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In December, the sea breeze in Xiamen already carried a hint of early winter chill, but the enthusiasm of the "Meteor Shower" crew remained undiminished.

The filming of this drama has been going on for more than half of its run, and the main creative team and actors have been working together day and night and have become very familiar with each other.

The crew didn't have any late-night shoots tonight, so the young lead actors simply found an authentic seafood stall outside the film and television base and got together for a late-night snack.

"Come on, let's have a toast! Wishing our drama a speedy wrap-up and soaring ratings!"

Yu Haoming, who debuted through the Super Boy talent show and plays the second male lead in the drama, raised his beer glass and smiled as he made arrangements.

Everyone raised their glasses and clinked them together.

After a few drinks, the young people started talking non-stop.

Wei Chen took a bite of the grilled oyster and looked enviously at Yang Yang and Li Xin sitting opposite him.

"Yang Yang and Xin Xin, you two are really incredibly lucky!"

Wei Chen smacked his lips, his tone full of envy, "It's been all over the industry these past few days, saying that Haofeng Films is offering newcomers a 50/50 revenue split! My goodness, those of us who came from talent shows, working ourselves to the bone at our original companies, are just wage earners getting a fixed salary plus a pittance. Your treatment is practically unique in the Chinese entertainment industry!"

Yu Haoming nodded repeatedly, "That's right! Your boss, Mr. Li, is not only rich, but also has a really big vision! He's fully funding this huge production just to promote you two complete newcomers. Yang Yang, Xin Xin, whenever the boss comes to visit the set, you guys have to help us get introduced to him! Even just a cameo role at Haofeng Film and Television would be great!"

Hearing everyone's sour and envious praise, Yang Yang and Li Xin exchanged a glance, both feeling a little embarrassed.

"Brother Haoming, Brother Chen, you're giving us too much credit."

Yang Yang quickly waved his hand and explained with a wry smile, "We don't have that much influence to introduce you to anyone. Our CEO, Mr. Li, is a big boss in the high-tech and gaming industry, and he's extremely busy. This show has been filming for months, and he hasn't even come to inspect the set once."

"Yes," Li Xin echoed softly, "In the boss's eyes, we're just ordinary employees, how could we dare to bother him? But... according to the crew's usual practice, when our film wraps up, the boss, as the sole investor, will definitely attend the wrap party. Everyone will see him then."

"That's great! I'll definitely have to offer Mr. Li a few extra toasts then!"

Yu Haoming chuckled and then mysteriously leaned closer to the table, lowering his voice to start gossiping.

"Hey, did you guys see today's news? Those three games your Haofeng Network has on Apple phones are absolutely wildly popular! I heard from a friend in the know that the overseas market alone is earning your boss hundreds of millions of RMB a month!"

"Not only are your games amazing, but your company's talent agency department has also been making some truly astonishing moves lately!"

Wei Chen chimed in, his eyes gleaming with gossip, "A few days ago, Haofeng Film & Television officially announced the signing of two new actresses in one go: Tang Yan from Orange Sky and Liu Shishi from Tangren Media! Add to that Yang Mi, whom we signed before, and our current leading lady, Xin Xin… Goodness! President Li has managed to bring all four of these beauties into his own fold!"

At this point, Wei Chen patted Yang Yang's shoulder forcefully, winking and teasing, "Yang Yang, you're really lucky with the ladies! You're the only male artist in the company, you're now Haofeng's undisputed 'number one'! A lone green shoot amidst a sea of ​​flowers!"

"Go away, what nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean by number one? I'm just a newbie."

Yang Yang blushed from the teasing and waved his hands repeatedly, but he was secretly pleased to be called "number one".

However, Li Xin, sitting to the side, reacted very differently to these gossips than Yang Yang.

When Li Xin heard that the company had signed three popular and beautiful actresses—Yang Mi, Tang Yan, and Liu Shishi—in one go, she was first stunned, and then she secretly breathed a sigh of relief!

"Great... With so many stunningly beautiful women in the company, the boss's attention will definitely be diverted!"

Li Xin silently calculated in his mind.

Yang Mi's charm, Tang Yan's sweetness, and Liu Shishi's aloofness are all top-tier qualities in the Chinese entertainment industry.

With so many dazzling flowers waving in front of the boss, he certainly wouldn't care about this green young girl who can only sing Kunqu opera.

However, just as this feeling of security arose, another absurd worry uncontrollably popped into her mind.

