Chapter 112: A battle of ideas? Trash or a great drama? (Subscription required)
"Xiao Shu, what do you think of our Mr. Liu?"
Wang Bao asked with a strange look on his face.
It’s no wonder that Wang Bao asked this question. After all, the name of the script is "The Rumored Chen Qianqian".
You mean this has nothing to do with Liu Qianqian?
Who believes it? ?
Could it be that Mr. Liu licked too hard these two days?
Give the little tree an illusion?
Thinking of this, Wang Bao had to persuade Yu Xiaoshu: "Xiaoshu, don't misunderstand me. I didn't mean to say that you are not worthy of Mr. Liu. After all, you two complement each other. One is talented and the other is beautiful, but..."
"Uncle Wang, what are you talking about?"
Yu Xiaoshu interrupted Wang Bao and said, "I asked you to read the script. What are you imagining? I have no interest in women at the moment."
"kindness??"
Yu Xiaoshu's words made Wang Bao more nervous instead of relaxing: "Xiaoshu, I am your elder, I want to tell you that marriage and divorce are too normal in the entertainment industry. Many people don't take marriage seriously. After all, there are too many temptations in this industry. You don't have to hate women just because of Ding Xiaoman. Of course, I know that many people in the industry are double-plugged, but Xiaoshu, Uncle Wang still hopes that you don't become a double-plug."
Yu Xiaoshu: “???”
Since ancient times, imagination has been the most deadly.
Yu Xiaoshu felt that he could not let Wang Bao imagine any further, otherwise he would really lump him and Guo Han together.
"Uncle Wang, just because I'm not interested in women doesn't mean I like men. I'm a normal person."
Yu Xiaoshu said to Wang Bao seriously, "Don't imagine it anymore. I'm not interested in Mr. Liu, and I'm face-blind. If I really fall in love, I will only look for someone with taste and ideas, so..."
"Are you saying that I have no taste, no ideas, and nothing to show for myself except my good looks?"
Liu Qianqian pushed the door open and said.
"Mr. Liu, where did you learn this skill of eavesdropping? Or are you Cao Cao?"
Yu Xiaoshu looked at Liu Qianqian in front of him and said speechlessly.
"Who is Cao Cao??"
Liu Qianqian said with a frown.
Forgot.
There is no Three Kingdoms on Yuanxing.
Yu Xiaoshu said directly: "It's just right, Mr. Liu, you are here too. You and Mr. Wang should take a look at the script first and study it. We can discuss it in detail when I come back."
After saying that, Yu Xiaoshu slipped away.
"Hey, you still haven't told me who Cao Cao is?"
Liu Qianqian still had a strong desire for knowledge, and she even wanted to stop Yu Xiaoshu to ask something.
But Yu Xiaoshu ran away too fast. After Liu Qianqian chased him out of the office, Yu Xiaoshu had disappeared.
"Mr. Wang, Teacher Yu just said that he has already written the script?"
Liu Qianqian returned to Wang Bao's office and started talking about business: "This is too fast, is the subject matter criminal investigation? I saw that other major companies recently announced a wave of criminal investigation-themed web series and TV series."
"No, it's ancient costume."
Wang Bao shook his head and said, "Didn't Xiaoshu tell you?"
“Ancient costume???”
Liu Qianqian's face changed: "No wonder, no wonder he asked me to investigate the TV series "Female Officials". He wants to continue to snipe Mu Lefeng. Does Teacher Yu think that the miracle of "Undocumented Crime" can continue?"
Wang Bao smiled bitterly and said, "I knew that Xiaoshu wanted to write a costume drama. His teacher Zou Jun also talked to me about this yesterday, but I didn't expect Xiaoshu to write so quickly."
It’s only been 4 days since the finale of “The Undocumented Crime” and the day after tomorrow will be the celebration party for “The Undocumented Crime”. We are still in the promotion period of “The Undocumented Crime”.
The result was unexpected.
Yu Xiaoshu actually wrote the script so quickly.
"Teacher Yu is amazing."
