Chapter 364: No Way Without Lin Weimin
The crew of "Legend of Female Doctor" is a large crew. There are more than one hundred fixed staff members every day, and more than two hundred people including extras.
When there are many people, there are naturally many disputes. Lin Weimin heard from Tao Huimin that quarrels and quarrels happen almost every day.
He was at the scene today and witnessed someone being scolded by other staff members because of a mistake made at work.
Lin Weimin and others stood in the distance and did not come closer.
The noise became more and more intense, with a mixture of Beijing dialect and Cantonese. It was obvious that there was a conflict between the staff of both sides.
After a while, Lin Weimin heard Xiao Sheng swearing loudly, and Huang Yihe was also loudly trying to stop him. There seemed to be signs that the conflict was escalating.
Lin Weimin moved to the outside of the crowd, and Zheng Xiaolong and Feng Xiaogang helped him push through the crowd. When he walked into the center, he found that two groups of people were confronting each other, holding benches, sticks and other weapons in their hands.
Lin Weimin frowned, "Director Huang, Producer Xiao, what happened?"
The two said helplessly: "Just now the lighting and the stage staff were a little unhappy and had a little quarrel."
Lin Weimin looked at the weapons in the hands of the two groups and said in a friendly voice, "It's just a little quarrel. There's no need to make a fuss like this. Let's put our things down first."
Unfortunately, after saying this, no one put down what they were holding and they continued to glare at each other.
A young man from CCTV said, "Teacher Lin, it's not that we don't want to give you this face. It's just that these Hong Kong people are too bullying. They are always yelling at us in the crew and treating us like human beings."
As soon as the young man finished speaking, a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties with a slender face responded very quickly in Cantonese. From his expression, you could tell that what he said was definitely not a good thing.
Xiao Sheng and Huang Yihe tried to persuade the two groups of people but failed. This situation was obviously not the first time it had happened and the resentment between the two sides was deep-rooted.
Lin Weimin's face had turned dark at this time.
He was not a reckless person and he knew that if he did not have enough status, position and authority to stop a fight, he would often end up getting into trouble.
But he thought to himself that he was not only the screenwriter of the crew, but also the one who planned the cooperation between the two TV stations. His words in the crew should have some authority.
Unfortunately, Lin Weimin overestimated his status in the hearts of this group of unruly staff.
Saying "It's not that I don't give you face" is already a sign of not giving you face. The Hong Kong staff started scolding him and simply ignored him.
Lin Weimin rarely gets angry with others, but when he thought about Tao Huimin's hesitation when he asked her about the crew's situation a few days ago, he was indeed angry.
He asked in a deep voice: "Director Huang, Producer Xiao, how did you handle this situation before?"
"What else can we do? We can persuade the person to leave first. Then we can invite him to have a drink and talk with him, and everything will be fine after we get it out of the way," said Huang Yihe.
These days, TV station employees all have a regular job and rarely fire people. If he really gets arrogant, even his subordinates won't take him seriously.
Lin Weimin asked Xiao Sheng again, and his answer was similar.
He is not much better than Huang Yihe. It is true that he is a senior producer in the station.
But within TVB, there has always been a master-apprentice relationship, and the relationships are equally complicated, so there is no way to control the subordinates too strictly.
Besides, they will definitely protect their subordinates.
The result of trying to smooth things over is that the conflict does not decrease, but is only suppressed temporarily. After a while, the problem will repeat itself and even become more intense.
Lin Weimin also realized that these two men each led a group of people, and although they still took the overall situation into consideration, their own subordinates were protecting themselves, and the conflicts could not be resolved at all.
Lin Weimin inquired about the cause of the incident. It turned out that after lunch, the CCTV staff urged the lighting technicians from Hong Kong to start work, which irritated the old lighting technicians here.
The job of a lighting technician is somewhat special. Although the work is dirty and tiring, few actors in the crew will offend them.
Because these people control the lighting, any slight movement during filming will make the actors look terrible in the camera.
They started quarrelling just because they were urged to start work, which clearly showed that there had been a conflict before.
Huang Yihe and Xiao Sheng's actions also made Lin Weimin feel unhappy. I came here with good intentions to try to reconcile them, but this is the attitude you two have?
Lin Weimin stood in the crowd, ignoring the people gathered on both sides and the weapons in their hands, and spoke to Huang Yihe and Xiao Sheng.
"Originally, I shouldn't be involved in this matter. But after all, I was the one who facilitated the cooperation between the two TV stations. If things continue like this, if something goes wrong, I can't escape the blame!"
When Lin Weimin said this, Huang Yihe and Xiao Sheng couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive.
They almost forgot that the man in front of them was someone who could communicate directly with their leader (boss).
Lin Weimin then took another look at the troublemakers on both sides and said bluntly, "Fire these troublemakers!"
After these words were spoken, Huang Yihe and Xiao Sheng's faces froze.
When the CCTV staff heard this, they glared at Lin Weimin, and the staff in Hong Kong started to curse him directly.
Lin Weimin turned his head slightly to look to both sides, his face was stern and his eyes were disdainful. He didn't know when a profound and majestic aura suddenly appeared on him.
The roar of scolding just now suddenly disappeared.
