Galaxy Writer (2023)

[bunniefuu]

We should sh**t this scene

at the airport instead

and at least a thousand of spectators.

That would cost too much.

Is this something a screenwriter

should be thinking about?

We have to use a long take for this scene.

How are we supposed to sh**t

a long take for a scene like that?

The cameraman should

jump alongside the actors.

Right.

This scene is useless.

It will be cut out even if you sh**t it.

Just forget about it.

I actually like this scene.

It's not funny at all, right?

It will be if you add some music to it.

Just a second.

Enlarge the names of the writers.

Alright.

Listen,

this script is awesome.

We can't let any newbie

directors handle it.

What if they screw it up?

Right. Newbies are unreliable.

Why are there still typos?

That's impossible.

I checked it over twice.

Here.

How do you write a script when

you don't even know how to write?

It would make us look unprofessional.

Don't use that verb here.

Use an adjective.

And how about now?

This is the final draft.

This one is.

(Character)

I'm Zhang Liaoyi.

I'm a screenwriter.

This is Tan.

He studied geological exploration.

After studying rocks for a few years,

he decided to become a screenwriter

and that's how he became my partner.

On May 7th, 2022

we finished our very first

original movie script called

"The Seven Seconds Man".

We had no idea that

our lives were going to change so much...

How are you feeling?

I don't know.

How about you?

I think

our script is awesome.

I feel the same.

For real?

Why don't we send it to them?

Say something.

Awesome!

Liaoyi, I think that the script is awesome.

Liaoyi, I think the script is excellent.

I've been losing sleep lately.

I envy the hero in the script.

He can connect spiritually with fish.

I should stop worrying for now.

Look.

The hero has just seven seconds of memory.

He looked at the heroine once

and remembered her for life.

Doesn't that sound romantic?

And look at Bug here.

He looks at me every day

but he's always forgetting who I am.

How can you say that?

Let me introduce these

three new characters.

Bug

Bug's girlfriend, Rui,

and Liu.

Half a year later, there will be

Liu,

Liu's girlfriend, Rui,

and Bug.

Liu

is a junior screenwriter of

an online suspense drama.

Rui

is a makeup artist for the crew.

Bug

is an unknown actor.

But I have to say

that I'm a little similar

to the secondary lead.

That's great.

I was thinking that you could be the actor.

Liaoyi,

then it's settled.

I'll do it.

You're on. Come on.

In your dreams!

Bug's acting sucks.

It has been a while since he

was given any contract.

That's why he ended up getting another job.

Judge!

What else do you have to say?

Are you sure there's nothing?

Alright.

It's getting dark, please close your eyes

Number 3,

would you please close your eyes for real?

The most awesome thing about Bug is that

as a Beijing dr*fter,

he never rents an apartment.

He sleeps with the crew

when he's out filming

and crashes at a friend's store

when he gets back to Beijing.

Every few days,

he drags his red trolley case

to a friend's apartment to do

his laundry and take a bath.

Alright.

Since you all like this script,

I hereby announce...

(Storyline)

That we are doing nothing else

but striving to put "Seven Seconds Man"

on the silver screen.

Here. Cheers!

It's going to get finished this year.

Cheers!

This is Mr. Cai.

He's the only formally hired

screenwriter I know.

Instead of thinking about writing scripts,

he's always studying how to drink

with all types of producers and directors.

It wasn't all done for nothing.

I made a deal on

a small project that costs 150,000.

Can't you brag about that tomorrow, dude?

Did you read the script?

Yes.

It's awesome.

Have you decided which director

you want to invite?

Why don't you name one?

Nolan.

Knock it off.

How about someone from this country?

Jiang Wen.

What?

Would Jiang Wen

be the right person?

This script

is a fantasy Rom-com with

an emphasis on romance.

Jiang Wen is the man for this.

But

the most important factor should be comedy.

You need Seven and Damo Peng.

Yes.

That "Goodbye Mr. Loser"

is still my favorite movie.

Cai, don't joke about that.

Comedy is not important.

Listen up.

If you can make good comedy,

you can make anything.

Stop messing with me about that.

That movie had an

entirely different concept.

If we are talking about

the box office, look.

Who would care about

the box office performance?

I would never consider anything like that.

With this...

I never even doubted the box office.

Hey, hey, hey!

If you are going to fight,

fight over here.

You can fight about it face to face.

Can Jiang Wen write comedy skits?

Why can't he?

I don't know, why?

Whenever we had a reunion,

we used to fight over

stupid questions like this.

And it got serious.

Listen up.

I wouldn't agree even if

Seven and Damo Peng

were here begging me to do this.

Ah!

Zhang Liaoyi, you piece of sh*t!

Even if you give this to Jiang Wen,

he'll end up just producing something that

makes no sense to me.

It wouldn't make sense to you

because you're an idiot.

Do you know how stupid you are?

Let's put this to a vote, shall we?

I'll go first.

I vote for Seven and Damo Peng.

I vote for Jiang Wen.

Speak.

I should be the director.

Get lost!

Tan?

Seven and Damo.

Why?

It's quite simple.

Seven and Damo work together

and Jiang Wen works alone.

He...

What's so important about that?

Two people are better than one.

Why's that?

You and me... We're two people.

You don't think we're better together?

What an a*s-kissing stunt

that Tan just pulled off.

I can't even be mad right now.

Even though Mr. Cai and I argued,

he still recommended a producer to me.

Everyone in the industry calls me Duke.

You two can also address me by that name.

Hello, Duke.

I've checked your script.

You can trust me

with this script.

We'll start sh**ting this year.

How does that sound?

Good.

Good! Couldn't be better!

Listen.

It's never an issue getting the funding.

You know?

The ones who invested in me

are all...

Those investors,

you know?

They have the best source of capital

in the industry.

As for a writer's wage,

I never make any cuts.

The rate

will at least be...

You know?

Although you are both young writers

and you need more experience,

I think you are worth

at least this.

You know?

Alright.

Good.

From now on, at 8 o'clock every morning

you need to report to me.

I'll help you

improve the script.

Duke,

we live in Fengtai District.

Isn't 8 o'clock a little early?

You're a screenwriter.

What are you doing in Fengtai?

Come to the center

of the whole entertainment industry.

After moving in,

the most important thing you need to do

is find a caf so that

you can write the script there.

This caf

has to have few customers

and comfortable seats.

That will be our workplace from then on.

This noodle restaurant

is nice and cheap.

And they are generous with the noodles.

This will be our lunchroom from now on.

This caf is called Eel Coffee.

There's something unique about it.

I think we can produce the second season

along with the first season.

That way, the cost will be lower.

No matter where this show takes place,

it will be an S-level production.

You have to believe that.

She's filming in Hengdian

and she'll finish it at

the end of the month.

I just realized that

once we get here,

my movie will be

released in no time at all.

