Chapter 1376: Chapter 715: Meeting He Yong
Zhou Yun shook his head and said, "I always feel that face-to-face communication is more efficient."
"That’s true," He Yong nodded, "So tell me, what do you need me to do?"
Zhou Yun said, "We need to continue using Ning Yufeng as the director for this drama."
He Yong said, "I know that, we had agreed before, to use the original crew as much as possible."
Zhou Yun: "President He, let’s not play word games anymore. I know that even though you agreed to have Ning Yufeng, you also want to arrange for a director contracted by Chengqian Film and Television to co-direct with Ning Yufeng, right?"
He Yong was taken aback.
He raised his eyelids in surprise and asked, "Where did you hear about this?"
He Yong did intend to do that before, but he hadn’t mentioned it to anyone yet.
He knew that Zhou Lan and Zhou Yun might have some objections, and was brainstorming on how to get them to agree.
He Yong hadn’t expected Zhou Yun’s information network to be so broad, even knowing about this.
This new director, Zuo Zhiheng, is a relative of a vice president of the group. That vice president personally called He Yong to ask for a favor. What else could He Yong say? Naturally, he agreed without hesitation.
Zuo Zhiheng graduated from the directing department, but he has never directed before and lacks experience.
Typically, newcomers fresh out of school start working in different positions within a few crews to familiarize themselves with the operations, earning opportunities to direct, moving from assistant director to co-director, and finally to independent directing.
Having connections makes the path smoother.
For someone like Zuo Zhiheng, He Yong originally planned to arrange him as the B unit director, eventually listing him as a co-director with Ning Yufeng, adding a golden achievement to his resume.
"Under the Grand Dress" Season 2, regardless of how it is filmed, whether good or bad, it is destined to be popular.
He Yong’s arrangement obviously gave Zuo Zhiheng a golden opportunity.
Zhou Yun said, "Don’t bother asking where I got the info. I am aware of Ning Yufeng’s character and he won’t be happy co-directing. Don’t use this matter to disgust him."
He Yong said, "Our company also needs to cultivate its own directors, doesn’t it?"
Zhou Yun: "Is it really necessary to do that with Season 2 of ’Under the Grand Dress’? President He, didn’t you say this drama could be developed into four or five seasons? If the second season’s reputation drops sharply, won’t future plans be cut off?"
He Yong said, "With Ning Yufeng overseeing the entire show’s quality, there’s no problem. With Zuo Zhiheng just listed as a director to handle less significant B unit scenes, it would save filming time." He continued, "Xiao Yun, don’t worry, I’ll handle the work with Ning Yufeng. If Ning Yufeng doesn’t agree, then forget it, alright?"
Zhou Yun: "President He, what if I’m not willing?"
He Yong sighed and said, "Xiao Yun, if you continue acting in the second season, it’s up to you, I’ll listen to you. But right now, aren’t you not participating anymore?"
"Are you implying I should just completely distance myself from this drama?" Zhou Yun asked back.
"No, no, no, that’s not what I meant," He Yong quickly said, "You’re the one who built this drama from the ground up. Not working as the producer? That’s unimaginable. But Chengqian has also invested a lot of resources and manpower into this drama. Chengqian Film and Television hasn’t had any standout directors yet. Isn’t this an opportunity to consider?"
Zhou Yun said, "Please stop beating around the bush, alright? Do you think I don’t know that Zuo Zhiheng got in through backdoor connections? He’s not even relying on his own strength to be signed by Chengqian Film and Television."
He Yong was left speechless.
"You see, there’s no wall in the world that doesn’t let wind through. You didn’t expect me to find out about this, did you?" Zhou Yun sighed, "If Ning Yufeng knows you want to use him to prop up a leadership connection, what would he think? Would he still work with you in the future? What about the third, fourth, and fifth seasons? Will they even be filmed?"
He Yong’s face turned unpleasant.
"Since you know it’s the wish of a vice president at the group’s headquarters, then if I don’t help him out, I will offend him."
"When you made those people comfortable before, did they help you secure your position? When they wanted to parachute people in earlier, why didn’t they help block it?" Zhou Yun asked bluntly.
She said, "President He, haven’t you realized one thing after steering Chengqian Entertainment for so long? Since this matter came to my attention, have you ever considered how I found out? Who told me? What was their purpose? If you actually use that Zuo Zhiheng through favoritism, isn’t there anyone else in the group who might use it to trip you up? Is there only that one vice president in the group?"
