Chapter 81
Zhu Lan felt angry, and He Fan also felt uncomfortable.
The other party had said these words when He Fan first pounced on the company, but hearing them again now that he was really broke, He Fan felt differently.
She hung up the phone and sighed heavily.
It's not that she doesn't feel any problem at all, it's just that she doesn't want to believe it.
It was already very late. Because of what happened today, He Fan couldn't help but send Han Weirong a few messages, saying that the investment was not going well, and he didn't say much else.
Maybe the other party has fallen asleep and didn't reply.
Now she was very tired, but she lay on the bed in the hotel, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. However, as the chaotic memories passed by, what came to her mind was still Su Ning's words.
"Don't you really want to make a good movie that is truly recognized by everyone?"
Of course she thought about it, otherwise she wouldn't be so stubborn until now.
Although his purpose was the same as Zhu Lan's, his perspective was indeed different. What surprised her even more was that Su Ning came to talk to her just for the artist Ji Xue. Maybe he really didn't care that much about money.
People like Su Ning are quite rare.
When she was at home before, most of the people she interacted with were like Zhu Lan. Su Ning could be considered a member of the Shen family to some extent, but many people in the industry said that he was different. When He Fan met him today, she had a similar feeling.
But it is not known whether it is a good or bad thing for such a person to marry Shen Mingzheng, who is likely to become the heir.
She sighed heavily again.
Su Ning was in a stable mood. After talking on the phone with Zhu Lan tonight, he did not go to bed immediately.
He knew that this matter could not be rushed, so he first told Jixue about today's situation. Jixue quickly replied, "I know," and said that she would discuss the role with He Fan again and then test her attitude.
But before that, Su Ning still wants to try his best, just in case he can really get a better script.
Moreover, Su Ning was thinking that he had to find a suitable screenwriter first.
At least we should revise the story first so that it will be more convincing when presented to He Fan. Otherwise, everything we say will be castles in the air.
But in today's industry, it is harder to find a good screenwriter than a good director.
Especially for this kind of movie script, the original work is too short and needs to be expanded, which requires a higher level of skill.
Su Ning thought about it over and over again, but couldn't think of a suitable one. Guangying Entertainment had previously cooperated with mostly screenwriters for TV dramas, and hadn't thought of any for movies yet.
But at this time he heard the doorbell ring.
It was so late and someone was knocking on the door. He didn't say anything and didn't seem to be someone from the hotel. Su Ning looked through the peephole and as soon as he opened the door, he was hugged by someone.
The person who came was actually Shen Mingzheng.
Su Ning saw that he hadn't reacted yet and had a feeling that it was unreal. Shen Mingzheng hadn't told him that he would come to Yaoshan. He didn't have time to ask. As soon as the door behind him was closed, he was pressed against the wall and kissed until he was satisfied.
It took a long time before they separated a little.
Then Shen Mingzheng put his head on Su Ning's shoulder, as if he had finally succeeded in recharging himself.
Su Ning also reached out and hugged him tightly, still feeling a little unreal, and asked: "Why are you here?"
Shen Mingzheng said: "Since you don't go home, I will come here naturally."
He felt a little aggrieved when he said this.
Yaoshan Film and Television City is quite far from Haicheng. Su Ning comes here on a business trip for a few days and usually cannot get back that night. As a result, Shen Mingzheng has been alone in the empty room for a long time. He can't bear it any longer and is ready to start running towards Yaoshan.
Although it is said that a short separation is better than a new marriage, we can't be separated forever. No normal person can bear it.
"You," Su Ning shook his head, "you must have something important to do here."
Shen Mingzheng did not deny that it did have some company matters.
“Remember when I invested in a comedy studio?”
Su Ning nodded.
This is a project of Shen's Pictures. Shen Mingzheng said that it is the common property of the couple so he mentioned it to him before investing. Su Ning has also read the plan, but he has never been there in person and has not met anyone there.
Shen Mingzheng said: "They are going to start a drama, which is also a palace drama. But it is not the same type as "The Ambitious Family"."
Shen Mingzheng sat with him on the sofa and explained it in detail.
The reason for choosing to start the drama at this time was because after Zhu Lan's introduction, Shen Mingzheng had a good relationship with Nanjiang TV Station. When he heard that the TV station was interested in making a sitcom, this was one of the reasons why he specifically found Yan Kai's small studio to invest.
