Who says Beijing Film Academy has no great directors? (2002)

Chapter 120 Intercepting Zhang Liangying

Li Xinmin used to think it was good for her daughter to be carefree, but ever since she learned that her daughter was seriously ill, she has been particularly conflicted, wondering if her daughter's easygoing nature was a good thing or a bad thing.

It's as if he doesn't care about anything, even the biggest things, but he's so angry that he can't sleep at night.

"Don't listen to her nonsense. The doctor said she needs to rest quietly and be monitored closely. If there's even the slightest reaction, she should come back for a check-up."

Li Xinmin glared at Yao Beina.

Yao Beina avoided her mother's gaze and stuck out her tongue at Liu Yifei; her mother was making a mountain out of a molehill.

Liu Yifei didn't dare to refute it, after all, this was no small matter.

Chen Yan seemed to have reached an agreement with Li Xinmin on this matter, and they even discussed it.

Chen Yan glanced at Liu Yifei and complained, "Auntie, I think you're right. A while ago, Qianqian was suspended by wires every day on set and hurt her neck and lumbar spine, but she didn't even care."

Liu Yifei covered her forehead. Why bring this up again?

Why isn't this over yet? Good heavens, why is Chen Yan so nagging?

She could only explain in a low voice, "It's really not a big deal for me—"

Li Xinmin stiffened upon hearing this and exclaimed, "How can this be allowed! You're so young, and you're ruining your health!"

Chen Yan would seize any opportunity to whisper in Liu Yifei's ear, trying to make her take it to heart: "That's right, they just take advantage of their youth and don't cherish their bodies at all!"

"Sisi, you can't go on like this. Xiaoli will be heartbroken if she finds out."

From a mother's perspective, Li Xinmin began to earnestly persuade her.

Liu Yifei could only repeatedly promise that she would never do that again.

She really won't do it again; she knows she was wrong.

She could even glare at Chen Yan when Li Xinmin wasn't looking at her.

But Li Xinmin caught her in the act, "Qianqian, don't blame Xiao Chen. He's doing it for your own good. Health is so important. What will you do if you develop a chronic illness at such a young age?"

Liu Yifei could only keep bowing her head and saying that she was wrong.

I dare not glare anymore.

After talking about Liu Yifei, Li Xinmin started talking about Yao Beina, repeating the same sentence over and over again.

Towards the end, Yao Beina helplessly pulled the blanket over her face and pretended to be asleep.

Li Xinmin was exasperated: "Look at you, whenever I try to talk to you seriously, you just brush me off, just like your father..."

These words sounded a bit strange to Chen Yan; why did they sound so familiar?

Finally, Liu Yifei said goodbye to Yao Beina and Li Xinmin and left. Before leaving, she told Yao Beina to relax, not to be afraid of the surgery, and that she would be fine after a good night's sleep.

Yao Beina threw back the covers and weakly waved goodbye to Liu Yifei.

Once outside the hospital, Liu Yifei's temper flared up, and she immediately started pinching Chen Yan's waist.

Startled, Chen Yan dodged aside. "Hey, am I wrong?"

"Why are you such a gossip? You spread every little juicy tidbit you hear!" Liu Yifei pouted angrily, refusing to let Chen Yan off the hook.

"I'm just telling you to learn from this, don't let it go in one ear and out the other," Chen Yan replied with a smile while dodging.

Liu Yifei, exhausted and panting, collapsed onto a hospital bench after failing to catch it for a long time.

Chen Yan sat down, and the little girl immediately came to life, pinching Chen Yan's waist.

"Hiss... wrong, loosen it, loosen it."

Liu Yifei released her grip after calming down, gave a cold snort, and continued to lean back without saying a word.

Chen Yan lay there with her, enjoying this hard-won, warm moment.

When Liu Xiaoli got home that evening, she asked Yao Beina how she was doing.

Liu Yifei then repeated what Li Xinmin had told them that day, and Liu Xiaoli nodded in agreement.

"Oh, I should have gone with you today, but I couldn't make it. We've been trying to schedule this with the brand for a long time, and it wouldn't be good to keep putting it off."

"It's been so long since I've seen Xinmin, I miss her so much," Liu Xiaoli said wistfully.

Liu Yifei ate a piece of papaya and swallowed it in two or three bites. "Then I'll take you again next time if there's a chance. Today, it seems that Aunt Li will stay with Sister Beina until she fully recovers."

She really didn't like the taste of papaya and didn't know why Changchang liked it so much. If it weren't for its special function, Liu Yifei would definitely not have favored it.

The 2005 Super Girl nationwide auditions were in full swing, with a total of over 15 applicants, several times more than in 2004.

Chen Yan had also considered getting involved, since it was a very popular project at the time.

However, Chen Yan doesn't have the resources of a TV station, so if this project gets blocked, it's uncertain whether it can even be aired.

This is quite different from co-developing a TV series. The required back-end resources are on a completely different level, and the nationwide auditions involve far too many complicated profit disputes.

Chen Yan was too lazy to deal with it, so he simply let it develop freely according to the historical trajectory.

However, the cash flow involved is definitely enormous. At this time, voting is mainly done via mobile SMS, with China Mobile charging 1 yuan per message and China Unicom and PHS charging 0.5 yuan per message.

The votes for the champion, runner-up, and third place winners alone amount to several million.

Not to mention the other income from GG and the subsequent income of the signed artists.

However, Chen Yan really wanted to get involved. He wanted to see if he could push Zhang Liangying out the champion and runner-up if he provided her with songs.

Liu Yifei was very close to Zhang Liangying in her previous life, and Chen Yan also had a good impression of her, so helping her with a small favor was no problem.

At the time, both the champion and runner-up were forced to sign with EE-Media, but in the end only Li Yuchun fulfilled all the terms of the contract.

Zhang Liangying only signed a one-year short-term contract, making her the only singer among the top three who didn't sign an eight-year "slave contract."

One person played a crucial role in this: Feng Ke.

Rumors circulated that he brought a lawyer with him to sign the contract with EE-Media, and that the negotiations dragged on for a long time before it was finalized.

Let's discuss these terms.

He met Zhang Liangying, who was a resident singer at a bar in Chengdu at the time, and took the initiative to become her exclusive manager, planning her career path, helping her apply to music academies, and later helping her register for Super Girl.

It can be said that Feng Ke played a crucial role in Zhang Liangying's winning third place in the Super Girl competition.

Chen Yan instructed his new assistant, Jiang Huaixing, to take his two original poems to Feng Ke.

They asked him if he wanted to bring Zhang Liangying to sign a contract with Chen Yan Film and Television first.

They can definitely offer more than Tianyu, and Chen Yan Film and Television will also help Zhang Liangying get into the top three. Even winning the championship is not out of the question.

Chen Yan's decision to sign Zhang Liangying wasn't impulsive; he had many good songs in his head, and his film and television productions also needed someone to sing OSTs.

Yao Beina has physical limitations and is rather free-spirited, while Shu Chang's main job is filming TV series and movies, so she can't be available whenever needed.

Since that's the case, why not sign a suitable one yourself?

Zhang Liangying is the best choice.