The younger generation, starting from where the wind blows...

Chapter 273 There is no such thing as rebirth, it's just a bitter, unfulfilling dream.

Since they couldn't agree on anything, Han Sanping just kept his head down and ate his meal, refusing to speak again.

Yang Muyi and Du Qiong had only eaten half of their meal when Han Sanping finished and put down his chopsticks.

After saying goodbye to Du Qiong, Han Sanping left on his own.

Even the plates on the table had to be cleared away by the assistant later.

They've stopped even bothering to put on a show.

"You did this on purpose, didn't you?"

Du Qiong nudged Yang Muye, who was focused on cooking, with her elbow.

—You know what, the food at the China Film Cafeteria is actually pretty good.

As for Du Qiong's question.

"Ah, what did you just say?"

He proved with his actions that he was serious about playing dumb!

The reason Yang Muyi rejected Han Sanping's offer was that he never intended to work in the film industry.

I originally planned to show off and then run away.

There's really no need to seek refuge with another powerful figure.

Du Qiong frowned:

"You're not making theatrical films anymore?"

"Take the picture."

Yang Muye looked at Du Qiong intently.

—But you still have yours.

Faced with the choice between accepting a powerful figure's offer and proving himself with his talent, Yang Muye chose... to be with a rich woman!

It was euphemistically called "making Du Qiong feel more involved."

In other words, you can't only remember you're a shareholder of the vast universe when it comes to dividends.

You have to get some work done!
In the future, film distribution, theater scheduling... all of these will depend on you.

Du Qiong glared at Yang Muye with annoyance.

"Tell me first, how are you planning to film the sequel to 'Old Boys'?"

Yang Muye followed suit:
"Then let me test you first. What do you think is the biggest expectation of the audience for the sequel to 'Old Boys'?"

Du Qiong frowned, but did not give an answer immediately.

Most movies make sequels because the story isn't finished.

The story of "Old Boys" has come to an end, and the two main characters have returned to their ordinary lives.

If the sequel introduces a new storyline, it will inevitably give the audience the feeling of a poor sequel.

Of course, there is another way to create a sequel.

They're just putting up a false front for something else!

—Use the original cast and crew, with similar themes and plots, to film a completely new story.

Strictly speaking, this should be called a sister piece.

However, viewers generally don't take it too seriously, unless it's a pure scam like the Tomb Raider Apartment.

Du Qiong believes that the sequel to "Old Boys" will most likely be the second scenario.

"If you find this question difficult to answer, then let me rephrase it."

Yang Muye's voice continued: "Do you think there are any regrets in the plot of 'Old Boys'?"

Du Qiong strongly suspected that Yang Muye was trying to get her to praise him in a roundabout way.

The plot of "Old Boys" is quite well-developed; otherwise, it wouldn't have caught the eye of a big shot like Han Sanping.

It's like asking someone who got a perfect score to point out their shortcomings.

Are you sure this isn't Versailles?
Yang Muye further pointed out:
"Don't look at the plot with too much of a professional eye; just evaluate it from the perspective of an ordinary viewer."

Neither of the two male leads ultimately won the championship.

Cheng Dabao ultimately did not end up with the school beauty.

If she had to name a regret, Du Qiong could only think of these two.

The problem is that if "Old Boys" were actually filmed like that, its reputation and quality would definitely plummet by several levels.

Now Du Qiong is even a little worried that the sequel might make up for these two so-called "regrets".

Is this movie still watchable?
After Du Qiong expressed similar concerns, Yang Muye did not rush to refute them, but instead talked about the setting of the sequel.

"In the sequel, I plan to merge the two male leads from 'Old Boys' into one character."

"What about the female lead?"

Du Qiong interrupted and asked, "Is it like 'Old Boy,' where the male lead has a crush on the school beauty in high school?"

"You're talking about the second female lead. The female lead is Hao Fang from 'Old Boy'."

Yang Muye made a startling statement.

Du Qiong stared wide-eyed, her face full of surprise.

That fat girl?
"What I mean is that the female lead is based on Hao Fang, who is the male lead's wife in the film."

As soon as Yang Muyi finished speaking, Du Qiong immediately realized what was going on.

its not right!
Who just said that the sequel would make up for the regrets of "Old Boy" by having the male lead marry the school beauty?
"Don't worry, the story is designed like this: the male protagonist Xia Luo has always had a crush on Qiu Ya, the school beauty in high school, but in the end he marries another classmate, Ma Dongmei. The two often quarrel over trivial matters, and their marriage is in trouble."

"One day, Xia Luo received an invitation to Qiu Ya's wedding, so he secretly went to Qiu Ya's wedding, pretending to be a successful man, behind his wife Ma Dongmei's back."

"As a result, not only was he exposed and ridiculed by his high school classmate who sat next to him, but Ma Dongmei also rushed over after hearing the news, and the two of them caused chaos at the wedding."

