When Careeraholic Meets Workaholic

Grandpa Liu blew his beard and stared angrily: "Are you asking someone for advice? You're still yelling at me!"

"I'll yell at you what's wrong!"

"I won't teach what's wrong!"

The two old men, both 150 years old together, quarreled like children on the spot.

Zhou Yao supported his forehead and held back his smile, not disturbing the fun of the two grandpas.

When the quarrel was over, one said: "Hurry up, don't delay, you think you're all old like us and have nothing to do? Time is money, can you help me, hurry up and talk!"

The other one said: "I don't know, I don't know! You old man is really annoying. I have been retired for several years. If you call me out to say this, I won't come out." Then he turned his head and smiled at Zhou Yao. , "I mainly invest in movies. I don't usually do much in TV dramas, but if you want to enter the industry, the most important thing you need is a professional manager. I have a candidate here. I should have time recently. This is her phone number."

Grandpa grabbed Grandpa Liu's hand and said worriedly, "Speaking of which, how is your ability?"

Grandpa Liu glared at him: "If I give someone too bad, you can't bore me to death!"

The two retired old men were really leisurely, and they could spend the whole morning with a morning tea, but Zhou Yao didn't have that time to delay, so he said goodbye and left after accepting the phone number.

When he got in the car, he looked at the phone number in his hand and took out his phone.

No one answered the phone for a long time, and when it was about to be disconnected, it was connected suddenly. A female voice with a rough voice gasped and said, "Hello? Who is it?"

"Hello, I was introduced by Liu Wei..."

Before she finished speaking, the woman suddenly roared: "Go! Go! Go! Don't come back! I, Jin Yi, will do what I say! Divorce tomorrow! My son will change his surname the day after tomorrow! Go!!"

"..." Zhou Yao closed his mouth, did he accidentally run into some "family tragedy"?

It was the afternoon when Zhou Yao saw Jin Yi. He made an appointment to meet in a teahouse near her home. The capable woman, who was trying hard to tidy up, was a little fat. She was wearing a black dress and simple makeup, but it was still hard to hide her complexion. haggard.

Then his eyes moved down, and Zhou Yao looked at the baby in Jin Yi's arms. The little baby in a white jumpsuit was sleeping soundly in the swaddle.

"Sorry, there is no one at home, I will go find a nanny tomorrow." Jin Yi held the child in one hand, and then extended his hand to Zhou Yao, "Jin Yi, Jin Jin of Jin, Yi Yi of Ripple, professional manager of the crew, seven years of work Experience, 36 years old this year."

Zhou Yao shook hands, then led her to sit down, and said straight to the point: "I said on the phone that when a producer invests in a TV drama, he needs an insider to lead the way, and the salary can only be at the same level as the same industry for the time being. Fafa, since you agreed to meet me, you should be interested too, right?"

"Yes." Jin Yi patted the child, "The biggest killer of women in the workplace is having children. I have no job for the time being, and I don't know if I will have a job in the future. Where do the children's milk powder money and nanny money come from? If you come to me, I will It just so happens that I need work."

Zhou Yao smiled, and liked Jin Yi's tone of speaking very much, slightly sandy and crisp, even though the mother with the baby would have many troubles in the future, Zhou Yao was still willing to continue talking with her.

What's more, Zhou Yao actually didn't have much other choices.

Jin Yi asked Zhou Yao's plan in detail again, until he said that he was the author of the original work, raised his brows, and finally became a little worried: "I don't have any opinions on Internet literature, existence is the reason, Many traditional literature writers have also gone to the Internet to create, and there are really many excellent works born, especially after the Internet has freed our minds, we have seen many worlds of words that we have never imagined."

After a pause, he spoke earnestly, "But an excellent brain hole can be written, but it doesn't mean it can be filmed. I don't talk about the cost issue, just the screenwriter... As far as I know, the famous big screenwriters in the circle say that it is the most difficult to adapt. It’s a web novel, are you assured of handing over your work to a small screenwriter for adaptation?”

Zhou Yao shook his head: "Don't worry."

Before Jin Yi could speak again, he took out the script from his backpack, put it on the table, and pushed it in front of her.

