Chapter 339: Crack! (Ten thousand character update!)

Zhou Ping'an being roasted by Li Zhibai had already become a daily routine.

Zhou Ping'an himself was no longer surprised by it.

"Zhibai, it's not that I really want to turn down the offer for you, but we still have to put on an attitude. He's a big screenwriter now, and every other word out of his mouth is about how he's written a script for you. If we don't deflate his ego a bit, he'll think we're desperate to be in his production."

Li Zhibai looked at him and said, "Do you know what you're saying? You were the one complaining just a moment ago that he didn't cast my people in Huang Kai's role, weren't you?"

Zhou Ping'an said, "That's different. This production has Director Wang Zhong and stars Chen Bige; it's not just about the screenwriter. At the end of the day, film is a director's art, so we still have to look at the director. If you could become the male lead in Director Wang Zhong's new film, what else would there be to say? Look at the three leads of *Sanshan*; they've been so prominent lately, you can see them at almost every event. A literary film that didn't even break a hundred million at the box office, yet it launched three newcomers in one go—they're really shaking things up."

Li Zhibai asked, "Is this giving you a sense of crisis again?"

"How could it not? I can overlook those two boys; you and Yan Liang have already established your footing, and they aren't an immediate threat to your market position. The key is that Sui Fangran—you know how it is, my side is typically heavy on men and light on women. I want to promote people, but I can't get them off the ground. I tried to get her into *Divine Map*, but they took a liking to Sui Fangran instead, and they're currently trying to negotiate with her."

Zhou Ping'an sounded quite indignant as he spoke.

Li Zhibai asked, "*Divine Map*'s script is a mess right now; are they still looking for a female lead?"

"The female lead is already set, but *Divine Map* is an ensemble drama with several important female roles. Among them, the girl named Li Yao is who they want Sui Fangran to play," Zhou Ping'an said. "I had my eye on that role to help Fu Li secure it."

Li Zhibai: "What are you thinking? The first and second male leads are already occupied by me and Yan Liang. No matter what, it's impossible to have you bring in another actor for a major role. Otherwise, is this show named Wenxia Zhiyin, or is it named Zhou?"

Li Zhibai hit the nail on the head, piercing through Zhou Ping'an's delusions.

Zhou Ping'an: "Since *Bai Yu Ballad* is airing well, there are even more Xianxia dramas coming to you."

Li Zhibai immediately looked at him with vigilance.

"You aren't going to sign me up for another one, are you?"

Zhou Ping'an said, "I want you to bring Fu Li along."

"Me, bring Fu Li?" Li Zhibai didn't get angry immediately, but instead asked, "And what's in it for me?"

"If you agree to bring Fu Li along, I'll give you autonomy over your next two script choices. If you want to take them, I won't say a word."

"Heh." Li Zhibai looked at him as if he were an idiot. "Do you really think I'm desperate for roles right now, or that I'd actually listen to you?"

Zhou Ping'an: "..."

The veins on his forehead throbbed.

"Then what conditions do you want?"

Li Zhibai said, "I can bring Fu Li along for one production, but the condition is that from now on, any role I turn down, you are not allowed to give to Ma Zhiyuan, and any commercial deal I decline, you are even less allowed to push onto him."

Zhou Ping'an: "Why are you still acting like such a child? You and he are currently minding your own business, living in peace. He's an idol, and you've already started working as an actor."

"Don't give me that." Li Zhibai looked at him expressionlessly. "The only reason I'm still talking to you nicely is because you've kept things relatively balanced over the past two years and haven't been too outrageous. But why should my resources go to someone I don't like? Yan Liang or Cheng Hai would be fine; give them to whoever you want, but you are not allowed to give them to Ma Zhiyuan. If I find out you've given him resources that weren't suitable for me again, I will truly fall out with you."

Zhou Ping'an: "..."

"I'm not joking with you," Li Zhibai emphasized again.

Zhou Ping'an took a deep breath and said, "Then will you bring Fu Li along for an ancient idol drama?"

