During the days of the New Year, the three people's phones were busy. People kept calling to wish a happy new year, and even more people sent WeChat messages.

On the third day of the Chinese New Year, Cheng Mengjiao and her group of little girls came to Chu Meibo's house to wish a happy new year.

Chu Meibo had a very comfortable time during the Chinese New Year. Although she couldn't eat and drink too much in front of delicious food in order to maintain her figure, Shen Huai didn't assign her too much homework, which barely calmed her irritable mood.

On the sixth day of the Chinese New Year, school started. After all, she was a senior high school student, so the vacation time was definitely shortened.

In order to prepare for the college entrance examination and for the subsequent audition of "Red Actress", and Chu Meibo also had to record "Traveling with History", Shen Huai didn't give her any other work. Apart from the recording tasks, Chu Meibo had to stay in school and study.

In contrast, Ye Cang is very busy.

As a star who has just become popular, Ye Cang has a rare ten-day vacation, but what follows is a suffocating amount of work after the New Year.

Although he is a singer, Ye Cang does not just write and release songs. In the intervals between songs, he still needs to have enough screen time to ensure that the audience remembers him, and there are also various business activities.

Originally, Shen Huai wanted to let him take a relatively easy variety show, but thinking of Ye Cang's personality, if he was not there, the new assistant would probably not be able to control him. Instead of letting him go out and offend people, it is better to let him maintain a sense of mystery. Having

said that, there are still some announcements that need to be attended.

For example, he has to repay the favor of Zhang Li Zhang's production.

Zhang Li is the producer of "The Star of Tomorrow". After the success of "The Star of Tomorrow", she also stood firm. Because she got along well with Shen Huai, she returned the favor and provided him with many opportunities, such as recommending Chu Meibo to "Travel with History".

Shen Huai is also happy to build a good relationship with Zhang Li. After all, for agents, connections are built step by step. In addition, Ye Cang wants to promote newcomers. For newcomers nowadays, there are very few who can directly produce films. It is not a bad thing to send them to talent shows for a round of training.

Coincidentally, Zhang Li specializes in this.

Now Zhang Li has started to prepare for the second season of "The Star of Tomorrow", and Shen Huai is determined to send Xue Chengge in for a try.

However, Zhang Li came to Shen Huai not because of the second season of "Star of Tomorrow", but because of a new program - idol group audition.

Idol groups are a rigid demand in the entertainment industry. In Japan and Korea, the idol market has formed a complete and mature industrial system, but in China, this is still a blank industry.

Zhang Li was keenly aware of this two years ago. For any industry, the first person to eat crabs can always get the biggest piece of cake. The so-called golden period is at the beginning. When the limelight is over, most people can only make a living.

Zhang Li is an ambitious person. A large part of the reason why she resigned was to eat this crab.

The success of "Star of Tomorrow" gave her a lot of confidence. She watched how Ye Cang went from being blacklisted by the whole network to becoming the hot star he is today. She even had a strong feeling that Ye Cang would continue to be popular for a long time.

It was for this reason that she found Shen Huai and wanted to invite Ye Cang to join, using his fame to expand the popularity and influence of the new program.

Shen Huai frowned slightly: "Let Ye Cang be the mentor?"

Zhang Li nodded: "I am currently preparing a new program for girl group talent shows. I know that Ye Cang is not only successful in rock music, but also in other types of music, so I hope he can participate and become one of the mentors."

"But Ye Cang has no experience as a mentor before, especially for a girl group." Shen Huai reminded her calmly.

Zhang Li said quickly: "With Ye Cang's ability, there will be absolutely no problem for him to be a mentor. You don't have to worry about the editing being messy, I will take care of it."

She promised this, Shen Huai calculated Ye Cang's schedule and the remuneration Zhang Li offered in his mind, and nodded in agreement.

