I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 448 446. Snow Hidden

Liu Zhishi's mind was a little hard to move today.

At this moment, when I got the script in my hands, I was completely confused.

This script... this script that was definitely plagiarized from Mimi, how could it appear here?

Let yourself act?

Liu Zhishi, who felt her mind was in a state of confusion, subconsciously opened her mouth to refuse.

But the moment she opened her mouth, she suddenly reacted.

This situation... seems to be the same as before.

When I was filming the commercial, I refused because of Mimi. And now I reject this script because of Mimi...

After realizing the same thing twice, she naturally knew... the old rule was that she still couldn't get Mimi involved. She couldn't say that she knew there that the script not only plagiarized "Bu Bu Jing Xin", but also appropriated the characters from "Meteor Garden".

Because it’s impossible for Mr. Cai not to see it.

If I continue to talk about plagiarism, wouldn't it be like giving Mr. Cai eye drops?

So I can't say.

I don’t want to act either.

Let me act in a plagiarized work?

I do not want it.

Her mood at this moment became extremely determined.

Don't mention anything else, Mimi can prepare for an audition for a year.

For a role, Liu Yifei could lock herself in her hometown in the countryside and live in isolation for several months.

Why do I have to play a story about plagiarism...and plagiarizing the copyright of a certain book owned by my good friend?

Why should I do this to myself?

So, without thinking, she said directly:

"I won't act."

"..."

"..."

As soon as these words came out, Cai Yinong was stunned.

Li Minnian was stunned.

? ? ? ?

Perhaps it was because the answer she gave was so firm that neither of them could react.

Both of them were even in a trance.

It seems like last time... three people were sitting in this office, and this scene happened, right?

Have I traveled back in time?

However, this silence did not last long. Looking at Liu Zhishi who was so determined, Li Minnian said instinctively:

"Shishi...you...listen clearly, I went to film after I finished filming "The Strange Man", I'm not asking you to interfere with the scene."

In a hurry, he could only think of this excuse to make amends.

At the same time, he started to wink at Liu Zhishi.

Shishi! Do you know what you are talking about?

You have rejected Mr. Cai once! Still refusing now?

This is not an advertisement and has nothing to do with Mimi.

This is a resource given to you by the company!

How can you say you won't act if you don't want to act...Are you stupid after drinking?

Why don't you wake up a little?

His eyes were filled with anxiety.

But Cai Yinong's eyes once again showed dissatisfaction and absurdity.

She thought again unconsciously:

"Am I usually too nice to you?"

Or... can even a cat or a dog in this company raise objections to me?

Or...do you think you are red?

Can you ignore my order and follow me here to show off and act like a big star?

So, she asked directly:

"Are you rejecting me? Shishi."

The words seemed simple, but the tone of his voice was already full of danger.

Liu Zhishi shook his head first:

"I'm not rejecting Mr. Cai."

But then the following sentence followed:

"I am rejecting this drama..."

After saying that, she probably felt that her reasons were not convincing, so she added:

"Or I don't like this writer."

"..."

"Shishi!...Cai...Mr. Cai, this is not what Shishi means..."

Li Minnian subconsciously wanted to make amends.

But Liu Zhishi was even more straightforward:

"Mr. Cai, Yu Zheng started his career by plagiarizing. Not to mention anything else, "The Harem of the Qing Dynasty" is a mixture of "The Golden Branch" and the Korean TV series "Dae Jang Geum", and it is still criticized by people. I Don’t cooperate with this kind of person!…Who knows whether he copied this script or not.”

"Bang!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, the sound of a fist hitting the table resounded throughout the office.

Cai Yinong, whose hands were a little red, raised her eyebrows completely:

"Liu Zhishi, what do you mean!"

"Mr. Cai, don't be angry, Shishi is not..."

"Shut up, it's none of your business!"

Facing Li Minnian's attempt to make amends again, Cai Yinong's patience was finally completely exhausted.

"When did it become your turn to refuse the drama the company offered you!?"

It's actually better that she didn't say this.

Liu Zhishi still wanted to have a good talk with Mr. Cai.

She already knew about the plagiarism of this script from Yang Mi. This kind of scam... to put it bluntly, if the company lets you act if you are an actor with no bottom line, then just do it.

But the problem is that she is not the kind of person who has no bottom line.

