Chapter 454 - 453: Casting Matters for "God and Demon Record

After class, Yun Zijin first went back to the Wangyou Milk Tea Shop with Qin Sitong. They waited until Qin Sitong finished making two hundred cups of Wangyou Milk Tea before leaving the shop and heading to Xinghua Street, to the storefront they had checked out last time.

After looking over the storefront, the space was definitely large enough, but its location was what always made Qin Sitong hesitate.

Hardly anyone dared to come to this area, so Qin Sitong wasn’t sure if opening a shop here would truly be problem-free.

"Everything else about this place is great, except for the location. It really has me torn."

Yun Zijin looked around the rest of the shop and understood Qin Sitong’s concerns.

"Let’s give it a trial run for a while. If it doesn’t work out, we can move. This is business; there are always risks to be taken."

Yun Zijin’s idea was to give it a trial run for a period.

She wasn’t expecting to make a profit; as long as they broke even, it would be fine. After all, even with her resources, there wasn’t much more she could do to help with a location like this.

"Alright then, I’ll take your advice. I’ll start by finding a renovation team to draw up some design plans."

Persuaded by Yun Zijin, Qin Sitong finally made up her mind.

As for the renovation team, Qin Sitong planned to use the same one that had worked on the Wangyou Milk Tea Shop.

The renovation would take a considerable amount of time, which meant the shop wouldn’t open until December at the earliest.

When they opened, however, wasn’t a major concern for Yun Zijin.

She just wanted to help Qin Sitong accumulate more capital so she would feel more confident when the time came to face the Fu Family.

As her best friend, Yun Zijin couldn’t face the Fu Family in her place, but she could help strengthen Qin Sitong’s position.

As for the strong smell of the anti-hair loss and hair growth ginger tea, Yun Zijin believed that for anyone suffering from hair loss, a tea that could actually regrow hair would be a godsend, no matter how bad it stank.

"As for the design’s focus, I think we should consider whether to center it around the Wangyou Milk Tea or the anti-hair loss and hair growth ginger tea."

The two had completely different styles, so the interior design would naturally be different as well.

"In this location, focusing on the anti-hair loss and hair growth ginger tea might make it easier to gain a foothold."

Once you reach middle age, few people can escape the woes of hair loss.

Even many young people were worried about hair loss nowadays. Yun Zijin could already imagine the sensation the ginger tea would cause once it was officially on the market.

Countless shampoo companies had spent years researching this problem without success. One could only imagine the uproar it would cause.

The two of them talked it over while taking videos of the actual storefront.

They needed to send some videos or photos of the actual site to the renovation team. Only after the team agreed to take the job would they come to inspect the location, take measurements, and then produce the design plans.

At this moment, Yun Zijin’s phone rang.

At the sound of the ringtone, Qin Sitong instinctively glanced at Yun Zijin, but she quickly turned away and went back to filming.

Yun Zijin saw it was Fan Qingmao calling and frowned slightly.

’The last meeting ended on a bad note, and it’s only been a few days. Now he’s calling again. Honestly, if she didn’t own shares in Yuepin Media, she would’ve blocked him in a heartbeat.’

"Yes? What is it?"

This Fan Qingmao was clearly acting on behalf of Yuepin Media’s chairman, Yu Zejian. Yun Zijin had a low opinion of Yu Zejian’s character, and by extension, a poor impression of Fan Qingmao as well. If anyone were to ask why, it was simply because she believed in guilt by association.

"Chairman Yun, I sent you the list for the second round of casting for *God and Demon Record*. Please review it when you have a moment."

The fact that Yun Zijin had directly exposed the two lead actors for their criminal activities at the last meeting meant that no one else dared to be careless with her now.

This time, the casting choices had been selected with care. They had all been subjected to background checks, and their histories were vetted for any scandals.

These new leads had absolutely no chance of being embroiled in a scandal—at least, not based on what was currently known.

Yun Zijin raised an eyebrow. ’They’ve already recast the roles so quickly?’

"Got it. I’ll take a look."

After saying that, Yun Zijin hung up. Fan Qingmao stared at the disconnected call on his phone, somewhat irritated, but he couldn’t take his anger out on Yun Zijin.

As a minor shareholder, he was in no position to be compared to a major shareholder like Yun Zijin.

In the time since, Fan Qingmao had learned a bit more about Yun Zijin’s background, making it even less likely that he would dare to show his displeasure to her.

You could say that while Yun Zijin didn’t hold as many shares as Yu Zejian, when it came to personal background, there was simply no comparison between the two.

Back in the Xinghua Street shop, once Yun Zijin hung up, Qin Sitong walked over. "Your expression changed just now. Did the person on the phone make you angry?"

"No, it’s nothing. Just a small thing, don’t worry about it."

The Yuepin Media business wasn’t that important to Yun Zijin, so she didn’t want to trouble Qin Sitong with it.

Qin Sitong was also very tactful. If Yun Zijin didn’t want to talk about it, she wouldn’t press.

"I think we’ve got enough footage. Let’s go. I’ll get in touch with the renovation team."

The previous tenant had left the place completely bare. The walls, floors, and everything else would have to be redone.

Yun Zijin nodded. Qin Sitong had also been the one to handle the renovation team for the original Wangyou Milk Tea Shop; Yun Zijin had never gotten involved.

So for the opening of this new branch, Qin Sitong proactively took all the responsibilities upon herself.

As the two of them walked out of the storefront, Zero One and his team had already pulled Yun Zijin’s car around. The two women got straight in.

After getting into the car, Yun Zijin picked up a tablet, logged into WeChat, and opened the file with the cast list that Fan Qingmao had sent.

The two leads were the highest priority. Yun Zijin sent their photos and names directly to Mei Lin, who quickly sent back files on both of them.

Sure enough, there was no dirt on them. Both were complete nobodies in the industry. Before this, they had only ever been extras on various sets, with one or two lines at most.

Still, judging by their photos, they were a decent match for the character descriptions in the script.

Yun Zijin then picked out a few of the more important supporting roles from the rest of the list and sent them to Mei Lin as well.

After confirming there were no career-ending scandals, Yun Zijin sent a message to Fan Qingmao approving the list.

As for when and where filming would begin, Yun Zijin didn’t concern herself with the details.

’If they want to make money, they have to produce a quality show. The investment needs to be spent where it counts.’

The entire cast was devoid of any big-name stars, and their salaries weren’t high. If they still managed to produce a flop with all that, Yun Zijin would just have to dump her Yuepin Media shares.

Those shares were dispensable to Yun Zijin anyway.

Qin Sitong happened to glance at Yun Zijin’s tablet and, seeing one of the photos, let out a cry of surprise.

"Hey! Isn’t that a guy I saw on TikTok before? Why is he on your tablet?"

Yun Zijin didn’t use TikTok, so she didn’t recognize him.

But Qin Sitong browsed it occasionally and had happened to come across him once.

"This guy? It’s an actor’s profile. You said you saw him on TikTok, what kind of videos did he make?"

He was cast in a minor role, so Yun Zijin hadn’t sent his info to Mei Lin for a background check.

"Oh, nothing special. Just a short, normal dance video."

If it had been anything weird, Qin Sitong would have swiped away immediately and wouldn’t even remember his face.