Chapter 34 TVB’s Black Hand
There was something strange on Liu Hongmin's face; he felt there was something wrong with the script.
The plot and rhythm of Shao Bao are already very good, but they have to add some irrelevant plots to make the plot drag.
It is common to change the plot and add characters when a novel is adapted into a TV series. But that is all for the sake of the plot, and the added characters are also related to the plot.
However, this script only adds some insignificant characters, similar to the mother-in-law in the original Shao Bao, to highlight family affection.
Family affection is fine, but not too much. Shao Bao is a detective drama, not a family ethics drama.
“These plots should be cut.”
Liu Hongmin directly crossed out the unnecessary plots on the script. Manager Huang read it again and found that the script was indeed much smoother.
"You dare to change my script?"
Xu Xiaoming rushed over angrily.
"It's not well written, can't it be revised?"
"Beizi——"
"Pull over! Say that word Beizai again and see!"
When other staff members saw that Liu Hongmin and Xu Xiaoming had a conflict, they immediately ran over angrily, wanting to teach Liu Hongmin a lesson.
Liu Hongmin glanced at him coldly, then raised his leg and slammed it on the table beside him.
"Crack!"
The solid wooden table was immediately split open by Liu Hongmin, and the script on it was scattered all over the floor.
Seeing this, the staff members stopped immediately.
Liu Hongmin said in a cold voice: "What are you so arrogant about? Are the Vietnamese monkeys arrogant? They have been fighting the United States for ten years and were so arrogant. What's the result? They were killed by us in three months. Compared with the Vietnamese monkeys, who are you? Without us, you can't even drink water. You are a bunch of ungrateful things!"
Manager Huang also reacted at this time, and immediately scolded the gang: "Assholes, do you want to rebel? Don't you want to do this anymore?"
The staff member finally came to their senses and realized that Manager Huang was still here. They just did not deserve to be fired for their behavior.
Liu Hongmin squinted at Manager Huang, who immediately said, "Mr. Liu, I will give you an explanation."
"Xiaoming, give me an explanation."
Xu Xiaoming did not expect the incident to become such a big deal. "I just can't stand a young person who knows nothing giving orders."
Liu Hongmin said indifferently: "The conflict between you and me is a work-related one, but the others obviously are not."
Xu Xiaoming looked at the staff members, and they immediately avoided his gaze. It was obvious that they had other intentions. However, it was unknown whether they were dissatisfied with Liu Hongmin or were provoked by others.
"security guard!"
Manager Huang immediately called security to take those people away.
Xu Xiaoming looked at Liu Hongmin awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
Liu Hongmin picked up the script on the ground and said, "This script should not be written by the screenwriters of RTV, right?"
"How do you know?" Xu Xiaoming asked in surprise.
“Because it’s so unprofessional.”
Xu Xiaoming smiled awkwardly and said, "I wrote this when I had nothing to do."
"So you used it to fool me."
Liu Hongmin said bluntly. Xu Xiaoming scratched his head, "That's right, but I didn't expect you to be so good. I could tell at a glance."
"I did some research before coming here. RTV has many good screenwriters. If they are good screenwriters, the script will definitely not have such obvious rhythm problems."
Xu Xiaoming: "It seems that I was wrong. I apologize to you."
"No need to apologize, just focus on your work and take good pictures of the missing bag."
As long as Shao Bao is well made, Liu Hongmin will become more famous. If he writes a few more Shao Bao sequels or Detective Di Renjie, these Hong Kong people will actively give him money.
"That's no problem." Xu Xiaoming assured quickly. After all, this is how he makes his living. If Shao Bao succeeds, his worth will also increase.
After regaining his senses, Xu Xiaoming immediately asked for advice: "Mr. Liu, we have already decided on the candidate for Justice Bao, it is Liu Zhirong, a veteran actor from our TV station."
“This is his final makeup photo.”
Liu Hongmin took the photo and nodded. To be honest, it was a little disappointing, but acceptable.
Shao Bao is not Justice Bao, so Liu Hongmin did not think of using Jin Chaoqun. So Liu Hongmin is not too demanding, as long as the image is acceptable and the acting skills are good.
Liu Zhirong is a veteran of RTV and has acted in many TV series. There should be no problem with his acting skills. The only problem is that he is a bit old.
This is not a problem nowadays. After all, today’s televisions are small in size and the imaging quality is not very good. Even if you take a picture of someone’s face, you can’t tell their age.
"Where's Zhan Zhao?"
Xu Xiaoming: "That's the problem. We haven't found the right person to play Zhan Zhao. There are many talented actors in the station, but none of them look like Zhan Zhao."
"Then let's have an audition!"
"Open auditions?" Xu Xiaoming explained, "But open auditions take a long time."
Liu Hongmin shook his head. "It won't take too long. The audition range is set between 18 and 25 years old. Let the station directly post advertisements during popular time periods. If anyone submits a resume, just bring it to see me. It should take a few days to decide."
"Is this okay?" Xu Xiaoming felt it was a bit of a joke.
Liu Hongmin said: "The people I approve of will wear makeup, and you decide whether to use it or not."
"Then do it!"
Xu Xiaoming saw that the final decision was in his hands, so he agreed to Liu Hongmin's method. Even if it took a few days, it was nothing, it just happened to verify his opinion of Liu Hongmin.
If Liu Hongmin could really find Zhan Zhao so quickly, it would prove that Liu Hongmin was indeed a capable person. During the filming, he would also ask Liu Hongmin for his opinions.
So the two of them went to find Manager Huang.
"Brother Qiang, what's going on?"
Manager Huang looked grim. "I found out from asking that a prop master was bribed by TVB."
Xu Xiaoming's face turned black. TVB actually bribed someone in his crew. Fortunately, it was discovered now, otherwise, after the filming was finished, a fire would have been set, and all his efforts would have been in vain.
Manager Huang obviously thought of this as well, "I have asked people to strengthen security measures."
Then he said to Liu Hongmin: "I have sent the prop master to the police station, and the salaries of the others have also been fined."
Liu Hongmin waved his hand, "As long as there is a result. We are here to talk about Zhan Zhao's matter."
Xu Xiaoming repeated Liu Hongmin's idea and said, "Brother Qiang, I think we can give it a try. But the advertising fee during the popular broadcast time slots on the TV station is very expensive, so I'm afraid they won't cooperate with us."
Manager Huang waved his hand and said, "Leave it to me. It's just a few ten-second ads. All we need to do is delay all the programs. The audience won't notice it."
He was very quick, and the RTV broadcast the advertisement for the audition that night. All the handsome young men in Hong Kong were eager to take the role, thinking that if they played the role of Zhan Zhao, they would surely become famous overnight.
(End of this chapter)
