Huayu 1995

Chapter 29 It's acceptable to have a malicious heart.

"Hehe, okay, here's three hundred for you."

The shop owner was almost laughing in exasperation. Seeing how confident Su Chao was, he was curious about the guy's expression after going home empty-handed every day.

"Hey, thanks, boss."

Su Chao watched as the shopkeeper took a fishing rod out of his bag, and he immediately fell in love with it.

He didn't understand the design philosophy behind this rod; he only knew it was expensive.

"This rod is a new one from last year. The previous owner didn't use it much. I'll get you a complete set... What are you looking at? It's imported spider silk, fifty meters per loop, enough for you to catch ten or eight fish."

"Boss, could you give me a float with a glow-in-the-dark feature?"

Su Chao doesn't have much time to fish; sometimes he might have to go fishing after work in the evening.

I don't know if the system has achieved its goal.

Its host appears to be curled up even more.

"Don't worry, I'll provide you with all kinds of prostitutes... I'll provide you with everything, all the best stuff, this is imported Daiwa, nothing inferior would be worthy of it."

The shop owner snorted again.

Hey thief, if you still can't catch any fish with this gear, let's see what excuse you come up with.

Do you have any helmets, boss?

Su Chao asked casually.

"How could a fishing tackle shop like mine possibly have helmets!"

The boss felt baffled.

"Forget it then~"

Carrying a complete set of fishing gear, including a fishing rod, fishing line, float, fishing bag, etc., Su Chao and Lü Bu left the store.

As for the invoice...

When the boss heard the request for a 1,000 yuan invoice, he agreed without hesitation.

Clearly, this wasn't the first time these two had done this kind of thing.

However, Su Chao did not take it, saying that the production crew was too late and that Song Ge would take it when he came next time.

Why didn't you take the invoice?

Lü Bu humbly sought advice.

Actually, they weren't in such a hurry; waiting a little longer wouldn't hurt.

“If it didn’t go through us, we wouldn’t know that we only spent three hundred yuan to buy a fishing tackle set. And that three hundred yuan could be said to be a loan or my paycheck. What does what they’re doing have to do with us?”

Su Chao gave a cold laugh.

It's okay to have the intention to harm others, but it's essential to be wary of others.

"Brother Song is too daring. I wonder how much money he made."

Lü Bu's tone was complex.

"He's not bold, he's stupid. With Xi'an Film Studio in its current state, he's still acting so recklessly. In the end, he'll be the chicken that gets killed to scare the monkeys."

Su Chao knows these people all too well.

A deal worth 480 million is highly unlikely to encounter any problems, because this is a lucrative opportunity that not everyone can afford to take.

It inevitably involves big shots.

So, in order to quell the anger of the Xi'an Film Studio employees who were owed wages, Brother Song, who spent 1,000 yuan to buy a piano, was the most suitable scapegoat, since he was in charge of this area.

"I used to think he was a pretty good person."

Lü Bu sighed.

"It only hurts the most when the knife cuts you. If you were one of those employees at Xi'an Film Studio who were given IOUs, you probably wouldn't think he was a good person."

Su Chao patted him on the shoulder and put all the things on his back.

"So, are we good people?"

Lü Bu asked again.

"Even if you want to be a good person, don't be a pedantic one. Judge by your actions, not your intentions, brother."

Su Chao didn't know whether he was a good person or a bad person.

But he didn't want to be poor.

Especially after being reborn in the mid-1990s, there is no reason for him to be manipulated by all sorts of monsters and demons.

When individual strength is insufficient to contend with a large system, the primary goal should be to develop stealthily.

I continued working as an extra in the afternoon.

They put on wigs, fake beards, and played corpses with a group of people.

Even if a lot of the work is just simple repetition and often meaningless, the things that need to be done still have to be done.

Su Chao can observe the film crew even while lying down.

He observed the director, the actors, and the behind-the-scenes staff such as lighting and cinematography. Having worked in training in his past life, he deeply understood the importance of learning.

