Chapter 503 No Time to Rest
After Du Yunxiang took Cha Cha out, Liu Wangxue sat downstairs with Gu Xuelan for a while and talked about her aunt Gu Xuemei and uncle Gu Xuehui who were coming.
My aunt and uncle had said they wanted to come a long time ago, and they only set a general time range - the Spring Festival, but they had never decided on a specific date.
Until noon today, Liu Wangxue and the others were still making lanterns with the children in the sunroom. Gu Xuelan was preparing lunch in the kitchen when she received a call from Gu Xuemei, who said that she had discussed with her eldest brother and sister-in-law - Gu Xuelan was the second child in the family, Gu Xuemei was the third, and Gu Xuehui was the eldest - and they planned to come over on the 28th of the lunar year. If there was no problem on Gu Xuelan's side, she would let her daughter check for air tickets.
Gu Xuelan was a little surprised: "Sister-in-law and brother-in-law are coming too?"
At first, Gu Xuemei only said that she and Gu Xuehui would come. Gu Xuelan also knew the reason why her sister-in-law didn't come. She was a key player in the square dance team in the community and she and her teammates would represent the community in the city's square dance competition. But Gu Xuemei didn't mention whether her brother-in-law would come. Gu Xuelan had asked before, and Gu Xuemei impatiently said "Who cares".
Gu Xuemei said, "Isn't this about the square dance of my sister-in-law and her friends? You know, if they can get one of the first, second, and third place, they can appear on the Lantern Festival Gala of the city TV station. Their team originally estimated that they would at least get the third place. If they got this, they would definitely not be able to go. They would have to go to the city every day to rehearse. They had the final this morning, and ended up getting fourth place."
Gu Xuemei went to the competition site to cheer for her sister-in-law. She spoke with a rather regretful tone, "She was only 0.5 points behind the third place winner. If it weren't for Sister Li's mistake, she would have probably moved up in rank."
"That's such a pity." Gu Xuelan also felt very sorry. She saw the pre-match encouragement message sent by her sister-in-law on WeChat Moments and was thinking of calling her in the afternoon to ask about the result.
"What about Song Ningwei?" Gu Xuelan asked with a smile, "Didn't you say before that you don't care about him?"
Song Ningwei is Gu Xuemei’s husband and Liu Wangxue’s uncle-in-law.
Gu Xuemei said in an impatient tone again: "I don't want to care. I'm annoyed just looking at him. He is the one who insisted on following me."
Gu Xuelan didn't want to talk about the matter between the couple, because she knew it was useless to talk about it: "Then why did you choose the 28th? Sister-in-law's competition is over, so just come a few days early."
"Isn't it because you have guests at your house now? When Jingyu was messaging Xuxu, Xuxu said that she is now half the boss?" Song Jingyu is Gu Xuemei's daughter and Liu Wangxue's cousin. Gu Xuemei said, "They are leaving on the 28th. If we go too early, you won't be able to stay there."
"Okay then," Gu Xuelan said, "Let me know when you've booked your tickets, and I'll let Xuxu pick you up then."
After Gu Xuelan finished talking to Liu Wangxue, she forwarded the flight information to her.
Liu Wangxue took a look and found that the time was almost the same as that of the others who were leaving here, all at noon. His aunt and her group landed, while Xu Qingsong, Du Yunxiang and their group took off.
The studio started its holiday on the 28th of the lunar year. Everyone had basically booked their plane and train tickets. Du Yunxiang, Du Yunkai and others would return to Hai City together, and Xu Qingsong would also return to Jing City on the same day.
"What a coincidence." Liu Wangxue said, "Mom, when the time comes, we only need to make one trip to see you off at the airport."
"Okay then." Gu Xuelan also thought this was a coincidence, and said, "The hot spring resort you went to last time, check quickly to see if you can still book a hotel now?"
Liu Wangxue exited the chat interface, opened the hotel booking app, and asked, "When are you planning to go?"
"At least we have to wait until New Year's Eve." Gu Xuelan said, "Your aunt and her family plan to stay here for half a month."
Liu Wangxue checked and said, "The days around the Spring Festival are basically fully booked. Hey, the hotel we stayed at last time has rooms available starting from the fifth day of the New Year."
"Okay, let's go with this one." Gu Xuelan said. She had heard from Liu Wangxue that this hotel has a nice view of both the mountains and the lake.
