Xin Yicheng not only successfully laundered money through movies, but also promoted Chu Yu's Hua Lai Film Company to the Hong Kong market.
The company has recently set its sights on several new projects. Chu Yu is discussing with Zhong Buyi the plan to produce four films this year.
“We don’t have enough actors,” Zhong Buyi said.
"I'll try to sign a few more. By the way, I saw that the second highest-grossing movie is a Shaolin action film. Audiences really appreciate action scenes. I plan to go to the Shaolin Temple to see if there are any actors who are good-looking and can fight, suitable for leading roles in action films."
Zhong Buyi didn't object. "By the way, the post-production of 'The Businesswoman' is nearing completion. The production and approval process for TV dramas in mainland China is slower than in Hong Kong. But good things take time. I hope the TV stations will take a liking to our drama and agree to broadcast it on the radio. If it can be broadcast on CCTV, that would be the best."
CCTV rarely accepts foreign TV dramas. The current market practice is that if a TV station wants to produce a drama, it will find its own directors and screenwriters, raise funds to produce it based on the subject matter that the TV station is interested in.
They rarely acquire TV dramas from outside for broadcast on CCTV.
Zhong Buyi meant that if CCTV didn't approve of their drama and thought "The Businesswoman" wasn't serious enough, then they should broadcast it on the provincial TV station.
The provincial TV station has low entry requirements, so they at least went to the port city for location shooting, and the total cost of filming exceeded one million. Looking across the country, it is rare to see such a high-quality production.
"Okay, I understand. I'll figure something out with the TV station."
Chu Yu also hopes that "The Businesswoman" can be broadcast soon.
This is Chu Chu's first drama. Chu Yu wants to promote Chu Chu, but Chu Chu is at an age where she is neither young nor old, and there are very few dramas suitable for her.
Chu Yu meant that if "The Businesswoman" could have aired earlier, and Chu Chu had grown a little taller, she would have had the opportunity to play more roles, or even take on the lead role.
When Chu Yu got back, she told Chu Chu and Chu Xiang the good news.
Chu Chu was overjoyed to hear that the TV series she starred in was going to air.
Needless to say, Chu Xiang is another story. That's a TV series adapted from her novel. She's a bestselling author now. If the TV series airs on CCTV, her books will definitely sell out, and her name will resound throughout the country.
Her life will be changed because of this.
Chu Chu couldn't keep it a secret, and the next day she told her good friends Tang Xiaoqi and Qian Yuanyuan about it.
Both of them were a little incredulous. What was the concept of television these days? Chu Chu was an outsider. Although she dressed well, her accent was a bit embarrassing. How could someone like her be allowed to film a TV show?
Why should I?!
Tang Xiaoqi pursed her lips and said to Qian Yuanyuan in private, "She's just bragging, isn't she? Judging from her appearance, she doesn't seem to have any connections at home. I heard her mother is divorced."
"Divorce?" Divorce is a rare thing these days. Qian Yuanyuan doesn't know anyone who's divorced, yet Chu Chu's parents are divorced! "Why did her parents divorce?"
"Who knows? Song Haiqiao from our class heard somewhere that Chu Chu's father got into university and didn't want Chu Chu's mother anymore. Chu Chu's mother is working odd jobs everywhere with her three daughters, and it's really tough for her. Given her family's situation, how could she possibly act in a TV series?"
Tang Xiaoqi is a bit jealous. Girls her age like to compare themselves to each other. On the surface, she gets along well with Chu Chu, but in private, she often speaks ill of Chu Chu.
It wasn't exactly bad talk, but it was the kind of talk full of malice.
Qian Yuanyuan's parents were government officials, so she was quite sensitive to these things from a young age. Knowing Tang Xiaoqi's thoughts, she didn't point them out, but instead dodged the question, saying:
"She's well-dressed, so her family must be well-off."
"Maybe her mother worked as a nanny, and the nanny's children gave her their unwanted clothes, which is why she was able to wear nice clothes."
This statement made Tang Xiaoqi feel a little better.
She lost both her parents at a young age and lived in an orphanage before being adopted by her foster parents. Her life there was not easy.
Tang Xiaoqi was able to attend this school thanks to the help of kind-hearted people.
Before Chu Chu arrived, Tang Xiaoqi was voted the class beauty by her classmates, and everyone liked her very much. When she heard from the teacher that a transfer student from another place was coming to join the class, Tang Xiaoqi was overjoyed. She knew that the transfer student's family must not be well-off, and they couldn't afford pretty dresses or black leather shoes.
But she never expected that Chu Chu was not only beautiful, but also very stylish. Tang Xiaoqi originally thought that with Chu Chu around, no one would pay attention to her ill-fitting dress and out-of-time coat.
But Chu Chu always wore designer clothes that Tang Xiaoqi couldn't afford, and always had a smile on her face. Tang Xiaoqi secretly paid attention to Chu Chu's dressing style and learned from Chu Chu to use colorful hair clips and carry a fluffy little bag across her body.
She was like a rat in a sewer, spying on other people's happy lives, which made Tang Xiaoqi feel more lost than ever before.
At this moment, Chu Chu surprisingly said that she had acted in a TV series, and that the TV series was about to be released.
Tang Xiaoqi felt a pang of jealousy; only by constantly questioning Chu Chu could she feel any better.
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