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"Ms. Gong Li, Director Zhang has agreed!"

"That's right, he's already agreed... He's already signed the contract, there's no way he can go back on his word!"

He Yi'an immediately called Gong Li after leaving the post-production site of "Hero".

What is the underlying logic behind all his busy work? What is the top-level construction? What are the key points? What are the highlights and advantages? What is the desired outcome in terms of results transformation?

How can we achieve a complete value coupling?

Okay, all of the above internet slang was made up by He Yi'an himself. His only goal from beginning to end was to achieve the same objective.

That was all for the purpose of winning over Gong Li!

This is the most important purpose!

All other tasks, whether they are scripts, new movies, or scripts given to Zhang Yimou that brought him into the production team, are all branches of the main objective.

The results are now in, it's time to settle the achievements!

Sure enough, after he called Gong Li to confirm that Zhang Yimou had signed the contract, Gong Li's voice came through the receiver: "Xiao An, when do we sign the contract?"

"Whenever Ms. Gong Li is free, I'm available!"

"Then next week, I'll be going out of town tomorrow. I can come to your company then!"

"No, no, no, I'd better come to you in person. I want to keep this project a secret for now!"

He Yi'an cannot publicize this kind of thing now, and it must be kept tightly under wraps.

"Keep it a secret?" Gong Li was a little surprised, but then she thought about her collaboration with Zhang Yimou, which would indeed cause some discussion, so she didn't object to keeping it a secret. "Alright, then let's keep it a secret for now!"

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Once everything was finalized, He Yi'an's time was put on the fast track.

He resumed his routine of going between school, company, and home.

After a difficult initial period, the company's affairs gradually got on track. In particular, with the approval of the script for "Full House," Langyuan Company began to assemble the production crew and make preliminary preparations.

This series of actions is both improving the company's operational efficiency and selecting suitable personnel.

Startups are like this; they definitely need to use some projects to see who is suitable to stay and who is not.

In addition, there were some personnel arrangements within the company. Yan Danchen signed with the company, so she directly got the lead role in "Full House".

However, the production team is still in the pre-production stage and filming has not yet started. My mother wants to sign some people, but she is not very satisfied with the list submitted.

These days, it's not easy to sign a contract with a low-maintenance company.

In the end, he and his mother decided to sign some new talents.

My mother agreed, and she plans to arrange for someone to visit several universities since the freshmen haven't started school yet.

If there aren't any suitable candidates this year, we can look to next year. There are still some good students in the 02 cohort of various universities.

On the contrary, far fewer students from the class of 03 became famous.

Another person worth mentioning is Yu Feihong, who actually suspended her acting career and returned to the Beijing Film Academy to study directing.

This is a bit of news, but it only circulated within a small area of ​​the school.

April and May passed quickly in this environment that combined learning and work.

It was mid-to-late June, and He Yi'an, who was searching for materials in the archives to earn credits, received another call from his mother.

"What's wrong, Mom?"

He Yi'an knew that if his mother wasn't busy, she would definitely send a text message or tell him when she got home. If she called, it was definitely something he needed to deal with immediately.

"An'an, do you remember what I told you before about Liu Guoquan's son investing in a movie?"

"I remember, it's Li Dawei's movie. Didn't Dad take me to meet Liu Guoquan and Li Dawei before? What's wrong? Didn't we already help him fill in the rest of the scenes?"

He Yi'an was certainly very familiar with this drama, after all, it was Liu Yifei's first drama.

However, He Yi'an did not interfere too much in the production of this play.

Firstly, the play itself has little to do with Langyuan. The reason they approached us for investment was because my father wanted to repay Liu Guoquan for his help back then.

Since that's the case, all the favors will go to Dad; neither he nor Mom wants to steal the spotlight.

All that's needed is to fill the remaining investment gap of over three million. Although this amount of investment makes them the second largest investor, Langyuan didn't try to gain any say in the matter.

Anyway, this drama was originally filmed in history and the effect was okay, so He Yi'an didn't intend to use his Hayek influence.

Besides, it seems that filming for this show has already started for more than half a month, so why contact them now?

My mom then explained it over the phone.

It turns out that the original female lead the production team wanted couldn't come and stood them up, so now the production team is fiercely competing over who will play the role of the second female lead.

Li Dawei wants to recommend someone, and the male lead Chen Kun also wants to recommend someone.

However, now the producer, Yu Jianming, has also recommended someone. Anyway, none of the parties are satisfied, so they came to ask them and invited them to a dinner party.

Xu Wan's attitude towards this matter was the same as He Yi'an's; she didn't really want to get involved.

It was just a small investment made out of consideration for her husband, not worth her going to great lengths for. Besides, she was currently in Goose City preparing for a second round of negotiations with Little Ma.

But since someone has called Langyuan, it wouldn't be good to just ignore it.

It wasn't easy for his father to intervene, and Xu Wan was too busy, so she called him instead.

My mother's idea was simply to have him go there briefly as a representative, to get the opinions of the other investors.

After understanding what his mother meant, He Yi'an finally understood.

He remembered that the original production of "The Story of a Noble Family" was invested by Qiangshi Media, whose boss was You Jianming, who was not only the producer but also the production manager.

His main support was in casting Liu Yifei as Bai Xiuzhu.

