Chapter 31 Why didn't you look for me? Only by keeping a distance, I can...

A new beginning. A new company.

Monday.

People sitting in a room, all kinds of people, raised their heads, their eyebrows were indifferent, their eyes were alert, and they all looked at the two people who just walked in the door.

"Da-da-da-da-" The sound of the press-type fountain pen, the pen tip popped out, and then retreated, over and over again.

Helen, the human resources manager in a casual suit, had a formal smile on her lips. She looked at everyone one by one and said warmly: "Dear teachers, excuse me, let me introduce you, this is Director Qi's new special assistant, Li Su."

"Hello everyone." Li Su nodded to everyone and said politely: "I am mainly responsible for connecting with our project team. Because the current progress is just in the scriptwriting area, I will often appear here in the future and fight side by side with everyone."

The people sitting looked at each other, and one or two of them gave a little face and said a few perfunctorily: "Welcome, welcome."

Helen was accustomed to everyone's indifference. They were oblivious to the world and focused on their creation. After they had made achievements, they were quite arrogant and didn't buy into everything.

Helen patted Li Su on the shoulder and said a polite word at last: "Everyone, remember to synchronize the progress to Li Su in time and do a good job of communication. You've worked hard. Come on."

Helen had other work to do, so she left after explaining it.

Li Su's official workstation was at the door of Qi Ying's office.

Of course, according to her work needs, if she wanted to work with everyone, this conference room was quite large and there were many spare office chairs, so she could just sit down wherever she found an empty one.

Li Su stood by the door and hesitated for a while.

"A new boss just came in a few days ago, and now a special assistant supervisor has been added. What does the boss mean? Don't you want to replace us?"

"Replace us if you have the ability. We have experience and qualifications, and we'll be popular wherever we go. Why do you care so much? Remember: we make a living based on our strength, and writing a good script is more important than flattering others."

The whispered discussion, like the harsh narration of life, pierced Li Su's ears.

Strength, strength. She was also a little curious about how big the gap was between her and the people present.

"Knock, knock, knock--" There was a deep knock on the glass door.

Li Su turned around and unexpectedly saw Zhang Youqing wearing a light brown retro forward cap and a brown leather jacket. Her capable and textured outfit looked like jade that had been polished by the warmth of her hands.

"Assistant Li?" Zhang Youqing looked at Li Su meaningfully. She stretched out her hand and introduced herself, "Hello, I'm Zhang Youqing, the chief screenwriter of this project."

Li Su didn't expect to see Zhang Youqing here. She stretched out her hand and shook hands with Zhang Youqing, with a polite smile on her lips. "Hello."

Zhang Youqing walked beside Li Su. She looked at the dull and busy screenwriters in the room, raised her hand and put her arm around Li Su's waist, showing a rather enthusiastic protective attitude.

Zhang Youqing swept her eyes over the thirteen screenwriters sitting there one by one, and asked in a calm tone, neither light nor heavy: "What about you? Do you want to introduce yourselves?"

There was another round of staring at each other. A few people pretended to look at Zhang Youqing in a dull manner, and some were ready to speak, but stopped.

"If you don't want to introduce yourself, forget it." Zhang Youqing simply ended the conversation and deliberately hit back with words, saying calmly: "In the future, it will be the same if you rely on your strength to make people remember your names."

Who is looking down on whom? No one should look down on anyone.

Zhang Youqing's expression was indifferent, as if she was sneering.

She walked in with Li Su, pulled a chair, and stopped next to her seat.

Zhang Youqing: "Have a seat. I'll send you some existing information, the genes of the work itself, and historical data. If you want to see something, or if there's anything missing, you can ask me. I'll send you everything I have."

"Thank you." Li Su glanced at her, then glanced at her again, and couldn't help but whispered beside her: "Why are you..."

Zhang Youqing knew what Li Su wanted to ask.

"My studio's projects are basically done." Zhang Youqing was more frank than Li Su. She stared at the screen, sending files, and casually answered: "I'm very interested in this project. I've been preparing for a while, and I just passed the interview a few days ago."

Zhang Youqing had just finished sending the information, paused for a while, and looked at Li Su very cleverly.

She patted her waist and reminded him: "That was the day, I came here after we separated."

It was the day Zhang Youqing returned to Yangcheng and sent a bag to Li Su. It was just that Li Su was not so familiar with Qi Ying at that time, and did not pay attention when she heard his name.

"Oh oh." Li Su nodded blankly, a little dazed. "Do you want to be interviewed too?"

"Yes. This project was incubated by their company itself, not outsourced." Zhang Youqing patiently explained: "I want to cooperate with Qiying. So I wrote a plan for the script of this project. Including the current market feedback, the emotions of female audiences, and the audiences we have the opportunity to capture next." Li Su

opened her eyes wide in surprise, and had a deeper sense of Zhang Youqing's "preparation for a while".

——Zhang Youqing must have done a lot of homework.

These dimensions are not easy to perceive. Li Su felt it when she was promoting Qiying's movies. There is no accidental success in the world. If you want to take action effectively, you must have solid data support.

"You are Zhang Youqing..." Li Su couldn't help muttering.

A founder who led nearly a hundred screenwriters, a screenwriter who has won authoritative awards, can still put down his burdens and enter other people's projects alone. She admired him a little.

"Yes. This is Zhang Youqing." Zhang Youqing placed her palm on the piles of A4 papers on the table. They were filled with Zhang Youqing's notes, densely packed with clear strokes.

