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Tang Shi turned his head and saw a tall foreigner with brown hair and blue eyes standing behind him, about 27 or [-] years old, looking at him expectantly with burning eyes.Tang Shi looked around suspiciously, pointed at himself uncertainly and asked, "Are you talking to me?"

When Evan watched Tang Shi turn his head back, his eyes lit up.Immediately nodded and replied: "Yes, I think your looks and temperament are very suitable for a character in my script. I would like to invite you to play this role. Would you like to try it? My name is Evan, Evan Doyle, A screenwriter, but also a director dedicated to making independent films."

Evan felt that his luck was really good.He was originally a student in the Directing Department of the Film Academy.After graduating for more than three years, he has been working as a film and television screenwriter in Huaquwu.According to the principle of commercial blockbusters in Bad Funwood, most of the scripts written by Evan before were those popcorn movies.However, Evan's biggest wish is to shoot that kind of petty bourgeoisie and niche literary romance film.It's a pity that under Bad Funwood's business rules, no film company is willing to shoot his script.However, the only film company, because of the subject matter, tried to make major changes to the script after receiving the script. In the end, the script must be deleted and changed beyond recognition, which did not meet Evan's wishes at all.

So in a rage, Evan simply became the screenwriter and director himself. Even if it took a little hard work to shoot an independent film, he insisted on presenting the story on the big screen in its entirety.

After Evan made such a decision, he soon left the company and began to concentrate on preparing his own movie.During this period, his girlfriend Judy has been by his side, supporting him and encouraging him.So in order to repay his girlfriend's tenderness and support, he decided to accompany his girlfriend to Disneyland for a date on weekends.But he didn't expect to meet Tang Shi in the crowd. The first time he saw him, Evan was sure that he had found one of the male protagonists he had admired for a long time.

That's why Evan quietly followed in spite of his girlfriend's obstruction.Seeing Tang Shi's appearance at close range now, I feel that this person's appearance and temperament are like an elf who has traveled to the real world from his own writing.

Sensing Evan's inexplicable excitement, Tang Shi was a little baffled.Coupled with yesterday's filming, he didn't have a good impression of the whole bad fun.On guard, Tang Shi just nodded friendlyly at Evan, and politely declined Evan's invitation.Then he led Wendy to the counter—it was time for them to get the children's toys.

The blond beauty behind the counter took the shopping certificate from Tang Shi's hand, then took out a box of exquisite Barbie dolls from the shelf and handed it to Wendy, and told Wendy some childish jokes with a smile. Dee went back to the table where the Peake family were sitting.

Seeing the figures of Tang Shi and the two returning, Lu Hengzhi stood up with a smile, opened the chair for the two of them, then glanced behind Tang Shi, frowned and asked softly, "Is that person following you?"

Tang Shi turned his head and saw Evan following behind him slowly, and seeing Tang Shi's movement of turning his head to look at him, he waved his arms in a big way.Tang Shi turned his head and said to Lu Hengzhi, "He introduced himself as the director of an independent film, and wanted me to play a role in his film."

"Oh?" Lu Hengzhi raised his eyebrows with interest, and said to Tang Shi, "This is great! Let him come over and listen to what he has to say."

After speaking, he couldn't help but waved to Evan.Seeing this, Evan happily pulled his girlfriend over, stretched out his right hand, and introduced himself: "Hi, I'm Evan, I'm a director, and I'm currently preparing a movie. I hope your A friend could play one of my leading men."

"It's easy to say. There is a saying in our country that is good when you meet. Why don't you sit down and have a chat." Lu Hengzhi said, asking Evan and his girlfriend to sit at an empty table beside him. After a while, he turned around and explained a few words to the Pick family in a low voice, and pulled Tang Shi over to sit down.

Evan couldn't wait to take out the script in the bag, and said to Tang Shi: "What I want to shoot this time is a love story. But it's different from those vulgar love stories of sweet girls in Bad Fun. My film The film is about the love between two men—”

"Homosexual?" Before Evan could finish speaking, Lu Hengzhi interrupted Evan's words abruptly, and said with a somewhat unsightly expression: "I'm sorry, I think we—"

"Wait a minute." Tang Shi also interrupted Lu Hengzhi's words. He took the script on the table in his hand curiously, flipped through it, and looked at the more familiar storyline inside.Tang Shi's heart was faintly jumping with joy, as if he had found a treasure.

Seeing Tang Shi's increasingly interested look, Lu Hengzhi frowned in displeasure.He began to complain that he was meddlesome. Originally, Tang Shi didn't intend to act in this movie, but he had an attitude of nothing to do, and wanted to see what Evan's script would be like.If it's really good, then giving Tang Shi the next step can be regarded as Tang Shi's further development in Bad Quwu.