Liu Qianqian had already forgotten about settling accounts with Yu Xiaoshu, and instead sincerely admired him: "This is Teacher Yu. He knows there is a tiger in the mountain, but he still has the character of a tiger in the mountain. When everyone thought he was going to follow the trend and write a criminal investigation web drama, Teacher Yu went against the trend. When everyone thought that costume dramas were no longer popular, Teacher Yu insisted on filming a costume drama."
I really admire you.
What Liu Qianqian admires even more is Yu Xiaoshu's ability to hold grudges.
He's so damn vindictive.
From childhood to adulthood, Liu Qianqian had never seen anyone who held grudges as much as Yu Xiaoshu.
Thinking of this, Liu Qianqian felt that she must not let Yu Xiaoshu hold a grudge against her.
"All right."
Wang Bao was also speechless after listening to Liu Qianqian's analysis of Yu Xiaoshu.
This is looking at the problem from both sides.
Of course Liu Qianqian looked at the problem from a positive perspective, but Wang Bao thought that Yu Xiaoshu's behavior was a bit too risky from a negative perspective.
Why are so many people following the trend of criminal investigation themes?
Isn’t it because criminal investigation themes can be successful?
Look at the success of "The Undocumented Crime", and then look at the success of "No One Can Tell", which could have become a phenomenon, and several other low-cost criminal investigation web dramas that have also been successful.
Tell me, who among you doesn’t follow the trend of criminal investigation themes?
Making money is not shameful.
But what about costume dramas?
Costume dramas are currently in a cold period.
"Mr. Wang, what script did Teacher Yu write?"
Liu Qianqian asked with concern: "Is it a costume comedy? Or history? Or something else?"
"I haven't read it yet, and Xiaoshu just gave me the script."
Wang Bao said as he picked up the script.
After all, he originally thought that Yu Xiaoshu wrote this name because of Liu Qianqian.
But now it seems that he really wants to chop.
This must just be a coincidence.
"Mr. Liu, would you like to take a look first?"
Wang Bao said this and handed the script to Liu Qianqian.
"Okay, let me take a look."
Liu Qianqian took the script and was stunned when she saw the name.
Huh? ?
The name? ?
Liu Qianqian didn't use her imagination as Wang Bao did. She couldn't wait to start reading the script.
Title of the drama: "The Rumored Chen Qianqian".
Script summary: Chen Xiaoqian, a single screenwriter, worked hard to write a costume drama. It could have been launched smoothly, but it collapsed because the actor Han Mingxing questioned the emotional scenes in the script too much. She was angry and vowed to prove her ability. She accidentally got stuck in her own script and turned into Chen Qianqian, the third princess of Huayuan City with a noble status but bad reviews. Originally a little female supporting role who could not survive more than three episodes, she started a screenwriter copy to survive and reversed her absurd life. She finally learned to love and grow between Han Shuo, the dog-like young city lord who did not understand the routine, and Pei Heng, the Huayuan City prefect with perfect personality and appearance.
Liu Qianqian became interested just by looking at the outline of the script.
At the same time, I was a little surprised.
It turns out that Teacher Yu is also a surfing expert.
Single mother?
A canine young city lord? ?
These words can be said to be relatively youthful, but Liu Qianqian naturally understands them because she and her bestie often say them.
What else are you looking for, like a little wolf dog or a little puppy?
But I never thought that Teacher Yu was so knowledgeable.
What’s more important is that Liu Qianqian didn’t expect that this would actually be a time-travel drama.
Time travel is not uncommon.
Many TV dramas nowadays are about time travel, not to mention online novels. If you are not a time traveler, you should be embarrassed to say that you are the protagonist.
01 The big city of Huatan is crowded with businesses and people, making it extremely prosperous.
Narration (Huayuan City is ruled by women, while Xuanhu City is ruled by men. The two cities have always been at odds. After a fierce battle, Xuanhu City was defeated and had to send its young master Han Shuo to marry into Huayuan City)
On the street, a formation was moving slowly. The carriages were embroidered with black tiger totems, and the black tiger guards wearing armor of the same color were guarding a large carriage in the center in an orderly manner.
Woman A looked at this scene and said, "I heard that it was the young city lord of Xuanhu City who came to our Huayuan City for marriage. I don't know which princess he will marry..."
