How did I become famous?

Chapter 125 Our side's alternative name is written backwards

"I feel there are no major problems. The flattery is spot-on, the plot is easy to understand, and it's easy to evoke tears, especially from young girls," Nie Fangxian praised.

Liu Mang felt like he had another epiphany: "So, could I develop my career in romance dramas? I think I have quite a talent for it."

Although I haven't had many romantic relationships, isn't that how I was able to write this?

People who have actually been in love write more truthfully.

But what others are really looking at is just a fantasy, right?

Since Lao Fang already has the title of "Father of Superheroes," can I also earn the title of "Godfather of Romance Movies"?

They're all fathers anyway, so I don't feel there's any difference.

"But you have a few serious bugs here." Nie Fang indeed said "but".

"First, there's the issue of timing. Many times in your script don't match up. And how come you didn't notice the date discrepancies during the extended body swapping between the two characters?"

"Greedy?" Liu Mang retorted. "Then tell me, why do bullets curve? How does time stop? And how does time rewind?"

"Just like you said, what's the theme of this movie?" Liu Mang, who calls himself the "Godfather of Romance Movies," laughed. "Of course, it's 'romantic love' and flattering Miss Su!"

Compared to this, everything else is nothing!

"Speaking of Miss Su, you have another question," Luo Wei, who was smoking nearby, jumped in. "With Miss Su's acting skills, are you sure she can convincingly portray a woman in a body-swap role?"

No one questions Fang Bie's acting skills.

Although he has never performed before, the fact that he can enlighten several actors shows that he himself must be quite capable.

But the young lady's acting skills were... well, let's just say they were lacking.

Liu Mang was also a little dumbfounded.

Previously, actors were selected based on the script when making movies. This was the first time he had tailored a script specifically for a person, and he had indeed forgotten about that.

"What should we do then?"

True veteran driver Nie Fang scoffed: "Isn't this even better?"

"How can it be better? What if the young lady can't act it out and holds a grudge against me?" It is said that women are petty, and although Liu Mang does not completely believe it, he would rather believe it than not.

"Stupid! Foolish! Utterly foolish!" Nie Fang was utterly heartbroken. "Are you stupid? Playing the real people is fine, of course; you even based the character on them. But with this cross-dressing, we're not after the result, we're after the process, understand? The process! Aren't you just giving Miss Su an excuse to spend all her time with Director Fang? If Director Fang asks, just say it's for the movie, and that's it! Do you think Miss Su will be grateful to you or resent you?"

Liu Mang was taken aback, then slammed his hand on the table and stood up: "Brilliant!"

He sized up Nie Fang with a strange look in his eyes: "Hey Lao Nie, how come you were ostracized as a troublemaker?"

Nie Fang took a drag of his cigarette and smiled faintly: "It's not that I can't, it's just that I won't."

Simply put, he looked down on that group of people, so he never even considered integrating into them.

But what about Fang Mu?

With an enlightened and talented leader, and colleagues who are also capable and of good character, he naturally considers himself one of his own.

"It's settled then. I'll adjust the timing bugs and such, but everything else will remain the same."

"Can."

After finalizing the script, Liu Mang relaxed considerably and started joking with them: "What do you guys think of Skinny Monkey's situation? He's got a bunch of martial arts practitioners to make a movie. Is he trying to make a movie or become the 'Martial Arts Master'?"

"The key is authenticity. Wu Kai has big ambitions this time." Nie Fang shrugged. "But it doesn't matter, my name will be on both sides anyway."

He was the chief director of photography, and the two sides did not start filming simultaneously.

It's likely that Wu Kai's "The Grandmaster" will be filmed first, and then Luo Wei, Pan Xiao, and their team will handle the post-production while Liu Mang's film starts filming.

After post-production is completed, both movies will be released simultaneously.

It's unbelievable that two movies from the same company are competing against each other.

"I think it's kneeling to reality," Liu Mang said disdainfully. "It's not like ancient martial arts novels where you can fly and disappear into the ground. What's the point of just punching and kicking each other? If it were me, I'd do a crossover with 'superheroes,' like having an eagle cry at the end or something."

He was also someone who had read the script.

"Stop thinking about unrelated things and start by thinking about what your movie will be called."

Liu Mang shrugged: "I originally wanted to call it 'Love Across Time,' but it felt too long, so I'll just call it 'Time Travelers.'"

"Whatever makes you happy."

"Director Wu, how are we going to shoot this movie? We don't have much experience."

In the largest private room of a hotel, about ten people were sitting around a large round table.

If this place were wiped out, the entire martial arts world of the Central Plains would probably be completely severed.

"Amitabha, this old monk thinks that Benefactor Wu must already have a plan, otherwise he wouldn't have invited us all here."

The man speaking had a large bald head; he was Master Yongyan, the junior brother of the abbot of Shaolin Temple.

Indeed, Shaolin Temple agreed to the matter, after all, there are scenes in the drama where masters and Taoist priests protect their country.

When it comes to promoting themselves, Shaolin has never been inferior to anyone else.

Of course, wherever there is Shaolin, there will definitely be Wudang.

Sitting next to him was a refined-looking middle-aged man dressed in a Taoist robe.

He is the junior brother of the Wudang Sect Leader, Daoist Chongxuan.

"I wonder if Mr. Wu could tell me about it?"

Wu Kai smiled slightly: "Of course."

Looking at this table of people, he felt that he had captured the entire martial arts world.

That's right. If you want to do your best, you should use the most genuine people.

The monks and Taoist priests in the drama were, of course, played by real monks and Taoist priests.

