This director is so innocent.

Chapter 121 Mother-in-law's View of Son-in-Law

As the saying goes, a mother-in-law's opinion of her son-in-law grows stronger with each passing year.

At this moment, Liu's mother was genuinely satisfied with Su Jin, judging solely from her appearance.

She's so good-looking. To put it more elegantly, "The golden bells and great bells flow eastward, and the jade pot in the clear autumn of Heng County is like ice."

To put it simply, he's handsome, really handsome, a good son-in-law.

The only downside is that he's too good-looking. Can his silly daughter keep him?

Mr. Liu was the complete opposite of her; his brows were furrowed, and his face was cold, as if someone owed him eight million.

He's a doting father; how could he be happy if his precious daughter was going to leave with someone else?

"Mom, I'm so sleepy! Let's go upstairs and rest!" Liu Shishi said impatiently as she saw that Su Jin had already said hello, and she was about to pull her parents upstairs.

A smile played on Liu's mother's lips as she pushed her daughter's hand away, stepped forward, and softly asked, "What's your name?"

"Su Jin, Su as in Gusu, Jin as in hibiscus," Su Jin replied politely.

"A good name, simple and honest, peaceful and serene, it suits you perfectly."

"Thank you for the compliment, Auntie."

"How old are you?"

"22".

Where is your home?

"From Jiangxi Province."

""

How many people are in your family?

Ok?

Su Jin frowned slightly, feeling a bit like a mother-in-law checking her family register.

Seeing this, Liu's mother assumed that Su Jin was unhappy, so she quickly laughed it off: "I was just asking casually. If you don't want to say, that's fine too."

"It's okay, there are five people in my family, including me."

What do you do for a living?

"mom!!"

Liu Shishi couldn't stand her mother's interrogation, so she stepped forward, pulled her back, and said to Su Jin, "Brother Jin, you should go back first!"

Brother Jin?

Liu's mother turned to look at her precious daughter, her eyes filled with an inscrutable expression.

Mr. Liu snorted coldly, his mood worsening. He felt that his little darling was going to belong to someone else.

Su Jin didn't want to stay any longer; her mother's gaze was too intense, like she was looking at her son-in-law.

Even though I think that way, I still need to maintain my composure.

"Uncle and Aunt, I still have some things to take care of at the company. You should get some rest. Bye-bye."

"Bye-Bye."

As the Grand Cherokee disappeared from sight, Liu Shishi turned to run away, but her mother grabbed her wrist as soon as she ran.

"Where do you think you're going?" Liu's mother was no longer as gentle as before, looking at Liu Shishi with a half-smile.

"Hehe—I just thought it was getting late and wanted to go upstairs to rest and sleep early! I have to catch a flight back to Hengdian early tomorrow morning!" Liu Shishi said, trying to evade the question.

"Stop talking nonsense, what's the deal with Su Jin? Is she your boyfriend?" Liu's mother raised an eyebrow.

Although she liked Su Jin very much, she was still very cautious when it came to her daughter's marriage.

"What boyfriend? He's just a regular friend. Didn't I tell you that before?"

"Is this Su Jin the friend you told me about before?" Liu's mother asked, frowning.

My daughter had told her about a friend before.

That was a long time ago.

It's been so long that she's almost forgotten about it.

Looking back now, it was when my daughter was a freshman in college and on winter break. She was never home and would come back very late every day. As parents, we naturally had to ask her about it.

Then I asked this friend.

However, when she tried to get specific information, her daughter refused to say anything and even went on a hunger strike, so she gave up.

"right."

"Not boyfriend and girlfriend?"

"no."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Liu breathed a sigh of relief, and his mood immediately improved.

As long as they are not boyfriend and girlfriend, his precious daughter still belongs to him.

"Do you like Su Jin?" Liu's mother stared intently into her daughter's eyes, trying to see through her inner world.

Liu Shishi, like a child who had done something wrong, dared not look directly into her mother's eyes, her pupils darting around as if she were trying to figure out how to answer the question.

