This director is so innocent.

Chapter 122 Driving a Road Rover, Embracing Seaweed

Jiang Wei knew Su Jin.

He didn't get to know Wang Jinsong because of his recent rise to fame; rather, it was because his old friend from the Beijing Film Academy, Wang Jinsong, had once boasted about it to him.

They say a very handsome young man came to the Beijing Film Academy, with top-tier good looks and excellent professional skills.

However, since Dongyang Qingyu's projects have always been based on realistic themes, I have never been involved with them.

Grab the keys and drive to the Beijing Film Studio.

He has something he wants to ask a friend, and it would be better if they met in person.

"Oh—what a rare guest!"

Wang Jinsong was grading students' assignments in his office when he saw Jiang Wei come in and couldn't help but tease her.

Jiang Wei, with one hand in his pocket and the book "Lurking" in the other, strode into the office with a faint smile on his lips.

He casually tossed the copy of "Lurking" onto his desk, then sat down opposite Wang Jinsong with a nonchalant air, crossed his legs, and laughed, "Yes, you are indeed a rare guest. If it weren't for something important, who would want to come and see an old fogey like you?"

Wang Jinsong glanced up at Jiang Wei, then continued grading papers without looking up, saying, "Stop talking nonsense, get to the point, and don't waste my time."

Jiang Wei didn't mind, casually picked up an orange from the table, peeled it, and tossed half to Wang Jinsong: "Do you have Su Jin's contact information, the one you told me about before?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Jinsong put down his work and looked at Jiang Wei in surprise. "Why do you need Su Jin's contact information? Do you want to cast him in a movie? Didn't you say before that he wasn't suitable for your company's productions?"

"No, I've got my eye on a novel, and he holds the film and television adaptation rights," Jiang Wei explained.

"Oh? What novel is it that caught the eye of you, screenwriter Jiang?" Wang Jinsong asked curiously.

Jiang Wei smiled and handed the book "Lurking" on the table to Wang Jinsong: "This is it, a novel by Long Yi. The relationships between the characters are very good, I quite like it."

Wang Jinsong took the book "Lurking," casually glanced at a few pages, and then placed it on the table.

To be honest, he couldn't see anything particularly good about these few pages, probably because he hadn't looked at them carefully.

"So you came all this way to find me just to get Su Jin's contact information?"

"No, I want you to act as my intermediary and help me get the film and television adaptation rights from Su Jin."

"I can't help you with this, you should ask someone else!" Wang Jinsong waved his hand to refuse, then picked up half an orange from the table, broke off a segment and put it in his mouth.

Su Jin bought the film and television adaptation rights to "Lurking" because she wanted to adapt it herself. As Su Jin's teacher and homeroom teacher, if he were to speak up, it would only put Su Jin in a difficult position.

Whether Su Jin will agree or not at that time remains to be seen.

They agreed, and everyone was happy.

If they don't agree, both sides will feel awkward.

It would be better to just reject Jiang Weihao directly, like this.

Presumably, Jiang Wei won't break off her friendship with him over this matter. Even if she did, it wouldn't matter; such a petty person is not worth associating with.

Jiang Wei was slightly taken aback; he hadn't expected his friend to refuse.

But upon closer reflection, he realized he hadn't considered things carefully enough; he hadn't put himself in his friend's shoes.

"Old Wang, I was too impatient."

"It's alright. Do you still need Su Jin's contact information?"

"Yes, I need to! Otherwise, how am I supposed to find him?"

Wang Jinsong picked up the Nokia phone on the table, opened the contacts, and gave Su Jin's phone number to Jiang Wei.

After making a note of it, Jiang Wei called Su Jin in front of Wang Jinsong.

At this moment, Su Jin looked at the unknown caller ID on her phone, wondering which expert it was and from whom she got his private number.

"Hello, who is this?"

"Director Su, is that right?" Jiang Wei did not address Su Jin by his name simply because he was young and a graduate of the Beijing Film Academy.

