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

Before putting her phone away, Ning Xixia had already seen that the related topic had climbed to seventh place on Weibo's trending topics list.

It's only a matter of time before it tops the trending searches.

Among them, Ning Xixia's name was at the top of the list, and Li Zhou even lost his full name and was assigned to cosplay "Table".

In theory, Ning Xixia will enjoy the largest share of the attention generated by trending on social media.

Furthermore, because of Li Zhou, it will be beneficial for her to further expand her public image.

Ning Xixia sighed softly, "Teacher Li's gift was so generous; I'm almost at my wit's end and can't find a reason to refuse changing employers."

Upon hearing this, Su Yuran's eyes widened in surprise; she hadn't expected there to be an "insider story" hidden behind it.

But the next second, Su Yuran chimed in, "Oh no, we'll have to compete with Sister Xixia for resources from now on!"

"Sister Xixia, please don't accept the invitation! Although Teacher Li holds the position of Vice President at Shengshi and wields immense power..."

"But I'm not famous yet, so wait for me."

Ning Xixia could tell Su Yuran was trying to help, but she was still surprised: "Don't scare me, Teacher Li is the vice president of Shengshi?!"

Li Zhou looked down at Ning Xixia frankly and said, "It's just an honorary title; it only makes it easier for me to push forward various matters."

Speaking of which, since Ning Xixia's dress today was very sexy and there were media cameras everywhere, Li Zhou should have been careful about who was looking at her.

However, he didn't care about this at all.

His view is simple: we should not be afraid to look at the world with an appreciative eye just because we fear potential cyberbullying.

Moreover, because of the deep V-neck design of the dress, Abyss could not possibly have any other parts exposed besides the dress.

In any case, in the leaked video clips, Li Zhou's gaze has always been open and honest, and no one seems to care at the moment.

It might also be related to the fact that even those who criticize Li Hai (Li Hei) don't criticize his looks.

Turning his gaze away from Ning Xixia, Li Zhou casually added, "Actually, in a prosperous era, resources are theoretically unlimited."

Ning Xixia: "...?!"

She pondered for only two seconds before asking a crucial question: "Can I know the general details of the project now?"

Li Zhou immediately replied, "No."

Before Ning Xixia could feel disappointed, Li Zhou offered a friendly reminder: "You should be thinking about how to maximize the benefits of joining Shengshi."

Ning Xixia: "!!!"

Seeing this, Li Zhou smiled: "Don't look at me like that. In the world of fame and fortune, there is only eternal interests."

"You've worked so hard to get to where you are now. If you suffer losses when you switch employers, it will be difficult to guarantee the future cooperation."

Li Zhou naturally sided with Shengshi, but as he said, he valued the harmony of the cooperative relationship even more.

Moreover, this is just the necessary price to pay for poaching talent.

...

……

At around 10:20 p.m., the lengthy annual entertainment gala finally came to a close.

Although the associations and departments behind the entertainment gala are quite prestigious, and many well-known celebrities from the Chinese entertainment industry attended;

However, it is essentially just a distribution-style gala event, where almost everyone receives an honorary trophy.

Like Lai Chau, who has had no other entertainment works in the past year except for participating in a few variety shows.

In terms of film and television, he has never accepted any acting offers.

In terms of music, his solo single released the year before last only had high traffic data and was repeatedly ridiculed and mocked by the entire internet, so he hasn't released any new songs since.

Even so, Li Zhou was still awarded two trophies by the organizers—

Breakthrough Artist of the Year, Most Popular Person of the Year

The previous award was of average quality, and nine people went up on stage to receive it at the same time.

The second one is a bit more significant; it's a single-person award.

To put it another way, Li Zhou was the only one among the top celebrities present to receive an individual award.

That's all.

Only four individual awards were given out throughout the entire ceremony…

After leaving the venue, Li Zhou went back to the main lounge and took a set of photos with Su Yuran and Ning Xixia, recreating the famous scene that went viral online.

Su Yuran updated her Weibo status with a simple text...

[Let's chat for another 5 minutes]

There was then a simple online interaction.

At the same time, they also heard that the video clips previously released by the media went viral on overseas social media platforms.

Ning Xixia was completely bewildered after hearing this: "Teacher Li is amazing..."

Seeing this, Li Zhou shook his head with amusement: "This is also beyond my expectations. Perhaps this is the wonderful chemical reaction in life."

"..."

...

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.........

Li Zhou didn't linger in the main lounge and quickly got into the car with his assistant, Yang Sisi.

"Tell me what happened."

Even before arriving in Shanghai, Li Zhou had instructed Yang Sisi to try to invite a few directors for tea, with the help of her team.

Although Xu Qingyi said she could coordinate resources from all parties, Li Zhou, after careful consideration, decided to find a director to work with himself.

Leave the simpler matters like investment and platform cooperation to Boss Xu to avoid troubling her too much.

