Rebirth of Chinese Entertainment, the Diary of a 95 Flower

Before falling asleep, Jiang Yang looked at the storyboard he had drawn earlier, twirling the pen with his fingers.

I know these storyboards were drawn in vain.

The original agreement with Xu Xiaoou was that he would direct the scenes featuring artists from his own company.

The cooperation is something we've agreed to, but it doesn't mean we'll actually do it; it just means we have another option.

If Chung Shu-chia's directing skills are inadequate, he will actually implement it.

After getting to know Zhong Shujia over this period of time, I've found that her professional skills are excellent. She can bring out the best in every actor's performance, so there's no need for Jiang Yang to go through all that trouble.

Because it was discovered that the directing skills rewarded by the system did not require practice.

You can get started right away.

But that doesn't mean he can start working directly on the set of "Fighter of the Destiny".

Because they lack the ability to control the situation.

Having a good relationship with the crew and actors is one thing; being able to control the situation is another.

A director must have the ability to control the scene; otherwise, with a large number of people, things can get chaotic.

The heads of the photography, lighting, art, and makeup teams all follow Zhong Shujia. They obey Zhong Shujia's words immediately and cooperate with each other so well that as long as they say "Let's use that lighting again" or "Let's use that makeup again," the director of photography and the makeup artist can understand each other's meaning.

This kind of team synergy isn't something Jiang Yang can immediately acquire just by being given a director's position.

Just like Jiang Yang's current relationship with the young actresses in the company.

If Chaoyue suddenly becomes overly attentive to her, she knows that Chaoyue has somehow embezzled money.

Whenever Tian Xiwei pulls his little finger when no one is around, he knows she wants a kiss.

As soon as Zhao Lushi opens her mouth, she knows she's going to swear.

It's all about getting to know each other.

There is no rush.

Jiang Yang knew very well that he and the heads of various departments in the crew did not have a long period of working together to develop a good rapport, so even if he were to give guidance, it would only delay things.

The idea that you can just hire anyone and they can immediately work together seamlessly, with both sides bringing out their best skills, is something you only see in novels.

He has to organize and train them himself.

In other words, it means setting up your own film crew to prepare for the future film and television production company.

The young actresses from the company, such as Chaoyuexiweihaochun, are definitely not suited for behind-the-scenes work; their expertise doesn't match their skills, so they can only be placed in the acting department.

With limited business now, Jiang Yang can direct any film he wants to direct in the future.

We need to hire people for the production team, the assistant director and executive director, as well as the cinematography, art direction, sound recording, and post-production teams.

I entered this industry through the show "Go Fighting!"

"A Little Reunion" showcases professional skills.

Now, with "Fighter of the Destiny," Jiang Yang is more focused on understanding how the production team operates and maintains itself.

Who should we hire?

Jiang Yang opened the drawer, took out a sheet of A4 paper, and finalized the draft.

Write down three requirements first to narrow down the scope.

First, one must have excellent professional skills.

Second, it must have great potential.

Third, you need to be highly motivated; in other words, you can't be lazy and you need to have the desire to make money.

These are three hard requirements; you can't be without any of them.

"Add one more thing: youth. Youth means being easy to fool and able to accomplish big things with little money."

Jiang Yang wrote another note, muttering, "Eating the pie in the sky offered by the boss, getting a thousand-dollar salary, doing ten thousand-dollar worth of work—the employee who meets these few requirements has the highest cost-effectiveness. In my past life, I was..."

Just finished writing it.

Jiang Yang's mutterings came to an abrupt halt.

The pen paused on the words "young people are easily fooled".

The ink spread across the tip of the pen, turning into a dark blob.

Like that pitch-black coffee cup on my desk when I was working overtime in the early hours of the morning in my past life.

"Am I really going to become the kind of boss I hated most in my past life?" Jiang Yang scoffed, crumpled the paper into a ball, and threw it into the trash can.

They picked them up again and spread them out.

Smooth out the wrinkles.

He sighed and gave a helpless smile.

When they see money, their eyes turn red and their hearts turn black.

"Anyone who gets tricked into joining my team from now on is out of luck."

As for who to recruit, Jiang Yang had a clear idea after narrowing down the pool of potential hires.

Going door-to-door to find them one by one, using all your words, is too troublesome.

Ideally, he should have a strong, trustworthy relationship to endorse him, so that whenever he extends an olive branch, the other party will see hope in him and be willing to join his team.

