Entertainment Era: My Good Sister Is All Over the World

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—Italo Calvino, The Traveler on a Winter's Night (1979)

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Factory Director Wang was also impressed by Huang Wenbin's talent and admired his talent more and more the more he looked at him.

Beijing Film Studio absolutely must retain such talent.

Although Huang Wenbin is only a freshman now, it's not impossible to recruit him.

Director Wang was planning to contact the dean of the Beijing Film Academy in a couple of days to secure the position before someone else snatched it up.

Huang Wenbin was reading the notes written by the representatives of the film studios, unaware that he had already been targeted by Director Wang.

Since the Great Wall Film Company in Hong Kong got "Shaolin Temple" and the Xi'an Film Studio got "The Cotton Robe", they naturally stopped writing notes.

Only Changchun Film Studio, Shanghai Film Studio, and Emei Film Studio remain.

The representative from Changchun Film Studio wrote on a note that they wanted a script similar to "The Gunshots of the Secret Service" or a script related to the War of Resistance against Japan in Northeast China.

"The Gunshots of the Secret Service" was released in June of this year and also caused a sensation.

This film is adapted from Lü Zheng's novel "Fighting in the Heart of the Enemy," which tells the story of how underground Communist Party members outwitted and outmaneuvered the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics in Shanghai, ultimately obtaining a list of undercover agents.

Huang Wenbin had a strong impression of this movie, and even in later generations, he would occasionally hear others mention it.

According to statistics, in June, the film was screened more than 2,600 times in Beijing alone, attracting more than 2 million viewers and generating more than 18 million yuan in box office revenue.

The film ultimately sold over a thousand copies, attracting 600 million viewers and grossing 180 million yuan, making it the highest-grossing film of the year. (Source: Baidu)

Changchun Film Studio has tasted success, which is why they want to produce a similar script again.

Huang Wenbin checked his inventory and found that there was indeed a work that was somewhat related to espionage, but it was the game "Invisible Guardian".

This game was very popular in 2019, and Huang Wenbin also tried it out. He was initially frustrated and stuck on Axe Brother's game for several days, but later he was moved to tears.

It must be said that this is indeed a highly rated masterpiece.

"Invisible Guardian" is adapted from the visual novel "The Red Path of Infiltration" created by fantasia. However, "The Red Path" is too dark, and many things touch on the censorship of mythical beasts, so the game has made significant changes and cuts to the content.

Huang Wenbin believes this is necessary. No matter what kind of work wants to reach the public, it must make some sacrifices in terms of expression.

The content of "The Invisible Guardian" is very rich. If it were all written out, it would probably not be enough for a 20-episode TV series. So, it is only necessary to extract a section and adapt it into a script.

The task for Changchun Film Studio has been settled.

Huang Wenbin put the note away and then looked at the note written by Xie Hong, the representative of Shanghai Film Studio. He found that it contained only eight characters: "No taboos, anything is acceptable."

That's quite a bold move.

We can put that aside for now and send a good one to the Shanghai Film Studio later.

Finally, there was a note left by director Teng Jinxian, a representative of Emei Film Studio. They wanted a film script that could depict the culture and customs of Sichuan.

Of course, considering that Huang Wenbin might not be very familiar with Sichuan, he planned to send a Sichuanese person to stay in Yanjing to assist Huang Wenbin in writing the script.

Huang Wenbin couldn't help but chuckle. Clearly, Director Teng wasn't entirely at ease and wanted to send someone to supervise the project.

However, it didn't matter to Huang Wenbin; he didn't mind.

After reading the three slips of paper, Huang Wenbin had a good idea of ​​what to expect. He wasn't worried; there was a year's time limit, and he would decide what to do once he drew a suitable piece.

Factory Director Wang hadn't bothered Huang Wenbin until now, but seeing that he had finished reading the note, he immediately stepped forward, trying to establish a connection.

At that moment, the conference room door was suddenly pushed open.

A slender figure strode in, her voice booming, "Director Wang, I'm back! Is there any filming starting at the factory yet? I'm so bored I'm going crazy!"

After recognizing the visitor, Director Wang's face showed a mixture of delight and exasperation: "You filmed three movies last year, continuing until the beginning of this year. And you still have time to spare?!"

"Those movies are all finished filming." The newcomer had thick eyebrows and big eyes, a ruddy complexion, and exuded a vibrant energy. According to the young woman Bai, he looked like he had plenty of blood and energy and regular menstruation.

Factory Director Wang said helplessly, "Now that we're done filming, can't you take a break?"

"I can't rest. Staying at home is torture, and I have to listen to people gossip."

The man shook his head and looked at Director Wang with great sincerity: "I heard that the factory has another new script approved. Are there any roles suitable for me?"

"Then you'll have to ask him." Factory Director Wang pointed to Huang Wenbin, who was sitting on the opposite stool.

"Hey, who's this handsome young man? I've never seen him before." The newcomer immediately moved closer to Huang Wenbin, teasing with a smile, "Director Wang, where did you find this treasure? It would be wonderful to act in a love scene with such a handsome guy!"

Looking at the face of the newcomer, Huang Wenbin immediately thought of one name: Liu Xiaoqing.

She was the most popular female celebrity in China at the time, and remained popular until the 1990s, until she suddenly fell from grace in 2002.

This older sister is quite a tough person. She continued to take on roles day and night, without any taboos, and accepted any role regardless of its size. Even in her sixties, she dared to play an eighteen-year-old girl.

What's even more legendary is this older woman's romantic history. There are seven verifiable relationships in total, four of which resulted in marriage, and three were just casual relationships.

His most famous boyfriend was Jiang Wen. Back then, Jiang Wen was just an unknown actor. He only became famous after acting in "Hibiscus Town" with Liu Xiaoqing.

So when Liu Xiaoqing got into trouble, Jiang Wen helped with all sorts of things, spending a lot of money and effort.

In later generations, she could be considered a typical strong woman who dared to love and hate.

In this era, she was criticized for having questionable conduct towards men and women.

However, Liu Xiaoqing didn't care what others thought of her and always did things her own way.

"Don't do anything reckless, he's only 19!" Director Wang glared at Liu Xiaoqing and said irritably, "He's still studying at the Beijing Film Academy, but he has outstanding writing talent and has already published quite a few works. One of them caught the eye of Director Xie, who invited him to adapt it into a screenplay. He also submitted three screenplays to 'Film Creation,' and one of them was selected by Director Chen, who is planning to start filming it."

Liu Xiaoqing exclaimed in amazement, covering her mouth as she looked at Huang Wenbin: "Wow, little brother, you're amazing!"

Even though Huang Wenbin thought she was acting, he was secretly quite pleased with himself; this woman really knew her stuff.

Unfortunately, it wasn't Huang Wenbin's type at all.