"Mr. Xiong, all the main actors in our production have already auditioned, and we've just found a suitable candidate for the third female lead—an actress named Liu Miao!"
In Xia Lifei's office, a senior executive's office.
Zhou Yu, one of their artists, ran over excitedly to report the situation to Xiong Tang.
Ever since Xiong Tang agreed to give him the male lead role in the drama 'Happy Summer Trip', he's been coming here very frequently.
After hearing the report, Xiong Tang nodded and said:
"Then filming will start soon. Xiao Zhou, you must seize this opportunity and strive to become an overnight sensation!"
"Mr. Xiong, I know, thank you for your guidance. Oh, by the way, there's another matter that I think you might be interested in."
As Zhou Yu finished speaking, a hint of mockery flashed across his face, and he said:
"Do you remember that Daxu Culture Media? They actually set up a production team called Xia Luote Yumen."
It's said that this production team also approached our team for the third female lead, Liu Miao, but Liu Miao flatly refused.
"oh?"
Upon hearing this, Xiong Tang indeed perked up and asked:
"Could it be that the other party couldn't afford the price, or that the investment was too small, so Liu Miao didn't even consider it?"
Zhou Yu shook his head and said with a smile:
"Mr. Xiong, according to Liu Miao, the production team invested 50 million yuan and invited her to play the second female lead."
But Liu Miao wanted to win the lead role.
After not receiving consent, she directly refused, citing "not considering films with less than one billion in box office revenue" as her reason!
"An investment of 50 million? Where would an unknown company get such a large investment?"
Xiong Tang asked, looking puzzled.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu's expression stiffened for a moment, and he said with a hint of jealousy:
"Mr. Xiong, you probably don't know this, but the guy named Xu Lu who spoke rudely to you last time is actually worth over 100 million."
So I think that 50 million wasn't invested by someone else, but rather money that kid Xu Lu took out of his own pocket..."
Xiong Tang was also taken aback for a moment, but quickly said in a deep voice:
"So that's how it is. I was wondering why that kid was so confident in going against me last time. But does he think just anyone can make money in this industry?"
A fifty million investment, huh, that's quite a sum, but I'm sure it won't be long before it's all gone down the drain!
Zhou Yu nodded repeatedly, then continued:
"Mr. Xiong, how about we take this opportunity to smear the other side and also promote our Happy Summer Trip?"
For example, Liu Miao chose the third female lead in our "Happy Summer Trip" and gave up the second female lead in the other party's "Summer Depression".
For example, her statement, "We won't consider anything with less than 1 billion in box office revenue," also indicates that she believes our box office revenue might exceed 1 billion...
"You can try it!"
Xiong Tang nodded slowly.
...
So, half a day later...
'Famous actress Liu Miao has joined the cast of Xia Lifei's "Happy Summer Trip" drama series, and is rumored to be the third female lead...'
Before joining the cast of "Happy Summer Trip," Liu Miao directly rejected an offer for the second female lead role from another unknown production team...
It's rumored that an unknown small film crew invested 50 million yuan, but Liu Miao rejected the offer, citing a box office of less than 1 billion yuan as the reason...
'The "Happy Summer Tour" project has been officially launched. We look forward to another blockbuster comedy film being born in a few months...'
According to rumors, the production team rejected by Liu Miao is called the "Xia Luo Te Yu Men" production team. Well, I won't comment on the name...
...
Thanks to Xia Lifei's covert manipulations, all sorts of rumors were flying around in just one afternoon.
The phrase "We don't consider films with less than 1 billion yuan in box office revenue" went viral and became a trending topic.
Liu Miao herself, who said those words, also commented on the trending topic.
She said she simply has high standards for films.
When choosing film contracts, I don't just look at the size of the investment, but I carefully consider all aspects of the conditions. And what I said was not meant to disparage others.
As for why she joined the cast of "Happy Summer Trip", Liu Miao said that she naturally felt that the film had higher box office potential.
...
The comments under the trending topic were mostly in support of Liu Miao, who believed that investment was not the most important thing.
Many big-budget films in the industry are also of questionable quality, ultimately resulting in poor box office performance.
"Liu Miao is right. This is a clear-headed artist who won't blindly join a franchise just because the investment is large."
"Xia Lifei is quite accomplished. The company that Boss Yang works for has produced many wildly popular TV dramas."
"Yes, so I'm looking forward to the release of this 'Happy Summer Trip' movie soon. There are too few comedies to watch these days."
"Hehe, if I were in your shoes, I would also choose the Happy Summer Trip. What's with this 'Summer Depression' thing?"
...
"No problem! Although the investment is 50 million, who knows how much actually came in? Besides, this 'Xia Luo Te You Qi' name sounds like a terrible movie."
"Uh, am I seeing things? I just searched for the 'Xia Luo Te Depressed' production team, and the chief planner and director is Xu Lu? Is this the Xu Lu I know?"
"Pfft! Finally someone noticed this. That's right, it's Xu Lu, it's him!"
I never expected this kid to be trending again, only this time as a villain.
"Tsk tsk tsk, thinking about it carefully, I feel like there's a lot more to this than meets the eye."
Xu Lu has been sidelined by his company, which is Xia Lifeng Film and Television, the company behind the "Happy Summer Trip".
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