Zhao Liying left after speaking.
Lin Xuan waited for Zhao Liying to leave before giving Di Xiaodi a call.
"Little Deeny, you've slept for a day. Are you up yet?”
"Oh, get up, get up."
Lin Xuan was speechless when he heard that. From the sound of Di Xiaodi yawning, he knew that this little girl must still be asleep.
"Get up and brush your teeth and wash your face.”
"Eat? With who? What do you want to eat?"
"With Ning Hao, and probably his friends. If nothing goes wrong, we'll eat skewers.”
"What? Barbecue? I'll ask Sister Liying what we're having for dinner. You can go by yourself and drink less."”
Lin Xuan hung up the phone and shook his head helplessly. Little Deeny was really lazy. She really knew how to sleep. Wasn't she afraid that she would sleep like a pig?
Since Di Xiaodi wasn't coming, Lin Xuan might as well not go home. After the production team and the others finished packing today's things, he left with Ning Hao and went to a nearby barbecue restaurant.
They ordered skewers, kidneys, chicken wings, and cucumber salad. Then, they each ordered four bottles of Yanjing beer and sat down to chat.
Since they had been working together for half a month, there were many topics to talk about.
Ning Hao also liked Lin Xuan's personality very much. Both of them were straightforward people. In addition, drinking was also enjoyable, so the more they drank, the more enjoyable they were.
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, the two of them chatted and talked about Ning Hao's job.
Director, movie director.
"Brother Hao, why did you want to be a director?”
"Hai, don't even mention it. When I was young, I was just thinking about it. When I watched other people's movies, I felt that I could act as well. It was mostly because my family was too poor, but when I saw those celebrities who could earn money by just acting in a movie, I thought that since celebrities could earn money by taking on a movie, then the director of the movie could earn even more.”
Lin Xuan laughed out loud when he heard this. Ning Hao himself was also extremely happy when he finished speaking.
"Brother Hao, after studying movies for so many years, have you developed anything of your own?”
Ning Hao and Lin Xuan clinked glasses and shook their heads after downing a glass of beer.
"Directing is actually the same as other professions. It's like practicing calligraphy. The first step of practicing calligraphy is to copy, the second step is to copy, and the third step is to create your own handwriting.”
Lin Xuan nodded when he heard that." Well said! Cheers!"
"Brother Hao, which one of these three steps do you think you've reached?”
"I just took the first step and haven't taken the second step yet. There's no other way. I want to study film, but you know how there are only a few types of films in the country. Most of them are banned by the SARFT. I really can't find a film that suits me in the country to learn that kind of directing technique.”
"What about foreign movies? I don't know if you usually pay attention to foreign movies.”Lin Xuan changed the topic to what he wanted to say.
"Foreign movies? Pay attention to it. There were not many rules and regulations for foreign movies. They could shoot however they wanted. This was why there were many outstanding foreign movies.”
"Brother Hao, among the foreign film directors, there's a guy called Guy Ritchie. Have you heard of him?”
Lin Xuan finally said what he wanted to say.
One had to know that Lin Xuan's " Crazy Stone " back then was a complete imitation of Director Guy Ritch's " Lock, Lock and Two Smoking Barrels." If the Ning Hao of this world had not even heard of Guy Ritch, then Lin Xuan's preparations would have been in vain.
However, he didn't expect Ning Hao's answer to make Lin Xuan extremely satisfied.
"Geric? A top Hollywood director! The founder of black humor movies! Of course I've heard of it. Brother, let me tell you, among the directors I admire the most, Guy Ritchie is definitely ranked first. I've seen his film, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, countless times, and I can almost memorize every detail.”
When Lin Xuan heard this, he made a decision in his heart.
That's right!
That was because the movie Crazy Stone was made with the narrative style of Ning Hao's Lock, Lock and Two Smoking Barrels.
"Brother Hao, have you ever thought about making a movie similar to Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels?”
"How could I not have thought of it! Brother, let me tell you, ever since I was young, I felt that I had a dark sense of humor, but I didn't know how to show it. Later, I found out that China had a director major, so I thought that if I wanted to be a director, I would be able to show the dark sense of humor that I wanted to show. And Guy Ritch's movie further confirmed my thoughts.”
