When Careeraholic Meets Workaholic

Everyone had a great time this evening. The contract was signed and the money was in the pocket. There is nothing more practical than this.

But the next day everyone was woken up by a WeChat message, and with their messy hair on, they turned on their phones and looked. The boss said in the group: [I'll get on the plane and go back to City A to meet Tang Ze, the room card is at the front desk, and there are some documents I haven't had time to bring. Let's go, Bai Lian, please help me tidy up. 】

Well……

It turned out to be Bai Lian?

There are good brothers who are tricky and careful Jin Yi, why did they find Bai Lian?

Diao Dian: No way!I can't think about it anymore!They are clearly the most upright socialist brotherhood!

Jin Yi: Tsk tsk, didn't you sleep in a room last night?What kind of big tail wolf are you pretending to me here?

Bai Lian: Help the boss pack his luggage, be happy!

Zhou Yao had already boarded the earliest plane and flew back to City A. It turned out that Tang Ze called early in the morning, saying that the leader of the factory wanted to have a face-to-face meeting with him.

Zhou Yao immediately decided to end the vacation, and when not to have fun, of course this kind of business should be done as soon as possible.

In a blink of an eye, the plane landed in city A, and when the phone was turned on again, a white message popped up in the group: [Mr. Zhou, it's these documents, I've packed them up for you. 】

Zhou Yao replied: [Thank you. 】

Jin Yi: [Already in City A?Do we need to rebook? 】

Zhou Yao: 【No, just enjoy yourself. 】

Jin Yi: [The boss is really kind, but we have to cooperate with the publicity, I guess now is not the time to breathe a sigh of relief, let's go back tomorrow according to the original plan. 】

Zhou Yao: [Alright. 】

After getting into the car, they rushed to Tang Ze's film and television studio at lightning speed, and the news of Jin Yi came again.

Jin Yi: [I can't go back tomorrow, Qiyi contacted me just now, and asked Bai Lian to catch up with the publicity announcement, and the return is waiting to be determined. 】

Zhou Yao: [What announcement? 】

Jin Yi: [The large-scale indoor variety show self-produced in the station, "The Big Star is Coming", A-level announcement, Bai Lian's promotion of the show, recorded this afternoon, and it will be broadcast in six days.There are two more talk shows. I will postpone them for a day. You have to come back after you finish your work. You must participate this time. 】

Zhou Yao smiled: [Okay. 】

That's right, this is what he thinks is the normal growth path for a film and television star and a film and television company. There are a lot of resources that don't flow in, but to cherish the life of an actor, you have to give up what you don't have. He really hopes that Bai Lian can go a long way , because in his future plans, Bai Lian's image plays an important role and is closely related to the company's development.

Putting down the mobile phone, the film studio has arrived. The country's enterprises have a sense of history from the gate, and the badge directly above the gate is even more solemn.

This old-fashioned film studio has gone through 65 years of turbulent years. It was brilliant for a while, and it also fell into a trough. It has witnessed the reform process of Chinese films from "the main theme" to marketization. But in the hearts of the Chinese people, it represents an era.

Standing at the gate, Zhou Yao was born with a feeling of reverence in his heart, and also hoped that the film studio would be able to stand tall and stand tall in the current wave of capital impact.

(Here is a tribute to Bayi Film Studio)

"Zhou Yao!"

Tang Ze who answered the phone hurried over and waved to him inside the gate. The security guard looked at Tang Ze and Zhou Yao, opened the small door on the side, and Zhou Yao walked in.

The plants in the old factory area are luxuriant. The largest tree that catches the eye is at least a hundred years old.

Tang Ze has been out of action recently, his black hair has returned to its original appearance, and his temples have turned slightly gray.

Tang Ze, who is 48 years old this year, is actually not suitable for the role of "Lu Zhuo" at his own age, but Zhou Yao can't think of anyone else except Mr. Tang who can support the role of "a generation of military advisers". Fortunately, Tang Ze is an actor He pays great attention to maintenance, so it's not a problem to put on makeup and act like a middle-aged white-faced scholar.

Tang Ze was very affectionate as soon as he appeared, he raised his hand and patted his back, and said again: "This morning, I've been hearing the news that your show sold [-] million, it's a bit shocking, Almost everyone in the circle is talking about it. Now I can't wait to see the TV series start, and I want to see what your fantasy story will look like when it is presented on the screen."

Zhou Yao said: "I brought the original film over here, if the quality of this drama can increase our bargaining chips for cooperation, feel free to say so."

Tang Ze nodded: "I'm afraid it is necessary, but don't worry, there are only a few people, all veteran cadres, who know the rules."

