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Chapter 392 0382 [From Small fry to big shot]

"Boss, the invitation to the game industry annual meeting has arrived. This year's event is top-notch."

"How tall is it?"

"The meeting will be held at the Great Hall of the People."

"Uh, okay."

"..."

The central government is paying more and more attention to the gaming industry. The annual meeting was held in the CPPCC Auditorium the year before last, and this year it was moved to the Great Hall of the People.

After finishing his daily tasks, Chen Guiliang asked Yang Hao to drive him to the mobile phone R&D center for a stroll.

The main building has been completed, but electrical wires, network cables, water pipes, etc. are still being installed.

The temporary research and development site was rented from Motorola and the three universities, along with a batch of second-hand equipment disposed of by Motorola when it withdrew from the site.

There are some new developments every month, but it's still a long way from seeing an engineering prototype of the HarmonyOS phone.

After returning home from a half-day inspection, Chen Guiliang saw that Bian Guanyue had prepared a table full of delicious dishes. He laughed and said, "You actually cooked for yourself today. Aren't you going to study hard for the exam?"

Bian Guanyue lay leisurely on the sofa watching TV: "The written exam is in a month. I've studied enough. Now I should relax."

"Looks like you're absolutely certain." Chen Guiliang offered to serve her rice.

Bian Guanyue threw away the cushion, stood up, and stretched happily, saying, "Luckily, folk music research doesn't test math, otherwise I wouldn't be so relaxed right now."

Chen Guiliang sighed, "I should speed up my thesis writing process too."

The main reason is that I don't live on campus, so I've never wanted to touch that stuff, using the excuse that I'm busy with work.

The more research papers I collected, the more I organized and stored them in a folder on my computer.

The two sat down to eat together, chatting aimlessly about everyday things.

Before we had even finished our meal, Third Master Han called me personally: "Your role has been finalized. You'll be playing the spy who assassinates Wen Yiduo. It'll be just one shot, no lines, standing in an alley with a gun."

Chen Guiliang asked knowingly, "Who will play Wen Yiduo's son?"

“There is no such role,” said Master Han.

Chen Guiliang said, "How could there not be? Wen Yiduo's eldest son was worried about his safety and personally escorted him back and forth. When Wen Yiduo was assassinated, his son took five bullets for him and covered Wen Yiduo's escape, which left him with a lifelong disability. His descendants are still alive, and it seems they live in the capital."

Master Han had no choice but to explain: "There are too many characters in the movie, and we can't possibly cover them all. We will overlook some minor details in the plot."

“Filming a scene where Wen Yiduo is being chased and killed while his son takes a bullet for him doesn’t actually need to increase the movie’s runtime. How about I play the son?” Chen Guiliang suggested.

Third Master Han said, "I'll think about it."

Chen Guiliang laughed and said, "Haha, I'm an outsider and don't know anything about movies. Chairman Han doesn't need to consider my immature suggestions."

After ending the call, Master Han continued reading the script, constantly noting the actors' names next to certain roles.

Most of the characters don't even have names, such as Reporter A, Reporter B, Soldier A, and Soldier B.

In the movie, after the victory of the Huaihai Campaign, a group of female soldiers sang and danced, all played by well-known actresses, but after dancing for a long time, no one showed their face.

While assigning roles, Master Han called the actors, circling those he could confirm.

There are also some minor or extra roles, which Han Sanye will leave vacant for now. Because there are several directors and producers, and everyone wants to put more people in the movie, he can't fill all the roles.

After working for a long time, Master Han returned to the section about Wen Yiduo's assassination.

After careful consideration, Master Han picked up his pen and wrote: "Add a scene where Wen Yiduo's eldest son takes a bullet for his father."

He didn't need to consider Chen Guiliang's opinion, but if a son had taken a bullet for his father, this scene could indeed have been filmed to be more touching.

It's all assassination drama anyway, it's just a matter of adding a character, the screen time won't change because of it.

The scene Chen Guiliang was required to perform was as follows: He was escorting his father (Wen Yiduo) home, walking through a dark alley. He saw secret agents raising guns and immediately stepped in front of Wen Yiduo, shouting in panic, "Father, run!" Wen Yiduo was shot dead, while Chen Guiliang was seriously wounded and fell unconscious.

You still have to fight for your own screen time.

Doesn't this turn the spy who was supposed to assassinate Wen Yiduo into Wen Yiduo's son? And there's even a four-word line in the dialogue.

With his thick eyebrows and big eyes, he looks like a positive character. It would be a waste of his talent to play a minor spy.

To be honest, the script for "The Founding of a Republic" was rushed, and there was simply no time to polish the various details.

Even setting aside the challenges of coordinating a large cast, many scenes could have been filmed more compellingly if the script had been written entirely according to historical facts. Because history itself is inherently dramatic!
Although the internet existed in 2008, information wasn't readily available online; one had to visit archives and search patiently. There wasn't enough time for creative work; screenwriters didn't have the leisure for that.

"You're going to make a movie?" Bian Guanyue asked in surprise.

Chen Guiliang put down his phone and boasted, "The movie is called 'The Founding of a Republic,' a tribute film celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Many stars can only play minor roles in it, and I also got a minor role."

Bian Guanyue chuckled and said, "If you really want to act that much, why don't you just invest in your own production and play the male lead?"

Chen Guiliang thought to himself: I'm not Jack Ma, I don't have too much money to burn.

Chen Guiliang explained, "Cameos are different. If I make a cameo appearance in a movie I like, people will be pleasantly surprised. But if I were to play the male lead directly, and my acting skills aren't good, the surprise would turn into a shock."

