Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xiao He successfully drew the 【Economic Manipulation】 he had previously planned to draw.
【Economic manipulation: The invisible hand controls the economic lifeline; the path to wealth is entirely at your fingertips.】
To put it bluntly, this skill is °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° mainly for playing the stock market.
The idea of it being the economic lifeline sounds exaggerated, as if it can control everything, but in reality, if there's no money for you to cause trouble, the government will suppress you first.
A country's economy cannot be shaken by a skill alone. First, you need money, and then you need people to support it. Otherwise, you can expect to end up in Tilanqiao prison, facing the economic "big shots" and singing your tears behind bars.
Of course, Xiao He had no intention of courting death; he simply wanted to use this skill to view the studio's financial statements.
The studio has now stabilized and has begun to invest in other areas. At the same time, Liu Rulan and he are increasing their personal investment to expand the studio and increase its scale.
Although they don't currently plan to turn the studio into a big company, as they develop, the studio should also progress along with them. Otherwise, in the future, the studio might become a hindrance, which wouldn't do.
As these matters gradually increased, Xiao He still had to take on the responsibility of the boss, and follow up and handle them to some extent. Even when Liu Rulan later hired someone to manage the studio's investments, he still had to be aware of everything.
If other economic criminals knew that Xiao He used such powerful criminal skills simply to look at financial statements and incidentally speculate on some small stocks, they would probably have coughed up blood long ago.
You don't use this skill in China, you go abroad and make a fortune! You only use it to manage such a small amount of money?
What a waste! What a terrible squandering of resources!
But there was nothing he could do; Xiao He had points to spare now, so he could be as capricious as he wanted. He even planned to save up more points later to see if he could get a million points and then try his luck in the highest prize pool!
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When the final broadcast results came out, director Wang Xingyuan made a video call to Xiao He and cried his eyes out on the phone.
Xiao He was about to go to sleep, but seeing the director crying like this, he felt embarrassed to lie down. So he sat up again to comfort Wang Xingyuan: "Director Wang, isn't this already a very good result? You should be happy. Don't cry. You'll be busy from now on."
So it's time to go to bed early.
However, Wang Xingyuan did not get Xiao He's hint. Instead, he pulled Xiao He aside and began to complain, while recounting his own heartbreaking journey.
"Xiao Xiao, I really have to thank you. If it weren't for that day, when your portrayal of Mu Ze helped me rediscover my dreams from when I was young, I'd probably still be just a director who only knows how to make mindless idol dramas."
“I originally thought that would be my life, just filming some idol dramas, regardless of the quality or effect of the idol dramas, just making some meager money to make a living, and that would be my life.”
"But your Muze really brought back that feeling from back then. Your eyes ignited the desire in my heart. Back then, your Muze character in 'The Burning Heart' became quite popular, which can be considered a form of affirmation from netizens, giving me the courage to stick to my own ideas."
"Xiao Xiao, you really are my benefactor! And you've helped me twice!"
"Without you, I wouldn't have had the role of Mu Ze, which ignited my ambition and desire. Without you, I wouldn't have been able to find another Mo Tun who was so suitable, and to keep the filming going smoothly... You, you—sob, I'm so grateful to you—"
Xiao He: ...
Wait a minute, why does this sound like something I've heard before?
Xiao He recalled for a moment, then his lips twitched.
Well, it seems the last person to say that to him was Ma Qianyou, the producer of "Shining Stars".
Xiao He: ...
No, did you two plan this beforehand? Or are most people in this industry somewhat superstitious?
Speaking of which, their studio was recently preparing to invest in a project, and this Ma Qianyou actually heard about it and came over, insisting on investing with their studio...
Now things have turned out differently. I heard that the female lead for the production team has been delayed for a long time due to various problems, which has caused the project to be delayed. Xiao He is now a bit superstitious and suspects that Ma Qianyou's "special" constitution is working again.
Xiao He pulled himself out of his complicated thoughts, calmly accepted Director Wang's thanks and praise, and began to praise Director Wang in return.
"This is all part of my job. It's Director Wang who has a keen eye for talent. Without Director Wang, I probably wouldn't have been able to use the role of Mu Ze to let more people see me, nor would I have had more opportunities. I am truly grateful to Director Wang for his guidance..."
The two flattered each other all night, and when Liu Rulan came to wake Xiao He early in the morning, she was almost startled by him: "You didn't sleep last night?"
"Director Wang, he's such a good talker..."
Xiao He, sporting huge dark circles under his eyes, appeared unsteady on his feet and barely breathing. He then waved his hand, "Don't I have any filming scheduled for today? Let me sleep a little longer..."
Liu Rulan: "There is indeed no filming scheduled, but I'm here to tell you that the audition time for 'No Bait' has been announced, which is next Saturday."
Xiao He, who had been half-dead, suddenly sat up: "So fast?"
Liu Rulan nodded: "Yes, so you need to be mentally prepared. I estimate that you will have a lot of competitors at that time."
Xiao He slumped back down: "Forget it, if it passes, great; if not, it doesn't matter. I'm really sleepy right now. Let's talk about this later—"
"So, I asked Teacher Gao for a chance to audit a Peking Opera class. Do you want to go?"
Xiao He immediately sat up: "Listen to a Peking Opera performance?"
“That’s right, it’s a small class taught by Professor Gao and his colleagues. Several other experienced seniors will also be there. It’s like a small internal lecture. You might gain some unexpected insights if you go and listen to it,” Liu Rulan said. “Besides, didn’t you mention before that you wanted to visit Professor Zhuo? He’ll be there too.”
"when?"
"One o'clock this afternoon."
Xiao He glanced at the time—9:41.
"Don't worry, there's still time," Liu Rulan said, arms crossed.
"Ahhh—"
Xiao He painfully scratched his hair, then could only get out of bed.
There was no other way; it takes more than an hour to get to the Peking Opera from here, not including the midday rush hour traffic. So he had to get up now, pack his things, have breakfast, and then leave.
Since they were outsiders auditing the class, it was already a good thing that Teacher Gao gave them a chance to go in. Xiao He dared not do anything like being late or arriving late.
"There's no other way, just hang in there."
Liu Rulan turned to Xiao Chen and instructed, "Go downstairs and buy an iced Americano."
"good."
Xiao Chen nodded quickly.
After Xiao He finished breakfast and tidied up, he looked at himself in the mirror repeatedly before finally following Liu Rulan to the Peking Opera with renewed energy.
