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Chapter 360 A Love Letter Disguised as a Novel

Feng Xiaogang: "Hey! It's nothing really, I just wanted to ask about the script for 'Drishyam.' Why did you give it to Andy Lau? He's just an actor! You should have given me the script! If you wanted him to star, you could have just told me, wouldn't that have been fine? Don't you think so?"

On the phone, Feng Xiaogang was questioning, but his tone was very polite. If you listened carefully, you could almost feel the grievance in his heart.

Cao Sheng almost laughed.

"Director Feng! I don't think this script is suitable for you. You'll understand once the movie is made."

Feng Xiaogang: "Really? Then tell me what's not suitable for me? I'm actually quite versatile, really. I feel like there's no subject I can't film, really!"

Cao Sheng: "..."

What should you do when you encounter such a confident director?
Cao Sheng: "Really? Then next time I have a script like this, I'll give it a try, okay?"

That sounded very dismissive.

Feng Xiaogang was silent for a moment before saying, "Okay, then when can you finish writing it for me? Brother! I'm really waiting for you to start working on the script! Can you please help me out this once?"

Having said all that, Cao Sheng found it difficult to refuse.

After hesitating for a moment, I said, "I really don't have time right now. If you can wait, how about next month? I'll find some time next month to write one for you, okay?"

This month, he wants to take advantage of his good condition and finish writing the final chapters of "The Legend of the Primordial Era".

Feng Xiaogang: "Alright! Then it's a deal?"

Cao Sheng hummed in agreement.

……

call ended.

Cao Sheng sighed softly, put down his phone, and felt a little helpless. He really didn't want to write the script anymore, but with Feng Xiaogang pressing him so hard, he couldn't just refuse him.

Fortunately, he still had some knowledge left in his mind.

For example, movies like "Goodbye Mr. Loser".

This is a film in the style of an urban rebirth novel.

It doesn't have much depth, but the idea of ​​rebirth, while not new to online novel readers, is still quite novel to those who haven't read rebirth-themed online novels.

In the original timeline, around 2015, when "Goodbye Mr. Loser" was released, the protagonist Xia Luo's rebirth intrigued many viewers.

It was then that Cao Sheng realized how many years ahead the mainland film and television industry was in terms of creativity in online literature.

Even when Avatar, which sparked a global movie-going craze in 2009, was released and countless viewers were amazed by the film's creativity, online novel authors were speechless.

One author said: "Avatar" is a virtual reality game theme that has been overused in online novels. The protagonists' consciousness is transferred to a completely new body, and their consciousness can return at any time and transfer back to that body at any time.

Thinking of the movie "Goodbye Mr. Loser".

Cao Sheng was a little unsure whether Feng Xiaogang would be interested in the movie script.
After all, this movie really doesn't have much substance.

Feng Xiaogang's comedy films have always carried the flavor of art films, as if he always wants to express some artistic ideas in comedy.

However, Cao Sheng didn't think much about this issue.

He could write a script for Feng Xiaogang.

As for whether the other person likes it or not? Or whether they want it?

Then it's none of his business.

……

Time passes day by day.

Cao Sheng's life remained peaceful. His daily routine was very regular: attending classes, writing, practicing kung fu, and occasionally taking a walk on the playground after dark to breathe in the fresh air and clear his mind.

New news about "The Murderer" keeps appearing online.

For example, twelve film companies from Hong Kong, mainland China, and India jointly invested in this film.

For example, Maggie Cheung was confirmed to play the female lead in "Drishyam".

For example, a certain famous Indian celebrity has been confirmed to play the role of a female prosecutor, and even released a costume photo.

The official photos show an Indian beauty with big eyes and a hot figure, which has caused countless netizens to scream with excitement.

and many more.

Cao Sheng could see these news articles online every now and then.

Every time he sees his pen name appear in these news articles, he has a strange feeling: Is this me?

In his mind, this movie had nothing to do with him; he didn't produce the script, he was just a script carrier.

So whenever he sees news reports that someone wrote a certain script, he feels it's not real, and even feels a little ashamed, the kind of shame that comes from plagiarizing someone else's work.

This is also why he has always wanted to focus his main energy on novels.

Although he took advantage of his rebirth to write novels on new themes that had not yet been published, the stories in the novels were ultimately written by himself.

It doesn't resemble a script; it's almost entirely plagiarism.

……

In the blink of an eye, almost half a month has passed.

That evening, Tan Yu sent another message to Cao Sheng, saying that she had recently written the opening of a novel and wanted to ask him for his advice.

Cao Sheng, who hadn't seen Huang Qingya for almost half a month, was losing his composure.

Upon seeing the message from Tan Yu, I immediately recalled the time I had dinner with her and Wang Mei before. She wore a white dress, revealing her jade-like skin and beautiful face.

Some say: Men are all cats! But there is no cat in the world that doesn't steal fish.