Of course, there were directors among the celebrities attending the entertainment gala, and a large group of them came.

However, the environment while waiting in the afternoon was not ideal. At most, one could exchange greetings, and since Li Zhou wanted to see many people, the team had to negotiate first.

Yang Sisi quickly organized her thoughts and gave a detailed report: "President Li, all the directors on the list you provided are willing to sit down for tea, but only Director Yang Changzhi has time tonight..."

As early as after the email officially appointing Li Zhou as honorary vice president was sent, she sensibly changed her form of address.

After reporting the situation, Yang Sisi handed the tablet to Li Zhou: "This is Yang Changzhi's complete resume, including the non-public parts."

The so-called non-public information does not involve personal privacy; it is simply because there is very little publicly available information about some non-top directors.

Li Zhou reached out and swiped the tablet screen, increasingly feeling that Director Yang was very suitable to direct "Grant Me Your Dazzling Light".

He certainly hoped to reach an agreement tonight, since he had done a preliminary screening and any director on the list was acceptable.

Anyway, Yang Sisi's initiative in negotiating left room for refusal at any time.

Current information indicates that Yang Changzhi specializes in directing urban romance dramas and has an excellent grasp of atmosphere.

So Li looked around and asked, "Any rumors circulating in the area?"

Yang Sisi was also prepared for this, and answered almost without thinking: "Because he is a TV drama director, his directing style is relatively mild..."

"The reputation he has had among the staff and extras who worked on his film crews in the past is also quite good."

"They have a very good reputation for cooperation within the industry and are very capable of fulfilling their responsibilities and fulfilling their contracts."

"I haven't heard of him having any particular fetishes yet..."

We are now in an era where internet capital is involved in film and television. Compared to the era when coal bosses would just give money and put in a few people, directors' power is now very limited.

In some collaborative productions between platforms, there are instances where platform producers and planners arbitrarily interfere with the production.

They euphemistically call it having a "sense of the internet" or having this or that sense of feeling.

In other words, it may be more difficult for some directors to engage in unethical practices or have predilections now.

...

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Just a few minutes later, Li Zhou met Yang Changzhi in the coffee shop of an ordinary hotel near Lingang Center.

"Hello, Teacher Li."

"Hello, Director Yang."

After a handshake and a few simple pleasantries, Li Zhou mainly expressed his regret for the inadequate hospitality.

We agreed to have tea, but ended up just going to an ordinary hotel for coffee.

The main Lingang Center is located in a very remote area, in the southeasternmost corner of Shanghai, about 60 or 70 kilometers away from the city center.

Yang Changzhi didn't care about any of that, and instead got straight to the point: "Teacher Li, please speak frankly if you have something to say."

So Li Zhou asked directly, "Director Yang, are you free lately?"

In response, Yang Changzhi frankly replied, "I have no work scheduled for the next few months."

"I have my own personal studio..."

The implication is that whether or not he is offered a job depends on his personal interest in collaborating.

It offers a high degree of freedom.

If you only look at it from the perspective of fame and fortune, it's easy to go three years without making any business, and then make enough to live off for three years once you do make a profit.

Then, Li Zhou asked another question: "Director Yang, what is your opinion on the current market for long-running urban dramas?"

Although Yang Changzhi was somewhat puzzled, he still briefly shared his opinion.

The two then had some discussion about this.

After talking for a while, Yang Changzhi finally couldn't help but ask, "Teacher Li hasn't said what she wanted to see me about?"

Actually, Li Zhou wasn't trying to beat around the bush; he just wanted to get a real understanding of Yang Changzhi's personal views on the film and television market.

You can't just throw out an invitation to collaborate on a film right away; it's not like you're looking for actors, or you're looking for a director as an actor.

Li Zhou immediately apologized sincerely: "I'm sorry, Director Yang, please forgive me, it's my fault for not explaining clearly..."

Based on the conversation just now, he has made his decision: "It's like this, I wonder if Director Yang would be interested in collaborating with me on a TV series."

Li Zhou then briefly explained the situation, indicating that he and Shengshi Entertainment would be in charge.

There is no shortage of scripts or funding, and Shengshi Entertainment will coordinate the rest of the resources.

After fully understanding the situation, Yang Changzhi was a little confused: "You...you wrote the script?"

Li Zhou was not surprised at all: "If it's convenient for you now, Director Yang, you can take a look at the script first and then decide."

He certainly didn't mind showing the script to Yang Changzhi; it wasn't the whole thing, and the copyright had already been registered.

The law attaches great importance to the protection of intellectual property rights.

In order to be among the first to see the entire script, Mr. Xu voluntarily paid a total of 2 million yuan in viewing fees on three separate occasions.

Later, when Li Zhou registered the copyright and transferred the viewing deposit back, Boss Xu only sent a "money is no object" emoji and did not accept the transfer.