Zhang Li breathed a sigh of relief, and finally had the heart to drink a sip of coffee. She smiled and said to Shen Huai: "If your company has suitable trainees, they can also participate in our program. As long as they are sent by Mr. Shen, they do not need to participate in the screening and can directly enter the recording list."

Shen Huai now only has Ye Cang, Chu Meibo, and Xue Chengge. There is really no one suitable, but he still thanked Zhang Li for her kindness.

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finishing the discussion, Shen Huai went to pick up Ye Cang. While waiting, he casually browsed Weibo and then his eyes fixed.

The latest number one trending search is that actor Fu Cheng has terminated his contract with his former agency, Easy Travel Films, and has signed with a large company in the industry, Crown Media.

Crown Media Group is one of the best comprehensive entertainment groups in the country, with impressive achievements in investment and operation of movies, TV series, artist management, entertainment marketing and other fields. Especially in the field of movies, Crown Media has invested in many movies in recent years, which not only achieved extremely high box office, but also won many awards at domestic and foreign film festivals, and has a very high voice in the domestic film industry.

Fu Cheng is young and promising, and he won the title of actor early on. Now that he has signed a contract with Crown, it can be predicted that he will have a smooth road to success in the future.

Under this Weibo post from the official Crown Weibo, many fans are congratulating Fu Cheng.

However, Shen Huai's eyes were fixed on "Easy Travel Film Company" for a long time.

At this time, the car door was opened, and Ye Cang got in directly: "I knew it was you, why didn't you call me when you came?"

Behind him was the new assistant Xiao Zhao, who greeted Shen Huai in a somewhat reserved manner: "Brother Shen."

Shen Huai came back to his senses and replied lightly.

Ye Cang realized something was wrong, leaned forward, and lay on the back of the chair: "What's wrong? What happened?"

Shen Huai did not answer, and said directly: "I have something to do later, let Xiao Zhao take you home."

"What is it? Can't you tell me?"

Shen Huai paused: "I'm going to meet a friend." He glanced at Ye Cang, "If you don't mind, you can go with me."

"I'll go." Ye Cang made a decision immediately, "Xiao Zhao, drive back by yourself."

Shen Huai was not surprised by his decision, so he drove Ye Cang out of the city.

Ye Cang asked curiously: "Is your friend not in Zhongjing City?"

Shen Huai nodded: "He is not in good health and is recuperating in Yunshui City."

Yunshui City is a famous health resort, not far from Zhongjing City, about an hour and a half drive.

There are not many people who can be considered friends by Shen Huai. Seeing that Shen Huai's expression was not serious, Ye Cang thought for a while before asking, "Is this friend very important to you? Is it... the friend you said before who made you choose to be an agent?"

Shen Huai looked at Ye Cang in surprise and nodded.

"He is the boss of a film company. He used to be a broker. He has brought up many famous actors, such as the 'golden supporting actor' Du Yuping, who was discovered and trained by him."

"When I met him, he came to the United States to visit his daughter. I don't know how we started chatting. He told me that the most fulfilling thing about being a broker is not making a star famous, but seeing the desire in the other person's eyes and the satisfaction of helping him realize his dream."

Shen Huai sighed, "I was just curious and wanted to try it for a month or two, but I didn't expect that I would do it until now."

Ye Cang nodded, and then asked cautiously: "He lives in a nursing home? Is he not feeling well?"

"He is old and has some mental problems, so he has not been in the company for the past few years and has been recuperating in a sanatorium."

Shen Huai sighed. If he was in the company, Yixing Film Company would not have fallen into its current miserable state.

Ye Cang nodded and did not ask any more questions.

The two of them rushed all the way to Yunshui City. Shen Huai bought a bouquet of flowers and a fruit basket on the roadside, and then drove to the sanatorium with Ye Cang.

Shen Huai registered the name and took Ye Cang to the other party's ward. He did not need a nurse to lead the way. He looked familiar with the place and should have been here many times.

