Chapter 407 Someone always has to do things they don't like [5200 words]
Chen Feng spent nearly an hour exchanging details with everyone. It was still morning in China, but it was already late at night in Los Angeles.
Zhong Lei's biological clock was disrupted and she felt slightly sleepy.
She yawned, stood up first and said, "I understand, I'm going to go to the guest room to sleep first. Chen Feng, you will go to bed early later."
Chen Feng nodded.
Meng Xiaozhou on the opposite side also suggested: "Yes, it's too late for you, go and have a rest. Let's digest it ourselves for a while."
Chen Feng hummed, "Okay, that's it for now. Don't worry, fat man. I'll think of a solution later, but you must promise me not to think twice before I think of a solution."
Fatty Ou responded dully.
Before Chen Feng closed the communication, Lu Wei quietly raised her eyes to look at him for a few more seconds.
In fact, Lu Wei understood the subtext of Zhong Lei just now.
Zhong Lei was telling herself a fact quietly.
She and Chen Feng haven't had that kind of relationship yet and haven't slept together.
Lu Wei felt a little ashamed, but also very moved.
But at the same time, she felt that this was not good.
Since what we have to do is so big, and since we are a team, we should be more able to take up and let go of these things that are close to our children, and we should not get entangled in small personal relationships.
But Lu Wei did not dare to easily communicate this issue with Zhong Lei.
Because Zhong Lei's creations come from emotions and are very emotional, Lu Wei is not sure whether Zhong Lei's creative talent will be shaken if she rashly promises and changes something.
Lu Wei has now gradually learned Chen Feng's way of thinking about problems.
At the same time she had an idea of her own.
She didn't particularly approve of Chen Feng's arrangement.
After waiting for about ten minutes, Lu Wei opened the encrypted communication software customized by Chen Feng on her mobile phone and sent a message, "Are you sleeping?"
"Not yet. What happened?"
Chen Feng only woke up in the afternoon, and he really didn't feel sleepy this time.
Lu Wei thought for a moment, "I know it's good for me that you suggested that I focus on music, but I don't think this is good."
Chen Feng was stunned, "Huh? What do you mean?"
He didn't quite understand Lu Wei's intention.
"Before I met you, I really just wanted to focus on creation. But you showed me my limits and helped me break through them. I am very grateful."
Chen Feng: "Why are you saying this all of a sudden?"
"But now my mind has changed. Maybe if I continue to create like this, I can still move forward bit by bit on the road of music creation, but in fact this doesn't mean much."
"How can you say it is of little significance? Don't underestimate the Renaissance. I don't need to say more about the connection between the European Renaissance and the first industrial revolution. In the previous timeline, you used "Zongheng Xingkong" to set off a revolution in advance.
The starry sky rock style and your album "God of War" are very important for the next cultural explosion. You can definitely try more this time."
Lu Wei smiled, "Of course I will persist in completing these things that I can do. I will not completely cut off the path of creation, I just think that I must pick up another path. Let me give you an example, assuming that I am in your
What I said was that the hundred miles before the millennium ranked 80th. If I continue to focus on this, maybe I can advance to the 70th place in this timeline. I can indeed provide a little more help to the literary explosion you are looking forward to.
, but it’s not enough.”
"But if I start from another career, I can do more in my life. I can play a huge role in the cause of salvation on another level. I know that you have been working hard to promote the integration of the Eastern and Western worlds recently. You
We want to eliminate opposing ideologies and build a new world structure with Chinese civilization as the main body while maintaining the advantages of the Indo-European language family, right?"
Chen Feng wanted to quibble, but in the end he couldn't hide it from Lu Wei, "Yes."
As expected of Lu Wei, who grew up in a special family and had been exposed to administrative management since she was a child, she continued: "You were prepared to make appropriate profit concessions and adjust the resource allocation of production materials on a larger scale. Your first meaning is to make more people happy."
Many people have both ability and sufficient
People with adequate humanistic ethics will gain greater rights to allocate resources, speed up the flow of wealth and technological innovation. Your second purpose is to let more people form a stake in the Xingfeng Group and our salvation.
Then we can better guide the world."
