Chapter 14 Mother and Son

They drank quite a lot the night before, and Zhang Yuan discovered that these directors could drink a lot.

Fortunately, he was still young. After waking up, he was mostly sober. After washing up, he prepared to go out.

"Zhang Yuan, I saw you didn't come back until midnight last night, and you were in a hurry to go out this morning. Are you taking on a new drama?" roommate Zhao Jin asked curiously.

Ever since he knew that Zhang Yuan earned 13,000 yuan a month, Zhao Jin, who had been listless and half-hearted, gave himself a big boost.

Zhang Yuan is a few years younger than me, but he is making a fortune every day. It seems that extras can also have their day, and I have a chance too!

A typical “if the top students can do it, so can I” mentality.

"Almost. The filming hasn't started yet, but the director asked me to discuss the script."

"Tsk, just keep bragging and discuss the script with you..."

Zhang Yuan told the truth, but no one believed him!
"What kind of show is this?"

"The Golden Age."

"Never heard of it, small crew?" Zhao Jin thought, how could a big director or a big crew discuss the script with a small actor?

"Not too small, right?" Zhang Yuan thought. It shouldn't be small. This drama was only the ratings champion of CCTV in 03...

"Who is the leading actor?" Zhao Jin did not give up and continued to inquire.

"Chen Kun."

"Chen Kun..." Zhao Jin was stunned for a moment after hearing these two words, and then jumped up from the bed: "Chen, Chen, Chen Kun!"

"That's the one who acted in Like Fog, Like Rain, Like Wind with Zhou Xun, Luo Haiqiong, and Lu Yi!"

Zhao Jin's tongue was almost tied.

"It's him. I'm going out first. See you in the evening." Zhang Yuan put on his shoes and left.

The enthusiasm Zhao Jingang had just given himself ran out again!
Still playing with chicken feathers!
She was noticed by a big director of that level and wanted to act with Chen Kun.

In his eyes, Sun Honglei was just a breakdancer, but Chen Kun was different, he was a handsome guy who graduated from Beijing Film Academy.

Comparing himself with Zhang Yuan, Zhao Jin felt a deep sense of despair in his heart.

In fact, it is normal for extras to live in poverty and be unappreciated. Who makes him always be compared with special cases like Zhang Yuan?

On the other side, Zhang Yuan arrived at the place agreed with Li Dawei, a hotel room.

Zhang Yuan never expected that last time Gao Qunshu invited him to the hotel for a detailed discussion, this time the director invited him to the hotel again before the filming even started.

Fortunately, I am not an actress.

For the following period of time, Zhang Yuan would come to the hotel every day to revise the script with Li Dawei.

Almost three weeks later, a revised TV series script for "The Story of a Noble Family" was finally completed.

Li Dawei's home.

Liu Guoquan wore reading glasses, read by lamplight at night, and carefully examined the thick stack of scripts his son handed to him.

While reading, the old lady nodded from time to time, while Li Dawei standing beside her nervously like a primary school student having his homework checked.

An hour later, Liu Guoquan took off his glasses and squinted at his son.

"Very good, better than I thought!"

Hearing his mother's affirmation, Li Dawei breathed a sigh of relief.

Many people struggle and work hard all their lives, but the fame, fortune and status they gain are not what they want. What they want most is a word of affirmation from their parents.

The same goes for Li Dawei.

Getting my mother's recognition makes me happier than getting high ratings or making a lot of money.

“The story is derived from the original work, but it is not bound by the original work. It takes the essence and discards the dross.”

“The characters of several main characters have been retained, but slightly adjusted to better suit the tastes of today’s audiences.”

"For example, the endings of several protagonists."

"If I were to adapt this script, I would do the same." Liu Guoquan found that the content of the script coincided with his own ideas.

“And what’s even more interesting is that it adds a plot and characters that aren’t in the novel.”

