Chapter 700
Hugging a Thigh
Chapter 700 Hugging a Thigh (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
The people from Yiyi Media all looked puzzled when they heard this.
Someone asked, "Why did Jinli insist on choosing this suspense drama?"
"Yes, after we watched the original movie and then compared it with the script, this version didn't really capture the essence of the original work. It wasn't a very good adaptation."
"If an original work reaches this level, it is very inspired, but a derivative work only captures half of the essence, so it is just so-so."
"Moreover, new screenwriters have not yet developed their own system and need to be taught."
If we were to actually hire new screenwriters and teach them the most basic skills, it would probably take several months, which isn't cost-effective.
Mr. Yang countered, "Then why don't you get those veteran screenwriters to revise it? Are any of them willing to revise it? Do we have anyone who can come up with a suitable script?"
Everyone else fell silent at this point.
The company has been carrying out rectification in a great deal of work recently, and has been investigating corruption and enforcing discipline.
At this critical juncture, all employees are on edge.
Not to mention the screenwriting department, which will be the first to be thoroughly investigated this time.
Currently, Yiyi Media has no screenwriters available.
The reason why there are still two or three veteran screenwriters left is because they made great contributions to the company and have more than three hit dramas in their hands.
These people are older and are basically retired at the company, occasionally mentoring newcomers, which is why they weren't affected.
Moreover, they weren't involved in the script buying and selling, which is why the company allowed them to stay.
The company made a great effort to conduct this internal investigation.
However, although some veteran screenwriters remained, they were unable to perform their duties.
They've all reached retirement age and are out of touch with the times. How can they possibly revise the current script?
If they were to create some older, more grounded scripts, perhaps we could have some hope.
Seeing that no one spoke, General Manager Yang said in a deep voice, "This is the difference between us and Jinli."
In recent years, which of our TV dramas wasn't highly anticipated before its release? Which one didn't feature well-known popular young actresses and actors? But how many of them actually met our expectations?
Mr. Yang sighed and said, "This is enough to show that our judgment is not that good."
"Do you have more faith in your own actors, or in Jinli?"
When this question is raised, there's actually no need to make a choice at all.
Of course I believe in Jinli!
Since entering the film and television industry, Jinli has made every drama a hit, whether she plays a supporting role, a leading role, or ventures into movies.
At the very least, they can all achieve a minor hit, while most of them are genuine blockbuster hits.
This year's release, "Counterattack," has been far ahead at the box office, and is poised to break into the top 10 highest-grossing films in Chinese film history.
Such achievements, while not exactly monumental, are certainly impressive.
Before "Counterattack" became a huge hit, who would have thought that youth inspirational films would have such potential and such strong sales power in the market?
Nowadays, movie theater tickets are not cheap. In order to enjoy the ultimate audio-visual experience in the theater, people often choose blockbuster movies with big productions and special effects.
"Counterattack" was truly a dark horse, leveraging a small budget to achieve huge returns, resulting in a meteoric rise in box office revenue.
Even if the people present had other questions and disagreed with the idea that "The Invisible Secret" could become a hit drama, they were all completely silenced when they thought about the success of "Counterattack".
Jinli's eye for scripts is truly impeccable.
Seeing that they were silent again, General Manager Yang spoke up: "Since the decision has been made, let's push it forward quickly and invite the new screenwriter over to see if he can make further revisions."
If his ability to revise it is insufficient, we will have to find a way to invite other experienced screenwriters to join us.
"Dawn Entertainment can't possibly handle this entirely for us; otherwise, we'll have no say in the subsequent profit sharing."
Chenxi Entertainment is not as easy to control as it used to be.
Especially after Jinli's "Counterattack" became a box office hit, the company became even more powerful.
Mr. Yang is now secretly relieved that their collaboration with Jinli was finalized before the release of "Counterattack".
Otherwise, given the immense popularity of "Counterattack," which country wouldn't want to import it?
If they had known that their comeback would be so wildly successful, Chenxi Entertainment would never have even discussed this contract with them in the first place.
Although youth films are a niche genre, they are less risky, and it is relatively easy to import their copyrights.
General Manager Yang repeatedly emphasized, "This matter should be handled sooner rather than later. Many companies are eyeing Jinli's next drama. We have a TV series starring Jinli, which is our advantage."
Yiyi Media acted swiftly.
