Huayu: Start by asking ex-girlfriends for alms

Chapter 197 Jie Lun: You come to visit the set, and you have the final say!
Not long after the family dinner ended, the piano store delivered the piano.

The mother-in-law temporarily cleared out a space in the study, and after the staff left, Jie Lun couldn't wait to pull Zhen Jiecheng into the study.

Soon, pleasant piano sounds rang in their ears, arousing the curiosity of the four elders.

I've listened to a lot of songs, but I've never seen anyone write them.

So they came to the living room and chatted with great interest, glancing at the study from time to time.

"Dani, let's go too!" Cheng Hao was also very excited and followed with her son in her arms.

"What's the point of going here? Don't disturb the baby~" Dani pouted.

To her, she had seen too many of Jie Lun's creations and they were boring. How could they be as fun as teasing a baby?

However, Dani soon stopped thinking so.

"The tune is quite nice!" Zhen's father said, "By the way, Old Cheng, have you ever heard Jie Lun's songs before?"

"I've heard of it! Didn't he sing it during the Spring Festival Gala?"

"What song?" asked Zhen's father.

"Emmm I don't know."

"So what do you think?"

“It’s a very trendy rap song among pop songs!”

"Hey, Old Cheng, you also know how to rap?" Zhen's father widened his eyes.

"How can you not understand this? Isn't it just singing the same as speaking? It's almost the same as allegro."

Hearing this, Dani held back her laughter, pricked up her ears and listened expectantly.

"Old Cheng, you are being too narrow-minded! In fact, Jie Lun's songs are more than just quick beats!" Zhen's mother interrupted, "I didn't really like Jie Lun's songs before, especially the young people who ride their motorcycles and honk their horns all day long. You can hear 'hum hum ha hey' even if you walk half a mile away. It's so noisy that it makes my head hurt."

"But one time when I was shopping with Zhen Hao's grandfather, we heard a little girl singing with a guitar under an overpass. It was so beautiful!"

"We both listened to it for a long time and asked curiously: Whose song is this?"

"It turns out that they were all Jie Lun's songs!"

Zhen's mother's moving and emotional narration made the two relatives extremely curious.

"and then?"

"Then Zhen Hao's grandfather and I went to the audio-visual store to buy the tape, but when we got home and listened to it, guess what happened?"

“It’s like two different songs, totally different!”

"Puff~" Dani couldn't hold it in any longer and laughed out loud. Seeing the four people's eyes converge on her, she didn't stop smiling, but instead watched the fun without thinking it was a big deal, "Auntie and uncle, you are so right! Go on!"

Cheng Hao couldn't help laughing and patted Dani on the head.

"You are Jie Lun's assistant! It would be fine if you didn't protect me, but you are adding fuel to the fire and making a fool of yourself!"

"Sister, no way!" Dani said aggrievedly, "Brother Cheng often teases Brother Jay: The songs he wrote are really good, but it's a pity that most of them were ruined by your singing!"

"Jay is used to it a long time ago~ It's okay!"

The obviously subdued laughter and chatter in the living room did not affect Jie Lun's work in the study.

The little eyes still couldn't open wide, and they were narrowed into a slit due to frequent contemplation.

But the seriousness and dedication made Zhen Jiecheng have to praise from the bottom of his heart: You are so handsome, Jielun!
The melody gradually becomes coherent, I'm sure you haven't heard it before!
As a fan of Jay, Zhen Jiecheng searched his memory but couldn't find any trace of this song in his music library.

This was further confirmed when Jie Lun wrote the lyrics.

This gave Zhen Jiecheng a great sense of accomplishment!

Look at me! After his rebirth, not only did he not steal Jielun's original works, but he also urged him to write new songs during his peak period.

If Fei Lun's fans knew this a dozen years later, wouldn't they worship me?
"It's done!"

Finally, Jie Lun finished his work and looked up at his watch.
"In fact, it would have taken me only an hour to finish writing the lyrics and composing the music, but as the godfather of my baby, I had to strive for perfection, so it ended up taking me two hours!"

"Ah~ Jiecheng, I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself. My strength has declined recently, and I feel like I've run out of ideas!"

The arrogant and showy look makes him look like he deserves a beating and is very shameless.

"By the way, Jie Cheng, you don't plan to expose the baby, right?"

"Yeah!" Zhen Jiecheng nodded.

"Then let's use a nickname! Jie Cheng, what's the baby's nickname?"

"Emm" Zhen Jiecheng was speechless.

Is this something that can be asked publicly?
Can you tell this?

But now that things have come to this, I have to use my brain to try to come up with a more reliable nickname.