I and Tan have decided.

This is our office from now on.

We'll be in the office during the morning,

the lunchroom at noon,

the workplace in the afternoon,

and at night we'll return to our dorm.

We need to listen to Duke's instructions

to improve the script.

10 million.

He just went with it.

He didn't even blink.

Seriously?

How could that not be true?

But he said that

some minor things needed to be changed.

Over the last two days,

I did some work and smoothed it out.

Take a look.

What's this?

How are we supposed to get 10 million?

Does anyone even know who you two are?

You don't even have any published works.

Shouldn't we prove our credit?

If we write my name on it,

he will have more faith in it..

But this script was written by us.

Why don't you go find us some funds?

I mean, if I go look for money, I...

Bro.

Duke.

You are

definitely doing this

for the good of our project,

right?

So,

we'll just make the changes

they've asked for.

Could you like...

well... help us

get the investment a little faster?

I like the sound of that.

About changing the script...

I have some new ideas.

This is going to be awesome.

I have a suggestion...

I think we should switch

the supporting male

to a middle-aged man of 40.

Listen to me.

We can change the secondary lead

into a 40-year-old.

How does that sound?

Uhh!

Do it like I say.

Let's change it fast.

Alright?

I've changed the script.

It's really good.

Now I can see that

if we keep changing it like this,

this script will become yours.

The point is if you keep changing

things like this:

will you end up removing our names?

I'm doing this for the

good of this project.

You should focus on the bigger picture.

Stop lying through your teeth.

What about the capital and the director?

Where are they?

Zhang, don't make me

unhappy by saying that.

I have something worse to say.

You wanna hear that?

@$%&!

He put his name in front of mine.

How is that different from pressing

my face against the floor?

He's such a liar.

I hate it when people change my script.

This is my script.

My work!

Duke?

I might as well change my name to Lord.

It's not like we are being unreasonable.

Even if we add his name to it,

we can't put it first.

That's right.

He can't just do that.

There's a line even in front of a bathroom.

Actually, a lot of new writers

often can't put their names first.

They're new to the industry after all.

That's understandable.

I mean...

What is our angle here?

We want our script to be shot.

No one checks a writer's ranking.

Other than the scriptwriter himself.

Don't use "you".

Use "sir".

Or it will be too rude.

We were

a little irrational.

Don't say "Let's talk about the script."

Say, "We'll follow your suggestions

about the script."

Send an emoji.

Be casual.

Are you two dumb?

He's clearly scamming you.

I can't believe you are apologizing to him.

Didn't you introduce him?

If we make this look too bad, you'll...

Come on! Don't worry about me!

Did you register the copyright?

No.

Go do that tomorrow.

I'm worried

that son of the b*tch might have

registered the copyright already.

Would he really be that ruthless

and snatch our script?

I don't think so.

What if he really did?

Thank god.

Duke didn't take away our script.

Tan and I have decided

that we are going to copyright the script,

even if it's just a few hundred words.

It's everyone's responsibility

to protect a copyright.

Although our career has hit a plateau,

love is closing in on me

in the meantime.

Got it!

What?

BJIFF Offline Film Display.

Nolan.

"The Dark Knight".

Two tickets.

Who are you going there with?

With you!

180 yuan.

Transfer me the money.

What's your problem?

I'm not going to watch it.

It's all over the internet.

Are you a screenwriter or not?

Nolan!

"The Dark Knight"!

No!

Are you sure?

Are you aware that if I were to ask

in the movie fan group

to resell the ticket,

how many people would beg me for it?

A scalper has raised the price to 800 yuan.

Seriously?

Give me the ticket.

I'm selling it to the scalper.

Beat it!

I'll never sell it to a scalper.

But you don't know

who in the group is a scalper.

At 8 o'clock,

I will ask a question

about the movie in the group

and give it to whoever can answer it.

A scalper will never be able

to answer correctly.

Hello, everyone. Here is the question.

What's Joker's first line

in "The Dark Knight"?

Found it.

"I believe whatever doesn't k*ll you

simply makes you a stranger."

Wrong!

No way.

Someone got it right.

No way.

This is the line.

Or which line is it?

No, no, no.

I k*ll the bus driver.

Bus driver?

What bus driver?

Everyone thought

that the Joker said it after

taking off the mask.

Only viewers who watched

it three times know that

he said something before

he took off the mask.

Who would know that?

AKA Cannon has the right answer.

Hello?

Cannon,

I'm here. Where are you?

I'm behind you.

(Romantic Plot)

Do you want to drink something?

No, thank you.

Do you also like Nolan?

I especially came from Tianjin for this.

Which one of his works

do you like the best?

The movie I like the most is "Inception".

But I don't like the love scenes.

They are such a drag.

They might as well show me

the ending directly.

What I like the most

is Murphy's watch in "Interstellar".

When my script is made into a movie,

I'll buy one

and wear it to the cinema to

watch my own work.

If I can watch "Inception"

on the silver screen one more time,

it would be so awesome.

And were you feeling...

How do you plan to go back?

I'll take the high-speed train.

Well,

my ride is here.

Alright.

Sorry.

Don't leave.

Guys. You are all my dearest friends.

I'd like to introduce to you again,

my dear lover, Zhou Keke.

She just started as a screenwriter.

Please consider her

if you have any job opportunities.

Cai, what took you so long?

Hey!

What's that in your hands?

Sorry for being late.

I went to the film

festival to submit my work

and I got an award.

The reward

is 200,000.

Holy crap!

It really is 200,000.

Bro, this is your chance!

Here.

Take a photo for me.

Come on!

Group picture!

Come on, Liaoyi.

Um...

I don't look good in the photo.

Come on! Let me help you with that.

Come on.

Give it to me, come on!

Turn the camera around.

Alright.

Come on.

Here. Stand straight. Come on.

I'll turn the camera around first.

Three, two, one.

Alright.

Listen.

It actually worked.

The reward is one thing.

But human connection is the most important.

It's Mr. Gao from Gaoguang Films.

I added his contact on WeChat.

Seriously?

So, about our script,

can you show it to Mr. Gao?

You can help with that, right?

Of course.

Brother.

But

think about how many scripts

Mr. Gao has to read every day.

If you send your script,

and he doesn't open it

after one week,

wouldn't the file expire?

Listen,

we have to take a different route.

What do you have in mind?

Mr. Gao exercises

in this gym every day.

Go print out the script

and take it to the gym.

Don't mind what he's doing.

Just walk up to him,

look into his eyes and ask him,

"Here's a script that is worth 200 million.

You wanna see it or not?"

Mr. Gao, your muscles are so tense.

You need to stretch more.

Alright.

Mr. Gao. This is a script that we wrote.

Please take a look.

Take it easy.

Your voice is too low. He can't hear you.

