Chapter 30
Li Jingwei quickly explained: "Auntie, I really didn't mean that. I really didn't know that person was my sister-in-law..."
Aunt Zhang said solemnly, "Miss, it's okay if she's not your sister-in-law."
Li Jingwei was confused and quickly said, "No, no, of course, it would be great if that person is my sister-in-law!"
When Aunt Zhang heard this, she became even more serious: "Miss, I didn't know you liked this."
"Which one do you like?" Li Jingwei felt that she couldn't beat around the bush any longer. If she continued to beat around the bush, she would definitely fail. So she said bluntly, "I'm looking for an actor. Is my sister-in-law in there now? I want to discuss something with him."
Seeing that Zhang Ma was still staring at her worriedly, she emphasized again: "I really want to find my sister-in-law to film."
Aunt Zhang finally made way and said, "You told me earlier that you were looking for a job for Mr. Gu. Please come in!"
Aunt Zhang brought Li Jingwei into the living room and went upstairs to call Gu Chen.
Li Jingwei sat down in the living room, observing the surrounding environment, and felt that this place was really becoming more and more elegant. His sister-in-law's life was really the same as his own temperament, it was like a fairy-like style.
Seeing Gu Chen coming downstairs, Li Jingwei's eyes widened, and she immediately stood up and said, "Hello, sister-in-law." This demeanor! This temperament! This aura between every gesture! Isn't this the person she is looking for! Why didn't she see it when they had dinner together at the old house before! Is she blind!
"Hello, Jingwei." Gu Chen saw Li Jingwei sitting in the living room. Li Jingwei was wearing a dark red motorcycle jacket and military green overalls. He had seen her before in the old house. He knew Li Tingqin's sister. But now, through the characteristics and color of Li Jingwei's clothes, he also saw that she was among the group of people who were filming on the hillside just now.
Gu Chen sat down in the living room and asked, "Were you filming on the mountain just now?"
Li Jingwei was stunned and said, "Ah, yes." At such a distance, her sister-in-law saw her and recognized her? What kind of divine vision is this? She used a top-notch camera to capture her sister-in-law dancing with a sword.
Li Jingwei continued, "Just now when we were filming, we captured the scene of sister-in-law dancing with a sword on the mountain. Everyone was amazed. Did sister-in-law learn swordsmanship or something? Why did she dance with a sword on the top of the mountain?"
Gu Chen said calmly: "Exercise."
Aunt Zhang, who was serving tea to Li Jingwei, said almost at the same time: "Slay the demons and exorcise the monsters."
Li Jingwei glanced at both of them: "?"
Gu Chen: "Really, exercise."
Aunt Zhang put down the tea and said excitedly, "Didn't you learn swordsmanship from your master? Last time you told me that you specially forged seven swords just to slay demons and monsters..."
Gu Chen: “= =” It seems that common sense cannot stop Aunt Zhang from making such remarks.
So he said, "Didn't you say last time that you wouldn't tell anyone?"
Only then did Aunt Zhang cover her mouth and say, "Oh, by the way, I can't tell anyone. I'm sorry, Mr. Gu. I won't say it anymore. I won't say it anymore." Then she left with the tray.
Li Jingwei murmured, "I forged seven swords on purpose..." I don't know why I did this, but it seems very impressive, and Zhang Ma can't tell anyone...
There must be some story behind this... But after thinking for a long time and not understanding it, Li Jingwei came back to her senses and said, "Sister-in-law, I came here today because I saw you dancing with a sword. I wonder if you are interested in playing a cameo role in our crew?"
However, Gu Chen simply refused: "Sorry, I'm not interested. I think you can hire a professional actor."
Li Jingwei looked at Gu Chen with brighter eyes. Yes! That was the feeling! The Immortal Venerable was like this, with a hint of indifference in his leisurely manner. That kind of cold feeling made people feel that he didn't care about anything, but he was full of aura of majesty without anger. Even if he said it lightly, people felt that they couldn't refuse and dared not disobey!
But she was excited, and facing the Immortal Lord in person, she really didn’t seem to dare to refuse... Li Jingwei even weakened her tone, staring at Gu Chen eagerly, and said weakly: "Sister-in-law, is it really not possible... Filming is actually very fun, really, and it’s just a cameo, with not many parts..."
