Initially, Yang Yi wanted to send Xi Xi to kindergarten and return to the set to wait for the filming to be completed. However, Lu Benjie's visit still delayed Yang Yi for a moment.
Lu Benjie was the manager of the Sahara Publishing House. Now that the publishing house was restructured, Yang Yi promoted Lu Benjie to the position of Deputy Editor. However, the job wasn't much different from before, and he was still in charge of Yang Yi's works.
"Please take a seat. If there's anything, you can just say it over the phone. There's no need for you to come all the way here." Yang Yi smiled at Lu Benjie.
Sitting before Yang Yi, Lu Benjie held a stack of manuscripts in his hand. It was the manuscript that Yang Yi gave to Lu Benjie a few days ago. With a bitter smile, Lu Benjie replied, "I had no choice but to come. After reading your book, my feelings are complicated, and I can't explain it over the phone."
"You're done reading it?"
"Yes, I'm done!" Not only did Lu Benjie finish reading it, he even read it a few times. It wasn't easy for him to figure out the plot, and he also saw many details that he couldn't see in the first and second reading.
"How is it? Give me an objective evaluation! "Yang Yi asked in high spirits.
Yang Yi had spent a lot of effort to adapt this book, and he had no idea how effective it was. Hence, he wanted Lu Benjie's feedback.
"It's a terrifying novel. To be honest, it gave me goosebumps, but … I couldn't stop myself." Lu Benjie sighed. "Mr. Yang, your conception is truly unparalleled. Furthermore, compared to your previous works, even the popular Prison Break, this book's plot is more meticulous and logical."
After a brief hesitation, Lu Benjie firmly said, "It's the most unique, exciting, and thrilling mystery novel that I've ever read!"
Letting out a sigh of relief, Yang Yi smiled. "With such an evaluation, I'm relieved."
At the very least, he didn't destroy a classic.
"But the problem is that this novel is too different from your original style. I'm afraid that your readers won't be able to accept it!" Lu Benjie actually wanted to talk to Yang Yi about this problem.
"What do you mean?" Yang Yi frowned.
"It has nothing to do with the subject matter. It's just that your original style is still relatively positive. Soldiers' Assault and Drawing Sword are novels that encourage people to be positive. Let's not talk about the fairy tale book you wrote for your daughter. Although Sins of the Past also walks on the edge of darkness, it's still good overall. Even though Prison Break is a story about a group of criminals, the style of the story is still focused on fighting evil."
Lu Benjie sighed and said, "But in this book, your protagonists are all villains. Even if I admit that they have a sunny side, but … everything they do can't be said to be good! "
"And then?"
"Then, I'm afraid that the readers you've accumulated won't be able to accept it," Lu Benjie whispered.
"So you're saying that my book about villains can't be published?" Yang Yi was still a little surprised.
"No, no, that's not what I meant. This book is very good. It dissects human nature very deeply. People who like it will like it very much … It's just that I think you should consider changing your pen name and specialize in this type of book. So as to avoid losing the original readers. "Lu Benjie finally gave his suggestion after being naggy for so long.
Yang Yi was amused. He said, "So that's what you're worried about! Then let me ask you, if I change my pen name, will the number of readers be more or less than what I have now? "
"It will definitely be less in the early stages, but it's hard to say in the later stages. I think this novel is a rare top work in suspense novels. Readers who like suspense novels will be very loyal to your novel, so the number of readers will also increase in the later stages. It's just that I don't know how many readers there will be. It's hard to compare!" Lu Benjie said.
"Then don't change it!" Yang Yi waved his hand and said, "I'm not an author who only writes about one theme. Military, fairy tales, crime, each of these themes is very different from the others, and the readers are also different. But what does it matter? I don't need to care about the loss of readers. The gap will be filled by new readers. As long as the quality of the work is guaranteed, there's nothing to be afraid of! "
"Well, well …"
Lu Benjie's will was not firm. After Yang Yi raised his objection, he didn't mention the matter of changing Yang Yi's pen name again. He just discussed the plan of the new book with Yang Yi, and soon left.
…
Whether it was a movie or a TV series, they were not shot in the order of the plot. Because of the cost, the director would mess up the order of the shooting and try to finish the scenes in the same set at the same time.
The crew of "Fairy Tale" was like this. The last few scenes before the end of filming were not the scene of Xu Shishi lying on the hospital bed with her hands hanging down weakly, but the scene of Ah Guang and Xu Shishi in the piano room. Ah Guang was playing the piano, and Xu Shishi fainted and fell down.
"Cut!" Du Yuanlei shouted again.
She paused and looked at "Xu Shishi" who was still lying on the ground. She said softly, "Qin Wen, get up first."
Qin Wen sighed and got up from the ground. She complained, "Sigh, is it still not enough? If I fall down again, I'll be dead! "
For the last scene, Du Yuanlei had NGs many times. She wanted to shoot it perfectly. She wanted to capture the shock of Xu Shishi's fall. She also wanted to capture Ah Guang who was playing the piano and turned his head when he heard the sound. He was stunned, at a loss, and in disbelief.
Du Yuanlei was very careful with every detail. Therefore, she NGs again and again. She asked Guo Ziyi to make the ordinary dullness into a complicated dullness. She also asked Qin Wen to make the fainting scene more realistic …
Yang Yi, who was watching from the side, felt sorry for Qin Wen. This little star really worked hard when she was acting. She fell down again and again, and she didn't hesitate at all. Not only was she in pain, but everyone who was watching also felt sorry for her!
In fact, Yang Yi felt that Guo Ziyi and Qin Wen had filmed it very well. Especially the scene just now, he felt his heart tremble when he saw it. He didn't know why Du Yuanlei still felt that it was not enough. He was puzzled in his heart, but he didn't interfere with Du Yuanlei's direction.
Du Yuanlei waited for everyone to look over. Just when everyone thought that she was going to talk about the script, she smiled slightly and winked playfully, which was a rare sight. She quickly said, "I hereby announce that our micro movie called 'Fairy Tale' has finished filming!"
"Ah?" Everyone was stunned for a while.
The reaction seemed to be a bit slow, and the scene was a bit awkward.
Why is there no reaction? Du Yuanlei waved her hand in embarrassment, "Surprise?"
"Really, really finished?" Wang Chao asked uncertainly.
"It's really finished!" Guo Ziyi reacted. He jumped up from the piano stool excitedly and waved his fist.
At this moment, everyone really cheered. Although it was a bit awkward just now, the joy of completion made them jump up happily.
Du Yuanlei, who had been serious for half a month, also smiled. Although she was very fierce before, and although she fooled everyone just now, she was still surrounded by everyone. She was even thrown up in the air.
"Let's go, it's finished. Let's go to the buffet!" After a while, Yang Yi was also surrounded by everyone. He waved his hand heroically, "I have also prepared champagne for all of you. Today, we have to celebrate!"
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