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I think they were supporting new directors. I took a look, and the works by these top ten directors all had plenty of ideas, but some of them lacked the startup funding needed to get going. President Cai had given them enormous help.

I'm really sick of some domestic directors' movies. They're plainly just cash grabs, treating us viewers like suckers. Hurry up and bring in some fresh directors. Don't be afraid of suppression—you have President Cai backing you.

Exactly. Just thinking about President Cai being the capital behind them makes me happy and excited. I hope movies can flourish in every direction from now on. Don't let every major holiday come around with not a single good movie to watch. Even during the Spring Festival season, there were pitifully few decent films, and foreign movies kept crushing us. Huaguo people need to make our own movies well. If a movie is good, audiences will support it, instead of being tricked into theaters by nostalgia and the like.

But I also heard Jinbai Entertainment had recently been working on animation. I wonder when it'll be released.

Animation? Where did that news come from? No, they hadn't even made that many movies and TV dramas yet. Why were they branching into a new field again? President Cai, just how many ideas and goals did you have that I didn't know about?

Cai Jinbai did indeed want to create a series of traditional Chinese-style animations, but he also knew that animation did not involve live actors. It required certain technologies and took a long time to produce. Fortunately, the technology he happened to be researching was precisely in this field. With new technology combined with animation, the process became much faster.

"Family Matters" had finished airing a week ago.

The drama had received extremely high industry praise, with virtually no weaknesses. Every actor in it had made a name for themselves, and their careers had more or less risen to the next level.

In contrast, Starlight's period drama had ended without even making a ripple. People did not even know when it had finished airing, and its numbers were simply abysmal.

Not only was the plot a mess, but even the participating actors were dragged out by netizens for criticism. They said the actors had no eye for scripts and were wasting their reputations.

Under such circumstances, Gao Su set his sights on the xianxia drama and ancient political intrigue drama currently in preparation. He was determined to make those two dramas prove themselves and crush Cai Jinbai's "Imperial Authority."

A bunch of actors without even a single major star—he refused to believe that two of his dramas going up against one could still lose.

Gao Su's idea was good.

But "Imperial Authority" required meticulous polishing.

By the time Starlight's xianxia drama had finished filming and its ancient political intrigue drama was close to wrapping up, there was still no news at all from the other side about filming being completed.

Assistant: "Boss Gao, when should these two dramas be scheduled?"

"Wait a little longer." Gao Su's face darkened.

He needed to choose the right opportunity.

*

Ever since Xuan Yu had bluntly exposed his feelings for Cai Jinbai, then hit a home run on their very first day, the dragon had become addicted to the taste of him. Every day, he wanted to get some exercise with Little Bai.

But Cai Jinbai was not like him. He did not have that monstrous stamina.

Besides, he still had many things to do, so he kicked Xuan Yu off to the Primordial Chaos casting crew to train people.

There was no questioning Xuan Yu's combat prowess.

But having him train people while he was still full of pent-up frustration made those actors cry into the night.

Some could not take it anymore and wanted to sneak away. They were willing to accept the consequences even if it meant breaching their contracts. In any case, they truly could not endure Vice President Xuan's training.

They had originally thought it would be a good thing for Vice President Xuan to personally train them, and that they could use the chance to get closer to him. Who could have expected Vice President Xuan not to be human at all?!

How could someone have so much energy every single day?

Even the most professional martial arts instructors probably could not compare to Vice President Xuan.

What had he done before? Had he trained with special forces or something?

Vice President Xuan, they were actors, not soldiers!

Fortunately, the training had yielded excellent results, and Cai Jinbai selected actors he was satisfied with from among them.

That evening, Xuan Yu hugged Cai Jinbai and said pitifully, "Little Bai, you're satisfied this time, right? Can I come back now?"

Cai Jinbai said nothing and merely scrolled through his tablet, though the tips of his ears had turned warm.

A gleam flashed through Xuan Yu's eyes as he pressed on. "Little Bai, I really miss you. Don't you miss me?"

He buried his head in Cai Jinbai's neck and nuzzled him. Then, an incomparably scorching kiss landed on Cai Jinbai's neck.

Cai Jinbai's fingers paused. Before he could say anything, a string of kisses traveled from his neck to his face before finally sealing his lips.

Xuan Yu snatched away the tablet and tossed it aside. One hand held Cai Jinbai by the neck while the other wrapped around his waist.

Cai Jinbai had just wanted to speak when his tongue was stolen away too.

Bastard!

Cai Jinbai cursed inwardly.

Forget it. He did miss him, after all.

Just as the two shamelessly let their feelings continue to heat up, "Imperial Authority" was finally scheduled for release.

