Chapter 14 fourth quarter

We made money. Before the script of "Sweet Dreams Dedicated to You" was written, some investors put our profits as the producer into our account to express their sincerity. What Wang Shuo meant was that don't be in a hurry to divide it up. Anyway, this little money won't support the elderly, so it's better to spend it on the company's public relations first. The so-called public relations, as I understand it, means eating and drinking without talking about business, regardless of temporary gains and losses, and laying the groundwork for future mutual plunder.Maybe the money is wasted, and each other can't be prey, and the tea is cold, and only a large number of wine and meat friends are left behind.

We are of the latter kind.But from this, I fell into the habit of paying the bill, and I always want to be brave until today. I remember the first time I had dinner with Huayi Brothers, and there were several other bosses present.I bought the bill bravely because of my face, but I didn't take it seriously at the time.Unexpectedly, this small matter laid a good start for our future cooperation. They told me that it was the first time that I didn't pay for dinner with people from the literary and art circles.It can be seen what kind of impression people in the literary and art circles have in the minds of the bosses.It's no wonder that famous people in the literary and art circles are often invited to attend various dinners, and being able to attend has already given the sky a big face.Don't talk about paying the bill, it's already aching in my heart not to charge the inviter.

Over time, it becomes a matter of course, and gradually develops the habit of eating free food. Of course, no crowd is monolithic, and there are exceptions.The Feng Gong, Zhao Benshan, Fu Biao, Zhao Baogang, Teng Wenji, Ge You, and Liang Tian I know are rushing to pay the bill.No matter what the purpose is, and whether they really bought the order or not, they at least made an active expression, which to a large extent changed the bad impression of the outside world on the literary and art circles. .It's not that they are richer than other people, there are people in the same industry who have thicker waists than them, but I have never seen those people pay the bill, and I have never seen them even pretending to be fake. Pass.

I always think it's not about money, it's about character. In fact, Wang Shuo told me many years ago when he held "Good Dreams", that one of the most satisfying things for him is to wipe his mouth with a napkin after eating, and say without raising his eyes: Pay the bill. I also wholeheartedly agree. At that time, my hands were not rich, and if someone made an appointment for a meal, it was not clear who would be the host in advance, so when the end of the meal, when the lady held the bill in her hand and looked around the table, her eyes must be wandering, afraid I met the eyes of the lady, and I was relieved and worried until I heard that someone took the order.Heart said: Don't let me make money, I'm making money, I'm in a hurry with whoever grabs the order.

Imagine, it must be that look. First say to the person who grabs the order: It's nothing to do with you. Then he gave the lady a hard look and said, "Why can't you even tell who to pay the bill for?" Then, when I took the order and took a look, I became anxious at the time, and asked sharply: I brought your manager, who told you to discount it?Cut the nonsense, solid! When paying, I also made a joke (meaning a joke), so that everyone in the seat does not have to be embarrassed when others check out.I learned this from Jiang Hong, the boss of Star Factory Music Record Company.I observed him many times, from which I realized his meticulousness and thoughtfulness.

"Good Dream" has money, and we began to implement Mr. Wang's spirit with great fanfare. Treating guests is not a one-time treat, but a treat every day. Every afternoon I started calling to make appointments, and when I went out at dusk, I would always say: Xiao Lin, bring the check. Mr. Peng, who is in charge of financial management, goes on the road with a checkbook in his hands every day full of grief and indignation.In the end, I was really distressed and couldn't bear to see it, so I filled the check with the upper limit and handed it to us, evading my discomfort and leaving home.In fact, I want to save a person's meal money.

Thinking about it now, I still feel sad for Mr. Peng's painstaking efforts. At the beginning, there was no clear target for the guests to treat, so we had to start with relatives and friends, and call whoever we found.The number of people is also uncertain. Originally, there were only three or two people, but when the meal started, there were a dozen or so people.The reason is that they had already made an appointment for a dinner, and they couldn't refuse our kind invitation, so they had to merge the people who had made an appointment with us in one fell swoop. Two Air China flight attendants met in this way, and later they introduced other sisters in the flight crew to us, and they had regular meals before takeoff and after landing.They keep claiming that their flight crew will form a demonstration unit of "co-construction of civilization" with our "good dream".That is, since then, I have built a deep relationship with the stewardesses.

