Su Pei sold the car first.
In ancient times, Qin Qiong sold horses, and there were times when heroes were lonely. Su Pei comforted himself, the car has been idle, is it a pile of rusty iron? It's better to sell it.
He first asked a few friends if anyone wanted to buy a used car, then called the owner of the auto repair shop near his home, and finally put the car on the used car market.
The owner of the auto repair shop had news first, but the price was too low, and Su Pei was not happy. Two days later, the intermediary told Su Pei that someone was willing to buy a car at Su Pei's offer.
Things went smoother than Su Pei thought. The buyer was a young man who didn't seem to care about the price, so he quickly completed the formalities.
After selling the car and taking the royalties, Su Pei can take a breather for a while. He wants to give himself a vacation, a month or two, he uses this time to relax and organize, not to be too anxious, to think carefully, to find a suitable job, or to come up with a new novel.
Su Pei planned very well, resting on the first day was beautiful. Rest the next day, very comfortable. On the third day he started to panic. It turns out that doing nothing can make people feel uncomfortable. His body is lazy, but his mood is not good.
Fortunately, the crew contacted him at this time, and the director was someone he knew.
"Mr. Su, I'm Zhou Ze." The director called him personally.
When Su Pei received the call from the director, after thinking for a while, he suddenly realized that Zhou Ze was his college junior, several years younger than him, and he was also a drama club. He met him at the last school celebration.
That day, he and He Yiming went to the rehearsal room of the drama club to recall the past, and then a group of juniors broke in, breaking the tranquility of that moment.
Thinking about it now, He Yiming that day was too good to be true.
Su Pei calmed down and chatted with Zhou Ze.
It turned out that Zhou Ze was planning to make a literary film and wanted to invite Su Pei to see it. He wanted to cooperate with Su Pei very much. He knew that Su Pei was free now, so he tried to invite him.
The film is still in the initial stages of preparation. Su Pei knew that some movies might not be able to start shooting after several years of preparation. Moreover, it is even more difficult to raise funds for young directors who have not yet become famous to make literary films.
But he is also idle now, so he might as well meet Zhou Ze and talk about the script.
Su Pei went to visit Zhou Ze's studio. It was very simple. If it weren't for the professional equipment and editing room, it looked more like a dormitory for several college students.
But fortunately, the young people are very energetic, and they all look like they are desperate to fight.
Zhou Ze told Su Pei that they now rely on outsourcing to support the studio, but his goal is to make a feature film.
He calmly told Su Pei: "Mr. Su, if you cooperate, the remuneration may not be too generous. But I will try my best to get conditions for you."
Su Pei didn't feel that he was moved by the enthusiasm of young people. He turned to be a screenwriter for a few years, and learned not to be too optimistic. The expected works and the real works are often very different.
He might just want to keep busy.
"What kind of movie do you want to make?" Su Pei asked.
Zhou Ze told him that he wanted to make a suspenseful and romantic road movie.
Su Pei said, "This is not my strong suit." He knew very well what kind of plot he was good at writing.
Zhou Ze added: "The protagonist will be a mysterious person who will be misunderstood as a fugitive, but in fact he is just wandering. Of course, there will definitely be love in the road movie. There is a girl who wants to be a bounty hunter to follow him... "
Su Pei wrote down Zhou Ze's words. Although he is not good at it, he can still try to write it.
They chatted for an afternoon, and before leaving, Zhou Ze Su Pei said: "Mr. Su, next week is the film festival. If you have any movies you want to see, just tell me, and I can help you get tickets. There are still many activities to attend. , By the way, the people invited for this master class are very luxurious, you must go."
Su Pei agreed, he liked the activities of the film festival very much.
Zhou Ze didn't lie. Although he is not famous enough, he has been in the film circle for a few years, and his family background is good, so he is very popular and can eat well. He got Su Pei tickets for the opening film of the film festival.
They also went to a cocktail party together, and there were stars everywhere. Su Pei didn't drink, he just sat at the table and observed everyone. He put on a suit and took care of his hair, but some people came to strike up a conversation from time to time, mistakenly thinking that he was a rich boy.
Zhou Ze brought a glass of wine and rambled on Su Pei: "... In my imagination, the hero should be Qiu Ruoyang. A very good-looking boy, very delicate, but wild... "
Su Pei laughed, he looked up and saw Qiu Ruoyang, a beautiful boy in the distance. He is now the most popular popular idol, and people around him are constantly looking for him to take pictures.
"I'm afraid the crew can't afford his salary?" Su Pei complained.
Zhou Ze said: "Imagine, imagine... Besides, Qiu Ruoyang's acting skills are also a problem. He is very charming on stage, but not on camera."
Su Pei said, "Yes. Acting is not that simple."
He suddenly thought of He Yiming again.
He Yiming has been able to act as a straight man for more than ten years.