The atmosphere at the scene was silent for a moment, and then Lin Weimin spoke again, but without the smiling face he had before when trying to reconcile.
"Those people who just spoke, pack your bags and get out now!"
After saying this, Lin Weimin looked at Xiao Sheng, squinted his eyes and asked, "Producer Xiao, can you do it?"
Xiao Sheng's face changed constantly, full of struggle. All the Hong Kong staff were looking at him.
“Teacher Lin, these are the crew’s technical staff. With so many people missing all of a sudden, the crew might have to stop working.
For my sake, please don't bother with them. I'll have them host a banquet to apologize to you later."
Lin Weimin sneered, "I understand the good intentions of Supervisor Xiao, but don't you think it's a little late to say this? I give you face, but who gives me face?"
When this group of people ignored his kindness and Xiao and Huang did not express their opinions, Lin Weimin knew that he had to earn back the face he had lost today.
He hated what happened today, but there was nothing he could do. Some people always refused to accept his toast and ended up drinking the same wine.
"Director Huang!" When Xiao Sheng was struggling with his thoughts, Lin Weimin called Huang Yihe again.
Huang Yihe looked at Lin Weimin, his face was not looking good. Even a fool could see from the situation that this guy was going to kill someone to establish his authority.
“If you people at CCTV don’t need my face, then forget it.
Those people, please go back to where they came from and leave the crew smoothly!"
After Lin Weimin finished speaking, Huang Yihe's face became even darker, while Xiao Sheng's face looked a little better.
If the two sides clashed and only his own people were driven away, he would not be able to lead the team in the future. But if both sides were punished with a lash of the cane, this result would be much more acceptable.
"Teacher Lin..."
Huang Yihe was about to speak when he was interrupted by Teacher Lin. He said in a nonchalant tone: "You two don't need to worry about Boss Shao and Wang Tai. If they have any questions later, I will communicate with them!"
With just one sentence, Huang Yihe was blocked from speaking, and Xiao Sheng also sighed in his heart.
Both of them understood that this was Lin Weimin's ultimatum to them, and it completely humiliated them.
In the crew, they are the bosses, the directors, and the producers, but they also have people above them. Xiao Sheng has his boss Shao Yifu above him, and Huang Yihe has the station director Wang Feng above him.
You are not qualified to talk to me. If you have any questions, let your boss (leader) come to me!
This is Lin Weimin’s subtext.
Even though they were unhappy, they both knew very well that just because Lin Weimin acted as a middleman to promote the "Legend of a Female Doctor" project, the bosses and leaders of both sides would definitely give him this face.
Compared with a few staff members who are like screws, Lin Weimin's role is much more important.
After figuring this out, Xiao Sheng gritted his teeth and said, "Okay. I'll have someone arrange plane tickets right away so they can leave the crew as soon as possible."
Lin Weimin said softly, "The crew is short of money, so a train ticket will do!"
Xiao Sheng looked at Lin Weimin in surprise.
Are all intellectuals so vindictive?
Lin Weimin looked straight into Xiao Sheng's eyes and said, "I didn't let them return to Hong Kong on foot. This is the last bit of dignity for a cultured person."
Huang Yihe swallowed his saliva and said, "Teacher Lin, I'll ask those people to report back to the station now."
Lin Weimin nodded and said lightly, "Thank you, Producer Xiao, and Director Huang. I'm sorry to have caused you so much trouble."
Among the hundreds of people present, no one would take Lin Weimin's thanks to heart.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that today Screenwriter Lin had lost face by trying to stop a fight. Not only did he target several staff members, but the producer and director were not much better off either, and they were almost forced by Screenwriter Lin to bow their heads.
He not only had to regain face from those staff members who had left, but also had to regain face from the producer and director.
After thanking Xiao and Huang, Lin Weimin glanced at the many staff members surrounding him.
“I know that you Hong Kong people have always been very united, and you CCTV staff members all eat government food.
You all think that you are a star and a figure in the crew, and the crew will not continue without you.
But today I have to make it clear to you.
I don’t know what other crews are like, but in this crew…”
When Lin Weimin said this, he glanced at Xiao and Huang.
"You can leave anyone, but not me, Lin Weimin!"
After the last sentence was said, a domineering aura came over him.
No one could imagine that Lin Weimin, who seemed like a nice guy on weekdays, actually had such a domineering side.
Looking at the directors and producers who were suppressed by him and could not even raise their heads, everyone knows that he is not just bragging.
It was not until today that everyone finally understood who the real boss was in this crew!
The other staff members who had originally felt a sense of solidarity with the enemy calmed down after hearing these words.
The current situation is very clear. This arrogant screenwriter Lin has connections everywhere and has direct access to the top leaders of the two places.
If these peasants want to cause trouble for others, they can just quit their jobs. It won't have any impact on others, but the price they pay will be too high.
The scene with hundreds of people fell into silence after Lin Weimin finished speaking, and Lin Weimin did not pay attention to the reactions of the people present after he finished speaking.
When we reached the edge of the crowd, the staff consciously made way for us.
Facing Zheng Xiaolong and Feng Xiaogang, he regained his smile and looked relaxed.
"I'm so sorry to have made you laugh at me!"
(End of this chapter)
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