Chapter 719: The script for *Dawn 2* is finalized once again

Jin Li holds a different view.

"If He Wuyou can stand on his own feet after returning, I actually think it’s a good thing."

"The reason I gave him a job-hopping contract is that I wanted him to have the confidence to fight the company for the rights that belong to him as a screenwriter."

"Since One Billion Media found him and asked him to handle the adaptation, and he is the sole screenwriter, he has the right to change the plot’s layout and arrangements."

"Human hearts are made of flesh and blood. With a contract offering good terms versus a company that doesn't value him at all, no matter how passionate he is, his initial enthusiasm will eventually be worn away."

Jin Li also pointed out the most critical point.

"What’s more, the salary One Billion Media gives him is not high; it’s just at the level of a rookie screenwriter, barely enough to satisfy his living needs."

Gu Cheng raised an eyebrow; he had seen that contract.

It must be said that the treatment Dawn Entertainment offers He Wuyou is truly good.

Even though he is just a rookie screenwriter, as long as he is willing to jump ship, the base salary starts at 10,000, with commissions calculated separately.

The film and television industry is not doing well right now. It looks prosperous on the surface, but in reality, hit by short dramas, many long-form drama projects have been cut and converted into short drama productions.

Short drama investments aren't as large, the filming time is short, the release speed is fast, and they can grasp the trends of the moment.

Once a drama takes off and makes money, it can be exported overseas through multi-language translations.

Not only that, but they can also take the exact same script and have it remade overseas with a new skin, making the monetization capability strong.

By comparison, the speed of long-form dramas is too slow.

Whether it is the speed of monetization or the time from filming to release, everything is very slow.

However, the advantage of long-form dramas lies in their extremely high long-tail effect; in such a situation, IP products can be continuously launched.

The downside of short dramas is that they lean more toward fast-moving consumer goods; people swipe past them and forget them, making it hard to rewatch them repeatedly.

Short dramas bring only short-term stimulation and cannot linger deeply in people's minds.

Unless there is nothing else to watch, netizens won't rewatch them.

Besides that, people won't necessarily pay for the various dolls launched for the IP of a short drama; the effect of binding actors to characters is too poor.

Long-form dramas are different.

That is why many companies investing in long-form dramas are complaining.

He Wuyou’s screenwriting style is clearly that of a long-form drama. Forcing him to transition to writing short dramas might not lead to adaptation, and the aesthetic control for horizontal versus vertical screens is different.

So, if you want him to exert his talent as soon as possible, you still have to let him write scripts for long-form dramas.

But he heard that One Billion Media has recently been offering high salaries to poach mature screenwriters, with salaries far exceeding the normal industry price by 30%.

Offering such high salaries to poach people surely means they aren't treating them as mere decorations.

Once poached, it will be even more difficult for He Wuyou to stand out.

Gu Cheng understood and offered her an early blessing: "It seems that before long, your company will take in another excellent screenwriter."

Jin Li asked curiously: "Has your Guangyue Media never thought about hiring screenwriters and directors?"

Gu Cheng shook his head: "Although Guangyue Media is a company, it focuses on being small and refined. Guangge has no intention of continuing to grow larger."

"He feels that being in management is too busy and requires long-term foresight; he prefers managing a small team, which allows him to keep risks at their lowest and remain at ease."

"And among the four of us, besides my achievements in film and television, the acting skills of the other three are nothing to write home about."

"It’s impossible to equip me with a separate screenwriter and director just for my own needs. In the future, when I want to film movies, there are many ways to cooperate; I tend to look for mature teams to work with."

Jin Li asked: "So Guangyue Media just focuses on managing you all, carrying forward your IP images, and hasn't thought about venturing into other industries."

Gu Cheng: "Right, we won't venture into them; otherwise, the company would grow too big, and we wouldn't be able to keep up."

This was the first time Jin Li had heard of a company not wanting to grow big, being satisfied with maintaining the status quo.

As expected of a company with artists as shareholders, they have the confidence.

But Jin Li thinks this is also very good.

"Investment needs to find the right direction. If you don't understand the industry and venture into investing, you will basically lose money."

"You all work in the entertainment industry, so you can always find new investments. Film and television dramas are indeed difficult, so it's better not to touch them. Besides, who invests in long-form dramas now? Basically, everyone is investing in short dramas."

Mentioning short dramas, Jin Li thought of the second short drama she and Qiguan Mingzhu invested in.

Filming had already started before the May Day holiday; the drama must be finished, but she doesn't know when it will be released.

As Jin Li was lost in thought, Gu Cheng waved his hand in front of her, which finally brought her thoughts back.

