Chapter 156 A Rare Opportunity
"no problem."
Pei Xubai nodded in agreement and continued, "Brother Zhou will also hold a brief meeting with the production team."
"Gather all crew members, explain the situation to them in a sincere manner, tell them the actual situation, and welcome those who are willing to trust us and wait. During the period when the crew resumes work, their wages will be paid as usual, and our studio will bear the cost."
"We understand if there are personal reasons or other arrangements. We will settle all salaries on the spot and part ways amicably."
Zhou Kangning nodded repeatedly on the other end of the phone: "Understood! Xu Baiyan, don't worry, leave this to me! I guarantee I'll handle it perfectly! We'll live up to the expectations of everyone who works with us!"
Lin Yan'an listened while packing his things. After hearing his words, he nodded slightly and said into the phone, "Brother Zhou, I'm leaving the film crew in your care."
"I will have Yanzhou cooperate with you to handle the follow-up matters, especially the public announcement."
"Understood, you all go about your business, I'll take care of this."
Zhou Kangning readily agreed: "Then I won't say anything more. Call me if anything comes up. I'll try my best to get things sorted out here when I get back."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Yan'an looked at Pei Xubai, then at Cheng Yanzhou, who had already packed his things: "Let's go, we should leave too."
"Okay, Mr. Lin."
Cheng Yanzhou was a little excited for a moment. You know, ever since he joined the company with Lin Yan'an, the complicated interpersonal relationships have really given him a headache.
Now it's all good, I can finally relax a bit.
His eyes showed no fear of leaving the big company, but rather joy and enthusiasm.
Seeing this, Lin Yan'an smiled slightly, walked up to him, and patted his shoulder: "You've worked hard. You've gone through a lot of trouble following me all these years."
"No, no,"
Cheng Yanzhou chuckled, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "I have to thank President Lin for helping me through this ordeal. Otherwise, I probably would never have had the chance to buy a house in Kyoto on my own."
Cheng Yanzhou took a deep breath, a do-or-die glint in his eyes: "President Lin, I have the confidence to work for you!"
He was in the same year as Lin Yan'an. There are plenty of people with postgraduate degrees in Kyoto. How many people his age have been able to buy a house on their own since graduation?
And he, relying on his superior taste, started working with Lin Yan'an in his second year of graduate school, and in just about ten years, he bought his own home in Kyoto and the car he liked outright.
Just thinking about it makes him incredibly proud.
I am also extremely grateful to Lin Yan'an.
Thinking of this, and then of the film crew that had stopped production, and of Du Qian, the ghost from a thousand years ago, he quickly asked, "President Lin, does the film crew still need investment?"
Lin Yan'an paused upon hearing this, turning his head to look: "What's the problem? Yanzhou has already submitted fifty bids, right? Do you want to continue?"
"Uh-huh."
Cheng Yanzhou nodded quickly: "I still have some on hand, I want to put them all in."
Although he didn't know how much the show's revenue would bring in the future, he was sure that following Lin Yan'an was the right thing to do.
Lin Yan'an had no idea how blindly he trusted him. After hearing his words, he smiled and nodded: "Sure, just contact Brother Zhou about the investment. Also, please put in a good word for me. I'll add another five hundred, in my wife's name."
Upon hearing this, Pei Xubai opened the car door and jokingly said with a smile, "Yan An has a lot of confidence in us."
Lin Yan'an shrugged: "Of course, I wrote the script, and my wife worked hard to set up the connections."
"With Mr. Du, a professional historical consultant from the Tang Dynasty, I have no choice but to be even more serious."
At this point, Lin Yan'an turned to look at Pei Xubai and Cheng Yanzhou, his expression instantly becoming serious: "Brother-in-law, things will definitely not be peaceful outside during this period. Yanzhou, I will temporarily entrust all external liaison and miscellaneous matters to you. If you encounter any problems that you cannot solve, come to me."
"Okay, Mr. Lin."
Cheng Yanzhou instantly felt the pressure and solemnly agreed.
Lin Yan'an nodded, then turned to Pei Xubai: "Brother-in-law, you don't need to worry about the studio for now. We'll handle it. You have more important things to do."
"Okay, go ahead."
"I'll speak with Director Qin later. I'll be focusing on finalizing the new script for the next while. You, go to the general store."
"Mr. Du's existence is a walking treasure trove of historical materials, which is incomparable to any other document. You must calm down completely and learn from him, learn the etiquette, regulations, and language of that dynasty, and more importantly, learn his integrity, the inner struggle, perseverance, and compassion of a scholar with the world in his heart amidst a prosperous but perilous world."
Pei Xubai instantly understood, knowing how precious this opportunity was. He nodded without hesitation and said, "I understand. Don't worry, Yan An, I will focus on learning from Mr. Du."
Lin Yan'an nodded, his serious face showing a rare moment of relaxation: "Brother-in-law, you'd better study hard. Even if you can only learn five or six points of what he has, our project will be a success."
Pei Xubai smiled helplessly and shook his head upon hearing this: "Five or six points is not enough, Yan An, you can't underestimate me."
After exchanging a few jokes, Pei Xubai thought of his eldest son, who had followed in his father's footsteps, and chuckled as he remarked, "Xingyu University doesn't have many classes during his senior year, so let him come and study with me."
"Sure, this is a rare opportunity."
As Lin Yanan started the car, he said, "Let him learn properly too. His role isn't big, but he can't be too lazy."
"If you learn it well, you can benefit from it for the rest of your life."
After saying that, he turned to look at Cheng Yanzhou: "Yanzhou, I'll take you to my brother-in-law's studio first. You'll be working there from now on."
"Okay, thank you, Mr. Lin."
Lin Yan'an didn't say anything and focused on driving.
On the way, Pei Xingyu replied to the message.
[Pei Xingyu: Dad, no problem! Just you wait, one day I'll surpass you!]
[Pei Xingyu: But Zhong Yang and I have school matters to attend to tomorrow morning. When are you leaving? Are you coming with us tomorrow afternoon?]
Pei Xubai looked at the message and asked Lin Yan'an, "Yan'an, when are Director Qin and the others leaving? Xingyu and the others are leaving tomorrow afternoon."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yan'an glanced at the time and pondered, "Probably today."
"Judging from Director Qin's words, he will probably go there today. If we're talking about now, he might have already arrived."
Pei Xubai understood: "Then I'll go with Xingyu and the others tomorrow. I'll go home and check on things today."
"I'll check online first to see if there are any houses nearby and rent one in advance."
Lin Yan'an smiled and shook his head: "Don't worry about accommodation, Wanwan has already discussed it with Director Qin."
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