Chapter 26: Ning Qingzhou's Interview (Part 2)
When the young man heard this, his expression immediately became cold and said dissatisfied: "Why are you interviewing a screenwriter? Do you think anyone can come in here for this lounge?" After saying that, without waiting for Ning Qingzhou to answer, he turned around and scolded the young female staff member and said: "Zhao Yin, what's going on?"
Zhao Yin realized that there might have been a mistake in her work. Just as she was about to explain, Ning Qingzhou hurriedly said, "I walked into the wrong house myself, it has nothing to do with Miss Zhao. She asked me to wait there. I went to the bathroom and came back to the wrong room. I came to the VIP room. Sorry, I will leave immediately." Ning Qingzhou saw that the young man intended to use him to hold Guo Fengxiao again, so he followed the situation, hoping that he would not implicate Miss Zhao and Liu Han.
When the young man heard this, he didn't say anything more and took Guo Fengxiao to see Chairman Cao. Before leaving the door, Guo Fengxiao looked back at Ning Qingzhou with an unknown smile on his face.
After the young man and Guo Fengxiao left, Zhao Yin, who was shocked, thanked Ning Qingzhou and said embarrassedly: "I just came to Jian'an to work, but I made a mistake. I'll take you to the big lounge there."
Ning Qingzhou smiled and comforted, "It's okay, it's inevitable to make mistakes when you start working." Then he followed Zhao Yin to another large lounge and saw six or seven people waiting in the lounge.
"The main interviewer for the screenwriter interview today is Manager Jiang. Wait... Come on." Zhao Yin reminded Ning Qingzhou a little apologetically, and then left the big lounge.
Ning Qingzhou sat in the big lounge reading magazines while waiting with everyone. The people in the lounge were called to interview one by one, but Ning Qingzhou's name was not called until the seven people in the lounge finished the full trial, but Ning Qingzhou did not call Ning Qingzhou. In other words, he was eliminated before he even had time to attend the interview.
Ning Qingzhou waited for nearly two hours, and after such a result, he felt relieved. He did not have to enter Jian'an complex, but he was responsible for these two hours in his life.
Ning Qingzhou adjusted his emotions a little and decided to go directly to the stage. However, when he entered the interview room, he found that five interviewers, including Manager Jiang, were already packing up their things. Ning Qingzhou asked politely: "Dear teachers, I am Ning Qingzhou who came to interview the screenwriter today. I have been waiting there just now, but no one notified me to go on the stage, so I asked if I forgot or changed the time."
The five interviewers glanced at Ning Qingzhou, and one of them said, "The interview has been over. If you haven't been called, you will naturally be eliminated and you will come over to ask."
Ning Qingzhou patiently said, "But I didn't even enter the interview venue."
Manager Jiang showed a disgusting expression and said impatiently: "I have interviewed you in the VIP room. You have been eliminated so you can leave now. Don't learn from others that stick to yourself, think about you in disguise, and finally impress the interviewer. Do you understand?"
Ning Qingzhou said: "I am here to interview the screenwriter, but you didn't ask me any questions related to the screenwriter in the VIP room."
Manager Jiang threw a stack of materials in his hand onto the table, then pinched a plum from the plate, held it in front of him, and said, "In one minute, use this bayberry to make up a story and start."
As soon as Manager Jiang finished speaking, he suddenly pushed the door and said, "Ziyi, are you finished here?"
When Jiang Ziyi saw the visitor, he immediately changed his face and said with a smile: "There is the last one, Gongda, come and listen."
Ning Qingzhou ignored them, stared at the bayberry, and said quickly: "In ancient times, a general led his troops to fight and passed by a place called Meilinpu. It was summer at that time, and the weather was very hot, and the soldiers of the army were very thirsty. In order not to delay the march, the general had a sudden inspiration and stood at a high place, pointing to a small hill in front and said: "There is a large plum forest in front, with many plums, which are sweet and sour, which can be used to quench thirst." After hearing this, the soldiers drooled in their mouths, and immediately became energetic, speeded up their marching speed, and finally arrived at a place with water in front. This is the story of "Looking for plums to quench thirst."
Five interviewers and the new Xun Gongda and six others were slightly stunned when they heard Ning Qingzhou's story, especially Xun Gongda. After listening to it, they asked: "You just said 'Looking at the plum blossom to quench your thirst'?"
Ning Qingzhou nodded and said, "Yes."
"It's interesting." Xun Gongda smiled, looked back at Jiang Ziyi, and said, "Ziyi, this is good."
Several other interviewers also said: "Not only have stories, but also created an idiom allusion. This plot is definitely a highlight when put into historical dramas."
Jiang Ziyi looked Ning Qingzhou again from a high point and said, "Okay, this is yours. Let's go with another one, use the 'Scarecrow' prop, make up another story, and you will have to connect with the plum blossoms before to quench your thirst, giving you ten minutes."
This time everyone looked at Ning Qingzhou with a serious look on his face.
Ning Qingzhou said without hesitation: "The general led the army with other troops to join forces and attack a place called Chibi. The 800,000 troops marched towards Chibi on a large boat and a small boat. They launched a fierce water battle with the Chibi defenders. The battle lasted for more than ten days. In the end, the feather arrows of the Chibi defenders were almost used up. As we all know, the role of bows and arrows in water battles in ancient times.
The Red Cliff defenders had bows but arrows, and were worried. Suddenly one day, their general had an idea and came up with a solution. He asked the soldiers to prepare twenty small boats, and placed about twenty-five scarecrows on both sides of each boat. After preparing all this, taking advantage of a foggy morning, the Red Cliff general sent five hundred soldiers to drive the twenty small boats toward the enemy, beating drums and drums all the way, deliberately attracting the attention of the other party. As a result, because the enemy could not see the situation on the river, he thought that the Red Cliff was using a trick to lure the enemy, so he did not dare to pursue it. He only shot from a distance with crossbowmen, and tens of thousands of arrows were fired at the same time. In the end, more than a thousand scarecrows on the twenty small boats were all shot with arrows, and the Red Cliff army returned with full load. This is the story of "borrowing arrows on straw boats."
After Ning Qingzhou finished talking about this scene, the lounge was silent. After a while, several other interviewers except Jiang Ziyi said together: "This can pass the first round directly. What do you think, Mr. Jiang?"
Xun Gongda also said: "Just those two jokes just now, you can make a big-produced movie."
When Jiang Ziyi heard Xun Gongda say this, it was not convenient to say anything more. He nodded reluctantly and said, "You can pass the first round."
However, as soon as he finished speaking, Ning Qingzhou said: "First of all, thank you all the teachers for finally giving me this interview opportunity. Secondly, thank you all for letting me pass the first round of interviews. Finally, I feel very regretful, because your main interviewer, Mr. Jiang, did not pass my first round of interviews. Sorry, goodbye."
After Ning Qingzhou finished speaking, he left the interview room in amazement.
Just as Ning Qingzhou walked out of the gate of Jian'an Building, the more than two-hour conversation between Guo Fengxiao and Cao Mengde finally ended. After Guo Fengxiao came out of the chairman's office, he was about to go to the bathroom to make some convenience when he suddenly saw the back of the boy carrying a large black schoolbag through the floor-to-ceiling window.
Chapter completed!