I make a thriller, it's God chasing and feeding

Chapter 407 [Cannes]

This kid, Lu Yongan, is quite thoughtful and has clear ideas.

Within a few days, the good news that he became the class monitor was announced.

That evening, the Lu family gathered together for a meal to celebrate the young man becoming an official.

But after a while, his growth rate left Lu Zhengyi and his wife dumbfounded.

In less than two weeks, this boy has already made a girlfriend in his class, and he is planning to recommend her to be the study committee member.

"This is your son."

Until bedtime, Zhang Xueming had not yet recovered from her son's shocking words at the dinner table.

"Isn't he your son?"

Lu Zhengyi subconsciously followed this and replied.

But just after he finished speaking, he couldn't help laughing again, "This kid is good, he has great potential. This level of forming cliques and factions can only be attributed to your genes."

"dare you laugh!"

Zhang Xueming patted his arm vigorously, "You're only in the first grade, what will happen when you grow up?"

"No, don't think about it that way." Lu Zhengyi was a little helpless. "He just wants to help one of his own people get promoted. What's so funny about that?"

"It's hard to say for kids nowadays." Zhang Xueming shook her head. "I only thought about my studies before, but never considered this issue. Now I have to think about it."

"Don't worry."

Lu Zhengyi said softly, "I will teach him everything that needs to be taught. As for boys, of course I, as a father, will be responsible for them."

But when he went to pick him up from school the next day, he realized that his wife was overthinking it.

"We have broken up."

Lu Zhengyi looked somewhat helpless under his helmet. "Are you breaking up so easily? You have to be serious and sincere when it comes to your relationship."

Their helmets were connected via Bluetooth, so they could hear each other clearly even while wearing full-face helmets.

It even ignored the sound of wind caused by the speed of the car.

"I knew that, so I broke up with her as soon as I realized she was not suitable."

Lu Yongan said with a reasonable look, "I originally thought that she is very beautiful, sings very well, and can play the piano, which can make up for my shortcomings in these aspects."

"Just like you and mom, I want to find someone who can complement me in other ways."

"But I found that my personality was not compatible with hers. She was very strong, just like me, and we often quarreled."

"That progress was pretty fast. They started dating on the first day and broke up on the second day because of a quarrel." Lu Zhengyi's smile widened. "What about the study committee member?"

"Of course she should be the one. Her grades are the best among those out-of-town students, and her handwriting is very beautiful."

Lu Yongan said righteously, "If I don't vote for her just because we had conflicts in the past, others will think I'm petty."

Lu Zhengyi asked hesitantly: "Then what about the next one..."

"Who do you think I am, Dad?"

Lu Yongan was anxious, "I am very serious about relationships!"

Yes, seriously.

Serious in a sense.

Lu Zhengyi felt that he was making friends rather than having a girlfriend, a very normal one, but he had given the wrong definition of "girlfriend".

He just found someone closer to him to study and play with.

Apart from that, he probably doesn't have any idea of ​​true love between men and women.

"But there's someone weird in our class."

But then, Lu Yongan mentioned other interesting things, "Also among the out-of-town students, there was a girl who seemed to... well, like girls."

"..."

The expression under Lu Zhengyi's helmet became even more subtle. Is this the expression of today's kids?
"She doesn't talk to boys at all, and neither do I."

"Even those annoying people in the class who wanted to compete with me for the class monitor before, they would respond to me when I talked to them."

"But she completely ignored me and other boys and only played with girls."

Lu Yongan continued.

"Maybe she's just shy." Lu Zhengyi tried to analyze. "On the contrary, there should be some girls who only play with boys."

This was quite common when he was in school.

But generally, after junior high school or high school, some people only hang out with men or women and have no contact with the opposite sex at all.

"No, she's the real annoying type, I can tell."

Lu Yongan was behind them, shaking his head, "During physical education class before, a boy accidentally bumped into her, and her eyes were simply...capable of killing!"

“Hahaha, then you should stay away.” Lu Zhengyi laughed, “If they don’t like it, we shouldn’t get close to them. Just make good friends with other friends.”

