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Within two days, the other party replied to Su Yu and his team, arranging to meet at the company.

Huo Xiaolan happened to be free recently and was quite curious about what new tricks Su Yu was up to, so she went with him to meet the screenwriter.

The three of them arranged to meet at Su Yu's company.

When Tian Liangliang pushed the door open and came in, Su Yu looked up and saw that the woman in front of him looked to be in her early thirties, wearing a pair of narrow-rimmed metal glasses, and looked like she worked with words.

"Hello, Teacher Su."

"Hello, hello, Teacher Tian, ​​please have a seat."

Tian Liangliang pulled out a chair and sat down, placing the canvas bag at her feet. She took out a notebook and a pen from it, then looked up, her gaze falling on Su Yu's face.

She had to admit that the young man in front of her was really good-looking, with deep facial features, a high nose bridge, and his captivating eyes were particularly striking under the incandescent lights of the conference room.

She had met many actors in the industry, and most of them looked at least one level better in their retouched photos than in real life. But this person in front of her was even more stunning in real life than in photos.

She withdrew her scrutinizing gaze, opened the notebook, and returned to the main topic: "Did Professor Su contact me because she wanted me to write a script for you?"

"Yes." Su Yu nodded. "I had an idea when I was writing a song before, and then I expanded on it. But I've never written a script before, so I'd like to ask you for help."

Tian Liangliang nodded to indicate that he understood.

This situation is not uncommon in the entertainment industry. Some actors have an idea and want to do a project themselves, but they don't have screenwriting skills and need to find a professional to write it.

She wasn't particularly surprised; since the other party was willing to pay, she would just take the job.

"So, Professor Su, to which specific area does your idea fall?"

"Overall, it's a mix of suspense and science fiction, with a touch of romance."

Tian Liangliang's pen paused on the paper. Suspense, science fiction, romance?

Each of these types is difficult to write about individually, and mixing them together is like dancing on a bomb.

She looked up at Su Yu, already mentally condemning the project to death.

She guessed it was just an idea that the handsome young man came up with on a whim, and he didn't realize how difficult it would be to combine these different styles.

But she didn't say much. For the sake of the money, she naturally continued the conversation.

"I don't have any problems. I've worked on the scriptwriting for this type of drama before, and I've worked with several teams on suspense and romance themes, so I have some experience."

Su Yu glanced at Huo Xiaolan beside him.

Huo Xiaolan nodded slightly.

She had already done her background check before arranging this meeting.

Although Tian Liangliang is a young screenwriter with limited experience, she has a solid foundation.

She had previously participated in screenwriting projects at Bai Yicong Studio, working in the screenwriting teams for urban suspense dramas such as "Darker" and "Obsessive Master," and has solid experience in multi-line narratives. She is also quite skilled at controlling the flow and pacing of suspense dramas.

Among young screenwriters, she belongs to the type who is "capable, reasonably priced, and hardworking," making her a high-value option.

Seeing that Huo Xiaolan had confirmed, Su Yu then asked Tian Liangliang to share her thoughts on this type of drama.

Tian Liangliang pushed her glasses up her nose and began to speak slowly.

Although she wasn't particularly optimistic about the project's prospects, she started talking non-stop when it came to the script's structure.

We discussed the differences in narrative pacing between suspense and romance, how science fiction elements can provide world-building support without overshadowing the main story, and the few examples of multi-timeline narratives in Chinese dramas.

She spoke slowly, but every sentence was very organized, as if she had thought about these issues many times in her mind.

Su Yu leaned back in his chair and listened to her talk for about ten minutes.

He had to admit that the person Sister Huo recommended was indeed reliable, at least in terms of professional competence.

He put down the pen he was twirling, nodded slightly in Huo Xiaolan's direction, then turned back and made the decision: "Okay, I think it's good, let's do it this way."

Huo Xiaolan was responsible for negotiating the scriptwriting fee and other specific terms.

Two hours later, Xiao Zhou brought the drafted contract into the conference room.

The project's screenwriting fee is 100,000 yuan. The script will be co-authored by Tian Liangliang and Su Yu. If the project is approved for filming, Tian Liangliang will be given priority as the screenwriter.

In 2017, 100,000 yuan was considered a mid-range amount in the industry, and this script was only equivalent to an outline.

The script for each episode will be written in full only when the project is officially approved for filming.

Tian Liangliang took the contract and read it through it clause by clause, confirming that the signature format and payment schedule were consistent with what they had just discussed. Then she picked up a pen, signed it, and handed it to Su Yu.

After the contract was collected and archived, Tian Liangliang pulled her chair forward, opened her notebook, pen nib hovering above the paper, and looked at Su Yu: "Now, Professor Su, could you briefly explain your thoughts?"

Su Yu nodded and began to recount the early plot of "Someday or One Day".

He started by telling the story of Huang Yuxuan in 2017, who began searching for the secret of her missing boyfriend Wang Quansheng because of a photo. He talked about how she accidentally triggered a time travel through a song, and her soul returned to Chen Yunru in 1998. He then talked about how she met Li Ziwei, who looked exactly like her boyfriend, in 1998.

"In terms of suspense, the core elements are identity misplacement and a closed timeline."

In terms of romance, the main storyline revolves around Huang Yuxuan and Li Ziwei's journey of searching for each other across time and space.

Two different times, two different lives, souls alike but identities different, they must find each other in these misaligned timelines.

Upon hearing Su Yu's words, Tian Liangliang stopped writing.

She looked up, and her eyes behind her glasses lit up.

The previous dismissive attitude is gone, replaced by an undisguised interest.

She originally thought Su Yu was just joking, at most just having a general idea, but she didn't expect him to actually have something.

The story outline was completed far beyond her expectations; the dual-timeline, two-way time travel setting is almost unprecedented in Chinese dramas.

The premise that Huang Yuxuan and Chen Yunru share the same body but have different souls naturally carries a high degree of human entanglement.

Moreover, she noticed that when Su Yu was speaking, some key scenes and lines seemed to have been etched into his mind for a long time, rather than being pieced together on the spot.

She put down her pen and looked at Su Yu seriously: "Teacher Su, your idea is very novel and unique."

There are currently no dramas in China on this topic; to be precise, there has never been one.

The structure of multiple timelines, dual-narrative loops, and simultaneous development of suspense and romance is completely new in the domestic market.

I feel that if I wrote it down, it would definitely be a good script.