111: The program team and the production team invited him one after another.

Following the exposure of Zhao Lusi's identity as an Alibaba shareholder, many people began forming ideas!

Some wanted to capitalize on her popularity, others wanted to get acquainted with Zhao Lusi!

In short, there was a variety of intentions!

Of course, Zhao Lusi was unaware of any of this!

That evening, Chen Chang, a director in Modu, was sitting at home worrying. He was troubled about the female lead for his recent new drama, *promise me*. He had already settled on his choice for the female lead previously!

That person was Zhao Lusi!

The male lead he had in mind was Chen Weiting!

Chen Weiting was manageable; he would participate as long as the conditions were sufficient. But Zhao Lusi was problematic. He had contacted Zhao Lusi's agent before, but the demands they made were outrageous!

The program team's budget was already very tight; if they had to lower the budget further, they really wouldn't be able to film!

Chen Chang was now considering who to replace the female lead with!

But no matter how much he thought, there was no suitable replacement!

The most suitable person was Zhao Lusi!

"Sigh, if Zhao Lusi had a background, she wouldn't have been exploited so terribly!"

Chen Chang sighed, feeling helpless!

If the role of Xu Yan were played by someone else, they definitely wouldn't perform as well as Zhao Lusi, whether considering face shape, figure, or personality!

Just as Chen Chang was sinking into the predicament of having no female lead options, ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling!

His phone suddenly rang!

Chen Chang picked up his phone. Seeing that the caller was the associate director of *promise me*, he answered the call with confusion!

"Hello!"

"Director Chen, quickly go check Zhao Lusi's latest video on Yin Fu Short Video! Good news, good news!"

As soon as the call connected, the associate director's extremely excited voice came through the receiver!

Chen Chang was completely stunned!

He quickly hung up the phone, opened Yin Fu Short Video, navigated to Zhao Lusi's homepage, found her latest video, and clicked on it!

It wasn't a problem until he watched it, but after watching it, Chen Chang became completely excited!

"Hahahaha, we have her! We have the female lead for *promise me*!"

In the video, Zhao Lusi announced her identity as an Alibaba shareholder, and a photo of her and her partner also appeared, though his face wasn't clearly visible!

Now, Zhao Lusi not only didn't have to worry about Xinghe Kuyu Entertainment's demands, but she also had enormous popularity. If she starred as the female lead in *promise me*, the drama's popularity would absolutely explode!

However, after being happy for only a moment, Chen Chang began to worry!

There was no helping it. Zhao Lusi's identity had been exposed. She was now an Alibaba shareholder, holding 10% of Alibaba's shares. The salary he offered might not be enough. But if the salary was raised, whether she would still participate was another matter entirely!

Zhao Lusi's current net worth alone had reached hundreds of billions. Would she really star as the female lead for a 10 million yuan salary?

Chen Chang couldn't be sure!

Zhao Lusi was different now. Before, she might have just been a celebrity, but now, she was capital itself!

However, he wouldn't know without trying, so Chen Chang decided to call Zhao Lusi and ask if she was willing to star as the female lead in *promise me*!

He was so excited that the hand holding the phone was trembling!

He kept calculating in his mind whether Zhao Lusi would actually take the role!

Du du du!

Du du du!

The moment the phone rang, Chen Chang's heart leaped. There was no way around it; he was now facing not just a celebrity, but the boss of Alibaba!

Since her status was different, his attitude couldn't be the same. If she were just an ordinary celebrity, he wouldn't act like this, as many people wanted to film, and they all had to cater to him!

But Zhao Lusi was different; he had to placate her!

"Hello!"

As a clear female voice sounded from the phone, Chen Chang snapped back to attention!

"Ah, Ms. Zhao, I am Chen Chang!"

Chen Chang dared not call her Lu Si directly anymore. He could before, but now he absolutely had to show basic respect!

"Director Chen, what can I do for you?"

"Ms. Zhao, didn't I previously invite you to star as the female lead Xu Yan in *promise me*? I was wondering if you would be willing to take the role?"

After he said this, the phone remained silent for a long time!

Chen Chang's heart slowly began to sink to rock bottom. The longer the silence, the higher the chance of rejection!

Suddenly, Zhao Lusi's voice came through the phone receiver!

"Director Chen, you showed me the script for the role of Xu Yan before. I feel that this role suits me very well, but I couldn't accept it previously due to Xinghe Kuyu Entertainment. Now, I have terminated my contract with Xinghe Kuyu Entertainment and established my own Studio. I can take on this role, but I have a few conditions. Director Chen, if you can agree to them, I will star; if not, then you can look for others suitable to play Xu Yan!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Chang immediately became excited!

As long as Zhao Lusi agreed to be the female lead in *promise me*, everything else was negotiable. Forget a few conditions; he would agree to dozens!

"Please tell me, Ms. Zhao!"

"First, Director Chen, you should know that I am already married. I won't film kissing scenes or any intimate shots. Is that okay?"

Chen Chang could actually understand that Zhao Lusi suddenly acquiring Alibaba shares must be related to her man, but he dared not delve into these matters!

"Understood, Ms. Zhao, please rest assured. We can use body doubles for kissing scenes and intimate contact shots. Absolutely no problem!"

"Secondly, I want to invest in *promise me*. Is that alright?"

As soon as she said this, Chen Chang was overjoyed. The Film Crew's current budget was so tight that Zhao Lusi was essentially sending charcoal in the snow—not only agreeing to star as the female lead but also investing money!

This immediately solved two major problems for the Film Crew!

How could he not be happy?

"Ms. Zhao, I wonder if the investment will be made in your own name or in Alibaba's name?"

"In my own name!"

"No problem, I agree! How much are you planning to invest?"

"Let's invest fifty million first. Calculate what percentage of shares that accounts for."

"Okay, I will have someone calculate how many shares fifty million accounts for, and then send you the electronic contract!"

"No problem!"

After settling the discussion, Zhao Lusi hung up the phone!

At this moment, she was no longer like her former self; she was filled with immense confidence!

Wei Xiao stared at the powerful aura surrounding Zhao Lusi, completely stunned. She had heard every word of Zhao Lusi's conversation with Director Chen Chang!

Zhao Lusi's depression seemed to have been cured because she met Wang Yifan!

She truly looked like a queen now!

Anyone who looked at her would feel a sense of awe!

"Lu Si, you've really changed!"

Wei Xiao blurted out the words subconsciously!

Zhao Lusi was slightly taken aback, then smiled!

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