Ning Hao finished another glass of beer.
"But, sigh, let me tell you, I have an idea now. I already have a prototype, but I don't understand the specifics. Now I feel like I'm missing a thread to connect everything together.”
When Lin Xuan heard this, he immediately understood that Ning Hao already had a rough idea of " Crazy Stone ". However, because he had filmed too few movies and had no experience, he didn't know how to determine the script.
It was easy to deal with now that he had an idea!
You don't have a script, but I do!
It was all ready-made in the system!
Thinking of this, Lin Xuan said directly," Brother Hao, I have a short story. Why don't you listen to it?”
"Alright, brother, go ahead."
As Ning Hao spoke, he opened two more bottles of beer. The two of them had already drunk five bottles each. They were both a little tipsy, but because of their similar temperaments and their high alcohol tolerance, they felt that it was a little too much to drink when they met a good friend. They were actually not drunk. It should be known that ordinary people would drink too much after drinking five bottles of beer, except for those with low alcohol content like the World Traveler, especially Yanjing beer, which had a high alcohol content and a high concentration of wheat.
Lin Xuan lit a cigarette and began to tell a story about the stone.
Lin Xuan still remembered the original story very clearly. He didn't even need to buy it from the system to know the general story.
" Crazy Stone " was about a piece of jade that was worth a fortune found in a public toilet renovation of an arts and crafts factory in Chongqing that was on the verge of bankruptcy. Because the factory manager hadn't paid his salary for a few months, he decided to hold a jade exhibition at the Guandi Temple near the crafts factory. Bao Shihong, the only security chief who had attended the police academy in the whole city, was responsible for the security of the exhibition.
At the same time, a group of thieves led by " Brother Dao " happened to steal the suitcase of a man dressed in black at the airport. The suitcase contained all kinds of information about jade, but the owner of the suitcase was actually called Mike. He was a master hired by the real estate developer, Director Feng, to steal the jade found in the crafts factory.
The defense and breakthroughs around the jade were related to coincidental adventures such as " stealing a beam for a pillar,"" getting it without effort,"" exchanging the real for the fake," and " returning the jade to its rightful owner." At the end of the story, what was unexpected was that Chairman Feng and his Manager Qin, who had put in a lot of effort, both died in the process of being used and being used. After Mike found out that the person who hired him had been killed by his hidden weapon, he finally fell into Bao Shihong's hands. Bao Shihong was commended for capturing an international thief. Brother Dao and his brothers were like rats crossing the street, fleeing for their lives on the circular viaduct in the mountain city.
Lin Xuan only remembered the gist of the story, but he also understood that if he told it to Ning Hao like this, the other party probably wouldn't understand, so he might as well change his method.
"Brother Hao, my story is about a stone.”
"Stone?" Ning Hao drank another glass of beer.
"Yes, an old residential area is about to be demolished. There was a contractor who dug up a fist-sized piece of top-grade jade. It turned out to be an antique and is worth about 8 million yuan. The demolition company wants to auction the stone, but the country doesn't allow it to belong to the country.”
It was just a short story, but now it had taken shape. When Ning Hao heard this, his eyes lit up. He drank another glass of beer.
"Brother, continue."
" The country doesn't allow it to be sold, but it says that this piece of jade can be put on display. The contractor will be responsible for the safety of the jade. Coincidentally, at this time, a group of thieves in the name of the 'moving company' noticed this piece of jade. The demolition company's boss also wanted this stone, so he sent an international thief to steal it. The contractor is a very righteous person who wants to protect this piece of jade from being stolen.”
"However, what was unexpected was that the contractor's son wanted to steal this piece of jade for the woman he liked, but that woman happened to be the wife of the boss of the thief company!”
When Ning Hao heard this, he felt like he had sobered up!
When Lin Xuan said this, he didn't continue. He believed that when Ning Hao heard this, the thread in his heart would definitely be connected.
As expected, after Ning Hao heard this, he stopped talking and lowered his head to ponder.
Lin Xuan did not interrupt him and slowly drank his beer.
A long time passed.
Ning Hao raised his head.
"Brother, I'll drink this bottle of wine!"
