MTL - I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad-Chapter 542 540. Golden branches and jade leaves

   "Mr. Cai, Director Lin is looking for you."

   "Let Director Lin come in quickly."

   Within a few seconds after Cai Yinong finished speaking, she looked at Lin Yufen who walked in, and a smile appeared on her face:

   "Director Lin."

   "Mr. Cai, hello."

  Lin Yufen greeted with a smile.

   "Well, sit down."

   For these directors in the company, Cai Yinong obviously showed great courtesy.

   There is no way, the company wants to develop, and these directors rely on it. No one can afford to offend, they all have to provide food and drink.

   After all, they are the ones who have supported the Tang people step by step to where they are today.

   What's more, this group of people is still in a group, and everyone should be treated equally.

  This is also the reason why audiences can always see several directors in dramas produced by Tangren.

  As for Lin Yufen's intention, Cai Yinong probably guessed it, and said with a smile:

   "Is Director Lin here because of "Scary Step by Step"?"

"Yes."

  Lin Yufen smiled and nodded:

   "It's for this matter. No, the budget has been approved, and now we need to start preparing for the crew and actors."

"oh?"

   Cai Yinong showed a curious look:

   "What is the budget given by Yang Mi?"

"She didn't give it to me. I reported the production cost of 21 million yuan. Yang Mi has already agreed. I just signed the labor contract with her yesterday. The actors' salary is estimated to be around 20 million yuan. The total cost Counting the publicity, it should not exceed 50 million."

   Hearing the price, Cai Yinong nodded.

  Fifty million, the Tang people can't afford it.

  It’s just that... when the initial budget for "Scary Step by Step" was made, the company had done internal calculations.

  With production and pay, the cost can be controlled at around 35 million.

   This round-trip is 15 million in and out.

  From the point of view of money, Cai Yinong understood...Yang Mi's company is not successful after all.

  The 15 million was spent, although it cannot be said that it was a waste of money, but it can only be said that they do not have a mature system for producing TV dramas, so the profit point has been compressed by more than 10 million from the beginning.

  Then continued to ask:

   "What about Director Lin's labor fee?"

   "One hundred and fifty thousand episodes. The total number of episodes is about 30 to 35 episodes. 35 episodes directly signed by the contract."

  Hearing this, Cai Yinong calculated the price and nodded slightly.

  He said that the money was generous.

  With a pre-share remuneration of about five million yuan, the company can probably save one hundred and twenty after tax.

   This money is really not to mention, it is quite comfortable to hold.

   Feeling very good for no reason, she smiled and asked Lin Yufen:

   "Then Director Lin came to find me..."

   "The actor's affairs must be given priority to our company's people."

  Although when she chatted with Yang Mi, the starting point was "who is suitable", but Lin Yufen is not a person who knows how to behave, and she knows how to say some things.

   Sure enough, the smile on Cai Yinong's face was even bigger:

   "Who does Director Lin want? I asked them to cooperate. But Hu Jian really can't do it. He's still in Yunnan, and the film appointment has already been scheduled for next year."

   "This is a female lead, Mr. Cai, I'm definitely going to help the company get a female lead."

  Lin Yufen didn't mention Huang Xiaoming's matter, and said the words very openly.

Then…

  Cai Yinong suddenly froze.

   "Heroine?"

   "That's right."

  According to Lin Yufen's confirmation, Cai Yinong's first reaction was that Yang Mi was crazy?

  When promoting such a good cafe, she didn't ask for a heroine?

   Subconsciously came a sentence:

   "She won't act?"

   "She doesn't act."

  Lin Yufen finished speaking with a smile, and directly threw a word that was honey to her, but like arsenic to Cai Yinong:

   "So I decided on Shishi, and she has already agreed."

   "..."

  The expression is completely frozen on the sluggish.

  Cai Yinong's brain buzzed, looking at Lin Yufen's smiling expression...

  She knew that things were getting worse.