"Why has it changed now?"

He Yi'an wasn't quite clear on the intricacies of the situation, but after making a phone call and finding out more, he immediately understood.

It seems that Chen Jingfei filled the funding gap of two to three million yuan in the original history of the drama, as he participated in some of the investment or resource coordination for the drama.

This made Liu Yifei the undisputed second female lead.

Now that Langyuan has filled this gap, has it led some people to mistakenly believe that they can be the breakthrough point?

"Heh...looks like I'll be getting to experience the fun of being an investor too..."

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June 17, 2002, Tianjin.

Tianjin in June was already hotter than at the beginning of the year.

He Yi'an arrived at the entrance of a rather impressive-looking hotel in a low-key Mercedes-Benz provided by his company for business travel.

Although Lang Yuan's investment share in the "The Story of a Noble Family" project was not large, he was still one of the investors. In this situation where the roles were decided, the person in charge of the production team still treated him with courtesy.

"Mr. He?"

As soon as his car stopped, a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, with a shrewd and capable demeanor, came up to him with a professional smile: "Mr. He, you are indeed a young hero. I am You Jianming."

He Yi'an had done some research before coming, so he recognized him at a glance. He was the boss of Qiangshi Media and the main investor in "The Story of a Noble Family".

"Mr. You've gone to so much trouble to come down and pick me up personally. As for the young hero's praise, I can only say you flatter me!"

You Jianming looked him up and down and said, "This is my honest opinion. Mr. He is truly young and promising, and Langyuan Media has been making quite a splash in the industry lately."

"Haha, Mr. You flatter us. We're just a small company, learning from our seniors."

"please!"

After exchanging pleasantries, You Jianming led He Yi'an into the hotel and warmly introduced him to the facilities.

"Mr. He, this is your first time visiting the film crew, so you might be a little unfamiliar with the place. Let me give you a brief introduction... There aren't many people here today. Besides Director Li and a few other investors, there are just some actors from the crew..."

"...I'm sure you know why I've troubled you to come, Mr. He. My suggestion is..."

The excuse that he was new to the crew and didn't know anything about the production was just a pretext.

The suggestion he wanted to make later was the real reason why You Jianming took the initiative to pick him up; he wanted Langyuan to be on his side as well.

After all, he was aware of the connection between Langyuan and Li Dawei.

He Yi listened quietly, without rushing to express his opinion, but instead looked around the hotel with a smile.

The hotel wasn't new, but it was decorated in a lavish style, with deep red carpets in the corridors and antique-style oil paintings hanging on the walls.

Seeing his expression, You Jianming's heart sank. He thought that he was going to side with director Li Dawei. His expression changed slightly, and he stopped talking.

When He Yi'an followed You Jianming into the private room, he immediately saw the empty seat facing the door and a man in his thirties dressed in casual clothes next to it.

It was director Li Dawei.

He seemed a little tired, but upon seeing He Yi'an arrive, Li Dawei smiled and quickly stood up: "Director He, you're here!"

Actually, He Yi'an and Li Dawei were not very familiar with each other.

However, we met once not long ago through the connections of our parents, so we knew each other well.

But such enthusiasm doesn't really mean anything...

One doesn't hit a smiling face, so He Yi'an greeted him with a smile: "Director Li, it's been a while. Judging from your appearance, filming hasn't been going very smoothly!"

"Hey, I only realized how difficult it is to organize and film a movie myself. I still envy Director He, you've already finished filming your movie, while I'm still struggling with this TV series!"

Seeing the two conversing so familiarly, several people in the private room had a change in expression.

One of the men, a middle-aged man in his forties, sitting by the window on the other side, had a particularly grave expression.

He was dressed in a well-tailored dark suit, exuding an air of distinction. However, after noticing that He Yi'an and the director were having a pleasant conversation, he turned his gaze to You Jianming, who had come in with He Yi'an.

You Jianming shook his head at him, and the man's face darkened completely. He took out his phone, opened a number, and sent a text message.

"Have you arrived yet? The last investor has come, but he seems to be on the director's side..."

Just then, a middle-aged woman who had just arrived at the hotel entrance received a text message.

After reading the text message on her phone, her expression turned slightly off.

Such a change, of course, did not escape the notice of the girl beside her: "Mom? What's wrong? Is there something wrong with my character?"

The beautiful woman took a deep breath and smiled again: "It's alright, your godfather is urging us to go upstairs, the investors are all here!"

"Okay, Mom..." The mother and daughter hurried towards the elevator.

After entering the elevator, the girl hesitated for a moment before reassuring her, "It's okay, Mom. I believe in myself. Even if I don't succeed this time, it's okay..."

The beautiful woman smiled and nodded, "Yes, we weren't well-prepared this time. We just rushed back from America. It's nothing, we can just treat it as meeting some new people!"

"Um!"

Soon, the mother and daughter entered the private room.

At that moment, He Yi'an was chatting with Li Dawei when he suddenly heard a series of hurried footsteps.

"Sorry everyone, we're late!"

Upon hearing the familiar voice, He Yi'an stopped talking to Li Dawei and looked up.

A gentle and elegant middle-aged woman led a young girl in a white dress with long, flowing hair into the room.

If it's not Liu Xiaoli and her daughter, then who is it!

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