This special interview was published on February 24th, yesterday.

Since its release, it has been widely reposted and has had an extremely broad impact on platforms such as Weibo.

The comments below have already reached tens of thousands, demonstrating the widespread influence of this interview.

"Lu Zhiyao's acting in this film is flawless!"

"Indeed, this film seems to be a hit. It's no longer appropriate to call him a 'box office poison' anymore!"

"When I first saw that Lu Zhiyao was the lead actor, I didn't even want to watch it. But after watching the opening scene of him drinking beer, I was stunned and couldn't believe my eyes!"

"I think Lu Zhiyao has really had a hard time. Unlike other young idols who constantly talk about how hard they work, but whose acting doesn't improve at all after a long time, Lu Zhiyao has always been working silently, and now he has finally accumulated enough to unleash his potential!"

"I've become a fan! I'm going to watch it again! To review his acting!"

"I really want to know, who is this benefactor that helped him? Since he already thanked the fried pork cutlet before, it shouldn't be the fried pork cutlet, right?"

"Could it be the director, Zhu Xiaoce?"

"It doesn't seem like it. If it was the director, he could have just thanked him directly. Why call him a 'benefactor'?"

"Not only did he guide his acting, but also his life philosophy… this benefactor is really extraordinary!"

"I just want to know if Lu Zhiyao can win a Best Actor award for his performance in this film? Even if he can't get an international film festival award, he should still have a chance to get a domestic one, right?"

"It's hard to say, maybe this movie will be even more popular with foreign judges?"

…

After casually browsing a few comments, Pei Qian's face darkened, and his mouth twitched slightly.

"Normal acting is the most difficult"?

"Become whatever the role is"?

Did I say that?

What I clearly said was: "Just act normal" and "The male lead is just a salted fish, so it's best to act like a salted fish"!

This Lu Zhiyao, it's one thing to misinterpret my meaning, but to attribute philosophical significance to two random sentences I said…

Obviously, Lu Zhiyao couldn't remember exactly what Pei Qian said at the time, so he just made up some details based on his vague memory, which then became these two sentences in the interview.

Moreover, this "benefactor" is obviously none other than Pei Qian!

"Lu Zhiyao, I don't mind you washing away the poison label, I don't care if your acting explodes, but can you please not let it happen to my movie…"

Pei Qian realized that his worry about "Lu Zhiyao drinking beer" trending on social media had really become a reality, but the process was somewhat different from what he had expected.

…

"Knock knock knock."

Pei Qian was leaning back in his chair, lost in thought, when there was a sudden knock on the door.

Pei Qian was taken aback: "A delivery? No, I don't think I've bought anything recently."

He opened the door and saw that it was Ma Yang.

"What are you doing here?" Pei Qian was slightly surprised.

It was still early before school started, and although the company had already started working, He Desheng could handle the matters at Round Dream Ventures. Pei Qian was also overseeing the main investment projects, so it didn't really make a difference whether Ma Yang was there or not.

Pei Qian had originally thought that Ma Yang would stay at home and enjoy the entire summer vacation before coming to work.

Ma Yang sat down on the sofa, looking concerned: "I heard from He Desheng that Brother Qian, you haven't been to the company for the past few days, so I wanted to come and see you."

His eyes swept over the pile of snack bags on the coffee table, which Pei Qian had been eating at home these past few days out of boredom.

Ma Yang's expression became serious: "Brother Qian, I have to criticize you. You're the chairman now, you can't take everything on yourself anymore!"

"Take Round Dream Ventures for example. I didn't have much time before because I was preparing for the final exams, but you can't take on all the investment matters just because you care about my studies!"

"Look at how much pressure you're under! Eating so much junk food! It's bad for your health!"

As Ma Yang spoke, he grabbed a half-empty bag of potato chips from the table and started munching on them with a "crunch crunch" sound: "Now that the New Year is over, I'm back and ready to share your burden!"

"Brother Qian, give me the tasks!"

Pei Qian looked sad.

I am indeed very worried now, but it's not a worry you can share…

Old Ma, I originally had a lot of trust in you, but what about those 20 million for IOI?

If it weren't for your unreasonable 20 million investment, would I have taken over the work of Round Dream Ventures? I would have confidently handed it over to you to squander!

But Pei Qian thought again, he didn't seem to have the right to blame Old Ma.

Although Ma Yang spent 20 million to buy shares in Finger Company, IOI hasn't even been launched in China yet…

On the other hand, the projects that Pei Qian personally invested in, the shared phone booths, the Learning Master App…

Forget it, he didn't seem to have the face to be harsh on Old Ma.

It seemed that after he took over, things were not as good as when Old Ma was in charge.

Pei Qian sat down on the sofa, considering whether to give Old Ma a second chance.

After considering for a moment, Pei Qian tentatively asked: "Old Ma, if Round Dream Ventures had another 50 million now, where would you want to invest it?"

