After a period of decadence, Gu Sisi pulled herself together and continued to devote her time and energy to her work as before.
The previous drama had wrapped up smoothly. But Gu Sisi knew that as one of many editors, her capabilities were still quite limited and she had a long way to go.
She was eager to make up for her deficiencies. In the field of screenwriting, she was a newbie, but hard work was her norm.
Whenever she had free time, Gu Sisi would be studying scripts, just like a little bee busy collecting honey all day long.
Gradually, Gu Sisi started to make progress. However, in front of those senior colleagues, she was well aware that her progress was really insignificant.
Meanwhile, after her repeated insistence, the company finally agreed to assign her a project.
Gu Sisi was extremely excited when she officially got the job. She was like a little girl who had received the doll she had always wanted and couldn't put it down.
The new drama Gu Sisi took on was a large - scale historical drama. Set in a non - existent era in history, it was adapted from a time - travel and fictional novel.
The plot was novel and could attract the attention of young people. Gu Sisi had a hunch that such a drama would have high ratings once it was produced, but it lacked depth.
But Gu Sisi also knew very well that for now, she could take on some dramas like this. While getting some practice, it was like making herself known gradually. She had to take it one step at a time.
When she had the ability in the future to take on some in - depth and major dramas, it would be more effective than trying to take on high - profile projects prematurely.
So Gu Sisi started to prepare for the work. First, she read the original novel several times. After understanding the main requirements of the drama, she got some ideas about how to modify some of the content described in the original novel.
To make the drama more appealing to the public, Gu Sisi specifically tried to understand what netizens thought about this drama and what plot scenes they might most like to see. She wracked her brains to make it perfect.
Just when Gu Sisi's work was progressing smoothly, a problem suddenly arose.
One day, as usual, Gu Sisi went to ask a senior colleague in the company for advice. The senior colleague first let out a sigh and then said:
"Sisi, why are you still bustling around blindly?"
"Why is it blindly bustling around?" Gu Sisi looked at the senior colleague in confusion.
"What, Sisi, don't you know? The original author of this drama has had a change of heart and suddenly refuses to sell the copyright. Didn't anyone tell you?"
"Yes, yes, yes. I also heard that this author had a last - minute change of heart. It's said that she is not willing to let her drama be adapted by an unknown little screenwriter." A colleague beside them suddenly interrupted.
"Hey, what does that mean? Does it mean that our Sisi is an unknown little screenwriter?" Another colleague chimed in.
"Hey, don't say that. Didn't Sisi write the previous drama quite well?"
"What's that? She was just one of the screenwriters. It wasn't all her credit."
The colleagues were chatting back and forth. At first, only one or two people were talking, but now a whole bunch of them were. Gu Sisi, who was at the center of the discussion, felt quite helpless.
She seemed a bit out of it. It wasn't that she didn't care, but Gu Sisi only heard one sentence, that is, the original author had had a change of heart and refused to sell the copyright...
Gu Sisi looked up at the sky and suddenly felt how pitiful she was. With great difficulty, she had taken on a project and made all the necessary preparations, but then suddenly she was told that the project was gone.
It was such a familiar plot. The copyright was not for sale. Was this author deliberately going against her?
Thinking of this, Gu Sisi couldn't help reaching out and scratching her head hard. The discussions of the people around still lingered. Gu Sisi really couldn't stand it anymore.
"Can you stop talking!"
Gu Sisi couldn't bear it any longer and shouted.
Seeing her like this, the people who were discussing around didn't say anything more and left one by one, looking a bit embarrassed.
Only a little girl stayed behind and stood quietly on one side. After Gu Sisi felt that the crowd had dispersed, she slowly put her hand down and let out a long breath.
"Sisi Jie~"
"oh, who?" The sudden voice beside her startled Gu Sisi and she almost fell off her chair.
"Sisi Jie, are you okay? I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."
The little girl standing beside Gu Sisi felt very sorry for scaring her and kept apologizing.
"It's okay, it's okay. It's you. What's up? Is there something important at work?" Gu Sisi, still a bit shaken, softened her attitude when she saw that it was just a little girl.
"No, no, it's not about work. It's just... I also heard that you can't take on that drama anymore. I thought you might be a bit sad." The little girl lowered her head shyly.
"I see. Don't worry. I'm fine." Seeing that the girl was concerned about her, Gu Sisi suddenly felt a lot closer, especially since the girl looked so soft and cute. She couldn't help but pat the girl on the shoulder.
How come she hadn't noticed such a cute girl in the company before? Gu Sisi thought, resting her chin on her hand. Her mood, which had been ruined by those gossiping people just now, suddenly improved a lot.
"Sisi Jie, actually there's another way. You can go and find that writer in person. If the writer agrees to sell the copyright or cooperate with us, Sisi Jie, you can still continue with this project."
"Also, maybe this writer just thinks that our adaptation will ruin her work. Sisi Jie, you can talk to her nicely then. There should be no problem, but you still need to be careful. After all, it's her work."
"Sisi Jie, what do you think? If you think it's possible and are willing to give it a try, I can give you that writer's contact information."
"Sisi Jie, Sisi Jie, Sisi Jie, are you listening to me?"
At this moment, Gu Sisi was resting her chin on both hands, staring intently at the little girl who was chattering away in front of her.
This girl is so cute! The more Gu Sisi looked, the more she thought so. So she just couldn't help it and ignored what the little girl was saying. Only now did she come back to her senses.
"Huh? Sorry, sorry. You're just so cute that I couldn't help but stare. What were you just saying?"
After hearing this, the little girl's ears slowly turned pink.
"Hey, Sisi Jie, what are you saying? You're making me feel so embarrassed."
"What's there to be embarrassed about? Sisi Jie is telling the truth. You're just cute. Oh right, I still don't know your name." Gu Sisi lovingly ruffled the girl's hair.