114 Chapter 114
Xu Hengzi waited anxiously in Tianyan Sect for several days, but the sect leader stayed indoors every day and did not give him any feedback. Just when he could not help but want to go and apologize, the sect leader finally summoned him again.
"Master, are you summoning me because you have made a decision on the previous proposal?" Xu Hengzi asked tentatively while sitting in the lower seat of the conference hall, his body tense and straight.
"Oh, that, I thought about it, and it can't be changed in the short term." The leader twirled his beard and expressed his concerns:
"Regardless of the situation, the damage that love does to the cultivation of the Ruthless Dao is undeniable. Even if understanding love and affection can help us cultivate, it cannot compensate for the huge loss of our disciples' cultivation. Therefore, this matter requires long-term consideration before finding a more reliable alternative."
The Sect Master frowned at this point, and thought it was not right for disciples like Qiao Shuda in the documentary to just give up and get stuck there, so he took another step back.
"Of course, while ordinary disciples are forbidden from romance, we're clearly at our wit's end when it comes to disciples like Qiao Shuda. Why don't you take him to the Hehuan Sect? It's a last-ditch effort."
There is a better way, but if there is no way, we have nothing to lose.
Although Xu Hengzi was a little disappointed, he also knew that the sect leader's concerns were not unreasonable. It would be bad if the sect's strength declined significantly due to the relaxation of love restrictions. This compromise was the best result that could be achieved at the moment.
"As you command." So Xu Hengzi did not try to persuade him again, but gladly accepted the task and prepared to go back: "If you have nothing else to do, please allow me to go first..."
"Wait a moment, I have a few questions." The Sect Master raised his hand to interrupt Xu Hengzi's departure. He then opened the Double-Life Flower on his wrist. A magnified light screen slowly played in front of the two of them, showing a collection of Xu Hengzi's various misbehaviors from his youth to the present:
"Is this also a documentary? You've caused public outrage by doing this, haven't you? Is that okay?"
Xu Hengzi:......
Now I was sweating profusely.
He couldn't tell whether he felt more ashamed or panicked. His face flushed crimson, and he looked like he wanted to find a hole to crawl into. "Sect Master, this, this, this, this, this is all... fake... filmed... There's a script. The real situation... is not like this..."
"Eh? Really?" The clan leader's tone was indistinguishable from his joy or anger. "But I see these people online seem to really dislike you. It's even ruining the reputation of our Wuqing Dao. This is really a headache!"
Now that things had come to this, what else could Xu Hengzi do? He could only kneel down and plead guilty: "Disciple, I am willing to accept the punishment."
"Ah? Why did you kneel down again when I wasn't paying attention?" The clan leader bent down and grabbed Xu Hengzi's arm to pull him up, then pressed his shoulders and made him sit back on the chair.
"I just have a favor to ask of you. Could you please discuss with the Hehuan Sect on my behalf and ask them to portray our Wuqing Dao monks in a positive light the next time they make a movie? We can cover part of the filming costs, or we can discuss any requests from the Hehuan Sect."
"But..." Xu Hengzi felt that this matter might not be that easy.
"It's okay, just do your best. I believe in you." The Sect Master patted Xu Hengzi's shoulder firmly and tried to put on a kind smile. "After all, you've been working in the Hehuan Sect for so long. They will definitely be willing to help with such a small matter, right?"
Looking at the sect leader's fake smile, Xu Hengzi said: ...
I knew that you, a smiling tiger, would not let me go so easily!
So a few days later, Xu Hengzi brought the half-dead Qiao Shuda back to Chaoyin City.
"So, you mean to ask our public relations company to whitewash your Tianyan Sect?" Ning Shu sat behind the spacious desk and clasped her hands together like a domineering president. The cold-faced handsome guy Xuan Mo stood behind her holding a sword like a thug.
"The energy required to whitewash a sect and whitewash an individual is completely different. Our company never does business at a loss!" She leaned back casually, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly in a wicked smile. "What price can you offer?"
Xu Hengzi glanced at Ning Shu in confusion, then looked at Ji Chuanbai on the side: "What is she crazy about?"
"The young sect leader said that she had an idea about a domineering immortal falling in love with me, and then in order to get inspiration, it became like this..." Ji Chuanbai and Zi Qiu spread their hands together, looking helpless.
"Where's that young swordsman? Was he infected by her?"
"The Young Master said that a domineering CEO must have a loyal and obedient secretary. Young Master Xuan Mo volunteered..."
Xu Hengzi:......
What the hell is this?
"Forget it, I'm too lazy to mess around with you." Xu Hengzi raised four fingers directly at Ning Shu, who had a devilish and arrogant look on his face: "We will cover all the costs during your filming, and I will give you this extra amount, do you want to do it?"
"Four million? Our company doesn't..."
"I mean forty million."
"Yes, yes, of course!" Ning Shu broke down in an instant and smiled like a money-grubber: "Let's sign the contract right away. If you have any requests, just let me know!"
I never thought the Tianyan Sect was so wealthy! I thought they lived a hard life like the sword cultivators, haha!
Ning Shu took out a piece of white paper from a drawer and began to take notes. At the same time, he enthusiastically asked the wealthy Party A boss: "What are the requirements for the film you want to invest in? Are there any actors who bring their own money to the crew? Do you want to write the plot yourself or do you want us to do it for you?"
