love story

At night, five people sat in the wing of a high-end restaurant.The box was tightly closed, and the pungent smell of smoke wafted over everyone's heads, mixed with the voices of several people, which could not dissipate for a long time.

A young man sitting in the first seat was dressed in a neat suit, and he didn't have the slightest aversion to the smell of smoke wafting in the wing room. He had already been used to this scene.The aroma of wine was overflowing on the wine table, everyone was talking, smoking and drinking, and one of the older men kept pouring wine for him.

"Director Zhao, we are very honored to have you here this time, come here, I would like to toast you!" It was the older man Fu Boxiu who was pouring wine for the young man who spoke.

The man named Director Zhao raised his wine glass, took a sip, and said with a smile on his handsome face, "Director Fu, I happened to come to Yang City this time, and I happened to meet you here again." , If you don't come, it will be too rude."

His tone was extremely polite.

Fu Boxiu laughed out loud, very satisfied with his politeness, and said: "Where did Mr. Zhao say that? You have given me the greatest face by coming here. You also injected a lot of money into the film that is about to start this time. Here we are Thank you!" Saying that, he raised his glass and drank it down.

Fu Boxiu then turned his head and said to the two young men and women sitting beside him: "Cheng Yuan, Hu Ju, you also come to offer a toast to Zhao Dong."

Both Cheng Yuan and Hu Ju stood up and toasted Director Zhao. After drinking, the three of them sat down again.

Fu Boxiu pointed at the two of them, and said, "Mr. Zhao, these two rising stars are the male and female protagonists in my film. They came to Yangshi this time because the filming is about to start. Since Mr. Zhao is here, I'll let them come and meet you by the way."

Director Zhao smiled and said: "Director Fu has a good eye for selecting people. I have always admired Mr. Cheng and Ms. Hu. Speaking of which, I have watched some of their movies. They are actors with great potential among the younger generations. gone."

This gave the three of them high praise. Fu Boxiu admired Director Zhao very much. Although he was young and rich, he was not arrogant.

Fu Boxiu is a very well-known director in the film industry. Although the films he directed are not many, they are of great quality. Although not all films come for awards, the films he directs always hit new highs at the box office, and the filming The method is very in line with the taste of modern people.

Director Zhao looked at the other woman sitting on his right. This woman looked very young, not more than 30 years old at most, but she was calm and heavy. Since she came in, she had toasted herself with a glass of wine, and sat aside silent.

Seeing that he was looking at this woman, Fu Boxiu smiled and said: "Mr. Zhao, Miss Ye Quan Ye is relatively quiet, and she came here this time because she wanted to meet Yang Liqing tonight. After the two parties have negotiated everything, we can Make an adaptation for the film."

Director Zhao nodded lightly. He knew that generally, writers or artists would have a slightly weird temper, so he just laughed at Ye Quan's reticence.

Several people were chatting and laughing in the box, and occasionally went out of the box to go to the bathroom. They didn't want to leave the restaurant so soon, because they were waiting for someone to arrive.

At this time, the door was opened a little, and a bodyguard came in, and whispered in Mr. Zhao's ear: "Mr. Zhao, a lady who called herself Yang Liqing has arrived outside." Then he raised his hand and stuffed the business card into Mr. Zhao's ear. hands.

Zhao Dong glanced at the business card in his hand, it was the one he was familiar with, he nodded to the bodyguard, and the bodyguard went out again.

Not long after, the door of the private room was opened again, and a woman who was nearly 40 years old walked in. As soon as Dong Zhao saw her, he got up and walked forward, with a somewhat affectionate expression: "Yang...Mr. Please." A childlike smile appeared on his face.

Yang Liqing looked up at Zhao Dong, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, then followed him to a seat and sat down.

She sat next to Ye Quan, and when the latter saw her, a strange light flashed in his eyes, which was unprecedented for everyone.Ye Quan's eyes on Yang Liqing could not be moved away for a long time, until Yang Liqing turned his head to meet her eyes and smiled at her, she hurriedly lowered her head, her little heart was already beating non-stop.

Yang Liqing is his idol, seeing her so close, Ye Quan felt a little flustered, but he was even more joyful in addition to the panic.

The movie that Ye Quan is going to adapt this time is Yang Liqing's newly published "Dark Night". They should keep in touch with each other in the future, so how can she not be excited.

Yang Liqing is very famous, everyone here knows that she is a genius writer who has written many suspense novels, and what is even more rare is that she can perfectly write novels that even men are amazed by as a woman .

A woman's mind is inherently delicate, and this delicacy is reflected in her novels, which can be said to be so perfect that no flaws can be found, which is very different from the carelessness of men.

Moreover, the suspense novels written by Yang Liqing do not blindly outline one story after another with violent and cruel means, but focus on the psychology of criminals, which is why she can attract a large number of female readers.

The reason why Yang Liqing became popular abroad is because several classics appeared in her works. Anyone who loves suspense novels will know her classics.

After everyone exchanged a few words of pleasantries, Fu Boxiu brought the conversation to the main topic.

He cut to the chase and said: "Mr. Yang, we have already discussed the work of "Dark Night" a few days ago, and you have also read our revised script, and even agreed to let me start making it into a movie. After reading your work, I felt that the ending part had to be changed.”

Yang Liqing took a sip of her wine and said, "Director Fu, what changes do you want to make? If it doesn't affect the plot, I agree."

