Chapter 479: No rush, let me add some scene effects

Inside the chairman's office at Shanhe Building, Jiang Xuerou, dressed in professional attire, was reporting on work.

The preparations for the two projects in the second half of this year, "Dragon Snake" and "My Sunshine," have been perfected, and the casting has been completed.

Except for the fact that the female lead of "Dragon Snake" is Wang Zixuan, designated by Wei Jin, the rest of the roles were decided upon by Jiang Xuerou and the production team.

Among them, the male lead of "Dragon Snake" was given to Zhu Yilong.

This young man has been with the company for several years; he is steady and diligent. Aside from "Hello Old Times," he hasn't had any works where he carried the lead, so this can be considered giving him another opportunity.

As for the other roles, they are basically all company artists, or artists who have a relatively close relationship with the company, such as Zhou Yiwei, Zhang Yu, and others.

As for the script of "My Sunshine," it is considered a work with an extremely high internal rating. Adapted from the novel of the same name by Gu Man, it uses relatively big-name actors.

Among them, Qiao Zhenyu was set as the male lead.

Although Qiao has been on the big screen many times and is considered one of the top male stars in domestic entertainment, he is one of the rare actors who doesn't care much about the distinction between film and television status. Perhaps this is the inspiration brought to him after "My Love from the Star" became popular across Asia.

The boost that television dramas provide to an actor's national popularity is indeed too strong.

And the female lead was set as Yang Rong, who became popular all over the country thanks to "Zhen Huan Zhuan."

This mature, elegant woman who fascinates Wei Jin immensely has outstanding acting skills and versatile makeup; she can play a loli high school student, act as a pure white lotus, or transform into a scheming female lead—she is truly a powerhouse.

It is just that what leaves Wei Jin somewhat speechless is that this sister's career ambition is indeed not very strong. Apart from the press releases and endorsements arranged by the company, she is almost always traveling. She can be described as someone who sees the head of the dragon but never the tail, being far too Buddhist in her approach.

She and Yang Xue, who also maintains a "retirement" state, are privately called the "Two Carefree Immortals" by the company's junior artists.

Besides the big-name male and female leads, the rest of the cast for "My Sunshine" should not be underestimated.

The role of the domineering CEO male supporting lead was given to the company's quasi-first-tier male star, Luo Jin, who just won a spot among the Four Young Dan; the female supporting lead was given to Ni Ni.

"Alright, roughly when will it start?"

"President Wei, 'Dragon Snake' needs to undergo actor training, estimated for mid-November. 'My Sunshine' is expected to start filming late this month."

Wei Jin nodded after hearing this. The fight scenes in the play "Dragon Snake" are very numerous. Even if the actors are not required to have real martial arts skills, at least the foundation must be there.

"By the way, President Wei, news came from Tangren that the post-production of 'Qianshan Muxue' is finished, and they would like to invite us to organize a screening."

"Hmm, that's fine, you handle it."

Wei Jin nodded; he had no objections.

Although Tangren is the lead party for the play "Qianshan Muxue," given the relationship between Shanhe Media and the television stations, the selling price of the drama will definitely be much higher than what Tangren could fumble around with on their own. For Miss Cai, this multiple-choice question is not difficult to answer.

However, mentioning Tangren reminded Wei Jin of the script that Liu Shishi sent over a while ago, and he felt it was somewhat amusing.

Perhaps seeing that "Heart Surgery" opened up a new professional track for workplace dramas, Miss Cai had the idea of following the trend and gathered Tangren's screenwriters to make a script themed around the profession of a coach.

But Tangren's screenwriting ability is limited, the script basically has no highlights, and they chose the sensitive profession of a football coach. In the end, Wei Jin conservatively expressed that he was not optimistic.

After all, in the country, the waters of this thing called football are too deep.

However, having hit landmines with two consecutive projects, Wei Jin was also afraid that Miss Cai's mentality would collapse, so he came up with an idea, letting them do a lawyer-themed one. He doesn't know how the script is doing now.

Seeing Zhou Xingxing again, Wei Jin always felt that he looked even older than the last time they met.

But thinking about the recent news, Wei Jin understood a little, and even felt a sense of shared sorrow.

This National Day, the Hong Kong Circle was full of turmoil; Li Tianwang and Zhou Xingxing were stuck on the entertainment headlines for several consecutive days.

Coincidentally, both were because of relationship matters.