I, Wu Kai, live for the real!

After receiving many copies of the script for "The Grandmaster" from Wu Kai, the group of martial arts masters at the table quietly began to read it.

After a short while, everyone looked at each other and were all very satisfied.

This movie is indeed a film that promotes Chinese martial arts!

Now it's their turn to lack confidence.

Ip Man raised a question: "Director Wu, you're sure everyone has no problem with professional knowledge. Since we're here, we're not some old-fashioned people who keep their family's skills secret. But most of us are amateurs, and while our fighting moves may look good, we're worried that others won't understand them."

To be honest, they were afraid the movie wouldn't get good reviews.

What they want is to promote traditional Chinese martial arts, not to promote it in the opposite direction.

Besides, they weren't confident they could film it well.

Master Yongyan, as expected of someone in charge of Shaolin's publicity, was quick-witted: "Amitabha, this old monk has something to say."

Seeing everyone looking over, he said, "Gentlemen, what are our advantages? First, we are all practicing genuine traditional Chinese martial arts. Isn't that a gimmick? Second, we have Director Fang backing us. Director Fang's reputation and influence are undeniable; why shouldn't we promote it extensively?"

To put it bluntly, Shaolin and Wudang only came out of seclusion to get involved because of Fang Bie's influence.

Although Fang Bie had no idea about this at all.

At this moment, Gong Ruomei, the second daughter of the Gong family, dressed in black, spoke.

The girl had sharp eyes and sat upright, like a razor-sharp blade.

"Why can't we get closer to 'superheroes'?"

Ip Man glanced at her, then quickly looked away.

Wu Kai cupped his hands in a respectful gesture: "What does the Second Miss mean?"

After spending more time with these people, he was almost infected with a disease called "chuunibyou" (middle school syndrome).

"As everyone knows, Director Fang is known as the 'Father of Superheroes'." Gong Ruomei took a sip of tea, then quickly tapped her cousin's hand as he reached for food with her chopsticks. "Since our film is also under Director Fang's management, why can't we make a superhero movie?"

Wu Kai frowned: "But this script was given to me by Lao Fang himself, and there are no superhero elements in it."

In front of these "outsiders," he felt that calling them by the opposite names would increase his prestige.

"That's not necessarily true." Gong Ruomei smiled slightly, and even the temperature seemed to rise a few degrees. "In my opinion, Director Fang has not rejected this matter either."

She unfolded the script and pointed to the ending: "Director Fang clearly left this open-ended, and doesn't the era of this script seem familiar to you all?"

Wu Kai was taken aback, then sat up straight: "Captain China!"

That makes sense!

Wu Kai began to recall what Fang Bie had said to him after handing him the script.

"Go for it, Kai! I believe in you!"

Did Fang Bie ever say such a thing?

Yes! I'm sure I said that!

Sure enough! He was hinting at himself!

A superhero? Would he be willing to join in?

Wu Kai felt a warm feeling in his heart.

Even though she had been so hostile and hostile towards him before, had he never hated her?

A surge of emotion welled up in Wu Kai's heart, an emotion he called "moved".

He had forgotten that the mastermind behind the Black Army incident was actually Fang Bie.

"Yes, it's possible, but how do we do it?"

Ip Man asked a question.

Although he was responding to Gong Ruomei, he kept his eyes straight ahead, not daring to look directly into her sharp and piercing eyes.

Wu Kai was now completely confident.

He laughed and said, "Actually, Lao Fang had already given me hints. His era setting is the same as 'Captain China,' which means he doesn't mind or even thinks I should include a 'Captain China' Easter egg in the movie. But apart from the final blank in the script, there's nowhere else for it to appear."

That's easy! Just add a hawk's cry at the moment the gun fires at the end of the script! That immediately connects it to Old Fang's "superhero universe"!

The martial arts masters were taken aback for a moment, then clapped their hands and exclaimed, "Brilliant!"

In this way, they not only benefited from Director Fang's popularity, but also managed to connect with superheroes.

This publicity is definitely in the works. In the future, if Director Fang makes another superhero movie, they might be able to get on his good side!

Wu Kai couldn't possibly have been unaware of this, but he still said it anyway.

In an instant, everyone's admiring gaze fell upon Wu Kai.

He has a broad mind and is willing to sacrifice his own interests for the sake of promoting and developing Chinese martial arts!

What's said online is all false!

That's right! How could someone who dares to slap someone in the face at the Golden Phoenix Awards be such a narrow-minded person!

The previous black-troll incident was indeed part of a larger story.

There must be some malicious people trying to sow discord between Director Fang and Director Wu.

Unfortunately, both of them were magnanimous people, and the villain's scheme failed!

But who is this little man?

Never mind, it's none of our business anyway.

"Director Wu, when do we start filming?"

"Soon, let me tell him our thoughts first."

However, Lao Fang is busy every day, and it's hard to know when he'll have any free time.

What is he busy with now? He's probably worrying about his and Liu Mang's movie.

"If this martial arts sandbox game you're talking about is going to be a hit, then we'll just have to change our names!"

Inside a private room of a small shop, Fang Bie spoke with a resounding voice.

Sorry, I was planning to resume my normal schedule of one chapter in the morning and two chapters in the afternoon.

I went to bed at midnight yesterday and slept straight until 3:30 pm today...

Sure enough, my body was warning me that I was no longer young.

I'll release one chapter first and then continue writing.

By the way, the writing style of this chapter is inspired by my idol, Squid.

The technique of switching between multiple perspectives is something I learned from him.

Even though I haven't learned the basics, I still want to improve (laughs).

(End of this chapter)