Chapter 524 Is This Still a Human?
"I quite like Su Yutang."
After Li Yan finished complaining to Wei Yunzhi about Su Yutang's audition story, Wei Yunzhi's words silenced Li Yan.
"I've seen her plays, they're pretty good, and she has a very distinctive look."
"I agree with this." Li Yan said.
"And it sounds like she's quite bold in loving and hating." Wei Yunzhi was flipping through a book in her hand and spoke in a very steady tone.
It sounds like they are all true.
"The object of her 'daring love' is me, oh?"
"Do you want me to be jealous?"
Li Yan didn't really know how to respond at first, so she simply chose to play a straight ball.

"Are you jealous then?"
"No." Wei Yunzhi put down the book and showed a very serious expression, "I just asked you if you wanted me to be jealous, and I was asking seriously."
Li Yan also put down the book, and the two looked like they were about to discuss some philosophical issues.
"Yan, you have to realize that there are girls who like you. We haven't announced it on any social media - I don't mean to announce it officially. So many people like you, it's impossible for everyone to hide their feelings in their hearts."
Li Yan really didn’t know how to respond. In terms of emotional dialogue, the system couldn’t help him much. It could only give him a very stable emotion and clear logic.
"There will definitely be people who express their love to you, or even people who passionately pursue you. Even if you explain that you are not single, or even get married one day, it will not stop those who are crazy about you. Yan, your level is too high, so the people who pursue you will also be very outstanding and excellent. If I feel jealous about this, it only means that I am not ready to be with you."
"I will give you enough sense of security."
Wei Yunzhi smiled and said, "No, Yan, this is not a question of whether you give me a sense of security or not. This is not your business, but mine. I should face up to the love that is shown to you. Even I think that someone like you should not be owned by anyone. I am so lucky that you are willing to only look at me."
You have no idea what you mean to me.
However, Li Yan did not say this out loud. He knew what Wei Yunzhi was actually worried about - she was worried that she would become a burden to Li Yan.
It’s not that Li Yan lost his freedom to love. When Li Yan went back at Wei Yun despite her words “You shouldn’t be owned by anyone”, he had already made his choice.
What Wei Yunzhi is worried about is that Li Yan's business dealings with normal and outstanding women will be affected because of "avoiding suspicion" or similar things. This is not what the little beautiful girl wants to see.
"You like Su Yutang, I'll let you meet her some other day."
"Eh? That's right..."
"She's interested in you, too."
"It's not the kind of interest you have in a love rival, right?"
"She's not qualified yet."
After confirming the filming team, Li Yan immediately gave the complete script to Qin Hao and Bi Tianming, and asked them to study it with their team first.
"How come this script even has a storyboard?" Qin Hao couldn't help but sigh.

"Mr. Li was also a director." Bi Tianming looked very steady.
"There are many Party A directors and screenwriters, but this is the first time I've seen one with such a high level." Qin Hao shook his head, "Although I knew he wrote "Nangong Boy", I was surprised that he could write such a professional script."
Bi Tianming didn't say much, but just carefully thought about how to carry out the work based on the first draft of the storyboard.
Qin Hao was also helpless. He believed that he was of average talent and had reached where he is today through hard work. However, he still felt timid in front of the genius recognized by the entire circle.
So when Li Yan was not around, the entire team was basically led by Bi Tianming.
However, Bi Tianming was not as arrogant as the legend said. When arranging the preliminary work, he would basically ask for Qin Hao's opinion, which greatly changed Qin Hao's impression of him.
The pre-meetings over the past few days were tight and informative, and everyone was pushing forward the work with great enthusiasm.
"Each group should prepare the work as required, and don't rush to start. I will go and ask Mr. Li for his opinion first. Yutang, you stay."
Therefore, only two assistant directors and the lead actor Su Yutang were left in the large conference room that was temporarily prepared for Future Media.
"Director Bi, do you have any instructions?"
Su Yutang is close in age to Bi Tianming, and he speaks in a natural and friendly manner.
"We've roughly reviewed the script before," Bi Tianming adjusted his glasses, "I believe your acting skills are enough to handle this script. The only thing we have to worry about is the final look between you across time and space."
At the end of the script, a man from the future is looking at a Jiaolong phone in a museum. The phone is playing an "old" video - the content is the scene of the heroine of the short film, Su Yutang, greeting the man from the future.
Su Yutang played with her pigtails and said, "It's the look that Mr. Li gave when he was inspecting her. He's looking into the future."
"No, that glance is fine. It's the glance that people in the future will give their phones. The emotions in this glance are more complex and fuller."
"According to the current script, I will also play this future person, right?"
"Yes, so it's even more difficult." Bi Tianming kept staring at Su Yutang's eyes, and even frowned as he looked. "From my personal understanding, this look is full of emotions, so full that it's overflowing."
"It's a kind of emotion about time, missing the past? If the character I play is the kind that is frozen in the future, he should be very emotional when he sees the greeting he greeted to the future many years ago." Su Yutang said with a smile.
"What do you mean by freezing..." Qin Hao, who has filmed science fiction films, couldn't stand it, "That's called hibernation."
"Okay, okay, hibernate."
Bi Tianming pondered for a while and said, "No. This kind of sentimental reminiscence about the past may not be in line with the emotion that Mr. Li wants to express. I think we should find the strength to look forward to the future from the nostalgia for the past."
These words were obviously too emotional, and Su Yutang looked at Qin Hao for help.
"You'll have to ask Director Bi about literature and emotions. I'm not good at that."
"Then," Su Yutang could only answer himself, "is it a feeling of relief?"
"No." Bi Tianming shook his head. "The truth is simple. This glance should not have obvious emotional tendencies. Missing the past, busy with the present, looking forward to the future, you should have a sense of grasping time in this moment, a feeling that your brain is instantly filled with many memories and imaginations, a moment of wholeheartedness, an overflowing concentration."
……ah?
"Like, very focused?"
"You can't use too much strength yet." Bi Tianming said excitedly, "For example, can you imagine how you look when you are completely immersed in memories, or how you looked when you were engrossed in lectures during your school days? At this time, there is no expression, and your eyes are filled with joy. It's like being in a trance! The so-called wandering in the world... I think this best matches Mr. Li's concept of 'nothing is impossible'. I want to see bottomless possibilities in this look!"