Jinli is also taking action here.
After receiving the list of overseas job offers from Sister Fang, she concentrated on practicing questions for another two hours.
Yes, it's a college entrance exam question.
Forgive her, the most effective way to concentrate right now is still to do practice problems, especially college entrance exam questions, which are the best way to maintain focus.
Jinli felt that even after graduating from university, she could probably still become a high school tutor.
I haven't forgotten any of the knowledge I learned in high school, and I can even improve upon it.
It's a pity I'm too old, otherwise I would have participated in an Olympic competition to make up for the regret of not having a high school life.
After finishing her practice questions, she printed out Fangjie's list of overseas job postings and looked at them one by one.
Fangjie thoughtfully included translations, and the notices were typed in the local language.
Her method was very simple: she relied on intuition.
In fact, this method can also be used by some ordinary people.
Intuition, or "inspiration," can be improved through practice, but most people's talent is innate.
Each person is born with the power of their intuition, and that's how powerful they are.
People with strong inspiration can further enhance their inspiration through practice.
Ordinary people with average inspiration can only become more perceptive through training, but they are far from being powerful.
Even if someone with no inspiration practices diligently, they can only vaguely sense something.
Many differences are predetermined from birth.
However, besides cultivation, there are actually other methods in the outside world that can stimulate the awakening of a person's spiritual senses.
After all, the path of cultivation is not something that just anyone can access; it has never been open to ordinary people.
However, among ordinary people, there are also many people with very strong inspiration and intuition.
Some of them are born with powerful inspiration, while others awaken their powerful inspiration after experiencing some kind of intense stimulation or fright.
Besides, after a serious illness, many people often become particularly acute in certain areas, such as intuition, smell, hearing, etc.
This can also be seen as an enhancement of inspiration.
Another group of people experience precognitive dreams in advance, sensing events that will happen soon.
This kind of statement is even more mysterious, but it also exists in real life.
For example, people can sometimes foresee the death of their relatives or elders.
Of course, Jinli's inspiration is different from that of ordinary people; it is much more powerful.
After concentrating her mental energy, she looked at the overseas announcements she was to attend one by one. She ignored those that pleased her, and marked the ones that displeased her, annoyed her, or were not good for her with an "X".
Sui Lingfang thought that Jinli meant to go to the Taoist temple when she said to calculate.
After much deliberation, she finally sent a message on WeChat.
Jinli, don't go to the Taoist temple. You're too famous lately, and the paparazzi have already spotted you. Staying at school is the safest place.
If you go out, I'm afraid you'll be ambushed by paparazzi on the way.
When Jinli saw this message, she had already used her superb inspiration and intuition to filter out a batch of announcements she could attend.
To be honest, Jinli was somewhat surprised by this number.
She actually deleted half of it.
Jinli: [Sister Fang, I didn't go to the Taoist temple. I just did a quick calculation with my fingers. No, I didn't even do that. If I didn't like something, I just didn't go there.]
Jinli: [Image.jpg]
Jinli: [This is the list of participants I've re-selected. We'll only attend those listed above. Don't go to the ones marked with an X; they give me a bad feeling.]
Knowing that Jinli hadn't gone to the Taoist temple, Sui Lingfang breathed a sigh of relief and quickly agreed.
"Okay, I'll talk to the director right away. There are a few more batches of announcements coming up. I'll show them to you when they're released, and we'll screen them based on our intuition. Just don't go to the Taoist temple."
Sui Lingfang immediately sent the list to Director Xu.
Director Xu called quickly, looking extremely frustrated, and asked, "Sister Fang, what does this mean?"
I finally managed to get so many overseas gigs, and you guys cut it in half.
Is Jinli's schedule too busy to attend everything? Then I can have other supporting characters cover those parts, and Jinli can just attend the most important ones.
Sui Lingfang thought for a moment, then, without keeping him in suspense, told him the truth:
“We’re doing promotional work overseas, and we’re unfamiliar with the place and don’t speak the language. Have you ever considered what would happen if the locals and the local variety shows ganged up on us?”
Have you never considered the issue of political vetting? There are some notices we can't attend because the content is dangerous and the topics are very sensitive.
When you're accepting overseas gigs, do you fail to notice this point, and just accept whichever one is currently popular?
Director Xu was immediately terrified and broke out in a cold sweat.
