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Chapter 355 is of very high quality.

Chapter 354 is of very high quality.
When Andy Lau returned to his residence, he met his manager who was already waiting for him at his home.

As a superstar who can both act and sing, he has two types of management contracts: one for film and television and the other for singing.

That's why he has more than one agent.

Waiting at his home was his agent, who was in charge of his film and television business.

Upon seeing Andy Lau return, his agent, who was sitting on the sofa reading the script for "Drishyam" on his laptop, immediately waved to him.

"Andy! Come take a look! I've read this script twice already, it's so creative! No wonder it's Zhongyuan Yidianhui's work, it was worth our trip to Huizhou to see him last time. I think this script has great potential to win awards, and it's also very suitable for you."

With a big smile on his face, Andy Lau excitedly jogged over and sat down next to his manager.

The agent, who had already read the script twice, handed the notebook to Andy Lau.

Andy Lau placed the notebook on his lap and gazed at it intently with anticipation.

The title "The Mistake of Deception" impressed him, though he didn't understand it.

I didn't understand the meaning of the name, but it seemed really impressive.

Movie Title: Drizzle

Genre: Crime/Suspense

Screenwriter: Zhongyuan Yidianhui
Synopsis: Ahua's wife and daughter accidentally kill a high-ranking official's son. In order to protect his family and exonerate his wife and daughter, Ahua uses the knowledge he has learned from movies to dispose of the official's body. He also uses film montage techniques to blur the timeline of the crime and to instill in the witnesses information that his family was not at the scene of the crime, thus achieving the effect of deceiving everyone.

……

When Andy Lau, who was holding a laptop, saw this, his expression became a little strange.

Ahua?

The male protagonist's name in the synopsis is actually Ahua?

Why not just call him Andy Lau?
Was this script specially made for me?

He felt like laughing, but also found it very amusing.

I believe that when the movie starts filming, the name Ahua will make me feel more connected to the character.

What surprised him most was that the protagonist of this story actually used the technique of film montage to exonerate his wife and daughter.
Can montage techniques in film be used in this way? How is it used?

With this curiosity in mind, he began to read the main text of the script.

During this time, the family's nanny brought him a cup of coffee, and he gave her a smile, though he wasn't yet fully immersed in the story of the script.

The early plot of the script made him a little uncomfortable. The female lead was raped by the son of an official as soon as she appeared. The more happy the son of the official in the script was, the more uncomfortable Andy Lau felt when reading the script.

Therefore, when watching this part of the story, he found it difficult to immerse himself in the plot.

But when the male protagonist named "Ah Wah" appeared, and as the backbone of the family, he began to deal with the body of the second-generation official with his wife and daughter, and made various arrangements, and colluded with the whole family in advance, including his youngest daughter who was only 5 years old, Andy Lau's mind was completely drawn to him.

He frowned slightly, feeling that the male protagonist Ahua's efforts would probably be in vain.

It's simply because it's too difficult.

Firstly, Ahua's wife is just an ordinary housewife with average mental fortitude; his eldest daughter has just experienced the trauma of being raped and accidentally killing a son of an official; and then there's his youngest daughter, who is only 5 years old. What does such a young girl know about colluding to fabricate a story? Can she withstand police interrogation?
Secondly...

The murdered son of an official had parents who were both high-ranking officials. His mother, in particular, was a very famous prosecutor in the area, and it was said that there was no case she couldn't solve.

Under such circumstances, can Ahua, an ordinary person, successfully exonerate his wife and daughter?
Andy Lau had already foreseen the ending of this story.

He estimated that the story would definitely end with the male protagonist failing.

The main focus of the story is... the male protagonist Ahua's responsibilities as a husband and father, as well as his relationships with his wife and daughter.

The story will definitely end in tragedy.

Only films with tragic endings are more likely to win major awards.

Although he already had this in mind, the following plot in the script still surprised him greatly.

The character of Ahua in the script is so creative.

It's astonishing that they could come up with various witnesses who weren't at the crime scene when the incident occurred. The protagonist's entire family was misleading those "witnesses." They had clearly only gone on vacation after the incident, yet they managed to convince those "witnesses" that their vacation had taken place before the incident.

At first, Andy Lau was a little confused by the plot and couldn't quite understand it.

But as he suddenly understood, he felt a chill run down his spine.

I was pleasantly surprised by the overall quality of the script.

The thought of playing the role of Ahua makes me a little excited.

As a recognized "workaholic" in the entertainment industry, he has starred in many films and television dramas, but he is also known for his many bad films.

Often, it's not that he doesn't want to act in good movies; it's that his acting skills have always been questioned.

Many people say he's an idol, that he plays every role the same way, and that he can't let go of his idol image.

