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Chapter 411: Magic on the Timeline, Lost on Journey Completed (33)

Li Chenggong didn't get enough rest and his eyelids were drooping.

Niu Geng felt that this was unsafe and suggested that he drive.

Li Chenggong didn't believe Niu Geng and said that he would never be able to reach the destination even if he tried.

Niu Geng couldn't understand. Didn't they just trust him?
Li Chenggong nodded calmly.

Niu Geng said there was only one road ahead. He slept well yesterday, but Li Chenggong did not.

Especially when Li Chenggong couldn't help yawning, Niu Geng continued to persuade him that driving like this was unsafe and would cause problems.

Li Chenggong gave the car to Niu Geng, emphasizing that he would only sleep for ten minutes and then take over.

I slept for two and a half hours in a row.

After waking up, I heard rhythmic snoring beside me.

unbelievable!

Niu Geng fell asleep while driving and snored.

Li Chenggong burst into laughter and woke Niu Geng up.

Niu Geng did not admit it.

The car hit a haystack and overturned.

When Niu Geng saw the gasoline leak, he thought of the scene in the movie and thought it was going to explode.

The two men struggled to climb out of the car.

They both lay down, and the car did not explode.

Without transportation, the two were unable to reach Changsha before the New Year.

Spent New Year's Eve outdoors.

When Niu Geng woke up, his feet hurt, so they went into the school to recuperate and saw an armed police soldier lying in the corridor to rest.

Finally, I took a truck to Changsha to sell chickens and finally arrived in Changsha on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

The two men, covered in chicken feathers, went through untold hardships to reach Changsha.

The two went to the mall and were covered in chicken feathers when they took the elevator.

Shen Santong preserved this famous scene.

Then they bought a set of clothes and separated.

The original version is that Li Chenggong recognizes Niu Geng as a lucky general, Niu Geng goes to ask for money, and Li Chenggong calls his lover.

The lover wanted to give him a surprise, so he found Changsha and lied that he had met his wife.

All the above plots have been filmed.

It's just a few details that differ from the original.

The crew transitions.

Entering the final highlight.

In the original version, the lover voluntarily withdrew, Li Chenggong turned over a new leaf, and his wife returned home.

Li Chenggong was kind enough to give Niu Geng some money to solve his debt collection problem.

Shen Santong did not use the original version, and explained the scene to Xu Guangtou: "This scene takes place on February 08, 2, the first day of the Chinese New Year."

"During the Spring Festival of this year, the character you played, Li Chenggong, returned home successfully, and then your lover came to your house to surprise you."

"And I told you that I saw your wife. You got angry and went home with a worried heart."

"You have to act nervous."

Shen Santong said to Yan Danchen again: "You have seen strange people these two days. You have some guesses in your mind, but you are unwilling to accept them."

"When Li Chenggong was honest with you, you did not forgive him, but chose to file for divorce on the first day of the Lunar New Year."

The second half of the movie.

February 08, 2, the Year of the Rat.

Li Chenggong met his lover unexpectedly on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, and he felt uneasy.

When he returned home, he found that his wife Meili, his daughter Guoguo, and his mother were not there, which made him even more anxious.

In the movie, this plot takes place after Li Chenggong and Niu Geng buy clothes at the mall and meet the mistress.

The original version is one timeline, while Shen Santong's version is two different timelines.

The timeline for He Niu Geng is January 09, 1, the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Year of the Ox.

The timeline with my lover and wife is 08.

At the beginning of the movie, when he meets his mistress to go shopping, the time is 08.

In the movie, except that Li Chenggong's face was not injured and the clothes he wore were different from those he bought at the mall, the whole scene was similar to the original.

The audience gets the feeling that Li Chenggong returned to Changsha with great difficulty, bought some clothes in the mall, and then his mistress came looking for him, so he went home anxiously.

Shen Santong played a trick of misleading.

Of course, enough clues were given.

The movie begins with him shopping with his mistress, and the time is displayed on the LCD screen.

Different clothing.

Li Chenggong looked at photos of his ex-wife and daughter from time to time on the road.

On the ferry, Niu Geng guessed the identity of the person in the photo and gave the information that he was divorced.

Because of a car overturn, He Niu Geng was trapped in the wild on New Year's Eve.

In front of the campfire, cooking instant noodles and drinking wine, Li Chenggong and Niu Geng talked to each other.

Niu Geng sighed: "There are still many good people in this world. All the people I met along the way were good people. My boss was also a good person. He was a nice guy."

Li Chenggong asked Niu Geng: "Do you think I'm a good person?"

