On the first day of the year 2012, Qi Le An got up early. At noon, he and Chen Shan met the boss of the Gale studio.

The owner’s name was Yin Yan. He was almost forty years old.

Although Gale Studio was invested by Wei Chang Feng, Wei Chang Feng was only responsible for the financial support behind the scenes. Yin Yan was in charge of operations management.

Qi Le An had only met Yin Yan once back in Guang City. It was during the filming of Better Days that Wei Chang Feng organized a meeting for them.

Yin Yan wore a pair of gold-framed glasses, making his features even more soft and gentle looking. He didn’t speak much, but there was always a smile on his face. He was more like a gentleman than a businessman.

When they first met, the two of them didn’t talk about the plan. Yin Yan didn’t want to distract him, he just said cherish the opportunity of working with Director Chen and they would talk more details after he was back in Hai City. But Yin went on a business trip in America when Qi Le An returned to Hai City, he had just returned the day before yesterday.

The three of them met at the Gale studio in a suburb of Hai City, the studio was more like a pretty villa. There was only a dozen of employees, they only had five artists including Qi Le An, among which were two models, one singer, and two actors

Qi Le An knew Yin had only signed him due to Wei Chang Feng.

And Qi Le An was impressed by Yin Yan after a short studio tour.

The two young models had gained international recognition, which was not an easy thing to achieve in an industry dominated by white models

Qi Le An had heard of these two people in his previous life, but he had no idea that they were in the same studio.

As for the singer, he made his debut in a talent show, he was a cute boy and his voice was amazing, he had gained a large fan base since his first appearance in that talent show, one of the highlights in his career was how the four mentors fought to forget him in their team.

It was a diverse combination, Yin had picked every single of the artists before they got famous.

Qi Le An was impressed by Yin Yan, it looked like Yin was great at unleashing the artists’ potential and he would tailor the career planning to meet individual requirements, they had a mature system in Gale.

“Yin Yan was a businessman through and through, ” Chen Shan filled Qi Le An in as he was driving, “He has only opened this studio several years ago.”

“Why would be interested in doing film and television all of a sudden?” Qi Le An asked curiously.

Ten years ago, not a lot of people had the guts to try their luck in cultivating new artists.

“His wife used to be a director in the local TV station, and his father-in-law is a member of the cultural department,” Chen Shan had done some research in Yin Yin.

“But how does he know Wei Chang Feng?”

“That I have no idea.”

Qi Le An nodded thoughtfully. ‘I guess Wei Chang Feng must have invested in Gale after he knew Mr. Yin.’.

“Mr. Yin has a unique version, look at all the artists he has signed, they are all so unique. An, you are lucky that you are going to be part of Gale.”

Qi Le An couldn’t agree more. The other actor in Gale was a young girl who hadn’t made her debut yet, she was still a trainee. Therefore, Qi Le An knew his following development must be Yin’s priority, and he was so grateful for that.

The meeting was scheduled at 2 p.m. Qi Le An and Chen Shan arrived 20 minutes early. The two killed some time in the car before they knocked on the door.

A girl in her twenties opened the door, that must be the receptionist. When she saw Qi Le An, her eyes lit up and she smiled, “The boss is on the third floor. Please allow me to show you his office.”

So Qi Le An and Chen Shan went to the third floor. The studio was more like a villa, it was so spacious on the third floor, the receptionist took them to Yin Yin Yan’s office and she knocked on the door for them.

Yin Yan was on a phone call when the receptionist knocked on the door. When Yin Yan saw it was Qi Le An and Chen Shan, his eyes glowed and he said goodbye to the caller soon. Then he hurriedly walked to the door and shook hands with Qi Le An.

The last time they met was a month ago. Actually, Yin Yin Yan was the boss, no one had expected him to be this approachable, they couldn’t help but give Yin Yan a thumbs up in their hearts.

“Hello, Yin Ge, long time no see, how are you,” Qi Le An smiled and greeted him.

“I’m fine, come take a sit, Chen, come on in, make yourself comfortable.”

Yin Yan was in his thirties but maintained such a good figure that people would think he must be in his twenties. He asked the two to sit down and then he made tea for them.

