Planetary Museum

Starbucks, Ningzhou Civic Plaza store.

The time is 10 o'clock in the morning, and it's not a weekend. This time period is almost the busiest time of the day in the store. The work that should be done has been completed. Several Starbucks employees chatted about gossip as usual.

"...This movie of primitive people, directed by Chen Ming, is very popular now."

"Who played it?"

"Qin Feng has a very masculine taste."

"I've never heard of it."

"Oh, it's just acting in this movie that became popular."

"A cup..." A young boy walked into the store, and the chatter disappeared immediately.The boy lowered his head and looked through the menu carefully. It can be seen that he doesn't come to this kind of place often, and he is still a little unfamiliar with the ordering process. "Ice chocolate, this one, medium size."

"Sir, a mug of iced chocolate, less ice?"

"It's a medium cup..." The boy obviously wore a pair of sunglasses on his face, which made him look more mature - but even so, it could be seen that he was still a child, "Okay, yes, big A cup. Ice cubes... that's fine."

"Sir, what's your name?"

"Ah, what?" The boy still had an earplug in one ear, and he seemed to think that he just misheard or didn't hear clearly.

"May I ask your last name, I will call you when it is convenient."

"Oh, Wu."

After ordering, the boy found a sofa seat by the window and sat down. He put down the backpack on his back, and quickly took out a tablet computer from it.

However, he seemed very unaccustomed to the height relationship between the seat and the table here. After trying it a few times, he always felt awkward.

In the end, he simply half-lyed down - in this coffee shop known for its temperament and style, this boy's posture is obviously not very elegant, and his behavior will quickly attract the only , the eyes of several customers.But the boy didn't seem to care about it, he just stared at the computer in his hand intently.

It seems that he should be reading a large section of written materials, and one hand is constantly swiping on the tablet... It can be seen that he is fascinated by reading it and enjoys it very much. He started humming softly along with the music in the earphones.

Soon the waiter at the dining table started calling out to the boy: "Mr. Wu, your iced chocolate is ready."

But the boy had earphones plugged in both ears at this time, obviously he didn't hear clearly.

The waiter yelled twice, and after making sure the boy wasn't listening at all, he took the initiative to send it over.

After noticing the boy's sitting posture, the waiter who delivered the drink hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether he should remind Mr. Wu tactfully, or just pretend he didn't see it.

Because Mr. Wu's sitting posture at the moment is really not very elegant.In fact, this posture cannot be called sitting, or it is better to say lying down—but it is not completely to the level of lying down—it is found in an intermediate state between sitting and lying down, and a more accurate word to describe it should be called paralysis.

There used to be a decadent sitting posture popular on the Internet, called Ge Youtan. This Mr. Wu's sitting posture is almost comparable to it, but his legs are a little more energetic than Ge Youtan's decadence. Look carefully. , seemed to be constantly beating the beat with the strange sentiment that he hummed.

Generally speaking, it is not recommended for customers to maintain this almost lying down position in the store, because it will obviously cause some trouble to nearby customers.But now there are few people after all, the waiter thought about it, but still didn't speak.At this boy's age, if he is said to be anxious, he will not look good.

But after returning, the waiter inevitably frowned secretly with a few colleagues.The store manager gave a vaccination: "Pay attention to his feet. If he puts his feet on the chair...you should go over and remind him a little bit."

The store quickly returned to calm. The boy didn't push his feet onto the sofa. He just maintained the half-lying movement of correcting energy, reading a book and listening to music while lying half-lying. , while shaking his legs.

When Shen Changwen entered the store, he saw Wu Xiaoqing like this.

"What's the matter, haven't you gotten used to it yet?" Shen Changwen knew the source of Wu Xiaoqing's posture.

This is the case for people who come back from a gravity-free environment, because the need for the heart to transport blood becomes smaller in a gravity-free environment. After returning to the earth, if you still maintain a normal walking and sitting posture, the burden on the heart will become great.Usually lying down is the best solution.

Wu Xiaoqing is young and in good health, and he continues to act without rest. Shen Changwen came back more than a week earlier, and he hasn't fully recovered yet.Now you have to carry a cane when you go out.

"I'm used to it," Wu Xiaoqing said, "I always feel like I'm lying down no matter what my posture is... Now I can't even walk smoothly, and I'm going to lie down when I sit down."

"looking at what?"

"Professor Shen, the textbook you edited, Materials Science." Wu Xiaoqing turned the tablet over and gave Shen Changwen a look. "By the way, Yevgeny asked me to ask you, have you discovered the principle of invisible materials?"

Shen Changwen shook his head: "The search and rescue team won't allow us to bring back the samples. We can't do analysis with the little equipment we brought over... This matter involves leaking secrets, so why don't you ask him?"

"Since I can ask, it means I can't reveal the secret," Wu Xiaoqing took off his earphones and picked up the half-full cup of chocolate in front of him.The ice cubes had almost melted, Wu Xiaoqing took the straw, sucked heavily, drank almost half of the glass in one breath, and then sighed softly, "It's so refreshing."

Wu Xiaoqing looked at the time on the computer: "It's almost there, why haven't you come yet?"

"Big director, busy," Shen Changwen said, "Arrange to meet in this kind of place, you are not afraid of him being recognized."

"What's the matter, anyway, we will leave when we meet. Is this the closest to the company? If you make an appointment with the company, it will be more troublesome. There are paparazzi downstairs in our company now. Many people have come to ask us in the past two days, is it right? We need actors."

Shen Changwen shook his head, as if he was a little uncomfortable with this topic: "Chen Ming is a bit overcooked, and he didn't tell us about it."

