Chapter 1001: "The Corner": The cast and crew reunite!
Zhou Junhao left happily, carrying a bag of models.
Liu Rulan watched Zhou Junhao's retreating figure as she pushed open the door and entered, puzzled.
"Why are you here, Reporter Zhou? Has there been any big news lately?"
"It's not exactly big news, but it is news nonetheless."
Xiao He put down his empty teacup, poured one for himself and one for Liu Rulan, and then casually said as the woman sat down, "He brought Tong Ge's script over, wanting me to take a look and give it my approval."
"puff!"
Liu Rulan almost spat out the tea she had just taken a sip of.
"who?"
"Whose?"
She was somewhat surprised.
"Who else could it be that would make him come looking for me? Tong Junhui, Brother Tong."
"Tong Junhui?" Liu Rulan murmured, her expression somewhat complicated. "I knew it was him... Never mind, what do you think of the script?"
“I think it’s pretty good,” Xiao He said. “It’s a drama film, focusing on social issues. The content is a bit sensitive, but the characters are very rich, which is a huge challenge for the actors’ acting skills. Maybe we can try to win an award with it.”
"I see—"
Liu Rulan had a lot of faith in Xiao He's judgment; they had seen many scripts over the years. They could generally guess the quality and potential of a script after just a few glances.
While heavy social issues may not be popular with the market, they will certainly be popular with the judges.
This is true.
“Most importantly, the protagonist is a reporter who has been driven to the brink of despair.” Xiao He sighed as he thought about the plot. “Brother Tong really understands my preferences. It’s really hard for me to refuse this type of role.”
Liu Rulan nodded; "So, where's the script? Let me see it. Did you agree to it immediately?"
"No, to be more precise, I refused outright."
Xiao He shrugged.
"Huh? You just refused outright?!" Liu Rulan looked Xiao He up and down suspiciously, then said irritably, "What's going on? Just tell me everything at once, don't keep me hanging on like this, you need to be taught a lesson."
"Sigh, this is really boring. You won't even let me keep you in suspense."
Xiao He coughed lightly and finally told Liu Rulan everything that had just happened.
Liu Rulan suddenly realized: "Oh, I see."
Actually, when it comes to reporter Xiao Zhou, Liu Rulan doesn't have a very deep impression of him. What she is most concerned about is that reporter Xiao Zhou's brother-in-law, Director Yan, is currently the director of the Shanghai Municipal Police Bureau.
With his background and connections, he could have easily gotten away with anything, but he chose to become a journalist, and a journalist who actually went into the shadows to report on social realities.
For this reason alone, Liu Rulan admired him quite a bit.
But she never expected that Zhou Junhao would become so bold.
"I'll have to give him a good talking to later."
Liu Rulan's professional habit of worrying about others kicked in, "Every single thing he did behind people's backs was a huge, earth-shattering event."
Although the initial intention was good, this also—
"Well, that's why I didn't dare accept the script. I let him be honest with Brother Tong himself. If Brother Tong is unwilling to submit the script, we shouldn't force him."
Xiao He said, then paused, and finally sighed, "It's just a bit of a pity."
From a certain perspective, this script is quite suitable for Tong Junhui.
But everyone knows that this is no longer possible.
Hearing this, Liu Rulan pondered for a moment, then nodded: "Alright, then I'll leave it to this kid. I believe he can do it."
Even if she fails... she'd talk to Tong Junhui about it for the sake of a great script!
It seems I still need to find some time to meet up.
Liu Rulan was already planning where to meet Tong Junhui, while Xiao He had nothing to worry about and had already opened another script in his hand.
So the agent turned his attention to Xiao He's hands.
"The script for the final season of'Sumi' has arrived?"
"Yes, that's right."
Xiao He casually flipped through the script in his hand and complained, "It's a pity that the script for this last part wasn't changed much; it's basically the same as the original comic."
He could already foresee how netizens would criticize Yan Shaohan after the show officially aired.
If Yan Shaohan doesn't become more vigilant, he might really get beaten up.
After all, who has a good ending where they have a cemetery party?
Thinking about it this way, Xiao He didn't know whether he should gloat or silently wish that Yan Shaohan could hold on until the end and not be taken over by the fans of the original novel.
It's quite obvious that Xiao He wasn't the only one who shared the same thoughts.
The long-dormant group chat of "Yu Ye" has finally become active again, and the first active speaker is naturally Yuan Sitong.
【Yuan Sitong: Yan Shaohan, you'd better sleep with one eye open and one eye closed at night, otherwise I'm afraid someone will secretly put a sack over your head. @YanShaohan】
【Yuan Sitong: Are you a devil? You can't even change the script of a film adaptation to fool everyone, at least don't put the last scene in a cemetery! It's so unlucky.】
【Yan Shaohan: Thank you for your concern, Sister Sitong. Don't worry, the security where I'm staying is very strong, there's no danger, and I've been sleeping very well. As for your suggestion, I'm going to take it into consideration, so I've decided that our first scene will be filmed in the cemetery, in reverse order, to finish filming the finale first. This will make it easier for us to find other locations to film.】
【Yuan Sitong:? What role do we have in the cemetery? Aren't they all dead already?】
【Yan Shaohan: Let's take a group photo to commemorate this.】
【Xiao He:?】
【Guo Xinya:?】
【Yuan Sitong: Are you serious?】
【Yuan Sitong: Are you a devil? @YanShaoHan @YanShaoHan @YanShaoHan】
【Yuan Sitong: Are you sick?】
【Yuan Sitong: I'm speechless. Can't you at least have a little bit of manners? People should have some sense of respect!】
...
The following is all Yuan Sitong's rant, omitting 99+ for now.
Xiao He, upon seeing Yan Shaohan's decision, couldn't help but twitch his eye slightly.
Although they all died in the finale, they were all actors after all, and they had their own professional ethics, so they just acted out their deaths.
So, Yan Shaohan, you started filming in a cemetery? Isn't that a bit too unrestrained?!
Just then, Liu Rulan also received an official notification from the "Yu Ye" production team, so she looked up and told Xiao He: "By the way, the third season of 'Yu Ye' has been officially confirmed to start filming on the 9th. We'll go to Beijing first to take costume fittings, and then go to G Province with the production team to film."
Xiao He paused for a moment while sending the message, then confirmed with Liu Rulan: "So, we're turning on the phone in G Province?"
"yes."
Liu Rulan glanced at Xiao He in surprise: "Wasn't this a schedule that was already set? I was just reminding you."
In other words, Yan Shaohan's so-called opening of the cemetery was just a lie to Yuan Sitong.
Their schedule remained unchanged, and they continued filming and scouting in the same order as the storyline.
Seeing Yuan Sitong still typing in the group chat, Xiao He chuckled.
Great, case solved. One was all bark and no bite, the other simply didn't check the schedule notifications.
Xiao He immediately abandoned his plan to explain in the group chat.
And then the next moment—
【Lee Ho-hyun: So which cemetery are we in? I don't understand this map.】
Xiao He:...
Oh, I almost forgot, there's also this guy who holds concerts abroad, but whose Chinese proficiency remains a mystery.