But Lu Hengzhi never expected that what Evan wanted to shoot was such a sensitive topic.Homosexuality is something that is not discussed in today's society, but it cannot be discussed in public.This is still the case for the Stars and Stripes Kingdom, which is known for its openness, let alone the more conservative Hua Kingdom.If Tang Shi really plays the role in this movie, then his future development in China may be somewhat restricted.

So in order to protect Tang Shi, Lu Hengzhi absolutely would not let Tang Shi play this role.

But Tang Shi, who was sitting next to Lu Hengzhi, didn't appreciate Lu Hengzhi's good intentions. At this moment, he was attracted by the script in front of him with all his heart and eyes.No wonder he felt familiar when he saw Evan just now.It turned out that Evan was the up-and-coming director known as the "Wicked Wood Ghost" in later generations-only at that time, his name was no longer Evan, but Thomas Sandal.

Tang Shi didn't know why Evan changed his name later, it had nothing to do with him.But he knew that the script in his hand called "The Journey of a Lifetime" was made into a movie and officially put on the big screen, and the title of the film was "A Wonderful Journey".

The film tells the story of a terminally ill Chinese teenager. Because of his unusual sexual orientation, he has been introverted and not good at speech since he was a child.But on his 20th birthday, when he was receiving blessings from his family and friends and blowing out birthday candles, he suddenly fainted at the birthday party.When he woke up again, he learned that he was terminally ill and had less than three months to live.

Facing the remaining time, he didn't want to be bound by secular ethics.So he made a decision. He bid farewell to all his family and friends, bid farewell to the hospital on which his life depended, packed his bags, and started to perform alone.He wants to go as far as he can in the remaining three months, see the beautiful scenery of this world, and if possible, have a vigorous love affair with a handsome boy.

At the beginning of the journey, the Chinese teenager met a young traveler who devoted himself to walking around the world on foot. The traveler has dazzling blond hair and an intoxicating smile, and this traveler is also a part-time job illustrator.After the two got together, they talked tacitly, so they made an appointment to complete the next journey together.

The film mainly tells the story of this period of travel. The beautiful scenery, beautiful love, the soft light lens, and the different strangers and stories met during the journey render this journey like a dream.However, two and a half months later, the boy who had fallen in love with the traveler couldn't bear to tell the traveler that he was about to die, so he left without telling the traveler.He hoped that as the years passed, the traveler would forget himself.In the end, only this beautiful memory is left.

Before dying, the Chinese teenager returned home, returned to his parents, and passed away peacefully in his own room.And beside his bed, there is a landscape photo taken when he was traveling with a traveler.In the photo, the sun is shining brightly, and the breeze is blowing across the golden wheat field. It looks warm, and life is full of love and hope...

The traveler who lost his love left only the portrait of the boy that he secretly drew while the boy was not paying attention.So he published the scenery and people he painted along the way into a book called "Dream Journey".

But the traveler holds the last obsession. Every season when he met the boy, no matter where he is in the world, he will fly back to the town where he met the boy, and then go through this journey again, looking forward to being able to meet the boy again. I saw the figure of the boy.

It's a pity that year after year, the traveler grew from youth to adulthood, middle age, and old age, but in the end he never saw the boy who appeared in his life like a dream...

The reason why Tang Shi was so impressed with this movie is because of the release time of this movie, which is different from the "Black Mans 4" played by his idol Lucas (note that Tang Shi participated in "Black Mans 3") , and the release time of "Black Man 4" was three years apart, which means that "Fantasy Journey" was delayed for four or five years before someone invested in the filming.) The difference between the release time of the film was only one week.

And when "Black Man 4" swept the box office of the Stars and Stripes and the whole world so quickly, this niche independent film "Fantasy Journey" with an investment of only 500 million and a special theme did not compare with other films of the same period. The movie that was released was in decline.On the contrary, it won the box office of over [-] million in the entire Stars and Stripes in one go, and even the overseas box office successfully broke through [-] million.It became an independent film with a small investment and the highest rate of return that year.After the film was released, it also won the favor of various awards.In the end, it won many awards including Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Music, Best Supporting Actor, etc.It can be described as a double gain of fame and fortune.The investors who called the film made a lot of money.

The director and screenwriter of the film, Evan, also became the youngest winner of the Olek Awards for Best Director in Bad Funwood, and was unanimously regarded by the media as a "Ghost Talent in Bad Funwood".

If Tang Shi remembers correctly, the current situation of the movie should be——

"Your movie hasn't attracted investment yet, has it?"

When Evan heard the words, his fair face flushed, and he quickly waved his hands and said, "Don't worry, I'm not a liar. I will definitely be able to—"

"How about I come to invest?" Tang Shi said without paying attention to Evan's explanation.

Beside Tang Shi, Lu Hengzhi looked over in surprise.Seeing this, Tang Shi gave Lu Hengzhi a wink, signaling Lu Hengzhi to stay calm.Seeing this, Lu Hengzhi could only calm down for the time being, and refrained from asking.