As he spoke, Ning Hao suddenly picked up the entire bottle of beer on the table and downed it.
Lin Xuan also followed suit.
Ning Hao put down the bottle and spoke.
"Brother, you've opened up a knot in my heart. I feel like my heart is connected. After we finish filming our MV, I'll immediately start working on this movie.”
However, Lin Xuan waved his hand." Brother Hao, there's no need to rush the details of the story. I'll help you with the script, but you'll have to come alone as the director this time. I believe in your standards.”
"Thank you, elder brother!"
"Why are we brothers talking about thanks?”
The two of them downed another bottle of beer.
Including this bottle of beer, the two of them actually drank eight bottles of beer.
Finally, both of them were a little drunk.
Lin Xuan drank too much because it was his first time drinking after coming to this world. In addition, he had a very good relationship with Ning Hao, so he drank too much.
As for Ning Hao, because of Lin Xuan's acquaintance, encounter, and help, he was too excited and drank too much.
The two of them talked a lot of drunk things and went home late at night.
When Lin Xuan returned home, he found that Di Xiaodi had already fallen asleep.
However, because of the movement, Deeny opened her eyes and woke up.
"Hubby, you're back."
"Yes, I'm back. Where's Zhao Liying?”
"Sister Liying left after dinner with me. She still has a job tomorrow. Oh right, Sister Liying asked me to tell you to continue working hard.”
Lin Xuan was speechless. He let Little Deeny continue sleeping while he went to take a shower.
He had no choice. The smell of alcohol was too unpleasant.
After taking a shower, Lin Xuan was drinking water in the living room. However, he felt something strange in his mind, as if there was a sound of news.
Lin Xuan immediately opened the system.
"Eh? There was really new information in the system?”
Lin Xuan realized that a new message had suddenly appeared in the system.
"Mission issued."
Curious, Lin Xuan clicked.
A white light flashed.
"Ding! The bet has been established and the conditions have been met. The mission progress bar has been established. The first album's sales reached 10 million copies, becoming a true Heavenly King album. Reward: Diamond Treasure Chest, one free draw.”
Lin Xuan was pleasantly surprised.
"System, what does this reward mean? How many popularity points do you usually get to draw a diamond treasure chest once?”
Lin Xuan knew that treasure chests were divided into five stars. 1-star Bronze, 2-star Green Diamond, 3-star Silver, 4-star Gold, and 5-star Diamond. The popularity points for each lottery draw were only known as: 100,000 for one-star, 500,000 for two-star, and 1 million for three-star. He did not know about the remaining four-star and five-star, which was why Lin Xuan asked.
"When your popularity reaches 5 million, you can start the lottery draw. When your popularity reaches another 5 million, you can start the first lottery draw.”
F * ck!
It was actually 10 million popularity points to enter the lottery draw once.
And now, the system was saying that as long as he won the bet with Zhao Liying, he would be able to get a free draw without using 10,000,000 popularity points!
"So powerful! System, have I ever said that you're great? You're amazing!"
"No, host, a mission is a mission. If it can be easily completed, it's not a mission at all. Please work hard to complete the mission. In addition, the mission progress bar has been activated and can be checked in the system at will.”
Lin Xuan didn't care about the system's cold water. This was just how the system was. Then, he clicked on his system curiously and saw an additional mission option. Lin Xuan clicked on the mission.
A progress bar popped up in the window.
" First album sales: 0%"
Looking at his 0%, Lin Xuan asked directly,"System, when will this progress bar change?”
"Host, the progress bar uses 0.1 as the base unit. To put it simply, for every 10,000 albums sold, the progress bar will increase by 0.1%. For every 100,000 albums sold, the progress bar will increase by 1%, and so on.”
Lin Xuan expressed that he understood. At the same time, he looked forward to the future achievements of this album even more!
Just thinking about it made him want to wake up from his dreams laughing. That was 10 million popularity points! It had been almost two months since he had been reborn into this world, and the accumulated popularity points he had accumulated were probably not enough!
He really needed to work hard!
Regardless of whether it was for the bet or for the final five-star treasure chest, Lin Xuan had to give it a try!
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A 4000-word chapter!
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