Yan Yan

Chapter 23.2 – Wronged

The director was sitting under the blue awning, watching the monitor intently, but the assistant, surnamed Yang, stepped closer to the director and said, “Director Zhou, Mr. Sun called you just now. As you are filming, I answered it for you.”

Hearing that the investor had called, the director immediately raised his eyes from the monitor. “What’s the matter?”

Assistant Yang: “The prince of the Haoyuan Group is coming to the film and television city for inspection soon. And he was going to come to our crew. Just now, the person in charge of the film and television city also called us and asked us to treat him well.”

The director’s eyes widened in disbelief. “R…really? Then let’s get ready to welcome him. “Of course, why is he coming to our crew?”

This film and television city belonged to the Haoyuan Group. In order to attract investment and publicity, the film and television investment company under Haoyuan Group invested in many large-scale costume dramas and was given a lot of money. The only requirement they had was that the shooting base must be set in the original Film and Television City. Therefore, 70% of the costume dramas that were filmed in this film and television city were invested in by Haoyuan Films.

Assistant Yang pondered for a while before answering the director. “Maybe it’s because Lin Yiran is a relative of Mr. Sun, or is it because we have a big IP and a lot of investment?”

[TL Notes: The terms “intellectual property” and “IP” are frequently used in the Chinese entertainment sector today. A story or idea that could be turned into a film, television show, computer game, or other commercially derived items and applications is considered intellectual property (IP).]

“Which TV series filmed in this city has a small IP?” The director sighed again and said, “Forget it, make sure there are no mistakes. By the way, did Mr. Sun tell you when Mr. Bai would come?”

Assistant Yang: “No.”

Director: “You didn’t even ask?”

Assistant Yang looked aggrieved. “I asked, but Mr. Sun said he didn’t know either.”

The director sighed again. “All right, all right, go and inform the whole crew, tidy up everything, raise your spirits, pay attention to your words and deeds from now on, and make a good impression on Mr. Bai.”

Yang Assistant: “OK.”

While the two of them were whispering to each other, Su Yan had been standing by the side and waiting anxiously. Finally, assistant Yang went to arrange other things, and when Su Yan got the chance to talk to the director, the male screenwriter surnamed Wang, who was brought by Lin Yiran, came and complained to the director. “Director Wu, there are still some problems with the script, I need to communicate with you here.”

Anyone who heard screenwriter Wang’s words could understand the meaning behind them: The script needed to be modified again.

Su Yan was very furious and immediately said decisively, “Director Wu, I also have something to discuss with you.”

“What’s the matter with you?” Director Wu asked with an annoying tone after looking at screenwriter Wang.

“How did the heroine become the second female lead? Most of her important roles have been shifted to the second female actor.” Su Yan couldn’t accept such things.

The director also expected that she would ask such a question and said impatiently, “Those scenes are more suitable for the second female lead.”

Su Yan was about to refute, but the screenwriter surnamed Wang interrupted her. “Those scenes are more suitable for the second female lead, and the role of the second female lead has nothing to do with the heroine.”

Su Yan understood that the director and the screenwriter Wang had held hands to force her to stop pursuing this matter, but her professional ethics did not allow her to give up, so she argued with reason. “But this scene is fundamentally wrong. It’s not suitable for the second female lead. It also destroys the heroine’s design, and it will also destroy the overall storyline.” Su Yan knew that as a person without any background, her words would offend many people, but she was not afraid of offending people. She was only concerned about the damage that could happen to the script.

“Hah… Who are you? If you know a lot, why don’t you be the director?” The director’s angry words echoed around them.

Su Yan: “That’s not what I mean, I mean…”

“Then just shut your mouth!” The director interrupted her with a roar.