When the two arrived at the door of the ward, Shen Huai was about to knock on the door, but the door was suddenly opened from the inside, and a man wearing sunglasses and with a bad complexion appeared at the door.

Shen Huai recognized the man as Fu Cheng at a glance, and couldn't help but frowned.

Fu Cheng didn't expect to see Shen Huai here, and his face looked even uglier. He didn't say hello to Shen Huai, and he passed by Shen Huai and his bodyguards and left in a hurry.

Shen Huai adjusted his mood before stepping into the ward. Who knew that as soon as he entered, a pillow flew towards him.

Ye Cang hurriedly said, "Be careful!"

But Shen Huai seemed to be prepared. He raised his hand and grabbed the pillow.

The room is spacious and bright, and is fully equipped. The central air conditioning maintains a suitable temperature in the room, and the soft sunlight falls on the carpet in the room through the glass. If it weren't for the medical equipment placed beside the bed, it would be like the presidential suite of a hotel.

At this time, an old man with white hair was sitting on the bed. He turned his back to the door and said angrily: "Get lost! Don't bother me!"

Ye Cang was stunned for a moment. He obviously didn't expect that Shen Huai's friend was obviously different from him. He was so irritable and down-to-earth.

Shen Huai smiled: "You can still curse people. It seems that you have been in better health recently?"

The old man paused, turned his head quickly, and said in surprise: "Hey! Why are you here! Come and sit down!"

Shen Huai made way: "This is my friend Ye Cang, I brought him to see you."

The old man waved his hand: "No need to introduce, I know him! The star who made a bet to make people run naked!"

Ye Cang's smile froze on his face. He obviously had more and more amazing deeds, why did this old man only remember the streaking? ? Did he really not mean it?

Shen Huai coughed lightly, suppressed his smile, and introduced Ye Cang: "This is Yi Mian, the founder of Yixing Film Company."

Yixing Film was a well-known film company in China more than 20 years ago, but Yi Mian was stubborn and refused to raise funds. Now 20 years have passed, and Yixing's younger brothers have grown into bigwigs in the circle, but Yixing has gradually declined. Now, Fu Cheng, the pillar that Yixing has always supported, has also passed away, and Yixing's situation has become worse.

Yi Mian was a little proud at first, but then his eyes gradually dimmed.

Shen Huai pretended not to see it and took Ye Cang to sit on the sofa in the reception area. He said to Yi Mian, "I came here in a hurry this time and only bought some fruits."

"It's okay. I'm happy that you are here." Yi Mian said, and jumped down from the bed with a nimble figure. "Come on, I'll make you some tea."

There was a complete set of tea sets on the table in the reception area. Yi Mian's technique was very skillful. Ye Cang didn't know how to taste tea, but he could tell that the tea was fragrant, and there was even a sweet aftertaste after drinking it.

: Yi Mian looked at the two of them and said with a smile, "I thought you've been very busy lately and wouldn't have time to come."

Shen Huai: "Yes, I'm a little busy. I originally planned to come on the 15th."

Yi Mian knew very well why he came early. He was silent for a while before saying, "I discovered Fu Cheng eight years ago. Whether it's his acting skills or his looks, he is a rare embryo suitable for the big screen. I originally thought that after he had honed his acting skills, I would let him go to a big company, at least he would have more opportunities. Unexpectedly... he couldn't help it first."

Yi Mian laughed at himself, "But it doesn't matter. The domestic film environment is becoming less and less suitable for small companies to survive. My daughter has been asking me to sell the company and go to the United States, but I couldn't bear it. Now, it's time to make a decision."

Shen Huai had never seen Yi Mian so depressed. Even when he had a heart attack and was sent to the hospital for rescue, he was still in the mood to joke with himself after he finally woke up.

I'm afraid that Fu Cheng's incident has dealt him a bigger blow than he imagined.

The atmosphere became a little gloomy.

