Regarding the new film studio, Zhou Jue has heard a bit about it, but unfortunately, the details have been kept well-hidden.

Many people tried to get some information; however, not only is the owner hiding it, but even the government is helping to keep it under wraps, not allowing inquiries.

Now that Director Tang has fully disclosed the film studio project, it’s like slowly unveiling a meticulously crafted blueprint that completely captivates Zhou Jue.

He excitedly rubs his hands and reflexively asks, "Is this project shown only to me, or has everyone at Zhongxing seen it too?"

Tang Mie rolls his eyes at his bashful demeanor, "How could it possibly be shown to everyone? I only got the complete version this week."

He spreads out the project book and starts to gently explain: This piece is President Yue’s treasure, built exclusively for Zhongxing.

The new film studio is built in P City, a feng shui treasure land boasting a 3A tourist area.

In Hua Country, tourist areas are not overly abundant. Apart from a couple of places supported as national 6A-level areas, all others are rated from 1 to 5.

A 3A-level tourist area, while seemingly mid-to-upper level, is actually quite a significant tourist destination domestically.

Building a film studio is no easy task. Originally, Director Tang planned to select a cheap commercial land plot and construct everything from scratch. After all, untouched natural sites are hard to find these days; any scenic spot is swiftly developed into some tourism projects. Not to mention whether building a film studio would ruin the site’s appearance, such places can only be leased, not purchased, and are super expensive!

President Yue indeed deposited a lot of money into Zhongxing’s account!

But!

Even after careful calculations, Director Tang still felt that expenses exceeded income...

Overwhelmed by garlic...

After he gave up and opted to relocate, President Yue suddenly sent someone over saying to help him complete the studio project.

Honestly, if a superior had sent a colleague over when he was about to complete his work, Director Tang would have been extremely displeased!

What on earth? Here to share the victory fruits?

Now?

Tsk~

There are exceptions to everything~

If it’s someone sent by President Yue, not to mention sharing the victory fruits, even if they took all his completed work for their own accolades, Director Tang wouldn’t mind.

The reason is simple—he utterly trusts President Yue!

President Yue must have a plan with such actions~

Perhaps the person sent over is incredibly capable, solving numerous problems for him?

He welcomed the person sent by President Yue with a warm smile.

As a result, the other party said two sentences directly confounding Director Tang.

"Hello, I’m Jun Jiu."

"I’m the ninth in the Jun Residence of Imperial City."

Director Tang: ????????????

Imperial City...

Jun Residence?!!!

Is it the Jun Residence he knows?

Before Director Tang could react, the other party joined the studio construction work at lightning speed.

Director Tang had long known of the Jun Residence’s power, a family perched at the pinnacle of the Imperial City. Forget building a studio in a serene spot, even acquiring new land in such a priceless area of the Imperial City wouldn’t be difficult.

So, after being shocked into an O-shape, he quickly calmed down!

What else is there to say?

The big shot lifted them directly~~~

With the Jun Residence’s power, Jun Lii even considered building the base in the Imperial City.

Yueqing takes Zhongxing, her first business venture, very seriously—by placing the studio in the Imperial City, wouldn’t she also frequently drop by for work inspections?

But Yan Yueqing didn’t agree.

The reason being, it’s too conspicuous!!!

Building a film studio with the Jun Residence’s power and choosing the Imperial City location? It’s like using a cleaver to cut a thread—overkill.

Moreover, isn’t this move akin to announcing to everyone—Zhongxing has a powerful backer?

While having solid support is good, when your backer is so mighty that others can only look up and have no chance of catching up, it’s an isolated brilliance.

For Zhongxing, it doesn’t count as healthy competition.

It’s easy for people to lose themselves with abundant resources.

The world is odd that way; many can endure hardships together, but few can share comfort.

In the near reformation state of Zhongxing, many stayed who could endure harsh survival tests but may not withstand the enormous lottery division afterward.

Once personal desires magnify, they often become scarier than external temptations.

While Zhongxing may be Yan Yueqing’s first self-acquired company, she has numerous matters ahead and can’t always stay put here, nor can she allocate all resources to it.

Whether it’s launching Xingyue or building the film studio, after careful weighing of pros and cons, she opted for a relatively conservative "slow promotion plan."

After all, for the current Zhongxing and Xingyue, dealing with parasites followed by instant growth agents is counterproductive! Giving them some time to stabilize and grow sturdy lays a solid foundation beneficial for future growth.

After discussing the film studio, it was almost noon.

The three had a long meeting, finalizing the major projects.

Though only one-third of the film studio is built, it’s enough to shoot several urgent projects.

The major project "Invisible Heart," launched by Zhongxing this year, got severely stuck for several months due to replacing the original lead Tan Ru, which was tightly choked by her management company, now the entertainment giant Tian Chuan Entertainment.

Not only was the shooting schedule delayed, but even the decided locations were repeatedly postponed, preventing entry.

On this matter, Director Tang was quite pleased: "People at Tian Chuan want to suppress us! When the production team replaced Tan Ru, they immediately tailored a palace drama for her. Not only is it similar in style to our ’Invisible Heart,’ but they went about pulling strings in the industry, offering high pay, significant investments, and a gathering of award-winning actresses. Their publicity was extravagant! All they want is for leading actors to see the situation clearly, ensuring even those who don’t make the final cut would avoid joining Zhongxing’s crew, or risk getting blacklisted by Tian Chuan!"

Zhou Jue chuckled: "I’ve heard some inside info too. It seems they’ve long prepared the follow-up production and marketing, even preemptively contacted the reviewing side. The shooting proceeds alongside post-production, once wrapped up, all they need is a month of promotional push before the film hits theaters."

"A sweeping marketing campaign..." Director Tang paused for two seconds in silence, expressing a bit of helplessness, "There are plenty of palace drama themes, but the content and style between us are too overlapping... Besides, Tan Ru has seen the script before, if she integrates those elements into her new drama, it’s very unfavorable to us..."

Currently, Zhongxing is merely pinning down the actor ensemble, so even working overtime, it would take two to three months to finish shooting.

The timeline is hard to catch up on.

Moreover... about Tan Ru...

"Sigh." Director Tang sighed, "No matter what, Tan Ru still holds some influence in the entertainment industry! In earlier years, she attracted numerous casual fans through her roles as White Moonlight and quirky characters, leaving a good impression on people!

After our contract termination, Tian Chuan intentionally purchased negative slanders, causing major uproars online that appeared neutral but were practically fuelled. If it weren’t for Zhongxing winning good favor through the doping incident, this situation alone with Tan Ru would have been enough to trouble the crew."

The small team and company merely rode on the prior work’s explosive success, coincidentally securing the sister piece’s rights, catching the attention of a star like Tan Ru. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Instead of holding Tan Ru in esteem, they terminated her contract post-signing, which trampled her reputation hard.

Many criticized Zhongxing for exploiting Tan Ru to elevate ’Invisible Heart’’s status.

But who could’ve known that Tan Ru’s initial act after signing was meddling with the script, proposing sweeping changes? Though reasonable adjustments are acceptable, her rough draft infuriated the screenwriter to faintness.

Truly at wit’s end, exactly out of options.

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A pair of Little Princesses were born smoothly, with recovery ongoing. Regular updates will resume in October, permitting me to stockpile some Chapters~~~