Chapter 715: Bound to the Child-Bearing System, Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 716: Marginal Person in a Farming Novel (18)

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

Domestically, as the Best Director award went to Wang Sheng, manuscripts prepared early were uniformly released by domestic marketing accounts and water armies.

The overwhelming publicity spread across the entire internet like a virus, making people can't help but marvel at how useful financial power is.

Pork knuckle is really delicious: It seems this Director Zhou You has something to him; I heard Wang Sheng was filmed quite well, I'll go to the cinema to check it out.

Apple orange porridge: Those who understand films that win awards abroad understand; anyway, I'm not optimistic they can make money, their high-and-mighty vibe makes one want to retch.

Steamed buns and dumplings stewed in one pot: It can't be put that way, this is Best Director not Best Picture, Wang Sheng is just a realistic subject; the key is Director Zhou You's ability, no matter what he films in the future I will go to the cinema to support him.

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The topic smoothly shifted from the film to the director, with water armies constantly stepping in to guide, after all their purpose was not this Wang Sheng destined not to make big money, but rather boosting the director was most important.

A director originally unknown suddenly became popular across the entire domestic internet overnight.

Director Zhou You was abroad, his filming experience had long been dug up by busybodies, including movies he had filmed before and actors he had worked with, all jumping out to say good things about the director.

Like being serious and responsible, extremely talented, extraordinary skills, in short, everything sayable and unsayable was all said.

Director Zhou You probably didn't know he could be this popular, remembering the famous saying in the circle, after becoming famous everyone around is a good person.

The domestic celebration temporarily couldn't affect abroad; after winning Best Director, the next Best Picture award indeed went to Springs Echoes Old Dreams.

Jiang Han Zhou and others smiled and applauded below, only coming out from the inner field after it ended.

Reporters already waiting outside swarmed over, like sharks smelling blood, wishing to squeeze themselves to the very front.

Director Zhou You seemed like a rookie on the battlefield for the first time; facing so many microphones thrust at him for interviews, no matter how he steadied his mind he was still a bit dazed.

Jiang Han Zhou tacitly stepped forward to help maintain order, while blocking some controversial topics, and guiding the conversation content toward the award and upcoming arrangements.

Shen Yao stood by watching, occasionally analyzing with the system the meaning of Jiang Han Zhou's words, telling the system not to always focus on gossip, to look more at this kind of thing so it could understand humans better.

System: ……

The system said it was just a system, what use was understanding humans? It cared only about whether it was boring or not; this Jiang Han Zhou spoke in twists and turns, only the host liked appreciating this type; anyway it found it a bit hard to stomach.

'One cannot deny, to do well in the entertainment industry, one must understand certain rules the circle follows,' Jiang Han Zhou perfectly combined his thoughts with the principles he needed to follow, while not forgetting to secure benefits for himself while executing.

Hmm

Whether partner or friend, such a person is reassuring.

'What if it's an opponent?'

'Try to turn enemies into friends; the entertainment industry has so many money-making projects, no need to deadlock with certain people,' nowadays predestination isn't popular anymore, it's more about flexible adjustment.

Wasn't there someone picking a fight with Jiang Han Zhou before, resulting in Shen Yao being dragged into a mix-up? The two have already reconciled, and even co-invested in the next film about to start filming.

Correct, still filmed by Director Zhou You, but it's a very standard commercial film, with content being the kind of similar stories often seen on the market; the only thing worth saying is the content has some light comedy effect; if released at a specific time, it will have unexpected gains.

Shen Yao already knew some details about this film in advance, especially about the plot content; although she didn't serve as the film's screenwriter, the script content indeed had some connection to her.

Hmm

'Considered providing some ideas? The content inside is mostly expected things; audiences even if they go for the name won't recommend it to others,' they aren't some fraud organization; commercial films wanting to make money still rely on word of mouth and a large number of organic consumers; relying only on water armies and marketing can last a while but not forever.

Shen Yao always knew what she wanted; for this upcoming commercial film, she still held certain hopes for it.

Of course, this also had to do with her investing money; investors hope what they invest can make money, what's wrong with that?

System: ……

The system said that after so many worlds, the host's spiritual core was still very solid.

Hmm

No matter what, it seemed she could continue accumulating mission rewards; at least she didn't need to worry in the short term about the host having an accident affecting its mission progress.

