Chinese Entertainment 2017: Starting from the Top Writers

Chapter 19: Yearning Warm-up
On the 24th, Lin Li, following Ms. Li Ping's numerous instructions and warnings, set out on his journey back to school.

I took a flight in the morning and landed in Beijing in the afternoon. I didn’t go back to school, but went to Wen Muye’s studio to keep an eye on the progress of the editing.

After understanding it, Lin Li was not in a hurry to go back. He learned Wen Mu's editing characteristics from him while discussing the broadcasting platform with him.

Currently, the video platform market can be said to be divided into three parts: Penguin, Kiwi and Pants.

Wen Mu also provided an option, which is to contact Mango through Mr. Huang. Given his relationship with Mango and Lin Li's popularity, Mango will definitely do its best to cooperate with the promotion.

Lin Li thought about it and rejected the proposal because in terms of traffic, the top three platforms still had more traffic.

Moreover, the publishing platform he has been cooperating with is also owned by Penguin. He can completely contact Penguin through this relationship to see what Penguin’s attitude is.

One thing is that although he has a good relationship with Mr. Huang and Mr. He, he has never been very interested in the Mango platform.

The main thing was that in the early days they often flattered foreigners, and he still felt a little uncomfortable with that.

In the evening, I called Chen Chao and Wen Mu to have dinner together, and then the two of them took a taxi back to school together.

Returning to school again, Lin Li felt as if he was in another world.

In the blink of an eye, it is already the second semester of sophomore year.

"How are things going with the company?"

Lying on the bed, Lin Li asked Chen Chao about the progress of the company's construction.

"The decoration is already completed. We found a young girl who just graduated to work at the front desk. She has pretty features and is currently also in charge of human resources. We hired two people for finance, three for marketing, and three for cleaning. This is the entire organizational structure of our company now."

Chen Chao poked his head out from the upper bunk and introduced them while counting on his fingers.

"Why does this sound like a shell company?"

The more Lin Li listened, the more he felt something was wrong.

"For now, it seems so."

Chen Chao thought about it and agreed.

"Then you should talk to the HR department tomorrow and ask them to increase the salary and recruit people as soon as possible. We should find out what departments and specifications other film and television companies have and quickly build a good platform. At present, we do everything except artist management."

Lin Li thought about it and decided that if the company wanted to grow bigger in the future, these would be indispensable and it had to be more comprehensive.

"I see. I'm worried too. Otherwise, I, the general manager, would be left alone."

Chen Chao agreed and he was still very serious about business.

After chatting with Chen Chao for a while, they stopped talking only when the other two roommates came back one after another.

It's strange to say, although it's a dormitory for four people, he and the other two are not familiar with each other at all.

Well, the relationship between them is just average.

It was like they hadn't seen each other for a winter vacation. The few of them simply greeted each other and asked about each other's situation. After chatting for a few minutes, they went about their own business.

I can only say that the university spirit is simple and honest!
Nothing happened that night. The next day, Lin Li finally went to the classroom with Chen Chao to attend a class, and went to the counselor to cancel his leave.

The classmates were quite surprised to see Lin Li coming to class. In the eyes of his classmates, Lin Li always acted very mysterious.

When he was a freshman, Lin Li became a well-known figure in Renmin University because of his outstanding appearance. Girls from the same grade or other colleges often came to watch him and confess their love to him.

After all the girls were defeated, many of them were finally settled.

Later, everyone discovered that Lin Li was really very low-key. Apart from attending classes, he basically did not participate in any social activities and rarely went out. Gradually, everyone stopped paying attention to him.

Then, starting from the end of last year, Lin Li often missed classes. In addition, there was another winter vacation. When I suddenly saw Lin Li appear in the classroom, I really felt like the sun had risen from the west.

Ignoring the inquiring glances from those around him, Lin Li was busy replying to Xiaotian's message on his cell phone.

She has also returned to the Shanghai Theatre Academy for classes and is now messaging Lin Li to inquire about the progress of the production.

After a day's class, Lin Li and Chen Chao separated. He went to the company to check on the team building situation, while he packed his things and prepared to go to Teacher Huang's house. It was New Year, and he had to move around.

Napa Valley is located in the upper reaches of Wenyu River, a famous hot spring leisure resort in Beijing. It is quiet and elegant. The air quality and surrounding environment are incomparable to the bustling urban area. "The setting sun and the solitary wild geese flying together" is the most common scenery in the community.

Close to the Sixth Ring Road and Litang Road, the Beijing-Chengde Expressway, Beijing-Changsha Expressway, Shunsha Road, subway, light rail and other transportation arteries form a mature road transportation network around the project.

