Chapter 340 It’s Him
Even though Gu Siqing was reborn, she didn't expect the cultural circle to be so complicated. She quietly wrote her own book, and then just wanted to adapt the book into a TV series, but she inexplicably offended many bigwigs.
Or perhaps all circles are quite complicated, but she was too insignificant in her previous life and had never been close to any circle, so she didn't know.
Now she spends her spare time polishing her script, striving for perfection, and then waiting to find a suitable director. But now Zhang Zijun knows the real reason why he can't find a director.
Zhang Zijun had originally thought that since Yan Zhihua's father was the director of a film studio, finding a good director for Xiao Si to film a TV series would be a simple matter. However, he never expected that after searching for days, he still couldn't find anyone suitable.
He thought it was suitable, but other people either declined by saying they were busy, or said they felt Gu Siqing's novels were not profound enough and not suitable for TV dramas. Anyway, they had many reasons to decline.
He had never come into contact with people from the film and television industry and the cultural circle, so he didn't know the twists and turns involved and didn't realize that Gu Siqing was excluded from the film and television industry and the cultural circle.
Today, Yan Zhihua felt sorry for not finding a suitable director for him, so he invited him to a bar. On the way, he met a young director who came up to them and wanted to join them. Then he learned some inside information.
"Mr. Zhang, I don't know about the situation in other places, but in Kyoto you can hardly find a famous director to shoot a TV series for you," said the young director Zhou Guoyuan.
Zhang Zijun frowned. Yan Zhihua next to him asked, "Why? You won't shoot even if I pay you more?"
Zhang Zijun really wants to throw money at it.
The young director glanced at Zhang Zijun and Yan Zhihua, thinking that these two second-generation rich kids really didn't know anything. He asked, "Did Young Master Zhang take the wrong path?"
Yan Zhihua was unwilling. His father was the director of a film studio. It was wrong for Zhang Zijun to follow his path. What was the right path?
Then Zhou Guoyuan said again: "Young Master Yan, don't be unconvinced. You don't understand the things in the circle."
Zhou Guoyuan acted inscrutable. Zhang Zijun smiled and raised his glass to clink with him. "Then tell me about your circle."
Zhang Zijun naturally understood the circle. These second-generation rich people in Kyoto also had their own circles, and it was not easy for ordinary people to enter their circles.
Zhou Guoyuan originally wanted to curry favor with Zhang Zijun and Yan Zhihua, so he didn't keep things in suspense. He said, "Young Master Zhang, I've heard about your sister. She's published two books at such a young age and has earned so much money. I dare say there's no one else like her in the country."
Zhang Zijun was proud of Gu Siqing being praised. He smiled and said, "My little Si is really smart."
Seeing this, Zhou Guoyuan praised Gu Siqing a few more times, then said, "Young Master Zhang, your sister must have earned about 200,000 or 300,000 yuan from these two books, right?"
Zhang Zijun didn't respond. He knew Gu Siqing's books made a lot of money, but he didn't know the exact amount, mainly because he didn't care. Zhou Guoyuan took his silence as a tacit agreement and continued, "Do you know how much the famous writers in the Writers Association make from a single book?"
"How much?" Zhang Zijun asked.
Zhou Guoyuan: "A book of 100,000 words only earns 3,000 to 4,000 yuan. Actually, that's not a small amount. If a worker saved all his wages without eating or drinking, it would take him 8 or 9 years to save that much. But the key is that people can't be compared. Your sister earned hundreds of thousands of yuan for two books at such a young age, while they only earned so little after writing for so many years. It's not fair."
"Fuck!" Yan Zhihua cursed before Zhang Zijun could say anything. "Are they just trying to fool me?"
Zhou Guoyuan glanced at him and thought, "Isn't this just fooling you?"
"Go on." Zhang Zijun's voice was deep, and he was obviously angry. When had he ever been fooled like this? Was this bullying because he was uneducated?
Zhou Guoyuan took a sip of his wine and continued, "Young Master Zhang, if you want to invite a famous director, ask your father or uncle to make some connections. You can take your sister to visit those bigwigs. It would be best if you could become their apprentice. Once you get into that circle, everything will be easy."
Zhang Zijun sneered after hearing his words. He didn't know what Xiao Si would choose. Anyway, if it were him, even if the TV series was not filmed, he would not visit those damn bosses.
"Okay, I know what's going on." Zhang Zijun clinked his glasses with Zhou Guoyuan again. "Thank you for today. If you have anything to say next time, just let me know."
This is exactly what Zhou Guoyuan wanted to hear. Of course, he wouldn't be stupid enough to make a request now. As long as he could get this line, things would be easy in the future.
The next day, Zhang Zijun went to Gu's house for dinner. After the meal, he told Gu Siqing what Zhou Guoyuan had said. Then he saw Gu Siqing standing there in a daze.
He thought she was shocked and couldn't accept it, so he comforted her: "Xiao Si, those people are jealous of you. If you want..."
"You said the person who said those things to you is called Zhou Guoyuan?" Gu Siqing asked.
"Yeah." Zhang Zijun didn't know why Gu Siqing asked about Zhou Guoyuan. Gu Siqing laughed twice when she heard his answer and said, "Why join that bullshit circle? He's the one."
Zhang Zijun was completely confused. "Who is it?"
"Zhou Guoyuan!" Gu Siqing said, "Let him be the director of my TV series."
"Can he do it?" Although Zhang Zijun had a good impression of Zhou Guoyuan, he thought that man was a bit cunning. He might be able to build relationships and flatter people, but he couldn't be a director, right?
But Gu Siqing smiled. Is that okay? If this Zhou Guoyuan is the Zhou Guoyuan she imagined, then that would be great. He would be the most famous director in the country and a major figure in the future entertainment industry!
Although she thought so, Gu Siqing still said: "Didn't you say he is also a director? I think he is not bad. I will meet him when I am free. If it is possible, I will let him shoot it."
"Xiao Si! Don't be impulsive." Zhang Zijun still felt that Zhou Guoyuan was unreliable. He said, "How about we think of another way? Or I can take you to find Ye Chi. He's an old fox and he's sure to have a solution."
Gu Siqing laughed when she heard Zhang Zijun say that Ye Chi was an old fox. It was a very vivid description. He was indeed an old fox.
"I'll meet him first," Gu Siqing said, "If that doesn't work, I can still listen to what's going on in that circle."
Seeing her insistence, Zhang Zijun said, "Okay, let's have dinner together this Sunday."
"good."
Gu Siqing felt relieved. If this Zhou Guoyuan was really the future great director, then she would be completely relieved. If she remembered correctly, Zhou Guoyuan's first famous work in his previous life was "The Mountain and the Man", which was filmed next year.
In other words, Zhou Guoyuan now has the ability to be a director, but he just hasn't had the opportunity.
In her previous life, Gu Siqing had read a report about Zhou Guoyuan and clearly remembered him saying that he had no background or connections, and that initially he had no chance of directing a film. The opportunity he had to make a film was a result of his painstaking efforts to cultivate connections.
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