Ch 182: In-laws
Even as a supporting role, she possessed countless charms.
Some were refined and elegant, others alluring and captivating; a hundred flowers bloomed, with no one overshadowing the others.
Especially Ye Zhenzhen, perfectly embodying the character from the original work, there was no need for any so-called makeup adjustments.
After all, this was the script Jiang Li chose for Ye Zhenzhen based on her conditions.
The original author and screenwriter, after seeing Ye Zhenzhen, exclaimed that the female lead had come to life.
Although both leads were newcomers, the original author, Fang Xiaohua, didn’t mind at all.
Firstly, this was Fang Xiaohua’s first work to be adapted into a television series.
Upon learning that someone wanted to buy the copyright to her television drama, Fang Xiaohua joyfully went wild at home.
Of course, the copyright fee wasn’t high, but it was a fairly reasonable price at the time.
At the same time, they also asked her to serve as a screenwriter, working with two well-known screenwriters in the industry to revise the script.
Initially, those two screenwriters seemed to look down on Fang Xiaohua somewhat.
They seemed to have their own ideas, feeling that Fang Xiaohua’s revisions were not good.
Jiang Li appeared when she was feeling down.
She reviewed the three’s revised versions and ultimately chose a compromise, retaining 70% of Fang Xiaohua’s suggestions.
She was very happy.
She was just a writer of online novels; she had no experience in script adaptation.
But she also understood this novel best, knowing exactly what the main storyline was.
However, the two senior screenwriters in front of her always felt that her revisions were unacceptable.
They even changed her main storyline, which Fang Xiaohua couldn’t accept.
What did changing the main storyline mean? It was equivalent to removing the spine of a healthy person.
It was completely paralyzed.
Even though she wrote online novels, in the eyes of the two seniors, she was somewhat unsophisticated.
But the data of her novel was definitely not bought.
Her book fans weren’t bought either.
If she adapted it according to the two seniors’ suggestions, she was afraid.
Afraid that after the fans saw the finished drama, they would scold her for resorting to any means for money, thus ruining her hard work.
With Jiang Li’s intervention, Fang Xiaohua felt relieved.
The main storyline was preserved, and under the hands of the two seniors, the drama became even more fulfilling.
She believed that once this drama was filmed, it would definitely become a hit.
During the first half of Ye Zhenzhen’s senior year, besides attending classes normally, she followed her acting teacher to learn.
She was very talented in this area, and coupled with her high degree of compatibility with the role, with only minor refinement, she could achieve a very good result.
After the opening ceremony, Lin Wei, taking advantage of the free time, signed autographs for the fans present.
“Brother, the female lead is very beautiful,” a female fan said, “How’s her acting?”
Lin Wei smiled, “This drama is a big production, and the director is also very famous in the industry. Although Ye Zhenzhen is a newcomer, I haven’t acted in many dramas either. Why not ask about my acting skills?”
Several young fans looked at each other, then relaxed their worries.
“With Brother’s words, we’re relieved. Brother, rest assured, we all understand what we should and shouldn’t do.”
Lin Wei smiled and nodded, “Now, those of you who should go to work, go to work; those of you who should study, study. Try not to come to the set in the future. It’s time-consuming, laborious, and expensive. If anything happens accidentally, I won’t agree.”
“I applied for Brother’s Jiaotong University, majoring in Mechanical and Power Engineering, and I’ll be going to Germany for further studies later.”
A spirited young girl excitedly said.
Lin Wei was slightly stunned, then laughed heartily, “A high-achiever, why are you a fan of mine?”
The young girl didn’t want to hear that, “Brother is also a high-achiever, speaking four languages! I’m currently learning German, it’s a bit difficult, but I won’t give up. Brother’s Western Gallen University is also very famous.”
After bidding farewell to the fans, Lin Wei continued to read the script, waiting for tonight’s night scenes.
As dusk approached, all the actors were made up. The first scene was a scene between the male and female leads, a rather stimulating bathing scene.
Both were newcomers, and their pay was based on their net worth.
Lin Wei’s pay was slightly higher than Ye Zhenzhen’s.
The total investment of the entire drama was two hundred million, and the total pay for all the actors in the film crew was less than forty million. The rest was spent on set construction, costumes, makeup, and props.
Compared to other top stars whose pay often exceeded one hundred million, Jiang Li preferred not to use them if she could.
She thought it wasn’t worthwhile.
Except for the first day, the following days were closed-set filming.
Neither of the two leads had professional training.
Inevitably, they encountered some problems during the process. Fortunately, the director and veteran actors of the film crew were easy-going and kind-hearted, and they happily taught the two young men the secrets of acting.
Both leads were quite talented in this aspect, and Lin Wei was even a humble young man, and his connections were accumulating invisibly.
Meanwhile, Ye Zhenzhen was busy filming in the crew.
Han Xiaomin came to the Jiang Family Ancestral Land, where she worked as a kindergarten teacher.
The Jiang Family’s kindergarten had complete qualifications and only enrolled children from the clan.
The kindergarten director was also a middle-aged Auntie from the clan.
Knowing that Han Xiaomin was Jiang Yunxi’s girlfriend, she naturally took good care of her.
Although Jiang Yunxi and his parents lived in Jiangcheng, his grandfather and grandmother lived in the ancestral home.
Arriving here, Han Xiaomin didn’t have to worry about accommodation at all; she was directly taken home by the two elders.
“Grandma, I’m going to the kindergarten,” Han Xiaomin said after breakfast, greeting the elegant old lady who was tending flowers in the courtyard.
The old lady looked at Han Xiaomin lovingly, “Go ahead, take an umbrella, it looks like it’s going to rain today.”
Han Xiaomin went back to get an oil-paper umbrella, “I have it, Grandma, keep in a good mood. I’m leaving now, see you tonight.”
“Okay, go ahead,” the old lady smiled and saw her off.
Chunhui Building.
As soon as Han Xiaomin entered, a little girl hugged her leg.
“Teacher Han, hug.”
Han Xiaomin bent down and picked her up, “Xinxin, you came so early?”
The little girl hugged her neck and rubbed against her, “I woke up very early.”
“Wow, our Xinxin is so great,” Han Xiaomin praised.
When the other little children heard this, they also raised their hands and said that they woke up early too.
Han Xiaomin praised them all without hesitation.
She liked the environment here very much.
Especially this Chunhui Building, the design was ingenious.
It was clearly an ancient building, but it had an elevator.
It was called an elevator, but it was actually an ancient mechanism, not powered by electricity.
At the same time, there was a spiral slide in the center of the building.
To ensure the safety of the children, the slide had adequate safety measures.
The little children often slid down to the first floor.
There were fewer than forty children in the kindergarten, with eight teachers; Han Xiaomin, as a full-time teacher, was the ninth.
Four classes, each with two teachers.
They were either Jiang Family members or women who married into the Jiang Family.
Three male teachers and five female teachers.
They got along very harmoniously.
Being a kindergarten teacher wasn’t tiring.
Every day was just playing with the children.
Han Xiaomin was in charge of the middle class, with an average age of four.
The children in the small class had an average age of two, too young. Han Xiaomin was a newcomer, and the director was worried that she couldn’t take care of them.
