A lively celebration banquet came to a successful close.

Several prominent business owners left early, and after the last few investors were seen off, those remaining on set were mostly the main members of the production team.

At this point, Zhuang Hongyi called over the remaining main actors and, in a drunken daze, began to discuss the next steps of the plan.

"The third season of'Sumiya' is currently in the script stage, and the production team is expected to be assembled by the end of this year or early next year."

Although Zhuang Hongyi spoke with a slight lisp, his thinking was still very clear. While arranging this matter, he also turned his attention to Yan Shaohan: "Don't rush to work on your new comic recently. Quickly finish the script for the third season of 'Yu Ye' and let's start preparing as soon as possible."

After the script was completed, there was still a lot to do. It needed to pass the review and go through the procedures to assemble the crew. It's already considered quite efficient that the timeline was completed within this year.

No one else objected, except for director Yan Shaohan, who looked like the sky had fallen: "What new comic? Who's making a new comic? No one? Where did you hear that? I didn't do it."

Damn it, he's been doing this secretly all along! How did he manage to leak ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ the news?

His gaze immediately fell on Xiao He.

Xiao He, still lost in thought:? It wasn't me! Don't pin this on me!

Yuan Sitong's eyes lit up, and she began to rub her hands together, preparing for the next round of urging for more updates.

Seeing that Yan Shaohan was not only pretending to be stupid, but also looking around suspiciously, Zhuang Hongyi immediately smiled coldly and exposed his lie: "Your settings and ramblings are all posted on your QQ space. It's hard for anyone not to see them."

Yan Shaohan froze for a moment, then let out a sharp, piercing scream: "Ahhh! I'm doomed! I forgot you had my QQ number!" 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

No, wait, why are you, Zhuang Hongyi, still using a Tencent account?

And shouldn't this penguin space only be opened once every eight hundred years?

How did Zhuang Hongyi happen to see it?

Xiao He's lips twitched; he had never expected the story to take this turn.

That's good too; at least it cleared his name of being falsely accused of leaking information.

Xiao He breathed a sigh of relief.

Yan Shaohan, however, was not so lucky. When everyone learned that he had started a new project, they were all shocked and expectant. Even Guo Xinya looked puzzled: "Huh? Xiao Yan, when I asked you last time, didn't you say that you would write a few side stories?"

After all, the ending of "Yu Ye" was too tragic, so tragic that it could have made Yan Shaohan hang up and throw knives at him. Therefore, many fans are urging him to make up for the regrets in their hearts by making up for them.

Even the reason why Yan Shaohan was pulled back from Guo Xinya's blacklist was because Yan Shaohan promised that he would show the goddess the extra chapters he drew as soon as possible.

To my utter surprise, this kid actually abandoned even the goddess for his new work!

Good lad, congratulations on finally becoming a Sigma man!

Meanwhile, Yuan Sitong started to egg him on: "Oh, you're already complaining about your old love now that you have a new one? You tortured so much in 'Yu Ye' and you just want to pack up and leave? Let me tell you, don't even think about releasing a new work without at least a hundred side stories. Just wait and see if your fans will take you down."

Yan Shaohan frantically wiped his sweat: "No, I didn't, uh... I was just doodled. You all know I'm busy writing the script for the third season, where would I find the time to draw new works? Right? Haha."

Everyone just smiled without saying a word.

After this matter was discussed, everyone prepared to disperse.

Today's celebration banquet was very enjoyable. Everyone drank quite a bit of alcohol, and their steps were a little unsteady when they left, but their basic etiquette and facial expressions were still perfect. They were led away one by one by their own agents.

Only Xiao He remained behind.

There weren't many people left in the private room at this moment; those remaining were all Zhuang Hongyi's subordinates. He was much more relaxed now, and after lighting a cigarette, he offered it to Xiao He.

Xiao He paused for a moment, then took the cigarette and lit it.

Suddenly, two plumes of smoke appeared in the private room.

"You should have heard enough about the project just now," Zhuang Hongyi said, exhaling a puff of smoke before getting straight to the point. "I'm planning to cast you as the male lead in this film."

Although he was mentally prepared, Xiao He still almost choked on the smoke.

After clearing his throat, Xiao He looked puzzled and asked, "What exactly is the subject of this project?"

Zhuang Hongyi was somewhat surprised: "You listened for so long and still couldn't guess what the subject matter was?"

That shouldn't be the case; it should be quite obvious...

Xiao He:...Oh no, so it really is what he guessed?

Xiao He observed Zhuang Hongyi's expression and cautiously asked, "Haha, it's not...a horror movie, is it?"

Yes, although Xiao He had a rough idea of ​​what the subject matter might be, he was still not quite sure.

Unfortunately, Zhuang Hongyi gave him an approving look: "Well, you guessed it, didn't you?"

What? It's really a horror movie?

Xiao He's vision went black.

—It was truly a sudden darkness before my eyes.

No wonder those big shots put down their cigarettes and fell silent just now. There's no way this stuff will be shown in mainland China!

Still hoping to get approved?

Brother, why don't you just broadcast it around the mainland yourself? Don't even think about sending it to China.

After all, this area is currently a prohibited zone in China.

Zhuang Hongyi can certainly make the film, but it's highly unlikely to be released.

"Then, can we take pictures there?"

Xiao He chuckled and began to gently persuade Zhuang Hongyi as well.

The most troublesome thing about this is that it can't earn domestic box office revenue; it can only be sold overseas.

However, making money at the international box office isn't so easy either.

Logically speaking, a commercial film director like Zhuang Hongyi wouldn't be so foolish as to make this.

Zhuang Hongyi disagreed: "We call this a thriller/horror film, and its main purpose is to promote traditional culture. You can be more precise in your speech."

Xiao He:...Hehehehe.

Director Zhuang, look at what you're saying. Do you even believe it yourself?

Even Xiao He couldn't believe how Zhuang Hongyi had the audacity to ask someone for help and pull some strings.

That's absolutely outrageous!

However, those who are able to do business are all incredibly shameless.

He took another drag of his cigarette, looking at Xiao He with an unprecedentedly serious expression, and said, "The name of this script is 'Long'. It's a script I wrote myself a few years ago. At that time, this kind of subject matter was officially blacklisted, and even many classic Hong Kong films were taken off the shelves along with this subject matter and disappeared from the public eye. But some people abroad have won awards for this kind of culture, so I am actually very unwilling."

Zhuang Hongyi is a very contradictory person.

Judging from his love of reading the manga "Sumiya" and collecting anime figurines, he is actually quite idealistic, romantic, and has a touch of melancholy typical of artists and writers. Sometimes he can also be a bit passionate and impulsive.

But without a doubt, he is also a very successful director and businessman. Many of his investments are very realistic and profit-driven. He can use competitive tactics to gain viewership and box office revenue, and he can put aside his pride to get along with people at all levels and develop his network of connections by any means necessary.

His sudden creation of a work like "Mang" is both unexpected and not unexpected.

Even at this moment, Xiao He couldn't help but feel a sense of感慨—

You truly live up to your reputation as Director Zhuang!