When Careeraholic Meets Workaholic

the next day.

After Zhou Yao woke up, the impassioned computer animation still appeared in his head. After blinking once, the picture gradually faded away, and he remembered today's work.

I'm still learning how to write a movie script, and I don't have the qualifications to write yet. The crew of the second season of "God Says" also got involved. After the early preparations, he still had a job as chief screenwriter, but because of the experience of the first two crews, and he also had his own screenwriter The team, so the work of polishing the details is not stressful. The later stage of "Super Calculation" is still in production, and the work is slow and meticulous. When I think about it carefully, I have nothing to do.

After thinking about it, staying in the room is purely a waste of time. I'm afraid it's not suitable to meet Bai Lian when I go to the studio, so I hesitated for a while. After washing up, Zhou Yao left the hotel and returned to City A.

After going around the three post-production companies, it was almost evening, and then Zhou Yao drove back to his parents' house. He came back very early today, and he didn't expect his father to be at home.

During dinner, my father asked about the film and television company. Zhou Yao thought about his future plans and said, "It will only be a year or two. I may make a movie, and the investment may be a bit large. You can save some money in the account." money."

"How many?"

"It depends on how much you want to earn. If you invest more, you will definitely earn more."

"about how much."

Zhou Yao thought for a while and said, "About [-] million."

The film investment planned by Zhou Yao is about [-] million. He may get [-] million for himself, plus [-] million for Zhou, and finally add the co-producers. It is really not enough to cooperate with Qiqi platform. Should be able to raise enough money.

I said this in advance because I wanted to give my father some confidence. Their company is making money, but because my father doesn't understand and doesn't pay attention to this, I'm afraid he will have some doubts about where the tens of millions he invested in the early stage will go. "Forget" hasn't started broadcasting yet, and there is definitely no profit now, just like sending a progress report to other investors every month, he just told his father by dictation.

Who knew that Zhou Baoquan glanced at him, and said, "Yesterday I went to the awarding party of the Top Ten Young Entrepreneurs, and the young people on stage are all very good."

Zhou Yao frowned slightly, knowing that his father's persecution education was about to start again.

His mother gave Zhou Baoquan a wink, but Zhou Baoquan couldn't see it at all. He just said to himself: "I am in charge of presenting awards to a young man named Chai Huatong. I chatted with him later. He is very good. He is only 32 years old today. A few years ago, when Smecta's culture came in, he went to Smecta's side as a trainee for three years because of his good image and temperament. There are a lot of talents, and now he has also established a film company, I heard that it was a small-budget drama at the beginning, and gradually made achievements in the past two years, and has been helping Dad Yang to film dramas."

After a pause, Zhou Baoquan said to his mother: "It's that story about mother-in-law and daughter-in-law that you like to watch, it's produced by their company, and now they are working on an artist image integration platform, with assets of six to seven hundred million. At this age, independent Entrepreneurship, the lad is amazing."

When Zhou Baoquan said this, he took a meaningful look at Zhou Yao, which probably meant that he is only two years older than you, and he is also on the road of the entertainment industry. Now he has a net worth of seven or eight billion yuan, but you ask When the family asks for money, it's [-] million yuan. I can't afford it, but you just aren't good enough or promising enough.

The corners of Zhou Yao's mouth tightened, and he didn't want to say what he had prepared. He put down the bowl and chopsticks, and said to his mother and grandfather, "I'm done."

But before he got up, Grandpa said, "Sit down." Then he looked at Zhou Baoquan, "The art training company is the brokerage company, right? The film and television company is also the TV series. If I remember correctly, what is the story of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law?" It was already a TV series five years ago, he was in the film and television industry at that time, and my grandson just entered it, and the accumulation of each series may not be worse than him."

Zhou Baoquan frowned: "But Chai Huatong started to wander alone five or six years ago. What was he doing at that time? He was writing novels with family money, and he was not doing his job every day."

The mother stared, unwilling: "Where did he get the money from the family? The tuition and living expenses of the university are all earned by Yao'er. It has been so many years, and it is the last time I asked you to invest some money. It is a good one." Things, you start nagging again, don't bring the company's stuff home, my son is already very good."

Grandpa nodded: "What kind of old bastard is Liu Wei? He's always praising my grandson, but you are the only one who has a lot to do."

