Chinese Entertainment 2017: Starting from the Top Writers

Chapter 187 New project preparation, Ye Zi's obsession with food
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Lin Li, who had just returned to Beijing, went straight to the company from the airport.

When he brought Gao Wen to the conference room, most people were already there.

Lin Li strode to the center and took a seat. Everyone in the conference room watched his every move. Apparently, they had received the news in advance, and their expressions were filled with excitement.

After Lin Li sat down, Gao Wen placed the information in front of him and stood straight behind him to his right.

"From everyone's expressions, they should have known the topic of the meeting in advance. It seems that Mr. Chen has done a good job in internal publicity."

Lin Li looked at everyone's expressions and teased Chen Chao beside him with a smile.

Chen Chao also nodded happily, with an expression that said, "Yes, it's me."

"Then let Mr. Xu announce our next project plan."

Lin Li clasped his hands together on the table, motioning for Xu Fei to speak.

Xu Fei nodded to show that he understood and turned to the many executives of Nanxun Culture sitting at the conference table.

"Currently, the box office of A River of Sorrow has exceeded 25 billion yuan, and judging by the trend, it should stay at around 28 billion yuan. Our final share should fluctuate around 9 million yuan."

A burst of suppressed cheers suddenly rang out in the conference room. After all, considering the investment, the return rate was very impressive.

Xu Fei clapped his hands to draw everyone's attention back and continued his introduction.

"The Wind Dog crew, led by Zhao Qian, has already set off to Shancheng on Monday and has already started filming in full swing."

"And Fengquan has already reached an agreement with the Kiwi platform. They will share the profits with us at the highest S-level rating."

"By the way, the three-year exclusive online broadcasting rights cost 30 million. This was personally agreed upon by Mr. Lin and Mr. Gong of the other party."

There was another round of discussion in the conference room, and everyone started to flatter Lin Li. Lin Li waved his hands repeatedly, signaling Xu Fei to continue.

Xu Fei continued speaking.

“You Are My Glory” is currently in the final stages of production and is expected to be finished by the end of October. The production is expected to be online in one to two months.”

"The broadcast platform has been confirmed to be Penguin, and the Eighth Academy of Shanghai Aerospace will also cooperate in the promotion."

“This is the project that is currently underway. Next, we will announce the projects that the two companies will soon start.”

Everyone in the conference room perked up and stood up straight.

"A movie adapted from Mr. Lin's novel of the same name, Young You, which also deals with school violence. Mr. Lin will be in charge of it personally and the filming will begin during the winter vacation."

"There is also another TV series, also adapted from Lin's short story, "Dear, Beloved." Preparations will begin at the end of the month and it will be directed by Director Wei Shujun."

"This is the company's next major project. I hope everyone will be informed and all departments will fully cooperate with the film and television department to promote the smooth progress of these two projects."

"Boss Lin, I'm fine now."

Xu Fei looked towards Lin Li, waiting for new instructions.

Lin Li nodded to him with satisfaction, then looked at the crowd and led the applause. Seeing this, the executives also applauded, and for a moment the conference room was filled with thunderous applause.

When the applause died down, Lin Li looked around at everyone and spoke slowly.

"The company has achieved good results at this stage, but we cannot rest on our laurels. We must continue to maintain our original aspirations and complete every new project of the company."

"And everyone has seen that the two projects that have been completed so far were all done by me personally."

"But the company can't rely on me alone for its livelihood. This time, Fengquan and the new drama directed by President Wei are just an attempt. What I hope is that one day the company can operate healthily even without my help. Do you understand what I mean?"

"understand!"

There was a unanimous response, and it was obvious that everyone was very serious.

"Next, everyone should take active actions to fully support the film and television department and Mr. Xu to complete the new project."

"The only thing I can promise you is that everyone's bonuses will be doubled by the end of this year!"

"After all, we've made it, haven't we?"

Lin Li spread his hands and looked at everyone with a bright smile.

"Thank you Mr. Lin!"

A group of senior executives responded in unison with excited expressions. Who wouldn’t like to get more money?
Lin Li stood up and said with a smile: "Next year's bonus will depend on the broadcast effect of these projects."

"So how your bonus will be next year depends on your efforts in the future. That's all I want to say. I wish you all good luck in your work. The meeting is adjourned."

With Lin Li's wave of his hand, the meeting was declared over, and a group of Nanxun Culture executives walked out of the meeting room one after another with excited looks on their faces, making the staff outside curious, wondering what good news had happened.

After saying hello to Xu Fei and others, Lin Li left the company, met up with Wang Bao, and drove to Beijing Film Academy.

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It was almost five o'clock when we arrived at Beijing Film Academy. We were driving the company's business car, so it didn't attract much attention.

This is also thanks to the fact that there are always some luxury cars such as Ferrari and Lamborghini parked in front of the gate of Beijing Film Academy all year round, so people really don't pay much attention to their inconspicuous black business car.

In just a short while, Lin Li had seen many fashionably dressed girls getting into luxury cars, and then driving away amidst bursts of deliberate motor roars.

The more beautiful you are, the more motivated you are!
The place where they parked was not conspicuous, on the roadside some distance away from the gate of Beijing Film Academy.

After waiting for a while, Lin Li saw through the car window from afar a slender figure wearing a loose green plaid shirt and high-waisted jeans jogging towards him in small steps, so he opened the car door in advance and waited for her to come.

