Chapter 285: Ridicule
When Cousin Wu heard that Director Steve was willing to accept Gu Shuangbai, he breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Director, we haven't seen the complete script yet. I wonder when the script will be ready? We can't wait to join the crew."
Director Steve's eyes flashed with a guilty look, and he said, "Don't worry about the script. You should know my rules. Many times I write while filming. I will sign the contract to join the group first, and I will give you at least half of the script one day before filming."
Cousin Wu had indeed asked about Director Steve. This internationally renowned director did have a lot of experience in writing scripts while filming, so he did not have too many doubts about what he said. He also never thought that Director Steve had any evil intentions.
Both sides had their own thoughts, but they signed the contract in the shortest time possible. Director Steve was happy that he had tricked the person into taking the bait, while Gu Shuangbai felt that it was a joy to work with a top director.
Almost on the day the contract was signed, Gu Shuangbai’s agent officially announced the matter on Weibo. When fans received the news, they were overjoyed.
There were even some fans who were so bold as to dance directly in front of Song Zhibai's fans, mocking Song Zhibai for not having any experience of working with big international directors and being considered a true top star.
Song Zhibai's fans were of course furious, but his agent was on guard against this the moment he saw the official announcement, and immediately sent someone to calm the fans' emotions in the fan group. As a result, the fans' emotions gradually calmed down.
Xu Youyou was looking at the situation and was still watching the show when suddenly the system interface started flashing.
[Host, you still have unclaimed rewards. ]
Xu Youyou's eyes lit up: "There is such a good thing? Is there any reward I haven't claimed yet?"
A “Script 2/3” immediately appeared on the system interface.
Xu Youyou then remembered that two years ago, when she picked up Ouyang Ouyang, the system gave her three tailor-made scripts as a reward for the task.
The first script at that time was a short play, which is nowadays one of the indispensable parts of every review of classic short plays. Together with the countless remakes at home and abroad, it is conservatively estimated that it brought Xu Youyou at least 1 billion yuan in net profit.
Short plays of this level can be said to be the ceiling of the short play market at home and abroad today, and it is even unprecedented and unparalleled.
It is also because of this drama that Song Zhibai became well-known to the public. Short dramas have always been inferior to others, but even now, when Song Zhibai reviews his resume, he does not exclude this short drama. Instead, it has always been ranked first.
The second script was Song Zhibai's first TV series, a martial arts drama. It was thanks to this drama that Song Zhibai rose to the top star.
Now, after Xu Youyou received the third script, she saw that it was a movie script. She spent most of the day reading the script and was unable to recover for a long time.
This book has a really strong lasting effect.
As long as a script like this is released, there will definitely be people who grab it. Although the entertainment industry does not respect screenwriters very much now, a truly good script may miss the first buyer, but it will not be ignored. After all, there are still people with vision in the entertainment industry.
She called Ouyang Ouyang: "You seem to be on vacation recently. Do you have any work plans after the vacation?"
Ouyang Ouyang is currently traveling in Inner Mongolia. Upon hearing this, he immediately asked, "Boss, don't worry, I won't rest for too long. I will be back in two months at most."
Xu Youyou said, "I'm not urging you to come back and make a movie, but I have a good script here. I have asked someone to apply for a patent. I will send it to you later. If you think it's suitable, you can make the movie. If you don't want to, I will find someone else in the circle."
Ouyang Ouyang immediately said: "The script that you have chosen must be good."
Although he said so, his desire to shoot was not very strong. After all, he was already planning to transition from the television industry to the film industry, and the scripts that Xu Youyou handed him several times were all TV drama scripts. He did not ask in detail this time and thought it was the same.
When Xu Youyou passed the script to him, Ouyang Ouyang only read it for five minutes and sat up straight in an instant. After reading it all, Ouyang Ouyang's fingers almost left afterimages on the mobile phone keyboard, for fear that he would be a step late and Xu Youyou would give the script to someone else.
"Boss, boss, I'm your old follower. I've been here since our company was founded. When you have such great things, you must think of me!" Ouyang Ouyang said anxiously.
Xu Youyou on the other end of the phone couldn't help but laugh: "Look at you, you're anxious again."
Ouyang Ouyang was still boasting: "Boss, although I have no experience in filming movies, you have to believe me. Every time you gave me a task, I completed it well, didn't I?"
Xu Youyou originally planned to give the book to him, and said, "Don't worry, I didn't give this book to anyone else after I got it. I passed it to you immediately after I finished reading it. From the beginning to the end, you have always been my first choice."
Ouyang Ouyang's heart warmed: "Boss, I... I really don't know how to thank you..."
A good director and a good script always complement each other.
Ouyang Ouyang has read the entire script and could not find any part that needed to be cut. The last time he encountered such a script was the martial arts film that Song Zhibai made his debut in, and the time before that was the short drama.
Ouyang Ouyang looked at the script and found that the screenwriter was signed by the same person, "Anonymous", and for some reason he felt particularly at ease.
He asked as he had done countless times before: "Boss, this anonymous gentleman is so talented. Whenever he makes a move, whether it is a short play, a TV series or a movie, it is a classic. I really want to meet him. Can you give me a chance to thank him in person?"
Xu Youyou naturally knew that the system's products must be top-notch. She also understood Ouyang's thoughts very well, so she could only say helplessly: "This gentleman has always been a recluse and doesn't like to interact with people. This movie may be his last shot."
Ouyang Ouyang heard this and said quickly: "Boss, I will end my vacation and return to Shanghai tomorrow. It may take some time to prepare for the film. The investment in this film may not be small..."
Xu Youyou smiled and said, "I'm naturally relieved when you do the work. You don't have to worry about the money. It doesn't matter if the preparation time is long. The important thing is that you must produce a classic."
After Xu Youyou hung up the phone, she passed the script to Song Zhibai. Only now did she understand the importance of the word "tailor-made". This script was tailor-made for Song Zhibai, the male lead, and also for Ouyang Ouyang, the director.
It’s just that the official announcement of the new movie was just released, and it was immediately ridiculed by Gu Shuangbai’s fans:
"I thought Song Zhibai was going to officially announce some big director or big production? How come after being a top star for so many years, he is still working with directors from his own company? Do directors outside dislike him?
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