All-rounder Artist

Lin Yuan had developed a go-to crew through the few films he had directed.

The core members of this movie crew remained constant, especially the producer Shen Qing and the director Yi Chenggong.

However, when Mr. Lin announced the new movie project, although the crew stayed mostly unchanged, the director position shifted from Yi Chenggong to Du An, leaving Yi Chenggong inevitably disappointed.

Though Yi Chenggong understood deep down:

In terms of directing capability, he certainly wasn’t as accomplished as Du An, the great director Mr. Lin had specifically hired from Qi Continent.

Moreover…

Du An even agreed to become a tool for Mr. Lin, in order to serve as the director of “Life of Pi”. This was indeed a huge sacrifice.

Because under normal circumstances,

A director of Du An’s caliber would not accept a subordinate position.

Shen Qing kept his position.

But seeing Lin Yuan’s new movie go forward with Du An instead of Yi Chenggong, Shen Qing also felt somewhat strange.

After all, they had been working together for so long, and Shen Qing had built a good rapport with Yi Chenggong. Therefore, he accompanied Yi Chenggong for some drinks to comfort this old friend:

“I think Mr. Lin must have felt this film’s style is more suited to Du An. When there’s a movie more suited to your style, he’ll approach you again for collaboration. I’ll also talk to Mr. Lin about this…”

“No trouble.”

Yi Chenggong responded with a bitter smile, “I don’t blame Mr. Lin, he’s already done a lot for me. I wasn’t chosen this time because of my own inadequacies. I hope that Mr. Lin’s film achieves the best results possible. In the meantime, I’ll aim to improve my skills to keep up with Mr. Lin’s pace.”

Obviously,

The scale of Mr. Lin’s future movies will undoubtedly become larger and larger, demanding higher skills from the director. If Yi Chenggong’s abilities stagnate, his being left out would only be a matter of time. ṚâɴôᛒƐȘ

Just then,

Yi Chenggong’s phone suddenly buzzed. He took a look and instantly sobered up from his slightly tipsy state. Shen Qing blinked at the unexpected call.

The call was from Mr. Lin.

Yi Chenggong cleared his throat and answered the phone.

He subconsciously thought Mr. Lin was calling to comfort him, but the words on the phone left him stunned. So much so that he was a bit confused when the call ended.

“So? ”

Shen Qing smiled, “I told you Mr. Lin hasn’t forgotten you. He’s not the type to proactively comfort people. If he did, it simply means he values you.”

“No, it’s…”

“Then what?”

Yi Chenggong took a deep breath, exhilarated, “Mr. Lin said he’s got a new script for me to direct, he’ll send the script to me in a few days. His two films will start production in sequence!”

“Wow!”

Shen Qing was shocked, then overjoyed:

“Congratulations! Mr. Lin wrote a new script specially for you as compensation, he must think highly of you!”

“Yes!”

Yi Chenggong could hardly contain his excitement, the joy of the alcohol returning, “I’ll definitely make the new movie perfect, I can’t let Mr. Lin’s hope for me go unanswered!”

…

In fact, it wasn’t just to comfort Yi Chenggong, but mainly because Lin Yuan predicted that the “Life of Pi” could take quite some time to produce. The vacuum period could be quite long, so he wanted to let Yi Chenggong direct another movie during this process.

Based on the difficulty of shooting, the premieres of the two movies can be staggered.

However, Lin Yuan still had not decided what movie to shoot next, he planned to take a good look at his film library.

The next day,

Lin Yuan spent a rare day in his studio drawing comics.

At this point, the serialization of “Death Note” was in its latter stage and was projected to wrap up by the end of the year.

After spending a few hours on the comic,

Lin Yuan continued to write “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes”.

The serialization of this novel has been proceeding in an orderly manner. The update progress is consistent with the original Poirot series, and under the steady serialization, Holmes’ influence has gradually spread. More and more people are putting Holmes in a position equivalent to Poirot.

