If before today, someone told Zhuang Wenhui that one day he would be suffocated by an idol drama and couldn't sleep, he would definitely scoff at it.

And yet something like this really happened.

Zhuang Wenhui is anxious to watch the fifth episode of "I Want to See You", and is anxious to see Xu Zhen's performance and the follow-up development of this story.

To tell the truth, he didn't afford to look down on this drama at first.

Traveling through time and space, one person plays two roles, these old-fashioned stories are okay to deceive children, and for Zhuang Wenhui, a senior screenwriter, it is not uncommon at all.

However, the plot of the second half of the fourth episode refreshed his cognition of the drama "I Want to See You":

This is not a simple time-traveling drama, but a double-line crossing of the male protagonist and the female protagonist.

The female protagonist returns to the past, the male protagonist wears the future, and what the two do when they travel through is cause and effect for each other, which together constitute a strange reincarnation time and space.

- Möbius Ring.

Zhuang Wenbin immediately thought of this concept.

And ingeniously, the ring between the two in the play is in the shape of a Mobius ring.

Therefore, this story structure is not a coincidence, but an intentional act of the screenwriter.

Zhuang Wenhui couldn't help but have a little respect for this screenwriter he had never met.

What he respects is not how ingenious and groundbreaking this "Möbius reincarnation" is, but that the screenwriter dares to write this story.

- In today's impetuous environment, it is really remarkable that someone is willing to respect the intelligence of the audience and is willing to choose such a complex story structure.

Because it's easy to lose money with such a story.

What's more, what's even more remarkable is that the thankless script really found a "fool" to shoot.

Zhuang Wenhui couldn't help but be a little speechless.

Who is the producer of "I Want to See You"?

actually has the courage to shoot this kind of drama, and can also persuade actors of the grade of "Emperor of Magnolia" Xu Zhen and "Queen of Admiralty" He Jiayan to star.

This kind of person is stupid and has a lot of money, I can also take the script of "Wushuang" to try my luck!

Thinking like this, Zhuang Wenhui immediately searched for the entry "I Want to See You" from the webpage, and then, stunned, saw a familiar name on the column of the production company:

Langya Pavilion Film and Television Co., Ltd.

Zhuang Wenhui: ......

"Poofhahahaha!!"

After a few seconds, he burst out laughing.

- It turned out to be this "fool"!

In the middle of the night, Zhuang Wenhui sat alone in front of the laptop screen of the hotel, leaning forward and leaning back.

He couldn't help but take out his mobile phone and type a message to Xu Zhen: "I'm Zhuang Wenhui." I just watched the first four episodes of "I Want to See You", which is very good. ”

After typing this line of text, Zhuang Wenhui walked to the window, opened the curtains, and quietly looked at the gray night outside the window and the urban lines outlined by a string of street lamps.

It's past 5 a.m., and it's the dead of night.

He stretched, sleepiness welling up, intending to take a brief wash and go to sleep.

"Dingding!"

And at this moment, the phone suddenly rang.

Zhuang Wenhui picked it up and took a look, but saw that Xu Zhen actually replied to him with a message: "Thank you, Mr. Zhuang, I will send you the resources for the next few episodes?" ”

Zhuang Wenhui: "......"

No, no, listen to my explanation, I sent you this message purely to praise the drama "I Want to See You", not to ......

"After half past eight, I'll ask my assistant to contact your assistant, can you see it?" Xu Zhen asked.

"Okay." Zhuang Wenhui replied expressionlessly.

……

Both of them were awake at this time, so they simply talked on the phone.

Zhuang Wenhui sincerely praised Xu Zhen's performance in this drama, as well as Langya Pavilion's courage to invest in a brain-burning drama like "I Want to See You".

When Xu Zhen heard this, he replied: "Teacher Zhuang, I am not courageous, I judged that this drama has the potential to be popular, so I invested." ”

"It's like I judged that "Wushuang" would be popular."

When Zhuang Wenhui saw him say this, he shook his head helplessly and said, "It's ridiculous." ”

At the same time, I sighed helplessly: It's a pity that your judgment is not very accurate.

Looking at the data on the Internet, the broadcast data of the first four episodes of "I Want to See You" is too average.

Even when it was starring a popular idol like Xu Zhen, this drama failed to become popular, and it didn't even rank in the top five on the website's hit list.

Most of the messages on the barrage are Xu Zhen's fans, and in the comment area, many people complained that they couldn't understand it, the screenwriter was seriously ill, and the more they watched, the more confused they became.

