This director is so innocent.

The following day, Jianmu Media.

After Su Jin arrived at the company, she explained the situation to Huang Jiaqiang and then asked him to send audition invitations to Gao Yuanyuan and Chen Hao.

Gao Yuanyuan has a very bad reputation for her private life; she was a mistress.

She has had five relationships in total, the first three of which involved her interfering in other people's lives.

Later, she got together with Yu Xiaowei, who was a big simp, but Yu Xiaowei wasn't good at simping, and the two broke up after less than two years. After that, she married Zhao Youting.

Chen Hao's love life is very simple. The only known relationship is with Wu Kebo, the CEO of Chengtian. Although the two have vehemently denied it, paparazzi have repeatedly taken intimate photos of them together.

To be fair, Wu Kebo was really good to Chen Hao. He helped her get the role of "Wan Ren Mi" (a popular female character) and even helped her release an album of the same name...

However, men are all heartless and can't resist sweet talk; Wu Kebo was won over by the architect Jiang.

At this point, the two went their separate ways.

Both of them are suitable to play "Wu Xiuzhu", but he still prefers Gao Yuanyuan.

I didn't mean anything by it, I just wanted to try whether the seafood served by the national goddess was salty.

It's 2 PM.

Shen Haobo knocked on Su Jin's office door.

"Boss, Editor-in-Chief Zhou from Southern Weekly is here," Shen Haobo said as he walked in.

"Okay." Su Jin nodded and followed Shen Haobo to meet the people from Southern Weekly.

Southern Weekly was invited by Shen Haobo to promote his new book, "The Longest Day in Chang'an".

Soon after, we arrived at the conference room.

"Editor-in-Chief Zhou, it's been a long time. You look even better than before," Su Jin greeted him with a smile.

Editor-in-Chief Zhou is a woman in her late thirties with short, neat hair and dressed in casual business attire.

She has a mature, sophisticated look and is very fair-skinned, the legendary cool-toned fair skin.

The two also exchanged ideas about art several times.

Think about it, it was six times. That means he wrote seven books. Apart from the initial interview, we had a conversation every time he interviewed for a new book.

Editor-in-Chief Zhou smiled slightly and suddenly tickled Su Jin's palm with his index finger.

Su Jin remained calm, inwardly cursing this vixen for being so flirtatious without considering the occasion.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, the formal interview began.

Editor-in-Chief Zhou asked curiously, "Su Jin, I heard that your new book is different from your previous works."

"Yes, 'The Longest Day in Chang'an' was a transitional attempt for me."

Why are you considering a career change?

"I'm not young anymore, so writing youth-themed articles is a bit inappropriate for me. That's why I started trying to change my writing style."

"That's all?"

"That's all."

"Then why did you decide to write 'The Longest Day in Chang'an'?"

I really like the Tang Dynasty; I've liked it since I was a child.

All nations paid tribute, songs and dances filled the air, granaries were overflowing, and literature flourished.

There was no chaos like the Warring States period, nor the decadence like the Jin Dynasty.

Later, I thought, since it's a career change anyway, I might as well write a story I like.

"Then why did you decide to set the story in Chang'an?"

"Because Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty is a dreamlike place for me. Anything can happen there, making it the most suitable stage a creator could imagine."

I think, wouldn't it be interesting to have an assassin running around the 108 wards of Chang'an, carrying out missions?

How long did it take you to write "The Longest Day in Chang'an"?

"It took me more than half a year to write this! I spent a lot of time collecting information, and I even went to Chang'an for on-site investigations several times."

For me, writing about Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty was a particularly big challenge, because I wanted the novel to be as close to historical facts as possible and to be plausible in the details. However, there was too much relevant material, and it was not easy to decide which materials to use and which not to use.

Furthermore, compressing the entire story into a single day and night is extremely challenging.

If you're writing a few thousand words, a shorter timeframe is easier to manage. But "The Longest Day in Chang'an" has over 40 words, requiring a sustained sense of tension.

Back then, people didn't have cell phones, communication was backward, and work efficiency was relatively slow.

How to write a rhythmic story, transforming a slow-paced historical martial arts drama into a fast-paced, lone-wolf hero drama set in ancient times and featuring counter-terrorism, was an extremely difficult challenge I set for myself.

Why did the novel choose to begin in the third year of the Tianbao era (744)?

"Because nothing major happened that year. In history books, it was an ordinary year, which is why I wanted to write about it."

The more ordinary the year, the more the story becomes—a momentous event almost occurred in Chang'an, but the conspiracy was exposed in time, and daily life continued.

The calmer the surface appears, the more it highlights the breathtaking events unfolding beneath.

Why does the book use terms like "牵钩" (qiān gōu) and "干谒" (gàn yé), which were only used in ancient times?

No wonder she became the editor-in-chief at such a young age; she must have put in a lot of hard work!

The phrase "牵钩" (qiān gōu) means "tug-of-war".

A "謒" (guán yé) is a type of poem written by ancient scholars to promote themselves, similar to a modern self-recommendation letter.

"I hope to recreate the details of life in Chang'an during the Tang Dynasty, including what people liked to say, what they ate, the surrounding environment, and what they used in daily life, so as to show the characteristics of the era."

If I simply write it as "tug-of-war," the flavor is lost.

"There are many interesting details in the book."

For example, when Cao Poyan impersonated a merchant from the Hu region to enter Chang'an, the gatekeeper was suspicious and wrote "not yet" on the document. After some bribery, the gatekeeper changed the writing to "understand." Is this kind of official document writing method something you imagined?

No, this is a historical fact.

Many Tang Dynasty documents have been unearthed in Dunhuang, including those detailing the requirements for official document writing during the Tang Dynasty. This particular detail is based on relevant documents.

"Zhang Xiaojing is a controversial figure with a strong bandit-like air. Why was he chosen as the protagonist of the story?"

"Zhang Xiaojing is not a hero in the traditional sense. He has many flaws, but he has a bottom line. It is this one and only advantage that makes him the hero who saves Chang'an. This in itself is very interesting."

As time passed, the interview came to an end.

Editor-in-Chief Zhou asked, "You've collected so much information about the Tang Dynasty, will you continue writing novels about it in the future?"

"I don't know. I've been writing a novel for more than half a year. Right now, I just want to rest and relax my mind."

"Does your rest time consist of acting?"

"I guess so! After all, I studied acting, and it would be a real shame to give up my major after graduation."

"One last question, which I believe is also what many of your book fans want to ask."

We all know that filming is very time-consuming and energy-intensive. Will you give up writing novels in the future?

"No, I will probably write one novel a year from now on, and I won't publish books as frequently as before."

After the interview, small gifts were given to everyone who came.