Chapter 175 Senior Sister
Inside the house, three people, three faces.

Yuan Kuocheng looked at Zhang Yuan, whom he met for the first time today, and then looked at Liu Shishi, who had been spoiled like his own granddaughter since childhood.

The old man was a little confused.

Didn’t the little lion just say that Zhang Yuan wanted her to help speak well of him, and even promised to help her find a job in the film and television industry.

He was just thinking that although Zhang Yuan looked well behaved, he was actually very cunning and was trying to fool the girl.

But then they really kept their promise!
Since when did people in our line of work start to keep their word?

Yuan Kuocheng glanced at Liu Shishi, who was beaming with joy and holding her head high with pride, and thought to himself, could this be the case of fools having good fortune?
wrong!

What if he was just talking?

Well, I have to ask carefully. I can't let him fool me with just a few words.

"Zhang Yuan, tell me in detail." The old man asked him to sit down.

Zhang Yuan did not explain in too much detail, but just said that he would be negotiating with the owner of a film and television company on behalf of an investor, and the content was related to an adapted TV series.

"Is this boss you are talking about a real boss?" The old man was afraid that Zhang Yuan would sell out the silly girl Liu Shishi.

“Shishi, have you seen The Twins?” Zhang Yuan did not answer, but turned to the graceful girl and asked.

"Seen."

"Have you seen "Legend of Heaven and Earth"? It's the two movies "The Mermaid" and "The Lotus Lantern"."

"I've seen them all." The little lion nodded vigorously.

"Mr. Yuan, you see, my sister Shishi has watched all the TV series produced by the company I mentioned. It should be considered a legitimate company."

The old man understood and thought Zhang Yuan was very smart.

No matter how many explanations he gave, Liu Shishi's few nods would not be enough to convince him.

This guy has a very good understanding of human nature.

Yuan Kuocheng had his own idea. In fact, the art of storytelling is not only an art of language, but also an art of interpreting people's hearts.

What do audiences like to watch and how can we keep them there?

It's the same story, but why do the audience applaud after one speaker says it, while others curse and walk away, throwing tea bowls after another speaker says it?

When you understand the audience's mentality and the words you say are like little hooks that can catch the audience's curiosity, you become a good storyteller.

In his eyes, Zhang Yuan has an innate advantage in this regard!

"And Mr. Yuan, the boss of this company is a young woman, and the internal management of the company is relatively clean, which is considered good in the film and television industry."

Hearing that the boss was a woman, Mr. Yuan felt a little relieved.

"Okay, I'll feel at ease with you watching over me." The old man immediately said some encouraging words.

"You are kind enough, but since we are going to do something, we must prepare in advance. I have two requests that I need Sister Shishi's cooperation."

Zhang Yuan said word by word.

"You bring it up. If it's not excessive, I'll make the decision for her."

The old man is also a shrewd person, and he speaks in a double-edged way.

He can make the decision, but only if it's not excessive.

If it was excessive, he would simply refuse.

"There are two main ones, one is the address, and the other is the dress."

"First of all, sister Shishi needs to change her look. I will help her arrange it. She needs to look more mature. She looks too young and I'm afraid the boss won't trust her."

"That's fine." The old man said without any doubt.

But in fact, Zhang Yuan was just saying this in vain. The change in dressing was not to appear mature, but because Cai Yinong had a huge weakness.

"Secondly, Sister Shishi and I are not related at all, and we have only met once so far. Our relationship is too shallow and unconvincing."

Zhang Yuan smiled and stated his request: "How about this, we pretend to be from the same school and both of us are your disciples."

"This way, we will have the friendship of fellow disciples, and it will be convenient for us to talk and do things."

"This..." Old Yuan hesitated.

The old man doesn't accept disciples.

Although he taught many juniors, he never formally accepted any disciples.

According to the rules of the folk art industry, the act of accepting a disciple must be witnessed by peers, as well as the three masters of "introduction, guarantee and replacement". It is a very complicated and public process.

