Chapter 61
A well-known director in the sitcom field returns
Ling Suisui and Xia Tian finished filming on the same day, and Ji Zhaoying came specially to send flowers.
Ying Nian actually wanted to come along, but Ji Zhaoying didn't agree.
"I have two friends in Hengdian. We'll have a girls' dinner party. Wouldn't it be awkward for you to be around?"
Ying Nian tried to argue: "Then you can invite your friends next time. It won't be awkward if it's just the four of us. We all know each other well."
"That won't work." Ji Zhaoying refused. "This is a social activity between us. If you really want to do good for Sui Sui, you can't stop her from connecting with her good friends in the circle, right?"
Well, it turns out to be a social gathering of this nature, Yingnian has nothing to say.
He prepared a gift and asked Ji Zhaoying to give it to her. It was a miu miu nappa leather handbag.
Ji Zhaoying glanced at him and said, "Friendly reminder, I suggest you change to something else. Even a hairpin is better than this."
Ying Nian suddenly remembered that just the day before yesterday, Ling Suisui had posted a promotion for Fendi on Weibo.
Thinking from Ling Sui's perspective, should she use the handbag he gave her?
No, it would be a waste of his kindness.
But use it, Miu Miu is a brand under Prada, and Fendi belongs to the LVMH Group, they are not in the same camp.
Both of them are bags. Even if she didn’t get the title, she can’t “change her job” so quickly. These are not commonly used items.
Unless she is attending other events or has official brand cooperation or sponsorship, it will appear that Ling Sui is somewhat ignorant of the ways of the world.
Ying Nian slapped his head and said, "My bad, I forgot."
He urgently asked his assistant to help him go to the mall to make purchases, and this time he specifically bought a Bulgari necklace, so there was absolutely no competition.
Ling Sui generously accepted Yingnian's gift.
However, she also reminded Kang Le that next time when Ying Nian’s new drama is finished, he should remember to choose a piece of similar price from another series of Bulgari as a return gift.
By the way, before Ding Feng Bo was broadcast, Ying Nian was still the brand ambassador of Bulgari, and was promoted to spokesperson after the broadcast.
Ling Sui was not surprised. Thanks to Tong Xiaoman's efforts, she was able to receive promotions from Fendi, and the dividends she would reap this year would only be greater.
After all, the average number of views per episode of Ding Feng Bo has exceeded 60 million, which is currently the annual champion. Even if there are new dramas in the summer season, it can at least stay in the top five.
There were a total of five girls participating in Ji Zhaoying's group. Among the two girls she brought, in addition to Zhong Yao, whom Ling Sui had met before at Kuai Qi, there was also Song Lingshan, a newcomer that her aunt's company was about to sign.
Among them, only Song Lingshan has not acted in a movie yet, but her mother used to work behind the scenes in the film and television industry, and has a particularly good relationship with Ji Huixin.
In fact, among the five people today, except Ling Suisui, each of them is a "connected person" in the entertainment industry, even Zhong Yao is no exception.
No, she seems to be too.
When Ji Zhaoying introduced her to Song Lingshan, she called her "a student that Teacher Tang Bing particularly likes."
To some extent, we are all second-generation people who enjoy the shade of a big tree. If there is any difference, it is probably that their advantages are innate, while Ling Suisui earned them through his own efforts.
This kind of social gathering, in addition to maintaining relationships, also requires information exchange.
A big project has recently made some progress, a great director or screenwriter is about to come out, a certain artist may have legal risks, be careful to avoid spoilers when working with him/her, where did a certain newcomer get his/her resources, who is supporting him/her...
Ji Zhaoying has the most gossip to reveal. She loves gossip, and being able to collect information from all sides is her most irreplaceable strength in the circle.
Ling Sui was also a little angry - Tong Xiaoman would definitely not let her come to such a party empty-handed.
This was the first time Song Lingshan met the others. In order to integrate into the group, she also revealed some very important information.
She said: "Director Yin Mingcheng seems to have started a new project recently. He has a good script, which is a situation comedy with three men and three women."
Yin Mingcheng? When this name was mentioned, everyone was a little surprised.
In the field of sitcoms, he has a masterpiece "Urban Men and Women" that is worthy of being called a god, and it is still the electronic mustard of many people. Countless viewers are praying for it, hoping that the leading actors in the drama will not be ruined and cause the drama to be taken off the shelves.
But...it has been almost ten years since his last directorial work. His masterpiece was shot twenty years ago.
After making that masterpiece, Yin Mingcheng's next few comedies were all bad movies that no one cared about.
Some people say that he was held back by the scripts and actors forced upon him by various parties, others say that his talent was but a flash in the pan, and some even say that he did not direct "Men and Women in the City" at all, and that Yin Mingcheng stole the credit from someone else.