Jin Yi looked at him, his eyes fell on the script, his brows slightly raised, and he turned to the first page.

The page is neat, the format is standard, and the words and sentences are clearly professional, and the annotations made in different colors are really smooth and comfortable to read.

Her eyes brightened for a moment, and she smiled: "You were originally a screenwriter?"

"University Screenwriting Department." Zhou Yao smiled.

Jin Yi looked at him with a smile, lowered her head again, and slowly started to read.

It was quiet for a while.

Zhou Yao no longer bothered Jin Yi at work, picked up the teacup and watched the scenery outside the window and drank tea slowly. The garden outside the window was beautiful, with green leaves and red flowers blooming like brocade.

Even the little baby slept soundly, the fragrance of tea was mixed with the fragrance of milk, it was quiet and quiet.

"Ding dong!"

"Ding dong!"

However, the occasional text message ringing from the mobile phone spoiled the scenery.

"Aren't you going to read it?" Jin Yi asked without looking up while reading the script.

"No." Zhou Yao's eyes dimmed.

"The script is too long. I can't read it all now. I just read it briefly. The main character is growing up, superhero themes. But you are very ambitious, and you have prepared three seasons with a total duration of more than 40 hours. Such a long drama , The risk is huge. And considering that the grand visual effect needs enough special effects support, in other words, do you have enough money?"

"Enough." Zhou Yao only remembered that ten million yuan would be enough to make a good-quality web drama. His house on the second ring road was worth 800 million yuan, which was enough.

Jin Yi nodded, closed the script with a snap, and looked at him: "Add me on WeChat, we will contact on WeChat in the future, and I will contact the director. If it's not suitable, you can choose not to cooperate. Once the director is appointed, our crew will be regarded as a Simple set up."

"Can I take the script with me? It won't be circulated."

Finally she said: "I'm still in confinement, it's inconvenient to run around, I need qualifications to make a film, I can find a way to help you get affiliated with a big company, but at least you have to have a studio name, you go Run, ask me if you don’t understand, is that okay?”

There was nothing wrong with it, Zhou Yao and Jin Yi separated, and went to the relevant department in the afternoon to inquire about the materials that needed to be prepared before heading home.

Just in time for the evening peak.

That block.

Passing Tianda Square, the red light came on again, Zhou Yao was caught in the traffic, and his eyes were attracted by the sound of music coming from the window.

Looking back, the vulgar red stage I saw in the morning was lit up with colorful lights, and it suddenly became more dazzling and fashionable. Young lovers passed by the stage and stopped to look at the stage. A boy group in white stage costumes appeared on the stage. Everyone is full of energy and dances hotly.

Zhou Yao's eyes swept across the C position. Although he was still working as hard as he did in the morning, because of the colorful stage and the seriousness of his companions, he became no longer eye-catching and disappeared from everyone.

What a pity, these passers-by should really see the scene in the morning when he was obviously dancing in a group, but it seemed that he was dancing solo.

Such a thought flashed in my mind, the car in front moved, Zhou Yao stepped on the accelerator, and drove away quickly with the traffic flow, so the flashing thought never came back.

For the next period of time, Zhou Yao ran for documents and met with two directors.

The first director said: "Actually, I don't want to come, but for Jin Yi's sake, let me talk to you about my thoughts. Now the online drama market is not good, and it is not easy to broadcast after filming. Instead of filming these The content is not as good as making anti-Japanese dramas, let me tell you, I can still make anti-Japanese dramas into fairy tales!"

The second director said: "I'm a straightforward person, please tell me the salary of this drama first... Oh, the price is not bad, but I still have two dramas in hand, and I will be free in three months. We'll talk about it then."

Will not work.

Even if Zhou Yao is a layman, he also knows how important the director is to the success of a drama. Leaving aside the shooting technique, you must first approve the work, and you must study it carefully, and then there are technical issues.

It didn't work out.

Jin Yi has been working in the industry for more than ten years. From an assistant to a professional manager all the way, she still has contacts. Hearing this, she said: [Don't worry, and don't feel guilty. I said I won't cooperate if it's not suitable. It's different from the entertainment industry, there is no need to be flashy, one radish and one pit, everyone is a screw, and they have to work closely with each other to be able to produce good works. 】

【Thank you for understanding. ] Zhou Yao said in WeChat.

