Joyino nodded and took another big gulp of water.
"No wonder!" Hou Lei beside her chimed in, "Yino, you're really amazing."
"Writing comes from life. If you can't recreate the scene at that time, you won't be able to highlight the characteristics of the supporting female character," Joyino said with a smile.
It was not hard to tell that Joyino had revised the script to make it closer to reality.
Actually, the image of the supporting female character that Joyino had portrayed was modeled after He Jing, with a great deal of embellishment added.
After shooting today's scenes, Joyino decided to stay on the film set.
Her family called to ask about her well - being. Joyino lied that she was on a business trip out of town for a while. Taking this opportunity, during work hours, she went to the set to give guidance with the director, and in her spare time, she continued to revise the script.
After more than a month, "Turn Around and Meet Love" finally wrapped up.
The solar term of End of Heat arrived in a blink of an eye, which meant that summer was coming to an end.
After receiving all her after - tax remuneration, Joyino naturally breathed a sigh of relief. She planned to take a good break and was going to go on a vacation to Dali, Yunnan.
She had originally planned to set off next week. However, that day happened to be Saturday, and her parents insisted on calling her back. They set up a banquet and even invited Hou Lei.
It turned out that the parents of Hou Lei's and Joyino's families hadn't seen each other for a long time since Joyino moved after getting into college.
The shops on both sides of the road were still bustling. The car made a few turns and finally arrived at an open - air barbecue stand.
On the dining table, there were no less than ten cans of beer, nearly thirty skewers of lamb kebabs, thirty skewers of tendon, about twenty skewers of chicken meatballs on a stick, a few skewers of chicken wings, a few skewers of kidneys, and a large plate of crayfish. Everyone ate and drank while chatting and laughing. In the blink of an eye, more than half of the food was gone.
"I heard that Yino wrote a TV series and it's already been filmed!"
"Really? Our Yino has such talent?"
Hou Lei chewed on a piece of lamb, took a sip of Arctic Ocean soda, and chimed in, "Yes. Our director really appreciates her. Maybe we'll have the opportunity to cooperate with her in the future."
"I don't ask for much. I just want her to be able to earn enough to support herself."
Joyino didn't feel like joining in the fun. After eating a few skewers of meat and a plate of instant noodles, she picked up the bottle of Arctic Ocean soda, grabbed her iPad, and found a quiet place. She started typing on the Bluetooth keyboard word by word.
She finally understood her parents' concerns. No wonder her parents and family had opposed her becoming a screenwriter before. They thought it could only be a hobby. They believed that working a nine - to - five job in a company could allow her to meet more people and earn enough to support herself. At that time, Joyino hadn't achieved any results and had faced many setbacks.
Unexpectedly, after two or three years, she finally achieved something and received the corresponding remuneration.
"Hey, starting a new work?" Hou Lei came over and looked at her iPad screen.
Joyino gave a soft "hmm".
"Still a youth idol drama?" Hou Lei asked persistently.
"Yes. This time I plan to try a different approach. I want to add some inspirational elements," Joyino said with a smile.
Apart from the popular idol dramas from Hong Kong and Taiwan in the 2000s and a few hit TV series with high scores on Douban in recent years, Joyino had almost nothing new to watch.
"I heard from your parents that you like the 'Antique Appraisal' program on Channel XX?" Hou Lei showed a faint smile.
"Not bad," Joyino replied. Then, feeling that her answer was a bit pretentious, she added, "I've also watched 'Golden Eyes' and 'The Mystery of Antiques'. Moreover, there are quite a few antiques and calligraphy and paintings collected in my family."
As a female screenwriter, especially a post - 95s one, it was really not easy to be fascinated by antiques and antique appraisal. Joyino's father was an expert in porcelain. He often wandered around antique markets, street stalls, and even auction companies in his spare time. So it was no wonder that Joyino was interested in antique appraisal and collection.
This also gave her the idea of writing a story about antique trading and auction.
"I think you should definitely write about this kind of subject matter," Hou Lei said, seemingly hinting at her.
"Are stories like this popular?"
"Of course!" Hou Lei said confidently, "To be honest, our company participated in the investment of the IP project of 'The Mystery of Antiques'. Recently, there has been a great shortage of such projects in the market. We're also planning to do more projects in this area. Why don't you give it a try?"
Joyino thought for a while. If she combined the current market situation of antique collection with the inspirational element of a small person's counter - attack, wouldn't it be a great formula?
This time, she really planned to blaze a new trail.