Chapter 100, First Meeting
Chapter 100, First Meeting
After Fan Bingbing and Tong Liya understood.
Zhou Xiaobai continued, "In order to avoid being controlled by others, it is necessary to establish a film and television company and organize our own productions. This is something we need to do immediately after acquiring Da Meili, and it is a necessary step."
Liu Qianqian's ideal is to eat, drink, play, beat up her younger brother, and incidentally boost her popularity. It was only natural that she had to take on the role in the early stages. She nodded and added, "From now on, we'll leave the troublesome things to them and only handle the big ones."
Fan Bingbing's eyes lit up; she completely agreed with what Zhou Xiaobai and Liu Qianqian had said.
Having grasped the general direction and considering the purpose of their recent trip, Fan Bingbing asked, "So what are we going to do for the next two months? Play around or something?"
"Sister Bingbing, of course it's for fun, and I'll help you find some roles while I'm at it." Zhou Xiaobai smiled.
In my past life, I was a mountain king, but now I'm just a kid. In the past year, I've been working like a dog with Liu Qianqian to protect Dingding and to make things work.
This is not a job a child should be doing.
So the main thing for the next two months is to have fun, and finding some acting opportunities for Fan Bingbing is also one of the reasons.
"You're going to find me roles again?" Fan Bingbing looked bewildered. "I have no acting experience, even if I have roles, I can't act in them."
Tong Liya also looked puzzled. Was Bingbing about to be sent to work in the fields?
Even Liu Qianqian was puzzled—didn't we agree that our sightseeing trip would be tied to Bingbing and Yaya? Now that they're already tied, is there some other operation I don't know about?
"Why are you all so serious? It's not good to be so serious. We're all family, we should be happy." Zhou Xiaobai was talking about others, but he himself solemnly pressed his hand down. "I've looked into it. There are several large film and television cities and shooting bases in China now, and film and television is our main direction in the future."
"Um!"
The three women nodded, but they didn't understand what he meant.
Zhou Xiaobai suddenly got up, went to the desk that had been sitting in the space for a long time, pulled out a map, and pointed to a few places: "The film and television cities in Ningxia, Zhuozhou, and Wuxi. Since we're just having fun anyway, let's travel around and see if there's any opportunity to find a role for Sister Bingbing. That would be a plus when she takes the entrance exam for Beijing Film Academy or Central Academy of Drama next year."
He had asked Zhou Wenqiong about it—it's best to have connections to get into top universities; if you don't have connections, you need experience, or you need good grades and solid skills.
Zhou Wenqiong had no idea that her younger brother had this purpose, so she answered all her questions.
Before Fan Bingbing could speak, Liu Qianqian interrupted, "Should we show Bingbing which theaters are short-staffed? Or how about investing money?"
Over the past year, she has learned a lot about related knowledge, and it is common practice in the industry to pay production teams to get roles.
"Yes, Xixi is right," Zhou Xiaobai praised his little darling. "Let's go to Ningxia first. I heard that there are quite a few films and TV series being filmed there." This was also what Zhou Wenqiong said. As someone in the film and television industry, she naturally had access to the latest information.
"They've already started filming, so there's no way there would be any roles left. Besides, I don't know how to act," Fan Bingbing said, revealing the practical difficulties.
"Don't worry, there will always be opportunities," Zhou Xiaobai comforted him, but then he added threateningly, "If it doesn't work out, I'll just throw money at you to get you a role."
As the finance manager, Liu Qianqian was the first to offer her support, saying, "Sister Bingbing, anything that can be solved with money is fine. If money can't solve it, then—" After saying that, Liu Qianqian's face turned fierce, and she grabbed with her five fingers as if she were stealing something.
Our fairy sister asked you for roles, that's a sign of respect for you, how could we dare not give them to you?
Then we'll prevent you from filming.
