Chapter 482 Punishment for Cutting in Line (Including Asking for Leave)
Liu Wangxue had just finished writing the script for Yiyou and wanted to take a break, so she put aside the script based on the story of Tao Huaxin and Qiu Xiangrong. She also had to wait for news from Du Yunxiang. If the script for Yiyou could be filmed as a TV series, she would probably have to expand on this one next.
This morning passed just like yesterday afternoon. Liu Wangxue sat next to Xu Qingsong, holding Xiaoci, playing games on the tablet, watching TV shows, eating snacks, and teasing Guagua and Pengpeng who came over to rest after getting tired of playing.
During this period, Du Yunkai also asked her to go to his office to discuss the development of B-game.
Xu Qingsong didn't take the initiative to ask to follow this time. Du Yunkai was surprised: "Has he changed his personality?"
Xu Qingsong stopped what he was doing and looked up at him: "Are you not used to me not torturing you?"
Liu Wangxue covered her eyes.
Du Yunkai gave him a sidelong look and slapped him on the shoulder: "Let's go, let's get down to business."
Xu Qingsong stood up and walked towards the office with Liu Wangxue and Du Yunkai.
Du Yunkai received the script file from Liu Wangxue yesterday afternoon and directly forwarded it to Shu Mingyuan. Shu Mingyuan was a free man, so he finished reading it that night and immediately called Du Yunkai back, slamming his head on the sofa excitedly: "Great, great, great! Brother, where did you find such an awesome screenwriter? Okay! Let's do this! I already gave up hope of making money, but now after reading the script, I take back what I said before, this is not certain!"
Du Yunkai also really liked the script, so he talked with Shu Mingyuan for a long time, discussing almost everything that could be discussed, including the characters and the plot structure.
Shu Mingyuan's family has been busy with his cousin's divorce case recently. The beastly domestic violence man has some connections and background in his family, so the case is not easy to win. The scumbag disagrees with the divorce agreement and insists that he loves his cousin. Every time the lawyer comes to his house, Shu Mingyuan will be present to listen and is forced to learn a lot of relevant legal knowledge. He knows what is in this script at a glance, it is absolutely professional.
Shu Mingyuan also asked Du Yunkai: "Has this screenwriter also studied relevant laws?"
Du Yunkai just laughed. He had never studied it before, but with the support of his boyfriend's mother and the approval of several big names in the legal field, it would be hard not to be professional. "I won't keep you in suspense. He is the screenwriter of "The 21st Case of Dazhao"."
Shu Mingyuan said, "Really?!" Then he defined himself, "That's not surprising, I should have this ability."
Then they talked about the design and development of the game, and Shu Mingyuan felt something was wrong. "Brother, you are aiming for a high-quality product. Is the money we have invested enough? Do you want to invite Zhengyu and the others?"
Du Yunkai thought for a moment and said, "Okay, you can ask first. If you want to apply, please sign up. We can chat online in a few days."
Shu Mingyuan rubbed his hands on the other end of the phone, a little excited: "Why not invite screenwriter Liu to come along? Zhengyu and I have only seen photos of him in Brother Xu's circle of friends and have never met him in person. Zhengyu also helped with the incident on the Internet on New Year's Day."
Du Yunkai wanted to say that holding an online meeting is not the same as meeting in person, but then he changed the subject: "Zhengyu? What help did he provide?"
Du Yunkai really didn't know, and this was the first time he heard it from Shu Mingyuan.
"Well, I just played a trick on Six Stone Entertainment." Shu Mingyuan said, "It was just after the fact."
No matter whether it is gossip or rumor, you will know whether it is true or false as long as you are willing to ask around in the circle.
Du Yunkai and Shu Mingyuan can get along well because they are not good-for-nothings but have a positive outlook. They cannot stand such public opinion wars that expose people's scars and the behavior of trying to bring down the opponent by throwing dirty water in other ways when they cannot win directly. What's more, it eventually affected the game company they co-founded. They invested in the PC game project. If there is any problem, they may not be able to get rid of their hatred even if they tear up the small entertainment company of Liushi.
