Chapter 116: The Storm is Coming
"You're inflated. ”
Coming out of the AOI, Rika can be seen and said to Lin Hai.
She didn't care about Lin Hai's feelings as much as Kwai Huiliang, and pointed out the biggest problem Lin Hai is currently facing - "Your qualifications are not enough. ”
Lin Hai was silent.
Rika asked again, "Why are you in such a hurry?"
"It's a tough situation......"
Lin Hai sighed.
……
Yesterday, Lin Hai received three phone calls one after another.
The first call was from Ayumi Hamasaki.
Ayumi Hamasaki told him that Katsuto Matsuura had been reinstated.
This couldn't be worse news. Regardless of the unequal treaties Matsuura and Itada Tatsumi signed, it is an indisputable fact that he reconciled with the "Fallen Pine faction". So, will Matsuura, who has regained power, let go of Lin Hai, who almost left him dead without a place to be buried?
Apparently not.
……
"Matsuura asked me if I wanted to go back to Aihui. Hamasaki paused slightly, chuckled and said, "I can't go back......"
Lin Hai was silent.
When Katsuto Matsuura was swept away, Ayumi Hamasaki was also affected, and it was Aoi Terura who listened to Lin Hai's advice and poached her to AOI. Now that Katsuto Matsuura is back alive, he can take Ayumi Hamasaki, a traitor, under his wing, regardless of his previous suspicions, but the relationship between the two can never go back.
Moreover, the so-called "regardless of previous suspicions" should also be put in quotation marks.
Matsuura is not such a generous person.
Ayumi Hamasaki knew this, complained to Lin Hai, and summed it up in one sentence - "You have to be responsible." ”
"Don't worry, you won't regret your decision today. ”
Lin Hai said this, and hung up the phone in a hurry.
……
The second call was from Hiroyuki Ikeuchi.
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi is talking for Hiroshi Akabane, he told Lin Hai that Kenichiro Nozaki said that he wanted to ban Lin Hai, but Hiroshi Akabane had no choice but to delete all the scenes involving Lin Hai in the drama that had not yet been filmed in "GTO".
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi sincerely apologized for Hiroshi Akabane, but no matter how much he said, it couldn't change the fact that Lin Hai was swept away.
At the end, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi hesitated to mention one thing-
"Premiere of "Blues Harmonica" on the 15th ......"
"Ah, don't you say I almost forgot, I was supposed to go to the show, but there was a problem with the timing on my side, sorry......"
……
After talking to Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, he received a call from Kyoko Fukada.
"Hai, tomorrow, if you are free, can you go on a date with me......
Before Kyoko Fukada's words were finished, Hikaru Utada's roar came from the phone-
"It's shopping, you idiot!"
Lin Hai held up the phone, and a warm current surged in his heart. If he hadn't received the first two phone calls, Lin Hai would only be surprised that the girl had suddenly become bold, but now he guessed the reason.
"The office talked to you?"
Under Lin Hai's interrogation, Kyoko reluctantly told the truth.
Sure enough, I was interviewed.
The office talked to her and asked her to cut off contact with Lin Hai, otherwise she would be hidden.
Lin Hai groaned: "In this case, we are close
Don't meet again. ”
When Kyoko heard this, she was anxious: "Hai, don't get me wrong, I'm ......"
"I know, I know. Lin Hai said: "I received your wish, but there is no need to hit your head and break the bloodstream, believe me, I can handle it......"
……
After receiving Kyoko's call, Lin Hai was very moved, and the more this happened, the more reluctant he was to get involved.
Horipro's "Snow Order" isn't just talk. Don't look at the broadcast of "God", Kyoko's popularity skyrocketed, if she dared to "break the rules of heaven", the firm really dared to ban her.
At the end of the day, here's Ben.
The rules of survival in the entertainment industry are completely different from those of beauty entertainment and China entertainment.
Whether it is Meiyu or China Entertainment, it follows the laws of business. As long as an artist can create wealth, it doesn't matter how bad his character is, how misbehaving, and how open-mouthed...... Everything is tolerable.
Under this concept, the status of the artist is infinitely elevated, and the top artist is even comparable to the religious leader.
Entertainment is not.
Entertainment follows a patriarchal system, artists are money-making tools, and they are only money-making tools, and their status is actually closer to that of slaves.
Or it is more vivid to describe this artist as a gladiator.
A gladiator, no matter how popular or valuable he is, will not hesitate to be disposed of if he tries to rebel against the rules set by the slave owner.
The star of "The Sea Lady" "Reina Nengnian" is a good example.
