Galaxy Writer (2023) Movie Script

We should shoot 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 shoot
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 shoot 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 drifter,
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 shit!
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 ass-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 shooting 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 bitch 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 kill 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 kill 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 killing 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. Climax)
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 kill 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 killed 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 killed 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 shooting 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 asshole.
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 shooting 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.
Murder.
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.