Chapter 129: Sorry, this is my wife!

Investors, after hearing the explanation, were overly excited, stood up and slapped the table, their emotions running high, ready to go all-in!

He pointed at Su Manyao, demanding she be his female lead.

With such a high-caliber lead, it's a bit unreasonable not to have a stunning beauty.

Jiang Cheng snapped, "Get lost, you bastard!"

That's my wife; can she be your female lead?

The surrounding investors couldn't help but burst out laughing.

The balding investor chuckled sheepishly and sat down.

"I say, Old Ma, if you're the male lead, can this film even be watched?"

"Shut your stinking mouth, don't say you don't want to be the male lead!"

"I've invested in this film, I won't be the male lead!"

"Old Wang, why don't you film this script for your next movie? I think it's got potential!"

"That's it, I also think it's got potential!"

Investors from all sides whispered among themselves, urging Wang Qiangwei to take on this script.

Zheng Le sat to the side, his face turning extremely grim.

He knew he had lost, and lost completely.

His script was steady and market-friendly, but Jiang Cheng's script was a sharp dagger, a dagger that broke the balance.

If he were an investor, he would certainly invest in Jiang Cheng's drama!

It has gimmicks, highlights, the plot isn't draggy, light, pleasant, mindless fun!

Such dramas easily break the stalemate!

But writing it is not easy!

Ma Hao's script fared worst—it wasn't selected, no one favored it, yet for some reason, at this moment, the corner of his mouth unconsciously curled into a smile.

Although his script wasn't chosen, everyone still values innovation, not formulaic, cliché scripts!

He counts it as half a win, even though it was this young man he initially dismissed who secured the victory for him.

Wang Qiangwei sat in the chief seat, his hands crossed calmly.

When the discussion quieted, Wang Qiangwei then said, "Since everyone's interested in the third drama, I won't dampen your enthusiasm."

"I'll film Jiang Cheng's 'God of Gambling' for the next drama!"

"Good, excellent, Old Wang, you made the right choice this time!"

"I think this drama will definitely be a hit!"

"Has this drama cast good actors?"

"Is this beauty the female lead for the next drama?"

An investor turned, glanced at Su Manyao, and asked Wang Qiangwei.

Wang Qiangwei was choked by his words.

"Brother, this is my direct boss; she's supposed to play the female lead?"

He was about to speak.

But Su Manyao crossed her arms, amused, and said, "Exactly, I am the female lead for the next drama."

Wang Qiangwei stared, eyes wide like bells, looking at Su Manyao, wondering what the boss was up to.

"Great, great, I knew Director Wang had an eye for talent!"

"Invest, I just wanted to ask if our company could put in more shares for this film?"

"I also want to invest more shares!"

"This beauty must be a newly discovered newcomer; I've never seen her before!"

"It's definitely going to blow up, this drama!"

"This beauty will surely blow up too!"

Investors from all sides are getting a bit carried away!

Mainly, they have to review many scripts from all sides; in this industry, the key is not to put all your eggs in one basket.

Actually, most of the films they invest in will lose money, but they can't refrain from investing, because you never know when a dark horse will appear.

Profitable films are always a minority, just like in theaters—only a few released movies achieve satisfactory box office.

So when they encounter a film they consider a sure bet to make big money, their mood naturally becomes excited.

But just then, a voice interrupted their thoughts.

"No."

The speaker was Jiang Cheng, still standing in front of the backdrop. Everyone's gaze turned to him, some staring blankly.

No one knew what was up with this young scriptwriter.

His script is indeed good, but a good script also needs a good director and excellent actors.

Now an excellent actor stands right before him—why would he disagree?

Yet Jiang Cheng calmly said, "This is my girlfriend, not an actress."

Damn!

Those investors felt, in that instant, worse than eating shit!

You little shit, just because you're young and write a good script is bad enough, but you also have such a gorgeous girlfriend?

Su Manyao smiled, looking at Jiang Cheng without saying another word.

Jiang Cheng pulled out the USB drive he'd plugged into his computer, tossed it to Wang Qiangwei, and said:

"Let you study the script first; we'll talk about other matters later."

He wasn't afraid that Wang Qiangwei would sabotage his script.

People are doing honest business these days; times have changed. If you want a film to be good, sabotaging the script is undoubtedly like lifting a rock to drop on your own foot.

!

All the investors present were watching Jiang Cheng and Su Manyao.

Jiang Cheng said: "You guys keep talking; we're going to eat barbecue."

He noticed that Su Manyao had eaten several lamb skewers tonight, and her big eyes lingered over the roasted potatoes.

Yujie normally doesn't eat these things; the last time she went on a school team-building outing, when having barbecue, she only impulsively ate a few skewers of squid she herself had threaded.

So seeing Yujie have an appetite today...

Then we must bring Yujie to eat a few more skewers.

Then Jiang Cheng, in front of everyone, took Su Manyao's hand and walked toward the barbecue pit they had used before.

I'm dying!

The investors present felt they were being shown off in front of everyone.

Zheng Le felt the most like dying; he felt like a clown at that moment.

When he arrived, he was full of confidence, feeling his script was secure.

But the result was that someone else snatched the peach.

Moreover, it was a juicy, tender peach; watching it sway made his heart itch, yet that peach was about to be covered by another big hand!

It's unbearable!

Wang Qiangwei felt a deep sigh inside, glancing furtively at the direction Jiang Cheng and Su Manyao left.

That was his own boss, who at the company was always stern and never smiled, always having an aloof demeanor.

Even as an actor, trying to portray that temperament is merely having the appearance without the spirit.

Yet such a woman has a boyfriend, and her boyfriend is still just a young guy.

"Jiang Cheng this kid actually has some skills!"

This is Wang Qiangwei's inner evaluation of Jiang Cheng.

"He can write songs and write scripts, but I don't know what surprise the upcoming broadcast of the Golden Melody Singer will bring."

…

After finishing presenting the script, Jiang Cheng stopped worrying about those people and calmly took Su Manyao to grill barbecue.

At that moment, a business car drove up the side road leading into this building.

Inside the car sat the male lead of the film being filmed, Xiao Jingyuan.

The road was rough, swaying back and forth.

Xiao Jingyuan in the car couldn't help but vomit.

"Whoever picked this location is a total flop—choosing such a lousy place, couldn't they have picked somewhere easier to get to!"

Just after he finished cursing, his gaze fell on Su Manyao barbecuing outside.

"Pull over up ahead, quick!"

(End of chapter)