  As a boss, managing the company requires means.

  Liu Zhishi’s first release of the Snow Zang Order was before "Strange Man".

   After hiding in the snow for a while, she joined the crew of "Weird Man".

  Cai Yinong didn't tell anyone when the quarrel broke out between the two of them.

  Because it will lose her prestige.

   Therefore, in the eyes of many people, Liu Zhishi's entry into the crew of "Weird Man" is equivalent to releasing the signal of "unlocking the snow".

   But the actual situation is not the case.

   Tang Ren Company has one advantage, that is, Cai Yinong is the "first manager" of all artists.

  Artists, big and small, have to send them to her for review.

   Those who pass can be accepted, and those who are rejected will not be accepted.

  So, she doesn't need to communicate with anyone about "terminating Liu Zhishi's performing arts activities".

   You only need to reject those invitations that come to you.

  So, after making up her mind to hide, as Liu Zhishi's first manager, she completely stopped her acting activities.

  At the same time, the company's internal management also maintains a tacit understanding with the boss.

  Whether the scouts started to search for other girls, or the resources that used to be only available to Liu Zhishi came first, and then it was their turn to spread out...

   Everyone can vaguely foresee this sign.

   But exactly what happened, no one knows.

  Cai Yinong can't say either.

  Lin Yufen is a member of the director team.

  But Tangren’s director team is based on a hiring system, not a fixed contract like an artist.

  The director team is not stupid.

   It is not uncommon for everyone to understand the principle of following the market.

  So everyone's remuneration is a one-off deal, and it is guaranteed that although I can't say it is more than the outside, it is all within the market price.

   Otherwise, who would foolishly give you the least amount of money to produce one well-made TV series after another?

   Is there something wrong?

  The director team has always been managed by Li Guoli.

  Director Li has never been involved in the company's operations or artist matters.

   It was not what he was good at.

  Secondly, he didn't bother to worry about it.

   But now Lin Yufen directly threw this trouble on Cai Yinong's head.

  Did the director team know that Liu Zhishi was hidden in the snow?

Know.

   But that was before Stranger Things.

  You let a person from Xuezang join the group as the heroine, what's the point of this Xuezang?

  So, in other people's eyes, Liu Zhishi has already "lifted the ban".

   And Cai Yinong also understood what Lin Yufen meant.

  Frankly speaking, Director Lin is so kind, and this kind of outside production does not forget to praise his own company's artists. And still get the position of the heroine... It's hard to say how hard it is, but it's impossible for any normal company to refuse such a thing.

  But...

  Cai Yinong understood that when Director Lin said this sentence...

   Her troubles are really coming.

  …

   "A lie needs to be covered by countless lies, understand, Tingting."

  The terrace of Dahu Mansion facing Jingzang Lake.

  Yang Mi carried a watering can and carefully cared for these pots of green plants on the balcony.

   Most of them are pothos.

  It was raised when the home was decorated to smell the smell. After moving here, the pothos has begun to climb the vines.

  So Yang Mi set up a shelf in the shade of the balcony, watching the shade-loving green radish crawling there.

   Then I bought some sun-loving plants and mixed them on both sides.

  It's been a long time, but the green plants are getting more and more luxuriant.

   And the green plants are luxuriant, and she has changed from carelessness to meticulous care.

   It’s about exercising your mind.

  What kind of flower arrangement and tea art do people play in their childhood... When it comes to tea art, she is the ancestor. The average girl can't beat her. But when I was young, people were ignorant, playing with flower arrangements... I directly planted trees.

  What kind of money tree, duck foot wood, camellia, golden branches and jade leaves and so on.

  Anyway, the balcony is big, so let her toss around.

   But it’s not good to spend too much.

   If you have nothing to do, you have to loosen the soil, especially during the pollination season, you have to dip a cotton swab in the stamens, and pollinate like stamens and pistils.

  Yang Mi has been doing this for the past few days.