Mentor: The teacher who introduces the apprentice to the master.

Guarantor: A middleman who ensures that the master teaches seriously and the students learn seriously.

Substitute teacher: A teacher who teaches when the master is not available.

The three masters cannot be any beggars on the street. They have to be from the same industry and well-known figures. It would be best if they have a close relationship with the master and apprentice, so that they can preside over the ceremony.

This set of rituals is called "Baizhi" in the opera industry.

The old man has many registered disciples, including Liu Shishi, but he has never performed the "Baizhi" ceremony.

So when the old man heard him say this, he hesitated.

But if you think about it, for the little lion's future, this is nothing.

"Okay, I allow it."

Zhang Yuan was secretly delighted when he heard what the other party said.

Hey!

From today on, he can tell everyone that he is a disciple of Yuanmen, and the old man will not refute him.

Once everyone knows about it and the old man is used to hearing it, then you can find an opportunity to become my disciple. Wouldn't that be more efficient?

"Then in order to make it more realistic, according to the rules of our industry, seniority is determined by the time of entry, not age."

"Although Sister Shishi is younger than me, she entered the sect earlier, so I will address her as Senior Sister from now on."

"Ah..." Liu Shishi, who was standing by, squeezed her hands and let out a soft cry, then lowered her head in embarrassment.

You know the rules well enough...Mr. Yuan nodded in agreement.

After the old man gave a few more instructions, Zhang Yuan took Liu Shishi out to the mall to choose clothes.

"Senior Sister." Zhang Yuan called out, trying to get used to it.

When Liu Shishi heard him call her like that, she shyly buried her head in his not-so-rich chest.

"No, you have to adapt, otherwise you will be exposed. Start over again."

"Senior sister!"

"Hey..." The girl rubbed her hands nervously and replied, "It makes me feel uncomfortable."

"It's always a little uncomfortable the first time, but after doing it many times, you'll start to enjoy the feeling."

"is it?"

"Senior Sister, don't you believe me?" Zhang Yuan acted like a jade.

"Not really, it's just that no one has ever called me that." Seeing his gloomy expression, Liu Shishi hurriedly explained.

"Senior sister!"

"do not do it."

"Senior sister!"

"Oh."

"Senior sister!"

"Hey."

"Senior sister!"

"Junior brother..."

Amid the shouts, Liu Shishi gradually adapted and began to respond.

In fact, this is just like communicating with girls, it is a kind of desensitization training.

With girls, the prerequisite is that they are pure girls, not old drivers or green tea girls.

When getting along with girls, don’t you have to start by walking side by side?

As they walked, they held hands.

As they held each other's hands, he finally hugged her waist.

As they hugged each other, they kissed.

As they kissed, his hands moved up to his chest.

As they climbed, they went to the hotel...

This all has to be done bit by bit.

Liu Shishi is much better now, and gradually feels comfortable with the word "senior sister".

Zhang Yuan paid for it out of his own pocket and took her to the mall, where he bought her a black top with a sweetheart neckline, a pair of pure black loose women's trousers, and a dark long women's coat.

"Junior brother, why do you always buy black ones for me?" Liu Shishi asked puzzled.

She is only 16, and she usually wears plain white or bright girlish dresses, which is in line with the youthfulness of her age.

Now that he has put on this outfit, his whole temperament has instantly matured, and he looks at least five or six years older.

"Because you look good in this outfit." Zhang Yuan said with a smile.

Of course he couldn't say that he dressed like this to attract Boss Cai.

"Hehe, really?" Liu Shishi laughed like a silver bell and turned a few circles with dance moves. Her loose coat fluttered along with her soft waist.

Zhang Yuan sighed again, young girls are so easy to deceive, they believe whatever you say...

Then he took her to the barber shop and found a hairdresser named Tony, who changed her original youthful and beautiful single ponytail into a middle-parted, shoulder-length hair. After the complete transformation was completed, Zhang Yuan looked her up and down, and then showed a satisfied smile.

