"Mr. Shen, Happy New Year! These are some local specialties from my hometown that I brought." The maid took the several large gift boxes that Zhang Li had brought.
"You're too kind. I specially invited you seniors here today because I want to give you some rewards. It was agreed that once you joined the company, you would receive corresponding rewards for the works you produced that met the set goals. Producer Zhang and Director Zhang, you two have done a great job. Sister Lifang will write two checks for 5 million each tomorrow."
Big Beard and Zhang Li exchanged a glance. Damn, that's generous! 5 million in one go. Although Tianlong and Daming Fenghua know how to make money, and have made a lot, this is the return that Longteng Media has obtained after a lot of investment. They have received their share in full. It's only with a boss like this that you have the motivation to work hard.
"Thank you, Mr. Shen."
Shen Fang waved his hand: "This is what you deserve. Director Zhao, Director Zheng, you will also receive the rewards you deserve as long as the project meets the standards."
Feng Kuzi said with envy, "President Shen is so magnanimous."
Compared to Shen Fang, although the Wang brothers were also generous and treated him well, they couldn't compare to this man when it came to money.
“Mr. Shen, this is my son. He is also preparing to take this path. I brought him here today to ask if you could give him a chance to try.”
"Ruoyun, why aren't you greeting everyone?"
Zhang Ruoyun looked at the young big shot, his father's boss, with some restraint.
"President Shen."
Shen Fang glanced at Zhang Ruoyun and nodded. In his previous life, Zhang Ruoyun had been badly let down by his unreliable father, causing a rift between them. Now that Zhang Li had signed with Longteng and was back on his feet, things probably wouldn't be like they were in his previous life. Shen Fang's impression of Zhang Ruoyun was that he was a very promising actor. Although he mainly acted in TV dramas, he had a good fan base and a good reputation. He had a good impression of Zhang Ruoyun from Snow Leopard, Joy of Life, and Wu Xin: The Monster Killer. He was a pretty good actor, although he was still a bit green and hadn't entered the Beijing Film Academy yet, but it wouldn't be more than two years.
"Brother Bin, come here for a second and take a look at this kid. See if he's up to the task."
Huang Bin walked over with a smile and carefully looked Zhang Ruoyun up and down. Zhang Ruoyun was so nervous that he wanted to dig into the ground.
“Director Zhang’s child will definitely be fine. After all, with such a father, like father, like son. He can come with me from now on.”
Zhang Li breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. It's done, son. Your father has finally accomplished something great.
Huang Bin waved his hand: "Xiao Ming, Yue Ming, Brother Bo, come over and chat with this young man, get to know him well and make a good impression on him. He'll be colleagues in the company from now on."
Huang Xiaoming, Huang Bo, and Pan Yueming moved Zhang Ruoyun, the little chick, aside.
"Director Zheng, the Qing Dynasty palace complex is almost finished. You can start filming after the New Year."
"And the Qin Palace complex, directed by Yongxin, is almost finished. Construction can begin next year as well."
Zheng Xiaolong and Zhang Yongxin nodded. They had originally planned to start filming in the middle of this year, but they couldn't find a suitable set. If they wanted to film, they would have to rebuild the set or go directly to the Forbidden City to film, but that place was never open to the public. With such a large investment, the two of them didn't dare to film casually. Later, with Hengdian as their partner, they were just waiting for the set to be completed and for construction to begin.
"President Shen, there's an urgent matter right now. We haven't found a suitable director for the role of Zhen Huan yet."
Shen Fang was taken aback: "Didn't find it?"
Zheng Xiaolong smiled wryly: "I can't say I haven't found anyone. I just feel like they're not quite right. There are several candidates: Consort Xu, Miss Fan, Young Master Zhou, Zeng Li, and Li Xiaoran. They've all auditioned, but no one has been cast yet. I actually prefer Consort Xu; she's the most famous."
Shen Fang laughed: "Young Master Zhou? She's too short, and she doesn't have any energy. As for Little Fatty, forget it. I've got her a role as Wu Zetian. When you finish filming Zhen Huan, Director Zheng, you'll still need to put in some effort."
"As for Xu Cairen, Director Zheng, I'm not particularly fond of her. You know I have a good relationship with the Beijing circle, and you're also part of it. I also know about your relationship with Wang Shuo. It's fine to recommend someone based on personal connections, but what qualifications do you think she has to take the lead role in our Longteng?"
"President Shen, this is also because Lao Wang came to me. We're all in the same circle, and Xu Cai is quite famous. But I understand one thing: you have to accept what you don't deserve. She's willing to join Longteng."
"She's willing? We at Longteng don't need talented women, we only need stunning beauties. Which of Longteng's female artists isn't better than her? She's a scrawny girl, clinging to a married man and causing trouble for so many years. Do you think someone like her can join our company?" Shen Fang sneered.
The atmosphere became a little awkward after those words were spoken. Zheng Xiaolong regretted it a bit; why did he have to say that? He had upset the big boss.
"Disciple, you look down on her?"
Shen Fang took out a cigarette and looked at Chen Daoming: "Teacher, you'd like to?"
Chen Daoming shook his head: "I never went against her from the beginning. What I did was inhuman. The Beijing circle is in this state because of her. Originally, the Beijing circle was very united, but after she came in, everyone fell apart."
Although such things happen quite often in the industry, everyone does it in secret. Xu Cairen and Wang Shuo, on the other hand, brought it out into the open. They are really shameless.
"Is that so? Tell me about it."
"What's there to say? This woman is shameless. Da Shuo has a family and children. I don't know what tricks this woman used to make Wang Shuo so infatuated." Xu Qing walked over at some point, and Yan Danchen, Li Xiaoran, and others also came to join in the fun.
"That's why I stopped hanging out with you guys. I look down on her."
"Tell me in detail what happened."
Xu Qing rolled her eyes: "This is a long story..."
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