"Whether it's an ancient idol drama or not, we'll see. There's still *Divine Map* coming up, and I don't want to keep wearing ancient costumes," Li Zhibai said. "Can't you find me something a bit more relaxed?"

Zhou Ping'an: "I only have one standard for picking scripts: it must be a hit, it must explode."

In this regard, Zhou Ping'an was indeed like that.

His eye was truly sharp; other things aside, he could pick exactly which scripts would be hits and which roles would be liked by the audience.

Li Zhibai even suspected that perhaps Zhou Ping'an only looked at scripts through a utilitarian lens, which left him with fewer distractions and allowed him to see more clearly.

The eye for picking scripts is truly not something everyone possesses.

In May, another drama starring Jiang Yuqian aired, *Human Fireworks*, a drama about family ethics and ensembles. It was the first realist work Jiang Yuqian took on after filming *Golden Age*.

It couldn't be said that the drama didn't air well; it still had some volume, and the streaming numbers weren't bad.

However, for Jiang Yuqian, it was somewhat of a Waterloo.

After all, it wasn't a fan-driven blockbuster; the drama didn't have much volume online, and there wasn't much discussion about it.

Several critics weren't very satisfied with Jiang Yuqian's performance, pointing out that the flaws in her previous acting were all exposed in this drama—the handling of details was not in place, and a large amount of emotion was just a formulaic expression, not precise enough, and so on.

After Lu Yanhe helped Jiang Yuqian with her promotion, he also watched the show.

It couldn't be said that it was poorly filmed; the progression of the entire story followed a very standard dramatic structure, but it truly lacked that certain desire to keep watching.

It was a very domestic, trivial show, and Lu Yanhe had no interest in it.

The transformation Jiang Yuqian had established with "The Golden Age" was cast in a shadow due to the less-than-expected feedback for "Human Fireworks."

Lu Yanhe truly felt that Jiang Yuqian shouldn't have taken this show. The focus of the drama was very scattered, unlike "The Golden Age," which was basically centered on Jiang Yuqian alone, with almost every story unfolding around her character.

In "Human Fireworks," everyone had their own storyline, but the director didn't film it well, which not only led to some confusion but also failed to form a logical structure that pushed the plot forward; instead, it made the characters and the plot feel disjointed.

Under these circumstances, a campus romance idol drama starring Xiao Yun stood out instead and became a minor hit.

This actress, who had a rather carefree personality, had already given an outstanding performance in "Phoenix Terrace" at the end of last year, and this May, she immediately brought out a campus idol drama where she served as the lead. By performing one good show after another, Xiao Yun was suddenly noticed by the industry.

She could handle both period and modern dramas, and her acting range was broad.

In the "Youthful Days" group chat, everyone was congratulating Xiao Yun.

Xiao Yun sent ten big "Ha" characters in a row.

The film and television industry is just like this, changing in an instant; no one knows who the next person to break out will be.

Lu Yanhe stayed quietly at school, attending classes, writing his thesis, livestreaming his reading, and recording "City Travelogue" once every ten days on average. In between, he would participate in the preparations for the two films "Lost in Journey" and "Rouge," and apart from that, he would ponder the script Chen Lingling had handed him, preparing for the film that would start shooting in August.

On the script, this film still didn't have a name, just written as "Suspense Crime Film by Director Chen Lingling."

The rhythm of life suddenly became very stable.

This month, quite a few things happened.

Xiao Jing finally broke up with his girlfriend. It was a pity, but Lu Yanhe didn't feel surprised.

On the day of the breakup, Xiao Jing dragged a few of them out to drink, and then, they went to a KTV.

He said, "If I stayed in the dorm by myself, I'd be so miserable I wouldn't be able to sleep."

However, it wasn't much better for him after going out.

At the KTV, Xiao Jing held the microphone and sang sad love songs, singing until his face was covered in tears.

Lu Yanhe looked at him, feeling uneasy in his heart, yet helpless.

Mao Jiayang also felt a sense of shared sorrow and said to Lu Yanhe, "Xiaoxiao doesn't want to stay in Yuming; she wants to go home, and I don't know what to do either."

