Sun Peng also wants to show off and get slapped in the face.

But……

He can't slap his face.

In fact, Lu Yuan didn't even have to make a move before Sun Peng fell down.

What the hell is this!

Two days later, Sun Peng was discharged from the hospital.

He stood at the hospital entrance and no reporter came to interview him, no friend came to visit him, and no one came to pick him up.

The sun is still shining.

The light shone on him, casting his shadow.

His shadow was lonely.

The temperature in early spring was still a little cold, and even after Sun Peng wrapped himself in clothes, he still felt shivering.

This is a sad story.

Yesterday morning, when he learned that all his online messages had been banned by the relevant authorities, he was furious.

When the image of Zhou Shuai's sincere face, who treated him as a friend, appeared in his mind, he gritted his teeth!

Everyone is gritting their teeth at this moment!

He truly realized the darkness and hypocrisy of this world.

His heart sank gradually.

Looking at the people and vehicles coming and going in the distance, Sun Peng suddenly felt a little confused.

The entertainment industry can no longer survive. If the relevant departments hadn't intervened, everything would have been fine. Even if they were scolded like dogs, they would still have a chance to clear their name. But now that the relevant departments have taken action to suppress it...

What is the biggest thing in China?

The largest department.

So what else is he playing?

Go back to your hometown, open a small supermarket and never get involved in this business again?

Sun Peng gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and seemed to close his eyes and loosen his hands.

It seemed that this was the only way out for him.

However, Sun Peng was unwilling to give up...

Extremely unwilling!

I can't just lose like this, I have to win at least one game, at least it can't end in such a humiliating way!

But……

What can he do now?

no!

I can't let this end!

Then, he hardened his heart and took out his cell phone...

“Beep, beep, beep.”

"Hello, Director Shen?"

"Oh, sorry, Editor Sun, I have a headache and can't answer the phone..."

"I'll give you the script! Change the title of the script and put your name on it, Director Shen, is that ok?"

"Ah? Brother Sun, you... have made a considerable investment. If you want to compete with Lu Yuan all of a sudden..." Shen Lianjie on the other end of the phone was suddenly stunned.

"Give me a chance! I want to win. I have four million dollars and two houses under my name. I can invest all of them in the movie! I have no choice now!"

"Brother Sun, you..."

"I can give you anything I have! I just want to have this fight with Lu Yuan. And Director Shen, you don't want to keep watching Lu Yuan standing on your head and shitting, right? Think about "Buried Alive" and "The Wanderer"! Why would Lu Yuan win against you? In fact, you also want to win gloriously, right?"

"Where are you now?"

"I'm at the hospital entrance."

"Oh, when you come to my office, remember, you must wear a mask and a hat, okay?"

"I understand. I know what kind of fame I have now."

"Um."

…

The script of "Groundhog Day" is not complicated, but the shooting was a little difficult due to the camera switching.

Editing is very important in this film.

However, editing has never been a difficult task. As long as you spend more money on the filming and post-production of the film, all problems will not be a problem.

Fatty Wei was very satisfied with the script after reading it.

The other "lackeys" of "Remote" Entertainment were also quite satisfied. This subject matter is relatively novel in China.

This is indeed not a Star Wars sci-fi film, and the sci-fi elements are not even very strong...

There are no spaceships, no aliens, no mechas, and, well, not even any slightly intense battle scenes.

Rather than calling it a science fiction film, it would be better to call it an art film with a science fiction twist.

This kind of movie really doesn't need any special effects to support it.

The total investment can be saved a lot if it is slightly adjusted. If it is filmed well, it can basically be controlled within five million, which is even more economical than "The Wanderer". The shooting period can be slightly adjusted and can be controlled in about one and a half months, which is enough to catch up with the box office battle in May and there is still plenty of time.

The next morning, Fatty Wei knocked on Lu Yuan's office door.

"Ayuan, are you acting in this movie yourself?"

"Well, if I have enough time, I can give it a try." Lu Yuan thought about it. Now the salary of experienced and famous actors in the circle is not cheap. A little call will cost at least several million.

The investment in this kind of movie is very small. If you suddenly add tens of millions, isn't that a waste of money?

Moreover, Lu Yuan was very familiar with the plot development and context of this movie, and he felt that there would be no problem for him to play the leading role.

"How do you choose the heroine?"

