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Chapter 265 Two Endings Global Premiere?

Ke Ying.

The background is too vast to describe.

He was one of the founders of the Beijing circle.

Back then, Director Feng was still a junior photographer, and the renowned director was still a struggling cinematographer.

By 2026, he will have long since left the entertainment industry, retreating behind the scenes to engage in investment.

If it were someone else speaking, it might not have any effect on Ikeno now, but if it were Ke Ying, it would indeed be a very tricky matter.

Ke Ying's first marriage was to Wen Lijuan, but the two divorced a long time ago. Over the years, there have been rumors in the industry that the two are still in contact, while others say that they have long since stopped seeing each other.

As Chi Ye pondered these thoughts, his call to Wen Ma was answered.

"Hello? Who is it?"

"Aunt Wen, it's me."

"Oh, Chi Ye, what brings you to call me today?"

On the other end of the phone, Wen Lijuan was playing mahjong with four or five of her girlfriends from the prison. Upon hearing Chi Ye's voice, she was overjoyed and immediately said, "Wait a minute, don't say anything yet..."

She put her old-fashioned phone on speakerphone, then casually said to the surprised girls around her, "Hey, it's Chi Ye on the phone. He probably misses me. He has to call me every night. He probably won't be this close to his girlfriend in the future."

"This child, hey, is so clingy!"

The surrounding female prisoners: "..."

They all perked up their ears, while saying perfunctorily, "Yes, yes, we know you and Chi Ye are close."

"Hey, wait a minute..."

After a brief moment of pretense, Wen's mother picked up her phone again and asked Chi Ye, "Chi Ye, what's up? Tell me."

"Hmm...why don't we find a secluded place to talk?"

Although Wen Lijuan had put her phone on the table and was chatting with her friends, Chi Ye still vaguely heard what was going on and offered some kind advice.

But Aunt Wen waved her hand dismissively: "We're all family here. These are all the aunties and older sisters you met last time. Just tell me, do you want me to introduce you to someone? I actually have a few nice young ladies around here..."

"no no."

Chi Ye paused for two seconds before saying, "It's just that I have a movie that's been blocked by Ke Ying. Sis, didn't you used to say you had a lot of connections? Do you think you could..."

beep.

The call on the other end suddenly ended, and Ikeno was stunned for a second.

On the other side, Wen Lijuan's expression remained unchanged as she turned to the group of girls around her whose eyes had just lit up and said, "It's a private matter, so it's not convenient to talk about it. I'm going outside to call Chi Ye back."

Everyone: "..."

"Oh dear, Juan'er, you really don't treat us girls like family. Last time when you asked us to cut a hole in PDD's wallet, that's not what you said."

"Yeah, yeah, you said we were all your family! You just said we weren't outsiders..."

“Lijuan, I love hearing things like this… You and Ke Ying are still in contact? Didn’t you two have a pretty bad falling out before…”

The aunties started chattering, and Wen's mother looked displeased: "Go away, go away, Chi Ye must have something urgent. I'll give him a reply and we'll talk about it later... I'll explain it to you in detail later."

After saying that, she didn't wait for the girls to ask any more questions before getting up and going outside. Then she called Chi Ye back on her own initiative.

"Hey?"

"Ikeno, it wasn't convenient with so many people around earlier, so let's talk now. What's up?"

Chi Ye: "...It's about what just happened, Aunt Wen, are you still in contact with my 'former uncle'?"

"Huh...what? The signal is bad."

After pretending for a while, seeing that Chi Ye across from her had fallen silent, Wen's mother said sheepishly, "Oh... let me tell you the truth... I... I have a conflict with that bastard... a pretty big conflict..."

Ikeno: "Didn't you say before that you and your ex-husband had a good relationship? That you could get anything done without any problem..."

Wen's mother's heart trembled as she listened—such a good opportunity to show off, especially in front of Chi Ye... was she really going to miss it?

"My...sister...oh, what did you do to offend him?"

She thought for a long time, then her tone became more serious: "That family is a real handful. If you mess with them, you're definitely going to have a hard time."

Ikeno was also puzzled, but not so puzzled...

Because he was well aware of just how many people he had offended.

"It's probably related to the film industry. My movie was supposed to be released during this year's Spring Festival, right? I heard that there are also big productions in the Beijing film circle that want to sign it... My subject matter is rather sensitive..."

