52: Arguing with them

"Ah, Xixi, I'm back." In the Courtyard House, the voice of Shu Chang came from the doorway.

"Chang Chang!" Hearing the commotion, Liu Yifei ran out.

"Ah!" Shu Chang spread her arms, took a deep breath, and spun around in the West Courtyard.

"It's still most comfortable in the Courtyard House."

Having stayed with the film crew for this period, Shu Chang missed the air in the Courtyard House very much.

"Chang Chang, you've lost weight." Liu Yifei hugged Shu Chang, very happy to see her little friend return.

"Lost weight? I don't think so. It must be that I missed the meals made by Mother Liu Xiaoli," Shu Chang said.

"If you want dinner, I'll make it for you." Hearing Shu Chang's words, a happy smile appeared on Liu Xiaoli's face.

"Where is my brother?" At dinner time, Li Xiuwu had not yet returned, so Shu Chang asked Liu Xiaoli and Liu Yifei.

"Golden Culture has invested in a TV series." Liu Yifei immediately explained the matter of the Xianjian script to her.

"I'll go get the script for you; Li Xiuwu saved a role for you."

Shu Chang took the script handed to her by Liu Yifei, opened it, and looked at the story.

"Wow, both Zhao Ling'er and Character Name died, leaving Li Xiaoyao all alone. How miserable."

"I know. I told him to change the script, but he wouldn't do it." Liu Yifei was still not satisfied with this ending.

The two of them sat together, discussing the characters and plot in the script, sharing their own opinions.

"Oh right, this is adapted from a game. I bought the game, but I haven't cleared it yet." Liu Yifei took Shu Chang to see the game she was playing.

It was already night when Li Xiuwu returned.

"Brother." Seeing Li Xiuwu, Shu Chang called out loudly.

"Chang Chang is back." He stroked Shu Chang's hair.

"Mm." Shu Chang stood obediently by Li Xiuwu's side.

"I've booked a role for you, you know, right?" He mentioned Xianjian.

"Xixi already told me." Shu Chang nodded.

In September, the new semester began, and Li Xiuwu and Liu Yifei both took leave.

At the Xianjian launch press conference, Li Xiuwu, Liu Yifei, and Shu Chang stood beside Zhou Xiaowen and Zhao Jian.

Media reporters were taking photos; this lineup was truly eye-catching.

"Shu Chang, Peking University has already started the new semester. Are you taking leave to participate in the filming of this TV series?" The reporter asked Shu Chang first.

She was both this year's top scholar of the college entrance examination and a student at Peking University.

"Yes, I have received permission from my teachers at school, and I guarantee I won't fail any subjects." Shu Chang's face was full of confidence.

"You have already enrolled in Peking University. Don't you feel that acting in TV shows is neglecting your proper work?"

Li Xiuwu's expression darkened. He looked at Shu Chang and saw that her expression was calm.

"I don't think filming TV shows is neglecting my proper work. The performing arts industry is also a legitimate profession supported by the state, and it can enrich everyone's spiritual life. I have always had a goal: to become a people's artist in the future."

"Everyone, this is the launch press conference for Xianjian. Please focus on Xianjian." At this moment, Zhou Xiaowen stopped the continued questioning of Shu Chang.

The media asked some questions about Xianjian.

"Li Xiuwu, you were last year's top scholar of the college entrance examination and enrolled in Beijing Film Academy. Do you regret it?" The reporter interviewed Li Xiuwu.

"Not at all. Everyone at Beijing Film Academy is talented; I love Beijing Film Academy very much." Li Xiuwu spread his hands, indicating his love for Beijing Film Academy.

The interview ended; they set up the pig's head, burned incense, set off firecrackers, and officially started filming.

Xianjian launched with great fanfare, and the news was spread by the media.

Cai Yinong of a company also received the news. She looked at the newspaper and gritted her teeth.

"This was a project for a company, the script was already being written, and it was snatched away."

She couldn't understand what Golden Culture was going crazy over, throwing money to squeeze out three of her projects; it completely defied commercial logic.

Looking at the photo in the newspaper, she seemed to understand a little.

It must be that when she secretly went to see Li Xiuwu, Golden Culture found out.

But, even if Golden Culture knew she had contacted Li Xiuwu, was it worth such crazy retaliation from Golden Culture?

With that kind of money, they could have poached several famous artists from her company.

Cai Yinong's expression was very ugly. She wasn't a broad-minded person to begin with, and she couldn't swallow this anger, but she just couldn't find an opportunity.

Since Golden Culture had made a move, then they would arm wrestle.

Just at this moment, Li Guoli knocked on the door and entered.

Seeing Cai Yinong's expression, he frowned. As an old partner, he immediately understood Cai Yinong's current mood.

He picked up the newspaper on the table, scanned it a few times, read it carefully, and immediately realized where the problem lay.

"Zhou Xiaowen and Li Xiuwu are both from Beijing Film Academy. Isn't the director of Midnight Song, which we invested in, a teacher from Beijing Film Academy? Let him make a call."

Li Guoli didn't want to expand the impact of the situation. Golden Culture was clearly acting like a lunatic, throwing nearly ten million in cash at a single touch, snatching away three of their projects.

Who knew what they would do if they continued to provoke them.

"What do you want him to say? To hand over Xianjian?" Cai Yinong looked over.

"You don't need to worry about it, I'll handle it myself."

Li Guoli looked at Cai Yinong's face full of resentment and felt very helpless. His partner had lost herself a bit over these years due to success.

He knew he couldn't stop Cai Yinong, but he still advised, "Watch your boundaries, and try to act within the rules."

"I know." Cai Yinong nodded. Only then did she ask Li Guoli's purpose: "Do you have something?"

"I recently acquired an urban romance idol drama script. I feel it's quite good and want to film it." Li Guoli stated his purpose.

"Okay." Cai Yinong nodded. Since the original projects had been snatched away, they were also looking for new ones.

"Since it's an urban idol drama, let's use our own male lead." Cai Yinong thought of the male actor she was preparing to push hard.

Li Guoli did not object, and the two began to discuss the investment for the film crew.

During the filming of Xianjian, news about Xianjian was reported by the media.

"Golden Culture, unfair competition, snatched away the copyright that originally belonged to a company."

"a company had already written the script, and the copyright was suddenly withdrawn, causing massive financial losses."

The media reported in detail on Dayu Company withdrawing the copyright and the losses of a company.

"a company's losses cannot be compensated at all; all the early investment has gone down the drain." People who saw the media reports felt indignant on behalf of a company.

People naturally sympathize with the weak. a company placed itself in the position of a victim, hiding information unfavorable to itself and paying for media coverage.

Li Xiuwu, who was filming, received a call from Xu Muyang.

He had someone buy a few newspapers, flipped through the content, and immediately understood the content of the reports.

Anyone who understands film and television production understands that the losses in the report were exaggerated.

Xianjian was in the hands of a company, still in the process of adaptation, investment had not yet been secured, and the film crew had not been established. Where did the millions in losses come from?

At most, they spent money on hiring scriptwriters, but Dayu Company had already paid the breach of contract penalty, which could fully compensate for the company's losses on Xianjian.

People in the film crew also received the news. Zhou Xiaowen, Zhao Jian, Liu Xiaoli, and others all looked at Li Xiuwu.

"Just continue filming as normal. Someone is helping me promote the TV series; we should thank them." Li Xiuwu said to everyone.

"Haha." After Li Xiuwu's reminder, everyone immediately understood and burst into laughter.

Li Xiuwu called Xu Muyang: "Argue with them, try to drag it out as long as possible. We need to promote it anyway, so it just helps us save on some promotional costs."