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[My child has started learning paper-cutting.]

[This kind of program is quite meaningful. Even my grandparents are following it.]

The program unexpectedly became popular in schools first.

"This is great, Master! Master won't lose money!" Cai Jinbao said, bouncing excitedly.

Cai Jinbai smiled. He had expected it. Meaningful programs and heartfelt production would always become popular in the end.

Xuan Yu glanced toward Cai Jinbai and saw Jinbai intently checking the data. Looking guilty as though he were doing something sneaky, he turned away, tapped at his phone screen, passed a few checks, and joined a group chat.

[Welcome, new sister! Here are the group rules. Please read them carefully.]

[This group only ships President Cai and Vice President Xuan. It's Black and White, not White and Black. Vice President Xuan is the top. If you ship them the other way around, please leave immediately and withdraw from the group voluntarily.]

[Also, don't post advertisements or unrelated content in the group...]

Xuan Yu could not help frowning. Black and White? What did that mean?

Before he could ask, an explanation quickly appeared below.

[Hehe, this group only ships the Black and White CP. President Cai and Vice President Xuan's names go so well together—one white, one black.]

Xuan Yu raised an eyebrow. So that was what it meant. Xuan also carried the meaning of black.

Black and White meant him and Jinbai. What did it mean that I was the top?

[Hehe, not only are Black and White a perfect match, but their roles are clearly defined. There's a size difference and even a skin-tone difference. What kind of peerlessly aloof noble young master is our President Cai? I absolutely love him.]

Xuan Yu: Good taste. Jinbai really was wonderful.

Could being the top mean being the attacker?

[Vice President Xuan treats President Cai differently from everyone else. If they aren't a couple, I'll eat my keyboard.]

Xuan Yu: "..."

Right now, he and Jinbai really were not a couple yet.

But nothing was absolute.

He realized that his feelings for Jinbai did not seem so simple after all.

"President Luo, this way, please. President Cai and Vice President Xuan are waiting for you inside." Yuan Guangjin led Luo Yan into the reception room.

Luo Yan nodded. He was the president of the Luo Group and had recently reached quite a few collaborations with Jinbai Entertainment.

He greatly admired Cai Jinbai. The other man was a promising young talent with excellent vision and methods.

"President Luo," Cai Jinbai said upon seeing him arrive.

After exchanging greetings, the two sides began discussing business.

The reason Cai Jinbai was speaking with Luo Yan today was that he wanted to reach a collaboration with the Luo Family's company regarding special effects technology.

He wanted to make a series of films about Chinese mythology, from the primordial chaos of the universe and the creation of heaven and earth to the Investiture of the Gods and the Hundred Schools of Thought.

Beyond that, there would also be Chinese-style animation. He wanted to adapt all of Huaguo's poetry into little stories and turn them into animated films, replacing the cats, dogs, and whatever else currently filled television screens. The animation had to have Huaguo's style, be entertaining, and fully convey the meaning of the poems.

Hearing Cai Jinbai's ideas, Luo Yan could not help smiling. "People online say President Cai is patriotic. Now I truly understand why."

"I just want to do what I can," Cai Jinbai said.

Since he had money, and doing these things could also accumulate merit, why would he not do them?

He was not some capitalist who only cared about stuffing money into his pockets and producing shoddy trash to put on screen and poison the audience's eyes.

"But none of this will be easy," Luo Yan said.

"It isn't difficult for me."

He merely wanted to use the Luo Family to open up this market.

Given time, he might not be unable to create even better special effects.

Their discussion did not last long. The terms Cai Jinbai offered satisfied Luo Yan, and the Luo Family's technical support satisfied Cai Jinbai. Thus, the collaboration was reached.

While the traditional culture program remained popular and continued airing, Cai Jinbai did not stop moving forward.

He launched a short film competition. Not only would the eventual winner receive a generous prize, but Cai Jinbai would also unconditionally invest in the films they wanted to make afterward and support them until filming was complete, provided that he reviewed the script first.

That condition was not a problem.

It could practically be ignored.

The short film competition moved many people, especially students from screenwriting, directing, and related departments who had just graduated.

Participating in the competition was not only a chance to win prizes, but also a chance to become famous and get in touch with President Cai!

Cai Jinbai's fame and popularity now did not pale in comparison to those of celebrities.

Therefore, while he might not have been known by absolutely everyone in the industry, anyone who did not know him was definitely ignorant.

