Reborn as a little director

The next day, all went well.

On Saturday, the crew is on holiday.

Xie Siqing thought he could take a break, but Zhong Yang woke him up early in the morning to go to work.

"..."

Why do you have to be with him even on weekends...

The so-called "thing" is to meet another film investor who is also the owner of a film and television company.

Zhong Yang's film had just started shooting, and it was still a while before it was finished. He hadn't thought about what script he would accept next, but he was approached by a project that looked good.

This project is known as a Sino-US cooperation, Hollywood first-line actors will come to join, and has signed contracts with Oscar-level film producers and many other main creative personnel.However, considering that it will still tell Chinese stories, the three positions of screenwriter, director and editor are still vacant. The company intends to assume it by a native who is more familiar with Chinese culture, because someone else may not be able to fully describe the content of the story. , thus affecting the movie quality.

The investor once stated that as a window to promote Chinese culture, this project has received strong support from the Central Propaganda Department, the Ministry of Culture, the Tourism Bureau, and many other departments, and has sent scanned copies of some documents to Zhong Yang. Signing ceremony of Hollywood producers and creative personnel.

The film and television boss is very ambitious and wants to make world-class movies.

Before, he had produced a bad film that could be recorded in history, and this time he planned to avenge his shame.

That bad movie, if you want to say exactly how bad it is, it's not easy to say, because it's hard to classify it into a certain genre, it can be said that it's so bad that it's different, and it's so bad.

Zhong Yang will have a preliminary talk with the investor today.

If everything is really good, it is not a bad idea to join the crew immediately after the comedy is over.

The boss is very handsome.

It is said that he started the company mainly based on his wife's connections and financial resources.

It is a typical appearance of a wealthy woman and a man.

After taking a seat in the box, the boss of the film and television company immediately began to boast.

"We want to make the world's top movies." The other party said, "So I hope you can show 120% of your strength and energy."

Zhong Yang frowned upon hearing this.

The other party didn't wait for Zhong Yang to answer, and continued, "The script is still in the making, and our requirements are very high. We have all rejected the scripts of the previous three screenwriters, and are currently looking for new screenwriters."

"..."

"However, I can talk about the drama in my mind." The other party said again, "The final product must have the following elements. You can first think about how to express it."

Then, the man breathed a sigh of relief, and seemed to be ready to make a long speech: "First of all, this is a drama showing China, and the movie will have a 5000-year history of China."

Zhong Yang said, "Yes."

After a pause, the other party said again: "Secondly, the story must be smooth and natural. Don't stay in this dynasty for a while and suddenly jump to that dynasty for a while. I mean, there must be various dynasties, but at the same time it must be smooth and natural. "

"..."

"Third, there must be a hero and heroine, and a touching love story must be told."

"..."

"Fourth, because of the participation of Hollywood, one of the male and female protagonists is a foreigner."

"..."

"Fifth, there must be a suspenseful color, so that people can keep watching."

"..."

"Sixth, there's a humanity in it—a humanity that hasn't changed in five years, and a humanity that has changed over time."

"..."

"Seventh, you must talk about philosophy and think about it, for example, what is love?"

"..."

The other party made a total of 18 demands, at least 10 of which were contradictory.

"How?" finally the investor asked, "Do you have any suggestions?"

Zhong Yang was already very impatient at this moment.

"My suggestion is to change the director," he said.

"We think you'd be a good fit for—"

"I'm not suitable." Zhong Yang immediately interrupted him, "I don't think I'm capable enough. There are several famous Chinese directors in Hollywood. You can contact them for this cooperation."

"This..." the other party replied, "I haven't thought about this...I've always wanted to invite you."

"I'm not suitable. My role is not like a screenwriter. It's not easy to rewrite the script directly. If it's not good after filming, things will be very difficult."

"..."

"That's it," Zhong Yang said again, "I'll go first."

After finishing speaking, he glanced at the drowsy Xie Siqing again, reached out and patted his shoulder, "Yao, Shunyu, let's go."

"Ah?" Xie Siqing said, "Oh..."

After coming out, Zhong Yang glanced at the time and said, "It's so fucking unreliable."

"..." Xie Siqing thought, it was indeed unreliable.

"It took me an hour."

"……Um."

After thinking for a while, Xie Siqing said again: "However, it sounds very high-end, and can enter Hollywood."

"No matter how tall I am, I won't take pictures." Zhong Yang said, "It's all messed up."

"..."

