Chapter 126 The Prison God

"I'm just talking nonsense. I just want to show off in front of my junior."

"No! Senior brother, I think what you said is very good! How about you integrate my role into your script? Can I be your assistant director? I want to learn."

Wu Mugun had a sincere look on his face. He now felt that it would probably be a waste if he were to play such a good role as Drunken Guan Gong!
Bai Youlou only knew the character's image and could say so many things off the cuff.

Master!

As expected of him!

Although this wave has not reached the point of bowing down to him, Wu Muqun is indeed convinced. It's awesome, and he wants to follow awesome people.

At this moment, there was something wrong with the look in Long Ziqiang's eyes when he looked at this little brother.

This guy, isn't he coming here just for this?
You know, Bai Youlou and his small group are very famous in the Film Academy.

The main members include Lao Zhou, Zhang Xiaorong, Long Ziqiang, and Bai Youlou himself. All four of them are from the Film Academy.

Even though Zhang Xiaorong did not graduate from the Film Academy, she worked as a teacher there.

At first glance, he is definitely a direct descendant of the Film Academy!

Being direct descendants is certainly not enough, but the movement and achievements these few of them have made in the entertainment industry are enough to attract people's attention.

It is true that everyone has their own dreams and they are all wonderful.

There is no need to say much about Bai Youlou, he is the most powerful man in the entertainment industry in the past six months.

Zhang Xiaorong, a teacher specializing in dance, shines on the singing stage.

Long Ziqiang won the championship of "The Voice of China" and immediately had a strong presence at the Golden Horse Awards.

Lao Zhou Lao Zhou is still alive.

In short, if nothing unexpected happens, I will have to show up at the school anniversary, and maybe even give a speech to encourage my younger classmates.

I heard that the atmosphere in such a group is very good and it is not as money-conscious as ordinary film and television companies. The various unspoken rules are actually something that many students who graduated from film schools and do not have good connections and relationships in the circle are quite yearning for.

But unfortunately, Bai Youlou has no intention of expanding.

So if you want to come in and hang out with him, you can't do that. There's absolutely no way.

But the more this is the case, the more it sounds like a legend.

His company was almost glorified as a utopia in film schools.

Long Ziqiang has reason to suspect that this kid Wu Muqun might be trying to "save the country in a roundabout way" like this?

However, Bai Youlou was not "fooled".

He looked at Wu Mugun with a regretful look, "What I said sounds good, but do you know what the biggest problem is if you really want to play it as I said?"

"Is he an actor?"

"Wrong, it's approved! I know this subject won't pass the review, you might as well fix your abstract book and make a good film of a drunk Guan Gong. If you really want to be associated with the sale of fake medicine, do you have any relatives in the optoelectronics industry? How did you pass the review?"

Bai Youlou patted his little brother on the shoulder, with a look of pity that "there's nothing I can do", "If it can be filmed, I can finish the script in minutes, and guarantee that it will be fully covered from commercial to award-winning. But it can't pass the review, which is a fatal flaw for us filmmakers."

It seemed that he was about to be fooled by his little brother Wu Muqun.

At this time, the smiling Liu Manli suddenly "raised her hand and said," "It's not easy to pass the review~ I have a way."

shut up!

Bai Youlou really wanted to teach Liu Manli some "feudal dregs": Why should women interrupt when men are talking?

As soon as this woman opened her mouth, Wu Muqun became excited.

"Liu, President Liu."

Liu Manli blinked. Just such a small action made Wu Muqun feel a little shy, and they didn't dare to look into her eyes.

"As soon as I heard about this subject, I knew that as long as it was well made, winning awards and box office would not be a problem. As long as our dear Director Bai is willing to make it, I will definitely be willing to invest, and I can also help with the review."

Bai Youlou put his arm around Wu Muqun's shoulders and said, "Don't listen to the bad woman's nonsense. We are from the Film Academy. How can she, who is from the Central Academy of Drama, know anything about movies?"

Look into my sincere eyes, bro!

