Dragon Gate Swordsman

The angry Ghost Sister raised her arm and wanted to hit the shameless guy, but was caught by the quick-eyed and quick-handed Chongxiao and twisted behind her back.

This action made Xingxiong involuntarily thrust his chest forward, as if he was deliberately showing off his "method of gathering people's hearts".

"Let me go, you bastard!"

Feeling embarrassed and anxious, Xingxiong directly used swear words in his native language, but Chongxiao just came forward with a wicked smile, as if he wanted to have a third round.

Helplessly, she had to resign herself to her fate and said, "I...I know, it's up to you!"

"Hey, Xing Xiong is really the cutest!"

Just like he picked up Ajiu before, Chongxiao hugged Xingxiong's waist and turned around twice, then finally let her go.

Actually, if Texas hadn’t suddenly appeared, this should have been done before setting out for Yumen... Chongxiao thought so.

Soon, Xing Xiong, who was "tortured" to the point of being in a dishevel, dishevelled and restless, ran out of Chong Xiao's office as if to escape for her life. She felt that if she didn't know how to stay there, she might end up... ahem, she had to run quickly! She absolutely couldn't stay here!

But Chongxiao returned to his seat and closed his eyes, savoring the irresistible feeling.

Until the knock on the door came again...

Of course, it wasn't Xingxiong who came back, nor was it Texas who came to demand an explanation, but rather, Jiu conveniently delivered newspapers from various departments of the Security Bureau.

"What happened to make you so happy?"

"Happy? It's just an illusion. Is there anything better than touching your smooth tail, Xiaojiu?"

"Bah! You are becoming more and more annoying!"

Ajiu threw the newspaper down, then turned around and ran out very decisively.

If it weren't for the cute face he made while scolding her and the giggles he let out as he ran out, this straightforward behavior would have seemed like real annoyance.

Chongxiao, in a good mood, picked up the newspaper and planned to take a look at what nonsense had happened in Longmen recently. However, when he turned to the entertainment section, his eyes widened instantly.

"Which reporter dares to destroy my master's reputation?!"

……

The media in Longmen originally thought that with the great success of "The Legend of Shang Shu Swordsman", director Nian Huihan would stage a comeback and become one of Longmen's top directors.

But it turns out that when it comes to surprising them, Nian Huihan always manages to do so.

Sargon's Angry Sand Devourer

The name alone is enough to make the audience's eyes go dark, and they start to complain collectively on major film and television forums, mocking Director Nian for finally achieving success once and then immediately showing his true colors and going off to make another inexplicable monster movie.

A user with the ID "Array Warlock is not a sin" directly stated that Director Nian was purely slandering Sargon.

However, when the film was completed and released, overwhelming negative reviews came like a tide, completely drowning out the very few loyal fans who supported Director Nian.

There are some conjectures that are terrifying to think about.

such as……

Does Nian Huihan have to kowtow to the screenwriter of "The Legend of Shang Shu Swordsman"?

What kind of benefits did she give to the screenwriter two years ago that made him willing to write a script for her?

Is the company that invested in this big debate laundering money?

In short, the bad film positioning of "Sargon's Furious Sand-Eater" almost destroyed her image which was restored by "The Legend of Swordsman Shang Shu" in that year, and made her once again become a "disaster star" rejected by major film companies.

Even Star Films has not announced any plans related to the year.

All this happened two weeks before Chongxiao returned to Longmen.

Nowadays, people are no longer paying attention to "Sargon's Angry Sand Eater", which has been off the screen for several days. However, those fans who once had fantasies about the film are all lamenting and regretting, and sincerely looking forward to the return of the screenwriter of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy of Shang Shu".

Little did they know, this wish had already come true.

The audio-visual store that was basically deserted in 2007 was still the same, with no change seen, which made Chongxiao quite emotional.

In his opinion, the monotonous life of the years is really an unimaginable torture. No wonder someone as free and open-minded as Ling wants to travel around the world to learn about things he has never seen.

Speaking of this, where will Ling go to investigate the information about the ancient demon worms?

"Forget it, we'll definitely see each other again anyway."

Chongxiao walked into the audio-visual store, muttering to himself.

Without seeing Nian, the first floor seemed non-existent to her, and the DVDs and videotapes on the shelves were basically the same as she remembered.

Chongxiao walked up the stairs without hesitation and came to the second floor.

It was the familiar movie soundtrack, and the familiar taste of hot pot base... Chongxiao couldn't help but frown.

One day, two days, five days, ten days doesn't matter, but if the lifestyle hasn't changed at all in the more than a year that he has been away, then he can't just sit back and watch.

Coming to the front of the corridor and walking in through the door that was not closed at all, Chongxiao immediately saw the enchanting figure leaning on the sofa.

