The food was changed at noon, but Lin Chaoyang left in the morning, gently waving his sleeves and not taking away a single cloud.
Today is the second day of official filming. We have been busy all morning despite the weather being over 30 degrees Celsius. Not only did the staff suffer a huge physical exertion, but they also felt mentally tortured.
"This weather is so damn hot! It's so hot!"
The morning scene had just been filmed, and a few of the set staff who had been transferred to the crew from Yan Film Studio to help gathered together in the shade. We were all young people, and we had all been transferred to help together, so we were very close to each other.
"What are you having for lunch today?" someone asked.
"What can we eat? Cabbage, tofu, eggplant and potatoes, that's all. Do you still expect to eat big fish and meat like the people in Xiangjiang?" Another person said in a weird way.
"Comparing people with others will lead to death, and comparing goods with goods will lead to throwing away goods. Who knows that I am from Xiangjiang?"
"Okay. It's pointless to say these things. I can't blame them. We're seconded here and we're not part of the crew."
"The production assistant in Xiangjiang told you this, right? Do you believe that what we do is not the crew's work?
To put it bluntly, they think we are easy to bully, and these people above are also bastards, they are all in the same group, bullying us who have no power."
The more they talked, the more angry they became, and they looked at some Xiangjiang staff who were enjoying the shade in the awning with unkind eyes.
Although the crew has only been established for a few days, the differential treatment of staff in the two places has already been reflected in all aspects.
The staff in Xiangjiang not only have good food and accommodation, but also have shades for their lunch breaks and stools for meals. However, these staff in the mainland can only find shade by themselves and find any place to eat.
"It's time to serve food! It's time to serve food!"
Like yesterday, a staff from Xiangjiang pushed a dining cart to distribute lunch boxes to the staff in Xiangjiang. However, the staff from the mainland could only queue up to receive lunch boxes under the scorching sun. The weather was hot and several curses could be heard from the crowd from time to time.
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Everyone received the lunch boxes and returned to the place where they were before to prepare to eat. Someone opened the lunch box with a surprised expression, "Eh? Is there meat?"
Hearing this, the others first looked at the lunch box he opened, and then opened the lunch box in their hands, and found that there was indeed meat. Not only was there meat, but the dishes were also changed from two vegetarian dishes to two meat and two vegetable dishes. Although the amount of the dishes was
Not much has changed, but the quality has improved significantly.
Such meals look so appetizing!
Everyone looked at each other curiously at the dishes in the lunch boxes, and were very happy, "What day is it today? Is it a holiday?"
"Maybe it's due to conscience!"
Some people were curious and ran to the Xiangjiang staff to take a look at the box lunches they were eating, and found that the dishes were exactly the same as their own.
He immediately ran back to tell everyone the news, and everyone's reaction was even more shocked than when they saw the food in the lunch box.
Their food standards are actually the same as those of people in Xiangjiang? This seems like a fantasy to everyone.
It’s not that we are all bitches and think we don’t deserve such treatment, it’s that the crew has been established for several days, and the different treatment of the staff in the two places has already disappointed everyone.
But who would have thought that these people from Xiangjiang would change their gender?
"Do you think these people from Xiangjiang have really changed their gender?"
Liu Xiaoqing chewed the meat in her mouth, her tone full of surprise.
Zhou Jie shook her head, "Why do you want to change your gender? The superiors don't care whether we live or die, but how can they treat us? How can we change our gender?"
"Then why did the food suddenly become better?"
"I heard something..." Zhou Jie looked hesitant.
"What's going on? What's going on? Did the assistant from Xiangjiang tell you that? I saw you two muttering there in the morning." Liu Xiaoqing immediately asked.
Zhou Jie said: "What I said is not true."
"Speak quickly and stop talking nonsense." Liu Xiaoqing urged her.
"I heard that screenwriter Lin came to visit the crew yesterday. He saw that our food was not as good as the people in Hong Kong, so he argued with Director Li, saying that our mainland staff were also part of the crew, so the difference in salary and remuneration was fine, and there was no need for food.