Another woman said, "Men are in charge of Xuanhu City, unlike in Huayuan City, where women are respected, women are officials, and women are city lords. Men are all reckless and don't know how to live. Look at them, they even gave us their young city lord for the sake of the Wushi Mine."
Others said, "Look at him, he is handsome, but unfortunately, he suffers from heart disease. The doctors he has seen said he won't live past 20, and now he's almost 19."
"So, this young master will die in a year?"
"Why would Xuanhu City send a dying person here? It's really unlucky..."
…
Liu Qianqian was a little confused when she saw the first scene.
What about the promised time travel? ?
Isn’t Chen Qianqian the female lead?
How can someone rob a boy in the street?
And this setting is quite interesting.
Female supremacy.
Keep reading.
02. Posthouse.
Bai Ji opened the door and came in, saying, "Young Master, the plan has changed. According to rumors, Chen Qianqian is unreasonable and absurd. She is a lawbreaker. Not only can she not read a single word, but she also has princess syndrome. She even ordered all the people and officials in the city to call her the Third Princess."
"The third princess?"
Han Shuo said calmly: "A city can no longer accommodate her, right?"
Bai Ji was a little puzzled: "But I clearly arranged for the second princess Chen Chuchu to be the one who frightened the horse and crashed into the convoy. How did it become Chen Qianqian? What should I do?"
At this time, Han Shuo started to cough, and Bai Ji asked with some concern: "Young Master?"
"It's cheap."
Han Shuo said with a cold expression.
03. In a single apartment in a bustling city.
A young woman with disheveled hair, holding a bag of red ginseng oral liquid in her mouth, was grinning foolishly at the computer screen.
Chen Xiaoqian.
This sloppy-looking and imageless person is exactly Chen Xiaoqian.
"The hero rescues the beauty but picks up the wrong person, the hero is robbed by the supporting actress, what kind of genius screenwriter am I to be able to write such a plot..."
Chen Xiaoqian talked to himself while changing a few words in the document on his computer.
The screen was showing the eighth draft of the first episode of the close-up script of "Tiger Smelling Roses". Chen Xiaoqian stopped, stared at it for a few seconds, and then changed a few words.
…
The pace of the first episode of "The Rumored Chen Qianqian" is quite fast.
Screenwriter Chen Xiaoqian wrote a script about female dominance, but young actor Han Shuo asked for changes to the script because he thought the characters in the play were wrong.
Well, Chen Xiaoqian would rather die than change.
But if the money is in place, then everything will be easy.
There is nothing you can't do for just extra money.
So, in the face of money, Chen Xiaoqian finally chose to stay up late to revise the script.
Then, she successfully died suddenly and traveled through time into her own script, becoming the supporting actress Chen Qianqian who did not survive more than three episodes.
I remember that Song Fangjin once complained about the screenwriting industry at a Tucao conference.
It is said that there are writers who commit suicide, there are poets who commit suicide, but there has never been a screenwriter who commits suicide.
Why?
Because all screenwriters died suddenly.
If a screenwriter is about to jump off a building, he will receive six calls in the elevator, five of which ask him to revise the script, and one informs him that his previous project failed. He finally reaches the top of the building with his hands on his chest, and is ready to send a message to say goodbye, but then he sees on the Internet that Guo and Yu have plagiarized again...
Well, the above are Song Fangjin’s original words at the Tucao Conference. The Guo and Yu here are not the two who performed crosstalk. At that time, the two had not apologized for plagiarism. No one even expected that the two would apologize on the last day of 2020. Of course, those who understand understand why.
The screenwriter died suddenly.
This setting is quite down-to-earth.
At the same time, the setting of traveling through time to one's own script is still relatively novel in ancient costume web dramas.
Especially when she travels through time to the body of a female supporting character who is about to be killed by Han Shuo, it is easy to arouse everyone's expectations.
More importantly, in addition to the two main characters, Chen Qianqian and Han Shuo, there are also Pei Heng who is engaged to Chen Qianqian, the second princess Chen Chuchu, the city lord, Lin Qi, Su Mu, Zi Yue, Bai Ji and others, all of whom have quite distinct personalities.
Chen Qianqian needs to balance many aspects, but things always go in an uncontrollable direction.
