Chapter 77
Secretary Gao nodded dazedly. He knew his boss's character. Since he had already made a decision, he must have thought it over carefully and would not change it easily.
All he can do is ensure that the task is completed.
Otherwise, he would be sorry for the high overtime pay his boss gave him.
For a little money, three pieces of land must be acquired for the boss!
Secretary Gao cheered up again: "Thank you, boss. I promise to complete the task. Hehe, I can use the bonus to prepare a big birthday surprise for my girlfriend."
"Surprise?" Yan Ze's eyes moved: "Tell me more about it?"
Secretary Gao didn't react at first: "Ah, Boss, what are you going to say in detail?"
Yan Ze: "You just said, prepare a gift for your girlfriend?"
Secretary Gao and his girlfriend are both fans of Huan Xu. With Director Huan's help, their relationship has become increasingly stable and has even reached the stage of discussing marriage.
Secretary Gao has decided to have a big celebration on his girlfriend's birthday and propose to his wife at the same time.
With the overtime pay from his boss and an increase in the budget, Secretary Gao is eager to prove to his wife how deep his love is.
The boss asked him to elaborate, and Secretary Gao was touched. Although his boss looked cold, he was actually a warm-hearted person. He even cared about the life of a small employee like him.
Secretary Gao's mention of his girlfriend was filled with the sour aroma of love. "I had already planned to help her clear out her shopping cart. I knew she had her eye on several bags but had been reluctant to buy them. My plan was to clear out all her shopping carts across all her apps, even basic items like diamond rings."
"With the overtime pay you sponsored, I just had a brilliant idea."
Yan Ze nodded and signaled Secretary Gao to continue. What he wanted to hear was Secretary Gao's "wonderful surprise".
Secretary Gao cleared his throat and said, "Before I propose, I'm going to buy a few seconds of screen advertising in a few shopping districts, and then—"
Secretary Gao was so angry that he said, "It's all covered with posters of Director Huan."
Yanze: Say it again?!
Secretary Gao rubbed his arms in confusion, and for a moment it seemed as if a chill climbed up his back. Fortunately, Secretary Gao quickly gave a reason, and as he spoke, the inexplicable chill also dissipated.
Secretary Gao: "Xue'er's birthday is still a few months away. Coincidentally, Xue'er's birthday is the first anniversary of the release of 'Untitled', which was also the first time Director Huan officially entered the entertainment industry."
"I was introduced to the game by Xue'er, and Xue'er first met Director Huan through a training group."
"So we, Xue'er, are not only Huan's career fans, but also half 'mommy' fans."
"Supporting Director Huan is also supporting Xueer's preferences." Secretary Gao straightened his back, saying that it is necessary for a good man to pamper his wife.
Whenever I see Director Huan, I can recall the days when the two of them cheered for Director Huan day and night, cried for that man, laughed for that man, and sometimes couldn't help but curse him as a "bastard". How they shared the ups and downs together, and how beautiful it was.
He and Xue'er are a perfect match, just like Xiaoyu and Shusheng!
It's a pity that he is just an employee, otherwise, let alone a few seconds, the entire capital city, the entire sky, and the entire nine heavens would be played synchronously in a loop!
While Secretary Gao was enjoying himself, he didn't notice that his boss fell into deep thought after hearing what he said.
Looking back, Secretary Gao also realized that he seemed to have talked too much nonsense, and quickly apologized: "Sorry, boss, I accidentally said too much. I will get to work now."
Time is money, screen is money. In order to marry a wife soon, and for Director Huan, charge forward, Xiao Gao.
Yan Ze waved his hand, his eyes deep as he said, "No, you said it very well."
Secretary Gao: “?”
Yan Ze: "Tell me when you get married, and I'll give you a big share of the money."
The red envelope that Yan Ze could say was so big was definitely more generous than Secretary Gao had imagined. The extra part could be considered as tuition.
Yan Xiaoan was right, he was indeed a boring person. Fortunately, he could keep learning throughout his life, and even better, he had many excellent "teachers" around him who could teach him.
Secretary Gao left the office with endless admiration for his boss. He would do this job as President Yan's first secretary until his death!
On the other side, Huan Xu suddenly received a text message from Yan Ze. After reading it, even Huan Xu looked confused.