When "Sea Girl" was broadcast, it generated billions of revenue for Jiuci City, so you can imagine how popular this drama is.
and Nengnian Reina, who starred in this drama, became a "national idol", and her popularity was straight to the first line, and she won the award and got a soft hand......
However, what is less known is that Nengnian Lingna's monthly salary at that time was only 3,000 yuan when converted into RMB.
Because of the request for a salary increase, Neng Nian Rena was hidden by the office after filming "Sea Girl". was hidden in the snow for more than a year, and finally survived until the expiration of the contract, and was sued by the old employer for "refusing to work for more than a year during the contract period", and finally couldn't even use his real name, let alone show his face on TV......
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This is the entertainment industry.
Popularity, sales, talent...... These have to give way to the rules.
If you don't understand this, if you mix entertainment according to the survival rules of China Entertainment and Meiyu, even if you are reborn, you can only hit your head and break the bloodstream.
Do you think that if you keep coming up with good works, you can rise to the top?
Inexistent!
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Lin Hai told Rika Arimi about the predicament he was facing, and said, "Look, I'm about to become a street rat that everyone shouts at." ”
"President Aoi seems to want to stay out of the way?"
"Not likely. Lin Hai said: "He never mentioned the signing of the contract today, and he didn't express the idea of being attached to me, so I knew that he couldn't count on it." ”
"What are you going to do?"
"In any case, it is imperative to set up your own firm, at least not to be attacked from both sides. Lin Hai paused, "I'm going next."
When you see a person, you take care not to let him see it. ”
"Who?"
"Lee Jae-yong. ”
……
Lin Hai and Lee Jae-yong meet at an upscale café.
Lee Jae-yong's attitude was cold, and he began to look at his watch as soon as they met: "My time is limited, just say anything directly." ”
Seeing this, Lin Hai didn't go around the bend.
"MPman's endorsement, do you still count?"
"Product development will take some time, and I can't give you an answer right now. ”
That's a rejection.
Lin Hai was not surprised by this result at all, and said: "Samsung wants to use MPman to open up the market, and I am afraid it is not realistic to rely on advertising alone. ”
Li Zairong said without changing his face: "It is not ruled out that it will be sold in Huaxia first." ”
"You're kidding. Lin Hai said with a smile: "If the cost of flash memory can't be reduced, the price of MPman can't be reduced, are you sure that MPman has a market in Huaxia now?"
Lee Jae-yong frowned and said, "This has nothing to do with you, right?"
As he spoke, he began to look at his watch again.
Lin Hai unhurriedly took out a stack of paper and put it on the table.
Lee Jae-yong glanced at it and asked, "Product design?"
"You look back. ”
Lee Jae-yong flipped through it and said, "This is an advertising plan?"
"To be exact, it's a storyboard for a TV series. ”
Lin Hai said: "I plan to make a TV series, and I will do advertising placement for MPman for free, and accordingly, I hope to get a promise from you." ”
Lee Jae-yong came back to his senses and said, "If I want to do ad placement, I can have more options." ”
Needless to say, this kind of self-deception is not to be said. ”
Lin Hai smiled: "You can try it and see which crew will accept the sponsorship of a Korean company." ”
Ben's industrial protection is even worse than that of China and South Korea, and when "Haenyeo" was broadcast, it caused serious dissatisfaction among the audience because the taxi used by the protagonist's father was a Korean car, which was not even counting advertising placement.
Looking at the drama, the sponsors are nothing more than Procter & Gamble, Kao, Suntory, Kobayashi Pharmaceutical and other companies, and occasionally BMW, Google, etc., which can already be called a miracle.
Dramas can be moderately tolerant of Western companies, but it is almost impossible for Korean companies to become sponsors of dramas.
Lee Jae-yong was silent for a moment and said, "You continue." ”
"Before the end of the World Cup in South Korea, the two countries will at least maintain a superficial friendship, but it will still be difficult for you to find a crew willing to accept sponsorship," Lin said. You may say that advertising is the same, but the effect will be greatly reduced, and the advertising investment will be very high, which is not conducive to reducing product costs. And my drama is different, this drama is a morning drama, with a large number of episodes and a long continuation cycle, if you want to add advertisements before and after the episode, the cost is also cheaper than the evening time......"
"The premise is that the quality of the TV series is passable. ”
That's exactly what I'm going to say next. You can wait until the dailies are made before making a decision, and if the quality of the TV series is good enough, I hope you can guarantee that it will air. ”
"Yes. ”
Lee Jae-yong said: "If the quality of the TV series is good enough, three
The star will not be stingy with advertising investment. He tapped the line drawing on the table and said, "I'm more curious, what does this mean?"
