Chapter 249: Chapter 249: The Ni Family

To be honest, even Jiang Qin hesitated when she heard about this director’s qualifications.

The My Date with a Vampire series was arguably a timeless classic, a drama good enough to be remembered for a century.

If it was ruined in production, she knew she could never forgive herself.

So, she decided to keep looking.

“Are there any others with a similar style?”

Lan Yuyan thought for a moment before sending her a few more profiles.

“These are some well-known directors in the industry. Their cinematography doesn’t have the same narrative feel as that female director’s, but their styles are somewhat similar.”

Jiang Qin opened them one by one.

The first… Disappointing.

The second… Still disappointing.

The third…

She finally understood why Lan Yuyan had first recommended the new director with a bare-bones resume.

Just as he said, only that young, up-and-coming director from the Star Network possessed that nostalgic, story-driven feel.

Through her lens, you could see that even the wind was perfect.

For the other directors, it was more like, ’I can make the wind perfect.’

In the end, Jiang Qin decided to give the new director a try first.

“Yuyan, have someone contact this Ms. Wen Yu. Let’s have her shoot a few test scenes, and then we’ll decide.”

“Okay.”

Lan Yuyan wasn’t surprised by Jiang Qin’s choice.

She was never one to judge a person’s worth by things like their education, resume, or background.

After giving the order, Lan Yuyan asked, “Will shooting two shows at the same time be too tiring? Maybe we should film them one at a time? There’s no rush, anyway.”

Jiang Qin shook her head. “Director Jiang has experience filming historical dramas. Although Strange Tales has supernatural elements, its primary aesthetic is still historical. She should be able to handle it.

“So I only need to supervise for a while. The show I’ll need to focus on is My Date with a Vampire.”

Lan Yuyan had already read the script for Strange Tales, and today he had read the one for My Date with a Vampire.

He couldn’t help but feel that Tianwen Entertainment was truly about to take off!

Thanks to Jiang Qin’s two movies and two dramas, the Tianwen Film and Television division had already surpassed Four Seas Entertainment and Star Entertainment.

In the music scene, although Jiang Qin’s own songs weren’t released under Tianwen Entertainment, she had written custom songs for several singers.

On top of that, Cang Hong was at the peak of his career.

So, in that area as well, they were ahead of the other two entertainment companies.

By now, Tianwen Entertainment had already become the undisputed leading entertainment company in the Federation.

Once these two dramas aired, Lan Yuyan was confident they would be leagues ahead of the other entertainment companies in the Federation.

At this thought, even he, who wasn’t naturally ambitious, felt a surge of excitement.

“Some time ago, a company from the Empire contacted us, wanting to buy the broadcasting rights for The Legend of the Condor Heroes.

“I wasn’t happy with the price they offered, so I turned them down.

“Once these two shows air, I have a feeling that when we cooperate with entertainment companies from the Empire, we’ll be the ones holding all the cards.”

Jiang Qin didn’t ask for details. She could imagine how low the offer must have been for Lan Yuyan to reject it outright without even haggling.

The condescension from the Empire was something that not just Federation people, but even a newcomer to the Federation like her, had almost gotten used to.

“You can decide on these matters. I trust you.”

Those three words, “I trust you,” instantly softened the features of Lan Yuyan, whose mind had been buzzing with development plans.

’How lucky was he,’ he thought, ’to have found a female master who resonated with him in both soul and body?’

This was also why he usually deferred to Yun Xie.

Because without Yun Xie’s initial coercion and enticements, he never would have had the good fortune to marry Jiang Qin so easily.

“Mhm. With us here, Qinqin only needs to do what she loves.”

’I’m responsible for making money, Yun Xie is responsible for her care and protection, and Shi Lichuan is responsible for braving the wilds. It’s a good arrangement.’

Jiang Qin felt a warmth in her heart as well, but she had never been one to boldly express her feelings, so her smile simply grew a little brighter.

But speaking of cooperating with the Empire, she was reminded of someone: Ni Jia.

She had to admit, his frequent hovering had been effective; at the very least, she had truly remembered him.

“Does the Ni family have an entertainment company?”

If they did, it might be better to cooperate with someone she knew.

After all, her impression of Ni Jia was decent. He didn’t seem like the typical arrogant Imperial person, nor did he seem treacherous.

She would never agree to work with a partner who, in what should have been a win-win collaboration, treated people from the Federation with a condescending, charitable attitude.

The moment Lan Yuyan saw Ni Jia approach Jiang Qin during the livestream, he had already had someone run a background check on him.

So now he could answer her directly, “The Ni family does, but Ni Jia isn’t in a position to make decisions.”

Since Ni Jia had been mentioned, he went ahead and explained the Ni family’s situation to Jiang Qin.

He didn’t want her to develop feelings for Ni Jia without understanding the full picture.

“In the Ni family—or rather, in most families over in the Empire—males basically have no inheritance rights.

“After coming of age, they are all assigned to positions where they work for the family, but these roles come with no actual power.

“Ni Jia was assigned to a game company.

“He’s quite capable. The company was on the verge of bankruptcy, but after he took over, he led a team to develop a partner-simulation game and brought the company back from the brink.

“After that, he developed two more games, which caused the company to triple in size.

“The R&D department even grew from one team to five.”

For one company to support five teams developing new games simultaneously, one could only imagine how much capital it had.

This was also why the Ni family was subtly trying to keep him within the family’s sphere of influence.

You have to understand, that game company started out as just a single 300-square-meter studio.

Now, it owns an entire office building.

And Ni Jia accomplished all of this in less than three years.

Keep in mind, the Ni family had more than just one company on the verge of collapse.

Unfortunately, Ni Jia refused the family’s decision to transfer him, wanting only to stay at the game company.

The Ni family didn’t dare force him, fearing the loss would outweigh the gain, but they still pulled some strings behind the scenes.

However, Lan Yuyan didn’t go into the specifics with Jiang Qin. He had already made his point, and that was enough.

’His female master didn’t need to understand a male’s circumstances in such detail.’

’If a male couldn’t even fight for his own freedom, then he was unworthy of even standing before her.’

Jiang Qin didn’t catch Lan Yuyan’s underlying intention; she just thought he was analyzing the power dynamics in the Empire.

So, upon hearing this, she immediately gave up on the idea of Ni Jia as a potential partner.

“Then forget it. You can choose a company to partner with. Just reject any that act too high and mighty.”

“Okay. How do you want to choose the actors?”

Jiang Qin replied, “A nationwide casting call.”

She wanted the most suitable actors, not necessarily the most professional ones.

Lan Yuyan naturally had no objections.

“For the set construction for these two dramas, are you planning to do it yourself, or should we find a team?”

Jiang Qin replied, “I’ll try doing it myself first.”

After all, she had her Superpower.

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