This director lacks vision.

Chapter 189 There aren't many people in the entertainment industry as down-to-earth as me.
Zhang Tianai's suggestion was met with immediate support from the women.

Yang Caiyu, being the most outgoing, was the first to speak: "Sister Ai is right! Boss, you'll be the one to take the best photos for our album!"

I can dress up as Nezha!

Yang Caiyu's signature song is "Young Hero Nezha".

The line "It's him, it's him, it's him, it's him, our friend, Little Nezha" is also incredibly catchy and addictive.

Even into the future era of short videos, it will still enjoy a high level of popularity.

Among the 101 girl group members, Yang Caiyu is the least reserved and has always been very proactive in wanting to "dedicate herself" to the boss, showing a very strong work ethic.

She also seized upon her own unique characteristics and strengths, and immediately unleashed her full potential, attempting to portray Nezha.

Li Yitong suddenly said, "Forget about Nezha, how about the seven of us film a movie about the Seven Fairies Descending to Earth?"

If the boss likes, filming seven Calabash Brothers is also an option.

Everyone laughed when he said that, except for Yang Caiyu.

Li Yitong quietly shifted the focus, gently glossing over the matter of Yang Caiyu dressing up as Nezha.

Zhang Yuxi chimed in, "Sister Tong, you come on, I'll play the female snake spirit with Nazha."

He Na said, "A female snake spirit is great! I can play a female snake spirit too!"

The saying goes that three women make a drama, but seven women together are even more extraordinary.

They don't have a clear focus when they speak, and their thoughts jump around a lot.

Jiang Yifeng only felt a chattering noise in his ears, which was a bit noisy.

He said, "You guys should prepare for the Spring Festival Gala first, and we can talk about the photo album after the New Year."

I'm planning to film Avatar for Liu Yifei soon, you guys can do it together.

As for the theme of the shoot, your team should discuss and agree on it first. It can have a traditional Chinese style, but modern clothing is essential.

Upon hearing this, Naza's eyes lit up, and he said, "How about we make an Avatar too?"

"That won't do. Avatar will become a meme among netizens, so you can't take these kinds of photos."

Girl groups still need to be mindful of their image and avoid any scandals.

Naza herself played the role of Avatar, and her idea was to create a scandal with Jiang Yifeng.

As the boss's wife, she now has to sever ties with Jiang Yifeng, which makes Nazha feel a bit uncomfortable, to the point that she even regrets debuting as an idol star from a girl group.

Jiang Yifeng chatted with them for a few more minutes before returning to his office to handle his work.

Naza felt uncomfortable, so at lunchtime, she specially invited Zhang Tianai and Reba to have lunch together.

Inside the private room, Naza said worriedly, "We've only been gone for less than two months, and everything has changed since we came back."

Dilraba asked, "What do you mean?"

Zhang Tianai explained: "Nowadays, there are rumors about the boss and Liu Yifei everywhere on the Internet, and everyone is making fun of Liu Yifei's Avatar."
In real life, Shu Chang has become a popular A-list female star after returning to her 20s, and she has also joined a company, so she will most likely open her own studio in the future.
Jing Tian comes from a wealthy and well-off family. She has invested in both of the boss's newly established companies, becoming a business partner in the boss's business.

And look at the boss's work schedule this year.

First, Jing Tian was cast as the female lead in the filming of Pacific Rim, a movie with an investment of over 100 million yuan.

After this drama airs, Jing Tian's popularity will definitely soar;
Then the next web series features Liu Yifei as the female lead and also touches on the theme of cyberbullying, clearly intended to help Liu Yifei clear up those scandalous rumors.

They might even mock Tang Ren and Hua Yi to vent Liu Yifei's anger.

Liu Yifei will definitely be moved and join our company.

Finally, let's look at the romance film "Love is Not Blind," which the company invested 2000 million yuan to produce. It's said that Shu Chang will be cast as the female lead.

This is yet another movie featuring a strong female lead!

If this movie is successful, Shu Chang will have firmly established herself in the film industry.

If you think about it carefully, haven't the three members of Very Sweet already replaced Hot Love as the group that the boss pays the most attention to?
They are gradually squeezing out our position.

If we don't unite and work together, the situation will be dire!

Hearing Zhang Tianai's analysis, Dilraba nodded repeatedly.

Naza simply fell silent.

She was utterly shocked!

With that little brain of hers, she simply couldn't analyze the situation.

She just felt that the situation had changed and that her position seemed to be threatened.

But she couldn't quite put her finger on where the changes were.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Tianai had observed so meticulously in secret and analyzed the situation so logically.

After Zhang Tianai said that, Nazha panicked a little.

But then Reba said indignantly, "People should follow the rules! There should always be a first-come, first-served order, right?"
"It's so rude of them to take advantage of us while we're away!"

Naza looked completely bewildered. She asked, "Reba, didn't you say you had nothing to do with that older man? Why are you so angry?"

Dilraba: "..."

"Ahem, I just feel it's unfair to you, Captain, since I was introduced later."