Lu Yanhe looked at Mao Jiayang blankly.

Mao Jiayang smiled in a self-deprecating, embarrassed way.

"Originally, I didn't want to stay in Yuming either; I wanted to go back to Dongbin, but if Xiaoxiao stays in Yuming, I think it would be fine for us to stay in Yuming together." Mao Jiayang didn't know if he had been triggered by Xiao Jing, but there was a faint shimmer of water in his eyes. "Maybe, Xiaoxiao and I will break up after graduation too."

Lu Yanhe felt as if he had been struck by a hammer in his heart.

It was painful.

Stories in life, from meeting to parting, happen all the time.

In the entertainment industry, other things were happening as well.

For example, on the show "Idol Era," Ma Zhiyuan finally returned to first place; Li Zhibai, who had occupied the top spot for a month thanks to "Bai Yu Ballad," was finally overtaken by Ma Zhiyuan again.

For example, Chen Jiang, who debuted from "Sanshan," was photographed hugging and kissing a woman at a nightclub; the scene was ambiguous, and his actions were bold and revealing, sparking a lot of controversy.

For example, a film called "Flying into the Blue Sky," which no one paid attention to before its release, became a massive hit on short-video platforms a week after its release, driving the box office. With only 14.27 million in the first week, it skyrocketed in the second week, raking in 213 million at the box office, shocking the industry.

Every day, from the moment we open our eyes, we receive all kinds of information.

We don't know which ones will intersect with our lives, and which ones seem closely related to us but are actually just two parallel lines very close to each other.

Linyu and Zhou Mukai began to arrange the "Jump Up" campus tour activities in Yuming.

Lu Yanhe participated in these activities with Liu Jiazhen and Ming Yin.

This kind of activity is just like running roadshows for a movie; it's very tiring and exhausting because you have to run to each place yourself and communicate with people face-to-face. The drain on one's energy and spirit is immense.

Fortunately, these activities were not one after another, so the fatigue didn't accumulate.

This day, Xin Zixing accompanied Lu Yanhe back to the Thirteenth Middle School for the "Jump Up" campus tour activity.

Liu Jiazhen and Ming Yin couldn't attend this session because they both had other arrangements.

Therefore, Xin Zixing accompanied Lu Yanhe to participate.

She would also share and communicate with everyone as the person in charge of the electronic version of "Jump Up."

Having not returned to the Thirteenth Middle School for a long time, when Lu Yanhe stood at the school gate again, he felt a sense of nostalgia and the feeling that things had changed.

Xin Zixing took a photo and said, "So this is the high school you attended. I've passed by it many times, but I didn't know it was your alma mater."

Lu Yanhe nodded and said, "I really haven't been back for a long time."

Xin Zixing asked with a smile, "As such an outstanding alumnus, didn't the school invite you back?"

"They contacted me, but I was very busy before. Besides, the main thing is that I don't have much academic significance; I can only say that my grade improvement was a miracle, but the school probably doesn't want everyone to think that it's not too late to start working hard from the third year of high school." Lu Yanhe said with a smile, "When the time comes, the teachers will urge the first and second-year students to study hard, and they'll say, 'Lu Yanhe only started working hard in his third year, and he still got into Yuming.'"

Xin Zixing laughed out loud upon hearing this.

"That's true; we really shouldn't encourage that kind of atmosphere." Xin Zixing nodded. "I understand."

This trip to the Thirteenth Middle School was mainly coordinated by Linyu.

She herself was also a student at the Thirteenth Middle School.

Principal Song and Teacher Liu Qin walked to the school gate to meet them personally.

"Hello, Principal! Hello, Teacher Liu!" Seeing them, Lu Yanhe immediately stepped forward and took the initiative to greet them.

"Oh my, our star student has finally returned!" Principal Song's smile was bright and enthusiastic as he welcomed Lu Yanhe.

"I'm very sorry, I was too busy before, and I'm only coming back now." Lu Yanhe said immediately.

To Principal Song, a student like Lu Yanhe was a star student he often talked about, and also a student he had written on his own resume.

