Chapter 356

The screenwriter shocked, pulled the car to the side, and for a moment thought he had misheard.

Jin Li?

Is it the Jin Li he knows?

The script for this drama was positioned on the male lead from the beginning, and the soul character was a male character.

But in the process of pulling in investments and looking for characters, only second-tier actresses were willing to contact them and were optimistic about the drama's scenario, so they immediately made modifications, setting the soul character as a female character.

However, the script could be changed so smoothly because whether the character is male or female, it would not affect the promotion of the plot.

Especially when a college student village official faces the difficulties and questioning of villagers, blind impatience and aggression cannot solve the problem, but rather requires gradual planning and integration into the villagers.

This requires the character to possess carefulness, patience, and excellent insight.

And these traits can be possessed by both men and women.

Many people think men are careless, don't understand details, and have a straighter mind.

But facts have proven that whether a man will stand in your perspective to think about problems only depends on whether he is willing to do so, not on whether he can do it or not.

Setting the soul character as a female only requires changing the emotional line of the whole drama.

Furthermore, because this drama is themed on "Rural Revitalization" with the career line as the main focus, the emotional line is very faint, so this change did not require drastic measures; discussing some details, it was changed within a day.

The screenwriter did not expect that when they made this change, they just wanted to let the second-tier actress who took the initiative to contact them come to be the lead, but in the end, they hooked the big fish that is Jin Li!

Ye Weijie had just hung up the phone when the screenwriter asked impatiently: "Jin Li is willing to come and star, is this news true? You wouldn't be trying to pull in investments and specifically releasing fake news, right?"

It's not his fault for saying that; there really have been such cases in the industry.

Some capital just bought the IP of a drama, just passed the SARFT review, and can be established and filmed, so they quickly release gossip through various channels.

Today, this drama is negotiating cooperation with a certain first-tier star.

Tomorrow, this drama is in contact with a certain top traffic star.

The day after tomorrow, this drama is negotiating a contract with a certain big director in the industry.

Every once in a while, smoke bombs about this drama will spread on the internet, but these baseless rumors spread wider and wider, looking quite real.

But if netizens really go looking, they will find that the crew has not made an official announcement at all, so rumors are always just rumors.

Netizens don't know why the script operates like this, but as industry insiders, can't they know?

The crew is specifically releasing this news to arouse heat on the internet, so as to pull in investments.

Some dramas doing this are not successful, but are instead mocked by netizens as big flops, having to take out stars to walk around every once in a while.

But some dramas really do hype themselves up in this way, and at the same time set the schedule for traffic stars.

No matter what others think, this is a commercial means.

The screenwriter's heart was incomparably contradictory; on one hand, he fell into ecstasy, and on the other hand, he thought it wasn't true.

Ye Weijie glanced at the screenwriter, turned his head coldly and arrogantly, leaving only the back of his head to the screenwriter, and then continued to make calls.

This time he called the investor who was hesitant in the morning.

"President Zhang, it's little Ye. Didn't I tell you in the morning that we planned to invite Xu Wenwen to be the female lead of this drama?

What a coincidence, I just received a piece of good news and specifically called to tell you—haha, we invited Jin Li to be our female lead. I am rushing to Chenxi Entertainment right now to sign Jin Li's intention to star agreement!"

Ye Weijie paused for a while, and after the person on the other end finished speaking, he said: "Of course I didn't lie to you. How could I play such a joke with an investor?

Truth is truth, fake will never become true. If you don't believe it, go and inquire with others; this news has already spread in the circle."

After Ye Weijie finished speaking, without waiting for the investor's reaction, he hung up the phone slowly.

The screenwriter looked at him, guessing that he would continue to call other investors, spreading the news that "Jin Li is going to star in their drama" wider and wider.

However, after Ye Weijie finished this call, he opened the music software leisurely, connected to the car's Bluetooth with his phone, and clicked on a song he liked very much.

After clicking, he turned his head and looked at the screenwriter, "What are you stunned for? Hurry up and drive to Chenxi Entertainment. Let's go, sign the contract!"

The heroic and bold voice of the singer came from inside the room—

"Waves rush, waves flow, the ten thousand miles of surging river water never stops!

Washing away, worldly affairs, mixing into a surging tide~

Is it joy, is it sorrow, in the waves one cannot distinguish laughter from sorrow..."

The screenwriter looked at Ye Weijie deeply, knowing that he was going to hang people's appetites to the end. Fine, go to Chenxi Entertainment, right? Go, go, go.

Whoever dares not to go is a fool!

Ye Weijie only waited for a few minutes, and his phone suddenly rang like a rainstorm.

News in the circle is fluid, but generally limited to publicly published news.

The matter of Jin Li signing their drama has not spread from Chenxi Entertainment, so it can only spread from his side.