"The heroine?" Lu Yuan frowned.

"Well, I think the heroine of this movie must be outstanding." Fatty Wei smoked a cigarette and looked at Lu Yuan.

"Who do you have in mind as a suitable candidate?"

"Liu Fangfei..."

"Liu Fangfei? How much was his salary?"

"About 10 million."

"I think Liu Fangfei is perfect for the job."

"Why?"

“She doesn’t have much acting ability.”

“…”

Lu Yuan seemed calm on the surface, but actually deep down he was in turmoil.

The pay scared Lu Yuan and almost made him unable to sit still.

He remembered who Liu Fangfei was.

She is the heroine of "Capital City" directed by Shen Lianjie. Although the box office of "Capital City" was terrible, Liu Fangfei was still popular with many fans in the drama. Regardless of her acting skills, she still has quite a lot of otaku fans.

In fact, from a rational point of view, there is nothing wrong with choosing Liu Fangfei.

But……

Ten million...

Damn it!

How many commercial houses and storefronts can I buy?

Can Lu Erkouzi afford to spend the money?

The sun rises from the west, right?

To be honest, he only budgeted about 300,000 yuan to pay the heroine!

Liu Fangfei was too far away in his mind, and the price was...

They are not on the same level.

"How about this, I'll post the news of the female lead audition on Weibo, and then we'll screen and promote it to generate some popularity."

"Well, okay, that's good!" Fatty Wei nodded.

Lu Yuan’s suggestion was not bad, and with Lu Yuan’s current influence on the Internet and the reputation accumulated by the two movies, wouldn’t the heroine rush towards him like a moth to a flame?

Fatty Wei thought this could be fixed.

Afterwards, after Fatty Wei finished chatting with Lu Yuan about the general content of the movie, Fatty Wei excitedly prepared to leave with the script.

He is not like Lu Yuan. Lu Yuan can still sit in the office and do nothing occasionally, but he can't.

He also had to take the script to file, register, form a crew and a host of other things to do.

The early stages of filming a movie are extremely tedious, and even filming a movie from beginning to end is not an easy task.

Of course, he was full of fighting spirit. He felt that Remote Entertainment was gradually improving and was no longer the shell company that could be easily knocked down with a push of the door.

Um!

Even if it is still a shell company, it is at least a big shell company!

…

Fatty Wei went to work.

Lu Yuan rubbed his eyes and logged onto Weibo, preparing to post a promotional post about the audition for the female lead in "Groundhog Day".

Very comfortable!

He now increasingly feels that his Weibo is a large advertising platform, and it would be nice to promote his family restaurant when he has time next time!

etc!

It seems like I haven’t been back home since the second day of the Chinese New Year.

I didn’t have a good New Year!

Just after logging on to Weibo, there was another knock on the office door, and then Lu Yuan saw Wu Tingting walk in.

"Mr. Lu, a director wants to meet you..."

"Director? Who?"

"Li Qi."

"Li Qi?" Lu Yuan frowned when he heard the name.

He was a little confused.

Forehead……

Li Qi?

It seems like the director Li Qi who once invited me to film "Youth" and then unilaterally breached the contract and asked me to pay the penalty, so I fired him?

I haven't heard from him for a long time.

Well, Li Qi has been missing for several months, and Lu Yuan has no idea what he is doing?

"Mr. Lu, should we meet him?"

"good!"

Wu Tingting then left the office, and about a minute later there was another knock on the door.

Lu Yuan looked up.

When Lu Yuan saw Li Qi again, he was stunned for a moment.

For a moment he actually couldn't recognize Li Qi.

It is completely different from a few months ago. Although Li Qi suffered a blow a few months ago, at least his facial expression was still full of hope and drive. But at this moment, Li Qi has a lot of stubble and looks a lot more haggard.

"Ah...um, Mr. Lu..." Li Qi looked at Lu Yuan, then his expression became a little embarrassed.

"Um, Director Li, long time no see, how are you doing recently?"

"Well, it's okay." Li Qi looked at Lu Yuan's office, and then the smile on his face became a little forced.

It was his first time to come to Lu Yuan’s company.

In fact, he also came to Hengdian when Lu Yuan’s company just moved, but when he saw many celebrities in the circle, he turned around and left halfway.

