Becoming a great entertainer started with being cyberbullied.

Those within a circle are still within a circle.

The entertainment industry is a large circle, and within this large circle, there are all sorts of smaller circles.

There is such a small group among some famous directors in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Liu Pingwei has been very troubled lately.

He is seventy years old this year.

At the peak of his career, he was nominated for the Oscar for Best Director, but ultimately lost to a romance film directed by a renowned director from Country A.

This incident is like a thorn stuck in Liu Pingwei's heart, and it remains there to this day.

He's seventy now and plans to make a final film, the theme of which is 'love,' a subject that Director Liu hasn't dared to touch for over 40 years.

Director Liu recounted the story in detail: "The selection of music for this movie has been stuck for about half a year."

In the past six months, Director Liu has become a fearsome "client boss" that makes the composition departments of the "Big Three" music studios tremble with fear.

That's right, what's holding Director Liu back is the original music.

Director Liu struggled with a song for half a year.

As a result, Sun Zheng spent an hour showing off in the group chat today because of a song.

This infuriated Director Liu.

Director Liu thought to himself that he had to see for himself whether Fang Ruoxi was a good person or not.

After Director Liu finished speaking,

Wang Liping slapped his thigh, "Oh! I remember now!"

Everyone looked at him.

Wang Liping immediately covered his mouth.

Director Liu spoke slowly, "I didn't expect this to be so difficult at first. I signed the contract too early, and I trusted Tianyin too much."

"But they haven't been able to come up with a song that satisfies me, so now... Tianyin has switched to open call for songs."

Upon hearing this, Fang Ruoxi frowned slightly.

"Oh, I see. It's hard to explain over the phone. I'll have Xiao Zhou bring you to my house tomorrow."

Everyone looked at Director Zhou.

Director Zhou quickly replied, "Convenient, convenient! Master, I'll take Xiao Fang there first thing tomorrow morning!"

Only then did everyone realize that Director Zhou was actually Director Liu's apprentice.

hang up the phone.

Zou Rong and Zhang Xiaomeng flanked Zhou Wen, one on each side.

"Great! Director Zhou, if it weren't for Old Liu revealing this himself, we wouldn't have known you were Director Guo's disciple!" Zou Rong said.

Zhou Wen is very low-key.

When people talk about her, they mostly talk about her work, and there's some gossip about her husband and children, who all work in the public sector, and how she has a happy family.

That's all.

If anyone knew she was Director Liu's disciple, the official TV station wouldn't dare offend her like that.

Director Zhou was caught off guard and his mentor exposed him, leaving him somewhat embarrassed.

"What's there to say... In those days, people entered the industry through a master-apprentice system, sigh."

After saying that, she looked at Fang Ruoxi earnestly and said, "Little Fang, my master doesn't ask for favors easily."

"He's dragged the 'Big Three' into this, and he's still bringing this up with you because he's been forced into it. Otherwise, given his temperament, he wouldn't have said that!"

The final work is of paramount importance to a director.

Not to mention, choosing the theme of love has been of great significance to Director Liu's career.

Wang Liping testified: "I know about this. For a while, Miao Cunzheng was particularly angry. I heard that he was throwing tantrums in the composition department every day."

"Later, Tianyin started soliciting songs from the public, and the longer the solicitation period lasted, the higher the prize money became."

"Hey, everyone in the industry is curious about who this newcomer is. What kind of music is it that even Tianyin can't handle?"

"It's not surprising that it's a custom-made song for Director Liu's final work."

Chen Hong was a little puzzled, so she asked, "Miao Cunzheng is truly talented, so why can't he master this piece? Is it because he's never been in a relationship?"

After thinking for a moment, Fang Ruoxi said, "It should be because of the bilingualism issue."

These words were like a wake-up call. Chen Hong exclaimed, "Oh! Right, Director Liu's movie is aiming for the Oscars."

That means the soundtrack needs to be available not only in Chinese but also in English.

In fact, the Chinese version is just as important as the English version.

However, as everyone knows, none of Tianyin's songs have made it onto the European and American charts.

Thinking of this, everyone looked at Fang Ruoxi, the only person in the Chinese entertainment industry to have ever topped the monthly charts for popular Western songs.

