director of the millennium

The entertainment industry in 2014 is still turbulent.

First of all, the hottest event at the beginning of the year was Wen Zhang’s cheating.

Wen Zhang, who had just become a movie star through "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" and became the second highest-grossing male lead in mainland China's single-film box office, had just enjoyed the experience of this big-brand card for a year. But because of a photo of them hugging each other passionately on the streets of Shekou, Shenzhen, his reputation and career collapsed.

During the week of “See you on Monday”, Weibo was really bustling with excitement.

"See you on Monday" was not as explosive as the nude photo scandal back then, but the momentum of onlookers' discussion and collective laughter was so strong that it was unexpected.

It's not even just Weibo, the whole society is flooded with "See you on Monday".

Even rappers came to take advantage of the popularity. On the day when the "See You on Monday" incident was exposed, they rushed to release the single "See You on Monday" and severely dissed the entertainment industry.

From the Internet to reality, from young people to middle-aged and elderly people, countless people are discussing the matter of Wen Zhang's cheating.

A popular young actor who has always appeared in film and television dramas as a good man and a good father in the eyes of the audience has become a scumbag that everyone hates.

However, the victim chose to forgive and posted a Weibo message saying: "Cherish every moment we have together", which further ignited public opinion.

Although Wen Zhang immediately posted on Weibo saying "it's all his own fault" and "he is willing to bear all consequences" and apologized.

Ma Yili also publicly chose to forgive at the first opportunity.

But this still couldn't save Wen Zhang's career.

His career is ruined, at least his career in front of the stage is completely gone, and it will be impossible for him to make a comeback in the future.

The leading actor of a movie with a box office of 12 billion yuan bid farewell to his acting career just because he couldn't control his lower body.

Although he knew about this, after actually witnessing it happen, Wu Yuan, who was very busy, couldn't help but feel sorry for Wen Zhang.

Speaking of professional level alone, Wen Zhang is a pretty good actor. His acting skills are more than enough on the small screen and he can also hold his own on the big screen. If he hadn't happened, he would have had a high chance of becoming the next powerful male actor at the mainland box office.

Unfortunately, he still made the mistake that "all men in the world make."

And he happened to make this mistake in mainland China, in this Internet age.

If he were like Cheng Long and lived in Hong Kong in the 1990s, there would still be hope for him to move forward.

Unfortunately, he was in mainland China in 2014, so he could only be nailed to the pillar of shame and became the initiator of the "cheating boy group" in mainland China.

"I quite like Wen Zhang's play."

"Besides, he always plays the role of a good father and a good husband in the drama, and he and his wife often show affection outside the drama. I thought he was really a good man."

"I didn't expect that he would be this kind of person!"

One night, Liu Yifei was lying on Wu Yuan's chest, still tirelessly browsing Weibo and reading some expired melons.

Somehow, she thought of something and slapped Wu Yuan on the chest. She propped up her head and said, "You are not saying one thing on the surface and another behind my back, and you are cheating on me behind my back, are you?"

"Wen Zhang has such a good image, but he is cheating on his wife with a mistress. I don't dare to trust you men anymore!"

"Huh?!" Wu Yuan, who was inexplicably affected, opened his eyes dazedly and looked helpless: "What are you thinking about?"

"I'm so busy every day, running between the company and the crew, and having various meetings. I'm busy until 9:00 when I get home and still have to pay you a salary. How can I have the energy to find another mistress?"

"Isn't that just asking for trouble?" "So, what you mean is that if you had the energy, you would go find a mistress?" Liu Yifei looked at Wu Yuan even more sharply.

"My Lord, this is unfair!" Wu Yuan was really scared now, and he explained tremblingly: "Even if I had the energy, I would use it on you. Is there any woman prettier than you in this world? How could I leave you and go find another woman?"

"Oh~" However, Liu Yifei's expression was still cold: "So, if I get old, and my beauty fades, and I'm no longer beautiful, you'll go find another beautiful woman, right?"

Well, Wu Yuan was completely exhausted, covering his forehead and saying, "You women are really good at thinking."

"That's obviously not what I meant, but it makes sense to you if you understand it that way."

"But that's not what I meant. You know that's not what I meant, but you just pretend you don't know."

With a chuckle, Liu Yifei really laughed this time.

It was a rare opportunity for her to make Wu Yuan angry to this extent, and she was very satisfied.

"Okay." A delicate hand touched Wu Yuan's cheek: "I won't tease you anymore."

"But I really hate Wen Zhang. You can't learn from him and not be able to control your lower body. I won't say things like cherish what you have like, like Ma Yili did."

"I will just sneakily take a pair of scissors and cut you up one night when you are asleep, understand?"

"I understand, I understand!" Wu Yuan nodded his head quickly like a chick pecking at rice.

Recently, a GIF has been going viral on the Internet. It is a clip from a foreign spoof movie. The heroine grabs the hero's little dick while he is sleeping, and then cuts it with a knife, and blood splatters everywhere.

Liu Yifei didn't know where she saw this GIF, and she often used it to threaten Wu Yuan.

You know what, if you watch it too much, you will feel a chill in your lower body.

With a big hand, he embraced Liu Yifei and pushed her down on the bed, putting her phone halfway down. Wu Yuan closed his eyes again and said half-forcefully, "Okay, stop playing with your phone and go to sleep."

"You have had a relaxing time during this period. I thought you would be able to join the crew seamlessly, but the preparations on my side are not progressing far enough. You can rest at home leisurely."

“But I’m so busy every day.”

"But the preparatory work has finally been completed after many setbacks. I estimate that we can start shooting in a few days, maybe on April 4th."

"You don't rest well now, but stay up late every day playing with your phone. Don't be exhausted when the time comes."

"I have a feeling that this shoot won't go smoothly. We might have to work overtime late into the night. I'd better get enough sleep for now."

Liu Yifei, who was lying in his arms, pouted and said, "Okay, okay, let's go to sleep."

Soon, another week passed.

With Wu Yuan's strenuous coordination and preparation, the crew of "Ready Player One" finally arrived at the day of official start of filming.

The shooting period is estimated to be 75 days, which is three and a half months. As a movie, this is already a relatively long shooting period. Generally, movies are controlled at around 60 days, and some can be completed in as fast as 45 days.

However, as a special effects blockbuster, the 75-day shooting period is still relatively tight, and everyone in the crew was nervously preparing for the opening ceremony.

As a banner reading "Good luck to the start of filming of Ready Player One!" was hung, the media flocked to the film, preparing to make big news on the first day of filming! (End of this chapter)