There were only two words on the screen.
Yan Ze: "Sorry."
Already well versed in the experience of getting along with Yan Ze, Huan Xu asked directly when he didn't understand.
Huan Xu: "Why are you apologizing all of a sudden?"
Sure enough, a few seconds later, Yan Ze replied again.
The explanation is explained, but...
Yan Ze: "Celebrating your birthday this year is too simple. Next year I will prepare well and give you a big surprise."
As we all know, when a director tells the audience that he wants to do something big, he is often stimulated, handing out knives everywhere, and shitting... cough cough, Huan Xu quickly stopped his wild thoughts.
What are you thinking about? Yan Ze is not an unscrupulous director. Xiaoyan is always reliable!
However, when replying, Huan Xu still carefully considered his words and expressed it tactfully:
"Why apologize? That bowl of longevity noodles with fried egg is the most delicious food I've eaten this year. I didn't expect you to go to Haotian Star to celebrate my birthday with me. When I saw you, I was a little overwhelmed."
“It was a real surprise, and I had a really great time that day.”
Yan Ze: "Okay, I understand."
Huan Xu: "Do you really understand?" Just live a normal life next year.
Yan Ze: “Really.”
This year's ordinary birthday = surprise, happiness.
A specially prepared birthday next year = super surprise, extremely happy.
After hanging up the phone, Huan Xu couldn't help but chuckle again, which attracted Gu Chen's attention. Gu Chen narrowed his eyes and asked casually, "Boss Yan again?"
His brother is now obsessed with his career and has long lost contact with those bad friends. It’s not that he doesn’t have some friends in the industry, but Gu Chen has basically identified the only person who can make his brother put down his mind and laugh out loud after every chat, and that is his brother’s best friend, Mr. Yan from Fenghuo.
As expected, Huan Xu nodded as if it was a matter of course. "It was Yan Ze. I don't know what he's busy with over there, but he suddenly sent me a message saying that he would prepare a big birthday for me next year. I was shocked."
Gu Chen's eyelids twitched. This year, it was Yan Ze who spent his brother's birthday with him. Next year was still a long time away, but he was already secretly trying to snatch his brother away.
Huan Xu asked with a smile, "Before we met, didn't you expect your brother Yan to be such a lovely soul in private?"
Gu Chen: "Well, I didn't expect it."
Gu Chen secretly glanced at Huan Xu's expression and thought to himself, he didn't see any cuteness in him at all, but he did see what this big-tailed wolf was thinking about his brother.
But judging from his brother's expression, he probably hasn't thought about that yet.
Huan Xu: "By the way, you two haven't met yet, right? I'll introduce you to each other sometime so we can go out together next time."
Little Gu smiled, a rare smile: "Okay, I'll listen to you, brother."
Gu Chen once again recalled the rumors he had heard about Yan Ze, and three big exclamation marks popped up in his mind: Danger!
His brother made friends with the other party out of his own will, which was fine. The problem was that Yan Ze's motives were not pure. What if one day, his brother still only wanted to be friends with the other party, and the other party's policy of appeasement failed and took some tough measures? He absolutely could not let his brother be bullied by others, or even... forced.
Gu Chen's eyes flashed slightly. Even if the possibility was only one percent, he had to be fully prepared.
Little Gu shook hands quietly. He was still too weak, and Xinghuo was not strong enough to fight Fenghuo head-on. He had to get stronger quickly. He couldn't let his brother take the lead in everything. He also wanted to protect his brother from wind and rain, even if the opponent might be that Yan Ze.
…
Youtianxing, in an upscale residential area.
As the dawn light gently shines on the earth, a new day gradually begins.
Amid the crisp sound of the alarm clock, the community gradually wakes up and is filled with the noise of life. Students and workers get up one after another.
In the top floor flat, sunlight seeps in through the gaps in the curtains, and together with the lights that have been on all night, they decorate the room.
"Crackle."
In front of a virtual screen, a woman in her thirties, of mixed Eastern and Western descent, tapped away at her keyboard. At her feet lay several brands of beverage packaging—coffee, energy drinks, magical Oriental tea...
There was a dark tint under the woman's eyes, and her eyes were bloodshot. In fact, Lee Carol had been working for two days and one night, with only a short break of four hours in between to get the necessary sleep.