In short, if you only watch the first three episodes, Liu Qianqian thinks it is quite good.
novel.
Innovation.
The characters are good.
Contradictions are enough.
The rhythm is perfect.
The more Liu Qianqian watched, the more she liked it. She even wanted to see what the subsequent script was like.
"kindness?"
Wang Bao looked at Liu Qianqian and frowned and asked, "Boss Liu, you've been watching for so long, what do you think?"
"Good, very good, very good, you are worthy of being Teacher Yu."
Liu Qianqian handed the script to Wang Bao and said, "Boss Wang, I think this script is going to be a big hit."
"Let me see."
Wang Bao's heart trembled.
Because he believed that Liu Qianqian's vision was definitely not good. As long as Liu Qianqian took a fancy to a script, the possibility of the script failing would be greatly increased.
So Wang Bao took the script and took a look at it.
What the hell is this??
Of course Wang Bao was completely confused after reading the script synopsis. After all, how could someone of his age understand Internet buzzwords?
Then, it’s time for the next three episodes.
Obviously, Wang Bao's ideas are completely different from Liu Qianqian's.
How can there be a way out of such a bloody plot? ?
"Mr. Liu, I don't think the script of "The Rumored Chen Qianqian" is good."
Wang Bao shook his head slightly and said, "This script is too confusing. I have seen time-travel dramas before, but this kind of drama where the characters travel through time to their own so-called script and then mess things up is too confusing. Once the plot is messed up, it is naturally impossible to attract the audience's likes. Also, the script is too innovative. Innovation sometimes means messing around. So, I think this script will definitely not be able to reach S-level."
"Boss Wang, what did you say?"
Liu Qianqian said in disbelief: "You said this script can't reach S-level? And the plot is messy? Tell me, where is the mess?"
"First of all, it's a mixture of ancient costumes and modern dramas. According to the current rhythm, you either don't want to travel through time, or explain it clearly at the beginning. However, the transitions in this drama are too chaotic. First the ancient costumes, then the modern, and then the time travel. Don't you think it's a waste of time?"
Wang Bao analyzed rationally, "Besides, a costume drama is a costume drama, but this one has a lot of modern lines, and many of them are completely illogical. And a woman is in charge? Do you think the audience likes to watch this kind of thing? The topic of male-female confrontation on the Internet is extremely sensitive. It is simply not wise to write a script like this at this time."
Antique.
Liu Qianqian was speechless: "Mr. Wang, you still need to acquire new knowledge. The market is becoming younger and younger. You..."
"Mr. Liu, you don't understand this area of expertise. Didn't you invite me in the first place because there was a deviation between your expertise and your grasp of the market?"
Wang Bao interrupted Liu Qianqian and said, "Of course I know that the market is getting younger, but it still follows objective laws. Everyone thought that the traffic would continue to explode, but it has been declining since last year. So it's true that the market is getting younger, but it doesn't mean that we can just shoot dramas randomly."
At this point, Wang Bao sighed and said, "Xiao Shu, you are still a little too anxious."
"I…"
Liu Qianqian almost choked to death after listening to Wang Bao's words: "Boss Wang, I have failed before, but you really can't understand this script, okay?"
"Mr. Liu, please don't worry about this matter for now. I'll talk to Xiaoshu about the script."
Wang Bao thought for a moment and said, "But the contract issue regarding the small trees is what you should consider. After all, there are quite a few people digging up small trees these days."
"Don't worry about this. I already knew it. But Mr. Wang, I want to tell you that this script is absolutely..."
"Nothing is absolute, Mr. Liu. I've said before that you are really not good at choosing scripts."
What Wang Bao said was really rude.
Okay.
Everyone bullies me.
Needless to say, Yu Xiaoshu loved Liu Qianqian very much. Liu Qianqian licked Yu Xiaoshu very fiercely.
There is no need to say anything about Wang Bao.
When Liu Qianqian invited Wang Bao to join Baiqian Media, she made three rules, that is, Liu Qianqian would not interfere with Wang Bao's operations of the company.
This is why Liu Qianqian did not intervene even though she did not believe in "The Undocumented Crime" at the beginning.
Since you trust Wang Bao, let Wang Bao go for it.
But this time.