This made Lin Yuan breathe a sigh of relief.

The concept of “first impressions matter” is quite powerful. If the readers of this world have accepted Poirot first, it would not be easy to let them recognize Holmes again; but facts have proven that Poirot does not overshadow Holmes’ brilliance. Due to their relationships in the series, both characters have somewhat complemented each other’s success.

It’s also part of Lin Yuan’s master plan.

In the serialization of “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes”, he often has Holmes mention Poirot, linking the two characters more closely together through Holmes’ admiration for Poirot.

Finishing the novel.

It was already dark.

Jin Mu made a cup of tea for Lin Yuan, and then sat on the sofa opposite Lin Yuan and said, “Boss, the serialization of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series hasn’t reached halfway yet, has it?”

Lin Yuan nodded.

Jin Mu understood. “We probably won’t be able to catch up then.”

“Catch up with what?”

“The Ultimate God of Fantasy Fiction selection starts at the end of the year and will announce the list in the early of next year. Boss is already barely meeting the qualification for the nomination, but because you’ve been serializing detectives these two years…”

Ultimate God?

Lin Yuan was slightly taken aback.

He remembered that he had won the GOAT award in the fantasy field.

And above the GOAT award, there was actually an Ultimate God selection.

However, due to his qualifications at the time, Lin Yuan did not become the Ultimate God.

Now according to Jin Mu, it seems that his qualifications have barely reached that threshold.

“Is there anything to say about this?”

“Of course.”

Jin Mu smiled and said, “The Ultimate God is considered the top tier in the fantasy field. Not to mention Qi Continent, we only have four Ultimate Gods in Qin Continent alone, which shows how demanding this honor is. Therefore, I highly recommend that the boss consider the possibility of writing fantasy literature for his next novel. With one or two more excellent fantasy novels, if you successfully become an Ultimate God, I can also negotiate terms with Silver Blue Books…”

“Like what?”

“Shares!”

Jin Mu said seriously, “Boss, your current share of novel revenue with Silver Blue Books is already very high, and it’s almost impossible to go any further in terms of conditions and treatment. But if the boss can get the title of Ultimate God, I think we can discuss the possibility of equity investment with Silver Blue Books. The development of Silver Blue Books has been very good in recent years, and its development momentum can be considered as the number one publishing company in Qin Continent. If you can get equity in this company, the speed of making money will definitely be much faster than the share of novel sales!”

Lin Yuan’s eyes lit up!

So after maximizing the share, you can still fight for the equity of Silver Blue Books. This made him start to feel eager.

There are too many works in the system.

Lin Yuan is spending money to exchange for songs, even if these are songs that he doesn’t need in the near future, he still actively exchanges them. This has led to some of Lin Yuan’s money being deducted by the system.

Still short of money!

So why not strive for the shares of Silver Blue Books and make more money?

If you get the shares, your cooperation with Silver Blue Books is not just working for them anymore.

In some sense.

The current Lin Yuan is a king of workers.

Whether it’s Xian Yu or Chu Kuang, they both work for the company. Although they are cherished by the bosses, compared to equity, being a worker seems less appealing, right…?

“Are you interested?”

Jin Mu discerned Lin Yuan’s interest and laughed, “Indeed, it’s more suitable to be a shareholder than a worker. If other authors have this idea, Silver Blue Books would definitely disagree. But for the boss, the difficulty is not high. The Ultimate God is our letter of intent for negotiations. They have no reason to refuse as countless publishers are lining to cooperate with us as far as the Han Continent. It’s just a matter of how much shares we can get.”

Lin Yuan nodded firmly!

To satisfy the system’s appetite, being a worker is impossible. There’s no way he could be a worker in this life. He couldn’t run a company as a boss. He could only be a shareholder struggling to make a living like this…

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ps: The protagonist of this book doesn’t become a boss. His character and personality are not suitable for that. So later on, he will hold shares in some companies, which can be considered as half a boss.

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