"What if... what if the boss wants them all?"

The moment the thought crossed Li Xin's mind, she was startled, and a blush instantly spread across her cheeks.

"Pah, pah, pah! What are you thinking!" She quickly shook her head frantically in her mind, trying to nip this crazy thought in the bud.

"Even the wealthiest financial tycoon is only human. Four... so many beautiful women, even someone with an iron body couldn't handle it, right?"

Thinking of this, Li Xin picked up the juice in front of her and took a big gulp, forcibly suppressing the lingering palpitations and worries in her heart.

……

At the same time, in Shenzhen, at the headquarters of Haofeng Networks.

Han, the director of the film and television department, was standing in front of Li Feng's desk, holding two newly prepared report documents.

"Mr. Li, the investigation into Chen Fei that you asked me to do has been thoroughly investigated."

Old Han handed the first document to Li Feng, his expression somewhat grave. "Although the economic dispute that old fox had last year has been resolved, the hole he left behind is quite large. The cash flow of several large commercial real estate projects under his name in Yanjing and Hainan has completely dried up due to the stagnation this year."

"Furthermore, through my connections within the bank, I discovered that he has three bridge loans totaling 400 million yuan, which are due at the beginning of next month. With his current cash flow, he simply can't cover them!"

Li Feng took the document and quickly scanned the alarming red financial entries.

"A shortfall of 400 million is no small sum. He's probably begging and pleading everywhere for investors to take over, right?"

"Yes, Mr. Li. But everyone knows he just got out of there, and with the wall crumbling, everyone's kicking him while he's down. Nobody dares to take on this hot potato." Old Han nodded.

"Since he's already standing on the edge of a cliff, let's be merciful and give him a kick from behind, pushing him into a crisis."

Li Feng threw the documents on the table, his eyes sharp as knives. "Spread the word that Haofeng Network is very interested in his land in Hainan, but we're going to drive down the price. Also, try to find connections with the banks and see if we can tighten our collection efforts against him."

"Understood! I'll go arrange for someone to put a bad word on him right away!" Old Han smiled knowingly.

"And the second thing?" Li Feng asked, leaning back in his chair.

Old Han quickly handed over the second document, his expression turning somewhat helpless:

"Mr. Li, it's about the Shanghai 'iPartment' production team. Writer Wang and Director Wei have been calling me every day these past few days. They've only been filming for a little over a month, and because they're all complete newcomers, there aren't any exciting moments. So they'd like to borrow a few people from our company to make cameo appearances and fill in the gaps."

"What they want most are the three big-name actresses we just signed—Yang Mi, Tang Yan, and Liu Shishi. They said that as long as they can show their faces on set, even if it's just one line, the show will have a lot of buzz going on."

Upon hearing this request, Li Feng couldn't help but scoff.

"They really dare to speak up."

Li Feng looked at Lao Han jokingly, "Our investment in 'Lurking' wrapped up filming in just over sixty days, and now they're already talking about its premiere on satellite TV. Their lousy sitcom, with all the scenes filmed in one room, has been shooting for over a month, and they're still dragging their feet? It's already December, will they even be able to release it next year?"

Old Han wiped his sweat and explained with a wry smile, "President Li, you have to understand. After all, this is just a makeshift team put together by recent college graduates. How can the overall coordination and filming experience of the entire crew compare to the national-level 'Lurking' crew led by Director Jiang Wei? It's normal for the progress to be a bit slow."

"However, they assured us that filming would definitely wrap up by next spring at the latest, and it would absolutely not delay the summer release."

Li Feng tapped his fingers lightly on the table, pondering for a moment.

He was well aware of the immense popularity of the sitcom "iPartment" in later years, and his current investment was simply for the sake of huge future traffic returns.

Since the director wants to create a big buzz, as the wholly-owned boss, I naturally have to give them a boost!

"Alright, a cameo role is fine."

"Aren't Yang Mi, Tang Yan, and Liu Shishi all in the 'Chinese Paladin 3' crew right now? Go and talk to Cai Yinong and ask them to fly to Shanghai for a day of guest appearances in the 'iPartment' crew during their days off when they're not filming."

At this point, Li Feng paused, then added:

"Also, let's give a heads-up to the people in Xiamen and ask Yang Yang and Li Xin to take a day to make a cameo appearance. Since we're promoting our own company's drama, let them both show their faces at that little apartment!"