"You don't need me to remind you what to do later, right?"
Zhou Ping'an looked back at Ma Zhiyuan, who was sitting behind.
Ma Zhiyuan was sitting in the back row, looking down at his mobile phone. When he heard Zhou Pingan's words, he paused while swiping his thumb across the screen of his mobile phone.
Since the news came to light that the father of the child in Xu Qinyin’s belly was him, Ma Zhiyuan’s life has undergone earth-shaking changes.
The popularity plummeted, there was a lot of criticism, many cooperations were dropped, and many previous endorsements were also dropped.
Zhou Ping'an looked ugly at him.
Ma Zhiyuan’s accident also caused his income to drop. And just at the beginning of this year, Zhou Pingan lost Li Zhibai because he "wanted to have his cake and eat it too."
Zhou Ping'an could almost imagine Li Zhibai's "retribution!" in private.
The speeches made by Lu Yanhe and Li Zhibai on Weibo severely stepped on Ma Zhiyuan, who was already in dire straits.
This time, Ma Zhiyuan didn’t even have the courage to respond.
He has lost his biggest asset - his fans.
Ma Zhiyuan didn't speak, but Zhou Pingan knew that he had listened.
Zhou Ping'an said: "According to the agreement we reached with Xu Qinyin, you have to pay her 500,000 yuan in alimony every month. If you can't cheer up as soon as possible, no one will pay this for you. Child support."
Ma Zhiyuan frowned slightly.
"How do you want me to cheer up? I have taken on every job you have arranged."
"It's one thing to take over, but it's another thing to satisfy others." Zhou Ping'an said, "If you continue to work in the same style as before, fewer and fewer people will be willing to cooperate with you in the future."
Ma Zhiyuan said: “What’s my attitude?”
“It’s like an attitude of 25,800,000 yuan. "Zhou Pingan looked at him coldly, "Do you think you are still the popular idol? Without the support of fans, you have to ask others for your current work. How did you do the last shoot? , you are dissatisfied with the clothes arranged for you by the show crew, you lose your temper and insist on changing, and you end up like that just because of a piece of clothes, What do you think your attitude is?"
Ma Zhiyuan: "I no longer have the support of fans. If I am bullied like this, what will happen in the future? People know that I am easy to bully, so can you just deal with it? Didn't you see what kind of clothes they prepared for me? It's so ugly. It will become a hot topic soon."
Zhou Ping'an: "Then you can't tell me and let me negotiate with them? You have to lose your temper directly in public. Let everyone see you getting angry over a piece of clothing? It almost got exposed online.”
Ma Zhiyuan: "I just want to let these guys who look down on others see clearly that I am not someone to be bullied. I would be bullied as if I were a tiger!"
Zhou Ping'an sighed.
Ma Zhiyuan: "You regret that you chose me and gave up on Li Zhibai, right? Just go find him again. If you don't want to continue to be my agent, there's no need to force yourself."< br>
“Is your brain squeezed by the door or reincarnated by a pig?” Zhou Ping'an was so angry that he almost jumped up from his chair, "Who do you think you are and are you still here? Do you believe it or not? I will really throw you here and ignore you from now on. Let me see what money you take." Pay a monthly alimony of 500,000 yuan!”
Ma Zhiyuan’s face was ashen.
"Do you think the little money you earn will be enough for you to spend a few years? Let me tell you, there are still several brands of liquidated damages that you haven't paid yet!" Zhou Ping'an took a deep breath to calm down his irritable mood, "Ma Zhiyuan, I'll do it again Let me make it clear to you, don’t challenge my patience, I am still willing to take care of it now You, let me help you struggle a little bit, that’s because I still have some sympathy and want to give you a hand. If you continue like this, one day my patience will be worn out by you, and you will go to the streets to beg for food. Let’s eat.”
The carriage fell into an eerie silence.
The driver seemed not to have heard the hurricane-like quarrel that just happened around him, holding the steering wheel firmly with both hands.
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“My first choice for the role of this drama was Ma Zhiyuan, but he didn’t want to take it, so he came to me. But regardless of this, I read the script and liked the story very much. , I also like this character very much.”
Yan Liang sat opposite director Shen Mofan and told the story behind his acceptance of the film without hesitation.
