How did I become famous?

Chapter 351 Box Office! Heading for the Olympics!

The following day, in the evening.

Hengdian.

Fangmu Film & Television.

Fang Bie sat at the dining table, eating his dinner as if nothing had happened.

"Rin, I must say, dinner tonight was really good."

Su Mulin put down her chopsticks and calmly retorted, "Is this how you praise yourself? I really can't tell that this is the same person who cried her eyes out in my arms yesterday. By the way, remember to throw away my clothes when you go downstairs to take out the trash later."

Fang Bie: "."

Yes, he cooked the meal.

As for throwing away clothes, he's already used to it.

In the young lady's words, "Some clothes are bought only to be worn once."

This isn't because the young lady is wasteful.

Rather, these luxury items are not made for you to wear for extended periods of time.

Fang Bie remembered seeing a news story before about a girl who spent five figures on a piece of clothing, and after washing it once, the clothing was completely unwearable.

Then she went to the luxury store to argue with them.

The shop assistant was puzzled.

"Huh? Our clothes are meant to be worn only a few times. If they get dirty, you either have to bring them to our shop for repair, or you just have to throw them away."

See, that's how it was originally designed.

Even putting that aside, when it comes to shoes, haven't people jokingly complained about certain brands?

"You've worn it for two months and it hasn't come unglued? That's definitely fake!"

Therefore, it's perfectly reasonable for the young lady to throw away her five-figure turtleneck sweater after wearing it only once.

Okay, Fang, I can't keep making this up anymore.

That's a waste.

But there's no way around it, you still have to throw it away.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, the two of them curled up in front of the TV to watch anime. The young lady leaned on his shoulder without saying a word, quietly enjoying the time after the meal.

After a while, she said softly, "What exactly did you mean by what you said yesterday? I still don't understand."

"What sentence?"

"Su Mulin! Do you know what I've given up for you! You can't let me down!" These are your exact words.

Fang laughed it off: "You already know that, don't you? I promised your dad I'd deliberately make bad movies to discourage you so you'd come home and inherit the family fortune."

"But I feel like that's not what you're talking about."

The young lady continued to look at him.

Yes, who would cry like that over an entire building and a street of shops?

Um.

All I can say is that the young lady is "indifferent to worldly affairs".

"Okay, I am actually a time traveler, and I've told you that many times. I just dreamed about my parents."

Fang told the truth once again.

The young lady sighed softly, "Let's get married after Oscar is over."

Fang was surprised: "You jumped around a bit too fast! Speaking of which, after the Oscars, didn't you have that 'Five Thousand Years of Chinese History' project?"

"I think you're under too much pressure." The young lady waved her hand. "Get married, then go on your honeymoon, don't think about anything, just relax, wouldn't that be better?"

She pulled out her phone: "Speaking of box office, do you want to know the box office figures for the first film in the military trilogy?"

Almost a month has passed, and the box office figures are pretty much finalized.

"How much?" Fang asked curiously.

"3.9 billion."

Su Mulin used a period instead of an exclamation mark.

"oh."

Fang Bie also didn't react much.

Yes, what's the point of reacting now?

The film's box office is already approaching the 4 billion mark.

I'm sure the higher-ups are quite satisfied.

Even the second to tenth highest-grossing companies combined couldn't beat him in the same period.

But what's the point of the other party saying this?

Now, money is really just a number to him.

"Look, box office numbers don't mean anything to you anymore; you're numb to it all." The young lady shrugged. "So listen to me, put all of this aside, and let's take a good rest. That way, you can adjust your mindset and prepare for future movies."

She was trying to comfort Fang Bie.

Although I haven't seen many, I've seen news reports of many artists taking their own lives.

She didn't want Fang Bie to become like that, because Fang Bie still had to accompany her through countless springs, summers, autumns, and winters.

So this was all she could do to comfort Fang Bie.

"There won't be any more movies," Fang Bie sighed. "I've run out of ideas."

This was the first time he had said that he had run out of creative ideas.

This is true, not the kind with quotes.

In fact, if you really want him to keep making drastic changes, he could do it.

But how should I put it, my mindset has changed.