"I don't think I need to say it, you can see it. ”
Lin Hai smiled: "This is a gift from me." ”
Lee Jae-yong looked at the piece of paper thoughtfully.
On the paper is a girl swimming in the sea, and on the girl, there is an MPman pinned to it.
Lin Hai's voice sounded in his ears.
"The biggest feature of MPman is that it does not need additional storage media, and it can do more about airtightness, and if Samsung can solve the waterproof problem, then its advantages will be more obvious......"
Li Zaiyong raised his head, looked at Lin Hai as if he had reacquainted himself, and after a while, he smiled and said, "I accepted your gift." ”
……
After Lee left, he could see Rika pop up.
"You're just going to believe in his promises?"
"The businessman is profit-seeking, and I believe he will not let go of the fat that is sent to his mouth. ”
"Where do you go next?"
And so on. ”
……
After waiting for an hour, Lin Hai and the others finally arrived.
The person who came was a young man wearing a fisherman's hat and a cargo shirt, and he was not good-looking.
"When we first met, I was Kankuro Miyato. ”
"When we first met, I was Lin Hai. ”
……
Miyato Kanjiuro, known as "Gong Jiu", is known as a "ghost screenwriter" in the drama circle.
Of course, that was a few years later, and the current Gong Jiu was just an unknown little person.
Gong Jiu looked at Lin Hai and didn't understand what he was looking for himself.
His Ge didn't like to go around in circles, so he asked directly, "Is there anything Lin Jun looking for me?"
"That's right, I'm planning to make a TV series, and I'd like to ask Miyato-sensei to write the screenplay. ”
One question and one answer, crisp and neat.
Gong Jiu's eyes widened.
He joined the "Adult Project" troupe in 1991 and became a copywriting assistant, his dream is to become a screenwriter, but he has no talent, but he has never had the opportunity to show his strengths, and his only screenwriting work is still a stage play.
Lin Hai's words made Gong Jiu feel like pie in the sky.
He couldn't believe it and asked, "Please let me be a screenwriter?"
Lin Hai nodded and said, "Yes, please be a screenwriter." ”
"Can you ask why?"
"The reason doesn't matter. ”
Lin Hai took out a notebook directly from his bag and handed it to Gong Jiu, "This is my general idea about this drama, you can take a look at it first." ”
Despite being full of suspicions, Gong Jiu still took the book and flipped through it.
As soon as you look at it, you lose track of the time.
After a long time, Gong Jiu put down his notebook, took a sip of the coffee that had been cold, and said, "Lin Jun's ability to tell stories really opened my eyes!"
Lin Hai gave Gong Jiu a notebook, basically explained the main characters and the play clearly, and all that needed to be done was to enrich the story.
Gong Jiu was puzzled and asked, "Why don't you write the script yourself?"
"I don't have time.
I'm going to the Fuji Music Festival in August, so I don't know how to do it. ”
Lin Hai is not talking nonsense, his time is indeed limited.
In addition, "Sea Girl" was originally Gong Jiu's screenwriting work, and it is better to have a good relationship than stealing it for yourself.
Speaking of which, Lin Hai obviously hasn't watched a few episodes of the TV series, but he knows the drama well, and thanks to the guy in front of him - Gong Jiu has the habit of publishing "script books", and Lin Hai, as his fan, has basically watched them all. When Lin Hai wrote "Meteor Trip", he also borrowed a lot of content from his script.
Gong Jiu quickly threw away his doubts and began to discuss the drama with Lin Hai.
"Where does the story take place in Kuji City?"
"Yes. Jiuji is my mother's hometown, and she is a haenyeo. ”
"Really?"
Gong Jiu said in surprise: "That's really a coincidence, my mother's hometown is also in Jiuci!"
Lin Hai was surprised, but he didn't expect that the two of them were half fellow countrymen.
For him, Lin Hai did not hide it, and explained the purpose and disposition of the TV series.
"Do you want to use this film to revitalize the local tourism industry?" Gong Jiu slammed his mouth and said, "This is really a big project. ”
"Everything else is easy to do, the key is the script, how about it, are you interested in challenging it?"
"Of course!"
The coveted opportunity fell from the sky, how could Gong Jiu let go?
……
After getting rid of Lee Jae-yong and Gong Jiu, that night, Lin Hai left Ben and flew to England under the "accompaniment" of Rika Nomi.
This trip is only for prize redemption, and the process is not shocking.
However, just a few days after Lin Hai left Ben, the country was turned upside down by a big storm called "Lin Hai......