Upon seeing this, Liu's mother sneered. She knew her daughter's character all too well; she had been like this since she was little.

When faced with a question he didn't want to answer, he was prepared to make up a lie to get by, but when it came to his daughter's most important life event, he couldn't let her get away with it.

"Don't try to concoct some nonsense for me again. Confess and you'll be treated leniently; resist and you'll be punished severely. Understand?"

"Confess and you'll be treated leniently, or you'll rot in jail—" Liu Shishi said subconsciously.

"You—" Liu's mother was furious. She looked around as if she was looking for something.

Finally, she picked up her slippers and held them in her hand, wanting her precious daughter to feel the long-lost maternal love.

It's true what they say: if you don't discipline someone for three days, they'll be climbing on the roof and tearing off the tiles.

"Mom, Mom, Mom—"

Liu Shishi was startled and quickly hid behind her father.

Liu's father, disregarding his anger, shielded Liu Shishi behind him and said, "Wife, don't be angry. When disciplining the child, don't resort to violence. We should try to influence her with love."

"Liu Songren, get out of my way, or I'll beat you up too!" Liu's mother shouted, pointing at Liu's father with a slipper in her hand.

"Shishi, even I, your father, can't save you. Good luck to you!" After saying this, Liu's father quickly dodged away.

He knew his wife's temperament all too well; when she got angry, she was like a tigress.

If you don't dodge, he might hit you too.

Only in front of her own father did she dare to act recklessly.

"dad!!!"

Liu Shishi stomped her foot, looked at her father who had stepped aside, and felt like crying. She knew her father couldn't be relied on, but she didn't know he was this unreliable.

"Dad, stop bragging about being the head of the family. You're just a henpecked husband."

You dare to tease him when you're about to get beaten up.

It seems they don't yet know what pain is.

"Wife, hit her, hit her hard, preferably cripple her."

Liu's mother glared at Liu's father, brandished her slippers, and fiercely attacked Liu Shishi.

To avoid being beaten, Liu Shishi quickly went forward and hugged her mother's arm, pleading, "Mom, I was wrong, I was really wrong."

"Now you know you're wrong? Too late." Liu's mother sneered and tried to break free from Liu Shishi's embrace.

Liu Shishi noticed the commotion and quickly hugged her tightly, then turned to her father, who was watching the scene unfold, for help: "Dad, stop watching the show and come over to persuade Mom."

"You think you're so great? You even said I'm not the head of the family. Now you know you were wrong!" Mr. Liu's smile was bright, but when he walked to Mrs. Liu's side, his smile instantly turned into a fawning one, making him a true chameleon.

"Honey, you see, Shishi knows she was wrong, so let's forgive her this time!"

"I can forgive her, but she must tell the truth about the issues," Liu's mother said sternly.

Liu Shishi silently rolled her eyes, somewhat helpless.

One sings the red face, the other sings the white face.

She understood this tactic back in junior high school.

But sometimes, you have no choice but to play along with their performance.

After all, if you anger Ms. Shi, she might actually hit you!

"I'll confess honestly." Liu Shishi immediately released her mother and obediently stood aside to await interrogation.

Liu's mother threw her slippers on the ground and put them on, then said in a deep voice, "Tell me, do you like Su Jin? Do you want him to be your boyfriend?"

"Yes," Liu Shishi said weakly.

"You haven't eaten? Speak louder!"

Liu Shishi lowered her head and remained silent.

How could a girl possibly say something like that out loud?

"What, you have the guts to like someone but not the guts to admit it? I'm ashamed for you."

As soon as he finished speaking, time seemed to stand still.

One second, two seconds, three seconds —

Liu Shishi suddenly raised her head, her neck stiff, as if she had nothing to lose, and said loudly, "I just like Su Jin, so what? Hit me or scold me, go ahead."

Her voice was exceptionally loud, so loud that the entire building could hear it.

Many people even came to their balconies, leaned out, and peered out curiously, wanting to know what had happened.

You think I won't beat you up if you try to fight me? Think again.

