Chinese Entertainment 2017: Starting from the Top Writers

Chapter 417 Progressive Relationship, Script Problem
The next morning, sunlight shone through the curtains onto the big bed in the room, revealing a messy scene.

Bath towels scattered all over the floor, pleated skirts, trousers, underwear, and the paper towels that filled the trash can...

Cheng Xiao woke up slowly, and before she opened her eyes, she felt herself nestled in someone's arms.

On the big bed in the bedroom, Cheng Xiao twisted his body slightly. His confused mind couldn't remember who this person was, when he fell asleep, and what happened before he fell asleep.

Feeling the breath and warmth of the person in front of him, Cheng Xiao slowly opened his sleepy eyes.

Then, after seeing the person clearly, her consciousness began to return. The scenes of yesterday instantly emerged in her mind, and she felt as if her face was burning.

It seems like she was a little too relaxed yesterday. Lin Li was too good at it, and he led her to be a little out of control...

After being shy, Cheng Xiao, lying in Lin Li's arms, began to look at Lin Li's sleeping face.

The hair on his forehead was fine and messy, making him look less sharp and more lazy than usual.

His eyes were tightly closed, with thick eyelashes covering them, his breathing was even, and there was no movement.

The curtains were open and the light was bright. Lin Li's facial features were smooth, with thick eyebrows, a high nose bridge, and slightly raised corners of his lips. When he was asleep, he looked more childish than usual.

Cheng Xiao's heart was filled with happiness as she could see the person she loved as soon as she opened her eyes. Staring at the sleeping Lin Li, she suddenly had some naughty thoughts.

Cheng Xiao picked up a handful of her hair and gently brushed it on Lin Li's face. Seeing Lin Li's nose twitch slightly and a dissatisfied hum, she couldn't help but feel happy that her prank had succeeded and she covered her mouth and laughed secretly.

After calming down, Cheng Xiao, who was about to play another prank, looked up and met a pair of deep, dark pupils.

"You...you're awake."

Cheng Xiao, who was caught, pursed her lips obediently, grabbed Lin Li's big hand with her little hand and started to act coquettishly.

"Yeah, when you were snickering."

Lin Li smiled as he looked at the cute Cheng Xiao in front of him.

"Oh, I was just being naughty for a moment."

Cheng Xiao pouted and began to act coquettishly.

After breaking through the last layer of the relationship, their behaviors unconsciously became much more natural and intimate.

"Then I want to be naughty too."

Lin Li rolled over and pressed her under him, looking down at her.

The two bodies were both naked under the quilt. Turning over, Cheng Xiao once again recalled the fear of being dominated by Lin Li yesterday.

"Ali, I was wrong, okay? Can we not come today?"

Cheng Xiao hooked her arms around Lin Li's neck and began to beg for mercy. She was really afraid of Lin Li.

If Lin Li usually gave her the impression of being gentle and refined, then yesterday's Lin Li was like a ferocious beast to her.

Except for the first time when he was very gentle, he seemed to be completely tired afterwards. She was so confused that she forgot when they ended.

Although she had never experienced this before, she had some knowledge in this area. Lin Li's behavior was completely abnormal!
"Sorry Xiaoxiao, it's too late now!"

"And you're happy about it, aren't you?"

Lin Li looked at her with a playful smile and took one of his hands out from under the quilt, which was shining with moisture.

"oops!"

Cheng Xiao shyly hooked her arms around Lin Li's neck and didn't look at him.

"Ah……"

Lin Li smiled and gently pushed forward.

"Well"

Cheng Xiao's eyes became blurred again, and he instantly gave in to Lin Li's attack.

Lin Li was also surprised at Cheng Xiao's physique. It might be because she had been practicing dancing since she was a child. Cheng Xiao's recovery ability was better than any woman he had ever had sex with before. At the end of yesterday's dance, she was extremely active, her waist was flying, and she danced like a flower.

"Xiao Xiao, turn around."

"Ok?"

"Get down."

"Hate!"

The big bed began to creak and shake again. In broad daylight, the sun seemed to be much hotter than usual.

Well, another day of skipping school.

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Although happy times are worth reminiscing, certain realistic problems still need to be faced.

For example, now, Lin Li, who had just sent the tearful Cheng Xiao away from the airport and rushed back to school, received a call from Chen Duling.

"You skipped class yesterday, didn't you?"

"Ahem...Dudu, how did you know that?"

"Still need to focus on studies."

"I will study hard in school today!"

"Today?"

"No, no, no, every day!"

"Well, are you coming back for dinner today?"

"Of course, I want to eat cola chicken wings and braised fish."

"Got it. I'll wait for you at home."

"Thank you for your hard work, Dudu."

"Well, I'll wait for you."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Li put the phone on his chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

He was a little confused. How did Dudu guess that he skipped class yesterday? Did he guess it was him just because he saw Xiaoxiao’s hot search?
"Tsk...I have to say, seeing how you look, I still think it's better for you to be alone."

Chen Chao watched Lin Li's performance from the side and sighed with smacking his lips.

"By a person, do you mean someone who changes girlfriends every month?"

Lin Li glanced at this guy and complained.

I don’t know how Chen Chao’s thinking has evolved, but now he has reached the point where he changes his girlfriend almost every month.

And the professions involved are also varied, including celebrities, young models, flight attendants, painters...

If you think about it carefully, it turns out that his knowledge is much wider than his.

"At least I am loyal to some extent, right?"

"Heh... take care of yourself!"

Lin Li rolled his eyes at him and walked quickly into the classroom.

