You made me a superstar

Chapter 238 A Movie With Only One Actor
The drawer was gently opened.

The original "Mine Bottom" script, which has been dusty for more than a year, has not been dusted with the passage of time, and there is not even any trace of being torn. On the contrary, it has been preserved very well, just like it was a year ago.

Zheng Jun sat on the chair obediently, with a slightly restrained expression, the once lofty arrogance has long been smoothed by life.

Although his spirit is still there, and his willpower is as tenacious as before, but the uneasiness and apprehension permeates his whole body, and his eyes are fixed on "Mine Bottom".

That year...

He made a movie with all his might, and, like other directors who wanted to get ahead in this world, took the movie without authorization and went overseas to participate in a small pheasant film festival.

He was shortlisted and screened. Although the results of the screening were mediocre, he sold the first overseas film copyright in his life.

He returned home with pride, ambitiously planning the next step in his life...

However, after returning to China, what greeted him was not infinite glory, not being recognized by mainstream film associations and receiving invitations to join, let alone becoming famous all over the world.

He received an official ban order, and he was one of the "underground directors" who were severely dealt with.

His script cannot be signed, cannot have copyright, and cannot participate in any filming...

The joy of success is hit hard by reality.

Repeated complaints, actively admitting mistakes, publicly apologizing, and taking relationships...

He has used all these methods, and it has no effect at all except for getting all the money out of his pocket.

He watched his colleagues couldn't bear this hopeless life, and began to change careers one by one...

Some became clerks in movie theaters, some went to work in factories, and some even started their own hawker businesses, bent over by the pressure of life.

Only he persists...

Although unable to appear in any public occasions, he has been insisting on writing scripts and conceiving the story in his heart.

In order to make a living, he started selling scripts.

The script "Mine Bottom" was sold by him during that period.

He remembers that day, when he was deeply in debt, and he was so poor that he had no choice but to finally sell his carefully prepared script "Mine Bottom" to a script middleman for 2 yuan.

"These pictures are beautiful! But [-] yuan is still a bit expensive. After all, no one wants such a large-scale book... Forget it, treat it as charity, and store it by the way..."

He still remembers the script middleman silently holding the book, with a look of contempt on his face.

Lost and disappointed, but he had to smile, watching his notebook being stuffed into his pocket, and added humbly, he can still write a notebook, and after finishing writing, it can be cheaper...

His dignity was crushed, like an old dog sticking out its tongue and constantly wagging its tail at people.

But there is no way, he has to live!

That year...

After Huaxing's "Mine Bottom" was released, he ran to the cinema and finished watching "Mine Bottom" with excitement and anticipation.

He thought it was his own script, that his script was released, and even expected the director to present the underground world in his heart.

But unfortunately.

"Mine Bottom" was not "Mine Bottom" written by him, but a movie of the same name. Although it was very realistic and moved him, it was not his after all.

Later, I heard that "Mine Bottom" had won an award, which caused a sensation in China...

But he is still hiding in the dark basement, writing the notebook over and over again, not knowing when he will be able to lift the ban...

Although he was strong, his mood became more and more depressed, and he wanted to commit suicide by jumping off the building several times, but in the end, looking at the notebooks all over the floor, he still gritted his teeth and survived.

"Don't be restrained."

"Over the years, it can be seen that you have suffered a lot..."

"Okay, tell me about the plot of "Mine Bottom" first."

in the office.

Zhou Yang looked at him with a gentle smile on his face, especially when he saw that Zheng Jun was only 31 years old on his ID card, but his hair was already half gray and his skin was pale, obviously staying in a small space After staying there for a long time, he sighed slightly in his heart.

"The basis of this movie is that the earth is hollow. Modern physicists believe that the mass of the earth is almost a billion times that of 6 megatons. This data is already quite magnificent, but if the interior of the earth is solid, the mass should be more than that... From this it follows that the earth is most likely hollow, or partly hollow..."

"Zhang Mingyang, a modern geological exploration scientist, happened to experience a big collapse during a mine exploration. When he woke up, he found that he had come to a magical world. According to his speculation, he was very likely to arrive at The legendary "center of the earth"..."

"He struggled to survive alone in that world..."

"..."

Although more than a year has passed.

The plot of the script of "Mine Bottom" is still echoing in Zheng Jun's mind over and over again.

In order to write the script of "Mine Bottom", he spent unimaginable energy, flipping through various classics and illustrations over and over again...

The existence of every animal, every plant, and even every rock in the movie can be logically self-consistent with the content of the theory of evolution...

This is his most completed script, and it is also his painstaking effort!

As he said it over and over again, Zhou Yang's expression became more and more serious.

When he finished talking about the plot of "Mine Bottom", he saw Zhou Yang put down the script silently.

"This movie requires a lot of investment, right?"