Gu Cheng reached out and embraced her, resting his head against her cheek and rubbing it gently.

He said in a low voice: "Do you have class tomorrow?"

Jin Li blinked: "No class in the morning."

Gu Cheng gave a low laugh: "Perfect, I don't have class in the morning either."

With a slight exertion, he carried Jin Li to the sofa.

The two of them still had to look at the script together, and there were things left unfinished, but Gu Cheng just wanted to stick close to Jin Li.

Smelling her unique scent made him feel very at ease.

Jin Li was held tightly and did not reject this feeling.

Hugging can actually relieve many of a person's anxieties, and increasing pressure while sleeping can also help with sleep.

Every now and then, Gu Cheng would look at the script and then lightly bite Jin Li's ear.

It didn't hurt; instead, it made one feel a bit ticklish.

This was his possessiveness.

When the night grew deep, without waiting for Jin Li to speak, Gu Cheng carried her back to the room.

The next day, Jin Li received a message from Qiguan Mingzhu.

"Jin Li, the second short drama we invested in, *Return to Youth*, has decided to be released in January!"

Jin Li’s eyes lit up: "I just thought of this drama yesterday, and I was wondering why the release speed seemed so slow this time."

Qiguan Mingzhu: "There were some problems with the filming. We filmed both vertical and horizontal screens, which took two months. Later, during editing, we felt there were many shortcomings, so we called the actors back to reshoot."

"After constant revisions, it was finally completed this month. There were also some problems in the middle; the originally cast actors wanted to back out, but because of the high penalty fees, they continued filming."

Qiguan Mingzhu thought of something and said amusedly: "Also, the male and female leads who became popular because of *False Face* want to come and act in our film again."

"When we invited them to film before, they were all arrogant, and their pay demands went through the roof."

"Now that we have already found people, they want to lower their pay to act instead. How can there be such a good thing in the world!"

"I even suspect why the female lead, who was filming just fine, suddenly wanted to back out. Could it be that those people were instigating it?"

"Fortunately, I listened to you and made the penalty fees high; otherwise, we were already halfway through filming, and it would have been really hard to clean up."

Jin Li laughed.

"I see you’ve become so engrossed that you’ve forgotten to go home. You originally said you were just going to supervise on-site; how come you’re now following up on the subsequent editing, production, and release?"

Qiguan Mingzhu smiled: "Didn't I suddenly get the fun of it? When I was filming before, I didn't feel the crew was this fun."

"Now that it’s my turn to supervise, I find the crew quite fun. Many accidents happen every day, and I kind of enjoy the feeling of handling those accidents."

She said with great interest: "If there is a chance, I want to play again next year."

Jin Li decisively followed up: "Then let’s invest in another short drama next year, just to let you have your fill of fun."

"Good, good, good!"

Hearing this good news, Jin Li urged her before hanging up: "Tell me when it’s released; I’ll help the crew with some promotion."

Qiguan Mingzhu: "Sure, I have to promote it too. I didn't even promote *False Face* when it got popular; I can't miss out on this second one."

While Jin Li returned to her campus life.

He Wuyou also returned to his workplace life.

As soon as he arrived at the company, the manager personally came to find him.

This manager is not Yang Zong; people of Yang Zong’s level don't come to the company every day.

However, Yang Zong gave the manager a few instructions to cultivate He Wuyou well.

The manager didn't know about the company's high-level affairs; he only felt that He Wuyou was a connected person, able to participate in script adaptation as soon as he arrived at the company.

And the adaptation was for a drama that Jin Li was preparing to star in.

So the manager had a veteran screenwriter guide him; in his eyes, this was already a very high level of attention.

As a result, He Wuyou was still dissatisfied.

He actually ran to find Jin Li!

Thinking of this, the manager broke out in a cold sweat. If he complained to Jin Li and Jin Li became dissatisfied with One Billion Media, would his job be over?

He Wuyou didn't understand the manager's complex psychological thoughts; he only felt that the manager was questioning him as soon as he started work.

But the manager’s tone was very strange.

There was a feeling of not wanting to offend him on one hand, while on the other, he couldn't help but point fingers from a high-and-mighty position.

After hearing He Wuyou’s explanation, the manager said with a very serious expression: "From now on, don't have private contact with Jin Li. If there are any issues with the script, the company will relay the message; follow the formal channels."

He Wuyou couldn't help but say: "I am the screenwriter, and Jin Li is the lead actress. Direct communication between us can better identify the shortcomings of the script."

The manager frowned: "This is not according to the rules."

He Wuyou didn't understand: "What is not according to the rules? Jin Li has a great personality; she doesn't feel I’m bothering her, yet you all keep thinking I am."

