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Chapter 23 Jiang Wen: "Liu Yifei does have some of my charm from when I was young."

"Ruishijie Film and Television Company?"

In the back seat of the Mercedes-Benz S500, Liu Xiaoli stared at the conspicuous sign from afar, her eyes filled with suspicion.

Although her daughter had been preparing for auditions, she found it increasingly strange the more she thought about it.

That's Lü Rui!

He is the first emerging talent among directors born in the 80s to win the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival!
Why would anyone take a liking to her daughter? And even invite her to audition?

Are you kidding me?
In her opinion, her daughter was probably fooled, or perhaps she encountered a shady agency during the art exam.

So when Liu Yifei said she was coming to audition early this morning, she immediately came along.

If she were to encounter a shady agent or a scammer, she, as a mother, could immediately take her daughter and leave.

"Sister Liu, the car can't go any further. You two might have to walk a few steps."

The already narrow alley was now filled with all kinds of luxury cars, blocking most of the road, forcing drivers to stop on the side of the road.

"it is good."

Liu Xiaoli got out of the car and looked at the row of luxury cars in front of her, including Porsche, Bentley, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW, and was still a little puzzled.

Is there some high-end club nearby? Why are there so many luxury cars parked here?
"Mom, my senior said he's waiting for us at the company and wants us to come over."

Liu Yifei held her phone, pointing it enthusiastically into the distance.

The weather in Yanjing has warmed up quite a bit recently, and the temperature rises very quickly as noon approaches.

Liu Yifei's outfit today is fresh and soothing. She chose a simple white T-shirt as her inner layer, a light gray cardigan as her outer layer, and loose pants in the same color scheme. The overall look is mainly in a clean and light color scheme, as if she is wearing the gentleness of spring.

As per Lü Rui's audition requirements, she did not put on any special makeup before going out; she simply washed her face.

Even without makeup, her stunning face, coupled with her innate pure and innocent charm, still resembles the heart-fluttering first love in school—quiet and beautiful, as if a gentle smile could melt away all the tenderness of spring.

"Slow down."

Liu Xiaoli felt helpless as she watched Liu Yifei walk quickly forward.

My daughter is good in every way, except that she's too kind and too trusting of strangers.

She suffered a lot because of this!
The mother and daughter walked one after the other and soon arrived at the entrance of Ruishijie Film and Television Company.

But the next second, both of them stopped in their tracks.

Looking around, the small company was now packed with people, and there was a constant stream of chatter.

"Why are there so many people?" Liu Yifei tilted her head and peered inside curiously.

Since she didn't see Lü Rui, she simply took out her phone and made a call.

The call was answered quickly, but there was a lot of noise coming from the other end.

"Senior, I'm at the door, but I can't see you."

"You're here? Great, I'll come out to meet you."

As soon as Lü Rui finished speaking, the noisy sounds behind the door suddenly fell silent.

The next second, outside the door, Liu Xiaoli's heart suddenly began to race!
She noticed that a pair of scrutinizing eyes were suddenly fixed on her and Liu Yifei from behind the door.

Most importantly, she knew many of them!
Wang Zhonglei, Chairman of Huayi Brothers Media Group; Wang Changtian, Chairman of Enlight Media Group; Yu Dong, Chairman of Bona Film Group; Dong Ping, Chairman of Huayi Brothers Media Group…

"How come there are so many well-known investors in the industry here?"

Just as she was wondering, Lü Rui walked out through the crowd, waved to Liu Yifei, and called out, "Come in."

It's really him!
That up-and-coming, talented director whose debut film won the Silver Bear for Best Director and grossed 3500 million at the box office!

Liu Xiaoli's eyes, which were already wide open, suddenly widened even more!

She never expected that her daughter would actually get involved with Lü Rui!
However, what shocked her even more was yet to come.

As she entered the company, many familiar faces, including Jiang Wen, Ning Jing, Zhang Fengyi, Zhang Guorong, Mao Shunyun, and Feng Yuanzheng, appeared before her, leaving her stunned.

what's the situation?
What kind of production team is my silly daughter auditioning for?

How come they have such a well-known investor and famous actors from both the mainland and Hong Kong entertainment industries? What kind of lineup is this?

It wasn't until Jiang Wen chuckled and said, "So you're going to cast this little girl as my daughter in the play? Not bad, she's quite pretty, she does have some of my charm from when I was young."

Everyone: "???"

Lü Rui: Shameless!
Liu Xiaoli finally realized what was happening!

The next second, she quickly nudged Liu Yifei's arm and reminded her, "Qianqian, hurry... hurry and call for help! What are you standing there for?"

Having just passed the entrance exam for the Beijing Film Academy, I suddenly encountered so many well-known figures in the industry.

This was a godsend for Liu Xiaoli, who wanted to push her daughter into the entertainment industry!
"Teacher Jiang, Teacher Zhang, Teacher Ning..."