Professional institutions serve as sufficient endorsements of trust.

Because institutions like Beijing Film Academy, Central Academy of Drama, and Shanghai Theatre Academy serve as talent filters for the industry.

It can reduce trust costs and address the concerns of newcomers about information asymmetry in the industry.

After all, newcomers trust their alma mater more than celebrities.

Recent graduates may not be familiar with industry leaders, but positions recommended by their alma mater's career services office are different; there's a natural sense of trust in them.

The collaboration with the university is like stamping Jiang Yang's team with the official seal of a legitimate organization.

To dispel the doubts of the other party, who is essentially a shell company.

Even if Jiang Yang's company is indeed a shell company.

On the other hand, professional schools would love to have emerging directors or producers like Jiang Yang to promote their graduates, which would not only improve the employment rate but also enrich teaching cases.

But what makes a professional institution a trusted endorsement of Jiangyang?

"No rush. Everything will settle down after the college entrance exam. Let's finish Ze Tian Ji first."

Let's put the storyboard manuscript aside for now.

Jiang Yang knew very well that those storyboard manuscripts by Jiang Wen, Tsui Hark, Stephen Chow, and Wong Kar-wai circulating online were just for reference; don't take them too seriously.

Those were all for the production company to see, to give them a general idea of ​​what the project was like.

This also allowed the production company to estimate how much film was used to shoot the film, since film was expensive back then.

even so.

In reality, it's a different story when it comes to actually filming it.

If those famous directors were to actually film according to the drawn storyboards, and all the inspiration that suddenly came to them on set were suppressed, it would suffocate them.

Film is no longer used for shooting movies.

The amount of storyboard work has been reduced significantly.

However, storyboards still play a significant role in the advertising industry these days.

The main purpose is to show the drawings to the investors who are paying for the project. The storyboard plays a very important role in the approval process. Once the storyboard is approved, the money will be released. Therefore, the film must be shot according to the drawings on the storyboard.

This is especially true in the animation industry.

Unlike filming movies and TV series, where there is a general director, the assistant directors and other directors on set are basically just helping out the general director.

In the animation industry, there are many illustrators, and for larger projects, there are many outsourcing companies. They can only draw the storyboards and illustrations and then make the animation based on them.

In the film and television industry, however, the role of storyboards is becoming increasingly less important.

Many directors only create storyboards for major scenes because those scenes are fixed.

I handled all the other scenes myself, and I knew exactly what I was doing.

of course.

The premise is that the person in charge of the project is the director.

If Jiang Yang has too many film and television projects to direct in the future, he can only be called a producer. At this time, the role of the storyboard manuscript will become apparent.

Draw each picture carefully and have the directors of each project team shoot it, so that these directors understand what they want to shoot. The better the drawing, the smoother the shooting will be.

Of course, the finished drawings aren't thrown away; they're kept for the young women in the company to learn from.

If I ever want to improve my directing skills, I'll use these to teach Chaoyue and the others how to film.

The phone vibrates.

I received a message from Gulnazar: "[She's here.]"
It's a short video, only a few seconds long. Gulnazar is in the bathroom, wearing a long shirt.

The one that was stolen from Jiang Yang earlier.

On the shelf next to it, there was a half-open bottle of shower gel.

She was barefoot.

The oversized shirt clung to her skin after being soaked, outlining Nazha's curves.

Water droplets slid down her collarbone and into the depths of her neckline, which was slightly pulled down by gravity, revealing a glimpse of her snow-white curve.

The hem of her dress barely covered her thighs.

Her black hair clung to her neck and collarbone, with a few strands sticking to her lips.

Water droplets dripped from the ends of her hair, sliding down her fair skin to the collar of her shirt.

Gulnazar's face was not visible in the video that was sent.

She covered it with her hand, but her fingers parted slightly, revealing a pair of eyes filled with tears.

"Nazha actually sent it." Jiang Yang stared in disbelief.

Now I understand why videos of Nazha with her boyfriend were leaked in her past life.

This kind of video is very detrimental to Nazha.

As a virtuous person, I must delete it.

Jiang Yang quickly downloaded, saved, and encrypted the file.

I received a message from Gulnazar: ["No response for ages, what are you doing? Say something!"]
She messaged again: "[Does it look good?]"
["nice."]
"Answer again."
[“You’re so slutty, Guli Zha!”]
Gulnazar replied with a laughing emoji, followed by the message: ["You're no better than me, this is our little secret, goodnight."]
After chatting with Gulnazar.

