Which top celebrity doesn't support a few female stars?

After listening to Li Zhou's views on traffic and his personal ideas, Xu Qingyi suddenly felt enlightened.

00 flowers are an inevitable choice.

It's inevitable that he'll become famous through controversy... Putting aside everything else, he's already involved with Li Zhou's popularity, so how can he not be criticized?

That's not how it works!

With her mind racing, Xu Qingyi suddenly gasped, "Was I a little too rude to you in the past?"

"Is it too late to kowtow to Boss Li now?"

Li Zhou: "..."

He glanced at the script document on the computer screen again and casually typed a few words on the keyboard.

Hearing the crackling sound, Xu Qingyi on the other end of the phone was quite perceptive.

He proactively extended the topic: "Shouldn't the company sign another batch of artists?"

Li Zhou bluntly stated: "We will continue to focus on small and exquisite projects, but the signing standards will be based on Su Yuran as a reference, and existing artists should terminate their contracts."

These words made Xu Qingyi click her tongue in amazement: "You're more suited to be dragged to hang streetlights than I am."

Li Zhou retorted without hesitation: "Do you even want to hear what you're saying? Don't you know why my breach of contract penalty could reach over 30 billion?"

"A company has to look like it's making money..." When no one was looking, Xu Qingyi, holding the phone, was already rubbing her hands together like flies.

The calculation for the maximum penalty of 30.24 billion is very simple.

In the 12 months prior to the contract change, Lai Chau's average monthly income was approximately 1200 million, a factor of 3.

However, out of a total annual income of nearly 1.5 million yuan, Li Zhou only received 1980 million yuan after taxes.

Compared to what he's earned so far this year, the previous year was Li Zhou's peak income year.

That makes perfect sense.

Long-term endorsement deals like those for Zhujiang Beer are signed for two years at a time, and only a little over a year has passed since then.

In addition, it is only mid-May now, and there was a period of free time around the Spring Festival, so the actual working time is less than two months.

Xu Qingyi quickly changed the subject: "If Su Yuran herself has no objection, the company will provide more resources to support her."

Li Zhou didn't say much.

He didn't care that much about Su Yuran's opinion alone; the Chinese entertainment industry has no shortage of actresses born in the 00s and 95s...

After ending the call, Li Zhou quickly saw that he had received a money transfer from Xu Qingyi on WeChat, which he had logged into on his computer.

¥500000.00 yuan

Boss Xu is a man of principle; he even left a very clear note on the transfer: "[This is a voluntary payment for watching Li Zhou's script]".

Having received this money, even if Boss Xu later sues in court, Li will still win.

Without further ado, Li Zhou converted the script for the first six episodes, which he had already written, into a new document and sent it over.

Less than ten minutes later, Xu Qingyi called again.

As soon as the call connected, Li Zhou heard Xu Qingyi's sigh: "I think it's true that I've held you back from becoming a great writer..."

"You can even write a script so targeted at women? You're a genius!"

"Nonsense," Li Zhou said irritably. "Instead of wasting your time, you should help me find some big endorsements. I need money to invest in this show."

Xu Qingyi understood immediately: "You want to go with the revenue-sharing model?"

Li Zhou was equally candid about this: "Yes."

"If we co-produce with a platform, the platform's investment will generally not be less than 50%, and there will be a lot of interference from the platform."

"I think the ideal situation is that I and Shengshi can have at least 55% of the investment share, and I need enough say to control the final product."

Xu Qingyi also had some industry common sense: "If we follow the standards of an S-level drama, the production cost will basically exceed 1.2 million. Subtract the 2800 million I promised, do you really want to invest more than 3800 million?"

"You've got that idea, haven't you?"

"How much difference?"

"3000".

"How about I lend it to you?"

"I don't care much about the money I earn when I spend it, so I'm not bothered by the final product."

Logically speaking, Li Zhou should have considered borrowing money from Xu Qingyi.

Since arriving on Blue Star yesterday, he has been actively strengthening the bond of interests between himself and Boss Xu.

However, "Give Me Your Light" is not a classic drama series. It can only be said that it had a fresh start, and it needs to be carefully managed to produce a good final product.

Moreover, this was Li Zhou's first time handling such a task, and he could not afford to make any mistakes.

Therefore, only by investing his own money can Li Zhou avoid becoming arrogant and developing a lazy mentality that he can make any copied work go viral.

It should be noted that Li Zhou still has 817 million yuan left by the original owner in his pocket.

The after-tax revenue of 85.68 yuan from the Zhuhai Beer trip will not be credited to the account until tomorrow, Monday.

...

……

In the morning, Su Yuran came to Li Zhou's office again and expressed her willingness to choose the black-and-red route.

Then, naturally, the topic of cost came up.

Li Zhou spoke frankly: "The price is always the benefit."

"First of all, your salary will remain the same as before. The rest is just for publicity and to keep increasing your exposure."

Given Li Zhou's popularity, young female celebrities who become famous by associating with him will naturally give him more popularity in return.

It's like one-way quantum entanglement; as long as the other party makes any move, the haters will take the opportunity to stir up trouble for Li Zhou.

A rhythm will naturally generate traffic.

After waiting a few seconds without any further response, Su Yuran asked uncertainly, "Is...that all?"

Li Zhou: "?"

Facing Li Zhou's suspicious gaze, Su Yuran stammered, "I...I heard that Teacher Li has many female friends in the industry."

"Is it...is it me...not...good enough?"

Li Zhou: "..."

He wasn't surprised that Su Yuran knew... Gossip spreads extremely fast in the industry.

It's simply that insiders can't directly reveal real information; at most, they'll spread rumors that are hard to verify.

After all, very few people who make a name for themselves in the entertainment industry can remain clean-shaven.

Unless someone like Xu Qingyi, a true third-generation rich kid, debuts.

In conclusion, what surprised Li Zhou was how the original owner had ended up like this; normally, such associations shouldn't arise when he's helping others.

It should be noted that in the past, Li had always managed to get women to offer help under the pretense of adding him on WeChat or something.

The current situation is so dire that it could be considered a reversal of the natural order.

Of course, Li Zhou didn't care about any of this, and casually remarked, "Indeed, how come its popularity can't be higher?"

Su Yuran: "Oh, oh..."

Finally, Li Zhou reminded everyone: "Don't leave Guangzhou before midnight tonight."

Su Yuran quickly agreed.

Although somewhat surprised by Li Zhou's efficient execution, Su Yuran had already made her choice and now could only look forward to it.

Anyone in the Chinese entertainment industry knows just how massive Li Zhou's online presence is.

She was also very curious about what awaited her tomorrow.

...

……

Time flew by and it was already past 9 p.m. Li Zhou, who had already returned to his residence, dressed up a little and went to the W Hotel across the street.

In the hotel's public area, he hurriedly met up with Su Yuran, who was also wearing a mask and sunglasses.

Unsurprisingly, this "sneaky" behavior was quickly noticed by passersby.

As time went on, some observant people naturally emerged and secretly took out their phones to take some photos without anyone noticing.

Afterwards, I held my breath and ran out of the hotel, running another half mile before excitedly sharing it with my best buddy...

"It's out!"

"Dude, I'm going to be super famous tonight! I just got photos of Li Zhou... Zhou bro having a late-night rendezvous with a beautiful woman at a hotel!"

"I can guarantee 100% that it's Brother Zhou..."

"Bullshit! How could I be wrong? I've been badmouthing my brother Zhou for so long, how could I be wrong?!"