"Why are you still like this?"

"Hmm? Chongxiao!?"

Nian jumped three feet high as if frightened, and then he moved in a way similar to that of a cockroach... crawling on all fours and rushing in front of Chongxiao, shouting in a trembling voice: "You are finally back!!!"

To be fair, among all the young people that Chongxiao knows, the one he has the closest relationship with is definitely Ling, with whom he is in love, and the one who has the most respect is definitely Wu Zhenren Chongyue. But if he has to say who makes him most worried... or concerned, it must be the young man who seems to be in a busy city but is actually extremely lonely.

As for why he had such an understanding, Chongxiao himself couldn't explain it clearly.

The Yumen group, Chongyue, Ling, Qing, Qi, and Xi, a total of five descendants of Nian, all showed up. They had normal communication and interactions with each other, but the strange thing was that they all seemed to ignore Nian, as if they didn't know that he lived in Longmen where Chongxiao worked.

It's unlikely that their relationship is bad, because the doting and helplessness Ling showed when he mentioned Nian were not false, and Qing also made it clear that Nian was the only one among her brothers and sisters who could understand her strong desire for knowledge.

Then Nian’s situation was very strange... There must be a reason why she lived alone in Longmen, away from all her brothers and sisters.

"Calm down, Master, calm down!"

"Calm down! Do you know what those pedantic idiots have said about my new movie?"

Oh...so you're still not convinced?

Chongxiao's expression froze for a moment, and then when he was about to say something, he suddenly noticed that the girl who held him was still wearing a red bra and sports shorts, with large areas of fair skin exposed. The angry expression on her face did not make people feel irritated at all, but rather very charming and cute.

Compared to Ling's peerless elegance, Qing's heroic demeanor, and Xi's pure and refined beauty, Nian, who has shed the image of a casting master, has a kind of carefree... neurotic and cute beauty. At first glance, you may want to stay away from him, but when you really get along with him, he is so cute that you can't help but want to tease him.

"Master, can't you reflect on your mistakes?"

"Where did I go wrong?"

"Let's skip this question."

Chongxiao chose to escape, which was shameful but useful.

The movie she was watching was a bloody horror film, but due to the poor level of special effects and makeup it looked more like a comedy, and the smell of the hot pot base came from her kitchen on the second floor because the door of the cabinet where it was stored was not closed properly.

She was obviously brooding over the failure of "Sargon's Raging Sand Devourer". On the newly added computer in the room was Longmen's largest film and television forum. Chongxiao walked over and took a few glances, and found that Nian was using the ID "Ninth Screening Room" to criticize the forum users, saying that they knew nothing about the merits of this movie.

Chongxiao hesitated for a moment, then turned to Nian and asked, "Well... Master, what are your so-called advantages..."

"Promote Sargon's customs and practices."

Fortunately, Kanelian is not here, otherwise she would definitely use her Origin Stone skills to smash your store.

It was pretty much as expected... Due to the success of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", Nian became a hot commodity in the eyes of many film companies and soon received new invitations to be directors.

We have to mention here how smart Tang Niu was. After learning from Guo Shan that Chongxiao had left Longmen, he wisely did not arrange any new films for Nian, thus successfully throwing away this time bomb.

Then there is no more.

"By the way, Chongxiao, where have you been for the past year or so? Did you hang out in the capital again?"

"No, I went to...Yumen."

After a slight hesitation, Chongxiao finally told the truth.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Nian suddenly became serious, and instantly transformed from a neurotic little cutie into Mo Li, whose name was recorded in the history of Da Yan.

When in Yumen, Chongxiao specifically asked Ling about this alias, but unexpectedly learned something extraordinary: it turned out that Mo Li was the leading figure of the Dayan mechanical arts lineage and the founder of Momen.

Thinking about Qing who founded the Five-Party Alliance in the name of Yuexi, one cannot help but sigh at how amazing the achievements of these Sui descendants are in the long river of history...

Facing the serious Nian, Chongxiao briefly recounted his experience in Yumen, but concealed the fact that he was seriously injured and unconscious for several months.

And when he heard that Ling Xi and the other two, together with the border guards, were unable to defeat the giant demon insect, Nian could not help but show a look of surprise.

"There is actually... such a thing?"

"Mr. Fang from Zhenbeiying said that it existed too long ago. The decay period reaction of micro-source element can only determine the upper limit of 100,000 years."

"…You mean that thing existed a hundred thousand years ago!?"

Chongxiao nodded.

Nian was obviously a little bit unbelievable about this, but he was relieved after knowing that Ling had already set out to investigate. It was obvious that he had great confidence in his sister's ability.

"I really didn't expect that you, Chongxiao, would experience such a... bizarre thing."

"Yes, but it also gave me inspiration to help you write this new script, Master."

