in2ebook Chapter 210 Snow, is there to embellish?
Chapter 210 Snow, is there to embellish?
Yihua Entertainment Company successfully secured numerous project opportunities for Shang Yibo. These opportunities largely benefited from Shang Yibo's high popularity, which also attracted many TV stations and platform production companies to actively express their intention to cooperate, with variety show cooperation being particularly prominent.
For a relatively small entertainment company like Monaco, which is still an emerging force in the industry, being able to access such high-quality and abundant resources is both surprising and overwhelming.
Therefore, the entire company attaches great importance to this. Even more encouragingly, in initial communications with these potential partners, they even indicated that, as long as Shang Yibo could be invited to participate, they were open to proposals from Yihua Entertainment to involve other artists in the project and were willing to negotiate any terms.
Qi Qingnan quickly sent the carefully compiled project list to Zhou Yanruo and frequently urged her to select the projects with the most potential and cooperation intentions as soon as possible, in order to advance to the key stage of contract negotiation as soon as possible.
However, Zhou Yanruo faced a dilemma: although Shang Yibo was not keen on participating in variety shows, she did not want to disappoint Qi Qingnan, since Qi Qingnan needed to meet his personal KPI targets, and Yihua Entertainment also needed to maintain and improve the company's operating efficiency through these projects.
Furthermore, a new variable has emerged: Shang Yibo needs to simultaneously manage the affairs of the Rushang Group. Faced with this series of complex factors, Zhou Yanruo dared not make decisions for Shang Yibo on her own; she had to listen to Shang Yibo's own opinions before deciding which projects to proceed with.
Shang Yibo carefully browsed through the project catalog, frowned, and turned to ask Zhou Yanruo, "Yanruo, do you think these projects are really suitable for me?"
Zhou Yanruo felt a little uneasy when Shang Yibo asked her that question, and replied, "There's nothing wrong with these projects themselves; it mainly depends on your personal preferences."
Shang Yibo said bluntly, "I don't like it." As he spoke, he took a sip of coffee, stood up, and paced back and forth in front of the sofa.
Seeing this, Zhou Yanruo said with some difficulty, "Are we going to refuse them all? Isn't that a bit inappropriate? Qingnan and the others are under a lot of pressure right now." She answered herself and added, "I know you've never liked variety shows, but I'll continue to follow up on some film and television projects."
However, on another note, I think one of these variety shows would be quite suitable for you. Why don't you consider it again?
Shang Yibo was not unaware of the current downturn in the film and television industry. Even film and television companies with strength and background were finding it difficult to secure high-quality projects, let alone smaller companies like Yihua Entertainment.
He understood how much Qi Qingnan and the others valued this opportunity, but he genuinely disliked variety shows aimed at entertaining the masses. Forcing himself to accept such a role would not only prevent him from performing well but also betray his true feelings.
He wanted to refuse, but seeing Zhou Yanruo's expectant eyes, Shang Yibo couldn't help but feel a pang of reluctance, so he asked, "Are you talking about that variety show called 'I Am an Actor'?"
Zhou Yanruo nodded quickly and replied, "Yes, I carefully read the introduction of this variety show. The mentors and guests to be invited are all very capable and influential in the industry. Especially Lin Mengyi, who is the head of the acting department. Although it is a variety show, it should be able to teach you a lot about acting, which will help and improve your acting career."
"Then let's take this role." Before Zhou Yanruo could persuade him further, Shang Yibo readily agreed.
“Okay, I’ll notify Qi Qingnan right away.” Zhou Yanruo replied immediately, then picked up her phone and sent a WeChat message to Qi Qingnan.
Shang Yibo walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, as if talking to himself, or perhaps asking Zhou Yanruo, "Should I retire from the entertainment industry?"
Zhou Yanruo walked behind Shang Yibo and said softly, "Isn't it a pity to retire from the entertainment industry now? You're a very popular star right now. Are you just going to throw away all these achievements and fame?"
She paused, then continued, "You once said you wanted to be a good actor, and I'm planning to get you access to more high-quality film and television resources. Also, I'm working hard to learn how to evaluate scripts. If you want to be a good actor, I need to work hard to become a competent agent."
Shang Yibo remained silent, knowing Zhou Yanruo's passion for the entertainment industry. Now, Zhou Yanruo had just had the opportunity to enter the film and television production field, which was especially precious to her, who had endured so much misfortune and setbacks and could finally pursue her passion with peace of mind.
Therefore, Shang Yibo secretly wondered if Zhou Yanruo would be disappointed if he chose to leave the entertainment industry at this moment.
However, he felt it was too early to talk about these things, as it was not yet time to make a decision.
The sky was gradually darkening. Shang Yibo glanced at his watch and realized it was just past five o'clock.
He looked up and saw a park directly opposite his office. From his 37th-floor vantage point, the view was incredibly expansive, stretching all the way to the Third Ring Road.
Although the streetlights were not yet on, all the vehicles on the road had already turned on their headlights. In the dim light, the headlights resembled twinkling stars, winding into a long, flowing dragon.
"Yay, it's snowing," Zhou Yanruo whispered from behind him. Shang Yibo looked away and noticed white, feather-like objects gently falling outside the window—snowflakes. At first, there were only a few scattered flakes, but soon they filled the sky, fluttering down lightly.
Zhou Yanruo stepped forward and stood beside Shang Yibo by the window, repeating softly, "It's snowing."
Shang Yibo turned his head and asked, "Do you really like snow?"
Zhou Yanruo replied leisurely, "I used to like it, but later I became afraid." Upon hearing this, Shang Yibo repeated the word "afraid" in surprise.
“But you’ve lived in New York for over ten years, where it snows a lot in winter. And I remember you’re from Beijing, where it snows frequently in winter too,” Shang Yibo said, puzzled.
“A long time ago, someone told me that when it snows, the whole world becomes incredibly clean, just like a world in a fairy tale,” Zhou Yanruo said slowly.
“I said, but when the snow melts, it gets very dirty, even dirtier than before it snowed. Snow is more like something to beautify than something to change.”
"That person also told me that no one can truly change the world; a temporary fix is better than nothing at all. That way, we can keep looking forward to the next snowfall, which will adorn the world with a clean glow. With hope, life won't feel so difficult."
As Shang Yibo listened to Zhou Yanruo's narration, his memories returned, and a blurry image gradually emerged in his mind: a girl facing a boy, walking backwards, her shoulder-length straight hair covered with snowflakes, her nose red from the cold, swaying gently with her joyful jumps and vivid expressions.
The boy kept reminding him, "Careful, careful, don't walk backwards, the snow is slippery, don't fall."
The girl exclaimed excitedly, "I love snow the most! Everything is white, and the earth is so clean!"
The boy laughed and said, "It gets really dirty when the snow melts."
The girl pouted: "Then we'll wait until the next snowfall, and it'll be clean again. Why are you so annoying, always contradicting me?"
As she spoke, the girl bent down, grabbed a handful of snow, and threw it at the boy's head. The snow was slippery, and she lost her balance, falling into the boy's arms. The boy didn't have time to dodge, and his head and face were covered in snowflakes, but he quickly stretched out his arms and hugged the girl tightly.
The two of them burst into laughter.