Not to mention Su Yutang, even Qin Hao was confused.
"I... never got so fascinated by it when I was reading." Su Yutang stuck out his tongue.
Bi Tianming immediately put away his excitement and said, "I'll go ask Mr. Li first."
"Hey," Qin Hao said, he must be going to gossip, "Director Bi, can I ask why you suddenly showed up?" "I'm interested in this project."
Su Yutang also looked very curious, so she spoke more directly, "I don't think you are the kind of person who would be tempted by money..."
She was inexplicably expecting a famous scene of "but he gave too much", but she still said the second half of the sentence:
"You're not coming here for Mr. Li like I am, are you?"
"Hey," Qin Hao showed a serious expression, "I think your attitude towards Mr. Li is indeed a bit...not normal."
"Admiration is normal." Bi Tianming seemed a little overwhelmed.
"Well," Qin Hao shook his head. "Little brother, everyone has his own specialty. You are the pearl of our industry. Li Yan is indeed a genius, but we must have dignity in our own profession!"
Who knew that Bi Tianming showed an unhappy expression.
"That may not sound nice, little brother," Qin Hao said, "but respect is earned by one's own efforts. You have already established your image as a proud genius, but recently, because of your participation in this project, everyone says that your image has collapsed..."
"My character was also given by Director Li."
All three of them were quiet.
Qin Hao and Su Yutang's expressions became more and more shocked. Just as they were about to speak, they were interrupted by Bi Tianming:
“‘The Great Buddha’ is actually Director Li’s work.”
"Ah?!" Qin Hao lost his composure and jumped up from his chair with a "whoosh".
His first thought was not "You are just seeking fame and reputation" but "Isn't Li Yan too damn supermodel?"
"Is this still a human?!" Qin Hao held his head and turned around.
"Are you kidding, Director Bi?" Su Yutang showed an extremely curious look.
"Alas, I shouldn't have said this. As for the two of you, you are now working under Director Li, so it doesn't hurt to say it. In order to avoid any misunderstandings about Director Li."
So, Qin Hao and Su Yutang listened to Bi Tianming's story attentively like two students.
At the end of 12, that is, after Li Yan became a student of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, he set up a Huazhong University of Science and Technology Future Foundation, which was specifically used to encourage student projects that Li Yan believed were valuable and high-level.
It can be regarded as a prototype of the bonus for life science projects to be implemented in the future - of course, the scope is wider, and the bonus awarded is still within the scope of "student scholarship".
However, a student from China Media Group on Knowledge Planet expressed dissatisfaction with this, believing that it was a manifestation of emphasizing science over liberal arts.
At that time, Cao Xinshuo's comic version of "Nangong Boy" had reached its climax - not everyone has Li Yan's abnormal speed, and Cao Xinshuo's comic book would probably be enough for him to make a living for at least ten or eight years - which set off another round of discussion on "Why is Li Yan so awesome?"
The main argument is that "Li Yan obviously has great potential in literature and art, but she eventually turned to science, proving that science is more important than literature"...
Logically speaking, Li Yan shouldn't personally get involved in such a mindless discussion.
But Bi Tianming, who was preparing for his first feature film after graduation, was suddenly approached by Li Yan.
Because Li Yan was influenced by those discussions, she wanted to take some time to study film shooting.