The more troublesome thing is that "The Emperor's Shadow" requires night shooting.

Nobody knows exactly when the filming will be finished.

Overtime work is voluntary.

Extras who don't want to work overtime can leave directly.

However, most extras are happy to work overtime, not only because they can get an extra boxed meal, but also because their hourly wage is one yuan higher than during the day.

Su Chao didn't leave.

Although he earns more money at nightclubs, film sets are his main focus.

After finishing his boxed lunch, Su Chao went over to the director's group again. He had been chatting and laughing with Zhou Xiaowen and Jiang Wen, so no one stopped him.

Ge You was there this time, but Xu Qing was nowhere to be seen.

They either went to rest or simply finished work.

When Su Chao arrived, he heard Zhou Xiaowen arguing with Jiang Wen again, or rather, debating.

"Open your eyes to the world, and you have to admit that there are many things abroad that we can't compare to."

“Yes, I went. In 1992, a group of us went to the United States at the invitation of the US government. We saw a different world. Later, I took on the role in ‘A Native of Beijing in New York’ to tell others that the United States is not as good as it seems.”

Jiang Wen chuckled.

Why are you like this?

Zhou Xiaowen was speechless. He didn't necessarily think that the moon was always rounder in foreign countries. The main point was that as a cultural worker, he should observe and think more, and look at the world from a new perspective.

Only by broadening one's horizons can one create cultural works with a holistic perspective.

Only then can they influence the progress of young people.

"I think that's actually a form of cultural invasion."

Su Chao is known for his outrageous statements.

Although children shouldn't interrupt adults, if they continue to be timid and hesitant when given the opportunity to perform, they will miss many opportunities.

Before speaking, Su Chao listened for a while and then weighed the pros and cons.

Should we side with Zhou Xiaowen, Jiang Wen, or play peacemaker?

Peacemakers should be ruled out first.

When two cultured people are having a verbal debate, what they need is definitely not a peacemaker.

Even if necessary, Ge You is still there; he certainly wouldn't stand by and watch the two of them fight.

Su Chao didn't hesitate for long with Zhou Xiaowen and Jiang Wen either.

He decisively chose Jiang Wen, who could provide him with the qualities of a master director, and he felt that Jiang Wen's ideas were more to his liking.

As for whether he would offend Zhou Xiaowen, Su Chao didn't think Zhou Xiaowen was that petty.

This is Jiang Wen's second collaboration with Zhou Xiaowen.

This is enough to show that the two were merely having a disagreement over their ideologies, and it did not escalate to a matter of character.

What kind of cultural invasion?

Jiang Wen pondered the word for a moment and suddenly felt that it was very appropriate to use it at this time.

“Every year, they invite outstanding young talents from all industries around the world to exchange and learn, and all expenses are reimbursed. In fact, it is to let people with a voice personally experience the huge gap between their world and the United States, and to carry out cultural promotion from the top down.”

When the internet flourished, apart from a small number of people who needed self-expression, many people turned patriotism and treason into a business.

Su Chao now wants to support Jiang Wen, so he naturally has to come up with this kind of logic.

"What, don't you want to participate in overseas exchanges and study tours?"

Jiang Wen asked a question in return.

Normally, if someone tries to get close to them and show off during a conversation, they would most likely just leave, leaving the clueless person feeling embarrassed.

But this time is different.

He completely agreed with Su Chao's words.

I couldn't agree more.

Nonsense, that's what he said in an interview later in life.

“Of course I want to go, but I don’t want to experience the real glamour of Manhattan at the top of the lighthouse, nor do I want to release my soul at the so-called civilized bonfire of Las Vegas, and I certainly don’t want to lie on the beach of the West Coast watching the sunset… If I go, I’ll go specifically to steal their movie-making techniques.”

Su Chao even added a touch of artistic flair.

"Haha~"

This not only made Jiang Wen burst into laughter, but Ge You also started laughing along.

The air was filled with joy.

(End of this chapter)