Principal Song was, of course, extremely happy that Lu Yanhe could return to school at this time.

Since he was so welcoming to Lu Yanhe, there was no need to mention his homeroom teacher, Liu Qin.

Liu Qin looked at Lu Yanhe affectionately and said, "You seem to have gotten thinner?"

"I've just gotten darker, so I look a bit thinner, but my weight hasn't changed." Lu Yanhe said, "Don't worry, I'm eating well and not dieting."

"It's good that you're not dieting. I often see news about the entertainment industry saying that artists diet, which looks quite exaggerated."

"I haven't; I wouldn't do that."

After some pleasantries, Lu Yanhe and the others went to the lounge.

The sharing and communication activity later would be held on the playground.

All students would gather on the playground.

"If we squat in this place, can we really film Lu Yanhe?" In a residential area near the Thirteenth Middle School, two figures huddled at a window, fiddling with the equipment in their hands—a long-lens camera that could clearly capture the interior of the Thirteenth Middle School campus fifty meters away.

"Yes, I've already figured it out; their activity is being held on the playground." The man fiddling with the camera said, "We finally found out Lu Yanhe's schedule; we can't let this go this time."

"Does anyone really watch photos and videos like this? It's not like it's a private schedule." The companion asked.

"Are you stupid? It's precisely because this activity has no media following it, thinking it's just a very ordinary promotional activity, that if we film it, it will be a true exclusive." The man fiddling with the camera said, "He's going to give a speech. If we can record the video of his speech, we can definitely sell it for a good price!"

When the two of them mentioned that they could sell it for a good price, their eyes shone with gold.

Qiu Ling knew that Lu Yanhe would be going to the Thirteenth Middle School today for the "Jump Up Campus Tour" activity.

She had even made an appointment with Lu Yanhe to have dinner together if he was free in the evening.

As it turned out, the police station suddenly received a report saying that two men were hiding in a private house near the Thirteenth Middle School, acting suspiciously and staring at the school, looking very much like the home-invasion robbers who had been wanted for a week.

Qiu Ling happened to be in charge of this case, so as soon as she received the news, she took her team and set off.

The police officers in charge of controlling the scene guarded the surroundings, signaling that the people were still upstairs.

When Qiu Ling led her team upstairs, she could still hear the march being played on the Thirteenth Middle School campus.

The students seemed to be gathering.

Qiu Ling vaguely felt that something was wrong.

When she led her team into the house and controlled the two suspicious men inside, and then saw the camera set up at the window, Qiu Ling understood what was going on.

It had nothing to do with the home-invasion robbery; these were just two paparazzi.

Qiu Ling: "..."

The two paparazzi who had been subdued didn't know what was happening; they squatted on the ground, looking at the police who had suddenly broken in with fear, trembling.

Lu Yanhe's communication activity at the Thirteenth Middle School was a success.

The younger students were very supportive and enthusiastic toward him.

Moreover, it seemed that many of them were loyal fans of "Jump Up," the kind who bought every single issue without fail.

Indeed, there is an advantage to playing on home turf.

Xin Zixing and Linyu shared the behind-the-scenes production stories of "Jump Up," which also made everyone very interested.

They, who usually only saw the finished product, only then realized that there were so many interesting stories behind the production.

After the activity ended, Principal Song specifically arranged to invite them to lunch together.

This had been communicated long ago.

Lu Yanhe went to rest first.

Who would have thought that Qiu Ling was waiting for him with those two paparazzi.

Lu Yanhe looked at her in surprise and asked, "Sister Qiu Ling, why are you here?"

Qiu Ling said, "It's all because of you, making me run for nothing."

She handed a stack of printed A4 papers to Lu Yanhe, which contained some photos, all taken by the two paparazzi.

She briefly explained what had happened.

Lu Yanhe looked in surprise at the two men standing behind Qiu Ling; both were tall and thin, so thin that it made one feel they were malnourished, with dark circles under their eyes and puffy bags.

Qiu Ling said to the two of them, "Apologize."

The two men immediately bowed and apologized to Lu Yanhe.