Xie Siqing looked at Zhong Yang, and once again felt that Zhong Yang is not a person who is eager for quick success.

Previously, he suspected that Zhong Yang killed himself, and the motive was nothing more than "competitive relationship".

However, the more I look at it, the more I feel that Zhong Yang is definitely not a person who would do some extreme things because of his ambition.

"What are you thinking?" Zhong Yang asked.

"No." Xie Siqing shook his head, and suddenly decided to investigate more radically at that moment, "I just wondered, if Xie Siqing was not dead, would they also look for it?"

"Probably."

Xie Siqing thought about it again: "Well, you were also there the day Xie Siqing was killed, right?"

"Yeah." Zhong Yang said, "Why are you suddenly interested in this?"

"No, I just remembered it suddenly." Xie Siqing continued to ask, "So the case is still not solved?"

"No." Zhong Yang replied, "In the end, the police thought it was more likely that he walked out by himself, because the back doors of the house were all open, and the body was found elsewhere a few days later, and nothing was found when he came back to investigate. Although, at the time The three of them are still suspected."

"What do you think?"

"Me?" Zhong Yang frowned, "I don't know, listen to the police."

"Could it be you?"

"Of course not." Zhong Yang looked at Xie Siqing with a mentally handicapped look, "Why should I kill him?"

"Uh..." Xie Siqing said, "Is there a conflict?"

"I will find a way to solve the conflicts. I have never had anything that makes me helpless."

"What if it happened?"

"Let me be helpless?" Zhong Yang pondered for a while, and finally said, "Hmm...it's unimaginable."

"..." Xie Siqing asked again, "Then, what about Shao Yu and Chi Wenyue?"

"It shouldn't be Shao Yu." Zhong Yang said, "I saw him after the incident, and that kind of sadness doesn't look fake."

"Where's Chi Wenyue?"

Zhong Yang hesitated for a long time, and finally said: "...Actually, I think he is a little strange."

"Ok?"

"I don't seem to be particularly sad, and plan the next thing rationally. Although there is nothing wrong with this, it is still a little cold-hearted."

Xie Siqing was silent.

... Chi Wenyue?

Although, since seeing him last time, my feelings seem to have faded a lot.

After being reborn, before meeting him, almost every night before falling asleep, I would weave various possible scenarios for meeting Chi Wenyue again.

However, knowing that the other party is not satisfied with him, this changed Xie Siqing's feelings for Chi Wenyue.

It's not that I'm disappointed, and there's nothing to be disappointed about, it's just that I suddenly feel a little tired.

Tried so hard in the past, but it still didn't work.

Doing useless work all the time, people will always be tired.

Did Chi Wenyue kill people?

Xie Siqing knew that Chi Wenyue didn't want to put any more money on himself, but in this case, it would be better not to sign the contract. There was really no reason to kill him.

As far as other contradictions are concerned, there are still some.

But it's not a big deal.

Two weeks before he was killed, someone broke the news on the Internet under a pseudonym that Shao Yu was gay, and that the person Shao Yu liked was Xie Siqing.The person who posted the post claimed to have had close contact with the two of them many times, and he himself is gay, so looking at Shao Yu's eyes, he knew that Duo Duo was also a fellow, and had coveted the director for many years.This person found a lot of Shao Yu's speeches and videos in the past, crushed them and analyzed them bit by bit.Originally, the public didn't think anything, but after his prompting, they also felt that this speculation might not be false.The article was written in a very disgusting way, saying "every time I see the director, I want to put him under my body", and it became popular on the Internet for a while.As for whether Shao Yu and Xie Siqing were really together, that person said that it would take some time to verify.

Because this article spread too fast, Chi Wenyue asked Shao Yu to go out and deny it.

Although there are many artists who sell corruption or play side effects, no one in the mainland has publicly admitted it, and if there are such rumors, they will more or less deny it. After all, the mainland is not so open. will greatly affect career development.

Unexpectedly, Shao Yu was actually unwilling to deny the rumor.

It was really a very easy task, because there was no actual evidence in that post, it was all just speculation.

The company even prepared the way for Shao Yu to clarify.

All Shao Yu had to do was to face the reporter and say: "The article is too imaginative. If he is willing to be a screenwriter, many people will lose their jobs."

Then, the company added a scene for Shao Yu in the new play, kissing the heroine passionately, using a very erotic feeling to show that his sexual orientation is completely normal.

Such a simple matter, Shao Yu is not willing.