"Just like the illegitimate son of Mr. Jin, this plot clearly has the feeling of "Thunderstorm", and the emotional entanglement between the illegitimate son and the heroine deepens the complexity of the relationship between the protagonists and enhances the viewing point."

The TV series version of the heroine has a crush on her teacher, who is the illegitimate son of the hero's father. What's more complicated is that the illegitimate son's mother is Mr. Jin's cousin...

Liu Guoquan did not hesitate to praise, but at this point the topic suddenly changed.

"But I think there is a problem!"

"Mom, what's the problem? Tell me and I'll revise it." Director Li is always a child in front of his mother. "The problem is..." The old lady's expression gradually became serious: "I'm afraid you didn't complete this script alone!"

Li Dawei nodded nervously and awkwardly: "I found a helper, he is very powerful."

"He was there to help me organize my thoughts from the beginning to the end, and many of the creative ideas were his."

He simply told it all.

The old lady was not angry and her expression was kind.

Originally, she let her son organize the script himself in order to train his personal abilities.

Now that he can find help, isn’t connections a kind of ability?

She is old and just wants to pave the way for her son.

"Which famous screenwriter's disciple is this person you are looking for?" the old lady asked.

"As far as I know, he doesn't have a teacher."

“Is that the talented person from Peking University?”

"He didn't have such a high level of education." Li Dawei now recalls that he is also amazed: "He was a young man who was introduced to me by a director friend."

"According to him, this guy was an extra two months ago."

"Extras!" the old lady blurted out in surprise, and took off her glasses, otherwise she would have been frightened off.

"Well, he has only played a small role so far, but I didn't expect he has such great talent."

Liu Guoquan calmed down and thought for a while, then spoke again with great earnestness.

"Son, I've lived for most of my life. Although I'm a professional, I also know that experts are among the common people and talented people are hidden from the world."

"You have to remember that education and background cannot determine the height of a person's achievements."

"Mom, I understand. If they are talented, you should grab them. Don't put on airs and look down on others."

"Yes!"

"Since he is an actor and has done so much for you, you should find him a role."

"If you give me a peach, I will give you a peach in return. I understand." Li Dawei replied with a smile: "And this guy is also very proactive. He has already told me about the role he wants."

"which one?"

"Liu Chunjiang."

The old lady thought about it.

The protagonists of the film are Jin Yanxi and the Jin family behind him, while the Liu family, to which Liu Chunjiang belongs, is one of the many supporting characters.

But the role of Liu Chunjiang is the most important supporting role!
Because in the original novel, the love between the hero and the heroine, Prince Cinderella, was shattered in the end, but the prince and Cinderella, who were also together, had a happy ending in the couple of the eldest son Liu Chunjiang and the maid Xiao Lian from the Jin family.

Similar stories, similar backgrounds, but completely opposite endings, which form a sharp contrast with the protagonist!

The old lady noticed something, put on her reading glasses again and opened the script.

"The character of Liu Chunjiang was changed to a tragic ending!"

“And the scenes are much more important and more exciting!”

"Wow, this young man must have planned this from the beginning."

For the first time, the old lady became interested in a young man she had never met before.

"Okay, let's do it this way, start shooting as soon as possible."

As the old lady spoke, she suddenly thought of something.

"Oh, son, you arranged for Old Huang to help with the transfer of the two South Korean actresses. Now there is a small problem. Their visas are being blocked."

"Ah, he was right again!" Li Dawei was stunned.

"What do you mean by certain?" the old lady was puzzled.

"The guy who helped me edit the script told me when we first met that the visa for Korean actresses might not be approved, and asked me to make plans early, but I didn't take it seriously."

Li Dawei drank too much that day and ignored Zhang Yuan's words.

Now that his mother mentioned it again, the scene at that time appeared before his eyes as clearly as if it were a knife or an axe.

The old lady was just interested just now, but now she has developed the idea that she must meet him in person.

"What is this young man's name?"

"His name is Zhang Yuan!"

(End of this chapter)