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Chapter 127 Change of Mind
Once the film is finished, it’s natural to look for theaters and negotiate release dates.

Huang Ze asked Liu Zhenwei to contact the relevant person in charge of Debao Cinemas and let them watch the movie first.

What Huang Ze didn't expect was that not only people related to Debao Cinemas came, but also their big boss behind the scenes, Pan Disheng, came, and he was accompanied by a female companion who had a Southeast Asian appearance and a darker skin color.

"I come here uninvited, Mr. Huang won't have any objection, right?" Pan Disheng smiled and stretched out his hand.

"Of course not, you're most welcome!" Huang Ze stretched out his hand and shook it.

"I heard from my subordinates that your new film is ready, and it's also your first commercial film. I can't wait to take a look at it."

"By the way, I heard you got married?"

"This is my gift to the newlyweds!" Pan Disheng waved his hand, and a secretary-like figure handed him the box, which he then handed to Huang Ze, "Happy wedding."

"Don't refuse. The commercial you filmed for me has helped me earn so much more than the value of this gift in the past six months!"

"I would even be happy to pay 10 million for that slogan."

Pan Disheng smiled and recalled, "I don't care about how long it will last, I only care about having it once, Disheng Jewelry."

“It’s simply amazing!”

"Besides, I'm going to get married in the next two years, so you can just let me share in the joy of being a newlywed. I can't refuse, right?"

After letting Huang Ze accept the gift, Pan Disheng introduced the woman next to him, "My fiancée, Yang Ziqiong."

"Hello Director Huang, is your wife not here?"

"She is my role model, the top three film queens in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and all Chinese people. I really want to meet her."

"Unfortunately." Huang Ze shook his head, "She is pregnant and is now at home taking care of the baby."

"Congratulations then!"

"Congratulations, Director Huang."

"Thank you. Let's go watch a movie? Please."

"Please!" A group of people walked into the screening room, and Huang Ze sat next to Pan Disheng.

Turn off the lights and let the show begin.

As the beam of light hit the screen, Zhang Xueyou's face as Brother Wuying appeared, selling some small items on the street using the speed of a talk show speaker.

"Come and take a look. If you can't see the value of these things, then you are not here to buy things, but to rob them."

"Look at this little thing. The market price is at least two hundred. Today it's forty. You can take it directly."

"Anyone like jewelry? This is definitely high-end stuff. I just stole it, so it's still fresh. It's as long as my arm. I hope some other organ can be that long..."

The shill played by Wang Zhiwen appeared and bought things to encourage people around him to buy things together. At this moment, he saw the cop and shouted in a low voice, "There is a cop," and the two of them ran away quickly.

After running into an underground passage, Wang Zhiwen first appeared on the screen. The screen began to slow down, and a low-pitched narration of a middle-aged man appeared, "Although Ah Jin sometimes cheats people for a little money, he is best at playing cards and gambling."

Then the character played by Zhang Xueyou appeared and threw the box. The things in the box flew out immediately, in a very messy and chaotic manner.

Along with this is the introduction of the character, "Ah Fat knows that his time selling stolen goods on the street is running out, so he has to make some changes."

The scene flashed, and Ah Hui, played by Liang Jiahui, appeared on the screen. He looked mercenary and confident, and took Wang Zhiwen to sell something to a fat black market businessman.

After selling the things, the two found the chef Huang Ze who was cutting vegetables.

The beginning also introduces the four protagonists.

Everyone was still quite excited for the moment, and felt that the film seemed to have a special magic, and the lines at the beginning were quite interesting.

But after watching for nearly half an hour, everyone except Huang Ze, including Liu Zhenwei who came along, was stunned.

This hardly feels like a movie, but rather a character introduction.

Four young hooligans.

A gangster boss who lends money at high interest rates and his capable henchman, Dasha Chengkuian.

The white thug next door who sells drugs.

A bunch of sickly-looking people.

A bald, menacing man who collects debts with his teenage son. A duo of stupid thieves whose faces are hilarious.

There were too many people, too mixed, and only two lines could be vaguely seen: four young men raised money for A Jin inside to let him gamble with cards.

The gangster boss asked his men to find two capable men to retrieve two antique guns from a man's collection. His men found two men who didn't seem so capable.

All in all, everyone was a little confused.

However, when thinking of the fame Huang Ze has made in Europe, everyone has another thought in their mind: it’s not that I don’t understand it, but that my taste is low and I can’t appreciate it.

Look at it again, look at it again and you will understand it.

After the first half hour of preparation, the plot unfolds completely.

Surrounding three lines, drugs, guns, and money, a group of people, including the protagonists, a total of six groups of people, are entangled with each other, and the story begins to develop closely around the word "coincidence".

The protagonists went to the bar to celebrate after the robbery. When they returned home, the robbers and the gangsters who were robbed of their drugs died together.

Dead, all dead.

At some point, a bunch of people died in my family, the money disappeared, the drugs disappeared, and the guns disappeared.

Then their plan to repay the debt would be ruined, so the four of them had no choice but to go to the gangster boss to explain the situation and seek leniency.

Walk into the gangster’s erotic shop.

Just like home.

It was a mess again and a lot of people died.

"Why is it like this again?" The protagonist asked in confusion.

"Hahaha!" Pan Disheng laughed and clapped his hands involuntarily. "Mr. Huang, the comedy style of your film is really unique!"

"Yes, I've watched a lot of movies, but I've never seen a movie like this." Yang Ziqiong was also full of admiration. She had never thought that a movie could be shot like this. "Multiple narrative lines, mixed but not chaotic. Director Huang's skills are really amazing."

“With the perfect soundtrack, I even think this is a film that will go down in film history.

"That's over." Huang Ze nodded with a smile, signaling everyone to continue watching the movie.

After an open ending with Liang Jiahui hanging on a bridge, the movie ended and the lights in the screening room came on.

Pan Disheng nodded with interest, "Very different!"

"Is Director Huang innovating again? Just like In the Mood for Love?"

"Life lies in trying." Huang Ze said.

"It's a very special and interesting movie. It's worth the trip today!" Dickson Pan looked at the person in charge of D&B Cinemas and said, "I think we must show this movie in D&B Cinemas."

"When does Mr. Huang want the film to be released?" the head of Debao Cinemas asked Huang Ze.

"Let's put it on April 1st. I want to play a little joke on the audience."

“No problem!” He was relieved when he heard that it was not the most popular summer movie. “All our theaters will show Director Huang’s Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels in the first week!”

“I believe that with the quality of this film, it will be a success!”

"Thank you."

"By the way, Mr. Huang, is there a role suitable for Ziqiong in the next new film?" Pan Disheng asked on behalf of Yang Ziqiong.

"My next new film? That will take a long time. It won't start until at least a hundred days after the baby is born."

"The company does have a new film. I am the producer and screenwriter, and I will supervise the entire process. I am very confident about the film. Is Miss Yang interested?"

Thinking that he had not yet started discussing "The Ring" with Zhang Manyu, Huang Ze flexibly changed his mind and decided to put it aside for the time being.

There is no way, because using Yang Ziqiong has two obvious advantages.

First of all, Yang Ziqiong's face looks more like she is thirty years old, so she meets the age requirement for the role of the protagonist in "The Ring".

Secondly, and most importantly, for D&B Cinemas, this is a film starring the future boss’s wife, so the release date is not a problem and they dare not have any problems.

In that way, Huang Ze can let "The Ring" fight in the hottest summer season.

(End of this chapter)