As the saying goes, the flowers on the temples shake with golden steps, and the hibiscus tent warms the spring night.
After successfully unlocking the last shackle that hindered the relationship between husband and wife, Jiang Bei adhered to his true nature as a man and worked hard for the great cause of letting his wife quit the entertainment industry.
But it's a pity that because of Li Youqing's various strong demands, there has been no surprise situation of "shooting into the soul" so far.
But the old man was not discouraged and still found ways to get on base, believing that he would succeed one day.
Different from the contentment of Jiangbei, father-in-law Li Qiangguo and mother-in-law Wen Cui'e became anxious as the couple entered their third wedding anniversary and had not yet started raising the next generation. Basically, they had a phone call every three days and an interview once a week, and most of the content was related to the children.
"Beibei, you must hurry up. Now is a good time to get pregnant. And if anything happens, don't be embarrassed to say it. Go to the hospital for treatment in time. We must trust the current medical level."
Faced with the urging of his elders, Li Youqing always had a perfunctory attitude. Therefore, Li Qiangguo could only teach Jiangbei regularly, and even hinted that the young couple would go to the hospital together to have a look, which was obviously crazy.
Jiang Bei had no choice but to patiently comfort him: "Dad, don't worry, Youyou and I are in good health. As for the child, we are already making plans, and I believe there will be results soon."
Although he used the word 'soon' to appease the anxious Li Qiangguo, Jiangbei knew that this was only temporary, and it wouldn't be long before the old man would bring up the old matter again.
So he had no choice but to hang up the phone and go find Li Youqing. After all, he hoped to reproduce offspring quickly and let Li Youqing completely quit the entertainment industry.
But Xiao Nizi also has a lot of reasons.
"Beibei, our hot pot brand has just been established now, and I am the brand spokesperson. It is time for you and me to pay. How can I get pregnant and have a baby at this time?"
"I can get involved..."
"Aren't you dealing with Doraemon? You don't have time to take care of both. Just leave the hotpot restaurant and promotional videos to me."
"But mom and dad..."
"I'm busy discussing the shooting of a promotional video with Teacher Ji right now. I'd like to ask you to appease my parents. Bye."
"Dududu~~"
Seeing that the reasons were quite sufficient and what he said made sense, Jiangbei thought about it and let things develop like this.
After all, it is a good thing that Li Youqing can focus on the hot pot restaurant now. As for other things, we can wait until the hot pot restaurant stabilizes.
With this thought in mind, the old man turned around and continued the unfinished topic with Liangliang.
"Kyoto Animation is still doing your ideological work?"
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In the Li Youqing lounge of Erjing Film and Television, Xiao Nizi was discussing with Ji Yingzi about shooting a hot pot promotional video.
"Teacher Ji, this is an advertisement written by Bei Bei. Take a look at it."
There were no outsiders in the lounge, and her assistants and managers were forcibly returned to the company. On the one hand, she did not need so many people to take care of them at the moment, and on the other hand, she also wanted to express her attitude to the company.
However, she went back, but the company didn't seem to understand her attitude. They didn't even talk to her once, so now it seems that everyone in the company has forgotten her. She even needs to pour a glass of water by herself.
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"Boss Jiang is worthy of being a talented person who can write such a profound story as "Wandering in Blue". Just one advertisement made my blood boil and I was filled with emotion." Ji Yingzi took the printed A4 paper and looked at it carefully for a moment.
His face was full of admiration.
Someone praised her husband Xiao Nizi for being happy, but she still didn't show it on her face. She just continued to ask: "If Teacher Ji thinks it's okay, then we will shoot a promotional video based on this advertisement."
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Hearing this, Ji Yingzi touched his chin and looked at the paper, thinking: "Youyou, do you have any ideas about the promotional video?"
Shooting promotional videos is different from movies. Although they are both directed and shot, promotional videos need to cater to the theme and be close to the theme. To put it more bluntly, it means inserting advertisements and shooting with advertisements as the center.
So it is necessary to ask the investor who invests in photography.
"I don't really have any ideas, as long as it fits the theme." Li Youqing thought for a while and replied.
She doesn't know how to shoot, but she knows that she shouldn't place too many demands on the director.
"What about Boss Jiang? Does he have any objections?" Ji Yingzi asked curiously.
Li Youqing shook his head: "No."
"Oh..." Ji Yingzi responded slightly disappointed.
"Teacher Ji..." Li Youqing felt a little strange and asked doubtfully.
"It's okay, let's talk about shooting a promotional video. This time I plan to shoot a promotional video of about 20 minutes, with a total investment of about 20 million..."