The manager said in a deep voice: "You don't understand. The entertainment industry is full of intrigue. Right now, it looks like Jin Li is very good to you, but perhaps she is using you."

"Our processes are more compliant, so Jin Li won't be able to pick out any faults."

He Wuyou: "But this way, the efficiency is too low."

Manager: "But no one asked you to finish the script in a few months. Why do you need such high efficiency? Isn't it better to change it slowly? If the script is changed too quickly, it will lose its original flavor."

He Wuyou: "Manager, I am an inspiration-based player. Once inspiration comes, I have to record it immediately; I cannot do it slowly."

"What others cannot do, I can. As long as the communication is effective, I guarantee that I can finish the script very quickly."

Manager: "How old are you? How much money do you have in your hands? Do we have to believe you just because you guarantee it?"

"You are a rookie screenwriter who hasn't made a name for yourself outside. Every move you make represents the company's face. In short, have less contact with Jin Li!"

The manager was mainly afraid that He Wuyou wouldn't know how to keep his mouth shut and would say everything in front of Jin Li, accidentally leaking the company's bottom line.

The main thing was that He Wuyou was too much of a novice and easily tricked into revealing information.

If a mature employee were to communicate with Jin Li, the manager wouldn't be so terrified.

He Wuyou wanted to say something else, but the manager waved his hand and said: "No need to say more. In short, don't have contact with Jin Li from now on."

He Wuyou’s head got hot, and he said impulsively: "If you must have me do this, then I resign."

The manager looked at him in astonishment: "What did you just say?"

Once the two words "resign" were spoken, He Wuyou seemed to no longer fear anything.

"I said, I want to resign." He took a deep breath and repeated it again.

Originally, he still held a tiny bit of expectation for the company, thinking that his good friendship with Jin Li would make the company feel the importance Jin Li placed on him.

He could use this as a bargaining chip to control a certain amount of say, but it turned out he was naive.

The deeper his contact with Jin Li, the more suspicious those people would become.

Since that was the case, he might as well just resign.

He Wuyou suddenly discovered that the reason he dared to tell the company he was resigning with such confidence.

Was because he had long held a more generous contract, just waiting for him to sign, and it could take effect immediately.

It was on the third day that Jin Li received the news of He Wuyou’s resignation.

He Wuyou hadn't mentioned it to her; instead, it was Sui Lingfang who brought it up, because He Wuyou had gone to Sui Lingfang to handle the onboarding procedures.

Sui Lingfang was happy to have recruited a talent.

Actually, she didn't think this rookie screenwriter was all that amazing, but as a rookie, being able to write *Invisible Secrets* meant he definitely had talent.

But this talent wasn't good enough for Dawn Entertainment to offer such a good salary.

However, Jin Li thought highly of him, so she also found him more and more pleasing to the eye.

Sui Lingfang: "He has already come to Nancheng to take up his post. You guessed right; One Billion Media was too backward and decaying, failing to feel his value."

She asked curiously: "Did you know long ago that he couldn't stay at One Billion Media, so you prepared a contract, just waiting for him to jump over voluntarily?"

Jin Li smiled: "No, I just felt that his aura didn't quite fit with One Billion Media."

When looking at He Wuyou’s physiognomy, she had already seen it.

This is a person with great literary talent, but one who is easily dragged down by his company.

That is why he had faint wrinkles between his eyebrows at such a young age, foreshadowing the bumpy career fate to come.

This physiognomy is one of late blooming; although there are many hardships in the early stages, he will accumulate strength and burst forth in middle age, starting his own business, establishing a company, and his career will soar.

Jin Li’s intervention was merely to advance the time for him to soar.

But she cannot interfere too much with other people’s fate, so after the script for *Invisible Secrets* is written, she will let He Wuyou go independent and establish a personal studio.

Letting the deviated fate return to the right track.

Jin Li said: "After he goes to the company, don't arrange other tasks for him. First, adapt *Invisible Secrets* well, and communicate with me at any time if there are any problems."

"When the script is completed, he will communicate with One Billion Media in the name of my screenwriter."

"By the way, remember to equip him with a relatively strong assistant; I’m afraid he will suffer losses when communicating with his old employer."

Sui Lingfang said confidently: "Don't worry, since he is an employee of Dawn Entertainment, we won't sit idly by."

Time flew by, and another week passed.

During this period, He Wuyou flew to the Imperial Capital with Sister Fang again to discuss the script with her.

Jin Li didn't ask how the adaptation was going, but judging from the questions he asked, it was already becoming more and more logically self-consistent.

And at this time, Jin Li also received the script for *Dawn 2*.

After major revisions, the script was preliminarily finalized once again!