pdf-ebookys Chapter 1232 Change the script
Chapter 1232 Change the script
Liu Meilan raised an eyebrow. "You're not going to let me see the script, are you?"
Wang Lemei confidently shoved the script into Liu Meilan's hands, saying, "You're also a shareholder of Dafu Jewelry. How can you not contribute to something as important as publicity? Come on, I bought some snacks. You can eat them while you read."
Seeing Wang Lemei's shameless behavior and glancing at her large pregnant belly, Liu Meilan said, "Fine, I'll see! Forget the snacks, just don't get the script dirty. Wait for me a bit!"
Liu Meilan sat down, placed the script on the table, and began to read it.
Wang Lemei drank plain water, ate snacks, and waited leisurely.
When Liu Meilan concentrates, her reading speed is extremely fast; reading ten lines at a glance might be an exaggeration, but reading five lines at a glance is definitely achievable. Immersed reading of a script makes her even faster.
About half an hour later, Liu Meilan finished reading it, then looked up and said, "No, this script needs to be changed!"
"Huh?" Wang Lemei was taken aback. "I hired a very good screenwriter to write it, isn't that enough?"
Liu Meilan shook her head, "No, the pacing is too slow, and the characters aren't well-developed; the conflicts are too minor..."
Wang Lemei took the script and said, "I couldn't tell whether it was good or bad before. Since you think it's not good, how do you think it should be revised?"
“This is a teen idol drama, it’s meant to attract young people. You can’t just imitate the pretentious style of Taiwanese dramas without learning their rhythm!” Liu Meilan frowned. She felt that whatever she did should be done to the best of her ability.
"Wait!" Wang Lemei stopped her. "Wait a minute, I have a voice recorder in my bag. Tell me what needs to be changed, and I'll let the screenwriter listen to it so she can take a look."
Liu Meilan nodded, "Okay, since it's a commercial urban drama, let's go for pure commercialism and make it appealing to a wider audience. We don't need to focus on artistry, just basic moral values. We can be flexible with other aspects. For example, the female lead's background—her family is patriarchal—could we change it to a real and fake heiress? Wouldn't that create two more complex and controversial character traits...?"
Liu Meilan went through the main character settings, and then changed the parts of the plot that were too calm to be more intense and compact, speaking for a full twenty minutes.
Wang Lemei was stunned. She pointed at Liu Meilan's head and said, "How did you grow up like this? How could you come up with such a plot? It's too exciting. No wonder you didn't like the original script."
Liu Meilan chuckled awkwardly, "These are all based on reality. For example, whether I'm a real or fake heiress, or the two brothers liking the same person—that happens in real life too. And this, you steal my boyfriend, I'll be your stepmother, isn't that exciting?"
"That's so exciting! That's incredibly exciting!" Wang Lemei laughed heartily, but suddenly seemed to have a stomach ache and quickly suppressed her laughter. "I'm dying of laughter, Meilan. I think even without this business, you could do better than others as a screenwriter."
Liu Meilan waved her hand, "Not interested! If you hadn't asked me to revise it, I wouldn't have bothered. Take it back and let the screenwriter revise it. I think her script is decent; she should be able to understand what I'm saying."
Wang Lemei nodded, "Okay, I'll have her make the changes. I'll show you when you get back. Later, I'll send you ten sets of autumn clothes; they're from this brand."
"Okay, I'll take it." Liu Meilan said with a smile, "You're heavily pregnant, so be careful."
Wang Lemei, supporting her back, said, "It's alright, I'm in pretty good health. My due date is approaching, so I haven't gone to the company; I'm staying on the island. As soon as labor starts, I'll go to the hospital immediately."
"Then I'll take you back!" Liu Meilan said, taking Wang Lemei's arm. "Are the nanny and childcare worker ready at home?"
As Wang Lemei walked, she said, "Everything's ready. They're all people I know well on the island. Tang Xiaoyu's distant aunt is one of them. She lost her husband early, and her child is in high school now, so she doesn't need to worry about him anymore. She's a woman on her own and doesn't have the ability to cultivate pearls. She used to be a nurse at the town hospital, but it was an unemployed job with a low salary. Xiaoyu helped me find her a job as a nanny at my house to help take care of the child. The salary is quite good."
Liu Meilan said with a smile, "Xiaoyu introduced her to you. She seems to have a good personality. She's a nurse and a mother, so she should be able to take care of children."
"Yes!" Wang Lemei replied, "She went to a training course in the city for two months. She really put her heart into it."
"That's really great!" Liu Meilan said with a smile. "Don't be stingy with the money. Someone will help you take care of the child so you can get some rest."
Wang Lemei smiled happily, "My father-in-law thinks the same way. Dabao is in kindergarten now, and he helps look after him on the island, so Xiao Huo and I can rest assured. Meilan, thank you so much for changing my destiny."
Liu Meilan was taken aback, then shook her head and chuckled, "Le Mei, don't say that. You are very outstanding. Your success and family today are all thanks to your own efforts."
At first, Wang Lemei might have felt that Liu Meilan had indeed helped her, but she believed that Liu Meilan was very capable and that her success was mainly due to her own hard work. However, after several years of entrepreneurship, she has come to understand this better.
She quit her job in a fit of anger because her boss was withholding her commission. It was Liu Meilan who offered her a well-paying job. Through her hard work, her salary increased, allowing her to live a decent life in Shenzhen and even buy a house.
Everything was gradually improving, and because she frequently traveled between the city and the island, she came into contact with the people on the island. Because she was valued by Liu Meilan, she also had some influence on the island.
This was what the father-in-law valued most. He trusted Liu Meilan's judgment in judging people, so when his son said he liked the cheerful and generous Wang Lemei, he immediately agreed without hesitation.
Liu Meilan was largely to blame, a conclusion Wang Lemei drew from conversations between her father-in-law and husband.
Liu Meilan was her benefactor in life.
“Meilan, if I hadn’t met you, I would never have had any connection with Xiao Huo, and I would never have married Xiao Huo,” Wang Lemei said with emotion. “Without your investment, my father-in-law and Xiao Huo would not have been able to take out all their savings to let me start a business.”
Liu Meilan smiled slightly, "I only played a negligible role. The most important thing is that you are self-reliant. You are charming, which is why you were able to attract Xiao Huo. You have good character and are willing to take risks, which is why Uncle Huo trusts you."
Liu Meilan dared not play a major role in other people's lives; that would be too much of a burden. She only wanted to be the center of her own life and career.
Upon hearing this, Wang Lemei said, "You're still so humble. No wonder Xiaoyu, who is clearly a rich woman, is still so devoted to working for you. On the contrary, she never gets involved in the Ye family's businesses."
Liu Meilan laughed, "Xiaoyu is different from you. You started your business with Xiao Huo, and you own half of everything the Huo family has. But Xiaoyu is different. She married into a wealthy family. The Ye family is very rich and has many businesses, but those all belong to the Ye family. When she had her child, her father-in-law gave her many shops and some shares, but Xiaoyu has no say in the Ye family's businesses."