The mother also nodded: "Why don't you just invest a few hundred million, are you so poor that you can't even get a hundred million?"

Zhou Yao was amused by the words of his grandfather and mother protecting him, and said in a low voice, "Others will laugh at our family if you say this."

The mother said seriously: "Our family's values ​​are always different from the outside, am I wrong in saying that?"

Grandpa nodded in agreement: "It costs [-] million to make a movie, not much."

Zhou Baoquan was so angry that he couldn't eat, he put his chopsticks heavily on the table, Zhou Yao walked away without anger, but he left in anger.

Before leaving, he said angrily: "A loving mother is a loser!"

My mother disagreed with this statement, and replied loudly: "What age is it, and you still think that beatings are kisses or love, you are stubborn!"

Grandpa sighed: "Hey, it's because I don't have good inheritance, but I treat my grandson differently. One hundred million? If your father doesn't help you, grandpa will help you with activities. It shouldn't be a big problem."

Zhou Baoquan groaned in anger, stepped on his slippers and hid upstairs.

Zhou Yao looked back from the elevator door, and smiled at his mother and grandfather: "The recent work progress is not bad. If everything goes well, then the money may not be needed, so don't worry."

Mother nodded: "Pay attention to your body."

"Ah."

After dinner, I chatted with my mother, then went back to my room, took out my phone and saw that Chu Xun had sent a message on WeChat.

Chu Xun: [The Camellia Terrace reunion in Dongzhimen the day after tomorrow, do you want to come? 】

Chu Xun: [After meeting last time, I still have doubts in my heart, but chatting on WeChat is not convenient after all, can I meet up? 】

Chu Xun: [He Yu admits that his asking price was too low at the time, but you probably don’t know his company, the registered capital is only a million, and he is only an executive producer, so the amount of money he can promise is limited.But it's been a long time, it's better to learn to meet and have a good chat. 】

Zhou Yao frowned, and replied: [I'm not going, I'm busy filming. 】

Chu Xun’s message hadn’t been sent for a long time, Zhou Yao thought about it with his mobile phone, and landed on Weibo again by accident. It was the first time to read the messages under his Weibo, only to find that fans were discussing the day before yesterday under the hot post During the online public opinion war at night, everyone was boasting that the public relations this time was really timely and relieved.

Zhou Yao raised his eyebrows, took a screenshot and sent it to the company's core group and asked: [Is that you, Miss Jin? 】

Jin Yi: [(shy)]

Jin Yi: [Yes, does the boss have a reward? 】

Zhou Yao: [Yes. 】

After answering, Zhou Yao transferred 5000 yuan to Jin Yi's account, and said at the same time, 【It's for you personally. Later, you can take [-] yuan from the company's account to give the public relations department a bonus. 】

Jin Yi excitedly scattered flowers in the private chat.

Zhou Yao could feel Jin Yi's happiness through the screen, so he smiled and said, "I'm not a careful person, and I'm not sensitive enough to public opinion. Thank you for not listening to me and insisting on doing public relations. From now on, it's up to you." . 】

Jin Yi: [Well, no problem, leave it to me. (muscle)】

Zhou Yao hesitated, and then said: [There is also Bai Lian and I's CP, do you think it should be dealt with? 】

Jin Yi: […]

Jin Yi: [You got it. 】

Zhou Yao: [I just found out in these two days, and I'm a little bit at a loss, so I want to chat with you. 】

Jin Yi probably felt that typing was too slow, and quickly sent a voice message, saying, "Mr. Zhou, does he know that there is still a CP list on Weibo? Having a topic means attention. For us entertainers, what we fear most is doing After all your efforts, you can't even make a noise. Besides, you and Bai Lian's CP can just divert attention. In this cyber war, I even deliberately increased the propaganda of CP. Mr. Zhou really can't accept such an approach , It’s not impossible to deal with it. I think Bai Lian and Xia Rui are walking together recently and it feels pretty good. Just sprinkle some Reuters photos on the Internet and it will be solved. Besides, their CP is also very good. A little push should be able to overwhelm you And Bai Lian's CP, anyway, things on the Internet are hard to control, but they are easy to control."

Zhou Yao, who listened to the 60-second phalanx voice, frowned at the back, feeling inexplicably impatient, and finally resisted listening to it, and replied: "If you think it's not a big hindrance, just leave it alone."

