An unnamed luxury manor estate somewhere in the capital city.

Qin Xianming gently closed the script, then looked up at his daughter with a smile and asked, "Do you really want to film this drama?"

Gao Xiaoyu nodded vigorously, her beautiful eyes filled with anticipation.

"Let's film it! It's just an urban romance drama, after all."

Qin Xianming made the final decision.

"That's great!"

Gao Xiaoyu finally smiled, but quickly added worriedly, "But what about Uncle Liu..."

You should know that she personally brought the script to their door during the day to seek advice, but although the other party did not say that "The Temptation to Go Home" was worthless, their words implied that it was a bad drama.

Left with no other choice, she had to go to her father's place after work to discuss the matter.

Six months ago, when she returned from abroad, her father had already prepared a nice house for her in the capital. As for the super mansion here, it was usually her father and sister who lived there.

The latter was sitting on a sofa not far away, engrossed in a book, seemingly oblivious to the conversation between the father and son.

His father did not disappoint him, looking at him with doting eyes and saying, "I will personally talk to Lao Liu, so don't worry."

"Thank you, Dad."

Gao Xiaoyu's last lingering concerns vanished. With her father personally working on her, Director Liu, even if he didn't approve of the show, would fully cooperate with her efforts.

At that moment, she was as excited as a child who never grew up, jumping and skipping, and finally even hugging her father's head and kissing him.

"By the way, since I'm so supportive of your work, you should at least tell me which of your friends wrote this script, right?"

Qin Xianming's face showed intense curiosity. He had to know what kind of person could make his precious daughter cherish a script.

"Zhou Yang".

Gao Xiaoyu didn't hide anything and honestly told him her name.

"Zhou Yang?" Upon hearing the name, Qin Xianming was taken aback, then immediately asked, "Is he the author of the song 'Learning to Meow'?"

"Yes, it's him... He's an incredibly talented guy. Two of his songs were huge hits. I never expected he could also write scripts. I was quite surprised when I found out."

Gao Xiaoyu's words were full of appreciation and praise for Zhou Yang.

On the contrary, Qin Xue, who had been sitting on the sofa, looked up and frowned when she heard Zhou Yang's name.

"Dad, I...I'll go now."

After saying that, Gao Xiaoyu grabbed the script on the table and turned to leave.

"It's so late, aren't you going to stay and have dinner with your dad?"

Qin Xianming's tone was both surprised and somewhat displeased. It turned out that his daughter's trip wasn't to see her old father at all, but because of that guy named Zhou Yang.

"No, I have things to take care of. I'll definitely have a meal with you another day."

Before the words were even finished, the person had already slipped outside the door.

Qin Xue put down her book and walked over, her face showing displeasure. "Dad, do you spoil her like this?" she said.

"It's just a TV series. Since Xiaoyu likes it, let her film it."

Qin Xianming waved his hand, his expression completely indifferent.

Qin Xue, however, persisted, saying, "Even the cheapest urban romance drama requires an investment of tens or even hundreds of millions of yuan. What's the difference between that and throwing money down the drain?"

As the person in charge of the finances of CTS (China Television System), she is very sensitive to money.

Qin Xianming's smile remained unchanged as he said, "Xiaoyu has been back in the country for so long, it's rare for her to be so concerned about something. So what if it's hundreds of millions? Just consider it my way of making her happy..."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Besides, she just took over the company's film department, so consider this money as tuition for her."

In the film industry, no matter if you are a super director or a newcomer, no one can guarantee that every film you make will make money or even recoup its costs.

Even a director like Pan Mingqi, the company's top star, had several films that flopped early in his career, but Qin Xianming eventually honed his skills by investing countless funds in him.

One had the insight to recognize talent, and the other lived up to expectations; this story became a celebrated tale both within the company and the industry.

Therefore, Qin Xianming, who is now almost the richest man in the entertainment industry, doesn't feel much about the word "loss".

To everyone's surprise, Qin Xue shook her head again and said, "What I'm worried about isn't losing money, but that Zhou Yang. Ever since Xiaoyu recorded a variety show with him, she's been obsessed with him..."

Qin Xianming laughed and said, "What? Worried that this guy will kidnap your sister?"