Mr. Gao.

Mr. Gao, this is the script we wrote.

Please take a look.

Where are you going?

What?

What are you doing?

He doesn't care about us.

Can't you tell?

Give me the script.

Give it!

Mr. Gao.

Mr. Gao.

Nice to meet you, Mr. Gao. I'm Sun Tan.

I studied geological prospecting.

And I like writing scripts.

I wrote a script called

"Seven Seconds Man".

My bro and I wrote it together.

His name is Zhang Liaoyi.

He studied drama literature. He's a pro.

The script we wrote is really something.

Would you take a look?

If you think it's okay,

we can work together.

And if not, maybe in the future

we could collaborate.

I'm thinking

that maybe we could do something here.

Leave the script.

Leave it there.

Zhang Liaoyi, Sun Tan.

Alright.

As long as I have your contact details.

Please take a look!

I'm actually in a hurry.

I'll look at it when I get home.

Since that day,

I've been waiting day and night

for Mr. Gao's reply.

Time went by so slowly.

I even started to hallucinate.

Was my cellphone ringing?

I had to take Tan out for a walk

So that he could relax.

And we ended up returning to the office.

Dude, think about it.

How come their projects go so smoothly?

Why is it so hard for us?

Keke.

Why are you still up?

The producer said that

I need to deliver it by tomorrow.

Just leave it there and sleep.

What are you doing?

Well,

you are clearly new to this business.

It's not like you are a screenwriter.

Why work so hard for a meeting record?

What's the point?

Just leave it and come to bed.

It's not easy for me

to get this opportunity.

I can't ask for too much.

You should rest now.

Days passed by in boredom.

And just when I was about to give up...

Tan!

Tan!

Tan!

Mr. Gao replied!

Mr. Gao replied!

Seriously?

Look!

Mr. Gao replied!

He replied!

5

Mom!

Grandma!

Gao!

Dan!

We sold the script!

I'm up.

What's so exciting about selling a script?

I mean,

my life is up!

I didn't mean that I'm awake.

This is going to earn me a ton of money!

I know you are married.

Do you regret it?

Stay calm. Be mature.

Mr. Gao

asked us to make an offer.

Use your judgment

and see how much we should ask

for our script.

We want to show it in theaters.

We want to show it in theaters.

I usually write internet dramas.

So for movies,

I'm not sure what the price should be.

To be honest,

I never know how to answer

whenever a friend asks me

how much a script should be sold for.

If you make the price high,

they'll think you're bragging.

And if you make it low,

you won't be able to ask for more money

when they give you gigs.

It's complicated.

Liaoyi,

you have a senior named Meng.

Didn't he join this industry long ago?

Ask him about this.

He should know the answer.

Nine out of ten projects fall through.

Getting a down payment

is always the better choice.

Maybe if you ask for a

few hundred thousand,

that may not be what you get.

If your outline doesn't pass,

then you'll have nothing but a deposit.

That's why

we need to

get more projects

and more down payments.

If we get enough down payments,

it will be like we got

the whole payment for one script.

Yes.

The worst-case scenario is that

you don't have any works.

See you around.

He said so much

without getting to the point

I mean it.

is too little.

If they offer you anything lower than that,

stop negotiating.

No sincerity.

500,000,

to be honest,

is a little steep.

Since you two don't have any

works to showcase,

the project might fall through

if you ask for too much.

That's why

we'll meet in the middle.

Oh, right!

Did you register the copyright?

Yes.

We are waiting for the certificate.

It's okay.

Don't worry.

You could

send a script to me later.

Do it using EMS.

There will be a stamp on it.

I won't tear it up when I get it.

That will be

the evidence that protects us

if we ever need it.

Are things that complicated right now?

I'm telling you,

things are really complicated.

Sherpas

live on both sides of the Himalayas.

Everyone who wants to climb Mount Everest

has to rely on them to lead the way

so that they can safely

ascend Mount Everest.

Mr. Cai

is the Sherpa

of this group of young screenwriters.

Whenever we are in need of any help,

he shows up in time

and reaches out.

Hold on tight.

Don't step into the pit.

According to the industry's rules,

10% as a commission

is enough for introducing Mr. Gao to you.

That's 45,000.

It's not urgent.

We are friends.

I forgot.

Sherpas do not work for free.

Here.

Congratulations.

Come on.

Eventually,

we signed the contract.

That day was just like any other day.

But for Tan and me,

that was a day for the history books.

Let's make a formal introduction.

This is the producer

of our project, Ms. Jia.

Hello.

I'm the associate screenwriter of

this project.

You can call me Ma Shanshan.

Hello.

Hello.

I sent you my opinion

about how to improve the script yesterday.

Yes. I got it.

Actually, your story

is already quite creative.

I just think that the relationship

between the two leads

happens too suddenly.

Are you saying that

you didn't quite understand that part,

right?

No.

We hope that

you can sort of build up

to their relationship

and the reason they fall in love

should be more clear

to the audience.

Alright.

Easy enough.

Another thing.

Well,

our story

actually matches

with the beat sheets of "Save the Cat".

It's just a little chaotic

in the latter part.

Can we adjust some

of the other plots

so that the beat sheets of "Save the Cat"

can seem more together with our movie?

That might give our movie

a greater edge.

Right?

No problem.

No problem.

We can say our goodbyes here.

We'll leave by ourselves.

Take care, then.

Alright.

Thank you.

Maybe many of you don't understand

the plot that just ended.

What is "Save the Cat"

and what are beat sheets?

"Save the Cat" is a necessary

reference book for screenwriters

and beat sheets are

a universal way of telling stories

that gets introduced in the book.

Beat sheets

separate a movie

of 120 minutes into 15 important moments.

It helps make sure the ups and

downs of the script priority

can be well designed.

It's something you need to learn

how to work with.

Beat sheets are something that

all screenwriters

have mixed feelings about.

If you can't use them,

you won't be even able to write

basic stories.

And if you do, others might say

you are too predictable

and lack creativity.

All screenwriters hope

their scripts

can follow beat sheets.

And it may seem like

dropping it

So, my dear friends.

You may wonder what are beat sheets.

Let me use

a really exciting performance

to show you what beat sheets are.

Hey, guys.

We've prepared a thriller

following beat sheets for you.

It's 4 am.

Mei wakes up in bed.

Today is her and her husband's

first wedding anniversary.

Her husband was on a business trip abroad

and now he's coming home

to celebrate with her.

Mei has prepared a feast for her husband.

She didn't notice the news on the TV

about a perverted burglary.

(3. Set-up)

Suddenly, the power

goes off in the mansion.

Mei calls to ask for help

and feels that someone is behind her.

Mei tries to bribe the pervert with money.

The pervert has no desire to get money.

He insists on k*lling Mei.

So,

Mei keeps running and

the pervert keeps chasing after her.