“I have never watched a drama about fraud, let alone acted in it, so I feel very fresh.” Yan Liang said, “In the past few years, I have been very lucky as an actor. "Since Yan He asked me to act in "Six People", I have had masterpieces, and then I came into contact with dramas like "Mountain Top""
The director Mo Mo Fan was finalized after all the actors were confirmed. of.
He listened to Yan Liang talk about his situation seriously and nodded from time to time.
“I didn’t have confidence in acting at the beginning. Director, you should be able to understand. Needless to say, Yan He, Li Zhibai is also a very talented person in acting. If you haven’t seen his play , you can go and take a look. Although he does not keep winning awards like Yan He, I think it will be sooner or later that he wins awards in the future. " Yan Liang said, "Being around these two, I often feel ashamed that I can't act. But, later on, I feel that there is no need to compete with them. I will give my best to every role I play. So, I believe every role I play is equally good.”
Silent Mofan said: "I'm quite surprised that you are willing to act in "Top of the Mountain". I heard that your salary for this drama is not high."
Yan Liang: "Maybe it's because of Yan Hehe's treatment I don’t care too much about whether the salary is high or low.”
“Do you hope to win an award or something through this drama?” Silent Fan asked.
Yan Liang: "Winning an award? Of course I am willing to win some, but I don't have this idea. I am not that kind of talented actor. I have to think about a role well and need to do a lot of preparation work." , I can only let the stupid bird fly first. Before the play is completed, I won’t think about receiving the award.”
< br>"You really surprised me." Silent Mo Fan said, "Not long ago, I also met Yin Xincheng, who also acted in "Six People", including several relatively popular young actors I have met before. It’s the first time I’ve seen someone like you who is so popular but still puts yourself in such a low profile.”
Yan Liang smiled and said: "There is no way, director, I don't have the capital to show off. Of course I also hope that I can sit in front of you with confidence and say don't worry, leave the role to me, there will be no problem. But it doesn't work. I can only tell you the truth about my situation, and then ask you to help me and guide me to complete this role."
Siren Fan nodded.
He asked: "In this drama, the contrast and transformation between you before and after is quite big, especially in the later scenes. The dramas after your darkening may have a big impact on your idol image. , are you mentally prepared? ”
"Well, it's done. I don't have much idol image to begin with." Yan Liang said with a smile, "My agent often forgets that I am still an idol."
Seeing Yan Liang say with a bright smile on his face After hearing these words, Mo Shenfan was quite touched in his heart.
The last time I worked with Xu Yiren on the movie "My Home I Haven't Returned to for a Long Time", although the film did very well, I suffered a lot when working with Xu Yiren. This popular actress has too many faults. She is late for filming and leaves early, does not accept being ugly, and always complains that the filming time is too long, which affects her rest. If it weren't for Xu Yiren's acting, the play was really good, and Mo Mofan would have been unable to bear it.
Despite this, Mo Mofan silently made the decision not to cooperate with Xu Yiren in the future.
In the entertainment industry, there are many celebrities and entertainers who suffer from prince disease and princess disease. It's hard to tell at events, cocktail parties, or even in private meetings. People can't pretend for three days, but they can still pretend for half a day.
This time Yan Liang specially came to Jiang Guang to meet him in advance and chat with him. This attitude has already made Mo Mo Fan feel a lot in his heart. Not to mention that today’s meeting and chat made Mo Mo Fan feel better about Yan Liang. Somewhat favorable.
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"Mrs. Huang, I'm glad to see you again!" Zhou Ping'an greeted him enthusiastically and shook hands with Mrs. Huang from Longyan Pictures. "Thank you for taking the time to see us. I know you must be very busy. I just came back from the Northeast, and this time I brought two boxes with me for delivery there. The old ginseng purchased by someone is from Zhiyuan.”
With a smile on his face, Ma Zhiyuan took the gift box in his hand and said to Mrs. Huang, “Hello, Mrs. Huang, I am Ma Zhiyuan.”
The assistant beside Mrs. Huang took the gift box from Ma Zhiyuan and put it aside.
Huang Tai looked at Ma Zhiyuan with a smile and asked, "He is even more handsome in person than in the image. No wonder he is so popular with little girls."