Jiang Yang created a new QQ group and added Yang Chaoyue, Tian Xiwei, Liu Haochun, and Zhang Ruonan, the four girls who would be appearing in "Fighter of the Destiny," to the group.

The group name is [Fighter of the Destiny Actors Group].

Jiang Yang sent a message inside: ["@All members, gather in Hengdian. We'll be there in the next couple of days. Your schedules are almost booked."]
Zhang Ruonan chimed in: ["Received."]
Immediately following was a message from Liu Haochun: ["Haochun is here."]
Tian Xiwei chimed in: [“Jiang Yang, what kind of taste do you have? The group name you chose is so chauvinistic.”]
Jiang Yang glanced at the group name.

It's called [The Cast of "Fighter of the Destiny"].

The group name is indeed a bit too masculine, but it's simple and straightforward.

The group names from before, like "Pretty Girl Fights the Fourth," "Scumbags All Go to the Fourth," "Slacking Off in the Fourth," "Three Scoundrels," and "Top Three Rich Women," were all such fancy names.

Girls like to do these things.

Jiang Yang typed: ["Xiwei, it's been a while. You've gotten more capable. You can even talk back to the boss now. I shouldn't have let you stay home and slack off for a few more days last time. You'll be the first one in tomorrow. When you're not afraid, follow Bailu and learn more on set."]
Bai Lu replied: [“Jiang Yang, Xi Wei is praising you.”]
Jiang Yang typed: ["Xiwei said I'm straight."]
I only realized after sending the message that Bailu had joined the group.
Take a look at the message notification.

It was Yang Chaoyue who brought them in.

This girl, without making a sound, brought a paparazzo in.

Bai Lu replied to Jiang Yang: ["In Ruth's hometown, straight men are just as alluring as virgins; many people are vying for them."]
Liu Haochun chimed in: ["What do you mean? I don't understand."]
Tian Xiwei sent out a few words: ["+1."]
Zhang Ruonan sent a message: [“I think I understand.”]
Yang Chaoyue posted a message: [“I’ve learned something new! Mengyan, you’re definitely an expert. You’re a few years older than us, but you know so much.”]
Yang Chaoyue posted again: ["Let me introduce you all. Bai Lu is Bai Mengyan. She's a newly signed artist with Yang Ge's company. She works as Yang Ge's assistant in Hengdian. She has exceptionally good eyesight. Bai Lu is her stage name; her real name is Bai Mengyan."]
Jiang Yang edited the text again: ["@Bai Lu, watch your words. Everyone in this group except you is a high school student."]
Bai Lu had just returned from filming with the crew.

After entering the hotel room, I locked the door from the inside.

As she walked, she untied the hair tie that had been tightly binding her hair, tossed her bag onto the sofa, and with a shrug, the shoulder strap of her overalls slipped down.

Take off your overalls.

Exhausted, Bai Lu lay heavily on the bed.

Raise your hand and use your fingers to scratch your scalp a few times to relieve the pressure on your scalp after a long day.

She saw Jiang Yang mention her in the group chat, but didn't rush to read it.

I don't know why, but even though I drank a big bowl of mung bean porridge on set before wrapping up, I'm still very thirsty now that I'm back at the hotel.

He got up, grabbed the half-empty bottle of water on the table, and gulped it down. Water spilled from the corner of his mouth and dripped down his chin onto the collar of his T-shirt.

The phone has 8% battery left.

He leaned lazily against the sofa, wiping the charging cable on the socket next to the armrest.

She kicked off her slippers, hooked the charging cable with her toes, and poked it several times before finally plugging it into her phone.

Take a look at the content where Jiang Yang tagged her in the newly created [Fighter of the Destiny Cast].

Send a message to Yang Chaoyue: [“Chaoyue, you were right. As long as I deliberately say something a little more outrageous in the group chat, I'll piss off the boss, and his attention won't be on what I'm doing in the group.”]
Yang Chaoyue sent a message: ["I watched Yang grow up. Yang can be fierce sometimes, but he's actually very kind at heart. He won't admit it though. I might not know how to please Yang, but I've learned a lot from our experience of getting him angry."]
Yang Chaoyue then sent a message: ["You've had a long day, get some rest. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. Yang is usually very busy, so please try not to bother him if you can avoid it."]
"Thank you for your leap."
"Just a verbal thank you?"
Bai Lu was taken aback.

