boyutpedia Chapter 535 What kind of melodramatic plot is this?
Chapter 535 What kind of melodramatic plot is this?
After receiving the script, Li Zhaolong really couldn't hold back anymore.
At first, he thought the script was thin because the boss had only given him a portion of it.
After all, they've signed confidentiality agreements, so they can't just give out the script all at once, right?
This boss is really cautious; it seems this project is quite significant.
With this mindset, he began reading the script with great anticipation.
After reading the contents, his eyes widened in disbelief, as if he had gone blind and misread the words.
What the hell is this?
The female lead, Xiao Ju, is the CEO of a trillion-dollar listed company. Because she deeply loves her boyfriend, Chen Jincheng, she doesn't reveal her identity and stays with him in order not to hurt his self-esteem and to test him.
However, after her boyfriend joined her company, she still silently supported him and helped him become a manager in her company.
Now that they've been dating for three years, she plans to confront her boyfriend on their anniversary and also wants to promote him to department manager; the appointment process is already underway.
The premise of a female CEO of a trillion-dollar listed company is truly irresistible.
Even with their renowned Second Generation Star Company, they don't have a trillion-dollar company. That's a behemoth on the scale of Tencent.
Female CEO? How many female CEOs of companies with assets exceeding 100 billion have I seen?
But that's not the most important thing.
What followed was utterly absurd and horrific.
Just as Xiao Ju was about to confront him, Chen Jincheng's white moonlight, Li Xiaoyan, returned from abroad. He actually fawned over her like a lapdog, ignoring Xiao Ju and even skipping their anniversary.
Of course, Bai Yueguang only returned to Chen Jincheng's side because he became the head of a department in a multi-million dollar conglomerate, and she also belittled Xiao Ju, the female CEO, at every turn.
Chen Jincheng also felt that he was about to become a department manager in a trillion-dollar corporation, and that an ordinary girl like Xiao Ju was no longer good enough for him. He even sided with his "white moonlight" (his ex-girlfriend) in making sarcastic remarks about Xiao Ju.
Heartbroken, Xiao Ju left, deciding to return to work, stay away from the scumbag, and incidentally cancel his appointment as department manager.
The scumbag was completely unaware of this, and he even brought his "white moonlight" Li Xiaoyan back to the company to act all high and mighty, like he was the department manager.
Just then, the female CEO, Xiao Ju, returned to the company and saw what happened, and scolded Chen Jincheng.
As a result, Chen Jincheng actually thought that Xiao Ju couldn't bear to part with him and had shamelessly chased after him to the company to beg him to get back together. He even slapped Xiao Ju hard and had the security guards throw her out of the company.
As Li Zhaolong read through the script episode by episode, he felt that it was too rough and too fast, and even "melodramatic" was not enough to describe the plot.
What surprised him even more was that the company security guards didn't recognize the female CEO. After being intimidated by Chen Jincheng, they directly lifted up Xiao Ju, the female CEO, and even had his white moonlight, Li Xiaoyan, slap him.
Good heavens, the security guard didn't recognize his own boss and even helped a nobody hold his boss back, causing the boss to get slapped.
Even the dumbest screenwriter wouldn't dare write a script like this.
Li Zhaolong glanced at the other two, and from their expressions of having just swallowed a fly, he could tell that the script was probably just as melodramatic.
He and another person took turns looking at it.
This time, it's Chen Jincheng, the richest man in Linhai City. For love, he willingly becomes a stay-at-home husband for his career woman, Sun Yizhu, while secretly supporting his wife's company.
He gave Sun Yizhu's company a lot of business orders, but Sun Yizhu didn't know that it was her husband's achievement. She thought she was being deceived by her scheming male best friend and that it was all his achievement. She even regarded her husband as a useless piece of trash.
Okay, just like the previous script, it's a collection of melodramatic clichés.
"What kind of brain-dead editor came up with such a disgusting plot?" Li Zhaolong couldn't help but ask Chen Jincheng, "Boss, did you get the wrong script?"
"You took the wrong one? Someone dares to touch the boss's script?" Sun Ji frowned, took the script from Li Zhaolong's hand and started reading.
A moment later, he stared blankly, his eyes widening, until he finally snapped angrily: "What kind of garbage script is this, boss? Someone must have gone into your office and changed the script."
"The worst part is that they changed the script to this ridiculous one and even used your name, boss, openly. They deserve to die. We should investigate this thoroughly. This kind of thing is absolutely unforgivable."
He was genuinely indignant. This was incredibly audacious; they dared to steal and replace the boss's script, and moreover, they actually did it. If they were to steal some secrets, it would be a disaster for Ershi Xingchen.
Chen Jincheng noticed the expressions on these people's faces.
Directors and industry professionals who are working on short dramas for the first time are like Sun Ji and his colleagues.
Just like a certain celebrity in a past life, who initially criticized short dramas with all his might, feeling that they were an insult to the film and television industry.
But when the market share of short dramas exceeded that of movies by 100 billion, this celebrity became the promotion ambassador for short dramas and even appeared on short drama variety shows as a judge. Isn't that funny?
Chen Jincheng said with a smile, "This script was not switched, and I wrote it myself."
"Haha, hahaha, haha!" Sun Ji laughed awkwardly twice and hurriedly said, "I knew this script was so well written. It's fresh and unique, an unprecedented innovation for the film and television market. It's refreshing to read."
This speech left Li Zhaolong and his two companions dumbfounded. No wonder this General Manager Sun was able to become the Vice President of Second Star.
I've learned something, I've really learned something.
Chen Jincheng said speechlessly, "Stop showering me with flattery, tell me your real thoughts."
Sun Ji then said awkwardly, "Boss, isn't this script too melodramatic? It'll be a laughing stock if it's filmed. I'm afraid no actor would want to film this kind of drama."
Chen Jincheng added, "So, I wrote the script for Xiao Ju, Li Xiaoyan, and Sun Yizhu to play the roles."
In another world, short dramas developed from drama accounts, and the main actors in these productions were mostly internet celebrities. Later, when they discovered that this sector could make money, more and more actresses became envious and came to the short drama sector, especially second- and third-tier actresses, as well as those who had faded from the spotlight.
Looking at his boss's serious expression, Sun Ji asked, "Boss, are you sure you want to film this?"
Chen Jincheng didn't want to say much, and directly instructed Sun Ji: "President Sun, you can contact Sister Hong and see how popular Douyin and Kuaishou drama accounts are right now, see how many likes a single video from those popular drama accounts can get, and also take a look at the storylines of these drama accounts."
Upon hearing this, Sun Ji didn't hesitate and immediately made a call to Sister Hong. He naturally knew what a "story account" was, since Ershixingchen MCN had story account influencers.
After Hongjie answered the phone, he went straight to the point and asked, "Hongjie, are Douyin and Kuaishou drama accounts very popular? I need specific numbers, it's very important."
Sun Ji spoke so solemnly, and Sister Hong quickly retrieved the relevant data and sent it to his phone yesterday.
After receiving the data, Sun Ji immediately looked at it. In just a moment, an expression of disbelief appeared on his face. Was the popularity of this story account on Douyin and Kuaishou really that high?
Furthermore, on the side of Ershi Xingchen, Zhang Tia'ai and Lin Leqing have even created content for their story-driven accounts, producing several consecutive episodes of story videos. The number of views for each video is actually higher than that of a single episode of some very popular TV dramas.
Oh my god.
This is a bit scary.
Li Zhaolong and the other two were curious, and when Sun Ji showed them the data, they immediately showed surprise.
That kind of data is impossible, isn't it? (End of Chapter)