Chapter 1667 - 821: ’Black Forest’ Premieres (7,000 Words)_4

Chapter 1667: Chapter 821: ’Black Forest’ Premieres (7,000 Words)_4

Zhou Yun understood immediately.

It means Zhou Lan plans to prepare the script and cast himself, and then find someone else to take over.

This way, it saves him the time of sitting at home waiting for others to send scripts and choose scripts.

It’s a solution.

Zhou Yun said, "This is good."

"Yeah, I want to do this because Xiao Jing is currently stuck in a situation where she can’t get good scripts and doesn’t want to make bad ones," Zhou Lan said. "We might as well do it ourselves and be self-sufficient."

Zhou Yun responded with a hum.

"Regarding this matter, I’ve talked with Wu Chengbao. If either of us finds a good script or story that’s not suitable for us to produce, we’ll pass it to the other," Zhou Lan said. "This way, we can be more efficient, and the key issue is that Wu Chengbao has always had a funding shortage. I plan to invest in their projects."

Zhou Yun said, "That’s a good idea."

"Hmm."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yun checked her email to make sure there were no missed messages, then shut off her laptop.

She stretched lazily, thinking that everything was thriving, which felt great.

...

"At Zhou Yun’s place, you will never surpass her; the most important person there is always Zhou Yun."

He Yong sat across from Wang Jing, smiling, as if analyzing the pros and cons from an outsider’s perspective.

"But look at us at Chengqian, right now only Xu Siyao is popular, but you know her potential is very limited, she’s basically reached her peak. You’re different; you can pursue a film career. A movie like ’Life’ has already gotten you into the film circle. Honestly, if Zhou Lan and the others had put in a bit more effort, with the momentum you had after ’Life’ was released, you could have secured several more film roles and firmly established yourself in the film industry, but for some reason, it didn’t happen."

"If you wanted to act in dramas, you could too, like Wei Ru Xue. She’s not successful in films but is a queen in TV dramas; few people domestically can compete with her, right? Even someone as successful as Zhou Yun can’t overshadow her. If Wei Ru Xue hadn’t left our company, she could have been even better, at least we’d have secured one or two major commercial film lead roles for her each year." He Yong said, "Wang Jing, you’re a smart kid; I was the one who recognized your potential and signed you with Chengqian. I’ve always thought that given the right opportunities, you could rise to the top. You’ve been with Zhou Lan these past two years, and you’ve accomplished quite a bit, but you’re at a new stage now."

He Yong had said similar things to Wang Jing more than once.

Wang Jing felt a bit helpless. He Yong was the company boss; if he invited her for dinner, she couldn’t keep declining. Wang Jing was indeed dissatisfied with her current career state, but these things couldn’t be rushed or forced. Her work has been personally managed by Zhou Lan, and Wang Jing knew she was sensitive and had high expectations. Zhou Lan always respected her choices; many scripts came her way, and if she didn’t want to act in them, she didn’t. This past year, she had a low output, having only participated in one drama directed by Director Kang Xin and one movie. Neither of these projects had been released yet, so Wang Jing didn’t know if they’d become hits and help elevate her status.

Actually, Wang Jing’s biggest problem at this stage is having gained a bit of status but lacking extensive acting experience, and her popularity is not high.

In essence, investors often don’t recognize her.

Zhou Lan had discussed this with Wang Jing, saying that what she needed most now was to increase her popularity and visibility rather than just focusing on films. With these elements in place, she could better compete for roles. Wang Jing understood this deep down, but... she didn’t want to compromise. She still hoped every project she took on would be as good as Sister Xiao Yun’s.

Whether it’s TV dramas, web dramas, or films, Wang Jing was open to them all. She was not fixated on only doing films, but she wished every project she accepted would be genuinely good.

She didn’t want to be like Xu Siyao, who had fame and popularity but became an actor with a bad reputation despite having talent.