As if overnight, the domestic promotion of the World Cup suddenly increased. Even the packaging of domestic Pepsi-Cola was changed to the World Cup format, and there were also advertisements featuring Ye Zhiqiu during prime time on TV...

The heated discussion on the Internet about the World Cup theme song did not affect Ye Zhiqiu himself.

The filming of "No Man's Land" progressed very quickly. By the end of July, the filming was coming to an end.

The crew left the Gobi Desert, where they had stayed for nearly two months, and returned to the city to shoot the final scene.

In the ending of the original version, lawyer Pan Xiao lit the oil drum on the truck with a lighter and died together with the gangster. The dancer Jiaojiao was saved and returned to civilized society.

The last scene is of Jiaojiao coming to a dance school to apply for a job. The film ends with the sunshine coming in from the window of the dance studio and the child's tender voice.

In the previous life, this was the ending that was released after several revisions in order to pass the review.

In a sense, this is a "positive" and "satisfactory" ending, which cannot be said to be bad, but from a visual point of view, it is a bit "separated" from the previous plot, and it seems too bland. .

This is also where Ye Zhiqiu prepares "magic changes" based on his own ideas.

In the play, Jiaojiao is deceived into no man's land and reduced to a lost woman. She has long been accustomed to the ugliness of human nature through being bullied again and again. Her constant lying also represents her distrust of everyone.

In the original ending, she was cared for by her dance school teacher, who agreed to let her start as an assistant even though he knew that she had never formally studied dance.

In reality, however, society does not lend a helping hand to the miserable.

Just imagine, a woman who is out of touch with society and can only make a living by dancing, but only erotic dancing, returns to the city and faces the pressure from "survival". How can she easily gain a foothold?

In the end, Ye Zhiqiu changed the film to an "open" ending.

At the end of the scene, a drunken Jiaojiao staggers out of a bar.

In the late night of the city with flashing neon lights and bright lights, she seemed to feel something. She looked up to the sky with drunken eyes, and saw an eagle flying across the sky in the distance.

"Card!"

""No Man's Land" is finished!"

As Ye Zhiqiu's shout rang out, the crew members nearby cheered, and as the director, Ye Zhiqiu also took a long breath.

No wonder everyone is so excited. Although the filming of "No Man's Land" took only a short time, just over two months, which is considered fast, the level of hard work was no less than that of films that took more than half a year to shoot.

Spending most of the time in the oven-like Gobi Desert with strong ultraviolet rays, almost all the crew members were in darkness.

"Thank you for your hard work. It's okay."

Ye Zhiqiu walked up to Li Wenwen, who smelled of alcohol. In order to make the performance realistic, she acted half drunk.

Li Wenwen waved her hands and was about to speak, but her steps were careless and she almost tripped.

"Be careful!" Ye Zhiqiu quickly stepped forward to support him with quick eyes and hands.

"No...it's okay." Li Wenwen stabilized her figure, grinned and said: "I think this ending has been changed very well, I like it very much."

"It feels...although it is not as positive and sunny as the original version, it is much more real and the characters suddenly become fuller."

After the filming was officially completed, Ye Zhiqiu was in a good mood and joked: "Don't talk nonsense, why is this ending not so positive and sunny?"

"This is an open ending, leaving room for imagination to the audience."

Li Wenwen curled her lips and didn't argue with him. He was a director and screenwriter, so he could just say whatever he said.

Then, she said doubtfully: "Actually, I have always had a question."

"In the play, Pan Xiao can obviously escape in the end, so why does he take the risk to save the dancer Jiaojiao?"

"Is it true that Pan Xiao fell in love with her 'for this woman' as Boss Hei said?"

"Not really." Ye Zhiqiu shook his head, "The hero's final behavior is not so much about saving Jiaojiao, but rather about his own redemption."

"Because Jiaojiao saved his life, he will also save her. This is what he himself said is different from Boss Hei - he is a human, not an animal, and these qualities of compassion and gratitude, It is a reflection of human nature that he behaves this way.”

"Of course." Ye Zhiqiu said with a smile, "It is possible to understand that Pan Xiao has a crush on Jiaojiao. It is not necessarily impossible. It may be one of his motivations."

Li Wenwen blinked, as if she was not satisfied with the answer, but she did not ask further, but said:

"Okay, Director Ye."

"It's finally finished. Look, I'm even tanned. Is there any compensation for it?"

"Of course." Ye Zhiqiu said cheerfully, "If it becomes popular, I will give you a big red envelope!"

There was a burst of warm cheers at the scene. Anyone who has worked with Ye Zhiqiu knows that he is definitely an extremely generous investor.

"Director Ye, how much box office is considered popular!?"

"Our film is so good, it will have a box office of at least ten to two billion!"

"Wow, you have set such high standards, you are not afraid of not getting the red envelope!"

"Nonsense! Refer to "The God of Medicine", which has more than 30 billion. Our film director Ye personally went into battle, and it is not easy to earn more than billion."

"How can this be compared like this? Wouldn't a movie with only the best actor and best actress be sure to become a hit?"

Everyone was talking about it, and the topic quickly turned to box office expectations.

Ye Zhiqiu smiled slightly and said: "Let's do this. If the box office exceeds 5 million, we will give everyone a red envelope. If it exceeds 10 billion, it will be a big red envelope! By analogy, the higher the box office, the bigger the red envelope!"

"Director Ye is awesome!" Everyone cheered again.

In fact, it’s really hard to say when it comes to movie box office. There are many examples of the previous movie being a big hit at the box office, but then failing. Moreover, “No Man’s Land” is a small production with a cost of tens of millions, so it is even more difficult to succeed.

But we are all in the industry, and we can still tell whether a work is good or not. I cannot say whether the final box office of "No Man's Land" will reach 10 billion, but 5 million should not be a big problem.

This red envelope is almost half in my pocket.

Li Wenwen was still not satisfied, and said: "The red envelopes are for the future. Now I am hungry at night. Isn't it too much to treat Director Ye to a midnight snack?"

"It's a joke." Ye Zhiqiu waved his hand, "Everyone has worked hard, I'll take care of the midnight snack!"

Everyone agreed in unison and walked forward lively.

Li Wenwen pursed her lips and smiled. She glanced at Ye Zhiqiu, who was much darker than before, and her facial lines had a hint of firmness and masculinity. She staggered again and fell towards Ye Zhiqiu.

"Hey...a little dizzy..."

Ye Zhiqiu held on firmly and then shouted in a certain direction.

"Sister Hong, help me!"

"There's a drunk account here!"

Guo Hong, who played the role of the proprietress of a gas station, arrived and reluctantly took Li Wenwen's hand. Li Wenwen stomped her foot dissatisfiedly. Ye Zhiqiu was too lazy to pay attention to her, patted her butt easily and walked forward.

Behind them, Huang Zhengmin and Huang Bo saw this scene. The two middle-aged men looked at each other and smiled in unison.

Director Ye is truly a role model for men.

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