The Old Fox

"Mr. Lu, the terms you've offered are very tempting, but you're not just giving me this huge windfall for no reason, are you?" Lin Yu said, narrowing his eyes.

"Haha... Director Lin is such a straightforward person. Actually, I didn't come alone today. There's a young lady in your meeting room. Could you please let her in first?"

"A reception room? I have a reception room here?" Lin Yu scratched his head in confusion.

Lu Zheng was also a little confused looking at Lin Yu's expression. "You're asking me if your company even has a meeting room?"

"Oh! I remember now, we did rent an extra room a while ago," Lin Yu said with a sudden realization.

"??? You've really gone too far as a boss. I don't know if you're deliberately making fun of me or if you've genuinely forgotten," Lu Zheng thought to himself.

A short while later, there was a knock on the door of Lin Yu's office.

"Director Lin, hello, I'm Jing Tian."

Looking at this 16-year-old girl, Lin Yu couldn't help but secretly admire her: "What a beautiful flower in the world! She truly deserves to be able to rival Miss Liu in terms of looks!"

"Hello, I'm Lin Yu." Lin Yu nodded slightly to Jing Tian.

"Director Lin, now you understand, right? I just wanted you to see if there's a suitable role for Tian Tian in your new movie," Lu Zheng said with a smile.

Jing Tian, ​​standing next to Lu Zheng, stared intently at Lin Yu with her large, bright eyes, not even blinking, regardless of whether Lin Yu felt embarrassed or not.

"Mr. Lu means... the female lead?" Lin Yu asked with a meaningful smile.

Lu Zheng was startled when he saw Lin Yu's expression: Oh no, the female lead must be dead.

Based on his years of experience in observing people, Lin Yu had clearly already decided on the female lead. However, he was reluctant to give up just like that, since the budget he had provided was based on Jing Tian playing the female lead. If the female lead wasn't Jing Tian, ​​then the price he had offered was a bit too high. But he certainly wouldn't go back on his word, since it was just a small amount of money and he wasn't about to break his promise to Lin Yu.

"Hehe... Of course, it would be great if she were the female lead, but it's okay if she's not, the second female lead is fine too!" Lu Zheng laughed.

Lin Yu stared at Lu Zheng's facial expression, trying to glean something from it, but unfortunately, Lu Zheng was a cunning old fox, and Lin Yu couldn't discern his thoughts at all.

"I'll pass on the female lead, but the second female lead would be fine. If you agree, I can show the script to Miss Jing Tian first," Lin Yu said after thinking for a moment.

Lu Zheng looked at Jing Tian and, seeing that she had no intention of refusing, said, "Okay, Director Lin, we don't need to look at the script anymore. We can sign the contract now, and we can look at it later after we sign the contract."

This time it was Lin Yu's turn to be surprised. "Aren't you afraid that the second female lead in the movie will have very little screen time?"

"It's alright, Tian Tian hasn't even debuted yet. I just want to give her a good start. The amount of screen time isn't that important, and... I also trust Director Lin." Lu Zheng said with a smile.

Damn it! A feigned retreat to advance, huh? You truly are a cunning old fox.

"Hehe, then I'll have someone prepare the contract. Filming will start in May. Please leave me your contact information, and I'll contact you then."

……

After dealing with Lu Zheng, Lin Yu looked out the window and gradually fell into deep thought.

"This world is getting more and more interesting. Jing Tian debuted two years early. I wonder if even stranger things will happen!"

"However, since Lu Zheng invested so much money in 'Those Years,' the second female lead's role still needs to be adjusted a bit. There's no need for her to make herself look ugly. The second female lead's existence is to highlight the female lead. Lin Yu is quite confident in Liu's current appearance. Under Lin Yu's lens, it's not a problem for her to outshine Jing Tian at all."

Once Lin Yu had made her decision, she asked Xiao Ou to help her set up a film crew. Xiao Ou was now the head manager of Starlight Media, and with her reputation established, setting up a film crew shouldn't be difficult, which would also save her from constantly saying that she was just freeloading.

As for Huang Bo… um, I seem to have forgotten about him.

Good heavens! I completely forgot about it. I was even thinking of making a movie with more screen time for Huang Bo, but this "You Are the Apple of My Eye" doesn't fit the bill at all! Playing him as the security guard? Or the female lead's future husband?

"It's over, Brother Bo, I can only apologize for now. Next time, I'll definitely make you the lead!" Lin Yu thought silently to himself.

The next day…

Lin Yu, who should have been out looking for filming locations, was instead sitting obediently in his office. Miss Liu was coming today, and he couldn't go out partying... well, he had to find filming locations. After all, filming locations could be found anytime! Miss Liu wasn't someone he could just see whenever he wanted.

So today, Director Lin finally put in a lot of effort.

Even Huang Bo, who had just returned from filming, was a little surprised. "Has my boss changed his mind today?"

However, he soon realized he was wrong, because he watched as two beautiful women, one tall and one short, walked into Lin Yu's office.

"Director Lin, hello."

"Hello, senior."

Lin Yu, seeing the two beautiful women, one tall and one short, in front of him, dared not be negligent and quickly poured a cup of tea for each of them.

"Auntie, Yifei. I've printed out the contract. Please take a look." Lin Yu picked up the already printed contract from his desk and placed it in front of Liu Xiaoli.

Liu Xiaoli didn't say much, and picked up the contract to read it carefully.

Ms. Liu glanced at Lin Yu, who was sitting at his desk working diligently, and then at Liu Xiaoli, who was carefully reviewing the contract, looking rather bored.

After all, her mother had always been in charge of contract-related matters; she neither understood nor cared about them.

Lin Yu, sitting back down at his desk, felt somewhat uncomfortable; after all, pretending to be serious was exhausting.

He did notice the occasional glances Liu was giving him, but to maintain his persona, he gritted his teeth and refrained from turning to look.

Soon, Liu Xiaoli finished reading the contract Lin Yu had given her and found it to be fine. The remuneration was also reasonable, so she and Liu Yifei signed their names on the contract together.

"Director Lin, there are no problems between Xixi and me. I'll have her review the script carefully when we get back, and I'll bring her here for the pre-production meeting before filming begins," Liu Xiaoli said, standing up after signing the papers.

"Okay, Auntie, then please take care with Yifei. I won't see you off." Lin Yu also stood up and said:

"Okay, Director Lin, you're busy then. Sisi and I will be leaving now."

After saying that, Liu Xiaoli pulled Liu Yifei, who was a little unhappy, away from Starlight.

Liu Yifei was unhappy for a simple reason: she couldn't understand why he had to leave after only exchanging a few words with this senior she had finally managed to meet again, even though they were chatting quite well on QQ.

Liu Xiaoli, however, was all smiles. "Lin Yu doesn't seem to be interested in taking advantage of my little cabbage, so I can rest easy for now."