Divine Lucky Star

Chapter 276: Chapter 276 “Qi Power, Level 3!

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Chapter 276 -276 “Qi Power, Level 3!

“Brother Hou,” Wang Hao whispered to Hou Yu, “who was the person just speaking…”

Hou Yu looked as though he was about to cry, “Meng Zenan, Mr. Meng, my mentor and a well-known scriptwriter in the industry! He’s penned the scripts for more than a dozen big productions like ‘Matchstick Man Has Love,’ ‘Home Man,’ ‘Fight Club,’ and ‘The Female CEO’s Bodyguard.’ God knows what’s gone wrong this time; we’ve revised the script six times and still aren’t satisfied!”

Wang Hao: “…” Is Lan Zihuang that difficult to please?

But after reading the script for ‘Domestic Agent’ previously, Wang Hao really didn’t have much hope for the screenplays of this world’s TV dramas…

“I asked you to learn the tricks, not to flaunt how stupid you can be!” Lan Zihuang grew angrier as she spoke, her hands almost slapping red, “Kneeling and begging a beggar for mercy, the female lead is **** and thrown into a valley where she breaks her leg. What’s more, she even ends up blind in one eye! Is this supposed to be watchable?!”

Wang Hao: “…” Holy ****, how bad can this script be?

“Isn’t this the complex and bizarre plot you asked for?!” Meng Zenan was also irate, “I was just following the web novel formula, starting from a low point, then striving upwards. And doesn’t it all come full circle in the end?!”

Wang Hao: “…” Man, this is tormenting the main character, don’t you get it? The audience will lose interest after the beginning; who cares if it comes full circle or not?!

“Brother Hou,” Wang Hao turned to ask Hou Yu, “did you write this script?”

Hou Yu said helplessly, “Yes, she wanted us to copy the web novel style of showing off and face-slapping. We just followed her method. Mr. Meng and I racked our brains over these plot points for several nights. Who would have thought she still wouldn’t be satisfied!”

IQ is a precious thing, Brother Hou, maybe you should recharge some, really.

Wang Hao was overwhelmed with helplessness—after reading the script for ‘Domestic Agent,’ he had thought it quite melodramatic, but still within acceptable limits.

This script was even more brutal. Kneeling and begging a beggar for mercy, the female lead is **** and thrown into a valley where she breaks her leg. On top of that, she goes blind in one eye! Are you sure you are all seasoned scriptwriters?

“It shows that you can’t even copy properly. With web novels being so popular, you’ve studied them for so long without understanding the essence, and you still brag about the awards you’ve won,” Lan Zihuang was almost exploding, “And you say that I’m being a diva, not cooperating! A **** female lead character, blind in one eye, how do you expect me to play her? Tell me!”

Wang Hao expressed a thousand agreeances—this role can’t be played! It wasn’t about being a diva or not, it was a matter of intelligence.

Playing such a character would definitely lead to losing fans!

“Actually, this wasn’t how it was planned in the beginning,” Meng Zenan’s face showed he was clearly losing face, “The initial plot was pretty good, but it got changed to this. I’m a well-known scriptwriter in the industry, could you at least respect my position?”

“This isn’t about respect!” Lan Zihuang was furious, “The previous script had the protagonist constantly training, training during the day, training during the night, hunting beasts outdoors during the day, coming home for dinner in the evening. After all the training, he just coincidentally meets the female lead and they inexplicably hit it off! That was bearable and tolerable, but before we knew it, in just a couple of episodes, the female lead is **** and the protagonist gets beaten to a pulp, then it’s back to training during the day, training at night, hunting beasts outdoors during the day, coming home for dinner. Are you trying to fool ghosts?!”

Wang Hao almost burst out laughing from his belly!

This is too good; the script deserves a shout-out! Without a doubt, the worst script of the year!

Xia Xueqi, who was sitting behind, was also filled with embarrassment—Are you sure this is a script?!

“I think there’s nothing wrong with the plot,” Meng Zenan defended, “Aren’t all the TV dramas in the Heavenly People’s Republic following this same pattern? Mr. Ren and you both saw it and said it was fine before investing, right?”