"I'm sorry, we were wrong; we shouldn't have taken secret photos."

Lu Yanhe was actually already accustomed to such things happening.

"Did they cause trouble for anyone else?" Lu Yanhe asked.

Qiu Ling's tone sounded somewhat impressed.

"No, you might not believe it, but in order to film your exclusive video, they specifically spent money to rent a house from that family for half a day."

Lu Yanhe was also surprised when he heard this. Qiu Ling shrugged her shoulders speechlessly, "Are you feeling stunned? Me too."

Lu Yanhe looked at them, somewhat helpless, "Just to film me, they even spent money to rent a house. Is my video that profitable?"

The person on the left said, "Your video... is quite profitable."

The person on the right muttered, "This time we lost our shirts. We spent all the money we had on this camera and rented a house, just to earn some money by filming an exclusive video of you, and now it's all gone down the drain."

The person on the left poked his companion with his elbow.

The person on the right shut up and sighed.

Qiu Ling waved her hand and said, "Alright, you've apologized, you can go now."

The two paparazzi then left in a dejected and dispirited manner.

"Wait a moment." Lu Yanhe suddenly said.

The two of them looked at Lu Yanhe suspiciously, not knowing what other ideas Lu Yanhe had.

Could it be that he wouldn't let them off easily?

Lu Yanhe said, "Are you working on your own, or do you have an organization?"

Working on one's own means being a freelancer, filming things to sell to others.

The leader said with some self-deprecation, "We're just mixing on our own."

Lu Yanhe looked down at the photos in his hand and said, "How about this, come work for me? Want to try?"

"Ah?" The two paparazzi were stunned.

Lu Yanhe said, "You should know that 'Jump Up' is doing its own self-media, and we need people like you."

"Need... paparazzi like us?"

Lu Yanhe: "We always get the other party's consent before filming. We happen to need manpower, and the level of these photos you took is not bad. So, if you are willing, I will introduce you there."

"Ah?"

"Isn't this what you said? In order to film me, you've already spent all your money. Even in this situation, you knew to spend money to rent a house and find good spots and angles; you still have your own professional qualities. It's just that after coming to me, you can't be paparazzi anymore." Lu Yanhe said, "Think about it. I'll have my assistant leave you contact information. If you have this intention, contact us."

The two paparazzi left in a daze.

Qiu Ling was extremely surprised.

"You, why have you suddenly started recruiting?" She asked.

Lu Yanhe raised the photos in his hand.

"They have the skills, the equipment, and they have a pursuit for their profession, willing to spend money to buy the best shooting angles." Lu Yanhe said, "I ran into them, why wouldn't I want them?"

Qiu Ling sighed, "You're awesome."

That evening, a piece of news about Lu Yanhe spread on the internet.

The paparazzi named "Li Bi" posted a video he recorded himself, introducing what happened to him today and seeking help from his fans.

"Tell me, should I accept Lu Yanhe's invitation?"

Not long after, the platform itself created a topic to ride the heat of this incident.

#After being secretly filmed, Lu Yanhe recruits paparazzi into his team because he likes their skills#

The novelty of this topic made many people feel incredible when they saw it.

Clicking into it, the first thing hanging on the page was Li Bi's video.

"I've been a paparazzi for a while, and I've never been as unlucky as I was today. I happened to run into the police catching home-invasion robbers, and we were reported by neighbors as criminals. As a result, we were caught and asked to apologize to Lu Yanhe. It was so embarrassing. The honor of a paparazzi is to be like silk in the night; being caught on the spot like this just made me lose all my face."

"I didn't expect that the most embarrassing thing wasn't this, but that Lu Yanhe didn't care at all about being secretly filmed by me, and instead asked me if I wanted to work for his 'Jump Up' self-media. I asked him if he wanted to recruit paparazzi to film other artists, and I thought, this kid looks decent, but he's harboring bad intentions inside. He doesn't allow paparazzi to film him, but he finds paparazzi to film others. As it turned out, he's also amazing; he said he doesn't want paparazzi, and if I go to work for him, I can't be a paparazzi anymore."

