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

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"6

As a top-tier director in the Chinese entertainment industry, Chen Anqiang is naturally well-informed.

He had heard about Li Zhou's sudden interest in praising female celebrities this year.

I've also heard that Li Zhou has an exceptionally high number of female admirers, both inside and outside the entertainment industry.

Chen Anqiang had long since given up on promoting anyone, but he felt that Qin Jinxuan was indeed a promising talent, so he decided to give her a helping hand.

Specifically speaking, after hearing what Li Zhou said, Chen Anqiang wholeheartedly agreed: "Looking at the entire entertainment industry, only you, President Li, have the ability to promote whomever you want."

Li Zhou: "————"

Forget about whether it's a compliment or not, as long as it sounds nice. Anyway, his track record is verifiable, and he's not afraid at all.

Looking at Li Zhou, Chen Anqiang said again, "Xiao Qin has a very high ceiling and a very high floor. With someone supporting her behind the scenes, winning two or three Best Actress awards is not a problem."

"If you're really interested, you could write one or two more scripts and have her star in them. The market response will definitely not disappoint."

As for all those unspoken rules and such—sigh, with Xiao Li's looks, no matter what type she is, it's hard to say who will ultimately profit.

There's absolutely no need to say more.

Meeting Chen Anqiang's gaze, Li Zhou frankly admitted, "Writing the script, getting her to star, and achieving high market returns are not difficult, but—"

"Awards are a tricky thing."

Upon hearing this, Chen Anqiang immediately waved his hand and said, "Actually, quite the opposite!"

"With support, winning an award is relatively easy; for example, I'm usually a judge."

Li Zhou:

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Before he could say anything, Chen Anqiang looked at him intently: "You seem a little too confident about high returns in the market."

"Why would I write a book that won't have a market return?" Li Zhou retorted. "You guys are separating art and commerce too absolutely."

"I don't understand overly highbrow art; my only understanding of film and television art is that it should strive to be appreciated by both the refined and the common people."

Chen Anqiang immediately clicked his tongue in amazement: "So that's how it is!"

"No wonder you wrote such a damn good 'A World Without Thieves' story—"

"We're overthinking it, we're wavering—"

"Therefore, the difference between people is greater than the difference between people and dogs."

Li Zhou simply listened quietly.

Although Chen Anqiang suddenly committed a dog abuse act, he is not an extreme dog lover and will not care about such a small detail.

Compared to these, Li could better feel the sincerity and enthusiasm in Director Chen's words.

And even in his later years, Director Chen's passion for film and television art remains undiminished.

He truly deserves to be called a great director.

Putting all that aside, to be honest, Lai Chau wasn't actually that keen on promoting female stars.

"It's just that there were too many obstacles on the way here," indicating high expectations for career income and a desire to extend the length and quality of one's career as much as possible.

They have very little interest in unspoken rules.

The entertainment industry is a shady business—those who know, know—after all, you can't expect everyone to be Ning Xixia.

Furthermore, Li Zhou's interest in entertainment capital was just so-so.

There's nothing else to it; he's not a greedy person. From beginning to end, he only wanted to make enough money to quit.

It's just that the goal is a little too high; they want to have 10 billion in readily available liquid funds before they have to retreat.

In conclusion, Li Zhou had no choice but to go through all this trouble.

As an aside, although Li Zhou was busy making money, the thing he thought about most was being taken advantage of by Boss Xu, he never thought about marrying into the Xu family and enjoying the benefits without doing anything.

They never even considered getting a certain amount of money directly from Boss Xu.

He, Li, believed in self-reliance and hard work.

Moreover, with his small frame, no matter what he wanted to do, he'd probably owe the Xu family a huge debt.

They're not even in the same league.

Chen Anqiang is a seasoned veteran, a seasoned professional in the industry, the kind of person who could be easily manipulated. If he's going to make connections, he certainly won't do things halfway.

During a break after Qin Jinxuan and the veteran actor who played "President Liu" had reshot several takes, Chen Anqiang immediately took the initiative to greet Qin Jinxuan.

Li Zhou, without any restraint, openly and intently sized up Qin Jinxuan, who had just come out of the filming villa.

She is slightly more striking in person than she appears on the monitor.

She is about 1.65 meters tall, and has a face that resembles those of actresses discovered by director Zhang Yimou, with a very oriental charm.

In the eyes of seasoned professionals in the film and television industry, he may be a natural-born big-screen face.

If Qin Jinxuan had been born five years earlier, she would almost certainly have transcended worldly limitations by now, becoming someone like Song Mingche would only dream of.

For the super big shots.

There's no need for infighting, celebrity feuds, or resource disputes.

The reason is simple.

In recent years, influenced by filters on short video platforms and globalization, the public's aesthetic preferences have shifted towards fair-skinned, youthful, and thin figures.

Qin Jinxuan, who has a strong constitution, an oriental charm, and is neither young nor thin, is finding it harder to succeed than before.

Furthermore, Chen Anqiang mentioned that Qin Jinxuan's company lacked strength, making things even more difficult.

However, it must be admitted that in Li Zhou's personal aesthetic standards, Qin Jinxuan ranks in the absolute T0 level.

In short, he's comparable to Ning Xixia wearing a bear chain.

"Little Qin————" As Qin Jinxuan approached, Chen Anqiang waved his hand and said, "Let me introduce you, this is Li Zhou, you know him, right?"