"What? Twenty million!"
After hearing this, Li Youqing immediately opened his mouth in surprise, with a look of disbelief on his face.
What kind of promotional video needs to be shot for 20 minutes? And it also requires an investment of 20 million.
"The time and budget are still an estimate at present, and the time limit and investment amount are likely to be extended in the future. You must be mentally prepared for this." Ji Yingzi may not think it is exciting enough, and added.
"Teacher Ji, we are just shooting a promotional video..." Li Youqing hesitated, biting his lip and reminded in a low voice.
Not to mention the time issue, she really couldn't accept the 20 million investment, because the registered capital of the entire Qingjiang Hotpot was only 50 million.
It costs 20 million to shoot a promotional video, so how can she continue to operate the Qingjiang hotpot brand?
"Youngyou, it's not surprising that promotional videos are long. For example, a car promotional video lasted seven minutes. A few years ago, a vocational school promotional video lasted 16 minutes. A certain wine brand promotional video also lasted 14 minutes."
Ji Yingzi opened his mouth and gave a lot of examples, obviously he had learned his lessons.
"But it's not good if it's too long. Many people won't be interested in reading it." Li Youqing said worriedly.
She didn't dare to directly say that the budget was too much, so she could only express her thoughts from the side.
In fact, anyone can hear the hidden meaning of these words, but when I met Ji Yingzi, a director whose thoughts are always different from ordinary people, not only did he not understand what he said, but he started to explain: "Youngyou, what you said is...
It’s a bit biased. Many promotional videos are long but no one watches them because their content is too boring and boring and fails to attract the audience’s attention. This is their own problem, not the length.”
"The promotional video that I have initially planned to shoot will not have this problem, because in addition to my personal abilities, I also plan to shoot this promotional video as a movie."
"To put it simply, this promotional video is shot in the form of a micro-movie, focusing on the core story to promote the hot pot brand, so that everyone will remember our theme unconsciously when watching the movie."
Shoot a promotional video in the form of a movie.
Use core stories to drive brand promotion.
This is Ji Yingzi’s idea and understanding of this promotional video.
As a 'famous' science fiction director, if she can honestly make a simple promotional video, she really doesn't deserve the word 'famous'.
"Teacher Ji, your idea sounds good, but it has seriously exceeded our budget." Li Youqing didn't have much idea about how to shoot a promotional video. She just wanted to shoot a promotional video and then do it herself.
Becoming a spokesperson not only brings fame to your hot pot restaurant, but also allows you to show your face in front of the public to prevent everyone from forgetting her.
"Although the budget is high, as long as this promotional video can be popular all over the country, it will bring unimaginable benefits to the hot pot restaurant and you."
Perhaps attracted by the grand plan she had painted, Ji Yingzi's eyes were full of longing and her tone was full of longing.
"Does it have anything to do with me?" Li Youqing was a little confused.
"Of course it does matter, because you are the protagonist of this promotional video!" Ji Yingzi said.
"main character……"
These two words seemed to have infinite magic power, making Xiao Nizi fall into confusion.
Even though Ji Yingzi couldn't hear the voice-over, she was quite good at reading her expressions. When she saw Li Youqing acting like this, she knew she was struggling. She quickly pulled out the promotional video script that she had worked on overnight, handed it over and said, "Young child, look at it."
, this is the work that the teacher has been honing for ten years, and it is very suitable for use in this promotional video."
Li Youqing took the crumpled paper and spread it out. He saw "The Last Astronaut on Mars" written on it in large, scrawled characters.
"Science fiction?"
"No, it's called a sci-fi promo now!"
Li Youqing fell into silence again as he looked at these big characters.
"Teacher, what is the connection between it and eating hot pot..."
"Of course, you will know after reading the content." Ji Yingzi said confidently.
Li Youqing suppressed the doubts in his heart, picked up the book and read it slowly.
[Story summary of The Last Astronaut on Mars: Humanity launched the Mars landing plan in 2030. Xiaomei, who was ridiculed by everyone for being timid and cowardly, accidentally chose to sign up and successfully became one of the astronauts to land on Mars. But when the spacecraft landed on Mars,
But unexpectedly encountered a huge storm, outside
The space journey can only end early. Xiaomei was left on Mars by accident due to some strange combination of circumstances and became the last astronaut on Mars. After waking up, Xiaomei found herself far away from her home on the Blue Star, with only enough food for a month. Fortunately, she
She has a humorous and optimistic nature, and is an expert in both maintenance and plants.