It’s not that he didn’t want to bless Lu Yuan, but he didn’t know what identity he should use to bless Lu Yuan.

Although he was a director, his self-esteem and worldview completely collapsed when Zhao Yi exposed him in person that day and accused him of the actual nature of the box office.

It was an extremely humiliating and painful feeling.

He didn't know what identity he should use to bless Lu Yuan.

He began to feel a little inferior.

friend?

Hasn't he ever met Lu Yuan, so he can be considered a friend? And even though Lu Yuan waived his penalty for breach of contract, he knew in his heart that he owed Lu Yuan and Lu Yuan was his creditor.

You said I was a director?

Can I, who is such a failure, be considered a director?

Isn’t this a joke?

Compared to others, who am I? Wouldn't it be just adding to the joke by coming here?

So, he hesitated for a while and then left.

"Have some tea, have some tea..." After looking at Li Qi's appearance, Lu Yuan realized that Li Qi didn't seem to have a good time in the past few months.

However, Lu Yuan did not look down on Li Qi. Lu Yuan has never been such a person.

"Oh, Ayuan... I came here today just to take a look at your company. Your company is pretty good, hehe... it's pretty good."

"Um... after the renovation, it's indeed different from before." Lu Yuan found that Li Qi had really changed a lot.

For some reason, he found that Li Qi was beginning to lose confidence when speaking.

It’s hard to imagine that this person was one of the famous new directors in China half a year ago…

What on earth had he been going through these days?

Why are you so depressed?

"Okay, Ayuan, I heard you're planning to make a science fiction movie?"

"Yeah, yeah."

"Oh, it's good, it's good... hehe."

"Haha, yes, it's good..."

“The Wanderer is a big hit.”

"Yeah, it's a big hit..."

“…”

Awkwardness is contagious.

Lu Yuan found that Li Qi was acting strangely. He spoke illogically, seemed to have something he wanted to say but was hesitant, and kept looking at his phone from time to time.

Just like that, after the two chatted awkwardly for half an hour, Li Qi stood up and turned to say goodbye.

Lu Yuan tried to keep Li Qi, but Li Qi refused to stay no matter what.

What is this guy doing here looking for me?

Lu Yuan was very surprised by Li Qi's inexplicable visit.

Of course he still saw Li Qi out of the company.

When Li Qi walked out of the company, he looked at his phone again, and then Lu Yuan clearly felt that he was relieved.

"Mr. Lu, I'm leaving first."

"Well, we really won't have dinner together?"

"I have something to do, hehe..."

"Oh, then I won't keep you."

"good."

Just after Li Qi got into the taxi and left, Lu Yuan's cell phone rang.

Lu Yuan took out his cell phone...

He found that he had an extra six million in his account.

Six million?

Where does the money come from?

Box office revenue?

It doesn’t seem so.

"Li Qi transferred six million to you."

Then Wang Jinxue came out and looked at Lu Yuan.

"Six million?"

"This should be the penalty for him signing you and then breaking the contract."

"Ah? Penalty for breach of contract?" Lu Yuan was stunned, and then he remembered the scene where Li Qi was sitting in his office and talking about him.

It takes time for banks to make large amounts of money.

When Li Qi left, the money had just arrived.

turn out to be……

Is he visiting me this time to give me money?

"He feels now that he doesn't owe you anything."

"Yes, it is."

"I can see that he has a lot to say to you, but he doesn't know how to say it." Wang Jinxue looked at Lu Yuan.

"yes."

"Why don't you give him a call?"

"Okay." Lu Yuan nodded.

…

"Let's change the name of Interstellar Universe to Alien Era, and change the screenwriter's name to mine. Oh, and I think it's ok to call me Editor Sun."

"no problem!"

"Then I will go to Weibo to promote it and prepare the filing materials?"

"Hello Director Shen, what is your estimated total investment?"

"About 40 million. The special effects of this movie are very important. By the way, are you sure you want to try? This could cost you everything you have!"

"want!"

"You are too impulsive."

"I just want to prove my point. I think my script is fine. A bad movie like 'The Killing Alien' can do it, so why can't mine? Director Shen, please announce it on Weibo! And since ancient times, people who dare to take risks have never had bad luck. I think my luck is not bad either!"

"Okay, Editor Sun, since you have such a heart, I will also sacrifice my life to accompany you. I will also spend one... one million."

“…”