It just doesn't make sense to treat them differently.
I heard that I had been talking to Director Li for a long time. Think about it, there are hundreds of people in our crew. If we raise the food standards, it will cost tens of thousands of yuan at least for one movie.
Fortunately, screenwriter Lin has respect with Director Li, so Director Li really agreed."
Zhou Jie told what she learned about the situation, and the actresses sat together. After listening to what she said, they all praised Lin Chaoyang.
"I can't believe that no one from the co-production company stood up for us, and no one from the studio stood up for us. In the end, it was the screenwriter who stood up for us. It's really..."
Chen Ye, who plays Ci'an, shook his head and sighed, the meaning of which is self-evident.
Liu Xiaoqing said: "Screenwriter Lin is really a good person. He has no airs at all. This is what he calls a talented person with both virtue and art."
Several actresses talked and talked about it, and with Lin Chaoyang as a comparison, they felt more and more that some of the people in Xiangjiang above and in the crew were indifferent.
At this moment, Teng Hongsheng, a producer of the film company, was passing in front of several people, and Liu Xiaoqing suddenly called him out.
"Producer Teng!"
Teng Hongsheng stopped and looked at the people, "What's going on?"
"The food today is good. I heard that our food standard is the same as that of the people in Xiangjiang."
"Yes, everyone will be the same in the future." Teng Hongsheng replied.
Liu Xiaoqing looked grateful, "That's great, thank you so much for thinking of us, leader!"
Listening to her words, Teng Hongsheng had strange eyes and a slightly awkward expression.
Although he has the title of producer on the crew, he actually does not have much power. His main job is external relations, helping the crew contact various units in the country for coordination.
After the crew was established, both the co-production company and the studio were well aware of the differential treatment of staff in the two places.
The studio is unwilling to spend money to improve the treatment of its own people. The co-production company has a small share of investment and does not have a high say. They are also concerned about the foreign guest status of the crew members in Xiangjiang. In addition, people brought by Li Hanxiang from Xiangjiang occupy various positions in the crew.
Real power department.
The combination of several factors resulted in the differential treatment that mainland staff received on the set.
Teng Hongsheng was at the scene yesterday when Lin Chaoyang and Li Hanxiang were arguing over the food issue. When he first saw Lin Chaoyang talking to Li Hanxiang about the staff's food issue, he felt that Lin Chaoyang was a bit of a nosy meddler.
He was also afraid that Lin Chaoyang would have a conflict with Li Hanxiang due to his excited words due to his young age.
But when Lin Chaoyang fought for the rights and interests of the staff, he was neither humble nor overbearing, polite and courteous throughout the process. In the end, he cleverly persuaded Li Hanxiang, and Teng Hongsheng was relieved.
Teng Hongsheng was the person involved and knew that this matter had nothing to do with him, but Liu Xiaoqing said thank you in front of him, which of course made him somewhat uncomfortable.
He smiled bravely and said: "As long as everyone eats well, you guys can eat, I have something else to do."
After speaking, he quickly left without waiting for Liu Xiaoqing and others to react.
Zhou Jie asked Liu Xiaoqing, "Why are you thanking him? This has nothing to do with him, right?"
"Am I thanking him? I am stinking him!"
Several actors couldn't help laughing because of Liu Xiaoqing's narrow-mindedness, and then through small talk, they spread the news about Lin Chaoyang's efforts to improve the salary of the mainland staff, which attracted hundreds of mainland staff in the crew to express their disapproval of Lin Chaoyang, the screenwriter.
Full of gratitude.
The leisurely summer vacation is about to end. Recently, Lin Chaoyang has been spending most of his time taking care of Tao Yushu, except for occasionally being on duty. The remaining small part of his time is occupied by writing.
After moving to Xiaoliubukou Hutong, Tao Yushu only had to walk a few hundred meters to and from get off work every day. She didn't need to be picked up or dropped off, but Lin Chaoyang would still pick her up at the gate of the Cultural Affairs Bureau compound whenever he was free.