After thinking about it, Dilraba decided to keep a low profile and focus on developing for the time being.

Naza didn't think much of it. She looked at Zhang Tianai and asked, "Tianai, what should we do now?"

Zhang Tianai said, "The most urgent thing now is to make sure that Liu Yifei doesn't join our company."

Naza, think about it. Shu Chang is now a movie star, and Liu Yifei is very dominant in the TV drama field. They are also good friends.

If Shu Chang and Liu Yifei were to actually team up within the company, it would be a very difficult situation.

If they were to take Jing Tian in as well, they wouldn't lack funds or connections.

That was truly invincible; we simply couldn't defeat them!
"Naza, you need to stand up straight and bravely make this request to the boss. You absolutely must keep Liu Yifei out!"

After listening to Zhang Tianai's advice, Nazha nodded foolishly.

Dilraba looked at Zhang Tianai with surprise, realizing Zhang Tianai's intention.

This was to send Nazha ahead to make demands of Jiang Yifeng.

Once Nazar incurs Jiang Yifeng's dislike, Zhang Tianai can win his favor by appeasing him.

"The palace intrigue has really started!"

Thinking of this, Reba not only did not back down, but became excited instead.

She liked this feeling, climbing step by step along the path of order.

In Dilraba's opinion, although she started late, she followed the rules and was able to develop, so at the very least she would become a concubine in the future.

Naza didn't understand Zhang Tianai's deeper meaning at all, and even thought that Zhang Tianai's words made a lot of sense.

As a former fan of Liu Yifei, Nazha knows best the charm of the "Fairy Sister" and also feels that she is a great threat.

When they got home that evening, Naza made his request.

"Uncle, there are too many beautiful women in our company. I'm afraid you'll be snatched away by someone, especially Liu Yifei. We can't let her join our company."

Jiang Yifeng was surprised. He touched the little boy's head and asked, "Why did you suddenly have this idea? Who instructed you to do it?"

"Analysis by Tian Ai."

Without much thought, Naza sold Zhang Tianai out.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yifeng joked, "If I were a tyrant, you would have been ruined by Zhang Tianai."

After saying this, Jiang Yifeng explained Zhang Tianai's intentions to Nazha.

The man's mouth gaped open in utter shock.

She felt that she had taken good care of Zhang Tianai, and their relationship was getting better and better. They were best friends who would cry together.

I really didn't expect Zhang Tianai to resort to such a "cunning scheme".

Naza wailed and asked, "What should I do, Uncle? I feel so stupid, I can't possibly outsmart the vixen beside you!" Jiang Yifeng laughed and said, "Don't worry, you have one great advantage."

"What advantages?"

"I like you. Look, as soon as you come home, I cancel all my social engagements."

I'll spend the evening alone with you.

These words immediately made Naza extremely happy.

All the gloom and discomfort from the day disappeared, and she hugged Jiang Yifeng and started kissing him.

What Jiang Yifeng liked most about Naza wasn't her clumsiness, but rather the unreserved trust and reliance she showed him.

Jiang Yifeng's women all had different feelings for him.

Gao Yuanyuan considers Jiang Yifeng her soulmate, Zhang Tianai admires him more than anything, Jing Tian has an ostrich-like approach to love, and Dilraba adheres to the established order between herself and her sugar daddy.

Although Shu Chang and Liu Yifei have feelings for Jiang Yifeng, their past experiences have shaped their insecure personalities. They will not rely too much on anyone and will instead develop their careers relatively independently.

As for Wen Lingfeng, he was truly a pure business partner, collaborating both professionally and physically.

Naza had been out of action for a long time, while Jiang Yifeng honed his skills every day, further widening the gap in combat strength between the two sides.

Not long after, Naza begged for mercy.

She was worried that Jiang Yifeng hadn't had enough fun, so she made another call and brought Gao Yuanyuan over.

Now, besides Jiang Yifeng, the person Nazha trusts the most is Gao Yuanyuan.

After Jiang Yifeng finished playing the live-action game and then went to the study to play video games, Naza told Gao Yuanyuan about what had happened that day.

Gao Yuanyuan knew there was an age gap between her and Jiang Yifeng, and she accepted the fact that she was his mistress early on. She was just waiting to have two children with Jiang Yifeng in the future, and she had no ambition to become his official wife.

On the contrary, my current mindset is the best.

She said with a smile, "We were the first to arrive, so if you need anything, just come to me and I'll give you some advice."

And so, Naza gained an external brain.

At Gao Yuanyuan's suggestion, Nazha not only did not fall out with Zhang Tianai, but also pretended not to know about Zhang Tianai's scheme and continued to chat and laugh with her.

"I can't control what Liu Yifei does. Yesterday I gave the uncle some advice, and he got very angry and gave me a good scolding!"

Following Gao Yuanyuan's instructions, Naza completely fooled Zhang Tianai.

The main reason is that Naza's usually brainless persona is so prominent that no one would have expected her to be so calm and even learn to lie.

Hearing Naza's words, Zhang Tianai was particularly excited. She took the opportunity to knock on the boss's office door, hoping to comfort him and gain more favor.

