12 noon.

125 Victory Road.

In the restaurant of Wang Fatzi's house, everyone is celebrating the smooth progress of this project.

But according to Gu Chen's opinion, projects that have not signed a contract are not considered to be won, but here, everyone doesn't seem to care about these.

Everyone raised their glasses and drank freely, feeling that they had to make a lot of money in the second half of the year.

"In order for us to win the project smoothly this time, I propose that everyone go one. Wang Fatzi picked up his wine glass and couldn't wait to celebrate the victory.

Zhang Kai, the rib man, picked up the wine glass casually and said with a smile: "Let's go." ”

"I'll just drink a little. The ninth sister picked up the wine glass, and she was also extra cautious: "After all, there is still a game in the evening, everyone is leisurely, don't drink too much, keep a clear head." ”

"Then the ninth sister should drink less, you are the coordinator of our team. He Xiaofan immediately took the ninth sister's wine glass, poured some beer from the ninth sister's cup into his own cup.

"What about Gu Chen?" the fat man glanced at Gu Chen.

Gu Chen picked up a glass of milk: "I drive, don't drink, use milk instead." ”

"It's okay, in your brother Wang's place, we don't pay so much attention to it. ”

Wang Fatzi was also very happy today.

The main thing is that the conversation with the producer in the morning was very pleasant, and everyone seemed to have a feeling of seeing each other late.

The most important thing is co-production.

In these years, it is necessary to find a producer who is both powerful and reliable, which can be described as a thousand choices.

It's fate to be able to meet.

Therefore, in the morning contact, everyone has actually reached a preliminary cooperation intention, if Wan Xiaojuan's team has no problem after discussion, in fact, the contract can be signed in the evening and the details will be determined.

Thinking that everyone has work to do in the second half of the year, maybe they will be able to work until the first half of next year, so everyone is excited in their hearts, and a lot of expenses are counting on the remuneration of this project.

After He Xiaofan drank the wine in the cup, he suddenly felt emotional, raised his head and hummed a song: "If I can do it again, I will be Li Bai." ”

"Alas, saliva. Seeing He Xiaofan's saliva splashing, Wang Fatzi hurriedly raised his hand to stop him.

The ninth sister also covered her mouth and snickered: "He Xiaofan sings well, with this energy, it is better to save it for the night to go to K song, you must show your potential as a singer on the producer's side, maybe even the theme song of the TV series will be sung to you." ”

"Haha, if that's the case, then I can halve my salary, and singers can earn a lot more than our screenwriters. ”

"Praise you a few words, you are still panting, eating vegetables and grass. Zhang Kai was already hungry, so he picked up the chopsticks and devoured them.

He Xiaofan, who was not strong enough to drink, drank a little too much, and after humming a few sentences of the song "Li Bai", he couldn't help but say: "It's good that I can be as chic as Li Bai, I drink and write poems on weekdays, write poems and drink, and leave if I want to travel." ”

"He doesn't have to write a manuscript, nor does he have to return flowers, he opens his mouth to say, 'I don't know the moon when I am young, and I call it a white jade plate', or 'I will come back after my daughter is gone'. ”

After glancing at everyone, He Xiaofan brought out the topic of chatting with Gu Chen in the car before:

"Just imagine, where has this ordinary child's child seen the 'white jade plate'? If he is not a rich second generation, how can he write such a heroic poem as 'the daughter is scattered and comes back'?"

"If it weren't for the solid family background as a guarantee for Li Bai to travel the world, Li Bai, an unemployed vagrant, was idle and rampant in drinking, if it was someone else, I was afraid that he would be beaten to death in minutes. ”

And he also married the daughters of two prime ministers in a row, and they all entered the woman's house upside down. ”

Taking a deep breath, He Xiaofan shook his head and sighed: "This guy ...... is really a winner in life, how can it be like us, we have to run for life every day, mortgage and car loans, and we are breathless, not as chic as Li Bai, a super Internet celebrity who has spanned thousands of years. ”

"Don't pretend, my ancestor is Li Bai. A waiter who served the food to everyone joked with the crowd as he brought the food to the table.