Niu Geng replied: "Very good."

Li Chenggong said: "My employees don't think so."

Niu Geng asked: "Why are you so successful?"

Li Chenggong asked again: "Am I successful?"

Niu Geng said in an envious tone: "You succeeded, you haven't succeeded yet."

Li Chenggong began to speak his mind: "I just named myself Chenggong."

"As a boss, you have to make a little money and intrigue. One general's success is the result of the sacrifice of hundreds of people. You have hundreds of employees under you."

"They nicknamed me Gray Wolf behind my back."

"He's not a good son either. He wasn't with my dad when he left."

"He is not a good father either. He went to the parents' meeting at his daughter's school and didn't even know the head teacher."

"As a husband, he cheated on his wife with a mistress, which resulted in his wife and children being separated and his family being broken up."

"As a lover, I can't give anyone any results. She's right. I'm an irresponsible bastard."

Through a lot of preparation, Shen Santong pointed out the differences in the timeline.

Simultaneously.

The scene of confession in the wild is also different from the original version.

In the original version, Li Chenggong did not divorce his wife. Niu Geng asked if the feelings were real, towards his sister-in-law and towards the mistress.

Li Chenggong answered that everything was true.

Niu Geng sighed that it was all true and asked him to think about it carefully.

This version by Shen Santong.

Niu Geng directly scolded Li Chenggong: "You deserve it! It would be great if you could live a down-to-earth life, but you have to be greedy. You are greedy while having your fill!"

Since we are going to reflect, let’s reflect thoroughly.

Don't be hypocritical.

Niu Geng's identity is a technical backbone, which is more equal and not humble than the original identity.

Li Chenggong was directly scolded and was speechless.

Besides.

There is another scene after buying clothes in the mall and parting with Niu Geng.

I took out my phone and sent a message to the one marked as my wife, hoping to give him another chance.

The Li Chenggong in the 09 timeline had scars on his face, but the one in 08 did not.

Lots of clues.

In the film editing, the original version is edited, but the audience is constantly misled. Even if it is regarded as a timeline, it does not affect the understanding of the plot.

When the two timelines intersect and the film finally reveals the ending, there is a sense of sophistication. Shen Santong filmed the interior scenes of Li Chenggong's family.

Anxious Li Chenggong heard the door opening.

My wife, daughter and mother-in-law came back from shopping and were very happy.

The daughter asked, "Dad, why don't you go shopping with us? Where have you been?"

Li Chenggong hugged his daughter affectionately and did not answer the question: "Hey, Guoguo."

His wife was beautiful and looked at him: "Go home."

Li Chenggong nodded.

Meili said, "You still remember to come back. It's already the first day of the new year, what have you been doing?"

Li Chenggong was a little flustered: "I have a lot of things going on. Put your things down first and I will talk to you slowly later."

Until now, the secret of the timeline has not been fully revealed.

For viewers who didn't notice the information clues, the dialogue can be interpreted according to the original version of "Lost on Journey".

He wasted time along the way and only returned home on New Year's Day. The mistress said that she had met the original wife, so she was worried, which was reasonable.

The audience who pays attention to foreshadowing will be surprised, isn’t it the ex-wife?
Could it be that a new one has been found? There is still suspense.

Continue shooting.

Li Chenggong was nervous and kept asking his wife questions when he was alone with her.

There was nothing unusual about my wife's behavior.

After his daughter fell asleep, Li Chenggong hugged his wife from behind.

At this time, Meili said that a beautiful girl had been following her these two days.

I was still wandering around the house today, wrote a letter and put it in the flower bed at the door.

The original content of this letter is that the lover feels ashamed of himself.

The camera flashes back to show that the wife is beautiful and virtuous, the family is harmonious, and the mistress retreats in the face of difficulties.

The last one is Hello, Big Bad Wolf, signed by “Still Love You, Mei Yangyang”, and the time is the morning of New Year’s Eve.

Then Li Chenggong apologized, and his wife said, "Just go home."

This version of the lover's letter was full of criticism. After seeing his wife and daughter, he realized that Li Chenggong had cheated on him and did not cherish his family. He said that Li Chenggong was a scumbag and an irresponsible bastard.

I was very disappointed with him and broke up with him.

This version is not about "giving up when faced with difficulties", but about the lover dumping Li Chenggong.

This is also the reason why Shen Santong asked Zuo Xiaoqing to play the role.

When you are older, you can handle this kind of thing maturely and decisively.

Not finished yet.

After reading the letter, Li Chenggong still hadn't accepted the breakup with his lover.