Zhou Ping'an smiled and said, "I In other words, I have always said, let him make good use of his advantages, and don’t always think about transforming into a powerful person, because he is obviously an idol.”
Mrs. Huang immediately said: "It's a good thing that young people are willing to improve themselves. You have to encourage their energy."
"Haha, yes, it's up to you." Zhou Ping'an and Mrs. Huang chatted for a while .
Them then sat down.
"Mrs. Huang, regarding the movie we talked about before, "Umbrella Girl", although Zhiyuan has not acted much before, judging from the script, he is still very suitable for this role. He I also want to try my career as an actor.” Zhou Ping'an said, "I wonder if the actor for the male lead hasn't been cast yet?"
Huang Tai smiled and said, "That play, the actor has been cast for that play. I asked Liu Zefan to come on We signed the contract within a week.”
"Liu Zefan?" Zhou Ping'an was a little surprised, "Hasn't he never acted in a movie?"
Mrs. Huang nodded, glanced at Ma Zhiyuan, and asked: "Has Zhiyuan acted in a movie before?"
>Ma Zhiyuan has never acted before either.
Zhou Pingan subconsciously wanted to say, how can Liu Zefan compare with Ma Zhiyuan.
This is indeed the case. Although Liu Zefan is also famous, compared with top idols like Ma Zhiyuan, he is still a bit behind.
When the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back in time.
If that incident hadn’t happened to Ma Zhiyuan, they wouldn’t have had to come here to ask for help.
Mrs. Huang said: "However, I have another project on hand. There is a role that is very suitable for Zhiyuan, but it is not the protagonist. Can Zhiyuan accept a supporting role?"
Ma Zhiyuan's His face almost collapsed.
Zhou Pingan knew him well enough and immediately glanced at him and winked.
Only then did Ma Zhiyuan maintain the smile on his face.
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"Ask me to play a supporting role? Are you crazy? Let me support their newcomer?"
As soon as he got in the car, Ma Zhiyuan glared angrily With Zhou Ping'an.
"You still told her to consider it? What is there to consider? When did I, Ma Zhiyuan, need to play a supporting role for others?"
"If you don't want to be a father, you don't have to." Zhou Ping'an said unceremoniously.
Ma Zhiyuan was so angry that his face turned red.
He clenched his fists and said: "I will not play a supporting role."
"It's not you who pick others, but others who pick you." Zhou Ping'an said, "Do you think there are still Who is willing to give you a chance? Do you know what you have done? Your fans are losing fans on a large scale. Why should I play the leading role? "
Ma Zhiyuan said: "Those who say they want to take off their fans, just let them take off their clothes. I don't care about it. I have so many fans. If you take off half of your clothes, the remaining half will be gone. More than that guy Liu Zefan! Find Liu Zefan to star, haha, wait and see.”
Zhou Pingan glanced at Ma Zhiyuan with great disgust.
For people like Ma Zhiyuan, it was too smooth before. He became famous overnight and became a top idol. Since then, he has been praised by the company and fans, and they have no idea what his situation is. However, it is still too early for Zhou Pingan to give up on Ma Zhiyuan now. Just having a child, just getting into bed irresponsibly, just losing a group of fans - Ma Zhiyuan was actually right. Despite so many vicious incidents, he still has some very loyal and sticky fans. .
Ma Zhiyuan's commercial value is still there - it's just that his commercial image has become negative.
Those who care about their own brand image will naturally stay as far away from him as possible and not engage in any cooperation.
However, if you care more about popularity and popularity at this stage, then working with Ma Zhiyuan, such as asking him for a business promotion or a live broadcast, will have better results than working with popular anchors.
Because in addition to Ma Zhiyuan's own fans, there are also a large number of anti-fans who will get wind of it and criticize it, causing the brand's popularity to soar.
This is even more true for variety shows.
For many programs, they do not have their own traffic and must create some topics to stand out. Artists like Ma Zhiyuan who have their own topics and hot searches are the most welcome to them.
In addition, the most important thing is that what Ma Zhiyuan did did not touch on issues of principle or the bottom line. Maybe after a few months, when this wave of limelight passes, Ma Zhiyuan's popularity may slowly recover. An artist like Ma Zhiyuan who has reached the top level in the industry, as long as he is not banned, will always be "a skinny camel bigger than a horse" and can still live for several years. Maybe in the past few years, he will become popular again due to some opportunity.