A group of people watched his video and laughed happily.

"As a freelancer, should I accept Lu Yanhe's recruitment?"

"To be honest, a stable job really attracts me. Looking at my sallow and thin appearance from this precarious freelancing, you can tell how miserable I've been living."

"But, as a paparazzi, I'm being recruited by an artist; I feel like the coffin lid of our paparazzi ancestor can't be held down anymore."

When Lu Yanhe saw this video under Zou Dong's reminder, it was already evening.

He also laughed while watching it.

This person had a good way of speaking, and when telling a story, the sense of rhythm was very good, one thing after another.

Lu Yanhe asked Zou Dong, "Brother Dong, has he contacted you?"

"No." Zou Dong shook his head, "I estimate he won't contact us. He posted this video just to hype it up and earn some traffic money."

Lu Yanhe pondered silently.

Hype?

Lu Yanhe felt that this person was actually seriously considering this matter.

He was just like many young people today, habitually sharing everything with everyone on the internet when they encounter it.

If such a person was willing to join the "Jump Up" self-media team, maybe it would be done more interestingly.

The "Jump Up" self-media team was currently led by Chen Siqi with Xu Zijun.

Lu Yanhe had also heard from Chen Siqi before that the self-media sector was developing very rapidly and was very short of people.

Especially since the content produced by self-media was more miscellaneous than magazines, including reviews, interviews, film and television, and topic discussions... there was content in all aspects. They were also doing original content, unlike many self-media that wash articles and move content to easily earn a lot of traffic. Therefore, if they wanted to produce good content, they needed more manpower to create these contents.

This hot search, however, invisibly advertised "Jump Up" self-media.

Many people, because they saw this hot search, curiously searched for "Jump Up" self-media. And then they saw a lot of interesting content.

The "Editor's Club" now had nearly five million followers across various platforms, many of which overlapped, but no matter which platform it was on, it was considered a very large number.

For other self-media accounts, this would be worth establishing a separate team to do, but now it was just being done part-time by the editorial department of "Jump Up."

"To make it further professionalized, a dedicated team must be established to operate it."

Lu Yanhe also believed that with the current development of the "Editor's Club," it should be specifically formed into a team to do it, otherwise it would be a waste of its current achievements.

Although it was derived because of "Jump Up," because it had accounts on major internet platforms and accumulated a group of fans, its audience was, to some extent, actually broader than the magazine "Jump Up."

This afternoon, Chen Ziyan walked into a club. She was originally going to meet someone, but unexpectedly, as soon as she went in, she heard a few people sitting on a sofa chatting.

"Lu Yanhe is really cunning. Artists from other families try hard to have a good relationship with the media circle, but he directly became a person in the media circle, making a big influence."

"Don't even mention it. Think about it, when Lu Yanhe wanted to do a magazine, how many people in the circle said his brain was flooded, doing such a laborious and thankless thing? None of them were optimistic about him. But what happened? He ran the magazine vividly, and it was able to become his biggest help. Look at when 'Friends' was broadcast, Beijing TV didn't do any promotion. If it weren't for the group of authors and editors he had at 'Jump Up' helping him create the first wave of momentum, this show might not have been a big hit that night."

"This person really needs to have culture. People with culture think about things and look at things with a long-term vision, unlike us who only look at our own one-third of an acre of land in front of us." Someone laughed self-deprecatingly.

"Don't say that. If Lu Yanhe hadn't run such a magazine, he might not have the reputation and status he has now." Someone immediately said, "His current status and position are indeed different. In fact, if you put aside his identity as a Zhenhua student and the editor-in-chief of 'Jump Up,' he wouldn't have this layer of golden body."

"Alright, what's the point of saying this now? Anyway, his path is the only one he can walk. Is there a second person in the entertainment industry who can walk it? Can you find a second person who got into Zhenhua University by his own ability? The more we say, the more it shows we are jealous."

"I admit I am jealous."

"How do you think Chen Ziyan's vision is so sharp? How does she hit the mark every time she looks at someone?"

