Suning's rise in fame has indeed surprised many people, but many people are just surprised. Although they belong to the same entertainment industry, they are still divided into different small interest groups, so they will only sit back and watch when they treat Suning.
Professor Zhou Chengren from Nortel's Directing Department rejected Huayi's invitation on behalf of Suning. Huayi also knew enough not to dwell on the matter anymore. After all, Professor Zhou's connections are still very strong, and he is not just an academic sect in the eyes of the outside world.
The media was unable to contact Suning and expressed great disappointment. However, Suning has been hiding in Nortel since returning to China. The media contacted the Nortel school, but the response they received was that Suning refused to be interviewed, which made the domestic media more curious.
It's too heavy.
In order to get out of trouble, Suning moved back to the school dormitory again. After the reporter ran out of patience and evacuated, Suning returned to normal life again.
Gao Dayuan didn't know what his purpose was, but he came to Suning more frequently. Due to Gao Dayuan's enthusiasm, Suning accepted all orders without hesitation.
"Suning, why are there so many scripts here?" After a fierce "quarrel", Gao Dayuan "accidentally" saw the scripts in Suning's study.
"Uh! Those are scripts sent to me by others.
They all want to gain traffic from me!" Suning explained nonchalantly.
"Ah? Taking advantage of the traffic?
This term is so apt!
Did you see a suitable script in it?" Gao Dayuan was a little excited.
"No! They are all pretentious and bad scripts. They just want to make bad money!"
"Suning, I feel you are too aloof!" Gao Dayuan suddenly looked at Suning meaningfully.
"Yuanyuan, I'm really not arrogant!
But I know that my future is bright, and there is no need to sacrifice for the small!" Regarding Gao Dayuan's view, Suning just shook his head disapprovingly.
I know that my future is a sea of stars, so why should I be so anxious to accept unnecessary "bad drama"? What I need is experience and ability, not so-called exposure.
Suning's idea was unacceptable to Gao Dayuan. She saw that Suning had become a "famous director", and of course she wanted to take the opportunity to gain some benefits.
Suning has always been well aware of Gao Dayuan's thoughts, and then looked at Gao Dayuan with a smile, "Yuanyuan, I know what you are thinking!
But don't be too anxious!
I will continue to work on a new drama in the second half of my sophomore year at the latest, and I am absolutely confident that it will surpass "Elevator"!"
"Really? Suning!"
"Haha, look how excited you are! As for that?"
"Suning, do you know that Jiang Yan receives endless announcements every day?
I’m so envious when I see it!”
Hearing Gao Dayuan mention Jiang Yan again, Suning had already heard about Jiang Yan's current situation. If it weren't for Gao Dayuan's initial self-righteousness, Suning would not have wanted to have anything to do with Jiang Yan again.
Now that he saw that he had helped Jiang Yan, after all, she had been with him for more than a month, Suning no longer had any psychological burden.
...
On the eve of the start of her sophomore year, Suning had already registered a company called Sushi Media and Culture Company. Of course, it was just a handbag company now, but it still provided Suning with a lot of conveniences, such as the many scripts she received some time ago, and the independent editors and publishers she met.
As long as the scripts are of good quality, Suning will buy them directly.
So now Suning's Su Media has four or five very good quality scripts, including Du Liang's novel "Bright Sword", which surprised Suning so much that he couldn't sleep well for a long time.
We had a big fight" several times, and finally Suning was inspired to write the novel "Latent" in advance, and then posted it online.
Gao Dayuan couldn't see the difference between Du Liang's "Bright Sword" and "Latent" written by Suning himself. After all, "Bright Sword" is just a novel, and "Latent" is just a short story of 10,000 words, but when he saw Suning solemnly
In fact, Gao Dayuan put the two novels and the adapted script in the safe, and then Gao Dayuan felt an unknown sense of power.
Although Suning said that she was very good and planned to continue to settle down for a while, not long after her sophomore year started, Suning once again had the urge to shoot a new film.
Looking at the beautiful lady Gao Dayuan next to her, Suning suddenly thought of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", and then came up with the idea of adapting "Mr. and Mrs. Smith". By then, it is very likely that she will earn a huge amount of Hollywood adaptation fees.
After having the idea, Suning immediately took action and wrote a rough outline, setting the location of the story in Hong Kong, and then handed the outline to his company's screenwriting team to edit the script.
This is the benefit of owning your own company. As long as you have a good idea, you can then hand it over to your employees to enrich the script, which saves Suning a lot of things.