Liu Wangxue checked the check-in and check-out dates and booked a five-night stay. The last time they went there, they actually only spent three days there, and there were many small attractions and experience halls that they missed. She hoped that her parents could go there and play more.
Gu Xuelan specifically reminded her, "Book a standard room for your aunt and uncle."
Liu Wangxue said that she knew and didn't need to be reminded that since her aunt had awakened her "female consciousness", she couldn't stand her uncle-in-law. Her aunt herself said that if there were not enough rooms at home, she would sleep in a separate room from her uncle-in-law.
Gu Xuelan watched her operate and asked, "Why did you book three rooms? Are you not going?"
"I'm not going. The director wants to talk to me about the script later. I don't know if it needs to be revised again. If so, I'm afraid I won't have time." Liu Wangxue successfully made the reservation and told Gu Xuelan that she was going to attend the interview. "The specific date has not been decided yet, but it should be around the end of this month or the beginning of next month. Time is still quite tight." At the same time, she also wanted to complete the script based on Tao Huaxin and Qiu Xiangrong as soon as possible.
Gu Xuelan felt that she was really busy now: "You said you would come here to retire, but I haven't seen you really have a few days of free time. You still have so much to do during the Spring Festival."
There is always room for leisure. Liu Wangxue feels that her life is quite leisurely now. As long as she is not writing scripts, she is always doing nothing and leisurely.
The mother and daughter chatted for a while longer. Seeing that it was almost time, Liu Wangxue went upstairs to her room, sat at her desk, and video-called Meng Luoqiu.
Liu Wangxue gave Yiyou's script a very relevant and straightforward name, called "Halo Effect".
The game script was less than 150,000 words, but after it was expanded into a TV series, the number of words increased to just over 200,000. This was also the result of a discussion between Liu Wangxue and Du Yunxiang. The story was not big to begin with, and the revised script could be filmed into 25 episodes, covering five short stories.
The story is short and sharp, and some of the foreshadowing and twists made Meng Luoqiu feel like applauding after reading it. The reason why I say "I felt like applauding" is that it must have been unfilmed.
After Liu Wangxue sent the revised script to Du Yunxiang, Jing Yujun appeared in Du Yunxiang's office immediately to ask for it, as if he could predict the future.
Du Yunxiang sent the script to Jing Yujun, who immediately sent it to Meng Luoqiu, and even took credit for it: "Senior sister, you have to thank me. I found a good script for you."
Meng Luoqiu was at work when she received the script. She took the time to read it during her busy day. She really fell in love with it at first sight, and told Du Yunxiang that if Du Yunxiang didn't have any other director in mind, she would take the job.
This was just a polite remark. Meng Luoqiu had known about the script from Jing Yujun several days ago. The fact that Jing Yujun could send the script directly to her now meant that Du Yunxiang and Liu Wangxue were interested in her. She thought that it didn't matter even if they didn't want her originally. She could only spend some time and effort to get the script no matter what.
Meng Luoqiu did not go back to her own residence at night, but went back to her parents' house because Meng Huadong called her to go back for dinner. On the way, her assistant drove and she read the script on her tablet. When she got home, she didn't expect Jing Yujun to be there, and he had also finished reading the script. The two chatted from the moment they met until after dinner, which made Meng Huadong ask for the script to take a look.
Meng Luoqiu spoke highly of the script, except for one thing: she felt that the script was too small. It would be a pity if it were filmed according to the current content, because there is a lot of content that can be explored in depth in each story.
In particular, the criminal motives and criminal psychology of the male protagonists, as well as the plight of women in today's society expressed through the heroine's own experience or seen through her eyes. In addition, there are several outstanding supporting characters who also deserve more attention.
Meng Luoqiu talked to Liu Wangxue about this aspect. She hoped that Liu Wangxue could expand the content of the story, leaving enough room for the characters to express themselves, and at the same time leave more room for her camera to record and show.
Meng Luoqiu said: "If we dig deeper, we will inevitably touch on some sensitive topics. I haven't had the chance to ask Ms. Du what plans she has for this drama. Personally, I think it would be very meaningful if this drama could be made. It's just that it may not be easy to pass the review in some places, but if it is broadcast on an online platform, the review will be relatively less strict."
As for which platform the drama will be broadcast on after it is finished, Liu Wangxue has neither obsession nor contempt in her heart. She always thinks that as long as the drama is good, it will be well received no matter where and when it is broadcast. In the current situation where TV ratings are generally declining, putting aside considerations such as celebrities and economic interests, "being broadcast on satellite TV" is just icing on the cake for high-quality TV dramas.