"Ah, everything else doesn't matter. The main thing is the plot. No more Wuqing Dao villains." Xu Hengzi held his forehead and sighed tiredly, "You must use this movie to change the poor image of our Wuqing Dao. That's all I ask."
If I don’t change the image of the ruthless path, the next thing to be changed will be my head.
"Leave it to me, don't worry!" Ning Shu smiled and made an "OK" gesture: "I'm the best at this kind of thing. I'll show you the outline of the script tomorrow!"
The huge temptation of 40 million spirit stones greatly stimulated Ning Shu's creative enthusiasm. She immediately threw the bloody script of "The Tyrannical Immortal" behind her and worked hard all night to write all the popular ruthless novel templates she had read in her previous life.
The next day, a film script discussion meeting with Xuhengzi as the investor and Zixiao as the chief director officially began in the conference room on the third floor of the cinema.
"To ensure the film's success and the interests of investors, I worked overnight last night to write several popular film outlines. Each story has been tested by the market, and there's always one that suits you..."
Ning Shu stood on the podium and spoke non-stop, with a light screen behind him dutifully playing the PPT. Xuan Mo distributed all the materials in order, so Ning Shu cleared his throat and began to introduce the first script that came to mind:
"The first book is called "The Great Dao Contest," which tells the inspirational story of a disciple of the Wuqing Dao who fought his way up from a mortal to become an immortal.
Don't worry, the protagonist in this story absolutely has no romantic connection, and he's also a ruthless genius who kills decisively. This kind of character who is both good and evil is very popular with the audience, and I can even give the protagonist some cheat codes later."
After giving a basic introduction to the script, Ning Shu looked at the other two people in the conference room with hope: "What do you think of this script?"
Zi Xiao simply flipped through a few pages of the script in his hand and nodded: "This protagonist is simply the son of luck. The film should be very popular."
Compared to her casual attitude, Xu Hengzi was much more serious when reading the script. After reading the entire story outline from beginning to end several times, he raised his head and pointed to a place:
"Here, why did the protagonist slaughter this entire family?"
"Oh, because there is a cannon fodder in this family who wants to plot against him, so in order to eliminate the trouble once and for all, he decided to do it once and for all." Ning Shu shrugged.
"What about this place? Why did they massacre everyone in this sect?"
"That's because there was a villain in this sect who wanted to kill people and steal the treasure, so he was slapped in the face by the protagonist and counterattacked."
"The protagonist here kills people and steals treasures..."
"In the world of cultivation, the strong prey on the weak. Treasures are only worthy of the strong!" Ning Shu put his hands on his hips with confidence.
Xu Hengzi:......
"Are you talking about the ruthless way or the Shura way? This protagonist is simply the reincarnation of the God of Death! No, I don't agree with this way of filming!" He slammed the table and stood up.
Although Ning Shu thought this was a very good idea, Party A had the strongest objection, so she had no choice but to draw a big cross on the first notebook:
"Okay, then let's look at the second book. The protagonist of this book is a young man with completely damaged spiritual roots. He is extremely pitiful and is bullied by his tribe every day.
Finally one day, he picked up an ancient secret treasure with a portable space. Coincidentally, the soul of a ruthless and powerful being was attached to the secret treasure. With the help of the secret treasure and the powerful being, the young man's cultivation level advanced by leaps and bounds, and from then on he began his journey of pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger..."
"This script is quite exciting!" Zi Xiao was still very supportive of the second script and gave it a five-star rating: "Although it seems similar to the first script, this routine of quietly making a fortune, pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger, and then severely slapping the villain in the face is even more exciting than the previous one. If it is filmed, there will definitely be a lot of monks who can't stop watching it!"
Even the screenwriter Ding Xiang gave him a thumbs up: "As expected of the Young Sect Master, we can make a fortune again!"
"Hey, no way, that's just a common tactic..." Ning Shu felt embarrassed by their praise, and then she remembered to ask for the opinion of the party A: "Master Xu Hengzi, what do you think of this book?"
Xu Hengzi frowned and flipped through the script for a long time: "Aren't you still a Shura demon? If anyone offends him, he will kill their entire family? What does this whole story have to do with our ruthless way?"
Isn’t this a straight-up “Record of the Demonic Cultivator’s Crimes”?
"Yes, of course it is related." Ning Shu patted his chest and assured Xu Hengzi: "How could I let you pay without becoming famous? I have planned it all. Whenever the protagonist gets his revenge and everyone is happy, I will let him stand in a sea of corpses and blood, sneer three times, and then say that classic line -
Heaven and earth are unkind and treat all things as straw dogs! ＊"
Ning Shu put her hands on her hips and raised her chin confidently: "How is it? Ruthless enough, right? Who can't remember your ruthless way?"
Xu Hengzi:......
Is this how this sentence is used? Could you please stop adding those weird and bad images to our Wuqing Dao?
I think you can't wait for me to die!
【Author’s words】
*From the Tao Te Ching, the original meaning is that Heaven and Earth treat all things without favoritism, allowing their rise and fall. For a while, this quote was widely quoted in various immortal cultivation novels as an excuse for murder and robbery, but in fact, even the original meaning of this sentence is not understood [laughing and crying]
Ning Shu: The ruthless way is all about being ruthless. Seeing the protagonist killing people without blinking an eye while spilling blood, isn't that ruthless enough? [dog head]
Xu Hengzi:......
It's hard to doubt that you didn't do it on purpose [crack]
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