Moreover, President Cai had invested in films and television dramas. Although only one film and one television drama had aired so far—

Who did not know that President Cai had plenty of money and little meddling to do? He would not interfere with a director's work. He was not some empty-headed president when it came to this field; he had real ability and sincerely wanted to make good films and television dramas.

Thus, as soon as the news of the short film competition was released, many people signed up.

At A University, the dormitory door was flung open with an excited slap. A roommate rushed in and shouted, "Senior, look! Jinbai Entertainment is holding a short film competition. You can enter!"

"Senior, haven't you been worried about not finding investors? We can enter this competition first. The top ten all get prizes!"

"And President Cai will personally oversee this competition. When the time comes, we can think of a way—maybe we'll get to meet President Cai. Then you can..."

"Stop, stop, stop." Xu Jing laughed helplessly. "I know. I saw it too."

"Senior, are you going to enter?" his roommate asked.

"Of course I am." Xu Jing had the registration page open on his computer. His eyes gleamed as he said, "This is my opportunity."

Cai Jinbai had collaborated with the Luo Family, and the Luo Family also provided the platform for the short film competition.

At this time, a television drama script that Cai Jinbai had ordered the screenwriting department to polish meticulously was freshly completed.

In the screenwriting department, Li Qianqian had been busy with the Family Matters production crew and had not participated in polishing this script. However, she had heard about the difficult process behind it. Every bit they completed had to be immediately shown to President Cai, and if there was even the slightest issue, they had to go back and redo it.

And it was not just the screenwriters who suffered. Whenever they racked their brains and could not come up with anything, Cai Jinbai would directly send them out of the company—not to resign, but to gather inspiration. First, to clear their heads; second, to broaden their knowledge. They could go to libraries or visit senior professionals. In short, when they encountered a difficult point, they had to overcome it and could not simply work around it.

Now, the script was finally complete, and the people in the screenwriting department breathed a sigh of relief.

Yet although they were full of confidence in the script, they also felt uneasy.

That was because this script was not one of the common xianxia, idol drama, or palace drama genres currently seen on television.

It was about political intrigue, a drama focused on an ensemble cast, an epic historical legend. It featured principled scholars, a deeply calculating chancellor, and people behind the scenes manipulating the chessboard. Everyone was a piece, using one another, yet only one person could laugh in the end.

There were very few young actors who could be cast in this drama. The major roles seemed to all be for older actors.

"Will young people really watch this television drama after it airs?"

"President Cai also seems to have said that he won't use traffic stars."

"Ugh... The plot is wonderful, and I'm very confident about that, but no matter how good a script is, if it's niche, I'm afraid the ratings won't be good."

But President Cai's decisions were not something they could influence.

After handing in the script, they would announce the news and invite people to audition.

Jinbai Entertainment was set to launch an all-new ancient political intrigue epic, Imperial Authority—once the news came out, many people wanted to audition. But upon looking closer, they discovered that some roles even had age requirements and specifically did not want actors who were too young.

[Political intrigue? Is it only about political intrigue? This type of subject matter does not seem very popular, and I noticed this drama does not seem to have a true protagonist. Anyone can be the protagonist. Do they all have about the same amount of screen time? There's too little information to analyze.]

[I believe television dramas invested in by President Cai will be good. When President Cai invests, more than 90% of the funds can be used for filming. If someone else invests, hehe, it would already be impressive if 60% went toward filming. Besides, this is an original script created by Jinbai Entertainment's screenwriting department, so it should be quite good, right? Opportunities like this are rare. It would be better to go audition.]

[If our brother gets selected for a drama like this, he has to be the male lead, otherwise there's no point going. Also, his screen time has to be increased. Otherwise, what would he even be acting in this kind of drama?]

[Tsk, then your brother shouldn't come.]

[I feel like this isn't a traffic drama. President Cai sincerely wants to make a major production.]

[Don't audition for this. It looks like it won't become popular. Star Universe Entertainment has launched two S+-level major productions. One is a xianxia drama adapted from a major IP, and the author is... The other is a historical epic with both political intrigue and romance, also adapted from a major IP. I'm looking forward to it. You'd be better off auditioning for those.]

[Would Star Universe Entertainment's hot projects even need auditions? They were probably internally decided long ago. Even if there are auditions, you could only get minor roles.]

[I'd rather audition for a minor role in a major IP than audition for this political intrigue drama that looks unimpressive. It might air without a sound and not even make a splash. I advise everyone to keep your eyes open—Jinbai Entertainment's project definitely won't work.]

The internet was in an uproar, but the audition process continued steadily in private.