Unexpectedly, a voice came from the living room, interrupting Zhen Jiecheng's thoughts.

"Jiecheng, didn't you already pick a nickname for the baby?" Cheng Hao narrowed his eyes and raised the corners of his mouth, "Just tell me! Why don't you tell me?"

"What's Zhen Hao's nickname?" Zhen's mother was stunned when she heard this and quickly came over. "Cheng Hao, has Jie Cheng already chosen one?"

"Well, I got up early, Mom."

"What's your nickname?" Cheng's mother also came forward.

"Mom, ask your son-in-law. He named it, not me."

"Jie Cheng, go ahead."

Zhen Jiecheng; (ω)
"You're so dithering. You're not decisive at all!" Zhen's mother glared at him and turned to look at Cheng Hao. "Cheng Hao, you say!"

"Okay, Mom~" Stretch out the voice and raise the tone.

"Jie Cheng said that if we give birth to a daughter, her nickname will be Zhen Piaoliang, or Da Piaoliang."

"If we give birth to a son, we'll name him Zhen, that'll be awesome!"

"Puchi~" Dani's defense was completely broken, and she bent over with her hands on her face.

"Hahahaha!" Jie Lun grinned, pointed at Zhen Jiecheng with one finger, and covered his stomach with the other hand, which was twitching.

"Zhen Jiecheng!" said the mother with a dark face.

Even the usually kind mother-in-law looked at me with an increasingly unfriendly gaze.

"It's all your fault! Why are you asking such nonsense?"

"Fuck! I never thought you would name your own son Zhen!" Jie Lun said while giving a thumbs up, "Jie Cheng, I give in. You are really cool! Hahahaha!"

He was having a lot of fun playing with the puns, and Jie Lun, who had a rare chance to relax, seemed particularly naughty at this moment.

"Okay, stop laughing! If you keep laughing, when Cheng Hao gives birth to another son, I will name him Zhen Jie Lun!"

reach out your hand,
"The script! Bring it over!"

"Wait, I'll get it right away!" Upon hearing that, Jie Lun quickly stopped smiling and happily went to rummage through his bag.

The piano has been given, the song has been written, and it's time to put the donkey to the mill.

"Here, here you go! This is the latest revised edition!"

"Well, do whatever you want. I'll read the script first."

Zhen Jiecheng waved his hand, picked up the script, sat at the desk, and began to read it carefully.

Jie Lun, on the other hand, moved a small stool and sat upright, looking like a primary school student waiting for the teacher's evaluation.

The script was not thick, but Zhen Jiecheng read it very slowly.

Pause from time to time and frown.

Turn forward from time to time and pick up a pen to make marks or write notes.

After a long time, he finally raised his head.

Seeing this, Jie Lun quickly perked up. "There are a lot of foreshadowing and details buried, and the timeline is very cleverly designed."

"It draws on many classic plots, such as the love story of a man and a woman traveling through time and space, and the piano duel in The Legend of 1900."

“Although the narrative is a bit jumpy and the dialogue is a bit awkward and stiff.”

“But overall, it’s OK!”

Although it was just an evaluation of "it's okay", it was enough to make Jielun overjoyed.

I scratched my head embarrassedly.

"I came up with the idea, but screenwriter Du Zhilang helped me polish the specific content!"

"Jiecheng, tell me, can this script be filmed? Does it need to be revised?"

"Of course we can!" Zhen Jiecheng nodded. "According to this script, the film can use narrative tricks similar to The Sixth Sense."

"The Sixth Sense?" Jie Lun was dumbfounded. "What does that mean?"

"This is a supernatural thriller released in 99. You can go back and watch it," Zhen Jiecheng explained. "The so-called narrative trick used in Secret is to make all the previous shots with the heroine Lu Xiaoyu existing or not."

Looking at Jie Lun's pair of focused little eyes, they began to show a tendency to move closer to Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chick.

Zhen Jiecheng waved his hand.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore."

"Let's be realistic!"

“There is no overly dramatic melodrama of love triangles, abortion, reconciliation, regrets, etc. I can tell you clearly that this kind of innocent and pure youth story is a bit ahead of its time for the domestic commercial romance film market.”

"What's more, the timeline in your script is very complicated. Most audiences can't understand it after reading it once. They can't connect the metaphors buried in the plot: including the lines, props, shots, etc.!"

“So when the movie is released, the ratings will be average or even failing.”

"The criticism will be overwhelming because you are famous enough."

"As for the box office and word of mouth, it is mainly about consuming your fans' appeal. In other words, it is the fans who buy the tickets and it is the fans who applaud, but this kind of 'self-promotion and self-praise' will cause resistance to a certain extent."

