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Chapter 204 Game of Thrones

Just as Yang Mi on the first floor was forging her own forces.

On the twelfth floor of the Grand Hyatt Tower, in that penthouse apartment overlooking the entire Victoria Harbour, a similar scene of tearful lamentation unfolded.

In the spacious and bright sunroom, Liu Yifei was teasing the chubby Li Maozhen with a rattle drum.

On the sofa behind her, Song Tie was crying, feeling wronged.

"Sister Yifei...you have to help me."

Song Tie sobbed, his voice filled with unbearable heartache and anxiety, "You have no idea, the way people in the company are looking at me now!"

"Bai Lu is lucky; she landed the female lead role in 'Penetration'! And she's paired with a veteran, powerful male lead like Sha Yi!"

Song Tie felt increasingly aggrieved as he spoke, and tears streamed down his face.

"And then there's Sun Yi! She's clearly a self-taught dance teacher who's barely acted in a movie, yet she landed the lead role in 'The Family,' acting alongside Tong Dawei!"

"But what about me? I was the first one after you, but now I'm the only one who hasn't even gotten a glimpse of a leading role! Sister Yifei, I'm really not reconciled..."

Listening to Song Tie's tearful account, Liu Yifei put down the rattle drum in his hand and sighed softly.

She rubbed her throbbing temples, turned around, and looked at the girl on the sofa who was crying her eyes out. She felt a headache coming on.

To be honest, Liu Yifei really wants to find some peace and quiet right now.

She had planned ahead and recruited promising talents like Bai Lu and Song Tie to build her own power base within the company and guard against the relentless pressure from Yang Mi and her group.

But things are different now!

She is now the woman who gave birth to the boss's eldest son! She is the de facto empress of the Haofeng Empire!

Yang Mi only gave birth to a daughter. In the face of the wealthy family where mothers gain status through their sons, what can she do to compete with her?

With Zhao Liying leading the charge and dominating the field, her position is already secure, so she naturally doesn't need to scheme and fight for power anymore.

However, as the "big sister," Song Tie was one of the first to follow her.

Now that even Sun Yi, who joined the profession halfway through, is reaping the rewards, if I don't take care of her, who will respect her in the future?

"But... how can I control her?"

Liu Yifei secretly made plans in his heart.

Like Yang Mi, washing someone clean and pushing them onto the boss's bed?

That's pure suicide! The boss hates nothing more than having others make decisions for him.

If I were to do that, it would only cause trouble for the boss and make me, as the legitimate mother, seem petty and lacking in the dignity of a matriarch.

"It's just a lead role, why bother going to bed to beg?"

Liu Yifei's eyes gradually cleared.

She suddenly realized that her current identity was no longer the same as those women who needed to sell their bodies to obtain resources.

The boss has never really paid much attention to those small projects with investments of tens of millions; these are basically overseen by Lao Han, the director of the film and television department.

Those in the company who didn't know she had a child with Yang Mi, but core executives like Lao Han and Lao Chen, who had followed Li Feng to build the company, naturally knew everything!

Would Old Han dare to disrespect her, the mother of the Crown Prince?

Having figured this out, Liu Yifei calmly picked up his phone from the table.

"Don't cry, it's not a big deal."

Liu Yifei calmly reassured Song Tie, then dialed Lao Han's private number.

The phone rang only once before being answered instantly.

"Hey, Yifei! What brings you to call me, Lao Han? How's life on set lately?" Lao Han's enthusiastic, almost obsequious laughter came from the other end of the line.

"Director Han, did I disturb your work?"

Liu Yifei's tone was gentle, yet it carried an undeniable aura: "It's like this, I heard the company is currently preparing a period drama about the War of Resistance against Japan? I think it's starring Huo Jianhua, and the female lead hasn't been decided yet, right?"

Battle of Changsha!

This period war drama, solely funded by Haofeng Film & Television, had Huo Jianhua, a popular actor, cast as the male lead early on, but the female lead had not yet been cast due to age differences and character design issues.

When Lao Han on the other end of the phone heard this, his heart skipped a beat!

Is this empress going to personally select the scripts?!

Old Han's mind works incredibly fast.

He knew all too well how important this lady was now! She was the woman who had given birth to the big boss's eldest son! Although she didn't have a formal title, her position was naturally very secure!

"Yes, yes, yes! There is such a notebook!"

Old Han's first reaction was that Liu Yifei had taken a liking to the role, and he immediately put on a smiling face and flattered him:

"We haven't found the right actress for this script yet! Yifei, if you like this script and are interested, I'll have the production team lock you in for the lead role!"

Fearing she might find the schedule too tight, Lao Han quickly added considerately, "I know you're filming 'Ashes of Love' right now, it's okay! We can postpone the start date of that war drama indefinitely! We'll start filming again after you finish 'Ashes of Love' and have had enough rest!"

As the head of the film and television department, how could Lao Han not know why the progress of "Ashes of Love" was so slow?

This old lady would take leave every few days to go back to Hong Kong to see her son, but who in the entire crew dared to utter a single complaint? The whole crew had no choice but to stop work and wait for her!

Hearing Lao Han's apprehensive expression, Liu Yifei couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth.

It seems that my brand is even more useful than I imagined.

"Director Han has misunderstood."

Liu Yifei glanced at Song Tie, whose eyes were full of anticipation, and said softly, "It's not that I want to act. I just think that Song Tie from our company has a lively and spirited personality, and he and Huo Jianhua should have great chemistry in this drama. I wonder what Director Han thinks?"

Old Han was stunned for half a second.

Not acting himself? Are you here to ask your younger sister for resources?

What kind of shrewd person is Lao Han? Anyone who can rise to a high-ranking official under Boss Li is a master of opportunism!

"Wow! You have such great taste! Yifei, your judgment is absolutely amazing!"

Old Han exclaimed as if struck by a sudden realization, "I was just talking to the director about this! After all that searching, why didn't we think of Tie Tie from our company?!"

"Tie Tie's temperament is absolutely tailor-made for this kind of period war drama! I also think she and Huo Jianhua are a perfect match!"

Liu Yifei was quite satisfied with Lao Han's smooth-talking and unflappable banter.

"Then I'll have to trouble Director Han to give Tie Tie a try."

"No trouble at all! It's my duty as the director to provide resources for our promising talents!" Old Han readily agreed.

But driven by his survival instinct in the workplace, Lao Han changed the subject, his tone becoming somewhat serious: "But Yifei, the company also has its rules."

"Have Song Tie come to the company at 10 a.m. tomorrow for an audition."

Old Han chuckled: "You know Mr. Li's temper. This work must be documented. The audition videos must be archived in the company's accounts. Otherwise, if the show doesn't do well, my old arms and legs can't bear the blame. You should understand Old Han's difficulties."

"Of course, the rules can't be broken. I'll have Tie Tie go on time tomorrow morning." Liu Yifei readily agreed.