Zhou Yao smiled: "It's inevitable. Mr. Tang, what should I say in a while? And in terms of salary, I'm afraid I want to talk to you. You know how much money I have, I'm afraid..."

The palm that landed on Zhou Yao's back was heavy, and Tang Ze looked at him and smiled: "Why don't I talk to you too, if you want to sign me, I'm afraid you'll have to co-produce with us, and the salary will be negotiable at that time." , and someone will send you money, and the most important thing is that if you nod your head and agree, I can guarantee that you will be on the stars, and the worst broadcast platform will be the local satellite TV." The best...of course, it will be in the arms of Father Yang.

After finishing speaking, Tang Ze winked at Zhou Yao: "This is not the ultimate purpose of your looking for me."

This really overestimated Zhou Yao.

Zhou Yao approached Tang Ze simply because he believed in the actor's acting skills. Tang Ze is also the most popular actor he can get in touch with. Of course, the key is to fit the image.

Zhou Yao is writing online novels. Although the writing style is good, the layout is huge and other reasons, but still can not change the "desire" of a novel is to cater to netizens, some plots tend to be simple and crude, and some core ideas are missing , and even more weird, they are all feared by Father Yang.

So in order to avoid being castrated by the main hall when he was on the star, Zhou Yao really only wanted to hang out in online dramas, and he didn't have a strong desire to be on the star.

But he has been standing here today, so he can't explain in a hurry that he is "indifferent to fame and fortune". Shangxing is like a floating cloud in his eyes, so he smiles meaningfully, and only waits until the time of negotiation to express his thoughts.

Tang Ze got Zhou Yao's wink, so he laughed self-righteously, put his hands on his back, and led him affectionately all the way into the office building.

The style of the building bears witness to the long history of the film studio. There is no elevator in the four-storey office building, and you have to use your legs to go up and down.

I thought that the big leader must be on the top floor and rule the world, but they turned a corner on the second floor and went to the left corridor.I didn't know until I saw the factory manager when I entered the office. The factory manager was old and it was really inconvenient for him to run upstairs and downstairs.

The old factory manager was once a well-known actor, and he attended many Spring Festival Gala in the early years. Later, when he got older, he retired to the second line to do management work.

Although he was sitting behind a simple and elegant desk, he showed a simple style everywhere he saw. When someone came in, he stood up from his seat. Zhou Yao quickly walked a few steps and held the other's hand with both hands. Said: "Hello, Director Zhao, I'm Zhou Yao."

The exaggerated words cultivated in social occasions during this period of time disappeared completely in this occasion. Zhou Yao quietly cooperated with Director Zhao's questions, not flashy or flattering, he answered questions and answered them calmly. .

The old factory manager didn't behave like a leader, and he cared and listened to the young people more for Zhou Yao, with a kind smile and amiable smile, and finally said that the young people are awesome.

Transitions.

Then the leader of the outreach of the film studio appeared, and everyone had a brief chat in the conference room, and finally someone brought up the key topic.

"We have studied your script, it is a good script, but there are some contents in it that may be difficult to pass the review, and now the main hall is under strict control, and many subjects cannot be filmed. Although your script is not listed, some of the content is still very sensitive. Let's put it this way, on the premise of modifying the script, we hope to co-produce with you, how about it?"

Zhou Yao smiled: "Can I know what needs to be changed?"

The leader said: "Feudal superstition is bad, and the identity of this Feng Shui master has to be changed."

"can."

The leader also said: "The friendly interaction between the protagonist and the government leaders is also not allowed."

"……Can."

The leader also said: "Let's not fight this kind of large-scale killing battle in our own country."

"……That?"

"Africa, a wilderness without people, the sea, an island, whatever."

"……it is good."

The leader finally said: "Also, the post-production of this drama is really a big investment. Before making more decisions, can I have a look at the effect of your last drama?"

"can."

Zhou Yao used his mobile phone to connect to the projection device, and the progress bar of the video is in the middle, which is also the part that Zhou Yao thinks can show the special effects of the episode.

The light in the meeting room dimmed, and the projection screen flickered with stars. It was the snow mountain that had appeared in the promotional videos several times.

But this time the scene is very different. The storm and avalanche are shocking and majestic. They rush down from the top of the mountain like a waterfall. The ground shakes and the mountain shakes. There was a burly man on his back, Xuelang chased after him, he galloped all the way down, the scene was tense and shocking.

The galloping scene suddenly fell silent for a second, and the Tibetan fox hiding in the snowdrift suddenly appeared, with dull eyes and a square embarrassing face appeared in front of the audience. Jump out of the pit, pull out and run wildly.

