Translator: SJade, Editor: Dj22031
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When Xiao Wang was about to leave, he remembered something: “By the way, Ms. Lin, when I was about to come in just now, I saw Director Chen Aiming hanging around outside. Does he have something to talk to you about?”
“Then ask him if he wants to come in. I’m not busy now.” Lin Meng responded casually. She knew why Chen Aiming had come.
Speaking of this, they had to go back to the script she gave them at the wrap party. Director Zhu just sent her his recommendation list last night, and there were only three words on it: “Chen Aiming”.
Lin Meng was just about to look up Director Chen’s contact information from her contacts list to ask if he was willing to cooperate, when the old fox Zhu Xufang sent a message: “Boss Lin, don’t look for Xiao Chen yet. Wait a little longer. He will take the initiative to look for you tomorrow.”
Director Zhu acted like a fox fairy, very mysterious. Lin Meng didn’t have the habit of digging into people’s minds, so she stopped asking. Sure enough, Chen Aiming showed up at the company today, but for some reason he didn’t come in for a long time. He was hanging around at the door and even Xiao Wang noticed him.
“Hello, Ms. Lin.”
“Director Chen, please take a seat.” Lin Meng just looked up and saw the A4-sized cardboard envelope in Chen Aiming’s hand. Today, Director Chen was dressed more formally than ever before, not at all like the wandering artist look he had worn when he appeared in the crew before. Now he was wearing a suit and tie, sitting there upright.
Why did this scene look familiar?
Chen Aiming pushed the envelope in his hand across the table in front of Lin Meng: “Boss Lin, please take a look.”
“What is this?” Lin Meng asked as she drove, raising her eyebrows subconsciously.
What appeared in front of her was a particularly non-standard resume. It looked like a template found on the Internet and had been modified by Chen Aiming.
Under the work experience section, it listed the movies he had made over the years, with the box office and annual results noted at the back. The only one that didn’t look that good was “Across the World”, his debut film and the one that competed with “The Path to Immortality”.
The list of awards below was filled with a lot of high-profile awards… In the upper left corner, there was even his color ID photo printed neatly.
“It’s like this…” Chen Aiming licked his lips, “I’m here to apply for a job. I like that script very much… There’s a collection of my movies in the envelope. In fact, many people don’t know much about it. When I was in school in my early years, my graduation project was a suspense film. It also won the award for outstanding graduation work that year. I think I’m still very good at creating an atmosphere. Although I’ve never filmed a TV series, I learned a lot from Director Zhu this time as an assistant director.”
When he went back, his mind was full of the script. The most obvious feature of a commercial script was that it was routine. The so-called novelty was just a slight change within the original routine shell. Although he had received good reviews from the outside world in recent years, he knew in his heart that he had been shooting the same thing over and over again.
Chen Aiming had long wanted to break through himself, but the scripts he found were all because of his reputation as a great director of romance films, and each of the scripts was charming and delicate, one more delicate than the other.
Even if there were some stubborn people who cast a wide net and sent other types of scripts, he could only shake his head at the quality.
“Director Chen, I think you should know that our drama is unlikely to be broadcast on TV. It will probably be a web drama.”
“I know.” Chen Aiming waved his hand generously. Other directors might think that this was a drop in grade and style, but he didn’t think so at all. As long as he could shoot a script he liked, work with a good team and achieve breakthroughs, all that fame meant nothing.
“I understand.” Lin Meng nodded seriously, but she couldn’t help laughing in his heart. Director Zhu really understood his little fanboy’s thoughts. “Of course we are willing to cooperate with you. Director Zhu also told us that you are a very good director. I believe you will be able to make this series well next time. I will ask the legal department to prepare the cooperation contract. We will discuss the specific share when the legal department arrives.”
When Chen Aiming heard that Director Zhu had praised him, the corners of his mouth rose at first, but his brows immediately frowned: “Wait, I’m here to apply for a job.” He emphasized.
“Looking for a job?”
“In short, I hope to establish a long-term cooperative relationship with your company, just like Director Zhu. During this period, I will try my best to obey the company’s filming arrangements. If there is a suitable script, I will also apply to the company.”
Chen Aiming had been a “self-employed person” for nearly ten years. As a typical “long-short-legged” person, although he was an excellent director, he was not a good boss. The model of other directors opening their own companies and studios was thus not suitable for him.
Chen Aiming had long wanted to find an “organization”, but as far as he knew, there were many pitfalls in the circle, and the scripts that many companies gave to directors were hard to describe. Unless they were famous directors who could win awards in the world, he still couldn’t shoot according to his own wishes, so he wanted to take a break.
But now, the perfect company of his dreams had appeared, and it came with an idol and a perfect producer. He couldn’t bear to miss this buy one get three free offer.
“Are you saying that you want to work in our company for a long time?” Lin Meng couldn’t help but confirm it again. She understood that Director He was not very famous before and Director Zhu didn’t like changes as he was old. But Chen Aiming, what was he trying to do?
Chen Aiming nodded seriously, without any wavering in his eyes.
“…Okay.” If the other person insisted on coming, it would be strange for her to refuse. It’s okay. A director who had artistic pursuits and could afford to spend money was a good director.
Besides, if one more person came, the denominator will be larger when dividing the money. Well, different approaches led to the same result, perfect.
Lin Meng arranged for the legal department to bring in a contract of the same specifications as Director Zhu’s. Chen Aiming took a quick look at it and immediately signed his name on it, without even planning to take it back for consultation.
After signing the contract, he heaved a sigh of relief, asked Lin Meng to return his dream book, and told Lin Meng in a relaxed manner that he was already considering the casting issue.
And then… Chen Aiming strode out with the script, saying that he was going to find the art director to discuss future work. Lin Meng always felt that Chen Aiming had ulterior motives.
After Chen Aiming left, Lin Meng stayed in the room and couldn’t help laughing out loud.
Director Chen Aiming came to the crew to learn, and while learning he ended up involving himself in the process?
Moreover, their Dream Entertainment was still small in scale. So far, it had only five artists and screenwriters combined, and three directors, two of whom were well-known outside.
Lin Meng even suspected that she must have disturbed the director, otherwise why would directors always try to “throw themselves into her arms”?
Of course, Lin Meng had no idea that a certain Director Zhu had already secretly fed Chen Aiming countless sweet talk and brainwashed him countless times without her knowing. He hid his achievements and fame, and made efforts for the company’s recruitment. He could still be called a little publicity expert.
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