When Suning handed over the script of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" to Gao Dayuan, it was obvious that she was excited. After all, Suning had never deceived her.
"Suning, this script is great!
Have you really decided to give me the heroine?"
"Yeah! I will play the leading role myself!"
"Ah? Aren't you worried about the media reporting the scandal between the two of us?"
"Haha, what? Are you worried?"
"No! Mainly because I'm worried that it will affect your studies!"
"Yuanyuan, actually a reporter took a photo of us having dinner together some time ago, but I blocked it with money!"
"Ah? Why didn't I know!"
"Haha, it's a small thing!
I've solved it!
I’m not ready to tell you after that!”
After Gao Dayuan agreed to take on "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," Suning got his company up and running. He quickly contacted the crew in Hong Kong and arranged all the filming matters.
After being notified by the staff, Suning flew to Hong Kong with Gao Dayuan to start filming. Because a large number of arms appeared in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", the crew contacted a small arms dealer in the United States and rented many of the most popular weapons of this era.
Advanced weapons.
Although the arms dealers contacted by Suning are relatively small, the weapons placed in front of Suning are not bad at all, covering almost all light weapons currently in service in the US military. Of course, all this is done under the supervision of the Hong Kong police. After all, this
This matter is too sensitive.
"Su! I really don't understand why you need so many weapons when shooting a movie?
And they are all arms in batches!" Powell, a small arms dealer from the United States, looked at Suning who was looking at the weapons in surprise.
"Haha, our "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" is a spy action movie!
And the gunfight is the highlight, so of course it requires a large number of firearms!"
"Oh! My God!
Sue, you are so crazy!
However, I heard that you also rented a lot of AK47s?"
"Yes! After all, the AK47 is the best-selling weapon in the world and can be used by villains!"
Weapons are always the most sensitive words, not to mention in Hong Kong, a place with a developed media industry. Soon, the Hong Kong media learned that Suning had rented a large number of light weapons for filming movies, and then there were overwhelming reports, and Suning's "Smith"
"Mr. and Mrs. Smith" provided a lot of exposure. Anyway, 70% of the residents of Hong Kong Island now know about "Mr. and Mrs. Smith".
In mid-September, Suning brought Gao Dayuan to Hong Kong for filming. It took two months to finally complete all the shots. Although the filming work in the past two months was very boring, Suning was able to accompany Gao Dayuan day and night.
It feels very comfortable.
After filming "Elevator" for the first time, Suning clearly understood her own shortcomings. When filming "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" this time, she specially paid a high price to invite Hong Kong director John Woo to be the producer of the film and personally accompanied Suning.
Working on the set allowed Suning to learn a lot of shooting techniques.
Fortunately, Suning had five million US dollars from Lionsgate Pictures in the United States, otherwise it would have been really difficult to finance. Then Suning also sold the European and Asian broadcast rights of "Elevator", which made Suning much easier.
"Suning, your directing skills are pretty good!
It’s hard to see young people as spiritual as you nowadays!”
"Haha, Teacher Wu, please don't put your hat on me!
It’s all because of your good teaching, Teacher Wu, that I have made such obvious progress!”
“Haha, modesty makes people fat!
Suning, I have seen your film "Elevator"!
Although there are some obvious jerkiness, you can still see your super ability!
Do a good job! I am very optimistic about you!"
"Teacher Wu, since you are so optimistic!
Why not join my film and television company directly? I can transfer 8% of your shares!
Mainly because it doesn't conflict with your other businesses!" Suning immediately sent out the invitation.
"Eh? Suning, do you really mean what you said?
To be honest, I am really optimistic about the entertainment industry in the Mainland!"
"Teacher Wu, I really sincerely invite you to join us!
The mainland entertainment industry will only become more and more prosperous, and its prospects are unmatched by the Hong Kong film and television industry!"
John Woo quickly nodded and agreed. He joined So Media as a director and would own 8% of the company's shares. This could be regarded as an attempt to enter the mainland entertainment industry.
With the addition of John Woo, Suning's Su Media immediately made a qualitative leap. It was no longer the leather bag company it had been before, but suddenly had a lot of connections and resources.
...
The closing party of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" was very lively. The main creative staff could easily see that this movie was a big production and could predict that the movie would be a big hit. After all, the Hong Kong media has been voluntarily maintaining the reputation of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith".
heat.