The animal's footprints and the traces of the skis overlapped in the next second, the hero's rapid panting echoed endlessly in his ears, his vision trembled, and the flying snow mist enveloped the hero like a veil, forming a fatal killing situation.

Under desperation, the hero calmed down when faced with desperation. The close-up pushed his side face, and he could almost see a sharp line on his cheek when he was gnashing his teeth. Finally escaped from birth.

The audience is constantly changing with the scenery and objects, and their emotions fluctuate, giving them a full sense of immersive real-scene experience.

However, the short 15-second ice and snow escape caught the eyes of all the viewers. Their hearts tensed up with the increasingly tense atmosphere, but they relaxed slightly because of the appearance of the Tibetan fox, until the next second they returned to the tense state. The atmosphere was brought to the extreme in one breath, and the protagonist finally escaped from danger. He let out this breath leisurely, and his heart calmed down.

It can be seen that the director's technique is superb, and he has a pair of eyes to peek into people's hearts.But what is more worth mentioning is the special effects. The real special effects should be difficult to distinguish between the real scene and the virtual scenery, giving people a natural sense of reality throughout the special effects process.These old leaders are all people in the circle, so they naturally understand how much money will be burned for special effects in such a short period of time.

Then there is the plot when the protagonist saves people after going down the mountain. The props and costumes are very good. The director's shooting techniques and the use of light are also displayed in this part. The overall tone is very bright, even if it is "Avalanche" and "Save". With such a heavy topic, the dialogue between the characters is also wise and interesting, there is no shortage of jokes, but it will not be dramatic.

The conference room was quiet for more than ten minutes. After the protagonist fell asleep late at night and the tense plot came to an end, the old leaders turned their eyes to Zhou Yao.

At present, although the picture quality of the main drama is not as high as that of the promotional film, the TV dramas in China are definitely considered high-quality dramas. If there are not too many weird things in the content, it will be no problem even if it is broadcast on Yangba.

Approval is of course approved. After discussing with each other, the leaders were very satisfied. After complimenting each other, they finally got to the point.

Sure enough, as Tang Ze said, the film studio hoped to cooperate with Zhou Yao as a producer, and made some demands.

"The script needs to be revised. The current script is definitely not suitable for filming. Moreover, our factory is fully equipped and has many excellent directors. Therefore, after the cooperation, we hope that this TV series will be filmed by our factory."

The old leaders had their own ideas, and they thought it was a good way to save costs. Tang Ze took his side as a matter of course, and a total of six people looked at Zhou Yao expectantly.

Cooperate with the actor!You can also broadcast it on Yangba!But I can be the biggest investor and get the biggest return. Where can I find such a good thing?

They think this is the greatest sincerity they can show.

But Zhou Yao shook his head.

Under the eyes of the old leaders who were not angry but powerful, they rejected the olive branch offered by the other party under pressure.

The IP belongs to him. If he wants to make money easily, he can just sell the IP directly. The value of the seven novels is hundreds of millions. In the later stage of the movement, the employees from top to bottom of the company complained all over the place.If he wants to live a relaxed life, there are plenty of ways, and a group of people in the family are eager for him to go back and become a "rice bug".

So suffering and hardship are never a problem.

He just wants to be the best, to maximize the value of his IP, and then achieve the ultimate goal.

So the IP must be your own, this is the principle.

However, the film studio just wanted to take away his IP on the grounds of cooperation and shoot it by himself. Maybe under such capital pressure, they would force him to revise the script a lot.

In the end, of course, there was no negotiation.

Both parties actually had some regrets. When shaking hands and saying goodbye, a leader sighed and said: "We will think about it again, and then we will contact you again."

"Okay." Zhou Yao nodded.

Tang Ze sent Zhou Yao out of the house. He tried to persuade Zhou Yao all the way, but Zhou Yao politely refused with a smile. Finally, when he left the door, Zhou Yao suddenly said: "The avalanche segment played today uses Jiajia The technology they developed, almost all the snow is special effects, is it amazing?"

Tang Ze's attention was successfully diverted: "I really haven't heard Jiajia say this, how is the progress of the software development?"

"Currently, the ability to render natural scenery is relatively strong. I decided to entrust Jiajia and the others to do the scenery special effects for the next film. It would be great if we can cooperate. I think Jiajia is also looking forward to doing special effects for you. one day."

These words hit Tang Ze's heart, and his originally wavering thoughts became firm in an instant. He patted Zhou Yao on the shoulder and sent him to the car, then turned around and went back to the office building to lobby.