"Who knows? If I knew, I would also be a gold-medal agent."

"By the way, have you heard? Although Lu Yanhe has already officially announced so many projects, he still has projects on hand that haven't been officially announced. There is a movie starring with Shang Yongzhou, and it's the same director as 'Carpe Diem'."

"Ah?"

"Yes, you guys don't know yet, right? I heard they are very sincere. If Lu Yanhe is willing to act, they will change this script into a dual-male lead, with Lu Yanhe and Shang Yongzhou starring together."

"Tsk tsk, if he can star in a movie with Shang Yongzhou, his status in the film circle will soar further."

"Envy, jealousy, and hatred. With the existence of Lu Yanhe, there is no need for us to make young male actors within these few years. Anyway, none of them can do what Lu Yanhe does."

Chen Ziyan stood behind the screen, listening to them discuss for a long time.

Chen Ziyan was used to people discussing them behind their backs; she was not surprised.

However, hearing others envy her for picking up a treasure, Chen Ziyan couldn't help but feel ironic.

In Lu Yanhe's situation at that time, besides her, who else dared to sign him?

People can always only see the success that has already happened, but before success happens, few people dare to bet.

What is a gold-medal agent? A gold-medal agent is someone who, after fancying someone, believes they can succeed, and then does it in one go, never giving up.

Chen Ziyan thought about the person she was going to meet later, was silent for a moment, and thought, if the person I worked so hard to cultivate can be snatched away by you, then I have worked in vain all these years!

Chen Ziyan was here to meet Hong Qi and Ma Zhongquan.

Ma Zhongquan organized the game.

As soon as Chen Ziyan heard it, she knew what abacus Ma Zhongquan was playing.

Not long ago, Ma Zhongquan had already reminded her. He was going to draw his sword now.

Chen Ziyan smiled slightly and walked inside indifferently.

This club was membership-based; only members could enter.

And to become a member, it's not just about depositing money. Identity, status, income—these are the standards this club measures. Of course, it's not that high-end; it just does screening, otherwise those agents outside wouldn't be able to get in.

However, getting a private room inside is much more difficult.

Relying on Ma Zhongquan is definitely not going to work.

Chen Ziyan entered the private room, smiled slightly at Hong Qi and Ma Zhongquan, and said, "President Hong, President Ma, have you been waiting long?"

At Zhenhua University, in the coffee shop that Lu Yanhe often goes to, at this time, Lu Yanhe is sitting with Xin Zixing.

Lu Yanhe put down the planning proposal in his hand.

"Sister Zixing, there is no problem with this plan; I think it's very good."

In the latest planning proposal, Xin Zixing added two fellow travelers: one is Lu Yanhe's old friend Song Linxin, and the other is Sister Qiu Ling's boyfriend, Associate Professor Zhou Shuyu of Yuming University.

Xin Zixing hoped to have a few more guests for "City Travelogue," so that there wouldn't be a situation where Lu Yanhe couldn't participate and they could only find someone to fill in temporarily.

If possible, Xin Zixing hoped to establish a fixed guest team, with two to three of them responsible for the recording of each episode, allowing the audience to build a sense of familiarity.

Only in this way, it would definitely weaken Lu Yanhe's core status in the program.

Xin Zixing didn't want Lu Yanhe to have this feeling.

Unexpectedly, Lu Yanhe agreed immediately.

"Doing this is very good. I actually don't have that much time to guarantee that I can record every episode. I think it's very good to let more friends come and record this documentary together." Lu Yanhe said, "Moreover, the addition of people like Professor Zhou Shuyu can make our program content richer. We really can only eat and drink; with Professor Zhou, we can also know a lot of history and culture."

Xin Zixing: "As long as you don't mind."

Lu Yanhe smiled.

After chatting about the later shooting plan, Xin Zixing returned to the identity of a friend and asked, "After officially announcing with Siqi, there should be quite a few paparazzi looking for you, right? It should be fine at school, right? You haven't been mixed in by paparazzi, have you?"

Lu Yanhe nodded, "The school's access control is still quite strict. For outsiders to enter the school, we must initiate an invitation, and the school must review it before they can get a pass to enter."

