lovenovelstory Chapter 59 Test Screening 1
Chapter 59 Test Screening 1
The sunlight outside the window was intense, like fire.
After entering July, the city became unbearably hot, like being placed on a barbecue grill. In the living room, Huang Min was bending down and using a soft brush dipped in ink to paint a simple ink painting.
The post-production work for "The Terror Live" was completed the day before yesterday.
Huang Min mainly films according to the version shown in theaters. He only needs to check the scene number, shot number, and mark any mistakes or flaws on the script by matching the shot number with the script supervisor's sheet. Then, he will organize the shot order, duration, and narrative logic according to the script to form a complete storyline.
So starting yesterday, he found himself in a leisurely and carefree state of mind.
on the sofa.
Wearing casual work pants and a white women's blouse, Su Qing was on the phone. After finishing her call, Su Qing looked up at Huang Min and said, "Chairman Wang of Huatian Entertainment has invited you to their company for an internal screening."
"How many stores is this now!?"
Huang Min asked.
"The Fifth Company"
Su Qing replied, then praised, "Your idea is much better."
"My method is good."
Huang Min was meticulously sketching the rugged contours of the mountains with a soft brush, stroke by stroke. Once the rocks were formed one by one on the rice paper, Huang Min switched to a lighter-colored soft brush. He looked up at Su Qing and smiled, "But your execution is still stronger."
"How did you come up with this idea!?"
Su Qing always felt that Huang Min had a backup plan.
But when she asked him that day, he said, "Do your best and leave the rest to fate." Unexpectedly, after a falling out with Zhang Jianguo, the head of Huatian Publishing, he suddenly came up with this idea when they went out to eat together.
The idea was to have her find the secretary and assistant of an entertainment company owner who had the ability to distribute content, and pay them to say a word to her boss. Even Su Qing had to admit that Huang Min's method was quite good.
Although a lot of money was spent, this money cannot be saved at all, and the cost may even be higher. Inviting senior executives of companies with publishing capabilities to dinner can cost tens of thousands of yuan per meal, and even then, they may not agree.
"In business, you can't just rush people; you have to be invited first."
Huang Min replied, "In this way, they will cherish us. Whether it's Blog Entertainment or Huatian Entertainment, we have to beg them with our backs, so they don't take us seriously. Since that's the case, let's change our approach. I'll just offer a constructive idea; the key is still you."
This time.
Huang Minsuan had thoroughly experienced Su Qing's ability to handle matters.
You should know that the secretaries or assistants of those entertainment company bosses are all high-level executives, and their salaries are not low. When Huang Min came up with this idea, he was worried that even if Su Qing found the contact information of these people, they might not answer her after she called them. So, in order to get these people to pass on a message, Huang Min's bottom line for Su Qing was 50,000.
Unexpectedly, Su Qing negotiated a price of 20,000 directly, and everyone actually relayed the message for her.
Two of them were personally invited by Su Qing.
Perhaps because he was a male assistant, he was immediately struck by Su Qing's beauty upon seeing her. He didn't even ask for the 20,000 yuan and instead relayed her message, sending her messages every few days afterward.
In this society... it's true that beautiful women have it much easier than men when it comes to getting things done.
"If 'The Terror Live' is successful, Zhang Jianhua, the distribution manager of Huatian Entertainment, will be completely finished."
Su Qing spoke up.
"What do you mean!?"
Huang Min was somewhat curious.
"Because he was used as a pawn by you this time. A large company won't allow its top management to make such a major mistake, so... since 'Live' didn't make the distribution company much money, he won't be affected. But if the box office is good, the boss of Huatian Entertainment won't let him stay in a high-level position."
As Su Qing said this, a faint smile appeared on her face.
Even she thought this person was really unlucky.
Not only did they fail to catch the fox's tail, but they also caused a commotion and their careers might be ruined.
"Having such a person in a high-level position is an insult to all employees of the company."
Huang Min casually replied, "Even a dog sitting in his seat would be better than him. To this day, I still don't understand what he's thinking. He asks for a 20% agency fee right off the bat. 54% for the theaters, 5% for the film special fund, 3.3% for business tax, that's 8.3%. That leaves only a dozen or so points. That means after all that work, risking bankruptcy, I only make 15 or 16 yuan out of 100. And that still has to cover the production and promotion costs first. In other words, I'll only start making money when 'The Terror Live' grosses over 100 million. If it's less than that, I'm losing money. I haven't even beaten him up yet... not because I'm restrained, but because I'm worried that if I hurt him, he'll try to extort more money from me..."
Hearing Huang Min's words, Su Qing, whose expression had been normal, couldn't help but laugh when Huang Min said the last sentence.
As Huang Min painted, he said, "I'll fight him when I have money. If he tries to extort money, I'll make him stay in the hospital for life, give him five bottles of glucose a day, and make him develop diabetes."
Put down the soft brush in your hand.
Huang Min spoke up, "Come and see how it is."
Su Qing stood up from the sofa and leaned closer to take a look: "It also has a bit of the artistic conception of a remote mountain village and a secluded valley spring."
"Now you know why my ex-wife treated me like this!"
Huang Min held the Xuan paper in his hands and said with a smile, "Without a long period of practice, one cannot achieve this level of calligraphy and painting skills. The key is that these two skills of mine cannot generate value. I can't make money, and I've wasted time. I also don't understand romance. In addition, my personality is too gentle. At this time, while filming, I suddenly met a bad boy. Even if this man is a bit ugly, he can talk a good game and can provide the emotional value that my ex-wife needed. So..."
Huang Min smiled and placed his painting in a sunny spot on the balcony: "The reason I've ended up like this is hidden in these words and paintings. There's no sharpness, only gentleness, humility, and low-keyness. Even my paintings have a Zen-like quality. That won't work. If a man wants to live well in this society, he has to be as powerful and aggressive as a scabbard. Only then will others fear and respect him."
Huang Min took out his phone and checked the time. Seeing that it was already 10:30, he said, "I'll go cook. You stay for lunch, and after we eat, we'll go to Changkong Media."
I took the inner pot out of the rice cooker, put some rice in it to steam, and then opened the refrigerator to take out some vegetables and meat.
Just as Su Qing was hesitating whether to help, Huang Min's voice came: "You can keep those two male assistants who are interested in you as backup options. Who knows, we might need them in the future. Just keep them hooked, like raising two fish in a pond."
"Why don't you let your sister keep fish?!"
Su Qing said somewhat unhappily.
"Nan"
Huang Min came out of the kitchen and pointed to the wall in the living room. Su Qing turned her head and looked over, only then noticing that there was a small fish tank under the TV cabinet in Huang Min's living room. There was only one goldfish swimming in it. Huang Min said, "My sister bought these a few days ago. There were more than 30 fish in total. They haven't been kept for more than a few days, and only one is alive. It's like they've been infected with the plague. A lot of them died overnight."