amaotonovel Chapter 328 Are you deliberately messing with me?
Chapter 328 Are you deliberately messing with me?
Xu Fangli asked innocently, "What's wrong?"
Li Huijie's tone on the phone was full of helplessness: "Isn't this change a bit too... inconsistent with the protagonist's character?"
No one expected that Fang Li would actually change her mind once she said she would.
She not only changed the scene Li Fan specified, but also "optimized" all of his subsequent scenes—deleting all of the male lead's highlight moments, making his heartfelt confession ridiculous, and even changing his character from calm and wise to irritable and brainless.
Since Li Fan isn't going to film properly, then so be it, let's just go down in flames.
If the director, screenwriter, and producer are being criticized, he shouldn't expect to escape unscathed either.
Li Fan is just a newcomer. Even if someone is supporting him, his first role after his debut is such a brainless and unlikable character. He probably won't have much room for development in his future career.
Since he doesn't value his future, let's take a gamble.
Let's see who suffers the biggest loss in the end, and who can't afford to play this game!
Fang Li spoke innocently, knowing full well what was going on: "Sister Hui, it's really not my fault. This change was specifically requested by Teacher Li. He said the original version was too pretentious, so I had no choice but to adjust it according to his aesthetic."
There was a two-second silence on the other end of the phone before Li Huijie's suppressed laughter came through: "Okay, let's film it like that."
……
In the afternoon, Li Fan received the scripts for the latest two scenes, and his face turned green.
"What the hell is this?!"
He slammed the script down, pointed at Xu Fangli's nose, and yelled, "Are you deliberately messing with me?!"
The Eighth Day was originally a novel with an infinite flow theme. The male protagonist was calm and decisive, and he led the female protagonist and others to solve mysteries time and time again, finally ending that strange day.
What was originally a positive and brave hero has been changed so much that he's no different from an incompetent fool who likes to show off his skills. If this movie were actually made, he would be cursed to death by the audience, let alone become a hit!
Xu Fangli took a leisurely sip of coffee, then looked up at him: "Teacher Li, didn't you say the original was pretentious? Isn't this straightforward enough?"
Li Fan was trembling with anger. He turned to the director and yelled, "Director Zhu! This scene can't be filmed!"
Zhu Shun was sitting behind the camera, explaining the scene to the assistant director. He looked serious, but his ears were already perked up, and he was paying close attention to the scene.
He knew there would be problems as soon as he saw the notebook Fang Li had revised, and sure enough, there were.
Zhu Shun took a deep breath and got up to come over.
Seeing Li Fan's ashen face, he silently glanced at Fang Li, then opened the script and looked at it.
Then, he frowned and sighed in a mocking manner: "Oh dear, this change is indeed quite significant, and it doesn't seem to match the character's personality from the beginning, but... Screenwriter Xu made the changes according to your requirements."
Li Fan choked, his face turning pale and then red.
Xu Fangli stood up, walked up to him, and smiled slightly: "Teacher Li, the play is everyone's hard work. You can make changes, but don't let your personal feelings get in the way."
"Everyone has signed a contract, so let's try to stop while we're ahead and make money peacefully. If things go too far, we might as well see who ends up losing the most?"
"..."
Li Fan held back, unable to utter a single word for a long time.
Zhu Shun glanced at the two men's completely different expressions and raised an eyebrow knowingly.
He cleared his throat and asked, "So how do we film it now? Should we use the revised version or the original version?"
Zhu Shun's question was a gesture of respect to Li Fan.
Otherwise, a new actor has no say in the script.
The director respected his decision so much; if Li Fan had any sense, he would know what to choose.
He suppressed his displeasure, glared at Fang Li, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Do it the way it was before!"
After saying that, he threw down the script in his hand, turned around and left.
His two assistants, including a so-called screenwriter, hurriedly followed behind him.
This is the first time I've seen Li Fan get the short end of the stick in all these days of filming.
As soon as the person left, Zhu Shun breathed a sigh of relief and then looked at Fang Li, "President Xu."
A silent thumbs-up was given to Fang Li.
Fang Li smiled and said, "This is just the beginning. Li Fan won't give up so easily. Director Zhu, we'll need your continued support."
With this victory, Zhu Shun naturally sided with Fang Li.
His expression turned serious, and he lowered his voice, saying, "Don't worry, Mr. Xu, we'll always be on the same side."
Due to the script controversy, only three scenes were filmed in the afternoon.
Zhu Shun originally planned to shoot a night scene using daylight, but Li Fan's assistant came and said that Li Fan was not feeling well, so the crew had to leave early.
It was not even six o'clock when we came out of the filming location.
Fang Li and Yu Tian got into the car and drove towards the city.
Fang Li called Han Xi from the car, but the call didn't go through.
Just then, another call came in. She immediately sent Han Xi a WeChat message, asking him to let her know when he was done, and then answered the phone.
"Hey, Yangyang?"
Yu Tian, who was focused on driving, glanced at it from the side.
Wen Yang's voice was light and cheerful: "Pear, is it over?"
"Yeah, it just ended."
Wen Yang smiled and said, "I've finished my business. I just passed by SOHO and there's a new Japanese restaurant that looks pretty good. How about we go try it together?"
“Sure, I happen to be with Tian Ge. Send us your location and we’ll be there right away.”
"Row."
The Japanese restaurant that Wen Yang mentioned is located diagonally opposite SOHO Tianjie, at the end of the pedestrian street, in a small white two-story building.
The interior design looks pretty good.
Because it's hidden around a corner, the environment is quiet and not noisy at all.
Because the restaurant is not very large, with only a dozen or so small booths upstairs and downstairs, it only accepts reservations.
Fortunately, Wen Yang had booked a table in advance.
When Fang Li and Yu Tian parked their car and arrived at their destination, Wen Yang was already standing at the door waiting for them.
As soon as she saw them, Wen Yang happily rushed over.
He gave Fang Li a bear hug first, "Li Zi, I haven't seen you at the company for the past two days because you've been on set. You have no idea how much I've missed you!"
Fang Li was amused by her clingy tone: "I miss you too, but are you sure you're thinking of me?"
"......roll!"
"Don't worry, I won't look. I'll go in first, you two can have some time to be lovey-dovey before coming in."
Fang Li gave Wen Yang a meaningful look. Wen Yang secretly pinched her, and Fang Li, in pain, gritted her teeth and slapped her before going into the shop.
Only Wen Yang and Yu Tian remained at the door.
The weather had turned cool, and Yu Tian wore an olive green windbreaker over his black t-shirt.
As soon as Fang Li left, Yu Tian stepped forward and grabbed Wen Yang's hand.
Wen Yang was startled and quickly turned around, "What are you doing!"
Yu Tian didn't speak, but stared at her with a deep gaze.
Wen Yang felt uncomfortable under his gaze. After making sure no one was watching, she blushed and moved closer to him. "Did you come to my place last night?"
"Yes, but you're asleep."
"You could have woken me up if I was asleep. Why did you leave again in the middle of the night...?"
Hearing the woman's dissatisfied tone, Yu Tian's lips seemed to curl slightly, but upon closer inspection, there was nothing there.
"I can't bear it, I want you to sleep a little longer."
Given Yu Tian's straightforward and blunt nature, Wen Yang was utterly astonished that he could say such a thing.
She looked up at him in surprise, and just as she was about to say something, she caught a glimpse of two figures approaching from not far away.
He quickly pulled Yu Tian and walked into the store.