Wen Lijuan: “…”

She hesitated for a moment before saying, "Then... then wait for me, I'll... I'll give it a try."

"Thank you, Aunt Wen."

Upon hearing her tone, Chi Ye knew that Wen Lijuan was definitely feeling uneasy... because according to Wen's mother's personality, she could exaggerate something that had no basis in fact into something that seemed absolutely certain.

If there's even the slightest shadow, it can magnify your perception tenfold.

In situations like this where they don't even bother to brag... it just means there's absolutely no hope left.

That's what Ikeno was thinking, so after hanging up the phone, he called Jin Sui again—Jin Sui had also submitted to "Flu," although not as many as Ikeno, but because she was the one who connected the project in the middle, and later introduced Ikeno, the real "leader."

Therefore, she has always been very attentive to Ikeno's project.

Although Jin Sui is a member of the Jin family, judging from her past career development in the Chinese entertainment industry, it's clear that her family doesn't really care about her at all. So Chi Ye told Jin Sui purely from a partner's perspective to tell her about the current situation of the project.

"What? I'm stuck?"

Hong Kong, light and shadow pick up dreams.

Hearing Chi Ye's words on the other end of the phone this year, Xiu's eyebrows furrowed. She wanted to curse him out, but she felt that she couldn't lose face in front of Chi Ye, a junior... So she could only grit her teeth and say, "These people are really... really shameless!"

Chiye: "..."

Auntie, you seem to be acting cute.

"I just called Wen's mother... you know, Wen Lijuan, but I don't think it was very effective."

As Ikeno was speaking, on the other side, Jin Sui's anger subsided, and she subconsciously picked up the phone, but then she suddenly paused.

She thought about how her eldest brother was the only one supporting the family, and since he was so young and still in his prime, she couldn't afford any trouble...

It's not worth making a fuss over such a trivial matter in the entertainment industry.

As for the rest of the family... those who go into business or work within the system are not as stable as the eldest brother.

For a moment, she hesitated, not even paying attention to what Chi Ye was about to say—should she swallow her pride and ask her connections? But would using only her own name work…? “Hey? Auntie, are you listening to me? What do you think of the solution I just mentioned?”

"Huh? What did you say? Um... I just..."

Chi Ye glanced at his phone: "Wait a minute, I'm getting a call."

After he finished speaking, he answered the phone call from Wen's mother.

"Hello? Aunt Wen?"

"Hey, Ikeno... I asked around, and it's nothing. You can go do your thing."

Wen Lijuan's voice was calm, with an undeniable air of authority, and she said in a nonchalant tone: "I just asked casually, and after he found out you were my nephew, he apologized to me on the spot. Goodness, his attitude was so sincere."

Chi Ye was stunned. This time, he didn't pay attention to Wen Ma's pretentious remarks, but was just surprised: "That's it?"

"You do your thing, it's fine."

Wen Lijuan exuded domineering confidence: "If there are still any problems later, just call me and I'll take care of it for you."

Chiye: "..."

He always felt it was unreliable, and sure enough, not long after, his boss called him.

The usually assertive leader sounded somewhat tired: "I tried my best, and we should still be able to get the film license for 'Influenza'."

Chi Ye was startled.

The leader first gave Chi Ye a reply, and then explained: "But the content has to be cut."

“I’ve seen the finished film once… To be honest, with this level of content, if Ke Ying doesn’t speak up, it’s something that can be approved or not, just like previous projects. At worst, I’ll just put my name on it and find a few other organizations to provide guidance, and there shouldn’t be any major problems.”

The leader paused for a moment, then continued, "But now that some people have noticed, it's no longer possible to simply pass it off as is, without any changes."

Chi Ye thought to himself, "As expected."

He watched the finished film of "Flu" as soon as it was released. To be honest, the content was quite explicit and the level of excitement surpassed that of "Train to Busan" on Earth. Even though he, the screenwriter and lead actor, knew the plot, he was still completely captivated during his first viewing and felt a genuine sense of "refreshment" after watching it.

—And this wasn't even with all the special effects in the theater.

One can imagine that the viewing experience of "Flu" would be absolutely amazing if watched in a Dolby or IMAX theater.

But... the problem the leader mentioned does exist; the film contains a lot of sensitive content... but if it weren't for that, why would he have agreed to co-produce it in the first place?
Isn’t it just for this day?