"Maybe he thinks we'll be happy." Wu Xiaoqing was rather indifferent, "I'm hesitating now, will it be self-defeating if I continue to cooperate with him?"

"Didn't you say that the search and rescue team ordered it?"

Wu Xiaoqing shrugged: "But we also have to consider our feelings... There are so many directors, why must it be him. I'm afraid of too many things... The search and rescue team doesn't think it's too big, but we are afraid. We don't want to point out the sequel. It really makes money."

"But the first film really made money, how many hundred million at the box office?"

"More than four hundred million," Wu Xiaoqing quickly drank the remaining chocolate, leaving only an empty tube to suck in the cup, making a gurgling noise.People of Wu Xiaoqing's age would like this kind of small gesture, "But it has nothing to do with us, and we don't get any dividends."

"Didn't he call you another two million yuan?"

"I mean, I think making sequels can be popular," Wu Xiaoqing was a little disapproving of this, "If we really want to make money, with Qinglan's current amount of funds, we can invest in it ourselves."

"Aren't you afraid of losing money?"

"The big deal is that I let the search and rescue team be the director... In fact, the entire direction of this movie is controlled by the search and rescue team. You see, he wrote the script, he directed the scene, he gave opinions on the camera, and I also went to edit... If I were Chen Ming, there must be something in my heart...or if he is so kind-hearted, he must give me another 200 million?"

Shen Changwen didn't continue on this topic, Wu Xiaoqing was right.He has seen Chen Ming's previous director's works before, and they are indeed far from the standard of this one.But it’s enough for them to talk about it internally. If others hear it, they will definitely say that they don’t know what to do, and just follow the stick...

"But having said that, we don't have the time to make such a fine-tuned movie," Wu Xiaoqing said, "It's just for a name. The sequel is the sequel...he's here."

Shen Changwen turned his head and saw Chen Ming at the door.He didn't come alone, he was accompanied by two actors, one Wu Xiaoqing knew, who was Qin Feng who played the leading role in "Saving the Ancestors".He didn't know the other one, she was more unfamiliar, she was a woman, but she was quite attractive.

It happened to be lunch time, and it was the time when the store was most crowded. As soon as they came in, and there were no sunglasses and masks to cover them, some people in the store immediately got up and walked over to ask for autographs.

"Director Chen, I'm a fan of yours. I watched your "Saving the Ancestors" just now. It's really good..."

"Can you sign it on the schoolbag?"

"Lu Wanqing, can you take a picture with me?"

"..."

Seeing this group of people walking straight towards the "little boy" half lying on the sofa, the customers in the store showed obvious surprises, and the store manager and the clerk who had delivered coffee to the "little boy" even appeared inexplicably. half body cold sweat.

Chen Ming's visit was obviously deliberate, perhaps to let Wu Xiaoqing see how popular they are now, to feel the success of the first play, or to take the opportunity to create momentum, just as he unilaterally disclosed to the reporter before, and will also follow The same news about Wu Xiaoqing's co-production of the second part...

These tricks may be common in the entertainment industry, but Wu Xiaoqing still doesn't take it seriously.It's nothing more than to negotiate a good price later - Wu Xiaoqing is not only the screenwriter of the sequel, but also the person in charge of some investors.It is estimated that Director Chen has some kind of confidence in himself, so doing this will give him a little more confidence.

Among the three, Qin Feng, who was the least famous, got rid of the crowd first, and came to say hello to Wu Xiaoqing: "Mr. Wu, Professor Shen."

Wu Xiaoqing asked, "Did you come here by car?"

"Correct."

"Go straight to your car, we won't chat here."

"Row."

Although Qin Feng has a nickname for a play, but now it is just an errand.After passing the message, he followed Wu Xiaoqing and the others to the commercial vehicle. After waiting for five or six minutes, Chen Ming still didn't come back. Qin Feng wanted to go back to urge him, but Wu Xiaoqing stopped him: "It's okay, let's wait for a while." It will be fine later."

After speaking, Wu Xiaoqing asked him again: "Bring you two here, will Director Chen let you try the play first?"

Qin Feng regained his spirit: "So the story of the sequel is true."

"That's right," Wu Xiaoqing nodded. "The plot design is almost the same, and it's also about saving the ancients. This time, it's a volcanic eruption. You've seen Pompeii doomsday, something like this."

Qin Feng seriously took out a small notebook, which seemed to be recording: "Then how will the state of the characters be different this time?"

Qin Feng was regarded as the protagonist before, and the number one was playing Wu Xiaoqing.

Since it is a sequel, it is best to keep the original protagonist.Others may face some changes - if this movie is really made into a series of movies, Qin Feng, who is the leading actor, will definitely become popular. This is a flashpoint in his career.Qin Feng participated in the filming process of the entire crew, so he naturally knows what Wu Xiaoqing means to the film.

Not to mention that he is still one of the investors, even if he is just a screenwriter, just doing the previous work, Wu Xiaoqing's importance to Qin Feng is still unquestionable.

What's more, because of Wu Xiaoqing's critical pat on the shoulder during the casting process, Qin Feng has always maintained enough gratitude and respect for Wu Xiaoqing no matter on the set or after the shooting.

So it's not surprising that Qin Feng has such an attitude.

"It's no different." Different from the trivial and delicate high requirements on the set, Wu Xiaoqing felt that there was no need to talk about the character's state and dig into the character's heart during the creative stage...

For a series of commercial films, the first film is the most important. After the people are set up, the only thing to do is to push the boat along the way, repeating one after another. Let's see the effect and decide..."

As soon as Wu Xiaoqing finished speaking, Chen Ming came back and apologized repeatedly when he opened the car door: "I've been waiting for a long time, I'm sorry, the fans are too enthusiastic.