Zhou Yao's trip was a waste of time today. The key point is that there will be a talk show in Haishi tomorrow, so he hurried to the airport and became a trapeze person again.

It was past nine o'clock when we arrived at the hotel, and when we got out of the car, the lobby was brightly lit at nine o'clock. The first time we opened the door and entered, Zhou Yao saw Bai Lian sitting up from the sofa.

Bai Lian had already put on short sleeves, and her lower body was black jeans. As soon as they met, they greeted her with a smile, and Zhou Yao couldn't help but twitched his lips.

Zhou Yao never liked the term "Little Fresh Meat", and thought it had an unserious meaning, but at this moment, he tasted a savory taste, but it has nothing to do with desire, but belongs to the spirit of young people. When Bai Lian stood in front of him with such spirit, what Zhou Yao saw in his eyes was a piece of tender green grass, exuding the fragrance of vegetation.

"Why are you here?" Zhou Yao asked.

Bai Lian took Zhou Yao's suitcase, and expressed a certain appeal in his heart in a calm tone, "I'm waiting for you."

"No need, take a good rest, and you will be on the show tomorrow."

"It's only ten o'clock."

Zhou Yao turned his wrist and looked at his watch, it was already ten o'clock, time flies so fast.

"I ordered two fried noodles, and they will be delivered in a while. Do you want some?" Bai Lian asked again.

"Two copies?"

"That's right, there's another one for you, eat it, don't waste it." Bai Lian smiled with a candid expression.

But Zhou Yao chose to follow this straightforward approach.

"Eat!" He turned and walked towards the sofa in the lobby of the hotel, "I'm just hungry."

There are too many things in his head every day, and he has to be more cautious when he gets along with people, so he doesn't like to use his head when he is with people around him. Just tell me what he wants to say and what he wants to do. Stay away, I don't have the time to speculate with you.

Bai Lian followed behind with his lips pursed and chuckled, and he didn't say much. After getting along for a long time, he also gradually discovered Zhou Yao's temper. The mind of being in love.

That's fine, he's filming and acting with him, writing screenplays and producing together, he's trying to catch up with him, with a spine propped up with pride, if one day this love can no longer be suppressed, he can at least wait for him on an equal footing answer.

The fried rice noodles are called just right. Anyone who has eaten them knows how unpalatable airplane food is. Even if it is claimed to be nutritionally balanced, it cannot change the strange taste.

The fried rice noodles in a cheap fast food box were held by Zhou Yao in his hand. His eating appearance, which was completely different from his stern appearance and temperament, was very bluffing. When opening and closing the hotel door, every guest who came in and out had to greet them in the face .

Bai Lian was not hungry, picked with a pair of chopsticks flexibly, picked up the vegetarian dishes in the fried rice noodles, left the noodles and meat and covered the fast food box, and at the same time, he knew that Zhou Yao had returned in vain this time.

Bai Lian said: "Ms. Tang is of course very good, but the salary will also increase, plus the plot changes, this is actually very risky."

"Yes." Zhou Yao nodded, and took a mouthful of rice noodles.

Bai Lian's eyes fell on his shiny lips, took out a small pack of tissues, handed it to Zhou Yao, and said, "It's better to wait for the TV series to start broadcasting first, the market reaction will usually affect the outcome of the negotiation, and may change your mind." .”

"That's what it means." Zhou Yao took the paper towel and wiped it casually, but the oily corner of his mouth was still there. Bai Lian looked anxiously, pointing and pointing, Zhou Yao looked at him inexplicably, and Bai Lian simply pulled it away. The toilet paper wiped it clean for him, Zhou Yao smiled indifferently, "Thank you."

Bai Lian pursed his lips and chuckled, contented.

Zhou Yao also ate to his heart's content, a box of fried rice noodles was eaten clean, and he was still a little unsatisfied, but his eyes fell on Bai Lian's lunch box, and he quickly put it away.

After wiping his mouth, Zhou Yao asked Bai Lian, "Are you nervous?"

Sitting on the sofa, the young man was resting his chin with his hands, his slightly tilted face was smiling, his upturned peach eyes were slightly bent, and he asked, "Mr. Zhou?"

"Nervous..." Zhou Yao answered him in a calm tone. No one knew how much weight was in this sentence. It was betting on his past and present life, implicating his past and future, and it weighed more than a thousand catties.

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For several days in a row, the team stayed in Haishi to cooperate with the publicity. In the blink of an eye, six days passed, and on Bai Lian's birthday, "God Says" finally started broadcasting on Qiqi platform!