That lasted for a while.

Mei enters a room.

While she's closing the door,

the pervert

unsurprisingly is able to stop the door

at the last second with his foot.

When Mei is about to be

strangled to death by the pervert,

she unsurprisingly

finds a sharp weapon

to knock the pervert out.

The bone in Mei's thigh is broken.

But somehow,

she can still run 100 meters.

All of these moments we can call...

(7. Fun and Games)

(8. Midpoint)

The lead actress is hurt all over.

To prevent the audience from feeling tired,

the screenwriter arranges

for the building's security guard

to come after hearing something.

The guard is able to put the pervert down

with just a few moves.

He saves Mei.

For some reason, the security

guard doesn't call the police.

The guard shows his back

to the pervert

while talking to Mei

about where to get a manicure.

The pervert opens his eyes all of a sudden

and knocks the security guard out

with a knife.

In the end, Mei hides in the storage room

and calls her husband for help.

At this point, she finds

her husband's body.

Mei falls to the floor

and starts to cry while trying

not to make a sound.

Her dear husband is gone.

She no longer wants to live.

As Mei is about to give up,

a pregnancy test falls out of her pocket.

She discovers that she's pregnant.

A mother needs to be strong.

Mei finally gathers her strength,

rushes out of the storage room,

raises her weapon,

and has one last fight with the pervert.

(13. cl*max)

She knocks him to the ground.

Sometimes, a movie's investors hope

that there can be a sequel

if it does well at the box office.

Hence the bonus scenes at the end.

Mei suddenly remembers

that the security guard

didn't have her apartment's keys.

So, how did he get into her home?

It's at this moment

that the security guard

shows an evil smile.

The end.

What do you think?

Is it simple or what?

With one copy of "Save the Cat"

and a tiny notebook,

you

could also

be a screenwriter.

Now that we've signed

a contract with a big corp,

we can't keep engaging in trivial battles.

We need to go big.

We bought a whiteboard

and asked Bug, Rui,

and Liu to join our

script planning group

to brainstorm together.

Humans are social animals.

This experience made me realize

how much fun working with a group could be.

Is it related to his character

whether he chooses Chinese medicine

or Western medicine?

My work

is based on the movie's style.

Don't make something ordinary.

The leading actress here

is just a tool.

"Don't leave, oppa!"

Now can we change it into

"Don't leave, sis"?

Sometimes,

we would fight with each other so much

about how something needed to be expressed.

The 108 heroes are all good men.

But stealing makes someone a bad guy.

Sometimes,

we would go to a restaurant

to celebrate a really neat plot.

Sometimes we feel bored

we went out

to watch the sunset.

When the feeling of freshness had passed,

we reached a bottleneck.

We worked on one story for days.

It tired us out.

Oo bad, this life of living together

didn't last long.

Do you think this joke won't do?

You don't know what a joke means.

Sun Tan! You...

You wanna make a bet?

About what?

How about 500 yuan?

Do you think you're brave enough?

This is boring.

Are you hungry?

I can go buy some snacks.

Why don't we order some takeout?

That's okay.

I've been sitting here for a whole day.

I'll go for a walk.

I'll go get some drinks.

Keke, what do you want?

Coke Zero.

Alright.

Get me an iced black tea, honey.

Alright.

I'm putting that joke back in.

I'll just delete it later.

You can try!

You are going to delete that?

What's wrong with you?

It's a good joke!

Let's talk about the

character's psychology.

Where's Rui?

She's out with Liu getting groceries.

Let's continue.

I now feel like

this scene needs some casual lines.

As an actor, I think

everything doesn't connect together.

It's already been two hours.

Are they alright?

Where are you? Get back here.

Everyone's hungry. We're waiting for you.

Could something have happened to them?

It's okay.

What could happen?

She's with Liu.

You all called Rui

and no one answered, right?

Liu didn't answer either.

(Liu: Sorry) (Rui: Sorry)

In the end,

they hadn't come back

even after dawn.

Bug

is famous for having the sharpest eyes

in the board game club.

Alright. It's dawn.

I'm going to pick three wolves.

You, you, and you.

You three are wolves.

He just needs to take a look

at a group of strangers

to know who's the wolf.

But even after sharing a bed with Rui

for two years.

He still can't understand her.

Bug.

It's dawn.

I don't understand.

If this is a movie,

there should be a process

to enable a betrayal like that to happen.

It should make sense

and feel natural.

But in real life,

Liu and Rui's situation just hit us

without any warning.

It's definitely a bug.

After that,

we kept reviewing everything

without leaving out any details.

I think we've found

something.

Liu is not a wolf.

He really is not a wolf.

If he was a wolf, I would have known.

He and Rui are both wolves.

They are in this together.

We are all wolves and we win. So what?

What can you do?

There's always a build-up in life.

It's just that we didn't notice it.

That's why this is not a real bug.

We've checked the new

version of the outline.

It's very good.

I can see that both of you

have worked hard.

Thank you for that.

Thank you.

This is what we should do.

But there are still problems.

Actually, the story

is a little unrealistic.

That's why we want

the characters to be more real.

You can see that the leading actor

is a delivery guy.

But I don't think

the script shows what it really

is like to be a delivery guy.

It's like his job doesn't matter.

Yes.

I hope

we can dig into

the character's career.

Alright.

It shouldn't be

so hard to register to be

a delivery guy now, right?

Yeah.

What are you saying?

This is ridiculous.

If I write a crime script,

do I need to go k*ll someone?

We are already doing that.

Would it be harder than writing a script?

Yes. I'm in the elevator.

Hello?

Hello?

Hello?

Sir, I'm sorry.

The restaurant is a little behind schedule.

I'll be there soon.

I can't take the elevator

without a key card, sir.

Your order is about to expire

Why don't you call me?

Deliver to my door first!

File a complaint!

I don't know how to say it.

If a delivery guy's order gets canceled,

would he eat the food himself?

This is real.

When we were doing deliveries:

someone canceled his order.

We hadn't eaten anything

all day before then,

so we ate the noodles.

If you write it like that,

this scene where the order gets canceled

will be all for nothing.

We should get some insights

into the personality of the character.

Like...

He's frugal

and he doesn't want to eat the food.

He chooses to try

to apologize to the customer

to save the order.

Here's the thing...

I haven't finished yet.

When the client turns down his request,

he goes to the restaurant

and asks if they can

resell the food.

After being rejected again,

he has no other choice

but to eat the food.

But

when he opens the takeaway box,

the noodles have gone bad.

That's a good idea.

It's a wonderful scene.

It sounds so sad.

Wouldn't it sound a little too dramatic?

The point is that the noodles

won't go bad.

The takeaway boxes are so nice now.

The noodles are separate from the soup.

As long as you don't open it,

the noodles won't go bad.