Shu Mingyuan's family was busy with his cousin's affairs, and the other families also had large and small gatherings, so no one paid attention to what happened online. After the situation was basically settled, the youngest one in their group heard about it from others, and that night he @ed Du Yunkai in their group to confirm whether what he heard and searched online was true, and asked if there was anything else he could help with. He might not be able to do it, but his brothers and sisters at home could.
Everything that should be done has been done. Liu Shi will suffer a little bit because his sister is with him, so Du Yunkai tells them not to worry, everything is fine.
But it would have been better if Yan Zhengyu didn't know. He couldn't get over the fact after knowing it. His personality was very different from his name. The more decent his name was, the more careless he was. He was also the youngest child in the family, with an older brother and an older sister, and everyone in the family spoiled him.
Yan's Group has basically been handed over to his sister. His brother is not as capable as his sister, and he is not interested in this. He started his own company with the help of a big tree, specializing in film and television investment. He happened to invest in a movie project of Liushi Entertainment that was attended by many big names, so Yan Zhengyu made a fuss and asked his brother to withdraw the investment.
His brother was not optimistic about this project at first. He invested in it because he owed a favor to one of the investors and he was repaying the favor. After Yan Zhengyu's disturbance, his brother learned the whole story and withdrew without saying a word. Not only did he withdraw, he also cooperated with Yunxi Entertainment to spread rumors, as if he would never have anything to do with Liushi. After hearing about it, some investors also withdrew, so the project was forced to abort, and some other projects that were in progress or about to be launched also suffered.
"It is said that their boss has become bald due to worry in the past half month, hahaha..." Shu Mingyuan laughed very happily, and then snorted coldly, "I also heard that the hypocrite Mu Jingsheng was also involved in this. Tsk, you are thinking about making up for it now, what were you doing before?"
After hearing this, Du Yunkai said to him very seriously: "Keep your mouth shut about this matter, and tell Zhengyu and the others not to make a fuss about it. Don't tell Lao Xu, and don't let Xuxu know. Do you understand?"
"I understand, I understand. Don't worry, brother. I can handle this clearly." Shu Mingyuan assured.
Du Yunkai's starting point was not to cause trouble for Xu Qingsong and Liu Wangxue, but Shu Mingyuan was thinking that they had never met Liu Wangxue and didn't know what kind of person she was. What if she softened her heart and forgave the scumbag after knowing it, then their brother Xu's love, which had just begun, would end because of illness! So, they absolutely kept silent about it!
The night Xu Qingsong made the official announcement on WeChat Moments, Shu Mingyuan and Yan Zhengyu were having a private night out, and they were shocked when they saw it. No, Xu Qingsong hadn't posted a WeChat Moments post in 800 years, but they were shocked every time he posted one in the past few months. They had seen the signs of a relationship long ago, and had even sent him messages to tease him, so they were used to it.
But this time it's different.
What? Screenwriter Liu actually became their brother Xu's girlfriend! -- Well, this seems to lower Screenwriter Liu's status.
What? Their Brother Xu actually became the boyfriend of screenwriter Liu! ——Well, saying this seems to lower their Brother Xu's status again.
In short, these two are together!
Yan Zhengyu immediately used his mobile phone to photoshop a banner and sent it to Xu Qingsong, which read "Congratulations to the newlyweds, your love is a blessing for Jingshan Technology."
Xu Qingsong was so amused and helpless after seeing it. Like Shu Mingyuan and the others, he thought it was too tacky. He didn't even show it to Liu Wangxue.
Now in Du Yunkai's office, Du Yunkai went straight to the point and told Liu Wangxue and Xu Qingsong again about the B-sports development plan that he had discussed with Shu Mingyuan last night, and asked them if they had any other suggestions.
Xu Qingsong only had one suggestion: "We must put more thought into the modeling of the male lead, and make him handsome."
Liu Wangxue laughed when he heard this.
Du Yunkai also laughed: "What is this? First build a perfect fantasy, and then break the fantasy? You are so cruel."
Xu Qingsong said: "Are you the boss or am I the boss? From a business perspective, the essence of this kind of game is to consume male beauty and sell fantasies. If a male protagonist with a mediocre appearance and a bloated body is released, which player will pay for it?"
