After all, she was just a very ordinary temporary worker in the company, transparently unnoticed.

Her position involved clay modeling.

She barely dealt with anything else.

Thus, on her way to the meeting, Yu Qiao Qiao didn't see any problem with Chen Yan asking her to attend. However, when Yang Rou methodically outlined today's meeting agenda, Yu Qiao Qiao realized… none of this seemed to relate to her. Why did she need to attend the meeting?

Noticing Yu Qiao Qiao's puzzled expression, Chen Yan simply glanced at her, smiled, and said nothing.

He had his reasons for asking Yu Qiao Qiao to attend the meeting…

Yang Rou, always meticulous in her work, briefly made eye contact with another, but that didn't distract her. Continuing with her documents in hand, she followed the procedure and said, "So, let's start with the first item on the agenda."

"'Love Lost 23 Days' has officially surpassed six hundred million at the box office. The first installment of the profits had already been transferred earlier. Now, there's still two hundred million in box office revenue that has yet to be accounted for. It will gradually arrive over the next half month."

After saying this, she looked up at everyone, then expressionlessly led the first applause.

Perhaps because of Yang Rou's imposing presence, everyone in the meeting room felt compelled to join in the applause.

But after just two seconds, Yang Rou stopped her clapping and looked down at her documents, stating, "Let's move on to the second item on the agenda."

Perhaps because Yang Rou's face remained expressionless from start to finish, and her applause was brief, the office was suddenly filled with a strange atmosphere…

Was this the applause of an emotionless machine?

Was the first agenda item really finished that simply?

This meeting looked like it would be very short…

As everyone was thinking this, Yang Rou slowly began speaking again, "The second item is that the planning for our new variety show is already out."

Saying this, Yang Rou gestured toward Yang Nuannuan who then stood up, picked up a stack of materials, and came forward to Chen Yan, handing him the documents.

Chen Yan took them and looked up to see Yang Nuannuan's gentle and beautiful face.

After handing over the materials to Chen Yan, Yang Nuannuan started distributing them to everyone else.

Soon, each person in the meeting room had a copy in hand.

Chen Yan opened the project document.

He was aware of this project. It was an idea Yang Rou had stumbled upon by chance.

The idea originated from a company employee watching an introduction video on a popular new activity from abroad during lunch, which talked about a newly popular tabletop game called "script murder."

Yang Rou instantly felt an inspiration, finding the game somewhat intriguing.

Subsequently, she began researching this game mode and found it extremely suitable for a variety show.

They would hire scriptwriters and game planners, then write detective mystery scripts, allowing celebrities to draw a character for each episode, receive their respective script, and perform it.

There would be murderers, detectives, bystanders, and even suspects who intended to kill but failed.

The murderer's goal was to hide their identity and avoid capture.

The others' goal was to catch the murderer.

With her professional eye, she viewed such a variety show as highly entertaining and engaging.

And it would also help maintain Lu Man's popularity.

Therefore, under Chen Yan's instructions, she began working on the planning document for this variety show.

Now, after several months of revisions, Yang Rou's planning document had finally taken shape.

Holding this new project document in hand, Chen Yan flipped through it while listening to Yang Rou's presentation.

"This program, I discussed with Mr. Song's side. We have the legal procedures for variety show production and can proceed. As for the broadcasting platform, we've already initiated preliminary talks with our province's Qindong TV and Tencent Video."

"They are very interested in our variety show and really want to collaborate."

"Except for some details that haven't been finalized, there are almost no major issues."

"So, only two problems remain. First is the venue. Originally our company didn't have a studio for recording programs; we discussed whether we could use the venues of our two collaborators."

"But the result wasn't very promising."

"Now, with our new office building, that problem is solved. A 3000 square meter space is more than sufficient for our initial use."

Chen Yan nodded slightly.

Yang Rou continued, "The second problem is the guests."

"For this program's guests, based on the recording frequency, I am thinking of three categories."

"The first category is permanent guests. They will sign long-term contracts, appearing in every episode no matter how many, as they are the core of the show and guarantee the basic viewership."

"The second category includes guests who come almost every episode but may occasionally miss one. They don't need to be tied to the show, but can keep appearing frequently or help contribute to higher viewership."