At the same time, Starlight announced that its xianxia drama had also been scheduled, and it would air one week before "Imperial Authority."

[Haha, great news! They're going head-to-head again. But Starlight has already lost twice. I wonder if they learned their lesson this time?]

[I think Starlight has this one in the bag. The leaked set photos looked pretty good, the actors had great chemistry, and the costumes, styling, and sets were amazing. The actors they picked were pretty good too, and they're all ones I like. I'm going to watch it for the leads, hehe.]

[But all xianxia dramas follow the same formula. I'm tired of them and can't be bothered watching. I'm more looking forward to "Imperial Authority."]

[I think "Imperial Authority" sounds boring. How was people scheming against each other any fun? I'd rather watch romance—love and hate, a wife-chasing crematorium.]

Not long after, Starlight's xianxia drama aired first, and its ratings were quite good from the moment it premiered.

This time, Starlight had truly learned its lesson. The plot, acting, costumes, styling, and sets were all far better.

There were still some flaws. For example, it still followed the traditional xianxia formula, with a conventional plot and no particularly outstanding highlights. But it had no glaring plot holes either. The actors' performances were also generally decent—watchable and not enough to pull people out of the story. But as for being exceptionally immersive... that was not quite the case.

After it aired, marketing accounts, paid commenters, and fans all pushed hard from every angle, keeping it constantly on the trending searches.

The actors also marketed their chemistry, filmed special behind-the-scenes clips, and had sweet interactions offscreen, drawing quite a few netizens into the fandom.

Under such circumstances, some people began worrying about Jinbai Entertainment's drama.

"Imperial Authority" sounded like it had nothing but political intrigue, without even a trace of romance, and the actors it had hired were not traffic stars either.

Most of the leads even appeared to be veteran actors. Could a drama like this really become popular?

To this, Cai Jinbai only said, "Wait for it to air."

One week after the xianxia drama began airing, with its data in every respect surpassing Starlight's previous dramas and its ratings looking excellent, "Imperial Authority" premiered.

Lou Xiaoxiao was one of Cai Jinbai's most devoted fans, so naturally she wanted to support a drama produced by President Cai's company.

Therefore, when Starlight's xianxia drama aired, she had not watched a single bit of it. Even when clips showed up in her feed, she quickly skipped past them.

Her good friends all recommended it to her, but she refused.

That was right. She was just that steadfast—she wanted to wait for "Imperial Authority" to air.

And on that day, she and her parents waited early in the evening.

As soon as the drama began, a piece of music filled with artistic atmosphere played. Then, accompanied by a light patter of rain, the camera moved into the imperial palace—

Lou Xiaoxiao had not originally been interested in this type of subject matter. She had thought that contributing to President Cai's premiere ratings would be enough.

But the moment the plot began, she was captivated. There was only one thought in her mind: President Cai really had an incredible eye for dramas. This was another great one.

Even she had been drawn in by the plot, let alone her parents.

Even after the two episodes finished, her parents still wanted more.

After savoring it for a moment, Lou Xiaoxiao excitedly opened her phone and began typing away.

[Have you watched "Imperial Authority"?! The texture feels so good! And as expected of veteran actors—oh my god, I got chills. In just two episodes, the plot kept twisting and turning, completely catching people off guard!]

[If you haven't watched it, hurry up and go watch it now! It's seriously amazing!! Ah, I don't even know how to explain it to you. I feel like even those veteran actors' hair could act. It's just too immersive!]

Lou Xiaoxiao was not the only one excited. Netizens who had watched it could not help going online to leave comments.

[President Cai's taste in picking scripts is as good as ever. Incredible! These two episodes were both satisfying and not satisfying enough. Satisfying because of the veteran actors' performances—I kept yelling holy shit. Those looks in their eyes gave me goosebumps. Not satisfying because there were only two episodes. Ahhh, why am I following another drama again? President Cai, can't you release all the later episodes too?!]

[I'm going to scream! You could tell from just two episodes that the production was incredibly meticulous and the quality was amazing. This will definitely become another hit drama. Now I'm super excited for what comes next. I wonder what twists there'll be. Everyone is on the chessboard, making their own moves, hahaha. I'm just talking nonsense, but even though the political intrigue is brain-burning, the storytelling still lets the audience understand it. Even someone dumb like me found it incredibly satisfying.]

[Veteran actors truly deserve to be called veteran actors. They acted right into my heart. They did not look like they were acting at all—they looked like people who had actually lived in that dynasty. Even the younger actors did not feel out of place. The plot flowed smoothly without any nonsense, one good scene after another. You could never guess what would happen next, which only made people look forward to it more. It was so much better than those dramas where you could see the ending at a glance!]