In truth, aside from his seniority and age being older than Su Jin, his achievements are far inferior to Su Jin's.

This is the power of the "Directors Club" with box office earnings exceeding 100 million yuan.

"Yes, that's me. Who are you?"

"Director Su, hello, I'm Jiang Wei."

"Oh—Director Jiang!" Su Jin's lips curled up slightly. It was as if she had just spoken of the devil.

Presumably, Jiang Wei called him to discuss the film and television adaptation rights of "Lurking".

But he pretended to know nothing.

"I wonder what Director Jiang wants to see me about?"

"Director Su, we're both from the Beijing Film Academy, so we're not outsiders. I'll be frank, the film and television adaptation rights for 'Lurking' are in your hands, right?"

Jiang Wei is a graduate of the Directing Department of Beijing Film Academy, class of 96.

"Yes, it's in my hands. Director Jiang wants it?"

Ok?

Judging from Su Jin's tone, she seems to be considering selling.

If I had known this would happen, why would I have come to find Wang Jinsong?

waste time.

"Hmm, I wonder if Director Su would be willing to part with it?"

"Director Jiang, are you free tonight? Let's eat and chat. I have some ideas I'd like to discuss with you."

"Okay, Director Su."

After the call ended, Wang Jinsong on the other end asked curiously, "Did you reach an agreement?"

"No, Su Jin wants to have dinner with me."

"Having dinner? It seems Su Jin isn't interested in selling; she probably wants to collaborate with your company on developing 'Lurking'."

"I feel the same way." Jiang Wei changed the subject and said, "Actually, collaborative development is also an option, but I'm afraid Su Jin might want to play Yu Zecheng."

The thought of Su Jin, with his handsome face, playing Yu Zecheng felt jarring.

Thinking about this, he sighed deeply. Should he agree or not?

If we don't agree, will we lose even the opportunity for collaborative development?

"I think you're overthinking it. Su Jin is a director with a net worth of hundreds of millions of yuan; she wouldn't descend to earth to act in a TV series."

"I hope I'm just overthinking it!" Jiang Wei stood up and said, "I'm leaving now. I'll treat you to dinner another day."

"Lurking" is almost finished.

Su Jin was thinking about the TV series "Dwelling Narrowness".

"Dwelling Narrowness" is a huge hit, a phenomenal TV series that sparked a ratings frenzy and generated nationwide discussion.

Song Siming is a model of a successful man.

Driving a Land Rover, embracing seaweed.

However, this drama is extremely controversial.

After thinking about it for a long time, I finally decided to film it.

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Who cares about anything else, as long as it's hot, that's all that matters!

What he wanted was to promote the Jianmu Media brand and make the outside world believe that Jianmu Media is bound to produce high-quality products.

Of course, to share the risk, you can find several investors.

One phone call summoned Lao Huang over.

"Old Huang, you know screenwriter Liu Liu, right?"

"I know." Huang Jiaqiang nodded.

Liu Liu, the screenwriter, is quite famous in the industry. She wrote the screenplays for the TV series "Double-Sided Adhesive" and "Wang Gui and Anna".

"Go contact her later, buy the film and television rights to the novel 'Dwelling Narrowness' that she has, and ask her if she can be the screenwriter for the novel. If she agrees, let her be the screenwriter."

I don't know if Liu Liu will sell it.

This novel was inspired by Teng Huatao.

After filming "Double-Sided Adhesive", Teng Huatao felt that the male protagonist was missing something, and that's how "Dwelling Narrowness" came about.

"Okay, I'll take care of it in a bit," Huang Jiaqiang said.

"I'm having dinner with Jiang Wei from Dongyang Qingyu tonight to discuss co-developing 'Lurking.' Come with me!"

"Why don't we develop it ourselves?"

"I also wanted to develop it myself, but our team has no experience in producing spy dramas. If we force it, we might ruin this good show."

