Chapter 140: Making Trouble Again
Hu Xiaoxiao didn't know that Wang Shuangshuang had come to poach Director Ge and wanted to recruit him to the crew of "Fan Lihua". She also offered many conditions that were hard to refuse.
If it were in the past, Director Ge might have agreed to the offer because of such attractive conditions, but it is different now. Director Ge is now full of ambition and energy. Apart from producing good works, he doesn't care about anything else.
So when Wang Shuangshuang came to poach people, Director Ge, who had his own ideals, flatly refused.
Furthermore, Director Ge was well aware that Wang Shuangshuang wasn't someone who truly wanted to make a good drama, but was simply squandering resources. Otherwise, why would she insist on making "Fan Lihua" when others were making "Mu Guiying"? She wasn't doing it because the script was good, but out of spite, filming something she didn't understand or excel at.
Director Ge was afraid that his reputation would be ruined by playing with such a brainless person.
Director Ge not only rejected Wang Shuangshuang, but also talked about this matter with other staff members of the "Mu Guiying" crew, asking them not to accompany the prince to study, otherwise they would not get any benefits, but would be implicated by the failure of the drama.
This led to Wang Shuangshuang trying to poach other staff members from the "Mu Guiying" crew, but she failed to persuade any of them.
Wang Shasha was furious: She had clearly formed this team, so why didn't anyone listen to her? What kind of magic trick had Hu Xiaoxiao given them?
The more this happened, the more Wang Shasha wanted to suppress Hu Xiaoxiao.
Hu Xiaoxiao was busy and had no time to pay attention to Wang Shasha. She was holding the main character list of the script of "Mu Guiying" and discussing the casting with the director.
Besides the main character, the supporting characters are also crucial to a successful TV series. If a supporting character is not good enough, it can directly drag down the entire show.
After Hu Xiaoxiao and Director Ge studied the important roles in the drama "Mu Guiying", they invited suitable artists to audition.
Unexpectedly, I was rejected by many artists.
Hu Xiaoxiao was surprised and asked Awei to investigate, only to find out that it was Wang Shuangshuang's doing again. She did not pry open Hu Xiaoxiao's team, but wanted to recruit all the suitable artists, leaving Hu Xiaoxiao with no one to use.
The script of Wang Shuangshuang's "Fan Lihua" has not been released yet, but she has already recruited actors with an outline, hoping to recruit all the good actors.
There is another reason why those artists chose the crew of "Fan Lihua" instead of the crew of "Mu Guiying", and that is Qiu Lihua.
Hu Xiaoxiao took advantage of Ji Sheng's influence and did get the crew back, but the rumor that he had completely offended Qiu Lihua spread like wildfire in the company.
Even though Hu Xiaoxiao has Ji Sheng behind him, Ji Sheng doesn't know some of the small artists and doesn't care about them. President Qiu is their immediate superior and has many ways and means to control them.
Therefore, these artists were afraid that they would be banned by President Qiu if they joined the crew of "Mu Guiying" and rejected Director Ge's invitation.
Ah Wei said: "Wang Shasha's release conditions are: if she joins the crew of "Fan Lihua", she will help them obtain resources for future new dramas."
There are many artists in the TV station, but the resources are limited, and many artists lack resources.
"Also," Ah Wei told Hu Xiaoxiao, "There's news that the award Charlie applied for you was rejected by President Qiu."
"Did Mr. Qiu deny it in public?" Hu Xiaoxiao asked.
Ah Wei shook his head. "How could President Qiu do anything to give someone a handle? What he meant was that he's very optimistic about your film 'Mu Guiying' and believes it will be a huge hit next year. He also said that he supports you to win the Best Actress award next year. Since he's going to give you such a big award as Best Actress next year, this year's Newcomer Award or Improvement Award will be given to something else."
Hu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but laugh. What a good move of retreating to advance.
They keep saying they're optimistic about her, as if they're on her side and admire her immensely. They even say they're rooting for her to win Best Actress next year. Next year? Who knows?
Don’t you see that you want to cut off her future and snatch away all the good artists now?
This is ruining her drama first. When the drama airs next year and the ratings are poor, he can complain to Ji Sheng. If Ji Sheng is dissatisfied with her, will she still want to win the Best Actress Award? Even Bao Hong Kong TV will be in trouble.
Fortunately, Hu Xiaoxiao had already anticipated that Qiu Lihua would not let it go after suffering a loss.
"What did Charlie say?" Hu Xiaoxiao asked first.
Ah Wei said, "Charlie strongly disagreed with Mr. Qiu's opinion and had a quarrel with him. It was precisely because of Charlie's opposition that this news became gossip."
Hu Xiaoxiao nodded to indicate that he understood.
"The anniversary celebration is only a few days away, so let's wait until after the anniversary celebration to recruit people."
It's a good opportunity for her to see how courageous Lu Sheng is.
As for the artists who turned down the offer, Hu Xiaoxiao didn't care. The station had a lot of everything but artists, and with so many hired every year, who knew how many were left without work? She decided to talk it over with Director Ge and start panning for gold in the sand.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Wanwen came over first and asked Hu Xiaoxiao, "What do you think I can play? If you need me, you can arrange a role for me."
Hu Xiaoxiao laughed and said, "Don't you know my recent situation? Aren't you afraid of being implicated by me?"
Zhu Wanwen also laughed. "Not to mention that I think this is a great opportunity. Just based on our friendship, I'm going to come here. You decide. If there's any role missing, let me fill it. I don't care how many parts I have."
Hu Xiaoxiao really thought about it carefully, and then asked: "You learned some martial arts moves for a while before. How are you doing?"
"I never gave up learning and kept practicing even when I had no scenes to perform."
"Type it for me to see."
Zhu Wanwen then practiced the martial arts that he had been practicing non-stop during this period. Although his movements could not compare with those of professional martial artists, they were much better than many artists who had been in the industry for several years, and they were also quite entertaining to watch.
Hu Xiaoxiao was shocked by Zhu Wanwen's progress, "You are too hardworking!"
Zhu Wanwen finished his move and said with a smile, "Not only have I not fallen behind in martial arts, I've also been practicing my acting skills."
She knew that her talent was not good enough, so she made up for it with hard work and kept working hard because she believed that opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared.
Now is the best opportunity for Zhu Wanwen.
So she came over without hesitation.
Hu Xiaoxiao did not let Zhu Wanwen's efforts go to waste. He brought Zhu Wanwen to Director Ge. After seeing Zhu Wanwen's appearance, Director Ge asked Zhu Wanwen to demonstrate the moves.
After watching the martial arts performance, they selected another scene for Zhu Wanwen to perform.
After the exam, Director Ge was very satisfied with Zhu Wanwen and said, "Not bad, you can stay."
Hu Xiaoxiao thought of a character in the script that had a lot of screen time and was very distinctive, and suggested, "Why not let Wanwen play Yang Paifeng? I think she's quite suitable for the role."
Director Ge thought for a moment, looked at Zhu Wanwen again, and nodded: "Okay."
So, in addition to the protagonist, the first important supporting role in "Mu Guiying" was selected.
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