Chapter 18 Chapter 18 Brother? Brother! Brother.
The modeling team completed the task beyond the standard, which doubled the pressure on the screenwriter team. They are the two souls of a work. If either side fails, the completion of the entire work will be lowered. Their literary drama must match the pictures.
The person who had the most difficult time was Song Zhihan. Although he was writing the script independently now, he still had to show it to Julie after writing it. Julie didn't want to care at all and just gave a few perfunctory words and left it at that. Song Zhihan could only go to Xiaochi, but Xiaochi had his own things to do. After one or two times, Song Zhihan felt embarrassed.
She began to realize that her communication style with Julie was seriously impacting her work. Before, she didn't have to shoulder the brunt of the responsibility, and those minor frictions were just a side effect. But now, she and Julie were working separately, with her in charge of independent areas. If Julie refused to cooperate, the manuscript would simply be submitted as the final version. Any substandard work would require rework, significantly reducing her efficiency.
The plot at the beginning is not that important and cannot be reflected, but if it is still like this in the later stages, it will be more difficult to deal with.
Song Zhihan decided to make peace with Julie. She knew what Julie wanted, which was her surrender.
She went to Julie's office alone. After knocking on the door, Julie raised her eyelids, glanced at her, and said sarcastically, "Hey, Miss Song, what can I do for you?"
I get angry when I hear her talk.
Song Zhihan took a deep breath, walked in from outside, stood directly opposite her, and said, "Sister Julie, is there anything that needs to be revised in the script I sent you yesterday?"
Julie glanced at the unread message in her mailbox and replied with a sidelong glance, "No problem, it's very well written."
Song Zhihan clenched her fists and lied with open eyes. What she sent was not a script at all. It seemed that Julie was determined to fight her to the end with this attitude.
She was ready to go, with obvious anger in her eyes. Julie could see it, but she just grinned and said, "Go out if you have nothing to do. I have to be busy."
She thought that like many times before, Song Zhihan would walk away without looking back like a proud little swan, but today was different. Song Zhihan actually spoke soft words to her.
It's really strange that this proud and arrogant young lady would bow her head.
"Sister Julie, I was ignorant and spoke to you a little harshly before. I hope you can... forgive me. The dynamic modeling is so well done, you don't want to waste time on the script, right? You are my direct supervisor, so I'll trouble you to worry about the script."
Is this her attitude when apologizing to others?
Julie's mood didn't improve; instead, she became even angrier. She leaned back, laid down in her office chair, and crossed her legs. "You can let me worry about it. Just tell Mr. Lin that you'll no longer be responsible for Luo Qing's affairs and will stick to the same things you did before. Then I'll promise to show you a good job."
Song Zhihan looked at her in disbelief.
Julie sneered: "If you can't do it, get out. I don't have time to care about you."
Song Zhihan gritted his teeth and left. It turned out that Julie's recent cold stare was because she had snatched Luo Qing's role, but the final filming was done by Lin Jie. If she was angry, she should have gone to Lin Jie instead of taking it out on her.
Besides, it is understandable that Lin Jie did not let Julie take responsibility. In her heart, Zi Sheng is her sweetheart. Even if she gave Luo Qing to her, Julie would not cherish it. Lingdong will still be criticized for skirting the line like many other Chinese cartoons.
In essence, it’s not about who Lin Jie chose, but about the inconsistency of the creative concepts.
Song Zhihan came back, fuming, and slammed himself into his workstation. Seeing this, Becca adjusted her glasses and came over: "How did you talk to Sister Julie?"
Song Zhihan wrinkled his nose: "Not very good, she is still the same."
Song Zhihan kept pestering Julie because she was not confident in herself. She was always afraid that her work was not good enough and that submitting it would delay the progress of the work. Although Julie was very hateful, she was very good at doing these things.
Seeing her distress, Becca weakly raised her hand and said, "How about I help you take a look? I may not be as professional as Julie, but I can give you some advice from a reader's perspective."
Song Zhihan was overjoyed. She opened her latest work and introduced it to Becca: "I have edited down the content we discussed earlier and finally incorporated it into the story. Please read it and see if there are any logical flaws or blemishes in the details."
The two of them had discussed the direction of Luo Qing's role in the early stages, but those ideas were put into Word and Becca hadn't seen it yet.
After skimming through the entire story, Becca stopped hiding her shortcomings and pointed out some issues. "Overall, there's nothing wrong with it, but there are some parts I think could use some revisions. For example, you used foreshadowing here. There's a way to write character foreshadowing that's called hearing the voice before seeing the person. Jin Yong wrote about Dongfang Bubai's appearance by using Ren Woxing's words to elevate his status..."
Becca spoke very clearly and logically, completely devoid of her usual social anxiety and introversion.
Song Zhihan listened carefully and was also surprised by her transformation.
After she finished speaking, Song Zhihan looked at her with completely admiring eyes: "Becca, you're amazing. Many of the things you mentioned are things that I, as a reader, find awkward, but I didn't know how to change. After listening to you, I understand everything. You... don't want others to know how amazing you are?"
No matter how dumb she was, she could see that Becca's state just now was completely different from her usual state. She heard that her level was not much different from Julie Koike's.
Becca looked around and whispered to her, "Actually, screenwriting is my side job. My main job is online writing, but my mom thinks it's not right for me to stay at home all the time, so she insisted that I go out and find a job."
Song Zhihan's eyes widened when she heard this. She covered her mouth and whispered to Beika, "Master! Don't worry, I will keep this a secret."
Becca smiled shyly, "Okay, if you don't mind, you can come to me if you have any questions about the script in the future."
Song Zhihan nodded frantically: "Just don't find me annoying!"
...
Before leaving get off work, the HR department distributed fruit gift boxes as a reward for everyone in the modeling team.