"Xiao Li, you are taking advantage. Seeing this, Wang Fatzi also smiled and said, "Give me a few more dishes." ”

"Boss, you are calling Li Bai's descendants. "The waiter named Xiao Li has a good relationship with Wang Fatzi, and he is naturally used to fighting with him.

Gu Chen coughed twice, and also reminded: "Li Bai's eldest son, Li Boyu, gave birth to two daughters, and the second son, Li Tianran, has no queen. ”

"Giving birth to two daughters, the second son Li Tianran has no queen?" Zhang Kai quickly heard the meaning, and also laughed: "Since Li Bai has no descendants, then Your Excellency is?"

Xiao Li: "......"

"Your Excellency is a queen, surnamed Li. He Xiaofan said teasingly.

Xiao Li: "......"

The ninth sister waved her hand: "No, no, it should be Li Ziyan, because the sunshine incense burner produces purple smoke." ”

Xiao Li: "......"

"Poof! I'm afraid it's Li Accident, right? You just let Li dream, or maybe it may be a descendant left by Li Bai from his travels, cultivated without soil. He Xiaofan also said jokingly.

Xiao Li: "......"

"Alas, alas, too much. When Wang Fatzi heard this, he immediately put down his chopsticks and reminded: "Xiao Li is an employee of my family, you can't bully others like this, our employees can only be bullied by me." ”

"If you want me to see it, just call it Li Daydream, or call it Li Shihou? Isn't there a Monkey King who can also pop out of the stone!"

"Poof!"

"Hahaha, Wang Fatty, you have gone too far. ”

"It's not as good as you?"

"No, no, it should be the seed sown by Comrade Li Bai's travels, you think, Li Bai has a lot of fans, there is no shortage of female fans, and there are more gifts, Li Bai naturally wants to meet someone in order to keep female fans. ”

"And in ancient times, Yuting was not sold, do you really think that he went to so many places to travel? So to sum up, Lao Li should have children and grandchildren all over the world. ”

"Hahaha. ”

Xiao Li: "......"

Seeing that everyone was ridiculing endlessly, the waiter Xiao Li's face turned green.

I really want to give myself an ear scraper, blame myself for being cheap, and provoke these screenwriters.

But after thinking about it, the waiter Xiao Li's eyes suddenly lit up.

He looked at Gu Chen and said weakly: "Didn't this one say just now, didn't Li Bai do an inverted door? Then didn't his eldest son have two daughters? My ancestor may be ...... into the redundant. ”

"You just said that it was sent by Lao Wang next door, right?" Wang Fatzi was about to burst into tears of laughter, and he also made a pause gesture: "Okay, okay, the ridicule is over here, this is the end, Xiao Li hurried to serve the food." ”

"Okay, if you tease me like this, aren't you afraid that I will put laxatives in your dishes?" The waiter Xiao Li also left with a mocking tone.

Ridicule is ridicule, but everyone's hearts are like mirrors.

Today at noon, it is the beginning of everyone's early celebration of victory.

Although, there is also the possibility of disappointment.

Or the producer suddenly calls and tells you that the collaboration may have to be postponed.

Or maybe a phone call tells you that we have other cats that seem more suitable than you.

In the commercial society, there are too many things like this kind of verbal promise first, shopping around, and then changing hexagrams.

However, this is a in everyone's eyes.

Celebrating in advance is also cheering yourself up.

After all, no one received the project in the first half of the year, and it was not easy to eat the old book.

There are still very few gatherings like this, and everyone has to find an excuse to make it look like it lives up to its name.

This is also a rehearsal for dinner in the evening.

It's been a long time since you had a dinner party, and sometimes, you don't know how to go through it.

How to toast.

How to speak.

I don't even know what the drinking tips are.

Gu Chen could see that everyone was actually panicking.

This lunch...... It is nothing more than the practice of everyone's courage.

In fact, as early as the coffee house, I heard everyone talk about the authorship dispute and the struggle for various rights, Gu Chen had already seen it.

These people are very panicked.

Anxiety seems to surround everyone's mind all the time.

It was already well prepared, and even the details were clearly listed.

Then, you come over and say yes, feeling that this battle is too easy to win, and there is not even any technical content.