Yi Mian adjusted himself first and laughed: "Hey, let's not talk about this. You came at the right time. Ask the head nurse for leave later and take me out for a walk. I stay in the nursing home all day and I'm almost bored."

Shen Huai couldn't bear to refuse him. Fortunately, Yi Mian had been recuperating well recently, and Shen Huai looked very reliable, so the head nurse approved the leave very readily, but he had to be sent back before the evening.

So Shen Huai rented a car again and took Yi Mian and Ye Cang to the suburbs.

There is a film and television city on the outskirts of Yunshui City. In the early years, when the Yunshui City's nursing base had not yet been built, Yi Mian boldly spent a huge amount of money to build the Yunshui Film and Television City here. The film and television city that looked very high-end at the time has become old and crude after more than 20 years of changes. Not to mention compared with a large film and television city like Shanyang Film and Television City, even many newly built small film and television cities are far inferior.

Shen Huai pushed the wheelchair to send Yi Mian into the film and television city.

He understood very well how much Yi Mian valued Yunshui Film and Television City, otherwise, there were so many good spas in the country, and he would not have stayed in Yunshui all these years.

Yi Mian looked at the plants and trees in the film and television city with nostalgia, as well as the city walls and palaces that had long been covered with wind and frost. Many of the palaces here were built by Yi Mian himself and the construction team.

He talked about the difficulties in building the film city, and the fun of filming inside after it was built. Before he knew it, he had reached the innermost part.

Shen Huai was surprised to find that there were still people filming inside in such a cold day. However, these people were not very old and the filming equipment they had was not professional.

Yi Mian smiled and greeted the other party, then said to Shen Huai: "His name is Shao Ning, and he is a student at a nearby university. He has always liked movies, so during the winter vacation, he and a few classmates tried to shoot a web drama. Don't look at them as not very professional, but after reading the script, I still think

it's very interesting!" Shao Ning's attention was all on the filming, so after seeing Yi Mian, he just waved and said hello, and then began to direct seriously. However, in the eyes of someone like Shen Huai who has seen professional directors, Shao Ning seemed a little too amateur.

Yi Mian didn't mind and continued to smile: "Movies, after all, are popular art. They are about telling stories. Look at those big directors nowadays. Their shots are so beautiful, their audio-visual language is so advanced, their special effects are amazing, but the stories are just a bunch of shit. How can the audience buy into them!"

"When we were making movies, we didn't have such good conditions, and we didn't make much money, but everyone worked together. Even if the pictures were simple, the stories were interesting. After so many years, people still remember them!"

Yi Mian was getting happier and happier. "I don't know how many people wanted me to sell this land before. I'm not against money, but I can't bear to part with it when I see Shao Ning and his team are still using it to make movies..."

Yi Mian talked for a long time, but he didn't get a response from Shen Huai. He was a little surprised. He looked up and found that he and Ye Cang were staring blankly at the place where Shao Ning and his team were filming.

"What are you looking at?"

Yi Mian was a little puzzled. He stretched his neck to look at where they were looking, but he didn't see anything special.

But he didn't know that in the eyes of Shen Huai and Ye Cang, there was an old man jumping up and down in the scene shot by Shao Ning and others.

"Idiot! It's been several days, and you still can't remember these few lines! Do you have a pig brain? Ahhh! You forgot the lines again! I think pig brains are smarter than you, and you're just a bunch of tofu!"

"And you, why are you staring so wide-eyed! Are you playing Sheriff Black Cat? Emotion! Do you know what emotion is! Your facial expressions must change, and changes are not for you to be exaggerated!! Shut your mouth!"

"You, the director! Where on earth did you find this bunch of idiots? Their lines are terrible, their expressions are stiff, and even their eyeballs can't move. I could dig a zombie out of the ground and they would act better than you!"

"I'm so mad!!!!"

Shen Huai coughed lightly and turned his eyes back to Yi Mian stiffly.

"You've never said before that Du Yuping has such a bad temper?"

Yi Mian: "???"