Chapter 74 Returning to China
Shen Xiyu didn't know how to answer him. If he insisted on arguing with her over someone he had never met and who had disappeared for so many years, she had nothing to say.
From then on, Shen Xiyu was alone again.
Life was pleasant, with its share of unexpected surprises and moments of misfortune. Shen Xiyu had now come to accept all gains and losses with a smile.
There is one thing worth mentioning.
She dyed her hair light blonde. Shen Xiyu had fair skin, so the light hair color looked perfectly natural on her. When she went back to see her uncle, she surprised him, but even he said that the hair color really suited Shen Xiyu.
The girl herself liked it very much, so she kept this hair color. Apart from spending a lot of money on hair care every month, there was no other inconvenience.
Also, she was quite conspicuous when she went to class, which caused her to be asked questions more often.
Chen Ningning reunited with Pei Wei this year, but the amazing thing was that this time Chen Ningzhou had no complaints and got along quite well with this "new brother-in-law"; Qin Yiyan had a girlfriend at school, a lovely Hong Kong girl who spoke with a soft accent, but Shen Xiyu had never met her and Qin Yiyan rarely went to the United States; Dai Meng had been tutoring for the past few years and had saved a small sum of money. She planned to take the postgraduate entrance examination to make up for the regrets she had in the college entrance examination. Although she said she was satisfied at the time, she actually still wanted to try again; Zhang Zhi had changed a lot. His growth period actually started during college, and he grew up suddenly. Shen Xiyu almost didn't recognize him when he saw him again. He looked much fresher and more handsome than before, which might be because he served as a soldier for a year in his sophomore year.
Shen Xiyu would occasionally piece together Liang Qi's life from the fragments of "I have a friend" from Pei Wei and Qin Yiyan.
He studies abroad.
His grades are still very good.
He joined the family company.
He had another falling out with his family.
He rejected his family's business marriage proposal.
His grandfather passed away.
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However, Shen Xiyu did not have much time to go back. Her life now focused on Luocheng. She gradually lost contact with Chen Ningning and Qin Yiyan, and never heard anything about him again.
This year she began writing scripts. After breaking up with her junior, she began studying scripts, watching plays, and attending lectures. Her days gradually filled up again.
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By senior year, there weren't many classes left; everyone was busy with internships, civil service exams, and postgraduate entrance exams. Shen Xiyu even had a roommate who wanted to go home and get married after graduation, claiming it was a local custom, and there was nothing a girl could do about it.
There are many seemingly strange things happening in the world every day.
Shen Xiyu suddenly found herself free, with plenty of free time, and she wasn't rushing to find a job. She was luckier than most graduates in that her personal assets provided a cushion for her. The royalties from her previous years, including her writings and copyrights, were quite substantial. In the adult world, money was paramount; even breathing required payment.
However, Shen Xiyu knew this truth since he was very young.
Soon after graduation.
Shen Xiyu was invited to attend his roommate's wedding.
It was in a very remote place, and they were accompanied by their two other roommates.
The girl hugged Shen Xiyu and cried bitterly before leaving the bridal chamber.
After she came back, she suffered from insomnia for several days, and her dreams were filled with the crying of girls.
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In the first year after graduation, Shen Xiyu made an important decision. With the introduction of Sister Du, she flew abroad with a senior from the Writers Association to film a movie.
Shen Xiyu was the senior's only screenwriter assistant. You can imagine how heavy the workload was. That year she had to make up for all the time she had spent having fun in previous years.
She used to be someone who would be out of breath after running 800 meters. At that time, she helped the crew pack up things and move props every day, and she managed to improve her delicate constitution, which was more effective than taking Chinese medicine.
But she did learn a lot from her predecessors. Previously, she struggled to grasp the difference between a script and pure prose. She easily became preoccupied with long passages of psychological description, but many actors weren't up to the level to portray those emotions. Shen Xiyu would easily overlook the language of the camera.
In the third month, the senior saw that Shen Xiyu was not just a talkative person, so he officially accepted her as his apprentice.
But most of the time she still did odd jobs on the crew, and occasionally squatted behind the monitor to watch the actors filming.
The director even joked about whether she wanted to follow her master as a screenwriter or as a director.
It seemed like a joking question, but Shen Xiyu had actually considered it at the time, but it was also because of her habit of wanting to try everything. One time, Shen Xiyu went out to play with a few friends from the crew.
A particularly funny thing happened.
She recognized the wrong person.
That day was at the Louvre. As an iconic attraction in France, this place is crowded most of the time, and there were many tourists on the day Shen Xiyu went there.
She stopped in front of the statue of Xing Puxisha for a long time. When she turned around, she suddenly saw an oriental face in the crowd, but he disappeared immediately.
That person looks like Liang Qi, but also doesn't look like Liang Qi.
