This director is so innocent.

Chapter 186 Immortal

"How could I not like her? Sisi is so cute, has a great personality, and is a big star. There's no way she wouldn't like her."

After thinking about it carefully, Liu Xiaoli also felt that it made a lot of sense.

Her precious daughter is so beautiful, everyone online calls her a celestial being. As long as Qianqian is willing to swallow her pride, Su Jin has no reason to refuse.

"Jin Fei, I'll head back now."

"Um."

As soon as Liu Xiaoli returned home, she saw her daughter dressed up beautifully and getting ready to go out.

"Where are you going?" Liu Xiaoli asked, puzzled.

"I'm having dinner with some friends," Liu Yifei replied casually, then turned to leave.

But Liu Xiaoli stepped to the right, blocking her way: "Friend? Who? Prostitute Shu?"

"It's not Shu Chang, she's filming. Mom, I'm going to be late, I have to go now, bye-bye, don't ask me to stay for dinner tonight."

Seeing that Liu Yifei was about to leave, Liu Xiaoli grabbed her arm and said, "You're not allowed to go unless you tell me who you're going out to eat with."

"Mom, I'm an adult now, can't you give me some privacy?"

"I'm just asking you to say who you're going out to eat with, not that I'm forbidding you from going out. Why are you reacting so strongly?" Liu Xiaoli stared intently at Liu Yifei, her daughter's reaction was too abnormal.

"Tell me, who exactly did you have dinner with? If they're not important friends, let's meet another day so I can discuss the 'Mulan' project with you properly."

"Su Jin, I'm going to have dinner with Su Jin," Liu Yifei called out.

"Really?" Liu Xiaoli asked suspiciously.

She couldn't believe that someone who was so quiet and unyielding was actually going out to dinner with Su Jin.

She used to refuse when asked to go out to eat or play with Su Jin more often. Has she suddenly become more perceptive now?

"Really." Liu Yifei angrily took her phone out of her bag, opened her contacts, and showed them to Liu Xiaoli.

"Look."

Liu Xiaoli was overjoyed to see the name "Su Jin" in the recent call log and immediately let go of Liu Yifei's arm.

"Go quickly, be nice to Su Jin, don't be childish."

"Okay." Liu Yifei rolled her eyes and turned to leave.

As Liu Xiaoli watched Liu Yifei walk to the door, she suddenly called out, "Wait a minute."

"What's wrong?" Liu Yifei turned to look at Liu Xiaoli, her face full of confusion.

Do you have your ID card with you?

"Why would I need to bring my ID? I'm just going to eat, that's not anything special."

"You brat, I told you to bring it, so why are you asking so many questions!"

Liu Yifei frowned slightly, then suddenly seemed to remember something, her face flushed, and she quickly said, "Mom, I'm leaving, bye-bye."

With that, she turned around, opened the door, and ran out.

"This child," Liu Xiaoli said helplessly, looking at the closed door.

However, it's already a rare treat that my precious daughter went to have dinner with Su Jin, what more could I ask for!

Actually, Liu Yifei wasn't asking Su Jin to have dinner; that phone call was just to ask where Su Jin was.

Once we meet the person, having a meal is a simple matter.

Half an hour later, Liu Yifei sat in Su Jin's office.

"Did you come to me to ask about 'Mulan'?" Su Jin asked.

"No, I'm inviting you to dinner?"

"Heh—why not just tell them about the meal over the phone? Why make a trip?"

"Of course I'd run! You're such a busy person. If I told you on the phone, would you agree?"

"Yes," Su Jin said without hesitation. After all, it was all in the past; could Ya Huazi possibly turn back time?

Liu Yifei was slightly taken aback, and for a moment she didn't know whether Su Jin's words were true or false.

Forget it, why think so much!

"Let's go eat then, it's on me, I'll treat you to a big meal."

"I don't have time. Look at this pile of documents on my desk. I estimate it won't be finished until after eight o'clock."

"It's okay, I'll wait for you," Liu Yifei said with a faint smile.

"No need. If you're here for the 'Mulan' thing, I'll tell you the truth: it depends on the audition. If you're better than Li Bingbing in the audition, then Mulan is yours."

"Are Li Bingbing and I the only two candidates to play Mulan?"

"Almost, other actresses will be coming too, but I like you two the most." Su Jin said, taking out the script of "Mulan" from the drawer and handing it to Liu Yifei.

"Don't say I'm not taking care of my old classmate. This is the script for 'Mulan.' You can take a look at it first to familiarize yourself with the plot, so you can give a better performance later."

