As the 3.5t V6 twin-turbocharged engine roared, the black Lincoln Navigator roared like a wild beast as it plunged from Xizhimen Inner Street in the imperial capital into the small courtyard where Talent Co., Ltd. resides at the intersection of the jacquard lattice alley.
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Before I saw him, I heard his voice: "Sorry, everyone, I was almost late."
With an elegant and calm posture, Shao Qing gently opened the door of the manuscript reading conference room on the second floor of the "office building". She led Weng Huaijing and Zhou Peipei in.
"Buzz today's outfit: classic ponytail style, black oversize printed sweatshirt with washed distressed straight jeans, one-shoulder cross-body Lu white checkerboard sperone bb handbag, Lu & Clover joint (Xingyueluanhuan) series superstar shell toe sneakers
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Yan Qing's expressionless gaze immediately faced someone, with hidden emotions that were six parts sour, three parts sweet, and one part bitter. He glanced past Zhou Peipei, who was holding a large tart of books in his hand.
"Printed letters: brooklyn (Brooklyn), black is the main color of New York City, the sweatshirt goes well with the distressed nine-point jeans, it seems like an old thing... The stars and the moon are beautiful... His eyes are evasive... What is she trying to imply?
Respond to "I", or me?"
Covered by a tired face, all the thoughts in Yan Qing's heart at this moment were hidden in his traceless composure.
"I've heard someone say that adults tend to be unscrupulous when it comes to their prey, and they hesitate only when they like it. Love, on the other hand, is forbearing and restraining. Should I consider this to be hesitant or restrained..."
〔2019-09-16 13:28〕
Luo Bing, who was on Yan Qing's left, lowered her head and glanced at her company's standard Whispering smart watch on her wrist. She looked at Weng Huaijing, who was already sitting upright, with a picturesque smile: "Fortunately, in fact, we just arrived a while ago.
I’ve moved all classes to the morning, right?”
Gently rubbing the manuscript paper in front of her, Luo Bing's eyes half revealed her aunt's smile, her eyes moved from Weng Huaijing to Yan Qing beside her, as if she thought of some unspeakable secret, she suppressed her smile a little and said with all her strength:
"Brother Qing... is willing to take out a new book that has been polished for a long time... The submission is a story about an affair on the Mid-Autumn Festival night that has little relevance... Ah Li has already prepared the corresponding copy..."
After hearing Luo Bing's words, Yi Li quickly stood up and distributed the remaining three stacks of copies on the table to Shao Qing, Weng Huaijing, and Zhou Peipei.
Weng Huaijing's eyes quickly passed over Yan Qing, and she nodded to Luo Bing without saying a word. She reached out to take the manuscript paper handed over by Yi Li, and looked down directly.
"Ah Li, you look really good today. Are you wearing colored contact lenses? Where are you going on a date tonight?"
Shao Qing smiled and welcomed Yi Li, who had taken off her thick glasses for the first time, back to her side.
Yili's pretty face turned red, she shook her head and denied it: "No, I bought it new, just to try it out..."
The two of them whispered closely before returning to their seats.
"I'm in Shanghai. It doesn't matter. I'll take the day off in the middle of the week and go back to see you. She's particularly beautiful today. You should be more confident."
Shao Qing's last sentence made Yi Li suddenly drifting into confusion. She covered her face with her hands, and a few wisps of unconcealable spring breeze overflowed from the corners of her eyes.
After sitting upright again, Shao Qing flipped open the manuscript paper and scanned a few lines, then her beautiful eyes were fixed on Yan Qing, who had heavy dark circles under her eyes.
"Hey, Brother Qing, is this... the one who came out last night?"
"The shooting periods for the several books I prepared before were too long..."
Pulling himself together, Yan Qing replied seriously: "I came up with a new idea last night."
With a charming look, Shao Qing bowed her head with a smile, and she said with profound meaning: "Then I have to take a good look at what good things you have shared~"
"...Ah hey, why are you here to join in the fun..."