"The problem is that Zhou Yang not only has no talent in the industry, but judging from his previous studies in foreign languages, his private life is very immoral. I'm worried about Xiaoyu..."

You're overthinking it.

Before he could finish speaking, his father interrupted him, "Do you really think your sister is some naive and innocent fool?"

"this……"

Qin Xue finally hesitated. Both sisters had been outstanding children since they were little, like the kind of children that everyone admired.

In terms of academic talent alone, Gao Xiaoyu, the younger sister, far surpasses her older sister. She clearly had the ability to get into the top university in the country, but she chose to give it up and go abroad to study art, and achieved excellent results.

He then traveled to several countries and became fluent in five or six foreign languages, far surpassing her in terms of knowledge.

"Rest assured, there is no way my daughter, Qin Xianming's daughter, could be so easily deceived by some nobody."

A powerful confidence shone in Qin Xianming's eyes.

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The following morning, at the CTS Television Drama Department.

"Come here, Xiaoyu, this is the producer and director I've carefully prepared for your new drama, Hu Dabiao."

Director Liu pointed to a middle-aged fat man sitting on the sofa next to him. The man had a fat head and big ears, and his beer belly looked like he was ten months pregnant. His squinty eyes and small round metal glasses made his face look very comical.

However, he didn't seem to be in a very good mood at the moment, and there was even a hint of sorrow between his brows.

Last night, after Gao Xiaoyu left, Qin Xianming personally called Director Liu, asking him to cooperate with the filming of his daughter's new drama.

Although Director Liu was firm in his previous opinion about the drama, he was very quick to act and naturally locked in the new director and producer, namely Hu Dabiao.

He continued, "..."

"This Hu Dabiao is no ordinary person. He joined our CTS Media after graduation and has been in the industry for nearly 20 years. He has served as the lead assistant director in several big-budget dramas. Although he has never personally directed a drama, I can guarantee that his ability is absolutely no problem."

Gao Xiaoyu had no doubt whatsoever. In her opinion, since Uncle Liu had promised her father, he would definitely do his best.

She walked up to him with a smile and said, "Director Hu, thank you for your help with the new drama."

Such politeness startled the latter, who immediately stood up, looking extremely nervous. He hurriedly said, "Director Gao, you're too kind. Everyone usually calls me Fatty Hu, so why don't you call me that too... please call me whatever you like..."

Gao Xiaoyu also found this person quite interesting. After exchanging pleasantries, she turned to the side and said, "Uncle Liu, having just the production team isn't enough. I'm currently missing a female lead. I wonder if you could do me a favor and see this through?"

Last night, she shared the good news about the new drama's production with Zhou Yang, who is currently in Shanghai. Zhou Yang praised her work ability highly over the phone, which is why she was in such high spirits today.

Upon hearing that actors were needed, Uncle Liu, who had just been patting his chest confidently, immediately started complaining about being broke, saying:

"Xiaoyu, our TV drama department has recently started several new productions. The well-known and talented young actresses have already been snapped up. But don't worry, your Uncle Liu has already made some of the supporting roles, but you'll have to figure out the lead role yourself."

These words were said against her will. She did have several actresses under her management who met the requirements, but these were all promising talents whom the department was cultivating to become TV Queens. As the person in charge, she couldn't bear to see them "ruined" like this.

Then he added, "Don't you have quite a few actresses in your film department who meet the requirements? Go back and ask them; maybe they'd be willing to act in a TV series?"

Although CTS has signed many actors, it clearly distinguishes between TV dramas and movies. Especially in terms of actors, under normal circumstances, actors who can consistently get movie roles are not very willing to film TV dramas, which is determined by the hierarchy of contempt in the entertainment industry.

Gao Xiaoyu still had no doubts and said, "In that case, I'll figure out the female lead myself."

After saying his thanks, he left.

After she left, Hu Dabiao, who had just sat on the sofa, immediately ran to his boss and cried, "Director Liu, you've really screwed me over this time..."

Before he could finish his sentence, the other person lightly slapped the back of his head and scolded, "You bastard, didn't you complain to me time and time again about not having a chance? Now that the chance has come, look at your pathetic coward."

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