Liu Yifei raised her fair arm to take the script, jokingly saying, "You trust me that much? Aren't you afraid I'll leak the secret?"

"Don't worry, I trust your character," Su Jin said earnestly.

"Hehe————" Liu Yifei laughed happily, like a flower in spring, except that her gums were not pretty.

She opened the script of "Mulan" and began to read, and soon she was engrossed in it.

Liu Yifei likes it more and more the more she watches it; the script is excellent, and the character of Mulan is so well-developed.

Intelligent, brave, tenacious, decisive —

Ok?

How did this young general die?

"Su Jin, doesn't Mulan have a love story?"

"Yes! Didn't Mulan have a crush on that young general?"

"Why not make it an open romance? And why did you kill off the young general?"

"This is a war drama, so there's no need for romance. A little love is fine as an embellishment."

As for the young general, if he wasn't killed off, given his position and strategic acumen, he would essentially have no role to play in Mulan's life, thus failing to highlight Mulan's greatness.

"Then you don't have to kill him off! You could have written him as seriously injured!"

"No, if we don't kill her off, the cruelty of war won't be shown, and Mulan won't be able to fully mature."

Liu Yifei frowned slightly, not understanding Su Jin's thoughts at all.

In her view, the young general's serious injury was enough to stimulate Mulan's growth.

"Can't understand?"

"Um."

"You don't need to understand. This is just a commercial film, a popcorn movie. There's nothing profound about it."

Some directors just think they're amazing.

They think they can combine commercial and artistic elements well, but the result is a pile of garbage.

Do you think you're Cameron or Jiang Wen?

Even Jiang Wen himself messed it up – "Gone with the Bullets" was a piece of garbage.

A commercial film is a commercial film; it's meant to be entertaining. Don't try to teach the audience how to be good people, or they'll start teaching you how to be good people.

"Su Jin, isn't this massive avalanche like the one in Disney's animated film 'Mulan'?"

"Yes." Su Jin nodded. There was nothing wrong with admitting it; it was that.

"Won't this constitute plagiarism?" Liu Yifei asked hesitantly.

"No, I'm just paying tribute," Su Jin corrected.

Apart from the avalanche scene, everything else in the script is different, so it doesn't constitute plagiarism.

Afterwards, Liu Yifei asked a few more questions, which Su Jin patiently answered one by one.

Then she stopped asking questions and focused on reading the script.

Su Jin then proceeded to process the documents.

Time passed slowly, and before we knew it, it was past 8:30.

Su Jin stretched and looked up to find that Liu Yifei had fallen asleep on the sofa at some point.

I walked over, intending to wake her, but looking at her delicate skin, I couldn't resist reaching out and pinching her cheek.

Liu Yifei opened her sleepy eyes and subconsciously touched her cheek where she had been pinched: "Did you pinch my cheek?"

"Don't misunderstand, I'm waking you up." Su Jin lied without batting an eye, her face not even blushing.

"That means you pinched it."

"I pinched you, but I woke you up," Su Jin corrected again.

"How does it feel?" Liu Yifei's big eyes darted around.

"I don't know, I didn't feel anything. I'll know if you pinch me again."

"Then pinch me again." Liu Yifei stood up and brought her face close to Su Jin's.

Su Jin was stunned for a moment, then raised her hand without hesitation and pinched her cheek.

Little brat, you really think I can't pinch you?

"ah----"

Liu Yifei cried out, rubbing her cheek, and said angrily, "If you're going to pinch me, why did you have to pinch me so hard!"

"You told me to pinch him." Su Jin turned around and said, "Let's go eat! Since you've been waiting for so long, it's my treat this time."

When the two arrived at the parking lot, Su Jin opened the car door and got in, only to see Liu Yifei also get into the passenger seat.

"Didn't you drive here?"

"no."

"No, that bright red Ferrari 360 supercar is a dog!"

"It's a dog's," Liu Yifei said through gritted teeth.

"Stop being stubborn. I've been here for so long and I haven't seen a single supercar parked here." Su Jin unbuckled her seatbelt and said, "Get out of the car and drive your Ferrari over there."

Ya Huazi is really willing to spend money on himself. This bright red Ferrari 360 supercar is a new model from last year, and its price starts at least 350 million yuan.

Then look at myself, a billionaire, yet I drive a three-color canopy car worth 800,000 yuan, which was mostly a gift from the brand.

"Give me the keys, you sit in the passenger seat," Su Jin said, reaching out her hand.

Liu Yifei obediently took the key out of her bag and handed it to Su Jin.

After Su Jin got in, she adjusted the seat and lightly pressed the accelerator a couple of times to feel the roar.