Tan Yu always made appointments with him like this, like a fish always swimming around a cat's mouth, occasionally blowing bubbles at the cat.

The question is: how many cats could resist?

Cao Sheng finally agreed to keep the appointment.

That evening, I drove her out myself and took her to the city center for a buffet dinner that cost 38 yuan per person.

It wasn't that he was unwilling to spend money, but rather that buffet prices in Huizhou were generally low these days. When he asked her what she wanted to eat, she said she had two coupons for a buffet restaurant, and as she spoke, she pulled two flyers out of her bag.

It's clearly a newly opened buffet restaurant, and these flyers were distributed during their promotional activities.

Cao Sheng agreed without much thought.

As the car approached the buffet restaurant, he realized that there were probably no private rooms inside. If he and she went in to eat like this, they might be recognized, and the media might report on their affair.

but……

Come here.

Moreover, he also harbored a bit of wishful thinking.

I figured I'd put on a hat and sunglasses, go inside the store, and find a secluded corner; I should be fine.

He thought so and did it.

Upon entering the store, he wore a baseball cap and kept his head slightly down. After entering, he thought for a moment and decided that wearing sunglasses might attract more attention, so he simply took them off.

After entering the store, he found a corner seat.

He sat down with his back to the crowd and said to Tan Yu, who was wearing white jeans and a pink T-shirt that evening, "Can you go pick out what to eat later?"

Tan Yu was taken aback, probably because she didn't expect that when they went out to eat together, he would not only fail to act like a gentleman and take care of her, but would actually expect her to take care of him.

These days, it's all the rage among young men and women to talk about gentlemanly manners.

Men who are unwilling to act like gentlemen in front of women are often labeled as "chauvinistic," "scum," "rude," or "a disgrace."

Almost no girl would like that.

This is tantamount to losing the right to choose a spouse.

but……

Because it was Cao Sheng who made the request, Tan Yu was surprised but not angry. In fact, she thought it was quite reasonable. How could a man like him be like an ordinary guy, fawning over a girl?

So many girls like him, and even if others wanted to take care of him, they wouldn't have the chance!

Having been at Huizhou Teachers College for some time now, she has recently heard more than once that many girls at the school have a crush on Cao Sheng.

"Okay! What would you like to eat?"

She sat down with a smile and asked.

Cao Sheng: "Just get more meat. Oh, and it's so hot, let's get some ice-cold beer."

……

During the meal, no one recognized Cao Sheng.

The two ate for over an hour.

When Cao Sheng was paying and leaving, the cashier seemed to recognize him.

With a look of surprise, he pointed at Cao Sheng and asked, "You are... Cao, Cao Sheng? Right? You are Cao Sheng, aren't you?"

Cao Sheng put a finger to his lips, signaling her to be quiet.

The waiter looked excited, glanced at him, then at Tan Yu next to him, and looked even more surprised.

Fortunately, she didn't say anything more, but she couldn't help looking up at Cao Sheng and Tan Yu several times.

I came out of the store.

Tan Yu seemed to realize that she shouldn't have come to the buffet with him tonight.

"I'm so sorry, senior. I forgot that you're not suitable for this kind of occasion. I... I really didn't mean to."

Cao Sheng waved his hand, "It's alright! Get in the car!"

Once in the car, he asked Tan Yu in the passenger seat, "We've finished eating, where do you want to go?"

Tan Yu: "Let's go to the riverside! I've heard it's cool there at night and the scenery is beautiful!"

Cao Sheng smiled, nodded, and drove to a deserted river embankment.

After turning off the car, he didn't rush to get out. Instead, he turned on the interior reading light, turned to her, and asked, "Where's your novel? Didn't you say you wanted me to take a look?"

"Oh, it's in my bag, I'll get it for you..."

As Tan Yu spoke, she quickly opened her handbag and took out a softcover notebook.

After opening the cover, I handed it to him.

Cao Sheng took it and, by the light of the car's reading lamp, squinted to read the beginning of her handwritten novel.

Book Title: Our Love

—By Bai Xue
Synopsis: That year, encouraged by her classmates, she came to Huizhou Teachers College and met him, who was famous throughout the country. He was like a prince charming in an idol drama, tall, handsome, and dashing; he was also like the male lead in an idol drama, learned and talented, and skilled in both literature and martial arts; he was also like a heartthrob in an idol drama, with admirers everywhere on campus.

Their first date made the news.

Some people say: He has a girlfriend.

Some say: He only cares about his career.

Some people say: It's impossible for the two of them to end up together.

She thought to herself: I really like him.

……

Below this introduction is the first chapter of the main text.

But Cao Sheng had no interest in watching any longer. He chuckled to himself, turned to look at Tan Yu in the passenger seat, whose face was flushed red to her earlobes, head bowed, hands clasped together, not daring to look at him.

Is this writing a novel?
Cao Sheng felt that she was writing him a love letter.

It's just a novel disguised as a story.

(End of this chapter)