The man in front of him had a stern gaze, showing unprecedented determination, as if he was the ideal self in Shen Yu's memory many years ago.

At that time, he was just starting out, and he prided himself on being extremely talented and believed that as long as he put in the hard work, he would be rewarded.

He plunged headlong into this dirty world, and it wasn't until he was beaten many times that he finally realized that the world was not what the textbooks claimed...

It is not black and white, nor does it mean that good people will be rewarded, and not all efforts will be rewarded.

It was a world controlled by money and power, and the character and ability he once regarded as Guiyao only occupied a small part.

The successive setbacks made him retreat into his shell, and he even died in anger to prove his ambition. But I never thought that at the most desperate moment, I would encounter the decadence in front of me.

This person didn't talk about his ideals with him, nor did he praise his gorgeous writing. He just talked about contracts and interests with him with a cold attitude, almost indifferently.

Worldly, yet more reliable than every previous collaborator.

Shen Yu took a deep breath and let it out slowly. Then he raised his head and held his slumped hand tightly: "I will join you, and I will not admit defeat this time."

Danbuliu accompanied him to the rolling shutter door downstairs and said, "I'll give you half an hour to pack your things and leave with us."

Shen Yu was stunned: "Where are you going?"

Denbuliu: "Rent a house in the city or stay in a hotel. In short, you don't want to come back soon."

"Why?" Hearing what he said, Shen Yu panicked, "You, you won't put me in a dark room and won't let me out until I finish writing the manuscript, will you?"

"So you like this style of cooperation? But I'm sorry, we can't provide it." Denbuliu looked out the window and said calmly, "Later we will report gang activities in Binhai New Village, including extortion, loan sharking, etc. Illegal conduct."

"Yes," Chi Luyang nodded, "If you still stay here, they may come to trouble you."

This is the reason...

They were actually solving problems for him.

"Um, thank you," Shen Yu looked up at Dan Buliu and said sincerely, "If I hadn't met you, I can't believe where I would be now."

"No need to thank me, you should be grateful for your talent." Denbuliu glanced at him with a calm tone, "If I didn't need you to write a script, I wouldn't come to you. Don't feel guilty about this, we are To each his own."

Shen Yu knew that he was helping him.

Although he always looks cold and ruthless, there is a human touch in his actions.

The script had been sold to them a long time ago. He could have found another screenwriter to modify it on his own, but this person came to him personally and helped him solve a lot of troubles.

These days, people as principled and capable as Den Buliu are almost on the verge of extinction. I didn't expect to be met by him...

Shen Yu took a deep breath and said seriously: "I will work hard and never let you down!"

But having a story is just the beginning.

Modern movies are the product of industry. Except for a very small number of low-cost individual works, most movies require the joint efforts of multiple members. The next step is to attract investment and realize the wild ideas.

Section 62

Stardust Entertainment is currently short of book funds, so introducing additional investors is an inevitable option.

The next morning, Danbuliu took Shen Yu to Zhou's Entertainment. No matter how you looked at it, Zhou Jue was a very useful money tree.

"You're welcome," Zhou Jue received the two of them after the meeting, with a half-smiling look on his face, "If I remember correctly, you just took a 100 million investment from me a month ago."

Denbuliu didn't take his ridicule seriously and said calmly: "Do you dislike having too many opportunities to make money?"

Zhou Jue: "Are you so sure you can make money?"

Den Bu Liu: "I have never had a failed investment."

"This is just your one-sided statement," Zhou Jue chuckled and said slowly, "Do you know what people in the industry are saying about me?"

Decanbuliu raised his eyes to look at him.

"They said..." Zhou Jue held the tea cup, his peach blossom eyes slightly raised, "I've fallen in love with you. This money is nominally an investment, but actually I have an ulterior motive for you."

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the room suddenly changed, with a hint of something else mixed in with the seriousness and indifference.

Shen Yu was keenly aware of this change and huddled in the corner, not daring to breathe out.

Dejected but just looking at Zhou Jue calmly, his expression unchanged: "Then do you have it?"