Chen Feng: "Yeah."
"You went to Los Angeles to attend the conference on extraterrestrial threats, and afterwards invited the Oxford professor to come to our country to conduct a questionnaire survey. You wanted to prove to the Western world that in the face of a doomsday environment, the Eastern thinking model would behave better.
Better. At the same time, you did not deny the value of Indo-European languages. You started to promote the development of the game "Crisis of the Compound Eyes", which perfectly exposed your intention to speed up the integration of languages."
"You go to Lincoln County again. Although the other party never admits the value of this place, I think, except for the legendary Area 51, they have nothing to attract you to make a special trip. You see something, and then take it
Three major new materials technologies have been developed, preparing to set off a science and technology competition between the East and the West. I have seen the plan of Starfeng Research Institute, and I firmly believe that this competition will end with our complete victory, and then we can to some extent
Master other people's key industrial chains and change our country's backwardness in the cutting-edge technological industrial chain."
"But based on my understanding of you, your main purpose of doing this is not to exploit others. This is still your bargaining chip to promote integration. You, me, Zhong Lei, Ou Junlang and Qin Lu are also gradually gaining influence in Europe and the United States.
Expand. We are working with well-known Chinese and Chinese people in the past to break the stereotypes of us in the Western world. You are promoting integration bit by bit through economy, technology, art, humanistic thought, etc."
"You have already decided on the next new member of Salvation, right? It should be a scholar from the West. Right? Next, in order to implement the "Plan", our Salvation will become larger and larger, with people from all walks of life and countries
There will be more and more people of different skin colors. Salvation revolves around your thoughts, and in the process, the integration of the Eastern and Western worlds will still advance rapidly, right?"
Chen Feng was startled for a moment, then smiled, "You are so powerful, I can't hide anything from you."
By now he finally understood.
No wonder that in the past timeline, Lu Wei wasted her talents many times, only to end up with a bad ending.
It is clear that his ability to appreciate music is very strong, and his creative talent as a girl was also amazing. Once his mind was liberated, his creative ability did not disappoint.
After working on it for a long time, music was just her second talent.
She is too understanding of the ways of the world.
Her IQ and EQ are very high, which is both an advantage and a disadvantage.
People with high dual quotients tend to think too much when they are awake, and the result is a lot of distracting thoughts.
She has been wandering between her persistence in music and her compromise on utilitarianism in life.
This is due to her character and ability, which makes it easy for her to live a less pure life.
Others would muddle along with many things that they couldn't understand, and she couldn't do it by playing careless with herself. She could understand everything after just taking a look and thinking about it.
In the life of the previous timeline, Lu Wei rarely became pure for once, and her creative ability exploded.
But in this timeline, that is, this month, she has obtained more information, and has been observing and figuring out Chen Feng's every move.
Something happened.
She understands more things now, and has more distracting thoughts in her heart, and these distracting thoughts are still very firm.
Lu Wei said again: "I fully agree with your idea of promoting integration. I also think your plan is almost perfect, but it is missing an important link."
"I know what you are talking about, but I don't want to, and I can't get involved in it."
"So, let me do it."
Chen Feng: "..."
"I know very well that my greatest talent is not actually music creation, it is in another aspect. It's just that I don't like it."
Chen Feng: "Yes, I understand."
He is not polite, but really understands.
He had already read through the historical materials of the people around him and knew them by heart.
Lu Wei's distaste for politics stems from her family.
Others envy her for being born into the Lingyun family, but only she can understand the loneliness of living in an environment where everyone wears a mask.
What's even more painful is that she has been very perceptive to the ways of the world since she was a child. The more she understands, the more disgusted she becomes.
Therefore, she would rather give up her talent and even refuse to go to college and get a degree. She had to leave home and go to Hanzhou, where her ancestral home is, alone when she was a teenager, to become a musician who wants to be quiet but the wind is not stopping.
Maybe she didn't really like music that much in the beginning, but just wanted to find an ideal that she could persevere for her whole life to forget her sorrow.
In the process of her struggle, she may have become obsessed with music and forgotten her original motivation.
But now she has changed her mind.