Su Pei came back to his senses immediately. He felt that he had a heart attack. In this lively and happy time, he should fully devote himself to enjoying it. He was a little upset.
Zhou Ze stood up: "I want to try it out. The film festival is here to find opportunities."
In the past, he chatted with a person who looked like an agent, it should be Qiu Ruoyang's agent.
Su Pei was watching the two people talking when suddenly someone said, "Su Pei? Su Pei?"
Su Pei looked up and saw that it was his old friend, Zhang Meng. Before he could speak, Zhang Meng was already sitting beside him. Su Pei immediately smelled the alcohol on him.
Su Pei and him have not been in contact for many years. When he just graduated, the novel became popular, which stimulated Zhang Meng, who also wrote. He said that he could help Zhang Meng introduce the editor, but Zhang Meng said that he was deliberately satirizing the uneasy kindness and slandering Su Pei's novels.
From then on, Su Pei no longer interacted with Zhang Meng.
It was extremely unpleasant to have a party on the occasion of the school day. Zhang Meng angered He Yiming, He Yiming beat Zhang Meng, and Su Pei was so frightened that he had a heart attack.
Now think about it, what is this all about!
He knew now that He Yiming actually liked men, so he beat Zhang Meng, in addition to being sexually harassed, he was somewhat annoyed.
Su Pei touched his face and said, "Yes, you are all well, and your face is not broken."
He still doesn't like Zhang Meng. The festival between him and Zhang Meng is another matter.
Zhang Meng laughed and said, "He Yiming is not easy to start, but I don't want to make things worse... Then again, why did you come here?"
Su Pei said, "A director invited me here."
"Which director?"
"Zhou Ze."
"I haven't heard of it, what movies have you made? I know all the directors who have some names in this circle," Zhang Meng couldn't wait to show off, "I didn't plan to say it, but today I met an old classmate and I was so happy. I Let me tell you, my masterpiece "Seven Stars Pendant" is going to be filmed! Guess who the starring is?"
Su Pei was too lazy to guess, and said, "I can't guess. Who is it?"
Zhang Meng said mysteriously: "Qiu Ruoyang! He is the most popular idol now! Lolita loves him to death."
Su Pei really laughed now. He looked at Director Zhou Ze, and was still talking and gesturing to Qiu Ruoyang's agent. He thought it would be great to write this scene in the movie now.
He said safely, "Really, that's good, congratulations."
Zhang Meng took a sip of wine, and he was not satisfied with Su Pei's reaction.
When Su Pei was in Hong Kong, he was so jealous that he went crazy and said bad things about Su Pei everywhere. Now it's finally his turn to be popular, and he also wants to see Su Pei's jealousy and madness.
But Su Pei was very calm, even indifferent.
This reaction only shows one thing - Su Pei never regarded him as an opponent.
Zhang Meng approached Su Pei slowly, and asked with a forceful smile, "Are you still following He Yiming?"
Su Pei asked, "What do you mean?"
He felt that Zhang Meng's question was definitely not out of concern for him and He Yiming.
Zhang Meng really drank too much. He said, "Don't you know what it means... You and He Yiming, eh? Do you think I can't see it?"
Su Pei thought, it turns out that Zhang Meng had discovered it early... Now it has caused him to be misunderstood.
"You're drunk," he said.
Zhang Meng knew that his jealousy of Su Pei actually started very early, much earlier than Su Pei's novels sold out. Because Su Pei's face is enough for him to be jealous. As long as Su Pei appears in the drama club, no one will see him. Su Pei is casually more handsome, more dashing, and more popular than he has been well-dressed and groomed. Even a cold-hearted man like He Yiming treats Su Pei differently.
Zhang Meng said in a low voice, "Don't look at He Yiming's serious appearance, but I can see it at a glance. Have you already done it? Tell me, how big is He Yiming? Are you happy?"
Su Pei stood up suddenly, took down the wine glass, and spilled the wine all over Zhang Meng. He didn't want to make trouble with so many people and left quickly.
Su Pei went to find Zhou Ze, interrupted him with a smile, took him away, and told him not to pester Qiu Ruoyang's agent.
Zhou Ze still didn't know why: "Mr. Su, what's the matter?"
Su Pei's face didn't look very good.
Su Pei pressed his chest and exhaled, and said, "Qiu Ruoyang has already received the movie version of "Seven Stars Pendant", and it will be officially announced soon. He will not make literary films."
Zhou Ze let out an "ah" and was very sorry: "He accepted such a movie like this!"
Su Pei said: "No one is irreplaceable. There may not be two identical leaves in the world, but similar leaves can certainly be found."
Zhou Ze immediately understood what he meant and said, "It seems that we can only find someone to audition."
There was still a commotion in Zhang Meng not far away. He drank too much and fell to the ground when he got up. Someone helped him up, and he kept mumbling.
Su Pei ignored it, he and Zhou Ze left.