Although I am not particularly rich...

But as the only daughter of a businessman family with an annual income of millions, her retreat path was different from others from the beginning.

Although it was a bit inappropriate to say this, she didn't mean to look down on others.

But the fact is, if she is a girl who wants to be famous and wants to be famous, and she makes some choices that go against her conscience or professional ethics at this time, she will just take the picture if she knows it is plagiarism or copying and pasting.

Nothing.

Anyway, I made money.

But the problem is that she isn't.

Even if the filming is stopped, she won't starve to death.

If she couldn't make it as an actress, she would just rely on her reputation from Beijing Dance University to return to the dance industry. At last, she could use her family's money to open a dance training class.

So what if we lose money?

The family has already bought a house for her.

Her father had saved a dowry for her that would not only make her rich, but also ensure that she would be able to live happily in the man's house after she got married.

Being an actor is both a job and a hobby.

But definitely not for those glamorous lives.

It’s just a movie, so what does it matter if the pay is more or less?

Let's have a good chat and talk all these things out. I want to be a clean actor. I will repay the company's kindness to me by working hard to improve my acting skills and a better screen image to bring economic value and brand effect to the company.

But now you want me to jump into dirty water?

? ? ? ?

Normally, the self-discipline cultivated since childhood would still allow her to talk to each other well.

Even if they bang the table... everyone can calm down and continue talking.

But the problem is that she was already very irritable today.

The splitting headache caused by the hangover was still tormenting her.

And now Mr. Cai, what are you talking about?

What do you mean I refuse the drama you arranged for me?

What kind of slave am I?

Selling myself to you?

So, she threw the script directly on the table and stood up:

"I won't answer anyway."

After saying that, he walked straight out without even looking back.

"Shishi! Eh? Shishi! You..."

Li Minnian originally wanted to stop him.

Because of the seat, if he wanted to catch Liu Zhishi, he could actually catch her by stretching out his arm.

However, just when he raised his hand, a flash of inspiration burst out in his mind.

Or ask a question.

TV series and movies... What makes more money for an agent?

This question was confusing, but the moment it popped up, it really stopped his hand.

Just like that, Liu Zhishi walked out of the office without looking back. As the door closed, the entire space was as quiet as death.

However, this silence did not last long, and Li Minnian felt a sight burning with anger.

"Li Minnian."

Cai Yinong clenched his fists, eyes filled with anger:

"You brought a good artist... You really brought a good artist!"

"..."

All the thoughts in Li Minnian's mind instantly disappeared.

Looking into the eyes of the company boss, he opened his mouth:

"Cai...Mr. Cai...not...me..."

"Okay, okay! This is too much for you, isn't it? OK, OK, OK."

After saying hello several times in a row, Cai Yinong did not choose to get angry in front of Li Minnian's hanging head, but picked up the phone.

"Hey, come in."

Just when Li Min was wondering who Cai Yinong was calling, the door was pushed open in less than half a minute.

Cai Yinong’s secretary walked in:

"Mr. Cai, you are looking for me."

In front of Li Minian, Cai Yinong said word by word:

"On the basis of the original salary, we will increase it by 10% and contact Tang Yan to star in "The Strange Man Iljima". Notice to the whole company that from now on, all business activities of Liu Zhishi will be stopped. Li Minian will be demoted to a second-level agent. Effective immediately.”

"..."

"Mr. Cai!"

When Li Minnian heard this, he immediately wanted to speak.

But Cai Yinong is faster than him:

"Shut up! You have time to explain to me, why not go back and think about how to discipline your artists! Of all the people in the company, she is the only one special, right? She is the only one who can refuse, right!?"

Under the secretary's surprised gaze, Li Minnian lowered his head again.

So, the secretary thought for a while and asked:

"What about...the date?"

After hearing the secretary's words, Cai Yinong rubbed his right fist, stared at Li Minnian and said word by word:

"No limit."

So, in less than five minutes, all the artists, managers and company executives in the company received this message at the same time in their work groups and mobile phone text messages.

One stone stirs up a thousand waves.

Liu Zhishi was suspended from work?

? ? ? ?

what happened?

No one knows.

I don’t dare to inquire for the time being.

After all, this order was given by Mr. Cai himself. If you want to ask, you can't ask now.

