hands several times and even breaking the tea set, turning it into a tragic mess.

This infuriated Jiang Yang.

That evening, a math test was given to Yang Chaoyue. "What do you choose?" Xu Xiaoou asked Jiang Yang, ignoring Li Xue's question as she sat down.

"For me personally, of course I would drink this."

Jiang Yang reached into the tea preparation area and took out the aged black tea from the bottom.

Just as he reached out, Xu Xiaoou pressed his hand down.

Jiang Yang readily accepted, demonstrating their tacit understanding.

Hearing Xu Xiaoou's short laugh: "How can I accept you drinking this? You're one of us."

He gestured vaguely towards the old Pu'er tea from the main tea-producing area: "This one."

Li Xue sat on the single sofa with a smile on her face, paying attention to the conversation between the two.

He stared intently when he heard the word "one of our own".

I know what I'm doing.

His gaze fell on Jiang Yang.

Watching Jiang Yang sit down at the tea table and make tea.

Pour boiling water over the teapot three times, then hold the position with your wrist suspended.

You can clearly see Xu Xiaoou's seal and words engraved on the bottom of the pot.

When rinsing the tea, quickly pour in water and immediately discard it.

During the brewing process, pour from a high position and then pour from a low position, keeping the spout close to the rim of the cup, making no sound.

Finally, use the teapot lid to skim off the tea foam.

The technique is very sophisticated; it's clear the person is not a novice.

"Teacher Huang has taught you very well," Xu Xiaoou said with a smile.

Jiang Yang lowered his head and smiled.

Not responding shows humility.

Xu Xiaoou was not in a hurry to discuss the contract with Li Xue.

Because it was noticed that Gulnazar hadn't come in yet, this time Gulnazar was the key to the contract negotiations; without her, there would be no discussion.

"Mr. Huang?"

Li Xue suddenly brought her knees together, raised her voice, and tentatively interrupted, "Is it Huang Xiaoming?"

“It’s Huang Lei, Huang Xiaoming’s teacher,” Xu Xiaoou replied.

"Is this a student from the Beijing Film Academy?"

"Beijing Film Academy? Not yet."

Xu Xiaoou introduced, "Oh right, I forgot to introduce you, this is Jiang Yang."

When introducing Jiang Yang to Li Xue, Xu Xiaoou suddenly stopped laughing: "Don't let his youth fool you, he's very good at making people angry. He promised Huang Lei that he would take the entrance exam for Beijing Film Academy, but recently he took the entrance exam for Beijing Dance Academy and got first place in the preliminary exam. Huang Lei was so angry that he scolded him a lot right under my nose."

Li Xue subconsciously wanted to laugh along, but her smile suddenly froze.

Jiangyang?

This young man is actually the acting teacher that Xu Xiaoou mentioned?

She ranked first in the preliminary exam for the Beijing Dance Academy and also really wanted to be accepted as a student by Huang Lei.

Li Xue's lips parted slightly as if she wanted to speak, but she ultimately closed them tightly.

His throat bobbed, and he swallowed hard.

Suddenly, she realized that in the videos Xu Xiaou had shown her earlier, there were two scenes in which the three new actors, after being trained, acted alongside a young male actor.

Although he played a supporting role, his solid acting skills were evident.

It seems to be this young man in front of me.

However, at the time, the roles were given to Yang Chaoyue and Tian Xiwei, who were auditioning, so they were not easily noticed.

The sound of high heels clicking on the ground could be heard outside.

Gulnazar composed herself and stepped into the corridor with its shiny tiles.

The high heels fell silent the moment they stepped onto the navy blue short-pile carpet in the Lime Hall.

"Mr. Xu, hello, it's nice to see you again." As soon as she entered, Gulnazar bowed slightly with a professional smile on her face.

Speaking too fast reveals anxiety.

Jiang Yang looked up, maintaining a polite smile, and waited for Xu Xiaou to speak first.

"Here comes Nazha."

Xu Xiaoou gestured: "Come in, sit down."

Jiang Yang then took a closer look.

Looking towards the doorway, Gulnazar stood there.

She has an oval face, a wide forehead, and a clear, smooth jawline without any excess fat.

The eyes have large, double eyelids, deep-set eye sockets, slightly downturned inner corners, and upturned outer corners.

Thick eyebrows with a slightly upturned shape.

His nose bridge was high and straight.

M-shaped lips with smooth lines.

In terms of facial features, she appears more mature than Yang Chaoyue, Tian Xiwei, and Liu Haochun.

Needless to say, compared to Zhao Jinmai.

Looking at their faces alone, they have completely different temperaments from Zhang Ruonan. Zhang Ruonan appears soft, while Gulnazar exudes a more heroic air.

She was wearing a beige silk shirt with a plush coat over it.

The lower body is made of black high-waisted straight-leg pants, which visually lengthens the legs.

The shoes were nude pointed-toe high heels with a heel height of six centimeters.

She was wearing the same bracelet as Zhang Han, and a De Ville small second watch.

[Potential nurturing partner discovered: Gulnazar. Should we bind her?]

[Insufficient character development slots, unable to bind characters] (End of Chapter)