Thinking of this, Zhuang Wenhui couldn't help but feel a little sad.

The situation in "Wushuang" may be even more serious than "I Want to See You".

Although he wrote the script of "Wushuang" himself, he knew that it would be difficult for this film to become popular.

In recent years, everyone has liked comedy, and comedy is easy to become popular.

Zhuang Wenhui has talked about four or five companies in a row for a while, and various investors have said that this kind of twisting thing is not popular recently, and the box office is too risky, and some people even suggested that he change "Wushuang" and present the story in the form of nonsensical comedy.

This kind of request is simply a great shame for Zhuang Wenhui.

At this time, Xu Zhen, who only listened to the other end of the phone, said: "Mr. Zhuang, I really like the script of "Wushuang". ”

"This is the best story I've read in the last three years, and I especially hope to have the opportunity to work with you."

When Zhuang Wenhui heard this compliment, he felt warm in his heart and said, "Thank you for liking, alas, ......"

"But to be honest, it's hard for 'Mushuang' to become a hit, and I hope you invest in this film because you like the story, rather than mistakenly thinking that this project will make a lot of money."

On the other end of the phone, Xu Zhen couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

"Hehe, Mr. Zhuang," he said in a brisk tone, "this is the first time I've heard someone say that about their script. ”

"I've seen more people come over with an essay on the second grade of a primary school student, and they dare to tell me that it is a peerless masterpiece, and it is a phenomenal fire drama when it is filmed."

Zhuang Wenhui's old face flushed, embarrassed and inexplicably proud, and said: "Everything must be explained clearly before we can talk about cooperation." ”

"I'm a straight person, I don't blow nonsense, I can do it, and if I can't do it, I can't do it."

"Hahaha......" Xu Zhen on the other end of the phone said with a smile, "Teacher Zhuang, I admire your uprightness, but I don't agree with your judgment. ”

""Wushuang" will be popular and will become a hit film, I am sure."

Zhuang Wenhui was suddenly stunned.

He was silent for a long time before he said, "However, this story is really too complicated, and many people can't even understand what that reversal means when they read it for the first time." ”

Xu Zhen said: "Then what does it matter. ”

"Even if it's not reversed, "Wushuang" is also very good."

"This story is very watchable for the vast majority of audiences, and it is definitely worth the ticket price; And there are quite a few people who can understand it, and they will think that it is a work of God. ”

"How can such a movie not be popular?"

Zhuang Wenhui held the earpiece of his mobile phone and quietly looked at the gray sky outside the window, speechless for a long time.

I don't know if it's his own delusion, but at the moment when he was chatting with Xu Zhen, the sky seemed to be getting brighter.

Zhuang Wenhui opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.

Even if it is not reversed, "Mushuang" is very good......

Yes, of course!

Zhuang Wenhui subconsciously straightened his waist, only to feel that a light seemed to light up in front of him.

He has been polishing this script for eight years, every paragraph and every sentence has been meticulously crafted and scrutinized, and its value is not limited to the last reversal?

If this reversal is the only thing that looks good, how can you keep the audience in the theater for two hours?

Why do other investors cling to this reversal, repeatedly emphasizing that ordinary people can't understand it, and use this to completely deny the value of "Wushuang"?

Zhuang Wenhui stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the red sun about to rise in the gray sky, only to feel that the weather in front of him was wide open, and it was magnificent.

His eyes were stinged by the rising red sun, slightly sore, and he hurriedly turned his face away, and diverted the topic a little embarrassedly, saying, "Xiao Xu, it's almost dawn, why haven't you slept yet?" ”

Xu Zhen replied: "Sleep, I just got up." ”

Zhuang Wenhui looked at the time and said in surprise: "Got up so early? Your crew is going out on location today? ”

Xu Zhen said: "No, I have to get up and do morning class." ”

Zhuang Wenhui asked: "What is 'morning class'?" ”

Xu Zhen on the other end of the phone patiently explained: "The morning class is chanting. ”

"Get up in the morning and chant the "Lengyan Mantra", "Great Compassion Mantra", "Ten Little Mantras" and "Heart Sutra", contemplate yourself, and have good thoughts in your heart."

Zhuang Wenhui: "......"

The conversation suddenly couldn't go on.

He asked himself with some humility:

I stay up late, and people get up early; Follow the drama by yourself, and others recite scriptures......