"Chen Feng, I know you also hate those things, so you avoid them deliberately. You are a very pure person, and you must also keep yourself noble and absolutely confident. You cannot learn to compromise. When you try to compromise, you will waver.
Your will will loosen your inner firmness when facing the intruder. So, let me do this kind of thing."
"Didn't you just say you didn't like it?"
"It is too weak and selfish to evade responsibility because you don't like it. Someone in our group must join politics. Since I am one of the founders of Salvation, I can no longer evade because of my own preferences. I will do a great job
Well, it will add the last important piece of the puzzle to our cause. By completing the integration of the East and the West in advance, many fewer people will die in the future, and civilization will avoid many detours. Only then can your "Five Hundred Year Plan" be implemented to perfection. What do you think?
Woolen cloth?"
Lu Wei used a discussion tone.
But in fact, Chen Feng already knew the answer.
No need to discuss.
She is very determined.
"Then what are you going to do?"
"I will go back to Hanju University and continue to sing and release albums while studying. I will reduce other commercial announcements and no longer hold concerts. I will try to complete the remaining undergraduate courses within one year and then work at the grassroots level as a selected student.
, let’s go to graduate school and handle official duties while singing at the same time.”
Chen Feng's brows twitched wildly, "Are you too tired?"
Lu Wei: "Chasing ideals is never easy, right? At the same time, I also hope that I can take over the main responsibility of expanding the scale of salvation and selecting personnel. Believe me, I have a very accurate eye for people."
Lu Wei's self-confidence in recognizing people is not just a piece of cake.
When Chen Feng first tried to sell songs, he received so many rejections. Finally, he found a breakthrough with Lu Wei, who was least likely to buy songs.
Everything has its own cause and effect, as if it has already been determined.
Chen Feng: "Well. You are great in this aspect. But we must pay attention to another thing."
Lu Wei: "What?"
Chen Feng: "Our engagement."
"ah?"
Chen Feng sighed, "Family harmony and stability are very important to politicians. If you want to take this step steadily, you must have a nominal family. We have already announced our engagement, so if we break the engagement publicly in five years according to the original plan
, it may affect your height."
Lu Wei thought for a while, "Actually, it's okay. There's no need to demand perfection. I don't think the problem is big."
Chen Feng recalled the historical data.
When Lu Wei only focused on her artistic path, she was suppressed by this negative scandal. It was not until her diary was unearthed many years later and her "doomsday prophecy" came true that she was able to finally get her verdict overturned as a member of the Salvation Army.
If she wants to enter politics, she needs a perfect image, so the negative impact may be greater than imagined.
Her sacrifice is already huge, there is no need to create additional difficulties for her.
Chen Feng gritted his teeth and said, "Well, I have changed my mind. After five years, we will not publicly terminate our engagement or draw a clear line. Let others guess the truth."
Lu Wei: "What about your wedding with Zhong Lei?"
Chen Feng: "The boat will naturally straighten up when it reaches the bridge. You will have to wait until you climb to a sufficient height first, and then adapt to the situation."
Lu Wei: "Then I have to discuss it with Zhong Lei."
"No, I'll go."
Lu Wei firmly refused, "No, you don't understand women. It's better for me to go."
The two argued for a while, but Chen Feng still accepted Lu Wei's suggestion and let her communicate.
Chen Feng knew the result when he woke up at eight o'clock the next morning.
Things went smoother than he imagined.
Zhong Lei said nonchalantly while eating breakfast: "I also agree with Lu Wei. You don't like to be in politics. Your attention should jump out of all constraints and put it on bigger things. One of the six people we save must be
Only by becoming an official personally can we comprehensively integrate resources and select talents. This person does not think of anyone else except Lu Wei."
Chen Feng: "But..."
"Hey, don't say that. Of course I know she likes you too, and she should know that I know. It's not important. I don't think there is any conspiracy in her proposal. Lu Wei is not that kind of person, and there is no need."
Chen Feng: "Uh..."
"Don't have any psychological burden. I especially don't like to think about this. I like you, but just because I like you, I can't prevent everyone else in the world from liking you too, right? I can't do that either.