“Good, very spirited!
The next afternoon, Zhang Yuan brought Liu Shishi to the high-end restaurant where he had agreed to meet with Cai Yinong.

He arrived early on purpose and arranged Liu Shishi to sit in the corner, next to an inconspicuous dining table.

Ordered drinks and dessert for her and paid the bill in advance.

The girl's eyes lit up. She was from a dance academy and was very strict about controlling her weight. Her family would never let her eat these.

Not long after, a black figure walked into the restaurant and headed straight for Zhang Yuan.

"Mr. Cai, long time no see. I missed you so much." Zhang Yuan stood up on his own initiative and very gentlemanly pulled out a chair for the other party.

As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person. Seeing how polite he was, Boss Cai couldn't even finish the questioning opening remarks he had prepared.

"I missed you too," she replied.

They drank coffee and chatted for a while.

Seeing that Zhang Yun remained calm and didn't talk about the TV series at all.

Although Cai Yinong knew that whoever spoke first would be at a disadvantage, she still had no choice but to open her mouth.

"Well, let's talk about "Sword of Immortal"."

"I'm very interested in the TV adaptation of this game. In that case, why don't we talk about cooperation?"

"Okay." Zhang Yuan replied as if bathed in spring breeze.

“How about this, the copyright is in the hands of my investors, and we provide the TV series with free use of the copyright, just as an investment, how about that?” he said with a smile.

This is basically consistent with Mr. Cai’s idea.

"I can consider it." She picked up the coffee and took a sip, but based on her negotiation skills, she would not agree directly.

"In addition to this, we also want the right to choose the cast, the right to decide on the crew members, and 70% of the revenue from the broadcasting rights!"

Cough cough cough...Mr. Cai almost choked, why don’t you go and grab it!
But she quickly realized that the boy said that on purpose.

Ask for a high price and pay low.

Row!
"The current situation is that even if we can use the copyright for free, we still need a lot of working capital to shoot a big-budget TV series, and we alone are not enough."

“In this case, we need to look for external investors.”

“So the right to cast and the right to select crew members is probably not something you and I can decide.”

President Cai used Tai Chi to directly push the responsibility onto a third party that did not even exist.

"Okay, let's not talk about anything else for now. If you were to make this movie, do you have an ideal candidate for the leading role in your mind?" Zhang Yuan changed the subject.

"Well, I know the details of the game. For the male lead, Li Xiaoyao, we need to find a handsome and good-looking male star, preferably one with some fame to drive the entire series."

“I think He Jiong is good.”

It's true. Mr. He Jiong has starred in several TV series these days, one of the more famous ones is "The Romance of Zhengde", in which he played the Emperor Zhu Houzhao.

Besides, this person is really famous and influential among young people.

But Zhang Yuan knew that the suggestion to use He Jiong came from director Li Guoli, the other boss of Tang Ren, not Cai Yinong!

Boss Cai didn't tell the truth. The person in her mind was, of course, this old lady's eternal white moonlight, classmate Hu Ge.

"I think it's good too!" Zhang Yuan clapped his hands and praised, making Boss Cai speechless.

Shouldn't you be against it?
"As for the female lead, Zhao Linger, I would like to ask Liu Qianqian to play the role. She is very beautiful, has become very popular recently, and her age is just right." Boss Cai calmed down and continued.

Zhang Yuan and Liu Qianqian have collaborated on many films, and Mr. Cai knew that they must have a good relationship, so he made the suggestion as a favor to Zhang Yuan.

"That won't work!"

But she didn't expect that Zhang Yuan's reaction was once again beyond her expectations, and he firmly opposed it!

"She is lazy and gluttonous, she doesn't work hard, she doesn't know how to distinguish grains, and she relies on connections to get things done. How can she be responsible for such an important task?"

"Absolutely not!"

You want to give me a sweet treat to shut me up, but I won’t take it!
After saying this, he looked around and made sure that Liu Qianqian and her mother didn't happen to pass by, and then he felt relieved.