——The latter is pure rumor. Anyone who knows a little bit will know that the crew at that time, from the director to the actors, were all newcomers, and there was a serious shortage of production funds. No one was optimistic about this drama.
The ratings for "Urban Men and Women" were not very good when it was first aired, but it gradually became popular due to the spread of word of mouth.
Now that Yin Mingcheng wants to make a comeback, the "Urban Men and Women" brand is still useful, and the old IP can be linked to take the emotional marketing route, but the quality of the new work may have to be questioned.
Even though Song Lingshan said that the new script was still about urban themes, which was a return to Director Yin's comfort zone, and he had made sufficient preparations to redeem himself from the past, people still had doubts about it.
Apart from anything else, during Yin Mingcheng's ten years of retirement alone, the environment of the film and television industry and the audience's preferences have undergone tremendous changes. Can he still grasp it?
Ling Suisui silently took note of this matter, and after the party was over, she took out her cell phone to search for information about director Yin Mingcheng.
Well... after "Urban Men and Women", Director Yin has covered a wide range of topics.
What kind of melodramatic romance dramas, martial arts fantasy dramas, modern science fiction (?) dramas... Some of these works are okay when you read the introduction, but they are terrible when you open the main film.
The plot is outrageous, the rhythm is patchy, and the actors just have "I can't act" written on their foreheads.
By gathering these debuffs together, you can unlock the epic bad movie achievement.
...Rather than saying that Yin Mingcheng stole someone else's credit for "Urban Men and Women", Ling Suisui suspected that he later used someone else's credit, or that he was directly traveled through time by someone else.
She even specifically asked the system for confirmation, and the answer she got was that she was the only time traveler in this world. It seemed that her imagination was too wild.
However, this is not entirely Yin Mingcheng's fault. At least the script and actors are more to blame.
After hesitating, Ling Suisui asked Tong Xiaoman to pay special attention to the movements over there.
In fact, she really wants to make a sitcom. Among the many types of dramas in the film and television industry, this type of drama is relatively difficult to perform and it really tests the strength and skills of the actors.
In the eyes of many directors and producers, being able to act well in sitcoms is more effective than acting in a dozen idol dramas.
After all, although idol dramas are recognized as a powerful tool for attracting fans, they are still at the bottom of the contempt chain in the film and television industry, and they are particularly popular among young people.
Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many traffic stars who try their best to transform themselves and get into the serious drama circle, but unfortunately after getting beaten to a pulp, they can only roll back to film idol dramas in a mess.
Ling Suisui’s plan at this stage is to improve her qualifications and popularity so that more people in the industry can see her and think of her when there is a good opportunity.
Situation comedy is one of the options in her mind. With Yin Mingcheng's name, it will attract more attention in the industry and may even earn some money and gain good reputation.
But - she would only be interested if it was a high-quality sitcom.
If Yin Mingcheng still wants to make a bad movie when he returns this time, Ling Suisui will just stay away from him as far as possible.
With Tong Xiaoman's ability, Ling Suisui believes that she has the vision to identify a good team and judge the quality of a project.
After handing this unknown cake to his agent to follow up, Ling Suisui focused on the dubbing work of "The Name on the Golden List".
The filming of this drama took several months, but the dubbing time was only 15 days, which was a special allowance for these young people.
Senior actors like Tang Bing and Feng Guang have much more lines than them, but the estimated completion time is only 10 days, which is comparable to professional voice actors in terms of efficiency.
Because it is a modern drama, Chen Yuening and others simply used their own voices and dubbed the characters the same way they normally speak, which made it seem more vivid and natural.
Although Ling Suisui did not adjust her voice, her tone when dubbing became noticeably weaker. During the explosive scene where her parents quarreled, she was willing to shout at the top of her lungs, and she had to cover her mouth and cry with all her might.
In order to reduce the interference of environmental sounds, they were in separate rooms when dubbing, so no one has been able to hear the crying scene voice version contributed by Ling Suisui.
However, when she took off her headphones and walked outside, she saw that the sound engineer's eyes were a little red and he was rubbing his eye sockets.
The two looked at each other, and the sound engineer felt a little embarrassed.
She said: "Teacher Ling's voice is so infectious. I happen to have a daughter who is also in her teens. I just couldn't help but think that if my daughter cried like this, my heart would be broken."
Ling Suisui smiled and said, "Then remember to hug her when you get home."
The sound engineer was stunned at first, then nodded heavily.
Since entering April, Ling Sui's schedule has become unprecedentedly busy.
Variety show recordings, magazine shoots, satellite TV galas... the fan circle that gradually started because of "Ding Feng Bo" has become more active and excited under the stimulation of so many exposure activities.
Other fans in the Huhua circle are a little envious. What a fairy-like life Suisi is living. She must be so happy.
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