"I came back by car."
Shang Yechu certainly wasn't asking about Gu Wenhua's mode of transportation: "What I mean is, weren't you in Jinsha City? Why did you end up back in Hengshi?"
The two were currently in a private room at the Cloud Top Morning Light Restaurant. The room was very private, and the warm morning light mixed with the lamplight made them feel drowsy.
"It's about the script you mentioned yesterday." Gu Wenhua tested the temperature of the porridge and burned himself. He then stuck a spoon into the porridge and stirred it frantically to cool it down.
Judging from his appearance, he must be starving.
The stirring was too vigorous, and some porridge splashed out, landing on Shang Yechu's hand. Gu Wenhua was startled and quickly pulled out a tissue to wipe Shang Yechu's hand.
The moment Gu Wenhua touched Shang Yechu's hand, he flinched as if he had been burned and pulled his hand back.
"Sorry, Ye Chu." Gu Wenhua held a tissue between two fingers and handed it to Shang Ye Chu. "You, you wipe yourself."
This series of actions happened in a very short time, so short that Shang Yechu didn't even have time to think. But at that moment, for some reason, Shang Yechu's heart suddenly sank.
Shang Yechu pursed her lips, took the tissue, and repeated the question she had just asked: "Why did you run back to Hengshi?"
"Regarding the matter of 'The Rules General Store'," Gu Wenhua lowered his eyes, "I... I've come to advise you."
A bad feeling flashed through Shang Yechu's mind. "Advise me? Advise me about what?"
Gu Wenhua hesitated for a long time before finally raising his eyes, his gaze filled with a rare determination: "You can't act in this script."
Gu Wenhua was always hesitant and timid. This was the first time he had so resolutely and directly stopped Shang Yechu from doing anything.
Shang Yechu felt a mixture of surprise and a sense of foreboding: "Why?"
"This movie is definitely going to flop." Gu Wenhua repeated as if afraid Shang Yechu hadn't heard him clearly, "It's definitely, definitely going to flop. If you're trying to change your image, you absolutely can't take this film."
"must?"
Shang Yechu felt as if a giant bell had hit her brainstem: "What makes you say that? -- No, why do you say that?"
Gu Wenhua's tone was too confident; if Sheng Wenzhi were here, he would probably be fighting with him by now. Although Shang Yechu didn't react as strongly as him, she was also completely baffled.
This novel, which has been widely circulated, is the most popular post on the "Otherworld Corridor" horror culture enthusiast forum. It has been wildly praised by countless horror novel lovers who urge for more updates and write long articles to extol it, and it has received almost no negative reviews.
Shang Yechu himself read this novel many times. In an era when there was no such thing as a supernatural tale, this novel, which was widely circulated, was a first-rate work in terms of its interesting plot, well-developed characters, and novelty.
Even Ji Juntao, a shrewd investor with a keen eye for investment, believed that this novel would become a rising star in the domestic horror film market!
What makes Gu Wenhua so confident that this movie is bound to flop?
He hadn't even finished reading the script and the novel. From the time Ji Juntao sent him the documents to the time he took the initiative to speak with Shang Yechu in the video conference, it took no more than half an hour!
Gu Wenhua was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "Ye Chu, don't be angry. Listen to me first."
Gu Wenhua pushed the bowl of porridge aside, took out his phone from his pocket, and pushed it in front of Shang Yechu, saying in a serious tone, "This is the world horror film box office ranking and the mainland horror film box office ranking that I compiled in the car."
Shang Yechu's brow twitched slightly, not because of the table Gu Wenhua had presented, but because, a second before she was shown the table, she had seen Gu Wenhua's phone wallpaper.
That was a group photo taken when the cast and crew of "The Mute Woman" wrapped up filming.
There's nothing strange about this photo. "The Mute Woman" was Gu Wenhua's first work, and it held special significance for him. But Shang Yechu was inexplicably very concerned about this photo.
Gu Wenhua sat far away, pointing at the data on the screen: "Take a look at this list, Ye Chu."
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