Wu Muqun: I think what Mr. Liu said makes sense~
Although there are always rumors that actors come from the Central Academy of Drama and directors come from the Beijing Film Academy, how could Liu Manli not understand movies? She is a Grand Slam actress!

Liu Manli tilted her head slightly. Although Bai Youlou's voice was low, she had sharp ears!

This brat said she was a bad woman?

At times like this, Zhou Enlai has to step forward to conduct international mediation.

He took some time to study the newspaper and asked a very interesting question, "Brother Lou, the guy who sells generic drugs has not been sentenced yet. If we want to shoot, we have to wait until next year at least, right?"

"That's true. And this kind of subject matter involves the adaptation of real events. You have to discuss it with the person himself. Hey, why don't you go to jail, Lao Zhou?"

Old Zhou's face turned green, huh? Not really~
Go to prison to buy copyright?

"Prisons generally follow a 5+1+1 model, which means you work five days a week, study one day, and rest one day. You don't have to be too scared. They use a point system. If you do well, you'll get extra points. If you cheat, you'll lose points. If you have a lot of points, you can order extra meals the next month. Be careful not to fight, or you might be sent to the strict management team for discipline. You get paid for labor, but your monthly spending limit will be limited. The rest will be settled when you're released from prison. If you want a reduced sentence, you can observe more, report criminal activities in a timely manner, or invent something."

The effect of Bai Youlou's talk was even more explosive than when he was explaining the movie just now!
No matter whether it was Lao Zhou, Long Ziqiang, or the newcomer Wu Muqun, the look in their eyes was full of deep suspicion.

Even Liu Manli couldn't hold back and was filled with confusion and shock.

How the hell do you know this so clearly?
Now who can tell whether you have been in jail or not?

Bai Youlou: Haha, little brother, are you scared? If you are, don't bother me.

The one who was scared was the junior.

As a result, after Wu Muqun came to his senses, his expression became even more admiring, "Senior brother, you have such a wide range of knowledge!"

This kind of licking was so bad that Long Ziqiang and the others couldn't bear to watch it anymore.

This kind of knowledge has little to do with the breadth of knowledge, right?
Who in their right mind would understand this?

Now we have reason to suspect that Bai Youlou may have had some illegal thoughts in the past, so we investigated in advance.
Seeing that Wu Muqun wanted to say something else, Lao Zhou decisively put his arm around his neck and said, "Let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea."

Wu Muqun didn't quite understand what he meant, and struggled for a moment, "I still want to talk to my senior brother."

"Your brother has something very urgent to deal with right now, let's evacuate first!"

Something very urgent?

Wu Muqun glanced back at Liu Manli and Bai Youlou, and now he understood!
Run away! Run away!
After this bunch of "outsiders" had left tactfully, Liu Manli didn't bother to be polite with Bai Youlou. She just sat down on the sofa, stretching her whole body to relax.

It is true that Bai Youlou was not considered an outsider.
Oh yes, I didn’t treat Wangcai as a outsider. I held this little thing and let it step on my milk happily.

Really step on it.

"Boss Liu, how come you have time to come to my place? Without even saying hello?"

Bai Youlou asked the question he had just wanted to ask: Isn't Liu Manli, a top-tier female star and the president of an entertainment company, a little too idle?
She even suddenly came to visit him.

Liu Manli kissed the cat and glanced at Bai Youlou lazily, "I heard that you were in jail. I was a little worried, so I came to check on you~"

Ah this.

Bai Youlou now really regrets taking photos with the police officer before
Liu Manli has even started spreading rumors right in front of him!
"Going to jail or something like that is simply alarmist. Mr. Liu, can you still believe that?"

"That's not necessarily true~" Liu Manli shrugged, "You already know so much about how prisons work. I didn't believe it at first, but now there's a term called it, yes, the prison-type male god, hahahaha."

It is no longer popular to attain enlightenment in Longchang.

Looking at Liu Manli laughing for no apparent reason, not knowing why the "prison-bound male god" tickled her funny bone, Bai Youlou did not interrupt her.

Appreciate, just appreciate it at this moment.