This start was far worse than that of the two male protagonists in "Old Boys".

"Charlotte lost face completely, got drunk at the banquet, fell asleep next to the toilet in the bathroom, and when he woke up, he found that he had transmigrated."

cross?

Before Du Qiong could voice her doubts, Yang Muye's voice rang out first.

"That's right, it's exactly the literal meaning of time travel. Charlotte went back to her high school days."

Du Qiong blurted out: "And then make up for the regrets of the previous life by marrying the school beauty Qiu Ya?"

“Yes.” Yang Muye readily admitted.

wrong!

Du Qiong then thought of a question.

If Xia Luo marries Qiu Ya, what will happen to Ma Dongmei?
She's the female lead!
There will definitely be a plot twist later on. After Xia Luo marries Qiu Ya, he will eventually realize that his true love is actually Ma Dongmei, and he will repent and turn over a new leaf.

I feel like the male lead got off too easy.

After discerning Du Qiong's thoughts, Yang Muye immediately explained:
"So when the male protagonist in the film suddenly realized his mistake, he was already terminally ill."

"cancer?"

HIV.

Du Qiong was taken aback for a moment.

"That Qiuya—"

"That's fine too."

"..."

Was it really necessary to make things so bad for the two of them?
Faced with Du Qiong's questioning, Yang Muye's attitude was very firm.

As for!

Because the male protagonist was not actually reborn; it was all a dream he had from beginning to end.

What? It's fake?

Du Qiong instantly felt like she had been "deceived".

But after realizing it, we have to admit that this design is already the optimal solution.

"I'm quite curious, how did Charlotte manage to win over Qiuya in her dream?"

Yang Muye shrugged.

You're only asking now?

"I thought you would ask who passed it on to whom, Xia Luo or Qiu Ya?"

He was met with a glare from Du Qiong.

I'm being serious with you!
Yang Muyi put away his joking expression and took the initiative to prompt:
"Everyone says it's a sequel to 'Old Boys,' so what do you think Xia Luo is most likely to succeed in if he's reborn?"

After giving Yang Muyi a deep look, Du Qiong gave an unexpected answer.

"Buy a lottery ticket!"

Looking at the stunned Yang Muyi, Du Qiong declared confidently, "Actually, I never believed in winning the lottery before, until a friend of mine actually won three million—"

What the hell is this friend?!
Just give me your ID card number.

Du Qiong was quite pleased with Yang Muyi's current embarrassed expression, and covered her mouth with a laugh:

“They say art imitates life but transcends it. Since your experiences have already been exposed, wouldn’t it be more convincing to include them in the story? You could consider it a sacrifice for art.” Yang Muye turned to look at Du Qiong, his face serious.
"Is it possible that I am truly a reincarnated person?"

As soon as the words fell——

"Ow!"

Yang Muye rubbed his arm, which was pinched so hard, and looked at Du Qiong in disbelief.

"If you feel pain, it means you're not dreaming."

Du Qiong picked up a bowl of soup and slowly drank it.

"If you're alive, you can do what Charlotte did and jump out of the window to see if you die. Maybe if you die, you'll wake up from your dream."

What does it mean to be trapped by one's own actions?

Now let's talk about this one.

I should have known better than to tell Du Qiong such detailed plot information.

"Okay, I'll definitely get the screenwriter to include the lottery-buying plot later."

Yang Muyi's current motto is to listen to advice.

Not only the lottery-buying plot, but also the songs that Xia Luo copied after his rebirth, Yang Muye plans to replace them all with his own.

If he can copy, then Xia Luo can certainly copy too!
This way, you can promote your song and save on copyright fees.

In addition, the scene in the movie where Xia Luo is a judge in a singing competition and eliminates Jay Chou has been changed to Xia Luo being a mentor on "The Voice of China" and eliminating the knock-off version of the Old Boys group.

Doesn't this link up again?
The key to this movie's plot design is that it also creates a contrast with the plot of "Old Boys".

The boy who once slew dragons has become the dragon himself!

Du Qiong was very satisfied with Yang Muye's "getting the hang of things".

Have you decided on a name for the movie?

"Goodbye Mr. Loser".

Du Qiong initially misheard it as "Charlotte's Troubles," but Yang Muye corrected her again.

There is no "的"!
Du Qiong knew that Yang Muye was definitely doing it on purpose.

But to be fair, the name is quite interesting.

"Is the male lead still Cheng Feng?"

"Correct."

"What about Wu Di?"

"He plays a male lead's high school classmate."

"Second male lead?"

"The third and second male leads are the school heartthrobs."

Du Qiong was taken aback.

Is this a new NPC?

"Yes, the character is set up as a rich, handsome, and successful man whose father is the district head," Yang Muye admitted.

"The wedding at the beginning of the story was between the school's most handsome boy and the most beautiful girl? And then in the dream, Charlotte forcibly separated the two of them?"