His wife of four years—Hong Kong model Gaile Lok—cheated during the marriage and had indecent bed photos exposed. Li Tianwang sadly left that place of heartbreak, Hong Kong, and returned to Beijing to heal, subsequently announcing their breakup directly.

For a time, it caused a huge uproar.

One must know that when Li Tianwang was young, he was a super handsome guy with immense popularity, mesmerizing goddesses from Japan and South Korea; it would not be an exaggeration to say he was popular all over Asia.

Even now in middle age, he is still elegant and handsome, his popularity undiminished from those years. This can also be seen from the big sales of "The Thieves" in Japan and South Korea.

But he didn't expect that he would eventually be hurt by love.

However, regardless, Li Tianwang and Gaile Lok still managed a peaceful breakup, barely maintaining some dignity.

In comparison, the scene of Zhou Xingxing's matter was somewhat ugly.

After breaking up with his girlfriend of 13 years, Yu Wenfeng, he was turned around and sued by his ex-girlfriend, who demanded the repayment of nearly 100 million in debts.

This matter is Stephen Chow's own fault. When the two were together, because his ex-girlfriend had good skills and some connections, he handed his personal assets to her to manage and verbally promised to give 10% of the net investment profit as Yu Wenfeng's commission.

But with Zhou Xingxing's personality of valuing money above all else, without a black-and-white contract, how could this count?

The so-called "the sweeter the love, the more embarrassing the breakup."

After putting away his sighs, Wei Jin asked about Zhou Xingxing's purpose straight to the point. After some deliberation, the latter spoke in broken Mandarin: "President Wei, on one hand, I want to set the release window."

"Hmm, that's no problem, it really should be set. How about the Spring Festival Film Season?"

Although he hadn't gone to China Film Group to look closely, Wei Jin remembered very clearly that in his previous life, "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" was the champion of the 2013 Spring Festival Film Season; there was no need to change this release time.

Moreover, after the testing of the waters with "Once Again" last year, it was proven that the potential of the Spring Festival Film Season is not low.

Zhou Xingxing obviously understood this truth, so he nodded and agreed, but the topic he brought up next surprised Wei Jin.

"Director Zhou, you mean you want to transfer half of the share you hold?"

Zhou Xingxing nodded: "Yes, Huaxia Culture Media Group contacted me. They are listed in Hong Kong, and there are some relationships that are hard to refuse."

Wei Jin's brows furrowed slightly, and his index finger tapped lightly on the desktop.

The project "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" is undoubtedly profitable, so when the investment contract was signed, it was agreed that for any share transfer, Shanhe Media has the right of first refusal.

It's just that Wei Jin didn't believe Zhou Xingxing's explanation; human relationships and social niceties are usually not within the latter's considerations.

Wei Jin guessed that the other party must have offered a high premium, and Zhou Xingxing couldn't refuse.

However, Huaxia Culture Media Group has the backing of the Ministry of Culture, so there is no need to intervene for a 20% share, so Wei Jin nodded.

"Alright, I have no problem here. For the procedures needed, Director Zhou can contact President Chen."

"Good, then thank you, President Wei."

Zhou Xingxing's efficiency was very high; in the afternoon, he brought the three parties together and signed the equity change agreement.

More than an hour later, Lao Chen walked into Wei Jin's office. "President Wei, you don't know, this Zhou Xingxing is really obsessed with money..."

Listening to Lao Chen's description, Wei Jin only then realized that it wasn't just Huaxia Culture eyeing this plate; Huayi and China Film Group had both contacted Zhou Xingxing successively.

It's just that the latter's asking price was too high; in the end, China Film Group and Huayi both withdrew, and only Huaxia Culture took over the deal—a 20% share for 36 million, a full 50% premium.

Honestly, that's only because Zhou Xingxing doesn't have any impressive track record yet; otherwise, this 50% premium would be considered very low.

However, according to the current situation, Zhou Xingxing's initial investment of 40 million has almost been fully recouped.

Adding in the director's fee, he has effectively gained over 30% return on the project with zero risk; he is truly impressive.

"Alright, let's not get involved in other people's business. Notify the publicity department to prepare a plan."

"Understood, President Wei."

Leaving the company, Wei Jin went straight to Dongshanshu; the promotion for Bottom-Tier Girl had come to an end, and Jing Tian had already returned to Beijing.

After arriving, he didn't see anyone in the garden or inside the house, so he looked toward the nanny.