The phrase "trembling with flamboyance" is really the most appropriate to describe Liu Manli at this time.

It was only now that Bai Youlou noticed that Liu Manli's outfit today was different from usual.

In the past, every time she appeared, she had a dark queen style, but today she didn't wear high heels or black stockings. Instead, she wore a gray dress that looked more homely, and even a pair of white flat shoes on her feet.

Her hair was simply tied into a ponytail and she wore no makeup.

Overall, she looks like the older sister next door rather than a gorgeous and aggressive superstar.

As if noticing Bai Youlou's look, Liu Manli raised her eyebrows and asked, "Does my outfit look good today?"

"It's pretty good, it's the stepmother style outfit I suggested last time." Go to hell!

As for the so-called "stepmother style", Liu Manli has actually tried it at home.

Hmm. Too astringent.

The way she wears clothes really shows off her curves and highlights her breasts.
It would be fine if she wore it on the red carpet, but wearing it everyday looks seductive.

Although she thought so in her heart, what Liu Manli said was: "It depends on your performance. If you perform well, I will wear it for you to see later."

Bai Youlou didn't respond at all.

Because Liu Manli has been defined as a "bad woman" in his eyes.

"Boss Liu, you just said that you have a way to get it approved? Do you have such strong connections?"

Ha ha.

Liu Manli knew exactly what Bai Youlou was thinking about, but it was exactly what she wanted.

"Yes, of course I have connections. In fact, you also have these connections."

"Me?" Bai Youlou was a little confused. "Those in the Film Academy?"

Liu Manli shook her head, a strange expression on her face, and said something that seemed irrelevant, "Today, I actually went out for a blind date."

"puff!"

Bai Youlou was a little overwhelmed. Wow, a top female celebrity going on a blind date?

His attention was quickly diverted, and he started to enjoy the melon!
What kind of crappy movie got approved? It’s not as exciting as this!
"Who is so lucky?!"

Liu Manli held the kitten Wangcai in her arms, her eyes revealing a bit of helplessness. "After my parents retired, they have been keeping an eye on me and want me to get married early. I recently met a young talent who is much younger than me, and they have been telling me to date him."

"A woman who is three years older than her husband is rich. Wouldn't it be better for her to find a younger man?"

"You're too young. You're more than ten years younger than me."

"Wow! Three or four gold bricks!"

Bai Youlou is so happy in his heart, the old cow is eating young grass like crazy~
Uncle and aunt are really awesome!

However, as the smile on Liu Manli's face grew wider and as she spoke next, Bai Youlou gradually stopped laughing.

"Yeah, it's just nonsense. I don't know what's wrong with that young man. He likes to hang out with old men and women at such a young age. He even taught my dad erhu music and promised my mom to write a new square dance song for her. My parents went back and praised him!"

This story sounds familiar~
Liu Manli's expression became more and more strange. "And isn't it a coincidence that this person is in the entertainment industry? He is in the same industry as me!"

"Ahem, in fact, I think it's not a good idea to find someone who is too young. Mr. Liu, you are more suitable for someone who is more mature and stable. He must be the kind of person who can match you in career. Hey, I know one. You know Lin Juntao, right? He is a domineering CEO."

"He got married more than ten years ago. You are so brave to say that!" Liu Manli said in admiration.

At the same time, he looked at Bai Youlou with amusement, "What do you think? Do you think it's fun to hang out with the old men and women? You even stole several packs of cigarettes from my dad. You're amazing!"

Now that things have come to this, there is no time to pretend.

Bai Youlou spread his hands and said, "How would I know that your parents were involved?"

Isn’t this the flood that has washed away the Dragon King Temple?

In fact, there are quite a few uncles and aunts who want to introduce him to a partner, but who knows who Liu Manli’s parents are.

As for why I know so many uncles and aunts, the city of Yanjing is a bit too cool.

When Bai Youlou went downstairs for a stroll, he would almost always run into elderly people.

And the cigarettes those uncles smoke are of very high quality, if I don't obey them, who else should I obey?
"By the way, Mr. Liu, you said before that I also have connections, can it be..."