Evan didn't notice the flirting between Tang Shi and Lu Heng. His attention was attracted the moment Tang Shi said he wanted to invest.He asked back with surprise: "Really, you are willing to believe me, you are willing to play my male lead, are you willing to invest in me?"

"I have the intention of investing in this movie. But I want to confirm, how much money do you need for this movie?" Although Tang Shi already knew that the movie "Dream Journey" in his previous life had an investment of 500 million, but in his pocket The nervous Tang Shi still hopes that Evan can be less important.

Unexpectedly, Evan was really "understanding", and he opened his mouth and said: "Two million funds are enough."

"What?" Tang Shi's eyes widened in disbelief upon hearing this.Evan's heart tightened when he saw it, and he quickly changed his words: "Well... if you tighten up, 180... no, no, 150 million dollars is enough. If you agree to play the leading actor, you can get another 20 dollars cheaper Ten thousand dollars...Of course, as the director and screenwriter, I don’t need to get paid for now, and after the film is successfully released, I can share it—”

"No! No need!" Tang Shi's head was dizzy immediately, and the reward of 200 million US dollars = 500 million and countless movie awards kept appearing in front of him... the cycle never stops.Although he didn't quite understand why the investment of 200 million yuan was suddenly reduced to [-] million yuan, and it could still be reduced so much, but knowing the potential of this film, Tang Shi naturally didn't want Evan to choose to share it after it was released.In Tang Shi's view, if he and Lu Hengzhi can really succeed in investing, then Evan's move is undoubtedly to take money out of his pocket.

Tang Shi was puzzled by Evan's offer.However, Tang Shi forgot that it is not four or five years from now, and the purchasing power of American knives will naturally be different from four or five years later.Moreover, with regard to film promotion, the investors will not report to the media exactly how much they invest.For example, in the publicity of later generations, for those movies with an investment of more than 7000 million yuan, if the real investment amount can reach 60 million yuan, it is worthy of the conscience of the industry.So the number reported by Evan now is really normal.After all, during the filming of the movie "A Wonderful Journey", there was no need to spend money to build a studio scene, nor did it need luxury cars and mansions as props, let alone special effects.As long as labor and other expenses are required, an investment of 200 million to [-] million is more than enough.

In fact, when the later generations of "Dream Journey" were shot, the investment they received was only 270 million.However, after rounding and rounding, the final false report of 500 million was just for the sake of a good impression.

But this price is really cheap for Tang Shi—if it is said that he was still trying to sell iron and steel, and if he really couldn't do it, he would ask for a loan from the bank. Now the amount quoted by Evan is basically within Tang Shi's tolerance. .

Sensing Tang Shi's determination to succeed, Lu Hengzhi raised his eyebrows suspiciously.Ever since he stepped onto the stage of "Dancing Miracle" with this little boy, Lu Hengzhi has discovered that this little boy is sometimes mysterious, paranoid and self-confident without reason.But the facts proved that what Tang Shi insisted on must be right in the end, or the most suitable choice.

So this time Tang Shi insisted on investing in Evan's movie. Although Lu Hengzhi was a little puzzled, he still endured and did not argue with Tang Shi in front of others.

And at this moment, after Tang Shi drew a big cake for Evan, he dragged Lu Hengzhi to sit on another table, and said mysteriously: "Lu Hengzhi, do you believe me? If we can invest in this movie , will definitely make money in the future, at least [-] million."

Lu Hengzhi glanced at Tang Shi silently, thought for a while, and said, "Then where do we raise the 200 million dollars? You must know that this is not 200 million soft sister coins, and the 200 million dollars are converted into soft sister coins." Coins, but almost 700 million!"

Tang Shi waved his hand and said refreshedly: "It's okay, I did the math. The monthly turnover of the Yishang Fengheng star peripherals alone has exceeded 500 million... Excluding costs, shareholder dividends and Liquidity is necessary, and we will have 800 million yuan left in this year. I still have 200 million left over from the lottery winnings, and the box office share of "Dancing Miracle" is 2.8% of 5 million yuan... If taxes are deducted, I can probably get more than 1000 and [-] million yuan, which is enough... Unless you don’t want to invest in this movie with me, then I can only find another way.”

Tang Shi said, looking at Lu Hengzhi pitifully.

Lu Heng frowned subconsciously. Originally, he wanted to "argue with reason" with Tang Shi and persuade Tang Shi to stay away from this movie, but when it came to his lips, it turned into "How could I not support you. It's just a movie." Forget it, if you lose, you lose, if you earn, you earn. It’s not like we can’t survive without the $200 million. At worst, we’ll have more fun, make a few more commercial endorsements, and the money will come back.”

Tang Shi's face was filled with joy, he nodded again and again and said, "No, we will definitely make money. And we will become billionaires—or billionaires!"

Seeing Tang Shi's high-spirited appearance, Lu Hengzhi could only shake his head helplessly, and said to Tang Shi, "But the investment is fine. As Evan said, you must not agree to let you play the leading role." .”