"Oh, but are the interactions between elementary school students so complicated nowadays?"

"Or maybe it's because your school is an elite private elementary school, so it's special."

"I feel like it's the school's fault. What a trouble. What a trouble."

Lu Yongan looked like a little adult, sighing, "The class next door is even more chaotic than ours. There are foreigners, and the foreigners are divided into the Star-Spangled Americans, the Japanese, and the Southern Dynasties."

"If we break it down further, we can divide them by skin color. The yellow ones stand together, the black ones stand together, and the white ones stand together. The people from the He Kingdom and the Southern Dynasty look down on each other, and the people from the Tang Kingdom look down on everyone except their own. The class monitor hasn't been chosen yet."

"Fortunately, our class is full of Tang people, otherwise it would be really hard for me to manage them. By the way, don't tell my mom about this, or she might transfer me to another class. She likes to do these challenging things."

Lu Zhengyi felt very confused just by listening.

"Oh, Uncle Bai."

When Lu Zhengyi returned home and just parked his motorcycle in the garage, he heard Lu Yongan, who had entered the house earlier, calling out.

"You've grown so big."

Lu Zhengyi walked over and saw Bai Wei standing there scratching his head. Next to him was Lu Yongan. "Hey, I remember the last time I saw him, he was just... just this young."

"Children grow up quickly. They grow up before you know it."

Lu Zhengyi smiled and replied, “When did you arrive? You didn’t send me a message in advance, otherwise I would have asked my mother to pick up the child.”

He entered the house and saw his mother helping in the kitchen with ingredients for dinner.

"The flight is at around 4 o'clock, and I thought you would be home all the time." Bai Wei followed behind, "But I forgot that An An is in elementary school now, and you should be picking her up from school at this time."

"how are things?"

After Lu Zhengyi sat down, he skillfully began to boil water and prepare tea. "Are there new films? I remember the script you chose this time was..."

Since returning home, he has become more and more skilled in entertaining guests.

When people come, don't worry about anything else, just make the tea first.

Even if there is no topic, as long as we start drinking tea, you take a cup, I take a cup, and talk about tea leaves and water sources, the atmosphere won't be too awkward.

"Annabelle."

Bai Wei replied, "This type of puppet movie is more suitable for me."

"Well, since you filmed The Conjuring, Annabell is indeed a good match for you." Lu Zhengyi nodded. "Did you bring the finished film here?" He thought that Bai Wei wanted him to help check the quality again.

"No, we haven't finished filming yet. It's only been a short while since we started shooting."

Bai Wei quickly replied, "I came here mainly for the award of Dead Silence. We sent this film to the Cannes Film Festival and it was successfully nominated for Best Film."

"Whether or not you can win the award will be determined in a while."

"We all hope that if we are selected and win the Palme d'Or, we hope you can be there to enjoy this honor with us."

Winning the award is the responsibility of the entire crew.

The Mei Limao crew was founded by Lu Zhengyi, so if they were going to receive an award, he had to be present.

"Row."

Lu Zhengyi agreed without hesitation.

It has been a while since a trophy was placed in the Meilimao Studio's Hall of Fame. The last award was won by Chang Zhengwei for Best Actor.

"That's great, the others will be happy too."

Bai Wei breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, he had forgotten that Lu Yongan was already old enough to go to elementary school and that Lu Zhengyi would pick him up.

But he did not forget that he had to contact them in advance before visiting someone's home.

As for why he didn't call to confirm first, it was because he was afraid of being rejected.

Some things are more sincere when said in person.

It is easy for others to say no over the phone.

Finally, the goal of this trip was achieved. The Mei Limao crew won the award without the founder, although Lu Zhengyi did not participate in the filming of Dead Silence.

But the name is there, and they have gained a lot of popularity and convenience with this name.

If such an important link as the award ceremony is absent, it will cause some unnecessary speculation.

"Speaking of which, Li Chuan... Is there still no news from Director Li?"

