The next day at dawn.
Longteng Media, 12th Floor, Zijin Building.
Zeng Li and Qin Hailu arrived together. Upon entering the company gate, they saw a huge dragon totem and the four-colored purple-gold characters "Longteng Media".
The receptionist saw the two of them and quickly greeted them with a smile.
"Welcome to Longteng Media. What can I do for you?"
"We're here to see Chen Fang. He wants us to come and sign a contract. Wow, not bad, looks quite impressive." Qin Hailu looked at the interior design of Longteng Media's office and was very satisfied. It was clearly a large company.
The receptionist was very enthusiastic upon hearing this.
"Please allow me to speak to you. You must be Ms. Zeng Li and Ms. Qin Hailu. Mr. Shen instructed me to speak to you. Ms. Zhang and the others have already arrived."
Zeng Li smiled and said, "Thank you."
The receptionist smiled and said, "You're welcome."
Zeng Li and her companion followed the receptionist into Longteng Media Company.
As they passed through the lobby, they attracted the attention of everyone in the company, sparking whispers among themselves.
"Brother Wang, this tall beauty is so pretty! She's probably an artist too. Wow, she's so tall and has such a great presence! My goodness!"
"Tch, Xu Qing is the most beautiful, no arguments allowed."
"I support this beautiful woman; her figure is much better looking than Xu Qing's."
"I love Xu Qing!!!"
"Ahem, I like them all!!!"
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The receptionist introduced the two of them.
"This is our company's public relations department, which is responsible for our company's publicity and marketing."
Qin Hailu was quite astonished when she saw the team of nearly a hundred people.
"Do we really need so many people? They all seem to have a lot of free time."
The receptionist smiled and said, "Since Longteng doesn't have any projects yet, everyone's pretty idle. It's a new opening, so this situation is unavoidable. The main thing is that the boss is rich and doesn't have many requirements. You can slack off at work. We just play online games, watch videos, and binge-watch dramas. Our company's benefits are definitely the best in the entire media industry, and the salary is also the highest. We've all given the boss a nickname in private: 'The Great Philanthropist.'"
Zeng Li asked in confusion, "Why is he called a great philanthropist?"
The receptionist looked around, then leaned close to Zeng Li's ear and whispered something.
"Because, it's hard to find such a sucker even in Beijing. Please don't tell anyone. Actually, the boss is a good person. It's just that some employees think the boss is a bit silly, so they gave him this nickname. There's no malice in it. To be honest, sometimes I worry that I won't be able to do such a good job anymore. Who knew that director Zhang Yimou and teacher Zhang Guoli have both signed with our company? The boss is very capable. Beautiful sister, our boss is so good, just too good. He doesn't exploit us employees at all."
Upon hearing this, Zeng Li couldn't help but give Shen Fang a high score. What a great boss! His character must be excellent too.
The receptionist led the two to the president's office and knocked on the door.
"Mr. Shen, Ms. Zeng Li and Ms. Qin Hailu have arrived."
"Enter."
Open the glass door.
Zeng Li and Qin Hailu spotted several big names: Chen Daoming, Zhang Guoli, Zhang Mo, Wang Gang, and Xu Qing. There was also a woman in professional attire, looking every bit the elite. Finally, there was a middle-aged man—none other than Zhang Yimou himself.
Shen Fang looked at Zeng Li with a smile.
"Welcome, please come in. This is Zeng Li, and this is Qin Hailu. Uncle Zhang, please get to know each other; you'll all be artists in the same company from now on."
Zhang Guoli nodded and smiled: "The Eight Golden Flowers, Zeng Li, Golden Horse Award-winning actress Qin Hailu, Xiao Fang, you have a good eye."
Shen Fang smiled: "Not bad, right?"
Zhang Yimou looked Zeng Li up and down seriously: "Zeng Li, we are destined to be apart. It's a pity that we could have worked together once."
Zeng Li smiled and said, "Teacher Zhang, perhaps it's just not meant to be."
Shen Fang smiled and said, "There's no such thing as being destined or not. In the next movie, Zeng Li will be the female lead for you, my senior brother."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yimou winked meaningfully at Shen Fang.
Shen Fang returned a glance.
Upon hearing this, Xu Qing, with a woman's intuition, sensed the threat posed by Zeng Li, who was her rival in love.
Shen Fang then introduced Zhong Lifang to Zeng Li and Qin Hailu.
"Ahem, where were we? Oh right, training new talent, senior brother. After the Hero project ends, please train more new directors from our Beijing Film Academy for your future projects. Our company only has two directors right now, which is definitely not enough. I'll have Sister Lifang contact the talented students in the directing department of Beijing Film Academy. Directors are extremely scarce in China right now, and there are very few truly renowned ones in the film industry. Please work harder in the future, mentoring newcomers in every project. We'll train these new directors little by little until they become successful, so that Longteng won't have a director shortage. Then you can make art films if you want, or commercial films if you want—make whatever you want. Of course, I won't let you work for nothing. I'll give you a 10 million yuan reward for each director you mentor. If you mentor five, I'll add another 5 million yuan to your annual salary. Is that okay?"
Zhang Yimou laughed loudly: "You're just taking advantage of me. But training new talent is also our wish. I would do these things even if you didn't say so. Of course, it would be even better if there were bonuses."
Shen Fang said boldly, "Anything that can be solved with money is not a problem. It's your business if you're willing, but I certainly won't let you help for nothing. The director you've trained is a talent of our company, working hard for our company, so the money will definitely come from Long Teng. We can't let you waste your efforts."
Zhang Guoli touched his chin.
"Xiao Fang, can we work together? Your uncle also dreams of becoming a director."
Shen Fang smiled and said, "Your most important task right now is to star in a few well-known works for our company and make our company famous. Later, as the number of artists increases, I will support you in whatever you want to do."
Zhang Guoli laughed loudly: "You said it yourself."
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