When returning to the hotel it was already very late; Shen Yao raised her hand to rub her eyes, the phone placed beside her rang nonstop with ding dang sounds.

Wang Sheng's director won an award; not only the main creators in the production team, but even those slightly related to the production team were harassed by media and reporters; they urgently wanted to ask for exclusive news others didn't know to grab headlines, for this they spared no effort to stay awake day and night.

Shen Yao: ……

Shen Yao still admired these people, although she found it somewhat hard to accept.

She casually turned off her phone and threw it aside, not caring, then took a warm shower.

Opening her laptop, regardless of the several hours time difference with domestic, Shen Yao browsed content on the internet.

As expected, the front-page headlines were all about the Wang Sheng production team, especially Director Zhou You; even his alma mater was dug up by netizens.

Fortunately this person counted as a homebody; usually besides filming he had no other activities; otherwise with such huge traffic hitting, if there was any black history it would suffer backlash.

But if Zhou You had black history, Jiang Han Zhou wouldn't invest so many resources to smash into it; after all these money would be counted in publicity, and finally when both sides split accounts they would have to deduct this part of expenditure.

'So you calculate this precisely?' Wow, I thought this was the sincerity of cooperation; turns out every marketing expense has to be calculated.

No wonder capitalists make money; who can out-scheme this kind of calculation.

Shen Yao smiled, a pair of eyebrows and eyes curved like a new moon; 'Making money is the core; besides, this kind of marketing also benefits Director Zhou You; if the upcoming commercial film is filmed well, even if he pulls investment alone he will have confidence.'

'It's originally a win-win matter; don't say we are so black-hearted and ruthless.'

System: ……

After the system hesitated, it ultimately didn't say anything more; however, from its unpredictable subsequent actions, the system had some stress reaction; it began to become sensitive to numbers.

Just like suddenly one day, the system opened its mouth to mention the total cost of this online marketing was about seven figures, comparable to Zhou You's quote for filming one movie.

Not all directors have profit sharing to take; general directors usually take specific remuneration; Zhou You's previous movies were basically this way.

But right now, commercial films bind interests too deeply; Director Zhou You had no choice but to step in and place a bet.

'This is the regular play in the circle; otherwise how to guarantee whether the director puts in effort? Only by linking one's income with the film can everyone be guaranteed to put in effort;' at least no one is willing to lose money.

As the plane landed safely, Shen Yao and others finally set foot on the land of Jing Shi.

Taking a deep breath, Shen Yao stood up, raised a hand to straighten her slightly cool coat, and did not leave with the crew, choosing to depart alone instead.

Shen Qingshan and Yu Shuhua were busy entertaining their friends in Jing Shi; their daughter's house renovation was proceeding smoothly, so they ought to enjoy themselves too, no?

"Daughter, Mom thought you'd have to wait a while longer before coming back."

Yu Shuhua didn't pay much attention to the entertainment industry, but she couldn't stop the younger relatives at home from liking to go online; the photos of Shen Yao taken at the closing ceremony had just been sent back domestically when several younger relatives forwarded them into the family group chat.

"Truly beautiful, just the clothes are too thin, you must be cold," Yu Shuhua patted her daughter's shoulder with heartache; she could feel the bones through her fingers.

"Mom, everyone dresses like this," besides, she still had a thick fur draped over her outside, unlike the other main creators — that was what you'd call beautiful but freezing.

Shen Qingshan had already booked the meal in advance; their family currently used hotels as their base in Jing Shi, and the food and such were all hotel specialties — one phone call and it would be delivered right to them.

As the doorbell rang outside, the hotel waiter swiftly brought the dishes to the table.

Not to mention, Shen Yao really was a bit craving and hungry; after all, no matter how much she ate of the food abroad, she could never get used to it.

Burying her head and eating fiercely, Shen Yao only realized today that her appetite was this good.

Seeing their daughter eat without lifting her head, Yu Shuhua and Shen Qingshan instantly felt heartache.

"Oh my, how miserable our daughter must have been abroad, eating like she'd never seen food before."

Shen Yao: ……

After eating and drinking her fill, and accompanying Shen Qingshan and Yu Shuhua for a stroll downstairs at the hotel, Shen Yao finally had the mind to deal with the pile of miscellaneous matters accumulated in her phone.

Nothing but various text messages and calls; after Shen Yao turned off her phone before, she had dragged her feet and not dealt with them, unless they were calls she absolutely had to take — the rest were all saved up until now.