Liang Qi doesn't wear glasses; his eyesight is excellent, but the man wears rimless glasses. Liang Qi doesn't like wearing coats; he prefers short, padded jackets, which are more convenient, but the man wears a dull black coat. Liang Qi's hair hangs down in front of his forehead, but the man's hair doesn't hang that way either.
Shen Xiyu, who reacted, couldn't help but call himself an idiot.
This is France. Even if he hadn't returned home, he wouldn't be here. I've been so tired lately, and I keep having these inexplicable hallucinations.
This year is the fifth year.
The gears of everyone's life are still moving forward slowly.
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After the filming of that movie was completed, Shen Xiyu chose to return to China.
But the master disagreed.
Lin Chen advised her earnestly, "The creative environment in China is too unfriendly, especially for screenwriters. They don't have much say in the crew. Stay here. With your talent, you will have a broader world to explore."
Shen Xiyu thought about her words seriously, but still rejected his master's kindness.
Her creative environment is rooted in the Eastern land, and the cultural attributes and tone of her works are there. Such things do not belong to any other place. France may be a paradise for artists, but not for her.
She is still young and wants to go back and try.
The master was tough on the outside but soft on the inside. When he learned that she still wanted to go back, he did his best to introduce her to some resources.
However, Shen Xiyu did not choose to be a co-screenwriter in a big production.
She took her original script to a Chinese-American director she met in France. He had made a short film that won the Newcomer Award in France two years ago and caused a small stir in China at the time.
But he hasn't produced any good works since then, and one of his animated feature films was even criticized as one of the worst films of that year.
Shen Xiyu first got to know him through a movie premiere. The questions he asked to the creators were sharp and incisive, just like an angry young man.
After they met, she found out that the man was the director of that short film. Shen Xiyu had seen that film that year and thought it was very creative. It broke away from many of the drawbacks of the "formulaic" style of the academic school and was avant-garde and novel.
They are all ambitious and passionate people, they all want to make a name for themselves in the industry, and they are all fearless and intrepid.
After reading Shen Xiyu's script, Rui Wei agreed to return to China with her without hesitation.
After all, they have nothing, so they are not afraid of losing more.
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The Los Angeles Film and Television Base was still brightly lit at two o'clock in the morning on Saturday. In this industry, there is no distinction between day and night, no working days, and there are people busy here all the time.
"You're telling me you're pulling out of funding halfway through filming?" Rivi slammed the folder loudly. "That's not the way to go, Old Xu."
There were only three people in the huge RV.
Rui Wei, producers Xu Wei and Shen Xiyu.
"You never told me before that it was a film of this kind." Old Xu was caught in the middle and felt awkward.
Revy's eyes widened, and the cigarette in his hand almost burned his beard.
"Did they not give you the script or something? Did the investors tell you to just shoot it as you like?"
"Can your film be released in mainland China?" Xu Wei's words hit the nail on the head. "The investors are also interested in the commercial value of your reunion. You can't let them lose money."
For a moment, the RV was silent and Rivi just kept smoking.
"Put out the cigarette." The woman sitting by the window frowned and opened the window. "It's giving me a headache."
Rivi took a deep puff of the cigarette in anger, but his hand still obediently put out the cigarette butt in the ashtray on the table.
He was a heavy smoker and alcoholic. Last year, he even drank himself into the hospital. In the end, the bar called Shen Xiyu, who called 120 and had him taken away.
However, Shen Xiyu didn't object to him drinking. Due to the work pressure and life experiences over the years, she had become a drunkard, but her alcohol tolerance was much better than Ruiwei's.
She especially hated Rivi smoking in a sealed space. The cigarettes he smoked were very strong and smelled bad.
"What's the opinion over there?" Shen Xiyu asked Xu Wei.
"As long as you're willing to change the subject matter or make the plot a little more docile, Mr. Wang and his team are very willing to support your work. The investors still have great confidence in your abilities."
Shen Xiyu was silent for a while.
"Old Xu, we're old partners. You know this is our comeback film as a trio. This movie is going to win awards, so whether it's released in China or not doesn't really matter to us."
Xu Wei was made a mess by this group of people. If he had known this would happen, he should not have helped them connect with him.
"Xi Yu, even if it's not released domestically, you still need funding, right? Do you think your crew, shooting on location every day, using tens of thousands of dollars worth of equipment and a whole bunch of people accompanying you, isn't burning money? You're also a famous screenwriter, and everyone in the industry knows this."
Shen Xiyu knew that what Lao Xu said was right, but the other party's withdrawal of investment halfway through the shoot was too disgusting. Even in all her years in the industry, she had rarely encountered such a thing.
"Our contracts have all been sent for revision." Rivi spoke in a loud voice.
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The author has something to say: Still good evening [Lop-eared rabbit head]
Entering the urban area [Lop-eared rabbit head]
Some professional things have a lot of private settings, in order to promote the plot [lop-eared rabbit head]
The urban part will be shorter
We will be reunited soon!
Liang Qi will return in the next chapter!
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