Translator: SJade, Editor: Dj22031
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When Dream Entertainment rented an office, Lin Meng gave the highest budget-if it wasn’t for the husband and wife who had a lot of assets but all the office buildings being rented out, she would have bought the building, of course, there were not so many vacant office buildings she could buy in the market.
In the end, after Ning Qi’s careful selection, the office was settled in an office building in the local CBD. At that time, the company leased three floors at a stretch and renovated it. At first, housekeeper Ning Qi was worried about the office being too empty, such that some places could only be kept dusty, but even he did not expect that the company would grow so fast.
At this time, all curtains in the conference room had been pulled up, the outside was dazzling, and the white interior was extraordinarily fresh and clean. At this time, this was being temporarily used for a recruitment interview.
Lin Meng flipped through the printed script in her hand: “This is your most recent work?”
In the middle of the conference room was a long table of the same size. A middle-aged man was sitting across the table facing Lin Meng. He was wearing glasses and a well-formed black suit. He seemed to have just sorted it out roughly.
Zhang Chenghu nodded: “It was recently completed, but I started writing it a long time ago, and it took about a year.”
Lin Meng looked up at him: “You know that this time we are not just collecting scripts, we also want to recruit screenwriters who can work for a long time in the company and can work as screenwriters for custom projects.”
The most obvious feature of this man from the beginning to the end was the contradiction. He looked very old. He just entered the door and was enthusiastic about her and Ning Qi. But after the actual interview, the man looked timid.
“Ms. Lin, I know this, I am very willing to be a full-time screenwriter for Dream Entertainment.” He held the water glass in front of him. “I have been involved in the screenwriting industry for many years. Whether it is a customized drama or an adapted drama…” He tried to promote himself.
“But…” Lin Meng noticed that Zhang Chenghu’s eyes glanced at her immediately, and there was an uneasy tension in him. “You have been working in Huo Hanshan’s studio before. He is now the film emperor. You are with him and the studio is also highly qualified, the treatment must be much better than ours, right? I don’t quite understand why you want to change jobs.”
Zhang Chenghu was a member of Huo Hanshan’s screenplay team. Although this had never been publicly publicized, everyone in the circle knew it.
Ning Qi told Lin Meng what he had learned beforehand, but he couldn’t even figure out why Zhang Chenghu had left.
Zhang Chenghu was a little stunned in his heart, his face was not very good-looking, but no matter how much he wanted to escape, this level had to be passed.
He smiled bitterly: “I suppose you have a little understanding General Lin…” He was silent for a while, not knowing what words to use to describe it properly, “What they do is dirty work.”
Dirty work was said to be a bit, but it was not bad.
Most of these special screenwriters for Huo Hanshan signed long-term cooperation contracts with the actor. The main work area was to create tailor-made scripts that met the needs of actors for extra dramas and drama changes when the actors had dramas. After that, could it be seamlessly connected with the plot, or would the design collapse? They didn’t regard it as their affairs, after all, the boss was the one who gave them money, not the crew.
At the same time, they did not have the problem of the right of authorship. All honorary copyright belonged to the original screenwriter, and if there was any infamy, it was also the original screenwriter’s responsibility.
Zhang Chenghu’s latest book was Huo Hanshan’s Republic of China spy film “The Movie”. Huo Hanshan required his role not to be promiscuous, to be bright, intellectually explosive… In short, Zhang Chenghu according to his requirements improved the character, but after the TV series was released, this TV series was scolded to death, especially the screenwriter Li who was spontaneously scolded by netizens on his Weibo, because of the drama’s intelligence reduction plot and Huo Hanshan’s invincible protagonist Halo.
Li He was sixty-eight years old this year. He was a very experienced veteran screenwriter in the circle. Over the years, because of his growing age, the speed of his writing had also declined. “The Movie” was written by him for three years. As soon as things happened, he was directly admitted to hospital for hypertension.
“You want to modify my work, what about the basic respect for the script?”
“Do you know what a work is?”
“Are you a good screenwriter?”
After the screenwriter Li He had finished speaking, he fell tremblingly and was sent to the rescue. Fortunately, the rescue was successful and he was okay, but Zhang Chenghu felt remorse from a heart that thought to be as hard as a stone for a few years.
Zhang Chenghu made the most impulsive decision of his life and left.
Huo Hanshan had just joined the group at that time, only then gave him the “demand table” and asked him to change the script. Zhang Chenghu came directly to escape and said he would leave.
After leaving office, Zhang Chenghu lived next to the hospital, worked as a nurse for Li He during the day, and went back to write some short video scripts on the Internet to make money in the evening.
At first Li He didn’t give him a good complexion. When he was about to leave the hospital, he came out with a script written by Zhang Chenghu, helped to change it, and then sternly said, “You really want me to forgive you, that’s OK. You change the script, and then cast it out to make a good show. When the show becomes famous, you tell everyone to thank me Li He.”
Of course, Zhang Chenghu knew that Li He was turning around and wanted to “forgive”. He hurriedly delivered the script, but all of them ate behind closed doors. Large companies had no shortage of books and screenwriters. What about small companies? Because of someone’s reason, he didn’t want to get in touch with him. So, he came to Dream Entertainment.
“We understand.” Lin Meng saw Ning Qi nod, and knew that the other party would implement. “You go back first, and we will inform you as soon as possible.”