Ma Yang had already finished half a bag of potato chips and was now looking at a bag of unopened shrimp sticks next to him: "50 million…"

"The last investment in Finger Company seemed to be quite successful, so maybe we should continue to invest in Finger Company."

Pei Qian: "…"

Incorrigible!

Pei Qian was simply heartbroken: "Old Ma, stop eating, stand up for me!"

Ma Yang, who had just grabbed a handful of shrimp sticks, was startled and quickly stood up, but he still subconsciously stuffed the shrimp sticks he was holding into his mouth.

Pei Qian was furious: "No, didn't you eat before you came?"

Ma Yang nodded: "Yeah, how did you know, Brother Qian? Should we order takeout now? Do you want fried chicken?"

Pei Qian: "…"

"What was I going to say?"

"Right, I'm very dissatisfied with your answer!"

"What's the name of our investment company?"

Ma Yang quickly said: "It's called Round Dream Ventures, Brother Qian!"

Pei Qian nodded: "Then what is the purpose of Round Dream Ventures?"

Ma Yang: "Uh… to invest in dreams!"

Pei Qian painstakingly said: "Does Finger Company look like a company that needs investment in dreams now? They don't need money at all! Now it's more important to invest money in those dreams that need to be realized!"

"For example…"

"Forget it, think about it yourself."

Pei Qian originally wanted to say "like the shared phone booth project," but then he thought that the shared phone booth project seemed to have made money as well, so he silently swallowed the words back.

Ma Yang didn't speak, seeming to be lost in thought.

Halfway through his contemplation, he secretly picked up two shrimp sticks, quietly put them in his mouth, and chewed on them softly.

Pei Qian: "…"

"Alright, go find some more dreams, show me after you find them, and then we'll decide how to invest."

Ma Yang quickly nodded: "Okay, Brother Qian, I will definitely share your burden! Really don't want to order takeout?"

Pei Qian was speechless: "What time is it! You can go to Moyu Internet Cafe to slack off, I have things to do."

"Oh, okay, then I'll go first, Brother Qian." Ma Yang turned to leave, but suddenly realized something, and picked up the bag of shrimp sticks on the table.

"These shrimp sticks are quite delicious."

"I'm leaving, Brother Qian!"

Watching Ma Yang leave, Pei Qian felt complicated.

"Old Ma, you must buck up! I'm still counting on you!"

…

…

In the afternoon, at the Tengda Games Department.

"In short, after Bao Xu and I leave, the matters of GOG will be your responsibility."

"Speed up the dual-platform interoperability, and also speed up the skin designs for the existing heroes."

"During this time, there haven't been any problems with the work you're each responsible for. Even if you encounter any unexpected situations, don't panic, think carefully about what Boss Pei said, and you'll definitely find the answer."

Li Yada was assigning the upcoming tasks to Hu Xianbin and the other two.

She and Bao Xu were going to travel abroad on March 1st, and had already finalized all the preliminary preparations such as visas, air tickets, accommodation, and itineraries. Of course, the handover of work with Hu Xianbin and the other two had also been completed.

Today was Friday, the last day of work for the two of them, and all the work had been completely handed over.

After arranging everything, Li Yada looked at her phone. She had sent a message to Boss Pei earlier, saying that the handover of work was complete and she was ready to travel abroad, and Boss Pei had simply replied with two words: "Go ahead."

Li Yada was a little worried at first, but when she thought that Boss Pei was in charge, there probably wouldn't be any major problems. The two words "Go ahead" were simple, but like a reassurance, they instantly put Li Yada at ease.

Zhang Nan returned to her workstation and found that Ruan Guangjian's studio had already sent over new artwork, so she quickly received it.

Zhang Nan's main job was to be responsible for the heroes' skins. She used to do clothing design, and had many unique ideas in skin design, which she could just apply to the game.

The artwork sent this time was "Single Blade Meeting · Modeste," which was also Modeste's first legendary skin.

In the artwork, Modeste was wearing a full set of Peking opera costumes, with a red-faced Sheng appearance, a dignified five-strand long beard, and flags inserted all over his back.

As a legendary skin, this skin would have customized exclusive return animations, unique voiceovers, and skill effects, definitely making players feel that it was worth the money.

This was a skin that collaborated with the traditional art of Peking opera. In the famous scene "Single Blade Meeting", Guan Yunchang was stationed in Jingzhou and attended the meeting alone, which was a great story for a time.

In the eyes of the employees, Modeste's prototype, Boss Pei, also clearly had the same heroic spirit of despising strong enemies and remaining calm in the face of adversity. He was extraordinarily courageous but also intelligent, and had many similarities with Guan Erye.

The flags on the skin were originally Peking opera costumes, but they were also very suitable for expressing the weapons inserted on Modeste's back, which was just right.