That might have been true at first, but when he wanted to change things later, scripts that demanded high acting skills simply wouldn't offer him any roles.

He certainly wants to shed the label of being an idol.

This is why he went to Huizhou specifically to find Cao Sheng, hoping that Cao Sheng could write a good script for him.

And now, Cao Sheng has written such a script for him.

The character is a father who uses his intelligence and does everything he can to fight against the police in order to protect his wife and daughter.

This character is just too charismatic.

Women who saw it wanted a husband like that; girls who saw it wanted a father like that; men who saw it wanted to become men like that; the police who saw it... were speechless.

He originally thought that this part of the script was the essence of the entire script and the most exciting part.

result?

When he read the second half of the script, he was surprised to find that the male protagonist, Ahua, had already predicted the police's various judgments. The police thought they had made a breakthrough and found real evidence, but each time they fell into another trap set by the male protagonist.

It turns out that the defenses set up by the male protagonist were not just one or two layers, but a layered cake. The police finally managed to peel back the first layer and thought they had made a breakthrough, but in fact they had only reached the second layer. Below the second layer, there was a third layer, and even a fourth layer.

The male protagonist had already anticipated that even his 5-year-old daughter would not be able to withstand the police interrogation, so he used his 5-year-old daughter to set a trap.

His wife and eldest daughter couldn't withstand the police interrogation, which was also within his expectations, and he had set them up as part of a trap.

The male protagonist, who should have been a righteous and honorable figure, turned out to be a complete cunning and treacherous old man.

They manipulated the police.

At last……

The male protagonist actually managed to exonerate his wife and daughter.

It actually worked?
This, how is this possible?

Not only did he exonerate his wife and daughter, but he also brought down the parents of the high-ranking official's son, ruining the couple's reputation.

Is this... is this the kind of ending that can appear in Chinese-language films?

Andy Lau felt both extremely satisfied and utterly bewildered that a murderer had actually escaped justice.
Even if such a thing really happened in real life, would it be allowed to be depicted in domestic films?
Suddenly, he understood the background of the movie and why it was set abroad.

Such films are not allowed in China; just set the story abroad.

With mixed feelings, Andy Lau turned to look at his manager beside him.

The agent smiled. "Finished watching? What did you think? Were you surprised?"

Andy Lau nodded, his expression filled with emotion. "Everyone has their own expertise. Today I finally understand the meaning of that saying. Before, when no one wrote songs for me, I wrote one myself. Back then, I also thought that if no one wrote a script for me, I could try writing one myself. But after reading this script today, I realize that I don't have the talent for writing scripts. Zhongyuan Yidianhui... no wonder he is the highest-paid screenwriter among Chinese screenwriters! I am very glad that I visited him some time ago. Otherwise, even if he could write a script like this, he probably wouldn't have asked me to star in it."

The agent nodded with a smile, "Yes! This can be considered a testament to your perseverance. After visiting so many famous screenwriters over the years, you've finally achieved something great! Zhongyuan Yidianhui... truly a genius! I haven't seen such a talented screenwriter in a very, very long time!"

Andy Lau nodded repeatedly.

Suddenly, a question popped into my head: "Hey! Right, what did he say when he gave us this script? Who should we cast as director? Who are the other lead actors? Did he mention that? And what are his opinions on the film's investment?"

The agent almost laughed.

"You might not believe it, but do you know what? Such a great script, and he actually handed it over to his young female assistant. Who is she? That's right! Cui Xinyu! That's her! You met her when we went to Huizhou to have dinner with him last time. He actually put this young girl in charge of this project. Can you believe it?"

Andy Lau: "???"

I vaguely remember Cui Xinyu and Andy Lau.

The way Cui Xinyu looked at him and the expression on her face when she asked for his autograph were just like those of a fan.

As for having such a female assistant in charge of this project, Andy Lau felt that if he were a conman, he could swindle her out of everything.

Of course, he wouldn't lie to her about this project.

It wasn't directed at her.

Instead, it was aimed at Cao Sheng.

He was so eager to win over such a talented screenwriter that he was afraid of not being able to do enough. How could he dare to let him suffer a loss?
"In that case, could you please give Cui Xinyu some pointers when you're dealing with her later? We absolutely mustn't let her suffer any losses!"

After Andy Lau finished speaking, his manager chuckled and nodded, "Understood! Don't worry! I'll be careful, even if I don't care about the monk's feelings."

He paused, then continued, "Director and lead actor, Cui Xinyu said that Cao Sheng's idea is for us to submit the proposal, and then let Cao Sheng review it. If Cao Sheng thinks it's OK, then we can invite the director and lead actor. Oh, and she also said that because this story takes place in India, the roles need to be played by Indians. Cao Sheng's idea is to invite big Indian stars to play the roles, not Chinese actors."

(End of this chapter)