"I know," Du Yunkai said, "The plot is cruel enough, so let's use beauty as comfort, hahaha..."
After he finished laughing, he asked Liu Wangxue, "Do you have any other ideas?"
Liu Wangxue shook her head: "Not yet." Her thoughts were already written in the script.
"Okay, then let's talk about investment and profit sharing." Du Yunkai leaned back on the sofa in a more relaxed position and said, "Mingyuan and Zhengyu are going to invest, do you two want to invest as well?"
Xu Qingsong guessed it right away: "You want to make a high-quality product?"
"I didn't intend to do it casually from the beginning." Du Yunkai said, and then jokingly said to Liu Wangxue, "If I do it casually, it will be a waste of such a good script."
Xu Qingsong said: "Let's not talk about the funding issue for now. Group B only has 20 people now. If we want to make a high-quality product, it will definitely not be able to go online in a short period of time."
"I've considered it, so let's expand it." Du Yunkai said, "First transfer people from other groups. Besides, spring recruitment is coming soon, and it's also the graduation season, so there's no need to worry about manpower. The volume of this script is far less than that of "The 21st Case of Dazhao". With a team of about 40 people, we will be able to complete the testing and launch it by the end of this year."
"Okay," Xu Qingsong nodded and asked him, "Have you estimated the funding? How much is still needed?"
"Not yet," Du Yunkai said with a smile, "I just notified the planning department to do the planning and budgeting this morning. It will take three to five days to get the results. I just want to talk to you first to see if you have any intention to invest. As for money, the more money the better."
Liu Wangxue knew nothing about investment. She invested in Wenxi's studio out of appreciation for her talent and trust. But she was not sure if this game could make money, so she subconsciously went to see Xu Qingsong.
Xu Qingsong held her hand and squeezed it, then nodded and said, "Okay."
Du Yunkai looked at Liu Wangxue.
Liu Wangxue also nodded. She thought, since Xu Qingsong also thought it was good, then she might as well follow suit. Then she could invest the copyright fee Du Yunkai gave her into the project. The worst result would be that she gave Du Yunkai a script, which would be a small matter for her.
"OK," Du Yunkai said, "Once the planning and budget are done, I'll chat with Mingyuan and the others online." He specifically pointed to Liu Wangxue: "You have to come too. Mingyuan and the others said they want to meet you."
"Okay." Liu Wangxue agreed. After Du Yunkai asked her to write an article, she heard about these people from Xu Qingsong and found them quite interesting.
Du Yunkai and Shu Mingyuan were childhood friends, and Xu Qingsong got to know them after he came to Jingshan Technology. Although these guys were playboys, they were all passionate people, and they had similar temperaments to Xu Qingsong. They also admired Xu Qingsong's abilities, so they became good friends after a while.
After saying this, they talked about the current PC games. Liu Wangxue listened and made some suggestions from her perspective. After they finished talking, it was almost noon, so the three of them went out to have lunch together.
The three did not follow Liu Wangxue into Du Yunkai's office. They were following her at first, and when they passed by the sofa rest area, they saw the new toys there and ran over to play. Perhaps they were tired of playing, so they ran to find Liu Wangxue again. Liu Wangxue happened to come out of the office, so Pengpeng carried Xiaoci and Guagua and followed her, walking to the small cafeteria together.
Colleagues also went to eat one after another. When they walked outside, they heard Jin Zhaofei calling Zheng Zhou, Richard and others: "Hurry up! Come on! I can smell it. We're having oil-splashed noodles for lunch today!"
Since Liu Nanshan came, the northerners in the group who love noodles have finally gotten out of their previous lifeless state. Every day at mealtime they rush to the canteen in a hurry. Among them, Jin Zhaofei, whose "soul is branded with the flavor of Northwest noodles", is the most exaggerated.
At noon on the first day Liu Nanshan came, he cooked oil-splashed noodles. When he was young, the restaurant where he worked had a chef from the northwest. In addition to his skill in making noodles, his best skill was to cook spicy oil. At that time, the restaurant attracted many repeat customers because of this dish.
