65: They're all beautiful women

"Zhang Liang, I f*cking—"

The colorful Chinese profanity didn't make it out after all.

Wang Tangtang had a bold personality; while she didn't look for trouble, she wasn't afraid of it either.

But if she caused a scene in this situation, it wouldn't do her any good!

A rational adult wouldn't do something that hurts the enemy a thousand times but costs themselves eight hundred.

After all, she had a child behind her and heavy burdens on her shoulders!

At that moment, a commotion came from the direction of the meeting room. The crowd automatically parted, making way.

"The new president is here!" someone whispered in surprise.

A beautiful female president dressed in a white suit walked over with confident strides, her aura fully unleashed, followed by a low-profile, mysterious man.

Zhang Liang, at the front of the crowd, immediately put on a flattering expression, quickly adjusted his posture, and bowed his head respectfully: "Hello, CEO Li!"

Li Na walked past Zhang Liang without looking sideways, not even giving him a glance.

Walking onto the stage of the meeting room, Li Na respectfully invited Cao Lang up, while the second-in-command, General Manager Chen Ming, could only stand below the stage.

"Everyone, let me introduce you. This is CEO Cao."

"I didn't call everyone here for anything else today. CEO Cao has created a very excellent novel, and we at Xingyao Media have decided to use the entire company's resources to film Mr. Cao's novel."

"Today, CEO Cao is here to select actors for the short drama. I hope everyone will cooperate actively."

Hearing the beautiful president's words, all the actresses below the stage looked at Cao Lang with glowing eyes, as if they were looking at a golden bowl.

For actors, the person who decides who the protagonist is is definitely the most important person to curry favor with.

Why was Zhang Liang able to call the shots among the Female Internet Celebrities? It was because he had the "right to suggest" casting!

He could use sweet talk to indirectly influence the director's casting considerations. For some non-critical minor roles, Zhang Liang could even decide directly himself.

No one knew this Mr. Cao.

In this way, life or death depended entirely on first impressions!

Some Internet Celebrities adjusted their shoulder straps, trying to make themselves look a bit bigger, while others took a few deep breaths to adjust their mindset.

"This short drama is still in the early stages, and Mr. Cao is still creating it. However, we expect to invest 100 million in the first phase. Everyone must seize this opportunity."

What? 100 million for a short drama?

Everyone present gasped!

What kind of concept was this?

The cost of a typical small short drama was only about a million, and 50 million could film a movie for regular cinemas! 100 million for a short drama—they must be planning to hire big stars.

And this was only the first phase. According to President Li, there would be more investment later!

"CEO Li, with such a large investment, our board of directors should have a meeting to discuss it, right?"

General Manager Chen Ming couldn't help but speak up when he heard this.

Wasn't this pure nonsense?

100 million for a short drama!

Was she trying to ruin the company?

The reason short dramas were profitable was because of low costs and fast production.

He couldn't let the new president act recklessly. He was a company veteran; surely he had some right to speak and give the new president advice?

"General Manager Chen, is it? We just met earlier."

Li Na said with a smile.

"How many years have you been working here?"

"I've been here since the company was founded; it's been 8 years already," Chen Ming said, taking a step forward with considerable pride.

"Hmm, 8 years. Thank you for your contribution. However, a healthy company doesn't stop running just because it loses someone."

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire room fell silent.

She was going to take the knife to an old veteran.

Chen Ming had always been a pillar of the company; he had cultivated a large following and could be said to call the shots.

Now he finally realized that the sky had truly changed.

Not a single person stood up to speak for him!

This female president seemed amiable on the surface, but it turned out she was also someone who could make decisive, ruthless kills!

Seeing this, he immediately changed his tune: "CEO Li is right. Whatever CEO Li decides, we will of course support unconditionally!"

"Who among you agrees, and who objects?"

The executives below the stage all chimed in: "We support it, we agree."

Li Na carefully observed Cao Lang's expression; seeing that he wasn't angry, the weight in her heart was finally lifted.

If Cao Lang was made unhappy, she wouldn't mind firing them all!

Cao Lang didn't pay attention to the little drama over here; his system's unread messages were already exploding.

Looking around, it was all beautiful women.

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They were all famous beauties from TikTok with tens of millions of followers.

But seeing them offline, they were just okay.

Nie Xiaoyu looked very enticing in videos, but in reality, she wasn't as well-endowed as Li Na.

There were also He Dantong, Yi Mengling, and Auntie Zhu, with scores in the low 90s, though they still looked much prettier than most girls.

Clothes make the man, and a saddle makes the horse.

To make it on TikTok, you really had to rely on beauty filters!

As long as your looks were decent and you knew how to manage things, anyone could become a top influencer!

These Internet Celebrities each stood straight, trying their best to manage their facial expressions, hoping Cao Lang would choose them.

Internet Celebrities with fewer followers also tried to lean forward, striving to get more exposure for themselves.

Cao Lang noticed a few familiar faces.

The short drama queens Xue Ziqi and Xu Yizhen.

These few had solid acting skills, and he had watched quite a few of their short dramas.

"You two, come out for a moment."

Xue Ziqi and Xu Yizhen were delighted and stepped out one after another. They were famous, had good acting skills, and had high audience acceptance.

Seeing this, Zhang Liang got a bit anxious. He had given the director a list of Internet Celebrities he had carefully selected.

He thought the new president would refer to it, but he didn't expect this "Mr. Cao" to be the one picking, making his carefully prepared list useless.

Cao Lang sized up the many Female Internet Celebrities as he walked; it was truly a case of 'dazzling flowers confusing the eye,' and even he was getting overwhelmed by the choices.

In this situation, he really just picked whoever looked pleasing to the eye!

Badanmu, Yi Mengling, Sanlurou, Zhang Gangan, Sister Xiaomai, Remained Alone, Danta Xiaopihai... over a dozen Internet Celebrities were selected... As the slots grew fewer, the remaining Internet Celebrities felt extremely anxious, like students waiting for college entrance exam results when their scores were very close to the danger line.

Zhang Liang was getting a bit frantic; he had received benefits from two Female Internet Celebrities, but now this had happened. Would his status still be useful in the future?

Wang Tangtang stood at the back of the crowd, having completely given up hope.

Moreover, she had developed deep doubts about herself.

She wasn't the type of girl who looked good on camera to begin with; besides, her hips were large and her legs were thick... though her waist was thin and she was okay at suggestive dancing, if she were to go on the big screen, it would give off a very cheap feeling.

For the first time, Wang Tangtang felt insecure about her body.

Because the female leads Cao Lang chose were all the tall and thin type of girls.

Perhaps only foreigners would like a body type like hers.

Wang Tangtang squeezed the fleshy, thick legs wrapped in her jeans with both hands, feeling very dejected.

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