Chapter 35: Desire Eradication
Lai Qixiao walked out of the movie theater with the flow of people, looking up at the dusk sky, a flock of tired birds over the red-dyed clouds, and also wrapped in a layer of shining glow.
"It's such a wonderful movie, but it's a pity it's a plagiarism." Looking at the movie posters posted on the walls of the movie theater, Lai Qixiao, who had already watched the whole film, couldn't help but sigh. Taking advantage of the time after school on Friday, he went to the cinema alone to watch "The Blue Kingdom" recommended by Yuanzi, as Yuanzi said yesterday, the comprehensive quality of the movie is quite high, especially the script writing is extremely good, and every plot is impressive. If nothing else, it should be able to compete for the best film of the year.
But at the end of the day, it's a plagiarized work.
Chikako Ikeda, 24, wrote a script for a film she wrote while she was in college. Relying on this script, she successfully won the Best Newcomer Award that year, and since then she has gained fame and fortune, and has become a well-known young scriptwriter in the industry in just two years. According to the news in the entertainment newspaper, she will have another movie to be released in the near future.
But who would have thought that "The Blue Kingdom", which made her stand out in the industry, was actually a shameful plagiarized work?
Lai Qixiao looked at the photo of Chikako Ikeda printed in the magazine, and the photo showed her delicate makeup, beautiful face engraved with a flamboyant personality that could not be concealed. is different from Lai Qixiao, who wears glasses, this is a beauty who is quite eye-catching in the crowd.
After remembering Chikako Ikeda's appearance, Akira wrote the name of the promising young scriptwriter on a notepad.
After the familiar feeling, the beautiful red dusk turned into a gloomy dome in the blink of an eye, and the remnants of the half of the sun finally disappeared.
"The sticky note worked, and it seems that my memory is not wrong. Now let me take a look at the map, where the target is...... Right near me? Lai Qixiao spread out the map that the sticky note book had turned into, and found that the exclamation mark representing the target happened to be near him. As he looked around at the buildings, he was convinced that Chikako Ikeda's shadow was in the cinema behind him.
"I understand that for Chikako Ikeda, the script is the tool for her to become famous, and the cinema is the necessary place for her to fulfill her desires. In this way, perhaps the shadow of Chikako Ikeda can be found in any movie theater in the cognitive world where "The Kingdom of Blue" has been screened? ”
Lai Qixiao took the useless map in his arms and entered the medium-sized movie theater again.
He didn't wander around the theater for long when he spotted Chikako Ikeda in one of the theaters. In the theater, she was dressed in a gown, and she stood elegantly in front of the rows of seats, with the screen of the theater behind her. The movie that is playing on the screen is naturally her famous work "Blue Kingdom".
The shadow of Chikako Ikeda also wore a mask on her face, covering her domineering face.
"It's not like I'm here to see a movie, it's like I'm here to receive an award!" Laiqixiao walked to the first row in front of Chikako Ikeda and waved at her, but her body was illusory and she couldn't detect the existence of Laiqixiao, and still maintained an elegant form in front of the screen.
After thinking for a while, he suddenly applauded the illusory Chikako Ikeda in front of him. After the applause, the shadow Chikako Ikeda, who was originally motionless like a wax figure, bowed slightly in thanks, and a voice of implicit pride came out under the mask:
"Thank you, thank you all for your support. I will live up to everyone's high expectations for me, create better works than "Teal Kingdom" in the future, and go further on the path of scripter! ”
Laiqi Xiao rolled the map in his arms into a cylinder again, and handed it to the shadow Ikeda Chikako with this as a microphone, and he said in a reporter's tone:
"Ms. Ikeda, is it true that the award-winning work "The Blue Kingdom" at the time of your debut was actually a plagiarized work?"
"Thank you for the interview! You're right, The Teal Kingdom is a plagiarized work. Its original author was Atsuko of mine, a classmate of mine, but she committed suicide, and this work is now mine. Shadow Chikako Ikeda passionately exposes her crimes into the microphone, as if telling some glorious experience.
"It's so sincere!" After listening to Chikako Ikeda's acceptance speech, Lai Qixiao applauded, "But I personally give you zero points!" ”
"Ma'am, you will receive an invitation to my Phantom of the Thief, and I would like to invite you to a farewell party, the farewell party of the young scripter Chikako Ikeda."
"Goodbye, ma'am. The next time you follow the invitation, it's the end of your career. ”
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After leaving the cognitive world, Lai Qixiao turned around and rushed to the Medieval Art Museum. He's going to validate something there.
Entering the museum, Lai Qixiao found the tall figure of Director Ochiai Gundam among the scattered guests. He secretly opened his third eye, and didn't find the same dangerous red light on Director Ochiai's body as last time.
In order to be on the safe side, Lai Qixiao took the initiative to approach the past and said hello to Director Ochiai, who was taking care of the artwork:
"Good evening, Director Ochiai!"
When Director Ochiai heard Laiqixiao's voice, he quickly turned his head and responded:
"Good evening, you were the sharp-eyed gentleman from last time? Speaking of which, I haven't asked your name yet! ”
"I'm calling Qi Xiao, don't call me 'sir', I'm still a high school student."
"I know, you came in your school uniform last time, too." Director Ochiai smiled happily, and seemed to be in a good mood, "But for me, it's really rare for a young man like you to appreciate art. So, I think you should be treated as a like-minded friend. ”
"Thank you so much for admiring me, but I'm not as appreciative of art as you think." Lai Qixiao stepped forward and shook hands with Director Ochiai, "Curator, it looks like you're in a good mood today!" ”
"Haha, you can see it, I thought I had good emotional management!" Director Ochiai touched his beard happily, and his eyes under his thick white eyebrows sparkled.
"Actually, a knot in my heart has been untied these days. The owner of this museum told me this morning that he has decided to keep the museum in business! ”
"That's great news, congratulations!" Lai Qixiao congratulated from the bottom of his heart, "In this way, when I come to visit next time, I don't have to worry about this place becoming other facilities!" ”
"You're right! However, it's time for a change. ”
"Come to Qijun, look at these beautiful works of art, their sparkle is enough to transcend the shackles of time and spread to this day. But the art museum that carries them is different, the art museum itself is not art, but a facility to allow more people to appreciate the brilliance of art. Therefore, in order to let the young people of this generation also taste the beauty of art, I plan to work with all the staff to transform this museum, which has carried memories for decades, and make it a memory for the next generation! ”
Looking at Director Ochiai, who was old but still full of expectations for the future, Lai Qixiao sincerely cheered for him.
It's really good, it seems that the desire of Director Ochiai will never run away again. Lai Qixiao thought to himself.