The office was very spacious, with a desk in the middle and a French window behind it. A bookshelf was standing on the left while a sofa and a coffee table were on the right. There wasn’t much furniture but everything was well-organized. ‘Yin Yan must be a meticulous person,’, thought Qi Le An

“I should’ve called you earlier. But unfortunately, I was in New York fashion week with Luky until two days ago, sorry about the delay.”

Luky was the female model who had been hustling in Europe and America. When Qi Le An heard this, he smiled and said cleverly, “Yin Ge, just admit it, you were just trying to give me some days off so I can relax.”

Yin Yan laughed and said, “An, you are so honey-mouthed. Without further ado, I hope you are ready for some business, we have come up with two plans for you. Please have a look.”

As he said this, he handed the document to Qi Le An and he had prepared a copy for Chen Shan as well.

Qi Le An glanced over the two plans, both were concise and clear. The first one was to follow up a victory with a hot pursuit for Qi Le An, taking advantage of the current hype and appear on TV as much as possible. And of course, it didn’t mean that they wouldn’t be picky on selecting the scripts or endorsements, they would just try to make the best of the current hype.

The second plan was to lie dormant for a while, and Qi Le An could better himself in this period and he could make his grand comeback to attract everyone’s attention.

Both plans made sense. When Qi Le An read through both of them, he knew Gale was treating him seriously.

Seeing that Qi Le An had finished reading the document, Yin Yan smiled and asked, “Which one do you prefer, An?”

Qi Le An mulled it over. The first plan was good, but he was worried it would backfire on him if he decided to appear on TV with vengeance, he still remembered that in his last life, there were quite a few actors who had done that and the fans got so fed up with them flooding the screen.

Yin Yan was indeed an excellent businessman/mind-reader. Seeing that Qi Le An was silent for a moment, he knew what Qi Le An had in mind, so he said, “I also think the second plan is more suitable for you. Director Chen’s Better Days will be released in March. With such a great movie, you don’t need to worry about what if people forget about you. And on top of that, you’re young, so I think you should probably study more.

Qi Le An was so touched by Yin Yan. Although Glory had prepared courses for all the trainees, they were very basic and no one took it seriously, even the teachers. He had been wishing for a chance to get better education since his last life.

At this moment, Chen Shan suddenly said, “But if you decide to send An to school, aren’t you worried people will forget him?”

Yin Yin looked at Chen Shan approvingly and said, “I would be lying if I say I’m not worried.”

Not everyone could afford to do it in the Wei Chang Feng style. Wei Chang Feng took a break and went abroad to study, but he had been in show business since he was a child, so people hadn’t forgotten him despite the gap in his career. And Wei Chang Feng had what it took to only work with the best directors and crews in the industry, everyone wished they were Wei Chang Feng, but unfortunately there was only one Wei Chang Feng.

“Therefore, when we choose a script for An, we have to win with one blow. Best crew, best director, great box office, and we must make the audience feel no one can do a better job in portraying the character than An.”

Qi Le An would roll his eyes if he had heard it from someone else’s mouth, but he had faith in Yin Yan and Wei Chang Feng. If Yin Yan said he could snatch the best script for him, he wouldn’t doubt that a single bit.

“Does Boss Yin have any good movies in hand? Or is it possible to have such a suitable movie script?” Chen Shan couldn’t help but ask.

After Chen Shan asked this question, Qi Le An also stared at Yin Yan. He was dying to hear the answer as well.

Yin Yan shook his head, “I don’t have any movie deals in hand, no.”

Qi Le An, “…”

Qi Le An was speechless, but Chen Shan decided to be outspoken himself. He sneered, ” Boss Yin, is all that lip service?”

“This is not lip service, the thing is to have you considered TV series?”

Both of them were stunned.

Qi Le An just assumed Yin Yan Yan was talking about blockbuster movies for they met each other when he was shooting a movie. He wasn’t against the idea of shooting TV series though, he made his debut through TV.

Chen Shan didn’t take it well for he thought TV series were below movies and he thought Qi Le An should continue being a movie star.

” I have a great drama script in hand. It’s beyond great,” Yin Yan continued, “The thing is the production company is a new player in the industry, and this is going to be their first project.”

Chen Shan’s eyebrows furrowed on hearing that, even Qi Le An wasn’t optimistic about it.