The Movie Queen, a Flirty Omega, Has Been Plotting Against Me for a Long Time (GL) - Chapter 5

Today, the senior executives of Chu Yue Entertainment held a meeting to discuss how to fulfill the promised resources in Shen Qingli’s contract.

Originally, Chu Zhou was not required to attend this meeting, but after the incident at the banquet, she had a new idea.

Shen Qingli is an international movie queen. All the projects she has participated in since her debut have, without exception, been major international films.

Domestic projects, even S-tier ones, are leagues behind international blockbusters in terms of both revenue and recognition.

Having Shen Qingli, a cash cow, only to have her downgrade her career to act in an ordinary S+ project seems like a waste of her value.

Domestic S+ projects can be handled by top-tier or rising domestic stars. An international movie queen’s project should, of course, be an international one.

Zhou Shinian, the head of Chu Yue Entertainment, immediately grasped Chu Zhou’s intention. “Does CEO Chu mean that Chu Yue should use this opportunity to enter the international market?”

Few domestic movies or TV series become popular internationally; at best, they gain traction in Asia, and works that become globally famous are exceedingly rare.

Domestic actors who make it internationally usually do so through sheer effort and quality.

Shen Qingli herself is an international movie queen, a globally popular superstar. With a good script, she could very well become Chu Yue’s stepping stone into the international market.

It must be said that Chu Zhou’s idea was bold.

Zhou Shinian knew Chu Zhou’s idea was feasible, but the most difficult part was the script.

Chu Zhou had already instructed the relevant departments to look for suitable works in the copyright library. If there were no scripts, they could write one from scratch or adapt a novel.

In short, Shen Qingli’s first project at Chu Yue must be the absolute best of the best—a work capable of achieving high box office success worldwide.

The executives in the conference room began to debate. Someone voiced opposition: “So many domestic films vie for international awards every year, and they all sink without a trace. A self-produced work probably won’t work.”

“Exactly. Why not invest in an international film and make Shen Qingli the protagonist?”

The main idea was to pave the way with money. With capital and an international movie queen like Shen Qingli, those film companies might very well accept investment from Chu Yue.

Chu Zhou remained silent, listening to the discussions in the meeting.

Since Shen Qingli signed with Chu Yue, her subsequent works needed to achieve both strong reputation and high box office returns to match her status.

Noticing the varying opinions, Zhou Shinian glanced at Chu Zhou. Seeing that she didn’t intend to speak, he proactively announced, “I invited Ms. Shen to this meeting.”

“I think, perhaps more than our planning, she is more certain about what she wants.”

Shen Qingli is coming to the meeting?

Hearing this, Chu Zhou was stunned, then immediately straightened her body, feeling an urge to flee.

She had been involved in Chu Yue’s work since she was eighteen. Even though she only officially took over Chu Yue after five years of study, there were still people who tried to take advantage of her youth. Signing Shen Qingli was the first major project she encountered after taking over Chu Yue. Since she had started to participate, she naturally couldn’t leave.

No one noticed that her finger was tracing circles on the armrest of her chair.

She had originally intended to fully explain her ideas, but knowing Shen Qingli was coming, she remained silent.

They waited for about ten minutes. Shen Qingli arrived in the conference room at 10:36 AM.

The meeting had started at ten o’clock. Shen Qingli naturally found a seat, sat down, and apologized, “I’m late.”

Zhou Shinian immediately waved his hand. “Nonsense, I called you in last minute. You were very fast.”

Shen Qingli smiled and nodded, but her gaze was fixed on Chu Zhou.

Chu Zhou wondered if Shen Qingli was doing it on purpose; with so many seats in the conference room, she chose to sit right next to her.

Chu Zhou felt instantly enveloped by the sweet, clear fragrance of citrus fruit, and an unbidden warmth rose in her body.

Shen Qingli is the epitome of bold, striking beauty, her features vivid with a strong sense of allure. It’s hard not to be stunned at first sight. Her perfect physical features and the aggressiveness of her beauty make her seem distant.

The external consensus on her is typically: A Mature, Career-Driven Queen.

However, her pheromones are a distant, gentle, and sweet citrus scent. This, along with her flawless appearance and cool yet subtly gentle demeanor, neutralized the aggression from her looks, making her feel very comfortable to be around.

Therefore, Shen Qingli’s public image has always been excellent.

Perhaps because she was attending a meeting, Shen Qingli wore a light green dress with an irregular cut, topped with a loose suit jacket. Her makeup featured the signature fiery red lipstick that suited her best, making her look like a sophisticated, sharp legal professional.

Her long hair, which reached nearly to her waist, was styled with large waves from the shoulder down. With exquisite earrings and a high-end watch, she walked with a valiant and heroic air, as if she were not a superstar, but simply a powerful businesswoman.

But Chu Zhou knew how alluring and mischievously perverse this person was in private. Looking at the woman next to her in her professional, composed manner, she felt the urge to tear away her feigned abstinence…

At that thought, Chu Zhou’s expression stiffened slightly. What on earth was she thinking? Any further, and some inappropriate images would surface, so she quickly checked herself.

While she was lost in thought, Shen Qingli took in all of Chu Zhou’s subtle expressions, her eyes filled with deep amusement.

