Chapter 44. Promoted to assistant screenwriter! (3rd Watch)
Hong Kong TVB Creative Director's Office.
Li Zhaotai, who was slightly hunched on his back, frowned and looked at the ratings report in his hand.
Standing in front of him is his beloved general and the most capable Xiao Sheng under him.
His person Xiao Sheng was as early as the "Chen Baozhu era", and he had stepped into the film industry.
At first, he worked as a subtitle player in a theater and a ticket tearer, and at the age of 30, he decided to change careers and officially join the film industry. In the film industry, Xiao Sheng has done scene notes, assistant directors, screenwriters, etc., and until the rise of the TV industry, Xiao Sheng and Wang Tianlin were absorbed, Xiao Sheng joined Li's TV, and Wang Tianlin devoted himself to TVB.
During this period, two old friends fought back and forth between the two TV stations, and Xiao Sheng even relied on the two dramas "Silkworm Transformation" and "Tianlong Jue" to defeat the wireless army at that time.
Later, Li's sale was transformed into ATV, and Xiao Sheng was poached by Ritchie to the current wireless. Xiao Sheng is grateful for the Li family's suggestion, and he has done his best to do things in wireless, discovering many stars such as the "Wireless Five Tigers", and Wang Tianlin of the Shaw Brothers faction is known as the "fat and thin TV strongman".
Now that time flies, the two strongmen have reached the twilight of Lian Po. Wang Tianlin is full of peach and plum all over the world, teaching a good apprentice Du Qifeng, and a good son Wang Jing, doing some irrelevant things in wireless, and has the idea of letting go of everything to live for a long time. No matter how hard the "Huashan faction" and the "Taishan faction" fight, he still focuses on the mud, and no one can be offended.
In contrast, Xiao Sheng refuses to accept old age. And because Li Zhaotai doesn't have any big talents around him, he can only rely on him, a veteran, to control affairs, so he has a lot of work.
"Brother Sheng, it looks like the costume drama is really in decline, look at it, it's only ten o'clock in total, this is something that has never happened before!" Li Zhaotai said with a frown. "On the other hand, Fang Yihua's fashion dramas are popular one after another, especially the "Big Family" is very popular!"
Sighing, Li Zhaotai said again: "As this continues, the creative department under my control may be decentralized, so you must find a way to remedy it!" β
Listening to Li Zhaotai's worried words, Xiao Sheng, whose sideburns were as pale as snow, nodded and said: "I understand, but fashion dramas have never been our strong point, and I am also good at martial arts films." β
"But can martial arts movies still be saved?" Li Zhaotai really lost his confidence.
"In my opinion, martial arts dramas will not really decline no matter when they arrive, it will only be silent for a while, and then it will turn over again!" Xiao Sheng said firmly, "Especially the "Knife of the Wind" that our department invested in filming this time, I have invited Aaron Kwok from the 'Four Heavenly Kings' to join in the performance, and it has been filmed for three days now, and the effect is very good." β
This "Knife of the Wind" is a martial arts drama that Xiao Sheng has planned for more than a month, due to schedule problems, all members of the crew have been prepared, but because Aaron Kwok failed to enter the scene, filming did not officially start until three days ago.
"I hope this Aaron Kwok can help us turn over with his own popularity,----- we can't lose again!"
"Yes, Mr. Leigh, I understand!"
"Thank you for your hard work, Brother Sheng!" Saying that, Li Zhaotai took out a box of ginseng from behind him and handed it to Xiao Sheng: "This is authentic Korean ginseng, I asked someone to bring it from South Korea, you have been too busy with work recently, so take it to make up for your body!" β
Xiao Sheng looked at the expensive supplements in front of him, and wanted to refuse but knew that it was in vain to say it, Li Zhaotai has always cared so much about himself, and he has no regrets about this boss!
Xiao Sheng took the tonic and left the office, here Li Zhaotai pinched the bridge of his nose between his eyes a little tiredly, at this time the phone rang again, and the female secretary reported that an employee in the props room named Chen Xuanting wanted to see him.