The key is that this chili oil is not an exclusive secret recipe, and the master chef is never stingy in teaching. Whether it is the apprentices in the store or the customers outside, as long as someone asks, the master chef will tell the recipe and production method, and he will also teach the apprentices in the store personally. However, everyone can only imitate 70% to 80%, but cannot make the taste of the master chef.
After Liu Nanshan changed his job, he would still think about it himself when he wanted to eat. One time when he was making spicy oil, he received a text message from Gu Xuelan - at that time, it was still a keypad phone, and he saved money to buy it in order to contact Gu Xuelan who was already studying in college - so he took out his phone while throwing spices into the pot.
As a result, he was absent-minded for that second, and he threw too much of one of the ingredients, and he didn't control the heat well. He thought that this time it should be a failure again, but it didn't matter, just the taste was not good, he would still eat it, and he didn't have the habit of wasting, so he put it in a glass bottle. Then he cooked a bowl of noodles, scooped a spoonful, mixed it, and tasted it again - huh? Isn't this the taste of the master chef! Liu Nanshan smiled so hard that his mouth was split to his ears, thinking, the master chef's trick is really smart - I don't hide my secrets, I have taught you, but if you can't learn it, it's your own problem, and you still have to come to my restaurant to eat - it has earned both reputation and popularity.
Hey, Liu Nanshan slapped his thigh with joy, carefully recalled the "wrong operation" just now, and made another pot. Yes, it tastes like this! He sent a can to his own home, sent another can to Gu Xuelan's home, and then took a bus to the provincial capital and went to Gu Xuelan's university to send her another can.
Later, when Liu Nanshan was doing business, he met other big brothers from the northwest. Through communication with them, he made some improvements to the original recipe. Later, he went to the southwest region and learned the methods there.
Before Liu Nanshan came to the canteen, the two chefs had never met him and didn't know what level he was at. When Liu Nanshan came over that day, they sat and talked and found that although he was not a professional, he was very knowledgeable in his words.
Liu Nanshan was invited to come here to make noodles. He had already asked Xu Qingsong in advance. The one who made the most noise was Jin Zhaofei, a young man from the northwest. Liu Nanshan thought, then he would prescribe the right medicine.
Not many people in the studio eat spicy food, and the existing peppers in the small canteen's operation room could not satisfy Liu Nanshan's needs. After seeing this, he immediately went home, rode his electric bike to the town's vegetable market, and bought all the peppers and a few missing spices.
When the chili oil was ready, the two chefs tasted it and praised it highly. The oil-splashed noodles at noon made Jin Zhaofei shed tears and he asked for a second bowl.
When Liu Nanshan was at home, he had heard Gu Xuelan say that Jin Zhaofei was a bit eccentric, but he didn't expect it to be so exaggerated. While making it for him, Liu Nanshan asked with a smile, "Is it really so delicious?"
Jin Zhaofei stood by the window, waiting eagerly, and answered the question irrelevantly: "Uncle, your hometown is also in the northwest, right?"
Liu Nanshan scooped the cooked noodles into a bowl and added a few blanched vegetables. "No, I'm from the Central Plains."
Jin Zhaofei watched Liu Nanshan sprinkle the ingredients on the noodles and pour a spoonful of hot oil on them. With the sizzling sound and the overbearing aroma, he said, "Uncle, then you have the soul of the Great Northwest."
Liu Nanshan was very happy.
Liu Nanshan had only been here for two days and he had already recognized everyone in the PC gaming group. He discovered that not only Jin Zhaofei, but everyone seemed to be quite lively and could all chat and joke around when they came to pick up their meals.
Liu Nanshan didn't know much. After working here for more than a week, he had basically done everything he could do. Chef Wang, who was in charge of Chinese food, had also improved his skills in making pasta, so Liu Nanshan decided not to come anymore.
As soon as Liu Nanshan said this, the two masters were the first to be unwilling. They thought it would be great to have more people working together and chat in their spare time, but they had no say in the matter, so they mentioned it to Du Yunkai during breakfast.
These words happened to be heard by Jin Zhaofei, Gu Zicheng and others. Jin Zhaofei didn't dare to look for Du Yunkai, so he waited for Xu Qingsong to come over and howled at him, which gave Xu Qingsong a headache.