Zhou Jue looked at him for a while, then threw the question back: "It depends on whether you will let me plot."

Danbuliu crossed his legs and smiled: "You are not the only one who plots against me. I'm afraid Mr. Zhou is here a little late."

Isn't he the only one? Who else?

Zhou Jue narrowed his eyes, suppressed his desire to ask, and changed his words: "Then tell me first what the project is this time."

"Chen Yu," Dan Buliu called out, "please explain the outline of the story to Mr. Zhou."

Shen Yu cleared his throat and went through the story's selling points and character settings.

Zhou Jue listened quietly and raised his head after a long pause: "I won't comment on the story for now, but you are missing one of the most important things."

Decadent: "Oh? I'd like to hear the details."

"You didn't even do a market research report," Zhou Jue pushed up his glasses and said coldly, "As far as I know, the first printing of this book was only 8,000 copies, and it has not been reprinted yet."

Shen Yu lowered his head with a guilty conscience. He really did not have the ability to create hits.

Declined but unmoved: "So?"

Zhou Jue: "So this is a story that has not been tested by the market. Even if you make the movie, you will only lose money."

Shen Yu's head was buried lower and lower, and in the end, it almost drooped into his chest.

Zhou Jue is right. This is also a shortcoming that his works have been widely criticized for. They are not popular enough and have a small audience.

Shen Yu is not a screenwriter with a professional background. It can be seen from his self-introduction that he is a poet and writer first, and the last title is screenwriter. For Shen Yu, the first two were dreams, but screenwriting was just a skill in his life.

Of course, after being severely beaten by society, he has already realized that money is the last word, and without money, dreams are nothing.

In recent years, he has worked hard to transition into the commercial field and has several good TV works. But when he was asked to independently undertake a movie script, he still felt a little confused.

TV series can be modified while filming, and data differences can even be cut out, but this cannot be done for movies. They must be completely completed before they can be logged into theaters to meet the audience.

Although the novel was written by him, it is his early work, and the story is not strong. It is more about setting up settings and expressing spiritual sentiments, so the data is not good. Is it really okay to adapt it into a movie now?

Shen Yu raised his head and looked at Dan Buliu, his heart pounding.

This person was so kind to him, and he didn't want to let him down.

"Mr. Decai," Shen Yu tried to suggest, "How about we do some market research first?" "

Dejected but tilted his head and said to him: "Shen Yu, you go out first."

"Ah?" Shen Yu was stunned and didn't react for a while.

Decan Buliu: "I'll talk to Mr. Zhou first."

"oh."

Shen Yu turned around and left the office. Only the two of them were left in the room, and then he raised his head.

"Zhou Jue," he looked at the man opposite and spoke slowly, "do you know why you cast one movie and then another?"

Zhou Jue: "..."

This was a long-lasting pain in his heart.

Although Zhou Entertainment has a well-known name in the industry, their main business is in the fields of artist management and TV series, and they have few original films that they can produce.

No, the exact situation is that there is not one.

When he first established Zhou Entertainment, Zhou Jue was also excited to build a business empire, but he didn't expect that investing in movies would mean investing in one movie after another.

He scolded the film and television department every time they had a meeting, and they still couldn't produce a decent work.

Later, Zhou Jue changed the group's strategy from self-made to investing in shares. Fortunately, they had strong financial resources and could always catch a few decent ones by casting a wide net over a large area, so that the books would not be too ugly.

But the movie is still a long-lasting pain in his heart.

Denbuliu really didn't give him face, and just poked his sore spot without even saying hello.

No, at least he kept the outsiders away, barely maintaining his face.

"..."

Zhou Jue's heart was slightly astringent, but his face was as if nothing had happened, and he smiled: "I thought you were trying to talk to me about something more important..."

"I'm here to talk about work with you," Denbuliu looked down at him, his tone cold and emotionless, "If Mr. Zhou wants something else, I won't accompany you."

Unexpectedly, he immediately turned his back on me. Zhou Jue's face looked a little ugly, but he didn't act too presumptuously. He changed his words and said, "Then tell me why my movie failed."

