Become famous another day.

Li Zhibai thought about the matter and decided to follow Lin Suyang's advice and ask Liu Manbo for his opinion in an open and honest manner.

And the fact was just as Lin Suyang expected, Liu Manbo chose to "keep the peace."

After he got the director position for this drama, what he cared about most was his identity as a director.

The salary is a little lower, so be it.

Liu Manbo didn't want to go through all that anymore, fearing that if he bargained with Lighthouse Video, the video might not be satisfied and think about changing directors again.

After understanding Liu Manbo's thoughts, Li Zhibai nodded and said nothing more.

He realized the impulsiveness and idealism of his previous thoughts. He couldn't say he was disappointed, but he felt a little uncomfortable. However, he could only accept this.

Li Zhibai has always known that his situation is different from others. He has his family's background to support him. From the time he participated in the competition, he has been more confident than others. What is more powerful than this is his own character. Even Zhou Ping'an can't stop his stubbornness, let alone others.

But for others, especially his two friends Lu Yanhe and Yan Liang, he knew that everyone’s situation was different.

For him, it is a matter of saving face, but for others, it is a matter of fighting for their jobs.

So be it.

Li Zhibai sent a message to Lu Yanhe, telling him that the director had been decided and thanking him for recommending Liu Manbo.

Lu Yanhe: That’s good, the filming went smoothly.

Li Zhibai: How are you doing in Thailand?
Lu Yanhe: I’m about to prepare to leave for Malaysia.

Li Zhibai: I saw the news. Will you cooperate with Cai Na in the future?

Lu Yanhe: Not yet, what’s wrong?
Li Zhibai: I see some domestic media making such speculations.

Li Zhibai added: Some people also say that you two have a close relationship, and Cai Na’s agency contract in China may have to be signed with your company.

Lu Yanhe was stunned and said: No.

He added: But now that you said that, it reminded me. I'll go ask Sister Zi Yan.

As a result, after asking this question, Lu Yanhe found out that Chen Ziyan was not only negotiating with Cai Na for the agency rights in mainland China, but was also communicating with Liu Manbo about signing him to Linghe.

The former is Shihuo and the latter is Linghe.

The companies of Chen Ziyan and Lu Yanhe have gradually highlighted their respective focuses.

Chen Ziyan said: I plan to sign Cai Na's mainland actor agency contract and Liu Manbo's director agency contract with Linghe, and then sign their business contracts with Shihuo.

Lu Yanhe nodded and said: That's good.

The division is very clear, and each profession has its own specialization.

Chen Ziyan: Cai Na is still very interested in the Chinese mainland market and hopes to enter this market, but her performance on the show "The Birth of the Actors" did not attract much attention and discussion, which made her a little worried about acclimatization.

Lu Yanhe said: Her Chinese is very average, and it is impossible for her to develop here. She is very popular in Southeast Asia.

Chen Ziyan: Well, I met her twice, and she was quite cautious about the cooperation. However, probably because of you, she and her team were still positive.

Lu Yanhe said: What plans do you have for Cai Na's future career development in our country?

Chen Ziyan: To be honest, we only have a temporary plan for her, because you told me that there might be a role for her in the second season of "Squid Game", and our current mainstream direction is to engage in international cultural communication. With Cai Na's fame and popularity in Southeast Asia, if she is willing to develop in China, it will definitely be easy for her to get a lot of opportunities. My communication with her team has not yet entered the stage of career layout, and is actually still in the initial contact stage.

This kind of cooperation must come slowly.

When two parties come into contact, they need to slowly build up trust.

Chen Ziyan: The domestic entertainment industry has a large market for overseas stars. It was actually quite difficult to develop this field before, but now there is a great need for it. And as you know, many overseas artists also want to enter our market.

Lu Yanhe: As long as there is an opportunity, basically everyone wants to come. Our market is too big.

Chen Ziyan: Yes, so Shihuo also wants to do this. On the one hand, it is to find opportunities for our artists overseas, and on the other hand, it is to find opportunities to sign a few overseas stars. This is actually more conducive to our development of overseas markets.

Lu Yanhe: Yeah, pretty good.

Chen Ziyan: I had dinner with an executive of a Montreal film company today. He knows that I am also your agent and he really wants to meet you to see if we can work together in the future. But he is very depressed. He wanted to send us a script before, but he didn’t know who to contact and had no channels. Finding an agent for you overseas can’t be delayed any longer. I came here to meet Darren Wilson this time. I will negotiate the contract terms with him as soon as possible. Lu Yanhe: OK.
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"Okay?" Li Zhibai looked at Zhou Jin in disbelief.

Weird, really weird.

