“Not bad. Tianjiao will have to take this step sooner or later.”
Yuan Fenghui glanced at the tense Zhang Guangzhen, and finally nodded under Wen Ying’s persuasion. “The script does not need to be changed. Let’s film it just like this.”
“Ah?”
Zhang Guangzhen stood up abruptly, incredulous. “Actually, it can be modified a bit. If not, we can arrange a role for Yun Chen.”
Yuan Fenghui waved her hand. “I said no change, then no change. This story of yours is not suitable for Yun Chen. Forcing a role for him, what about the other roles? Yun Chen is so handsome. Him appearing in this down-to-earth serious drama would be too out of place. Changing the script is a small matter, but ruining Yun Chen’s character setting would hurt me more!”
Yuan Fenghui was inherently a decisive person, and she also did not lack vision and boldness. Consulting Wen Ying’s opinion was because Yuan Fenghui cared too much about this matter. In fact, she only needed Wen Ying to give her a gentle push to firm up her own thoughts.
Zhang Guangzhen wrote a story with a Mo Du alley background for Jiaxin Film and Television Company, telling the joys and sorrows of several families against the backdrop of a great era.
When it came to Tianjiao, Zhang Guangzhen wrote a script about cross-strait marriages.
Since Taiwan opened the policy for mainland relatives to visit in 1987, the number of cross-strait marriages has increased year by year. In 2003, it peaked at 30,000 pairs. In recent years, this number has slowly declined, but mainland women marrying to Taiwan remains the mainstream mode of such cross-strait marriages. Occasionally, a Taiwanese woman marrying a mainland man is very rare.
Precisely because it is rare, it has story appeal. Zhang Guangzhen’s script used the background of a Taiwanese woman marrying a mainland man. The romance is of course very sweet. As the marriage is concluded, the conflicts between the couple have only just begun.
Where to settle after marriage is the biggest disagreement between the couple.
The wife wants to return to Taiwan, the husband insists on staying on the mainland. The conflict extends from the couple to the two families. In the entire story, there is no one who is truly a bad person. It is more about clashes of ideas.
Wen Ying thought it was particularly good because Zhang Guangzhen’s ideas were different from ordinary Taiwanese people.
At the end of the story, Zhang Guangzhen has the wife agree to settle on the mainland. This is not only the wife compromising for love, but also because the husband, through his own efforts, proves to the wife that it would be better for the couple to strive on the mainland. This cross-strait marriage returns to the right track on the brink of collapse. The story can be called a great happy ending!
“Teacher Yuan is right. Your script is not suitable for Yun Chen. Forcing modifications would be pointless.”
The drama is a good drama. Unsuitable is truly unsuitable.
Yun Chen will one day have to touch such serious dramas, but now it is too early.
Let Yun Chen act as a mainland husband. Forget it, too unconvincing.
Arranging other male supporting roles for Yun Chen would be lowering Yun Chen’s status. Yuan Fenghui would be heartbroken to death!
Wen Ying thought this script was good, not only because of the story itself, but also because Zhang Guangzhen’s theme in this story gave Wen Ying hope of winning awards. A film company cannot only produce money-making dramas. Recognition from industry awards is also indispensable.
The previous “The Princess’s New Clothes” and “Galaxy and You” were not suitable. The genres would not be favoured by the judges. Zhang Guangzhen’s new script has a good chance.
No wonder people say that without some life experience, one cannot write serious dramas. Take Wen Ying for example. Writing urban idol dramas or workplace dramas is easy. These are life experiences Wen Ying has had.
Even writing fantasy backgrounds is no problem. Wen Ying can rely on imagination.
Writing about marriage and family?
In her previous life, she had not been married!
Forcing to write similar themes, the stories produced would not stand scrutiny and would mostly be cursed as rotten dramas.
Wen Ying’s mentality was very positive. Zhang Guangzhen was previously uneasy, but under Wen Ying and Yuan Fenghui’s persuasion, he became a bit elated.