After completing a big task, Bai Wei finally relaxed and was able to talk about other things. "Well, his film took a long time to shoot. It's been almost two years, right?"

"It's not even two years yet." Lu Zhengyi shook his head. "It's not that easy to shoot his film. It's very difficult. I'm not sure I can shoot it well."

"You should have read the script, right? After all, the script library is open to internal directors."

"Those death scenes are difficult to control, such as a drop of rain causing a circuit board to burn out, or a light bulb exploding, with broken glass shards falling on the heads of supporting characters or the main characters."

"The protagonist or supporting character thought that this was the death coming and they could just dodge it, but they didn't expect that they would be hit by a speeding car as soon as they dodged it."

"The slow-motion footage of the moment he was knocked away, the blood spurting out, the twisted bones, the sunken face... there are so many details to show, it was very troublesome."

Such a film...

“If he can film it, it might open up a new track.”

Lu Zhengyi's tone was serious.

But this attitude is a kind of pressure for Bai Wei.

Personal pressure.

"Do you think highly of him?"

Bai Wei replied with difficulty, everyone thought that he had won the last competition.

In the duel between Dead Silence and The Ring, he won with absolute advantage.

Whether you are an outsider or an insider, everyone stands on his side.

But only the people in the Meilimao crew knew that they were the losers.

Both Dead Silence and The Ring were previously produced by Lu Zhengyi, and they tend to be psychological and spiritual horror, and are on the same track.

If Wang Xiaoxu had been able to help, the box office of The Ring would probably have surpassed that of Dead Silence.

The difference between him and Li Chuanxin is that the latter is moving forward with a heavy load, while he is being carried forward by the Meilimao crew.

I have many advantages, but despite those advantages, I have only achieved a slightly better result.

"Ah."

Lu Zhengyi nodded, "Maybe... this will give people the feeling that I am encouraging you to compete and clash with each other, so that you can push each other and grow."

"Perhaps, this reason is valid, but at the end of the day, I don't think there is any comparison between you and Director Li."

"The gap between you is too big. It's not because he has more than ten years of work experience than you, but a difference in cognition and thinking."

During the previous learning stage, he could still feel Bai Wei's progress.

The ideas he came up with from time to time sometimes made me feel refreshed.

but now……

It feels like copy and paste.

Homogeneity, yes, homogeneity, Bai Wei is repeatedly shooting the same content in the same way.

Although the plot is different, the storyboards, the plot arrangement, and many, many things are exactly the same.

Of course, this is for now.

However, Lu Zhengyi's words were very straightforward, so straightforward that Bai Wei didn't know how to respond or maintain the situation.

He left quickly and didn't even stay for dinner.

"Meow."

Ayong jumped onto the sofa and said something.

"He's not a kid anymore, I'm just telling the truth."

Lu Zhengyi replied, "He and Li Chuanxin already have a lot of differences."

"That guy has only made two movies and has very little experience as a director, yet he dares to set his goals so high."

"But there's nothing we can do about it. Since he chose to film under the name of the Mei Limao crew, he has to bear this kind of pressure."

Bai Wei had no way to start as a truly new director because he used the name of the Meilimao crew to shoot, regardless of what the resulting work looked like.

His work experience and his newcomer status can only provide him with a small amount of protection.

People will always compare him to themselves because they were once the director of the Meilimao crew, and now they want to be the one at the helm.

"Mom, didn't you call me and tell me Bai Wei is here?" Zhang Xueming got off work early, which was rare, and they were preparing to have dinner together, but when she got home, she didn't see Bai Wei.

"Do you have anything to do with him?"

Lu Zhengyi asked curiously.

"Of course they are. They won an award. They have a chance to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. That award is very prestigious!"

Zhang Xueming put her bag on the sofa. "That guy is really good. I thought he didn't have much experience and was probably just trying to figure out the domestic market."

"In the end, I really followed your previous path and fought back."

"If this goes well, we don't have to enter the markets of other countries in Dongzhou. After all, we have the largest market here."

(End of this chapter)