At this moment, Li Zhibai had no other thoughts except this one.

Zhou Jin is the executive in charge of the "Nineteen Years" project at Lighthouse Video. He usually does not come to the scene, but he came unexpectedly today.

When he saw him, Li Zhibai had a bad feeling in his heart -

bother you for something.

Before, when Lu Daobo got into trouble, the crew was in chaos, and Zhou Jin did not show up to represent Lighthouse Video to calm the morale of the crew. Now that everything has entered a steady and orderly filming stage, he appears.

Sure enough, after a while, Zhou Jin came to find Li Zhibai.

As soon as he told the story, Li Zhibai felt a darkness before his eyes.

Pathbo has taken care of his family and his wife, hoping to return to the crew and direct the show.

"His wife will release a statement tonight to apologize to the public. Because she had a quarrel with Lu Daobo, she deliberately lied that he had cheated on her in order to destroy him."

Li Zhibai found that he really couldn't stand such words - they were so stupid that they almost insulted human intelligence.

"The nude photos of Lu Bo that she held up at the scene have gone viral on the Internet. Now you say she was lying on purpose? Who would believe it?" Li Zhibai asked.

Zhou Jin said: "I will explain that it is photoshopped. The photos were not directly posted online, only the video of the scene was posted."

Li Zhibai asked: "So, this makes you think that Lu Daobo can come back to direct this drama?"

Zhou Jin said: "Luo Lubo's understanding and familiarity with the play is definitely better than Liu Manbo's temporary takeover. Moreover, Liu Manbo is a new director after all. Although the shots he shot in the past two days are not bad, many problems have also emerged. For example, yesterday, he insisted on finding a new extra because the image of an extra was not suitable. That scene was delayed for two hours."

Li Zhibai smiled in surprise and said, "Boss Zhou, you are so well-informed. You know everything about the big and small things that happened on the set. When Lu Daobo got into trouble, the crew relied on the two assistant directors to hold on, and it was a mess. Why didn't I see you come over to take control of the situation?"

Lin Suyang: “…”

Unable to stop him immediately, Li Zhibai started to rant.

The smile on Zhou Jin's face also froze.

After coming to his senses, Zhou Jin explained again.

"At that time we were holding an emergency meeting to discuss how to resolve this matter."

Li Zhibai continued to make a sarcastic sound.

"So, now that Lu Zibo said he wants to come back and continue directing, you guys are tempted?" Li Zhibai said, "His wife has been appeased now and can come out to testify falsely, but what if she changes her mind later? What if she breaks up with Lu Zibo again? Will this movie still be filmed?"

His expression became very serious at this moment, and he even had a somewhat oppressive aura.

Zhou Jin: "Zhi Bai, don't get excited. I know this may be difficult for you to accept. You asked Liu Manbo to come, and now suddenly let Lu Bo come back to direct. But this is a film and television project with an investment of hundreds of millions. I hope you can understand that if a mature and experienced director, who is also the director most familiar with this project, returns, Liu Manbo can still remain the director, with two directors, and let Liu Manbo be responsible for the filming of Group B."

"I refuse." Li Zhibai said without hesitation, "Path wave is a time bomb that may explode at any time. Do teacher Jiang Jun and I have a lot of free time? We spend so much time preparing and filming a drama, and because of his little thing, the whole drama will explode, the audience will boycott, the sponsorship will be withdrawn, and we will be in dire straits. Why should I use the reputation and audience popularity that I have worked so hard to build over the past few years to endorse a lying director?"

Zhou Jin was stunned.

He also didn't expect that Li Zhibai's attitude of refusal would be so firm and he would not give in at all.

Li Zhibai said directly: "If you insist on bringing Lu Daobo back to direct this drama, then I will quit and will not act in it."

Zhou Jin's face suddenly turned ugly.

Lin Suyang sighed deeply. He felt that it was necessary for him to step out and smooth things over.

"Mr. Zhou, what Zhibai said makes sense. Have you ever thought about whether you can cover up the incident with Luzhibo if it happens again? If his wife makes trouble again like she did on the day of the opening ceremony, the hundreds of millions of yuan investment may really go down the drain." Lin Suyang's tone was very calm, but he emphasized the risk. "Luzhibo is a contracted director of your Dengta Video. We understand that you want to use him, but whether it is Zhibai or Jiang Jun, they have put so much effort and energy into this drama. Put yourself in their shoes. How could they be willing to risk their efforts being destroyed by such a time bomb?"

Zhou Jin glanced at Li Zhibai, but the latter no longer looked at him, lowered his head and avoided his gaze.
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I can't bear it any longer. I'm too sleepy. I'll just post what I wrote first. (End of this chapter)