Su Ning: "A sitcom?"
When he heard this, he couldn't help but become interested.
The sitcom format was all the rage more than a decade ago, and produced many popular dramas and many outstanding actors, but this type of drama has not been seen in recent years.
Therefore, Nanjiang TV Station proposed the "Classic Reboot" plan this year. Some people have applied to remake some of the old dramas, but no one has touched the sitcom area.
But Shen Mingzheng was not interested in those remakes. He took a fancy to this one and had an idea.
He has been reborn and knows which companies will make money.
When talking about comedy, we can’t avoid Yan Kai.
Currently, Yan Kai Studio is still a small-scale business. Even though it has gained some fame on the Internet, it is still in the embarrassing situation of not making enough money.
But Shen Mingzheng remembers very clearly that this studio worked hard and then made great progress. A few years later, it created popular works, produced several hit movies and TV series in succession, and then gradually became the leader in the comedy circle.
His investment was just right at this time, as Yan Kai Studio was short of money. Shen Mingzheng also promised to only provide advice and not interfere in their internal management, so the cooperation was smoothly negotiated.
He owned 40% of Yan Kai Studio's shares, becoming a de facto major shareholder.
However, before Shen Mingzheng's investment, he encountered a lot of opposition from Shen's Pictures and Jianfeng's management. They felt that this studio currently had no prospects, and there had not been any successful sitcoms in the past decade. Perhaps this format was no longer popular, so he encountered a lot of resistance.
Therefore, for this play, he now comes to Yaoshan Film and Television City in person to do the preparatory work.
But only Su Ning has been supporting him and has nodded: "I think sitcoms are great. If they are also in Yaoshan Film and Television City, I would like to go and see them when they open."
But it is not easy to prepare this drama, and rebirth cannot solve all problems. Although Shen Mingzheng knew in advance that Yan Kai Studio had the ability, the studio currently has no experience in making a complete drama that can be broadcast on TV.
Although they were looking forward to being on a platform like Nanjiang TV Station, everyone in the studio was very motivated and chose a popular play from their previous theatre performances to expand on and came up with this play, "A Happy Affair in the Imperial Hospital".
Although the background of this play is the Imperial Hospital in the ancient palace, it actually uses the past to talk about the present. Many of the funny scenes talk about the helplessness of many ordinary workers today. The Imperial Hospital is a small workplace in this palace.
But this TV series did not exist in my previous life, and the script was written on the spur of the moment. It has not been fully written yet, and the studio is still planning to write while filming.
Yan Kai is like this, the atmosphere is relatively free, but the scene of the sitcom is single and the preparation is relatively simple. Shen Mingzheng is currently choosing the same place as "The Ambitious Family". They don't need a large scene, just a yard.
Now when talking about the script, Su Ning can't help but think of He Fan's original work "Eyes".
The script is the basis of a play.
He planned to find a screenwriter, at least one who was more down-to-earth, to revise the script. Even if He Fan did not accept it, he could pay for the screenwriter to revise the script himself.
"You have met He Fan..." Shen Mingzheng thought for a moment, "You talked to her about this matter, it didn't go smoothly."
He Fan is not someone who is easy to convince.
As far as Shen Mingzheng could remember, in her previous life, she and Han Weirong were entangled for several years before they broke up completely. After that, she was depressed for a while, and only started filming again a few years later. Her style was much gloomier than before, and she received much less attention.
After that, I won some small awards, but the box office was not high, so I went home and retired.
Many people felt sorry.
When He Fan first appeared in the circle, she was obviously placed with high hopes. Her graduation work at the time attracted a lot of attention. It was thought that she could become a representative figure of a generation of directors like Tong Feifan, but she did not expect this result.
The next popular work about her was a movie based on He Fan, which told the story of the fall of a genius. As a result, more people learned that her life was ruined by love, and felt it was even more regrettable.
But if you really count, she is not the only genius who has been ruined in the entertainment industry.
Now that Su Ning wants to try to pull her up, Shen Mingzheng naturally supports it. After thinking for a while, he said, "If you want to find a screenwriter, I'll take you to see Yan Kai. He is the founder of Yan Kai Studio and the screenwriter of their series of stage plays."