Xin Zixing asked, "Are you serious about inviting those two paparazzi who secretly filmed you to join your self-media team?"

"Serious, as long as they are willing to come." Lu Yanhe said, "However, they haven't contacted me yet. Maybe they are not interested."

Xin Zixing: "No one would take such an invitation seriously at first; it's unbelievable."

Lu Yanhe smiled.

"You doing this probably scared them enough." Xin Zixing said bluntly, "However, being able to be fancied by you, it seems they still have shining points that you appreciate."

"That is indeed the case." Lu Yanhe nodded, "They have skills and pursuits."

Xin Zixing: "Actually, your self-media has students from so many universities across the country contributing articles, how can it still lack content?"

The self-media of "Editor's Club" indeed does not lack content.

Manuscripts that "Jump Up" cannot digest will be published on "Editor's Club."

"But we don't just want to make self-media into an electronic version of 'Jump Up'; we still hope to produce some content suitable for self-media." Lu Yanhe said, "For example, they are currently working on a topic: what kind of part-time jobs can college students do? This kind of content is not suitable for publication in 'Jump Up' magazine, but it is very suitable for dissemination on social media."

"Hmm." Xin Zixing nodded, "Then what does this have to do with those two paparazzi?"

"Because we also have a column specifically for writing about artists and gossip." Lu Yanhe said, "These two people are suitable for this section."

Hearing this, Xin Zixing couldn't laugh or cry.

"You have quite a lot of ideas. Maybe I will have to look for a job from you in the future." Xin Zixing said.

"Hmm? Sister Zixing, are you coming to us?"

"I—" Xin Zixing shrugged her shoulders, "I'm not considering it for now, but no one can say for sure about the future. The people and things around me are changing. The leaders and colleagues I can get along with now may not be the same in the future, so I'll ask you for a meal ticket in advance. If I can't mix in Ye Mai Network in the future, I'll come to you."

"Okay." Lu Yanhe nodded immediately, "Sister Zixing, as long as you are willing to come over, I am definitely willing to form the team and squad you want for you, supporting what you want to do."

People like Xin Zixing will succeed in whatever they do.

"It's not that whatever artist I do will succeed; it's that I only pick artists who will succeed to do." Chen Ziyan looked at the two people in front of her expressionlessly, "If you think you can steal or snatch people from me, then you can try to see if you can do it."

Although her eyes were looking at the two people, this sentence was undoubtedly said to Ma Zhongquan.

Hong Qi's expression was also very indifferent, and the look in his eyes toward Chen Ziyan carried a hint of gentleness.

Ma Zhongquan did not realize Hong Qi's look. Seeing that Chen Ziyan was still so arrogant at this time, he said in a deep voice, "Chen Ziyan, I know you are powerful and domineering, and have full qualifications to say such things. I have always respected you as a person worthy of our learning, but no matter what, this is not the reason for you to hide from the company and open a company outside privately, right?"

Chen Ziyan looked at Ma Zhongquan's eyes, which seemed to be able to spark, and thought, this person finally couldn't help it.

"Hmm, no." Chen Ziyan admitted frankly.

Ma Zhongquan: "Then why did you still do it!"

"Cough!" Hong Qi suddenly coughed lightly.

Ma Zhongquan turned to look at Hong Qi and asked incredulously, "President Hong, it's already this time, you still want to tolerate her?"

Hong Qi shook his head and said, "No, however, she did not hide from the company."

"She—"

"I have 40% of the shares in the company she set up outside." Hong Qi said, "I have known about it for a long time."

Chen Ziyan picked up the cup in front of her, brought it to her mouth, and took a sip.

Ma Zhongquan looked at Chen Ziyan incredulously.

Through the glass cup in Chen Ziyan's hand, Ma Zhongquan clearly saw the corners of Chen Ziyan's mouth slightly raised.

She smiled quietly, with a calm posture, with the indifference of a breeze blowing and water ripples not rising.

Ma Zhongquan heard the sound of his heart shattering with a crack.