Song Zhihan took a look and decided to send the food to Aunt Zhong for the children to eat. There were usually not many people at her house, and Aunt Yue was also in charge of the seasonal fruits.
Another crucial point is that if you go in the afternoon, you might be lucky enough to run into Lin Mo's brother.
Song Zhihan was very curious about him, but she couldn't show this curiosity in front of Aunt Zhong and the others, as that would only lead to more speculation. She thought it would be better to take it step by step.
While driving on the road, Song Zhihan hummed a little tune and couldn't help but picture his image in his mind.
Lin Mo said he was very outstanding, and Aunt Zhong said he graduated from Yanbei University. Such a great person should also have graduated from a key middle school. It seems that Qu Yixing will have to trouble him again.
Without further ado, Song Zhihan called him immediately.
"Hello, Miss, what can I do for you?" Qu Yixing's nonchalant voice came from the other end of the phone.
Song Zhihan was really afraid of this sentence, and responded nervously: "Don't call me that!"
"Oh, okay, okay, I'll call you Auntie, okay? What's the matter? Tell me."
"I want you to help me find someone. His last name is Lin. He's three or four years older than us. He has very good grades and was admitted to Yanjing University from our school. He's also very handsome."
"It's not your subjective handsomeness, is it? The probability of a handsome guy with good grades is about the same as winning the lottery."
Song Zhihan really thought about this question carefully. It's not impossible that there is a mother filter, but she thought about herself and replied firmly: "Objectively handsome."
"Okay, got it. By the way, I have something to ask you too."
Song Zhihan turned the steering wheel and prepared to stop the car: "You say."
"That secretary beside your mother, Lin Mo, isn't she a relative of yours?"
Song Zhihan slammed on the brakes and was thrown around a bit before he calmed down: "Why...why are you asking that?"
"I know Aunt Song. She rarely clashes with people in person. But a few days ago, she had a falling out with Hengchuang's Pig-Headed King over this secretary at a dinner party. And she looks quite similar to Aunt Song."
Song Zhihan hesitated for a moment and decided to keep it a secret for the time being: "My mother is just more protective of her employees."
"Oh, then I'm relieved."
"What are you relieved about?"
"Go ahead and pick her up." Qu Yixing said this nonchalantly. When he thought of the energy in this girl, he felt itchy in his heart.
Song Zhihan pulled the handbrake and threatened him on the phone: "Qu Yixing, if you dare to lay hands on her, you will die. I will never let you go."
After being friends for so many years, doesn't she know who Qu Yixing is? There are few pretty girls in the two classes before and after high school who haven't dated him. This guy is famous for being so unfazed by women that he's willing to date you, but forget about romance. He just wants to make friends.
So she would not let Lin Mo get involved with him, they were not the same kind of people at all.
Qu Yixing didn't take Song Zhihan's warning seriously: "Oh, I understand."
Song Zhihan parked the car and walked home carrying his things while cursing Qu Yixing on WeChat.
After knocking on the door, there was no response. Song Zhihan's heart sank. She didn't say hello to Aunt Zhong before coming. She decided to wait a little longer. Maybe she went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables. If no one came, she would give her a call.
After making this decision, Song Zhihan stood at the door with his hands on his hips, his hands moving like a rocket on the keyboard, in an attempt to persuade Qu Yixing to retract his evil intentions.
After a long while, no one came. Song Zhihan rubbed his aching waist and decided to make a phone call to see whether the things were left at the door or brought over tomorrow.
"Hey, are you the one who came to their house for lunch?"
A sudden sentence appeared above his head. Song Zhihan looked up and saw a thin man with a gloomy expression. His triangular eyes looked creepy when he stared at people.
Many news stories about today's statement flashed through her mind. She clutched her phone tightly and took a few steps back unconsciously: "Yes, you are?"
The gloomy and thin man pointed upwards: "I live upstairs, and I'm kindly reminding you not to get too close to this family."
When Song Zhihan heard this, her face fell. She didn't want to say anything more to him and said coldly, "Thank you."
The man still refused to give up: "Don't take my words lightly. The old man in this family is mean, the women are mean, and the men are not good people at all."
Song Zhihan said coldly, "I will judge them myself, you don't need to say anything more. What do you have to do? You don't work or eat, but you like to talk bad about people?"
The man looked agitated, as if a sore spot had been touched. "What do you know? Their whole family has a bad reputation. The women are always flirting with people, and the men are too. I've seen several women come to him, and there are some who are prettier than you. He doesn't like you. Tell me the truth, are you using the excuse of coming here to eat to hook up with that guy? You're so shameless."
Who is shameless?
Song Zhihan had never seen such a person. His brain seemed to be stuck in the door. How did he grow up like this? Did he damage his brain by eating pig feed?
There was no point in arguing with such a person, so Song Zhihan simply followed his words and blinked with an innocent smile: "Yes, that's what I mean. I like him very much. Isn't it infuriating? Even if he rejects me ten thousand times, I won't feel sad. Even if he abuses me a thousand times, I will still treat him like my first love."
Song Zhihan was so engrossed in his talk that he didn't notice that there were three people standing quietly at the bottom of the stairs.
"Dong Kai, go back to your house! Did I slap you last time and make you so mad?"
Song Zhihan looked back at the sound and saw Zhong Xiuwen cursing angrily. She shifted her gaze and saw the other two people.
Seeing who it was, she was so frightened that she took a few steps back and screamed, "Lin Jie!"
How come he is here?!
Lin Mo looked at the two of them in confusion: "Brother, do you know Miss Song?"
elder brother?
elder brother!
Lin Mo's brother is Lin Jie! Isn't that her brother?
Song Zhihan felt a little dead.
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