[Then let me introduce another director to you. I personally like this director, but he is a bit difficult to communicate with and withdrawn. However, he has directed two dramas, one urban love and one urban fantasy drama. Elements Actually, there are not many experienced directors, we all cross the river by feeling the stones. 】

[I will talk to him. 】

[Okay, I'll make an appointment for you, anytime is fine, right?You said you have all the time lately. 】

【Yes. 】

Only after Zhou Yao agreed, the call came in from the other side, and the caller ID was a landline in City A, and he really remembered the phone number.

After connecting, the male voice over there said, "Shang Yin? It's me, you editor Shu Ke."

"..." Yes, Shu Ke, the editor of his web articles, "is..."

"It's time for you to start an article. The readers are waiting to be fed under the article, and the phone calls to the company, asking when you will release "Supercomputing". Now that the popularity is high, start an article quickly, otherwise the popularity will be lost, and the impact will still be very big."

"Uh..." Zhou Yao wanted to say that he was busy with the film and television adaptation of his novels recently, but after thinking about these things, it had nothing to do with the editing of online articles, and then said, "Something has happened recently, so wait." When the preparations for the production team are completed, enter After the shooting process, I should not be so busy.

"Tian Shen Series" must be completed, and it must be completed with high quality, and even when it is rewritten, some plots that Zhou Yao did not handle well in his previous life must be revised.

The online serial novels are directly related to his overall planning for his future life.

Zhou Yao is only a resident writer, and there is very little authorization when signing the contract. Except for the online serialization, all the copyrights are in his own hands, so the website does not give him much policy support.

But I can't stand it. He is really a master of web literature, and a super master of web literature. Even if the traffic limit is limited, he can still fight his way out, and even attract many readers to the website. He is the focus of the website.

Editor Shu Ke just wanted him to write the article as soon as possible. He talked a lot and analyzed the pros and cons. Zhou Yao was really too busy to maintain his principles.

In the end, it felt a little bit like breaking up.

Zhou Yao knew that this was not a good thing. The cooperation between him and the website was not deep. Even if he was a great god who could "repress the mountain", he was not a "son" after all, and it was easier to create a gap.

I don't know if there will be side effects after making different choices in this life.

But the matter has come to this point, Zhou Yao has nothing to do, he has more important things to do, so after hanging up the phone, he went to work on his own, and turned his head and put this matter behind him.

Zhou Yao was choosing the location to set up the studio, and he ran for half a month before finally choosing a place he thought was suitable, and then paid the rent for three years, and then the office supplies entered the venue.

All these were done by Zhou Yao alone.

Jin Yi confinement couldn't sit still, so she ran out to take a look, looked at the office environment of the studio, then looked at Zhou Yao, and said, "I can't see that you look like a nobleman with such strong execution ability. "

Zhou Yao looked at her with a smile, took out a contract, and said, "Sign it, a three-year contract, a manager position in the studio, and you should be satisfied with the salary."

Jin Yi raised her eyebrows: "Three years? Your plan seems quite long-term."

"Of course I want to start a company for a long time. I think three years is too little, but this is an era of two-way choices. Three years is my bottom line. You must help me wholeheartedly."

Jin Yi smiled and didn't say much. It could be seen that she had some doubts about Zhou Yao, but seeing that the contract mentioned that the company could not operate, the liquidated damages that caused her to be forced to resign were not bad, so she signed it.

The contract is fair, and she likes a boss who doesn't cheat his employees.

When signing the contract, Jin Yi said the truth: "My career and family are in crisis now. You help me at this time. I, Jin Yi, are grateful, so I will definitely help you in this studio. Don't worry. .”

In fact, Zhou Yao didn't really trust Jin Yi, but at this time he was unavailable, and rebirth did not give him the advantage of reaching the sky in one step. On the way to become stronger, there were too many details that he could not predict, so it is better to Exchange your heart for your heart and work hard together.

"It's a pleasure to work with," he said.