Lee Carroll likes the feeling of her fingers tapping on the virtual keyboard. It can inspire her inspiration, and listening to the crisp sound of the keyboard can also make her writing better.
Yes, Lee Carroll, a novelist.
As a Youtian person, she is also obsessed with suspense and detective stories, and writes novels of the same type. However, the backgrounds of her works are relatively niche, and the background settings of almost all of her works are in the era of the mother planet.
It’s not that she has any special feelings for her home planet, but with the current development of science and technology, most darkness can’t escape the detection of technology.
What Lee Carroll wants to write is not the battle of wits and courage between detectives and villains using high-tech means. The perspective of her work focuses more on the relationship between the characters themselves.
In the era of the mother planet, where both the technology for assisting in committing crimes and the technology for solving cases were relatively weak, the contradictions between human nature were more evident as the cases were solved.
As she continued to write, she gained some fans who liked this style of subject matter.
However, everything has its pros and cons. While other writers' works are flourishing in film and television adaptations, her works are rarely made into films and shown on the big screen due to some restrictions.
Lee Carol slowed down her typing, her finger finally tapping the period. As the round hollow circle appeared at the end of the document, she let out a breath.
"It's done."
Then, Lee Carroll, who had just had a bright and energetic look in his eyes, turned into a cat-like biscuit that had lost all his dreams and collapsed in the chair with despair.
"Finally it's done."
Sleepiness attacked her belatedly, and Lee Carol forced her eyes open. Well, she really couldn't hold on any longer.
"Forget it, I'll proofread it after I get up. There are still three days until Xinghuo's deadline, so there's still time."
Sinking into the soft bed, Lee Carol drowsily said to the smart housekeeper, "Set the alarm. In twelve hours, the number... will ring every ten minutes until it wakes me up."
She couldn't fall into a deep sleep, so she had to get up quickly to proofread the script and make sure there were no problems. Just as Director Huan required, she had to add some fun while ensuring suspense and reasoning.
In addition to having high standards and strict requirements for the work itself, Lee Carroll, as a fan of Director Huan, does not allow any mistakes to occur in the work when collaborating with her idol for the first time. The script must be perfect.
As a ghost fan, Lee Carroll also knew Director Huan after the merger, and after watching "Yin Shi", he was deeply obsessed with the endless reversals and the discussion of "people and ghosts" in the play.
"Yinshi" is the first suspense detective drama set on the mother planet that Lee Carroll has come into contact with.
After watching "The Hour of the Tiger", Lee Carroll realized that his mother star's works can be written in this way, and his mother star's detective dramas can be filmed in this way.
It turns out that even if it is a niche work, as long as it is good enough, there will be so many people applauding and going crazy for it.
Holding his beating heart, Lee Carol murmured softly, "I really, really want to work with Director Huan once."
I want to see my own child being filmed into a wonderful film by Director Huan, so that more people will like it.
But Lee Carol also knew that this was impossible. She knew that Director Huan was an excellent director, a genius who had become Director Jin in a short period of time, and even a hexagonal bking. The scripts written by Director Huan himself were wonderful enough, so there was no need for him to buy the copyright of her novel.
When Xinghuo contacted her and told her that Director Huan wanted to work with her and asked her to write a short script, she suspected that he was a liar and almost called Uncle Hat.
After confirming that the other party was not a liar and she was not dreaming, she turned down all other tasks and devoted herself to the creation of new works, building the works from the most basic materials.
Even though it was a shorter script than anything she had written before.
Turning over, Lee Carol was half-smiling in her sleep, then biting the corner of the quilt and crying bitterly, mumbling vaguely: "Let me make purple sand, wuwu, I have failed Director Huan's trust."
The invitation to write the script for Xinghuo came unexpectedly. Lee Carroll was surprised but also under great pressure.
This was her first time writing a script set in an older era.
Even with Director Huan's off-field support and the professors from the Institute of Ancient Studies introduced to her by Director Huan, it was still a huge challenge.
After only eight hours of sleep, and before the alarm clock rang, Lee Carroll was fully recovered, with an energy drink in his left hand and coffee in his right hand, and he threw himself back into polishing the script.
"As long as your liver isn't dead, work as hard as you can."
