65 Chapter 65
Opportunity
This time, the crew has changed the style again. It is neither a costume drama nor a suspense drama. It is a workplace upgrade drama.
Zhang Li plays an important female supporting role in the play, the boss and big villain of the heroine's company.
Zhang Li thinks it’s quite interesting to let a real big boss play the big boss.
The script is also very well written. Although some parts are out of touch with reality, for a TV series, attracting audiences is the first priority.
Not to mention that there are just some minor bugs, there are many things in reality that are more buggy than bugs.
So she didn't care about these little details at all.
Most importantly, for her, this role in this drama was enough to make her feel good. After all, she has always been calm and steady in business and used to being a good leader. Being a villain for once would give her a completely different experience.
Cheng Yu and the team members seemed to have noticed Zhang Li's expectations this time, and tried their best to make her feel comfortable so that she could finish filming the show.
But just after I joined the crew, something happened.
The investment in this drama was average, which meant that after everyone's salaries and logistical services were paid, the drama could only do its best in terms of costumes and props.
Of course, they can’t save money on the heroine’s costume, nor can they save money on the beautiful boss Zhang Li’s costume, so the crew can only find a way to save money on the costumes of other people.
However, this lack of savings only applies to ordinary actors. For Zhang Li, she couldn't help but frown when she looked at the costumes and accessories assigned to her.
The team's stylist couldn't help it either.
"Aren't these clothes... a little too old-fashioned?"
"And this watch, this ribbon, this brooch..."
In the past, team members would have just made do with what they had.
But you have to know that the things Zhang Li bought for them were all genuine items worth thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of yuan. Not to mention that Zhang Li was going to play the big boss of such a big company.
Cheng Yu couldn't help but say, "It's indeed a bit shabby..."
Looking at Zhang Li's expression, Cheng Yu came up with an idea, but felt that it might be a bit troublesome.
Zhang Li saw it right away, "Sister Cheng, please discuss this with the director for me."
This is discussed, which means that the costume of the big boss in the play will be provided by Zhang Li himself.
But just as Cheng Yu turned around, Zhang Li suddenly called her, "Wait!"
Cheng Yu looked back in confusion, but saw Zhang Li thinking for a while and decided to go there himself.
"I'll see if we can discuss something else."
It is obvious that Zhang Li's other thing must be related to business, otherwise she would not take it so seriously.
Cheng Yu nodded, asked the team members to wait, and then followed Zhang Li forward.
Their crew rented half a floor of an office building for filming, so there were plenty of rooms. Zhang Li's status was already very high, so the crew arranged a separate dressing room for her.
When Zhang Li walked out of the dressing room and reached the corner in front, a reckless figure rushed out from the side and almost bumped into him. Fortunately, Zhang Li was quick-eyed and quick-handed and quickly took a step to the side.
Cheng Yu also noticed it and hurried to protect Zhang Li.
"What happened to you? You almost hit someone!"
"I'm sorry!" The other person looked up and saw that it was Zhang Li. His eyes lit up, "You are Zhang Li!"
Zhang Li nodded and was about to move forward.
Cheng Yu felt that the man's face was not good. When she saw the look in his eyes when he looked at Zhang Li, she became doubly alert and hurriedly protected Zhang Li and left.
Sure enough, the man quickly caught up with them. "Zhang Li! My brother said he grew up with you. Cao Mingyan, do you remember him?! He'll be joining the crew soon too!"
Zhang Li walked straight ahead as if he hadn't heard anything.
Cheng Yu, who was protecting her, turned around and gave him a warning look.
Since signing Zhang Li until now, she has never heard Zhang Li mention this name. Since Zhang Li did not mention it, he must not be a person who needs attention. However, looking at the man's appearance, it is obvious that this so-called Cao Mingyan saw that Zhang Li is now famous, so he wants to hook up with her.
If this kind of person is not handled properly, it will easily bring bad luck to Zhang Li online, which will be a big trouble.
But she didn't know that Zhang Li, who seemed unaware, was the mastermind who deliberately tried to get these two people into the crew.
Of course she remembered Cao Mingyan, the "childhood sweetheart" who seemed to be very sincere to her original body but actually had always been cheating her. He was also the target she had brought in to exploit the system this time.