"Should I say this, Director Liu really did find the right person," Chen Hong complained.

Fang Ruoxi said to Zhou Wendao, "We'll discuss the specifics after we meet with Director Liu tomorrow and learn about his needs for the film."

This means that you basically agree.

Director Zhou's face immediately lit up with a smile, "Alright, alright! As long as you nod, there's definitely no problem!"

After resolving this minor incident, everyone got down to the main business of today's meeting.

"This morning's trending topics were orchestrated by Tianyin." Fang Ruoxi recalled the events of the morning, her face unusually cold.

Chen Hong remembered, "You went to work on the custom music for Director Sun's cultural variety show today, right?"

"Yes, later, people from Tianyin brought Miao Cunzheng with them."

Li Ming frowned slightly, "You go back on your word?"

Director Zhou said, "He's a seasoned veteran, notorious for 'looking for a better opportunity while still employed.'"

"But judging from what the teacher just said, it seems like Sun Zheng is begging Xiao Fang now, haha."

Fang Ruoxi smiled and forwarded the contract sent by Sun Zheng to Zou Rong.

"Take a look with the legal department. If there are no problems, stamp it with the official seal."

Zou Rong happily accepted the contract, saying, "Such a meaningful contract, I have to print it out, frame it, and hang it on my office wall... Damn! How come the money is so little?!"

Director Zhou rolled his eyes. "Projects on official TV stations are something everyone's begging to get on, fighting tooth and nail for. And you, brat, dare to complain about the pay being too low?"

Chen Hong joked with a smile, "It's okay, Director Liu has a lot of money. Xiao Zou, you can just earn it back from Director Liu."

Director Zhou also followed suit, "selling out his master for personal gain," saying, "That's right, my master has plenty of money to spare, so I'm not afraid of being fleeced."

Everyone smiled.

The incident of everyone being targeted and attacked in the fight for resources has now been put behind us.

After finishing discussing the important matters, Zhang Xiaomeng habitually took out her phone to browse the internet.

As soon as I unlocked my phone, I saw a video circulating wildly in the "gossip group".

Curious, she clicked on the video and saw a modified Hummer crashing violently into a red Porsche.

Then, the Hummer driver got out of the car. The man was wearing a mask and holding a golf club. He walked straight over and smashed all the windows of the Porsche.

They also pulled a long-haired woman dressed in pink out of the driver's seat.

"Oh my God!" she exclaimed.

"Wow! Isn't that Miss Zhang from Tianyin?!"

Upon hearing this, everyone gathered around.

Zhang Xiaomeng replayed the video.

Director Zhou recognized it at a glance, "Isn't this the entrance to the underground parking garage of the official TV station?"

Zhang Xiaomeng said, "That's her!"

Suddenly, she felt a sense of relief, "Wow! This woman has done so many bad things, she's finally got what she deserves!"

She wanted to share the video with everyone, but when she tried to share it again, the video was deleted.

"The Hummer driver was wearing a mask... This must have been premeditated, right?" Director Zhou frowned.

She didn't like the girl from Tianyin, but she disliked even more this lawless Hummer driver in broad daylight.

"Are you crazy? Who is this person? How dare they lay a hand on Miss Tianyin?" Wang Liping was also shocked, his jaw dropping.

Zou Rong opened his mouth, as if to say something.

"Mr. Zou, do you know something?" Chen Hong, with her sharp eyes, noticed Zou Rong's hesitation and immediately pressed him for an answer.

Zou Rong hesitated for a moment, "As far as I know, there are no more than five Hummers in the whole country, and in City B..."

"Only the new owner of the Wei family has one. He even drove this car and showed it off at our racing club."

This isn't your average Hummer; it's a genuine military-grade vehicle.

“Wei Wenzhe?” Li Ming asked.

King Li frowned. "There are many bad rumors about this person. He's a madman."

Wang Liping nodded, "I heard from colleagues at Wei's that he really does beat people up at the company; he's a crazy guy."

Then, he chuckled, "I wonder what the 'eldest princess' of Tianyin did to offend him. She deserves it."