Chapter 229 Don’t You Think It’s Too Short? (13)

In the kindergarten, when Xiaobai came to his seat, he found that Xiaomi was already sitting next to him. Xiaomi arrived before her.

"Huh?" Xiaobai was surprised to find that Xiaomi was wearing a light pink coat today. His eyes were bright, and he was circling around and looking at it, making Xiaomi blush.

"Xiaobai, what are you looking at?" Xiaomi blushed and asked shyly.

Xiaobai praised: "You are so good today, Xiaomi."

In Sichuan dialect, Haoguai means so beautiful. This is Xiaobai praising Xiaomi for wearing new clothes today.

Xiaomi wore new clothes today. She is not used to being the center of attention, which would make her shy and awkward, so after arriving at the kindergarten, she has been sitting quietly in her seat reading picture books.

But even so, it still attracted the attention of several children, but none of them were as loud as Xiaobai.

However, although she was shy, she felt happy in her heart. She raised her head and looked around. When she saw that no one was paying attention to her, she mustered up the courage to say to Xiaobai, "Sister Xiaomin bought this for me~~"

Winter is here, the weather is getting colder day by day, and Xiaomi has no suitable clothes to wear. Ding Jiamin took her shopping on the weekend and bought several sets of children's clothes.

Xiaobai listened to her words with relish and glanced at his cufflinks. They were washed white but also torn.

She was wearing blue Greater China today. She didn't think there was anything wrong with this dress before. On the contrary, she liked the Greater China very much. But now, she suddenly found that she was a little different from the children around her.

Luo Zikang once laughed at Xiaobai's clothes, and after experiencing the matter of picking up old clothes and wearing them in the summer, Xiaobai already understood a lot.

She wanted to share the new clothes that Boss Zhang bought for her with Xiaomi, but her aunt's words made her hold back.

She was unhappy and a little depressed, but she quickly got along with the children in the kindergarten and laughed from time to time.

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Pujiang Film Studio.

After several days of hesitation, producer Sheng Xiaoxiao saw that Zhang Tan's "The Hidden Corner" was building a team day by day, and she couldn't wait any longer. After asking around, she learned that Gao Xiaolan would not be the producer of this new drama. She felt relieved. Her biggest competitor had withdrawn, so she finally decided to fight for it to see if she could win the position of producer.

But before she had time to discuss it with Zhang Tan and Liu Jinlu, she encountered resistance when communicating with the director of "Unreachable".

"Unreachable" has already aired the second half, and the finale will come in less than a week. But because it wasn’t over yet, Sheng Xiaoxiao decided to talk to the director first. It is not uncommon in the industry for a producer like her to work on two works at once, but the relationship between the two parties must be coordinated to avoid any estrangement.

After hearing the news, the director said with a half-smile: "People go to higher places, and water flows to lower places. Zhang Tan is very popular now, and many people want to follow him. I can understand, but Mr. Sheng is not too impatient." , our drama is not over yet, there are still many things to deal with in the follow-up, and we can’t do without you.”

These words were sarcastic and offensive, which made Sheng Xiaoxiao feel very uncomfortable.

…

"Hello, Mr. Zhang~~ I am Xiao Fan, the casting director."

"Hello, Teacher Zhang~ I'm Wang Li, I'm in charge of the scenery."

…

Zhang Tan kept shaking hands with people and talking politely.

Liu Jinlu has built a team for the TV series "The Hidden Corner" these days. Today is the first time for him to meet these people.

Different from "30 Women", the cast of this drama are all new faces. It is the first time for Zhang Tan to work with them, while the team of "30 Women" is from "Little Actor".

After getting to know each other, Liu Jinlu said with a smile: "Everyone, please sit down. We are having our first meeting today. Now the TV series has officially started preparatory work. Time is very tight. The factory hopes that the series can be broadcast before New Year's Day. We have to Hurry up."

"Unreachable" is about to end, and "Thirty Women" has also aired in the second half, so by December, there are no film and television works in the studio that can hold up.

Fortunately, Zhang Tan's "The Hidden Corner" has been launched. In view of Zhang Tan's "brilliant record", the factory hopes to speed up the progress. Seamless docking is not possible, but it should be possible to make it in time for New Year's Day.

After Liu Jinlu finished speaking, Zhang Tan immediately added: "We must work hard, but the standards cannot be relaxed at all. We must have high standards and strict requirements."

Liu Jinlu: "Of course, the standards cannot be relaxed at all. Zhang Tan, don't worry, I still hope that this drama can fulfill my dream."