She looked down at him and said in a mocking tone, "Are you willing to listen now?"

"I was wrong," Zhou Jue sighed, feeling helpless, "I just wanted to make a joke with you."

"The reason is very simple," Denbuliu calmly analyzed without embarrassing him any more, "It's because you care too much about the market."

Zhou Jue disagreed: "Is it wrong that I care about the market?"

"It's right to care about the market, but the key is your method," Denbuliu said bluntly, "When you made movies before, you invited a bunch of Internet practitioners to study the market and use big data to analyze what's popular at the moment and what the audience likes to watch the most. Sweet pet dramas are popular, you make sweet pet dramas, and when slapping and abusing scumbags become popular, you start writing revenge scripts and spend a lot of money to invite traffic stars to play the leading roles."

Denbuliu is right. Zhou Jue is a typical businessman who grew up in the context of the Internet. The audience, the market, the popularity... these are his methods of controlling an industry.

He has also created many successful cases, the most obvious of which is leading Zhou's Department Store to successfully complete the new retail transformation. In the case of most supermarkets declining, Zhou's Department Store can still dominate and become an Internet celebrity business on social media.

But this set of rules does not work in the film and television industry.

Tui Buliu: "You have a completely industrialized way of making film and television dramas, but what is the result?"

The result is that every time he produces a "hit" hot drama, it ends up being a flop without a single splash.

Zhou Jue felt bitter in his heart and laughed at himself: "So you are here to criticize me today?""How could that be?" Tui Buliu raised his eyebrows, "I am here to provide you with a second way today."

"The second way?"

"Abandon the cold commercial analysis and focus your work on the story itself. Only in this way can you create a truly good work."

Zhou Jue fell silent. Tui Buliu's words are undoubtedly very powerful. Every film and television practitioner is eager to create a classic, and Zhou Jue is no exception.

But this is not something that can be accomplished with passion. There are many other considerations behind it.

Zhou Jue's personality is like this.

At first glance, he is very confident and bold, but this is limited to the field he controls. Once he enters an unfamiliar field, he becomes cautious. This is the character he was shaped by when he was kidnapped before and grew up under family pressure.

He could not agree with Tui Buliu's aggressive approach.

"You are too radical," Zhou Jue shook his head, "I admit that I am conservative, but making a movie is no different from other things. You have to complete it in order to see the effect. If it is not recognized by the market, all your previous efforts will be wasted."

Tui Buliu did not care: "Excellent works will naturally be recognized by the market."

"How can you guarantee that your movie is the best?" Zhou Jue asked him, "Let's not talk about your story for now. No one has ever done Chinese cyberpunk themes before. There is a lack of art design and directors in related fields, not to mention expensive special effects. All of this is crossing the river by feeling the stones, and there is no guarantee at all."

Tui Buliu laughed.

Zhou Jue was caught off guard and was stunned for a moment: "What are you laughing at?""What's the point of repeating what others have said?" Tui Buliu looked up at him, and his dark eyes were filled with confidence that looked down on the world.

"It is because no one has done it before that it is worth doing."

"You, you are crazy!" Zhou Jue looked at him in disbelief, "Do you know how risky this is?"Tu Buliu raised his eyebrows, his eyes were provocative: "So are you afraid?"

"I am afraid?" Zhou Jue sneered, stretched out his right hand to him, with the attitude of a collaborator, "I am more afraid that you dare not agree."

Tu Buliu raised his hand and held him, but the next moment, Zhou Jue held his hand and pulled--Tu Buliu was almost pulled into his arms, and raised his left hand in time to his chest."Zhou Jue," Tu Buliu raised his head, slightly angry, "Is this your attitude of cooperation?"Zhou Jue lowered his head, his tone suddenly low: "My attitude towards you, haven't you known it for a long time?"

Two equally strong auras collided in the air, neither of them was convinced. Tui Buliu stared at him, his tone cold: "Do you really want to do this?"

Zhou Jue's breathing stagnated, and he heard the obvious threat in his tone. He finally let go of his hand, not daring to go any further.

