Chapter 1735 - 842: Adventurous Spirit (Part 2)

Chapter 1735: Chapter 842: Adventurous Spirit (Part 2)

Except for Liu Ziyang, other producers at Yuehai wouldn’t choose such a script to produce, and if not to impress Zhou Yun, Liu Ziyang wouldn’t have taken on such a risky project with uncertain commercial returns.

Working with Zhou Yun has changed some of Liu Ziyang’s original views. Although Liu Ziyang has always believed that unless Zhou Yun stars, and unless it’s an actor like Zhou Yun who can really uphold a show, most actors still need to rely on the benefits of the genre; they can’t attract audiences with just any role. But Liu Ziyang slowly accepted Zhou Yun’s attitude. A show can be very popular, but if its reputation and quality are average, in the long run, it’s actually not good for a creator.

Liu Ziyang used to think that being popular is just being popular, and not being popular is just not being popular, with being unpopular as the original sin. Now Liu Ziyang has tasted the benefits brought to him by "Deep Sea."

At Yuehai, many producers have successfully created shows with impressive commercial returns and great popularity. Yet, they’ve been in the industry for ten or twenty years, seemingly stuck in a stage where they can’t advance further or fall behind, referred to as seasoned producers or star producers, with names known throughout the industry. But when it comes to achievements or something more abstract, none have reached that level.

"Deep Sea," however, allowed him to overtake in a curve, even appearing on Yuehai’s shareholder introduction PPT; he is the representative producer under Yuehai, alongside two other industry titans, respected by the entire film industry.

At that moment, Liu Ziyang truly understood Zhou Yun’s meaning.

Producers also need representative works, and "Deep Sea" has become the most representative work of his producing career, to the extent that in the past six months, Yuehai’s boss personally invited him to dinner five times, talking about follow-up projects, discussing future development, and painting grand visions for him.

This all highlighted a sign.

Yuehai values him more, and this is reflected in his salary and bonuses.

Previously, he always found ways to negotiate better treatment with Yuehai, but now Yuehai is actively chasing him, offering him bonuses.

Liu Ziyang is also clear about why this is.

On one hand, "Deep Sea" was too successful, and on the other, because he is the only producer at Yuehai who can negotiate with Zhou Yun and invite Zhou Yun to star in a Yuehai-produced drama.

Yuehai now needs him to continue maintaining the cooperation with Zhou Yun.

Liu Ziyang does not intend to bind his entire career to Zhou Yun alone.

Therefore, on one hand, he continues to collaborate with Zhou Yun, finds new projects, and advances "Flower City," while on the other, he’s also working on other projects.

However, he has already changed the direction of his project production.

He’s set a new requirement for himself, to achieve both commercial returns and industry recognition.

Industry recognition is the Golden Body, his true influence in this field.

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Zhou Yun started reading the scripts the next day.

Song Chi had to go to the company for a meeting, so she went along with Song Chi to his company and read scripts in his lounge.

The studio prepared eight scripts for her, all considered very good.

Each has its own characteristics, and the quality is very high.

Zhou Yun first read the story outlines and the recommendations written by the reading team, listing the ones she was most interested in, and putting the least interesting ones to read first.

The time for reading scripts passed quickly.

However, the scripts for the shows were very long, with word counts longer than those of typical market novels.

A thick stack.

Zhou Yun had just started reading for a little while when Wu Chengbao knocked and came in.

"I heard you’re in the company today, so I came to say hello," Wu Chengbao said with a Smiling Face, "Is the filming of ’Killing Song’ going smoothly?"

"Very smoothly," Zhou Yun nodded and asked, "Isn’t your ’Cigarette’ about to release soon? Why are you all in the company?"

"There’s a promotional meeting coming up," Wu Chengbao said, "In the next few days, Old Song will go on a roadshow with the film crew. It’s an art film, and he’s the only Celebrity. If he doesn’t go on the roadshow, the screenings won’t go up; would you like to join us?"

"I won’t be going," Zhou Yun shook her head, "I don’t want to run around, I want to rest."

Wu Chengbao: "Okay, then can you support the roadshow in Shanghai?"

"No problem in Shanghai," Zhou Yun said, "Of course, will you be hosting a domestic premiere?"