Zhang Guangzhen thought of a very key point. “We can discuss the broadcast slots for the two dramas with Jiaxin, not clashing in slots, but next year for awards, who should yield to whom?”
Yuan Fenghui chuckled. “Competitors must compete. No one yields to anyone. The script is written by you, but the filming and production are by two companies. Whoever can win the award depends entirely on ability!”
Wen Ying did not mind either. “Whoever wins the award, Teacher Zhang, you do not lose out!”
Zhang Guangzhen nodded repeatedly. The three discussed the awards seriously. If outsiders heard it, they would definitely find it speechless.
Could it only be these two dramas winning awards?
Yes, in the hearts of the three, they all firmly believed that these two dramas had the strength to win awards.
After Yuan Fenghui made the decision, her execution was super strong. She immediately called people for a meeting, to approve the project for investment and filming. Who to choose as director, how to cast, what the filming cycle is, how much the filming cost is. There were many such matters.
Mrs Wang was drafted as a strongman, and the whole person faintly had a bit of collapse.
“I am from the public relations department!”
The head of the public relations department, Mrs Wang, had only recently returned from Mo Du. During this time, Mrs Wang stayed in Mo Du not for private matters, but to set up Tianjiao’s Mo Du office.
Now first the office, and in less than a year, Yuan Fenghui would transfer most of Tianjiao’s business to Mo Du. Rong City would no longer be Tianjiao’s main battlefield.
Yuan Fenghui and Wen Ying exchanged a glance. Wen Ying coughed dryly. “Auntie Dong, there are no public relations crises recently. How about you take on producing again?”
“…”
Mrs Wang did not want this side job, but unfortunately, with one mouth against two, she could only grit her teeth and act as producer.
When Mrs Wang left the office, Wen Ying heard muttering curses. It was not cursing Wen Ying and Yuan Fenghui, but cursing Wang Shuang.
The son not being up to par delayed Mrs Wang from being a laid-back salted fish.
Even someone as capable as Wen Ying could not let her parents be happy salted fish. Chen Ru was still secretly working hard to “rescue” her daughter’s future.
Wen Ying delayed a bit more time at Tianjiao. Chen Ru and Xie Qian could just have a simple lunch at noon.
Approaching noon, Xie Qian assigned study tasks to Peng Guoqing and Li Mengjiao, let the housekeeper Auntie Liu manage the two poor students to eat lunch, and he himself changed clothes and went out.
“I have something, will be back in the afternoon.”
Xie Qian looked calm and breezy. The two poor students did not think much.
When the taxi was close to the destination, Xie Qian specially adjusted his shirt cuffs.
What kind of boy would the hamster’s mum like?
Xie Qian was uncertain.
Through Wen Ying, Xie Qian had a certain understanding of Chen Ru’s personality, but he could not guess what Chen Ru wanted to talk to him about.
Talk about which university the hamster can apply to next year?
Or dissatisfied with the hamster’s current grades, feeling the hamster can go further?
No matter which purpose, Xie Qian had to consider his answers carefully.
He wanted to leave a good impression on Chen Ru, yet he was unwilling to make insincere promises.
Pushing the hamster further would indeed make her progress more, but when the study pressure exceeds the threshold, studying becomes a very painful thing for the hamster.
Xie Qian first had the tone, and when he saw Chen Ru, he would know how to perform.
He was never the type to talk grandly. As a child, he was even suspected of autism because he spoke little. Living in Rong City for over two years, Xie Qian had changed a lot.
He had an innate nobility, intelligent and well-mannered, and good-looking, perfect to the point of not seeming real.
Chen Ru had seen Xie Qian before, but this was the first time meeting him alone. Being in such close contact with Xie Qian, Chen Ru’s heart was pounding.
No girl would dislike such a boy.
Parents with insight should keep such a boy away from their daughter. Yet she wanted to persuade Xie Qian to take Wen Ying abroad to study together. She must be crazy!
