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Xu Changjia suddenly understood: what does she have the most of now?

It's just money.

Aside from life and death, 90% of the world's problems can be solved with money; if not, it's simply because you don't have enough money.

Since the investors have withdrawn their funds, why doesn't she just make up for the deficit?

Having figured this out, the subsequent conversation with Sister Mei became much easier and more pleasant.

She even listened attentively to a lot of her experience from her many years in the entertainment industry, which she found very useful. She planned to write it all down and discuss it with her boyfriend later. If possible, she also wanted to introduce Au Li-yao to Sister Mui.

Later, when Mei mentioned her parents, she began to regret not having met her sooner and not having poached her from her parents.

With her keen insight and understanding of the entertainment industry, if she develops her career properly, her future is undoubtedly limitless.

However, the young girl wasn't interested, so Sister Mei had no choice but to give up. Since she was her friend and a junior in the entertainment industry, she figured she should help her out as much as she could.

After listening to Sister Mei's words, Xu Changjia immediately compiled a list of information about the "Imperial Concubine" production team and sent it to President Yao, asking him to help her see if it was worth investing in. If not, she planned to invest her own money.

According to the information she collected, this was a low-budget web series. The script was excellent, and it had the popularity of the novel itself. However, the director was a newcomer and had little say, which is why the investors could manipulate the project, replacing the director or withdrawing their investment at will.

The investors put in ten million, but the junior director cut corners and barely managed to make a film. With all that money gone, they had no choice but to stop production and start looking for investment.

She glanced at the outline of the script. Ou Liyao played the third female lead, a princess. The character was quite good; she was bold in love and hate and bravely resisted her fate.

No wonder her agent got her this script; such a charming role is bound to be loved by the audience.

Mr. Yao responded quickly, saying that the script was worth investing in.

However, the money in the company's account still needs to go through layers of approval and a board vote before it can be used. The director can't afford to wait through all those procedures.

So President Yao suggested that she could invest in the name of the foundation, and the group would send someone to help her negotiate business, which would save time and effort.

Xu Changjia readily accepted his suggestion and chose a day when he had no classes to meet with the director of the production team and other relevant personnel.

She herself studied directing, and after chatting about professional topics, they quickly became acquainted. When the topic of investment came up, Wen Yi, the assistant to the general manager of the company, quickly reached an agreement on cooperation, and the contract was signed in an instant.

After thinking about it, she added another ten million, giving the production team a twenty million yuan funding round so they could film well. She still had high hopes for the production team.

The director hadn't expected that the young woman, who looked to be only in her early twenties, would want to invest in their little-known film crew. After dinner, he still caught up with her and asked, "Ms. Xu, I'd like to know why you chose to invest in our film crew?"

Xu Changjia hadn't intended to hide it from him. "Ou Liyao and I are friends. She took leave from the film crew because of my parents' passing. I never expected to cause you such a big problem."

"But director, don't be nervous. There's plenty of funding. Just film it however you want. I won't interfere with your professional decisions. And don't worry about giving my friend any special treatment. Please keep this a secret."

The director was overjoyed and thanked her repeatedly for her kindness. He then happily pulled the people next to him back to focus on preparations and restart filming.

Her conversation with the director was overheard by Ou Liyao, who was standing at the corner. After the crowd dispersed, she appeared with her assistant, her eyes filled with incomprehension, resentment, and emotion.

God knows how she survived those two months of constant setbacks.

A capitalist's words almost ruined her career. Fortunately, she had powerful backing, and the large company she signed with had some resources under her control. Otherwise, she would have been blacklisted as soon as her agent told her the news.

“Jiajia…” Saying thank you felt too sentimental, but not saying anything felt like I hadn’t taken it to heart.

In the end, all those words could be summed up in one sentence: "What would you like to eat? How about I treat you to a meal?"

The assistant sent by the group had just seen the person off and came back to report to her. "Ms. Xu, this is the contract that was just signed. There are two copies. I will take this copy back to General Manager Yao, and the other copy is for you."

"good."

"In addition, Ms. Xu, Mr. Yao has assigned me to be your personal assistant. You can contact me directly at any time to handle any work-related matters."

The assistant left his business card, gave instructions, and then left.