Zhou Pingan now just needs to constantly suppress Ma Zhiyuan's arrogance and make him clearly realize what situation he is in now.
Ma Zhiyuan actually doesn't have a particularly clear understanding until now.
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Star Entertainment Company Building.
After a black nanny car drove over, many fans gathered on the first floor immediately raised their necks and looked around. Waiting to see Maxine, Wei Zhuoran, Qu Yousong, Jiang Bai, and Chen Jing got out of the car one by one. As the figure came up and down, there were screams and shouts.
Several artists, escorted by bodyguards, hurried into the company building. No one stopped.
Lin Suyang was waiting for them at the elevator entrance and smiled when he saw them coming.
"Yesterday's performance was very successful." Lin Suyang smiled and clapped, saying, "The organizer is very satisfied with the effect."
Maxine performed at Jinkou Commercial Performance yesterday, and the venue was so crowded that it almost Event canceled due to safety concerns.
Wei Zhuoran put one hand in his trouser pocket, smiled and said, "Brother Su Yang, please give us less work to do later. I have been catching up on announcements every day this month. It's very tiring."< br>
Lin Suyang said: "I will try my best to arrange a rest for you in the back. You have really worked hard these two months, and there have been too many announcements. Go up, Mr. Ma is already waiting for you."
Wei Zhuoran nodded. .
Lin Suyang brought the Maxine members to Ma Zhongquan's office, and he came out immediately.
Ma Zhongquan wanted to show the friendly and caring side of himself as a leader in front of Maxine, so naturally it was not convenient for him as an agent.
After Lin Suyang came out, he sent a message to Li Zhibai and asked: Have you left for the airport?
Li Zhibai: Just finished and haven’t gotten in the car yet.
Lin Suyang: If you have time, ask the driver to drive more carefully. Don't be anxious. It's really delayed. There's another trip in an hour.
Li Zhi replied with the word "good".
Lin Suyang has always been very satisfied with the cooperation between Lin Suyang and Li Zhibai.
Compared to Ma Zhiyuan, I really don’t know how much better Li Zhibai is.
Lin Suyang didn't understand why Zhou Pingan chose Ma Zhiyuan over Li Zhibai. In Lin Suyang's eyes, Zhou Pingan was simply out of his mind.
Now Zhou Ping'an is probably going to feel sad in his intestines.
Ma Zhiyuan is not good, Zhou Pingan is unhappy, but Lin Suyang is very happy.
In the past few years, Star Entertainment has entered a fast lane of development.
Lu Yanhe, Li Zhibai, Ma Zhiyuan, Yan Liang, and Wei Zhuoran alone account for half of the popular first-line niche students.
Other agencies may not have a single young male artist of this level, but Star Entertainment has a lot of them.
This has also led many brokerage companies to start their own trainee plans.
To sum up the successful experience of Star Entertainment, everyone feels that there is one place that is worth learning from, and that is the broadcasting industry. There are always a few who can grow up.
Hundreds of trainees are also a feature of Star Entertainment.
He went downstairs to buy coffee.
When Li Zhibai comes back in the evening, he has to go to the airport to pick him up.
Unexpectedly, he met Ma Zhiyuan and Zhou Pingan in the elevator.
Lin Suyang glanced at them and subconsciously raised the corners of his mouth, too lazy to act.
When Ma Zhiyuan saw him, his face turned dark immediately.
Zhou Pingan had no expression on his face.
Lin Suyang picked up the phone and sent a voice message to Li Zhibai.
"Zhibai, you can eat whatever you want on the plane. Zhāngcài, I've already reserved a seat. There's a new Italian restaurant opened on Chunming Road. Let's go and try it together. I'll go there later. I’ll pick you up at the airport and let’s talk about our work plans after filming the new film directed by Liu Bige in the evening.”
The cheerfulness, relaxation and wantonness in Lin Suyang’s voice were as if he was the only one in the elevator. Same as people.
Ma Zhiyuan and Zhou Ping'an's faces turned darker.
Of course, the darker their faces, the brighter the smile on Lin Suyang's face.
