Chapter 216, to put it bluntly, is about low emotional intelligence.

To be fair, Americans speak very directly, without much beating around the bush.

Seeing her mother's increasingly cold expression, Lucy changed her tone and said, "Of course, if Director Li doesn't mind, he can come along. Let's exchange contact information first, and I'll give you the address later."

"Actually, it doesn't have to be so complicated." Li Zhaoyang felt a little awkward about going to someone's birthday party after only meeting them once.

Americans are too direct.

However, he also understood the president's feelings.

"Hurry up." Lucy took out her phone, revealing a QR code: "Scan it."

She felt that Director Li was putting on an act; even after her mother spoke up, he was still pretending not to care.

After Li Zhaoyang finished scanning, Lucy said goodbye and turned to leave: "I'll give you the address later, bye."

The president sighed softly, "Director Li, please don't take offense, my daughter is just spoiled."

She actually prefers her daughter to tone down her way of speaking.

This would only benefit her and not harm her.

Especially when interacting with well-known directors and actors, he also has an attitude of "I am the king".

"You have a lot of personality," Li Zhaoyang said with a smile.

After a few words of casual conversation, the chairman instructed his secretary to notify the driver to personally take them home.

After the group left, the secretary asked, puzzled, "President, Lucy has been in contact with too many famous directors, and her personality is becoming more and more... At this critical juncture, isn't letting her meet Director Li embarrassing him?"

As the president's secretary, she knew Lucy all too well.

This young lady has a very straightforward personality; when she's displeased, even famous directors dare to criticize her.

A couple of years ago, when Lucy was new to the film industry, she was robbed of a role, so she pointed her finger at the famous director and cursed him in front of many people. She said some very offensive things.

If it weren't for the chairman's connections, that famous director wouldn't have let it go so easily.

The matter was only resolved after the president intervened and provided some resources.

"Director Li is quite skilled. I want to see how long he can endure." How could the president not know her daughter's temperament? She just wanted to know how long it would take for this young director to break down after getting to know her daughter.

"President, I am foolish and did not understand what you meant."

"Many of the directors Lucy knows are already established, and even if there are good roles, they won't consider Lucy as their first choice unless they need to use their connections in the film and television industry to give her a role."

After the president finished speaking, he paused for a long time.

This time, the secretary understood: "Does the chairman intend to groom Director Li?"

The president did not nod: "Director Li is quite capable. He is a newcomer in the film and television industry and is not very famous. He meets many standards. Perhaps only when he is trained to become a big director will he be able to tolerate Lucy's temper."

It's unlikely that Lucy will change her personality anymore.

However, it is still possible to change other directors' opinions of Lucy.

Secretary: "I'll keep an eye on it."

The president shook his head: "There's no need to pay special attention to it. Just let nature take its course. You only need to focus on Director Li's new movie. Don't worry about anything else."

...

On the way back to the sunset.

In the passenger seat, Manager Gou turned to the director in the back and asked, "Director, what does this chairman... mean?"

He was referring to Lucy, of course.

Zhang Shulan: "I don't know."

Supervisor Gou asked in surprise, "Is there something you don't know, Supervisor?"

Zhang Shulan: "I've only met him once, so I can't guess. There are several possibilities."

Supervisor Gou: "Then let's talk about the possibility that the director thinks is most likely."

Zhang Shulan: "The chairman wants to make Lucy a top actress in the United States, but given her status, I don't think it will be too difficult for her to reach the top. So the chairman has a bigger vision and probably wants to make his daughter the leading lady in Hollywood."

Hollywood is a world-famous film city.

These three words have evolved from simply meaning a movie theater to symbolizing status.

Manager Gou: "Getting her into Hollywood's top spot, that's pretty difficult, isn't it?"

Zhang Shulan shook her head: "Her mother is the president, so it's not difficult. What's difficult is Lucy's attitude. To put it nicely, she's straightforward; to put it bluntly, she has low emotional intelligence. I guess she usually speaks to other famous directors in this tone. If you were a big director, would you consider her for a blockbuster role if you encountered someone like this?"

"No." Zhang Xincheng and Gou Yingjun shook their heads one after another.

“However…” Gou Yingjun changed the subject: “If the film needs to use the association’s connections, we really need to consider it.”

“So it’s going to be difficult,” Zhang Shulan said. “If that’s what the president is planning, she wants to see how much Zhaoyang can tolerate Lucy. If he passes the test, the president will personally support Zhaoyang. Of course, that is, if I’m not mistaken.”

The president has a very high level of vision in the film and television industry.

Just by reading the script for Zhaoyang's second movie, he already has so many plans.

If it were someone else, we might need to observe them for another year or two, right?

He showed such deep scheming after just one meeting; the waters inside are indeed very deep.

Indeed... our Zhaoyang is very outstanding!

They quietly produced a script for "Your Name."

"Let's go back to the company first."

"By the way, Zhaoyang," Zhang Shulan asked again, "when you were talking to Xingguang before, did you plan to make two versions?"

“Yes, one is a Chinese dub and the other is a Japanese dub.” Li Zhaoyang said without hiding anything: “As you can see, this movie has a lot of Japanese… Sakura country elements, including all sorts of amazing scenes.”

He had Starlight do the Japanese dubbing, while they would handle the Chinese dubbing.

The prerequisite is that a Chinese version can only be dubbed after the movie is completed.

"Did you go to Japan when you were a child?" Zhang Shulan found it strange: "Many scenes in the story can only be written if you are very familiar with Japan. I remember that you have only been abroad this once since you started being a singer."

"When inspiration strikes, a quick online search of literature will refine the design, Director, what do you think?"

"Uh... that's true, who can blame us when our Zhaoyang is such a genius?"

"Haha, Director, I can't take praise, please stop praising me."

"..."

Two days later.

Li Zhaoyang was woken up early in the morning by his younger sister Zhihua, who insisted on making him breakfast.

The director also came over.

Only after asking did I learn that the director had told Zhihua about the Chinese spouse issue.

Song Zhihua immediately thought of the words that Teacher Zhaoyang had said to her before.

There must be a role that I need to voice.

Sure enough, early in the morning, Song Zhihua was particularly diligent, taking Sister Shulan to Teacher Zhaoyang's kitchen to make breakfast.

"I'm going to answer a phone call."

Not long after, Zhang Shulan left the living room.

He returned a few minutes later, his expression becoming very serious.

"Something's gone wrong at Starlight."

"What's wrong?" Li Zhaoyang asked.

"Minister Yang will call you personally in a little while."