When he went out, Ning Qi, who had been standing next to Lin Meng, sat across from her: “What do you think President Lin about the two screenwriters and their scripts?”
Lin Meng touched her chin and fell into thoughts about the two plays in front of her.
The thinner book on the left was the one the first screenwriter Yu Xi left after his interview. At present, even the title had not yet been raised. It was a semi-finished product.
This was also a wonderful person in the west. The one-eight-eight-meter-old man with a beard, even if he had sorted himself out a little, still looked a bit shabby.
The script he gave was completely rude and rough, and he wrote a story with a bit of thriller and horror after reading it. Lin Meng just hurried through the script two times, but it was wonderfully conceived. She was amazed. If she took a closer look at the scenes and special effects requirements, she could smell the burning of funds.
The script left by Zhang Chenghu, called “Mountain behind the Mountain”, was a story about the middle-aged crisis. The theme was very realistic. Although the ending was a happy reunion, there was a lot of black humour in it. This was a problem. The actors who could support this drama would probably be difficult to find. They had to find middle-aged drama bones. However, those people didn’t lack dramas. They had to choose not only roles, but also directors, screenwriters, and partners.
“I like both scripts.”
Sure enough, Ning Qi shook his head helplessly: “But among these two screenwriters, Zhang Chenghu looks more reliable than Yu Xi…” He shook his head, the script was well written, but the audience was small and it was difficult to get stars, otherwise it would be sold out.
Lin Meng: “But as long as the filming is done, it will be a beautiful show.”
“If you want to shoot, I will support it.” Ning Qi said hesitantly, “But Ms. Lin, I may not be able to accompany you and the team all the time.”
His most important job right now was to train new agents in the company.
The original Zhuang Sisi and Gu Dong, who were not famous now, did not have the status of popular singers yet, but they still had many invitations to evening parties and music festivals based on the singing degree of several songs; Ning Qi helped them get several music variety shows, but they had to have a broker to watch and give pointers, so that they didn’t face any problems.
And another key figure was Sui Yan. Her original agent was Yu Chengming’s cousin, which obviously could not be used anymore. At the beginning, Yu Chengming had her sign up for nearly 15 activities in order to tire her to death, and now she must end it, otherwise her reputation would be affected. She must also create a new image as soon as possible. The label of “abandoned divorce actress” could easily allow netizens to focus on her rumours and private life for a long time. After forming an inherent image, it would also easily affect endorsements and contact resources. The scope must be changed as soon as possible through changes in activities and status.
Ning Qi actually couldn’t get away.
He pointed to the script: “Zhang Chenghu’s script, if there is no need to adjust, you can consider establishing a project, Yu Xi’s script, I personally suggest that he still has to write well and refine it.”
Lin Meng had known about this for a long time. At first, she was a little bit clueless. After all, she was not familiar enough with the identity of the producer.
But soon she calmed down, after all, what was there?
When she was young, she didn’t understand anything. She did not receive any training. She dared to roll up her sleeves. Now that she was not losing, how could there be any fear?
“I can.”
I know you can, but…
Ning Qi passed the message silently with his eyes: “Ms. Lin, this budget matter.” Speaking of this, he shook his head again, “Forget it, just be happy.”
He was now fully aware that Lin Meng was a walking koi in the world. Conventional inference did not work for her. Anyway, in the event of a general fall, Lin Meng would change.
Lin Meng knew what Ning Qi was going to say, and coughed embarrassedly.
“Well, Ms. Lin, we can use Zhang Chenghu’s script, but if we really recruit him, we may not be able to cooperate with Huo Hanshan in the future.” Ning Qi still made the statement clear, just when he heard Zhang Chenghu said, he knew where the problem lied.
Huo Hanshan had always had a bad reputation in the circle. He was famous for taking revenge. He used to be very uncomfortable with the makeup given by a group of makeup artists. When he was shooting, he took a close shot, all his makeup had been taken off. Later, the TV series was broadcast. He was directly mocked by taking screenshots frame by frame.
Later, they heard that Huo Hanshan came directly to destroy the makeup artist in disguise, and the makeup artist soon changed his career.
As soon as the words came to an end, Zhang Chenghu sent a message to Ning Qi: “Hello Teacher Ning, please help me to inform Ms. Lin. If she recruits me, I may affect the cooperation between your company and Huo Hanshan. If I cannot be recruited for this reason I…I understand, sorry to bother you.”
Lin Meng took Ning Qi’s mobile phone and raised her eyebrows and smiled: “It’s funny, there are so many actors in the circle, can’t I afford not to ask Huo Hanshan.” Zhang Chenghu’s script was the type she liked, and did not go against routine, she would just make it.
Since the creation of Dream Entertainment’s two consecutive bursts, it had also become a high-profile presence in the entertainment industry. No, the TV series was only approved, and some people began to break the news.
@Dream Entertainment: In the record of the TV series just announced by the General Administration, there are works of Dream Entertainment, which are very familiar to everyone, “Mountains Behind the Mountains”, contemporary urban themes, 40 episodes, screenwriter Zhang Chenghu, director Zhu Xufang. Xingxing understands that this series is just starting to audition now! [image]
When this Weibo was issued, a stone rippled out in thousands of waves.
In addition to the curious attention of netizens, some people were also sneering looking at the record publicity of this screenshot.
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