If a reporter brought it up and he didn't deny it, it would be tantamount to acquiescing.

The consequences are serious.

On the one hand, it is because of the orientation problem.

On the other hand, Shao Yu has many female fans, and most of them are definitely not acceptable.

Chi Wenyue was very angry about this.

The last sentence he said to Shao Yu was: "If you don't know how to face the reporter, then don't face the reporter at all."

For the next two weeks, the company did not arrange any activities for him.

During those two weeks, Shao Yu was basically in a state of being frozen.

Chi Wenyue asked Shao Yu's agent to issue a statement, the specific content of which was "Shao Yu himself finds it very ridiculous, and he doesn't even bother to explain it. He is now in the United States to change his mood."

Then, the company went to someone to delete the negative news.

Although it is not easy to find someone to delete negative news now.Because the media may be questioned, people from the Central Propaganda Department may take the information on the website at that time and go to the media to explain why the news was deleted. Therefore, this kind of "cooperation" between the media and the company, or between the reporter and the company The relationship has become less and less, and the public relations departments of many companies can only report to government agencies such as the Central Propaganda Department and the Beijing Propaganda Office, claiming that the content of the news is false, and faxing the form through the formal process.

Xie Siqing once went to talk with Shao Yu, let him and Chi Wenyue be subdued, and then discussed what to do next.

Shao Yu rejected him.

"Why deny it." Shao Yu said at the time, "Falling in love with a certain person is the best thing that has ever happened to me in my life, why should I rush to dismiss it as something bad?"

Xie Siqing said awkwardly: "It has nothing to do with those... You have to consider for yourself—"

"It's the same for my practical considerations." Shao Yu said again, "Although I can't make any further progress in this respect, I hope to at least be able to hold on to what I have now. I always feel that if I take this step back, I will If you lose more bit by bit, the relationship will really deteriorate and you will never get it back. I want to keep this very pure mood, which is what I cherish the most.”

"..."

Shao Yu couldn't say anything.

Seeing that the situation didn't improve at all, Xie Siqing had no choice but to go to Chi Wenyue.

I hope Chi Wenyue will not be too stubborn.

It seems that Chi Wenyue is determined to rule Shao Yu, because Chi Wenyue himself is a relatively strong person, and he will never tolerate such a thing as refusing to implement the company's request, no matter who the other party is.

Chi Wenyue must let Shao Yu understand the consequences of resistance.

Xie Siqing knew that Chi Wenyue must have a way to calm down the homosexual rumors alone.

Regarding the request of "forget it", Chi Wenyue just said lightly: "It's because you are too used to him, he only considers you when he does things, and my boss is getting more and more worthless."

"..."

"It's better not to have disobedient artists."

"..."

"And absolutely don't start with it." Chi Wenyue said, "What other artists see."

"..." Xie Siqing knew that Chi Wenyue had never been soft on "disobedient" in the past.

Just like that, neither of them regressed, and the matter just froze there.

Two weeks later, he died.

In fact, on the day of his death, Shao Yu came here to discuss this matter.

It was also for this reason that when Chi Wenyue arrived at his house, he did not let Shao Yu go down to see Chi Wenyue.

After I died, the homosexuality also came to an end.

After all, your own death is far more important.

Moreover, with his absence, the two reasons for "punishing" Shao Yu were gone.

First of all, Shao Yu will no longer have homosexual scandals, and no one will be able to produce substantive evidence.

Secondly, what Chi Wenyue said, "Shao Yu only considers you when doing things, and my boss is getting more and more worthless." Then, when Xie Siqing died, Shao Yu would naturally only listen to the boss.

Xie Siqing suddenly figured out a problem that he hadn't understood recently.

That is, since Chi Wenyue is not satisfied with himself, why did he not terminate the cooperation for a long time.

Now, he seems to understand a little bit - because of Shao Yu.

Shao Yu is too rich.

However, Chi Wenyue knew very well that if Xie Siqing left, Shao Yu would follow anyway.

That's why he has maintained the status quo.

Therefore, from the perspective of pure profit, Chi Wenyue can get his favorite film star Shao Yu who will never go anywhere, is obedient, and has no homosexual rumors.

At the same time, it also got rid of Xie Siqing and switched to promoting other types of movies.

Shao Yu can finally take on other people's plays.

However, Xie Siqing still felt that this was impossible.

It can't be a reason for murder.

It's too strange to say that Chi Wenyue would kill someone just for the sake of an actor, or just for the money an actor can bring.