The audience will be focusing

on the character.

No one would care if the noodles

are spoiled or not.

I would.

A delivery guy wouldn't

waste such a long time

on just one order.

Why wouldn't he just finish the noodles

and go deal with the next order?

Why would he apologize to everyone

and risk them getting angry?

It just doesn't make sense, right?

Why didn't you follow my lead?

Do you agree with them?

No.

Then why didn't you say anything?

If we keep arguing with them like you did,

would that lead to anywhere?

Will the project work?

Just a second.

Tell me how I can make this project work.

I mean, Tan.

Is this moment all you can think of?

Is your excitement

the only thing that matters?

I'm not like you.

I can see the bigger picture.

You do.

Ever since we signed the contract,

how many meetings have we had?

Have you ever changed anything

as they requested?

Why would I change it when she's wrong?

Fine.

Then you tell me.

Should I make changes according

to their opinions

or keep it exactly how we had it?

Can you give me a direct answer?

Say something.

I don't know.

You don't know?

How can you not know, dude?

How can you not know?

Why can't I say that I don't know?

I want this project to work.

I also have my own beliefs.

I don't know.

So what do you know?

I know that there can't be typos.

I looked at your notebook yesterday.

You wrote

three typos.

Fine.

You are unbelievable.

Knock first from now on.

Pay the utilities.

I paid 300.

We each should take care of 150.

I have something that I don't understand.

Let me get things straight.

There are clearly three people living here.

Never mind that she's not paying the rent,

why should the two of

us split the utility bill?

Doesn't she need to use

the electricity or take a bath?

Doesn't she need to take a dump?

After taking a dump,

doesn't she need to flush the toilet?

And

this is my own home, right?

Why should I knock on the door

when I'm returning to my own home?

Tan,

I'm sorry.

I'll help pay the utility bill.

Here.

Go inside. It's okay.

Come find me if there's anything else.

I am after you.

I've been tolerating you

for a long time now, right?

You said that your stomach hurts, right?

I'll do some more work since

your stomach hurts.

I'll do some writing.

I stayed up late

until 4 am.

Shouldn't I get at least some credit?

It was 4 am. My eyes were a blur.

So what if there were a few typos?

Are typos the only reason

why our script cannot be approved?

Whose problem is that?

What else?

Spill it out.

Fine.

You're older than me.

You are the boss.

You call yourself the boss all day long.

Is everyone your sidekick?

I was the one who came up

with the idea, right?

I was the one, right?

Once the writer's fee was mentioned,

things changed.

Three-seven.

And in the end,

didn't I let you win?

Didn't I give you 50 percent?

What do you mean by "let me win"?

That's what I deserve.

What do you deserve?

Look at this script that you wrote.

How many scenes can be used?

Stop using it if it can't be done.

Starting today,

you and I can write separately.

Okay.

Let's split the script up.

Take what you wrote.

What are you saying?

Are you saying we should split the script?

Fine.

Let's do that.

Here.

I wrote the first 6 scenes.

I'll take them.

Here.

Take what you need.

I wrote scenes 7 to 15, right?

Fine, take them.

I wrote the finale.

Where is the finale?

Take it.

I'll have the finale.

I wrote the 25th scene. I'll take that too.

Just a second.

Just a second.

Just a second.

What?

There's a joke in the 25th scene

that was put there by me.

Give me back the joke.

Just take it.

It's not funny at all.

Fine, then I'll take it.

Tear off your part. Don't touch mine.

I didn't touch yours.

Don't touch mine.

I didn't touch yours.

I knew you couldn't make it neat.

You just aren't capable of it.

This is just a symbol.

I'll delete the content from the computer.

I wrote the scene where

the lead character recalls the past.

Alright. Take it.

Just a second.

Are you alright, dude?

Are you serious?

Did you write that?

That was written by Nolan! Nolan!

I said it was paying homage.

Paying homage isn't copying, you know?

Homage?

Could you be more shameless?

It's Nolan's idea!

Let's do it like this.

Yours,

mine.

Nolan's part.

No one touches Nolan's part.

Fine! Fine! Fine!

No one touches Nolan's part.

I had the idea of the lead

character's romantic story, right?

You did?

I was blowing my hair

when I brought that up.

How could it have been you?

Dude, do you have amnesia?

When you were blowing your hair,

you mentioned the

female lead's characteristics.

Nothing about the male lead's love story.

Bug was here that night.

That's right!

Call him.

Call him now.

I'm calling Bug.

I'm calling Bug.

Hi,

Siri.

Call Bug.

Bug, try harder to recall.

Whoever thought up that plot.

Bug, think about it.

That is my contribution, right?

Give me the phone.

Give me the phone.

I'm calling Rui.

Give me the phone!

It's not that bad.

There's nothing that

we can't put behind us.

Things like this happen

in real life all the time.

Now that I'm over 30.

There's very little I haven't seen before.

I've started to work out

and I'm already back to normal.

I may look thin now

but I'm all muscle.

Crossover.

Zhang Liaoyi!

Am I right, Zhang Liaoyi?

Go to hell!

Sorry, he is drunk.

Did you see the car that just drove by?

It was a electric vehicle vehicle.

Ever since the electric

vehicle vehicle was born,

it's heavily impacted petrol vehicles.

New energy technology

can make a car go faster,

and it can save you more money.

Liaoyi, if you ever buy a car,

I would recommend a NEV.

That's just my personal opinion.

Where are we going?

Home.

Home?

I have no home.

Why have I never rented an apartment?

I wanted to save up

and buy her an apartment,

maybe one in Hebei Province.

I wanted to marry her.

I once thought that

she would be my final stop.

We used to laugh at Bug

because of his red suitcase

which has all of his belongings.

It was like his home.

I'm like a bystander.

Between Bug,

Liu,

and Rui,

I don't know

who's right or wrong.

The only thing I know

is that in this city

that is the size of a galaxy,

Dream chasers like us

are all looking for a home.

We will never be apart.

That night,

Keke and I held each other tight.

I hope that we will not be among

the couples who get separated.

Not long after that,

Liu and Rui decided to move in together

to save some rent.

The day they moved,

no one went to help.

Although Liu once helped me move,

despite my guilty conscience.

I didn't go.

The secondary lead is very important.

He's taking care of the audience

since the male lead is unable to cover.

Yes.

You should highlight

the loneliness of the male lead.

He shouldn't have any friends.

And the male lead has

just 7 seconds of memory.

How could he remember his friends?

That's what I was talking about.

His character is not clear.

Let's get back to

the loneliness of the male lead.

This character's name is Hank...

Jack Smith.

Oh. Jack Smith.

It doesn't sound like a lonely name.

First, his name, Jack,

doesn't sound lonely.

Should we change it to "Nicholas"?

That's too obvious.

It's a little too dramatic.