There are many ways to spread it, and Ye Weijie chose the most pretentious one—I'll put my words here, the authenticity cannot be verified, but you can inquire from multiple parties.

In the process of others inquiring, the news will also be spread out.

One spreads to ten, ten to a hundred, a hundred to a thousand!

He doesn't need to rack his brains himself; the whole industry will know the news of Jin Li starring in his drama.

The phone ringtone rang one after another, strangely combined with the "Waves rush! Waves flow!", forming a wonderful symphony.

Before completely signing the contract with Jin Li, Ye Weijie did not answer another call.

At this time, relevant news in the industry had already spread very far.

"Have you heard? Jin Li took on that "My Mediocre Life", which is a subject related to rural revitalization."

"Haven't heard, where did you get the news?"

"Heard it from other investors. This news has spread like crazy in the investment circle, and they keep asking us rural revitalization crews who are currently working, but how would we know?"

"So Jin Li really took this drama?"

"It spread so far, it's probably ten to nine true. Ye Weijie made a fortune this time, actually being able to get Jin Li's favor.

He asked me a few days ago how to apply for the national project fund for supporting rural film and television, as well as the special film and television fund for national support for young directors under 30, telling me that pulling in investments is very difficult and hoping to take the support track."

"I'm just curious why Jin Li would choose this kind of drama. She is the hottest female traffic star, and she just had a hit movie not long ago."

"Yeah, if she were willing to take a traffic film, I'm afraid the money-making ability could exceed hundreds of millions!"

"Can only say this star still has pursuits, not taking the usual path. Perhaps this is the reason why although she possesses the traffic of a traffic star, she is considered a powerful actor by mainstream media. The dramas she takes are really not ordinary."

Two hours later.

Ye Weijie successfully signed the intention to star contract with Jin Li. An investor specifically dialed Chenxi Entertainment's phone to inquire about the authenticity of the rumor.

Chenxi Entertainment replied: "It's true, Jin Li has already signed the intention to star agreement for "My Mediocre Life"."

This sentence quickly spread to the investor circle. Now Ye Weijie's phone, which was already about to be blown up, became even more unreachable.

The public work phone couldn't get through, so it was changed to his private mobile number ringing one after another. The assistant got through to his phone and said, trembling:

"Several investors came to the door together, blocking the company entrance and saying they want to see you. Ye Dao, did you borrow their money and not pay it back? Why are so many people looking for you? I see another group of people coming."

Ye Weijie said with a smile: "Do they look like they are looking for trouble with me?"

Assistant: "That's not it, everyone who comes is smiling. I asked them to choose another time to come, but they won't leave. The tea leaves for company reception are about to be used up."

Ye Weijie said calmly: "Then hurry up and buy tea leaves. More and more people will come later. When I go back to the company, I will gather these people for a meeting."

The assistant's eyes turned, and suddenly asked: "So Ye Dao, are we facing a great thing?"

Ye Weijie swept away the melancholy of the past and said with a smile: "The sky-high wealth is about to arrive, get ready to welcome it!"

As for the screenwriter driving beside him, from entering Chenxi Entertainment to meeting Jin Li, and finally signing the contract with Jin Li, his head was already dizzy.

Being able to drive back to the company at this time was entirely based on instinct.

Ye Weijie was right, it really is sky-high traffic, sky-high wealth!

Jin Li had nothing to do after signing the contract, and Qi Guan Mingzhu also had to return to the apartment to deal with the agent who specifically called to notify that they were coming.

After signing the intention agreement, Ye Weijie's excitement also infected Sui Lingfang. She sent Jin Li to the door all the way, talking to her happily.

Sui Lingfang: "I think Ye Dao Weijie has ideas. He told me privately that after you join, he can not only pull in huge investments but also cooperate with related cultural tourism industries.

Focusing on building a certain village in the film and television drama, enjoying the tourism revenue share of that village after the TV broadcast, and additionally, he can create internet-famous e-commerce products exclusive to the TV drama... I see that not only is the salary you get high, but you can also blossom all the way in dividends."

Jin Li thought for a while and said: "Since the investment prospect of this drama is so clear, why not persuade the company to join this investment? Perhaps it is a deal that won't lose money."

Sui Lingfang's eyes lit up: "You're right, I'll report it to the senior management in a while."

Jin Li saw that Sui Lingfang was very happy, as if she hadn't been affected by He Yixuan, or perhaps she didn't know yet that He Yixuan had also come to the company to participate in the weekly public class.

But no matter what, Sister Fang is her agent. In this matter, she unconditionally stands on Sister Fang's side.

Jin Li specifically said: "If you have any problems at work, if you need my help, just tell me."

Sui Lingfang didn't hear the deep meaning in the words and said with a smile: "No need for you, I can solve it myself."