   Sun Ting came back to work after a few days of rest. The two of them were chatting about what happened in the past few days. While chatting, Sun Ting asked:

   "Sister, are you not afraid that Cai Yinong will push Director Lin under the pretext that Sister Shishi has a movie contract?"

   And Yang Mi gave this answer.

   With soil still on her hands, she said as she put the egg shells left over from the eggs she ate in the morning on the soil where the golden branches and jade leaves took root in front of her, and continued:

   "It's just "Scary Step by Step". If Cai Yinong really said so, then she must find a chance to give Shishi a film appointment. Do you know why?"

   "...because she has to make this lie true?"

"That's right. At the same time, it's also because she can't afford to offend the director team. Director Lin will open this movie at the end of the year or the beginning of the year. If Shishi doesn't have a movie in production by then, then she will be cheating Director Lin. Lied Director Lin, if you don’t satisfy Director Lin, you won’t satisfy the director team. And Director Lin was chosen by Director Li as his successor. I remember... Director Li seemed to be born in 1958 or 1959?"

   After buttoning the shells of the eggs, she continued to focus on pruning the branches of the pot of golden branches and jade leaves in front of her.

   This year I was always outside, and the branches of a good big bonsai grew in a mess.

   It’s been so easy to be free for the past two days, so I need to make a good repair.

"How many more years can he direct? Among the directors, only Director Lin is the one who can really take the lead. If Lao Cai dares to make Director Lin unhappy, it is tantamount to self-destruction. For this reason, she does not won't understand."

   "Click. Click. Click."

  Under the scissors, the slightly messy branches and broken leaves of golden branches and jade leaves fell like snowflakes.

   "And as long as Shishi can continue to act, it doesn't matter whether she is acting in "Scary Step by Step" or not."

   "Crack, click."

   "All I want is for her to fulfill the contract."

   At some point, Sun Ting had a hallucination.

  Sister took the scissors to cut not some green potted plants, but Tang people.

  Tang people are like this pot of golden branches and jade leaves, which looks prosperous. But the reason for this is that the scissors did not fall on its head.

  When the scissors are lifted, it must follow the owner's will.

   Otherwise...

  The scissors that are still pruning branches may be mercilessly pierced into the soil by the owner, cutting off the roots and killing it.

   "..."

  Thinking of this, she got a little goosebumps.

   is not fear.

   A little excited.

  It's as if... I've reached a level... I've never thought of before.

  Holding scissors in hand, the plants in front of me are just my own lambs waiting to be slaughtered...

  Thinking of this, she tentatively asked:

   "Then you... want to poach Director Lin, but you also want to start from the root..."

   "Just do whatever you want."

  Yang Mi continued to work in her hands, her voice was equally calm:

   "The millet has been scattered on the ground, and the bamboo baskets have been set up. If a bird is hooked, then catch it. If it doesn't... just use it as a pastime in your spare time. Director Lin is a good person, and he is worth investing in."

"…Understood."

  Sun Ting nodded, seeing that the last bit of the golden branch and jade leaf was not repaired, she took the initiative to pick up the small broom and planned to start cleaning it later.

   And this is, she suddenly remembered something, and said quickly:

   "By the way, sister."

"Um?"

"Two days ago, another scout called Nazha. I asked Nazha to ask for the scout's name, and asked Li Minnian. I can confirm that this scout named Jiang Lin is indeed from Tangren Company. .They are indeed reaching out to Nazha."

"oh?"

  Because Yang Mi's back was facing her, Sun Ting couldn't see Sister Mi's expression clearly.

   After this sound, Yang Mi fell silent.

   After about two or three seconds, she said:

   "What's your opinion on Nazha? Is it worth signing?"

"I…"

  Sun Ting thought for a while and said:

"It's still too young. But from a personal point of view...she is very obedient. What I teach her, she works hard to learn a little bit. So, I quite like it. But from the company's point of view , Signing her is too tasteless.