He really hadn't considered it!
If "Counterattack" is taken down because it participated in some sensitive announcement, then he would be extremely wronged and aggrieved.
Director Xu was so frightened that he even considered not going overseas to run promotional events.
As soon as he said that, Sui Lingfang scolded him.
"Jinli has already decided to ask for leave from school to do publicity, and you're still afraid of this and that, timid and hesitant, how can you do that!"
"We've already screened the list beforehand. If you encounter any problems after arriving in the country, just contact the embassy. If you're persistent enough, they should be able to offer you some assistance."
"Also, hire more bodyguards; more people are always better."
Director Xu nodded repeatedly and sent the new list of call-up artists to the other artists.
Zhang Guang received the new list of announcements and was somewhat surprised to find that so many had been cut.
First, he called Director Xu and learned that it was done by Chenxi Entertainment. Then he called Sui Lingfang.
Zhang Guang cut to the chase: "How did you manage to review and approve the background of each and every announcement so quickly after deleting so many?"
Sui Lingfang: "We didn't use any methods, nor did we specifically investigate or research the matter."
Zhang Guang frowned: "If you didn't investigate, why did you cut so many announcements? Aren't you afraid of cutting some very important ones?"
Sui Lingfang: "This was selected by Jinli. She said she removed the ones she didn't like. Is that a valid reason?"
Zhang Guang: "...I can stand firm on my side."
Jinli's eye for choosing scripts is undeniable, absolutely undeniable!
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Guang glanced at Gu Cheng in the car, who was heading to the school dormitory after finishing her work.
Gu Cheng is currently reading a book on the reconstruction of light and shadow. The case studies introduced in the book are quite classic, and he plans to try them out when he has some free time.
Suddenly, he felt a burning gaze from the side.
Gu Cheng turned his head and looked over, somewhat speechless.
Why are you looking at me with such intense eyes?
Zhang Guang's eyes were burning, and he suddenly grabbed Gu Cheng's hand, "You'd better cling to his coattails!"
Gu Cheng: ?
Zhang Guang: "Hold on to Jinli's coattails. In the future, whatever roles you want to take on, let Jinli take a look first. Whatever investments you want to participate in, let Jinli take a look first too."
Whether it's acting cute and charming, offering oneself, or being imprisoned—cough cough cough.
Zhang Guang waved his hand: "I've been watching some lowbrow short dramas lately, and I've gotten a bit carried away with saying it, but that's not important."
"The important thing is that you must cling to Jinli's coattails; she's your benefactor!"
Gu Cheng turned his head and calmly said, "Do you even need to tell me that?"
He smiled slightly and said in a pleasant tone, "I noticed her excellence a long time ago."
—and fall for it at that moment.
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After the announcement was screened, Jinli took a plane and departed overseas the next day.
Gu Cheng was also traveling with them.
Sui Lingfang and Zhang Guang, the two agents, wanted to come along, but they were unable to because they had a lot of things to do back home and couldn't leave.
Besides, if problems arise domestically, the agent can still offer assistance.
But once they arrived abroad, even their agents had no connections, so they couldn't help when things went wrong.
It's faster to contact the local police and the embassy than to contact them.
Therefore, after careful consideration, neither of the two agents came along.
However, Luo Fan, the agent for those new actors from Chenxi Entertainment, came along.
He came as an agent to look after the actors, acting as their caretaker.
Domestic agents, not wanting to disturb celebrities' rest, would also obtain information from Luo Fan.
On the airplane.
Jinli asked Gu Cheng, "How long will you be participating in this event before returning to China?"
Gu Cheng: "There is no time limit."
Jinli asked in confusion, "Hmm?"
Gu Cheng patted her head, his voice very gentle.
"There's no time limit. I can stay as long as I want, go with you, and come back with you."
He paused, then laughed and said, "Anyway, Brother Guang wants to sell me to you as a package deal, so that I can latch onto your coattails, and then he can latch onto mine."
Jinli couldn't help but chuckle and reached out to pinch his cheek.
"You don't need to follow me around. I'm feeling much better, so don't worry."
Gu Cheng shook his head: "No, I'm not comfortable with that."
He added, "Besides, I can still help out a bit while I'm abroad, which is great. Anyway, I don't do any appearances while I'm in China, and Brother Guang would love for me to participate in more events abroad."