Jin Yi: [Okay]

After finishing the communication with Jin Yi, Zhou Yao clicked on Weibo again. This time, he curiously searched for the CPs of Bai Lian and Xia Rui. After several searches, he found the CPs of Xiao Ziqi and Fu Xiabing.

It's not Bai Lian and Xia Rui, it's Xiao Ziqi and Fu Xiabing, they're all edited short videos, three or two shots are cut together, they look at each other and smile, it seems that there is an ambiguity.

Zhou Yao raised his eyebrows, thinking that he didn't even have a four-frame cartoon, heh.

Feeling better inexplicably and subtly, Zhou Yao put down his phone and went to the window to stretch. In the reflection of the window, he saw the sweet hook of the corner of his mouth.

Zhou Yao didn't go back to the studio the next day, he still went to three post-production companies during the day, and then Tang Ze called him out for a meal at night.

Tang Ze doesn't have much drama recently. He needs to rest for a whole month after filming a movie. Recently, he is taking classes at the university. The city and calm that belonged to Lu Zhuo have long since disappeared. A learned and knowledgeable old man, but handsome.

As soon as we met, Tang Ze said, "Tomorrow we have a dinner with the leader of Papa Yang. The main topic is the copyright of "Super Calculator". Come with me."

"Which leader is it?"

"The leader of the eighth set should be Deputy Director Li. He is a very easy-going person. He doesn't drink much so he doesn't drink much. He can chat casually without being nervous."

Zhou Yao naturally agreed, but still set aside a whole afternoon the next day to clean himself up. Mr. Tony re-shaved his hairstyle and shaved his eyebrows carefully, and then matched it with his newly bought suit. Drove to place on time and on time.

This is a large restaurant that eats Hunan cuisine. It is not a big place in City A. The main reason is that it is very close to Father Yang’s building. The leader also eats here, the facade looks average or even a bit shabby, but the business has always been very good.

Zhou Yao went early, but it was not easy to find a parking space. There were not enough parking spaces in the old building. He drove for about a kilometer before finding a place to park. It was a little late to walk back to the restaurant along the road.

Entering the restaurant in a hurry, I glanced at the signboard at the door, which was called "Camellia Terrace", which was a bit inexplicably familiar, but Zhou Yao came to navigate Mingyue Building, so he couldn't remember it for a while.

After entering the door, Ms. Consultant took him to the room of Wangchentai. When the door was pushed open, fortunately Tang Ze had already arrived. Tang Ze beckoned Zhou Yao to sit beside him. I have greeted a leader I have met, and there are still three main seats vacant, and now I am waiting for the deputy director Li from Father Yang to come over.

Zhou Yao entered the door without knowing it, but not far behind him, some people came one after another, then walked past the room of Wangchen Terrace, and went to the innermost room of Tianxiang Terrace.

A total of three people opened the door and entered the super-large private room of Tianxiang Terrace. Some people had already arrived inside. Some people exchanged greetings, but some people said: "Do you think the person who just walked in front looks like Zhou Yao? I have seen the video he posted on the Internet." , these years have not changed much, so you should not admit your mistake."

He Yu, who came early, embraced his old classmates enthusiastically, called out their names, and was arranging seats. Hearing this, he looked over and said, "Who? Who's here?"

Everyone knew that He Yu and Zhou Yao had conflicts, so he smiled awkwardly, and the person who spoke before said: "Maybe I admit my mistake, but why did you decide on such a place? I was blocked all the way, and I thought I was going to be late. Fortunately, I was an hour earlier. go out."

He Yu laughed haha: "When is city A not blocked? This is also a bustling city. But there is a reason for choosing this place. It is close to the Yangpa Building and there are several film and television companies nearby. My name is A boss came over for dinner, I may go over to accompany him later, but I will introduce him to everyone."

When he said he was the boss of the film and television company, the seven or eight students who had already arrived all raised their ears.

"Which company."

"Yingmin?"

"If it were Yingmin, Lao He wouldn't say that."

"It's too difficult to make a living now. I haven't started work for half a year, and Lao He has a lot of contacts. If you have a job, remember to call me, as long as you can eat."

