Chapter 25: No Matter How Big the Hole Is, I Can Fill It

Inside the banquet hall, cups were exchanged.

Men were in suits and leather shoes, and women were also in evening gowns.

Even in her previous life, Shen Ci had never attended such a cocktail party, but she was not stage-frightened at all. After all, this cocktail party was specially held for investors, and she was here to invest today.

Fortunately, the dress Gu Lianxing lent her could still be taken out. Even if it wasn't as grand as other women, it wasn't inconsistent.

"Wife, let me introduce you. This is Miss Shen I mentioned to you."

As soon as he entered, Lu Jinzhao's first thing was to introduce Shen Ci to his wife.

"Miss Shen, this is my lover, Xiao Man."

Xiao Man was covered in pearls, and the dark green evening gown looked particularly atmospheric on her. She enthusiastically reached out to greet Shen Ci: "Miss Shen, nice to meet you. You are indeed as young and beautiful as Old Lu said."

Shen Ci naturally withdrew her delicate hand from Lu Jinzhao's arm, smiled, and shook hands with Xiao Man: "Mrs. Lu, you are too kind. It is a pleasure to meet you."

"Miss Shen, should I take you to meet some new friends first?" Lu Jinzhao said at the right time.

Such upper-class cocktail parties invited many people with faces and reputations. Many people would take this opportunity to meet new friends to expand their connections.

Lu Jinzhao's move was clearly out of good intentions.

But Shen Ci had no interest in this. She smiled at Lu Jinzhao and said: "No need, Mr. Lu. I came here with a purpose today. I think you have also been waiting for my answer, so let's talk about the investment?"

Lu Jinzhao's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he subconsciously looked at his wife Xiao Man.

"Miss Shen is really a straightforward person." Lu Jinzhao sighed.

Xiao Man was very excited and hurriedly turned to invite: "Miss Shen, let's go to a place inside with fewer people to talk in detail."

In the corner of the banquet hall, Shen Ci sat opposite the couple and said straight to the point: "I read the novel "Tianming Weihuang" in one go these past few days. The content is indeed very fascinating, and I am very interested in adapting it into a film and television work."

Once Lu Jinzhao heard there was a play, he was overjoyed.

"Then Miss Shen has an investment intention?"

Shen Ci didn't deny it, nodded, and didn't sell the pass: "I can invest, but I have one condition."

Lu Jinzhao smiled knowingly. Every investor wouldn't take out money for no reason; there must be additional conditions.

"Miss Shen, please speak."

Shen Ci took out her phone, found a photo of her sister, and placed it in front of Lu Jinzhao and Xiao Man: "This is my sister, a freshman at Longcheng Film Academy this year, in the top fifty of the national art examination."

"My condition is very simple: my sister must get the role of "Hua Xixi"."

Using investment as a condition to insert people is the norm in the entertainment industry, so Lu Jinzhao didn't have much surprise after hearing Shen Ci's words.

It's just that the opening was imminent, and the actors for the main roles were basically decided and contracts were signed, so it was unlikely to change people temporarily.

Xiao Man looked at Shen Li's photo on the phone on the table and nodded, looking slightly amazed: "Miss Shen's sister has excellent conditions, with the bone beauty of our Chinese classical beauty."

Lu Jinzhao pursed his lips and fell into thought. After a long time, he raised his head and asked Shen Ci: "How much money does Miss Shen plan to invest?"

Shen Ci raised her lips and smiled: "If you can agree to my condition, no matter how big the hole Mr. Lu has left, I can fill it for Mr. Lu."

A project of twenty thousand yuan, how much can it be short of money?

Shen Ci didn't care about this, but Lu Jinzhao and Xiao Man were stunned after hearing it.

They had never seen an investor who didn't have an upper limit when opening their mouth.

Xiao Man poked Lu Jinzhao's waist lightly and gave him a look that only the couple understood.

Lu Jinzhao nodded, got up, turned around, and scanned the banquet hall, finally beckoning to Feng Shan, who was wearing a suit and socializing: "Old Feng, come over here."

Feng Shan put down his wine glass and walked over quickly. At a close look, he noticed the stunning Shen Ci, and then looked at Lu Jinzhao without changing his expression: "General Lu Zong, what's wrong?"

Lu Jinzhao first introduced Feng Shan to Shen Ci, stating his identity as the crew's casting director.

And then asked: "Who is decided for the role of "Hua Xixi"?"

"Uh, it's Tian Xiaolu." As he spoke, Feng Shan looked embarrassed: "But General Lu Zong, Tian Xiaolu is still negotiating with us about the remuneration. It is estimated that because Gao Fei signed for 850 yuan, she only has 600 yuan and is a bit unwilling. But Gao Fei plays the second female lead, and the role of "Hua Xixi" is the fourth female lead. The scenes are different, so the remuneration definitely can't be the same."

Xiao Man couldn't help but sneer upon hearing this: "Although they are competitors who debuted in the same period, Gao Fei just won the Golden Leaf Award for Best Supporting Actress in May. Isn't it a matter of course for the remuneration to rise?"

Tian Xiaolu and Gao Fei were both actresses with high popularity in the acting world today. The two debuted at similar times and had always been advancing side by side, and their remuneration had always been in the same grade.

It wasn't until this year that Gao Fei won the Golden Leaf Award for Best Supporting Actress with a period drama, directly pulling away from other actresses of the same period.

And Shen Ci also remembered the actress Tian Xiaolu. In her previous life, she was the actor of "Hua Xixi", and later because this role was too charming, she gained countless fans, directly making her popularity explode and leaping to become a top-tier small flower.

It's just a pity that she later made a principled mistake and was named and banned by the official media, implicating the entire "Tianming Weihuang" drama to be taken off the entire platform.

The originally smooth star path was completely ruined by one wrong step.

"Don't pull skin with the other party anymore, this role has a candidate."

Lu Jinzhao said and tapped the table. Only then did Feng Shan notice the photo of Shen Li on the phone on the table.

"Eh? Isn't this Shen Li from the Film Academy?" Feng Shan was startled and directly confused.

"Have you seen this little girl?"

Feng Shan nodded and told Lu Jinzhao about the matter of having to change two newcomer roles because of a five-hundred-yuan investment.

Lu Jinzhao naturally knew about pulling investment, and he also knew about the role swap of the two students, but he didn't know that the person whose original role was replaced was Miss Shen's own sister.

"Miss Shen, I'm really sorry. You see this... I really didn't know the inside story, didn't know this little girl was your sister."

Lu Jinzhao was a bit panicked. After all, sitting opposite him was his big capital party, and he had actually let Miss Shen's sister suffer such a big grievance without knowing it.

Shen Ci smiled, not caring: "Those who don't know are not guilty, Mr. Lu doesn't need to apologize. And I wouldn't have agreed to let my sister play this maid in the first place."

As she spoke, she put away her phone and looked at Lu Jinzhao and asked: "Then we have reached a consensus?" ===== CHAPTER 26 =====