I'm just trying to ride the wave of popularity!

Chapter 42 Perhaps, we can create a masterpiece!

"Want an umbrella?"

"No need, Mr. Zhou, I need to find creative inspiration in the rain."

"Okay! Good luck!"

"Ok!"

April 7st morning.

Summer weather is like a child's face, changing in an instant.

The morning was sunny and bright.

But at 9 a.m., a sudden downpour began.

On the overpass, pedestrians hurried along, scrambling to avoid each other.

but……

Shen Hu, however, carried his guitar and sang obliviously in the rain, singing songs that no one else cared about, like a fool, singing with great enthusiasm.

Although he doesn't have much artistic talent, his pursuit of art is extremely rigorous.

A few days ago, Zhou Yang gave him some money, which boosted his confidence considerably.

Yes, I can beg for food with more confidence now.

Zhou Yang, accompanied by Shen Long and Chen Jianfeng, two promising talents, passed by Shen Hu's stall, chatted with Shen Hu for a few words, and then headed directly towards the movie theater across the street.

Shen Hu stared at Zhou Yang's retreating figure for a long time.

In the rain...

I suddenly feel a little sad.

Mr. Zhou, we've already made one movie, so when are you going to release an album for me?
....................................

noon.

Inside the rental house.

Photographer Xu Yunyi has been isolating himself for almost a week.

After filming "Sun Wukong vs. Superman 2" and receiving his salary, Xu Yunyi locked himself in his rented room and refused to come out, not even asking for a share of the profits.

Oh shit!

This movie was absolutely terrible. Now all his colleagues know that he took on such a lousy job, and they're all laughing at him behind his back.

The online criticism is increasing...

The magazine "China Film Weekly" even dedicated a whole page to thoroughly criticizing the film, and also took the opportunity to criticize itself.

These days, as the movie has spread more and more within the industry, it seems that some high-level executives at [Tianyu Media] have spoken out or something, and he appears to have been blacklisted. In the past week, he has repeatedly encountered setbacks in his job search.

In Beijing, no small or medium-sized film crews wanted him...

"Hey!"

He, who rarely smoked, lit a cigarette, sighed deeply, and lowered his head in extreme frustration, even wanting to slap himself hard.

Now he's making one mistake after another, as if he's already fallen into an abyss.

"How about... we leave Beijing and go check out other film crews in Hengdian..."

After smoking his fourth cigarette, he stubbed it out, sighed again, and stood up.

Just as I was about to leave, the phone rang.

He glanced at his phone.

He was stunned when he saw the number.

It was Zhou Yang calling...

He hesitated for a moment, then finally hung up the phone.

But not long after hanging up, Zhou Yang called again.

Looking at the number, Xu Yunyi closed his eyes and finally chose to answer the phone.

"Hello, Mr. Zhou?"

"Teacher Zhang, you still have a 5,000 yuan profit-sharing bonus here with me. Come over now, and I'll give it to you... Let's discuss the new movie some more."

"President Zhou, I don't want this money. I just have one idea: could you please remove the cinematographer's name from the movie? Also, I really don't want to make that 'Lin Daiyu vs. Lu Zhishen' movie anymore..." Xu Yunyi smiled bitterly.

"You can put this movie on hold for now. This time, we're not going to make a bad movie..."

"Mr. Zhou, I..."

"This time we've invested nearly a million!"

"President Zhou...you said the same thing in the last movie..." Upon hearing the word "million," Xu Yunyi's heart skipped a beat, and his expression became quite interesting.

Damn it, is President Zhou using this same rhetoric to fool him again and trying to lure him into a trap?

The investment is close to one million!

Nima!

An investment of 20,000 yuan!

That's close to a million!
"This time it's a real investment of nearly a million, a big production. Mr. Zhang, come over here, let's talk in detail..."

"Mr. Zhou, I..."

"Teacher Zhang, please trust me one more time. This time, we promise we won't make a bad film!"

"Really?"

"It's absolutely true. Come here first, I'll personally handle the script..."

"That……"

"Alright, come here. Same old spot. Young man, don't turn down money, right?"

"..."

Xu Yunyi remained silent for a long time, looked at his meager savings, and finally sighed deeply: "Okay, President Zhou, I'm coming, but please don't try to fool me anymore!"

"I guarantee it's no hype, it's a blockbuster!"

"..."

…………………………afternoon.

Inside the rental house.

The original cast and crew of "Monkey King vs. Superman 2" gradually arrived at the rented house.

Everyone's expressions were quite complicated...

The movie "Monkey King vs. Superman 2" is not only a terrible film, but also a scourge and a stain on their lives.

Damn it, after filming "Sun Wukong vs. Superman 2", although I made some measly money, several poor guys suddenly found themselves unwanted by any production team.

This time...

Zhou Yang then took them to the rented room.

"Today, Director Shen, Teacher Chen Jianfeng, and I went to the cinema to watch 'Superman 2.' After watching it, we were deeply moved..."

"Besides the special effects, the plot of 'Superman 2' is completely unappealing. We all predict that this movie will likely be a box office flop..."

"In fact, we all had the same idea: we can make movies like this too, and we can even make them better!"

"..."

As everyone gradually took their seats, Shen Long straightened his suit and a very serious expression appeared on his face!

After saying that...

Director Shen Long trembled instantly and stared wide-eyed at Zhou Yang.

and many more!

I'm not, I didn't!
He simply said that he was somewhat disappointed with the film...

But I didn't say that we oddballs could have taken better photos!
Just as he was about to say something, he saw Zhou Yang looking at him with a serious expression: "We need to be more confident. Remember, we are all talented people. It's just that we were poor before, and for the sake of money, we could only make movies that could recoup our costs quickly. Don't waste time on each other. This isn't our problem, it's a problem of society... Now, we have money, we have more funds, and we can completely turn things around..."

When photographer Xu Yunyi heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

He suddenly had a bad feeling!

Why do I feel like the new movie will be even worse and more outrageous?

"Mr. Zhou, please tell me directly, how should we shoot our new movie?"

"Teacher Zhang, you're still in such a hurry... Haha." Zhou Yang smiled as he looked at Xu Yunyi, who looked aggrieved, and then silently took out the script.

When Xu Yunyi saw "The Distant Man: Hero Reboot", his anus immediately shrank, and he stared at Zhou Yang in shock.

I grass!

He knows it!

He knew perfectly well that President Zhou wasn't up to any good!
Upon seeing this, Shen Long and Chen Jianfeng both lowered their heads in unison.

This script...

It was written by Mr. Zhou while watching "Superman 2" under the dim light!

In less than two hours, they produced the script for "The Distant Man: Hero Reboot".

They haven't even had a chance to see it yet!

"The movie 'Superman 2' was a huge disappointment..."

"Do you think that the all-powerful Superman would willingly give up his superpowers just because a criminal is holding the female lead hostage?"

"Is this reasonable?"

"Imagine if you had superpowers, what would you do?"

"..."

"I can't guarantee what will happen to others, but if I had superhuman abilities, I definitely wouldn't be like that Superman who lost his mind and became a simpleton, honestly working a regular job..."

"Isn't this just plain stupid?"

"Also, if you wear ordinary glasses and blend into a crowd, will the whole world not know who you are?"

Are we all idiots?

"This is unreasonable!"

"Therefore, our new movie will correct the inconsistencies in 'Superman 2'!"

"..."

"I've thought about it carefully!"

"What if we filmed the entire Superman 2 movie backwards!"

"Maybe……"

"Who knows, maybe we'll even create a masterpiece..."

"..."

Under dim light.