But this ultimately depends on Du Yunxiang's considerations.
It seems that Du Yunkai and his team are no longer doing this project for the purpose of making money. As for what Du Yunxiang thinks about making it into a TV series, she has not discussed it in detail with Liu Wangxue, and only talked about her feelings about the script. Liu Wangxue can basically guess from her words that the two siblings probably have the same idea.
After talking with Meng Luoqiu, as Liu Wangxue had expected, the script had to be revised again. Meng Luoqiu suggested that it would be best to expand each story to about ten episodes, or to calculate it based on the length of each episode being 40 minutes. Liu Wangxue's workload more than doubled in an instant.
Liu Wangxue said with a smile: "It is definitely possible to write it, but it will definitely take more time to ensure that the length of the film is not too long, so the director will not be able to get the script in the short term."
Meng Luoqiu said it was okay: "Just keep writing. I'm willing to wait no matter how long it takes. I won't accept any other scripts now. I'm only waiting for this one."
"Okay." Liu Wangxue agreed, thinking to himself that the other script would have to be put off for a while.
The two chatted for a long time. When Liu Wangxue came out of the room holding Xiaoci, the sun had already set and Gu Xuelan was preparing ingredients for dinner in the kitchen.
Liu Wangxue went over to help and got some food.
Gu Xuelan asked her, "Have you finished talking to the director? How is it going?"
Liu Wangxue took an apple out of the cardboard box in the corner, washed it and was peeling it. She said, "Well, we're done chatting. We'll be busy next."
"Okay." Gu Xuelan looked at her like that, and she didn't seem impatient at all, which meant that she liked her current status and work. She was busy, and it was better for young people to be busy. As she spoke, she thought of Wenxi again and asked Liu Wangxue, "I haven't sent a message to Xixi in the past two days. Have you asked her when she will be back?"
"I asked." Liu Wangxue said that she sent a message to Wenxi the night before yesterday, but received a reply last night. "She said it was either the day after tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."
When Gu Xuelan calculated the date, it was the 26th or 27th of the year.
"But I think it's risky." Liu Wangxue added.
After Wenxi came back from Country Y, he expanded a new production line for "Chunjian". Now, as the year draws to a close, orders for "Chunjian" are skyrocketing. Since before New Year's Day, the cooperating garment factory has been working overtime to catch up with the production.
"Metaphor" was also fully prepared and was waiting to open to the public after the Spring Festival. However, the trial clothes that Wenxi had sent out earlier earned her a good reputation. Word of mouth spread among the circle, and orders came in. The money flew in automatically. Wenxi thought it would be a fool not to accept it, so she lined up numbers for these big customers and made them one by one.
However, these big customers came for Wenxi's design and craftsmanship, and did not recognize the two designers she hired. Wenxi could not handle it alone. Although the erotic clothing only had a small amount of fabric, it was time-consuming to design and produce. The design required back-and-forth communication with the customers, and the production was all handmade by her, including the accessories. A simple style could be produced in more than a month, but if it was a more complicated one, especially if some customers wanted embroidery, they would have to wait - Wenxi did not know how to embroider, so she had to hire an embroiderer from outside.
As a result, before "Metaphor" officially announced its business, high-end customized orders were directly scheduled for the second half of the year.
"So it's already great that she can come back on New Year's Eve." Liu Wangxue said. She had peeled the apple, cut it in half with a fruit knife, walked to the dining table and handed one half to Gu Xuelan.
Gu Xuelan sighed: "Then I will send her some food tomorrow. Once she gets busy, she will definitely not eat well. She is already thin, and if she doesn't eat well, her health will be gone."
"No need, Mom. It'll only take three to five days." Liu Wangxue picked up the phone with one hand and said, "Even if you send it, she still won't have time to eat it. I placed an order for nutritional supplements and meal replacements for her two days ago. I think she has received it today."
As he spoke, he saw a small red dot on the message icon, and Liu Wangxue remembered that he had to go to the town to pick up a express delivery. It was the day before yesterday when Wenxi sent a message saying that he had bought things for the three little ones, and asked Liu Wangxue to pay attention to it.
Wenxi actually bought it two days before sending the message, but forgot to tell Liu Wangxue. The express delivery arrived in town today, and the pickup information was sent during the video call with Meng Luoqiu.
Liu Wangxue finished the apple in a few bites, said something to Gu Xuelan, and rode his electric bike to town.
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