"A good show?" Huang Jiaqiang asked doubtfully, "Boss, do you think 'Lurking' will be a hit?"

"Yes, I'm going to play Yu Zecheng?"

"You're playing Yu Zecheng?"

"Is that not allowed?"

"It's not that it's impossible, but boss, you're already a director with hundreds of millions in revenue. Wouldn't it be beneath you to act in TV dramas?"

As for whether Su Jin's acting style was suitable, he hadn't thought about it at all. If it wasn't suitable, whoever paid for it was suitable.

"Old Huang, your thinking is dangerous! Whether it's movies or TV series, they are all art forms that serve the public, and there is no distinction between high and low," Su Jin criticized righteously.

"Boss, it's just the two of us in the office, can we stop pretending?" Huang Jiaqiang said helplessly.

"Hahaha—sorry, I've gotten used to saying it like this." Su Jin laughed awkwardly and said, "To be honest, I think it's a bit beneath me, but I really like this drama, and I want to act in it."

Wouldn't it be better to just focus on making movies?

Huang Jiaqiang mentally complained that he really didn't want Su Jin to act in any more TV dramas, even if the dramas were very good, it would just be too beneath her dignity.

This isn't just his opinion; it's the opinion of audiences nationwide: movies are superior to TV dramas.

Moreover, Su Jin is a director whose films gross over 100 million yuan, placing her at a higher level than film actors.

However, Su Jin is extremely stubborn, and once he has made up his mind, it is very difficult to persuade him otherwise.

"Boss, you really want to play Yu Zecheng?"

"Mm." Su Jin nodded.

To say he likes him is nonsense; he's just after Yu Zecheng's popularity.

"Lurking" is a good drama. As an actor, he should leave behind a work of his own in this world.

"Alright! I'll handle the public relations afterwards to prevent anyone from using this as a talking point."

Su Jin nodded. "Have Ye Weixin and Zhen Zidan replied?"

"Yes, they said they'll fly over the day after tomorrow to discuss things in detail."

"OK.

"

Huang Jiaqiang was preparing to perform when he suddenly seemed to remember something and said, "Boss, Yu Xi called me and said that..."

The later stages of "A Little Bit of Money" are complete.

"Finished? Have you checked it?"

"Not yet, he just called me."

"Okay, I'll go take a look later."

"Then I'll go first."

"Um."

After working for a while, Su Jin drove with Xiao Ying to Yu Xi's studio.

To be honest, his three time-travel experiences were somewhat unsuccessful.

Other protagonists in the Chinese entertainment industry, after four or five years of time travel, would already own their own buildings, but he is still renting an office.

It seems I'll buy the building once I make some money.

Waiting for it to appreciate in value is also a good option.

"Boss." Yu Xi immediately stood up to greet Su Jin when she saw her.

Su Jin nodded and said, "Is the post-production of 'W One or Two Million Cents World' finished?"

"Um.

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"Take me to see it."

"Boss, this way please." Yu Xi led Su Jin to the small screening room, connected the hard drive containing "W One Two Three Million Worlds", and started playing it.

A moment later, background music started playing.

It has to be said that the background music in Korean dramas is truly amazing; as soon as the music starts, you'll immediately know which drama it is.

Of course, the domestic ones are even better.

Characters like Wong Fei-hung and Qiao Feng each have their own unique background music.

The theme song for this "w—Two Worlds" is the original theme song "whereareu".

The intro to this song is a rip-off of the Hong Kong Oath Song and Lam Yee-man's "There's no such thing".

Therefore, Suo Fu invited the three Lins and two Wens to compose music for "w—two or three millimeter boundary".

Of course, Lin Erwen is still a nobody right now, and she will likely remain so in the future, so she is very cheap.

After the opening theme song finished playing, the main feature began.

The opening scene shows Kang Chul winning a shooting gold medal in an international competition. Afterwards, his parents are shot and killed by a mysterious person. The gun used by the killer is the same gun Kang Chul used in the competition. Then Eun Dang is imprisoned.