After three rounds of drinking, He Xiaofan drank a little, patted Gu Chen on the shoulder and said, "Gu Chen, I have to bother you for the evening party." ”

"No problem. Gu Chen didn't mind.

It's nothing more than a car pick-up, a gesture of effort.

He Xiaofan said with some envy: "Everyone envies Li Bai, in fact, the person you envy the most is you." ”

"Huh?" Gu Chen was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "I am a policeman, you envy me?"

"Of course, because you can do the job you like, but I'm a screenwriter just to make a living, can it be the same?"

Glancing at the white big G outside, He Xiaofan also sighed: "One year, give me a year, I will also bring a big G back." ”

Seeing Gu Chen nodding slightly, he was silent.

He Xiaofan smiled: "Gu Chen, you may think I'm vulgar, but this is life, everyone's family background is different, maybe what I envy is what you have." ”

"Although as the saying goes, money is not everything, and spending money cannot buy true feelings. ”

"But once you have money, people will find that the top of your bald head shines with wisdom, and your big belly looks so mature and reliable. ”

"Girls will slowly appreciate your strengths, and then they will develop feelings for you. ”

Gu Chen was stunned: "But wasn't your previous motto 'Plainness is bliss, contentment is always happy'?

"Haha. Seeing this, Wang Fatzi also said with a smile: "Gu Chen, plainness is a blessing, contentment is always happy, that is just the comfort that the loser temporarily gives himself." ”

"Another is that the rich have reached a certain level, so they will feel that the dull is a blessing. ”

"Or look at the rich people who often publish books and write articles telling us how they are not interested in money, and how they yearn for the happiness of poverty. ”

"What is their purpose? It is nothing more than the fear that once we fight, we will threaten their position. ”

"The knife is bloody. Zhang Kai was stunned for a moment, and after putting a glass of beer into his stomach, he also smiled faintly: "If you tell the truth, you will have no friends." ”

As for poverty and ugliness, poverty is real, but it has nothing to do with ugliness. The ninth sister snatched Zhang Kai's wine glass, put it aside, and forbade a few people to pour it again.

Zhang Kai was unconvinced: "I'm different from your ninth sister, I'm not poor because I'm poor, it's because I don't want to see the world." ”

"After all, I have lived for decades without being deceived, and I thought I was so shrewd, but now I realize that I am too poor, and liars look down on me. ”

"Maybe you're too good for liars to talk to you. Gu Chen said teasingly.

Zhang Kai hooked Gu Chen's shoulder, and also hiccuped: "Brother Gu Chen, what you said also makes some sense. ”

"But when you get rich, people will appreciate that you are smart and bald, with a shiny head and a reliable belly. ”

"And when you are poor, people will dislike you for being bald before you are old, greasy and ugly, with a big belly like pregnancy, and fat and oily. ”

"When you love you, you yell and say that you have a personality, and when you don't love you, you are as gentle as a cat and you are afraid that you will lose your hair. ”

That's why I said that I didn't live because I was poor, but because I didn't want to see the world. ”

"But I think it's more likely that you are escaping, isn't it because you're lazy?" Gu Chen retorted.

Zhang Kai smiled.

He Xiaofan and Wang Fatzi also laughed.

Do you feel like the police are so poor?

Dare to get an axe in front of the screenwriter?

However, Gu Chen's words or two completely tore everyone's self-comfort.

The ninth sister was the clearest of the crowd, knocking on the table to remind Wang Fatzi: "Wang Hai, I will arrange a room in your hotel later, sober up, and I will arrange the reception in the evening." ”

"No problem, I will give them whatever service they want, and I promise to let them go happily, and you can rest assured about the contract." ”

Wang Fatzi is a guy who eats very well in all aspects, and he studied philosophy in college.

Most of the children who choose to major in philosophy in college have no urgent burden at home, and studying philosophy is purely a hobby.

The family originally wanted Wang Fatzi to inherit the hotel and run it well, but he was fooled by He Xiaofan and went to work as a screenwriter.

This is very similar to Gu Chen himself.

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4:50 p.m.

According to the place agreed by everyone in advance, Wang Fatzi arranged an antique and elegant hotel for the production team.