Suning also knew that the Hong Kong media had been providing "help", but she knew that this alone was not enough. Suning wanted to do one more thing to make "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" completely popular.
"Sorry! Everyone!
I’m going to the toilet first! Feel free to do whatever you want!”
"Haha, Director Su, you couldn't have used urine to escape, right?" After two months of getting along with each other, the crew in Hong Kong were also deeply impressed by Suning's ability, so they usually stay close to each other.
"Haha, how could it be!
I’m just going for a convenience and will be back soon!”
Suning got up and went directly to the hotel toilet, then took out the sweatshirt and baseball cap that he had prepared in advance, and then quietly left through the back door of the hotel.
Suning started the car that had been prepared in advance. It was a stolen car that had just been reported lost, and then went directly to the filming crew's warehouse. All the real guns and ammunition inside had been packed and put away, waiting to be taken away by American businessman Powell tomorrow.
Suning gently waved his hand at the weapons in front of him, and all the weapons on the ground disappeared and then appeared in Suning's storage space.
After doing all this, Suning went to a secluded place to abandon the car, then returned to the hotel where the wedding banquet was held, took off his sweatshirt and baseball cap, and when he appeared in front of everyone again, the round trip time was also short.
It only took ten minutes.
Seeing that Suning was back again, the crew all felt very honored, and then ended the wrap-up banquet very happily.
After returning to the hotel room, Suning took a shower first, but still couldn't extinguish the excitement in her heart. In fact, the main reason for contacting the American arms dealer was for this day.
Although I have a pistol with unlimited bullets as a reward from the system, it can only be used for self-protection. I don’t know which world I will be assigned to by the system in the future. It is better to stock up on arms, gold and food in advance for safety.
The loss of such a huge amount of arms under the control of the Hong Kong police is completely bomb-level explosive news, and it will definitely make your "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" a hot search internationally.
...
The next day, Suning, who was sleeping with Gao Da Yuan, was suddenly awakened by a rapid knock on the door, and then walked out pretending to be confused.
"Sir, what's going on so early?"
"Mr. Su, something big happened to the crew!"
"What? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
We already reported the closing banquet last night, what else can happen to the crew!"
"Mr. Su, the crew warehouse was stolen last night!
All the munitions are gone!"
"Ah? What? The arms are lost?
How should I explain this to Powell now?"
"Huh? You've already purchased insurance anyway!
There's nothing wrong with Powell!
But our police are in trouble now!"
"Uh? Yes!
It is still very troublesome for such a large amount of arms to flow into the outside world!"
"So, please Mr. Su, please go to the police station and take a transcript for us!"
"Haha, no problem!
I still understand how the police and citizens cooperate!”
After Suning agreed, she explained to Gao Dayuan in a low voice, and then followed the police to the police station to record the incident.
The media in Hong Kong is still very scary. As soon as a few people left the hotel, a large number of reporters immediately surrounded them.
"Excuse me! Mr. Su!
It is said that your "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" production warehouse was stolen and a large amount of arms was lost!
I don’t know if it’s true?”
"No comment!" Suning didn't even need to say anything. The police around him pushed the reporters away.
Suning got into the police car and quickly arrived at a nearby police station, where the police he faced changed to a higher-ranking police officer.
"Mr. Su, please tell me!
Where were you last night?"
"Last night was the closing party for our crew, so I was at the hotel the whole time!"
"Yeah! But as far as we know, Mr. Su spent ten minutes in the toilet?"
"Yeah! What happened when you went to the toilet?
You Hong Kong police won’t suspect that I stole this batch of arms, right?”
"Haha, don't get me wrong, Mr. Su!
This is a routine inquiry from our police, please don’t be nervous!”
"Huh! Now that you have doubts on me!
Then let's wait until my lawyer comes!" Suning expressed dissatisfaction with the police's suspicion.
Not long after, Gao Dayuan showed up at the police station with his lawyer, and then took Suning away openly.
Powell also got the news. Because of the insurance, he might be the biggest winner. When he saw Suning, he seemed very happy.
When there were only Powell and Suning, Powell showed a meaningful smile, "Su, I still have a lot of standard weapons with large quantities and discounts!
As long as you want it, I can sell it to you at a cheap price!"
Suning knew that as an arms dealer, Powell must be very shrewd. Unexpectedly, he saw it very clearly. However, Powell, like the Hong Kong police, had no evidence. Even though he knew that Suning was the biggest suspect, he was still helpless.