“The problem is that there are problems now! This script is definitely not cutting it!” At that moment, a person sitting next to Lan Zihuang, irritated, ripped off his tie, slammed the table with a loud bang, and shouted, “I’ve invested over a hundred million, and you’re playing games? I want the pure web novel style; after reading web novels, I feel this formula will definitely catch fire in the future! Can you meet our expectations or not?! If not, then get the hell out right now. I don’t care what your credentials are, do you know how much time you’re wasting for me? Do you think we’re footing the bill for the hundreds of people eating, drinking, and sleeping for half a month?”

This man was getting red in the face as he spoke.

He was already quite fat, and his figure was enormous. As he became enraged, puffing and puffing, he was like the Bull Demon King—extremely scary!

Meng Zenan was so sharply scolded that he was drenched in sweat, silent as a cicada in winter, not daring to speak a word.

Even the crew members sitting next to Wang Hao were trembling with fear, whispering, “That’s it, Boss Ren is truly angry! Now we’re in trouble!” “Yeah, this show might be doomed now.” “Sigh, they only learned the superficial aspects, not the essence.”

Damn, this investor is fierce!

Wang Hao’s eyes widened instantaneously, “So domineering! Who is this person anyway?”

“I didn’t dare ask about the specifics of what he does,” Lu Yu said in a hushed voice, his whole body breaking out in cold sweat, “But it’s said he has an underworld background, with enormous power! If he gets angry, there aren’t many who can keep him in check. Now we’re really in trouble!”

“Is it going to work or not!” The investor, seeing that Meng Zenan dared not speak, snatched up the screenplay and threw it: “I’m giving you one last chance. If it doesn’t work out, just pack your things and leave!”

The script whirled in the air with a whirring sound and then landed with a smack at Wang Hao’s feet.

He hurriedly picked it up and took a look, and at just one glance, Wang Hao was completely dumbfounded—

“Qi Power, three stages!”

Fuck, why does this opening look so familiar?!

Wang Hao immediately continued reading and after two pages, he was utterly embarrassed, blurting out subconsciously, “Isn’t web fiction not written like this? What is all this crap?”

As soon as these words came out, Wang Hao felt the whole meeting room fall silent, followed by a sky full of murmuring—

“Who is this guy? When did he come in?”

“Yeah, I’ve never seen him before, he doesn’t seem to be part of our crew, right?”

“He’s questioning Scriptwriter Meng, who is this guy with such big talk?”

“Eh? He looks like the host from ‘If You Are the One’! I’ve seen his show; he’s been pretty awesome recently, why is he here?”

At this moment, Lan Zihuang slammed the table and exclaimed loudly, “Everyone shut up!”

With that shout, the entire meeting room instantly went quiet—Lan Zihuang’s queenly demeanor was off the charts!

“This is…” Lan Zihuang looked at Wang Hao, her brow furrowed, “Are you part of our crew? How come I’ve never seen you before?”

“What… what is this plot?!” Wang Hao completely ignored Lan Zihuang, just kept staring at the script in his hand, growing more and more astonished, “Fuck, a wildly popular web novel turned into this crap?!”

Damn it, what I hate most is these scriptwriters who mess everything up!

In my past life, countless classics were ruined, and here in this world, these editors are still the same crap!

This shit is unbearable!

At this point, Lan Zihuang’s eyebrows knit together as she asked, “Who exactly are you? Do you really understand web fiction?”

Meng Zenan also turned his head; he was already in a bad mood after being scolded and said irritably, “You must be Wang Hao, right? Don’t talk nonsense if you don’t understand. Don’t think you’re something special just because you made some edits to ‘Domestic Agent.’ In terms of seniority, Li Fei would still have to call me ‘senior.’ This isn’t your place to speak!”

Fuck, is this gearing up for a fight?! The surrounding crew members were immediately ready to enjoy the drama!

At that moment, all eyes in the room were on Wang Hao!

Hou Yu, sitting behind Wang Hao, was so shocked his eyeballs nearly popped out—these two had just met and were already going at each other?

While everyone else was surprised, Wang Hao was even more furious—Oh come on, playing the seniority card, huh?

You mess up the plot and I haven’t even gotten mad yet, but you’re the one who starts trouble?

“That’s not the way to talk,” Wang Hao sneered, “This shouldn’t be a place where we rank by seniority, right? You write the script into this crap, and others aren’t allowed to criticize?”