She goes crazy, he'll cover for her; the darling of the group is someone no one dares to mess w

"What happened? The stitches were removed. I'm here to work."

Fang Li went straight into the office, hung up her bag, and walked behind her desk.

Zhou Yufan followed her in and stood in front of the table to look at her.

Fang Li remained calm, turned on her computer, glanced at the cup beside her, picked it up, and walked towards the break room.

Zhou Yufan watched quietly and did not follow.

A few minutes later, Fang Li came in with a half-cup of coffee and sat back down at her desk.

Zhou Yufan raised his slightly furrowed brow and said, "Something's not right with you."

Fang Li paused in her coffee-drinking motion, then took a sip, put down the cup, and looked up at him.

Zhou Yufan: "Did you have a fight with your partner?"

Fang Li: "..." A hint of unease flashed across her face.

soon.

But Zhou Yufan still managed to catch it easily.

"No wonder the famous CEO Han can act like a reckless young man."

"What exactly are you trying to say? When did you become so familiar with Han Xi? Why are you bringing him up?"

"We can't even mention it; it seems the problem is indeed quite serious."

"..." Fang Li was too lazy to argue with him. "Isn't there a meeting? Are we still going to have it or not?"

Seeing her pick up her laptop and walk towards the conference room, Zhou Yufan followed and said in a low voice, "I don't know what happened between you two, but there's something I feel I need to tell you."

Fang Li stopped and looked at him.

Zhou Yufan: "President Han just arrived."

"He's here?!" Fang Li exclaimed in surprise. "Where?"

Zhou Yufan said, "They've left again."

"......"

“He left just minutes before you came in.”

Fang Li breathed a slight sigh of relief, but then, as if remembering something, she said in a somewhat awkward tone, "You didn't say anything to him, did you?"

"what do you mean?"

"It's fine as long as he didn't say anything, you have no idea how awful he is!" As she spoke, Fang Li felt a surge of anger, her delicate brows furrowing tightly. "Last night, last night..."

"last night?"

The two locked eyes, Zhou Yufan's eyes filled with intense curiosity.

Fang Li swallowed hard and looked away somewhat awkwardly. "Anyway, if we see him again, just pretend we don't know each other and don't talk to him about me."

It seems they really have a conflict.

Zhou Yufan raised an eyebrow and slightly curved his lips.

The two entered the conference room one after the other; all twelve employees of the studio were present.

Fang Li was injured not long after the studio was established, and now, facing all the employees for the first time, she felt a little uneasy.

"Mr. Xu."

"Hello, Mr. Xu!"

"Mr. Xu."

.......

"Sister Fang Li."

The last one is Ji Tiantian.

Everyone greeted her one by one, and Fang Li was a little unaccustomed to such enthusiasm.

He smiled and waved to everyone.

Zhou Yufan noticed her reaction, went over and sat down in his seat, and said, "Alright, now that President Xu is back, our Liyun ship is officially setting sail. Tiantian, you will continue to be President Xu's assistant."

“I know, Director Zhou.”

Ji Tiantian looks quite different. Today she is wearing a pair of black skinny jeans and a loose-fitting Korean-style suit jacket, giving her a professional woman's air.

She looked at Fang Li happily and whispered, "President Xu, you're finally back."

"Thank you for your hard work," Fang Li replied with a faint smile.

Ji Tiantian shook her head: "It's not hard work. With President Zhou here, we don't need to worry about much at all."

Zhou Yufan continued, "Our Pear Blossom Studio has just been established and has neither connections nor reputation in the industry. What follows will be an extremely difficult battle. I attended the charity gala of Wenxi Film and Television a couple of days ago and made an appointment with several producers and directors. They have also expressed their initial intention to cooperate. As for whether the cooperation will be successful, it depends on whether everyone here can produce a work that satisfies them."

The next step was to have a detailed discussion about the script requests made by several directors and producers.

In the past two years, the film and television industry seems to have entered a period of fatigue, with fewer and fewer original scripts being produced, and most of them being adapted from online novels.

Eighty percent of these scripts are either unrealistic modern romances or outdated historical romances.

Many productions have huge upfront investments, but after airing, they barely make a splash before being overshadowed by newer productions.

Large production crews with hundreds or even thousands of members often fail to recoup even the most basic initial investment in the end.

This has led some well-known directors and producers to be extremely cautious when choosing scripts, since no one can afford to lose money on investments that are often in the tens of millions.

"Director Zhang means that if there are novel scripts, preferably ones that can stand out in the current film and television environment, he is not against considering our studio."

Zhou Yufan frowned: "The key issue now is that I briefly introduced him to the several new ideas we had come up with recently, but he wasn't very satisfied."

Liyun is just a small studio, and it has just been established and has no reputation at all.

If it weren't for the presence of Zhou Yufan, a legendary figure in the industry, these well-known directors and producers probably wouldn't even have expressed interest in collaborating with them.

Major film and television companies have their own editorial departments and rarely select manuscripts from external sources.

Finding a suitable client and reaching a cooperation agreement is extremely difficult.

If they miss this opportunity, Li Yun's future will be difficult.

Everyone present looked troubled.

Those sitting here are mostly talented but unappreciated individuals, or newcomers to the workforce. Compared to the senior editors of film and television giants, everyone is clearly under immense pressure.

Fang Li was naturally aware of this as well.

This is the predicament that Li Yun is currently facing, and it is also the situation that she had foreseen before establishing Li Yun. With Li Yun's current strength, Li Yun has no chance at all in this industry.

Zhou Yufan leaned back in his chair, his hands crossed and pressed against his forehead, his exposed half-face taut, and he remained silent for a long time.

Fang Li glanced at him, remained silent for a moment, and then spoke softly.

"I have an idea."

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone looked at her.

Even Zhou Yufan, who was standing to the side, raised his head and looked at her with curiosity.

"We are pursuing both adaptation of online IPs and original screenplays."

“You mean…” Zhou Yufan raised an eyebrow.

Fang Li: "I have a brief understanding of the projects invested in by several major domestic film and television companies in recent years. Eighty percent of them are adapted from currently popular literary works, which shows that IP adaptation still has huge market potential."

"With the development of technology and changes in the market, the adaptation of online IPs will show a more diversified and international trend. It's not too late for us to delve into and invest in this market at this time."

Everyone nodded; this was indeed a path.

Some good online IPs already have a large initial fan base, which undoubtedly gives them a lot of confidence in film and television adaptations. However, this is also a double-edged sword. If they are drastically modified, they may also be attacked and resisted by the original fans.

Fang Li remained calm and continued, "There's a saying that goes, 'Cast a wide net and focus on cultivating key talents.' On the one hand, we should screen for IP projects with investment potential on various platforms and websites, and acquire the copyrights before the works become wildly popular. On the other hand, we still need everyone to try to rethink a few new scripts and see if we can preserve the opportunities that our senior has worked so hard to secure."