Compared to Shen Qingli’s elegant and expensive attire, Chu Zhou, without her stylist, was dressed much simpler.

She wore a plain silk white shirt with a slightly heavier white suit jacket, paired with loose, straight-cut trousers. The only detail might be her improperly tied tie. Her hairstyle was the same as yesterday’s, appearing capable yet casual.

Chu Zhou has never liked overly serious dressing. She must look mature and capable in professional attire for work, so she often uses small details to ensure her overall look is not too rigid, remaining casual and fashionable without losing her professional edge.

Photos of her dressed like this are often posted on the company’s official website and widely circulated.

Within specific circles, Chu Zhou is quite famous; she is the “dream Alpha” for many—rich, good-looking, and fashionable.

Sensing a persistent gaze on her, Chu Zhou subtly looked up, meeting Shen Qingli’s eyes.

She first quickly looked away, then thought: Why should I hide? It’s like I did something wrong.

She forced herself to sit up straight and composed, trying to mask the unusual emotions within her.

No one noticed the atmosphere between the two women. Today’s meeting wasn’t over yet.

Zhou Shinian checked the time and said, “Ms. Shen is aware of the meeting’s subject matter. What suggestions do you have, Ms. Shen?”

Shen Qingli signed with Chu Yue for three years, and all her activities during this period must be managed by Chu Yue.

In fact, given Shen Qingli’s star power, she didn’t need to sign with an agency at all. Furthermore, Chu Yue made no effort to sign her, let alone plan her future career.

When negotiating the terms, all the requirements Shen Qingli put forward were within Chu Yue’s acceptable limits, and the two sides immediately reached an agreement.

Shen Qingli’s commercial value is extremely high. Whichever company signs her is guaranteed to make money. This begs the question of why she signed with an agency at all, and specifically why she signed with Chu Yue.

Assuming the terms were the same, the reason must be something Chu Yue could offer that other companies could not.

Chu Zhou had put herself in Shen Qingli’s shoes and thought: if she were Shen Qingli, she would definitely choose to be a freelance artist.

If she absolutely had to sign with a company, she would choose Shen Qingli’s former agency—New Star Pictures.

This is a film company that ranks highly even globally. Chu Yue, purely in the film and television sector, is far behind them.

Chu Yue was a latecomer among the top ten domestic film and television companies, and its place in the top ten is largely due to its copyrights.

Copyrights? Chu Yue’s copyright library?

Ever since Shen Qingli signed with Chu Yue, Chu Zhou has been trying to figure out what Shen Qingli truly wants from the company.

She doesn’t believe Shen Qingli simply wants to return to the domestic market. The domestic market is vast, but the film industry’s development is still inferior to international standards.

A good film released globally can earn high box office numbers in every country, while a domestic film can only achieve high box office success domestically, unable to break into the foreign market.

She thought long and hard. The strongest aspect of Chu Yue Film and Television is its copyrights. When domestic copyright management was less strict, Chu Yue purchased many copyrights and even founded a novel website, which became a source of Chu Yue’s intellectual property.

Other film companies frequently purchase copyrights from Chu Yue.

Unlike other companies, Chu Yue has an abundance of scripts, so many that they can’t be all filmed. Therefore, Chu Zhou wondered if Shen Qingli had her eye on one of Chu Yue’s works.

Some artists are known to go to great lengths to star in a project they love.

If Shen Qingli knew what was in her mind, she would probably roll her eyes. What kind of strange ideas are those?

Shen Qingli was the star of the meeting. For the three years she was signed to Chu Yue, she had absolute control over her career planning.

Zhou Shinian is the General Manager of Chu Yue Entertainment. He joined Chu Yue thirteen years ago, became General Manager in eight years, and stabilized his position for five years, mainly because the Chairman announced retirement.

He was just about to fully assert himself in this position, but then Chu Zhou became the President of the Chu Yue Group. In the past, when she was studying at Chu Yue, she was essentially the Crown Princess—a title without substantial power—so she naturally wouldn’t boss him around.

But the newly ascended “Crown Princess,” following the tradition of “three fires for a new official,” was starting her first fire right here, with him.

Chu Yue Entertainment was the starting point of the group. Chu Zhou’s first step naturally began here. Whether she could thoroughly control the group or become a mere figurehead depended on her capability.

If she failed to show competence, they would be justified in only pretending to obey her.

Zhou Shinian understood that if he publicly embarrassed Chu Zhou in the meeting, and she decided to fire him, there would be nothing he could do.

Although Chu Zhou’s reputation would suffer and provoke more resistance from old executives, he would already be fired, and the resistance of others wouldn’t matter to him.

However, if Shen Qingli herself was dissatisfied with her, then Chu Zhou would have a hard time interfering with Chu Yue Entertainment for quite some time.

With this in mind, he had invited Shen Qingli to the meeting.

Zhou Shinian never expected that, after his query, Shen Qingli would say, “What is CEO Chu’s opinion?”

Shen Qingli said with a mix of jest and seriousness, “I think CEO Chu’s opinion is more important.”

Zhou Shinian: “?”

Chu Zhou was also surprised by Shen Qingli’s words. She looked up and met the other woman’s smiling eyes. Her heart fluttered slightly, and a warm, tingling sensation flashed across her skin.

Some people are born flirty, and every look and smile is captivating.