Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 119 Don't embarrass yourself with your drinking capacity
In Time is a tricky script.

The idea began to germinate when Jiang Wen and I were eating noodles with soybean paste before the filming of "The Whistleblower", and the idea of "In Time" was confirmed by Li Qiutang when "The Whistleblower" started filming. Then Wang Zhonglei brought the story outline back to Huayi Company for internal evaluation and discussion. In total, almost 9 months have passed.

Li Qiutang looked down on the original story of the male and female thieves from the bottom of his heart, but he wrote the script himself and had already rejected five drafts, but he was still not satisfied.

He wants to express the people's line, he wants to find a way to highlight the power of the people, but at the same time the movie must have a protagonist. How to balance the two is also a big problem.

Even when he was traveling in Australia, he would communicate with his screenwriter friends in China about how to write "In Time" when he had free time.

During the day, the family learned to ride a jet ski on the sea. They were very tired after a day of fun, and in the evening they returned to the hotel and drank some wine. The parents went to bed early.

Li Qiutang tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep, and got up again to complete "In Time".

"Brother, I just lay down." The screenwriter in China received a call from Li Qiutang in Australia, cursing, "What time is it over there? What time is it over here?"

"It's 2 a.m. here." Li Qiutang didn't pay much attention to the time difference and thought it should be daytime in China.

"It's midnight here."

"Oh, sorry." After apologizing, Li Qiutang said, "I just thought of a..." and then spoke about the idea he had just thought of in a very "low EQ" manner.

"…We were previously restricted in our thinking, thinking that the story of a movie should revolve around the protagonist. Who said that? With such a big topic, why can't we shoot a group portrait? Why must we tell the story within 120 minutes? What's wrong with me telling it for a dozen or twenty minutes longer? Of course the protagonist must be highlighted, but wasn't the tone we set for this film at the beginning not to shoot a hero? The protagonist played a leading role and indeed played the role of a hero, but his power came from the people, and we made it clear early on.

"The hero was pushed out by the people and history. His personal talent and courage are certainly worthy of recognition and praise, but the support of the people is the key to his success."

"If we grasp this point, we can solve many problems. And the ideological transformation of the hero and heroine you mentioned before, I think it is a bit naive. Don't write that they embarked on the road of revolution because they witnessed the death of their relatives and friends. The pattern is too small. This can be a starting motivation, but it cannot be the reason. The reason why the hero and heroine participated in the revolution can only be that they truly believe that a better and fairer world can be created in the future, and the current society must be overthrown and smashed. This is belief, this is the root. Don't write that my mother died in front of me and I was powerless, so I hated the world. This reason is too petty."

Li Qiutang became more and more excited as he spoke, and his mind became clearer as he spoke: "It's okay for the hero and heroine to have a love story, but it's only for embellishment, not as a fuel to advance the plot. Otherwise, the revolution will not be pure. You can get married and have children during the revolution, but you can't revolutionize because of your children's love. There is an essential difference!"

Li Qiutang's passion also excited his friends on the other side of the ocean, who joined the discussion with great enthusiasm and did not blame Li Qiutang at all for disturbing his sleep.

The two chatted for more than two hours and finalized many things that had not been confirmed in China before. Li Qiutang looked at the time and it was almost 4:. Then she realized, "Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It's so late. You should get some sleep. When we get back to Yanjing, I will compensate you with good food and wine."

The friend laughed and said, “I didn’t know how to apologize until the matter was over.”

"I'm so sorry." Li Qiutang said with a smile, "I'll go back to Yanjing and whatever you say will be true."

"I didn't have much to do at home during the New Year, so I just stayed up all night. Anyway, it's time to get some sleep, so you should take a nap too. Also, reimburse me for the international roaming expenses when you get back. You know how much it cost me to make these two hours of phone calls."

"no problem."

But Li Qiutang didn't want to sleep yet. Once he started working, he would be very energetic. He looked at the time again and it was neither early nor late.

Where are you going?