Three days later, Xinghuo received an encrypted email from Youtianxing, the script of "Red Dust Crossing", signed by Lee Carroll.
At home, Lee Carroll paced back and forth anxiously.
Just when the robot butler was feeling dizzy after she left, Xinghuo's reply finally came.
"Yes!" After seeing the green check mark button indicating passing, Lee Carol's heart finally settled down.
In the Spark Directors' department, Director Chen's mood was completely different from Lee Carroll's. Holding the script for "Red Dust Crossing" in his hand, Director Chen asked again uncertainly:
"Director Huan, are you really going to let me host the filming? I, I have no experience in filming variety shows."
Huan Xu smiled and consoled him, "Rather than calling it a variety show, think of it as a game. Director Chen doesn't have to feel too much pressure. I can also help Director Chen with the editing process."
Seeing that Director Chen was still a little timid, Director Zheng, who came to ask Huan Xu a question, couldn't stand it anymore.
What a great opportunity! Director Huan has already said that he will help guide and check if there are any problems. This is almost like having a pre-prepared meal delivered to your hands. You can just put it back in the pot and eat it. As a good buddy, Director Zheng is eager to help Director Chen and agree to it immediately, and he is giving Chen crazy looks.
Do you really think "Director Huan asks for a guide" is a joke?
If the news that Director Huan is bringing people gets out, believe it or not, for this opportunity, many Director Yin will lower their status and rush to join the Xinghuo family.
Old Chen just took advantage of his status as a veteran of Xinghuo, but Director Huan was a sentimental person, and when good things happened, the first thing he thought of was his family.
Director Chen is also an old man who has been in the circle for half his life. He understands the truth. However, the more he knows that Huan Xu wants to help them, the more Chen is afraid that he will not live up to his expectations, let Huan Xu down, and even mess up the variety show that should have been a big hit.
After watching "Red Dust Crossing" and listening to Huan Xu talk about the design ideas and concepts of "Famous Detectives Star Gathering", Director Chen was once again surprised that Director Huan was also very good at variety shows. Although his own level was not high, he still had the appreciation level of a professional.
While wanting to catch the pie that falls from the sky, he is also hesitant to look back.
Huan Xu also noticed Director Chen's hesitation, but this time he did not continue to speak. He was waiting for Director Chen to make his own decision. Although the saying "a forced melon is not sweet" is a bit inappropriate here, the meaning is still applicable.
If Director Chen himself doesn't have the courage to go further, it only means that the time has not come yet.
Fortunately, after a moment, Director Chen took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled, looking back at Huan Xu, and said solemnly:
"I will do my best to make our company's first variety show unique. During this period, I will need to bother Director Huan more..."
Scratching his head, Director Chen said sheepishly, "Director Huan, just don't think I'm too stupid."
Huan Xu: "Director Chen, you're being too harsh."
We had agreed before that we would all have some fun together, and Huan Xu would of course be one of them. Besides, it was the vacation time Huan Xu had given himself, so he couldn't work overtime.
Filming movies and TV series was impossible, and variety shows were even more impossible. Therefore, Huan Xu had pulled a strong man from Xinghuo. If he could help Director Chen brush up his points on the Director Ranking, it would be like killing two birds with one stone, which would be perfect!
Director Zheng laughed out loud: "Hahaha, I'm here to back you up. Director Huan didn't even look down on me. Old Chen, you're much smarter than me. You'll definitely be able to do it."
It has been officially decided that Director Chen will be the executive director of "Famous Detectives Star Gathering". Director Chen is not in a hurry to leave as his main job is still a film director. He also wants to listen to and learn from the issues that Lao Zheng discussed with Director Huan.
Then, Director Chen heard a sensational conversation.
Last time, Director Zheng actually shared with Director Chen the insights he gained from Huan Xu's works.
Director Chen didn't think much about it at that time, but he didn't expect that Lao Zheng would take action so quickly.
Old Zheng did not come empty-handed, but also brought with him his new masterpiece "The Legend of the Seven Swords of Langya", which was written under the influence of Huan Xu.
Huan Xu flipped through the script quickly and his eyelids moved as he read the introduction, but soon his expression became subtle, as if something was wrong.
Huan Xu turned to look at Director Zheng, who had a calm expression with a hint of excitement. After a moment of silence, Huan Xu continued to look down at the script.