Gu Chen picked up the tea and took a sip, then said with a slight smile on his lips: "Really not." This reminded him of Shen Yuan.
Ah! Li Jingwei looked at Gu Chen's movements and expressions, and felt that there would be no one in the world who was more suitable than him! This faint smile made her feel that this was the Immortal Venerable himself. Although the Immortal Venerable was powerful, he was like this to his juniors. He would not deliberately release any pressure, and even had some relaxation. The so-called aura was just something he had brought with him because he had been a strong man for too long.
She really didn't expect that the manners and the aura that she had always emphasized to Yu Miao, and the feeling that Yu Miao had never been able to find, could be easily reflected by her sister-in-law drinking tea! Woo woo woo, why didn't she realize before that her sister-in-law was a fairy? It must be because her sister-in-law wore a suit at the dinner party at the old house before, and her temperament was too similar to her brother!
But... why did my sister-in-law use the same expression as the Immortal Master and say words of rejection to her? She was really in pain... Seeing the lover in her dreams right in front of her, but she couldn't get him...
Li Jingwei had no choice but to say, "Okay... Sorry to bother you, sister-in-law." Alas, in fact, Yu Miao's contract has not been terminated yet. Even if she lets her sister-in-law to act, it will be difficult to handle.
Gu Chen nodded and said, "Don't bother me. It's almost evening. Stay for dinner."
"Okay, thank you sister-in-law." Li Jingwei finally had time to take out her muted cell phone. As expected, there were many calls from various parties.
Mr. Wu also sent a message, saying: [Xiao Li, your attitude of not communicating is wrong. If you don’t call me back, I will withdraw my investment.]
Li Jingwei was also very angry. She called back and said, "Mr. Wu, what do you think? Since you asked me to be the director, please trust me. Of course, if our opinions are really different, I can also invest in this project myself." But she also thought about her own working capital. It was still a bit difficult to come up with tens of millions at once.
Mr. Wu explained the reason to Li Jingwei for the sake of her status as the eldest daughter of the Li family: "The reason is very simple. Yu Miao's fans all go to the movie for Yu Miao. If you shoot it this way, after his fans see the premiere and know that he has such a small role, no one will go to watch it the next day. If you shoot it according to the original novel, how much purchasing power do you think the fans of the original novel will have? Besides, the original novel is just an online novel, what nutrition can it have? If you let the online novel author be the screenwriter, you can't respect the original novel at all."
Li Jingwei said: "The original novel has a light-hearted and interesting tone, and there is no need to deepen it too much." These people haven't read it, so of course they don't know.
Mr. Wu did not discuss the specific issue with her, but said: "Little Li, uncle is several dozen years older than you. Many people are afraid of you because you are the eldest daughter of the Li family and dare not tell you the truth. But uncle still has to remind you that in fact, everyone is doing this project together to make money, not to play with you."
"Now Mr. Yu's screenwriter team is willing to work for free, and Mr. Yu is also willing to take on more roles. Why not accept such a good thing? You also know how high Mr. Yu's salary is. Now we investors all support the plan proposed by Sister Lu, and we are just waiting for your opinion."
It's not that the investors and Yu Miao Studio deliberately went against Li Jingwei, nor that they were not afraid of offending the eldest lady, but that one of them came to make money, and the other came to play classic roles. They all have their own interests and it is impossible for them to use their own money to play with the eldest lady.
From their point of view, they even thought that there was something wrong with Miss Li's brain and that it was impossible to communicate with her.
After listening to Mr. Wu's words, Li Jingwei couldn't help but say that Mr. Wu was right. She also understood why a large number of IP movies and TV series would ruin the original works. But everyone thinks that this will make more money. Does it have to be like this?
Li Jingwei said, "Okay, Mr. Wu, I understand your opinions. If you are not optimistic about this, please withdraw your investment. I will invest in this project."
Li Jingwei's directness made Mr. Wu on the other side stunned for a moment, but he also felt relieved and said, "Okay, we can find a time to deal with this matter."
Mr. Wu joked to ease the atmosphere, "It will be your own project by then, so I won't interfere..."
"Okay, I'll have someone contact you promptly." Li Jingwei hung up the phone.
She knew very well that some of what Mr. Wu said was actually true, and it was true that many people in the team were not optimistic about this project.