"He's not just good at writing comedies, he's very good at it, you'll know if you read some of his scripts."
Su Ning's eyes lit up: "Okay."
He felt that Shen Mingzheng's visit was a coincidence!
But when hiring someone to be a screenwriter, you have to discuss it with the other party first. Yan Kai has not come to Yaoshan Film and Television City yet. Shen Mingzheng came first.
Su Ning didn't expect that his meeting with Yan Kai in the studio a few days later would be like this.
The filming of "White Hands Covering the Sky" is still going on as normal over there, and in recent days, the focus has been on filming Ji Mowei and Qu Shoubai's scenes. It's the first time for the two of them to join such a large crew, and Su Ning was worried, so he followed them here.
This drama has a lot of content and a long number of episodes. In order to complete the filming within the specified time, it is generally divided into groups A and B, and some scenes with non-overlapping actors are filmed separately to ensure progress as much as possible.
Today, Su Ning followed Group A to watch Ji Mowei and the others. Ji Xue and the others were in Group B, waiting to film on the other side of the palace venue. Su Ning planned to go over to take a look later.
But at this moment, a staff member came running over, saying "Oh no!", and then someone else said: "There's a fight over there!"
Su Ning was stunned, and couldn't understand why the crew would fight. On his way over, he didn't forget to ask the staff member what happened.
The other party hurriedly explained to him that Group B had just had a scene in the Imperial Household Department and they were in a rush. There were many scenes to be filmed today. The scene next to it was from another crew, who were also setting up the scene today, so it was a bit noisy. Moreover, the other party must have been in a hurry as well, as props and people were moving back and forth.
Because it was very close, it affected the sound reception and a few times people or some racks accidentally entered the scenery here, disturbing the filming.
This situation is common in the crew. There are many groups at Yaoshan Film and Television City, and many scenes cannot be completely cleared, so they disturb each other. In addition, sometimes tourists, passers-by, and fans who come specifically to follow them accidentally enter. It is a very common unexpected phenomenon during filming.
Perhaps both sides were rushing to meet deadlines today, so they could have had a nice discussion, but I don't know who spoke more aggressively first and they started arguing because of lost temper.
Maybe the staff member's words were a bit exaggerated. In fact, there was no fight. The show was just stopped, and from a distance, a group of people could be seen confronting each other and making a lot of noise.
When Su Ning rushed over, he heard someone watching the excitement shouting, "Haha, the eunuch and the imperial physician are fighting over here!"
At first glance, yes.
The scenes shot in Su Ning were set in the Imperial Household Department, and many actors wore eunuch costumes. The scene next to the Imperial Household Department was the Imperial Medical Office, and some actors wore imperial physician costumes.
Wait, the imperial physician...?
Su Ning remembered something, and after he went over, he wanted to ask these people to stop, but there were too many people and they were making a lot of noise. Even if someone wanted to separate them, it was impossible to separate them all at once. Even if they brought the crew's loudspeaker, it was useless.
No one started to fight, as the people in the front were still somewhat rational and someone tried to stop them. But when everyone was crowded together, someone knocked down several ladders and racks that were set up for the scenery on the side, with several paint buckets on top.
The people nearby saw the shelf falling down and wanted to hide, but the crowd started pushing and shoving them, and there were continuous screams.
Su Ning was nearby and immediately saw a short figure inside. It might be a child actor squeezed in. He had short legs and a small body and couldn't run faster than the others.
Su Ning was afraid that someone might get hurt, and since the child looked still young, he subconsciously rushed forward and pulled the person over to protect him. The iron bucket happened to fall beside him, and there must have been half-used paint in it, which splashed all over Su Ning.
The shelf fell down and brushed past Su Ning's shoulder.
He had no time to care about his dirty clothes and the sore spot on his shoulder that was rubbed. He first lowered his head to look at the person he had pulled out, and then he realized that the other person didn't seem to be a child actor.
This person was not wearing a costume, but ordinary clothes.
But which crew would recruit such a young child? He looks only fifteen or sixteen years old. Isn't this child labor?
Moreover, at first glance, Su Ning couldn't tell whether the child was a boy or a girl. He asked, but the other party didn't answer. He just blinked, then reached out his hand cautiously and wiped the paint spots on his body.
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