Surrounded by the crowd, He Yu smiled reservedly and said, "It's Mr. Chai of Curtain Film and Television Company. He won the award of Top Ten Outstanding Young Entrepreneurs issued by City A Chamber of Commerce two days ago. Now he is a very popular person. All of the dramas you are receiving are from Papa Yang, if any of you are good at writing era dramas, family and rural dramas, you can tell me, and I can recommend them for you."

"Me, me, me, speaking of these years, I have been taking on dramas of this kind, so I can do it."

"Mr. Chai, you are really good. He seems to be in his thirties, about the same age as us. He is already a young entrepreneur."

"Hey, I can't help it. The jobs I've taken on recently are all from Hengdian. Mr. He, is Mr. Chai making anti-war dramas? I can also do spy war dramas."

He Yu had a very good temper, answering the questions of old classmates one by one, waiting for new people to come, and they also surrounded him. He Yu enjoyed the feeling of being surrounded by people, until Chu Xun opened the door and walked in. Only then did he push aside the crowd and start having an intimate conversation with Chu Xun.

Compared with Mr. Chai's ordinary small capital, He Yu is obviously more willing to hug the thigh of Bluestar Universal Film and Television Company. If he had not had Chu Xun as a classmate, Bluestar Universal might not be willing to talk to him, but now he has another The qualifications of a producer and the preparation of a film, he knew very well that these were brought to him by Chu Xun.

But he couldn't blindly show weakness to Chu Xun, so when he met someone, he mentioned that he had an appointment with Mr. Chai today, and then asked Chu Xun to accompany him to dinner next door for a while, so that Chu Xun could see his methods.

Chu Xun frowned: "Isn't today the class reunion?"

"Boss Chai is free today, we went to have dinner with Boss Chai, and we all sang together at night, and it's the same if we play around."

"Forget it, just go and accompany me, I'll chat with my classmates here."

"How can I do that? It's rare to make connections like this. It's not that you don't know that the country is the most humane. You really plan to be a teacher for the rest of your life, but you might earn hundreds of thousands of dollars just by eating a meal." , you have a grudge against money."

He Yu earnestly persuaded that Chu Xun was his face, a winner of a foreign commercial screenwriter, and a professor title from Nortel, if he hadn’t mentioned Chu Xun everywhere he went, how could he be treated differently by Mr. Chai, so Chu Xun had to go through whatever he said today.

In terms of thick skin and ability to speak, none of the ten Chu Xun was He Yu's match. After being tortured like this, Chu Xun could only frown and nod, but he became more and more displeased with He Yu in his heart. Flashy.

He Yu didn't know that Chu Xun had already agreed with Zhou Yao's reminder, so he just continued: "Most of Mr. Chai's dramas have been broadcast by Dad Yang. Now that more than 3000 episodes of TV dramas are produced every year, how many of them have been broadcast by Dad Yang?" Broadcasting, Mr. Chai has a good connection, just think about how glorious it is to have a play with your name appearing in the end of No. [-] episode of Yang Dad."

The corners of Chu Xun's mouth tightened: "I know, it was in the past."

Here Deputy Director Li came in with two people. Zhou Yao was enthusiastically introduced to Deputy Director Li by Tang Ze and other leaders of the studio. The two shook hands. Deputy Director Li said: "Mr. Zhou is really a young and talented man." , if you had entered the industry two years earlier, you would have been one of the top ten young entrepreneurs in City A the day before yesterday. I am really optimistic about your attitude towards filming. Now that the film and television industry is so flashy, there are not many people who are willing to take filming seriously."

Zhou Yao said with a smile: "You are too well-respected. It is all the seniors who are generous and enthusiastic. I am learning from them and becoming a real film and television person."

The two sides exchanged pleasantries and sat down soon.

Deputy Director Li didn't drink much, so he just ate quickly, filled his stomach, put down the bowl and chopsticks and asked the waiter to pour a cup of tea, and then talked about the launch of "Super Computing" in Yangba.

First of all, Deputy Director Li talked about the problem of submitting the script. When the film is submitted for review, it is best to cut out the problematic parts, and don't try to test Father Yang's bottom line.

Then we discussed the price.As we all know, Dad Yang is very poor, but they are only willing to spend a few million on a TV series that has invested hundreds of millions, but it is not an exclusive copyright. Dad Yang confidently never restricts film and television companies to sell more copyrighted dramas, as long as you have the ability to bloom everywhere. .