"The third category is 'flying guests.' We can invite them flexibly depending on the situation."

Having said this, Yang Rou paused, then stood up, scanned the office, and gently tapped her pen on the table before starkly saying, "So, here comes the question."

"How should we arrange for Lu Man?"

"Which category of guest should she be?"

"And what should her future development direction be?"

"And that's the third item on today's agenda."

Upon hearing Yang Rou's words, the office fell into silence.

Lu Man's development had always been a major issue for the company.

After all, whether it was the talent agency, the production company, or the distribution company, they were all built around Lu Man as the core.

When these companies were established, Chen Yan had made it clear: they were all to serve Lu Man.

Previously, facing external pressure, all three companies collaborated energetically and created the hit "Love Lost 23 Days," breaking through the external pressures.

But now, as the external pressures greatly diminished, the companies began to find their future development paths confusing.

For someone busy like Mei Li tasked with managing the windfalls from Lu Man's blockbuster and preparing for awards, it was somewhat manageable.

As for someone restlessly proactive like Yang Rou, who had already prepared a finished product but was stuck because of Lu Man and couldn't move forward, she gradually started to become passive.

And for distributing companies like Song Chuang's, rooted at the industry's downstream and devoid of products, they completely stalled.

After all, Lu Man was the core.

When her future development wasn't settled, none of the companies dared to make rash moves.

This was the most crucial matter for today's meeting: to establish Lu Man's development direction so that the three companies could bind together again and move forward...

Seeing the meeting room sink into silence, even Lu Man herself somewhat confused, Chen Yan coughed and said, "Lu Man's development issue, let me set a general direction first."

Hearing Chen Yan say this, several people in the office turned their eyes toward him.

Lu Man also looked eagerly at Chen Yan.

Chen Yan spoke up, "Man Man has always wanted to become a superstar. Then let's aim for that goal."

Pausing, Chen Yan gently tapped the table, "The first goal is to push Man Man to the front line. It's that simple."

Speaking about the "front line," Chen Yan couldn't help but think of the "Profession" path in the "game."

The last time Yu Qiao Qiao's profession was confirmed, it gave Chen Yan a surprise: it added a second "Virtual Girlfriend."

And now Lu Man's career level had reached "second-tier celebrity," the next step was "first-tier celebrity."

If her career leveled up, would it also bring him a surprise?

Could it... bring another girlfriend?...

...

After setting the tone, Chen Yan looked toward Lu Man and said, "Man Man, I've set a target. Now tell us if you have any other demands. Let everyone help consider them."

Since it was all their own people, Lu Man didn't need to maintain her persona.

Hearing Chen Yan call her name, she chuckled twice and said, "Actually, I don't have any other demands. I just want... not to maintain the current persona anymore."

Chen Yan asked, "That's it?"

Lu Man nodded her head like a bobblehead.

Just as Chen Yan was about to call the next person, Lu Man hurriedly added another point.

The people in the office couldn't help but look at her.

Lu Man said, "Not too tiring…"

"Best if I don't have to do anything. You guys can just elevate me to a superstar."

Hearing Lu Man's "honest" answer, Yu Qiao Qiao covered her mouth and giggled softly.

Yang Nuannuan also smiled gently, noting down Lu Man's "demands" as she was the meeting's recorder.

Chen Yan rolled his eyes at her and ignored her.

Chen Yan turned to Mei Li and said, "Mei Li. You're Man Man's agent. What do you think about Man Man's current situation and how do you plan her future path?"

Mei Li had clearly not been idle during this period.

She opened a document in front of her and began, "I have actually made some arrangements for Man Man's development direction. But because the main issue before was her being blacklisted, we never discussed it. I'll speak about it in a bit."

She paused, then continued, "As for Man Man's celebrity status."

"Before the blacklist, Man Man's status was at the lower end of second-tier, as everyone knows how ephemeral the popularity of a traffic celebrity can be."

"But now, she's different. With the representative work 'Love Lost,' the six hundred million box office, and the brief popularity, her status has surged to the top of the second-tier. Just one more step and she could touch the first-tier."

"However, this step isn't easy to take."

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