"Where is Tian Tian?"

"President Wei, the young lady is in the practice room."

Wei Jin nodded; Edge of Tomorrow was about to start filming, and Jing Tian was seizing every moment to train herself.

However, the young lady has a background in dance, and she has kept up her training ever since she received the script, so there shouldn't be much of a problem during filming.

Come to think of it, Wei Jin's four "main consorts" are all quite serious about their films.

For instance, Liu Yifei has been searching for a lot of information online and diligently studying the script in the days since she received it.

Sighing with admiration, Wei Jin walked all the way to the practice room. Pushing open the door, he saw Jing Tian wearing a sports tank top and leggings, practicing on the wooden floor; her two legs were in a split against the mirrored wall, and she was lying flat on the floor.

Hearing footsteps, the young lady turned her head. After seeing clearly that the person who arrived was Wei Jin, a flash of surprise appeared on her face.

"Brother, you're back!"

She started to get up, but then frowned.

"Oh, Brother, come and help me up."

"What's wrong?"

Wei Jin walked over in two or three steps and helped the girl up.

"My foot suddenly cramped."

Jing Tian took the opportunity to lean against the leg-stretching bar by the wall, curled her foot, then straightened it, repeating this several times until a relaxed expression appeared on her face.

"It's better now, Brother."

Wei Jin dotingly flicked the bridge of the young lady's nose. "Did you train too hard? I remember you used to do this easily."

"Mm, maybe so."

Jing Tian felt a bit embarrassed; as someone with professional training, she actually had such an awkward moment—it was too shameful.

"Alright, be more careful next time. You're entering the set in a few days, so don't injure yourself training."

"Mm, Brother, I will be careful."

Wei Jin cupped the girl's slightly flushed, pretty face and leaned in to sniff. "Alright, Tian Tian, let's go take a bath; you're covered in sweat."

Seeming to think of what was about to happen in the bathroom, Jing Tian's already flushed face grew hot.

"Brother, it's still broad daylight."

Wei Jin reached out and wrapped his arms around the girl's back, using a little force to pull her into his embrace. His palm slid down to the perky buttocks wrapped in tight leggings, and he whispered into her ear: "Tian Tian, don't you miss me?"

Feeling the heat coming from his ear, Jing Tian bit her red lips, nodded, and whispered: "I do."

As soon as she finished speaking, Jing Tian felt her feet leave the ground and her perspective change; she had already been swept up into the man's arms. Inside the bathroom, steam was swirling.

Wei Jin scooped up body wash with both hands and let them roam wantonly over Jing Tian's fiery, fair, and delicate body.

It must be said that with the slippery body wash, the sensation was truly fantastic; this was not hard to see from Wei Jin's high-spirited fighting will.

Not only that, as the one being served, flushes of red appeared on Jing Tian's face, and her breathing seemed even heavier than when she was exercising just now.

In no time at all, the girl's heart was trembling, her body went limp, and she leaned against Wei Jin, parting her red lips slightly.

"Brother, I think that's enough."

"That won't do. You sweated so much just now, shouldn't you wash up properly?"

Wei Jin had a playful look on his face.

Hearing this, the girl felt a bit helpless, so she followed suit and applied body wash, as if to see who would give in first.

A full-body relaxing SPA marathon race had just begun.

It was just that Jing Tian had been empty for half a month, and her state was clearly no match for Wei Jin; she had to take the initiative to ask for a kiss to signal her surrender and plea for mercy.

Wei Jin had no intention of dragging it out further; after a deep kiss, he turned the girl around.

"Tian Tian, the outside is already clean now. Next, it's time for internal cleaning. Are you ready?"

Jing Tian grabbed the special handrail with both hands, turned her head back, and pouted coquettishly: "Mm~~ Brother, give it to me quickly~~"

"No rush, let me add some scene effects."

After speaking, Wei Jin reached out and switched the shower to the overhead nozzle; warm water droplets instantly fell from above their heads, as if a heavy rain had arrived.

Wei Jin held Jing Tian's slender waist, which could be spanned by a single hand.

"Oh~~~ Brother~~~"

Accompanied by the activation of the rain scene effects and the crisp, pleasant BGM playing in the background, Wei Jin's spirits grew even higher.

This attitude of being responsible to the end made Jing Tian's heart tremble uncontrollably, and her pair of long, straight, beautiful legs gradually became twisted, as if only in this way could she hold on for longer.

(End of this chapter)