At twelve o'clock in the morning, the first episode of "Shen Shuo" was uploaded. Zhou Yao took people to the building of the Qiqi Group and waited outside the studio door for the broadcast to begin.

The Qiqi Group arranged for Director Huang to receive them. A group of people sat in the reception room and drank two rounds of tea. Director Huang looked at his watch and said, "It's almost there, let's go."

There were a total of four people waiting for the data, Zhou Yao walked in front, Jin Yi kept communicating with Director Huang, and Bai Lian and Mei Guangxuan stayed behind, talking a few words from time to time.

There was visible tension on everyone's faces.

My own things must look good to me, but whether the market will accept it or not is another matter. For a moment, Zhou Yao even had the illusion of leaving his soul, as if everything he experienced before him was his own fantasy. He still stayed in that small room tormenting each other with his illness.

"Don't worry, it's fine." Director Huang's comforting voice came from behind Jin Yi, "First of all, you have to believe in the vision of our platform. We will spend money to buy dramas with this value. Besides, in this traffic era, we have already I have done enough drainage, I believe there will be many people standing in front of the phone at this time."

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"Push the tower! Push the tower! Push the tower! Hahahaha! Win!"

A fierce confrontation game had just ended, and the team members were still indulging in the joy of victory. One of the boys said, "Okay, the time is just right, I'll play."

The other team members tried to persuade them to stay: "Sleep with the hammer and hit again."

The boy said: "Who said I want to sleep? I want to watch a drama!"

"what?!"

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"Tsk, time flies by so slowly. I almost finished my snacks. Why isn't it twelve o'clock yet?" A sweet girl sat cross-legged on the sofa, with an empty potato chip box thrown at her feet. I impatiently kicked the boyfriend who was crooked at his feet.

The boyfriend said: "What's the hurry, can you be more stable."

"No! Don't you know that I am a fan of Yin Shang?"

"What kind of die-hard fan are you? I only knew Yin Shang after I told you. I've read his novels for ten years. I'm not in a hurry. Why are you in a hurry?" the boyfriend said calmly, but this side has already opened. The app of the strange video, the legs that are drooping on the sofa are also shaking non-stop.

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"1 minute left! 1 minute ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! , walking back and forth in the room with his waist in his arms, and seeing that the time had only passed 20 seconds for the last time, he made an angry "ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh" sound.

"Shh!" The man covered his wife's mouth and gritted his teeth, "The child is sleeping and you wake him up, can't you watch it?"

The woman who came back to her senses smiled and gave her husband an OK gesture. After this delay, the video was uploaded, and the woman screamed excitedly: "Yes, yes, yes! It's uploaded!"

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"Parents, why haven't you gone to bed yet?" The elementary school boy came out of his bedroom, and on his way to the bathroom, he saw his parents who usually go to bed early on weekdays still sitting on the sofa, with the TV and mobile phone turned on at the same time and watching the projection screen.

But his parents, who are always around him on weekdays, no one paid attention to him today. Instead, they watched TV intently. The sound of dynamic music was playing on the TV that was turned off to the lowest volume. The boy took two extra steps and tilted his head to watch After a quick glance, he turned out to be quietly watching a male star's concert in the middle of the night, it was really boring.

The boy came out of the bathroom rubbing his eyes, not forgetting to remind his parents: "Go to bed early, you have to go to work tomorrow."

Mother waved her hand mercifully to show she knew.

After the son entered the house, the husband, who was no longer young, put his arms around his wife's waist and said with emotion while watching TV, "Do you still remember when we just met? If you didn't find you holding the novel "God Says" I'm watching, I don't know how to talk to you yet."

"That's right, I was still in college at that time, and in a blink of an eye our children were all that old..."

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The strings of the moon hang high, and the silver light sprinkles the earth. Many people are destined to not be able to sleep early this night.

Most of them are not too young, and many of them are married and have children. Without the energy of young people, they just repeat boring lives and work hard for their families.

Even most of them have not watched a TV series for two or three years. They go to bed before eleven o'clock every day, and then they are silent with their partners. They obviously live under the same roof, but they are strangers.

But on this day, countless families like this sat side by side on the sofa strangely, discussing a novel since dinner, their voices were excited, their eyes sparkled, and they shared their past with their partners again.

They said: "When I was in college, I stayed up all night for a week for a book. I can't forget that kind of energy until now. Do you know? Now that book is being filmed in a TV series, tonight I have to Try it all night."

"God Says" is a novel, an online novel that is difficult to be elegant, but it is the memory of an entire generation.

When it was adapted into a play, trying to awaken those dormant souls...

This night is destined to be crazy!