Huayu is here for you

Seeing Hu Ge chatting back and forth with Lin Yu, Cai Yinong felt much more at ease. It seemed that this pie would go to the sugar man... our Hu Ge.

After the three of them ordered their food, Cai Yinong raised her glass and toasted Lin Yu.

"Director Lin, we are so grateful to you for reminding Hu Ge this time, otherwise he might have missed the Twilight audition."

"It's not that bad. Lao Hu had already turned on his phone by then. Even without me, he would have known two minutes later." Lin Yu took a small sip of his drink and smiled.

Cai Yinong smiled awkwardly after hearing Lin Yu's words, and then subtly gestured to Hu Ge.

To be honest, Lao Hu is still a bit conflicted. He's quite comfortable being friends with Lin Yu, chatting and joking around, but he feels a little embarrassed about using this relationship to seek personal gain. He has a feeling that if he does that, his relationship with Lin Yu will change.

Although he felt that his chances of getting the role were pretty good, since Lin Yu had already spoken to him beforehand, Lin Yu hadn't directly said that he would choose him. Moreover, Cai Yinong and he had come specifically for this purpose, wanting to find out if Lin Yu had already chosen him.

Originally, Hu Ge definitely didn't want to come, but he couldn't resist his soft heart and was dragged along by Cai Yinong.

Cai Yinong's idea was more straightforward: every little bit increase in the chances of winning was better than waiting idly for the audition. Although Lin Yu and Hu Ge had a good relationship, in the profit-driven entertainment industry, what's the value of friendship? Besides, Hu Ge had many competitors, and Lin Yu might just be swayed by someone's offer.

Seeing Hu Ge's somewhat conflicted expression, Lin Yu decided to stop playing coy with Cai Yinong.

"Mr. Cai, you invited me here today for more than just a meal, right? Did you want to inquire about who will be playing the role of Twilight?"

Cai Yinong wasn't embarrassed even when she was exposed; after all, she'd been in the business for so many years, she couldn't afford to be shy.

"Hehe... Director Lin, look at what you're saying. This meal today is to thank you for reminding Hu Ge. Besides, given your relationship with Hu Ge, I believe you'll conduct the audition fairly, right?"

"Hehe... Mr. Cai, to be honest, I do favor Lao Hu, but you have to understand, some things can't be done based on personal feelings alone. Besides, this pie is quite big, and there are too many people who want a piece of it. My company is currently in a development stage, and the needs in all aspects are very large, so I can only try to be as fair as possible. Any more... hehe, it's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't. After all, I'm still the boss of the company, and I can't act too arbitrarily. Do you understand?"

"I understand! Developing a company isn't easy for anyone, but Director Lin, it seems your company is currently only focused on film. Are you interested in television dramas?" Cai Yinong probed.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yu knew that the main course was about to begin.

"TV series? To be honest, I haven't really considered getting into that business yet. I wonder if Mr. Cai has any good suggestions?"

Cai Yinong silently cursed Lin Yu in her heart, "Not interested? Do you look like you're not interested?"

"Hehe, I don't have any good suggestions, just my personal opinion!"

"Please go ahead," Lin Yu said with a hint of curiosity.

Seeing Lin Yu gradually revealing his true colors, Cai Yinong gritted her teeth, as if making a firm decision, and asked, "What do you think of the sugar figurine?"

"Sugar Man? That's great. Your company has been doing quite well in recent years," Lin Yu said with a smile.

Then he added to himself: Who knows what will happen in the future.

"Would you be interested in joining Sugar People?"

Lin Yu was stunned upon hearing this, clearly taken aback by Cai Yinong's words.

"Sister Cai, do you think you're qualified to say that?"

"What do you mean by this?" Lin Yu asked after a moment's hesitation.

"It means exactly what it says. If you're interested, we can discuss it further."

Cai Yinong was going all out at this point. After all, her company was weak in film, while Lin Yu was one of the top rising stars in China. It was a powerful alliance! The first rule of survival!

Hu Ge, standing to the side, was somewhat stunned.

"What the hell? You can't expect to find a boss while eating a meal?"

"So, how much salary are you planning to pay me?" Lin Yu asked somewhat jokingly.

"Paying wages...you must have misunderstood! I wanted to invite you to invest in Sugar Man, what did you take it as?" Cai Yinong asked, puzzled.

At that moment, Lin Yu suddenly felt her face burning, but thankfully her thick skin prevented it from showing. "So this is how you join the sugar figurine business! You didn't even explain it clearly. I thought Sister Cai had gotten so cocky that you wanted to recruit me!"

"It's nothing, I just wanted to ask how the investment process works," Lin Yu said somewhat awkwardly.

Lin Yu still had some interest in the current state of sugar figurines, after all, TV dramas and web series could be very profitable in the future, and most TV dramas were now more profitable than movies. However, he did not expect Cai Yinong to have such great courage. Originally, Lin Yu was thinking of extorting investment from one or two TV dramas, but he did not expect Cai Yinong to let him invest in sugar figurines directly. Wasn't this an unexpected stroke of luck?

Founded in 1998, Tangren Film & Television was a comprehensive film and television company whose business scope included film and television investment, production, distribution, post-production, and artist management. Headquartered in Kyoto, the company had subsidiaries in Shanghai, Tianjin, Hong Kong, Hengdian, and other locations, and owned its own sound stages and costume/prop warehouse.

It can be said to be one of the top film and television companies in China, in the early stages.

As for the later stages, ever since the last glory of the sugar figurine in "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer," its status has plummeted and is beyond saving.

And what kind of garbage are those dramas they filmed? Not a single one is watchable.

Moreover, Sugarman currently only operates a company in Kyoto, and it's not the "Sugarman Group" with a market value of several billion.

"Director Lin, currently, Sugar Man is owned 50% by me and Director Li Guoli, each holding 50%. If you'd like to invest, we can give up 10% to 15% of the shares," Cai Yinong said with a smile.

"Fifteen percent? How much are you planning to make me pay?"

"If you're really interested, just give me a million as a token."

"Wow! Mr. Cai is really generous!" Lin Yu said with a smile.

But in his heart, he was already cursing. Sure enough, none of those who made it big were stupid. The cheaper the item, the harder it was to get.

"Director Lin is too kind. It's not a matter of being generous or not. I just hope you can take good care of me in the future with your films. After all, if you really invest, you'll be a sugar figurine boss, won't you?"