Not bad, better than the Ferrari he rented last year when filming "W: Two Worlds".

"Do you like it?" Liu Yifei asked with a smile. "It's alright," Su Jin replied. Supercars are cool, but they're not comfortable to drive at all. They're far less comfortable than ordinary private cars.

If you drive on the highway, the engine noise can make your head buzz.

"Want me to give you one?" Liu Yifei suddenly said.

Su Jin turned to look at her, started the car, and said, "You haven't taken on any acting roles this year, and you still have money to buy me a supercar?"

"Never mind whether I have money or not, just tell me if you want it or not!"

"No, if I like it, I'll buy it myself. Besides, I have bad teeth, so I can't live off a woman."

Liu Yifei burst into laughter at Su Jin's words.

They sped along the road, overtaking countless vehicles and attracting the attention of many passersby.

About twenty minutes later, we arrived at our usual private restaurant.

Su Jin handed the menu to Liu Yifei, who casually ordered two dishes, while he himself ordered one dish and a soup.

During the meal, the two of them unconsciously started talking about their college days.

"Su Jin, do you know how much people hated you in college?"

"I'm hated by people? That can't be! I'm very popular."

From classmates to senior students, then to junior students, and finally to teachers, I had a really tough relationship with each of them.

Everyone who sees me praises Su Jin, saying she's a righteous person.

"You're shameless."

"How can you be so shameless? This is the truth, okay? If you don't believe me, ask Luo Jin or Yi Yan. Aren't I a good person?"

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"These two are your friends, of course they'll speak well of you. Why don't you ask Cao Zheng?"

"He's no good, we have a history."

"He has a grudge against you?"

"Yes, he was trying to get close to you, but since we're on good terms, he got really annoyed with me and was always being sarcastic and mean. So I beat him up, and he behaved himself."

"No wonder he came to class with a bruised and swollen face that time. I wondered what had happened to him. Turns out it was you who beat him up." Liu Yifei suddenly realized, and then said, "Why didn't he tell the teacher?"

"He'd have to have the looks to pull it off!"

The fight happened in the first semester of sophomore year. Later, Cao Zheng saw that he had the final exam in hand and tried to please him in every way.

The two got along well afterwards, which is why Luo Jin spoke up for Cao Zheng to sign with his company.

The main reason is that Cao Zheng was really naive back then, very much a student, and hadn't experienced the harsh realities of society.

After we finished eating, it was already past 9:30.

"Su Jin, let's go see a movie!"

"No, it's too late, I want to go home and sleep."

"Don't you want to see for yourself what the audience thinks of 'Painted Skin'?"

Su Jin thought about it for a moment and felt that what Ya Huazi said made sense, so she agreed.

The two found a nearby cinema, fully equipped with protective gear, went inside to buy movie tickets, and entered the theater.

Wow, there are so many people!

It's almost 10 o'clock now, and the occupancy rate is still over 60%, so it looks like today's box office will still be very good.

The movie started soon after.

Su Jin didn't watch the movie; she was observing the audience's reactions the whole time.

From beginning to end, 98 minutes, the audience laughed 23 times. When Zhou Xun held her head in her hands and tore off her mask, the whole audience gasped.

When Fan Xiaopang appeared, with his white hair, there were quite a few surprised exclamations.

There were also gasps of surprise when Yang Mi silently recited "Lin Bing Dou Zhe, Jie Zhen Lie Qian Xing" and unleashed her ultimate move.

When Su Jin followed the audience out, she heard many people discussing the plot.

Overall, the reviews are good.

Some people are saying that it's not scary or terrifying at all, and the relationship between Chen Kun and Fan Xiaopang isn't explained clearly enough.

In fact, Wuershan also cut a director's cut, which is 128 minutes long, with more thriller parts and passionate scenes, as well as explanations of the past relationship between Chen Kun and Fan Xiaopang.

For example, the scene at the beginning of the movie where Zhou Xun digs out her heart was filmed in its entirety, with Zhou Xun holding the bloody heart in her hands.

However, this scene clearly wouldn't pass censorship, so they cut off the lower half of the body.

There's also the story of Zhou Xun tearing off her mask, revealing a complete human skin, not just a head.

Wuershan particularly liked this version and wanted to use it, but Su Jin rejected him.

Putting aside the question of whether this version can pass the review, even 128 minutes wouldn't be allowed.

It was 30 minutes longer than 98 minutes, which meant that theaters had to show it three less times that day. How much money would they have lost?

This is why the length of most movies is kept between 90 and 100 minutes.

Because for every ten minutes you have, you lose one less game in the day.

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