Chapter 1454: Chapter 1455: Enemies Meet on a Narrow Road

The gratitude from the boss’s family was one thing, but the boss’s wife wanting to meet with Rong Yan might have carried an intention to connect with the people behind Rong Yan.

We’re all adults here. On the surface, Bright Starry Sky is Rong Yan’s company, but who knows if there’s support from the Li Group behind it.

A large company like the Li Group is worth a thousand Lemon Entertainments put together. If they can seize the opportunity to connect with the Li Group through this collaboration with Bright, it wouldn’t be a loss at all.

Rong Yan could hear the undertones in her words and skillfully deflected, "There’s no need for gratitude. We’re just here helping at someone’s request."

Wang Ying, seeing her dismissiveness, didn’t push further. Knowing when to stop, she led everyone into the meeting room.

Inside the meeting room, Lemon’s senior executives had mostly gathered. A man in his forties was the first to stand up. After shaking hands cordially with Rong Yan, the meeting formally began—

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Two hours later, the two sides had mostly finalized the follow-up plans for cooperation.

For the female lead, Lemon proposed a new actress from a talent agency they had good relations with. Rong Yan reviewed the candidate—she had a nice appearance, clean and fair features. As long as she cut her hair into a short, student-style bob, she wouldn’t break immersion in the role of a high school student.

For the male lead, Lemon initially wanted to use a lesser-known actor from their own roster. However, Rong Yan, after glancing at the photo, immediately shut down the idea with a firm rejection.

She had Estelle pull up the seven or eight alternative candidates they had pre-screened. Using a PPT, they went through each name, analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of each actor, while emphasizing the crucial importance of the male lead in a campus romance drama. Briefly deliberating, Lemon’s team didn’t insist on using their in-house talent. Instead, they tentatively shortlisted three candidates from Rong Yan’s selection.

Rong Yan was well aware that Lemon Entertainment didn’t place much importance on the project they were collaborating on. Even though they agreed to invest, they wouldn’t be allocating a significant budget.

The maximum was ten million.

These days, producing a web series spanning several dozen episodes would cost much more than ten million, not even enough to cover actor fees. Their only options were newcomers or unestablished actors with little name recognition. These types typically didn’t ask for high pay and were often willing to lower their already modest fees for the opportunity to play a good role. This allowed more of the budget to be allocated toward production.

The seven or eight candidates she and her team had screened overnight were precisely of this type, but they all shared one defining trait—handsome!

But not the kind of "handsome" that was currently trendy on screens, the ruggedly masculine type.

Instead, it was the delicate, fair-skinned, youthful kind of handsome with a boyish charm!

To align with the age of the male lead in "Little Luck," Rong Yan paid particular attention to age, ensuring all the male actors were in their early twenties—perfect for portraying college students. They would also pair well with the female lead and create a strong "couple dynamic."

The director was personally recommended by Rong Yan—a filmmaker adept at handling niche genres. Though not a household name, he had at least two more works under his belt than the lead actors did.

With the director and lead actor roles settled, Lemon’s boss stepped up as well, readily offering to negotiate with the AQ platform on their behalf to secure distribution. A timeline was decided upon, and schedules were set to lock in filming dates.

After both sides exchanged contracts, formally signed them, and each party kept a copy, the meeting concluded successfully. Wang Ying, now looking at Rong Yan with newfound respect, was noticeably more polite as she accompanied her and Ai Wen out of the meeting room.

All the way out, she acted as the bridge, chatting with Rong Yan, Estelle, and Lemon’s boss together.

The harmonious atmosphere came to an abrupt halt when a certain figure appeared—

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