The couple's love for each other attracted envious looks and ridicule from Tao Yushu's colleagues.
That night was the same, Lin Chaoyang took Tao Yushu home.
After washing, she told Lin Chaoyang that she wanted to treat her colleagues to dinner on the weekend, and Lin Chaoyang happily agreed.
"It's good to have such an opportunity. We can communicate openly, which is beneficial to mutual promotion. On the weekends, I will be in charge and show my skills to everyone."
Seeing that Lin Chaoyang supported her work so much, Tao Yushu was filled with joy and talked about some work matters.
"Yenjing Literature" is a publication under the Yanjing Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and is inextricably linked to the Yanjing Federation of Literary and Art Circles. The editor-in-chief Yang Mo and the deputy editor-in-chief Wang Meng are not in charge of much. The main person in charge is another deputy editor-in-chief Su Xinqun.
What’s more, Zhou Yanru can take care of half of the family.
The main leading comrades are not too busy, and the atmosphere in the editorial department is harmonious, but sometimes it seems to be unorganized and lacks cohesion.
With Tao Yushu's character, after watching it for a long time, he naturally disapproved of the way these people worked.
But she is not a leader and has little qualifications. If she gives advice to everyone rashly, it will only make people disgusted.
So she thought of a way to use this kind of gathering to subtly change everyone's working style.
The weekend party is said to be inviting colleagues to dinner, and there must be a meal program.
But before and after the meal, Tao Yushu arranged a discussion about manuscript appointment, manuscript review, etc. The main focus was to sell dog meat.
After hearing Tao Yushu's plan, Lin Chaoyang couldn't help but mourn for the few salted fish in "Yanjing Literature".
How happy it is that the unit leader doesn’t care about things!
But a young girl who just came to the company wants to reorganize her workplace, which is simply going against the grain.
"Daughter-in-law, you have a great idea! Why can't "Yenjing Literature" follow in the footsteps of "People's Literature" and "Harvest"? Isn't it just because these editors have a lax work attitude?
With your supervision, I believe that everyone will be more motivated to work, and the development of "Yenjing Literature" will reach greater heights in the future."
If the editors of "Yenjing Literature" heard Lin Chaoyang's flattery, they would have to call him "shameless".
But Lin Chaoyang thought that instead of letting his wife get involved with him, it would be better to let her get involved with her colleagues.
A dead Taoist friend will never die but a poor Taoist.
A few days later, as school was about to start, a symposium on "Life" was about to be held in Yanjing, and Lu Yao came to Beijing specially to attend the meeting.
When he saw Lin Chaoyang, he gave Lin Chaoyang a warm hug.
Although the two have not known each other for a long time and have met only rarely, Lin Chaoyang was very helpful before and after the publication of "Life".
Especially the 5,000-word review article by Lin Chaoyang published in "Youth Literature" last month, which suddenly made "Life" famous in the literary world, and made Lu Yao, who had just tasted the feeling of becoming popular, feel...
Gratitude.
When we met again after more than half a year, Lu Yao was in high spirits and majestic. He was a completely different person than when Lin Chaoyang met him at the National Outstanding Novella Award Ceremony two years ago.
At that time, he had just written his famous work "A Thrilling Scene". When he came to Beijing to receive the award, he felt very unsure in front of so many young talents. He even appeared very shy at the symposium.
Today, Lu Yao, with the blessing of a masterpiece like "Life", speaks with confidence and confidence.
While chatting with Lin Chaoyang, he mentioned that the Shanghai Film Studio had taken a liking to "Life" and was currently discussing the film adaptation with him.
"Congratulations then!"
"There is nothing to congratulate. There are so many writers whose works have been adapted into movies."
Lu Yao spoke modestly, but couldn't restrain the joy on his face.
After chatting for a few words, the symposium was about to begin, and the two of them returned to their seats.
Chapter completed!