Huayu: Start by asking ex-girlfriends for alms

Chapter 56: Going Home for the New Year and Coming Back for a Fight

In the office, the two were discussing the first draft.

Yes, Ning Hao has started writing the script for "Crazy Stone". No, it's the script for "Diamond"!

The trajectory of fate took a turn here and bypassed "Green Grassland".

With the experience of participating in the screenwriting of "Life Events" and especially "Nobody".

Ning Hao entered the state very quickly, with the help of Yue Xiaojun and his wife Xing Aina.

Inspiration is like when Liu Bei asked the Prime Minister for advice:
Press out the chicken paste?

Out!

Gushing out!

It's that quick and easy!
"Don't use diamonds! This thing is just speculated. Let's change it to jade or jadeite!" Zhen Jiecheng suggested.

"Okay, these are just minor details anyway!"

Ning Hao nodded, and then handed over the other drafts that recorded his thoughts and notes.

"Jie Cheng, help me take a look and give me some advice."

"it is good!"

Zhen Jiecheng first asked Huang Bo to sit down, and then he looked at it carefully.

Well, the general framework and storyline have been almost established.

The old factories on the verge of bankruptcy, the crisis of layoffs, the current situation of wage arrears, the sadness of trying hard but ultimately failing to overcome the general trend of the real estate market.

Beneath the comedy shell lies the perseverance and compromise of the little people, and behind the laughter lies sadness and helplessness.

This is the way to use black humor, and it is also Ning Hao's consistent style.

Huh? Wait a minute!
Where is Baleno? Where is your lung?

Oh, by the way, Ning Hao doesn’t need to fight for the support funds from Andy Lau’s “Asian Rising Star Director Program”, so there is no need to be grateful to Andy Lau.

This bastard is now pulling out his own hair!

Zhen Jiecheng thought about it and decided to keep this part, but he had to divert the damage.

As a classic advertisement second only to Liang Jiahui's promotion of Ma Zi Da in the history of Chinese film and television, it is such a pity to discard it like this!
After all, Huang Bo has such a high-quality image as a spokesperson, and wasting it would be a crime.

"Yeah! This script is good!"

"Well, I'll contact Sister Hua later to see if I can help you get some sponsorship."

"Just look for some foreign brands, whose high-end temperament will contrast with the image of the lower class, thus creating a dramatic conflict!"

For example, Baga's Yoyiku is pretty good.

Xiao Guizi is now preparing to use the "diversification" signboard to try to steal the concept and upgrade Yoyiku from a street stall product to a personalized fashion brand. Next year, that is, in 2005, he will regroup and enter the Chinese market for the second time.

Wouldn't this be a great gift for the little Guizi?
At that time, they will not only pay sponsorship fees, but also bow 360 degrees to thank us for helping them advertise!

Thinking of this, Zhen Jiecheng's thoughts suddenly opened up.

In order to attract the little weirdo, it’s time to add some life to Ning Hao’s film!
"I'll ask Sister Bingbing to play the role of the gang's eldest sister-in-law!"

"I chose Hong Kong as my professional killer! Don't they say every day that I resist cooperating with Hong Kong and Taiwan? This is a perfect opportunity to make up for it!"

"Well, I'll try to find a big name to guest star."

It's a bit difficult for big-name actors, after all, they have to go into the sewers, and basically no one is willing to make a cameo appearance.

But if it's a singer, then there's no problem.

If you are a good singer, you can also act. Besides, it is an olive branch extended by Zhen Jiecheng, so some "difficulties" are of no concern.

"After the filming of the movie starts, I will go to visit the set and make a real scene with Sister Bingbing! Pretend to make some news, which will definitely increase the popularity of your movie!"

Zhen Jiecheng just didn't believe it. Faced with the overwhelming "wealth" that was delivered to his doorstep, could the little Guizi resist?

"Hey! This is good, this is good!" Hearing this, Ning Hao rubbed his hands happily, "Jiecheng, thank you!"

Suddenly,
"Wait! That's not right!"

"I was asking for your opinion on the script, why did you end up talking about casting and promotion?"

"Opinions? The design and construction of your storyline are already quite perfect, I don't even have any opinions!"

It’s not that Zhen Jiecheng is deliberately praising or avoiding work, but the first draft made by Ning Hao and the other two is of very high quality, and some details are even more sophisticated than the original film!

"The next step is just to polish the content and fill it in with some catchy words."

Without the lines of the postgraduate entrance examination, it is tantamount to losing the soul of comedy!

It just so happened that everyone here was good at taking the postgraduate entrance examination, and Zhen Jiecheng was even admitted to the Beijing Film Academy through a backdoor.

“For example, here, we can change it like this.”

"When the employees were clamoring for their wages, the factory manager tried to comfort them: Don't worry, I will find a way to pay you later!"