But private speculation has begun to brew.

And one of the pieces of news is quite intriguing.

Isn't "The Stranger Iljimae" about to be filmed?

Changing roles midway?

Did you find Tang Yan?

This... what on earth did Liu Zhishi do?

What made Mr. Cai so angry?

No one knows.

…

"..."

When Li Minnian found Liu Zhishi sitting on a bench outside the company's office building, he saw Liu Zhishi also holding a mobile phone.

Before he could read the content of the text message clearly, Liu Zhishi spoke:

"I'm sorry...Brother Li, I have caused trouble for you."

"..."

Seeing that she even used "you", Li Minian knew that her text message should be the same as what he saw.

So, two...how should I put it?

People who said it was okay to lose a family dog, and people who said it was okay to show sympathy for the same disease came together.

Li Minnian took out the cigarette and lit it for himself.

After looking at the direction in which the smoke was drifting, he sat downwind of Liu Zhishi.

"Huh...Shishi."

As soon as he opened his mouth, he realized that his voice had become hoarse.

But...it doesn't matter anymore.

For a "secondary agent", it doesn't matter whether the voice is good or bad.

There are three levels of corporate brokers in Tang Dynasty.

There is no such thing as "Level 3". The lowest level of agents who join the company is the "Associate" agent.

After all, the term "Level 3" doesn't sound very nice.

Then there are the agents.

That is, the secondary broker.

Finally, there is the "second broker" externally, and the "primary broker" internally.

The reason for this distinction is that nominally Tsai Yinong is the "first agent" for all artists.

In addition to the lower wages and business trip benefits for secondary agents, the most important thing is the artists' share.

The contract between the company and the artist, like Liu Zhishi's first contract, is 55-45.

This share belongs to the normal newcomer contract.

After all, new people need resources to train.

If you perform well, after the first five-year contract ends and the negotiations are renegotiated, everyone will see whether it is 37 or 46.

And out of the company's 5.5, the assistant agent gets "0.5".

Get "1" for the second level.

The first level is "1.5".

This money is the essential difference to the broker.

As for Li Minian, after Shishi no longer has any activities, whether it is the third level or the second level, it is nothing more than a basic salary difference of one to two thousand yuan, there is no difference.

It's all basic salary anyway.

Hoarsely, he asked:

"Can you tell me... why did you reject it without even reading the content? What is the real reason? Are you too tired? Want to take a rest? Or..."

"No, Brother Li."

Knowing that she had harmed Brother Li, Liu Zhishi's eyes were filled with guilt.

"It has nothing to do with that. It's just the beginning of the new year, how could I dislike being tired... I mean, I'm a new employee, and the company arranged a job for me before I was happy enough. How could I want to refuse just because I'm tired?"

"That's...why?"

"..."

After hearing this, Liu Zhishi was silent for a moment and said:

"I told you, can you promise not to tell Mr. Cai?"

"Ha ha."

Li Minnian smiled bitterly:

"How long has it been, Shishi? We are just grasshoppers on the same rope, haven't you noticed yet?"

The guilt in Liu Zhishi's eyes became even stronger.

But I won’t hide it either:

"Because this script is plagiarized from a novel called "Bu Bu Jing Xin"... Oh yes, there is also the character design of "Meteor Garden". Its protagonist is called Luo Qingchuan, and his positioning is similar to "Meteor Garden" Shancai in it is the type that men will fall in love with when they see her. And the story inside it..."

After blurting out all the details about how the script he heard from Yang Mi was plagiarized and why it was difficult for the law to define plagiarism, Li Minian suddenly raised his head.

"You mean...for this script, Mimi was originally chosen?"

"Um."

Liu Zhishi nodded:

"Yes. In the beginning, people from Tianyu found Xu Xin and asked Xu Xin to show the script to Mimi. It turned out to be such a coincidence, Mimi had the copyright of "Bu Bu Jing Xin". Then What do you mean? The flood washed away the Dragon King Temple? That’s what it meant anyway. After Mimi got it, she noticed something was wrong, so she told Xu Xin about it..."

"...What a coincidence!?"

A ridiculous emotion rippled in Li Minian's heart.

Seeing that he didn't believe it, Liu Zhishi tapped the screen of her phone:

"I didn't lie...Brother Li, if you don't believe it, I can call Xu Xin."