For a while, it was a little difficult to distinguish who was young and who was middle-aged.

……

After some small talk, the two each hung up.

Zhuang Wenhui felt like he had been turned on by something, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep, he turned around the house a few times, shook his assistant uncontrollably, and urged him to contact Xu Zhen and ask for the resources of "I Want to See You".

As for Xu Zhen, he quietly finished his morning class, did morning exercises, exercised, and started a sunny and healthy life.

He has also been paying attention to the data of "I Want to See You" in the past two days, and knows that the broadcast of the first few episodes is relatively average.

is different from the high-energy opening scene of "One Kiss to Love", this drama is a suspenseful brain-burning drama after all, and there is too much foreshadowing buried in the beginning, resulting in slightly poor watchability, and the follow-up will gradually get better.

Xu Zhen was not in a hurry at this time.

At half past seven in the morning, he came to the set of "My First-Class Brother" and explained to Zhou Xiaoman, asking her to contact Zhuang Wenhui's assistant later and send him the resources of "I Want to See You".

This kind of thing Zhou Xiaoman is naturally not a problem.

However, she hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but ask, "Ah Zhen, there is something I have to report to you." ”

"The Hazelnuts have been organizing a list recently, and I want to help you compete for this year's 'Starlight Night' Person of the Year."

When Xu Zhen heard this, he was slightly stunned.

He knows that this so-called "Person of the Year" is co-sponsored by several major media outlets, and the competition is the Internet popularity of public figures from all walks of life, which is a very iconic popularity indicator.

To put it in layman's terms, it is the hottest person this year.

When "Langya Bang" exploded two years ago, Xu Zhen once entered the competition sequence of "Person of the Year".

It's just that because the broadcast time of this drama is in March, and the selection of "Person of the Year" is in October, he regrets that he was not elected.

Xu Zhen doesn't care about this, because he doesn't rely on heat to eat; But the hazelnuts cared.

Last year, he only had two non-explosive movies released, and the popularity was insufficient, and this year, there was the "Cold Face Killer" incident, and then there was "Kite" that was out of the circle due to depression, and then caught up with the release of "I Want to See You", Xu Zhen's real popularity is quite high.

The hazelnuts secretly felt that as long as they added a little more fire, they could win this "Person of the Year", so they brushed quite aggressively.

Xu Zhen asked, "Do you need my cooperation to do anything?" ”

Zhou Xiaoman shook his head and said, "I don't need to." ”

"But ......"

As she spoke, she clicked on the interface on her mobile phone, pointed out the current list to Xu Zhen, and said helplessly: "Compared with the list, we really can't brush them." ”

"Look at all these people, hey, I feel bad to see these people jumping on your head."

Xu Zhen took it and looked at it, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

He is currently ranked fourth, and he is not conceited about how popular he is, but he is not very familiar with the top three people, one is a young singer who has been mentioned recently, and the remaining two are young actors who can't be called for their works.

This popularity list, it's so strange......

Xu Zhen vaguely remembered that in the second year of his debut, the person who won the "Person of the Year" was Brother Hao.

At that time, he had three hit dramas and a big-budget movie released one after another, and during that time, he almost swept all major social platforms.

Such a person should be called "Person of the Year", right?

The so-called "fire" has to be a fire on a national scale, not a self-congratulatory fire in one's own small circle.

Xu Zhen looked at it and felt a little funny, shook his head helplessly, handed the phone back to Zhou Xiaoman, and said, "You can look at this and deal with it." ”

"Guide everyone well, it's okay to brush the list if you want, don't quarrel with people, this thing doesn't matter."

Saying that, he said with some pride: "Even if these people get the 'Person of the Year', can they get my resources?" Can you compete with me for the title of Best Actor? ”

"Hahahaha......" Zhou Xiaoman was immediately amused by him, and said, "That's what I said." ”

"It's a rush to fight with these people, and it seems that we have dropped the price."

Xu Zhen nodded and said, "What I'm saying is, tell everyone, don't worry, don't fight, I'm not interested in 'Person of the Year'." ”

"Of course, if there is anything you need my cooperation, you can tell me, and I will fully cooperate with you."

Zhou Xiaoman said: "Then, others brush this list with kryptonite, do we want to krypton a little?" ”

Xu Zhen: "......"

He looked at the time, looked left and right, and said, "Ah, it's not too early, I have to go in first to talk to everyone." ”

With that, he left the sidelines with a gust of wind.