The perspective then switches to that of the female lead, Oh Yeon-joo, who is a resident physician. She is outgoing, kind-hearted, and righteous, but has a boss who is extremely irritable.

Thirty minutes later, Kang Chul's arm emerged from the drawing board and grabbed Oh Yeon-joo's clothes from behind, and the ending theme song began to play.

After watching it, Su Jin felt it was very good. The visuals, special effects, set design, and costumes were all exquisite.

While not necessarily better than the original, each has its own merits.

As the end credits rolled, Yu Xi pressed the pause button, turned to Su Jin, and said, "Boss, how was it?"

Su Jin didn't answer his question, but said, "Play the second episode, at triple speed."

Watching videos at double speed is a basic skill for every movie viewer.

He's watched quite a few films, so of course he has all three skills.

The second episode begins. Skipping the opening credits, the plot picks up where the previous episode left off. Oh Yeon-joo pulls Kang Chul into the world of the comic book, where they see Kang Chul lying on the ground, covered in blood.

After rescuing the person, Oh Yeon-joo returned to the real world and saw that the comic had been updated, showing the scene of her rescue.

For a moment, I questioned the meaning of life.

It wasn't until she re-entered the world of comics that she dared to believe it was real.

A dozen minutes later, the second episode ended.

Yu Xi pressed the pause button, looked at Su Jin, and waited for his opinion.

Su Jin ignored him and turned her gaze to Xiao Ying beside her. "Xiao Ying, what do you think?"

Ultimately, TV dramas are meant for the general public. No matter how good a couple of people think they are, it's useless. It's better to listen to the opinions of the general public first.

"Ah!" Xiaoying was stunned. She never expected Su Jin to ask for her opinion.

"You saw it too, what did you think?" Su Jin asked again.

"Very good, I quite enjoy watching the tour."

"To put it more professionally."

"The visuals are exquisite, the boss is handsome, Gao Yuanyuan is beautiful, the plot flows well, and there are plenty of suspense."

"If you think a girl is ugly, would you go on a shopping spree? Would you watch TV shows with her?"

"Yes." Xiaoying nodded emphatically, her face serious.

Just based on the boss's good looks, she believed there would be a bunch of fans who would watch it, not to mention that "W One Two Three Million World" is really good.

The styling, costumes, visuals, plot, and opening theme are all exquisite. To put it bluntly, it surpasses all other idol dramas on the market.

Seeing that Xiaoying didn't seem to be flattering her, Su Jin felt relieved.

His target audience for this drama is female Buddhists; it doesn't matter if male Buddhists watch it or not, as long as female Buddhists enjoy it.

"Pull up episodes 11, 21, 27, and 32 and take a look."

Although there were no problems with the first two episodes, we still need to do a spot check just in case Yu Xi tries to fool him.

As for finishing it, I'll watch it when I have time later!

I didn't watch the four episodes at double speed; instead, I skipped through them to save time.

Half an hour later, I finished watching all four episodes. There were absolutely no problems; they were just as exquisite as the previous two episodes.

"The later stages were well done; those who participated in these three projects will receive an extra three months' salary."

"Thank you, boss."

"Give me a copy of the hard drive later, and also send a copy of the document to the company so that Huang Qiu and Zhao Qiu can take a look."

"Okay, boss."

Is Yang Qing here?

The post-production of "Nightclub" was done here. Yang Qing spent every day here, overseeing the post-production of his film.

"exist."

"Take me to see the arts."

Before long, Su Jin saw Yang Qing sitting next to the editor, chattering away, telling her how to edit this and that.

"Yang Qing." Su Jin patted him on the shoulder.

Yang Qing was startled by the sudden slap. He jumped up and was about to yell and curse.

But as soon as he turned around, he saw Su Jin and immediately cowered, his angry face instantly turning into a beaming smile.

"Boss, what brings you here?"

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