Huayu 02: The Days of Extreme Pulling and Rolling with the Fairy

The two of them rushed out.

Xiao Liu looked at the shop entrance with a puzzled expression: "Xie Jin, now I understand why his shop's name is so strange."

Why?

"It's not good to report this..."

The two laughed in exasperation. Xiao Liu insisted that the McDonald's in the capital was the best, so he refused the McDonald's in Shanghai.

I wandered around for ages, and I was starving.

Xie Jin looked at the small shops on the street and said, "Now we have two choices."

"explain"

"Handmade tacos by artisans from Hejian, or the limited-edition crispy baked pie made with black pork from central Hebei."

Speak like a human being.

Choose one: Donkey meat sandwich or Xianghe meat pie.

Miss Liu laughed, "What the hell is Hejian taco? I want a taco, the soft one."

"Stew?"

"Yes, yes, yes"

"You have the same taste as Ryoko..."

  

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The two of them, carrying handmade Hejian tacos and a thick paste made from freshly ground grains, strolled to an ordinary residential park.

There are fewer people here, so you don't have to worry about being recognized when you stroll around.

The further we went, the more older comrades we encountered, and the more we walked.

"Hey Xie Jin, why are you tying ropes to the trees by the roadside?"

Xie Jin stepped forward and saw that there were many papers hanging on the rope.

[Male - 35]

[Shanghai local resident, income 5+ RMB, owns a house and a car, postgraduate degree]

[Requirements - Female, height not less than 1.6m, income not less than 3 RMB per year, with sound values, patriotic and loyal to the Party, and no bad habits]

【..........】

[Female - 32]

[Shanghai local resident, income 4+ RMB, owns a house and a car, PhD degree]

[Requirements - Male applicant must be at least 1.85 meters tall, in good health, handsome, and have an income of 4+ RMB. If the applicant agrees to the child taking the mother's surname, all other requirements except height may be relaxed at the discretion of the court.]

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"Ahem, the matchmaking corner."

Xiao Liu immediately became excited, her eyes widening. "Let's go see! Come on, I've never seen this before!"

Xie Jin absolutely refused to go.

Before the two could exchange more than a few words, Xie Jin was pulled away by several middle-aged women: "Young man, you look to be around thirty, right? Where are you from?"

"north"

The older woman pursed her lips: "Beijing is alright, but the rest of the north is so-so. And the income, is it stable?"

"It's not very stable, it fluctuates, sometimes high, sometimes low, sometimes up to a thousand a year, but if you don't work you don't get a penny."

"Then you're basically an unemployed person with no income. What about your house and car?"

"I don't own a car, but I own half a building in the capital."

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"Half a building? That's ridiculous! You're crazy! You can't find it here; go buy it in Vietnam!"

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Just as the older woman left, another woman with curly hair came over. After looking Xie Jin up and down, she noticed that although Xie Jin looked old, she was quite strong and tall.

"Young man, you're not bad. Take a look at my daughter's information. We don't need your house or your car; we're local residents."

"Once you marry into the family, you'll be responsible for cleaning, taking care of the children, and we'll even give you a car. You'll also get a monthly allowance."

"You can keep your allowance yourself, or send it to your parents."

"I...I'll marry him?"

"Oh, you're marrying into the family? With your qualifications, what more could you want?"

"How old is your daughter?"

"42"

It's hard to say whether my mother-in-law is even 42...

"This age is perfect. I'm thinking of finding someone who's 42, two years younger than my mom, so they can have things in common."

"Hey kid! What did you say?!"

"I'm leaving, I'm leaving."

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Xiao Liu laughed until his stomach hurt: "Nobody wants me, hahaha! Nobody wants me!! Live-in son-in-law? Hahahaha, live-in son-in-law!"

Xie Jin was furious, absolutely furious, because she hadn't lied.

I'm so glad I didn't go on "If You Are the One".

"Why don't you try? Let me tell you, it'll be the same no matter who comes."

"I'll give it a try. If I go, I'll leave a legend in the park!"

Twenty minutes later, Ms. Liu emerged with a gloomy face...

As expected, no one could leave the matchmaking corner happy, not even Xie Jin and Liu Yifei...

"Don't ask, or you'll be finished."

"Oh"

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Xie Jin originally planned to have a happy two more days of fun during this adventure in Shanghai.

But Yu Dong has asked several times when I will return to Beijing.

Helpless, Xie Jin could only return to the capital with the local specialties she had bought and get back to work.

The team building process was already going smoothly, and this time Xie Jin was no longer flustered like before; everything proceeded in an orderly manner.

Although it's a TV series, Xie Jin didn't lower her production standards.

During the period of 2003 and 2004.

The production level of films is actually developing rapidly, becoming more and more professional, and the division of labor is becoming more and more detailed.

But TV dramas are significantly slower.

It wasn't until 15 years later that TV dramas were willing to invest heavily in production and go into detail.

Before 2015, personnel costs accounted for the majority of production costs, exceeding 60%.

After deducting all sorts of miscellaneous expenses, the budget allocated to the art department is only 8%-15%.

This also includes gray income given to directors, producers, production managers, and art directors.

If a show has a high art production cost, it's highly likely to be a rip-off.

Therefore, it's only natural to see cheap special effects in big-budget productions, since you can't expect the artists to pay for it themselves.

The art department was really short of money. They initially designed Akhal-Teke horses, then downgraded them to ordinary military horses, and finally decided to use nags before filming began.

After starting the machine, there wasn't enough money, so they had to use mules instead.

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But this time Xie Jin wanted to try a different production method.

Gu Renlong frowned: "You mean your drama this time is using a large number of newcomers?"

"Yes, the female lead and I are capable of carrying a drama together. I've finished negotiating with her, and her asking price is much lower than the market rate."

"Let's allocate most of the budget to visual effects this time, and cast newcomers."

As she spoke, Xie Jin handed Gu Renlong a list.

"Qiao Shan, Huang Bo, Allen, are you planning to sign them? None of them have good looks or appeal, and none of them are popular."

"That's because I didn't use them. Looks don't matter. As long as their acting is good, I can make them famous with just two movies."

Gu Renlong licked his lips, and as he listened to Xie Jin's words, a look of excitement flashed in his eyes, like a carnivore seeing prey.

Gu Renlong suddenly realized, "You want to develop according to Rongxinda's strategy?"

"Yes, I'm definitely much better than Li Shaohong. I don't know if you're better than Li Xiaowan."

"Screw you! Li Xiaowan is just a skeleton in a grave! As long as your script is fine, then everything is fine!"

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"I was worried because I had some endorsement deals that weren't suitable for your status, but now that's all solved."

"What's the new company called?"

Xie Jin thought about "Vision Magic Bar" for a long time.

"Vision Light & Magic? That doesn't sound like a domestic company name; it has a strong Hollywood production company vibe."

Xie Jin nodded. "In the short term, we'll mainly focus on TV dramas, movies, and artist management. Going forward, I plan to focus on industrial production and visual effects."

"I want to make Vision Light & Magic the production center of the East, surpassing even the Americans, and eventually breaking into their territory!"

Gu Renlong's eyebrows drooped. "Are you dreaming? Do you know how difficult it is to create special effects? Private individuals burning through money is a bottomless pit."