After secretly complaining about Shao Qing's intrusion, Yan Qing continued to look exhausted but at ease.
"The script that Brother Qing came up with this time is already very complete. I think everyone should take some time to go over it first and then discuss it."
Finally, director Liu Mingren spoke up and brought the rhythm in the conference room back to the point.
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The rhythmic sound of turning pages could be heard in the manuscript reading conference room, and from time to time there was also the sound of soft discussions.
Covered by rubbing her eyes with her hands several times, Yan Qing quietly looked at Weng Huaijing's profile as she read the script from the corner of her eye. She sometimes frowned slightly, and occasionally recited words silently, looking like she was completely immersed in the role.
Look serious.
There was only the occasional sound of turning pages in his ears, the illusion of relative stillness in the manuscript reading conference room, or the really beautiful profile of his face when he glanced sideways, so Yan Qing unconsciously ignored the passage of time.
"Brother Qing?"
"Yan Qing!"
Shao Qing uttered two words in a row to pull Yan out of her state of immobility and longing. She was a fast reader. After reading the script, she bombarded Yan Qing with questions.
"The heroine has the most important role?"
"Is this drama a bit big?"
"Or is it like last time, divided into several short episodes and filmed in two days?"
"Yes, the rhythm of the entire film is driven by the heroine's perspective."
Answering the first question gave Yan Qing the opportunity to look openly at Weng Huaijing, but unfortunately she was still immersed in the script and couldn't extricate herself.
"The scale is indeed large, but all of them can be shot by borrowing positions. I have attached the shot scripts of several key plot scenes at the end of the manuscript... The corresponding borrowing compositions are clearly listed in the column of shooting methods..."
When answering Shao Qing's second question, Yan Qing's eyes were clear and his tone was magnanimous.
"It's been a long time since I've made a complete movie. This time... I want to do something big. The whole plot of the movie takes place in three days and three nights around the Mid-Autumn Festival... So... I plan to shoot it all."
For the last question, Yan Qing's surprising answer attracted everyone's attention.
"It only takes six days to fully calculate. The time is too tight. A lot of problems will inevitably arise by then. Are we going to be too hasty?"
As the initiator and participant of the community of interest plan, Luo Bing has always been very professional and conscientious. Her first reaction was to stop Yan Qing from advancing. She frowned and asked with concern.
"I have already thought about how to solve some problems, while others have to be discussed and we can work together to find a solution..."
Spreading out the manuscript paper in front of him, Yan Qing calmly answered Luo Bing's questions, then slowly looked around with sincere eyes. He continued movingly: "I have enough confidence in our team, so please speak freely and brainstorm.
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Liu Mingren stood up first, and his questions went straight to the core of the script: "The heroine's father cheated on her, her mother fell in love with a strange man she met by chance, and the heroine cheated on her fiancé's twin brother. These all happened in the full moon.
During those two nights, were there any character motivations that were logically consistent and self-explanatory?"
Yan Qing noticed that as Liu Mingren asked questions, he once again became the focus of attention in the manuscript reading conference room, except for the two girls with single ponytails.
Weng Huaijing was naturally immersed in the character experience again, while Zhang Yameng lowered his head as if searching for something on his laptop.
"The story is set in the early 1990s. Director Liu, you may have heard that love poems were much more popular than they are now. It can be seen from the few love poems in the script that the heroine and her family are
The emotional state itself is closely related to the full moon. The heroine's father and mother fell in love under the full moon, as did her uncles and aunts."
Yan Qing, who had made some preparations in advance, did not panic. He took his time and gave out the right answer:
"The heroine's father has been cheating on him for a while, but it was only exposed in those two days. The heroine's mother was completely confused about her husband's cheating before she communicated with the man. The interaction between them was so emotional.
It’s just about etiquette.”