Xu Qingsong could only act as a middleman again. It mainly depended on Liu Nanshan's own wishes. If he agreed, Du Yunkai would have no objection.
So Liu Nanshan became the chef of the canteen, and Du Yunkai also gave him a salary. Liu Nanshan didn't want it at first, he came here just to kill time and have fun, but finally he accepted it after being persuaded by Gu Xuelan and Xu Qingsong.
At the moment, Jin Zhaofei and Richard and a few others were walking towards the small cafeteria arm in arm, while Liu Wangxue and the other three were following slowly behind them.
I could smell the faint fragrance wafting over before I even got close to the canteen, and the fragrance became even stronger after I entered.
Liu Wangxue suddenly felt very greedy: "I want a bowl of noodles too." Although she often eats it at home, she never gets tired of it.
The corner by the door is the exclusive dining place for the three cats. As soon as they enter the door, they will automatically run over to eat without being called. Pengpeng has chicken breast and large ribs, and the bottom of the bowl is some diced vegetables and rice mixed with broth. Xiaoci has minced meat mixed with eggs and small balls. Liu Nanshan also brought a bag of cat food and grabbed a handful of it when serving the rice. Guagua still has the same mixed grains as before. Occasionally, if there is something he likes in Pengpeng and Xiaoci's bowl, he will go to eat.
When Liu Wangxue, Xu Qingsong, and Du Yunkai were queuing up with their plates in hand, they heard Jin Zhaofei shouting to Liu Nanshan, "Uncle, you didn't come yesterday. I missed you so much!"
Liu Nanshan was wearing a chef's uniform, an apron, a hat and a mask, and was pouring hot oil on the noodles with a spoon.
Liu Nanshan's chef uniform was custom-made by Xu Qingsong, who started preparing it when he asked Liu Nanshan if he wanted to come to the canteen to learn from the two chefs. He asked Gu Xuelan for Liu Nanshan's measurements, and his grandfather had a tailor who he had been working with. He reported the measurements to Gu Xuelan, and the courier arrived two days after New Year's Day.
When Liu Nanshan tried on the clothes in front of the mirror, he touched the place where his name was embroidered, and his face was filled with joy: "I never thought that I could still have clothes like this when I'm old."
Gu Xuelan laughed at him: "Look how beautiful you are. You feel like you can attend a state banquet in this dress."
When Liu Wangxue saw how happy her father was, she liked Xu Qingsong even more.
The colleague at the window took the oil-splashed noodles away and turned back to Jin Zhaofei and said, "You don't miss Uncle Nanshan at all, you're just craving for food after not eating it for a day."
Everyone laughed and teased Jin Zhaofei. This time, Gu Zicheng actually spoke up for Jin Zhaofei: "It's all the same. It doesn't matter which one it is."
Gu Zicheng took advantage of Jin Zhaofei's inattention and jumped to the front to cut in line. When he saw that there were not only oil-splashed noodles but also臊子面, he said to Liu Nanshan, "Uncle, I want a bowl of臊子面."
Jin Zhaofei pulled him back by the back of his collar: "You scheming dog, the one who cuts in line must be punished!"
Zheng Zhou took over and pulled Gu Zicheng back, then followed Jin Zhaofei forward: "No more waiting."
Richard followed suit.
Gu Zicheng was pulled and squeezed further and further back and stood in front of Du Yunkai.
Du Yunkai glanced at him, tilted his head to the left in a mocking manner, and motioned him, "Go to the back."
Gu Zicheng looked at Xu Qingsong behind Du Yunkai. Xu Qingsong pulled Liu Wangxue to the front and did the same to Gu Zicheng: "Go to the back."
The colleague who was originally standing behind Liu Wangxue took a big step forward and stuck close to Xu Qingsong: "Go to the back."
The people behind took a step forward one after another, sticking closely to the person in front, blocking Gu Zicheng's way with smiles on their faces.
Only one colleague at the end of the team waved to Gu Zicheng, smiling almost to death: "Brother, come over to me, I don't mind being the last one."
I'm going back to China, so I'll take two days off and resume updating on the 21st (*^▽^*)
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