"Then the factory manager left without looking back!"

"When pronouncing the word 'turn back', the tone was emphasized, and the factory manager left without looking back and the camera gave a close-up."

“This segment makes good use of the editing techniques of the multi-line narrative structure, intersecting with the segment where the son Xie Xiaomeng takes money from his father, the factory director, to create a conflict effect!”

"Also, we can use a different phrase here."

Of course, Zhen Jiecheng didn't just give Ning Hao suggestions based on the original version, he also mixed in a lot of his own ideas and thoughts.

Huang Bo, looking at the heated discussion among them, kindly helped to make tea and pour water.

There is no need to analyze the specific content of the script.

The serious attitude of these three people, especially Director Zhen, is enough to determine the quality of the script.

"I must also act in this project!"

I couldn't help but think of Zhen Jiecheng's previous promise, and I became more excited.

Southwestern Mandarin, right?

From now on, I will choose girls from Sichuan and Chongqing for massage, and only girls from the southwest for haircuts.

Don’t ask, the answer is to learn the dialect!

The day's work is over.

When night fell, Cheng Hao, as usual, collected the wages owed to Zhen Jiecheng for this period of time.

Seeing that the inventory was almost cleared out, he was satisfied and stopped the day and night forecasting.

Well, actually my legs were sore and I couldn’t sit still.

"I'm going back to my hometown to celebrate the New Year tomorrow, what about you?"

"Me? Of course I'll go back too!" Zhen Jiecheng said as he dribbled the ball, "But I'll wait until New Year's Eve to go back, and stay at home for two or three days before leaving."

No one asks the poor in the downtown area, and the rich has distant relatives in the mountains.

My aunt had been telling my father early on that her daughter also wanted to be a star.

My mother's side is also outrageous. The child of my uncle's niece's wife scored 250 points in the third month exam and is preparing to become an art student.

What's even funnier is that a nouveau riche relative called Zhen Jiecheng and asked him if he could introduce him to some female stars.

What the hell is this introduction? It’s fine that my alma mater asked me to be a doorman, but you bastard, you treat me as a brothel owner?

If he hadn't considered his parents' feelings, Zhen Jiecheng would have brought them to Beijing to celebrate the New Year long ago.

In any case, Zhen Jiecheng has long been impeccable when it comes to being accused of this.

"Well, then we'll see you next year! Remember to miss your sister!"

As he spoke, Cheng Hao lay tiredly in Zhen Jiecheng's arms.

Have a good night, rest when the moon rises and wake up when the sun rises.

Taking advantage of the special period when the green light had just been on for two days, and considering the upcoming short separation, Cheng Hao, who had recovered his strength, acted recklessly again.

However, events quickly got out of her control and she became increasingly anxious.

"Hurry, hurry! Hurry up! Don't delay my flight!"

"Why?" Zhen Jiecheng said confidently, "Since you started it, then I should have the final say on how to end it." Disturbing people's sleep so early in the morning, who doesn't feel grumpy when waking up?

"You're forcing me, right? Okay, okay, just wait!" Cheng Hao held onto the windowsill and took several deep breaths to control his breath.

The next moment, his expression changed and his voice trembled.
"Jie Cheng, hurry!"

"The alarm is about to ring, Sissi needs to get up soon"

"Shit! You come again! Can you have some manners?"

Zhen Jiecheng shuddered and then started cursing!

Cheng Hao stood up again, turned around, and smacked his lips in triumph.
"Hey~ This is called professionalism!"

I looked at my watch.
"Pah, you almost wasted my time!"

There was no time to take a shower, so after a simple cleaning, I set off in a hurry.

Fortunately, it is winter, so I wear thick clothes when going out.

Otherwise, if the remaining heather flowers overflow, the fragrance will spread thousands of meters into the sky!

"I, with my right fist, opened the sky and transformed into a dragon!"

From the TV, the voice of Jie Lun's singing came.

However, while Zhou Jielun was jumping happily on the stage, the audience was quite cold.

Zhen Jiecheng was extremely amused by this scene, especially with the comments from his grandparents: What the hell is this song?

So, after Zhou Jielun finished singing, Zhen Jiecheng estimated that the time was about up, so he immediately went to his room, closed the door, and made a phone call.

"du~du~du~"

"Jie Lun, it's Director Zhen calling!"

The assistant hurriedly handed the phone to Zhou Jielun.
"Jiecheng?" Zhou Jielun was stunned and answered the phone without thinking too much.

"Hello, Jiecheng, Happy New Year! Why are you calling me at this time?"

"Hahahahaha!"

"why are you laughing?"

"Hahahahaha!"

"Are you laughing at me just now?"

"Hahahahaha!"

"Fuck! You Xiao Sanxiao, wow, you bastard, I'm going to beat you up next time we meet!"