Seeing Zhang Li's particularly indifferent expression, the man stood still. When he saw her leave, he immediately said "Pooh".
"Just as I thought, he's an idiot who doesn't recognize anyone once he becomes famous!"
He paused, his eyes turning, "No, I have to tell Cao Mingyan about the news that I saw Zhang Li."
In fact, the two had known that Zhang Li was in the crew for a long time, so they tried every means to join the crew. They were lucky enough to get the interview.
He immediately sent a message to Cao Mingyan.
After learning that he had met Zhang Li in advance, Cao Mingyan immediately asked Zhang Li's reaction.
"He's acting incredibly aloof, like he really doesn't know you. I guess he doesn't want you to take advantage of him."
Cao Mingyan said firmly: "It's unlikely! I know Zhang Li's character. She must have encountered something. Anyway, wait until I come over and talk..."
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Zhang Li plans to leave Cao Mingyan alone for a while.
What's more, there are many things more important than him now.
After asking the crew members, Zhang Li and Cheng Yu finally found the director in the "office" of the male lead who was about to shoot.
The director was a little surprised when he heard from his assistant that Zhang Li wanted to talk to him about something, but he stopped talking to the male lead out of courtesy, asked him to wait a moment, and walked towards Zhang Li.
"Director, we need a quieter place."
After Zhang Li said this, he immediately understood, asked his assistant to find a quiet empty room, and then took Zhang Li and the others there.
After they sat down, the director asked, "What did Teacher Zhang Li want to say?"
In their entire crew, Zhang Li is the most famous one. When they invited her, they were just trying to give it a try. However, Zhang Li's image was not suitable for a female lead who was not so outstanding in appearance, so they invited her to play the big boss. Unexpectedly, Zhang Li actually agreed.
If it were someone else, if they approached the director before filming started, he would definitely have a bad impression of them as nosy. But Zhang Li was completely different. After all, she would soon be the absolute leading actress in a movie produced by several major leading companies. If this movie won an award or something, her value would directly rise to the top.
Until now, the director still feels like he has found a bargain.
Seeing that he had a good attitude, Zhang Li said it clearly.
"I heard the crew's budget is limited, so I thought it would be better for my own team to take care of my costumes and makeup."
"Oh! That's it! If Teacher Zhang Li is available, that would be great!" The director was a little happy.
Although the costumes for their modern workplace drama were provided by the crew, the actors were allowed to use their own makeup artists. In addition, Zhang Li was a powerful figure both in real life and in the character he portrayed in the drama, and he should have been more outstanding than others. Zhang Li's own clothes and jewelry must have been big brands, which saved them some money.
The director emphasized again: "It's okay, it's okay. I'll have someone collect the clothes from Teacher Zhang Li's dressing room and make room for you..."
"Actually, there's one more thing."
The director, who was interrupted, was not angry at all: "Huh?"
"Well, I have another deal I want to discuss with you."
"What deal?"
"I wonder if the director is interested in upgrading this drama?"
"What do you mean?" The director was a little confused.
"I think the workplace elements alone are a bit too monotonous for this excellent TV series. Do you think it would be possible to add some fashion elements?"
The director finally understood what she meant and thought, "This...I'm afraid it's a bit expensive, right?"
"This is exactly what I want to do with you. I wonder if you would be interested in having Wancheng's Xuanhuang Clothing Company invest in it in the name of clothing?"
"Xuan Huang?" This director obviously doesn't know much about the domestic fashion circle.
Zhang Li directly took out the main business of Xuanhuang's official website and handed it to the director.
After seeing the development of Xuanhuang and the beautiful costumes displayed in the main business, the director finally realized that this was a great opportunity!
If the other party can provide their crew with such exquisite costumes, then the drama will not only be elevated to a higher level, but will also attract a large number of viewers who pay attention to fashion, which will definitely increase their ratings!
Seeing that he was moved, Zhang Li took a step back at the right time. "I am just an introduction. Whether to cooperate or not is up to you. If you have any ideas, I will introduce you to the person in charge of Xuanhuang Clothing."
The director hesitated for a moment. "Ms. Zhang Li, you're too polite. I understand you're doing this for the entire crew. How about this? Give me the contact information of the person in charge over there, and I'll take the initiative to negotiate."
