Shen Fang looked at Zeng Li: "Sister Zeng Li, your leading role has been decided."

Zeng Li looked at Shen Fang gratefully: "Thank you, President Shen."

Shen Fang waved his hand: "No need to thank me, you're an artist in our company, it's only right."

"Boss, you're only looking after Da Mei, what about me?"

Qin Hailu was jealous. These men only know how to fawn over beautiful women; don't they feel any presence themselves?!

Shen Fang smiled and said, "Of course I've arranged it all for you. It's all agreed upon, how could I forget? Don't worry, Sister Hailu."

Qin Hailu exclaimed with delight, "Thank you so much, little boss!"

Chen Jingfei walked over, and Liu Xiaoli had already told him about Shen Fang giving 40 million yuan to promote Liu Tianxian.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Shen."

Shen Fang waved his hand: "Don't be so polite, Mr. Chen. Aunt Liu, I have something I'd like to discuss with you. How about we sign Qianqian's management contract with Longteng?"

Chen Jingfei nodded upon hearing this: "That's possible, but I still need to discuss this with Qianqian's father. Shaokang entrusted Qianqian to me back then, and now that I've let go, I should tell Shaokang about this. It's not that I don't trust you, but I should talk to Shaokang about this."

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaoli's face turned cold.

"Why did you bring him up, Jingfei? I've made the decision. Qianqian will switch to Longteng later."

Chen Jingfei looked at Liu Xiaoli: "Xiaoli, Shaokang is, after all, Qianqian's biological father and my good friend. I definitely need to talk to him about this."

Shen Fang looked at Liu Xiaoli and Chen Jinfei thoughtfully. It seemed he had misunderstood. The relationship between Tianxian's biological father, Chen Jinfei, and Liu Xiaoli was not so simple. Also, why was Liu Tianxian being promoted so much by Chen Jingfei? It seemed that Tianxian's biological father was pulling the strings behind the scenes.

Liu Tianxian was very happy. It would be best if she could sign with Longteng, so that she could be with Brother Shen Fang every day.

......

Banquet begins

Six tables were set up. Today, Baijia Restaurant was booked by Shen Fang and the banquet was held directly in the garden outside.

Shen Fang raised his wine glass and looked at everyone.

"I would like to thank everyone for coming today. Please enjoy the food and drinks. I would like to raise a toast."

Shen Fang drank a glass, and everyone else raised their glasses and drank one as well.

"Please make yourselves at home."

Liu Qianqian picked up a piece of four-happiness meatball with her chopsticks and put it in her mouth, taking a big bite and eating more than half of it.

"Oh, Brother Chen Fang, this meatball is delicious, you should try it."

Shen Fang smiled and said, "Okay, I'll try it."

This table of people from the Beijing circle.

Zhao Baogang raised his wine glass.

"Daoming, I've been busy lately and haven't had time to attend your apprentice-acceptance banquet. Let's have a drink together."

Chen Daoming picked up his wine glass: "It's nothing. I know you're busy. Why did you have to apologize to me? What kind of relationship do we have? There's no need for that."

The two of them drank a glass.

"We don't need to be so polite, but I'm in dire need of investment right now. Your apprentice happens to have some money, so could you help me out?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Guoli laughed loudly: "Baosteel, does your show still need investment?"

Zhao Baogang nodded: "This drama is about the trend of going abroad. The previous Beijingers in New York set a bad precedent, all because of Lao Zheng. Now it's not only hard to find investors, but it's also hard to get this drama broadcast on TV. The higher-ups are afraid of the negative impact and won't let it air."

Zheng Xiaolong was speechless: "How is it my fault? How popular is 'A Beijing Native' in New York? How many people watch it? If it weren't for 'A Beijing Native' in New York, would the two of us brothers have such a big reputation?"

Zhao Baogang rolled his eyes at Zheng Xiaolong.

"It's because of you that now it's almost impossible to break even on these kinds of films. Not only can they not fetch a good price, but no one is investing in them either."

Chen Daoming took a bite of food: "I can only mention Baosteel to Xiao Fang, but it's a losing proposition. I need to tell Xiao Fang the truth."

Zhao Baogang's face fell: "No, if you tell the truth, how can this work out?"

Chen Daoming smiled and said, "It's still possible. Anyway, the investment for your film isn't going anywhere, so Xiao Fang isn't short of money. By the way, who did you cast in this film? Do you need us brothers to help you out?"

Zhao Baogang waved his hand: "You are all too expensive, I can't afford you. Here, these two are the female lead and the second male lead that I chose. I plan to ask Xiao Wu to play the male lead."

Jiang Wu was pleasantly surprised upon hearing this: "Thank you, Director Zhao."

Zheng Xiaolong grinned mischievously: "Old Zhao, are you planning to take advantage of Beijingers in New York? Jiang Wen and Jiang Wu, are you planning to create a sequel?"

Zhao Baogang chuckled: "Smart, it'll fetch a good price later."

"Xiao Ran, Yue Ming, these are all seniors in the industry, let's raise a toast to them. They're both from Beijing too, so let's look out for them in the future."

Li Xiaoran and Pan Yueming quickly stood up and raised their glasses to toast the bigwigs in Beijing's elite circles.

Chen Daoming looked at Li Xiaoran and Pan Yueming; the man was handsome and the woman was beautiful.

Have you two signed contracts with the company?

Li Xiaoran quickly replied, "We've signed with Director Zhao's Xinbaoyuan."

Chen Daoming looked at Zhao Baogang speechlessly.

"Baosteel? That brokerage firm you set up?"

Zhao Baogang nodded.

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

"What's wrong? Your agency doesn't sign contracts with its artists, doesn't arrange anything for them, no assistants, no managers or anything. You make your own dramas and promote your own people. You can't do this. These two kids have the makings of stars. They'll be wasting their lives following you."

PS: This is true. Sun Honglei was the first artist signed by Zhao Baogang's agency, without a contract.

Zhao Baogang's expression darkened upon hearing this.

"How could it be a mistake? I can't make them famous!"

Zhang Guoli quickly interrupted, "That's not what Daoming meant. Daoming, you're thinking of getting these two kids into Xiao Fang's company, right?"

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