"My father is retired from optoelectronics, and my mother works in the Ministry of Culture."

6.

What else can I say? No wonder Liu Manli was so confident and said she could handle the review.

You can handle it very well!
"So today"

Liu Manli stroked her hair with a smile and held up the kitten, "I came to have a blind date with you. I have to report later."

The world had indeed turned upside down into a state that he could no longer understand.

Bai Youlou suspected that Liu Manli was playing a trick on his parents and it was not so outrageous.

It's a random matchmaking, the age difference between the two is so big.

"That's fine. Just tell me you don't like me so there won't be any more trouble."

"No, I must tell you that I like you, otherwise you will have to find a young man of the right age for me to date. How can I save face?"

The two looked at each other for several seconds, and Bai Youlou was sure from Liu Manli's eyes that she was not joking.

"Come on, let's talk about the movie."

Although this way of changing the subject was a bit too abrupt, Liu Manli did not continue to "embarrass" him.

Because she was really interested in the idea for the movie.

"Ask Xiao Zhou to follow the progress of the case and see how the person is sentenced. Whether he is released or sentenced to a few years in prison, you can talk to him. Let's get this story done first and try to shoot it next year."

Liu Manli, who was talking about serious matters, had a much more serious expression and wanted to finalize the matter in a few words.

Of course, she did not forget to ask Bai Youlou how he planned to film this story.

I just talked about some concepts before.

In order to make Bai Youlou confess, Liu Manli even shamelessly called him "brother"~
Bai Youlou was so embarrassed that he got goosebumps.

He had no other choice but to throw out some synopsis of "Dying to Survive", which made Liu Manli's eyes light up like a thief.

The only problem is.
"Why not just let Takeki Gun be the director? I think he can do it." Bai Youlou obviously didn't want to be responsible for the filming of three movies at such a young age. Just hearing him type made him feel tired.

"Before Sunrise" and "The Untamed" haven't even started filming yet, and you're adding more burdens?

If you are ready to pass the buck, then it’s you!
Liu Manli denied it directly, "What the hell, how much would it cost to make this movie according to your idea?"

"It's probably tens of millions, probably less than 100 million. Of course, this is just the production cost. The bulk of it is actually in marketing."

"Social events and medical relations are troublesome, but this kind of sensitive subject matter also has inherent advantages. After overcoming the most difficult part, the probability of success is very high. But I can't spend money to invest in a new director. I only trust you!"

"Let's share the risk. Find a few more companies to contribute money. I can just be listed as the producer."

"No, I heard about this project first, I want to take a gamble! We will cooperate and pay the lion's share." Liu Manli's tone gradually began to "bewitch" her, "Don't you want to make a big move and become a person with more say in the industry?"

"Sister, you only see the benefits and not the risks?"

Bai Youlou was convinced. He didn’t realize this woman before, but now he found out that she seemed to like gambling!

Even if she has connections to get the film approved, with such a sensitive subject, if it gets stuck at a certain point in the final production, tens of millions of dollars will be lost.
"I'm taking a gamble! If I win, I'll have a good meal. If I lose, I'll get a young model in the club!" Liu Manli said in a firm tone.

"Shouldn't we win against the young model from the club?"

"You little bastard, if I lose the bet, I will be that young model~"

Wonderful!

Things have come to this point. Hey, Bai Youlou still won't be fooled.

It means there is no rush for this project and we will take a long-term view.

Liu Manli: I’m already in the right mood, why are you doing this to me?
It's like taking a punch with all your strength and then hitting cotton.

However, she raised her eyebrows and actually relaxed, "Okay, let's take a long-term view. I just think that you are so young now, so you should seize the time and make more achievements."

That's not right!
"You also said that I'm so young, so why should I be in such a hurry?"

"Hurry up and make some achievements and marry me. We are going on a blind date today. Did you forget?"

"Your uncle's!"

"Very good, very impressive. Come on, curse a few more times for me to hear. I love it."

(End of this chapter)