Rebirth 07: Start adding points from elementary school students

Chapter 525: The Fairy Couple

Li Yan set a deadline of one month for the crew.

The task of handing in the finished promotional video within one month was indeed urgent and stressful, coupled with Li Yan’s high requirements and standards, making it quite difficult.

Especially in the later stages, their advancement speed depends to a certain extent on how fast they have done in the previous stages, and the pressure is extremely great.

Under normal circumstances, faced with such a request, the team would definitely say something like "Li Yan is an idiot", but they didn't.

Because he gave too much.

Who wouldn't be willing to shoot a promotional video that doesn't last more than 20 minutes? Who wouldn't strive for perfection?

What’s interesting is that Su Yutang devoted himself to the shooting of the promotional video, and has not achieved any results yet. He didn’t do any publicity, but he suddenly had huge traffic.

At first everyone thought it was Li Yan who did it, but they also found it puzzling because the promotional content did not involve promotional videos - obviously some force was involved, and Li Yan herself had clearly stated that "promotional videos themselves are promotions, and there is no need to follow the showbiz approach."

Soon, the onlookers discovered that when a variety show announced the guest lineup, Zhou Ning, the popular young actor who was originally the center, was gone.

The smarter ones have already guessed the truth.

Although Li Yan was just discussing the matter at hand, his frown and nod were infinitely magnified by the capital supporting the entertainment industry.

If Zhou Ning is considered unfit by Li Yan, then he will be removed directly; if Su Yutang is chosen, then he will be promoted vigorously.

The adjustment of wind direction is so quick, sensitive, timely and thorough.

The young Zhou Ning was made famous because of his good looks, but naturally fell because of his lack of professional ability. He understood many cruel truths early on.

Only now did he understand what his agent's indifferent tone meant after his failure, and realized that everything he had before was not a gift from fate, but had a high price.

Even if he still has the support of fans, without the help and packaging of capital, he doesn't have that much to love.

Before long, when these fans are attracted by other good-looking people, he will be left with nothing.

People are not afraid of having nothing, but they are afraid of having once had something.

Faced with Zhou Ning's collapse, the agent was too reluctant, but her call to Li Yan was heard by Jiang Hongying, and the reason for her rejection was very direct:

"What does this have to do with Mr. Li?"

So the agent decisively gave up on Zhou Ning.

A name that was extremely popular within a period of one and a half years suddenly disappeared, cleanly, quietly, and completely.

And Li Yan didn't even know, because he didn't pay attention to these things at all, and didn't even browse them.

If Wei Yunzhi hadn't mentioned it in casual conversation, Li Yan wouldn't even know that Su Yutang had become the representative of Xiaohua.

It only took her two weeks to go from an emerging acting star to a top actress.

Just because Li Yan asked to keep him employed.

Of course, from the bosses’ perspective, Li Yan’s “smile turned up” and he said “retain” meaningfully.

What you see in your heart is what you see.

However, Su Yutang was much smarter than Zhou Ning. She knew the source of the huge traffic, so she tried her best to get close to Li Yan.

The best opportunity, of course, is when Li Yan comes to the set to give instructions in person.

"Tianming," Li Yan captured a frame, "Don't emphasize Yutang's profile, especially don't move the camera from the bottom diagonally upwards. After all, we are not making a movie, so we don't care about authenticity. The promotional video is only a dozen minutes long, and the finished product needs to have multiple shorter edited versions, so the aesthetic requirements for each picture are very high."

Bi Tianming listened very carefully.

"Yutang, the same goes for you. As the visual focus, you shouldn't express your emotions too exaggeratedly. The film doesn't have long close-ups. Your facial close-ups are an advantage, but they appear for a relatively short time. Judging from the current clips, there is no space for emotion, so it's hard to empathize with the character."

"You teach me." Su Yutang said.

"Tianming, you..."

"Director Li, I also want to see how you shoot. Please demonstrate it to me so we can learn from you."

Li Yan was stunned. When did Bi Tianming start to say something like this?
"That's perfect. Tianming told me last time about the difficulty of that last look. Let's see if there's any progress."

Bi Tianming gave Su Yutang a look that said "Ah, this".

Su Yutang secretly gave him a thumbs up.

The whole team knew how enthusiastic she was about Li Yan, so when she openly asked everyone to help with assists, most people chose to support her.

Because the red envelope was too big.

Bi Tianming wanted to remain neutral at first, and said a lot of things like "It's your freedom, but Director Li already has a girlfriend after all", but he was taught a lesson by Qin Hao.

What are the sayings like “You didn’t see the official announcement?”, “It’s your business to support, but it’s Li Yan’s business whether to agree or not?”, “Maybe they just want to be friends”…

The red envelope was so big, so Bi Tianming agreed to help.

However, when Li Yan began to give serious on-site instructions, everyone was in a different state.

Qin Hao understood Bi Tianming's admiration for Li Yan, and even whispered to him, "I'm a woman, and I love him too," which gave Bi Tianming goosebumps all over his body and he couldn't calm down for a long time.

