Cute Brother Badass Family Protector
Chapter 203: Not a Narrow-Minded Person
No, you're right.” Director Liu had a gentle smile on his face, which was softer than any other time.
“But, now that the crew is ready to start filming, it is too late to change the script,” Tan Mo said.
“Seeing how you hire a consultant means you really want to make a true history drama movie. However, the script you have now can cause problems in the future if you are going to promote it as one.”
If Tan Jinqi were to say that, it seemed like he was trying to prove that he was better than his boss. Since he didn't know what kind of person Director Liu was, he didn't know how the Director would react to it.
That was why it would be better if Tan Mo said it.
Tan Jinqi turned to her younger sister and smiled. This little brat…
The eldest brother knew what Tan Mo was planning. It was as if suddenly, one day, instead of protecting her, she became the one to protect him and his other two brothers.
Despite feeling touched by him, Tan Jinqi also had a sense of helplessness.
He was touched because it showed that Tan Mo cared deeply about them. That's why he's protecting them.
A sense of helplessness was how the three brothers looked incompetent as they needed the youngest among siblings to protect them.
However, what shocked the eldest brother was the fact that Tan Mo was so attentive that he could see the entire picture.
“You are completely right,” Director Liu sighed. “But, if I want to make a historical drama, it has to fit the real history. I don't want to promote something as one but produce something that is only meant to entertain people. The actors I invited accepted my invitation because they also wanted to be part of a true historical drama. If I let them act in a drama that only has romance, then I will cheat them.”
Director Liu turned his head and looked at Yuan Qishan, and Yuan Qishan felt a chill on his back.
“And I have invested too much time and energy into this drama. All I want is to produce something meaningful,” said the director. “If the script does not meet the standards, then I better give up on this project.”
The truth was that every script Yuan Qishan had written was sent to him for review first. He was also the one who approved the script they were going to use because he found no problems with it.
Only after Tan Mo's explanation did he realize how big the problem was.
“There is still another week until the actors arrive,” Director Liu said after giving it some thought. “I'll send a manuscript for review by Professor Tang. At first I didn't want to ask for her help, but it seems I have another option.”
The reason he took such a decision was because he was still not sure he could trust Tan Mo because he was too young.
Even if he was a 15-year-old genius who was now a student of Beijing University, Director Liu would trust the words of someone with more experience like everyone else.
In the end, it was because Tan Mo was still too young.
The director wasted no more time and immediately called Professor Tang.
“Professor Tang? Hi, this is Liu Runlin. Sorry to bother you during your vacation, but I'm going to start filming with a new script, and I hope you can see it? I want to make sure that the script is worth mentioning as a historical drama.”
Professor Tang was surprised to hear the request. “If I'm not mistaken, didn't I send one of my students there as a consultant? What did he say?”
“To be honest, he checked it out and said there was nothing wrong with it,” Director Liu said.
It only made Professor Tang even more curious. Despite his vile personality, the professor is convinced that Shen Jingyi still upholds professional ethics.
“There is only one more student of yours here,” continued Director Liu. “Name Tan Mo.”
Director Liu wanted to make sure that Tan Mo was really one of Professor Tang's students and wanted to know how it ranked among all the professor's students and how high the professor's views were towards him.
As someone who had been in the entertainment industry for a long time, Director Liu had accumulated a lot of knowledge to see that Tan Mo might just have a higher standing in Professor Tang's heart than Shen Jingyi.
“Tan Mo there too?” Professor Tang exclaimed. “Why is he there?”
“His brother, Tan Jinqi, is our assistant director,” explains Director Liu.
She didn't need another explanation to know that Tan Mo visited her brother at work during his winter break.
Even though she was the youngest among the brothers, she protected her brothers like she was their older sister.
Director Liu could immediately hear Professor Tang's change in tone of voice. It sounded as if the latter was speaking to Tan Mo as if he was talking to his own grandson.
It was enough for the Director to know that Tan Mo was probably the more important disciple between him and Shen Jingyi in Professor Tang's heart.
It felt as if he was more important than how Tan Jinqi described him, to the point where the director could even tell the difference between how Professor Tang called Tan Mo and how he called Shen Jingyi.
“So, Tan Mo has read the script, kan” asked Professor Tang. “What did he say?”
It was now increasingly clear that Professor Tang fully trusted Tan Mo.
“He said the script could entertain the audience, but it could not be called a historical drama,” replied Director Liu.
“If that's what he said, then that's the script,” Professor Tang replied without hesitation.
It only brought more surprises to Director Liu.
Professor Tang did not even need to read the script to know that Tan Mo was right.
The director now looked at Tan Mo in a new way.
He was now convinced that Tan Mo had the full confidence of Professor Tang.
“How about this? Why don't you send me a script and let me read it?” Professor Tang understood the reason for the call. “When the initial filming began.”
“In one week.”
“And if the script is not up to standard, what will you do?” Professor Tang just needed to make sure. “There's no way you could rewrite, right? It will cost too much.”
“No, I will rewrite,” Director Liu assured. “I'd rather invest more in drama than produce bad.”
“Good! You have my respect! I'll finish it as soon as possible.” Professor Tang was pleased with the answer.
“Thank you very much!” Director Liu sighed in relief.
“Also, if Shen Jingyi is there, tell her to come back,” Professor Tang added.
“What? Are you saying that I should ask her to leave?”
“Yes. This is partly my fault too, ”Professor Tang apologized. “I shouldn't have sent you a reliable person. It was because of me that you would suffer some losses. If Shen Jingyi had done her job as she should, this situation would not have happened. Who would have thought that he would do his job so badly.”
“No, it's not your fault. You don't have to apologize. That's not something you can predict.”
Although Director Liu was fed up with the results, but there was no way he could blame Professor Tang.
No matter how high an EQ of a Director Liu was, he still could not help but turn to look at Shen Jingyi angrily.
Although he only has some interaction with the academic community, he will, over time, hire scholars as consultants for his projects, as Director Hou did for his historical dramas.
Although he was not a narrow-minded person, Director Liu had made the decision that whenever he would interact with people from the historical academic community, he had to warn them about Shen Jingyi.
The reason he took such a decision was because he did not want Shen Jingyi to interfere with other people's projects in the future.
