555: Chapter 555 Red Pearl Winery Promotional Video: Fernando the Dream Chaser!

After looking over the sports field, Su Yang went to check the proposed sites for the R&D centers of several companies.

After gaining a general understanding of the school's situation, Su Yang began to depart from Yanhu Vocational College.

With Chen Qingzhou, Xu Xiaoyun, and the others there, he felt quite at ease regarding Yanhu Vocational College!

The next day, he received the scripts sent to his email by Linyi Film and Television!

Seeing the four characters "Chizhu Winery," he finally remembered this matter.

In other words, the group of screenwriters who went to Chizhu Winery for inspiration had finally produced results?

He opened the manuscripts; the first one was written in a highly fantasy-oriented style, just like a myth or legend!

The myth combined allusions to Tibetan Buddhism with local folklore, mixed in a cliché love story, and only at the very end did it touch upon the mountain spring water used to brew the wine at Chizhu Winery...

After reading it, Su Yang only felt boredom!

This type of mythological story has truly become rampant in many tourist attractions across the country!

Even for a dirty-looking, broken pond, tourist attractions will erect a monument for you, carving on it some legendary love story...

Is it interesting?

After seeing it too many times, it becomes meaningless; it can only fool the novice tourists just starting out!

Su Yang had mentioned to these screenwriters that the promotion for Chizhu Winery should not be overly Westernized; it should try to highlight localization and distinguish Chizhu Winery from other highly Westernized wineries in the country!

But localization doesn't necessarily mean mystification!

A story like this might be fine if you just carve a monument or put up a sign for tourists to look at.

But it is not suitable for widespread dissemination.

Su Yang quickly skimmed through the second manuscript as well; it could only be described as unremarkable!

It wasn't as ridiculous as the first mythological story, and it was clear the screenwriter had thought about it seriously, but it lacked originality!

It wasn't until he saw the third manuscript and the protagonist of the story that Su Yang perked up a little.

The Chief Winemaker of Chizhu Winery — Fernando!

Fernando came from a middle-class family and, in his youth, was a supporter of the French far-right and a racist.

Because he couldn't stand the actions of the local immigrants, and coupled with youthful hot-headedness, he had followed a group of peers to launch several racist attacks against the locals; in reality, it just meant dragging them into dark alleys and beating them up!

After being arrested later, although he was only an accomplice, he was still sentenced to one year in prison.

After his release, because of his history of racial discrimination and having been expelled from school, Fernando couldn't find any decent work.

His parents didn't understand Fernando, and his younger siblings were ashamed of him!

In the end, with his grandfather's help, he was only able to enter a famous local winery in Fildo to learn winemaking techniques under his grandfather.

During his time at the winery, he discovered that his grandfather was the person who understood him best, and with his grandfather's guidance and encouragement, he gradually regained his spirit.

In the following period, through his own study and hard work, he demonstrated excellent talent in the field of winemaking!

Under his grandfather's influence, he also resolved to become a master winemaker and create his own masterpiece!

Subsequently, relying on his excellent professional abilities, he joined the French Fildo Group and became a professional winemaker.

However, just as he had achieved some success and gained a bit of fame, fate played another joke on him.

Due to competition among winemakers within the group, someone exposed the fact that he used to be a racist...

In China, this might not have been a big problem.

But in France at the time, with the left wing in power, it was a huge problem.

He was originally going to be fired, but fortunately, with his grandfather and a good friend mediating, the company simply transferred him to Chizhu Winery, which was in partnership with Chenyu Group in China.

He ended up staying for eight... nine years!

From then on, Fernando took root at Chizhu Winery, attempting to brew the most unique wine, one that belonged exclusively to China, on the Western Sichuan Plateau.

Here, he also found love with Camille!

In the end, there was the conclusion where Fernando won the grand gold medal at the Brussels Wine Competition!

Su Yang put down the manuscript, unable to help feeling a bit emotional.

Su Yang knew about Fernando's past imprisonment.

When they were at Chizhu Winery, Fernando had confessed it to him.

However, Su Yang didn't care much; after all, the current Fernando had changed.

With a family and a career, he was no longer as extreme as he had been in his youth.

Besides, discriminating against others wasn't a major crime on their side...

But what really caught Su Yang's attention was the screenwriter's entry point; it was very unique!

Telling the story of Chizhu Winery's development from Fernando's perspective...

It not only described the growth experience and inner journey of Chizhu Winery's Chief Winemaker, Fernando, but also interspersed quite a bit of professional knowledge about wine, embellished with descriptions of local cultural landscapes.

This author's storytelling ability was quite excellent; it felt like it could be made into an inspirational movie!

Su Yang took a quick glance at the screenwriter's name — He Yueling, a very ordinary name!

She was not a professional screenwriter by training; she had studied Chinese Language and Literature in college.

She had written essays and novels before, and had even published some short stories in newspapers and periodicals; she could be considered a minor talented woman!

She had also written web novels, though her results were quite poor!

Not long ago, when Su Yang was recruiting screenwriters, she wrote a relatively simple screenplay, but Su Yang saw the potential and brought her into the screenwriting department at Linyi Film and Television.

After reading all four scripts, Su Yang still felt that He Yueling's story resonated with him more!

This type of inspirational story is universally applicable, has no cultural barriers, is simple to film, and is very suitable for Lin Yi!

In terms of emphasizing localization, He Yueling had also put in the effort.

She did not emphasize Chizhu Winery's Westernization, but rather emphasized localization, emphasizing the uniqueness of Chizhu Winery!

She even used "Fernando's" mouth to express that he wanted to brew a wine different from the Old World and the New World; he wanted to brew a taste that belonged exclusively to China!

Domestic modern winemaking techniques are almost all learned from foreign countries; there is no arguing with that.

But this is a unique taste that belongs to China, and chizhu should emphasize it!

Otherwise, how can it distinguish itself from other domestic wines and imported wines?

However... can it really be filmed?

It can definitely be filmed!

It doesn't necessarily need to be a movie; filming it as a documentary would also be good!

He could completely craft this winemaker, Fernando, into a person who came to China to chase his dreams!

This land allowed him to realize his ideals; just thinking about it feels quite compelling!

America has the American Dream, why can't China have the Chinese Dream?

Thinking of this, Su Yang gave Linyi Film and Television a call.

Not long after, He Yueling came before him!

Upon seeing He Yueling for the first time, Su Yang noticed she had gotten a bit tanned.

"Boss!"

"Sit down!"

Su Yang smiled and pointed to the sofa opposite.

He Yueling sat on the sofa properly, looking a bit reserved.

Su Yang got straight to the point and smiled, "I read your manuscript, and I think it's quite good!"

"Really?" Getting the boss's affirmation, He Yueling immediately relaxed, "I even thought the story I wrote was a bit... bland!"

"It's really good!"

"Can it be filmed?"

He Yueling asked cautiously, looking at Su Yang with some anticipation.

She had a bit of a literary streak; her dream in her youth was to turn the words from her pen into movies on the silver screen!

Writers, after all, mostly have dreams of adaptation!

"Of course!"

Su Yang nodded.