People's mindset really does change depending on their living environment.

Just like the friends Fang Bie knew in his previous life.

Those friends of mine all write novels.

One of my friends initially wrote books that were very sharp and unstoppable, basically the kind that could defeat anyone who stood in their way.

Anyone who dares to stand in my way, I will fight my way out of this world!

However, after several million words, some readers even complained that the protagonist in his book was so Buddhist that he was like a saint.

To put it simply, some of the characters in the book also embody some of the author's own insights.

Or it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it's a personal agenda.

Who doesn't insert their own agenda into a book?

Why is there such a big difference between the protagonist and the protagonist in the same book?

It wasn't because I hired a ghostwriter.

Rather, it's because his own environment has changed.

He used to be an ordinary office worker who was bullied by his boss and powerless to fight back against people with better conditions in life.

So he had a burning desire in his heart, a desire to quell everything.

But later, he gradually achieved success in his studies, and he no longer needed to work to support his family. So, when his boss scolded him again, would he still have to smile and offer his right cheek after being slapped on the left?

of course not.

He would just slap himself back, curse "idiot," and then walk away.

His living conditions changed, which led to a change in his mindset.

Actually, many authors already know this.

For example, exceptionally talented industry leaders.

They were passionate and energetic when they were young, and they once said things like, "I'm going to make those people regret it."

Then, after a few years or ten years, he achieved great success.

His mindset will be much more peaceful.

This isn't the case for everyone, but it's true for a significant portion of the population.

It's not that my personality has changed, but that I feel it's unnecessary.

Wasting my time with you is just a waste of my money.

It lowers your class.

Therefore, in some novels, characters who hold high positions still hurl profanities and insult others.

There certainly are, but it would be too low to portray such a person in a novel.

The meaning of "方别" is now roughly the same.

He's not short of money now, so why would he bother to drastically modify any of his works?

First, he felt ashamed.

While it is indeed a heavily modified version, it is not entirely his own work after all.

Secondly, he felt it was unnecessary.

He is now completely financially secure.

Then why continue making movies?

For the pursuit of art?

Haha, from the very beginning, he has always looked down on the entertainment industry.

It's still the same now.

He never thought of embracing the mainstream of the entertainment industry.

Aside from his own people at the company, he has no more than five friends in the entertainment industry.

With his current status, the line of people both inside and outside the industry who want to get to know him could circle half the globe!

But he didn't care at all.

From the very beginning, he despised the entertainment industry.

It's not that I despise the industry, but rather the filth and corruption within it.

This is not to say that he is arrogant, but he does look down on many people and things.

Most people still can't do what they wouldn't want done to themselves.

Fang Bie is just an ordinary person, so of course he can't do it either.

But he can do as much as he can.

Liu Mang said Fang Bie's goal is to make the Chinese film industry completely surpass Hollywood.

But Fang Bie never thought of it that way.

Although he did do that, these were all passive effects.

He was feeling a little tired.

Because I didn't want to make movies anymore, and also because of what happened in that dream.

Now all he wants is to live a good life with the young lady.

Sigh, although my wife's family is a billionaire, and my wife herself is a super beautiful girl with long, straight black hair, and she is an all-rounder in cooking, housework, music, musical instruments and so on.

He is also a super director who has made films that have achieved both critical and commercial success far surpassing others, crushing Hollywood and dominating the domestic entertainment industry.

But Fang Bie is indeed just an ordinary person without any dreams.

Tsk, if I had a system, would I do this?

If I had a system, I would have been a harem of wives and concubines and incredibly wealthy by now!

The young lady grabbed his hand: "Okay, if you don't want to make the movie, then you don't have to. I'll do whatever you say."

She was still worried about Fang Bie.

Fang Bie took her hand and smiled slightly: "After the Oscars, we'll get married! Then we'll go on our honeymoon!"

Two months later, Fang Bie and Su Mulin exchanged a smile after getting off the plane.

He opened his arms wide: "Oscar! It's me, Fang!"

Behind them, Liu Mang and the others also looked extremely arrogant.

This time, they're going to conquer the Oscars!

(End of this chapter)