In the afternoon, at the nameless restaurant …
Lu Zhiyao, Zhang Zuting, Lin Ruyi, Zhu Xiaoce, Huang Sibo, the scriptwriter team, the post-production team, and the other core members of Fei Huang Workspace gathered together, chatting and enjoying the food.
"That's why I still think that Boss Pei had great foresight when he decided to dub the entire film in English from the beginning! Otherwise, how could he have such a good domestic and overseas box office? Look at the blockbusters in recent years. How many of them have earned tens of millions of US dollars overseas?! "
"Yes, Boss Pei has definitely given this film a soul!"
"At least fifty percent of all the awards that this film received from the film critics were from Boss Pei."
"Only fifty percent?"
"Sorry, I said too little. I'll punish myself with a glass. "
"Director Zhu, did you bring the trophy?"
"Yes, I did. Come, pass it carefully. If you knock it, you'll have to wait until next year to win another one."
"Director Zhu, you're wrong. Are you so confident? Next year? What if we win the Palme d 'Or next year? "
"That's right. This might be the last Jury Prize we win at Cannes. If we win all the Palme d 'Or in the future, it would be too memorable. We have to handle it with care!"
"All in all, we still have to thank Boss Pei! It's a pity that Boss Pei is too busy to come. "
"Everyone, let's toast to Boss Pei!"
"Yes, let's toast to Boss Pei!"
Everyone raised their glasses, their faces flushed. Obviously, they were having a good time, and they were a little drunk.
However, for some reason, this scene looked a little like the whole village eating and drinking.
Lu Zhiyao also drank two glasses, which was rare. He asked Zhu Xiaoce, "Director Zhu, have you been preparing for a new film recently?"
Zhu Xiaoce waved his hand. "Don't mention it. Boss Pei has long given us' shock therapy '. The entire department is on paid leave! However, we can also take this opportunity to accumulate inspiration and strengthen our foundation.
"To be honest, I think that Tomorrow is Beautiful could have done better if we had a stronger foundation. I feel that it's a pity that our strength has dragged down Boss Pei's ideas. We have to continue working hard and strive for the next film. We will not drag Boss Pei down! "
Lu Zhiyao nodded. "In that case, I think my acting skills are not good enough. I have to continue working hard. Indeed, working with Boss Pei makes you think about how to improve. "
Zhang Zuting ate his barbecued meat and asked Huang Sibo, "What exactly is Boss Pei busy with? So busy that you don't even have time for a meal? "
Huang Sibo smiled. "Uncle Zhang, don't you know Boss Pei?"
"He doesn't like celebrating in the first place."
"Actually, Boss Pei has always been like this. It was the same when he created games in the past. When the game became popular and made money, everyone would celebrate happily. Then, Boss Pei would immediately think about the next project. He would never indulge in such complacency.
"I really can't learn this."
"Of course, apart from that, Boss Pei is also very busy. Look at the projects he has on hand: internet cafes, take-out, apartments, gyms, two games …
Huang Sibo tried to count, but probably because he was drunk, he couldn't get a clear count even after a long time.
"In short, I'm really busy. I think that if it were someone else, they would have already fainted from handling so many projects at the same time. The communication between the various departments would have been completely messed up. "
"There's no way to take care of everything at the same time."
"However, Boss Pei is different. He can smooth out the relationships between the various departments very well. He can also make many departments cooperate with each other and advance according to his own layout. This is not something that ordinary people can do."
Zhang Zuting nodded. "Indeed."
"However … if Boss Pei doesn't have time for a meal, he should have time to meet and talk, right?"
"I haven't seen Boss Pei for a while, indeed."
"Why don't we visit Boss Pei and greet him before leaving? We won't waste his time. What do you think?"
Lu Zhiyao nodded. "Alright! However, I don't think we should have too many people. We don't want to affect Boss Pei's work. "
Zhu Xiaoce said, "The important thing is … do you know where Boss Pei is? It doesn't seem appropriate to call and ask, right? "
Huang Sibo pondered for a moment. "It's indeed inappropriate to call. Boss Pei would definitely take it seriously once he picks up the phone. If he specially takes time to meet us, wouldn't that disrupt his original work plans? How about this? We'll go to the places that Boss Pei frequents and try our luck. If we meet, we'll greet him. If we don't, forget it. "
"Alright!" Lu Zhiyao and the others agreed readily.
…
At 4 PM, Tengda Games …
Huang Sibo was a little discouraged. "If Boss Pei isn't here, there's nothing we can do."
After the gathering, they had already gone to Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's Handong University branch, Deposit Fitness, and Boss Pei's office on the 16th floor of Shenhua View. However, Boss Pei was not there.
In the end, they could only try their luck at Tengda Games. If they could not see Boss Pei, they could only give up.
After all, Tengda had so many departments. It was not realistic to look for them one by one.
Everyone walked into Tengda Games' office, hoping to see Boss Pei's familiar figure.
At that moment, Hu Xianbin was scratching his head anxiously at his desk.
Suddenly, he saw a few people walking in from the corner of his eye.
He looked up and was instantly shocked!
Zhang Zuting? Lu Zhiyao? Huang Sibo? Zhu Xiaoce?
Weren't they the two main leads and director of Tomorrow is Beautiful?
Hu Xianbin was overjoyed. He rushed over and grabbed Huang Sibo's hand.
