Elf King, Professional Vase

After wiping his face, Du Lei had no choice but to pull himself together, if even he gave up, then it was really over.

Before this, Du Lei had encountered even more troublesome difficulties, but in the end, wasn't he able to solve them?

There is not much time before the official start of filming, and Du Lei must find another club that is willing to cooperate as soon as possible.

The house leaks happen to rain overnight, and when people are unlucky, drinking cold water will clog their teeth.

Du Lei now has a deep understanding of this point. When he was intensively contacting other troupes, he suddenly received another news that shocked him.

The largest investor in the variety show withdrew its investment, and the reason for the other party's withdrawal is also very understandable. After investing so much money, it didn't hear a single sound. After evaluating the pros and cons, the investor must of course stop the loss in time.

Du Lei had no choice but to talk to the representative of the investor in person, but the other party's determination to withdraw the investment was very firm.

After leaving the coffee shop, Du Lei sat dejectedly by the side of the street, looking at the pedestrians coming and going on the road full of exhaustion.

Many shops on the street have been decorated with emerald green Christmas trees, which are covered with various shiny trinkets, attracting the attention of many children.

Different from traditional festivals, Christmas is more like a carnival for young people, and couples can always be seen on the road.

The moment he saw the Christmas tree, Du Lei realized in a daze that Christmas was coming soon.

According to the original plan, after the Spring Festival, the show will officially start filming.

But now Du Lei was not at all happy.

Maybe... this time he really couldn't hold on anymore.

"The investors of the program group withdrew their capital?" Song Huan soon learned of the news, he frowned, and said to Meng Wen'an, "It's a bit unexpected, but in this way, Xiaobai's schedule will be free. It will take some time before the release of "Lonely Smoke in the Desert", so it seems that he can only arrange another job for him."

"No need." Meng Wenan said plainly, "I've already invested."

Song Huan:? ? ? ?

He didn't understand: "You are so optimistic about this variety show? He didn't even choose a name!"

"Not much money." Meng Wen'an said.

Song Huan: ...

I don't know if it's an illusion, but Song Huan always has the feeling that he spends a lot of money just to smile for Bo Lanyan.

Delusion?

Du Lei can walk with wind recently. Although the previous investor withdrew his capital, the old ones will not go and the new ones will not come. The new investors are even more generous.

For this reason, Du Lei patted his chest and assured the spokesperson that this variety show will definitely become the hit of the year!

"I swear!"

Although Du Lei didn't even find a new troupe willing to cooperate with him when he made the vow.

But perhaps it is extremely peaceful, with new sponsors, Du Lei's process of finding a new troupe has become much smoother.

There are a total of two theater troupes willing to cooperate, one of them is Lantian Theater Troupe, and Du Lei's old friend Qi Chao is a matchmaker among them.

The situation of the Lantian Troupe is not too bad, but compared with Qi Chao having to disband the troupe, it is just a little bit better.

I remember that another troupe, Xiang Xinmei Troupe, had just been established in China and was recommended by Song Huan.

Du Lei was already thankful for being able to find a theater troupe willing to cooperate within a limited time, but it was a pleasant surprise to be able to find two in the end.

Amidst the wafting aroma of coffee, the man sitting opposite Meng Wenan said slowly, "Brother, long time no see."

Meng Wenan nodded lightly, "I didn't expect you to return to China."

Si Zhuo picked up the coffee and took a sip, "It is the teacher's last wish to bring the troupe back to China."

Hearing that Si Zhuo mentioned the founder of Xiang Xinmei Troupe - Ms. Xiang Xinmei, Meng Wen'an fell silent.

Meng Wenan used to work in Xiang Xinmei Theater Troupe, and received a lot of care from the other party. He also met Si Zhuo at that time.

Si Zhuo is Ms. Xiang Xinmei's last disciple. This time, the establishment of a new Xiang Xinmei Troupe in China is to fulfill Ms. Xiang Xinmei's last wish.

However, not many people are willing to come back with Si Zhuo.

Compared with the mature systems in foreign countries, China is still immature in this area, and the audience is relatively small. In many cases, theater troupes are in a situation where they cannot make ends meet.

Actors who are willing to join this industry, at the beginning, most of them have the simplest enthusiasm in their hearts, but not everyone can take care of the moon and sixpence.

Many people were forced to leave the circle in order to make a living, just like the disbanded theater troupe of the Qi Dynasty.

In the eyes of many people, setting up a new troupe at this time is completely unwise.

But Si Zhuo did just that.

"Speaking of which, brother, thank you this time." Si Zhuo raised his head and said sincerely.

Si Zhuo's newly established Xiangxinmei Troupe is not doing well, but with Si Zhuo's temperament, he will never be able to ask his former senior brother for money.

Although as long as he is willing to speak, Meng Wen'an will definitely not help out because of the friendship between his former seniors and brothers, but Si Zhuo doesn't want to make Meng Wen'an miserable.

Meng Wenan shook his head, "It's just a little favor."

"This can't be considered a small favor." Si Zhuo didn't continue to argue with Meng Wen'an, he asked curiously, "Brother, who was the person you asked me to take care of earlier?"

Meng Wenan turned on the phone and called up Su Bai's photo.

Although his appearance was sealed by the camera a lot, people who saw Su Bai for the first time still felt very amazed.

"Is he your newly signed artist?" Si Zhuo pushed the phone back and asked.