The door of the president's office reopened, and Tui Buliu walked out expressionlessly.Shen Yu stood up and asked nervously: "How is it?"

Tui Buliu had no expression: "It's settled."

"That's great, I thought I was going to be rejected..."

The voice of the conversation gradually faded away. In the office, Zhou Jue looked down at his right hand. The skin was all red, and even the bones were aching. Just wanting to hug him, there was such a big reaction. Tui Buliu was really cruel and showed him no mercy.

Chapter 63*After leaving Zhou's, Tui Buliu contacted a veteran screenwriter and a young screenwriter to join the script creation.The former has a solid professional foundation and mainly grasps the general framework of the plot; the latter is flexible in thinking and can package the story to suit the taste of the current audience. Together with Zhou Jue, the two screenwriters started writing the first draft of the script.The script and investment were initially in place, and the next step was to find a director to make the movie.Unfortunately, the directors he had his eyes on were either unwilling to take the job or had no time to spare, and the directors who were willing to cooperate, Tui Buliu looked down on the other's work.This matter was delayed for about half a month, until one day Hui Ji asked him: "I heard that you are going to make a movie?"Tui Buliu did not hide it and synchronized the project progress to Hui Ji.Hui Ji thought about it and suggested: "If you are not opposed to using a new director, I have a candidate here.""Who?" Tui Buliu asked. He was not surprised, Hui Ji had his own connections in the entertainment industry."A guy called Li Zai," Huiji introduced, "graduated from the directing department of Beijing Film Academy, won the Best Young Director Award, a little crazy, but good professional ability."The other party's tone was too familiar, Tui Buliu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "Your friend?""Yes," Huiji nodded, and said, "He makes original short films online, and I have made original soundtracks for him several times."In the previous life, Huiji had a good relationship with Li Zai and cooperated on several projects. Although Li Zai is still a new director now, he will become an internationally renowned director within ten years. Otherwise, he would not recommend a newcomer to Tui Buliu."Okay," Tui Buliu did not refuse, "Show me the video first."Huiji turned on the player and came over with the tablet. Tui Buliu wanted to take it, but Huiji did not let go.Tui Buliu looked up at him."What?" Huiji said righteously, "I want to watch it too!"Tubuliu retracted his gaze and said lightly: "Did I tell you not to watch it?"Huiji was delighted and moved closer.But he was afraid of making Tubuliu angry, so he didn't dare to push his feet. He just gently leaned against Tubuliu's shoulder. At first glance, he looked very overbearing, but in fact, he had a good sense of propriety, just like a big dog who liked his master. He wanted to get close but was concerned about his master's mood and didn't dare to overstep his boundaries.Tubuliu and Huiji leaned on the sofa and watched the debut of this new director on the tablet."How is it?" After the film was over, Huiji turned around and asked Tubuliu.Tubuliu thought for a while and commented: "It's a bit awkward, but you can see that he has his own aesthetics and style.""Not only movies, he also has a B station account with some short films on it." Huiji opened the link and watched it with him again.Most of these short films are imaginative and short, but the quality is stable and there is obvious progress.Tui Bu Liu does not exclude newcomers, nor does it use seniority. The key is personal ability.Tui Buliu agreed for the time being: "I'll try to contact them.""Okay," Huiji asked again, "Is there anything else I can help with?"Tui Buliu thought about it and nodded: "Yes, I want to give you the film music creation.""Okay," Huiji agreed immediately, "I won't charge you a salary.""No need," Tui Buliu pushed him away, in a businesslike tone, "I will pay you a penny less."Huiji tilted his head and glanced at him, as if he remembered something: "You want to pay me?""Of course," Tui Buliu nodded, "Win-win cooperation can go further.""Is that so," Huiji looked at him calmly for a few seconds, and suddenly chuckled, "You are right, win-win cooperation can go further."Before Tui Buliu could speak, he added: "Since you insist on giving it, you can give it to me now."Tui Buliu:?Before he could react, Huiji suddenly approached him.Tuibului was forced to the side of the sofa armrest, but Huiji did not stop. The boy supported himself