"Don't."

Li Minnian stopped him subconsciously, but his mind started to spin again.

After two puffs of cigarette, the excitement brought by nicotine made his brain start to speed up, and he asked:

"You mean, Yu Zheng was looking for someone from Tianyu in the first place?"

"Yes, we were looking for people from Tianyu. Tianyu fell in love with the script and found Xu Xin and Mimi. Then after the two of them found out about this, Mimi also specially made something called...a palette. , which is the place where he was proved to have plagiarized.

But Yu Zheng is very smart. What he copied was not the specific plot, but the weakening and reference of the entire story. Just... a copycat, a copycat with no technical content. There aren't many exciting intrigues in this script like "Bu Bu Jing Xin", and it seems very straightforward.

After Mimi made the palette, she asked Xu Xin to take it away and show it to Tianyu's people. I guess the people from Tianyu rejected the script...but I don't know why Yu Zhenghui approached the company. But no matter what, now that I know he plagiarized, I will definitely not accept it! "

Liu Zhishi's tone was very firm.

But Li Minnian tasted something different from it.

He knows how domineering people in Tianyu act.

If they weren't so domineering, Tangren, as the top domestic TV drama production company, would not have cooperated with Hunan TV for so many years.

To put it bluntly, everyone's "eating appearance" is similar and they are competitors.

They couldn't afford to offend Tianyu, but they could afford to hide.

And the story here will definitely not be as simple as Shishi said.

Because...it's outrageous.

How could a company as domineering as Tianyu abandon a script that does not constitute plagiarism in a legal sense?

Being able to shoot in your own company already explains the problem.

If the company is ready to shoot, then Tianyu can naturally do the same.

But they gave up.

The reason?

Although he didn't know how many twists and turns there were, his intuition told Li Min Nian... that he must have an inseparable relationship with the couple.

Could it be that... people from Tianyu didn't want to offend these two couples, so they gave up on the script?

hiss! ! ! !

He seemed to have figured something out.

Could it be that... Tianyu is also afraid of these two couples?

No, it's not appropriate to say I'm afraid.

Explain it from another angle. Do they think that maintaining a good cooperative relationship with Mimi and Director Xu is far more important than this TV series?

If this is really the case...

Thinking of this, he hesitated and suddenly said:

"Shishi, Director Xu is also in the Magic City now?"

"right."

"...Then can you ask him out?"

"Yes, we originally agreed to have dinner together tonight."

"..."

Unknowingly, Li Minnian's eyes lit up completely.

But he was silent for a while, seeming to be thinking about something.

After thinking it through, he said:

"Then can I call Mimi and tell her about this situation?"

Liu Zhishi frowned...

"What do you say to Mimi? This is our own business."

Then she shook her head:

"It's better not to fight. Mimi is filming, and this matter is none of her business. I don't want to disturb her."

Girl, you are confused!

Haven't you felt that you have a potential... a golden thigh that can make everyone in Tianyu restrain themselves?

But that's okay.

"Okay... Well, I see that you are in a bad state, let's find a place to rest first. How about that?"

"Well……"

Hearing this, Liu Zhishi looked around and nodded:

"That's okay. I really need to find a place to sleep for a while. To tell you the truth, Brother Li, I can't think straight... Let's just go to the hotel opposite. I'll sleep for a while if they get an hourly room. Brother Li, what about you? ? What are you planning to go for?"

"I……"

Li Minnian hesitated for a moment and smiled:

"The child wants to eat ham, so he has come to Shanghai. I will go to Nanyang Department Store and buy some ham for the child."

"Well, okay. Then I'll call you when I wake up?"

"Okay, shall I take you there?"

"No, I can just go by myself."

Liu Zhishi shook his head, got up with a splitting headache, and walked step by step towards the hotel diagonally across the road.

Li Minnian also accompanied him all the way to the door of the hotel.

"Brother Li...I'm sorry."

Hearing her words, Li Minnian shook his head:

"Shishi, although I am only your second manager in name. But... I treat you as my own sister. I will never force you to do something you don't like. So I have to say sorry for this matter. , I should be the one to say it. I didn’t protect you well...I’m sorry!"

"Brother Li, please don't say that... I know how good you are to me."

"...Well, go and have a rest. I'll think about what we should do later."

