Even after Ji Ting's calm, focused figure disappeared behind the glass doors of the studio's core work area, the director and producer still felt as though they were walking on clouds. That dizzying sense of unreality refused to fade.
If they had known Lu Yanchu had invited a towering figure capable of shaking the entire tech world, what had they spent the past few days worrying about? Why had they been so anxious? They would have been laughing in their sleep!
"Hey, wait!"
The producer suddenly spoke up, startling the director. "What is it?"
"Say... do you think Academician Ji came because Director Ji invested in our movie? That he's doing it as a favor to Director Ji?"
The director caught on too. Though it felt as absurd as using an intercontinental ballistic missile to kill a mosquito, the dizzying sensation of an enormous windfall landing in their laps was stronger. "You know, when you put it that way, this project really has hit the jackpot."
"No, no, this won't do!" Instantly fired up, the producer pulled out his phone. "I have to arrange lunch right away. Nothing but the best! Don't forget, Cosmos Cinema belongs to Director Ji's family too."
To be precise, Cosmos Cinema actually belonged to the Jiang family, but Director Jiang was Director Ji's maternal uncle, so that wasn't exactly wrong.
Family would naturally look after family, and they wouldn't have to worry about screening schedules, but they still had to observe the proper courtesies. They had to make Academician Ji and Director Ji feel the full extent of their sincerity and gratitude!
Meanwhile, inside the core work area, the atmosphere was completely different from that surrounding the two men outside. It was so efficient it bordered on solemn.
The enormous wraparound screen displayed the raw