The design unit, the famous American F+A Design Company, combined the most representative design styles of France, Italy, Spain and other countries, and introduced the authentic American villa concept into the Beijing real estate industry.

Teacher Huang lived here, and it was not the first time that Lin Li came here. He walked to the courtyard of Teacher Huang's villa with ease.

After ringing the doorbell, the door was quickly opened. Lin Li took a look and found that it was Duoduo.

Duoduo, who is only eleven years old at this time, has grown up a lot and can already look a bit like Sun Li.

Duoduo saw that the person outside was Lin Li. She opened the door and turned sideways to smile happily: "It's you, Brother Ali. Happy New Year. It's been a long time since we last met. Please come in." Lin Li also smiled and said: "Yes, Happy New Year. It's been a while since we last met. Duoduo has grown into a big girl now."

"Yes, I'm almost a junior high school student. Brother Ali, wait for me to go call dad. He's in the kitchen cooking."

"Okay, thank you very much then."

Lin Li put away the gifts he brought, then sat on the sofa and began to look around the room.

"Ali is here. Long time no see. You seem to have grown taller."

Before he could even sit down, he saw Sun Li coming over, and Lin Li stood up quickly.

"Yes, Teacher Sun Li, Happy New Year. It's not the New Year yet, so I came to visit you. I haven't really paid attention to my height recently."

Lin Li responded politely. It must be said that Sun Li, who is nearly 40 years old, is still so beautiful. The years have not left too many traces on her, but have added a bit of mature charm.

"Please sit down for a moment. I'll go cut some fruit for you. Your teacher Huang knew you were coming over tonight, so she started preparing the dishes in the afternoon. They're almost ready now."

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Sun."

Not long after Sun Li left, Duoduo came back and told Teacher Huang that the food would be ready and she would be over soon.

Lin Li sat in the living room, chatting with Duoduo to kill time. Soon Sun Li sat down with a plate of sliced ​​apples and joined the conversation.

"Ali is here, Happy New Year."

After chatting for a while, Teacher Huang finally came over. He was carrying dishes and walking towards the restaurant nearby, greeting Lin Li.

"Happy New Year, Mr. Huang. I am here to help you."

After saying hello, Lin Li stood up and went to the kitchen with Sun Liduoduo to help serve the dishes.

After they worked together to bring all the dishes to the restaurant, they sat down separately.

I have to say that Mr. Huang’s preparations for the evening were very sumptuous. Including pork rib soup and cold dishes, there were nearly fifteen dishes on the table in total.

"This is too rich, Mr. Huang. You are in for a treat tonight."

Lin Li sincerely praised Teacher Huang.

"Of course. Otherwise, how can I justify the Maotai and Gaocheng Guapian you brought?"

Huang Lei teased while pouring wine for Lin Li.

"Haha, then I will come and deliver it to you every day in the future."

"No, I don't want to make this big table for you every day."

"By the way, there was something I was going to call you about if you hadn't come."

After a few jokes, Huang Lei remembered something serious and started talking to Lin Li.

"What's the matter?" Lin Li asked curiously.

"After Longing for Love airs tomorrow, the preview for the next episode will be released, which is the episode you recorded. The production team hopes that you can cooperate in promoting it on Weibo at that time."

"Tomorrow? Sure, no problem."

"In order to maintain mystery and raise expectations, your face is not shown in the trailer. Don't forget this when you promote it."

"Okay, I understand."

"The production team attaches great importance to this episode and thinks the ratings will definitely go viral. To be honest, I'm also looking forward to the reactions in the industry after your identity is revealed."

"Isn't this the effect I want? I can also take this opportunity to promote the drama."

"That's right. By the way, is the filming of the drama going smoothly? How long will the production take?"

After finishing the business, Mr. Huang started asking about the filming matters and also mentioned that he could introduce Mango TV to discuss broadcasting cooperation.

Lin Li did not refuse directly, but said that he would talk to the three major platforms first before making a decision. Teacher Huang had a rough idea in his mind and did not talk about it any more, but turned to other topics.

The meal was a great success for both the host and the guests. Sun Li would interject from time to time, and Duoduo would occasionally ask some questions, making the scene very lively.

Finally, Teacher Huang drank a little too much, so Lin Li got up to say goodbye. After saying goodbye to Teacher Huang and his family, he took a taxi to the dormitory.

On the way back, Lin Li lay in the back seat and thought about it, and felt that it was time to buy a means of transportation. After the broadcast of Longing, he might travel more frequently in the future, and it would not be so convenient to always take a taxi. He had to find time to look at cars.

I even considered buying a house. After all, I sometimes work late and it’s not convenient to go back to the dormitory.

Keeping these two things in mind, Lin Li felt that the alcohol was taking effect, so he closed his eyes and dozed off in the car.

(End of this chapter)