So he looked through the information of many student works of Communication University of China, and was finally attracted by Bi Tianming's graduation work "Cocoon", which was quite inspired and thoughtful, and decided to personally participate in his first feature film.
Bi Tianming is indeed capable, and at first he thought he was just making money from his investment.
"Director Li called me that night and talked to me about the story, and then I was convinced."
"Ah?" Qin Hao was shocked. "Is it so weird?"
"It's not weird. My film Cocoon originally discussed some religious beliefs, and I have done some research on this. This first feature film has been in preparation for a long time, and the story starts with 'repairing Buddha statues'. I never expected that Director Li could study these things so deeply. Our conversation lasted only more than 30 minutes, but almost every word he said made my eyes light up, and every word was precious."
So the cooperation between the two had a very pleasant start, and soon the entire team was impressed by Li Yan's strong professional ability and profound knowledge.
"Just like the audition that day, Director Li was able to capture Yutang's strengths with just a quick shot on his phone. You should all understand what level of ability this is."
The two nodded.
"I was impressed by the ability he showed in the previous meeting. I am actually a proud person. I am an outstanding undergraduate graduate of Huaxia Media and ranked first in graduate thesis. I think I am talented, I have read a lot of books and I have a unique perspective on the world. But all of this is very naive in front of him."
Qin Hao was scared when he heard it.
"Brother Hao, Yutang, I was afraid that he would write the script on a whim, like what happened today. Then what would I be? Director Li understood my emotions. He told me not to worry. The initiative was in my hands. I would take care of the script, the storyboards, the actors, and the post-production..."
"Then?" Su Yutang was completely fascinated and showed a little bit of the effect that Bi Tianming wanted.
"I wrote for a whole month, but I couldn't get away from the plot he told me that night." Bi Tianming sighed, "No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't come up with a more interesting and profound story framework than what he casually mentioned. It was really frustrating."
In the end, Bi Tianming gave the manuscript to Li Yan for review. Li Yan revised about 20% of it, but Bi Tianming's knees went weak.
"He turned a 70-point piece into a 90-point piece."
Later, when the filming started, Li Yan did not participate too much. The money he gave was mainly to support some equipment. He did not create any grand scenes for them to use, nor did he invite professional actors to join.
This made Bi Tianming finally accept Li Yan's request not to sign his name.
Otherwise, given his arrogance, it would be impossible for him to claim this work as his own.
"Fuck, that means, you are indeed a genius?" Qin Hao was completely relaxed. He was actually a somewhat funny person.
"After seeing Director Li, I don't dare to say that I am a genius."
"No wonder this film is a bit weird, poor and high-end. It turns out that the hardware does not match the maturity of the crew's scheduling." Qin Hao suddenly realized.
"Why did he refuse to sign his name?" Su Yutang asked.
"Don't you think that Mr. Li has become much more low-key? He rarely shows up in public now." Qin Hao became more talkative.
"Yes, even his confession was suppressed. Are the authorities trying to suppress him?"
Qin Hao smiled, "What are you thinking, little girl? This is protection! Oh, forget it, you won't understand even if I tell you."
"Yutang." Bi Tianming said, "The look in your eyes when you listened to my story just now was a bit like that. Can you act it out?"
Su Yutang tried for a while and gave up.
The three of them were silent for a moment, each with many thoughts in their minds.

"Hey," Qin Hao was puzzled again, "So, you're not worried about your exposure level and that's why you don't participate in the event, right? You do have some talent, although not as great as everyone imagines. But which director can make good films all his life?"
"That's not the reason." Bi Tianming said, "After you've worked with someone like Director Li, it's hard to look up to others. Once you've seen the ocean, you'll never be impressed by the water again."
"Except for Mount Wushan, there are no clouds." Su Yutang looked at the photo taken by Li Yan on his mobile phone - this was the photo he had to bargain with Bi Tianming for a long time to get.
Seeing the two's expressions, Qin Hao helplessly spread his hands and said, "I just don't understand you guys."
But he soon had a deep feeling about this on the day when Wei Yunzhi came to the set to observe.
(End of this chapter)

Popular Novels

Latest Novels