It is mainly in the center of the business district, next door is KTV, and you can take the production team together after eating.

The reason why I came to the restaurant early is because there are many contract details that need to be finalized, so you can discuss the details before serving the food.

This time, there are not only the literary director Wan Xiaojuan who met in the coffee house in the morning, the script producer Zhao Sifan, the male assistant Xiao Gao, and the literary planner Liao Fan who has not been on the road in the morning.

As soon as everyone came to the private room, they were polite to each other.

The middle-aged man Liao Fan was also apologetic and said: "I met an old acquaintance this morning, and I was stunned and didn't let me go, so I can only ask Director Wan and them to come over to discuss the details with you." ”

"But don't worry, the demands you made are all legitimate demands, and we are a big production company, so of course we won't cheat you. ”

"That means?" the ninth sister seemed to understand what Liao Fan meant.

Liao Fan smiled: "I mean, we can meet all your requirements, send an email to the head office today, and if the company's senior management agrees, we can sign the contract tonight." ”

"Really?" the ninth sister grinned, this is the contract she has been looking forward to.

Liao Fan is not as difficult to deal with as the industry says, and even very easy to speak.

Of course, the ninth sister also knows that the small team is here in Liao Fan, and it is still difficult to make various requirements.

However, my team, after all, has participated in major productions, and they all have signatures.

Therefore, the strength and value are placed here.

In the face of industry leaders, both sides will give the same respect, after all, the strength is equal, and cooperation will not grovel.

"That'...... When will the contract be signed?" He Xiaofan was afraid of long nights and dreams, so he hurriedly asked.

Liao Fan crossed his hands on the table, smiled lightly and said, "If I'm not mistaken, the senior management of the head office should reply to me before 6 o'clock." ”

"But please rest assured, my side can pass, the head office side is not a big problem, as long as we cooperate in good faith, I believe that our project will be bigger and bigger, and there will be more possibilities for cooperation in the future." ”

Liao Fan's words are very infectious, after all, literary planning is not a dry meal.

The ninth sister believed it.

He Xiaofan also believed it.

Wang Fatzi and Zhang Kai are naturally looking forward to it.

At 6 o'clock in the afternoon, it seems that life is about to usher in a turning point, and everyone is riveting, looking forward to the time coming soon.

Seeing that a few people were still emotional, Gu Chen touched He Xiaofan's shoulder and reminded, "It's time to serve." ”

"Oh oh, yes, yes, serve, serve, waiter. He Xiaofan shouted.

A waitress in a period uniform poked her head out of the door: "Hello." ”

"How long will it take for our food to serve?" Mr. He said.

"Your dish will be ready soon, please later, I'll go and give you a rush." The waitress's answer was official.

So everyone ate snacks and talked about their contributions in the field.

It was 5:20 a.m.

At this moment, the table is already full of various dishes, and everyone moves their chopsticks to taste the special food of Jiangnan.

At this moment, Liao Fan's mobile phone suddenly rang.

He put down his chopsticks and swiped the answer button: "Hey, hello." ”

Gu Chen looked up at him, only to see Liao Fan's brows furrowed slightly, and he began to nod silently.

"That's right, I'm Liao Fan, yes, I know, what?"

may be because he answered the phone too much, Liao Fan's surprise directly made the noisy private room suddenly quiet.

Liao Fan looked at everyone, and also lowered his tone and continued: "How can this be?

Liao Fan seemed to be in trouble, while the others also looked at each other, guessing the various possibilities on the phone.

"What's going on?"

"I don't know, maybe there's something going on at Planning Liao's house, right?"

"The big bull in the industry, it's a lot of trouble, it shouldn't be that there is a problem with our contract, right?"

"Huh, won't you?"

It was also under everyone's whispered speculation that Liao Fan explained his address, so he hung up the phone with "uh-huh".

"What's wrong? Is there a problem with the contract?"

After all, it's so close to the company's last response at 6 p.m. that it's hard not to think of that.

Liao Fan smiled faintly: "It's not a matter of the contract, it's some of my private affairs, maybe I have to be out of company for a while." ”

While speaking, Liao Fan had already begun to collect his things, as if he was in a hurry to go somewhere.

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