   Baozi, Jiaojiao, these two people just eat the lower resources. One more person will disrupt our plan.

  So at least until one of these two people has a hit drama, the others will not get any better opportunities. Especially considering the relationship between these two people, I think it is better to have a bowl of water. So sign Nazha...Maybe in the past two years, she may not have any chance. not to mention…"

   Speaking of this, she hesitated for a moment, and then said:

"This is what I think, sister, although Brother Xu basically doesn't ask about her matters now. But she had a relationship with Brother Xu first... You can tell from Jiaojiao that Brother Xu is very nostalgic .This girl... is a bit special..."

  Because she understood, she said this.

  Brother Xu...the heart is too soft.

  And this kind of soft-heartedness can easily create an illusion for others.

   "I'm special to him."

  Everyone will change.

  Through what she saw on the crew of "Mirror Sea Wind and Cloud" last time, Sun Ting already understood that her "little apprentice" is not a soft-tempered persimmon.

   Once grown...

  She didn't want to make trouble for herself either.

   I don't want to cause trouble for my sister and Brother Xu.

   Not to mention the little girl who might be "causing trouble", she was brought out by herself.

  So, she felt that it would be good for everyone if she didn’t sign.

   "Ha~"

  Suddenly, Yang Mi let out a chuckle.

   The pruning work that has never stopped has finally come to an end.

   The floor tiles around the flowerpot were in a mess, she looked at a delightful green branch, and cut it off with scissors mercilessly.

   With a "click", the branch fell to the ground.

no way.

  Although it grows well, it affects the overall shape of this pot of golden branches and jade leaves.

  Maybe waiting for a certain time, I let it go for a while, and waited for the whole pot of golden branches and jade leaves to expand a bit. If the emerald green branches can still grow, then she will stay.

   But now...

Not suitable.

   can only be temporarily abandoned.

   After cutting this branch, the pruning of the whole potted plant is also over.

  She stood up, admiring her masterpiece.

   "The scout belongs to Tang Ren..."

  With joy in her eyes, she said:

"Then let her get in touch well. But don't worry, when the school starts, there will be the most scouts and reporters from all walks of life. Beijing Film Academy has always had a tradition of judging the school's flowers at the beginning of the school. Push her and let her start higher. Some."

   "..."

  Sun Ting was taken aback.

  I heard Yang Mi continue to say:

"Just let her sign with Tang Ren, and never go to other companies. Don't be afraid to tell her the truth. As for people, you continue to teach. Let her learn how to survive in this circle. Tell her that during the five years at Tang Ren, it was her who When you prove yourself. When the five-year contract is over, come to me. I will guarantee her wealth for the rest of her life."

   As she spoke, a smile that could be said to be disastrous to the country and the people appeared on the corner of her mouth.

   I am more and more satisfied with the growth direction of my potted plant.

  So she took off her gloves and untied her dustproof apron.

   "But I only have one request. In the past five years, be a moth well. Drain its blood for me."

  As if it was a trivial matter, as she said, she handed all these things to Sun Ting.

  The slender jade fingers casually pointed to the mess on the floor tiles, and the tone was light:

"give it to you."

   After finishing speaking, he turned around and opened the sliding door, and walked into the house.

   Sun Ting, holding an apron, gloves, and scissors in both hands, watched Sister Mi leave, then bent slightly, and responded respectfully:

"yes."

...

   His eyes were full of puzzlement.

  All of this...was planned by Miss Mi?

   Or as she said, just set up a bamboo basket and sprinkle it with millet?

  She was puzzled.

  And when her eyes fell on the potted plant that was said to be golden branches and jade leaves, or Tang Dynasty people...

  The expression on his face was admiration from the bottom of his heart.

  Sister is really...too amazing.

   On the 12th, my best friend got married, and I had to help on the night of the 11th. The update may be unstable in the past two days, let me tell you in advance.