, decided to repair the damaged spacecraft on his own and wait until the next mission to Mars, although this wait would take four years. Xiaomei carefully calculated how to maximize his time on this arid planet, and began to use self-made
of fertilizer for growing potatoes, for all materials on hand
Materials must be put to their best use. At this time, on the Azure Star, the public was laughing at the little sister's timidity and cowardice that caused her to bury herself on Mars. However, the NASA Monitoring Bureau received a photo uploaded from the spacecraft left on Mars. The person in the photo
Xiaomei is hiding in the spaceship, eating hot pot and begging for rescue...]
"this……"
"Isn't this exciting?" Ji Yingzi asked expectantly.
Li Youqing felt a little embarrassed and whispered: "Isn't it a bit too leisurely to eat hot pot on Mars..."
People have been abandoned in outer space, but they can still be optimistic enough to eat hot pot in the spacecraft and ask for rescue? This is simply unbelievable.
"Didn't I explain it in the previous article? Xiaomei is an optimistic, timid and cowardly child. It's not surprising that she behaves like this. And this is a promotional video. Is it possible that there are really stupid netizens who can't get along with me?"
Ji Yingzi waved her hands and said nonchalantly.
This is also true.
But……
"Teacher Ji, this script of yours can be used to make a movie. Why would you use it to make a promotional video and overuse the material?" This time it was Li Youqing's turn to be full of curiosity.
The script is actually quite well written, and the core of the story is also very interesting. If it were to be made into a science fiction movie, Ji Yingzi's ability would definitely gain something. At the very least, it would be better than making a promotional film.
Ji Yingzi shrugged helplessly and said: "I would like to, but now no investor is willing to take the risk to invest. They say that investing in me is too risky and the investment is also high. It is better to take the money and invest in Seven
Eight small-budget movies, at least they are guaranteed to make a profit without losing money. Do you look at the human words they say?"
"But there is no other way! Who gave these people money, so I can only try my best to make a promotional video to prove myself again."
Finally, Ji Yingzi revealed the reason why she wanted to take part in this promotional video.
As a director who opened the door to science fiction movies and closed it at the same time, Ji Yingzi's reputation in Chinese science fiction movies is mixed
He has the ability to make a bad movie with low box office like "Blue Fortress".
It stands to reason that since it is half and half, there should be more or less people who are willing to take risks and invest.
But today's movie environment is sluggish, and the cost of investing in science fiction movies is high. It can easily cost hundreds or hundreds of millions. There is no way that many investors can achieve this level of strength.
What's more, someone has made a calculation. Instead of investing 100 million in a science fiction movie, it is better to divide it into 100 million to invest in a small-cost movie. At least this can greatly reduce risks and increase returns.
Therefore, after a comprehensive evaluation, no one is willing to continue investing in science fiction movies.
As for Ji Yingzi herself, it is only half and half.
"But don't worry, Youyou, I can guarantee that this promotional video will be amazing." Perhaps because she was worried that these words would misunderstand Li Youqing, Ji Yingzi hurriedly patted her chest after finishing speaking.
"I may have to go back and discuss this with Beibei." Li Youqing looked at the script in his hand and said after hesitation.
An investment of 20 million is not a small amount, and she certainly cannot make arbitrary decisions.
"Okay, you can take this script back and show it to Boss Jiang. I think it has a stronger story than "Wandering Blue"."
The meaning of Ji Yingzi's words can be traced back to the time when he and Jiangbei were arguing about the quality of the stories of "Blue Fortress" and "Wandering Blue". Unfortunately, Li Youqing didn't quite understand what it meant. He just nodded with a vague understanding, and then said with
The script is about to leave Erjing Film and Television and go home to discuss it with Jiangbei.
But just as she left the lounge, Xiao Nizi heard some news that made her a little sad.
"Guan Chengya took the lead role in "Feng Hua"!"
"Yan Xien took on the role of the heroine in "Midsummer's Sky Starry". This is her first film after her transformation!"
"Yang Ziyan is not bad either. Her resources seem to be good recently. She has already filmed three movies and TV series in a row."
"Shh! Stop talking, Li Youqing is out."
"Go quickly, go quickly."
Seeing Li Youqing's appearance, the company employees who were gathered together for discussion fell silent and left in a hurry.
Xiao Nizi held the script in her hand, her eyes filled with disappointment.
Ji Yingzi just happened to follow and walked out. When she saw this scene, she comforted: "The entertainment industry is like this. Rather than leaving your destiny in the hands of others, it is better to find a way to fight for it yourself, just like a teacher."
Li Youqing responded with silence, only clenching the hand holding the script slightly, which showed her inner unrest at the moment.
She's not stupid.
She knows very well that the company's current attitude is very problematic.