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

"Why do you look like you've done something wrong?"

Not surprised that he had been seen through, Li Zhou simply shrugged and said, "As you get older, your skin inevitably becomes thinner."

Upon hearing this, Xu Qingyi pressed on with great interest, "Tell me, what misdeeds did you do during your first time working on a film set as an actress?"

"That even though you, Boss Li, knew I was coming, you still couldn't help but act awkward and reserved."

Li Zhou: "..."

Is this something that can be told the truth?

Looking at Li Zhou silently face to face, Xu Qingyi no longer doubted her intuition.

Even as the car started moving, she could still see the bustling film set outside the window. But as her gaze swept across the scene casually, a sudden inspiration struck her.

Xu Qingyi immediately retorted, "He's the vice president of Shengshi, and Ning Xixia is practically an employee. How could you eat this?"

Now that he had been completely exposed, Li Zhou became even more self-righteous: "The grass near our nest is sweeter and more stable; it's less likely for anything to go wrong."

Upon hearing this, Xu Qingyi laughed in anger: "I fucking... you're clearly lusting after her!"

"But have you become more picky in the last few months? It's been so long since you last went out to cheat again."

Since things had come to this point, Li Zhou simply stopped being so blunt: "I'm past the age of pursuing quantity; now quality comes first."

Xu Qingyi suddenly realized: "No wonder, no wonder you bastard kept staying away from Miaoyin, it turns out you didn't like her..."

It's Ke Miaoyin again. Li Zhou sighed, "Boss, you're slandering her. I've said it many times, Miss Ke is different."

"That's true..." Xu Qingyi thought for a moment and then agreed, "She is indeed different."

"I didn't want to talk much on the phone yesterday..."

After tidying up a bit, Xu Qingyi recounted the details: "After taking everything into consideration, I persuaded my mother to step in and coordinate a lot of resources."

"All the parties involved in the Legend of Sword and Fairy IP project have been finalized..."

"Among them is China Travel Service (Macau), which will be fully responsible for connecting with tourism services for compatriots in Hong Kong and Macau, as well as overseas Chinese..."

Li Zhou: "..."

He had already determined Ke Miaoyin's family background, so he was not surprised that Xu Qingyi mentioned China Travel Service in Macau when she mentioned Ke Miaoyin.

Then, Xu Qingyi added, "Other participating entities include the Heyuan Municipal Government, Yangcheng Investment Group, Guangdong Culture and Tourism Group, and others..."

After listening to Xu Qingyi list more than a dozen easily identifiable organizations and companies, Li Zhou gained a new understanding of "more resources".

Finally, Xu Qingyi briefly mentioned, "Shengshi Entertainment is relatively insignificant in this matter, and related affairs will be handled by Zhang Qiming."

Countless thoughts raced through Li Zhou's mind, but he quickly grasped the core question: "So, who will we meet?"

Xu Qingyi replied, "There's not much to say about the people from Heyuan; it's mainly the executive vice governor who's coming."

"Ultimately, it's because you chose a city like Heyuan..."

In this regard, Li Zhou was clear about the key points.

To put it simply, Heyuan's economy ranks second to last in Guangdong, with an annual GDP of less than 1500 billion yuan, indicating a weak economic foundation.

Sure enough, Xu Qingyi then explained: "Heyuan's GDP is relatively low, so an additional 70 billion yuan would be enough to achieve the highest expected growth rate of 5%."

"Based on the past few years, Heyuan could hardly have achieved this growth rate target on its own."

"However, things are different with the implementation of the Legend of Sword and Fairy IP project..."

After a brief pause, Xu Qingyi continued, "Assuming the construction of the 'Legend of Sword and Fairy Scenic Area' is completed to the highest standards and in its most ideal form by next year, the investment may reach 70 billion yuan."

"For example, if you really want to build a high-end, secluded hotel and complete it within a year, the minimum investment would be at least three or four billion yuan."

"Next year's construction could bring in an additional several billion dollars..."

"With the premiere of the Legend of Sword and Fairy series the year after next and the scenic area opening for business, it should be easy to generate tens or hundreds of billions of yuan in cultural tourism consumption annually with the existing resources."

"This will guarantee at least two years of high growth. As for how operations will perform after that..."

After saying that, Xu Qingyi looked at Li Zhou and said, "What does this have to do with you? You're just a celebrity, are you going to be the babysitter for local economic development?"

"In your words, even if we chew the food up and feed it to them, if the business fails later, it's entirely the local responsibility."

After Xu Qingyi explained all the pros and cons, Li Zhou immediately exclaimed, "Damn it, it's all because this car is too small, making it inconvenient for me to kowtow to you, boss!"

Xu Qingyi simply waved her hand dismissively, saying, "Remember to respect me in the future. Helping you this time went through a lot of trouble..."

At this point, Xu Qingyi suddenly gritted her teeth and cursed angrily, "You bastard, you're no good either! What's the point of being so handsome? It makes people misunderstand!"

Li Zhou: "..."

I dare not utter a sound.

Even a fool could guess that Boss Xu must have been misunderstood when she was looking for her mother, Ms. Zeng.

It's only human nature, after all.

...

……

On the 29th, Li Zhou simply changed out of his costume and was dragged around by Boss Xu.

They ostensibly conducted an investigation into the local economic environment of Heyuan.

We moved from Wanlv Lake Scenic Area to some Bavarian Manor...

The whole trip was just about eating and shopping.

After lunch, have afternoon tea; after afternoon tea, have dinner; after dinner, have a late-night snack.

The only exception was when Li Zhou met some locals from Heyuan while having a late-night snack.

Xu Qingyi gave a brief introduction, and Li Zhou recognized her at a glance, since the ID photo could be seen simply by opening the local official website.

During the process, Li Zhou rarely spoke up, and most of the time he just listened quietly to Xu Qingyi chatting with the other party.

He understood that this was Boss Xu's way of introducing him to people... ultimately, he was worried that Li would get stage fright later.

...

On the 30th, Li Zhou was still being led around aimlessly by Xu Qingyi, but this time he would meet a new batch of people wherever he went.

Representatives from the organizations and companies that Xu Qingyi had mentioned earlier have arrived in Heyuan one after another.

This time, the protagonist is none other than Li.

Because only Li Zhou, the original author of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" and the proposer of the "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" IP project, can explain this.

After all, no one knows better than Li Zhou how to tell the story of "Chinese Paladin".

It must be emphasized that Li Zhou's complex identity, and his ability to explain in a very appropriate manner how to integrate the Legend of Sword and Fairy story with Heyuan's local culture and tourism consumption, have won everyone's deep admiration.

Everyone agrees that... the rumors circulating online are indeed unreliable.

Without a doubt, this is part of the protective golden talisman that Li Zhou wanted.

Some powerful people, having witnessed firsthand the depth of Li Zhou's thought in the field of literature and art, as well as his development vision with a realistic foundation, are certainly no longer susceptible to the influence of Li Zhou's online reputation.

I just think... no one is perfect, everyone makes mistakes.

In short, after a busy day, Chef Li once again solemnly declared his loyalty to Boss Xu during dinner: "Boss, I'll be your servant in my next life."

In response, Xu Qingyi merely asked in a seemingly serious tone, "Would you be willing to be a beast of burden for three lifetimes?"

Li Zhou remained silent, only nodding vigorously.

……

I was busy like this for three days in a row.

On September 1st, at the Heyuan Municipal Government, more than ten organizations and companies jointly signed a memorandum of understanding for the cooperation on the Legend of Sword and Fairy IP cultural tourism project.

Li Zhou participated in this activity in his personal capacity.

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