"En." Meng Wenan nodded.

Si Zhuo suddenly chuckled, "If you care about him so much, why don't you join him in the variety show? With the charisma of senior brother, it's hard to come to this variety show even if it's not popular."

Meng Wenan shook his head, "No, I need a little time to think about it."

As Shang Yujun suggested before, Meng Wen'an decided to stay away from Su Bai temporarily.

He also wanted to know whether his special feelings for Su Bai were part of the drama, or...

Affected by their roles, there are quite a few couples in the entertainment circle who actually do fake plays, but most of them broke up for various reasons after the show.

But Su Bai is an actor that Meng Wenan is very optimistic about. If he is abolished because of emotional problems, even Meng Wenan himself will feel it is a pity.

Remember

Therefore, Meng Wenan felt that he had to clarify his feelings.

Only after that can he decide how to deal with the relationship with Su Bai.

The reason why I recommend Xiang Xinmei Troupe this time is because I really want to do my junior brother a favor, and secondly, it is also because of Su Bai.

Meng Wen'an knew about Si Zhuo's strength, and most of the actors who came back with Si Zhuo this time were also quite capable. It would be a good thing if Su Bai could communicate with them more.

"Then does he know what senior brother has done for him?" Si Zhuo's voice passed through the steam of coffee and reached Meng Wen'an's ears.

After pausing for a while, Meng Wen'an said, "It's not necessary."

Si Zhuo slowly stroked the handle of the coffee cup, "Since that's the case, there is one thing that I have to make clear to my senior brother in advance."

"Ok?"

Si Zhuo raised his head and looked straight into Meng Wenan's eyes, "You know, if he doesn't meet my requirements, maybe...it won't be too easy."

Meng Wen'an paused, and suddenly remembered the actors who were ashamed and angry because of Si Zhuo's poisonous tongue in the past.

After hesitating for a while, Meng Wenan said, "He won't care."

"Oh?"

"He can tolerate Shang Yujun's dog temper." Meng Wen'an said, "If there is something wrong with Ah Bai, you can point it out."

Speaking of this, an unconscious smile appeared on the corner of Meng Wenan's lips, "He will grow at an unbelievable speed."

"It sounds very interesting." Si Zhuo had to admit that he was aroused by Su Bai in Meng Wen'an's words.

Su Bai suddenly shivered, he rubbed his arms subconsciously, and turned up the air conditioner in the room by a few degrees.

The doorbell rang, and Su Bai quickly went to open the door. Outside the door was the courier who had contacted him before.

After thanking him, Su Bai brought in the courier box and glanced at the delivery address, it was the studio.

"Looks like it's a Christmas present from the studio."

After Su Bai opened the box, there was a box of beautifully packaged apples inside.

Sending Ping An fruit on Christmas Eve means peace and security.

Su Bai washed one casually, and ate it all up.

There was also a greeting card in the box. Su Bai opened the greeting card with one hand, and an exquisite three-dimensional Christmas tree suddenly appeared on the paper.

It was the first time for Su Bai to be given a pop-up greeting card, and he was very surprised for a while, but after studying for a while, he figured out the principle of the pop-up greeting card, so he thought about making a pop-up greeting card and giving it to others.

Throwing the fruit core into the trash can, Su Bai took out a pen and paper, and briefly drew a forest, added a small wooden house, and then a little person.

After a pause, Su Bai added another little person, and he whispered, "There's only one person, it's too lonely."

While Su Bai was busy, the doorbell rang again.

This time, the courier delivered a long box, which was wrapped so tightly that it was impossible to tell what was inside.

The delivery address shown on the courier slip is still the studio, Su Bai is a little puzzled, he has already received the Christmas gift from the studio just now, so what is this?

Could it be that the staff made a mistake and sent it one more time?

After casually opening the outer packaging box and seeing the contents clearly, Su Jibai was stunned.

In the box, the riser of the recurve bow is painted red, and the upper and lower limbs lie quietly on one side. The bow strings, sights, and balance bars are all available, just waiting for their owners to assemble them.

After the archery competition, Su Bai once thought about buying a recurve bow, but he retreated in the face of the high price.

Just when Su Bai was at a loss, the phone rang.

After picking up the phone, a familiar voice came into Su Bai's ears, it was Meng Wen'an, "Have you received the gift?"

Su Bai's eyes widened slightly, "Brother Meng, what are you talking about...that recurve bow?"

"Yes." Meng Wenan said softly, "Merry Christmas."

A smile unconsciously appeared on Su Bai's face, "Merry Christmas, Brother Meng."

"Do you like the gift?" Meng Wen'an asked.

"I like it very much! Thank you, Brother Meng!"

After hearing Su Bai's answer without hesitation, Meng Wen'an's eyes became more gentle, "It's just as long as you like it."

"The variety show will start filming in a few days." Su Bai pursed his lips and said with some expectation, "Brother Meng, will you come and see me?"

Hearing the expectation in Su Bai's tone, the word "good" almost blurted out.

The tip of his tongue touched the teeth, and after a while, Meng Wenan's voice sounded slowly, "I'm sorry, there are some things that need to be dealt with recently, maybe... I can't spare time."

"Oh." The regret and loss in Su Bai's tone did not conceal the slightest, "It's still important to get down to business."

Meng Wenan's Adam's apple rolled, "Sorry."

"Then..." Su Bai tentatively said, "Brother Meng, will you come when you finish your work?"