I heard that the sunrise on the Gold Coast is very beautiful. It’s about time to go and watch the sunrise.

Just do it if you want to. Li Qiutang put on her clothes and left.

The hotel restaurant had already started opening, and Li Qiutang took two slices of bread and a box of hot cocoa and left.

It was still pitch black outside. There was no one on the road, let alone a ghost. Li Qiutang took two steps and went back to the hotel. He borrowed a flashlight from the lobby and said he was going to the beach to watch the sunrise.

The sea breeze was a little cold. Li Qiutang tightened her clothes, took a bite of bread, and took two quick steps.

You can already hear the sound of the sea water washing onto the beach.

Li Qiutang walked slowly with a flashlight, her light sneakers making rustling sounds on the beach.

The shops on both sides of the beach were not open yet. Apart from the sound of the waves and the rustling of Li Qiutang's footsteps, there was no other sound. Where the sea and the sky met, a little light could already be seen.

Li Qiutang looked around, trying to find a place to sit down and wait, and drink the box of hot cocoa at the same time.

Sweeping the area with the flashlight, Li Qiutang suddenly discovered a person lying twenty meters to the left front, and there was movement. With the help of the skylight and the flashlight, he could see the person moving.

"Hello?" Li Qiutang greeted and approached cautiously.

The other party did not respond, but Li Qiutang had already heard the sound. It was a girl, groaning in pain.

"Are you okay?" Li Qiutang continued, "Are you hurt?"

The other party still didn't respond and was still lying on the ground groaning. Li Qiutang took two quick steps and asked, "Can I help you?"

"Ugh~" The girl lay on the ground and vomited.

Li Qiutang quickly ran up and held the girl's shoulders. Just as he was about to speak, he turned the girl's shoulders and took a look. It was Liu Yifei!
"Hey, no, why are you here?" Li Qiutang helped Liu Yifei to lie in his arms, "How much did you drink? I haven't heard that you can drink."

After vomiting, Liu Yifei sobered up a lot. Seeing Li Qiutang hugging her, she smiled and said, "Hey, why are you here?"

"I brought my parents here to travel and celebrate the New Year. I haven't asked you yet, why are you here too?"

"I'm traveling here with my mom for the New Year too." Liu Yifei said with a smile, "Hey, we can meet here, don't you call this fate?"

"Oh, it's fate." Li Qiutang was too lazy to talk to a drunk person. "How much did you drink? Where's your mother? You came out alone."

"I sneaked out by myself, hehe."

"Good fellow, this is not a good thing for you to be proud of." Li Qiutang helped her sit up and leaned on his arms, "Have you felt better after vomiting? I have a box of cocoa here, it's still hot, you can drink it to warm yourself up."

As he said this, he inserted a straw and fed it to Liu Yifei's mouth.

Li Qiutang saw an empty wine bottle at Liu Yifei's feet and said, "I thought you drank ten or eight bottles, but one bottle made you like this? Don't embarrass yourself with your drinking capacity."

Liu Yifei felt exhausted all over and was too lazy to argue with Li Qiutang. She bit the straw and sipped her cocoa.

After finishing the drink, Li Qiutang helped Liu Yifei stand up: "Can you walk?"

Liu Yifei was still drunk and looked dazed. She shook her head.

"This is a screwed thing." Li Qiutang said, half-bending his knees and carrying Liu Yifei on his back.

The girl threw herself on Li Qiutang's back, and he kept saying, "It looks tall, but it's not heavy at all."

With his hands on Liu Yifei's legs, Li Qiutang carried her on his back and walked out to the beach, talking to her as he walked: "Which hotel are you staying in?"

Liu Yifei, who was lying on Li Qiutang's back, said: "Mia Mia Mia."

“There is no Mia Mia Mia Hotel here.”

Liu Yifei didn't say anything and fell asleep on Li Qiutang's shoulder.

"I can't help it." Li Qiutang pushed Liu Yifei up a little, "I'll take you back to my hotel. Don't accuse me of taking advantage of you."

(End of this chapter)