But in the end, Deputy Director Li proposed that he hope to give the first broadcast to Father Yang's eight sets, for which they are willing to pay an extra 50, heh! 50?The Qiqi platform also wants to premiere it, and the asking price is 500 million, which is ten times more expensive. If you talk about being a father, how dare you say this.

Zhou Yao didn't really want to give the premiere rights to Dad Yang. After all, his ultimate goal of filming was to make money, and he wanted to earn a lot of money in a short period of time, 500 million and 50. Of course he chose the former.

What's more, it wasn't the first time he had cooperated with Qiqi Platform, so of course the old club, who had such a happy cooperation, would give him the advantage of making money.

But the production studio is united with Father Yang, lobbying Zhou Yao, saying that the premiere rights will be given to Father Yang. I believe the platform will understand that it will make less money, and it will be enough to give Qiyi the network premiere rights, etc... …

Zhou Yao was in a difficult situation against everyone, with a look of embarrassment on his face. Fortunately, this matter is not a conclusion today. Everyone changed the subject and talked about other things.

More than an hour later, Deputy Director Li glanced at the time and said: "That's it for today, cut your films quickly, the delay in reviewing and arranging films is all time, I believe you also want to get the funds back quickly."

Naturally, everyone agreed again, surrounded Deputy Director Li and walked out the door.

As soon as he went out, he bumped into another group of people in the corridor.

He Yu and Chu Xun carried Chai Huatong on the promenade, one on the left and one on the right, followed by many classmates. Everyone was talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was very good. Smiling constantly, quite a bit proud.

Chu Xunzheng said: "Mr. Chai has the best relationship with Dad Yang, and the leaders in Taichung are very familiar with it. It is difficult for others to think of Dad Yang, but it is the easiest for Mr. Chai."

Chai Huatong waved his hand: "Where..."

Just as he was talking, the door of the private room of Wangchen Terrace opened, and a group of people came out. They were stunned when they bumped into each other in the corridor.

What kind of person is He Yu? If you are in this circle, the most important thing is your eyesight. You can immediately recognize that the person walking in front is the leader of the film studio, and then the person who walks out is none other than Father Yang Deputy Director Li.

Deputy Director Li is the main leader who is responsible for purchasing TV dramas. For some film and television companies that want to hold on to the father's thigh, Deputy Director Li is their father.

Just as He Yu was about to speak, Chai Huatong rushed forward with a groan, a chrysanthemum-like smile appeared on his cold, arrogant and noble face just now, and his straight back bent down, and he walked all the way to Deputy Director Li. In front of him, he held it up with both hands, and said with a flattering smile: "Hello, Director, why are you here? What a coincidence."

It sounded like "Director" was being called, but those who couldn't hear clearly thought he was calling "Master".

Deputy Director Li naturally knew Chai Huatong, and smiled: "You are here too."

After speaking, he glanced at the people behind Chai Huatong, both men and women, showing expressions of bewilderment or surprise towards him, one of the people standing in the front row had an exaggerated expression, his eyebrows and eyes were raised, and the corners of his mouth almost grinned. When I met my ears and eyes, I shouted in a familiar tone: "Deputy Director Li, hello."

Deputy Director Li calmly looked away from He Yu's face, just pretending that he didn't see that enthusiastic and utilitarian face, just smiled, shook Chai Huatong's hand a few times and then let go.

For the boss of the film and television company, Deputy Director Li has no special ideas. He follows the policy and is very righteous. The country needs such filmmakers... But because of being too obedient, it also makes Chai Huatong lose a lot and makes Deputy Director Li feel young. The shining point of personality that a person should have, but Zhou Rao who is younger than Chai Huatong behind him makes him feel more promising.

In the process of exchanging pleasantries like this, the two groups of people moved slowly, and finally Zhou Yao and Tang Ze, who were at the end, came out from the door one after the other.

Zhou Yao's gaze fell on He Yu's face almost instantly, his face was still so hideous.

At the same time Zhou Yao saw He Yu, He Yu also saw him of course. The flattering smile on his face froze for a moment, and then disappeared quickly, and the first thing he saw was Chu Xun.

There was a little panic in those eyes, and there was a lot of tension, as if he was afraid of something, and his face was even slightly distorted. He looked at Chu Xun anxiously, as if he was afraid that he would rush out and leave him, just like a jealous little woman. It's almost there.