"Hello hello"

"Well, there were a lot of people outside the door. I was afraid of being discovered, so I ran over here quickly."

"Ali Ni, you didn't have to wait long, I just finished my physical education class and changed my clothes, so I was delayed for a while."

"Where are we going to eat later? I'm a little hungry."

After the slender figure flashed into the back seat, she began to take off her mask and started talking a lot. The air in the car seemed to become lively for a moment.

"Hey, has your mouth ever been blessed? It's just like a machine gun."

Lin Li turned his head to look at Zhou Ye, who had a delicate face, and complained helplessly.

Looking at the delicate makeup on Zhou Ye's face, Lin Li guessed that she probably spent too much time putting on makeup, so changing clothes wouldn't take too long. "Hey, long time no see, Ali."

"Hello, Brother Leopard"

"So what do we eat?"

Zhou Ye didn't care about Lin Li's complaints at all. He stared at him with bright eyes and started to care about dinner.

"Hello, Miss Zhou Ye."

Wang Bao's loud voice came from the front row.

"It shouldn't be that long, right?"

"Don't worry, you won't starve."

"Brother Bao, go to Huixiang Pavilion."

Lin Li looked at the lovely girl in front of him and had no choice but to go along with her.

"No, it's been almost a month since we last went to the supermarket together."

“So we’re eating Anhui cuisine?”

Zhou Ye first refuted Lin Li's words, and then began to care about food again.

"Why, you haven't eaten for a day, are you counting on this meal?"

Lin Li looked at Zhou Ye's obsession with eating and expressed his confusion.

"No, I just used up too much energy in the afternoon classes. You don't understand."

Lin Li subconsciously looked Zhou Ye up and down, especially lingering on the black suspender inner wear in front of her for a while, wondering where this girl usually ate.

"Hey, what are you doing? What are you looking at?"

Zhou Ye instantly understood Lin Li's look, clasped his hands in front of him and glared at him fiercely.

"No, I didn't see anything."

Lin Li calmly withdrew his gaze and sat up straight, but the uncontrollable smile on his face made Zhou Ye grit his teeth in hatred.

This person is so annoying!

Is it great to have a good figure?
Those sharp abdominal muscles and mermaid lines suddenly appeared in my mind...

It seems amazing!

Zhou Ye quickly rubbed his face. No, he had to wake up and not embarrass himself.

"Yezi, is this some new type of performance art?"

Lin Li curled up the corners of his mouth and expressed his curiosity by looking at Zhou Ye's actions.

"Believe it or not, I will bite you!"

"Okay, pretend I didn't say that."

Lin Li looked at Zhou Ye with raised eyebrows and chose to surrender tactically.

"So how have you been preparing for the role during this time?"

After the commotion, Lin Li began to care about business.

"I have reviewed the original novel many times and written a lot of character biographies. Recently, I have also been doing special performance practice for this character under the guidance of our school's acting teacher."

When it came to business, Zhou Ye sat up straight and answered seriously.

"Come, let's talk briefly about Wei Lai."

Lin Li began to conduct a simple test.

Zhou Ye also knew that Lin Li intended to see her preparations during this period, so he tilted his head and pondered seriously.

After about ten seconds, the girl's soft voice sounded in the car.

"I think Wei Lai's experience is even more tragic than Chen Nian and Xiao Bei."

"Chen Nian and Xiao Bei at least received some love from their parents, and they still had a little bit of love left in their hearts, but Wei Lai didn't know there was love in this world from birth to death."

"She comes from a wealthy family, her parents are excellent, and she herself is good-looking and has good grades. This is what many people dream of, but what on earth did she go through that made her reveal so much darkness in places where her parents can't see."

"Her father is like a leader in the family. He only needs to come and check occasionally to see if the performance is up to standard. If not, he will punish the family severely. When she failed the college entrance examination, her father did not say a word to her for a whole year."

"Her mother is like a middle-level manager, and Wei Lai is her 'commodity'. The 'elite education' she pursues is just to package the commodity Wei Lai better so as to report to her husband. It can be inferred that during the year when Wei's father used cold violence against Wei Lai, Wei's mother must have also received a lot of punishment."

"In such a family, Wei Lai also accepted the definition of herself as a 'commodity' and mastered the self-cultivation of a commodity, showing only her likable side and hiding all negative emotions in her heart."

"But the emotions hidden in the heart will not disappear out of thin air, and when they accumulate, they will be expressed in the form of mental illness, which is what happened to Wei Lai."

After finishing speaking in one breath, Zhou Ye stared at Lin Li eagerly, waiting for his evaluation, like a child waiting for recognition after getting good grades.

Lin Li looked at the girl in front of him who was always smiling cheerfully and he felt a sense of admiration for her. He did not expect that this girl had actually figured out something.

Lin Li stared at her silently for a while. When Zhou Ye couldn't help but speak, his facial expression softened suddenly and a smile appeared between his eyes and eyebrows.

"Well said."

Zhou Ye relaxed upon seeing this, raised his little face and showed his signature smile.

"Yeah, hehe~"

The curved eyebrows are full of vitality and infectiousness, which will make people feel better unconsciously when they look at them.

Happy puppy never lied to me O(∩_∩)O
Thanks to the handsome guy Xiaoshengyinshi for the reward, I will add another chapter.

Dudu's character card has also been upgraded to a permanent vest. Currently, Xiaotian and Dudu have both unlocked permanent vests. I'll try the vests later, haha
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