Jin Li didn't care how Ye Weijie would introduce investments later; she only needed to ensure that her investment share would not be diluted.

As for when signing the contract, the originally set 6% suddenly became 15%, Jin Li just glanced at it and skipped it, without specifically asking Sister Fang.

This is not important.

After a night of rest, Jin Li came to the Fang Fei headquarters early in the morning to shoot the October cover magazine.

Because this shoot had already caused a dispute between Fang Fei and the first-tier magazine "Huayun", both Chenxi Entertainment and Fang Fei attached great importance to it, setting this trip as the highest level of confidentiality.

Whether it was Chenxi or Fang Fei, after setting the schedule, they didn't privately reveal the announcement time, but there were many paparazzi squatting outside Fang Fei every day this month, trying to find out some news.

When Jin Li hadn't come yet, the paparazzi who waited from early morning until morning were a bit restless. As the days got closer to October, time was running out for Jin Li and Fang Fei.

"Why hasn't Jin Li come yet? They wouldn't have set another shooting location and specifically blurred us, right?" A paparazzi asked uneasily.

Other peers were also not sure. Even if they really knew the real schedule, they wouldn't reveal it to others, only saying: "We don't know either, perhaps there is really this possibility."

But the paparazzi who complained didn't take long to find that more and more paparazzi were coming, so he lowered his eyes and pondered for a while, and immediately called the team to rush over.

As the days approached October, for every day that passed, the paparazzi squatting in front of Fang Fei would increase by more than a dozen, but today the paparazzi who came were unusually numerous, with fifty or sixty coming all at once.

If something is abnormal, there must be a demon. The paparazzi made a sharp judgment and hurriedly let the main force come over.

On the other side, Jin Li set off from Chenxi Entertainment, traveling in a motorhome with better confidentiality, equipped with 8 bodyguards.

Yes, 8!

Seeing these 8 bodyguards, Jin Li couldn't help but be dazed for a moment, asking Sister Fang: "Do we need to make such a big battle?"

Sui Lingfang said solemnly: "We have to do this. This October cover magazine dispute is very likely to lead the trend of the next two months, and will also let the fashion circle see another possibility. Many parties are paying attention, and we absolutely do not allow the theme to be leaked."

Chenxi Entertainment is not good in terms of resources and connections in the fashion circle, but it can't help but have Fang Fei's ear-to-ear reminders.

It is also because of Fang Fei's importance that Chenxi Entertainment is forced to attach importance to it.

The bodyguards were not requested by Chenxi Entertainment, but rather by Fang Fei.

Jin Li raised her eyebrows: "See another possibility in the fashion circle?"

Sui Lingfang smiled: "The interest line of using fashion magazines as brand promotion positions has been around for a long time. If you can let Fang Fei make this shot this time, then luxury brands will have another promotion channel.

It doesn't have to rely on magazines; they can push stars out through their own channels, and the effect caused is not weaker than first-tier magazines. This is a very good possibility."

Like stars shooting top fashion magazine covers, the interest chain behind it is very large. Brands will want stars to wear their own single items to go on the cover, thereby making many interest swaps with stars.

And these interest swaps all start from millions to tens of millions.

Besides matching fashion items, from the foundation and eyebrow pencil stars use, to the high-end dresses stars wear, the interest behind every item is increasing.

And the shooting of first-tier fashion magazines competes not only for stars, but also for stylists and photographers.

If a stylist can persuade a star to use a certain brand's makeup products, such as a certain brand's foundation, they can extract 15%-20% of the commission from the inserted brand.

So some top traffic stars' exclusive stylists can earn over 800,000 just by relying on single cover income.

As for photographers, deciding which photographer's style to use, that photographer can lead the trend of the next year; these are all invisible.

However, Jin Li's shoot this time is not that complicated, and the personnel is relatively simple.

Because Jin Li doesn't have an exclusive makeup artist, the makeup and hair are provided by Fang Fei throughout, including the handling of makeup and hair, which are left to Fang Fei's makeup artists to decide.

As the image spokesperson for Fang Fei in China, Jin Li's team is not worried that Fang Fei's makeup team will not be dedicated to Jin Li's makeup and hair.

After all, if it's painted badly, or painted very ugly, it's not Jin Li's face that is lost, but Fang Fei's face.

After Jin Li got on the motorhome, she found that three large objects were placed in the car, and couldn't help asking: "What is this?"

Sui Lingfang: "The company specifically rented 3 anti-stealth shooting jammers, the daily rent is as high as ten thousand, and they have been registered and filed, only limited to use within Fang Fei."

Jin Li:...

She teased with a smile: "I finally have a bit of a sense of reality that I am a first-tier top traffic star."

Sui Lingfang also smiled: "Jin Li, believe in yourself, you have always been."