Chu Xun naturally also saw Zhou Yao, his eyes flickered, but he just nodded to Zhou Yao, looking very calm.

Zhou Yao just nodded his head in response, and after looking away, the lines of his side face were cold and distant.

Zhou Yao said, don't be a fool, he doesn't plan to associate with Chu Xun until he decides where to stand.

But Chu Xun was with He Yu. Whoever looked at such a scene seemed to have already chosen a team.

Chu Xun was embarrassed.

The corners of his mouth were tightened, his eyes full of hesitation.

He doesn't quite understand why they are all classmates. He must stand in line. At most, he won't try to be a peacemaker, so he can't just turn a blind eye to it. How big a conflict is, and it can be as cruel as hatred.

Zhou Yao's behavior angered him, and Chu Xun also looked away, a bit sullen in his amber eyes.

Naturally, Chai Huatong and Deputy Director Li walked together, while Zhou Yao was talking in a low voice with the leader of the studio. Behind him was a group of people headed by He Yu, who were ignored and stayed where they were in embarrassment.

After waiting for a few seconds, someone said, "Is that Zhou Yao? I'm sure I read it right."

"Yes, what's going on, it's as if we can't be seen."

"Dinning with Papa Yang's Deputy Director Li, and actor Tang, from the studio, is it possible that his film "Super Computing" will be broadcast on Papa Yang."

"That's Deputy Director Li?"

The topic was attracted by Zhou Yao and Li's father having a meal, and "Super Calculation" was going to be broadcast on Yang's father. Everyone stood there and chatted for a while, with envy that could not be concealed in their tone.

But soon someone said sourly: "Tsk, a group of us can't see it standing here. Some people are so developed that they don't know any of their former friends."

It doesn't take long to go from envy to jealousy, just as it doesn't take too much trouble to go from jealousy to hate.

"Zhou Yao has really changed a lot now. His eyes are on the top of his head. We are mortals, so we are not worthy of being friends, haha."

"Could it be that you really didn't recognize it?"

"We haven't seen each other for a long time, so it's understandable that we can't recognize him. What about He Yu, will he not recognize He Yu?"

"He Yu is not with Zhou Yao..."

"Shh..."

The discussion behind him disappeared in an instant. He Yu clenched his fists and dug his nails hard in his palm until the sudden pain drove away his dizziness. Then he turned around and smiled helplessly: " Let's go, we haven't finished our meal yet, let's go back first, the others are still waiting."

"You and Zhou Yao..."

"Don't mention it, it's all wrong, so be it."

"Is Zhou Yao's play going to go to Dad Yang?"

"It should be. Deputy Director Li doesn't meet everyone. Without a confirmed cooperative relationship, it's difficult to invite him out."

"I bought [-] million for the first movie, and Papa Yang was featured in the second movie. I guess it won't be cheap on the platform. After all, there is Tang Yingdi joining. See how they are all striding forward. How arrogant... ...Well, you have to be qualified, as we are probably like this."

He Yu smiled, and pinched herself again, but felt bleeding in her heart.

He hates Zhou Yao more and more now, it is hatred born of jealousy, he doesn't understand that he has worked so hard, but he is still not half as good as Zhou Yao, especially when he has worked hard to get to know Chai Huatong, But when he saw that the person Chai Huatong needed to curry favor with was getting along with Zhou Yao on an equal footing, at that moment he only felt that his internal organs were soaked in sour vat, and he was so uncomfortable that he almost felt like crying.

He tried his best to adjust his emotions, went back to the private room and sat down, until he saw Chu Xun who came back with him sitting beside him, at least there was a last ounce of comfort in his heart.

Chu Xun ran away without seeing Zhou Yao, fortunately.

Chu Xun came back, talking and laughing happily with his classmates, but he was smiling, but he couldn't see it.

He was also full of concern about Zhou Yao's affairs, even if he told himself not to think about it, it was Zhou Yao's hard work, but for some reason, he still couldn't forget Zhou Yao's look at He Yu, he really hated it in the bones.

Is it about 42?It must be more than that, He Yu must have done something that Zhou Yao could never forgive in his life.

So it is a bit naive to expect them to be able to repair their relationship and reconcile themselves.