This attitude seems very serious. Zhang Li still likes to get along with people with high emotional intelligence.
"Then should I give them a call?"
"Okay." The director also took the opportunity to call the assistant director and several others over.
Zhang Li quickly explained the reason to the person in charge of Xuanhuang.
With her recommendation, the director quickly called there.
The specific details cannot be decided at the moment and need to be coordinated with other investors.
However, after hearing the name of Xuanhuang, other investors knew that the other party was a subsidiary of Wancheng, so they agreed to cooperate without much consideration.
The director didn't expect things to go so smoothly and the plan was completed in just one night.
The next day, Xuan Huang's people came to sign a contract with the crew.
When the crew announced the news to all the actors, almost everyone was stunned.
"Xuanhuang?! Isn't it the brand that almost copied several top international brands at S City Fashion Week?!"
"Xuan Huang actually agreed to provide clothes for our crew?! Oh my god!"
"I'm afraid our workplace upgrade drama is going to become a workplace upgrade plus fashion drama!..."
Everyone was very excited.
Then, after being informed by the assistant director, the others realized that all this was thanks to Zhang Li.
The actors were all amazed at Zhang Li's generosity and had a new understanding of her status.
Just because he joined the crew and found that the costumes were not to his liking, he directly brought in a company like Xuanhuang to invest. How arrogant!
Soon, Cao Mingyan and his friends, who had just joined the crew, also heard the news.
But Zhang Li didn't come to the crew that day.
Cao Mingyan and the other man were so eager to find Zhang Li that they worked absent-mindedly all day on the crew.
The next day, Zhang Li finally came.
Unfortunately, when she arrived, Cao Mingyan and the other man were working. When they finished, Zhang Li was already wearing beautiful clothes and a watch worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, and started filming.
Zhang Li's show today was particularly grand. She even brought several bodyguards to escort her several boxes. There were not only clothes in them, but also a lot of jewelry and other items that were worth a house if you took out any of them.
This news could not be concealed at all. Not long after Zhang Li arrived, it spread throughout the crew.
Everyone was envious and jealous, and started talking about the news that Zhang Li had spent nearly 100 million yuan at the G family last time.
Cao Mingyan and the other man's eyes almost turned red after hearing this, and they just wanted to find Zhang Li and recognize him as soon as possible.
What Cao Mingyan had said to his friend was not a lie. He had known Zhang Li thoroughly since childhood and knew that she was someone who desperately needed the love and care of others. Before returning to the Liu family, besides her adoptive parents, whom she valued most, he was Zhang Li's second most dependent person.
Ever since Zhang Li was kicked out of the Liu family, he never received a response to the messages he sent to Zhang Li. He originally thought that Zhang Li's fate would completely decline, but what he didn't expect was that under such circumstances, Zhang Li could actually turn things around.
However, after seeing Wan Cheng who suddenly appeared, Cao Mingyan knew that Zhang Li must have encountered some kind of "robbery" or something like that, because from what he knew, Zhang Li had always liked Pei Yuanzhi. The boss behind Wan Cheng might have forced Zhang Li, so he spent so much money to help her turn things around.
Cao Mingyan really couldn't stand Zhang Li's inexplicable "aloofness", such as "not bending for a few pieces of silver". How could love be more important than money?
He didn't know how many times he had complained in his heart that if he was adopted by a wealthy family, he would definitely try every possible way to please the wealthy parents and get money from them.
It turned out that Zhang Li was really stupid. She believed everything he said and ruined a good hand of cards.
Of course, this is not a bad thing for him.
But now that Zhang Li has made a comeback, he can't give up this opportunity.
Fortunately, he disguised himself very well in front of Zhang Li. Although he had not received a reply for almost a year, he had been diligently sending messages for almost a year.
Since Zhang Li didn't delete or block him, he must have seen his message, and naturally he still cared about the friendship they had growing up together.
Unfortunately, since joining the team, Zhang Li has been followed by bodyguards. Whenever he wants to get close to her, he is driven away and has no chance to get close to her at all.
Finally, after filming for half a month on the crew, Cao Mingyan found an opportunity.
【Author’s words】
Sister Li: Love and money, which one should you choose?
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