Chapter 31: Digging People

"Jingle bells... Jingle bell..."Zhou Desheng, who was thinking, was interrupted by a rapid ringing of bells.

Seeing that it was Li Mu calling, I thought to myself that it seemed that Zhou Hui had already said what he meant.

"Director Zhou, congratulations, if it weren't for what Ah Hui said, I wouldn't have known that you had been promoted!" Li Mu Daoxi's voice came from the phone.

"Li Mu, I haven't seen you for a few months, now it's time to call Mr. Li, when will I have time to come to the TV station to see these old colleagues!" Zhou Desheng said.

"Don't laugh at me, leader, it's just a small studio. Zhou Hui told me just now, do you want to buy the drama "Love Apartment"?" Li Mu said.

"That's what I mean, when do you have time to come to the TV station to talk? Zhou Desheng said.

Originally, Li Mu was going to go to other TV stations to promote "Love Apartment" to see if he could sell another one, but someone came to send a pillow when he happened to be sleepy, and he agreed immediately.

"Then I'll go to the TV station tomorrow morning, and we'll talk about it when we meet, but does Director Wang know about this?" "It is impossible for a deputy director to decide on such a big matter as buying a TV series, and the director must come forward in person."

"Don't worry, as long as the quality of the TV series is good, Director Wang has no problem, he is now in trouble with He Yimin. Zhou Desheng said confidently.

"I'll see you tomorrow, and I'll take the first two episodes with me. ”

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Li Mu, who finished the call, seemed very happy, if it could be sold to Jiangnan TV, it would be another income, and the next TV series to be filmed is not a small production like "Love Apartment". Although the actors' salaries will not be very high, the costumes, props, backgrounds, etc. in the play are not comparable to "Love Apartment".

"Ah Hui, cousin, you go to Tomato Video in the afternoon to quit your job and come to me, I will be very busy here after the New Year, in addition to filming a TV series, I also have to prepare a movie, and I will go to Tomato Video and Li Suifeng later. Li Mu said to the two of them, Li Mu is going to start preparing a new movie at the same time when he is filming a TV series, although it is Li Mu's first movie, but he is not going to make a small-budget movie, but wants to make a big production directly, and it will take a lot of time to prepare at that time, and it is estimated that it will be ready after the TV series is finished.

"Xingmuzi, we listen to you, and we will resign tomorrow. Zhou Hui said.

"Boss, can you eat well, you know to talk about work, if you don't eat, I'll pack it all up and go back to eat with Xiaomin and Sister Feifei, you can talk slowly here." Seeing that Li Mu and the others had been talking about work without moving, Chen Jing, who was staring at the dishes on the table and salivating, couldn't help but shout loudly.

"Okay, let's not talk about it, if we don't talk about it, someone will starve to death, and someone will almost drip saliva into the bowl!" Li Mu said with a smile.

Hearing Li Mu's words, Chen Jing's face turned red and quickly wiped the corners of her mouth with her hand, but she didn't find that she was drooling, and her face suddenly turned embarrassed.

"Haha... Hahahaha..."Seeing Chen Jing like this, everyone was amused by her.

"Okay, okay, let's eat, I found out that you are not only a money lover, but also a foodie. Li Mu was also a little speechless when he saw Chen Jing's appearance.

The frolic was over, and everyone began to enjoy the sumptuous meal. I have to emphasize Chen Jing again, a foodie, she orders all famous dishes in Jiangnan.

Lushan stone chicken is red in color and fragrant, and the meat is tender.

The Lotus Blood Duck is crispy and tender, spicy and delicious.

The four-star moon is golden red in color, soft and fragrant in powder, tender and smooth in fish, fresh and spicy.

The color of the white-cut dog meat is crystal clear, the fragrance is long-lasting, oily but not greasy, tender and refreshing.

There is also a bowl of local chicken soup with fresh eyebrows, which does not release MSG at all, the soup is golden in color, fragrant in taste, tender but not rotten, and fresh but not fishy in the stomach.

After a meal, everyone was very satisfied, and Chen Jing also said that before the holiday, Li Mu would take them to have a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

Li Mu asked Chen Jing and Xiaomin to take a taxi back, he also had to go to Tomato Video to tell Zhou Hui and his cousin about it, and by the way, he sent a red envelope to the crew, after all, they have helped Li Mu for so long, and took Zhou Hui, Li Hang, and Chu Fei to drive to Tomato Video, and Li Mu came to the general manager's office with ease.

"Muzi is here, how about this trip to the capital?" Seeing him coming, Li Suifeng asked.

"Brother Li's blessing is still going well, not only sold the premiere rights of "Love Apartment" to Beijing TV, but also found the heroine street of my next TV series!" Li Mu said happily.

"Oh, are you about to start filming the next TV? Do you want to take a break for a while, it's very tiring to shoot TV!" Li Suifeng persuaded that as the general manager of a large video website, he knows how difficult it is to shoot a TV series, and it is definitely not as simple as standing behind the camera and watching the actors perform as outsiders imagine.