While giving instructions, several lenses had been upgraded and remodeled. Even Su Yutang herself couldn't help but sigh that the image of herself in the lens looked much better than she did in real life.

Even her temperament has changed, she didn't think she could present such texture.

"Okay, let's just try the last part. You have to give me a look that looks to the future, and a look that looks back to the past from the future."

The first one is easy, just move the audition state over.

But Li Yan waved her hand, "You are too enthusiastic, the direction is right, calm down."

I thought Su Yutang would feel embarrassed after I said that, but I didn't expect her to smile with satisfaction.

This girl is so unscrupulous.

However, the look looking back at the past from the future made Li Yan frown.

Not to mention Su Yutang, almost everyone present was stunned and became very nervous when he frowned.

"You're not ready yet." Li Yan said this and canceled the filming.

At noon that day, at the strong request of the entire filming team, Li Yan stayed on the set to have lunch with everyone.

Then he just watched as everyone tacitly assigned the small room to him, the leading actor and two assistant directors.

Then Bi Tianming and Qin Hao pretended to answer the phone and never returned.

Poor acting...

Su Yutang became reserved when he finally met Li Yan face to face as he wished.

"Tell me, what favor did you give them to make them cooperate with you so well?"

After his little trick was exposed, Su Yutang became more relaxed:
"It's worth any amount of money to get this opportunity."

"You've gone to so much trouble to have a meal together. What do you want to learn from me?"

"I wanted to tell you that I love you."

It was quite direct, but Li Yan smiled and asked, "Why?"

“Does love need a reason?”

"This conversation is kind of a waste of time for me."

"I told you not to think I'm vulgar."

"I'm almost full." Li Yan put down his chopsticks.

"But it's not that vulgar!" Su Yutang said anxiously, "With your conditions, I don't know how many people would want to see you. If I was just attracted by your money, your status, and your looks, I wouldn't dare say these words here."

Li Yan motioned for her to continue.

"The photo you took of me is more beautiful than my ideal self." Su Yutang finally blushed, "You probably don't know what this means to a girl, especially someone like me who has been filming since childhood."

"I can do this with anyone I take photos of. It's a skill, and it doesn't mean I have any special feelings for you."

"I know." Su Yutang stared at Li Yan with his eyes that could tell a story. "I don't dare to hope that you will have any special thoughts about me, but... can you give me a one-sided chance?"

"What kind of opportunity is a unilateral one?" Li Yan smiled.

"Hey, do you know that many people love you?" "It doesn't matter."

"As expected, when people have a lot, even the rarest things are no longer rare."

Li Yan wiped her mouth and said, "Admiration for strength is part of human nature, it's not surprising."

"Is it because of Miss Wei?" Su Yutang asked.

"Ok?"

"Because you're already in love with her, you've closed yourself off and rejected all advances from other women."

"Are you teaching me how to start a harem?"

"What else?" Su Yutang said seriously, "People of your status cannot be treated the same way as ordinary people. You don't need to follow the rules. Those big bosses who are far less capable and less powerful than you can have women on both sides. Who said that you can only love one person in your life? We are also animals. Strong individuals can have multiple partners..."

"I'm not rejecting you just to follow the rules. Put yourself in your place." Li Yan's expression was also very serious. "I'm not in a relationship just for the sake of being in a relationship. I'm just rejecting someone because they're worth it. And I'm rejecting someone because they're not worth it."

Li Yan originally wanted to say "unworthy", but felt that was too harsh, so he changed his wording.

"It's great." Su Yutang's reaction was beyond his expectations. "He died clearly without leaving any thoughts behind. It's great."

Li Yan didn't know what to say in response. Just as she was about to leave, Su Yutang called her back:
"I'm really curious about what kind of person Miss Wei is. Do you have a photo? I want to see what a 'worthy' person looks like."

"You haven't seen it?"

"I...how did I see it?"

Li Yan was secretly shocked. After all, Wei Yunzhi's previous Weibo account still had some photos, so why was it protected so well now?

"Then you reminded me that I haven't taken a proper photo of her yet, um..."

The man pondered and left.

Su Yutang was left confused. Why did he show off his affection to others after such a passionate confession?
It also gave him some ideas!

"Mr. Li was smiling when he came out," Qin Hao rushed into the first melon-eating scene as soon as he saw Li Yan leave, "What, did you succeed?"

"Fuck."

"Succeeded by relying on your butt? That's not enough..."

"Greasy, greasy, get out of the way."

Two nights later, Wei Yunzhi was looking for information based on the thinking questions given by Li Yan. When he put the book away, he noticed that Li Yan's brows were slightly furrowed.

She has become accustomed to using Book Room No. 18 as her evening study room, and Li Yan would come over whenever she is free to read, study, and discuss together.

And gossip.

"What's the matter? Do you feel psychologically burdened by rejecting someone?" Wei Yunzhi said with a smile.

