Yuan Quan looked at Zeng Li, who now had a little idea: "Da Mei, why don't you talk to President Shen about Xia Yu and me going to Longteng?"

Zeng Li was taken aback when she heard this: "Huh?"

Qin Hailu glanced at Yuan Quan and said, "Forget it. Longteng is not suitable for you two at all. Let me tell you, firstly, you studied Qingyi. Although Longteng has a lot of resources, it only promotes young actresses. So far, I am the only Qingyi actress. However, your Qingyi and my Qingyi are different. I can take on many roles, but there are very few roles that are suitable for you. Longteng will not develop new resources to promote you. Longteng's TV drama resources have long been fixed."

"President Shen has already made it clear that our company's female artists must be the most outstanding and beautiful in the industry. Just look at the looks of every single one of our artists. Secondly, there's Xia Yu. To be honest, our company's male artists are all shrewd, whether it's Huang Xiaoming, Pan Yueming, Huang Bo, Zhang Ruoyun, or Shen Teng. They're all quite commendable in their conduct and actions. As for the senior artists, Uncle Ming, Uncle Guoli, and Teacher Wang Gang, needless to say, their emotional intelligence is exceptionally high. Moreover, President Shen has high hopes for them and is willing to promote them."

"If your hothead goes there, he'll definitely not fit in, and it'll be very awkward for him. Among the younger generation of leading artists, in terms of honors, they certainly can't compare to your Xia Yu, and in terms of ability, they might be a bit lacking. But these are all handpicked by President Shen. You know very well how Xia Yu has fared over the years. It was a perfect start, but then it declined all the way down. He doesn't have the potential to become a big star. Even if the company signs him, it's not worth the effort to promote him. The company has young people, obedient people, and people with high emotional intelligence. It doesn't matter who we promote, right?"

Zeng Li nodded after listening, feeling that Qin Hailu's words made a lot of sense. However, it still depended on Yuan Quan's thoughts; whether to help or not was up to her best friend's choice. Although she was already inclined to side with Qin Hailu's opinion.

Yuan Quan was stunned by what she heard, and for a moment she didn't know whether to go or not.

Zeng Li opened her mouth: "Quan'er, I don't think you need to be in such a hurry. Shen Fang told me that the reason he has never taken artist management so seriously is firstly because he is not short of money, and secondly because he believes that one day, when an artist becomes independent and has strong wings, they will want to fly. When you have the strength, resources, background, and money, you will want to make your own movie, be your own boss, become your own capital, and become a media mogul. This is something that every ambitious artist wants to do."

Qin Hailu nodded: "I agree with that. Jiang Wen is just like that. President Shen is right. That's how people are. If you can do it yourself, why let the company take a 10% cut? Right now, no one has the ability. But when China develops and becomes like Hollywood, this situation will definitely happen."

Zeng Li continued, "Shen Fang has never been strict with the artists' contracts. He just wanted to avoid exploiting them so that they could work together in the long term. That's the right way."

Qin Hailu gave a thumbs up: "President Shen, you're really generous."

Zeng Li rolled her eyes at Qin Hailu: "I know my boyfriend is good."

"Yo yo yo, it's working now. Don't forget, I played a big part in your success."

Yuan Quan looked at the two bickering speechlessly: "Can you stop arguing for a while? We're talking about serious matters."

"Ahem." Zeng Li cleared her throat.

"My dear said that it won't be long before domestic artists' salaries start to skyrocket. Once artists have money and become more powerful, they will set up their own studios. So the thing to do right now is to shoot more well-known works, maintain a good reputation, accumulate fans, and wait for the time to set up a studio and harvest the fans' wealth."

"Tsk tsk, capitalists, huh. Look at this, thinking three steps ahead for every one step they take. Big Pear, you should thank me properly for finding you such a shrewd boyfriend."

Zeng Li rolled her eyes: "Fine, starting today, you can live at my house. It's so spacious, eat my food, wear my clothes, use my things, do whatever you want. I'll even cook for you every day, okay?"

Qin Hailu chuckled and said, "How could I possibly accept that?"

Yuan Quan looked at Zeng Li and said, "But how would I know which works are good, which ones will leave a deep impression on the audience? My reputation has always been pretty good, though."

"Of course! Don't you know how popular Dragon Soar's dramas are? Just because you don't join Dragon Soar doesn't mean you can't act in Dragon Soar's dramas. You're a big star, and your acting skills are pretty good. Plus, with Da Lizi's connections, getting a few important roles is a piece of cake, isn't it, Da Mei?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Quan looked at Zeng Li with anticipation.

Zeng Li smiled and said, "Okay, I'll talk to him about it later."

Yuan Quan said gratefully, "Thank you, Da Mei."

Zeng Li wrapped her arms around Yuan Quan's neck: "We're like family, why didn't Hu Jing come?"

"It seems something happened at home, so you went back."

Zeng Li nodded: "By the way, how is Mei Ting doing now?"

Qin Hailu and Yuan Quan were taken aback: "Why did you suddenly bring her up?"

"Well, it's been a long time since we last met. We've lived together for over a year, and we're still a small group."

Qin Hailu pouted and said, "I'm not doing so well."

Zeng Li asked curiously, "Really? I often see her on TV."

"I'm talking about daily life. You all know her husband. He lives off Mei Ting, became famous after making a movie, and is very arrogant. He's an art film director, and I heard he's quite promiscuous. It seems like the two of them are having conflicts now."

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