Just as Liu's mother was about to speak, she heard a clear, loud voice coming from upstairs.

"Senior Sister, I also like Su Jin. You're not alone."

"Me too." It was another girl's voice.

"————" Three people.

Liu Shishi's face instantly turned bright red. She covered her face with her hands, wishing she could find a hole to crawl into.

Liu's mother said irritably, "You brat, why are you shouting so loudly! Get upstairs right now!"

After saying that, she hurriedly left the place of trouble.

I've lived for over forty years and have never been this humiliated.

When Su Jin got home, she took a shower and noticed that she hadn't received any text messages or calls from her sister, which made her suspicious.

I considered calling my son to ask, but after thinking it over, I gave up.

The two were originally fine, but if Sister Xia was being criticized and saw the phone call, they would both be unable to clear their names.

The following day, early morning.

I went for a run early in the morning, ate some fried dough sticks, steamed buns, and soy milk, and then went to work feeling comfortable.

I arrived at the company and finished dealing with the backlog of documents.

Thinking about what kind of show the company plans to produce next year.

We already have three movies; we can just make one more low-budget film.

We don't have any TV drama projects; we need to produce two to maintain our competitiveness in the market.

The hottest TV series next year should be CCTV's opening drama of the year, "Crossing the Guandong"; the others are not so great.

09 was different; the gods were fighting, and the fighting went on like a madman.

Serious dramas: "The Right Path of the World is Full of Vicissitudes", "My Chief and My Regiment", "Lurking", "My Brother is Shunheng".

Urban romance dramas: "Dwelling Narrowness", "My Youth, My Choice", and "Go Lala Go!"

Idol dramas: Chinese Paladin 3, Meteor Shower.

Of the nine dramas, putting aside the ratings, the ones that really made people famous were "Lurking", "Dwelling Narrowness", "Chinese Paladin 3" and "Meteor Shower".

But his favorite shows are "Lurking" and "Dwelling Narrowness".

Needless to say, "Lurking" propelled Sun Honglei to A-list status, with his salary skyrocketing to 60 yuan per episode.

Following the success of "The Warring States", it is said that the investors offered him a salary of 1200 million yuan to play Sun Bin.

Many people believe it without a doubt, just like reading a Chinese entertainment novel in a previous life.

There was an author who invested as much as 80 million yuan in writing "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 1". Readers criticized him, saying that anyone with a little brainpower would know that it was impossible.

He just died, refused to change his ways, thought he had done nothing wrong, and even said that 8000 million was too little, and the highest was 1.2 million.

What's the reason?

Two news items circulating online claiming investments of 8000 million and 1.2 million respectively.

What about Sun Honglei?

If Zhou Xun had sued Zhao Zhetian over billing order and revealed her salary for the 2013 film "Painted Skin 2," she could have obtained Sun Honglei's market price, which was probably around one or two million.

The Warring States period was released in April 2011, and filming began in March 2010.

Another piece of evidence is that Sun Honglei once revealed his film remuneration in a media interview.

"It's too high; it should be divided by three and then subtracted."

In addition, Sun Honglei also said that the script for "The Warring States" was too messy and he didn't want to take it, but the investors would definitely raise his salary a bit in order to get him to join them.

Using the formula above, we can roughly calculate his salary, which is around 300 million.

After saying all that, it's clear he wants to play Yu Zecheng.

Don't say things like he's too handsome and his roles aren't suitable.

This problem is easy to solve. Just change the script to "a handsome guy" and put on some makeup, and it'll be OK.

Besides, if Hu Ge can act in "The Disguiser", why can't he act in "Yu Zecheng"?

So here's the question: why hasn't Jiang Wei contacted him yet?

Jiang Wei wasn't ignoring Su Jin; rather, she was in a period of confusion.

His company is called Dongyang Qingyu, which started by making crime dramas. Captain China Yan Shuangying is from his company.

From 99 to 04, Chinese TV dramas basically underwent two major transformations: period dramas and crime dramas.

