The Internet boom led to the news media industry growing bigger with each passing day, which in turn resulted in the skyrocketing increase of entertainment companies and marketing companies. With the dramatic increase of people employed in these industries for money or power, it inevitably led to crooks mixing with honest people in these industries.

This crowd of reporters were from different tabloids, included in this group were people whose sole responsibility was to tail famous people. From the moment that Lu Beichuan came out of the Lu's mansion, there were people following behind him.

The bodyguard had a tough attitude and wouldn't let people leave until they deleted the photos they took.

This type of situation wasn't the first time for these reporters. One of them immediately retorted, "There's nothing wrong with the content of our photos. You have no right to make us delete our photos."

"We need to confirm whether the photos you took have Mr. and Mrs. Lu as well as the younger master in them."

The reporter immediately denied, "No."

"We need to confirm that firsthand."

"You're violating our privacy!"

The bodyguard was silent for a moment before saying again, "You can't leave until we check the photos."

"Are you restricting our liberty?"

"Sorry." The bodyguard didn't give an inch. "If you don't let us see the photos, we'll have to play hardball."

One of the reporters, a young man, continued to feel indignant. He seemed as if he wanted to say something, but the photographer behind him stopped him by tugging on a corner of his clothes and handing over his camera. "The photos are all here."

The bodyguard carefully checked the photos and deleted any photo that was inappropriate.

Once one photographer handed over his camera, several other photographers did the same. After the careful investigation, the bodyguard let off those people and continued walking to the crew.

"Why did you do that?! It wasn't easy to take those photos!" One could see the reporter who spoke out was very young. He was inexperienced and spoke bluntly.

Conversely, the photographer had seen this sort of scene many times and was very calm. "Their bodyguard is here and you went against him. Are you suicidal?"

"How can you say I'm being suicidal? They're the ones in the wrong. They're violating our privacy. They have no right to delete our photos."

The photographer fiddled with his camera. He didn't take the reporter's words to heart at all. As if he had heard a joke, he casually responded, "Don't be embittered. We're mutually infringing on privacy. No one can stand on the higher moral ground. Alright, let's send the photos we took to the editor-in-chief."

The reporter was aggrieved. The photos that he had taken would have been hot topics, and he was resentful that they had been deleted.

***

Lu Beichuan was carrying Zhouzhou while Ye Zhen and he walked onto the set under the guidance of the crew.

Having decided yesterday that they would pay a visit to the set, Ye Zhen notified Ning Yang in advance and specifically told him that he didn't need to pause the work schedule for their visit. They were just here to take a look. It was no big deal.

So when Lu Beichuan and Ye Zhen entered the set, the crew was still filming in an orderly manner.

They were currently doing an indoor scene. The male and female protagonists were in a room meticulously built by the crew and reaching a moment of spiritual connection.

Ning Yang and the staff saw Ye Zhen and the others, but Ye Zhen gestured for them to continue. A few of the staff brought chairs and hot tea over for Ye Zhen and Lu Beichuan.

This was a scene of the male protagonist severely reprimanding the current government for not doing anything about its citizens being in an abyss of suffering due to the Western Powers' encroachment.

As an extraordinarily beautiful, talented, fallen woman, the female protagonist didn't know anything about the current political situation or politics in general. Her world only had the male protagonist. In this scene, she looked at the male protagonist with tender-hearted feelings. Listening to his impassioned speech, she trusted him without reservations.

"Cut!" Ning Yang shouted, displeased with Guan Ming's performance. "Guan Ming, let go of your emotions more. It's too restrained. Don't silently endure. You're in front of the woman that you trust the most and love the most. Release your emotions!"

The makeup artist, who had been waiting outside the set, took this opportunity to fix up Guan Ming's makeup.

Guan Ming nodded to indicate that he understood Ning Yang's meaning.

It was currently late autumn, and the temperature had suddenly dropped a lot. Meng Jie was wearing a short cheongsam. During the brief moment when Ning Yang had called for a stop, she had put on a coat that the staff had brought her.

Meng Jie took this time to look over the script. In one of the moments when she was looking out, she saw Ye Zhen. She was somewhat taken aback. She hadn't expected Ye Zhen to be here today. She quickly recovered and naturally smiled and nodded in acknowledgement.

After Ning Yang and Guan Ming discussed to clarify the points that Guan Ming had to pay attention to, they resumed filming. This time, Guan Ming had obviously grasped the mood he needed and it only took one take to finish the scene.

Ning Yang announced to the cast and crew that work was done for the day before walking over and apologetically smiling. He stretched his hand out to Lu Beichuan for a handshake. "Sorry for the remiss, Mr. Lu."

Lu Beichuan stood up and shook his hand. He briefly said, "Director Ning, I've been looking forward to meeting you for a long time."

Ning Yang had the self-knowledge to know that Lu Beichuan was just being polite. He was previously a person completely lacking in fame. This was Lu Beichuan's first time meeting him.

While they were talking, the stars playing the protagonists in the move walked over. Meng Jie was still wearing that short cheongsam, which displayed her interesting curves. As she was walking over, she put on the coat that the staff had prepared for her.

She was such a dignified woman, and yet she could act out a great number of amorous feelings and flirtatious expressions. She was also able to brilliantly exhibit the allure of a beautiful, talented fallen woman to the fullest. It had to be said that Meng Jie was very suitable for acting.

Even Ye Zhen couldn't look away from her. It was no wonder that You Jing, that mental case, had been pestering her for the past four years.

"Mr. Lu, let me introduce these two to you. These are the two leading actors for our movie, Guan Ming, Meng Jie." After saying that, Ning Yang smiled as he looked at Ye Zhen. "Mrs. Lu, you should be familiar with them, so I won't introduce them."

Ye Zhen looked Ning Yang in the eyes. He looked like someone that had gone through tremendous changes. Perhaps, it was because Ning Yang had gained experience from filming for half a year. The most intuitive manifestation of this change was his bright eyes as well as his confidence that was bone-deep and his overflowing smile.

When she met Ning Yang the first time, he gave off the sense of inferiority. He didn't dare to look her in the eyes, was ever fearful, nervous, and hesitant, and had a tendency to put himself down. He was different now. Calmness and self-confidence had already become a part of him.

"Mr. Lu, hello, I'm Guan Ming. Thank you very much for your investment in Qinhua’s Riverside."

Next year marked the 10 year anniversary of Guan Ming in the entertainment industry. He had been in countless cast and crews and naturally understood what it meant for Lu Corporation to invest in this movie.

Lu Beichuan casually said, "Regarding the investment of this movie, my wife has sole say. She believes in the cast and the crew. I believe in my wife and I naturally believe you won't disappoint me."

Guan Ming was stunned. He turned to look at Ye Zhen.

Ning Yang called everyone over.

"Let me introduce someone to you guys," Ning Yang said with a smile, "This is Mrs. Lu. She's the producer of Qinhua’s Riverside. Everyone, let's give her a round of applause."

The staff and cast members were all shocked. They incredulously looked at each other. Under Ning Yang's guidance, one after another, they started clapping after they recovered from their surprise.

Before today, other than Ning Yang and Meng Jie, the rest of the cast and crew didn't know that Ye Zhen was involved in this movie, much less that she was the producer of this movie.