"That's her business. Why should I feel any psychological burden?" Li Yan showed a subtle expression and gently patted the little beauty's shoulder. "Okay, do you like teasing me?"

"Of course, that's not possible?"

"Okay, okay." Li Yan stretched lazily, "But the reason why I frowned is really related to Su Yutang. She can't act out the feeling of the last glance."

"You told me it was hard."

"Perhaps I should stop pursuing perfection," Li Yan sighed. "It has also taught me a lesson. Teaching others and learning by yourself are two completely different things. I can't think that others will be able to digest what I have broken down."

"You are still lamenting the problem you mentioned before," Wei Yunzhi saw through it at a glance, "some things cannot be done by you alone, so you can't avoid accepting the problems brought about by others' involvement."

"Let's not talk about this." Li Yan waved his hand, "How was it, did you gain anything tonight?"

"I feel like the question is still a bit too big." Wei Yunzhi immediately got into the state, "A universal special medicine... There are too many things to consider. Even though you asked me to let go and just treat it as a brain-opening question, I still feel like I have no idea where to start."

“But the information you collected is in the right direction.”

“Gene editing?”

"In fact, we can try to break down the problem. If we want to make a universal panacea, what is it essentially about?"

"To cure all...most diseases, then we need to find the common mechanism of all...most pathogenic factors?"

Li Yan nodded. "At this early stage, there is no need to care about the differences in expression of 'most' or 'all'. Our goal is to achieve broad-spectrum treatment by intervening in a common mechanism of the disease. Only by finding the key to a breakthrough can we prescribe the right medicine to advance..."

Wei Yunzhi really likes Li Yan sharing these wonderful ideas with her, which is simply the most fascinating thing in the world.

But today, Li Yan suddenly stopped talking and looked at Wei Yunzhi in a daze.

"What...what happened?"

This is a very rare situation.

"It was just like that just now, you were listening to me attentively and thinking wholeheartedly, and the look in your eyes!" Li Yan seemed very excited.

"what?"

"Yunzhi, you will play the last scene. You will play the person from the future. Come and see that look back from the future!"

"Ah? No, I can't act." It was so sudden that Wei Yunzhi's reaction was like a frightened little white rabbit.

“If I get a good shot, will you resist showing it?”

"That won't happen..."

So Li Yan brought her to the set with the determination of "you are the one".

Su Yutang didn't expect that her curiosity would be satisfied in this way.

Wei Yunzhi never expected that she would come to the set so beautifully as Li Yan's girlfriend. She was completely stiff.

"Tianming, I lost, completely." The first time Su Yutang saw Wei Yunzhi, he patted Bi Tianming's shoulder, "This is too fairy-like. I finally know what it means to have aura matching."

"You are not qualified to participate in the competition, not to lose." Bi Tianming's mouth was full of venom.

"I used to think that when Mr. Li praised my good skin condition, he really liked it. Now it seems that it might just be an objective description." Su Yutang shook his head repeatedly.

"After talking about the vicissitudes of life for so long, it turns out that Director Li himself is the one who feels the most deeply." Bi Tianming said with a smile, "Yutang, there has been a saying since ancient times that 'the fate is compatible'. The only person who can match a person like Mr. Li must have this kind of hexagonal fortune."

The staff also talked about it.

"Is this Miss Wei?"

"I thought she was a famous star from somewhere, her figure and appearance are so outstanding."

"How else can you be favored by Mr. Li?"

"Vulgar! She is a top student who was able to get into Hua University, and her family is very rich. Her conditions are already at the level of a fairy!"

"So I really have the affection of the gods. It's a match made in heaven. One is a fairy, the other is heaven."

"I'd rather die from my knocking!"

The lights on the set shone on Wei Yunzhi, creating a thin layer of glow that stunned Qin Hao.

Li Yan's decision to let Wei Yunzhi act out the final look back left the audience a little confused.

Su Yutang, in particular, suddenly changed from a relaxed and open-minded state to a nervous one again. "Are you dissatisfied to this extent? No way?"

Wei Yunzhi was so nervous that she didn't even have the chance to say hello and get to know everyone - she probably didn't want to either, so she was taken to the green screen by Li Yan.

"Yan, I really can't act..."

"It's okay, you don't even need to read the script."

"How do you want to shoot?" Wei Yunzhi was completely confused as he watched Li Yan signal all the staff to leave.

Li Yan was debugging the equipment by herself. "It's very simple. You'll know when the time comes, but not now. Okay, the machine still needs to be preheated, so leave it alone for now."

"Then..." Before she could even ask "what are you going to do", Li Yan started:
"Back to last night's topic, we discussed several core scientific principles that may lead to a universal special medicine. Before moving forward, we need to analyze possible problems. For example, individual genetic differences may lead to drug toxicity, but individual genes..."

Although it was a bit weird to talk about this on the set, since there were only her and Li Yan in the small space now, Wei Yunzhi was still led to think and entered a state of concentration.

A magical lens was born.

(End of this chapter)