The past five years have seen the emergence of a large number of excellent crime dramas, including "Never Close Your Eyes," "Western Police," and "The True Colors of a Criminal Investigator."

"Serious Crime Squad 6", "Red Carnation", etc.

Almost all film and television companies in the five regions are producing crime dramas in Asia.

Xinbaoyuan, Hairun, Jin Tianren —

Dongyang Qingyu is no exception, having produced works such as "Don't Talk to Strangers," "Absolute Control," "The Silent Witness," and "The Mist."

The last two were both works by Jiang Wei, but neither of them were able to be broadcast on satellite TV, which made me question my life for a while.

If it's just that it didn't make it onto a satellite TV channel, that's fine, it's not a big deal, he can work on other scripts.

The key issue is a red-headed document from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television prohibiting crime dramas from airing on prime-time slots. This is the biggest problem and the reason why he is confused.

It means that filming is prohibited, not that it cannot be done.

It cannot be a rumor; the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television has not issued such a notice.

Original notice: "Implementation Plan for Strengthening and Improving the Ideological and Moral Education of Minors in Radio and Television".

This mentions ten commandments, one of which concerns crime dramas.

The notice stipulates that all TV dramas and related programs involving criminal cases are not allowed to be broadcast during prime time and can only be broadcast after 23 p.m.

Actually, it's not a strict regulation; it just requires a reduction in the use of violence, murder, terrorism, and other such elements.

However, film and television companies simply cannot grasp this standard, so they have no choice but to stop making crime dramas.

"Moonlight Seduction," starring Zeng Li, is a crime drama that was released after the notice was issued. As expected, it was forcibly taken down.

Crime dramas couldn't air on prime-time slots, and he couldn't handle suspense dramas well, leaving Jiang Wei in a period of confusion until he stumbled upon a novel—"Lurking".

He was so engrossed in the novel, which was over 10,000 words long, that he couldn't put it down and his inspiration exploded.

Yu Zecheng was a refined and cultured scholar.

Cuiping is a boorish and uncouth country woman who smokes dry tobacco and has a tooth for a man.

The novel describes Cuiping as follows:

Cui Ping, with his sharp teeth, held a short pipe between his teeth, the thick smoke billowing out like a locomotive. Beside him, used as an ashtray, was a newly purchased Duan inkstone.

Gao Wu and Cao Cuo are worlds apart in skill and character, yet they have to live under the same roof, pretend to be close, and carry out missions together. There are so many stories to tell about them.

Of course, such simple and straightforward character relationships and settings are not enough to support a 30-episode drama.

Therefore, it is necessary to enrich the characters' personalities and also consider the female audience.

Enriching a character's personality is easy.

By changing Yu Zecheng from a member of our party to someone who sympathizes with our party and joins our party, the process of doing so can establish Yu Zecheng as a person.

Cuiping, a shrewish rural woman who smokes dry tobacco and has a mouthful of artificial teeth, is an image that would not evoke sympathy from the public, nor would they allow her to fall in love with the refined and capable Yu Zecheng.

After thinking for a long time, he finally came up with the idea of ​​making Cuiping the comedic relief, so that her vulgarity and ignorance would become endearing.

At the same time, the public's impression of her will change to that of a stingy, straightforward, carefree woman with a firm revolutionary will.

Of course, she also has a feminine side; she also likes love, even though she doesn't know what love is.

Yu Zecheng's opponent, Lao Ma, cannot be played alone; the story would be too monotonous. He can be divided into three characters, which would correspond to the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

Like leveling up in a game, it gradually builds to the climax.

While he was pondering, his assistant walked into the office and told him that the film and television rights had been bought by someone more than a year ago.

Is Heaven going to destroy me, Jiang Wei?

It was Jiang Boyue of Tianshui who perished, not you, Jiang Wei.

"Mr. Jiang, the company that bought the copyright to 'Lurking' is Jianmu Media, Su Jin's company."

"Su Jin? That Su Jin who's been riding high lately?"

"right."

"Alright, this is none of your business. You can leave now!"

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