November 17th …
Pei Qian received a call from Huang Sibo. He had to go to Fei Huang Workspace to finalize the script and confirm some other matters for filming.
More than two weeks had passed since Pei Qian wrote the script.
In these two weeks, Zhu Xiaoce and the scriptwriters of Fei Huang Workspace had been constantly perfecting the script given by Boss Pei. At the same time, they had been preparing for the early stages.
Now that the script had been finalized, Pei Qian had to go and make the final decision as the sponsor of the movie. This was a matter of attitude.
Of course, if Pei Qian found that Zhu Xiaoce had changed the script too much and weakened the toxicity, he would definitely say a few words.
Boss Pei was becoming more and more relaxed about coming up with ideas and making the final decision.
That was because he realized that no matter what he chose, the backstab would come as promised!
When he was working on Ocean Stronghold, Pei Qian only gave the general direction and left the details to the employees. Then, the game became popular.
When he was working on Game Designer, Pei Qian paid attention to every word and made Lu Mingliang a complete tool. Yet, the game still became popular.
When he was investing in Ma Yang, Pei Qian did not have many requirements for the direction of the investment. He did not restrict Old Ma's performance at all. However …
In short, it was all tears.
Pei Qian realized that it seemed that no matter how much he managed the project or how much he managed, the final result was the same.
Since that was the case, why should he put in so much effort …
It would be too tiring for Boss Pei to pay attention to every word like he did in Game Designer.
Therefore, Pei Qian planned to go to Fei Huang Workspace to take a look. He would try his best to give some of his' opinions' and resist symbolically.
As the saying went, man proposes, God disposes. Such things could not be forced.
Pei Qian arrived at the office of Fei Huang Workspace. Huang Sibo and Zhu Xiaoce welcomed him to the guest room.
After such a long period of development, Fei Huang Workspace's personnel were quite complete, including directors, scriptwriters, stage crew, post-production, editing, special effects, and so on. The entire office looked quite lively. Everyone was in full swing preparing for the new show.
Pei Qian came to the guest room and sipped his tea. The first thing he did was to remind Huang Sibo.
"Fei Huang Workspace might be thriving now, but don't forget the Tengda spirit. It's a good thing that everyone is passionate about their work, but we can't turn a blind eye to the problem of overtime. Do you understand? "
Huang Sibo hurriedly nodded. "Don't worry, Boss Pei. Fei Huang Workspace's rules, regulations, and benefits are all modeled after Tengda's. How could we do such a disgraceful thing?"
Pei Qian nodded, satisfied with Huang Sibo's attitude.
Zhu Xiaoce handed over a thick stack of scripts. "Boss Pei, this is the completed script. Please take a look. If there are any contents that do not conform to your original intentions, please feel free to point it out, and we will revise it repeatedly. "
Pei Qian took the thick script and immediately saw the name of the movie.
Previously, Pei Qian had only written a simple outline of the story. He had not named the movie.
However, Zhu Xiaoce and Fei Huang Workspace's scriptwriter team not only filled in the details of the script but also gave the movie a name.
Tomorrow is Beautiful.
It also has an English title, called Tomorrow.
Beautiful.
Pei Qian could not help but raise his thumb when he saw the name.
Good!
Well done!
This was a script where all poisons returned to their roots. After reading it, it would definitely make people depressed.
However, the name of the movie did not reflect the toxicity of the movie at all. Instead, it was very confusing.
Tomorrow is Beautiful sounded like a very warm artistic film. It would definitely trick many people who did not know the truth. There might even be a couple in their honeymoon phase.
Wouldn't they be scolded like dogs? Their reputation would definitely collapse!
Pei Qian nodded slightly and continued reading.
Zhu Xiaoce, who was sitting opposite him, could not help but perk up when he saw Boss Pei nodding.
My script has been approved by Boss Pei!
My interpretation of this script is completely correct!
Obviously, Boss Pei also understood the deeper meaning of the movie's name. Indeed, geniuses appreciated each other like this!
Pei Qian did not know how excited Zhu Xiaoce was at that moment. He casually flipped through the thick script and picked out a few plots to focus on.
The original simple outline of the story had been expanded to become very detailed, including the setting, lines, actions, and so on. One could roughly imagine the movie.
Pei Qian only had one feeling: more poison on top of poison!
The previous outline of the script might be poisonous, but it was only an outline after all. The plot was very simple. However, now, the dialogue between the male and female leads, their expressions, and so on were written in detail. If one were to imagine the background music at that time, the toxicity …
It was off the charts.
Pei Qian could not bear to read it anymore. It was too tragic!
After a rough flip, Pei Qian confirmed that Zhu Xiaoce and the scriptwriter team did not make any changes to the outline of the story. They only honestly refined the story and expanded it into a script.
The toxicity did not weaken at all. Instead, the toxicity increased greatly because of the increase in details!
Pei Qian felt more at ease when he read this.
If they honestly filmed it, it would definitely be a script where all poisons returned to their roots!
"This script is very perfect!
I'm very satisfied. "
Pei Qian expressed high praise for Zhu Xiaoce and the scriptwriter team's work.