Qin Jinxuan nodded slightly, then greeted politely, "Hello, Teacher Li. I've long admired your name. It's a pleasure to meet you. Please take care of me."

"Let's look after each other." Li Zhou stood up, nodded in greeting, and then gestured for Qin, "Teacher Qin, please have a seat."

Qin Jinxuan: "————"

After taking their seats, the three exchanged pleasantries and drank warm tea.

Chen Anqiang wasn't one to beat around the bush, and quickly got straight to the point: "Xiao Qin, I'm getting on in years now, and my energy is indeed waning—"

He briefly explained the subjective and objective reasons, mentioning his energy allocation and the general situation of his resources within the industry.

In the past two years, Chen Anqiang has adopted a more conservative approach and has almost stopped using the personal connections he has accumulated over half his life to exchange for resources.

This includes, but is not limited to, using personal connections to attract investment and hiring actors—which is also the main reason why he previously found Li Zhou to play the lead role.

Of course, Chen Anqiang's connections in the industry are still very strong, making things easy for him.

Switching from previous film projects to "A World Without Thieves" was also handled with ease.

The number of producers (investors) for this show is already countless, and this is before it even reaches the publicity and distribution stage after passing censorship.

Moreover, even Li Zhou, the investor, is a capable contributor of resources, not to mention the other investors.

They are either mainstream online ticketing distributors like Maoyan, or cinema chains—but these are all normal business operations.

It does not involve any favors or exchanges.

In short, Chen Anqiang's meaning was clear and direct: he was unwilling to change his current style for Qin Jinxuan's sake.

After rambling on for a while, Chen Anqiang changed the subject: "So, I recommended you to President Li."

"President Li's resources, personal abilities, talents, and so on are all top-notch in the current Chinese entertainment industry."

"He was also very satisfied with your performance."

At this point, Chen Anqiang looked at Qin Jinxuan and said, "That's all I can do for now. The specific choice is up to you, Qin."

Qin Jinxuan: "————"

Undoubtedly, after hearing Chen Anqiang's explanation and arrangements, she was inevitably disappointed.

As early as after receiving the lead role in "A World Without Thieves", Qin Jinxuan believed that this might be her only chance to change her fate again.

After much consideration, she volunteered to Chen Anqiang, marking the first time she had recommended herself. However—

In short, given the current situation, Qin Jinxuan could only bury her regrets deep in her heart for now.

She glanced at Li Zhou, then at Chen Anqiang, and thanked him with a smile: "Thank you for the recommendation, Director Chen."

"I've long heard of Teacher Li's personal abilities —"

The commercial hype surrounding Li Zhou was fairly objective—Qin Jinxuan simply didn't follow the traffic-driven approach; it wasn't that she was oblivious to industry affairs.

Moreover, anyone who's been in the Chinese entertainment industry for the past three years and hasn't heard of Li Zhou is practically a spy.

After a round of flattery, Qin Jinxuan couldn't resist adding a twist: "However, I still want to know, what can President Li give me?"

To this, Li Zhou didn't mince words: "If Teacher Qin is still interested in becoming a Best Actress, she can come to Shengshi."

Simple and straightforward.

Qin Jinxuan's brows twitched, and her breath caught in her throat for a few seconds before she finally said, "Does President Li have that much confidence in me?"

Li Zhou, who has never liked to cheat or deceive, immediately admitted: "Actually, no. As for winning awards, I believe in Director Chen."

Chen Anqiang:

reasonable.

When you walk by the river, you're bound to get your shoes wet—especially since Chen Anqiang had made that promise.

It has the nature of a guarantee.

Seeing Qin Jinxuan looking a bit dazed, Li Zhou spoke frankly: "Although I've never been a boss, I know a little about how to identify employees."

After a deliberate pause, Li Zhou emphasized, "In my opinion, Teacher Qin would be a good employee."

"Moreover—when it comes to your specific business capabilities, I trust you even more than you do."

That's all.

Li Zhou believes from the bottom of her heart that she has a natural talent for acting and is the type of actress who has worked with director Zhang Yimou, so she obviously has all the qualities to become an international superstar.

Despite having seen all sorts of scenes, Chen Anqiang was still amazed as he listened.

He felt that he had wasted all these years.

They've gone blind.

I never realized Xiao Li was such a skilled PUA (Pick-Up Artist) user. He could be dragged straight to a street lamp and he wouldn't make a mistake.

They can easily trick people into thinking they're sick.

Sure enough, the next second, even though Qin Jinxuan was about to be sold off, she still didn't forget to fiddle with the money between her fingers and ask, "Why?"

In response, Li Zhou replied, "There aren't that many whys. Trust has always been this unreasonable."

"In short, with the support of a prosperous era and the guarantee of Director Chen, they will have both fame and fortune."

Qin Jinxuan smiled and extended her hands, saying, "I hope Mr. Li will take good care of me in the future."

"It's a pleasure working with you." Li Zhou reached out and patted him on the shoulder.

Qin Jinxuan had long harbored the idea of ​​leaving her current company and finding a new backer.

Chen Anqiang helped make the connection again, so he's reliable enough.

Nowadays, personal career pursuits are far more attainable than one might imagine, so there's not much more to say about them.

The main point is that Qin Jinxuan also agreed with Chen Anqiang's statement that in the Chinese entertainment industry, if even Li Zhou couldn't help her, very few others would have the ability to do so.