"Director Wei, you called me?"

"Xiao Liu, call a meeting with the rest of the crew. I think the script for "Assembly" needs to be put on hold for the time being."

"Shelved? Why? You have been preparing this script for a long time, why are you giving up now...are you planning to give up..."

"No, mainly because there is another more suitable script now."

"Another one?"

"Um."

“Is it also a mainstream movie?”

"Yes, it's also the main theme."

“Can it compare to your “Assembly”?”

"The movie 'Assembly' lacks some elements that are suitable for movie fans. Although I can't say that the script is not good, I think the new script is more suitable."

"What's the name of the script? Who wrote it? Is it worth changing your mind midway?"

"Assembly, the screenwriter, haha, the screenwriter is Lu Yuan."

"???"

When assistant Xiao Liu heard the name of the script, his eyes froze for a moment.

Lu Yuan?

Assembly call?

Wait, there’s only one extra word in the movie title?

One more word turns it into a new script?

What kind of operation is this...

Xiao Liu couldn't describe his feelings at the moment.

…

In his original world, Lu Yuan had watched "Assembly". Although he didn't remember some of the details of the dialogues, he still remembered the general context and character plot.

It is actually not very difficult to reconstruct a script according to the familiar context and characters. After all, no one forced Lu Yuan to write out the script exactly from memory, right?

About three hours after the script was sent, Lu Yuan received a call from Wei Changjun, saying that after research and discussion by the crew, they decided to shoot "Assembly" and formally invited Lu Yuan to play the leading role, Guzidi.

Lu Yuan did not accept Wei Changjun's invitation and could only consider it for the time being.

He has never acted in a war-themed movie, so if he wants to act well in this movie, it will definitely require a lot of effort.

This movie requires extremely high acting skills from the actors, and it is best to use tough guy types of actors.

Lu Yuan felt that he was not suitable for the time being.

After hearing Lu Yuan's refusal, Wei Changjun was not in a hurry. After all, there was enough time for preparation and he could wait.

Just after finishing the phone call with Wei Changjun, there was a knock on Lu Yuan's office door.

"Come in."

"Ayuan..."

"What's wrong?"

A few days ago, Fatty Wei came to Lu Yuan's office drunk to talk to Lu Yuan about the future and dreams, but today Lu Yuan found that Fatty Wei was dressed very formally.

He was wearing a Newback suit, a pair of old black-framed glasses, and holding a briefcase in his hand. His whole outfit made him look like a staff member.

This change made Lu Yuan feel inexplicably amused and helpless.

I feel that Fatty Wei's painting style has really changed a bit.

"I'm ready for the new movie." Fatty Wei sat opposite Lu Yuan and very seriously took out the script from his bag and handed it to Lu Yuan.

"Science fiction?" Lu Yuan turned on the movie "Planet Universe" and looked up at Fatty Wei.

Fatty Wei's expression looked very serious.

It was just as serious as when he was filming "The Wanderer" before. Of course, this seriousness was mixed with a little bit of fanaticism.

"Yeah, that's right! A bad movie like "Slaughter Alien" can make money at the box office in China. This gives me an idea that science fiction films still have a huge market in China, so I think our time has come."

"Special effects are not cheap, and the investment should not be cheap either." Lu Yuan shook his head after taking a rough look at the plot of the movie.

In his opinion, he felt that the plot of the script was very old-fashioned, just a simple space adventure story. At the same time, the so-called twists and turns in the script seemed a bit stiff to him.

"Well, so this movie has an investment of about 20 million. The investment in science fiction movies is not cheap." Fatty Wei looked up at Lu Yuan. "The target of this movie is the May Day battleground. I heard that there are several Hollywood blockbusters to be released on May Day. I think we can compete with them and even kill the momentum of Hollywood movies."

Lu Yuan saw ambition and aspirations in Fatty Wei's eyes.

He is serious.

Seriously swell.

"Twenty million... this investment is quite large..." Lu Yuan closed his eyes. He never had the courage to make such a large investment.