After all, some she had only heard of by name but never met in person, yet they still acted familiar even at this point — what could Shen Yao say? She could only say the circle is too crazy; no wonder most people gradually come to understand and tacitly accept the existence of unwritten rules.

When the money earned exceeds one's cognition, the ideas people insist on will change; this is something completely determined by human nature; being able to have one's own principles and bottom line is not common in the circle.

Replying to messages and texts one by one, for those still fairly important she made a call and said a couple of sentences.

They were all peers mixed in the circle; some words, though fake and perfunctory, were indeed proper face-saving, and since no one wanted to stop working in the circle, who would speak words that burn all bridges.

"Then it's settled, Screenwriter Shen, in the future please give more consideration to our XX."

"Of course, XX's acting is outstanding and serious; Director Zhou even praised them before."

"Really? Ah, our XX performed so well, it's also thanks to Screenwriter Shen's extra care; we..."

Soon, the phone on her end hung up in response; Shen Yao withdrew the trace of a smile revealed at the corner of her mouth, then continued dialing the next person.

The moon rose to the brow tips, all sounds stilled.

Shen Yao stood up, rubbed her sore shoulders, turned and called for hotel service; a simple late-night snack of noodles appeared before her eyes.

Shen Qingshan and Yu Shuhua had already fallen asleep; Shen Yao turned on the desk lamp beside her and ate mouthful after mouthful of the fresh shrimp noodles with relish.

Ding ding ding————

It was a video call.

Jiang Han Zhou in a set of pajamas appeared on Shen Yao's screen, a few spread-out documents placed at his side.

Shen Yao raised her eyebrows, "Producer Jiang, back in the country and still this busy?"

Jiang Han Zhou smiled like a peacock spreading its tail, "Just got back from outside not long ago, wanted to ask how your situation is?"

How is the situation?

Naturally it's very good.

Shen Yao smiled sweetly, shook the chopsticks held in her hand, "Things on my end are already handled; it's just that Producer Jiang will still have to trouble yourself — compared to me, Producer Jiang's words are more able to make them convinced."

In other words, Jiang Han Zhou's words are what can make these people wary.

Shen Yao's weight is still too low; even though her relationship with Jiang Han Zhou has had an obvious change, it involves private matters — there's a saying: public and private are distinct; in the face of true interests, even husband and wife can turn against each other, let alone lovers who haven't officially started dating.

Jiang Han Zhou propped his chin with one hand, his pajama collar revealing a section of beautiful collarbone; "These people really won't give up until they get what they want," he raised a hand and tapped his temple, "These few days need to confirm some movie matters, including tentative casting; you just rest well, no need to worry about these."

Shen Yao placed both hands on the tabletop; the fresh shrimp noodles beside her had already been mostly eaten; "If there's any place needing my help, don't be courteous."

The two chatted about other things via the movie topic; by the time the video call ended, Shen Yao's cheeks were slightly pink, her eyes still holding a trace of moisture.

Hu

No wonder they say Jiang Han Zhou gets along well; some tender affectionate words come at the snap of a finger; Shen Yao discovered her own face skin still isn't thick enough — at least she couldn't do what Jiang Han Zhou does, teasing someone she has feelings for with a straight face.

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One wave subsides, another rises.

Online another craze surged, because a commercial movie that had just been greenlit.

Marketing accounts across the net were all coaxing fans in various ways; unlike before when fans jumped out to refute rumors, this time fans wished they could directly help the principal tear the resource over, because this pie truly fills the pipeline and satisfies the hunger.

Wow~

This is a movie directed by Zhou You who just won Best Director.

Including a whole string of investors below, and well-known production platforms in the industry; it's a done deal — this movie making money doesn't even need publicity to know.

Yang Yang Yang: Just who can be selected for the male and female leads, this is a real solid honor...

Yuan Zi Hua Liu: Yeah, I want to strive for my Dan too, pity he's currently still filming, several months, simply can't squeeze out time.

Xiao Bird Yi Ren De Mian Hua: Don't dream, definitely those powerful actors, especially the fresh flowers who've already won awards; those still crawling in idol dramas have no chance.

Mouth Du Xin Shan Rong Rong Jiang: Sigh, this is Director Zhou's first movie after winning Best Director, definitely highly valued.

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Who doesn't think this way, including those actors long since famous, stars with many fans, newly exploded traffic with some foundation; they're all Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each displaying their divine powers.