This director loves making friends.

"???"

Zhang Min sat up in bed, hugging her pillow and staring blankly ahead.

The story in the script is actually quite simple. The male protagonist is the most trusted and capable confidant of the gang leader, Boss Jiang. He is calm and decisive in his actions and enjoys Boss Jiang's deep trust.

Boss Jiang suspects his young lover, the female lead, of cheating on him and orders the male lead to monitor her constantly. If the cheating is confirmed, he will get rid of both of them.

After stalking her for several days, the male protagonist witnessed the female protagonist meeting with another man in secret. However, during the time he was stalking her, he was inexplicably moved by compassion, so he pretended that nothing had happened and told Boss Jiang that he hadn't found anything.

Boss Jiang had already learned the truth from elsewhere. This act of disobeying orders completely enraged Boss Jiang, and the male protagonist was brutally hunted down by the organization and even buried alive.

After narrowly escaping death, the protagonist becomes utterly disillusioned with the gang he once served and embarks on a bloody and reckless revenge against the entire underworld.

In the end, it was a tragic ending. After killing the mob boss, the protagonist was also shot to death.

but!

What happened to the clichéd love story of lovers finally getting married?

At the very least, it should be a romantic comedy or a heartwarming family drama to live up to the title, right?

Why did you title your violent crime movie, which is full of gangsters, revenge, burying people alive, fighting, and gunfights, "Sweet Life"?

How did this become "A Bittersweet Life"?

Where's the sweetness?

Who's the sweet one?

Is it the male protagonist who dies tragically at the end, or the nominal female protagonist who has very few lines throughout the film?

Or perhaps it's Boss Jiang, the gang leader?

However, this script is clearly not a traditional gangster movie. Zhang Min always felt that both the male and female protagonists in the script were upholding something called "hope" and "desire".

The male protagonist carefully protects the female protagonist, hoping that she can get what she wants.

The female protagonist is a caged canary kept by a mob boss, yearning for freedom...

This……

Zhang Min analyzed the script briefly and was stunned again, this time not because of the contrast between the script's title and its content.

In the script, the female protagonist appears to enjoy material privileges, but in reality, she is the personal property of the gang leader, who can do with her as he pleases, leaving her with no autonomy and only the ability to passively accept her fate...

This……

Zhang Min suddenly had a feeling that "he might be writing about me," and this feeling grew stronger and stronger.

They were both gang leaders.

They are both canaries.

Similarly, they cannot control their own destiny.

They both yearn for freedom.

It's the same thing...cheating!

"He's writing about me!"

Zhang Min picked up the script and quickly flipped to a page, wanting to support her idea.

On this page was a passage that read: "I've served you like a dog for five years, five years! You really want to kill me? Why?"

Zhang Min closed her eyes, thought for a moment, then suddenly opened them and muttered to herself with absolute certainty, "That's right, he's writing about me!"

She and Xiang Huasheng started their relationship in 1987, so this year marks their fifth anniversary.

"He wanted to tell me the cruel truth through the script."

"He wanted to remind me that if what happened between us came to light, the consequences would be dire."

"Will there be heroes like the male protagonist who would stand up for the female protagonist?"

"Was he the male protagonist who felt compassion?"

"In the script, he split himself in two: one is the male protagonist who felt compassion, and the other is the female protagonist's affair partner who doesn't have much screen time."

"He didn't want anyone to know that he not only felt compassion, but also had feelings for me; otherwise, he wouldn't have split his mind like that."

"If the male lead weren't divided into two parts, wouldn't his lying to his boss be more convincing than the current script?"

The more Zhang Min thought about it, the more she realized it made sense; she was quite confident in her looks and figure.

She tightened her grip on the pillow, spaced out for a moment, then picked up the script and hugged it close, a faint smile unconsciously appearing on her face.

"He's so talented! He's written such a wonderful and timely script in just a few days!"

"pity……"

Then came a long sigh.

Zhang Min found an opportunity to bring Qin Keqing over.

She stared at Qin Keqing for a while, then suddenly questioned, "Why did you write our story into a script?"

"I don't."

Qin Keqing said with a smile, "I just had an inspiration, wrote a story on the spot, and wanted to direct it myself."

Zhang Min glared at Qin Keqing and thought to herself, "Hmph, what a hypocrite."

"You need to be prepared for the difficulty of becoming a director."

Zhang Min first put Qin Keqing down, explaining, "Your experience is too shallow. Few film companies will invest in a newcomer like you. The risk is too great, unless you can get a big star to work with you."

After saying this, Zhang Min glanced at Qin Keqing and quickly added, "I know you might want me to play the female lead, and to be honest, I'd love to... but that's not realistic!"

She sighed, "My identity makes it impossible for me to act in such a movie. It would be too easy for people to have bad associations. Besides, the female lead's presence is too weak. Even if I acted in it, it wouldn't do much good for the movie's box office."

Qin Keqing thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "You're probably feeling guilty."

"nonsense!"

Zhang Min was angry for a moment, but that was all.

"I'm just not suitable, and I don't have the time. Even if I agreed, I can't guarantee that you could be the director... What I mean is, it has to be a top star playing the male lead."

"If you can't do it, then forget it. Where am I supposed to find a popular male star to play the male lead? You said it yourself, I'm a newcomer and from mainland China, so there's no way anyone will work with me."

"Forget it, I'll burn the script later. I don't want anyone else to film this story; it holds a special place in my heart."

Qin Keqing tentatively asked if Zhang Min had "understood" the script.

Burning it is out of the question; we can always find another way.

Zhang Min was silent for a moment before continuing, "You really want to be a director... and film this story yourself?"

Qin Keqing nodded. "If you're willing to be the director, I can let you make the film."

Zhang Min hesitated for a moment. She was indeed tempted, but her schedule was too full, and she had no interest in becoming a director.

"How about this, I'll recommend this script to Win's Entertainment's production department, and then when I get back to Hong Kong, I'll ask around to see if any big stars are willing to act in it."

At this point, although she thought it was impossible, she still said, "If you can persuade Stephen Chow, even if he doesn't act in this movie, as long as he recommends it to Win's Entertainment, I think Win's Entertainment will give him face in order to win him over..."

Zhang Min was a little speechless. Asking Stephen Chow for a recommendation? Honestly, that was a bit unlikely.

Qin Keqing had very little interaction with Zhou Xingxing on set. The two were not friends; their social status was too different, and it was almost impossible for them to be friends.

Besides, Stephen Chow is not an easy person to get along with.

"You should try to build a good relationship with the director. Although he doesn't have as much influence as Stephen Chow at Win's Entertainment, if he strongly recommends you, I'll try to find you a well-known male lead. With a small budget, that should be possible..."

Zhang Min thought for a moment before continuing, "There's probably a 50% chance."

Actually, the chances aren't that high; a 30% chance would be good, even considering that director Chen Jiashang would definitely help.

Zhang Min never expected that Qin Keqing could persuade Chen Jiashang to help. She would talk to Chen Jiashang, and she believed that Chen Jiashang would give her face.

But Zhang Min also knew that Chen Jiashang wasn't directing it himself, and his influence at Yong Sheng wasn't that great. The reason he recommended Qin Keqing was simply to prove that Qin Keqing was a capable "genius".