What do you think about "Oleg"?

We're getting close.

It sounds like an ancient drama.

Wait. If you think from another angle,

this name is either really lonely

or it's really common.

It makes me think

of the greatness of a common person.

Sometimes, a person can feel lonely

for being too common.

John.

That sounds common.

But if you think about it,

it's really lonely.

John.

Read it.

Do it again.

John.

Again.

John.

Can you let it out a little?

John.

Did you feel it?

It does feel lonely.

Picture yourself standing in front of him

and calling him.

John.

What do you feel?

I feel like I'm seeing him on the subway.

There's the loneliness.

And let's get back to the secondary lead.

To make his loneliness stand out,

this male lead shouldn't have any friends.

If there's no secondary lead,

the leading male wouldn't have anyone

to talk to in certain scenes.

And we wouldn't know

what he was thinking about.

We can't let him keep

talking to himself, right?

Replace the second lead with a dog.

Everyone loves Rom-com nowadays.

It's so common for a man to talk to a dog.

Right?

And our leading male,

this John whom

we are going to make changes to,

has just seven seconds of memory.

He doesn't remember his dog,

but his dog remembers him.

That dog won't desert him.

The dog will be there for him.

How great is that?

Yes. That's great.

There's the loneliness.

And we have something

he can communicate with.

Hello, Writers.

What do you think?

Both are okay.

Then that's what we are going to do.

I think the most important thing

is not to change things.

I think we need to focus

on the traits of the character.

Yes.

That's how the character can be more real.

I've always had this sense of absurdity.

Anyone has the right

to revise a script

except for the writer himself.

Hello, delivery!

In fact, I believe nowadays

At that moment,

I really wanted to go back to

making deliveries.

Although it was tough and exhausting,

I couldn't feel bad emotionally.

At that moment, I hoped that

I could be a screenwriter.

I wouldn't have to suffer

the weather changing

and I could get food delivered by someone.

That's nice.

I think...

Believe me, the idea is superior.

Why aren't you eating?

I'm going to have a script meeting

I won't make it if I don't leave now.

Why don't you bring it?

Nah. They have food there.

I have to go now.

Take care.

I think John is a good name.

Replacing the second lead

with a dog is ridiculous.

Dude, I think

we don't have to deal with that.

We don't have to listen to them.

Let's do it our own way.

Change it.

Change it to how they want it.

Here's the thing.

If we make the changes they've suggested,

I don't think it would be a big issue.

He wanted to replace the second lead

with a dog, right?

During the third scene:

I wrote that he got separated

from his friend.

It would be okay to lose a dog.

But if he has just 7 seconds of memory,

it could be ridiculous for

him to be looking for a dog.

But I could make it so that

the dog goes to the male lead

and doesn't leave his side. But,

would that make the dog the lead?

Are we giving the dog too much attention?

What are you doing?

Why are you wearing

so little on such a cold day?

When did the snow start, Tan?

We've been revising the script

for a year now.

Almost a year.

Give it to me.

Get inside.

Go!

From what I remember,

that was the moment

that I realized my thumb and forefinger

were like magnets.

They hug each other

and no one can separate them.

Once I let go of my fingers,

it's like the noise of the whole world

comes to me.

I might not be able to make it

to the meeting this afternoon.

I'm so sorry.

But I will definitely deliver

the script tonight.

Alright.

Okay. I'll send a copy to

you and the director.

Alright.

I've made all the changes

as you've required.

Alright.

Thank you, Miss.

Alright. See you.

What's the meaning of this?

Anxiety disorder.

The formal name is a panic attack.

Anxiety disorder?

Liaoyi,

there's something that

I've been wanting to tell you.

In my opinion: screenwriting is

a part of the service industry.

They gave us our writer's fee

for changing the script.

Why are you fighting this so hard?

How can you not be sick

if you keep struggling?

Yes.

The producer might not be right.

But don't we have to

make things happen?

After things happen,

your opinion about art will count.

If they don't,

then we're nothing.

Mr. Cai is late for his own birthday party.

When has he ever not been?

Oh, brother

What's with that look?

Why are you being so lame, Cai?

Come on!

Let's have a drink together.

Soju.

Tan,

how did the project go?

I'm trying hard to push it forward.

They are always asking me to change things.

They have so many opinions.

I do like changing things, though.

Why?

I get to see the associate

screenwriter, Ma.

Ma Shanshan is cute.

Ma Shanshan isn't good for you.

Shut up!

Ma Shanshan isn't good for you.

I've only been able to talk

with her about the script,

alright?

And while I did that,

I was able to check her out.

I'm sorry.

Sorry that I'm late.

I'm sorry.

Happy birthday, Cai.

What's that in your hands?

A star chart.

What do you think?

This is the star map of

the day you were born.

Look!

Look what this is,

it's my birthday gift!

From a true friend.

All right, cut it.

I have something for you.

Here. This is yours.

I'm going to give you a lesson.

Let me introduce you.

My friend,

Zheng Fei.

He's an actor.

Cai has told me a lot about you.

I know you very well.

Shall we introduce you guys formally?

Zhou Keke.

Hello. Hello.

Next one!

Cai, don't talk.

I thought he said a lot about us.

Dude, why don't you try to guess

who we are?

Zhang Liaoyi!

Liaoyi.

Am I right?

My gosh.

You have the vibe of a famous screenwriter.

How about me?

Zhang Tan.

I should leave.

I should go now.

Sun Tan.

Call me Tan.

Tan.

Rui the Beauty.

Hello. Hello.

And this is...

Bug.

Liu Wei.

Liu Wei.

Your nickname is Bug.

I don't have a nickname.

Sit.

You can call me Liu.

Liu.

Since we are all here,

I'm going to say a few words.

First,

today is

my 30th birthday.

Thank you all for coming.

Thank you.

You have gout, so don't drink too much.

It's okay.

Second,

thank you all for showing up

for my 30th birthday.

Cai, slow down.

It's not like anyone

is trying to grab your drink.

That's enough.

That will do, Cai.

Sit down.

Is this my birthday or not?

You, shut up.

You, sit down.

Luo Yonghao once said that

he loves the world.

I love this world, too.

Is he really crying?

Yes.

We are all here.

What's wrong?

I'm 30 today.

As the saying goes, a man should

have some achievements at 30.

I haven't done that.

I even got crippled.

On my 30-year-old birthday,

I can't stand strong.

I might not be able to do that ever.

Nonsense.

Who said that you wouldn't be

able to stand strong?

I can't.

Let me be honest with you.

I didn't even get one penny

of that 200,000 reward.

And those projects I've been busy with.

I drank with those people all day long.

I even got gout from it.

What was the point of it all?

They didn't give me any gig, dude.

I've decided

that tomorrow,

I'll go buy a ticket at Beijing Station.