Watching them come and go, talking about tens of millions, Ou Liyao reached out and hugged her arm. "Jiajia, does this mean I have to cling to your coattails from now on?"

She tapped her head lightly with the contract and said with a laugh, "What are you thinking? My parents left me 30 million, and I invested 25 million in your web series this time. I'm still waiting for you to make a good film and earn it back for me as soon as possible."

"Let's go eat. We didn't get enough to eat at the Commerce Bureau."

Ou Liyao, accompanied by her assistant, happily went to eat with her.

With Xu Changjia's help, her career took a turn for the better. Originally, the investors wanted to find out who was disregarding his words, but the people they sent out couldn't find out anything, so he became cautious and dared not act recklessly again.

As a result, the crew of "The Imperial Concubine" started work the next morning, and by the evening they had dozens more offers to discuss collaborations with Ou Liyao.

The memory itself was monitoring all of this, and when the phone rang for the thirtieth notification, the green lifeline lit up again.

"Ding dong, congratulations host, you have brought a turning point to Ou Liyao's entertainment career. You are rewarded with 6 months of lifespan."

Six months? That much?

"So, as long as I can help them develop their careers in the entertainment industry, no matter what methods I use, it can extend my lifespan, right?"

"Yes, host, for example, financial assistance."

The memory book's answer was standard and there was nothing wrong with it, but she could hear something different in it.

If investing in their TV series was the first step in prolonging her life, then there's a second step she can try.

However, we need to sort out the Christmas performance first.

A couple of days ago, when we had dinner together, Ou Liyao helped her calculate the production schedule for this film. Now that they've secured enough investment, they'll definitely have to put in even more effort during filming.

Previously, most of her scenes had been filmed, and the rest were all compressed into two days of filming. Now that's definitely not possible. Calculating the time, it will take at least two months, and filming won't end until around the Chinese New Year. There won't be enough time to go to H country with her.

She could only turn to others for help, but after a while, it seemed that she didn't have many friends left.

Could she go to the show and meet someone who would accompany her to the performance?

Meet in person? Attend a performance?

How could she forget about this person? Didn't she meet a girl at their debut concert who likes Zheng Ruoqian? She could invite her to come along.

I found Jiang Shuyun's contact information in my WeChat friend list, and then browsed through her Moments to find a reason to talk to her.

The latest post on my WeChat Moments reads: Anyone want to go to the Champion Christmas show? Tickets and people are scarce.

Perfect timing, she came with her people and tickets.

She had just sent the message when Jiang Shuyun called immediately. She listened to her phone vibrate for a long time, mentally preparing herself before finally answering just before hanging up.

As soon as she answered, screams filled the air, making her hold the phone further away.

You can hear her voice even without using speakerphone.

"Wow, Xu Changjia, you're so good, so amazing, you even managed to get such a high position."

"Can I see Zheng Ruoqian again, face to face?"

She couldn't listen anymore. "Calm down, I'll take you there."

What's it like to have a fellow fan of a big star who knows them and has their WeChat?

Don't ask, the answer is that I'll take you to see the front row of the concert, and you might even have the chance to sit and eat with them face to face.

Jiang Shuyun happily posted another message on her WeChat Moments, and was already thinking about what kind of gift to bring to her fellow fan.

Last time she was abroad, someone treated her to a meal, which was a huge favor, and she repaid them with some local specialties.

This time, she brought front-row tickets again, saying they were free and that she wouldn't accept payment for them.

She had no choice but to call her mother, intending to get something priceless as a return gift.

After hanging up the phone, Xu Changjia breathed a sigh of relief. Sure enough, socializing is a difficult thing; she's still not good at dealing with people.

After putting her phone aside and finishing all her other tasks, she decided to review the material the professor had covered in class over the past two days.

Then I heard another "ding-dong," and the phone screen lit up again.

One sound after another made it hard for her to ignore.

Helpless, she could only turn her phone back on. It was filled with messages from her fellow students, all saying something like:

Congratulations, junior sister!

"Junior Sister, what a wonderful day!"

"Wow, junior sister, you're amazing!"

...

She wondered if her senior classmates had gone crazy, but to her surprise, Professor Xu, who rarely used WeChat, sent the same message the next second: "Xu Changjia, congratulations."