The risk factor is really infinite.

"But the corresponding rewards are also great... Science fiction films still have a huge market in China. If they are well made, it will not be a problem to reach 800 million this time!" Fatty Wei did not notice the hesitation in Lu Yuan's voice, and his voice still contained that ambition.

"Take it easy..." Lu Yuan opened his eyes, closed the script and handed it to Fatty Wei.

"Ah?" Fatty Wei was stunned, as if he had never expected Lu Yuan to say this.

This was the first time he had heard such a rejection from Lu Yuan since he had known him.

This made him unable to react for a while.

"Let's wait for now. There's no rush to make a science fiction film." Lu Yuan refused.

"But May of every year is a battleground. Isn't it good for us to take advantage of the popularity of "Wanderer" to establish our position in China in one fell swoop? Besides, now is a good start. We must not waste such a good start." Fatty Wei looked at Lu Yuan, his eyes suddenly became anxious. He was trying to persuade Lu Yuan.

In fact, he really wanted to prove himself in front of Lu Yuan.

The huge success of "The Wanderer" made him taste the sweetness, and at the same time, the countless comments on the Internet such as "new director" and "future backbone of Chinese directors" made him feel very happy.

Of course, there are still some doubts about Wei Pangzi, who think that the success of "Wanderer" is accidental and can never be replicated or repeated. Moreover, Andorra's "King Kong 1: Origin" is not as exciting as expected, and "Wanderer" took advantage of the accident of the relevant departments...

These voices made Fatty Wei very unhappy. That is why he felt that his talent should be displayed earlier so that netizens could know what a truly cutting-edge Chinese director is.

You say Chinese movies can't compare to Hollywood movies?

Okay, then I will use the next movie to prove that we are definitely capable of fighting.

You say Chinese science fiction films are not good?

Okay, then I will use science fiction movies to prove myself!

"Don't you think we're a little too carried away by victory? What if the 20 million investment fails?" Lu Yuan stood up and stretched his body and moved his fingers. He had been sitting in the chair for so long that his whole body felt a little stiff.

"Ayuan...you have never been a person without confidence. What happened to you today? Failure? This shouldn't come out of your mouth. This is not you!"

Fatty Wei thought Lu Yuan was very strange today.

This was not the Lu Yuan he knew.

In his impression, Lu Yuan should be the kind of invincible person who can overcome all obstacles and move forward.

Half a year after his debut, Lu Yuan's image in Fatty Wei's mind has even been somewhat deified.

However, he never dreamed that Lu Yuan would suddenly look at him with calm eyes and say such words lightly.

fail?

Fatty Wei had never thought about it.

"Everyone will fail, and so will I. I'm just lucky." Lu Yuan shook his head. "Let me ask you, are you determined to make this movie?"

"You think it's the script that's not good?"

"Well, the script doesn't work."

"This script was written by Sun Peng, the number one science fiction screenwriter in China. He is quite experienced."

"I don't know him." Lu Yuan shook his head.

He really doesn't know anyone like Sun Peng or Li Peng.

“But even if the script is not good, as long as you are willing to make some changes, it will be fine. For example, "The Wanderer". Wasn't the previous script of "The Wanderer" not good? But it turned out well after you made some changes? A rookie screenwriter's script was changed by you, and in the end the box office even surpassed a Hollywood movie... Not to mention that he is China's number one science fiction screenwriter, Sun Peng. With this change, it will be a big hit..." Fatty Wei looked at Lu Yuan, and his anxious voice softened a little.

He now feels more and more that he is right.

Is it a problem that the script is not good?

Not a problem at all!

As long as Lu Yuan is willing to take action, even the worst script can be transformed into something magical!

The scripts written by rookie screenwriters can beat those in Hollywood, so what about Sun Peng’s script?

Fatty Wei suddenly became extremely expectant, and his eyes became fanatical.

Anyway…

He now has a mysterious kind of personal worship towards Lu Yuan.