The wife filed for divorce painfully but calmly.

Li Chenggong subconsciously refused: "No! I can explain, I have a lot to say to you."

His wife Meili said, "Li Chenggong, it's the first day of the new year, can you please save some face for yourself? If you don't have any shame, I, Guoguo, and your mother should also have some!"

With the double critical hit, Li Chenggong was in great pain.

Shen Santong watched Guangtou Xu's performance and said, "Good! Very good! Old Xu, in the next shot, you have to show your emotions."

"Mr. You Benchang was like in "Ji Gong" who burned his house to become a monk, half crying and half laughing. Old Xu, I don't want you to be 100% perfect, as long as you can do 70% or 80%."

Xu Zheng adjusted himself: "I'll try my best!"

in the movie.

When Xu Zheng was in so much pain that he couldn't breathe, subtitles appeared: February 08, 2, 7 o'clock in the evening, the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Rat.

Then there was a montage, and Li Chenggong's face changed from a very painful one to a half crying and half smiling face.

Smile means going home.

He was crying because his home was gone last year and it was his own fault.

As darkness turned into day, Li Chenggong stood at the door of his house.

The time will be displayed at the bottom of the screen.

January 09, 1, the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Year of the Ox, 26: am.

There were scars on his face at this time, because he walked into the wrong room in the hotel and was beaten.

Summary of the two timelines.

Li Chenggong trembled as he reached out his key, took a deep breath, opened the door, and said with a smile in his tears: "Guoguo, Meili, I'm back."

But it is no longer last year's Spring Festival.

When he opened the door, no one was home to greet him.

Even his mother didn't have one, as she chose to live with her ex-wife.

Li Chenggong slumped on the sofa and began to recall the past.

Scenes flashed by, and Niu Geng's honest character formed a sharp contrast with his empty heart.

The memories are frozen at the blurry figures of the armed police soldiers walking away before entering the city, and the blackboard drawings they left behind.

Li Chenggong came to his senses and decided to turn over a new leaf.

Fast editing techniques are used here to show that he took the initiative to help Niu Geng collect the debt.

"Because I am the boss, I understand the boss's mentality."

"For example, if I'm caught evading taxes, or if there's tax reform and money is taken from me, I'll use my connections, I'll curse, I'll yell, I'll get media coverage."

"My voice is loud, but I have many options. As long as the relevant departments are determined, I will accept it."

“But take some from the laborers, and they won’t shout or yell, and their voices won’t be loud.”

"But it's going to be a big deal. That's really all they have. If you take away the last bit, there's nothing left."

"Plus, our system and policies are biased towards workers."

Li Chenggong told Niu Geng not to underestimate himself, because his identity could leverage a lot of power.

The government has special channels to solve the problem of wage arrears for migrant workers.

Unlike the original version, it was not through charity, but by teaching Niu Geng how to fight.

Niu Geng got the money through struggle.

Li Chenggong is a prodigal son who has turned over a new leaf, which implies that the rich are good people.

However, the Spring Festival movie can’t really have a painful ending.

Li Chenggong advised Niu Geng to apply for arbitration and helped Niu Geng get the money.

The original version came from the charity of the rich, and this version came from one's own struggle.

As Niu Geng thanked him, he went out and met his ex-wife.

Li Chenggong talked to his ex-wife about what happened in the past year, talked about his changes, and begged for her forgiveness.

Niu Geng saw it, came over and called his sister-in-law, helping Li Chenggong to speak.

At the end, Li Chenggong picked up his daughter Guoguo and followed his wife stubbornly.

Li Chenggong turned around and mouthed to Niu Geng: "You are my lucky general."

Niu Geng waved the wages he had collected for his fellow workers and mouthed, "Come on, boss."

In the end, Li successfully got into his wife's car and didn't say whether he forgave her or not.

Leaving an open ending.

It’s the New Year, the Spring Festival period, we can’t be sad.

He didn't like the original plot, so Shen Santong could only use the timeline to keep the original version in 08.

A year after the divorce, I started filming Lost on Journey.

Finally, there is a happy ending.

Try your best!
4 month 14 day.

After filming the interior scenes of Li Chenggong's home, Shen Santong announced, "The film is finished!"

"Lost on Journey" wrapped up!
Three thousand seven hundred words, and I finished writing "Lost on Journey".

I have thought about how to change the ending of the original version for a long time. I hope you can accept it. I have tried my best. It should be a little bit original.

Red Cliff will be released tomorrow.

I forgot to say yesterday, I wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Good luck at work and a happy family!

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