Yang Muye looked at Du Qiong in surprise.

In just a short while, they've already learned to apply what they've learned to other situations.

Du Qiong said with no small amount of pride, "I guessed right this time, didn't I?"

Yang Muye shrugged: "You only guessed the beginning right. Whether in reality or in a dream, the school heartthrob never married Qiuya."

In reality, Qiuya married a rich, decrepit old man who was old enough to be her father.

In Charlotte's dream, Yuan Hua's family fell into poverty, his father was imprisoned, and he himself was reduced to fishing at sea.

He was eventually taken in as a follower by Charlotte, and kept in mind the teachings of the leader of Causeway Bay.

There are three things you need to get by in this world: betray your own people, seduce your sister-in-law, and sell out your "brothers."

Having learned from his previous experience, Yang Muye did not speak too "explicitly" about Yuan Hua's storyline to Du Qiong.

However, Du Qiong deduced something chilling from a single detail.

It is highly likely that Xia Luo contracted HIV from Yuan Hua through Qiu Ya.

poor person must have something mean!
It refers to Qiuya.

She clearly chose Xia Luo, yet she cheated on him with Yuan Hua.

This contrasts sharply with the school beauty who is the white moonlight in "Old Boys".

She's definitely the one I love!
In that case, the character of Qiuya probably won't need to be played by the original cast of "Old Boy".

Of course, this was Du Qiong's guess.

“Yes, Jiang Nansun’s acting skills are not good, so we won’t cast her this time,” Yang Muye admitted.

Du Qiong was stunned.

Du Qiong could accept it if Yang Muyi said that her image didn't fit.

Jiang Nansun acted quite well in "Old Boy".

Yang Muyi countered, "You don't think that her playing herself in 'Old Boy' counts as acting skills, do you?"

The only scene I needed to act out was the one where I saw Cheng Dabao and Wu Xiaoshuai crying on TV, which was all done with eye drops, and even then we had to do several takes before we got it right.

Upon hearing this, Du Qiong promptly changed the subject.

"So who do you plan to replace him with?"

What do you think of Yang Zixi?

Du Qiong didn't have as much contact with Yang Zixi as Xu Hongdou, but in her impression, Yang Zixi was indeed quite scheming.

To put it bluntly, she's a hypocrite, all sweet and manipulative.

She's quite a good match for the character Qiuya.

But Du Qiong immediately thought of another problem.

"You cast Yang Zixi as Qiuya, but Yuan Hua didn't cast Wu Di?"

Yang Muye glanced at Du Qiong.

I didn't realize you were so gossipy.

"Yuan Hua is portrayed as the school heartthrob, but Wu Di feels he's not quite there yet."

Being not handsome enough is one aspect.

More importantly, Cheng Feng and Wu Di are now a duo, although the original Old Boys was formed with Cheng Feng as the main member and Wu Di as the supporting member.

However, the two had just played best friends in the short film "Old Boys," and then they turned around and played love rivals in "Goodbye Mr. Loser," which made the audience feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Yang Muye plans to cast Wu Di in the role of Da Chun.

Whether in reality or in dreams, he is Charlotte's best brother.

In the dream, Xia Luo even helped Da Chun win over Ma Dongmei.

It is true that one cheats on oneself.

"So, Yuan Hua, who are you planning to cast in the role?"

Just as Yang Muye was about to answer, Du Qiong added another sentence.

"Don't tell me you're planning to play this role directly."

If that's the case, Du Qiong would definitely be willing to call Yang Muye a werewolf!

Yang Muyi stared at Du Qiong with a look of "shock".

Although I didn't guess correctly, the answer was very close.

“I have a friend who dreamed of being the most handsome guy on campus before he went to college. As his good friend, I have a responsibility to help him realize this dream.”

Even if it's just to have some fun in a play.

Du Qiong seemed to have guessed something, and looked at Yang Muye suspiciously.

"You're not the culprit who's kept your friend from becoming the school heartthrob, are you?"

The look of shock in Yang Muyi's eyes deepened.

You even guessed that? Impressive!

However, Yang Muye swore that he absolutely did not do it on purpose.

It's not his fault that he's handsome.

Who told my friend to be so unlucky, being in the same class as me from kindergarten to high school?
If Du Qiong knew what Yang Muye was thinking at this moment, she would definitely say—

Please be a human being!
It's bad enough that they prevented someone from becoming the school heartthrob for fifteen years, but now they're even using the guise of fulfilling a dream to trick someone into playing Yuan Hua.

Doesn't your conscience hurt?

Yang Muye swore to the heavens: "We are truly good friends, brothers who grew up wearing the same pair of open-crotch pants!"

What does it mean to make a cameo appearance?

This is it!
The key is that it's Yuan Hua!

The only man in the history of Chinese entertainment films who appears with his own background music, casting my friend in this role would definitely be a good choice!
(End of this chapter)