"I can't do it either. I'm a human, not a god..." Lu Yuan shook his head. He suddenly felt a little amused and helpless about Fatty Wei's success.

Do you really think you are an eye-adder?

In fact, some of the reviews on the Internet are not wrong at all.

Lu Yuan felt that the final box office results of both "The Wanderer" and "Buried" were more or less a bit of luck.

"Ayuan...you...you have changed."

"How have I changed?"

"Where are your ambitions, your aspirations, and your aspirations? Didn't we agree before that we would conquer Hollywood together and make the movie known to the whole world?" Fatty Wei's voice became unusually high-pitched, like a fanatical member who had been brainwashed by a pyramid scheme.

"Calm down." Lu Yuan felt that Fatty Wei was in an abnormal state and frowned immediately.

"No! Ayuan, I'm calm now."

"Are you determined to make this movie?" Lu Yuan did not respond with anything else, but looked at Fatty Wei.

Looking at Fatty Wei very seriously.

“Well, I must take the photo.”

"What if I don't agree?" Lu Yuan narrowed his eyes and stared at Fatty Wei.

"..."Fatty Wei said nothing as he faced Lu Yuan's gaze. His face gradually turned a little pale, and at the same time, his chest slowly rose and fell, and there was even an indescribable breath surrounding his chest.

This is a feeling of dissatisfaction that is resisted and seems to be rejected...

The atmosphere suddenly became extremely awkward and cold.

Lu Yuan just looked at Fatty Wei, without saying a word or smiling, just looking at him.

Fatty Wei and Lu Yuan had never been as stiff as they were now.

The momentum of the two seemed to be in conflict.

It seems that no one will give in to anyone...

but……

"If you don't want to shoot, then don't shoot, but I spent 30,000 yuan on the script... Can this company..."

After about thirty seconds, Fatty Wei suddenly uttered these words.

"It cannot be reimbursed!" Lu Yuan interrupted Fatty Wei without saying a word.

"Oh my god!" Fatty Wei was speechless. "Then I lost 30,000 yuan in vain?"

"Can you go back?"

"I'm a well-known figure now. How can I return the script after purchasing it..." Fatty Wei was very depressed.

"Forget it, forget it. Hey, the company has admitted the loss. You can go to Wang Jinxue to get reimbursed."

"Haha, sure, sure!" Fatty Wei laughed. His smile became unusually bright and he immediately turned around and left.

"I wasted thirty thousand dollars..." Lu Yuan shook his head, looking painful.

…

"Mr. Sun, you must have waited for a long time."

"What did Mr. Lu say?"

"I won't be filming for now... But don't worry, Mr. Sun. I won't regret buying the script."

"I think this is a script that could be a big hit... Mr. Lu, won't you consider it? Director Wei, didn't you tell him who I am?"

"Sorry, Mr. Sun... Let me take you there, waiter, check out."

"Director Wei, give me back the script and I'll refund you the money."

"Mr. Sun, we..."

"Give me back the script."

"Okay, I'm so sorry, Mr. Sun."

In the coffee shop in front of the company, Sun Peng returned the money to Fatty Wei and then stood up.

"Director Wei..."

"What?"

"I originally thought that Mr. Lu was a man of great vision, but now it seems, haha, he is just so-so!"

"Mr. Sun, please watch your words!"

"Haha, Lu Yuan's vision is just like that!"

"Sun Peng, say it again..."

"I say, Lu Yuan is just like this. It seems that his success is really a fluke..."

“Bang!”

Fatty Wei, who was originally smiling, suddenly changed his expression and punched Sun Peng in the face with his fist.

"Fuck! Do you think you can question A Yuan? Who the hell do you think you are!"

At this moment, the coffee shop suddenly became lively...

The guests stared with wide eyes as Fatty Wei pressed Sun Peng to the ground with his clenched fists and kept yelling at him!

The timid man was instantly frightened.

When the police sirens sounded at the door, Sun Peng had already been knocked unconscious...

Fatty Wei sat on the chair, smoking calmly, with no intention of escaping at all.