"Brother Huang! Are you telepathic? How did you know that I wanted to contact you? "
Huang Sibo was stunned. "Contact me? Why did you contact me? "
Hu Xianbin said, "I wanted you to look for Director Zhu to help guide the actors' acting skills!"
The four newcomers were confused. "Acting skills? What acting skills? Is Tengda filming a movie again? "
Hu Xianbin quickly explained, "It's the acting skills of motion-capture actors! Boss Pei's new game, Struggle! "
As he explained, he took out the script for Struggle and handed it to Zhang Zuting and Lu Zhiyao.
Zhang Zuting took the script, and the more he read, the more exaggerated his expression became.
After roughly reading the first two pages of the story, Zhang Zuting slapped his thigh. "Boss Pei, why didn't you make such a good script into a movie? It's hard to say how the box office will do with such a deep theme, but it will definitely win awards! "
Huang Sibo had a different opinion. "Uncle Zhang, this game is divided into two versions — the poor version and the rich version. There must be some special meaning behind it. It would be difficult to handle if it was made into a movie."
"What's so difficult about that? Just think of a way to merge them together! Exposing the gap between the rich and the poor would have a very high ceiling! "Zhang Zuting still felt that it was better to make it into a movie.
Zhu Xiaoce tried to smooth things over. "It's alright, Uncle Zhang. If the game really becomes popular, we can still consider making it into a movie. I believe Boss Pei would have some plans."
He turned to look at Hu Xianbin. "So, you said that you wanted to guide the actors? What's going on? "
Hu Xianbin said, "I'm having a headache over this.
"All the scenes in our game will be captured using real people's movements. We will try our best to restore every detail and expression of the actors.
"What's more, according to Boss Pei's requirements, the art style of our game will be more exaggerated. We will try our best to highlight the facial features of these characters.
"However, this will also increase the requirements for the actors' performance. That's because facial features require more exaggerated acting skills. These motion-capture actors are basically minor actors with little experience in this area …"
Zhang Zuting immediately understood. "That's easy. Can't I just make a trip to guide them? I've acted as many poor people and rich people. I know how to exaggerate. Leave this to me! "
Hu Xianbin was pleasantly surprised. "Really? Thank you so much! But … will this affect your original itinerary … "
Zhang Zuting waved his hand. "It's alright. Boss Pei has helped me so much. I'm returning a favor. I'm just giving them some pointers on their acting skills. It's nothing."
Hu Xianbin was overjoyed. "Thank you so much, Mr. Zhang!"
Zhang Zuting could not help but smile.
Although he did not meet Boss Pei, it was not bad to be able to help him by chance!
…
…
June 22nd, Wednesday …
At Jingzhou's old industrial zone …
Pei Qian looked at the rapidly building Thriller Hostel and its surrounding facilities. He felt an inexplicable sense of melancholy.
The construction was progressing too quickly!
Pei Qian hoped that the construction would be slower, but no one could hear his thoughts.
Pei Qian had come twice over the past two days. He mainly wanted to understand the current situation of Thriller Hostel so that he would not be caught off guard.
However, after looking, he realized that the situation was not very optimistic!
The original Thriller Hostel was just a lonely haunted house in the old industrial zone. There were basically no other facilities around it. It was very inconspicuous.
But now, Director Li and the other investors had built a restaurant and a hotel here. Even the plaza outside had been renovated. Together with the fountain in the center, it looked like it was the real deal!
Although they were all renovated using the original factories in the old industrial zone, everyone cleaned up the surrounding environment. The accumulated construction waste was gone, and the lush weeds were gone. Everything became serious at once.
The Golden Maze was still being renovated, but it looked different almost every day. Pei Qian panicked even more as he looked at the various complicated structures.
However, there were still a few problems that had not been solved. For example, how to advertise this place so that all the tourists in the country would know about this place, how to deal with the traffic from the city to the old industrial zone, and so on.
Pei Qian wandered around Thriller Hostel twice and planned to slip away.
However, he heard a surprised voice just as he was about to leave.
"Boss Pei? I knew that you care a lot about this place even though you said that you would lose money here. You even took time out of your busy schedule to come and take a look! "
The corners of Pei Qian's mouth twitched. He did not need to turn around to know that it was Boss Li.
He had been sneaking here for the past two days like a thief because he was afraid that he would meet Boss Li and cause some unnecessary drama.
In the end, what he was afraid of happened. He still met Boss Li!
Pei Qian sighed silently, turned around, and smiled. "Boss Li, good afternoon."
Boss Li's face was full of smiles. "Boss Pei, did you come specially because you knew that I was going to call the investors here today to discuss the publicity of Thriller Hostel? Boss Pei must have a good idea about publicity! "
Pei Qian: "?"
There's no such thing. You've completely misunderstood!
Obviously, Boss Li and the investors also knew that Thriller Hostel could not be profitable in its current state. It would be difficult to even maintain daily expenses, much less recover its capital.
That was because there was not enough traffic.
It was definitely not enough to rely on the locals of Jingzhou for such a large amusement park. It needed tourists from all over the country and even the world.
However, how to publicize Thriller Hostel was a problem.
The special topic 'Great American Jingzhou' that Quanmin Reviews did previously would definitely have some effect, but it was obviously not enough.
Pei Qian laughed. "I'm sorry, Boss Li. I'll leave first. Take your time."
With that, Pei Qian got into his car and left at lightning speed.
Li Shi stood rooted to the ground, a little confused by Boss Pei's sudden appearance.
However, there was nothing he could do. He could only sigh helplessly and silently go back to discuss publicity with the investors.
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