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People are not afraid of seeing their enemies, but they are afraid of seeing their enemies when they are down, especially when their enemies are living a very prosperous life.
When Lin Suyang got out of the elevator and only Zhou Pingan and Ma Zhiyuan were left in the elevator, Zhou Pingan looked at Ma Zhiyuan and asked: "Now do you know what you are like in the eyes of others? Even Lin Suyang is confused. I can mock you in person."
Ma Zhiyuan had a dark face and said nothing.
“You must accept that film from Longyan Pictures.” Zhou Ping’an couldn’t help but said, “If you want to put on a show, wait until you regain your footing. Before that, either you listen to me, or Find another agent.”
Ma Zhiyuan looked at Zhou Pingan angrily.
Zhou Pingan said: "I am serious."
Ma Zhiyuan took a deep breath, "Whatever you want!"
After hearing this, Zhou Pingan raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
If you have the ability, don't say "It's up to you". If you dare to say "Just change it" at this time, that's how tough you are.
Zhou Pingan complained about Ma Zhiyuan in his heart.
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“Currently we have received a total of more than 500 short films that have been submitted. Excluding those that are just fake at first glance, there are only more than 30 valid films. After watching them, we think they are pretty good. , there are only merits Three."
Chen Siqi shrugged helplessly at Lu Yanhe, "Although there are still two months left before the registration deadline, the current situation is not optimistic."
She said. It is the "power accumulation plan" launched before.
Lu Yanhe said: "Actually, it's not easy for you to find one or two potential director candidates every year."
Chen Siqi said: "No, no, no, after reading it, we think it's pretty good and promising." The standard for movies in China is not as high as you think.”
Lu Yanhe said: "Are these films online in Northern Lights?"
"Originally, we were planning to go online, but the quality of the short films we have received so far makes us hesitant to let them go online. If everyone At first glance, everyone who came to sign up for the competition was of this level. Those who were really Those who are qualified and waiting may not come." Chen Siqi has a headache. "Sure enough, the most difficult thing for such a high-cost competition is to attract qualified contestants."
Lu Yanhe. Said: "The main reason is that I also overestimated the situation. I thought that the industry was very There are many people who want a chance. It is not difficult for them to make a ten-minute short film. After all, as long as they are in the top three, they can get funds to officially shoot a film. I think this reward is enough to attract them.”
Chen Siqi said: "Of course, we can also comfort ourselves. Those who have really made good films don't want to send them over so soon. Anyway, the deadline is still two months away. They can continue to polish it, or they can Look at other people’s work and decide whether to send it to us.”
Lu Yanhe: "We can't hope to receive a few good works by the final deadline. If we don't receive the last one, then this 'accumulation plan' will almost be a death sentence."
Chen Siqi asked: "Do you have any ideas?"
Lu Yanhe shook his head and said: "Not yet, but I will call a few people I know and ask them if they are interested in participating. In fact, every time I film a film, there are many people who move around in various crews and continue to accumulate strength. For those who can be directors in the future."
"Oh, every line is like a mountain. "Chen Siqi couldn't laugh or cry, "It's true that we overestimated ourselves, but fortunately, Northern Lights still arranged for several young directors it trained to prepare for the competition. In the end, they won't be unable to select the top three when the time comes. If you go to shoot a movie, you can be considered self-sufficient with the Northern Lights.”
Lu Yanhe could hear the reluctance in Chen Siqi's words.
Of course, the hard work of such a plan was not to help Northern Lights Video train directors.
Chen Siqi still wants to pass this plan seriously, develop the story library of "Jump Up", and deepen his connection with the film and television industry.
Chen Siqi hopes that through this plan, she can provide more targeted help to Lu Yanhe when he needs it in the future.
"Forget it, let's not talk about it anymore. Let's look back and see if there is any other way to think of." Chen Siqi said, "You will be a senior next semester, and you don't even have a single course. I still have a required course scheduled for last semester, which is very annoying.”
"Have you taken all the elective course credits?"
"Yes, you have already taken them." Chen Siqi said, "Next semester, there will be only one class every week, just because of that one class , I have to continue to stay in school, but it will definitely be better than before Now, I no longer have to rush to catch flights or high-speed trains, and I can travel to other places more leisurely."