Seeing Liu Mingren quickly flipping through the script and nodding frequently, Yan Qing glanced at the serious face opposite him, and his voice gradually became gentle and delicate:
"As for the story of the heroine Yu Ge, the twin brother... Lu Yue... looks similar to the older brother... Lu Chuan... but they have a wild and romantic atmosphere that is not found in her fiancé. Her motivations are in one of the lines.
Explain it more clearly..."
After deliberately naming the three important characters, Yan Qing glanced at the manuscript paper again and cleared his throat. He planned to use a slightly higher pitch to complete the heroine's lines.
Suddenly, a provocative female voice came in with a strong sarcastic tone: "You are pretending to be gangster, but you are as cowardly as a dog that was castrated by Lu Chuan..."
Pursing his lips to hold back his laughter, Yan Qing calmly swallowed the breath he just mentioned. After Shi Shiran stood up, he didn't say a word. Only the breath of a beast burst out from his eyes and soon spread throughout his body.
"Are you crazy? Wait..."
Across the table across from Yan Qing, Weng Huaijing's expression seemed to be red from drunkenness. Her expression was suddenly startled at first, and then she wanted to refuse but said angrily in shame: "What are you doing? Please wake up."
Taking over Weng Huaijing's lines in a hoarse and rough voice, Yan Qing's expression was frivolous and his eyes were domineering: "I'm very awake. I'm going to take you to bed now."
As if accepting her fate, Weng Huaijing closed her eyes tightly and her eyelashes trembled. Her voice was crazy and submissive, and her trembling was mixed with confusion: "Whatever, I don't care about anything anymore."
With an expression that looked like he was drunk, Yan Qing looked at the opposite side wildly, and his hoarse tone was teasing and restrained: "I didn't expect to get to this point..."
Opening her eyes again, her vision was entangled for a moment, Weng Huaijing slowly closed her eyes again, gasping slightly and said: "My heart has died a long time ago."
Yan Qing leaned back and suppressed the slutty look on his face, his eyes filled with mist: "Me too."
Moving half a step forward, Weng Huaijing opened his eyes and locked Yan Qing's evasive gaze: What? Do you have the heart or the courage to do so? "
Yan Qing was a little hesitant in the intertwined eyes. He muttered: "Then, Lu Chuan... my brother... what should he do?"
"He took away your first girlfriend and took over your life. Don't you hate him so much?"
Her tone was hysterical, and a cruel smile appeared on Weng Huaijing's face. She said seductively: "Come on, vent your dissatisfaction with your brother on me."
Yan Qing took a step forward to meet him, and when he raised his head again, his eyes were already covered with red bloodshot eyes.
Panting to imitate the smell of alcohol, Weng Huaijing closed her eyes again, and she murmured with some incitement: "Giving him a cuckold, isn't it the best revenge?"
Yan Qing smiled ferociously and pushed his head to the table. He answered in a hoarse and trembling voice: "Yes, give him this hat back."
After Yan Qing finished reading the last line, Weng Huaijing took a step back and sat upright again. She instantly broke away from the image of an extremely hysterical woman.
"Pop!"
Yan Qing clapped first, and the conference room burst into applause.
"Okay, Lu Chuan, who comes from Yuexiu District, Huadu City, was trained by elite education, took root in the Western Sichuan Autonomous Prefecture of Tianfu Province, and grew up wildly... twin brothers who exchanged fate, a four-corner relationship entangled in love and hate..."
Shao Qing also applauded. Her narrow eyes wandered between Yan Qing and Weng Huai: "You two have successfully convinced me. Now there is another problem..."
"Shao Qing is clearly talking about twin brothers, but her eyes keep hinting at Weng Huaijing and I unscrupulously. How many metaphors does she see?"
While her thoughts were ups and downs, Yan Qing asked in a sincere tone: "Sister Qing, please just tell me..."
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The most shameless chapter break should be before the names of the two male protagonists are intertwined, which is another layer of meaning, but I am afraid of everyone's razor ~ so I will leave it alone.
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