But they discovered that Jiang Yifeng was not at the company at all.

Had to give up temporarily.

Jiang Yifeng, Zhang Chaoyang, and Wen Lingfeng attended the year-end banquet hosted by the Americas Club.

As one of the four top business clubs in Beijing, the American Club has a large number of "new money" members, many of whom are wealthy people who have become rich in recent years.

So today's guests include many business owners and executives from the internet industry, as well as celebrities from the arts and culture world.

Jiang Yifeng came to the banquet partly to give Zhang Chaoyang face, and partly to make connections and see if he could find good investment opportunities.

"Director Jiang, hello! I'm Wang Xiaofei, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

As soon as Jiang Yifeng entered the banquet hall, a man and a woman came over to greet him.

It was Wang Xiaofei and Xu Xiyuan.

"Hello."

Jiang Yifeng gave a casual greeting, but his attitude was not enthusiastic.

He wasn't interested in either of them.

Right now, South Beauty needs fame, so Wang Xiaofei kicked out the less famous An Yixuan and found Xu Xiyuan, who is good at hype and promotion.

The business logic is sound, it's just that this scoundrel's methods are so poor, it's truly shameful.

Sensing Jiang Yifeng's distant attitude, Wang Xiaofei had no choice but to leave.

Jiang Yifeng is currently riding high on his popularity, and he became the center of attention as soon as he entered the banquet hall.

There's no way around it, his movies are just too lucrative, with box office revenue alone generating hundreds of millions in net profit. Any boss would be tempted by that.

Jiang Yifeng skillfully handled the social niceties, and before long, Dong Ping, a well-known investor and producer in the industry, came over with a wine glass in hand.

"Director Jiang, I have a big business deal I'd like to discuss with you. Why don't we go sit over there for a bit?"

Jiang Yifeng didn't think much of it and sat down on the sofa on the left with Dong Ping.

Dong Ping first congratulated Jiang Yifeng on the box office success, and then asked, "Director Jiang, what's your next movie? Is it the third installment of Old Boys?"

"I don't have any ideas yet."

"The box office performance of movies is highly uncertain, and your company is in a critical period of listing. It is best to proceed cautiously and avoid taking risks."

I'm willing to spend a sum of money to buy out all the profits from your next film and help your company achieve a smooth IPO.

Upon hearing Dong Ping's words, Jiang Yifeng understood that he was trying to use the same tactics as in the movie "Lost in Hong Kong".

The projected revenue of a film is valued and used to purchase shares in a listed shell company. When the film is released and becomes a box office hit, the stock price of the shell company will also rise sharply, thereby increasing the film's box office revenue.

In his previous life, it was said that Xu Zheng, under the guidance of Dong Ping and others, used this trick to amplify the profits of "Lost in Hong Kong" to 19 billion.

This data is obviously exaggerated; it's just the maximum value calculated based on the highest increase in market capitalization.

The issue of stock restrictions and subsequent market value decline was not taken into account.

Jiang Yifeng smiled and said politely, "Thank you for your high regard, Mr. Dong. I never consider selling the film for profit."

Since 2010, the entertainment industry has gradually entered the era of capital, with all sorts of outrageous practices emerging one after another.

Not only have companies like Huayi Brothers gone public, but celebrities are also showing off their talents.

Zhou Xingchi made a fortune through stock speculation before the release of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" by using Bingo Group as a shell company.
Zhao Yanzi's antics with Yanjing Culture are also classic examples;

There are also various funds and trusts that sell shares of film and television revenue.

Why was LeEco able to scam so many celebrities out of their money?

Some people have indeed made money through these methods, which makes others envious and easily fall for scams.

Seeing Dong Ping leave in disappointment, Jiang Yifeng sighed, "In today's entertainment industry, there aren't many people as down-to-earth as me."

Hearing this, Wen Lingfeng smiled and said, "If Fengxing Media goes public normally, its market value will be at least tens of billions."

Besides, you have other benefits; money can never be fully earned, so there's no need to engage in these shady practices.

Jiang Yifeng nodded, and just as he was about to speak, a young man wearing glasses and a plaid shirt walked over.

"Hello Mr. Jiang, I am Chen Yixiao, and I work at Renren.com."

"Hello, is there something you need?"

Jiang Yifeng looked Chen Yixiao up and down, but didn't recognize him, so he asked directly.

Chen Yixiao succinctly stated, "I have developed a GIF animation software and want to collaborate with Weibo."

You're a frequent Weibo user, so you know how important emojis are.

Still photos can only convey limited information, while GIFs are compressed video clips that bring images to life, allowing them to express a wider range of emotions.

Hearing Chen Yixiao say this, Jiang Yifeng became interested.

"That's a good idea. Are you here on behalf of Renren.com to discuss cooperation with Weibo?"

Renren.com is currently at its peak and is about to go public this year, with a peak market value of 94 billion US dollars.

Chen Yixiao shook his head and said, "No, I developed this software myself, and I plan to make it myself."

I named the software "Kuaishou GIF".

(End of this chapter)