"Brother Li, don't worry, I'm okay here, I'm ready to start after the New Year. This time, I want to give them the bonus of the crew. Li Mu said.

"Then they have earned it in the past two months, they have received a salary from me, and you also give them bonuses, in fact, most people will not give bonuses to the crew, except for those fixed teams. Li Suifeng said.

"The money is not very much, which means that I have a heart, after all, I can't make a TV series without them. In addition, there is another thing I want to ask Brother Li for help. Li Mu said.

"If you have something, just say it, and I will do it if I can do it. Li Suifeng said.

"It's just that I want to ask Brother Li for some people, the same people from the crew last time, this time I don't want to borrow them, but I want them to join my studio. Brother Li, you also know that if I form a new team, it will take time to run in, and when the time comes, dozens of people will temporarily form a crew, and everyone will not understand their work style and living habits, and when the time comes, the bowl will not touch the bowl, the spoon will not touch the spoon, and it will be a waste of time and energy, not to mention a waste of money. So last time, if those people in the crew were willing to come to my studio, I hope Brother Li can help me and release them. Li Mu said a little embarrassedly, after all, this is digging the foot of the wall in front of others.

"Hey, what should I do, wait until you ask them, and if you want to go with you, you can take them all with you. When the time comes, I'll just go to recruit people, and large websites like ours have relatively good benefits, and it's still easy to recruit people. Li Suifeng agreed immediately, compared to Li Mu, a crew is nothing in his eyes, even if they are all gone, it doesn't matter, but Li Mu is different, the advertising revenue of a single "Do Not Disturb" for a year plus the copyright sold to the TV station is four or five billion, and the "Love Apartment" will also be a popular TV series after professional analysis, and it will be a large amount of income at that time, so he attaches more importance to the cooperation with Li Mu in the future.

Li Suifeng called the secretary and asked her to gather all those people and wait in the conference room, and then took Li Mu and the three to the conference room.

Everyone in the conference room was a little nervous when they knew that it was summoned by the general manager, but they found that they were all colleagues from the previous "Love Apartment" crew, so they discussed it together.

Li Suifeng entered the conference room, and was a little unhappy when he saw the noise inside, but he didn't show it, and motioned for everyone to speak quietly: "I called you here today because Li Mu decided to give you a bonus in order to thank you for your help in the past two months, and everyone still doesn't thank Li Mu!"

Everyone was happy to hear that they were coming for a bonus, and immediately burst into applause.

Li Mu came over and suppressed their applause and said: "In the past, thanks to everyone's help, "Love Apartment" was successfully completed, and now the TV series has been sold, give everyone a little bonus, the money is not much, I hope you don't mind!"

After speaking, he asked Zhou Hui and Li Hang to distribute the red envelopes that had been prepared a long time ago, and he walked to director Xu Zheng with another one.

"Director Xu, you also have a share of the success of "Love Apartment", please accept it with a little heart!" Li Mu handed her the envelope and said sincerely.

"Thank you, Mr. Li, it's great that the TV series can be sold, and I'm looking forward to seeing the TV series we made on TV!"

Xu Zheng didn't expect Li Mu to sell the TV series, you must know that there are thousands of TV series filmed in the country a year, and only a few can be broadcast on TV stations, and the TV series that can be broadcast on provincial TV stations are simply one in a hundred, looking at Li Mu's generous appearance, he must have sold it to a provincial TV station, otherwise it would not be so generous to sell to a local station.

"Then can Mr. Li reveal which TV station he sold to?" Xu Zheng said curiously.

"It's Beijing TV, and it will be broadcast on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Director Xu should remember to watch it. Li Mu said with a smile.

Beijing TV is one of the top five TV stations in the country, and the ratings of TV dramas that can be broadcast on this TV station are generally not too bad, and if this TV series is popular, the director will definitely become famous. Xu Zheng thought to himself.

"Director Xu, in fact, I want to invite you to my studio, the TV series "Love Apartment" is a sitcom, it can be made into a series, if you want, the sequel will be handed over to you to shoot. Li Mu still wants to dig Xu Zheng over, although his level is not very high, but it is still possible to shoot some simple TV series. The most important thing is that Li Mu understands him, the two have been working together for almost half a year, from "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb" to "Love Apartment", the two have worked together happily, and there are no complaints in the face of Li Mu's "fingers".

Hearing Li Mu's proposal, Xu Zheng agreed after a little thought, he knew that there was no director in Li Mu's studio, and if he passed, there would definitely be no less opportunities, and Li Mu was also generous.

"Director Xu, after you come, you may have to be an assistant director for me for a while, and I am going to direct the next TV series myself, but then I am ready to make a movie, and you will be the director when the TV series is filmed. Li Mu said. After all, he has no experience as a director, and if he rushes to make a movie, there is a chance that he will mess up, so it is necessary to take a TV series to practice his skills.

|“ It's okay Mr. Li, I'm also a variety show director, I have to thank you for giving me the opportunity. Xu Zheng said.

Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Xu Zheng didn't mind being his assistant director, after all, after being a director, it would be unacceptable for ordinary people to be a deputy to others.