Liu Yifei, however, was not intimidated. After regaining her senses, she quickly greeted everyone.

Finally, she looked at Lü Rui, winked at him, and giggled, "Hello, senior too~" Liu Xiaoli, who was next to her, quickly apologized, "Director Lü, the child is just being silly, please don't take offense."

"It's alright." Lu Rui smiled knowingly, finding it quite amusing.

He had met Liu Xiaoli in his previous life, but at that time she was the general manager of Hongxingwu, and everyone in the industry respectfully called her "General Manager Liu"!
This was the first time he had ever seen someone so polite and humble.

After exchanging greetings, Lü Rui turned to Jiang Wen and said, "Director Jiang, could you help me with the audition? I'll go check the contract first."

“Okay, no problem.” Jiang Wen readily agreed.

"Don't be nervous, listen carefully to Director Jiang's instructions, and just express your understanding of 'rebellious girl' normally."

After giving Liu Yifei his instructions, Lü Rui headed towards the finance office.

Behind him, Wang Zhonglei, Wang Changtian, Dong Ping, and others filed in.

Half an hour later, the contract was officially signed.

China Film Group 40%, Ruishijie 30%, Beijing Film Academy 10%, Bona Film Group, Huayi Brothers Media Group, Enlight Media Group, and Huayi Brothers Media Group each 5%.

"Director Lü, we'll be going now. See you when filming starts."

"Okay, see you when you turn on the computer."

After personally seeing off the investors, Lü Rui returned to the company and looked at Jiang Wen.

Jiang Wen understood what he meant and immediately said, "Haha, no problem. The little girl is quite talented and has a lot of potential. With proper training, she will definitely be a good candidate to become an actress."

“Okay.” Lü Rui nodded slightly, then looked at Liu Xiaoli, “Ms. Liu, what are your thoughts?”

“I have no objection!” Liu Xiaoli said without hesitation, “It is Qianqian’s blessing to have the opportunity to learn from Director Lü and the other teachers.”

"Okay, let's sign the contract then."

Lu Rui led everyone back into the office.

The actors' contracts were quickly signed, and everything was ready.

After carefully saving the backups and archiving them all into the database, Lü Rui looked at the group of people in front of him.

"Everyone, the almanac says that the 8th of next month is an auspicious day to start construction or break ground, and the weather will be sunny and the temperature will be just right. Shall we meet in Hengdian then?"

"Okay, see you in Hengdian!"

Jiang Wen and the others naturally had no problems.

Lu Rui then looked at Leslie Cheung, who was silent in the crowd, and Mao Shunjun, who was standing next to him.

"Teacher Zhang? Teacher Mao, are you two here? Is this time convenient?"

Leslie Cheung nodded silently, looking somewhat downcast. It was unclear what was wrong with him.
Mao Shunyun, standing nearby, smiled and said, "Okay, Director Lü."

"I'll show them around the capital these next few days to show them some hospitality, haha."

Zhang Fengyi spoke from the side, clearly in the mood for 'having friends come from afar, isn't that a joy?'

Although he and Leslie Cheung didn't meet often, they had a good relationship.

That is, after filming "Farewell My Concubine", in order to get out of the movie as soon as possible, the two did not see each other for several years.

However, times have changed drastically since then.

Nine years have passed. He now has a second wife and children, and Leslie Cheung has a boyfriend. The two have long since moved on from their past entanglements.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to Teacher Zhang."

After seeing everyone off, and reminding Liu Yifei to memorize her lines when she got back, Lü Rui returned to the company.

Upon seeing him enter, the finance officer immediately stood up from behind his desk and reminded him in a trembling voice, "Mr. Lü, the 3000 million yuan has been fully received."

"Okay, keep a record of every expense and income. I'll be going to Hengdian at the beginning of next month, and we'll keep in touch remotely then."

After giving his instructions, Lü Rui returned to his office, locked the door, and sat down on the sofa.

The next second, his consciousness sank directly into the system.

Two days ago, after the script for "Mystic River" passed the review, the C-level talent rewarded by the system—Clint Eastwood's skills in character psychology portrayal and narrative depiction of human struggles—has been successfully distributed.

Subsequently, the new task of [advancing project financing, finalizing script investors and casting] arrived as scheduled.

Now, he has successfully completed the new task in less than a week, which is quite fast!

The new rewards and new tasks have now arrived on the current system panel:

[B-level talent: Clint Eastwood's suspenseful cinematic language, repetitive and symbolic editing techniques, and acting coaching skills have been successfully distributed.]

[New Mission: Please organize a launch ceremony for the film "Mystic River"!]

[Reward upon completion of the mission: A-level talent - Clint Eastwood's directorial technique of alternating between "omniscient perspective" and "limited perspective"!]

(End of this chapter)