Ji Juntao inwardly cursed her miscalculation. She had completely forgotten this—forcibly pulling Shang Yechu out of the emptiness of severing ties with the past through competitive pressure, without any transition or healing period, was undoubtedly a case of forcing growth. Shang Yechu would inevitably develop an emotional void and would likely seek something else to fill that gap… Thank goodness!

Man proposes, God disposes.

Fortunately, this feeling was beneficial to the filming of "Anna Doriya" and could also help Shang Yechu be more emotionally healthy. Ji Juntao pondered for a long time and reluctantly accepted it.

Yang Huanyi is short of acting roles. At worst, we can just offer her some resources from Qingping Entertainment and use that as bait to get her to break up with Shang Yechu. Ji Juntao broke up all the young couples in the company using the same method.

In Ji Juntao's eyes, Yang Huanyi was just an ordinary celebrity. Aside from being a bit older and less famous than others, she had nothing special about her. This paltry advantage was enough to completely control her.

Just as this matter was settled, the performance-based agreement fell apart. The initial draft of the agreement set a box office target of 800 million yuan for "Happy Street." That figure was achievable with a little effort. Even if there was a shortfall of tens of millions, Ji Juntao could have his subordinates fabricate some figures to create an inflated number.

Who would have thought that after reading the contract, that old fox Shao Guangji would demand that the box office target be changed to 1.6 billion!

Which actress can carry a single film to 1.6 billion yuan at the box office? You couldn't even count that on one hand!

I really don't know if Shao Guangji was intentionally flipping the table, or if he was overestimating Shang Yechu.

Qingping Entertainment's negotiation team talked themselves hoarse before finally managing to reduce the price from 1.6 billion to 1.2 billion. Below that amount, the contract couldn't be finalized.

As an entertainment company, Qingping Entertainment has a dedicated data department for business evaluation. The data department produced over a dozen reports, covering all calculable aspects, and estimated the highest possible figure using the most optimistic (rather than the most objective) approach:

Nine hundred million.

Even if we filled the entire cash flow of Qingping Entertainment with the remaining 300 million yuan, it still wouldn't be enough!

Shao Guangji was determined to reject Shang Yechu, this newcomer to the film industry. Whether this was due to personal grudges stemming from Shang Yechu's machinations remains unknown.

Ji Juntao was caught in a dilemma, and these days were quite agonizing. There were even moments when he considered giving up.

No, in fact, if Ji Juntao hadn't known Shang Yechu's relentless persistence, he would have given up long ago.

All the efforts they're making now are simply because Shang Yechu has become an indispensable pillar of Qingping Entertainment. Ji Juntao can't order the abandonment of the project she wants without prior consultation. If it were anyone else in the company, Ji Juntao would have fired that old man the day Shao Guangji mentioned the figure of 1.6 billion.

Although Shang Yechu repeatedly emphasized the perfection of the "Heavenly Emperor" script to her, predicting its potential for great success, his enthusiasm bordering on fervor as if he were under Ai Xiaodong's spell, it was ultimately just a castle in the air, a pie in the sky. Until the film's release, everything was uncertain.

Is it really worth putting Qingping Entertainment in danger for this kind of fanaticism?

If this had happened two or three years ago, before Qingping Entertainment became successful, it would have been one thing. But now that they have such a large business, is it really necessary to gamble so recklessly?

With the agreement on the table, Ji Juntao finished his coffee in one gulp, then turned around and turned the coffee cup upside down on the contract.

Before it's signed, it's nothing more than a copyable piece of waste paper.

The remaining coffee dripped onto the paper, leaving a brown circle on the black and white paper.

"Boss," came the announcement from the voice broadcast device on the table, "Big Sister is back. She's gone to her lounge now and said she needs to change her clothes."

Shang Yechu is back.

Ji Juntao stared at the contract on the table for a long time, then swept aside his coffee cup and picked up the soiled contract.

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Weibo.

@抱叶衔花: [Materials compilation for "Happiness Street"]

Official Weibo Highlights: [Web Link]

Collection of stills: [Web link]

Group photo of the rest of the cast: [link]

Interview with director Gu Wenhua: [Web link]

Other actors' interviews involving Ye Chu (cut portion): [link]

Reuters: [link] (Note: blurry!)

Please take as needed!

@YeChu'sSecretGarden-FunctionalGroup: [Seven days until the release of A Little Happiness! Only seven days left!]

Attention! Required! Required!

Official Weibo data: [link]

Douyin (豆印) promotional materials collection: [link]

Little Red Book (Xiaohongshu) promotional compilation: [link]

Pi site collection: [link]

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Note that you must like, comment, and share every single comment! Use every single one! Ye Bao's first leading role in a movie is extremely important! It's related to future movie scripts!

@DongtingBohemian: [Everyone will definitely be watching a movie on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Try to bring as many elders as possible; family-friendly movies are very popular with parents and grandparents. Yezi is very popular with elders, so we must make a good start. When parents ask, just say she's Li Yiming; when grandparents ask, say she's Xiao Fengque. If possible, you can also bring classmates and friends; just say it's a fantasy movie with special effects.]

Be a little sweet-talker and ask the seniors Ye Zi has worked with in the past to help promote it. Don't be too shy, Teacher Jiang, Director Yi, Director Xu, and Teacher Zheng. The box office battle is fierce; if you're too concerned about saving face, you won't make money.

Stop giving those washed-up celebrities a second glance! Stop giving those washed-up celebrities a second glance! Stop giving those washed-up celebrities a second glance! The movie "Old Deletion" hasn't been released, and the washed-up actress is furious and will definitely try to ruin "Little Happiness." Don't waste your breath on those few dead flowers; focus on promoting "Little Happiness"! "Old Deletion" has already flopped; he's not even qualified to be our next client. Any glance from him is just giving a dead man publicity.

Avoid conflicts with other movie fans. "The Story of the Lantern" is a popular national animation, mainly for children, and its audience doesn't overlap with "A Little Happiness." You can help promote it to win over casual viewers. Don't compare it to the other movies, and don't give them any attention; focus on "A Little Happiness"!

@春葳蕤: [Xiao Ye's first stop on her roadshow has been confirmed! It's in Fengyang~ Are there any sisters going to Fengyang who want to join me for a movie screening? Looking for a hotel buddy, minors please do not contact.]

@DesperateAbandonedWoman'sStormResurfaces: [@JiJunTao @JiJunTao @JiJunTao @YeChuStudio @YeChuStudio @YeChuStudio, is FeiWu dead yet? If not, say something! How many screenings have you secured? What are the specific promotional activities? Have you arranged for submissions for fan fiction? What are you pretending to be so profound about? It's 2019 already, and you're still playing the "good wine needs no bush" card? It's almost Chinese New Year, don't make me want to slap you!]

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A storm is brewing.