He frowned: "Change? How exactly should we change it?"

"The ending you filmed in advance can't be used anymore; the ending needs to be changed. Also... the gory scenes need to be changed, and the zombies need to be changed too..."

How do I change zombies?

Ikeno was stunned for two seconds: "This is the core of the whole film...this is the theme, and you just photoshopped them all into BabyBus?"

"...You still have emotions."

The leader was speechless: "Do I want to change it? I don't want to either. The problem is that if I don't change it now, I won't get it. I can guarantee that as long as you change it according to the requirements, I will let you use it. This is already a treatment that others would beg for. Even the national director, if he made a sensitive film, he still can't use it. If it needs to be deleted, it will still be deleted."

Chino remained silent, then shook his head: "Changing the ending is fine, but if it's heavily cut, the project will be ruined. We can't change it like that."

"Chino."

The leader's tone softened, tinged with melancholy: "You and I have had it too easy before... which is actually not good. I was caught off guard this time too... but after reflecting on it carefully, I realized that we did indeed underestimate others before..."

“This is a lesson, and I hope you can remember it with me… We have a long way to go, and it’s not about one or two movies. The Martian and your science fiction films are the future.”

Through the phone call, Chi Ye sensed the sincerity of his "former boss".

Looking back on his journey, ever since he left Yuena, all his works have received preferential treatment. His superiors have indeed helped him a lot, and he has "returned the favor" by giving his superiors many things that cannot be bought.

Although reluctant to admit it, Chi Ye sometimes thinks to himself that he seems to be fearless in the Chinese entertainment industry, no matter how powerful the Beijing circle or Xu Yingying are, he will still do whatever he wants.

Rejecting CEO Wang, he publicly criticized the entire film industry, and even the Chinese entertainment industry, at the Golden Eagle Awards…

Looking back, these things do seem incredibly arrogant, giving off an air of disregard for everyone.

But... that's not the point.

"I've submitted my application to the Cannes Film Festival. I've actually been preparing for it for a while now. What do you think?"

Ikeno suddenly asked.

"what?"

The leader on the other end was taken aback: "Cannes?"

He suddenly remembered something: "What you said before..."

"Yes, that ending."

Chi Ye nodded.

Two versions of the ending were filmed for "Flu".

The first version is the original ending of "Train to Busan," in which when the Taiwanese soldier's sniper rifle is pointed at the heavily pregnant woman, kindness triumphs over "humanity," and she ultimately does not fire.

The second ending is the more gruesome version.

In that ending, the pregnant woman, who had survived countless near-death experiences and lost the lives of her husband, Ikeno, and others, finally escaped from the hellish train. Upon seeing the official army, she waved with hope.

result…

Fearing she might be infected, the soldiers shot and killed the pregnant woman just as she was about to escape.

The screen goes dark, and the film ends here.

The biggest difference between this ending and the first ending is that it instantly elevates the entire film from a commercial movie to another level, making people feel both chilled and that this is the true reality, a profound exploration of "human nature".

In fact, while "Flu" appears to be an extremely exciting battle royale story, disguised as a classic commercial industrial film, the various details, plot points, and ending reveal the struggles, kindness, and baseness of humanity.

In short, it was precisely because of this attribute that Ikeno had an idea about Cannes, something he had never considered before.

Because Cannes is the only one of the three major film festivals that is friendly to commercial films, and it is also the largest and a global film festival that is not limited to the domestic entertainment industry, but to the whole world.

The original version of "Flu" was "Train to Busan," which was a blockbuster that was a global hit. Now that an even more sophisticated version of "Flu" has been released, there's no reason why Ikeno wouldn't be tempted.

However, he didn't expect that before he could even announce the news, "Flu" would already be encountering "difficulties" in the Chinese entertainment industry.

If the content is drastically cut as required, the film is destined to fail; there's no need to elaborate on that.

However, if the requirements are not followed, there is a possibility that the film cannot be released.

Ikeno imagined that after the "My Love from the Star" trilogy, "Boss" and "Girl", he would be completely promoted to the status of "superstar" in Southeast Asia.

Since the domestic entertainment industry insists on censorship, could we... just have a global premiere?

　Wishing everyone a happy and healthy Dragon Boat Festival
　　
　
(End of this chapter)