"Hahahahaha!"

Looking at Zhou Jielun cursing, the assistant breathed a sigh of relief.

You have to know that before he answered the phone, Zhou Jielun's face was quite heavy.

But when did Director Zhen become so close to Jie Lun?

The assistant was quite surprised!

She knew very well that the operation of rubbing salt into the wound either happened between good friends or between enemies.

Obviously, these two are the former.

Thinking about it, seeing Zhou Jielun hung up the phone, I asked curiously,
"Jie Lun, isn't it inappropriate for you and Director Zhen to communicate like this?"

"Fuck! What's inappropriate about that?" Jie Lun panted and clenched his fists. "I'll make time to practice after I get back! If he dares to use his butt to push against me again next time, I'll shoot him to death!"

"what?"

The assistant's eyes widened!

Oops!

I seem to have heard something I shouldn't have heard!

Will I be banned and unemployed?
Answer the phone!
Call up!
Still, answering and making phone calls!

Teachers, classmates, alumni, friends, including senior Han Shanping, said a few words of blessing and that was basically it. The rest will be done after arriving in Beijing.

But sisters, that’s trouble!

Each one must be taken care of, and you must never show any impatience.

Normally, the more sisters the better, but perhaps only on this day did the sisters become a heavy burden.

He was busy until the song "Unforgettable Tonight" was heard in the living room, and his phone finally had a chance to rest. However, Zhen Jiecheng's busy life had just begun.

Stay up all night, celebrate the New Year,
Those who want to borrow money, those who want to be introduced to a date, those who want to build connections, those who want to use the back door to get into Beijing Film Academy and become a star
On the afternoon of the second day of the Chinese New Year, after accompanying his mother to her parents' home, Zhen Jiecheng couldn't wait to leave for the airport and head for Beijing.

"Sister! I'm back in Beijing. I brought a lot of local specialties from my hometown. I'll send them to you."

"I'm with my parents!"

"It's okay, just drive over here and open the door!"

"Okay then! You wait!"

When Li Xiaoran rushed to her house, she opened the main door and then had no choice but to open the small door. Afterwards, Zhen Jiecheng asked her for a red envelope.

"Sister, you are so nice!"

Zhen Jiecheng lay comfortably on the bed, feeling that all the unhappiness accumulated over the past few days had disappeared.

Transparent! Comfortable!

Dabai's feel and posture are amazing.

Between Guanxia and Dabai, both of them are good at work and not clingy. What a tacit understanding they have in this two-way relationship!
"Better than Cheng Hao?"

"You two have different professional fields and are not comparable."

"Compared to Hu Jing?"

"It's been a long time, and I've forgotten what it felt like, so it's not comparable."

"What about Fan Bingbing?"

“I haven’t gotten to know it in depth yet, and the information is not clear.”

"hehe!"

"Don't laugh! You've finished asking questions, it's my turn! Sister, how am I better than your ex-boyfriend?"

"Zhen Jiecheng, fuck you!"

"No! Don't let me take advantage of you, let me do it!"

Since Cheng Hao was not around, Zhen Jiecheng simply stayed at Sister Xiaoran's place for a few days.

When it’s time for dinner, someone brings you food and drinks, which makes you feel very comfortable.

By the way, I also finished all the social activities, and when the Spring Festival holiday officially ended, the studio became lively again.

"Jiecheng, Zhang Dazui, your name is being called!" Ning Hao took a magazine or newspaper and pointed it at Zhen Jiecheng with a gloating look.

"Just order it, it's no big deal!" Zhen Jiecheng said that he is broad-minded and doesn't mind.

The reshoots for "House of Flying Daggers" were completed at the end of January, and the film officially entered behind-the-scenes production.

Seeing this, Zhang Weiping quickly started to hype up the company, and the target of the hype was naturally Zhen Jiecheng, who has been in the limelight in the past six months.

"Young directors should just shoot modern everyday life and tell stories. In terms of art, depth, and costume martial arts productions, you will know what I mean when "House of Flying Daggers" is released!"

Chen Kaige, who was working on a fantasy blockbuster, was unhappy about this.

You mean House of Flying Daggers is OK, but what about The Promise? No?
Director Chen, who is currently overflowing with self-confidence, should not be so sensitive, but after all, Zhang Weiping is Zhang Yimou's spokesperson.

The great poet was strong-willed throughout his life, and what he hated most was being outshined by Zhang Yimou.

Even if it's just a hint, that's not okay!
Zhen Jiecheng, who was about to launch a revenge operation, was dumbfounded. He saw Director Chen opening fire on Zhang Weiping, reciting poems and writing lyrics under the pretext of protecting his junior from his alma mater.

Zhen Jiecheng thought that was about it, but he didn't expect that even more chaos was yet to come!

(End of this chapter)