The only sound in the office was the rustling of papers by Huan Xu.
From the name, you can tell that the background of this story is in ancient times. Since this is the first time that Director Zheng shoots an ancient style movie, the story design is not complicated, and the subject matter chosen is also from recent times. With the dual popularity of "Man Jiang Hong" and "The Grandmaster" game, the ancient martial arts theme has become quite popular.
There are seven major sword sects in the world, namely Wudang, Kunlun, Lingxiao...
Although they are divided into seven sects, they all had the same origin in ancient times - the Langya Sword Sect. It is said that the Langya Sword Immortal who founded the Langya Sword Sect had reached the pinnacle of strength and could break through the void.
The sword techniques of the seven sects are seven different branches evolved from the Langya sword technique.
The annual sword-fighting event will be held in Langya City. The best young people from the seven sects will make friends through martial arts, and the final winner will become the new generation of sword-fighting saint.
The story ends here.
However, just as the kendo event was in full swing, the conspiracy that had been planned for a long time by the Demon Sect to disrupt the martial arts world also began to unfold. Under the shadow, the entire martial arts world was in panic, and the kendo conference was postponed, thus bringing the audience a wonderful story of the martial arts world.
Although the story is simple, the relationships between the characters are intricate.
They are not strangers to each other, and where there is bond there is pull.
Most importantly, even before the story was fully presented, Director Zheng, who was greatly inspired by Director Huan, had already thought of the ending of the script.
Joy cannot be retained, only tragedy can move the heart.
The ending of the story is heavy and even tragic, but Director Zheng seems to think that it is not enough, so he comes to ask the experienced Director Huan for advice.
Huan Xu: "What exactly do you mean?"
Director Zheng: "Actually, I think the storyline could be a little deeper. Director Huan, do you think there are any areas that can be improved?"
After a moment of silence, Huan Xu said solemnly, "Yes, there is."
Upon hearing this, Director Zheng immediately opened his notebook and pretended to listen attentively, waiting for Huan Xu's next words.
Seeing this, Huan Xu reassured: "Do you really want me to tell you?"
At this time, Huan Xu kindly reminded that one should be prepared to be scolded by the audience.
Director Zheng said seriously, "Which director hasn't been scolded? A director who hasn't been scolded isn't a good director. From the day I embarked on the path of directing, I was already prepared. Besides, beating is love, scolding is love. The harsher the scolding, the deeper the love."
Aren’t the examples right before our eyes? Director Huan’s group of haters who only love love are the best proof.
Seeing that Director Zheng had already made up his mind, Huan Xu stopped talking. He actually had some small sympathies with Director Zheng. What did being scolded matter? The most important thing was to bring his best "child" to the audience.
Huan Xu said modestly, "Okay, then I'll give you, Director Zheng, a few small suggestions for your reference."
Then the two of them gathered together and started whispering to each other.
Director Zheng slapped his thigh from time to time, shook his head and exclaimed: "Wonderful, really wonderful!"
"Yes, that's how it should be designed. It's more contradictory and conflicting. Why didn't I think of it?"
"Yeah, that's right. Let him die here. A dead Bai Yueguang is a good Bai Yueguang."
Director Chen, who was listening in and wanted to learn something new, had a look of horror on his face.
No, what did he hear?
Is Director Zheng sure you want to film it this way? And Director Huan, are you serious? Director Chen suddenly realized that the audience affectionately called Huan Xu "Huan Daodao." They didn't know how much mercy Director Huan showed them when he stabbed them.
When the movie "Nirvana in Fire" is released, I'm afraid that Lao Zheng will be beaten to death by the audience.
Director Chen, with unsteady steps, and Director Zheng, with a radiant look, left together. In the office, Huan Xu opened his Xingbo page.
The script for the script-killing game is now available, and the shops on Weiyang Street are being set up according to the script. Everything is about to be ready, and it is expected that in a few days, we can start playing... no, filming.
After reviewing the script with Director Zheng, Huan Xu believed that Director Zheng's crew would be able to start filming soon.
There were still many eager viewers under Huan Xu's blog. After thinking for a moment, the fan-loving director Huan decided to appease his fans.
[No slacking off, working hard.jpg.]