After a pause,
"However, it may perform well in the Japanese and Korean markets, after all, they have always liked this kind of fresh style."

"If you don't want to accept this result, you can only change the script. Sorry, the wording is a bit inappropriate. It would be more appropriate to say 'start anew'."

"Retain the main framework and start over."

Hearing this, Jie Lun fell silent.

After a while, he raised his head again.

"Jie Cheng, I don't want to change!"

"sure!"

"Ah?" Jie Lun was stunned. "Fuck! Don't you want to persuade me?"

"What's there to persuade me about this?" Zhen Jiecheng curled his lips and pointed at the script, "I think I've seen through you. You're just a complete idiot!"

"He's awesome, not only in writing songs and singing, but also in making movies."

"You're just trying to show off, aren't you? Even if not completely, then mostly!"

“I asked Li Pingbin to take the camera. I can tell from the way he did it that he wanted to focus on beauty. It’s not just about the individual shots, but also the subsequent editing.”

"In addition, in addition to the matching transitions between the sound and the picture, you must have put a lot of effort into the soundtrack. I guess the OST can be listened to as a music album if it is taken out alone?"

"Admittedly, there are many problems in the commercial market if this script is made into a movie. But what about five years later? Ten years later?"

“When the audience understands the foreshadowing and timeline of the movie. When the audience lingers on the beautiful pictures and good music.”

"When time washes away the restlessness and yearns for the innocence of youth, I will watch your movie again then."

The more Zhen Jiecheng talked, the wider Jielun's eyes opened.

"I'm not, I didn't, you're talking nonsense~"

"Jiecheng, let me tell you, I am Zhen's favorite godfather now, you have to be more respectful to me!"

"Besides, I've given you this piano and written the song."

Suddenly he grinned, licked his face and came forward,

"Hehehe, Jiecheng, you know what I mean!"

The next second, he calmed down and stood up straight.

"Jie Cheng, as the director of "Secret", I now formally invite you to visit the set. And, here's a souvenir for visiting: a loud speaker!"

The world is deteriorating, and people’s hearts are not as old as they used to be!
Look, what the hell has this circle become?
All kinds of people are trying to get in, and they don’t even try to act. They just come clean: I’m Xu Jinglei, and I’m representing the director!

With this shamelessness, Jie Lun can definitely apply for Beijing Film Academy and perfectly inherit the glorious tradition and throw another bucket of dirty water on the rotten roots of Beijing Film Academy.

Looking at the grinning Jie Lun, Zhen Jiecheng rolled his eyes and was speechless.

“Have the actors been decided?”

"There are potential targets for some roles, but they haven't been finalized yet," Jie Lun replied.

"Who plays your father?"

"I want to find Huang Qiusheng, who I worked with in Initial D."

"Why are you looking for him? Let me choose this role. I promise to pick a better father for you!"

"Well, okay!" Jie Lun nodded quickly and obediently.

"Where's the heroine?"

"You choose! No need to ask about the rest, except for me, all are undecided!" Jie Lun said without hesitation, "Although I am the director, you are here to visit the set, so you have the final say!"

Zhen Jiecheng: (Д)ノ

Jielun came in a hurry, and Jielun left in a hurry.

In addition to playing the piano and writing songs, she also bought a longevity lock as a gift for her godson before leaving.

What Jie Lun didn’t know was that he currently only had one godson, but a godson could have many godfathers.

Zhen Jiecheng has already thought about it: godfather, godmother, godgrandfather, and godgrandmother, and he will arrange everything for them when the time is right.

Oh, yes, and my sister!
The competition in the future will be so fierce that we must take fewer detours in life.

Thinking of this, Zhen Jiecheng was extremely glad that he only liked the big one and didn't touch the small one. Otherwise, if this kid broke into the entertainment industry in the future, what if a father-son battle situation appeared. Hiss!
"Sister, am I awesome?"

"Awesome! You're as awesome as your dad was!"

When this conversation appeared in his mind, Zhen Jiecheng shuddered violently!

"What's wrong? Jiecheng?" Cheng Hao asked while rocking the bed.

"No, nothing!"

"Well, I'm going to go out and make a phone call to select actors for Jie Lun's movie."

"Well, you go ahead!"

Looking at Zhen Jiecheng's departing back, Cheng Hao curled his lips.

"You're so jumpy. You're already a father but you still haven't settled down."

As he said this, he kissed his son.

"Baby, you must not learn from your father in the future!"

"Emmm, forget it. You should learn from your dad."

"It's a bit of bitter cabbage, but my piglets can't suffer any loss!"

(End of this chapter)