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

As the saying goes, "Money can make the devil turn the millstone."

The Legend of Sword and Fairy project had ample funding, and Li Zhou's investment was even the last one to arrive.

Well, at most, Li Zhou was acting as a producer, needing to oversee the overall situation, but it was impossible for him to do everything personally.

The project has been progressing steadily since it was officially approved.

After the main filming locations were decided on the 8th, the special team arranged by Lingnan Audiovisual also quickly got involved in the work.

Nine days have passed, and the preparations for the venue are now almost complete.

You can find an auspicious day to start the machine at any time.

In the present moment, Li Zhou knew that Boss Xu was just making up a topic of conversation.

Therefore, he wisely gave only a simple response.

Xu Qingyi didn't linger any longer and waved her hand, saying, "I have some things to do. Go have some fun."

After leaving the private club, Li Zhou looked around and decided to get into his car and head straight to the company.

When he got to his office, he sat in his chair and stared at the screen for a while, then gathered his thoughts and called Yang Sisi in.

"President Li."

Li Zhou gestured for Yang Sisi to sit down first: "The 21st is a good day. Notify all parties involved in the Legend of Sword and Fairy project to prepare for filming to begin..."

"Have the company arrange some simple pre-launch marketing activities. It would be best if they could inform Tencent Video and arrange promotional resources accordingly..."

After a brief pause, Li Zhou emphasized, "This time, we will hold a public opening ceremony."

"Have President Juan finalize the list of attendees. For the actors, it should mainly be Ning Xixia and the others."

Yang Sisi wrote them down one by one, and then went to arrange and implement them.

...

Before working on the drama "Xu", Li Zhou kept a low profile.

A launch ceremony was held, but it was not made public at all.

Even the most well-informed people in the industry only knew that such a drama was being filmed.

The main reason is that Li Zhou specifically stated in advance that the list of main creators must not be disclosed to anyone inside or outside the industry.

There are some film and television projects that try to cover things up during the filming process, so it's not exactly an exception.

The truth is that Li Zhou was just starting out with film and television projects and didn't have much confidence, otherwise he wouldn't have been so strict in controlling variables.

Moreover, keeping some key information confidential is more conducive to subsequent publicity.

Things are different now.

Li Zhou decided to follow industry norms and hold the opening ceremony for "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".

And we need to do it on a huge scale.

The reason is simple.

Firstly, Song Mingche, a top celebrity, recently revealed through a marketing account that he has switched to the film industry, and Li Zhou wants to ride on his popularity.

Every extra bite you take is one less bite you can have.

Secondly, we need to boost the popularity of Zhao Yubai, the young actor who plays Tang Yu, and give him some foundation to compete for the attention of the post-00s generation's rising star.

In any case, Shengshi Entertainment signed a 15-year contract with Zhao Yubai, with equal terms of termination and resource support, which ordinary entertainment companies cannot afford.

Moreover, don't underestimate Mr. Xu's authority.

Moreover, having experienced the resources of a prosperous era and Li Zhou's ability to promote people, Zhao Yubai would hardly want to switch jobs.

To paraphrase a line from a movie... "Once we get to know each other, he'll treat me like a god!"

...

Later that evening, news circulated within the industry that a new drama co-produced by Tencent Video and Shengshi Entertainment was about to begin filming.

Basically, everyone who needs to know already knows.

Like Shen Junyi, the rising star of the post-00 generation, he learned about the news almost immediately...

"Is Li Zhou finally going to film a TV series?"

Agent Lao Huang quickly replied, "That's not confirmed yet. The news only says that Ning Xixia is the female lead."

"The male actor mentioned is a minor actor named Zhao Yubai..."

I briefly mentioned Zhao Yubai's resume. He has acted in a few small web dramas as a supporting actor, but he is only moderately famous.

It was also mentioned that Zhao Yubai currently only has over 200 million Weibo followers, which means she is just beginning to make a name for herself.

Finally, Lao Huang didn't forget to mention: "Zhao Yubai was born in 02."

Shen Junyi, who had initially been indifferent, suddenly sat up straight and stared at Lao Huang: "What do you mean?"

Old Huang carefully chose his words: "Maybe... perhaps... they will be our competitors."

"Zhao Yubai is also a post-00s generation. Now that Shengshi is making such a splash, the company feels that we need to be wary."

Shen Junyi: "..."

He was neither surprised nor surprised.

Some time ago, Shen Junyi was suddenly awakened by iZhou's fighting power.

He realized that among the post-00s generation of artists in the Chinese entertainment industry, regardless of gender, there is currently no one who can truly stand out.

Li Zhou? He should hurry up and go play in his top circle.

Why bother arguing with top-tier celebrities who are only popular with fans and are completely unknown to the general public? Just wait to be used by them for publicity!

Now that Lao Huang specifically mentioned Zhao Yubai's age and his current background, Shen Junyi finds it hard not to think that he's here for him.

After all, he is the most promising post-00s generation.

However, for the time being, Shen Junyi didn't have many clues either, and simply instructed Lao Huang: "Pay more attention to this Zhao Yubai in the future..."

Only by staying informed will we know how to respond.

Thinking about this, Shen Junyi suddenly felt a sense of unease, as if he had swallowed a dead fly.

I couldn't help but mutter to myself, "Damn it! So this is what it feels like to be piggybacked on by a less popular competitor..."

"..."

Among the stakeholders, Song Mingche didn't pay much attention to him.

While on set, Song Mingche casually told Sister Yu, "Just do our own thing."

"Movie stars are incomparable to TV stars."

Sister Yu nodded silently; she agreed with this viewpoint.

Specifically for Song Mingche, acting in movies might be more effective than acting in TV dramas in increasing his popularity.

Anyway, Song Mingche's idea was simple... "If my movie becomes a box office hit, I can instantly become the number one male celebrity!"

"Then others will be the ones with headaches..."

"..."

In addition, the entertainment media has been paying close attention to this new news.

Because Tencent Video and Shengshi Entertainment sent out a lot of invitations...

...

……

Thursday, August 21st.

The cast and crew of "Chinese Paladin" held a grand opening ceremony on a small island in the Wanlv Lake Scenic Area of ​​Heyuan.

The initial setup still involves the usual mystical boot-up process.

Huang Jie from Tencent Video hosted the event, and the director and main actors went through the process together.

The director, Ning Xixia, and others unveiled the red cloth covering the camera set up on the stage for the opening ceremony.

Then came the media briefing.

Ning Xixia, who had specially put on her costume, spoke first, saying that she had adapted to the role in advance for the drama.

This was a fairly standard, conventional speech from an actor.

Next, Zhao Yubai, who received extra attention, went on stage to speak, also saying that he had made various preparations.

It also expressed an understanding of the characters and the story, and so on.

However, Zhao Yubai then cleared his throat and said, "More than my personal efforts, I want to thank my company, Shengshi Entertainment..."

"Most importantly, I want to thank President Li Zhou; it was he who gave me this opportunity..."

These words immediately caused an uproar among all the entertainment media present...

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P.S.: May all my dear readers have great fortune in the Year of the Horse...