After editing and sending the content, Huan Xu did not leave immediately. He scrolled down through the comments and found that his fans had spontaneously divided into several "factions".
There are movie fans who urge him to make a movie, TV series fans who urge him to make a web series, and even game fans who urge him to release it online as soon as possible.
When Huan Xu was browsing the messages from fans, he sent an emoticon dynamic that directly blew up countless bored and lurking fans.
[Ahhh, it's Director Huan. Capture a living Director Huan.]
Director Huan has time to post emojis and slack off. Why not hurry up and start filming your new drama?
[What do you mean by working hard? So you have a new movie coming out? If not, a web series would be fine.]
The fans from Youtianxing naturally integrated into Director Huan’s fan group, becoming the people of Cangtian and Haotian, and checking in together to urge for updates without any sense of disobedience.
Their wishes are simple and plain.
Will I be able to see the Fine Grain Case during Director Huan's lifetime?
There are fans who believe that Director Huan is working hard, and there are also fans who are skeptical of Director Huan and secretly encourage him:
[It's easy to convince us that you're working hard. Just give me a spot and let me visit the crew (crazy hint).]
Although the filming of most films needs to be kept secret, occasionally in order to consolidate fans, or as fans say, some directors who often work for three days and dry the net for two days will open the filming site of some unimportant plots and invite fans to watch and support, to prove that they are really working hard.
Seeing someone mentioned it in the comments, others also echoed it. It’s not that they really don’t believe Director Huan Daodao. Huan Daodao has been very diligent and hard-working before, and it’s okay for him to want to take a break, but they are really curious about Huan Daodao’s condition during the filming on the crew.
【Want to see +1. 】
This crew can't do without me.
【Director Huan, love me again.】
Huan Xuxing’s blog was then updated again, with a line of words that left the audience confused and curious at the same time.
[I've memorized all the IDs. I'll see who's missing when the time comes.] The script-killing game was also filmed on set.
Fans: [Ahhhhh, what does Director Huan mean by this? Stop playing dumb qaq.]
Live filming? Anyone can come?
【Director Huan looks at me and I look familiar! 】
[If you are a man with the ability, open up the crew and wait for me to book all the fireworks to pamper you. ]
In the entertainment industry, companies that pay attention to Xinghuo are already tired and numb.
Destroy it! What are Xinghuo and Huanxu planning to do next?
The boss of Xinyi joked, "The film and online drama circles are all ruined, are you going to ruin variety shows? Hahaha."
After saying this, Xinyi's boss laughed and waved his hands: "Impossible."
Elsewhere, in the Crown boss's office, Lao Luo called over his secretary. After a moment of silence, he instructed the secretary, "Always keep an eye on what's happening with Spark."
Secretary: "Boss, shall we snipe Spark again?"
"Bullshit sniping!" Lao Luo glared at the secretary and thought that he had never realized that this guy was so unprofessional before.
Lao Luo said every word seriously, "Keep a close eye on it. It doesn't matter if it's a movie or a TV series. Xinghuo has spread the word. If our company has any conflicting schedules, change them immediately. No matter if it's earlier or later, give me at least two weeks of free time."
What are you sniping? Stay away from that plague god.
As for the possibility of being laughed at by people in the industry for looking like a lost dog, if they have the guts, they can just go up and compete with that plague god themselves. It's really hard to say who will have the last laugh then.
This is called foresight and timely cutting of losses.
However, Ren Lao Luo gave his secretary many instructions, and Crown's film and online drama departments were on high alert. They didn't expect that these two departments were fine, and it was the variety show department that was hit.
Fortunately, at the same time as the premiere of "Detective Stars", Crown only had one old variety show, the kind whose popularity had long since declined.
In the office, Lao Luo looked at the notice issued by the Xinghuo official website, breathed a sigh of relief, and fingered the Buddhist beads, saying devoutly: "Amitabha, Buddha bless you."
Xinghuo Official Website: [Jiuchongtian's first celebrity mystery reality show, "Celebrity Detectives," premieres on Canglan.com! @Director Huan Xu @Writer Lee Carroll @Actor Qin Dongxiao @Actor Wu Qianying... @Director Chen Song. When all impossibilities are eliminated, whatever remains, no matter how unbelievable, is the truth! (Note)]
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