Under Nian's surprised and expectant eyes, Chongxiao placed the prepared script on the table. The name on the first page was "Ancient Forbidden Army Now Has Love"

Chapter 123: The beginning of Longmen's anti-terrorist operation

It is said that...art comes from life, but is higher than life.

Chongxiao lived in Yumen as a captain of the imperial guards for a year, and during that time he fought a life-and-death battle with a horrible monster that appeared at least 100,000 years ago. These elements were naturally taken into consideration when writing the script.

Of course, forget about recreating the exact scene. Even if that level of investment could be raised, Longmen’s audiences wouldn’t like monster movies… It’s still the same reason: there really are super monsters on this land.

So Chongxiao had an idea and changed the strange beasts into ancient imperial guards, and mixed a lot of love elements that young people like into the fighting and killing, and wrote this script.

The story originated thousands of years ago, when the countries were in conflict and the capital was suffering from years of war. A seriously wounded and dying soldier of the imperial army was rescued on the battlefield by the crown prince who led the emperor in person. From then on, the soldier became his most loyal guard until the crown prince ascended the throne and became emperor, and then died of illness.

The soldier who had become one of the commanders of the imperial guards promised the dying emperor that he would always protect his bloodline, but he did not expect that this promise would turn into an eternal curse, making him unable to die and gradually becoming a walking corpse.

A dozen years later, the country was destroyed, the capital was destroyed in a natural disaster, and the imperial guards were buried deep underground and fell into hibernation. When they woke up again, it was already modern society thousands of years later.

After a period of laughter and laughter caused by the conflict between ancient and modern civilizations, the imperial guards discovered their bloodline descendants through the token bestowed by the emperor: a young female police officer with a strong sense of justice, and decided to fulfill their promise.

It happened that due to a cult attack, the imperial guardsmen started a fight with the policewoman and a large-scale cult, and gradually developed feelings for each other during the fight.

However, after being corroded by time, the imperial guards were no longer human, and had lost their powerful strength that allowed them to fight thousands of enemies alone, resulting in their failure to protect the policewoman... Feeling extremely guilty, he suddenly discovered that the blood of the emperor's descendants was the key to lifting the curse. However, after the curse was lifted, he, who should not have lived to this day, would quickly turn to ashes as a human being.

In order to protect the policewoman from the resurrected evil god and to embrace his beloved as a human being, the Imperial Guard chose to deceive, and defeated the evil god by removing the curse and regaining strength.

In the end, the Imperial Guards soldier died suddenly in the policewoman's arms and turned into stars in the sky...

After reading the entire script, Nian's comment was that the story was "too boring except for the beginning and the end."

"Boring? But most of the people who go to the cinema are young people, and what young people like most are fast-paced narratives and romance."

"You think I don't know? But movies are all about rhythm. Just like if you want to connect two peaks, you definitely don't want to build a viewing trail between them. A skywalk is more attractive, right?"

"So how do you plan to change it?"

"It's very simple. Add a high-level scene in the middle. The scene doesn't have to be big, but it must create a top-notch visual and atmospheric effect. In addition, this scene can be used as an opportunity for the heroine to change her feelings towards the hero. If possible, it can also allow the heroine, who is vigorous and decisive at the beginning, to expose her inner weaknesses for the first time. This is very useful for shaping the character."

Looking at Nian who was talking so eloquently, Chongxiao nodded with satisfaction.

Tang Niu from Xinghui Films had said before that director Nian was definitely not incapable...quite the contrary, her directing skills were almost unmatched, and even if she went to a film and television mecca like Lancaster, she would most likely be among the best.

After all, the experience accumulated through time and reading is there, and no one can deny it.

Her biggest problem is that she likes to integrate her personal hobbies into her work. She is used to holding all the power in the crew, and has her say on everything from camera, editing, plot, environment, and even music and costumes. No one can control her.

In addition, she always wanted to shoot something innovative, but all she shot turned out to be bizarre, causing the audience sitting in the theater to be dazzled.

But if Nian had someone who could restrain her "weird ideas" and control the overall framework of the plot, director Nian would be able to find the most appropriate improvement method from the astonishing amount of accumulation.

Just like now, in just a few minutes, she has added a lot of twists, contrasts, and side plots to Chongxiao’s rather bland middle part of the story, making the arcs of the two protagonists more obvious.

"But I always feel like something is wrong."

"What's wrong?"

"that is……"

Nian held his chin and stared at the script for a long time, then slowly raised his head and asked in a tentative tone: "Chongxiao, this protagonist who has been sleeping from a thousand years ago to the present...could it be you?"

For a moment, everything around seemed to be quiet.

Chongxiao looked at Nian expressionlessly, as if he was lost in thought, or as if he was giving her a "warning".