"good."

Liu Zhishi responded.

Just as he was about to turn around, he suddenly stopped.

After thinking for a while, she said:

"Brother Li, I will definitely not accept this script. But...Brother Li, you are married after all. In addition to your sister-in-law, you also have a nephew at home. If you are really stressed...you can talk to the company about transferring me." I can understand this and it won't affect our relationship."

"I'm not going anywhere."

Li Minnian shook his head firmly:

"How can a brother not protect his sister at this time? Don't worry, I won't go anywhere, I will just guard you!"

Hearing this, Liu Zhishi's eyes were full of emotion.

But she didn't say much, she just pursed her lips and nodded, and said again:

"...I'm sorry, Brother Li."

"Ha, it's okay, go and have a rest."

Li Minnian smiled and waved his hand.

After finally watching Liu Zhishi walk into the hotel lobby, he remembered that Shishi's luggage was still in the company's business car.

fair enough.

It just so happened that he needed a calming down process.

So, he lit another cigarette and walked towards the company.

When I arrived at the parking lot downstairs of the company, I contacted the driver who was quite enthusiastic at the airport before, but now seemed lukewarm.

Ignoring the other person's look, he didn't ask why Shishi's assistant didn't come over.

Let's go and have some cool tea.

He understands this.

Two of the poems, one of my own.

Alone, he pushed three suitcases toward the elevator.

And when he looked at an elevator that had just gone up from B2, he didn't care about why the driver was so ignorant that he waited for him.

Not to mention the behavior of not even helping myself to carry a piece of luggage.

It doesn't matter.

For some reason, he sneered.

Waiting for another empty elevator to come down, after pushing all three suitcases in with some difficulty, the elevator door closed.

The housekeepers worked diligently to keep the mirrored elevator spotless.

Not even a single fingerprint.

He just looked at himself in the mirror...

He muttered to himself unconsciously:

"If it's true... then the difficulty now is how to get Shishi to complete the last two works in the contract, right? After all... "Weird Man" is gone."

Ding dong.

As soon as he finished speaking, the elevator reached the first floor.

He gathered his thoughts and walked out pushing three boxes.

We walked all the way out of the office building, crossed the street, and finally, with the help of the hotel doorman, we pulled our luggage into the hotel lobby.

"This is the guest's luggage. She will come down and pick it up after she has rested."

He temporarily stored his luggage in the lobby and walked out directly.

Don't go far either.

Going to Nanyang Department Store to buy ham or the like is just a lie.

As you walk, look for a suitable place to make a call.

Finally, next to a trash can, he lit a cigarette.

The smoke is curling up, and my thoughts are almost gone.

The next step is to prove whether your conjecture is true.

With a bit of anxiety, he found Yang Mi's phone number on his cell phone.

Toot toot toot…

There shouldn't be any rest, right?

Seeing that it was less than 2 o'clock, he thought to himself.

It rang about seven times and the call was connected.

Sun Ting's voice sounded:

"Hello, Li Jingjing, hello, I am Sun Ting, Sister Mi's assistant. Sister Mi is practicing at the moment. Is there anything you need me to tell you?"

Normally, Li Minnian would probably say something like waiting for the other party to come back to him when he is free.

But today is different from the past, and he also wants to see...whether Mimi is sincere to his friend.

So he quickly said:

"Hello, Assistant Sun. I do have something...about Shishi."

"Sister Shishi?"

Sun Ting was stunned for a moment and then said:

"Okay, Agent Li, wait a moment."

She held up the phone and walked quickly to Yang Mi, who was practicing with Zhang Jin on Baguazhang photos:

"Sister, you have a phone number."

"...?"

Because Yuan Heping had not yet shown the martial arts moves of Gong Er and Ma San, Yang Mi simply practiced with Zhang Jin to cultivate a tacit understanding.

After hearing this, she immediately stopped moving and said to Zhang Jin:

"Sorry, Brother Jin, I'll take a call."

"Mmm Good."

Zhang Jin nodded politely, turned around and walked to the practice room to drink water.

After Yang Mi glanced at the caller, she walked straight outside the practice room and said as she walked:

"Hey, Agent Li, what do you want from me?"

The moment he heard Yang Mi's voice answering the phone, Li Minnian felt at ease.