Lu Yanhe asked: "Where will you put "Jump Up" after you graduate?" >
Chen Siqi said: "I will definitely go back to Yuming, but I plan to set up an office in Jiangguang. They have accumulated a lot of resources and connections in the past few years. It would be a pity to give up. However, our "Jump Up" is still a cultural company. Media companies, whether magazine publishing , whether it is publicity and marketing, or our self-media, there are definitely more resources in Yuming. The best resources in the country are basically concentrated here.”
“Then why don’t you. Don't you want to rent an office building?" Lu Yanhe asked.
Chen Siqi said: "I plan to buy a single-family house in the suburbs as an office space for everyone to work together. It is really unnecessary for our company to rent in the CBD where land is very expensive and it is a waste of money. Our base camp is a magazine, and the most important one at the moment is The revenue section is magazine and self-media advertising, film and television dramas and other publicity and marketing. To be honest, it looks lively because there is not yet a mature team that can operate independently, and it is difficult to be independent at the moment. "
Lu Yanhe asked: "Isn't it cheap to buy a single-family house in the suburbs?"
"It's not cheap, but it is also an asset of "Jump Up". It is considered an investment, not Devalued." Chen Siqi. Said, "I asked someone to find out. A small single-family house with an area of more than 300 square meters, plus a yard, would cost about 15 million for a better one."
Around 15 million in cash. , "Jump Up" is really not on the books.
In the past few years, "Jump Up" and self-media have made a lot of money, but the annual expenses are also quite a lot. A team of more than 100 people, just to support this team, in one year The labor cost is in the low eight figures. "Jump Up" developed so fast that most of the money it earned was used for expansion.
Lu Yanhe asked: "Then what are you going to do with this money?"
Chen Siqi said: "The company's books that can be used are about five million, and I will pay some of the rest myself and ask you for it. Let me point out one thing - you are also the major shareholder, so you can find a bank loan for the rest. Moreover, according to our " Jump up》With the current revenue capacity, we can borrow about 5 million. If it is fast, it can be paid off in one to two years. If it is slow, three years will be enough. I have calculated the amount and rented it with us in the city. Compared with the rent of office space, the interest on bank loans is much more cost-effective."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
With their scale, if you want to rent an office building in the city, let alone a better location, you can't afford it. The rent for a worse location will definitely be two to three million yuan. In addition, the water, electricity and property bills of commercial buildings are even higher, so tens or even millions are spent in excess.
Although Lu Yanhe didn’t understand the details of this economic account, he also understood it.
Lu Yanhe said: "How about I keep the remaining 10 million here? This way I don't have to borrow money from the bank."
In the past few years, Lu Yanhe has become an invisible little rich man. Ten million is indeed not a big pressure for him.
"Jump Up" is his own home base. He is happy to pay for it and does not send it to other people's homes.
Speaking of it, it is also my own asset.
It's nothing more than moving from the left pocket to the right.
Chen Siqi said: "Forget it, I think your business there is bigger than mine. You are about to graduate, and you don't want to buy a house yourself? If you want to buy a house, it must not be a small house, right?" At that time, with your work pace, you will definitely need a professional logistics team to help you take care of these things in life. There are many places to spend money, so there is no need to spend so much. "Jump Up" is here. We are not really tight and have nothing. Also, Yan He, the company account is a company account, and the personal account is a personal account. If "Jump Up" is going to go bankrupt one day, then we will also go bankrupt. You can only save it if you can. If you can't save it, you can't do it at a loss of 800 yuan. "
Finance is the most complicated thing to mess up.
Chen Siqi did not want Lu Yanhe’s personal finances to be complicated with the finances of “Jump Up”. No one can predict what will happen to "Jump Up" in the future. What if - of course, it's just in case, if "Jump Up" goes bankrupt in three months due to some force majeure factor, then Lu Yanhe's ten million will be worth it. Nowhere to go. To put it bluntly, if the company goes bankrupt for a loan with a bank, the bank cannot go to Lu Yanhe to personally bear the related debts. Loans are corporate actions, and banks consider the profitability of the company when reviewing loans. In essence, they are bank revenue projects—and as long as they are projects, there are risks.
Chen Siqi felt that there was no need to transfer so many risks to Lu Yanhe alone. (End of this chapter)