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Chapter 111 Father-Type Boyfriend

Chen Yuan believes that his unorthodox cheat code only played a secondary role in Huang Shengyi's dramatic transformation; the main reason for her current state is her family environment.

Her mother disciplined her very strictly. From their daily conversations, Chen Yuan could sense that Yi Yi respected and loved her mother, but resented her mother's strict discipline.

Chen Yuan rarely heard her talk about her father. In their later conversation, he learned that Yi Yi's father was basically absent during her upbringing.

When Yi Yi was young, her father was studying and working in the United States. After returning to China, he mainly focused on his work. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he was indifferent, but he certainly didn't participate much in her upbringing.

After Chen Yuan met Yi Yi, he became very interested in her because he had ulterior motives.

After signing her contract, they arranged for her to undergo rigorous training and management.

Yi Yi doesn't reject strict control; in fact, it could be said that her mother raised her to be particularly accustomed to this kind of life from a young age.

She simply dislikes being forced to do things she doesn't like.

But performing, singing, and dancing are all things she enjoys doing, and she's willing to continue putting in the effort and sweat.

From the extraordinary trust the little girl showed him when she was with him, Chen Yuan felt that he had essentially taken on the role of the father in Yi Yi's heart.

Yi Yi always acts very dignified and proper in front of outsiders. But she likes to act coquettishly and try hard to please me, behaving like an immature little girl.

Calling her the embodiment of PUA is no exaggeration. Chen Yuan is very grateful to Aunt Deng for her hard work over the years in raising Yi Yi to be so outstanding.

He went along with Yi Yi's mindset and became her "fatherly boyfriend," getting to know her inside and out!
"Yiyi, you're sweating so much, are you tired from playing the piano?"

Chen Yuan helped Yi Yi, who had slumped limply onto the piano, to her feet and asked softly.

Yi Yi remained silent, only trembling.

"Let's try something different then. I'll teach you how to play the xiao for a while!"
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Arranging Yi Yi's debut and obtaining the reward from "Meteor Shower" went smoothly, but he didn't wait until he received the reward to make subsequent arrangements.

When the first batch of revenue sharing came in last year for "Kung Fu Panda", Chen Yuan bought the film and television adaptation rights to Yoko Kamio's manga "Boys Over Flowers".

Meteor Garden is adapted from this comic.

Back in May of this year, when "Love Courtyard" was nearing completion of filming, the "Meteor Shower" project had already been launched.

However, compared to the leading project "The Legend of the Female Doctor", the "Meteor Shower Together" project was given a very low priority.

Originally, buying the comic adaptation rights was enough for making this film; there was no need to pay attention to Taiwan's "Meteor Garden".

However, the influence of "Meteor Garden" was too great, so Chen Yuan had someone contact Chai Zhiping, the idol of Taiwan, and spend a sum of money to buy the remake rights, so that there would be less gossip.

But this old woman had a really big appetite; at first, she didn't even mention selling or not selling.

Upon learning that Metaverse had already purchased the comic adaptation rights, she started making outrageous demands again, asking for a price comparable to the total production cost of the project, and even wanting two male lead roles. Chen Yuan was almost laughing in anger, and immediately stopped contacting this greedy old woman. "I'm doing you a favor by buying your adaptation rights," he thought, "don't push your luck."

Can a few rumors sway him?

"Meteor Shower" had to make a lot of changes to avoid copyright issues because it couldn't buy the film and television adaptation rights to "Boys Over Flowers". What is Chen Yuan afraid of?

Furthermore, Meteor Garden had a huge influence, but it was banned in mainland China after only a few episodes were broadcast, and could only be distributed through DVDs.

No matter how influential it is, the number of people in China who have seen the entire film is far lower than the number who haven't seen it.

Unexpectedly, after "Legend of Seven Swords" became a phenomenal hit drama of the summer, Metaverse demonstrated its powerful television production capabilities.

Chai Zhiping actually contacted Yuan Universe on his own initiative, and his asking price wasn't as exorbitant as before; the male lead role was also negotiable.

After much wrangling, Chai Zhiping only symbolically granted the remake rights, but demanded a role as one of the F4 male leads.

Chen Yuan was unwilling to let just anyone into the projects he valued. What if that person was a drug addict?
Chai Zhiping seems to have high hopes for Chen Yuan's remake of "Meteor Garden" in mainland China, and sent Yuan Universe a bunch of resumes of young Taiwanese male stars, asking him to choose one he was satisfied with.

After all, they were also thinking of counterattacking the Taiwanese local market during this period when Taiwanese entertainment was booming. Trading a male lead for a collaboration with Chai Zhiping was a bit of a loss, but acceptable.

Chen Yuan picked out Huo Jianhua, who was still a handsome young man, from a group of people he knew and didn't know.

Seeing Huo Jianhua and Chen Yuan reminds me of Hu Ge; that guy is quite the heartthrob now.

It doesn't matter that he's already signed with Sugarman. It's only been a few months since he signed, and the young man hasn't been bewitched by Cai Yinong yet, so he's not planning to work with her for life.

After paying a penalty for breach of contract and promising to collaborate with Tangren on several projects in the future, they successfully signed Hu Ge, a sophomore at the Shanghai Theatre Academy.

The preparation for the "Meteor Shower" project will take some time, and filming should not begin until next year.

There are still too few people in the metaverse who can carry a show on their own. "The Legend of the Female Doctor" alone has taken up most of the manpower. There's no way around it, Chen Yuan's requirements for this show are indeed quite high and demanding.

Qian Yanqiu's script for "Detective Dee" is finished. Chen Yuan took a look and said, "Hmm, that's the feel of it!"

Unlike traditional detective dramas, this series incorporates elements of horror, suspense, and action into its crime-solving process.
Qian Yanqiu is truly a talented individual. Chen Yuan readily fulfilled his promise made at the beginning of the year, supporting Qian Yanqiu in managing the project herself.

Di Renjie will naturally be played by Liang Guanhua.
However, Qian Yanqiu has not yet connected with Zhang Zijian, the actor who plays Yan Shuangying. As an important male lead, Li Yuanfang will naturally be close to Yuan Yuzhou's own people.

He assigned the role to Wu Yue, a martial arts champion, and Chen Yuan did not interfere with the selection of the other actors.

This TV series is an episodic drama. Apart from Wu Zetian, Di Renjie, and Li Yuanfang, all the other characters are supporting roles. If the company has suitable people, they will be cast; otherwise, they will be sent to other film and television companies to expand their network.

Metaverse also invested in low-budget but classic TV drama productions such as "Conquest," "Snowflake Goddess Dragon," and "The Legend of Flying Daggers."
After filming wrapped on "The Courtyard House," Yang Xue went on to play the female lead in "Snowflake Goddess Dragon."
The film and television contracts of other artists in the metaverse are also mostly saturated. As long as they want to film, there are endless films waiting for them.

(End of this chapter)