Fu Boxiu laughed and said, "We want to change the ending into a comedy."

"No." Yang Liqing refused without thinking.

Fu Boxiu didn't expect her to refuse so thoroughly, his old face blushed, and he felt a little embarrassed.He thought for a while, and said again: "Mr. Yang, for your novel, I think the ending is not in line with the audience's taste. Even some readers who have read your "Dark Night" not long ago, most of them are not satisfied. .So, I think it would be good for everyone if the film was changed to a comedy. Those readers who want to see a tragic ending, they can continue to read your novel, and those who want to see a comedy, they can watch my film."

"Director Fu, what you do is good for you, not for me at all. I hope you can respect the original work, and we have cooperated more than once. You know that as long as it is a proposal to change the plot, I will never Promise. It was like this in the past, it is like this now, and it will always be like this in the future." Yang Liqing said firmly.

Ye Quan, who was sitting next to her, took a peek at her, and saw that there was an undeniable expression in her eyes, and he was in awe of her again in his heart.

For a writer, the most taboo thing is that someone tampers with his own work and then treats it as his own work.Ye Quan, as a film adaptation writer, naturally disliked this situation happening to him, so he didn't speak for his boss Fu.

Cheng Yuan and Hu Ju sitting next to Fu Boxiu are just actors. They just follow the director's instructions and film according to the plot. Based on whether the ending should be changed, they don't have any special feelings. It won't cause any impact, so I just sat aside and remained silent.

Seeing that there was no room for negotiation in the conversation with Yang Liqing, Fu Boxiu was secretly unhappy, but this is after all a novel by someone else, and he just adapted it to start filming, so he had to hold his breath for the time being.

He then turned his head to look at Director Zhao who was sitting in the first seat, and asked him the question: "Director Zhao, what do you think?"

Director Zhao knows that it will not end well for both parties if we talked about it tonight. It is very likely that the filming will be canceled because of the inability to negotiate today. This is a great loss for a businessman. After all, he has already invested in this movie, and the equipment and so on have already been prepared.If it is announced that the filming will be stopped, apart from the financial loss for my company, the reputation will also decline accordingly.

He was familiar with Yang Liqing's personality, and before coming here, he had already thought of several situations that he would face tonight.So, he said, "Everyone, please stay calm. I have a suggestion here, whether it is feasible for you to give advice."

"Director Zhao, please tell me." Fu Boxiu followed his words when he saw that he gave himself a step down.

Director Zhao smiled slightly, and said: "Director Fu wants to change the ending to a comedy, and then strive to set a new high at the box office. This is a benefit to me. After all, I am a businessman, so seeking benefits is my fundamental intention. , and Director Fu is a new attempt, which can improve his career to a higher level. However, Ms. Yang wants to preserve the originality of the work, so I think it is not as good as this. The director can make two films on the film. There are two kinds of endings, one is comedy, and the other is following the original, that is, tragedy. In this way, viewers who like to watch comedies can choose the movie with a comedy ending, while audiences who are loyal to the original can choose the movie with tragedy Come and see. In this way, it can be regarded as a balance point for both parties, what do you think?"

Yang Liqing and Fu Boxiu paused after hearing his suggestion.After a long time, Fu Boxiu said: "Well, I can accept Zhao Dong's opinion." After he finished speaking, he looked at Yang Liqing, waiting for her decision.

Director Fu's approval of this proposal was already the biggest concession for a senior director.

Yang Liqing thought for a while, and felt that Director Zhao's suggestion is also feasible, as long as it doesn't spoil the plot of her original novel, she said: "Well, Director Zhao's opinion is the best of both worlds for us, I agree."

After the matter was settled, everyone finally smiled again. The negotiation on the wine table changed from serious to relaxed, and laughter resounded through the box.

It was until eleven o'clock in the evening that everyone went back.Before leaving, Ye Quan came to Yang Liqing and said in a low voice, "Yang...Mr. Yang, I would like to ask for your advice on improving the script."

Yang Liqing looked at the woman in front of her. This was the first time she met her, but she felt that the little girl's eyes were clear, which was very different from the eyes of other people just now. It was true admiration and love for a person.

"Okay, let's leave the contact information." Yang Liqing said with pursed lips.

Ye Quan nodded, the excitement was beyond words, and the two added each other's WeChat.

Yang Liqing watched Ye Quan turn and leave, the smile on the corner of her mouth lingered for a long time, Director Zhao beside her came to her side, and said, "Sister Yang, it's a pleasure to see you again."

Yang Liqing put away her smile and said to Director Zhao: "Jiajun, are your parents okay? I haven't seen them for a long time? Where's your sister Jiajing? Is she still painting? Is my brother Jiaren still still there?" Showbiz?"

Zhao Jiajun nodded and said: "Well, my parents are well. My sister has been saying that she wants to see you all day long. My younger brother has quit the showbiz since he met an incident. He is helping me now. Why don't you take advantage of your body now?" In Yangshi, just follow me back to my hometown? Anyway, my hometown is not too far from Yangshi, so I can meet the two elders by the way."

"Okay, then I will trouble Director Zhao to take me around in the next two days." Yang Liqing smiled.

"Sister Yang, don't call me that. But compared to me, I think my sister wants to receive you more, haha." Zhao Jiajun said with a smile.

The two talked without saying a word, and left the restaurant together.