The next day, Liu Rulan came to find Xiao He in high spirits.
"You're in luck, kid. The script we're looking for has actually come to us on its own!"
Upon seeing Xiao He, Liu Rulan went straight to the point.
Xiao He, who was on the treadmill, was quite surprised: "Eh? Is this the director you were talking about, Sister Liu?"
Speaking of this, Liu Rulan couldn't stop smiling: "Yes! And he's the second male lead."
"The male lead?"
This time, Xiao He was really surprised. Could he now also get to enjoy the male lead's story?
Who exactly is that director?
"Ren Changwen, Director Ren."
"Ren Changwen..."
Xiao He was unfamiliar with the name, but after thinking carefully, he remembered the other person's work: "Is he the director of 'The Labyrinth of Shadows'?"
"Yes, that's him."
Seeing that Xiao He wasn't too familiar with the name, Liu Rulan took the initiative to introduce him, saying, "He is one of the few directors in China who has a wildly imaginative mind and consistently high box office returns. People in the industry used to say that he might be better suited to Hollywood than to develop his career in mainland China."
Many film directors today seem to have entered a vicious cycle, obsessed with adapting big IPs, patriotic themes, or directly importing foreign films—whatever is popular, they copy and remake it in China—pursue stable box office returns and make sure-fire profits.
Ren Changwen is different. His scripts are always very novel and he insists on originality. There are very few other similar works in China that can be used as substitutes.
For example, there are time loop themes that were very popular abroad but rarely produced in China, as well as themes of virtual dreams traveling through reality, and Xiao He's previous work "Maze Shadows," which is similar to a battle royale.
This director has his own unique style. Although the subjects he films are relatively "niche," most of his domestic films of the same genre that are wildly popular abroad but flopped in China have failed. However, his films always have amazing box office results. He has a lot of die-hard fans in China and a large number of followers abroad. He is the kind of magical director that others can't imitate.
"To be honest, based on this director's style, I thought he would be the first big director in China to make a zombie film," Liu Rulan said with emotion. "But I didn't expect Director Feng to come and interfere, boldly trying out a zombie film, and Director Ren's new script is not a zombie film, but a battle royale."
"Another battle royale game?"
This time, Xiao He was genuinely interested. With "The Labyrinth of Shadows" as a precedent, he trusted the director's ability to direct battle royale films, so he spread his hands and asked, "Do you have a script?"
Liu Rulan nodded and took out her tablet: "I'll forward it to you now."
Filled with curiosity and anticipation, Xiao He opened the script titled "Law of the Jungle".
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