I'm going to go back home

to sell tires with my dad.

How does that sound?

I can't stay in Beijing any longer.

I mean it.

Beijing doesn't welcome me.

You are always welcome in Beijing.

We are all here.

Cai, if there are any available gigs,

I'll give them to you.

I've been in this city for years.

I know.

You can tell us if you need money.

I'm a loser.

No.

What are you doing?

I'm sorry for Bug.

I know that you all don't want to

talk to me right now.

If this was not Cai's birthday,

who would want to see me?

Who is still in contact with me?

When Rui and I moved last time,

none of you showed up.

I just want to ask,

was there ever a time I didn't show up

when you moved?

Liaoyi.

Tan.

Didn't I show up when you moved?

And now none of you care about us.

Fine.

Cai is not staying here, right?

I'm not staying either.

I'm going back to my hometown.

I'll leave Beijing for good.

I shouldn't have been here today.

I should have left.

Hey, Liu.

Rui. Let's go.

What are you doing?

It's a birthday party.

A loser who has no guts to admit

what he did wrong.

It's Cai's birthday

Why are you doing this?

Sit down.

Sit down.

Sit.

Liaoyi.

Is there anything wrong

with going after true love?

Have you never had that impulse before?

There is true love between us.

Sit, Liu.

What are you doing?

At that dinner party:

Things are getting out of hand.

Someone was crying.

Someone's moment was stolen.

And someone kept nagging

to clear his own name.

Fortunately, I didn't have to listen.

Although we eventually

returned to the status

Peace and Love

it's just that we didn't expect

that someone had really left.

Not those who cried,

but the one who kept laughing.

No one knows why he k*lled himself.

In a script,

the writers leave explanations for things.

But in the real world,

it just happens.

Nothing builds up to anything.

I can't imagine how it looked

when he k*lled himself.

I just remember

his big smile

after he pushed the door open.

The bug in the logic of the plot

needs to be fixed.

Yes. Although we can see

that there is a certain amount of build-up

for the relationship

of the leading male and female,

it's not very touching.

Yes.

You should make the build-up

more organic.

Don't make it such a cliche.

We'll go back and think about it.

Thank you, guys.

Alright.

See you.

Where are you going?

Just a second. I have something to say.

Sit.

Ms. Ma.

Can I ask you a question?

Please.

Have you ever been in love?

Have you ever been in love?

Of course.

And how did you and

your boyfriend fall in love?

Why would I tell you that?

It's okay. You don't have to say it.

I'll do the talking.

My girlfriend and I

met at a cinema.

I thought I was meeting a boy

and she turned up eventually.

After just one look at her,

I was in love.

Do you know what I'm talking about?

Not really.

Let me tell you another story.

The other day,

I was at a friend's birthday party

and I met an actor called Zheng Fei.

Have you ever seen a sunflower?

Why don't you get to the point?

Don't interrupt.

A sunflower.

His smile was like that flower.

He was so much fun.

I've never seen a boy so optimistic.

And the next day, he was gone.

I even had his WeChat contact.

Do you know what that feels like?

So,

tell me,

life,

death,

love. Do we need a build-up for them?

Is there anything rational

about any of them?

It has been a year.

You have to make the love between the male

and female lead rational.

I think that love

is irrational in itself.

Are you accusing us of

our suggestions being wrong?

Do you think you're always right?

Alright.

You were talking about the story.

What is a story?

A story needs to connect cause and effect.

There should only be a result

when there's a cause.

That's why I have to care

about the rationality of the story.

I had to make things clear to the audience.

Don't bring the audience into this.

You are just speaking for yourself.

You can't decide

what the audience loves.

But I'm experienced.

Your job is writing

and my job

is to avoid risks.

Any minor slip-up in the script

could result in a loss of

millions of dollars at the box office.

We can't afford to let all the investments

go down the drain.

What's wrong with being down to earth

and avoiding all the problems that

could occur?

Nothing's wrong. That's really good.

Now this script

is too rational.

Yes, but it's...

It's not enjoyable!

It's not touching.

As you've said, it's not touching.

It's possible that your problem

Why can't it be

about your suggestions?

You kept torturing the screenwriters

and made us change things all the time.

What do you mean

by "torturing the screenwriters"?

The script was completely changed.

Can you be careful about your words?

I'm not being careful?

Stop it!

Stop it!

Miss, we'll go back and improve it.

There's no need for that.

We have found another screenwriter.

Time is also a kind of cost

to how the project runs.

You've been making changes for a year now

and there's been no development.

The company can't keep stalling like this.

What are you talking about?

I mean, if I didn't come back,

you wouldn't have said that, right?

Oh!

Ma Shanshan,

do you find it fun

to keep making us change things?

You get a kick out of it, right?

Please behave yourself...

This is my script!

Calm down!

It's mine!

Why don't you try to be the writer here?

The company had a meeting before

and talked about letting you two go.

Ma Shanshan spoke up for you.

She's always thought that you are talented.

She thought that you could make it better.

She asked the company to

give you one more chance.

Do you understand now?

Without her,

you'd have been replaced long ago.

Do you understand?

Ms. Jia,

can we change it now?

We will take note

that you provided the story.

Thank you.

I want to be alone right now.

Snap out of it, Zhang Liaoyi.

It's just the end of one project.

It doesn't mean you aren't good.

At a time like this,

you can't let yourself be brought down.

Remember the feeling.

Remember this pain.

Pain is the source of creation.

It will become material for your work.

If this story fails,

there will always be a next story.

There will always be new stories

waiting for me to write.

I can write anything.

I can write about this tree

or the people over there.

What are their connections?

What are they fighting for?

I can write about that guy

who's riding a bike.

Where is he rushing to right now?

What does he do? What's his favorite food?

Anyway, this is just one minor setback

on the road to your success.

You need to go back home right now,

pick up your computer,

and start writing.

What are you doing?

Liaoyi.

The sh**ting of my internet

movie is starting.

I need to follow the

crew as a screenwriter.

Do you have to move out to follow the crew?

Why?

Why?

Liaoyi.

I think that now that we are here,

we want really different things.

I think we should break up.

She has finally become a screenwriter.

And built something before I did.

She bought me

the "Interstellar" watch

that I've always wanted

with her first check.

I never expected that our story

would start with a movie

and end with a movie.

Liaoyi.

I married an as*h*le.

He beat me

and kicked my kid and me out.

I regret it so much.

I can't be more regretful now.

Liaoyi.

The company has gone bankrupt.

It was my fault.

I shouldn't have gone

to another screenwriter.

You were right.

Forget about logic.

There's no need to replace

the second lead with a dog.

I'm a dog.

Woof!

Woof!

Woof!

Liaoyi.

You are the best screenwriter

among us.

Leaving you...

Replacing you...

is the biggest...

mistake...

we ever made...

Sir.