"8000 million is needed, the minimum is 8000 million..." After Zheng Jun saw Zhou Yang's serious expression, he was silent for a long time, and finally said this sentence.

The ridicule and shock that Zheng Jun imagined did not appear. Zhou Yang didn't seem to be surprised by the number of 8000 million, nor did he feel that he was talking to the lion.

Zhou Yang's expression was very serious, and he stared at Zheng Jun seriously: "8000 million is enough?"

After facing the questioning, Zheng Jun finally remained silent for a while.

The evening sun shone in through the window, and the setting sun in the distance was like snow.

Zheng Jun's lips moved, and then he lowered his head: "If you really want to shoot the effect, 8000 million is far from enough..."

"Oh, that's a pity, it seems that it can't be filmed yet."

In the past, there were many old American blockbusters in the world, all of which were stories about adventures in the center of the earth. Although the box office was uneven, the really good movies did not hit the street.

The script of "Mine Bottom" is really well written, the plot is impeccable, and there is even a hand-painted version of the special biological composition of the underground world in the script. These compositions amaze him and are full of perfect logic.

Zhou Yang himself is not sure that he can shoot well, and it is even more impossible for Zhou Yang to let Zheng Jun get the book and shoot...

He is not alone now, he is the person in charge of a company, and he must be responsible for his every action.

"I know, so I didn't come here today for "Mine Bottom", I came here today for another movie, "Struggle"..."

"Another movie?"

"Yes!" Maybe it was Zhou Yang's interest in "Mine Bottom" that calmed Zheng Jun's uneasy mood, or because he had absolute confidence in his script, Zheng Jun stood up and wrote "Struggle" written by himself. Handed it to Zhou Yang: "Mr. Zhou, this is a movie that only needs five people to participate in the film. The initial investment is very small. It only needs 100 million, no, 50 will do it!"

Zhou Yang didn't speak after seeing Zheng Jun's excited expression, but took over the script of "Struggle".

Zheng Jun, the screenwriter, is definitely very qualified. At least the script format, and the supplements during the shooting of the script are more perfect than Zhou Yang, especially the script is full of various shooting techniques and means, especially he even drew it himself. The storyboard clips of the characters are simply a guide book for filming...

When Zhou Yang saw the contents of "Struggle", Zhou Yang was a little surprised.

He thought of a movie he had heard by accident. The name of that movie was "Buried Alive"!
The script of "Struggle" is similar to the main line of "Buried Alive". The protagonist is imprisoned in a dark world, and under the torture of claustrophobia and fear, he tries every means to escape.

There is no problem with the main line of the script, and the detailed description makes Zhou Yang feel extremely amazing.

But some content made Zhou Yang a little confused.

"Why is the protagonist of the movie called Jeff? Although he is in Iraq, he is a Chinese, right?"

"Nowadays many directors like movies with foreign names...I think it's especially compelling to have a Western name in it, and the script is correspondingly easier to sell..." Zheng Jun replied honestly.

"Why at the end of the movie, after the protagonist is rescued by the old American soldier, he deliberately emphasizes that the old American soldier is very kind, benevolent, and kind, with a faint feeling of whitewashing the war?" Zhou Yang frowned and stared at Zheng Jun.

"Because this kind of writing is easy to sell, many directors and producers in China like this kind of book, and it is easier to pass the review overseas..." Zheng Jun continued to answer.

"Oh, this content makes me very divided..." Zhou Yang nodded, seeing the kindness of the old American soldiers towards the Iraqi civilians in the last scene, he felt full of disobedience.

In this world in 07, Laomei still had that war, which was almost exactly the same as the original world.

Not only is the trajectory exactly the same, many major events are no different from the original world.

"Mr. Zhou, you shouldn't be... um, you shouldn't be public knowledge?" After thinking about the content of "Chain Saw" filmed by Zhou Yang, Zheng Jun seemed to realize something and asked tentatively subconsciously.

"No." Zhou Yang shook his head.

"That war was not just. If I was filming, I would prefer to shoot real scenes. I hope that "Struggle" is an anti-war theme and a film that reveals the truth. This is a friend of mine in Iraq. I told me a true story, and the version shown to you is the version that many directors asked me to modify..." Zheng Jun relieved, finally sighed, and then took out another version of "Struggle".

"Huh?" Zhou Yang took another version of "Struggle" in surprise, and after reading it, he couldn't help but nodded.

This edition focuses on the description of the protagonist's escape and psychological interpretation in all aspects. All the embarrassing and deliberately kneeling and licking content have been deleted, which looks much smoother!
"Mr. Zhou, what do you think of this version?" Zheng Jun looked at Zhou Yang cautiously.

"This movie actually only needs one actor!"

"one person……"

"Correct!"

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(End of this chapter)