【An entertainment industry novel, chronicling the female lead’s journey through showbiz.】
【No slacking, no meltdowns, no dating shows, no livestreams. She acts with dedication, films ...
If Ji Juntao hadn't seen the copyright contract with his own eyes, he would have almost thought that Gu Wenhua had sent the wrong document.
Shang Yechu stared blankly at the ceiling of the study, her mouth opening and closing repeatedly.
After a long silence, Shang Yechu finally said, "Probably. I don't know, so don't ask me."
Ji Juntao pulled out a tissue and wiped his sweat. Suddenly, he asked, "Do you remember what this movie was about?"
Shang Yechu opened her mouth.
Shang Ye paused for a moment.
Shang Yechu's expression was completely blank.
Shang Yechu was horrified to discover that, with her current memory, she couldn't remember anything about the movie!
The plot flowed smoothly through Shang Yechu's cerebral cortex without leaving a trace!
Shang Yechu racked his brains, organizing his thoughts for a long time: "Uh, it seems so, it exploded. Then I led a group of people to start solving the mystery, and then it exploded again. Finally, bang bang bang bang bang—it caught fire. Courage, faith, unity, crackling! The whole street exploded."
103 sighed, "Humans are so interesting; they can even film things that I can't even remember."
Ji Juntao slumped into his chair, and after a long while, he said, "This is the movie Gu Wenhua produced? No wonder the budget keeps going up..."
Shang Yechu was leaning against the bookshelf, but the book she had just seen was so shocking that she felt her legs go weak. She simply sat down on the floor with one leg flat and the other propped up, staring blankly at the ceiling.
Ji Juntao closed his laptop, suddenly becoming excited.
"This movie is sure to make money!" Ji Juntao stood up and slapped his palm. "Ye, just wait to become the first female artist in the Chinese entertainment industry to carry the box office!"
"Huh?" Shang Yechu stared at Ji Juntao with both eyes wide open, her left cheek saying "Are you crazy?" and her right cheek saying "Or am I crazy?"
"Was it good? I'm just asking you, was it good?"
Shang Yechu: "..."
Unable to say anything against his conscience, Shang Yechu could only honestly reply, "Great!"
It was definitely exhilarating. Although the plot was still a mystery to Shang Yechu, the sheer exhilaration of watching it was undeniable. Especially the declaration from the entire main cast when the whole street was blown up—even though it was a familiar trope in shonen manga, it still got Shang Yechu's blood pumping.
Even the vulgar jokes and clichéd humor that Gu Wenhua had planted made Shang Yechu and Ji Juntao burst into laughter. Shang Yechu even forgot about her earlier distress and the whole Shang family, laughing until tears streamed down her face.
Shang Yechu was ashamed to discover that although the plot was so formulaic and predictable, she actually enjoyed it! And she enjoyed it countless times!
Could it be that Shang Yechu, while outwardly expressing her longing for art films like "Anna Doria" and "The Mute Woman," actually harbors a deep yearning for a film like the one she just saw... that one called "Boom Boom Boom Swish Swish Swish Splash Splash Splash," to liberate her mind?
Shang Yechu covered her face in shame, unable to recall the exhilarating feeling she had just experienced, and unable to believe that she was the one laughing so hard. She truly hoped it was just her imagination.
Ji Juntao exclaimed excitedly, "Xiao Gu is truly outstanding! Compared to this version, the original 'Heart Ghost' is simply a complete waste of money. This film isn't scary at all, but it's full of laughs, tears, and thrills. We're watching a movie in a mud-brick house and we can still laugh like this; wouldn't the audience in the fully-furnished theaters be thrilled?"
Like most artists, Shang Yechu still harbors a bit of a sense of superiority, believing that art films are inherently more sophisticated than commercial films. Even so, she has to admit that this film is indeed more "interesting" than "The Mute Woman" and "Anna Doraemon" combined.
Although, in Shang Yechu's view, the protagonist "Xiao Ye" in the movie "Rules Street" is a complete tool (of course, everyone else is also a tool, and everyone is a tool to the extreme), his character development is not as complete as Guan Yue and Zhao Lele, and he is not as popular as Li Yiming...
Fine, the box office revenue is going to be attributed to Shang Yechu anyway. He'll just be a tool if he wants.
Shang Yechu had initially planned to refuse to release the film if it wasn't suitable for the Spring Festival release. Now, after seeing the finished product, she was completely disillusioned. This film was practically made for the Spring Festival season; classifying it as a comedy was definitely the right decision.
Judging from the quality of the finished product, rescuing it from the deadline is a viable option. In that case, Qingping Entertainment needs to get started quickly.
Ji Juntao hurriedly got up, dressing as he planned to get rid of the merchants tomorrow so he could focus on the "Rules Street" project.
Shang Yechu wanted to edit a message to encourage Gu Wenhua. But as she typed, she couldn't find a way to praise him. She didn't remember the plot, the protagonist was just a plot device, and the final impassioned slogan was a cliché. The fireworks were spectacular, but that was the work of the special effects team; why praise Gu Wenhua?
Left with no other choice, Shang Yechu typed out a dry line of text.
[Xiao Gu, Mr. Ji and I have watched the sample footage. You're amazing! Haha.]