Turn back.

(She enters through the door...)

(She left.)

I don't know how long

I've been lying there.

I thought the first line

I'd say when I woke up

would be Keke's name

or

A script, or something.

I'm hungry.

Slow down.

No one's rushing you.

Are you that hungry?

What's the rush?

I'm still hungry.

Still hungry?

I want meat.

Let's go.

Let's dine out.

How do you like your meat?

Hot pot, barbecue, fried pork in scoop.

As long as you are willing to move,

we can take a cab to the restaurant.

You are paying.

Be careful about your head.

It's been a while.

How's your script going?

Duke!

Listen,

being a driver is just one

of my minor hobbies.

You must find it funny.

There was a project from last year that

had all the advantages,

but it paid on a slow basis.

And after a while,

my company went down.

It's okay.

I have all the connections.

I will be back after a rest.

It's better to go to

Macao than make a movie

That second lead you wrote about

is better off as a man in his 40s.

People love watching shows

about midlife crises.

I've hated Duke for a while.

I thought I would scold him

so hard when I saw him again.

Somehow, I felt we were close.

Maybe it's because he's broken

and the barrier between us is down.

But this is the first time

I've felt that Duke's opinion makes sense.

But unfortunately,

the second lead can't be a man in his 40s.

Because he's a dog now.

To be honest,

your script was good.

I was moved.

Alright. There you are.

What was it

Keep up the hard work and don't give up.

Alright.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I included the toll in the fare.

Maybe Duke is not really a good producer

and I'm not a good screenwriter either.

Maybe I'm not as talented as I thought.

I should be modest.

(Character Growth)

We have just 15 days left.

Your scenes

need to reduce by half.

My hands are tied.

The crew is poor already.

We don't have much to spend on filming.

What do you think I should do?

Indeed, we should be

paying you two.

That last screenwriter left

and took away a portion of the budget.

Why don't you keep writing first

and let me handle the money?

Shall we call it

"The Tiger Havoc: Death is Safer"?

What do you think?

That's a good name.

That's a really good name.

It sounds like it could go viral, right?

Tan took me to apply for all types of work.

I've always remembered Keke's words

about getting my attitude right.

Screenwriting is in the service industry.

We need to show the spirit of service.

But more often, I feel lost.

Is this what I want?

Are these the things I

intend to write about?

I don't know.

Maybe this is the only road

to becoming a qualified screenwriter.

All my friends

have toughened up and stuck it through.

Cai is still drinking with people.

I heard that he has a big project

that is coming through.

('We are surely gonna make it this time!')

Liu is the fourth writer of

a palace show that has been really popular.

He can finally see his name

on the screen now.

Rui and I are getting

married later this year.

('I'm marrying Rui this year,

come to our wedding!')

And Keke

still shows up in my dreams.

If I see her again,

I wish she could tell me...

('Liaoyi, my dream came true!')

And another friend of ours...

('It's getting dark,

please close your eyes!')

('What are you doing?')

('Catch the thief!')

Bug has finally got a show.

It wasn't a very important character,

but he was devoted to it.

('Finally there are lines this time!')

('And, me')

And I I don't want to

work anymore after this.

I want to go back to my hometown.

I'm not doing this anymore.

I don't have the strength.

('Became a Deserter')

You are better than me.

You can endure for longer.

You are going to make it.

I believe in that with all my heart.

You will become a top-notch writer.

These are

the scripts I put together.

See if you can use them.

If you can't,

then throw them away.

How about this one?

Should I throw away this one, too?

What do you think of this spot?

It's a good one.

Let's do this.

Alright.

Where's the script?

I'm sorry, bro.

There's only so much I can do.

I didn't manage to make you into a movie.

Choose a better life next time

and try to become a picture.

(The Grave of Script)

When are you leaving tomorrow?

3 pm.

What are you going to do after you leave?

I don't know.

When I worked at the Geological Bureau,

I saw a stone

on a business trip in Inner Mongolia.

It was this big.

Judging from the look of it,

there was probably a bloodstone inside.

If there was,

it worths millions.

Seriously?

I remember the coordinates.

Should we go cut it open together?

And if there is a bloodstone,

we can sell it and share the money.

50-50.

No.

You want money?

You could write a few more scripts

with that energy.

I don't know what to write about.

Write about yourself.

Write about that bloodstone.

Isn't that a classic

road trip kind of film?

Is it?

Two desperate young men

have nothing

but mysterious coordinates.

They set off for Inner Mongolia

in search of a bloodstone.

On their way there,

they meet an international thief.

And find love.

Does that sound hard to do?

Right!

Right!

Start writing!

Write about what?

You need to do a field trip

in Inner Mongolia.

I've told you so many times

that good scripts come

from real-life experience.

And what should we call this film?

"The Crazy Bloodstone".

That's so old school.

"Bloodstone Crazy" then.

Dude, I think you should

go back to your hometown.

I'll let you talk, alright?

"Pumping Blood".

That's more like it.

Interesting.

Will that really work?

Sure.

And it's a pun.

Alright, dude.

Go back home.

I'll finish the story myself.

I'm not in a rush.

How about I stay?

Fix the story for you.

No! You've bought the ticket.

Sir, take him to the railway station.

This story is difficult

You can't finish without me!

I can do it. I have grown.

I've got it already.

This time, we'll listen to no one,

but only ourselves!

And what if the producers

have different opinions?

Ignore them.

No one is more talented than I am.

And no one understands

the story better than I do.

I'm not listening to anyone.

(The characters have not grown)

Later, we built this art center

on the original excavation site.

We have some good news.

The sh**ting of the

script is about to start

and the art center is helping out.

We used the AI restoration technique

to bring an actor from

the beginning of the last century

back to the silver screen

for this movie.

You'll be able to see

the script if you look up.

Oh, there it is!

Does anyone know

why this script is so special?

I know.

That script was not written by AI.

This script is named "Seven Seconds Man".

It's the most complete script

ever written by a human.

How do you know it's written by a human?

Because it's not perfect.

There are missing parts in the plot

and there are typos.

Alright.

Let's go check the next work.

Who's this writer?

It's a shame

that the writer's name is illegible.

But the writer left

a pen name on the last page.

It says...

(Post-Credit Scenes)

("Seven Seconds Man" Trailer)

A century-old script buried under,

the last fight humans made with writing.

Enjoy the old script from a century

ago instructed by Director GPT.

Old wine in a new bottle.

Beyond your wildest imagination.

Suspense.

m*rder.

Romance.

Thrilling actions.

This is the work that'll restore human

beings' confidence in creating

and bring back the trend of creating.

Guested by Steven

Wang, the Golden Retriever.

A megastar from the last

century comes to life again.

I'm back!

"Seven Seconds Man",

releases on Lunar New Year's Day, 2100.

Please stay tuned.