"Qianqian, what nonsense are you talking about? We're all decent people, we have to follow the rules, there's always a way." Zhou Xiaobai gave Liu Qianqian a disdainful look—this little tyrant is truly lawless.
"Ha ha!"
Fan Bingbing was amused. She pulled Liu Qianqian and pressed her oily lips against her cheek.
Liu Qianqian wiped it with obvious disgust.
However, Fan Bingbing was happy. Zhou Xiaobai's words were bold, and Liu Qianqian's words were satisfying. All of this was for the sake of getting her into a good school next year.
Is this the benefit of being a family?
Tong Liya's mouth dropped open in astonishment. "You can do that? I've really learned something!"
If we can't get any roles in the future, we'll just do this.
"So, our next stop is Ningxia?" Fan Bingbing asked, pointing to the marked point on the map.
"Yes." Zhou Xiaobai nodded.
"I'll book the plane tickets now." Fan Bingbing said, trying to slip out of the space, but Zhou Xiaobai stopped him. He pointed to the scooter next to him, "There will be plenty of opportunities, what's the rush? Enjoying the scenery is more important, let's ride the scooter."
"But how can four people sit here?" Fan Bingbing was troubled. She was a novice driver; she could manage with one person, but with three, they would definitely roll into a ball...
Liu Qianqian has loved going out since she was a child. She offered a solution: "Sister Bingbing will take me, and Xiaobai and Yaya will stay in the space."
"Okay! Once I'm familiar with them, I can take four people with me." Fan Bingbing nodded; this plan was indeed feasible.
She also wanted to take a walk; the journey seemed to be over a thousand kilometers long, and she could use speed and excitement to process the information she had gathered over the past two days.
Next, Zhou Xiaobai introduced the function of being able to chat with the system to Tong Liya.
Now that we've finished discussing the important matters, let's get back to dancing and having fun.
Fan Bingbing rode his motorcycle with Liu Qianqian on the back, while Zhou Xiaobai was dragged into the mess by Tong Liya.
The lake water was crystal clear, but now there were quite a few fish, all of which Liu Qianqian had put in it—she said the place needed to be lively, otherwise it would be lifeless.
After splashing around for half an hour, the dream of swimming for the people of Western Xinjiang was finally fulfilled.
At this moment, Tong Liya rested her head on Zhou Xiaobai's lap and looked up at the sky: "Little brother, I'm so happy." After knowing each other for so long, this was the first time the two of them could truly be alone together, even though the sounds of the two arguing could be heard from the other side from time to time.
"Ya Ya, how did you become so fair-skinned?" Zhou Xiaobai asked curiously, touching Tong Liya's jade-like skin.
Tong Liya grinned, "It's all your fault for calling me 'Blackie,' and Bingbing and Qianqian followed along. It sounds awful! I haven't seen the light of day for the past six months..."
She recounted the jokes Liu Qianqian had made to her in private.
Zhou Xiaobai chuckled to himself. Liu Qianqian had a whole host of bad habits and was always causing trouble, but she also often managed to deliver surprises.
The system, which had been silent all along, suddenly popped up, its tone smug: "I told you, the rising star we found for you was definitely worth it. With her delicate features and fair skin, you should be secretly happy."
This broken system has done something decent again, but Zhou Xiaobai still retorted: "Yes, yes, yes, believing in you will grant you eternal life. You're amazing."
He looked around the empty space and asked, "If you're so great, why didn't you build me a house here?"
"Give me the money, and everything will be fine." The system took advantage of the situation.
"How much?" Zhou Xiaobai's eyes lit up. If he could build a house here, it would solve his sleeping problem. Although the space was spring-like all year round and the temperature could be adjusted, sleeping outdoors always made him feel unsafe.
"Five...five million popularity points." The system stammered, trying to extort money again.
"Damn it, you're obsessed with money!" Zhou Xiaobai cursed directly.
"A large estate, would you like it?" The system began to tempt!
Zhou Xiaobai immediately fell silent, his dream rekindled...
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