I understand what Yang Chaoyue means.

She pulled out the half-used pack of tissues from her bag, wiped her sweat, and transferred two thousand yuan to Yang Chaoyue.

Yang Chaoyue replied: [“Are you crazy? You transferred so much money to me, how am I supposed to spend it all?”]
"Then return it."
"I can't back out, but I can withdraw."
Yang Chaoyue deleted the message he had just sent, "Are you crazy..."

Another message came through: "Only two thousand? That's not even enough for a whole class of students at the elementary school in my hometown to get new desks and chairs."
When the message came in, Bai Lu didn't check her phone immediately.

She went to the bathroom, grabbed a cotton pad, and smeared it on her face, rubbing it in circles to remove her makeup, completely ignoring the need to be gentle with her eyes and lips.

“I won’t wear makeup to the film set anymore. It’s useless. That bastard Jiang Yang is either working, sleeping, or his attention is on Nazha. He doesn’t even look at me.”

Makeup is either for the people you want to see, or it's to please yourself.

You can't please yourself at all.

I learned this and that on set, often helped with chores, and even had to touch up my makeup; it was quite a hassle.

Jiang Yang is used to seeing Gulnazar all the time; no matter how much makeup he puts on, he can never match Gulnazar's looks.

I decided to skip makeup altogether.

Relax a little.

I picked up my phone and saw the message Yang Chaoyue had just sent flashing before my eyes; it had been retracted.

Bai Lu typed: [“What did you retract? I was just removing my makeup, I didn’t see it.”]
Yang Chaoyue replied: [“I said, only two thousand yuan, not even enough for me to buy a bag. I’ll work hard with Brother Yang from now on, earn more money, and send me more red envelopes.”]
Bai Lu edited the text: [“You gold-digging woman, you've disgraced my fellow Jiangsu natives!”]
"Pah! Who says I'm from Jiangsu? I'm from Yancheng, and I only have fellow Yancheng natives!"
"That's right, I'm from Changzhou, and I only have fellow Changzhou natives!"
After finishing her conversation with Yang Chaoyue, Bai Lu put her phone aside.

All I want to do right now is quickly wash up and lie in bed.

They squeezed out too much face wash and didn't care; the foam dripped down their forearms, leaving the sink a mess.

Once inside the bathroom, I was too lazy to adjust the water temperature, so I just turned it on and started rinsing.

Just rub the shampoo in twice and rinse it off.

I haphazardly applied shower gel to my body, and when I rinsed it off, I found that there was still some foam on my thighs that I hadn't rinsed off.

Never mind.

I went out wrapped in a bath towel to dry my hair, and then lay down on the bed afterward.

comfortable.

They have the brains to think about problems.

Looking at his phone screen, he carefully recalled the message that Yang Chaoyue had retracted, which had flashed before his eyes earlier.

At the time, he only glanced at it briefly before Yang Chaoyue withdrew the message.

If it were Jiang Yang, he might not have seen the content clearly.

She saw it.

"Replacing the seats at the primary school in my hometown... Chaoyue is quietly accomplishing great things."

Bai Lu rolled over and clamped the blanket between her legs.

Her hands ached from holding the phone up for so long, so she pulled the blanket up to her waist and turned to look at her phone sideways.

A faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Chao Yue had told her many times that she learned many things from Jiang Yang.

Chaoyue was also one of the first to follow Jiang Yang.

This way of getting along will subtly influence each other's thoughts.

Just now on WeChat, someone said Chaoyue is a gold digger, but of course it was a joke.

Because during this period, I haven't seen any of the expensive bags from Chaoyue.

"So this is how money can be used. It can reduce the number of creaky, broken chairs in the corner of Chaoyue's old school classroom."

Bai Lu laughed out loud: "That girl Chaoyue actually used the money she embezzled to do this."

She turned over and stared at the ceiling: "Jiang Yang, you knew all along, didn't you? That's why you always pretended not to see Chao Yue's little tricks... Chao Yue is a soldier you trained. I believe you are a good boss."

That night, Bailu thought about many things.

I gradually came to understand the meaning of making money.

Money has many uses beyond just relieving your own anxiety about survival and giving your family peace of mind.

I've got a great boss...that's great.

There are no more doubts.

From now on, I'll dedicate myself wholeheartedly to working for Jiang Yang! (End of Chapter)