I'm so busy guarding against this and that, it's boring."
Zhong Lei waved her hand again and came to a conclusion on this matter.
Compared to Chen Feng's foresight and foresight, it seems that these two women are really capable of taking things up and letting them go emotionally, and they compete happily with each other.
Master Chen thought for a while.
Maybe your character really determines your destiny.
In the first timeline, Lu Wei could not be said to be famous throughout the ages, but she could still be considered to have left a mark in history.
Zhong Lei doesn't need to say more.
The characters of these two people are really different and have distinctive characteristics.
Compared with the two of them, the self in the first timeline...
It's so miserable that I didn't even get the identity of a famous neighbor.
Therefore, I always have some flaws in my character, otherwise I wouldn't be so humble in the first place.
After breakfast, Zhong Lei returned to Mason College, while Chen Feng wrote "Plan" and a summary of new technologies for a while.
Halfway through writing, he received a phone call.
The person who called was a bit unexpected.
Director James Diaz heard that Chen Feng was in Los Angeles and invited him to be a guest at a Hollywood studio to talk about the new movie script.
Previously, Director James personally invited Chen Feng to participate in his new film, playing a Japanese character with lots of action scenes, but Chen Feng rejected it.
At that time, Chen Feng promised that he would bring out the script for Director Zhan to review later. If the script did not satisfy Director Zhan, Koreans, let alone Japanese, could play it.
At that time, Director Zhan only treated Chen Feng as a polite person, but recently this matter has gradually been put on the agenda.
About two or three weeks ago, Meng Xiaozhou asked the North American branch of Star Peak Entertainment to start contacting Director Zhan and handed over the script of Chen Feng's first science fiction film "Across the Stars" to the other party.
After watching it, Director Zhan moved his index finger and was very interested.
Of course, given Director Zhan’s temperament of sharpening his sword over the past ten years, the cycle from being interested to signing a contract, to preparing for filming, then assembling a crew, holding a launching ceremony, finalizing on-site, post-editing, and finally to the final release is not the same.
In two years, there are still many steps to be completed.
In the previous timeline, it took more than four years for "Starry Sky" to go from preparation to release to box office hit in 2025. However, Chen Feng was not in Los Angeles in June 2020.
The communication took place four months later in the domestic capital.
Currently, Director Zhan's new film is still in the filming cycle. He has been stationed in the Second Hollywood Studios located in the western suburbs of Los Angeles, 60 kilometers away from the downtown area.
Chen Feng was quite interested in the filming location of this so-called one of the most powerful film directors of the 20th and 21st centuries, so he hung up the phone and went out immediately.
Because it was a last-minute itinerary, he didn't bother to wait for the driver to arrive, so he simply drove his Ford GT out the door.
Well, he just got his North American driver's license, so he can drive by himself.
Walk outside, represent the image of the motherland, and be a good Chinese citizen who abides by laws and regulations.
Los Angeles Hollywood has represented the pinnacle of the global film and television industry for a long time in the past, with a mature industrial chain, abundant talents, and detailed division of labor.
The Screenwriters Association, the Investors Association, the headquarters or important branches of many film and television drama post-production companies, brokerage companies, distribution companies and film industry groups are all located throughout this area.
Several old film and television cities built and controlled by major media groups, consortiums, and wealthy families not only have a long history ranging from a century to a few decades, but are also the most mature modern film and television bases in the use of new technologies in the film industry in the world today.
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The Second Film and Television City is named Second, but it is actually the film and television city with the largest scale and the highest technological content in the entire Hollywood area. In addition to having a variety of modern shooting scenes and many professional supporting film and television shooting peripheral industries, it has also developed a
A prosperous town with hundreds of thousands of people.
When Chen Feng arrived here, it was exactly ten o'clock in the morning.
He parked his car in the parking lot outside James' set.
There are luxury cars everywhere here.
The valuable Ford GT sports car is actually inconspicuous and looks very low-key.
As soon as he walked to the entrance of the set, he saw James slowly driving over in a four-wheel electric vehicle.
The old man looked a little absent-minded, his eyebrows were furrowed tightly, and he was full of worries.