His dream is for his work to be ranked among the top three in ratings. The previous film "The Mysterious Caller" originally had great promise, but in the end its reputation declined and it fell short.

In order to make Zhang Tan feel more at ease, Liu Jinlu said: ""The Hidden Corner" is a short play, so the shooting period will not be too long. I plan to follow the model of making a movie, in terms of picture quality, scenery, props, costumes, etc. It’s all based on the movie.”

No wonder that in the first meeting today, he called all the people in charge of sets, costumes, etc., and everyone gathered together.

Zhang Tan is certainly happy to see the director make such a request, but he is also worried: "Is the budget enough?"

Liu Jinlu: "Minister Zhu promised not to let us uncover the pot, but the exact amount has not been approved yet. Speaking of which, Zhang Tan, we have to find a producer quickly. These things are simple to say, but in practice It’s so complicated that it’s hard to deal with the people in the finance department and the audit department. Now I’m the one running the show and I’ll be pissed off by the finance people.”

Zhang Tan had heard Gao Xiaolan complain before, saying that the company's finances can drive people crazy.

He smiled and said, "Hasn't Minister Zhu spoken? Will the Finance Department make things difficult for you?"

Liu Jinlu waved his hand: "It's not difficult, but the procedures are too complicated, with all kinds of signatures and documents. Although Minister Zhu has spoken, the company's finances are so powerful that they don't give him face."

Zhang Tan understood and asked, "Then you haven't found a producer yet?"

Liu Jinlu had discussed the producer matter with him a long time ago. He asked Gao Xiaolan at the time. After thinking about it for a night, Gao Xiaolan declined, so he didn't mention it again.

Gao Xiaolan is the only producer Zhang Tan knows now. Gao Xiaolan is not participating this time. From another perspective, it's a good thing. She can take this opportunity to get to know more people in the circle.

In the future, he can't always work with Gao Xiaolan alone. He is in urgent need of connections now, and the preparation of a new project is a good opportunity to accumulate connections. Perhaps Gao Xiaolan also saw this problem, so she declined such a good opportunity.

Liu Jinlu said: "There are a few people who recommend themselves to me, but I think we need to think about it. Let's not talk about this now. We will discuss it later. Zhang Tan, I want to ask a question now, which is also the question of Minister Zhu and others."

Zhang Tan smiled and said: "What question?"

Liu Jinlu: "Don't you think it's too short?"

Zhang Tan: "???"

Puchi~ Xiao Fan covered his mouth and held back his laughter. Seeing everyone looking at him, he lowered his head quickly, but laughing was very annoying. He knew he couldn't laugh, but he couldn't help it, as if he was deliberately against you. The more he held back, the more he wanted to laugh.

Liu Jinlu: "Xiao Fan, what are you laughing at?"

Xiao Fan lowered his head and didn't dare to raise it. He waved his hands quickly: "No, ha, nothing, sorry."

Liu Jinlu cursed: "Laugh at your uncle."

Zhang Tan was stunned when he heard it. Perhaps this is the difference between Liu Jinlu and Zhang Tongshun. Both of them have bad tempers, but Zhang Tongshun will never swear, but Liu Jinlu is different.

Xiao Fan had worked with Liu Jinlu before. When he was the casting director for "Mysterious Call", he knew Liu Jinlu's temper and style very well, so he apologized quickly.

Zhang Tan pulled Liu Jinlu's attention back and asked, "Director Liu, are you talking about "The Hidden Corner" being too short?"

Let's not talk about Wang, but be thorough when you speak, so as not to let people have wild thoughts.

Liu Jinlu nodded: "Yes, there are only 12 episodes in total, which is too short. Can we make it at least 20 episodes?"

Zhang Tan thought about this problem when he was writing the script, so he said without hesitation: "12 episodes are the most appropriate. The story of each episode has reached a stage, a reversal has occurred, and suspense has been left. If you insist on extending the plot, you can only add water, and the story will not have such great tension..."

He listed three major reasons, and there were three minor reasons under each major reason. The arguments were very sufficient and solid, and people could not find any faults. It seemed that he had thought it through carefully.

After listening to this, Liu Jinlu said, "Great, so there are so many rules. Then I'll do as you say. I just asked. It's okay. I'll listen to you."

The people present were all surprised. This was not Director Liu's style, especially Xiao Fan who had just been scolded. He thought to himself, you hit me hard, but flattered Teacher Zhang. We are both handsome guys, why is the treatment so different?