She looked at Gu Chen in frustration and said, "Sister-in-law, are you really not going to act? Now I'm investing on my own and have to pay for the film myself. Just thinking about Yu Miao's high salary makes me feel so painful..."
Seeing her like this, Gu Chen suggested: "How about I invest some?" Otherwise, Mr. Li would have nowhere to spend his pocket money.
Li Jingwei's eyes brightened a little, and she said, "Then how much are you going to invest, sister-in-law?"
Gu Chen asked: "Five million?"
Li Jingwei's eyes darkened again, and she shook her head and said, "Oh, no, this kind of movie special effects is too expensive. If I were to be an investor myself, I would plan to start with 50 million. I'll try to move some money from a few investment projects..."
Gu Chen thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll ask your brother for some more pocket money."
Li Jingwei shook her head again and said, "Thank you so much, sister-in-law, but forget it. I feel bad for asking my brother for money..." Pocket money? How much can it be? Adding a few hundred thousand is just a drop in the bucket.
Gu Chen shook his head calmly and said, "It's okay, let's have dinner first, and I'll call your brother later."
Although the dishes cooked by Chef Xu, the new chef hired by Mr. Li, were delicious, Li Jingwei still couldn't eat and kept thinking about this matter.
After dinner, at about 7 o'clock, Gu Chen went to the balcony upstairs and called Li Tingqin: "Morning, Mr. Li, have you just gotten up?" Maybe he's already working out? He's been in this world for a while, and now that he's calmed down, he actually thinks it's boring to work out alone.
Li Tingqin said: "Good evening, Ah Chen, I have been up for a while."
Perhaps because he had come here twice before, Gu Chen did not feel embarrassed this time. He even said jokingly, "Boss Li, my pocket money is not enough again. How about... increase it to 50 million for me?"
Li Tingqin said: "Okay."
Gu Chen's smile deepened and he said, "Mr. Li, didn't you even ask me what I'm going to do with it?" In this month or so, it seems that the total amount will soon reach 61 million.
Li Tingqin said, "Ah Chen, you are my partner, I believe in you."
Gu Chen stopped joking and said, "Actually, I want to invest in your sister's movie. Just ask Assistant Chen to transfer the money to your sister's account to avoid paying the handling fee twice."
Li Tingqin paused and said seriously: "Ah Chen... when will you think about yourself? You don't have to think about Jingwei like this. She is an adult and a few years older than you. You should spend the money on yourself and try something that interests you..."
Gu Chen: “…” Mr. Li, I’m really thinking about myself.
But... he really couldn't find anything that interested him. He had already lost his enthusiasm for these things...
Li Tingqin suddenly suggested: "Why don't you come to Country A as well? We can live together? I have many positions here that are suitable for you..."
Gu Chen immediately pulled himself back from his wandering thoughts and said, "No, Mr. Li, the flight to Country A takes a really long time, and I don't want to go to work for the time being."
Li Tingqin sighed: "Okay Ah Chen, I respect your opinion."
After hanging up the phone, he said to Secretary Xu who was reporting his schedule to him: "Let's coordinate the time in the next two weeks, and I will go back to China again." He intuitively felt that Achen really needed someone to accompany him.
On this side, Li Jingwei received a transfer notification of 50 million yuan not long after. She was shocked and said, "Who suddenly transferred 50 million yuan to me?!"
Gu Chen said calmly: "It should be Assistant Chen."
Li Jingwei suddenly seemed to understand something, and immediately stared at Gu Chen with wide eyes, saying in disbelief: "Sister-in-law, this can't be... your pocket money?!"
Gu Chen nodded: "Well, I'll invest in you."
Even though Li Jingwei had already grown up and become steady, she was shocked and said, "Sister-in-law! How can you have 50 million in pocket money?" She had not received any pocket money from her brother since she graduated from college, but she and Jiashu only had hundreds of thousands of dollars a month before. This was the first time she had seen 50 million of this level...
Is she so crazy after her brother got a wife?
Li Jingwei clasped her hands together and said, "Okay sister-in-law, now you are the biggest investor, do you really want to give one tenth of your investment to Yu Miao to shoot three scenes?"
"And sister-in-law, you will get a 5 million discount for your appearance."
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