“Anyway, you always have a point,” Bian Guanyue said, looking at the table. “What can I do if I don’t want to wash the dishes?”

Chen Guiliang said, "I'll wash it. How about we hire a cook from now on?"

Bian Guanyue said, "I'm not used to it."

As she spoke, she stood up and cleared away the dishes, forcing herself to wash them.

Chen Guiliang went to help, but was kicked out of the kitchen by Bian Guanyue.

He saw several packages in the entryway, so he picked up a utility knife to open them, only to find they contained erotic clothing. Damn it, Bian Guanyue's cousin is really going down this path.

We initially agreed to make children's clothing, but the products are quite different.

Should we give her some suggestions, like getting her something like a Spider-Man, Pikachu, or a stepmother dress?
We'll talk about it when I have time.

Chen Guiliang grabbed the several sets of lingerie, threw them into the washing machine, and shouted, "I'll wash them for you, delivery guy!"

"Don't touch my clothes!" Bian Guanyue shouted, blushing, while washing the dishes.

There's a big bathtub at home, perfect for a nice soak in winter.

Chen Guiliang turned on the bathtub faucet, ran back to the kitchen and said with a grin, "I'll fill the hot water tank so we can take a bath together."

"I'm not washing dishes with you." Bian Guanyue said, already speeding up her dishwashing.

Chen Guiliang sat next to the bathtub playing on his phone, while keeping an eye on the faucet to make sure it wasn't full.

He was using Kongzhong.com to browse information on his mobile phone.

HaiNei.com's WAP site mainly focuses on social networking and doesn't have the comprehensive information of a mobile portal like Kongzhong.com.

Suddenly he received a text message from Feng Kuzi: "Mr. Chen, the new movie 'If You Are the One' is about to be released. Could you please help me share this post to promote it? I would be very grateful!"

Chen Guiliang thought there was nothing wrong with the film, so he went back to his study, turned on his computer, and forwarded the promotional message for "If You Are the One".

A minute later, Feng Kuzi sent another text message: "Thanks, bro. Let's have dinner sometime."

Chen Guiliang was texting with someone when Bian Guanyue shouted from the bathroom, "Ah, the bathtub is overflowing!"

"Haha." Chen Guiliang was overjoyed, threw away his phone, and rushed to the bathroom.

Seeing his grinning face, Bian Guanyue was furious: "Idiot!"

Instead of helping her mop the floor, Chen Guiliang hugged her from behind and deliberately interrupted, saying, "You haven't called me 'idiot' in a long time."

“You’re such a fool,” Bian Guanyue said with a laugh.

Chen Guiliang said, "This simpleton wants to hear you sing opera."

Bian Guanyue's anger had subsided: "First, clean up the water on the ground."

"No, I want to hold you in the bathtub while we listen to the opera." Chen Guiliang pushed her into the bathtub.

Bian Guanyue exclaimed, "Don't push me in... Ah, I haven't taken my clothes off yet. My phone is in my pocket, it's going to get wet!"

We're still a long way from being an old married couple; we can always try something new.

When Chen Guiliang had made Bian Guanyue feel comfortable, he asked her if she could have fun with Tao Xue. Bian Guanyue blushed and said yes. Chen Guiliang asked what she could do, and Bian Guanyue said the three of them could.

Unfortunately, she denied it afterwards.

……

The annual gaming industry conference has officially begun.

Since the government started getting involved at a high level, this thing has been done twice a year.

One such event, held in December, lasted only half a day and was attended by a large number of leaders. The venues were becoming increasingly prestigious. The atmosphere was serious, the schedule was rushed, and everyone dispersed quickly after the meeting and awards ceremony.

The second event is held in January of the following year, lasting several days, and is hosted in different locations on a rotating basis. Only leaders from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and local governments attend. This is the real annual meeting for the gaming industry.

Chen Guiliang passed through the security checkpoint and entered the Great Hall of the People for the first time in person.

He finds everything strange and unusual.

Perhaps due to time constraints in the past, only three entrepreneurs were selected this time to give speeches on behalf of the gaming industry.

The actual gaming summit forum speeches will have to wait until next month when we go to Qingdao.

Today's three speakers are: Chen Tianqiao, Ding Sanshi, and Chen Guiliang.

Let's skip the formalities and go straight to the game market share!
Chen Xiaowei, CEO of The9, looked disappointed. As the distributor of World of Warcraft, she was unable to appear on stage alone.

It's all Zhu Jun's fault for offending the leader.

But if Zhu Jun hadn't broken ties with the authorities, why would The9 have gotten a new CEO?

Shi Yuzhu, sitting below, said to Chi Yufeng and Tao Chenggang, "Future Era is fucking awesome this year!"

Chi Yufeng said, "Who could have predicted this? I heard that the monthly revenue of 'Future Era' has now stabilized at over 2 million."

Shi Yuzhu said, "If I were to manage it, I could generate at least 3 million per month."

“He’s different; he’s always been very steady,” Tao Chenggang said.

Shi Yuzhu said, "We're playing it too safe. Just thinking about the peak of over 240 million concurrent users makes my mouth water. 'Zhengtu' hasn't even broken 120 million yet, and it's not even half of 'Future Era's' number."

Chi Yufeng said, "There are more than ten similar side-scrolling fighting online games now, right? And none of them have taken off. Do you guys want to make one too?"

"I'll do it! I'll do it next year and take his business away," Shi Yuzhu said half-jokingly.

Back then, he was just a nobody listening to people speak from the audience, but now he's broken into the top three in the industry.

And she's so young.

Countless industry peers in the audience sighed with regret, wondering how to compete with Chen Guiliang for market share.

(End of this chapter)