The genius screenwriter who is arrogant because of his talent in the eyes of others turns out to be just working harder than ordinary people.

But everyone prefers to read the easy parts, so they ignore Zhang Youqing's essential efforts.

Li Su felt a little sad. She looked at Zhang Youqing again and again, with deep admiration.

"Qi Ying only asked me to come and lead his team." Zhang Youqing looked at the screenwriters sitting in two rows in front of her, and said without hesitation: "He wanted me to use this opportunity to teach them more systematic and solid theories, and I agreed."

Li Su looked at her and asked curiously: "What about you? What can you get?"

After a brief pause, Zhang Youqing's eyes deepened, and she stared at Li Su with a very scrutinizing look.

"Do you know that most works will have a certain degree of deduction in the process of film and television adaptation? A script with a score of 120 will have 10 points deducted for the director, 10 points for the photographer, 10 points for the editor, and other miscellaneous factors. The final score may only be 70."

"Is it so serious?" Li Su was shocked by this number even though she had not been in contact with the project in its entirety.

She turned her head away guiltily and glanced at Zhang Youqing again.

Li Su thought that every director and every photographer she met seemed to emphasize how great they were...

She also thought that every department in a project was adding points, but she didn't expect...

"A team with mature tacit understanding will be better. For example, Qi Ying, I provide the work, and he should be able to borrow audio-visual skills to give me some points. Learning never ends, just in time, I will accumulate some experience."

"That's right, that's good, very good..." Li Su touched his nose embarrassedly.

Qi Ying's strength is obvious to all, and there are so many people who come one after another. Li Su once again felt that he was lucky.

Fortunately, the case he tried at the beginning was successful, and fortunately Qi Ying bought it.

Li Su looked at Zhang Youqing with envy, and was also sad that she was not qualified to be like Zhang Youqing, and frankly said why she came in.

Her insignificant strength made her keep her lips tightly closed, and she had to secretly say in her heart: I wish we can all get what we want and learn something.

"Of course, there is also money." Zhang Youqing's voice suddenly became excited. She raised her chin slightly and smiled proudly, "I want 10% of the revenue from this drama."

It was as if she was standing in front of a waterfall, and her soul was wet by the refreshing wind and rain. Li Su looked at Zhang Youqing, and was deeply attracted to her again and again.

Li Su would never give up on becoming such a person.

He was strong, not timid, and made no secret of his ambitions, but always modest about his abilities.

He would always strive, strive, and strive.

So he moved forward, forward, and forward.

Li Su was deeply moved. She clenched her fists tightly, waved them up and down, and cheered herself up, saying, "The gods compete with each other, and the little devils learn by stealing. This time, I have a good chance! Following you and Qi Ying, I have worked hard for a hundred days and learned a lot!"

"Go to hell!" Zhang Youqing was amused and couldn't help but patting Li Su on the shoulder, and affirmed, "You have your abilities, there is no need to belittle yourself."

"Really?" Li Su asked subconsciously. She was sensitive and had experienced a lot of suspicion and insults recently. To be honest, she was still looking forward to seeing a different self in the eyes of others.

"Of course." Zhang Youqing raised her eyebrows and said calmly: "You have a good ability to withstand pressure. We bully you, but you never get angry with us. We order you around, but you never refuse us. You are honest, sincere, friendly and smart. Li Su, you are a good girl."

The sudden praise warmed Li Su's deliberately frozen heart again.

Li Su's eyes were hot, but she held back.

She raised the corners of her mouth with a big stroke, and smiled sweetly, like a baked sweet potato just out of the oven in winter, steaming hot.

Li Su said enthusiastically: "Youqing, if you have something to say, just say it directly, don't give me sweet words, okay? Do you want some water? I'll go get you some!"

"Don't be busy." Zhang Youqing held Li Su, who was about to get up. Li Su was good at observing words and expressions and was very caring.

She looked at Li Su, and the emotions in her eyes gradually faded, becoming too calm. She looked at each other realistically and sincerely.

"You know, you want to be a screenwriter, I can give you a full-time job. - Let me ask you, after you fell out with Zheng Ting, why didn't you ask me for help directly? Are you afraid that I would use you to build a relationship with Xu Shen?"

Li Su's heart skipped a beat and she was stunned for no reason.

She had indeed never faced it directly, and she had always known that there was always a Xu Shen between her and Zhang Youqing, affecting their interests.

But...but...

"No. Youqing, whether you believe it or not, I treat you as a friend."

"Precisely because we are friends, I don't want to tie my future and dreams to you. I am afraid that my desire for gain and loss will make me resent and hate you. Only by keeping a distance can I love you."

Li Su's sincere eyes, soft and fragile, hit Zhang Youqing's heart directly.

Zhang Youqing's mind was shaken, and after a long time, she responded lightly: "Yeah."

"Li Su," Zhang Youqing's tone was indescribably formal, she said: "There is one thing I want to make clear to you in advance: as long as there is a chance, I will definitely squeeze into Xu Shen's team."

"I want to be the strongest person. I want the whole world to see my work, my soul. I want applause, I want cheers. I am unwilling to be ordinary."

"Of course, whether it is Qi Ying or Xu Shen, men are men, and we are us. I will use courtesy before force with you, Li Su - this is my career, and in the next cooperation, I will be ruthless to you."