"You are jealous!"

Chen Chao raised his eyebrows proudly and shouted after him.

"Heh~"

A disdainful laugh filled the air.

In the afternoon, there was a microeconomics course. Lin Li had always believed that he had a certain talent in this area. Even though he often skipped classes, he could still follow the professor's ideas very well.

After finishing this immersive class, he was completely distracted in the next class on Marxism-Leninism, with his thoughts scattered.

He is considering how to start adapting the story about lighters.

The original work of Lighter is just a short story, so he had made some modifications to the original plot when he published the novel earlier.

After all, there are significant problems with the character designs of the male and female protagonists in the original novel, and some of the plots are simply brainless.

There are also many flaws in the drama version.

Especially in the personality and behavior of the male and female protagonists.

Let’s talk about the heroine. What can I say about the heroine as portrayed in the original time and space? Although she is thoughtful and can pay attention to the hero, she is too simple and kind.

That's why she was involved in different things again and again. In the final analysis, she was indeed protected too well. She also said that her mother was too authoritarian and didn't consider her thoughts.

But she is even worse than that. Gao Jianhong wants to prove himself so much, but she doesn't believe him again and again. She even troubles the male protagonist to help her compete for her for her own personal reasons, and she even takes away Gao Jianhong's competition opportunity.

Gao Jianhong just wanted to prove himself that he was not that bad, he wanted to win, but the heroine took it away without permission to make up for her regret and vent her anger.

There was also the time when he acted on his own and acted in a childish manner to retaliate against the director, which almost resulted in everyone's hard work going to waste. He acted on his own accord even though he clearly had no ability. In the end, he had to resort to his parents' connections to resolve the problem.

Then, in order to take revenge on others, she has to take up other people's opportunities to prove herself, and even asks the male protagonist to help her in the competition. This is truly the behavior of a princess.

He seems like a brainless naive person who doesn't have the ability to achieve his goals by simply using others. It's no wonder that Gao Jianhong turns evil in the end.

Anyway, some aspects of the characterization of the heroine in the drama really make people feel that she has the temper of a willful princess like a child playing house.

Of course, this is the fault of the original novel and the screenwriter.

The character of the heroine has been changed a lot. In the original novel, Zhu Yun was very introverted and cold at school. Although she was rebellious inside, she pretended to fit in and be well behaved.

That's why Li Xun said she was fake, and ended up changing Zhu Yun to be so extroverted, a naive person who showed her disgust for others on her face.

What's fake about that?
Wouldn't it be contradictory if you asked Li Xun to say that again?
Let’s talk about the male lead.

I don't know if the screenwriter of the original time and space has watched too many Taiwanese idol dramas, but the character of Li Xun is too weird. He knows that he is awesome, so he is arrogant and outspoken.

He obviously likes the heroine, but he still speaks badly to her. He doesn't think that this is the right thing to say to someone you like, and he also can't see that he has made any substantial contribution to his love for the heroine, nothing.

It's just a look and some floating words to express the feelings, nothing else. Many viewers really don't understand after watching it. It seems that the male protagonist is always superior in the relationship and thinks it's normal for Zhu Yun to revolve around him.

Also, when the heroine's mother was talking to him, the hero was also condescending. Anyone who saw that disdainful look would be surprised. In front of the heroine's mother, he just left without saying anything. Is this the attitude of a junior towards an elder?
The screenwriter should understand that being aloof and being uneducated are two different things.

In addition to the fact that the male and female protagonists' characters are not three-dimensional enough, the female protagonist's outfit in the original time and space drama has also been criticized. However, this is not a problem for the current Nanxun culture, as the least thing they lack is money.

The computer part is a bit exaggerated. After all, a love code is not as outrageous as shown in the drama, although this love code became popular during the Tik Tok marketing.

The most controversial part is that the heroine is too love-brained. Many of her actions are centered on the hero. She is willing to give up a million-dollar annual salary to work in an unknown small company for Li Xun, which is not self-reliant enough.

Although Lighters and Princess Dresses are relatively distinctive IPs, the original time and space of the book is also quite controversial online, with many netizens calling it "wife literature." Therefore, when adapting it into a film or TV series, the production team should have made some adaptations based on the actual situation and given it the correct value orientation. However, the resulting filming effect does not stand up to scrutiny at all.

Fortunately, Lin Li had already made some polishing changes when publishing this work. As for the script, he also planned to re-focus on polishing the characters of the male and female protagonists, including overturning and rewriting some plot bugs in the original drama.

After all, it is his first work directed and acted by himself. He doesn't want to be labeled a PUA master by the audience after the show is over. That would be a loss.

While Lin Li was thinking about the script, he was at the Capital Airport.

The Running Man production crew arrived in Beijing quietly. Without any fans knowing, Deng Chao and other MCs got on the vehicle arranged in advance by the production crew.

"Director, are you sure this will work? It's hard to offend that person."

"Don't worry, we are all his old acquaintances in this issue, so it's no problem."

"Okay, I'll try my best to cooperate. It'll depend on how you plan to lure that person over when the time comes."

"We know that Zhang Ruonan has a close relationship with him, and the one who invited him is not our production team. We can just ask Zhang Ruonan to invite him when the time comes."

"It would be great if we can invite them, but if we can't, there's nothing we can do."

"Tsk, if you can invite him over, I can take this opportunity to get to know him."

"Then I'll trouble you, Brother Chao."

"no problem."

Accompanied by the following conversation, the vehicle slowly drove to the hotel where the production crew was staying.

(End of this chapter)