Liu Qianqian wanted to fight for it again: "Boss Wang, you really need to think about it carefully. This script is really good."
"Haha, Mr. Liu, you don't have to worry about it anymore. This script is definitely not going to work. I plan to talk to Xiaoshu after the celebration banquet. You don't have to worry about it."
Wang Bao laughed and said, "I will take care of this matter."
"No, I mean..."
Liu Qianqian felt that her life was really bad.
Before, I was fooled like a fool by the three screenwriters Li Ruhai, Fang Jin, Shangguan Hai and other people.
Now, he is being criticized by Yu Xiaoshu and Wang Bao.
It's so difficult for me.
She ultimately failed to convince Wang Bao.
Issues of preference, concepts, and the ability to accept the subject matter, how could it be so easy to convince people?
But this drama.
Liu Qianqian really thinks it’s good.
…
Yu Xiaoshu didn't know that Liu Qianqian would argue with Wang Bao.
He never expected that Liu Qianqian, a woman with a negative ability to appreciate scripts, would think this drama was good, while Wang Bao would reject it.
At this time, Yu Xiaoshu had already arrived at Xiaoma Entertainment.
"Discovery" program recording studio, backstage.
"Teacher Yu, this is our interview script today. I have discussed this with you before, and we are mainly discussing your two online dramas, "I Am Yu Huanshui" and "The Undocumented Crime."
You Xiangxue said to Yu Xiaoshu: "Please take a look first. If there is anything sensitive, we can discuss it later."
"Discovery" is actually an interview program, a bit similar to "Lu Yu You Yue" and "Very Close Distance" on Earth. It is basically based on pure interviews, and some information about the guests will be prepared.
Of course, it is not sentimental or funny, and it also does not tell us any life lessons.
It's just a pure interview.
What you hear from the interview is up to you, the audience.
Precisely because it is not sensational or funny, and the interviews are fair, impartial and measured, the "Discovery" program is quite popular.
Many guests have to queue up if they want to be on the "Discovery" show.
Moderation.
This is an essential quality for a host.
You Xiangxue had prepared quite a bit of information about Yu Xiaoshu. After all, her beloved concubine knew Yu Xiaoshu very well.
However, some interview outlines require Yu Xiaoshu's prior consent.
You Xiangxue would not make surprise attacks during interviews.
"Nothing is sensitive, anything is fine."
Yu Xiaoshu smiled at You Xiangxue and said, "Besides, I don't care about anything. I can talk about my divorce and other past events. Since I'm on this show, I won't care about these things."
"ah??"
You Xiangxue was stunned for a moment, then a huge look of joy appeared on her face: "Okay, Mr. Yu, please wait for me for a moment. I will find a screenwriter to reorganize the interview transcript."
Yu Xiaoshu has too many explosive points.
But You Xiangxue felt that this was Yu Xiaoshu's weak spot. After all, which man likes to talk about a wife who has cheated on him?
But now, listening to what Yu Xiaoshu said, You Xiangxue was of course excited.
She could only feel sorry for her beloved concubine.
"Okay, I'm not in a hurry."
Yu Xiaoshu smiled and said, "You are busy."
After You Xiangxue left, Yu Xiaoshu let the makeup teacher help her with her makeup while she read the news online.
Five minutes later, Judy pushed the door open.
"Teacher Yu, I just happened to pass by Xiao You, and she said that you are the guest for today's interview. This is really a coincidence. I was just thinking about talking to you recently."
Judy came in and said to Yu Xiaoshu with a smile.
"Mr. Zhu."
Yu Xiaoshu also greeted him.
Although Yu Xiaoshu and Judy did not reach an agreement on the contract issue at first, Judy still left a very good impression on Yu Xiaoshu.
In terms of emotional intelligence, Judy is at least ten times more intelligent than Lu Dongyang.
"Please wait for a moment and put on your makeup. I want to talk to Teacher Yu for a while."
Judy said to the makeup artist beside her at this time.
"Okay, Director Zhu, then, you two can chat."
The makeup artist left in a hurry.
"Teacher Yu, I really should have agreed to your conditions at the beginning."
Judy looked at Yu Xiaoshu and said with some regret.
…
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(End of this chapter)
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