Prop room staff?
Li Zhaotai was stunned and felt funny, is he one of those low-level leaders, who can see him? !
So he said, "Just say I don't have time---- wait, what do you say his name is?!" Li Zhaotai suddenly felt a feeling.
"It's called ---- Chen Xuanting!"
"Chen Xuanting?!" In an instant, Li Zhaotai suddenly remembered the words of the last fortune teller, "If you want to break the earth, you must thunder!" β
"Let him in-----!" After thinking for a moment, Li Zhaotai commanded.
A short time later, a young man walked in.
Tall and handsome.
This is Li Zhaotai's first impression of Chen Xuanting.
And the first impression is very important, just like a blind date, the first impression can almost determine whether you are destined to be able to finally combine. Unfortunately, there are many people who know that first impressions are important, but there are very few who make a good impression.
"You are Chen Xuanting?"
"You're Mr. Lee Siu Tai?" Chen Xuanting did not have the slightest sense of lowly status, looking at Li Zhaotai was like looking at an ordinary person, neither humble nor arrogant.
"Hehe, you're the first one who dares to ask me that!"
"Then I am definitely the first one who dares to recommend myself!"
"This idiom is not good, I don't like it very much!"
"Why?"
"Mao Sui recommended himself, that is because he has real skills, and he has shown it before, but now people, especially young people, are impetuous, thinking how talented they are, and they can't find a way to learn from the ancients to recommend themselves, in my opinion, such a move is very naΓ―ve!"
"Maybe it's not naΓ―ve, it's a kind of momentum, and that's what those who are older don't have the most, isn't it?"
"Hehe, you're very good at talking!" Li Zhaotai gave him a deep look, "But I've seen a lot of sharp-tongued or well-spoken young people like you, and they were turned away from the door without even seeing my face!" β
"Then why do you want to see me?" Chen Xuanting looked at him and asked rhetorically.
Li Zhaotai was stunned.
"Because I'm curious about you!"
"Curious? Is it because of my name? β
"This ...... How do you know? "There's something strange about Li Zhaotai.
"You just said that Mao Sui recommended himself, that's because Mao Sui has real skills, and he has shown it before, so I can say that I have also shown a little bit of my skills! If you want to break the earth, but you have to thunderbolt, don't you?! Chen Xuanting looked at Li Zhaotai calmly.
Li Zhaotai immediately understood that he was put on a stand by the kid in front of him!
The god was unconsciously put on a !!
If you are an ordinary person, you will definitely be angry at this time, after all, you have been tricked, but Li Zhaotai is not an ordinary person, he not only did not get angry but laughed, "Hahaha!" Well, well said! I didn't think I would be calculated! Looks like you've got some skills! β
"This skill is very cheap, only five hundred yuan, not as refreshing as the thousand yuan you gave!"
"Five hundred?! I can't imagine that fortune teller has such a small appetite! Li Zhaotai smiled, "But I'm curious, you can not say it, then maybe I will think of you as my blessing!" β
Looking at the middle-aged man with a lion's nose and a wide mouth in front of him, Chen Xuanting said indifferently: "Although I have played tricks in the way of approaching you, I will never rely on this means to bury my true strength!" β
"Strength? Hahaha! Li Zhaotai laughed and said, "Chen Xuanting, you are the most arrogant young man I have ever seen!" I like it, though! He slammed the table and stood up sharply.
After turning around Chen Xuanting, Li Zhaotai's heavy eyebrows raised and said: "Since you said that you have the strength, then I will give you a chance---- props room is a place where talents are buried, you can go to the crew of "Knife of the Wind" as an assistant screenwriter!" I'd like to see what you're capable of?! β
Li Zhaotai did not upgrade himself immediately, but only promoted a little bit to be an assistant screenwriter, which did not surprise Chen Xuanting, because he knew that people like Li Zhaotai would only observe your actions with their eyes, and would not listen to your words with their ears, in a word, a mule or a horse, you pull it out for a walk!