Chapter 45: You Won’t Regret It!
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

“Let me see…” After all, Li Fei was a famous screenwriter. Even though he wasn’t happy about Wang Hao rejecting his plot, he was a well-mannered person. He began reading right away.

“Hm… The setting is indeed pretty good. The main character starts at the lowest point in his life. That’s a good lead-in into the story…

“‘You think you can hide from me? Never! No matter where you are, a man like you always stands out and shines bright like the fireflies in the dark. Your gloomy eyes, ragged beard, impressive skills and that Dry Martini are so fascinating to me. However, rules are rules. You must pay for last night. I didn’t sleep with you for free.’ Hahaha, that’s a great line!

“‘Hey you, take a hog knife and go complete the mission.’ This doesn’t sound good. You can’t ask the main character to run around the world with a hog knife, can you?

“Hm? Oh, but he does have to bring a hog knife! Interesting, interesting!”

Li Fei’s eyes sparkled, and by the time he finished reading the synopsis which Wang Hao had written, they were as bright as the sun. He looked at the ceiling and slapped his thigh once in a while…

F*ck, you scared the hell out of me!

“Alright, good!” Li Fei pondered for a while, then looked at Wang Hao and asked, “Did you really come up with this script?”

Hehe, it wasn’t really me. It was Stephen Chow…

“Yep,” Wang Hao said. “I thought about it carefully and wrote this yesterday after I went home. Is it okay?”

“Very okay!” Li Fei cuffed Wang Hao on the shoulder. “You’re incredible. I like the lines you wrote. Looks like I underestimated you. You don’t mind, do you?”

What rubbish is that? This is the synopsis of “From Beijing with Love”! It was one of the top movies in the previous world, with a rating of 8.8 on Douban!

“No, no.” Wang Hao was a bit embarrassed. “I understand. Haha, haha…”

“Wang is indeed talented. The plot is really good. I’ll go back and amend the script.” Li Fei thought for a while, then looked at Director Gao. “Director Gao, if we start everything all over again, we might need at least double the funding. It looks like the both of us will have to go and see the investors. Also, the screenwriter…”

“It’ll be you, of course,” Wang Hao smiled and said right away.

He understood what Li Fei meant. If they filmed the drama with the new script, Li Fei would basically have nothing to do with it. Wang Hao couldn’t do that to him. Although his career would certainly soar once the drama became a hit, if he took the screenwriter position from Li Fei, would Li Fei have any reason to help Wang Hao in the future?

“Ah, I don’t deserve it.” Li Fei’s eyes brightened. “You suggested most of the amendments; how can I take the credit?”

“You’re the boss.” Wang Hao had been waiting so long for him to say that. He smiled and said, “Or… you can add my name, too?”

“Hm, not a bad idea.” Li Fei pondered for a second, and suddenly slapped his thigh. “What about this? I’ll be the screenwriter. Then, we’ll add a position for you next to mine, and call it screenplay assistant. If someone asks, I’ll tell them you made very good suggestions about the plot. What do you think?”

See? We’re on the same page now!

“That’s great!” Wang Hao immediately got up and expressed his gratitude. “Thank you for the opportunity, Mr. Li!”

Li Fei and Star Gao laughed together. “Very good, son. You have a promising future!”

This was one of the unspoken rules of the workplace: You couldn’t steal your superior’s thunder.

That was why superiors liked people who ingratiated themselves with them and who were obedient, rather than those who were capable but arrogant.

“If you’re capable enough, go and start your own business. What does it have to do with me?”

“He’s capable, but he also obeys me. I’m quite happy to help him since it’ll benefit me as well.”

This was the reality. Everyone wanted benefits, and nobody did anything for nothing.

Wang Hao was extremely thrilled about this opportunity — there were tons of well-known movies in his head. He could take any one of them out to use as reference at any time. However, to truly succeed, he had to make use of this chance to get his foot in the door of the director and screenwriter network.

“Please take care of me in the future,” Wang Hao said. “I’m still a rookie. Please do give me some guidance.”

“Haha, no problem. If the drama becomes a hit, you’ll get your credit!” Director Gao laughed with joy.

Li Fei nodded and said, “Do well, son. I’ll revise the plot. Nothing can go wrong. Don’t worry, there’ll definitely be a place for you in the industry. Perhaps I’ll have to count on you to be my successor, haha!”

Did you hear that?

My status just completely skyrocketed!

Who am I? I’m Sunday, the successor of the famous screenwriter, Li Fei! Who would dare disrespect me?!

“Tea for you, Mr. Li!” I have to seize this opportunity! Li Fei had just made an offhand remark, but Wang Hao brought him a cup of tea without a second thought. “I’ll be your apprentice from now on!”

Director Gao was stunned. “Hao, you’re really good at reading people!” He then looked at Li Fei. “Congratulations, Li! You got yourself such a capable apprentice, haha!”

“That’s what I like about you, son!” Li Fei was very pleased with what Director Gao said. He took the cup and slowly sipped the tea. “Take a break. I’ll talk to Gao about the revisions.”

I’m officially his apprentice!

“Alright, I won’t disturb you then!” Wang Hao happily moved to the side to surf the Internet. From now on, I’m the apprentice of the famous screenwriter, Li Fei! Ahahahaha!

Wang Hao knew he couldn’t waste any time. He sat on the side and turned on the computer. Let’s upload the next chapter!

He opened the author management page. There were 48 bookmarks. Hehe, not bad. It’s impressive that I managed to get so many bookmarks with this word count.

Download the amended document, upload Chapter 3… It’s done!

“Hao, you’re awesome!” Moon Zheng had witnessed what happened just now. She went over to Wang Hao and sat down next to him. “You’re Mr. Li’s apprentice now, so can you try and get me a part?”

See? This is the advantage of being part of the network!

Wang Hao sized up Moon Zheng. This girl wasn’t particularly good-looking, but she was cheerful, poised, and had an excellent personality. Wang Hao immediately nodded. “Hehe, if there’s a suitable one for you, I’ll try.”

“Haha, thank you, Hao!” Hearing what Wang Hao said, Moon Zheng was obviously thrilled. “I’ll be working with you from now on!”

“I can assure you, you won’t regret it!” Awesome!