Every time I take a flight, I see the stewardesses, no matter who I know or not, it’s like reunion after a long absence, like a family.Because I know that when there is a crisis, when the elders are scared to shit, most of them are not afraid of danger and put others before themselves. Many years later, an Air China passenger plane crashed in Busan, South Korea.A few days later, Xu Fan and I took the Air China flight to Hong Kong and bought a bouquet of flowers for the crew.Afterwards, I saw some people scolding us on the Internet, saying: It is unprincipled to flatter us after crashing the plane.In fact, they didn't know that when we were exchanging boarding passes, we happened to hear some discussions.I called Teacher Liu Zhenyun to ask for advice. Is the article considered an article if it went off topic?Teacher Liu replied: Let your emotions flow, come in and out freely, and be eclectic.

According to an insider, the plane fell to the ground and broke into two pieces. The stewardess arranged for the passengers to escape in the thick smoke.A stewardess told the passengers: Run fast, run as far as you can, don't look back and don't stop.The passenger had a conscience and wanted to drag the stewardess off the plane.The stewardess said: No, she has to wait for all the passengers to leave before she can escape.When the escaped passenger ran a long way to look back, the plane exploded and saw the flight attendant turn into flames.I was horrified to hear this scene, and many days later, when I closed my eyes, I could still see my sister struggling in the fire.

The topic is far away, and recalling the past, there are thousands of threads, broken bones and connected tendons.I'm so distracted that I don't know what to write.I called Teacher Liu Zhenyun for advice. Is the article off topic still considered an article?Teacher Liu replied: Let your emotions flow, come in and out freely, and be eclectic. After about two or three months, we had run out of money, but only a few episodes had been written. The investors couldn't sit still and urged us to start the production.We had no choice but to form a team hastily. While asking director Zhao Baogang to support us in selecting scenes, Wang Shuo and I hid behind closed doors at the Fragrant Hills Hotel to write the script.

Wang Shuo has stated in advance that I can modify his novels at will, and he can also suggest ideas, but the writing is up to me. The progress of the script was very slow. Normally, I should write an episode every three or four days, but I couldn’t write half an episode in eight or ten days. In the end, I couldn’t even write a single word. I stared at the typewriter every day, and my mind went blank. Thinking that the money was almost spent, the team was established, and the script could not be produced, and I knew in my heart that it would not be produced in the foreseeable infinite time. The "good dream" turned into a nightmare.I was so worried that I couldn't eat. I asked Wang Shuo: What should I do?My heart is scattered, and I feel bored no matter how I write. Wang Shuo said very bluntly: It's not that writing is boring, it's that you can't write at all.Don't cover up and beautify yourself. What he said hurt my self-esteem. Before that, I wrote the scripts of "Encountering Passion", "Story of the Editorial Department", "Big Sabbath" and "The Story of the Editorial Department" in one go. (The first two drafts of "Northern Opera" were written by Li Gongda and Li Xiaoming respectively, and I wrote the last draft.) Logically speaking, with Wang Shuo's novels as the basis and the style of the script being familiar, it shouldn't be difficult.But it was here that I stumbled. Only then did I realize what Wang Shuo said to me when I first started writing the script. He said: When I first started writing novels, the first three novellas were written smoothly, and then I encountered a hurdle, and I couldn't do it no matter what.After this threshold has passed, things will go smoothly again. I think I was rushing to this threshold at that time, and I couldn't get over it. At that time, Wang Shuo advised me: If you can’t write it, just let it go. What if you think about the worst?At worst, I will pay back the money slowly.It is important that you do not become traumatically disabled.But I don't think so.Why not hang yourself on a tree and try something else.Otherwise, just play around and I'll write it for you. After hearing his words, I was relieved and immediately decided to dismount the crew.Thinking of that kind of mood is more pleasant than taking a big movie. Since then, I have found that giving up is not a frustrating thing. The false profits this time caused the false prosperity of "Good Dream" to look beautiful, and the holes that were pulled down were plugged with money from the three dramas "Love and Death". Giving up is not a frustrating thing.