He Yue suddenly asked in confusion, "Isn't it true that people in the industry aren't allowed to come? How could your dad let you come?"
"My dad sent me abroad, and I'm secretly contacting you guys now, okay? You know how underground party members are, right? I just found out that even my dad, a big director, is a coward. What's the use of having works and fame in this industry? When capital gets involved, you don't even dare to fart. Director Lin is the only one with backbone, daring to challenge the He family. By the way, do you know what the relationship is between Director Lin and the Lin Group?"
Only Secretary Zhao knew the truth, but he didn't want to say it. He knew that Director Lin's success was all due to her own hard work, and since she didn't want to reveal her identity or ask for sponsors or advertisers, he wouldn't go against her wishes to do so.
Secretary Zhao didn't answer, but Boss Zhang couldn't help but mutter, "What kind of relationship could there be? If there were any relationship, would Feiyang Entertainment, a company that has finally gained some reputation in the industry, be able to compete with the industry leader M platform? What kind of grudge must they have?"
As soon as Zhang finished speaking, everyone fell silent. However, on the other hand, a surge of passion welled up in everyone's hearts, with nowhere to be vented.
At this moment, Zhang Nan suddenly spoke up, "Could it be that Director Lin intends to extract some key points as the main storyline and fill in the rest with subplots? Traditional fantasy dramas are all male-dominated, but the current market favors female-centric dramas, so I guess Director Lin wants to make a truly female-centric fantasy drama."
Sheng Yiyi, whose brain had completely failed to process the information, couldn't help but ask, "How did you figure that out?"
Zhang Nan was somewhat helpless. What kind of people were in this company? But she explained, "The male lead has to be of demon blood and go through three lifetimes to save the world. Isn't this obviously a female-centric drama?"
"ah?"
Everyone in the meeting room was bewildered. Was this really how it was interpreted? They quickly wrote it down, realizing they still couldn't keep up with Director Lin's train of thought.
However, Sheng Yiyi herself was still somewhat confused.
Zhang Nan initially didn't want to pay attention, but when he looked up and met dozens of bright, sparkling eyes, he sighed and said, "Three lives, three worlds—that inevitably means three identities. The protagonist must be righteous and noble. If the male lead has demon blood, then the female lead is definitely the protagonist. Moreover, extracting key points from this, childhood sweethearts must be the first life. Combining that with saving the world, we can deduce Director Lin's general plot for the first life of the male and female leads..."
The people in the conference room were stunned for a long time after hearing this. It turned out that Director Lin really had told them everything! The outline had been prepared all along! As expected of Director Lin! He wrote the outline for a forty-episode TV series in just five pages.
Lin Xiaoxiao had only been skipping work for a few days when she received a message from He Yue saying that the script was almost finished.
Lin Xiaoxiao sighed, "It's so fast! When I was here, it didn't seem to go by this fast. That makes sense, with the boss watching, there's definitely no motivation to work."
Just as filming was about to begin, Lin Xiaoxiao suddenly received an invitation to a television conference.
Lin Xiaoxiao naturally went to listen to the lecture. This time, her seat was much closer to the middle than the last row last time. After the lecture started, she was even praised by the leader.
"The Waves and the Fire" was well made. Director Lin, keep up the good work.
Lin Xiaoxiao felt a little ashamed at the time, wishing she could disappear into her pants. Who would have thought that this was the first time in her life she had received such public praise, which made her feel somewhat embarrassed?
Although she thought this in her heart, Lin Xiaoxiao didn't show it on her face, maintaining a calm and composed demeanor. This made the others stand up without realizing it.
The meeting was largely a large-scale performance praising "Waves and Gunfire," with praise for everything from the name and its meaning to the source material and the final product.
Lin Xiaoxiao, feeling shy and uneasy, also noticed the two teachers sitting on the side of the stage. They were the naval captains with whom Lin Xiaoxiao had argued.
Lin Xiaoxiao tensed up. Was this person here to complain? They had just praised her and were now criticizing everyone?
After the main leader finished speaking, the microphone was handed to the naval colonel.
Lin Xiaoxiao tensed up; they were here, they were definitely going to criticize her.
"Most works about the War of Resistance Against Japan focus on the army, and very few focus on the navy. In fact, the battles at that time were amphibious operations involving the sea, land, and air. The battle that the work 'Waves and Fire' is based on was also the battle in which the navy suffered the most heavy losses, sacrificing the entire main force of the First and Second Fleets, and even sinking ships to block the entrance to the river to prevent the enemy from entering. I personally like Director Lin's final presentation very much, and I hope that there will be more works in the future to show the amphibious operations at that time, so that the audience can know that in addition to the army, there were so many people who made sacrifices for this continent."
Lin Xiaoxiao felt a sudden pang of sadness at the Shanghai Navy Colonel's smile. Instead of criticism, she received affirmation. She suddenly understood why Yan Zhaowei had shed tears when she saw so many people liking her. So this is what it feels like to be affirmed.
The drama "Waves and Gunfire" was nominated for the highest honor in television dramas, which made Lin Xiaoxiao feel somewhat ashamed. She had only gone to complete the task and save money, and the result was largely due to the hard work of the other staff. She plans to get some more money from her brother when she gets back and give everyone a bonus.
After the meeting, Lin Xiaoxiao tried to leave as she had last time, but was stopped by a naval colonel. The others did not approach her, but stood behind a middle-aged man with a dark face. After the middle-aged man left, the rest of the group also left.
The naval colonel had, of course, noticed, but could only sigh inwardly. The higher-ups had heard about President He's blacklisting of Emerging Flying Entertainment, but for now it was only considered business competition, so they couldn't intervene directly; at most, they could only offer verbal support. However, the higher-ups truly admired Director Lin's talent, so they awarded a major prize to Flying Entertainment this year as encouragement.
If Feiyang Entertainment goes bankrupt, the Navy Colonel will definitely get the military to recruit Lin Xiaoxiao, such a good director. Then she can shoot promotional videos every year. With the military as a backer, she won't be buried in the industry because she can't find work due to being blacklisted.
After Lin Xiaoxiao finished her conversation, she was stopped by someone as she left the venue. The person didn't say anything but handed her a business card.
Lin Xiaoxiao frowned as she looked at the business card. Li Yichuan, the actual controller behind the Y platform, started with an e-commerce platform and is now fiercely competing with the M platform, which started with games, in the film and television industry.
Why would they hand out their business cards? Although the two parties had collaborated before on "The Murderer," Y platform has found its own direction, specializing in high-quality suspense dramas, focusing on high quality, and sharing the market with M platform, which focuses on romance and period dramas, thus establishing a foothold in the industry.
Lin Xiaoxiao was puzzled. Wasn't Y platform's talent show also affected? Now that M platform was going to blacklist her, why was Y platform still giving her their business card? They couldn't possibly call her to inform her before blacklisting her, could they?
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