Zhu Xiaoce could not help but smile. "Not at all. Boss Pei wrote the script well. We only did some insignificant work."
Pei Qian's cell phone rang while the two were chatting.
Pei Qian looked at it and saw that it was Chang You.
"Hello? Boss Pei, I wanted to tell you that the preliminary preparations are almost done. The office space has been settled, and my brothers have already started working.
"Today, we want to confirm the cell phone's product form, including some preliminary task planning. If you have time, can you come over to guide the work?"
Guide work?
That was a little unfortunate.
Pei Qian still had to discuss the script with Zhu Xiaoce and the others at Fei Huang Workspace. He probably would not have time today.
Should he 'guide' Fei Huang Workspace, which had rich experience in success, or 'guide' Dream Team, which had rich experience in failure?
The choice was obvious.
Of course, Pei Qian could also ask Chang You and the others to meet tomorrow. However, on further thought, it did not seem meaningful to make everyone wait for a day.
Pei Qian felt that he could not interfere too much with Otto Technologies. On one hand, it would easily affect Dream Team's performance. On the other hand, if he took the initiative to interfere and the cell phone failed, it would be equivalent to Boss Pei helping Lin Wan to share some of the blame. It would not be beneficial for Lin Wan to think things through and go back to inherit the family business.
"You guys discuss first. I still have something to do here, so I won't be going over.
"You don't have to ask me for instructions for everything. Just do what you want.
Chang You, "Alright, Boss Pei! Don't worry, we will definitely complete the task! "
After hanging up, Pei Qian and Zhu Xiaoce continued to discuss the script.
Zhu Xiaoce hesitated. "Boss Pei, there is still a problem that we have not confirmed.
"You should have also noticed that the names of the characters in this script have not been confirmed. That is because we can't decide whether the protagonist of this story should be an Asian or a Westerner.
"In your story summary, you only vaguely mentioned that this is a future world, but you did not emphasize on information such as nationality."
Pei Qian nodded. Yes, that was indeed a problem.
"Since it is something that happens in the future, we have to blur the elements of nationality.
"What's more, such a story would not happen in our country.
"The characters, the setting, and the like would all be in English. The lines would also be in English.
"Find a foreigner for the lead as well. If you can't find a suitable one, find a local actor who speaks good English. There is no need to state the identity of the character in the film. The audience would naturally understand that he is a Chinese."
Pei Qian felt that foreign cameo actors would definitely be more expensive than domestic ones!
Since he could spend more money, he would definitely not let it go.
Zhu Xiaoce quickly nodded. "That's right, Boss Pei. I think so too.
"However, we might encounter a problem. That is … it would be very difficult for us to hire famous foreign actors. It would even be difficult for us to hire actors who are not very well-known.
"After all, this is the first time Fei Huang Workspace is filming such a cinema movie. We basically have no reputation overseas. Even if we pay them, it would be difficult to hire famous actors to cross the ocean to Jingzhou …
"Therefore, the problem of the cameo actors would be easy to solve. However, the main actors, especially the male lead and the judge … would be difficult.
"That is because these two have a lot of scenes, and their acting skills are more demanding.
"Therefore, do you think we can find local actors to play these two actors?"
Pei Qian thought for a moment. "Alright.
"However … if we can't hire famous foreign actors, can we hire local ones?"
Zhu Xiaoce smiled helplessly. "It's not easy to hire them.
"However, local actors are easier to communicate with after all. We would have a higher chance of winning."
At first, Pei Qian wanted to say that he could just find a few newcomers from school to be the main actors. However, on further thought, the price for newcomers was too low. It would not be good to pay them too much.
He had to find one or two actors with a higher status. Otherwise, he would not be able to finish spending the actors' salary.
However, who should he look for? That was another problem.
Pei Qian suddenly thought of a candidate.
I know a local actor. I've even worked with him before!
Zha Zhuti!
Zhang Zuting had been criticized many times ever since he endorsed Bloody Battle Song. However, the more he was criticized, the more fans he became. That brought him a lot of traffic. Even he did not reject the nickname 'Zha Zhuti' anymore.
Of course, Pei Qian still remembered this old friend.
Old Zhang was a good friend of Tengda. Pei Qian could not mistreat him. As the saying went, one should keep one's goodies in one's own field. With such a high salary, Pei Qian had to let Old Zhang take it first.
Even if the movie flopped and was criticized, everyone would definitely criticize the scriptwriter.
As long as Old Zhang's acting skills were up to standard in the movie, the audience would definitely not criticize him.
What's more, there was a role in the script that was very suitable for Old Zhang. It was this rotten judge.
The more Pei Qian thought about it, the more suitable it seemed. He said, "I'll help you with the actors.
"I'll contact Zhang Zuting later and ask him about his schedule. If we can hire him, we can let him play the role of a judge.
"As for the main actor … you look for him, and I'll look for him as well. We'll discuss again if we find someone suitable."
Zhu Xiaoce was pleasantly surprised. "Zhang Zuting? Of course, it would be great if we could hire him. He's an experienced actor. His acting skills are impeccable! What's more, his English is quite good. He can speak English throughout the filming process.
"Boss Pei indeed has a wide circle of friends!
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