Zhang Yuan’s plan is just like the party struggles in the late Ming Dynasty. No matter whether what you say is right or not, if you agree, I will oppose it, and if you oppose it, I will agree. Let’s fight for power first.

"Then who do you think is suitable?" Boss Cai was confused. Is your relationship so bad?
"Anyone will do, as long as it's not her."

"As an actor, which role in the play are you interested in?" Boss Cai took the initiative.

"I can do anything. I'm just a small actor. It depends on your arrangement."

"How is Tang Yu?"

"I'm sorry."

"Where's Ah Qi?"

"Not suitable."

"Drunken Sword Immortal?"

“I’m not old enough.”

"No, then what about the Moon Worshiper?"

"I'm tired of playing the villain."

Cai Yinong proposed several roles in a row, but was rejected by Zhang Yuan.

So what you mean by "whatever you want" is the same as when a woman says she can eat anything she wants, right?

It’s okay to ask, but it’s not okay to say it!
After hearing this, Boss Cai finally understood. He talked about all the important male characters in the whole play, but he was not satisfied with any of them.

"So to say……"

"You want to play the role of Zhao Linger?"

Zhang Yuan: …

Zhang Yuan almost broke through the defense and finally managed to hold on.

Cai Yinong looked at him with a sneer and took another sip of coffee.

How could she not understand what Zhang Yuan meant?

By the process of elimination, we can tell that he has his eyes on the male lead position, so he said that on purpose to piss him off.

"How did you know?" Zhang Yuan's posture instantly became charming. He raised his orchid finger and twisted his arm to pick up the coffee: "In fact, there has always been a girl living in my heart."

Cai Yinong: …

This time, President Cai almost broke the defense.

Come on, let’s hurt each other!

"Okay, let's stop making trouble." Mr. Cai took a long time to catch his breath and felt that he had met his nemesis.

"As an actor, I understand your desire to be the lead actor, but you have no experience in starring in TV dramas, and your popularity and market appeal are limited. I don't think you are suitable to play Li Xiaoyao."

"Then if I don't play Li Xiaoyao, where will I get the experience of leading a role?"

"You have no experience, so you can't play the leading role."

"Then I won't be the lead actor..."

The conversation between the two soon entered a vicious circle.

Our company only recruits experienced employees.

How can I get experience if you don't give me a job opportunity?

I don't care, we only use those with experience...

The two had a standard conversation similar to that between a new graduate and a company representative.

In fact, Zhang Yuan also understood that she was deliberately looking for excuses to block herself. She didn't want to give up the role of Li Xiaoyao.

After all, my darling little baby is still crying for food.

Seeing that the conversation was at a stalemate, Zhang Yuan was about to go all out!

"Boss Cai, how about we just leave it at that for today and go back and think about it."

"It just so happens that I have an appointment with my fellow sister to go shopping together, but I have to leave first because of something." He said and sent a text message to Liu Shishi.

"What senior sister?" Boss Cai asked puzzledly.

"You should know that I told the story of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils."

"Oh." Mr. Cai understood but didn't take it seriously.

His senior sister is probably around 30 or 40 years old.

At this age and not being in the film and television industry, Boss Cai is not very interested.

"Okay, I won't bother you anymore and will leave first."

"Junior brother." A timid voice came from far away.

Liu Shishi walked towards him slowly, swaying gently, and just passed by Cai Yinong who was getting up and leaving.

One step, two steps.

One step, two steps like a claw... Cai Yinong was suddenly stunned, then turned around abruptly, as if taking the steps of a devil.

He strode back to the table and stared at Liu Shishi carefully.

Zhang Yuan chuckled in his heart and said, "Boss Cai, why are you back?"

"Who is this?"

"Didn't I tell you, my senior sister?"

"Your senior sister..." Cai Yinong bit her lip: "Can I get to know her?"

……

(End of this chapter)