"Why, are you still thinking about what happened just now?"
In the nanny's car taking Lin Juan back, Li Lan looked at the thoughtful Lin Juan gently and asked.
Lin Juan nodded and said with a smile: "Fortunately, I just feel like I have stepped into the entertainment industry."
Yes... they are all popular with great directors...
Li Lan smiled and said: "Don't pay attention to him, Feng Gang is a well-known two-faced person in the circle."
Lin Juan smiled and said nothing. Li Lan glanced at him and said softly: "He is not you. Compared with your talent, he went from a grassroots person with no background to a well-known director.
, have experienced more setbacks and negative experiences than you.”
"The appearance of the lower class climbing up is always ferocious."
"When he supported those people in Beijing, how many people ridiculed him? He just pretended not to hear, and that's how he became the king of the Lunar New Year stalls."
"It's just that he became a little too cute later on."
"His situation is not very good now. He has lost a lot of money in three or four movies in a row. Huayi has signed a gambling agreement with him. If the next movie does not make 100 million, he will have to pay a lot of money."
"So it's not surprising that I'm dragging you along to keep me warm tonight."
Lin Juan listened quietly, as if he had imagined a great director's history of struggle, sadness, scenery and helplessness.
I really agree with that sentence, who has an easy life?
Lin Juan, who didn't pay much attention to him in the first place, now sympathized with him even more.
Li Lan added: "Of course, we don't deserve to be stepped on by him for nothing. It's not his fault, and we don't need to spoil him."
Lin Juan smiled and shook his head and said, "Forget it, Aunt Lan."
He was deeply touched by what Li Lan said just now, and he truly felt how lucky he was.
Go back for revenge, and then what?
Endlessly.
It's not necessary, he doesn't have the energy.
And maybe they are waiting for Lin Juan to make things worse.
In the end, it is the work that ultimately speaks for itself.
"Really forget it?" Li Lan smiled.
"Yeah." Lin Juan nodded affirmatively.
He just wants to move forward now and doesn't want to waste energy on such things.
"Hey... I knew you had such a good temper," Li Lan said helplessly.
Lin Juan smiled: "It's not easy, and he didn't say anything too much."
"If he had gone too far, I would have called Boss Wang a long time ago." Li Lan said funnyly: "Okay, then you have a good rest and don't worry about this. The company will take care of it for you."
"Yeah." Lin Juan nodded and looked out the window at the night, with a hint of expectation in his eyes.
I have an appointment with Master Xing tomorrow.
It depends on tomorrow whether we can convince him.
…
The Internet is noisy tonight. There are too many hot topics for netizens to discuss about this Golden Dragon Award. Of course, the first ones to bear the brunt are Lin Juan and Xing Ye, and then there is Feng Gang who criticized Lin Juan. There are people on the Internet who agree with him.
"As expected of Feng Dapao, you are so awesome. You dare to tell the truth."
"Director Feng is awesome! Looking forward to your next movie!"
"Support Director Feng! I also think Captain Huaxia is weird."
"It's time to show off your real skills!"
"..."
Of course, most of them scolded him, but I guess Feng Gang had expected it and wouldn't care.
If he can get a share of such a huge wave of popularity, he has achieved his goal. Anyway, he never cares about his personal image, as long as the box office is in place.
Entertainment industry...
Isn’t that the case for everyone?
…
The next day, at 9:30 in the morning, in the living room of Master Xing's room, an old man and a young man were sitting opposite each other. Lin Juan held half a script in his hand and handed it to Master Xing, who was wearing loose casual clothes and a black peaked cap, smiling slightly.
He said respectfully: "Master Xing, please take a look."
"Let me see what script makes you so confident. If it's not good, don't blame me for scolding you." Mr. Xing said with a smile, as if he was joking but also serious.
The King of Comedy is famous for his rigorous approach to acting.
But in recent years...
Lin Juan smiled and said nothing, but extended his hand to invite.
"So confident." Master Xing looked at Lin Juan with a strange smile.
Not many people dare to be so confident in front of him.
Lin Juan smiled and said shyly: "It's just about the movie."
Master Xing smiled and nodded, then reached out and took the script.
Lin Juan let out a sigh of relief. He was still under great pressure in front of Master Xing.
And where can I have 100% confidence?
Mr. Xing leaned on the sofa and started reading the script, while Lin Juan poured a cup of tea and waited quietly.
There was only the sound of quiet reading in the room. During the process, Master Xing's assistant came to refill Lin Juan's tea and was treated considerately.
Lin Juan is no small person now.
After more than forty minutes, Mr. Xing sighed, closed the script, and said with a smile: "So you had this idea in mind."
"But thank you for understanding me."
Although he was smiling, the helplessness in his eyes made people sad.
Maybe it's the hero's twilight years, or maybe it's the past that's hard to recall.
Lin Juan's heart trembled at the look in the eyes of this man who had spent his whole life filming tragedies but was known as the King of Comedy.
"I'm not the only one who understands you." Lin Juan smiled and shook his head, not daring to take credit.
Mr. Xing smiled, the vulnerability in his eyes flashed away, and then changed the subject and said: "But actually I quite admire you. The box office of each movie is so high. What do you think about it? Can you follow me?
Share it.”
"I just shoot what I like..."
Lin Juan said with a smile that the old man and the young man had been chatting about movies for a long time. The more they chatted, the more they discovered that the two were very similar in some aspects.
When we parted, Mr. Xing said jokingly: "Cherish the person who is with you now."
Lin Juan turned around, smiled and nodded: "Definitely."
…
After Lin Juan left, the assistant asked carefully: "Did you agree?"
"Well, I like the lines in it very much." Mr. Xing said with a smile.
"And always say goodbye at the end."
…
After coming out from Zhou Xingxing's place, Lin Juan couldn't calm down for a long time.
I felt a little sad.
The most fearful thing is that a hero will grow old.
When you see your childhood hero become what he is today, you will also realize that you are no longer the child you were before. You also have your own responsibilities and become the person in the movie.
Sooner or later we will all have that day.
After walking for a long time, some of the depression in Lin Juan's heart gradually dissipated.
Whatever.
Then finish what you want to do before that day comes.
Lin Juan suddenly had motivation and a sense of urgency again.
He wanted to film this scene as soon as possible and film that scene as soon as possible.
After stopping a car, Lin Juan went straight back to his dormitory. After closing the door, he didn't go out for several days. The storyboards were scattered all over the room.
Some are discarded and some are satisfactory.
He must take that scene to its peak!
On the fifth day, November 16th, "Captain China", which had been in theaters for 45 days, was fully screened, with a final box office of 3.76 billion.
On the same day, Lin Juan finalized the complete version of the new script and typed out the last word. Lin Juan clicked Save and exited the document, then chose to modify the file name and delete the words "No. 002".
The dimly lit computer screen reflected Lin Juan's hesitant face.
After thinking for a moment, Lin Juan took out a breath and solemnly typed four big characters.