406: Chapter 406 A Million-Dollar Bounty Script! First Encounter with Actress Chen Tao!

"Have you heard? Linyi Film and Television in Rongcheng is offering a one-million-dollar bounty for TV and movie scripts!"

"Which Linyi Film and Television?"

"The one that filmed 'The Moon Rises' before, the one in Rongcheng!"

"Oh, that one. I haven't heard any news from them in a long time. I thought they went out of business!"

"One million? Isn't that just a gimmick?"

"Probably not. I heard someone acquired Linyi Film and Television and intends to officially enter the film industry... For big capital, one million is nothing!"

"Entering the film industry? Are you sure this isn't like defecting in '49?"

"Hahaha... Maybe they have some backing!"

In a cramped little office in the heart of Shanghai, six young screenwriters were whispering about the news regarding Linyi Film and Television.

Seeing the recruitment and bounty announcement from Linyi Film and Television, Duan Mengxi, a young girl who had just entered the industry wearing black-rimmed glasses, adjusted her glasses and said:

"Anyway, Linyi Film and Television recently invested in an 80-million-dollar TV series and even hired Chen Tao to play the lead. The financial backer behind them must be very wealthy!"

Others also chimed in: "Even if the 80 million is exaggerated, they must have spent quite a bit to get Chen Tao to play the female lead!"

"That's for sure. Although Chen Tao isn't on the level of those traffic stars, her popularity is still there, and her acting skills are quite good. It's just that her age is a bit awkward. I wonder what the genre is!"

Duan Mengxi looked at QQ again and said: "The group also says that Linyi Film and Television is hiring screenwriters, and the benefits are very good... If the submitted script is adopted by the company, the company will directly give a 100,000 bonus, and there is also the possibility of getting a share of the TV or movie's profits!"

Duan Mengxi raised her head and asked curiously: "Are you guys going to submit?"

Hearing this, all the screenwriters in the office fell silent!

The sound of frantic typing just a moment ago gradually came to a halt...

"Brother Wang, you're the most talented in the studio. Are you going to submit?"

Wang Xin pursed his lips and smiled: "Where would I get a script from? My creativity is all used up. I've been pulling my hair out just trying to think of some slightly novel plot lately!"

"What about Sister Xu?"

Duan Mengxi turned to look at the company's most senior screenwriter, Xu Yuling!

"I'd better not!" Xu Yuling shook her head and smiled. "A film company that offers such a script bounty might just be trying to get our scripts for free... I think it's safer to stick with the boss!"

Duan Mengxi nodded: "That's true!"

The other employees also smiled and said that it was safest to follow the boss!

Soon, the office returned to silence, with only the sound of typing to be heard.

Two minutes later, Wang Xin got up and went to the bathroom.

In the bathroom, he found the official website of Linyi Film and Television and saw the recruitment and script bounty announcement.

Linyi Film and Television clearly stated they wanted low-budget TV and movie scripts!

When he got off work at nine, Wang Xin returned to his rented thirteen-square-meter room.

Collapsing on the bed for more than half an hour, he finally felt he had recovered a bit of energy.

He pressed the power button on his laptop, and heard a buzzing sound as the computer started up.

The laptop was bought for him by his father when he was in college; in the blink of an eye, it had been almost ten years!

After waiting for two minutes, the laptop finally loaded the page. He found the official website of Linyi Film and Television, found the submission email address, and sent a script document to Linyi Film and Television's inbox. This script was one of the works he was most satisfied with after six years of working as a screenwriter.

It was all written slowly during his pitifully small amount of free time, and the copyright had already been registered.

As for his boss... he didn't want to give it to him at all.

The studio's boss was an established old screenwriter in the industry.

He had some connections in the domestic film and television circle, so he recruited a group of screenwriters to write scripts specifically for him!

Then he would promote these scripts to domestic TV and film companies or other celebrity studios under his own name!

However, the money he shared with his subordinate screenwriters was pitifully small.

His current base salary was only 5,000, which was the highest in the studio.

Working under this boss, even if the scripts Wang Xin wrote were made into TV shows or movies, he would at most get a bonus of two or three thousand!

Last time, he had a movie script that made 200 million at the box office, and the boss only gave him a 5,000 bonus...

The boss kept saying that he would support him in the future and would recommend him to those film and television production companies... but he had already waited for three years!

Every time he asked the boss, the boss would either talk about something else or say he still needed to sharpen his skills, constantly stalling!

Three years!

All the scripts of his that were made into web dramas, TV shows, and movies were signed under the boss's name.

He didn't even have the right to be credited, and he had long since had enough!

Thinking of this, he sent his resume to Linyi Film and Television's recruitment email as well.

If possible, he wanted to change his environment!

At Linyi Film and Television, Su Yang participated slightly in the initial preparations for the crew.

He also approved several expenses he felt were necessary.

For example, building the living quarters for the female lead.

It's not entirely because the creators are idiots that domestic film and television dramas have impoverished protagonists living in villas or large apartments!

It is mainly because narrow living spaces cannot accommodate all the filming equipment and so many staff members!

If you want to achieve an effect in a narrow room, it is best to build a studio.

This alone costs at least a few million!

But Su Yang carefully considered it and still approved the cost of building the studio.

Once the pre-production work was ready, Su Yang met that domestic actress Chen Tao in the general manager's office of Linyi Film and Television!

Chen Tao was just like her name; she really was like a ripe honey peach!

She had a curvy figure, skin that was white with a hint of pink, and a pair of charming large eyes.

She looked very alluring!

Time didn't seem to have left any marks on her, instead giving her a bit more mature charm!

Su Yang wasn't too surprised.

After all, these actresses were very willing to spend money on themselves!

The maintenance fees they spend on themselves every year are more than what ordinary people can earn in a lifetime!

Seeing Su Yang come over, Lin Yi quickly stood up and introduced:

"Chen Tao, this is our big boss at Lin Yi — President Su!"

"President Su!" Chen Tao looked at Su Yang with some surprise, then stood up and reached out to him, praising, "President Su is so young! I wouldn't have known, I would have thought you were a male model!"

"Thanks for the compliment!"

Su Yang gently shook Chen Tao's hand; it was soft and boneless!

"I'm not flattering you, President Su. If you weren't running a company, you could totally rely on your looks to make a living. You're more handsome than most male stars!" Chen Tao changed the subject and smiled, "Of course, with President Su's ability, you definitely wouldn't care to be a star."

"There is no distinction of high or low in professions. Whether it's a TV show or a movie, as long as it's filmed well, it's a form of cultural art!" Su Yang explained with a smile, "Actually, I wouldn't mind relying on my looks to make a living, but I'm a bit introverted. I don't like being in the spotlight, I prefer freedom, and my psychological endurance isn't great, so I'm not really suited for the star industry!"

Hearing Su Yang's explanation, Chen Tao couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh: "President Su really knows how to talk!"